Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-31
THE UNITED STATES.
Bnrnang ef . Steamboat
Near MebEIe-
Marriage Il MIshasl D.vlss-Ths ssslsu
Express Hossy-EIssfIas Csatsst IN
MinaesssA-A GAmbIer shoess
Three Msn-

Il
Steamer Bnrnea ana Lives Eses.
Norma fAla. }, Dee. S0-Nsus wxs r.
osivsd here Iate lass night 81 the burn
inc Of the steamer Bfadish Johns0n,
nsed as q boaEdinQ house aa Jacksoa- 90
Bi4 Boax riveg, eisgen miles above No.
biia. on Wednesday, night. There b no
teieRrnph Iine 10 that place. The John
son waa lyinR With her nose on TIE
bank and gang plank cut. A @. Yesii,
ons Of the bsssss, gave tue following de-
saription Of ths hfss n had iaea a0ne
70 bel. when heard ths err ol 'FiEsl' !
| rushed oat into eh6 oaoin. There had
besn party Of men o1t there playing
oafds. TheY saw the smoke rising
when l came into The cabin the IRE
seemed 10 be u . ssateroon on the part
side. Ths negroes we're NO ely lodged
ming eoTward abons she Bame tiua0 we
and was 9 solid uass Of hames la 3
mamsnt. Whsn / reached tbe bIuk, I
trrned aruand and ssw the piiat house
and texas fall in With Q crash. Toe ne
Qroes hed up the hank in mob,
and oould nos be persuaded tel
o1me down 10 fhs boat. They
knew that some OF their numbes
we're iost IN the baFuinG boat. and they
were seemingly superstitious about IL
and did NOS want 30 20 near the placa.
The steamer harned fer aboat an heuF,
when she sank, nethisg bat tbs isck-
staf remaining out Of water. There
was . report that thera weFs msn in the
water on the other aide OF ths steamer.
8kifs were manned aud sent to the
rescue. They pioked up MF. DAly, one
OF the CaRsonsa men, and Vim. Nsal, an
EnRlizhman. One of the skiifs was
right near t9e negroes, bat they sank
out Of niQhk. There - no telling last
hsw many lost their lives In the river;
some say zen. Others are missing, bat
al that knoV Of were toe tvo negroes.
Adams and Bs ianin Bashsy, who weru
drowned, and tWo white men N ssin0.
think twD other whifa men were burned
with the boat, aud there must have been
others. for ! don't think they had Q
chance 10 be awakened and then esospe
Married Yesterday.
San FRAsczsUo, Dec. TO- Michael
Davift, the we'll known Irish Home Rale
leaQaeE. ves married tAls morning to
Miss Mamie Lows. ~ Oakland. The
couple leave early next moath for Ire
land.
a Defaaiser.
Frank B. Nay, cashier for J. @. John
son a o., harness makers. Is :. poFtSd
this evening 20 be defanltef. The fact
of the reported defalcation has been
kept from the kuowiedQe Of the pablo,
and 10 10 not known when the defaIua-
ton vas discovered or where May is at
present. The amount Of the shortage
is placed At $1,000. Msmbers Of the
6Fm are Reticens 10 regard 20 the matter,
and decline 10 spssk Of Il.
Nero Express Money Recovered.
KAnsAs OrTx, Dec. 30.-SupeRintend
ent Damssli. Of the Adams Express
Company of &C. Louis. arrived here this
morning with Mrs. y. Haight. He
brought information which Robt. Pink
eFton acted upon by going 20 Lsaven-
worth There be recovered $500 more,
which was found buried 10 sealed oaps
| Pinkerton returned here tonight. II Ia
reported that Mrs. Haieht was taken
from Leavenvorth TO Atchtson tonight.
Gabernassrial Contest.
MIsNxAPoLrs. Dec. 3o.-Mayor Ames
said TO she Jenraal reporter today:
i certainly WiIl contest she RubernAtoriai
election II / can get my case into the
supreme Court, and guess ] can. Ny
l first step In the contest will be to make
application for 9 writ Of quo toarraato,
Whi,h wiIl require MoGil 70 She's
by what right be lays claim 10 the chair,
and reooant will thea be demanded
shall take the oath Of Governor on
Tuesday next."
Rad Of Gambling Game.
PuKBLo (Col.). Dee. o0--A terrible
4 Il. -. .tr.au 80
| the notorious Oalian diva, kept by q man
named Base. A party we're aroend q
1 table gambling. when one named Gate
NO Dclosa ehsated, Jumped up. drew .
revolver and began shooting. He hred
several shoss, the result Of whieh is one
dead mau and Two others dangerously
hurt. The bne noW dead is Pascolo
Ssreoa, Shot 10 tbs left thigh aud bled
70 death. His brother Felicia vas shot
In the neck, and will probably die.
Peter 6huitz was shot In the mouth.
The bullet lodged back Of the neck.
After the shooting Delosa ran away and
has not been captured.
manaseme Davidends.
NEw YoRx. Dsc. s0.--Directors Of the
Lake Shore and Michigan Ceztral to-day
declared e two per sent dividend. The
One and one-hah per esnt.
Impiaeaflag Rrsthineham.
er. LOUIS, Dee. 50 lit h stated that
Oscar Cook has made confession that
FroshinRham, the sxeFsss FnessenRtT
Who h nov n i4il ehareed With eon
pliclty in ne r0b5ery, knew all aooas
the plan TO rob the ear. and was will
isR victi@ 70 the attack and robbery.
he vas promised 10000 OF the amount
stolen as bis share Of The Doodle.
Caee Hesslca.
NKv Yozx, Dec. 80.-1'he case Of the
Oregon TranaoontinsntAl Oompsny ~.
Loeb q Co.. Ia Whioh the former recov.
cred vsraics Of &Il2.000. vas setsled
today by the p4ymeut ef 500 30 BY
Kuhn, L1eb 4 %. Toe FeaseA for s1oh
prompt sssalemeat Il that ons Of The
mem6sra ef the Arm is 70 withdraw on
Jaiy ist, and befsrs aissolvina o0nnee-
tion With the aFm wishes 20 have every
thing cleared 40.
Thex win Nos Reaaes.
PHrLaDxrPHrA, Dee. 30.-Fhe threat
ened strike among the empleyea OF the
Vafiaas breweries thrsuRhoui the city
insludine the brewery drivers. eoopers
engineers, fremen and other banda
unmbsring in all over 900 ms1, "a
inausuratsd today seainst the fedno.ies
Of % psr cens In their wages.
Fer Alaska service.
, WAaKMeroa, Dee. 30. Lieutenant
william II. Emery has heen ordered d
command ths Theeis. one Of the 0fsely
!. relief vessels, which nss been redttea 81
: the Brooklyn NAVY Yard. and vill b.
!. attached 10 the Paeiac sQuadron. To,
Thetas b % be statio1ed Ia Alaskl
. wasers. 20 ast in eonjnnstien With ~
Pinta, which b not regarded as entireij
Afe fer IN open - cruise
maalrema ofaer.
81. LoUss, Dee ea.-Attexnsys fosSk.
) pufohasing eommittss fos he WAbaas
linza pra-eniad their peti1ton 70 %,
Cnited States Co1rt today, praying thl
. Coust 70 tarn ever TIE property. JadR