Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-24
PACIFIC COAST.
The Weuuaea Girl,

sAz EB.gcTsco, March 23.-Tha con-
ultloa OF Clara 4. Ren1ieke IS suca as
give ropes OF her ultimate recoveg7. In
an additional statement which sLe made
To-Day. she ssys she has been living On
terms OF friendship with Sanchez for
aoous nine months. STE empaaticaIiy
denies having been involved in auy
Jason with him. He was SO extremely
jealous and without CAUSE that she
would have severed her connection with
him bat for fear he would kill her. Mrs.
RsaEicfe, mother Of the wounded eir,.
says her daughter, though extremely
foolish IN having pursued the course
sne did. she <aS nevertheless pure and
innocent IS con!d be. The hospita.
physician who is in attendance upon
the girl states that from superficial
examination made is appears tha. her
purity was not involved. The Girl aisa
states that Sanchez often requested her
to enter house of iil-fame with a yiew
70 supporting him,b she resisted. Ee
was jealous of Frenchman who used
70 visit her in he saloon. and wanted
her TO leave there OF that account. She
passed comfortable night under the
influence of opiates, and this evening
expressed regret at the amputatiou OF
her finger.
Accidental killing.
SAN FRaScisco, March BIN Wash
ington, Yolo county. this evening, JAS.
Law-oa, aged 10 years, was accidentally
killed by the discharge of a shotgun in
the hands of fhos Liddy, aged Ii. The
charge blew the top of his skull ali TO
pieces. The verdict was accidental kill
ing.
Down SQUAD Matters.
Poar townsend. March 23.--Advicss
from Neah Bay state that foes inter
fere considerably with the sealing fleet.
About four hundred seals have been
caught 50 far.
The Pors Townsend bank has OBJ
tanned tas necessary papers and viii
commeIcs operations Immediately.
Frank James store property has
been bought, and stone building will
be erected thereon.
LET Go.
WOODLAND, Cal, March PIN the
case of Frank Rahm, ex-Sheriff, for the
murder of Maltby, counsel on behalf OF
the prosecution stated To the court that
the prosecution didn't think they had
made a case against the defendant:
that they had been unable to prove all
they had been led to believe they could:
that several witnesses had made differ
ent statements on the stand than when
examined privately. and asked that he
be discharged. The court thereupon
discharged the defendant.
Another Laseyer Murder.
FREsHo, Cal. March 23.-Today A. j.
as t,rst laI
on MaTiposa street, in front of the
had a few minutes previously had
trouble in reference to the murder trial
beforekthe supreme court, of J. L..
Musick. charged with the murder of
Henry LafeyeF, son of A. j. Lafeyer.
they were parted but subsequently INST
ON the street. Loshley drew his pistol
and demanded that Lafeyer should
take back what he had said about him.
Lafaver lodged into an adjoining door
way and immediately appeared with q
drawn revolver and fired at Loshiey.
shooting him dead. Lafever was imme-
Pdiately taken to Jail. Loshiey was we'll
liked, and a cry for a mob was raised,
but better judgment prevailed and the
crowd dispersed. Loshley was a ma
tive OF Georgia. about 81 years old, and
leaves wife and several children.
An Honored and Honorable Nan.
SAN FRaNcIsco. March 23.-Wm. Lane
Booker, British Consul at this port for
g number of years. has received tele-
gram from Earl Granville containing
the official announcement of his ap-
pointment as Consul General TO tie
United States, assigning him the station
at New York. Representative citizens
have rendered him banquet. to take
place at the Palace Hotel next Friday.
The beneficiary will be presented with
a suitable token of appreciation from
the mercantile community.
Peor ship Market.
Owing to low freight rates the banks
Oregon and Strathearn will, after dis
charging, load ballast and anchor in
the stream. Owners of the vessels pre-
fer laying up rather than accepting
charters at ruling prices.
RuIes for Vessels.
4 circular has been issued by the Col
lector of Customs for distribution
among masters of sailing vessels, con-
tanning twenty-five rules, and infiicting
a penalty of two hundred dollars on any
vessel of thu mercantile marine for.
their violation. The rules relate to the
methods OF sailing, proper lights for diff
ferent classes of steamers, and tho dis
play of fog signals. One of the roles re-
quires that all sailing vessels shall, on
the approach of any steam vessel during
the night time, show lighted torch
upon that point or quarter to which
such steam vessel shall be approaching.
All directions in conflict with the new
rules are revoked.
sisiainous Assault.
Justice of the Peace Pennie was bru-
tally assaulted with a bar of iron by a
teamster named Brooks Mckendry, this
afternoon. The teamster was beating
one of his horses in cruel manner, and
when he was expostulated with, turned
and dealt the Justice savage blow
over the head. He was promptly ar
rested and disarmed.
Schooner Burned.
The schooner Rainbow, heavily H.
den with cotton, hay, canned goods and
dry fruits, shortly to be- transferred to
the ship British General, caught fire
during the night and was severely
damaged.
rriahtfmi Accident.
A frightful accident occurred at the
gas works this morning in which Flor
ence y. Halioran was burned to death.
1t appears that the. unfortunate man,
while reaching up to shut of the steam
cock which supplied the Office with
steam, lost his balance and fell into the
| furnace. Before he was extricated he
had been burned from his waist to his
feet, and died this afternoon.
Personal Mention.
j. w. Virtue of Baker City, leaves for
Portland tomorrow. Mrs. Virtue will
spend the summer Mt Tubs Hotel,
Oakland. The children viii attend
school at San Jose.
II. G. Williamson. of The Dalies. and
Fred Steiger, Of Salem, arrived from
| the East this morning.
L. Tarbell, of New Tacoma, Is at the
Lick House.
Capt. Geo. d. Korts, late master of
She steamer Tacoma, went northward
Wednesday TO take command Of the
schooner Beda, now in the Columbia
river.
Brakeman Acquitted.
A Bakersfield dispatch says: Patton.
a brakeman on the Southern Pacific
| <~,s, that uar urrarka1 nj TehaahQul