Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-03
THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
Reported Wreck ofthe Golden
Gate Special.
BUDGET OF BAY CITY NEWS.
Items of General Interest Concerning
California and the Whole
Coast.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
SAN FRANCISCO, January 5.-Word
reaches here tonight that an accident
occurred to the Golden Gate Special near
Echo Canon, Utah, and that several
persons were injured; none fatally how
ever. No further particulars. The
special was bound west.
BEATTY SWORN IN.
The oath Of office was administered to
Chief Justice Beatty by Justice Thorn
ton to-day upon presentation by the
former Of commission by Governor
Waterman.
BODIES FOUND.
The body of Andrew zickel, one of the
party of six who were drowned by the
capsizirg OF whale boat on Christmas
day, off Hunters Point, was found near
the Six Mile House to-day. The boat
had drifted to the beach and Zickel's
body was entangled in the anchor chain.
The deceased was a native of this city,
aged 20 years.
The body Of Matthews Cox, another of
the party was found near South San
Francisco this afternoon.
DEATH OF "BErsY H."
The death occurred at the Palace Hotel
yesterday, from Bright's disease, of Mrs.
Joseph Austin, wife of Park Commits
sioner Austin. The deceased was widely
known in the California literary world
by her pen name of "Betsy b. She
was once the dramatic critic for the
NeWs Letter, but later wrote regularly for
the Argonaut.
THE EXHIBITION BEARING FRUIT.
The manager of the exhibition car sent
East by the State Board of Trade, was
instructed by the Board to forward the
names OF all persons in search of in
formation, relative to this State, who are
inclined to settle here, and to-day Sec-
retary Davies received list of such men
containing over one thousand names.
THE "TRAMP" VESSEL CASE.
The case of the United States against
the British steamship Strathfairly was
dismissed by Judge Sabin in the Circuit
Court to-day. This suit was instituted
by the Government some time ago, to
put an end to the over-crowd-
ing of passengers on tramp"
vessels from China. The claims
against the Strathfairly for carrying more
passengers than allowed by law, aggre-
gate $22,580. 1t was finally agreed to
compromise the case on the payment of
$4 900, and it was this arrangement that
caused the dismissal of the suit to-day.
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
| Ariel Lathrop, Senator Stanford's rela-
tive, when asked to might what work had
been done on the new university at Palo
Alto, said three buildings were completed
and three more are finished with the ex-
ception of roofing. Three hundred men
are employed at present. A large dorrni-
tory will have to be put up before the
university can be at all opened, and this
will take a year in building. He thought
as far as the buildings are concerned, the
university could be opened in the sum-
mer of 1890, but he knew nothing of the
faculty who would have charge of the in
stitution.
AN UNPROvOKRD ASSAULT.
1t appears from the statements of wit.
nesses to the murderous assault made
by VIM. Beckett on Handy, O'Rourke
and Clinkham, last night, that it was
unprovoked. Mrs. Moore, who witnessed
the shooting, said tonight, that while
the men were standing at the bar, Handy
said to Beckett, ri don't know
who you are, but think you
are something to Archer's
up stairs" whereupon Beckett began
firing. Mrs. Archer, sister of Beckett,
says she cannot account for the shooting
but that her brother is OF curious tenn
perament. Beckett said tonight the
reason he fred was that one man called
him a vile name and struck at him.
Beckett's case was called in court to-day,
but continued to await the result of the
wounds of Handy and O'Rourke.
| IMPORTANT WILL CONTEST.
Abbie Graybill, daughter of Origin
Mowry, one of the earliest of California
pioneers, has brought suit in San Fran
cisco, Alameda and Fresno counties, to
have set aside deeds made her by father
Sc tling property valued at $500, 900 on his
wife and three sons, entirely ingnor-
ing her. She claims he was in
sane at the time the deeds were made,
having been placed in an asylum in
Honolulu, and in DIR. Clarke's asylum at
Stockton, from which he escaped, and
when found was afterward Kept
at home closely watched till his
death, which occurred on the
7th of November last. The property
includes eome valuable sites in this city,
some desirable land in Alameda county.
and. it is stated, some of the choicest
vineyards of Fresno and San Joaquin
countiaa