Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-09
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F6LUME XiJI-EuMBER IL.
Mix, J. H. Haudes, New York City; W. H.
Cox, J. L. De Haven, Red Bluff /; Miss Geor-
gia Irwin, Memphis; V. Hoopelbury, New
York City. No immigrant passengers to-day.
OREGON.
Adyices from Portland.

PORTLAND, March 8th.-The weather is
cool and showery.
Convention composed of ministers and
delegates from the various Methodist churches
throughout the State is now in session in this
city. The attendance is quite large. and
much interest is manifested.
There is no special movement in wheat,
and prices remain unchanged.
John G. Mclean, of Washington, ID. c.,
has arrived, and left this morning for Port
Townsend. en- route to Alaska. He comes
under orders from the Chief Signal Officer,
United States Army, and will establish his
headquarters at Sitka for the purpose of OBJ
tanning certain scientific data concerning the
temperature, rainfall, ETC., which heretofore
has not been accurately known. Six mem
bers of the Northwestern Trading Company
will be appointed as assistants, and will take
regular observations. One assistant will be
stationed at Yukatat, which will be the ex-
treme northwestern point, one at Portage
Bay. and one at Cordova Bay stations, after
Mr.. Mclean arrives in Sitka.
Grading on the Pen d'Oreille division Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad is now COM
pleted 1S4 miles northeast of Wallula, and
the track laid for 66 miles. There is enough
iron at Ainswerth to complete the Tooth
mile, and enough en- route between New Ia
coma and Ainsworth to finish the track to
Lake Pen d'Oreille. The delay in laying the
track last fall and winter was caused by the
loss of much bridge and trestle timber, which
was driven down the Yakima. Enough tim
Der is stored at Ainsworth to carry the track
l2C miles, reaching the first wooded region.
Parties are now building trestles and bridges
on that portion of the road lying In the
Spokan country. The contract for grading
the remaining A miles of the Pen d0feille
division will be let this week. A large party
Of surveyors will start over the work this
month.
ship Libelcd-sentenced to the Peniten.
tfary-Telegraphic ExtensiOn-Jo Lane
nl-Fracas-D misunderstanding Affair.
PORTLAND, March Sth.-The American
ship Canada, which arrived here from New
York on the 5th instant with cargo of rail-
road iron, was ibeled to-day in the United
States Court for debt, and is now in the cus-
tody of the United States Marshal. The
amount claimed is S676 20, due from Whit
lock, Glover & Co., New York. The claim
is alleged to have been due prior to the sail
ing of the Canada for this port No bonds
have yet been furnished by the vessel.
Judge Deadly sentenced this afternoon A.
A. White to the Penitentiary for three years
on charge of forging postal money order
last summer at The Dalles.
All Hoy was sentenced to the Penitentiary
by Judge Stott for two years for burglary.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
will begin tomorrow the construction of a
line from Ainsworth to Spokane Falls, $50
miles, following the line Of the Northern Pa
ci6c Railroad. They will also commence this
month the construction of line from Walla
Walla to Grange City, &C miles, following the
branch of the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton Company's road, and will also build a
line from Puyallup, w. t., to Carbonate, %
miles, touching the new Carbon Hill coal
mines.
The cable through the Straits of Fuca from
Laconner, w. t., to Victoria Beach has been
abandoned, and line will be built from the
Dominion line
News has Just been received here of the
very serious illness of General Joseph Lane,
at his home near Roseburg. Owing to his
advanced age and extreme feebleness, his
death is expected any day.
A man named M. Sullivan, living a. Nc
Minaville, Yamhill county, engaged in an
alteration to-day with young man named
J as. Lee. During the quarrel Sullivan drew
a pistol, cooking the weapon, and was just in
the act of discharging it when Lee caught his
hand and wrested the revolver from him. He
then proceeded to administer terrible beat
ing to Sullivan Sullivan claims that Lee
seduced his daughter. Lee was arrested
few days ago by Sullivan on a charge of Sc
duction, but the case was dismissed for the
want OF testimony. No arrests yet.
w. W. Francis. who for the past six years
has held the responsible position of resident
manager of the Bank of British Columbia in
this city, died here this evening at o'clock,
after very short illness. His disease was
scarlet fever. Deceased was native of
England, aged about 81 and unmarried He
was gentleman of fine business quslifca-
lions and held in high esteem in mercantile
and social circles. Mr.. Francis was men,
Der of the Masonic fraternity.
Two young men, named Harry Hsmbric
and James McGrew, living in East Portland,
had quarrel last evening, in the course of
which Hembric drew pistol and aiming at
his antagonists head fired McGrew at the
same instant threw up his right arm, Ieceiv-
ing the ball in the feshy portion near the
elbow This movement saved McGrews life.
Hembric was arrested and held to await the
action of the Grand Jury on charge of
assault with intent to kill.
Launch-UnconGrmed Report.
THE DALLEs, March Sth.-The new wharf
boat was launched this afternoon. About
twenty persons were on board, mostly en-
towed her into position near the present
landing.
There is a report in town of a subterranean
eruption on Dutch Flat, about ten miles
southeast of this town on Sunday noon, ex-
cavating hole sixty feet in diameter, which
filed with water. The report is
not confirmed. This has been heretofore q
very dry locality.
BED FASHIONS.