Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-05
PACIFIC COAST

| San FRAxclsCo, Feb. I. Alpha l.55,
belcher 500, Best 4 Belcher 2.65, Bodie
Con 1925, Con. Virginia l6c., Cali
fofnla DO, ChOllar els, Grown Point
9bc, Exchequer 100, Gould 4 CORY l.6O.
Grand Prize Dc, Hale & Norcroas $50.
Mexican ABS, Mount Diablo IS, Nor
thern Belle i0c, Ophir ~, Potosi COO.
Savage 75c, Sierra Nevada 2.5O, Silver
9, Unien 2.75, Utah EOS, Yellow jacket
shipping 1aielliGeaee.
6AH FRAxcwCo, Feb. 8. ARRIVED
Steamer Mexico, from Victoria. Feb.
EBr1tloh steamer Wellington, from
Departure bay; steamer Columbia, from
Portland.
SAiled-Feb. 31Ship Two Brothers,
for Port Townsend. Feb. 4-Stesmer
State Of California, for Astoria.
Collision near San Tsanciseo.
San FRANC1sco, Feb. 4.-The British
ships Strathern and Grasmere collided
this morning at daylight ON tia bar.
Reports estimate tho damage to the
Grasmere all the wsy from $1,000 to
$l5, OOO. The Strashera was only slight
ly damaged.
CSDlnx with . 9equistsisn.
Officer Psckinpah sailed by the State
OF California today for Astoria, with the
necessary papers for the return Of ex-
WharhnRer Thomas Quirk, indicted for
completely With John 3. Gray and John
]. OBrien, the convicted harbOr thieves
OF defrauding the State while acting in
that capacity in the Harbor Commits
sioner's Office.
Again Postponed.
San F8ANCIsOo, Feb. AT the writ
ten request Of Judge jackson Temple,
the Cotton suit has been further pest
poned until tho 18th, in order to clear
the criminal docket of Sonoma county
Of much business which the great civil
case has thrown behind.
Fleeds and Waierxposss.
Los ANGELES, Feb. 4.-As the result
Of the great rain that has prevailed dur
ing the past eight days the Southern
Pacific Railroad bridge oyer the San
Gabriel River at Ell Monte is partially
washed away. The track at Lapuent is
under water and impossible. A land
slide at Cameron Station, north Of Mo-
jave, ditched the north bound freight,
with two locomotives, stopping yester-
DAYS n0fth-b0und express at Mojave
and south. bouod trains at Cameron.
II is reported that on tho Colorado
Desert, near Yuma, q monster water
spout passed along tho Southern Pacific
Railroad, between Mesquit and Cactus
Stations, destroying eight lCiles of track
almost in . moment.
Another washout ia reported ut Sand
Creek. south Of Mojavs Station. The
Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers
are running banks full, and liable to
overflow at any moment. The rainfall
for tho past week has been over eight
iuches.
PaesAc Cesst FAILURES.
San F1ANCIsCo, Feb. 4.-R. G. Dunn 4
Co.'S Commercial Agency reports fail
ures for the Pacific coast for the past
year as follows: California 40, Ari-
zpna 36, Nevada IS, Oregon SO, WASH
inRton Territory 30. The figures show
an increase in the number and amount
Of liabilities over last year.
4 California Tragedy.
FREsxo, Feb. "A tragedy occurred
at Buchanan, In the northern Part of
this county, Saturday night. II seems
that Saturday evening William Payne,
an esteemed citizen, went % the store
OF Joseph Sullivan, accompanied by his
son. He was intoxicated, and Sullivan
refused to do any trading With him, and
requested the son to let his father take
nap, saying that in the morning,
when he got sobered mp, he would
sell him what he wanted and send
him home. Sullivan had but ono bed
in tho store, and states that he
went 70 bed With PAYNE. During
the night he was awakened by Payne,
Who was choking and beating him. He
says he wrenched himself away from
Payne, and got out Of bed, but the lat
tor pursued him, when no (Sullivan)
- Fad stick Of firewood and hit Payne
over the head, killing him. Sullivan
surrendered himself and vent to Ma
deira. When drinking Payne was per-
feotly crazy. Justice Charles held an
inquest today. and found seven wounds
inflicted by an axe or hatohet. The
jury charged Sullivan with murder aud
he Ia in CUSTODY,