Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-08
OREGON.
Portland Items.


PORTLAND, August 6th.-The funeral of
the late General NJ V. Brown took place
yesterday. under the auspices of the Masonic
fraternity. The obsequies were largely at
tended, and services very impressive.
The members Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic in this city are taking steps looking
TO holding thanksgiving services in acknowl.
edgment of the restoration of their comrade,
the President of the United States, on the
14th inst, if his condition then warrants.
The body of Chinaman was found this
morning in the rear of Gee Wo Lirg's store,
on Second street. Upon examining it bull.
let hole was found ia the abdomen and an
other through the head. A pistol was found
nsar by with two chambers discharged. 1t is
claimed by another Chinaman that he COM
mitted suicide.
Articles of incorporation were filed to-day
by Captain A. p Ankeny, Balfour, Guthrie
& Co, VIM. Reid, VIM. Dunbar and Hirsh
Brothers, to be known as the Salem Mills
Company. The company has purchased the
site of the old Willamette Wooden Mills, de-
stroyed by fire several years ago, water power,
ETC., and have also purchased the Capital
FIGURING Mills, of Salem.
Articles of Incorporation were also filed by
L. l.. Hawkins, Geo. w. Phelps and Geo. S.
Brooks, known as the Oregon and China
Mercantile Company. The capital stock is
$40, 600, divided into 400 shares. The object
of the corporation is to hire, buy and charter
vessels to run between this port and any city
in China. and to transport laborers and others
to and from these places. Chinese goods are
also to be bought and sold, and the company
granted the right to hire and employ laborers
TO build railroads. cut timber, and do any
other work that may be required. The
charter is perpetual.
4 telegram received here this afternoon
states that two blocks in Dayton, w T.,
were consumed by FIRE to-day. The fire was
between Third and Fourth, on Main street,
and the entire block was consumed.
Antonio Kleiger, buxom German girl,
arrived at her wealthy uucle's. in Clackamas
county, two weeks ago from Europe, and on
Monday last married Ferdinand Guetsch.
On Tuesday morning she arrived alone at
East Portland to sue for q divorce. She
banquet one-half Of a stale loaf, and began
Immediately to i'll treat her. Not liking such
honeymoon, she left him Immediately.
SECOND DISPATCHl
PORTLAND, August th.-Ow wing to the re-
cent death Of Bishop f. o. Haven, the Ore
gon Conference. which will meet here on the
18th inst, is left without a Bishop. a dis.
patch was sent yesterday to Bishop J. w.
Wiley, now in Colorado, requesting him to
come and preside at the Conference, and if
necessary to postpone it. The following an
swer has been received:
LEApvHLE COLI, August G, 1881.
fear ! cannot reach you IN time VIII try.
j. W. WILEY.
The weather is cool and cloudy, with indi-
cations of rain.
w. II. Williams, well.known architect of
this city, was assaulted last night in Henry
Prang's saloon by a drunken man named
John Murphy, and stabbed several times
with small pocket knife-twice in the side
and once on the head. The wounds are pain
full, but are not considered very dangerous.
The assault was cowardly, and without the
slightest provocation. Murphy was arrested
and committed TO Jail in default of 81, 800
bail.
A Coroner's jury in the case of the China
man found dead Saturday morning in water
closet returned verdict that All Coon came
to his death from pistol shot at the hands of
an unknown party. The jury was convinced
that the Chinaman did not commit suicide, as
claimed. The case is a mysterious one, and
will be investigated.
An organization has been effected of the
Oregon and Chinese Mercantile Company by
the election Of L. l.. Hawkins President,
and George w. Phelps Secretary and Treas
urer. Inc Total amount OF the capital stock,
$4,000. has been already subscribed. 1t is
the purpose of the company to put on for the
present line of sailing vessels between this
and Chinese ports. 1t is quite likely that
one or more steamers, probably the two new
c1lliers Willamette and Mississippi, will be
put on. The future action of the newly
organized company is notyetfully determined.
A man named NJ. Clarke dropped dead on
the street this evening from heart disease.
Clarke has been section boss on one of the
railroads for some time. He had beer drink
ing very hard for several weeks. He had
no family or friends here.
Two men named William Mccain and j.
Morgan had difficulty early this morning
at saloon on the corner of NJ and II streets.
The row took place up stairs, and in the
course of the scuffis Morgan was thrown
down fight of stairs, breaking two ribs and
badly injnring his spine. Morgan is lying in
q very precarious condition at the hospital,
and is not expected to recover. Mccain is
under arrest.
The chief engineer of the lighthouse
tender Shubrick assaulted to-day a drunken
sailor named P O'Brien with piece of iron,
terribly bruising and maltreating him. The
engineer is under bonds to answer charge of
assault with q dangerous weapon.