Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-21
OREGON.
Advices from Portland.

PORTLAND, June 20th.-Judge Deadly SEN
fenced William Mackay to pay fine of $3.50
to-day in the United States Circuit Court
Mackay was convicted of passing obscene
matter through the mails several weeks ago.
A young man named Wilson Dilley was re-
Gently arrested at Gsrvais, Marion county,
charged with enticing young woman into
his room and attempting to outrage her. To-
day the Grand Jury made an investigation
into the case, and finding no evidence suffi-
cient to substantiate the charge, ignored the
bill and defendant was discharged. The
whole affair is said to have been en- unsuc-
cessful attempt to levy blackmail.
The case of J. G.. Smith vs.. The o. and G..
Railroad Company will commence tomorrow
at Salem. Smith sues the railroad company
for S25, eco damages for injuries received by
his son, whose leg was cut off by train some
time ago.
Rev. Fung Chad, the Chinese minister who
has served the Chinese Baptist Mission in
this city for the past year, will be duly or
dained to the gospel ministry at the Chinese
Chapel tomorrow evening. The ceremonies
will be Of an interesting character and will
be witnessed by large number Of ministers.
Andrea La Chapelle. the oldest pioneer of
Oregon, died at st. Vincent Hospital in this
city on the 18th inst, at the advanced age of
100 years. Deceased was born In Montreal,
Canada, in 1871. He frat came to this coast
in 1917 in the employ of the Hudson Bay
Company. Since that time he has never WIS.,
tied the place of his nativity, He has resided
for the past sixty-four years in this State. and
forty years on his farm near st. Louis, Ma
rion county. He leaves family and a large
relationship in the State.
Saturday the dwelling g-house of J. III.
Shortridge, FIVE miles from Cottage Grove,
Lane county, caught fire and was consumed,
with its contents. Loss, 81 500; 10 insur-
ance.
The fine new barkentine recently built by
Simpson Brothers at Coos Bay, and named
the Astoria, has been sold to Pope & Talbot,
of Astoria The new vessel will probably be
called the Klickitat.
Colonel John A. Hurlburt, engineer of the
Oregon and California Railroad Company.
arrived yesterday at Jacksonville, en- route
for the Siskiyou mountains. A party of sur
veyors are now locating a road south from
Roseburg. At the end of the month there
will be five surveying parties in. the field be-
tween Roseburg and the California line, look
ing for the best practicable grade. J. S.
Howard's surveying party will accompany
Hurlburt's surveying party to the Siskiyou
mountains to make preliminary recounois-
sance of the route to be chosen. Work will
be commenced somewhere in the lowest gap
of the mountains, moving toward the lower
point in Rogue river valley.
SECOND pIsPATCHI
PoRrLANp, June 2Oth.-Joseph Phillips
chief ligger for the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company, fell from a new scow
which was being launched this evening below
the city and was drowned. Deceased was
aged 43 years, native of Newfoundland,
and leaves wife and four children. Phillips
had been in the employ of the Oregon Steam
Navigation Company for the past ten years:
The city election was very hotly contested
here to-day. For Mayor. Joseph Simon was
elected by nine majority over ID. Z. Thomp-
con, the present incumbent. The Republi-
cans elected the City Treasurer and one
Councilman, and the Citizens three members
of the Council.
In the municipal election to-day in East
Portland the Citizens elected five on the
ticket and the Republicans three.
Following are additional particulars just
received of the homicide that occurred at
Wawawai, w. T., On the 17ih inst: j. w.
Ofield and H. Montgomery for several years
have had trouble over land claim. On the
day of the tragedy Ofield commenced haul
ing away Montgomery's fence. Montgomery
came out and demonstrated with him without
avail. He then returned and got some sheep
shearers to go with him as witnesses, and
started back to where Otfield was at work,
taking his nesdle-gun with him. 0ffield, see
ing them coming, ordered them to stop. They
paid no attention to him, when he walked
over to a locust tree which was near BY and
took up his shotgun, which was loaded
with large buekshot. His little boy
commenced to cry and call to his
father not to shoot. The little fellow
then ran towards Montgomery and took hold
of his gun. Montgomery shook him loose.
when Offield raised his gun and fred, the
shot taking effect just below the left nipple.
and making terrific wound. Montgomery
fell forward onh bis face and expired immedi-
ately, his gun going off in the air as he fell.
His only words were, "Oh! my God y
Offield formerly lived in Clackamas county,
Oregon, and was member of the Legisla-
ture of the State at one time. He was COM
mitted to jail without bonds, to await the
action of the Grand jury. Great excite
ment prevails over the tragedy.