Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-19

boiler. One plate vas torn avay snS
showed that il had been beaten b,
scalo down 70 less than thickness o
cardboard. Damages. about $i0m.
/ 9aseaily Charges.
| The defalcaticas Of Gray. the ahscoad
ing Secretary Of the Board of Harbo
Commissioners, ara still involving
others Is IL announced this eyenins
that Lo1fs Cohn. collector at Missior
street wharf No. ., Is arrested on q
charge OF felony sworn out BY r. j
C1aak. OF the offoe Of State Controller
Dunn. The warrants charge the crime
OF embezlemenf Of four distinc.
amounts. az follows: September 50
lSee. $500; On October 81, e3oo; on No
vembef 50, 500. and on December 81
eSel. Total, $4ssl. Cohn vas taken tc
the city PRISON, but was soon released on
bail Of 1000 on each charge. Coan il
. man vel! known in the county. He
| was ~ one time merchant: afterwards
| IN the Costom house. and was Deputy
superintendent OF Streets. RESPECTING
The more prominent actor, GRAY, Chief
| o. Police Crowley received q dispatch
from Captain Les, at Guaymas, that he
woold get Governor Torrex's signature
to the warrant fer Gray's extrsdition
today. and would lsavs Guaymas with
the prisoner at two o'clock this after
noon.
el.eoo. - WldeW.l
SAs FRAycrsCo. April lS.-Lucy II.
Iichnor, widow of n. b. Tichnor. the
deceased millionaire, has petitioned for
the probate OF his will. by which pfop-
erty valued at 81 .000. 600 is devised. The
property Vas left entirely to the widow.
wno Il made executrix without bonds.
Inc estate consists of various interests
IN different localities Throughout the
state. Tho deceased left no heirs at
Law except the widow.
A Jewelry Sait.
Alice Edith Blythe, claiming to be
widow OF the late Thas. H. Blythe, has
Oy ner attorney, II. Z. HiRhton, brought
SUIT against the Public Administrator,
fhihp A. Roach, and others, in which
!! ~ Get forth that on the 9Th instant
plaintIn was IN lawful possession of q
SUIT OF rooms in the residence of her
late husband. Thos. H. Blythe. in tho
building on 2. Geary street; that in ono
OF sald rooms No. 0) WIS desk which
contained the books, papers, jewels and
osncr property belonging TO the estate of
her husband: that on said day the de-
PENDANTS anlawfully entered said room,
No. 70. and took therafrom the personal
property Of her deceased husband, con
tained IN satd desk, among other things,
tvo diamond studs. two carbuncle studs
four turquoise waistcoat buttons, ono
duplex sapphire and diamond ring. and
IN emerald and diamond shirt collar
afnns that tho A.
property was $500; that said property
was seized and carried away without
authority of law. and with force and
against the will If plaintiff. to her dam
age in the sum Of $1,000; for which iuds-
mont Is asked.
Historical Property.
The property of the Pacific Stock Ex-
change. on Montgomery street, has
been sold to Henry White, at Baltimore.
Maryland. The building was originally
known a. tina Eureka Minstrel Hall. and |
for a long time was occupied bv Billy |
Birch, Charley Rackus. Ben Cotton. |
Dave Wambold and other members of |
the San francisco ninstrels. 1t was |
used AZ a museum, and |
became stock exchanges.
The San Traneisee Steal.
San FsANcrsco. April iS.-The def
ciency OF Ex-Secrctary Gray, Of the
board OF Har5or Commissioners, keeps
on increasing. It now amounts to *6{,-
DOO. Ex-WhaFinQer Quirk'a defalca-
lions arc also rising. A peculiar trans
alton of Grav's, unearthed by expert
Pattie. who has conducted the investi
cation in verifying credits of the United
States barge office, aud of a firm rent
ing space on the dock for weighing
purposes. 1t was found that the former
had been credited with $40, and the
latter with 5 Is. neither If which sums
had ever been paid. The parties had
no receipts, and promptly liquidated
their accounts. Gray accidentally rob
bed himself of $lG5.
Tho new Secretary of the Harbor |
Commissions stated today some i'm.
portant papers had diappsared from
his 0ftioe. In future no one will be per-
mitted behind the bara
Harine gatelllgenee.
Arrivals today-Ship Richard the
tons Of coal. to Donsmuir. DiQ0le & Co. |
Departures-State of California, Deb
ney, master. for Astoria; barkentine |
Makah, Thompson. master, for Port |
Discovery.
Cleared-Steamer Walla Walla. De-
Wolf, master, for Seattle, to Oregon
Company.
GssA Stock.
Oregon Navigation stock is quoted in
New York today at LAB.
ShlpplnG lneelliGenee.
PoaI DrscovxRY, April 18.-Arrived-I
bark Mary Glover. Sailed-brig Dea- |
con.
Po1r 0AnRLE, April 1S.-Arrived-
loh00ner La 0ironde. Sailed-briQs |
Levi Stevens and Emerald, for San |
Francisco, and ship Twilight, for MANU-
kona.