Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-09
PACIFIC COAST.


A01EAS0 ~ 0kAX0Ses
Saw FnaScrsco, March S.-Chas. Koh-
Ter, prominent citizen, and emo OF the
trustees Of the Free Library. has re-
signe In consequences OF the defeat OF
charter. He was one of the most active
members of the Board of Freshoi3ers.
Injnnctisn Dissolved.
A decision was rendered this after
noon by Judge Lorenzo Sawyer. of the
District Court. dissolving the injunction
issued on bsha,f Of the Water Comps
ny, and restraining Supervisors from
fixing vatsr rates. The decision holds
that no attempt vas made to eonfscate
the works of the company or take pos
session of them. bat merely to fix rates
As TO the question whether action Of the
Supervisors had taken pace before the
election to reduce rates, the court did
not feel called upon to pass upon such
issue, because they were acting In an
official capacity after having been duly
elected. II it was competent for the
people to adopt the proposed order, the
court considered it unnecessary to in
quire into the pledges taken By their
agents. It might be more conducive to
the public interest il the candidates
only pledged themselves to inquire into
all subjects brought before them in case
of their election, and the court could
not rule it Illegal for the Supervisors to
carry out such pledges. Immediately
on announcement of she decision = pc
tition for injunction was fled in the
Supreme Court of the State, and an al.
ternate writ Of mandate issued return
able tomorrow. /. ia claimed that ow-
ing 20 the pledges taken by the Super
viSors they cannot consider the proposed
reduction and do justice to tee Com
pany.
A Gambler. :
Lou Houck. q monte dealer. persists
in The refusal to say anything in con-
nection with his antecedentS. He SAWS
he is we'll known and could have been
found whenever the authorities desired
to see him. He is exceedingly bitter
against Detective Morris, who arrested
him, end says he is nothing more than
a walking advertisement for detective
work.
4 Narrow Escape.
A school-house containing 400 chill
dren narrowly escaped destruction by
the sudden turning off of the water for
repairs 70 the mains. no notice being
given so that the boiler of the engine
ussd to generate steam for heating pur
poses contained no water. and was on
the point of exploding when discovered
by chance. and the fires banked.
Killed by H.rsc.
San BuyNA Ventura, March S.-Nsws
of fatal aooideut which occurred this
afternoon, eight miles from town, ia
received. Is appears that Mrs. ]. X.
Cries and Mrs. Isabel were driving TO-
ward the home of tho former in bug
gy, VIXEN a runaway team came up be-
hind them and collided with their car
riaSe. Mrs. Cries WAS thrown ont and
one of the horses stepped on her fore
head. She only said. What has hap
pened ?" and died in a few minutes.
Mr.. Cries was among the earliest Amer
loan women who settled in this county,
and WAS universally respected. Mrs.
Isabel escaped uninjursd.
Quite Fire.
SAN JOSE, March S.-This morning a
fire broke ont in large two-stOry wood
en- building on San Pedro street, near
Julian, occupied by Bennett, Patterson
& Co, as n furniture factory, and John
Britton's box factory, on the north,
look IRE, ana all tNFe0 DuliuiuES WoTo
burned to the ground. Total loss $40.
Geo.
Market Report.
San FRANcfsco. Marcel, S.-Flour high
er, at S5}S to S6]s for best grades.
Wheat is quiet, but strong, at 81 to
s2.05. Choice seed for Oregon $40.
Barley unsettled. Feed. Tl:359l 40;
brewing. $1.45; chevaiier. $l.4Jd i:O.
Oats stiff, at Bile 30 Sl.95, with q
sharp demand at those figures.
Bran quiet and steady, at Sit to
$3.50.
Hops dead, a nominal IS to $50.
Hides steady and unchanged.
shipping Intcilixence.
PoRr TOWNSEND, March 8.-Arrived:
Steamer Wilmington; sailed, schooner
Compeer.
Arrived: Ship Majestic; brig Sea
Wait.
A steam collier is passing up.
PoaT BLAKgLy, March 6.-Sailed: Bu-
leshire.
Sailed: Schooner VIM. L. Beebe.
PoRr Discovery, March 8.-Sailed:
Bark Mary Glover.