The Dillon tribune., 1881-11-19
a1,EANINGS FROM THE ROCKIES.

GLEANINGs FROM THE ROCKIES
B,ackfoot Regis Lige Mount came
IN on Saturday last from WOOD Nive'
bringing 10000 pounds Of bullion, mostly
from the Ketchu,n Smelter. lie las
turned his teams out for the winter, anu
saws he will be here ready for the hrst Trip
in the spring. He intends wtntering :"
Salt Lake Cit, himself
Blackfoot Register: On Wednesday
Young man or boy about IS years OF age
came to Black foot from Portneuf station
and told pitiful tale Of himself and moth.
er and father being abused and maltreateo
by man named Rowley at Portneuf. His
name ia Albert Watson, and with his father |
works on the section north OF Portneuf
station. Rowley works on the section
south. On Monday there were three cars
OF coal to unloaded In the afternoon. Wat
son was a little late and did not hear the
foreman call to him. When he arrived
and went 10 work Rowley tainted him
about being late, and said that he was liable
to lose his job. But he went at his work
and unload car before Rowley and his
PARTNER had unloaded one. lie then at.
tempted to move their car few feet to get
the other car in position, when Rowley
threw a shovel Of coal on him. One word
UTOuRut vi uutOtlICt WabSb ANO"ASy
down and kicked him several times. The
boys mother came along and attempted to
stop him when he turned and kicked her
so that she Is unable to attend her house,
hold duties. The boys father, who ~ a
small delicate person went to see Rowley
about kicking his wife, when Rowley
turned on him but the boy prevented and
told him to kick him If he wanted to kick
anybody. Rowley then went for pistol
with which he was going to externinate
the whole family, and claimed that being
on the reservation the law could not touch
him. If he would take the paper, no ~ever
he would see that he mistaken. There are
Of course, two sides to the story, the above
not obtained. If Rowley did kick the boys
mother as he says, Il is to be hoped he will
be arrested and punished. And man who
will strike woman Is q coward and we have
no sympathy for him, no matter how severe
the law is with him.
Rowley was arrested on Wednesday and
taken before Judge Finney Of Oxford.
The result OF the trial we hav- not learned.
One Of the travelling eng res on the tres
tie work of the new State House at Indian
apolis, fell at o'clock Saturday, distance
of twenty-five feet, causeu by the timber
giving way. The engineer, named Smith,
Is probably fatally injured No others were
hurt.
The State Board Of Health has made a
final arrangement for inspecting and quar-
antining cars on the Central Pacific.
s. F. Chronicle: Jair Kim Sing, a
Chinese servant who has been faithful
member Of Mission school, was charged
in the Police Court with petty larceny
The convert In arranging the bedchamber
s1c Il
ical gentleman had slowed under the pill.
low. The Doctor soon after found Detect.
i've Jones and introduced him to the pious
domestic, who protested his poverty and
indignantly denied the charge oil theft
preferred by the victi,nized medico. The
detective ordered Sing to undress, and i:
search in the Celestial attire revealed the
lost $40 tied up in the waistband of one O
the undergarments. On finding his crime
discovered the penitent thief wept and at
tempted to bride the detective by an otfe'
Of $40, proffer which was virtuously re
jected. The case being regarded as an ex
class" distinguished counsel was hired t.
defend Jair Sing, but the testimony wa
too strong against him and Judge Ri,
found him guilty.
Idaho Democrat: A lot Of roughs tool
Bullion, on Wood River, few days agt
and held the place for some time. While
in their possession, Bill Kelly, the leader
went into the Office Of the Gold aud Silve
Mining CO., and ordered H. Stevenson, til,
book keeper, at the nuzzle Of a six shooter
to draw a check in his favor on McCor
mick 4 Co., at Bellevue. Stevenso,
quietly did 80. Kelly then put his pisto
down, and was folding up the check, whel
Stevenson quick as a fash, snatched VI
kelly's weapon, at the same time drawing
his own, and dropping it on the rutfiar
sang out: "Drop that check and get on
Of this!" Kelly obeyed, and wasn't slo,
about doing it, either.
S l.. Tribune: On Friday David Z
Morgan, coal miner engaged in tn
Pleasant Valley mines, lost his life by ahou
ten tons of coal caving on him. His bod
was recovered and brought to the city yes
terday. He has family residing in tn
Thirteenth ward.
i San Francisco Chronicle: A few mir
utes before II o'clock Friday night Office
Andrew Fields found a young, smooth
. faced man living on the sidewalk in fror
street. Surprising the man to be drum
. the officer tried to wake him up, when
noticed he was dying. Mookler happens
to be passing at the time, and after an e,
animation pronounced life extinct. Tt
supposit,on is that he died of heart diseas
The body was removed to the Morgu
!. where it awits Identification. 1t Is though
!. that the deceased was printer, and tn
. his name was Wilson.
\ Winncmucca Silver State: About
a o'clock Thursday morning, the seetit
r men saw dense smoke issuing from Il
d section.house near the cattle corral. TIN
e fastened thither from where they were
b work, and found the building on fire al
a filled with smoke. They subdued t
Is flames, and then searched for a man nam
ofl John McMann, who had been on a spr.
I. and remained in the house when the othe
II went to work that morning. The India
= found him in the sagcbrush, some distan
To from the house, with his throat cut fro
ear 10 ear. He was carried to the t,ou
where physician sewed up his wour
N which was not deep enough to sever the j,
al ular vein. The doctor thought the n,
be would survive unless he lost too mu
he blood.
". Carson Appeal: About 10 o'clock w,
Is. nesday n,oring this city was visited
three sharp earthquake shocks. The ost
=, lation Of the first two appeared to be frs
~ north to south, while the third wa