Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-14
OREGON.
Advices from, PortIand

PORTLAND, March 12th.-T To- day Judge
Boise, of the Third Judicial District of Ore
Ngon, rendered decision at Salem confirming
the report of Judge Deadly of the United
States Circuit Court, who was appointed
referee in three cases of the State VS.. the late
Board of School Land Commissioners. for
alleged dishonest official conduct in the man
agement of public lands and funds The mo-
tien to confirm the reports of said referee in
the two suits against ex-Secretary of State S.
+. Chadwick was also allowed. This will
settle the cases, and proceedings will proba-
bly, be instituted at once against the several
bondsmep.
N. Dickson vsss arrested to-day, in Yam
hill county, on a charge of forgery committed
here few days since. 1t is alleged that
Dickson forged the name of H. Lees. his
father-in.law of Washington county, to a
check for 5000, and drew the money. Evil
dences of guilt were said to be most conclu-
sive. Dickson will be brought to this city.
To-day young man named Orr. working
at logging camp near East Portland, struck
his right foot with an ak, nearly severing the
limb in twain. Orr came near bleeding to
death before the hemorrhage could be
checked.
On the 10th Monroe Hodges, OF Prineyills,
met with an almost fatal accident from the
kick of horse. Hodges was engaged with
a team and scraper In repairing the main
street, when a portion Of the harness becom-
ing disarranged, he stopped over to unhitch
the tug, and the near animal let fly one of
his hind feet, striking Hodges fearful blow
on the left side of the face, fracturing the
jaw, cutting through the flesh and bone OF the
nose, near the upper part, inflictiug fearful
cut just under the eyebrow, and one over,
while one piece of the upper lip was cut clean
out, and another piece left hanging, as If
ready to drop. 1t is thought the injured man
may recover, but he will be fearfully dis
figured for life.
On Thursday two young men, Robertson
and Haynes, accidentally found cabin about
two and half miles up the Hall gulch from
Moscow mill in Wasco county, and in it they
discovered a man wrapped up in blanket.
He was unable to say anything, only, " [ am
most dead. Every available surface within
his reach was written over by charcoal The
writing proved TO be his will Assistance
was obtained and the man moved, when it
was discovered that three weeks previous he
had ruptured himself while lifting, and as his
work was near his cabin he managed to reach
it. He had plenty of provisions in the cabin
but was unable to get to them, and from the
time of the accident until found his sole diet
consisted of sugar and coffee. His name was
Chris Hallmap. After removal he survived
only short time.
G.. w. Hay, blacksmith Of this city, was
caught under heavy bar of iron this after
noon, and very dangerously injured The
bar struck him on the side of neck, fractur-
ing the collar bone and seriously iniuring him
internally. The physicians think he cannot
survive his injuries.
Yesterday son of B. F. Boydston, living
near Independence, Polk county, was severely
kicked by horse which he was driving The
boy was on horseback, driving some loose
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hitting the youth on the left side of the
mouth, knocking a number OF teeth loose and
cutting painful cash in the cheek, enlarging
the mouth an inch or more that side.