, 1876-02-17
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for Puget Sound ports and Victoria to-
morrow. Yesterday afternoon at 1.30
O'Clock the nuptials of Mr.. Sam. Frau
enthal of Seattle and Miss Ida Bories.
of this city, we're celebrated at Syna-
Rogue -. The committee on ways
and means make the following an
nouncement,: That ell associations ard
societies who desire to participate in
the celebration of Centennial anniver
sary of Amc lean Independence are
hereby requested 10 appoint their dele
gates, each to meet with undersigned
committee of the Common Council for
consultation, ct Council rooms, on Feb.
18th at Z O'Clock. z. NJ. Invitation gen.
eral, and it is hoped that all organized
bodies will cooperate.
The McGibney family intend making
the tour of Puget Sound and Victoria
before leaving for California. Advices
from Astoria state that the weather has
been terribly rough at that point for sew
eral days past.
Warrants have been issued from jus
tice court for arrest of three we'll. known
cyprians of Portland upon complaint
fled by District Attorney Thompson,
for keeping house of i'll fame. There
are others, we understand, likely to be
arrested on same charge.
Information coming to Prosecuting
Attorney Thompson that young lady
named Mary c. Taylor, was lying at St.
Charles Hotel with illness from effects
of an attempt to commit rape on her
person by D.. j. Quimby of this city,
Mr.. Thompson notified Chief of Police.
who, upon visiting the woman and
hearing statement Of circumstances,
swcre out complaint against Qulmby
who was arrested and gave bail. She
was to have sailed or the Ajax on Feb.
1st., but Quimby and hotel runner,
who rode down to the steamer with her.
told her the Ajax was an old rotten ship
and not seaworthy reminding her of the
fate of the Pacific. She concluded to
remain over. That evening Quimby
asked her to take a walk. They went
around streets, up by post Office. and
again to business part of city, where be
took her into a we'll furnished house,
having folding parlor doors, where there
were number of ladies and gentlemen.
After while, they came out, and went
up past large brick building, where he
said he wanted 10 leave his overcoat in
his room which was in that building.
She hesitated. but went up he opened
the door, started music box In the
room, and asked her to step inside She
did so, when he locked the door on the
inside and took the key. Then he be-
gan his efforts to have carnal inter
course with her; at times throwing
some fluid over her with syringe. She
fought him and frustrated all his att
tempts. He undressed and lay in bed
trying to prevail On her. she meanwhile
sitting in chair. and entreating him
to let her go. In such ways he kept
her confined there until 6 O'Clock the
following morning. when he let her out
alone, and she found her way back to
the hotel where she has been ill ever
since.
Mr.. D. j. Quimby asserts that the
woman S statements are not true. and
that the whole is piece Of black mall
ing, and he will fully justify his con-
duct on examination Tomorrow. The
following card appears: Gas my name
was mentioned in your paper in con
nection with an affair of which I am
entirely innocent, 1 ask the public not
to ipass Judgment on me until it is
passed in court. Signed, D. ]. QUIM-
BY"
The telegraph line is still prostrated
on Scott and Trinity Mountains, caused
by heavy fall OF snow.
PoRT LUDLOW, Feb. 10-Sailed bark
Adelaide Cooper for San Francisco.
PoRT TOWNSEND, Feb. 11-Arrived
ship Dashing Wave, San Francisco.
PORT Discovery, Feb. I0-Brig Mer-
chant sailed for San Francisco to-day.
Annapolis, Feb. 11.-Dr. Stenor, who
examined the body of Reverdy johnson
shortly after it was found, gives the fol-
lowing as his theory of the cause of
death "Nr. johnson either stumbled
over a piece of coal, or being seized
with vertigo or symptoms of apoplexy,
and striving to save himself, staggered
along by the northerly side of executive
mansion, and at each step, his body
gaining additional momentum, SO that
having reached the door into the base
Iu6uL, ut oH dJ Gu ciOdhN w thS oOUth
and fell, his head striking a sharp cor
ner of granite at the base of the house,
which gave the first wound in the head.
Reaching the pavement Of rough eobble
stones, a second wound was received
in front of the first. At this instant
probably the bones of the nose were
and one joint of second fin
ger of eight bones was dislocated. The
wounds in the scalp were accompanied
with fractures externally-the bones OF
Uranium and base Of skull also. with
probable rupture of arteries at the base.
Death must have resulted instantly"
Mr.. Gw:nn, attorney general of State
and son-in law of Mr.. johnson, is OF
opinion he was seized with vertigo, and
tell, as he had similar attack, lasting
three hours, while attending trial in
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