Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-21


| ROCHESTER, Aug. 2O.-It ia reported
lnat seven boys, Fred Taylor, William
Taylor. Z Judson, j. Bum, Edward
S~aine, NJ. Garrett and Will Ford were
drowned at Albion by boat capsiziuo.
PACIFIC COAST.
One Heathen Exeiudea.
San FRAScIsco. Aug. O.-Judpe Hof-
man IN the United States District Court
today rendered q decision in the habeas
corpus case Of Sbong Foon, who left this
State two months after the Chinese re-
striction act OF May 6, 1882, went into
! effect, and who failed to obtain return
certificate, alleging that the crowd in
waiting at the Custom House was SO
great that be was unable to procure a
| certificate before the office closed for
the day. he alleges that be then chose
between leaving without a certificate or
losing the passage money. He chose
the former course. The court holds
that be Is not entitled to re-epter the
United States, "a failure to obtain a
certificate, which he might have OBJ
tanned by applying at a seasonable
time, cannot Do accepted as evidence to
allow him TO re-enter this country. To
accept such an excuse would be in con-
fiiet with the amended Chinese act,
which provides that Chinese laborers
whose coming to the United States is
not suspended by the act are clearly di-
vided into two Glasses First. those who
were here at the date of the treaty or
have come before August 8, 1882, and
second, those who, having departed af-
ter the passage of the act, shall produce
In evidence the return certificate re-
quired by the act.
Land Purchases.
PosT TOWNSEND, Aug. 20.-Mr. Mer-
rill, young Michigan capitalist, who
has been operating in the numbering
business at Pyscht with the Brockways,
has purchased Lyman Stevens farm at
that place for 5000.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles has purchased
from @. i. Clapp, at Duneeness, 1880
acres OF timber land near Port Angeles
for 5000.
Determined suicide.
SAN FRASCIsCo, Aug. 20.-Alphonse
Gehord, French oyster peddler, was
found this afternoon lying dead in his
room at bZ3 Dupont street. Apparently
he had first suspended himself by a
rope, but finding it too long to strangle
BIN speedily, had drawn a knife and
stabbed himself through the heart. He
had not been seen since SUNDAY last.
his landlady became anxious and had
his door broken in, with the above re-
suit. DE was respondent over finan-
oial affairs.
Murderer Lynehed.
term Of the District Court held in Col
fax, Louis A. Knott was tried and con-
vioted of murder in the trst degree, the
ofense being the killing in cold blood
of Thomas HiRRans, farmer living
near Pullman. Knott was sentenced to
DO hanged in July, aud the date was
afterward changed to August 10th. On
the day appointed for the execution of
the sentence, the Sheriff received or
ders for a stay of proceedings until the
meeting of the Supreme Court. Bot
the disposal of the case was in the
hands Of determined men, and the
tardy law is cheated by the ruthless
DEGREES of Judge Lynch"
The particulars of the lynchinR are
abeut as follows: Between l and 2
O'Clock this morning Sheriff Marsh,
who lives adjoining the Jail, was awak
ened by hammering on tie door, and
upon investigation found a party of
about fifty men outside, who claimed TO |
have a prisoner. Being told by his |
wife that there were other men in the |
rear of the house the Sheriff had a sus- |
picion of foul play. No other course |
being.open he slipped out and was i'm |
mediately seized and the keys TO the |
Jail demanded.
Not having the key TO the yard, il |
being in possession of the jailer inside,
the leader called for sledRes aud crow |
bars, which we're at once produced by |
the mob, and the outside door was
forced open. The jail door was then |
unlocked and the mob filed in, pro- |
ceeding 10 KNOTS cell. After lighting |
n candle. they placed a rope over the |
head of the miserable wretch and led
him out into the Jail yard. There was
but little ceremony about the whole
affair, and in short interval of tune
Knott was swinging between heaven
and earth, paying the awful penalty for
an awful crime.
shipping Intelligence.
SAN Francisco, August 2O.-Cleared -
Steamship Wilmington, for Seattle
II pNEk 0AthA0Vt A0A w ANVIL
send.
Sailed Barkentina Wrestler, for Port |
Townsend steamship Willamette, for |
Seattle.
PoRT BLAKELY, August D.-Sailed-
Schooner Letitia, for San Francisco.
PoRr ASaKLos, August D.-One ship |
passing east.
TAroosH, Aug. 20-1 p. m.-Dense fog; |
fresh southwest wind.
Mining stocks.
SAN FRAscIsoo, Aug. 0.-Alta 40.
Alpha LES, Belcher 500. Best Il Belcher
alb. Bodie Con 1.S5, Buiwer COO, Chol- |
lar 10, Con. Virginia 800. Crown Point
40. Gould a Curry l.S5, Hale i Nor
cross 2.75, Msxicau l.40, Mono zoe,
Ophir los. Potosi i.05, Savage $50, Sier-
"a Nevada LES. Union Con LILO. Utah
sOc.. Yellow Jacket i.70. California loo.