Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-17
PACIFIC COAST
Signal Service.

signal service.
sAS FAASczsco, Sevs. l6.-Lieotsosn,
~n- A. Glssford has bean ordered e
succeed Lieutenant Craig a Signal on.
e-f a. this point Glassford IL Second
Laeutenans In the signal Service, and
mas been connected With IL for eleven
years.
Damage % the River.
sAcaAHKyTo. Sept. ia represents.
tive body OF citizeos composed Of Gov
ernor SLOVENIAN, Senator Stanford, Ces-
gressmen Mekenna, Henley ,Lcuttit and
Others, left this morning to inspect the
damage done 10 the Sacramento rive.
by siickens and wash from the HYDRA
lie mines Ii vas the opinion that
prompt and vigorous measures would
have 10 be taken II the river vas to be
continued nAvissbls. Stanford SAYS
there Is bat ose thing to do. Stop the
hydraulics until Means of preventior Of
the injury eo1ld be devised
SAN FRAycrsoo, Sept. i6.-Ssiled-
British steamer wellington, for Sasai-
mo. steamer Oregon for Astoria, and
ship Wm. Il. Macy for NAnaimo.
Raise 81 sagnr.
SAS FRAScIsco. Sept. l6.-The Cali
fornis SoRar Refinery and the American
Sugar Refinery have agreed to advance
:he price Of sugar 2 cents per pound.
Later In the day the advance vas low
cred 70 one and . half cents. The
lsrReness of the advance and the fact
tsat the American Refinery agreed TO II,
has created great surprise and mach
criticism.
4 New Use for Pesreleum
SAN Francisco. Sept. l6.-Experi-
nehts lately made by the Central Pa
cifie Railway Company, in the use Of
petroleum for fuel on their ferry boats,
have proved thoroughly successful.
Goodall. Perkins 4 Co. nave success
fully tried Ii on their tug boats. Ii 10
said the Central Pacific Railway will
eventually use it on all their locomo
tives- The saving is 60 per cent. Of the
cost Of coal.
4 Railroad Celebration.
Los ANGELES, Sept. 16.-rhe celebra-
tion to-day st Pasadeaa of the compile
tiSn of the Los Angeles and San Ga
briel Valley Railroad to that place, vas
attended by several thousand people. A
special train took 20 Of the leading
citizens of Los Angeles this forenoon
TO Pasadena. The train entered amidst
the shrill screams of locomotive
whistles and the loud cheering of the
people assembled in the streets, avenues
and roads. The guests were received at
a large booth handsomely decorated
With flowers. After bouutifal lunch,
literary exercises we're commenced at l
O'Clock, and at 5 o'clock the excursion
train retained 10 LIS Angeles.
The Sacramento Fair.
SAcRAMKNTo, Sept. l6.-Today the fair
opened by the awarding of premiums in
several classes Of stock on exhibition.
The display vas 20 large and fne that
much difficulty vas experienced in Civ
ing out blue ribbons.
The races were started promptly. The
weather was all that could be desired,
. mild south wind prevailing. ALI in
tsrsss seemed to b conferred 10 the sr scial
pacing rsse, the entries in which we're
W. B. Todhuntes's Nevada, 8. O. Tyron's
Pocahoptas and McIntosh's Fred Acker-
man. The former two were about equal
in the pools. The attendance
today was the larRcet during the fair.
Pool selling was quite lively.
IT. - -. dash of five farlonRs
for tvo-ysas-old Allies, vas Won BY
E0ci ..~o.
be mile and three quarters race vas
won by Arthar II. hsndily in 3:i3Is.
The race of seven furlonRs and repeat
vas won by Joe Chamberlain, who took
the second and third heats. Johnny
Gray Won the first heat. Time-l:3lA,
:33s. 1:371.
1he speoial pacing race vas next
called. Nevads won the first heat and
Alderman the second and third heats.
The fourth was a dead heat between
Alderman and Nevada. The fifth heat
was won by Pooahontas. Time: 2:26k
-2:251S -2:27x - 2:27X - 2:3lH. 7 .
race Was then postponed until tomof-
row.
Another Reduction.
SAN Francisco, Sept. l6.-It 10 stated
Today that another large reduction in
the working force a. the United States
Mint in this city will be made next
KILLED In q Quarrel.
WrNNKnuocA (Nsv. }, Sept. 1S.-Joseph
Dean, . vesithy osttieman, vas killed
last night at bis cattle ranch near Cor
lee by sheepman In quarrel about
stock ranges.
The weather.
SAN FRAscIsCo, Sept. l6-S p. m.-i
Weather iadioations for the next 80
hours North Pacific, fair weather.
light to fresh winds, generally north
westerly.