Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-09
PACIFIC COAST
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Nail 81 bstdy vsted.
sAs fHAycZsco, Sept. s.-Advices from
veg Zealand BY steamer City Of SYDNEY
stae thai Sir Julius VoeeI's motion rels.
I'VE 70 retention Of the san Francisco
naAil service vas carried 10 the House
OF Representatives by large majority.
ne then announced that il vss toe in
.ehtion OF the Government 10 call for
tenders for an eighteen days' mail ser-
wee between San Francisco and Nes
Z-aiand, Auckland TO be the terminal
port OF steamers
Chiae.e Refugees.
San FRAScrsco, Sept. s.-Many of the
Chinese Who we're driven from thsir
homes IN Wyoming Territory las, week,
are srs reste for San Francisco. Two OF
TIE unfortunate Aorcolians arrived IN
this city yesterday. They made their
way 90 foot as far as possible from the
scene Of the outbreak. and then took
tne train. As they were unable 10 speak
English, ne relation of their experiences
could Be obtained. Toe fact vas
learned. however. that more than 500
chinese refugees have congregated al
Evanston, and are in great distress, as
they have neither food nor clsthine.
That Iaterminable sharon Case.
SAN Francisco. Sept. She trial
case OF VIM. Sharon vs.. Sarah Althea
Hill, commenced today in the United
states Circuit Court. The action ia
brought to declare void the marriage
contract upon which Judge Sullivan
granted . divorce in the sharon divorce
case. All testimony had previously
been taken In secret session before
Master in Chancery Houahton, and was
read to the court today by W. II. l..
Barnes, counsel for plaintiff.
shipping.
San FRAScIsco. Sept. s.-Arrived-
Schooner Lookout from Victoria; shin
state Of Maine from Seattle; schooner
Fannie Adele from Columbia river.
Sailed-Steamer Colombia for Asto-
ria; ship Henry Willard for Seattle: ship
Chas. Z. Moody for Nanaimo; ship W.
h. Conner for Seattle.
Mintage.
SAN fRASCIsCo, Sept. S.-Superintend-
ent LAYTON has recovered from his re
cent attack of sickness, and has return
cd to his post. He states that be has
made all the appointments be intends 10
make for some time. Work in coin
ing is progressing favorably. but at the
present time only gold is being coined
The reason OF this is that orders have
been received from Washington to stop
the further coinage of silver until CON
trafy instructions are received.
killing Case.
Fhe trial Of WIN. A. Somerset, on a
n a rna n AAl Ia,
evening. and resulted in his aeQuittal
The circumstance Of the alleged crime
are that on Sunday afternoon Of MAY
10th, Somerset and August Daniels eX
changed shots on Kearny street below
California During the fusilade, Sadie
iIndig. Q woman over whom they we're
quarrelinR, vas shot and killed by q
bullet which il 10 claimed came from
Daniels pistol. Daniels il in custody
awaiting trial on the charge Of murder.
Somerset will nov be tried on a charge
of assault to murder for shooting at
Daniels.
A Legal Holiday.
San Francisco, Sept. 8.-The ami
versary of the admission of California
as State into the Union, tomorrow,
will be a legal holiday In California.
Business will be suspended in all public
offices, and il financial circles in this
city.
Marphy, Grant Il Co.
The entire interest Of the late John
Dean in the firm Of Murphy, Grant &
Co. has been purchased by the surviv-
ing partners.
The weather.
SAN FRAHcIsoo, Sept. SLS y. a.
Weather indications for the next 80
hours for the Northern Pacific: Gsner-
ally cloudy weather with rain, priuci-
pally in northern half; variable winds,
generally southerly and veerinQ TO
westerly.
Lieutenant CRAIG Believed.
San FRANoIsoo, Sept. San order
will be issued at Washington tomorrow
relieving Lieut.. Craig as officer in charge
of the Signal Service OF the United
States Army for the Pacific Division.
He will be ordered to report at Wash.
ington for duty. The order relieving
him will reach here in about eight days.
II lie not yet known who will assume
charge Of the Signal Service for the
Pacific Coast. Ii is believed, however,
that an appointment will be made with
out delav.
Arrested tor Contempt.
San Francisco, Sept. S.--yudge Rear
don today issued an order fer the ar
rest OF KrelinR Brothers, proprietors of
the Tivoli Opera House, and those Who
we're engaged in the performance Of
Nanon" last evening, fer alleged
failure to obey the mandate Of the
Court. which granted an injunction TO
prevent the production Of "Nanen" At
the Tivoli. An examination was held
today to show cause Why the arrested
persons should not be punished for con-
tempt Of Court.
Death Of Gerald Eyre.
Gerald Eyre, the well -knevn actor,
died at Melbourne, Australia, ON August
9th, of pneumonia. He was i'll bat one
day. At the time be was q member Of
Dion Boucioault's troop, with whom he
went frsm here TO Australia short time
ago.