Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-07
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PORTLAND, November 5.h Judge Sto't,
in the State Circuit Court to-day, rendered a
decree granting 20 the Oregon and California
Railroad possession, ia fee simple, Of fourteen
blocks Of land in the lower part OF the city,
valued now at shout $780, 000. THE suit has
been in progress several years. Tn 1871 the
land was given to the Western Oregon Rail
road by the Couch heirs for dsp,t purposes.
Il was then valued &C about $40 co., Ben.
Holladay tools possession in his own name,
and afserward decided it TO his sor. Ben.
Holiday, Jr, ard tho latter's vile. An
action was brought by the railroad company
against tha Heladays resulting as above
stated, with $50, coo damages besides.
Three Chinameu, at work on Palouse d.
vision, Oregon Railroad and Navigation Con-
pany, near Texas Ferry. Wednesday, were
dangerously injured by premature explosion
Of powder, from which two of them died the
next day.
The Dalles Jfountdineer has been sold by
the widow of William Hand, its late editor,
TO an association of prominent Republicans
for 5000.
The British bark G. Broughton, ashore at
Shoalwater Bay. is q total loss. The south
easter on Friday evening threw her Oh her
beam ends. and the tide dashed over her.
Mrs. Milton Jones, an old lady living near
Pilot Rock, Umatilla county, was drowned 2
few days ago while attempting to cross liver
near PeDdleton on horseback.
Judge Stett this morning denied the appli-
cation for new trial in the case of Jack
Powers, convicted Of murder in the first de-
gree for killing Ben Cornelius, July 5sh.
The case viii, Of course, be appealed to the
Supreme Court, but as there are no law poiots
to decide, it is generally thought the higher
Court will Lot reverse the decision of the
lower. Powers is sentenced to hang Decam-
ber 29d.
The passage of the wo1an's suffrage bill
in the lower house of the Olympia Legisla-
ture last night created the grestest excite
meut and stopped further proceedings. In
the Council last night the bill came up and
a motion to print was lost-5 to z. A motion
TO reconsider the yots by which the bill was
lost few days ago was carried to >. The
motion to make it the special order of busi.
ness the last day OF the session was LOST to
). It being evident that nothing could be
done, the Council adjourned until to-day.
Mrs. Duniway and ether prominent agitators
Of woman's suffrage from this State were liz
attendance.
SECOND DIsPATCHl
PoRTLAND. November 6lh.-Hirstel & Co,
booksellers whose store was closed by at
tachment three weeks sgo, made an assign.
nent Saturday to M. Myers, CT Esberg,
Bachmgnn & Co., San Francisco. This ends
the attachment suit in the State Circuit
Court.
The assessment Of this (Multnomah) county
was completed tonight and shows gross
valuation Of s19, 205 $50; exempt and indebt.
edness deducted. 81, 329, 450 !; net valuation,
s13 SIC, ,4s0. Increase over last year. 81, $685.
422.
st. Francis Catholic Church, the finest
edifce of the kind in East Portland, was ded-
icated this morning with imposing csre-
monies. The services were conducted by
Archbishop Seghers. who also preached a ser.
mon. The musical exercises were particu-
lafly impressive.