Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-11
v. T., SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER H. 1861
PACIFIC COAST
suicide nv Rafsan

suicide by Pstssn
SAN fsASCIsco. Oct. lo-Last nigh,
Dr- K b I1obetts Vas discovered In
nis room Ia the a9opies of death, be
saslns taken = doee Of strychniue
Lnorss to save his life were OF DO avail
Lns deceased was 4 native Of Nev
Hampshire, aged So, and an unmarried
man.
Protest from san Eranefsce.
SAN fRAScIs0o. Ocs. l0.-The order
rom the Secretary Of the Treasury 70
TIE Superintendent of the United States
osanea uHtnt TO c0in nothing bgt half
eagles created dissatisfaction ameur
the bankers and business men of this
city. Ihe following Telegram signed
ns John Mckee, President of the San
Francisco Clearing House, II. L. Dodge,
President Of the Chamber OF Com
merce, and j. B. ssetsou, Preside n OF
the Board Of Trade, has been sent 70
the Secretary of the Treasury:
The Superintendent, OF tae mint here
viii pay half eagles ouiy in return for
deposits gold baliion. There Is al
ready a sufplas of this denomination
IN circulation on this coast, and further
lssoe ey the mint vlll greatly incoa-
venlence the public. Larger gold coin
Is wanted. We respectfully request you
10 order a RESUMPTION of the coinage
and payment Of double eagles for de-
pest OF gold bullion az this point
Late large arrivals here OF Australian
gold bars sBd sovereisns wsich have
ceen recoined have largely added 10 tie
plethora of bali eagles. Bullion depos-
itors claim the right to say to the mint
What denomination of coin their bullion
shall be coined into. The preference is
gwen to double eagles, il being more
convenient and more in accordance
sitn sac requiem snts of trade on the
Paeife colst. Tne cost of coming one
80 piece Is less than coming four Is
pieces, while the psoportionsts loss
from usage is also less. Another strong
Argument against sm aller gold is that il
interferes With silver circulation.
Pieces Of Bsdy Reund.
SAN FRAScIsce, Ost lo.-The remains
OF Peter Hsaiy, ons of tne firemen kill
ed iu the Crocker FIRE, we're recovered
today. All that was found Of him was
a knee and foot encased in a rubber
boot. Ii was by the latter article that
the remains we're identified.
Destructive Fire.
CHIcs. Cal, Oct. I0.-A destructive
nre took place at Durham, a railroad
station six miles south Of here, this
morning. 1t began in the Granpers'
warehouse aud soon spread to the ware
hoase OF Durham, Burdick q Boucler.
ine Granger warehouse, owned by L.o
gan Depew, was totally DESTROYED. With
about 5000 sacks Of wheat which il
The other warehouse. in
which was stored 1900 sacks of wheat,
shared the same fate. The origin of the
hre - mystery. The seriousness of
The tre was due to scarcity Of water.
ne estimated lose is placed at x25, 600
ihe GranRers' warehouse vas valued
~ $500 and was partially insured. The
other warehouse was valued at $4,000
And vas not insured. Most Of the wheat
was Insured. IL belonged to about
twenty different people.
Orders Modined.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. i0.-It il jus,
learned this evening that the Secretary
of the Treasury at Washington has tel
sgraphed instructions TO the Superiu-
iendent OF the Mint in this city to make
'he coinage of next monsh (Noyenberl
1ne third half eagles and two thirds
double eagles.
u. =. Croeker d 90.
SAN Francisco, Oct. l0-The firm of
Il. >. Crocker Il Co., who we're burned
,ut Thursday, state that all orders for
work received by them previous TO the
Ire viii be executed without delay. a.
he orders have been distributed to va
'ions houses in the same line of bosi
hess. Ii Is intended to rebuild on the
Did site as soon as possible, and the firm
vii resume business there.
The Weather.
FAN Francisco, Oct. l0-S D. n.-Ip-
tications for the succeeding 90 kours,
lair; light, variable winds, generally
lortherly.
shipping.
SAN FRAScIsco, Ost. l0.-Arriyed-
Steamer Aneon from Astoria; shipe
yorktown and Yosemite from Tacoma.
Oregon for Astoria:
bark st. Mary for Port Townsend and
hip Isdia for Port Gamble.
TAroosH, Oct. l0-Bark Columbia,
md snip, a barkestine and two
'chooners pass in last evening. West.
,rly winds.
PoRr ANGELES, Oct. 9.-Arrived-
Ship Geo. Stetseu.
PoRT townsend. Oct. l0.-Arrived-
Ship Detroit; on the 9Th. ship Spartan.