Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-29
PACIFIC COAST.


EOBELAND, Of.. O6c. 20 Is. u. Dunn
| d 20. REPORT business failures for the
gu ,rt-r eadinR today as follows: Oregon
had Seven failures: estimated l,abiii-
tie FL, ,U59, estimated assets $12.UUO.
Washington Territory had eight fail
ures; estimated liabiiIsies $47 ,6V0. sstl-
mated assets $l3350.
A Sc0andreI Abroad.
SAN FRAsCIsco, Dec. 23-rhe femi-
nine portion OF the community is cou-
sideraDly excited ut the singular freak
Vt II man VINO mtnIfests dislike Of the
weaker sox by sla,biug their clothes
WITH knife. Durin. the crush in the
recent holiday ~ son, elegantly dressed
ladies Returned home to find their seal
SKINS cut from top to bOttUu, silk dress
Oh hacked In n similar manner, and NJ
to this time the perpetra1Or of the out
raRes hts not been appreLended. MISS
Carrie Kerr and her cousin, Miss Lottie
Dow, visiting the Coast from the E ,st.
are the most recent victims. They d
been out buying presents, and lsDtioed
the man several times, Immediately af-
ter being jostled. TLey entered store
on Posi- street, when they felt some one
pusing them. and shortly after, touch
Ing them on the shoulder. Going up
stsirs they were roughly pushed aside,
aud Saw his ,ce rapidly DIS tppSar. On
reachlng home Miss Dow WAS met by
her mother, who called attention To tho
condition Ut her clothing. Her sealskin
Wan cut IN several places, and her rib
bons were similarly treated. White
talking the matter over Miss Kerr ie-
turned, saying The elevator boy III the
hotel stared radely at her, aud when
| In skrpn. in, a hA
ssa. kin had been cut in two places Oh
the shoulder. The man Is described rs
hale looking, with rod mustache and
wearing gloves.
Singular Accident.
The ship Charger. which arrived re-
Gently from. New York with An assorted
cargo and large quantity Of cartridges,
cavRht fire between decks VIII. ten
days out. A tse fire progressed efforts
were made to reach the ourtridg-s, but
suddenly the buiieIs commenced flying
III all dirsctioCs, completely rid0ling
the sides Of the hold, and inaklug it
lively for the sai Ors, who scampered ont
of tfe way. She WAS Obliged to put
back to port for repairs.
An O6set.
Ina mandamus br5ught by the Gas
Company To Cosupel tue Auditor to audit
claims for $l78.64S. 80. for gas furnished
to the city, the Supreme Court referred
the matter tO II referee. to determine tho
respective claims Of tue iltigauts. 'kho
Auditor refused hia signature because
the company il indebted In a larger
amount tor taxes than the claims. The
Court intlnated that is would support
the Auditors position.
Held 20 Answer.
Arno Sampson, Oh ,rged with assault
ing Nettie Fritz, was held ~ answer. 1t
appears the assault took place near
Oakland.
4 Good Lac.
II il rumored on 'Ch ,nge that An i'm.
port INT railroad enterprise viii shorty
be inaugurated in thu Northwest. One
uf the rumors is to the effect that Ap-
plicatipn will be made u the Brlti-h
COiun.bis Le0islsturs by George J
Ainsworih and ]. q. AinsvOr,h. former
" uf Portland, Oregon, nov residents If
Oakland. and +. W. Blasdrl, u incor-
p ,rate tho COlumbi and k.rItsnay Rail
r ,md aud rran-p1rtatiOn Company. A
line of stS tmers will be established
from, point ON kOO enay River. VII 10
lum ia intersects tn river, aud thruul b
kuutsn,y l. Ike tO the outlet. A raii-
r.sad will be constructed from ihs ouilet
1T the lake to the olambis river. nj
thu head Ut navigation. A line IT stsam.
ors " Ill DO pnt on the COluubis. Il ,ii-
rusd connection will be ins.e With th-
Northern Pacific. and tbs Kooteuay
country opened ami made tributary u
Portl nd. II is saaid tn Il it il the intsn-
tion # the incorpori itors to push the
work ~ u speedy conclusion.
Terrible L.aa.
Private advicss rscs vsd from ths
master IT thu French bark Augustine
Ed a ard, which left here for H.vre
s,,ue months ago, state he b d expert.
suosd { .ur days' severe We sthsr ID the
Falkland LII ,mds. When h3 days out
heavy wind sprung up. Ths ssa ruled
~ high th It the desk was submerged
most of tn time. mAkin9 it imp sss,ble
tO open ths ,,rh SO as To work the
pm ups. which b VI hecume ch0SSd. An
snseAncs e. the hold wAa I'm lily nsds.
md thr~c hundred tons IL whs It shift
et. He IN ,ds Falmouth l.6 uays cut.
xhsrs be- " u told by tn, .eople III {
over lO0 vessels we're reported Lost or
missing.