Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-29
PACIFIC COAST.
a Singular Monument.


sAcEANKSTo, Oct. "A most anus
ing sell 10 pnbllshed in Franz Lss7se'.
illustrated Weekly of October Path. On
page l57 is illustrated xhat pqrports 10
De monument erected 10 the CAPITOL
grounds at Sacramento 70 couueso-
rate the discovery OF gold BY James ".
Marshall, bat which. 10 reality. il a
ventilatIng pipe from the Capitol Park
cesspool. The monument j. described
a. thirty feet high and uniq1e 10 ap-
pearance, erected by numerous a--ocia-
tons Of Native sons. Secretary Of
State hon pson IS guyed. being credit
ed with originating ths design and
carrying II to a successful completion.
which - true 50 far as bis having the
vestllator constructed.
Beth Sacrificed.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 2s-Chas. Reid
Who engaged In a bloody duel With Fred
Neil early yesterday, died this after
nooe. The condition Of the other man
Is hopeless.
Captain Nicholson suspended.
Captain Alex. Nicholson. of the steam
er Alex. Duncan, wrecked of the Heads
on the stn INST, was suspended today
FOR hfteen days. The Government In
spectors IN their report state that be
failed TO exercise his customary vigi
lance and precautIon against the dan
gers attendant upon entering the port
OF San Francisco 10 fog.
Back Again.
SAs Francisco, Oct. 2S.-Jacob p.
Leese, who arrived on this coast over
land IN 1898 who erected tue first house
N 30 -
who first raised the American dag on
this peninsula, and who celebrated the
srst Fourth of July on this side of the
slsrras, has returned here from Texas
after an absence of twenty years.
suit for Dtsbarment
San Francisco, Oct. 2s.-In the case
of Messrs. Whetmore & C0vdery, on
trial in the Supreme Court for disbar-
ment, DIR. Taylor addressed the Court
in behalf OF the Bar Association. He
denounced Cowdery's course as highly
uDprofessional. in that he had acee pied
a retainer three and one half months
after the expiration of bis term Of
office in which he had been An attorney
of record. John F. Smith maintained
that Cowdery had not committed any
unprofessionai act. The cases were
then submitted, the Court giving each
side ten days in which to file briefs.
He Will Get His salary.
SAN Francisco, O,t. 28.-Judge Sulli-
van today made an order for the issu-
ance of a peremp.Ory writ of mandate in
the application of Judge Walter H.
Levy for his salary for September, no
answer having been filed in the case.
Suits Dismissed.
The suits brought by the parties in
iured by the gas explosion at the Palace
Hotel two years ago against Sharon and
the Central Gas Company were dismiss
ed today by Judge Sullivan. The suits
involved $2j0.0OO.
safe Robbed.
Los ANGRLEs (Csl), Oct. 2S.-The
safe in the railroad office at san Fern n
do was robbed early this morning. The
robbers got 800 of the agents money
and large sum belonging to the com
pany. The exact amount ia unknown.
The safe was blown open. There is no
clue.
The weather.
San Francisco, Oct. 25-5 q. m.-Indi-
cations for the succeeding thirty two
hours: For the North Pacific, cloudy
and rain; southerly winds, fresh to brisk
along the coast.
shipping Intelligence.
SAN FRANcIsCo, Oct. 20. Arrived
Bark Templar. from Seattle.
PoRT townsend. Oct. 2S.-Arrived-
Schooner Reporter and Norwegian bark
Aft. from San Francisco. Sailsd-Brit-
ish ship Nineveh, for Sydney.
PoRT BLAKELY. Oct. 2S.-Arrived-
Brig Tanner. Sailed-Scheoner Wm.
Renton.