Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-16
PACIFIC COAST

| PACIFIC COAST
Another BIaek-Eyed Railroad.
SAN FRANeIsoo. Sept. l5.-The Atlantic
q Paoino Railroad Company, which
| purchased last year the Msjsve division
| of the Southern Pacific Company, made
application at the Unitsd States Land
Once In this CITY yestedsy for an in
demnity grant OF odd sections Of land
along ne psopesed line through Cali
f0rnia. The grant was asked for under
the Congressional ACT approved July q,
1866, entitled AN Act granting lands "a
Aid in the construction of Q Railroad
and telegraph line from the States of
Missouri and Arkansas 70 the Pacific
Coast" Tbs application was denied on
the ground that IL was not In conformity
to department regulations, and that the
road had not been built within the
specified time. .-,.
10 Chslesa In japan.
San FRANcIsoo. Sept. l5.-Steamship
San Pablo arrived this morning With
Hongkong dates Of Aug. I'D and Yoko-
hama Of Sept. 1st.
The yapaa Nail says: No longer is
there any doubt that cholera has re-
appeared in japan. The 0rtciat Gasefte
OF AuG. 80th announced ~ new Gases at
NARasakA IL says the disease 10 very
virulent, death rapidly ensuing after
seizure. Infected districts are extend
ing rapidly. The cholera is also re-
ported al Osaki. IL appears sporadic.
Total cases from Aug. I'd TO Hst oRly %,
deaths 10.
-ul.; q a.;x~. -, A. =. A. - iii:
ton OF opium this year greatly exceeds
that OF former years. An Imperial
Council held at Tientsin recently, and
presided over by the Chinese Empress,
resolved by four TO two to commences
the construction Of railroads in China.
The measure 10 viewed a. one of the
very greatest importance.
Yokohama advices state that the
proposition TO hold q grand Asistic q.
hibition in Japan tn 1880 has been ap-
proved by the government.
Advices to the Associated Press from
Yokohama state that betveon August
2lth and September LIST there had been
over 800 Gases Of cholera In Nagasaki,
and $50 deaths. The government has
adopted vigorous measures TO prevent
the spread Of the disease. A report had
reached Yokohama that the United
States var steamer Ossippes had ar.
rived a. Ksbe from Nagasski, With
twelve Gases Of cholera aboard. Three
deaths bad occarred while the vessel
vas es route from Naeasaki. The names
Of the victims are not given.
4 Msngelian Trick.
SAN FRANcIsco, Sept. ia horrible
discovery was made in Chinatown TO-
day. Information Was given the oity
CORONER that Q friehtfnl staaoh vss
being emitted from Q csllas % Pacific
street.. He vent and forced his vay In
and found the door covered With human
skuIis and bones partly covered With
fleeh in the last stage Of green pntrefae-
tioa. Among the docAyed mas worms
ssre crawling. vhile the door vas vet
end slimy With tbs liquid sxudina from
the remains. In IN inpse room the
coroner found number Of Chinese en-
gagged In boiling down the remains Of
the other bodies, while other Chinese
we're s.aAasd In serapins the hoiisd
booss and packing them in boxes for
shipmsnt % China IL y eseimated that
the cellar ooutained ever 40 dead
bodies which had beeu tabsn secretly
from the various cemeteries throuQhoot
The Htats. A n instance Of Chinsss
ingenuity, e h stated that those IN
charge Of the operations, fearing that
the stencil from the boiling pote would
BE- % great e 70 attract attsotioo out.
sids, procured too living skunks, %
has he odor Of the latter might over
oo0s The former. The csrOuaf eenfs-
oassd Ill The romainA
SAx FRAxcrsoo. Sept. 1A.-The dis
sovery this aftefuooa OF the horrible
vhojesale practices which shs Chinese
oemmitssd uudef the very noss of the
city authorities. hes ofeased aesp and
iaesuas exeitsment. The knoVlodes
thet such Q uass Of patrefaotioo vas
wing exposed In the very hsart Of the
e,tv' vhIe q The came time the draia-
ACE and uevers Of tbs city are known 10
- In n uuvhoIeeous and Aithy state,
creatsd feeling Of fear fer the health
Of the city. After all tAs boxss con
ssirine shs rsuasns Of ths dsed CAisa-
u,ea - bseo rsnOvsd 10 the mosRss,
- onrouer vas iutervis0od - 10 the
msster. Hs slated thas when 10 arrived
a IT, cellar where ths boxss
-, seorsd, ana ths pssrsasd rs0ains
~sieh nd ssill 70 - boiisd, he
- % sosk With . hsssAst - break
crsc "a boxsA. Thsre vsrs so0e 60
hsxss 10 ali. Each contained . tin eass
N vhioh we're eaEsfnily Folisd ~ IL oil
800 a nnmhse ct haaaa bonss.
emallsf boass and lenQ sssips q skin
v.rs vrapced % In sspAsass parcels
and ussced within ~ hResR O. o.
- oatside Of the box - . label u
Chinses characters indicating the name
al - psrson while living. % that The
r.mains eoald b claimed BY ths relA-
- N thsif arrival in China. Aftef
ssvine opeosd SEVERAL eAsse The Coroner
c,.ciuded 70 seiss the vAole iot and
sssrovs them 10 the Noegus. Exprssa
-.cons vere called and vhils the eaaes
vers heina paassi % The wagons so0s
~ ~ hoxee roalsd al 10 the pavement,
hrsaki.s and leaving TIE hosss e.
80 - ~. Ths sro0d tAss I'D -
ssmblcd learning The sanss Of the ex-
.sssmsns icmpeS on the hcoss in their
| i.Isrnssiaa anA trod them endsr fos<
| TO ncliee quickly intsrfefsd and the
ioeainc ccpsinusd vishoat further In
s9sspetoo-
Ths remains vere removed 70 tes
1900 vhsrs nod of Ne boxss ON
MIMI n remains Vsrs 90 sxenanA-
ticn. foaDd 10 have ceane froo essaee y
- ireeesue Ct ~ osaes. 1ss ssossnl
- IN sAivgsd fro0 shses . ~
Fr.nefupo IN common oexsA Inra
~ $50 from - insertcs ars osilst
ls,1 ue..ared bsfors sAipOsak % tha
ino 49, = psesspsibss - rv.ss- Oot!
- rs0cssd fro0 San Fnn0osl
ss,,sssr,se have nssA seili 90 ths0 ~
SeoaShs "a shs pesVasAstne seoaf; I
~ - isssakisa - havs 0avpea q