Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-27
PACIFIC COAST.

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san FnAsossuo, March 9Ss-Ths case
81 ans people against the Aershant's
Tea csccerp. which retsilsd coffse aud
lea ia cans. alleging that each o n con
,airsa al article Of isweiFy, from a
solar batton 70 q diamond. came up 10
she Superior Court today. bat owing 10
he failure Of tho prosecution 10 APP
pear, the Judse ordered the goods
Which hare bean ssizsd by the pssics 10
be returned.
sasng fer Their share.
II. II. Munro aud SIX ether seaEnen. of
the seaiing schooner Vanderbilt. have
liied libel 10 recover $50 which they
claim Ia due them a. wages on tho re
cent voyage 30 bsbring Sea. The
sohooaer renamed on the eoas, Of Cali
feraia, and the catch Was al skins,
each seaman having a one fifth share 10
she catch. or eight skins valued nj ~
essh. In shsis complaint the ssameu
charge that Captain r. O Meyers re-
faced them the nscesssfies o. life.
vhich their business and She latitndss
ia which ihev sailed dsmnpded.
A Qsessisn OF Law.
The City and County ATTORNEY will
take an appeal 10 The Sapesisr Court
from the dseision Of JndRe kix, IN
watch be held th.t the Austrian Consul,
Henry Hochksffer. who had been ar
rested and bfoueh, before him, shoaid
not be compelled 10 pay a license As an
importer Of coffee. Ga the trial Hoch-
koffer raised point on the demurrer
10 the COM laint tras under Article l,
section 10. Of the Constitution OF tse
United states. prohibiting the imposi.
ton Of duty on foreign goods by Any
state. that be could not DO made to pay
liesuae on sales made by him.
rnsrn.sus Jaazmeat.
sas FRAsossoo. March a6,-The su.
periof Court today gave Judgment 10
favor Of La Societe Franchise against
Josiah T.. Ames. administrator % the
estate Of Gusteve Mabe, for 800 600.
embexsled By Maha when president u
the society.
the Tive thfse.e Feraeys Escape.
The two Cinnamon who cane here
from Victoria on the steamship Mexico,
and who tried TO land by presenting
forged certificates, escaped from this
city today on the steamship Mckee,
which sailed on her return trip. The
Quilted States Depnty Marshal could
rot get TO tbs dock with warrants for
their arrest In time 10 catch them.
A seesaa Trial for Murder.
HoLLisrgR (Cd.l, March 26.--The
second trial Of John i. Prewitt. for the
murder Of Dr.. Powers. has been &c. for
June 5th.
New fsaSbsr CemRsisstsner.
San FAkScIsco. March Is. - Frank
MoCcppin has been appointed Hsrbor
Commissioner, to Guccced the late ex-
Governor Irwin.
Paaishing a wtssess.
Superior Judge Mseuire today rem
dered q decision In the case Of Rich
mond Stioe. one of the witnesses who
refused 10 testify Vi the trial Of Prewitt
for ihe murder Of DIR. Powers. a. Hell
lister. There were sixteen Witnesses 10
all who testified. stice was the only
one Who refused to be swofe. The
cases were brought before Judge Ma
suirs on vrits OF haAeas coypss. In the
case OF Slice the Court holds that sit
ness vas clearly In eoatempt in refns-
ing to he sworn therefore the Court
ordered the writ OF Aabsas eeyTHs dis
lt1.eos aHu pttitiuntF was FemAn0ed 10
The custody If San Benifo county.
Judge Mcguire will reader decisions in
the other hfteen cases on Monday next.
Lsnx swim.
RKp Burr. March 2s--At 9 s'oieck
teis morning Captain Paul Boyton
began bis swim Of go miles down the
Sacramento river 10 San Francisco. IN
his rubber coat. A eroed assembled to
witness the departure.
Fimser eustinR m Gsvernmens Iana.
fosr fowswNp, March sss.-in the
cese Of The United States Va. william
Payne, for cutting timber on Govern
men, land. the jury found 4 verdict for
TIE Government for tlsa and costs.
SAH FRAscfsco. March &.-Arived-
United States steamer Thomss Corwin.
from Astoria
cailed-Schooner James A. Garfield.
for Astoria; schooner Hueueme, for Port
IosnserdI steamer Geo. W. Elder. for |
Seattle.
TAroasH, March 50 - Bark in tou Of |
ing hlsksiy passed Qua At ESQ .. n.
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