Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-25
PACIFIC COAST.
Alaska News.

VICTORIA, Il. c., June A.-The steam
ship Idaho from Alaskan ports, arrived
at Departure bay at 3 o. m. and brings
the following buRet OF news;
Geneau-Ihe steamer Idaho landed
fsur government explorers at Copper
river this last trip, their object being to
explore the surrounding country and
map it out. They expect TO remain one
year, when the steamer again returns
for them:
Times at Guneau are very quiet. Pia-
Ger miners are at work in full force, but
have taken out bat little gold as yet. as
few of them have got to make their first
clean Mp. There Ia very little doing in
quarts.
In select circles there Is some excite
ment by the murder of an Indian w.
man by her husband Kicy. Cause. jeal-
ousv. kicy was noted as one Of McDou-
AIDS braves.
The steamer Idaho made a short call
at tAis port, and then proceeded to Sitks.
The officers are looking anxiously for
their relief.
People we're in high pleasure over the
news Of a government for Alaska.
The California Delegation.
SAN Francisco, June A.-At a meet
ing this afternoon of the California
delegates to the National Democratic
Convention, Senator Dennis Spencer Of
Napa was unanimously chosen chair
man and j. ]. Driscoll secretary. Mr..
Buckley was suggested as secretary: but
as it was main aimed that the secretary
should be q member of the delegation,
the election was deferred. The deiegs-
ton resolved TO go East next Saturday
afternoon.
Drtak and Remerse.
SAN Francisco, dune 2a.-Frank X.
Carmen, a clerk, 30 years old, commit
ted suicide on the Oakland ferryboat
last night. Drink and remorse at his
wife leaving him are believed to be the
cause. Deceased was from La Chine,
Canada.
Foul Play suspected.
DIR. John Z. Vail, fellow of the Royal
College If Surgeons, London. attached
TO the Medical Health Institute in this
city, Is reported missing. Foul play Is
Immense fortune in England.
Disassresa Break In q Leyee.
STOCKTON. June 2t.-The break Ia
Elk ridge levee on Uaion Island IL now
| forty feet wide. and efforts TO stop the
+. flow Of water have been Abandoned. A
crop Of 70o0 acres will be destroyed.
| The CROP belongs to renters. About 400
men are employed on the levee seps-
rating the flooded district from the
Kidd ranch, the crop on watch IL owned
by williams & Bixler. This part Of the
island will probably be saved from In
undation. News reached the city today
that efforts to close tho breach on the
levee on the lover division Of Roberts
Island had been abandoned Tkirty-
two hundred bags Of sand thsown into
the crevasss produced no visible Ell sos
| in closing the breach. There IL some
high land on the lower division ID I
will be saved from overflow.
Mlnins ssseka
SAN FaAxcrsco, June A.-Aita 2l0.
Alpha coo, Best a Belcher l.50, Cali
fornis go, Bullion sos, Chollar I IS.
Con. Virginia lsc, Crown Point LIS,
Gould 4 Garry COO, Hale q Norcross
aTS, Mexican $50. Mono Loo, Ophir
500. Potoei go. Savage s0c. Sierra Ne
vada Ito, Union Don 7Oc. yellow Jack
es $50, Belcher 500. Bodis Con. 40,
Eureka Con 400.
sAippsss snsesiixenee.
Sxx FaAsc1sco. June A.-Sailed-Str
| Queen Of the Pacific. for Victoria, etc.;
steamer Willamette. for Seattle.