, 1879-11-27
Lumber Goes Tn.
county.

Tor the murder OF L. W, More IN Ventura
county.
Lumber Goes Up.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 15.-At meeting OF
the Lumber Dealers Exchange yesterday it
WAS decided that the price of rough lumber
should be rrised 81 per 1000 feet, and other
qualities Of lumber were advanced in price,
though not exactly to the same extent The
new rates take effect at once.
Drowned.
SAN FRANcIsco, Nov. 17.-During severe
norther at Antioch on Sunday morningth
San Francisco sportsmen attempted to cross
the river in small sail boat. After crossing
safely and while skirting the shore tho boat
capsized, and one named Risener, proprietor
of drug store at the corner of Sixth and
Mission streets, was drowned. ........
An unfortunate Affair.
RENO, Nov. IA respectable citizen,
named S. M. Oakes, was killed last night at
10 o'clock by Mrs. DR.. r. N. Snow. The
man was very deaf and called to get the doc.
tor, who was away, to 60 to see his children.
Mrs Snow could not tell who il was and
called out to Rim, but he failing to hear did,
not answer. He walked up and, down the
porch for over half an hour, stopping to rat
tie at the door as hepassed 1t. Mrs Snow
kept calling, and her three children crying
from fear, excited her more. She said at
last in as loud voice as she could, $50
away or will shoot through the door" He
paid no attention and she shot, striking him
in tho breast. Hestepped out into the Street
and fell down, dying almost Immediately.
The community blamed Mrs. Snow but very
little, -Oakes was . large property holder,
He left a wife. .-'..'., &C.,. 80. 7.,,,
: 71dR' a7l' I'm war Paint. 7'Is "'q
\ The Piutes are in war paint. They alloge'
that Washoe has killed one Of their men and
they are massing near Carson for revenge. q
.g.T.r Of From Mexico. r. .aaJrgo1i
CITY, OF MEXICO, Nov. 10.-A local revolu4
ton has occurred in the chihuahua State
Government. The pronunciades have occu-
with all the State officials. Gen. Trevino at
the head Of necessary forces has left zaca-i
tras and is marching on chihuahua to put
down the rebellion, u, ,...-.,. .,.,, -,.,,
Congress- has approved q contract for lay
ing ateleraph cable across the Gulf Of Mex
leo TO the United States. 1p yt'qH',Y 9'.t
New diffeplties have arisen in Yucatan.1
The government has apparently instructed
Gen. Palomina to intervene in elections of
atstate. Governor Ancona immediately or.
ganized force Of 1900 men TO oppose such
Intervention and occupied the heights Of
Merida. Gen. Palomina asked for new in.
structions from the federal government and
reinforcements, which left'Yera Cruz on tine
9th inst. The local opponents of Governor
Ancona joined the federal troops. '.' '''
-U1i Explosion Sn Tannel. 5''''
SAN JOSE, Nov. l8.--An explosion occurred
near San Jose at about o'clock this morn
ing in q tunnel Of the narrow gauge railroad
near Wrght's station. 1t appears that three
explosions occurred. The first took place
at l50 p. M, the second at 11:b5 P. M,
and the third at 12:20 A. m. They were
changing shifts at the time the first explo-
sion took place. Seventeen Chinamen have
been taken out, all horribly burned; twenty
four dead remain in the tunnel.
There is terrible scene OF suffering In the
camp and rum around the moth Of the tnn-
mel. The engine for pumping air is disabled.
Broken she5s and wrecked and broken tina
bers are scattered oil around. Gas prevents
any attempt TO recover bodies at present.
Work will be delayed two i..onths. No blame
ia said to attach to the contractors. ga sisb ~
II is believed that the white nien, taken
from the tunnel will live, but several of the,
Cinnamon brought out are fatally injured,
The scene OF the disaster is almost on top OF
the Santa Cruz mountains in a region where.
coal oil abeunds and where boring for wells
ia actively prosecuted. There is o vein Of oil
running right through the tunnel and the
soil can be ignited in places and will burn
freely. Explosions OF gas. and fires result
ing from the same have been of frequent oc-
currence, there and have already resulted in
several lives. The utmest precautions has
been necessary in working there, and only,
by the use of air compressors has progress
been possible II is expected, however, that
with clear tunnel a natural current OF air
will be sufficient, ~ IO51q I.ut sAaa
r,.s., Alter, the Disaster. a stetsi
SAN Francisco, Nov. ia special from
Wrights station says that the white men in
jured Ly the explosion Of yesterday are like
ly to recover. One more Chinaman died
last night. No more bodies have been taken
out OF the tunnel yet. The blower has been
repaired and ths pumps were started at !
O'clock The head Chinaman is trying to
get men to go into the tunnel after the dead,
but no one Is wiling He will probably get
men to 60 alter the blower runs about twelve
hours. The air pumped out is very foul and
full Of gas, ,,... ....... -.a...I
= Lawyer Drowned.
! The body Of o man was found at the foot
Of the Vallejo street wharf this morning and
was identified as that of Henry Thompson,
a lawyer of this city, who has been missing
since the eth or 9th inst. .-...- .I..
| 30 Cor ham 10 be s.Fircd OUT"
The secretary Of the Republican State
Central Committee, under instructions from
the Committee, has telegraphed to the presi-