Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-09
OREGON.
Adyices from FARMLAND.

PORTLAND, June 8th.-An action was com.
menced some time since by the city of Port.
land against l.. Besser ex-Chief of Police, on
his official bond, for the recovery of money
collected by him during his term IF Office and
not paid over. The case was referred to ex.
Senator j. X. Kelly to fad the facts and
law. The referee filed his report to-day, in
which he finds that the sum Of 500, 542 has
been collected by Besser and not turned over
to the city. He also finds that tire sum of
1882 "A was collected outside the city, which
cannot be collected by law. Judge SOFT will
doubtless affirm the report of the referee.
The body of James Mcconnell, who was
drowned last week at the foot OF Stark street,
was recovered this morning.
The case CT the Bank Of British Columbia
against Geo. Marshall & Co., is now on trial
in the United States Circuit Court. The suit
grew out of damage to wheat stored in this
city. by high water..last January. The bank
made advances to Marshall & Co. on the
warehouse receipts, holding them as collat-
ersl security. The point in litigation is which
party was in actual possession Of the grain,
and which must sustain the loss. The amount
involved in the suit is over $4,000.
The new bridge of the Oregon and Califor.
MIA Railroad Company, five miles north of
R,sehurg. across the Umpqua river, will be
completed July LIST.
ISECOND DISPATCH.
PORTLAND, June Sth.-The Willamette
and Columbia rivers are rising rapidly. The
lower docks in this city are submerged
Lee Ping Bow, convicted of robbery, was
sentenced by Judge Stott to-day to two years
in the Penitentiary.
Lieutenant Price. of the United States
Engineers Office, is now engaged in making q
photographic map of the Columbia river Bar
as fast as the survey progresses. Many i'm
portant changes have taken place since the
last survey was made.
A fishing boat containing three men got
caught this morning in the breakers near the
bar. The men were compelled to let go their
net, which was swept out to sea, and escaped
watery graves only with the greatest diff
Guilty.
News is just received Of the death of Geo.
A. Cutting, a prominent young lawyer of
Salem. at his old home in Lagrange, Indiana,
few days since. Cutting was visiting that
place at the time Of bis death.
Z. E. Glover. an old pioneer of the State,
died to-day at Salem, aged 5S years. He
came to Oregon in 1852.
The dwelling of Albzrt Morris, at Mehama,
Marion county, was destroyed by fire yester-
day. during the absence of the family. Loss,
81, 500; no insurance.
The American bark Alden Besse, which
has been in quarantine at Astoria for ten
DAYS, arrived here this afternoon.
Charles Gilfry, sentenced to the Peniten-
tiary for life ten years ago for murder in the
second degree, has been pardensd by Gov
ernor Thayer.
A two-year old daughter of Edward Snipes
was drowned in the Klickitat river, w. r.,
on the 9th. the child drifted 3C0 yards down
tie stream, and the body was taken out still
warm, but efforts to resuscitate her were
unavailing.
The Portland Mechanics Fair Association
held an election last evening. Frank Dekum
was elected President, W. B. Honeyman
Vice President, w. NJ. Ladd Treasurer, Z.
Olendorff Superintendent. The industrial
exhibition will be opened October 18th and
close on the 18th.