Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-18

behind on the seasons work There has been
q great variation in the catch during the past
week. The daily average of the boats has
been ten to twenty-five. The average for the
week has been about seventeen. As we have
had no food of consequence this year. no ex-
ira run is expected in July.
The wool market has been active during
the past week, and sales have been liberal.
Though equal to last week, a larger part of
the business of the week has been in medium
grades of eastern Oregon woods at 21@224c,
while the better grades have sold at 23@24Ac
though offerings are very light of this class of
wool. Eastern Oregon, 1Sa24lc; valley.
20@273c.
lsECoND DIsPATCHI
! PORTLAND, June 17th.-The Grand Jury
of the State Circuit Court adjourned this
evening. During its labors SO indictments
were returned and Is bills were ignored.
| A man named Thomas Jackson has been
arrested here on suspicion OF being the villain
who outraged the little six-year. old daughter
of NJ. Andrews a few days ago. The Grand
Jury returned true bill against jackson.
| There is some doubt about Jackson being
the right person, but the matter will be thor
oushly investigated.
! Mrs. l.. Elkins, wife of Hon. Luther Ell
kins, an old pioneer of Linn county died at
her home in Lebanon yesterday, at the age
of Is years.
| Abe Nelson, the young man who was run
over near Independence, Polk county. few
days ago. by grain roller, died from the eff
fects yesterday.
w. w. Francis, the man who suddenly and
mysteriously disappeared from his home in
Halsey, Linn county, some days ago. has rs-
turned. For time it was supposed that
| Francis had been murdered but it soon be-
came evident that he had skipped the coun-
| try. Francis tells very thin story about
| the whole mystery. He says he met man
and woman on the highway in wagon that
the man shot at him with pistol; he was
thrown from his horse, and remembers nothing
until he found himself alone in the mount
aims bruised and wounded. He lived for
some days on berries and herbs, and finally
wandered back to the settlements. He
claimed that he had been robbed of all his
money. Some think Francis is insane, and
others think he is feigning
A our-year-old dau9 9hter of Martin Thomp
son was drowned yesterday in White Salmon
river, Klickitat county, w. Z. The child
was playing on the bank of the stream, and
fell into the water. An unavailing search
was made for the body.
The notorious Turner robbers were on trial
yesterday at Salem. Bradshaw entered
plea of guilty on one of the three indict-
other two. He was tried on the latter two
and convicted on both, and then pleaded
guilty on all three indictments. Both prison
ers were sentenced to five years on the first
indictment, and it is thought they will get
five more each on the other two, though it is
possible that Glenn, in consequence of his
pleas, which saved the Court some trouble,
may get off with some years less and Brad
shaw get few years more The latter thinks
hox rot ft,ra, ,tryx, ~ ts,,,a
The weather is cool and showery
Killed by sheep shears-Fatal saloon
ROw-Leg Broken.
The DALLEs, June 17th.-Frank Driver, a
young man 20 years of age, was killed last
Tuesday, at Antelope, in this county, by hay-
ing pair of sheep shears in the hands of
comrade kicked by sheep into his left side.
Both men were close together at the time
shearing sheep. Driver resided in this city
for the past two years, and is known to some
of our citizens. He is nephew of Rev. l.
ID. Driver.
man by the name of Pat Burns was shot
at the saloon at tunnel No. early this morn
ing by William Pierce. Both men were in
toxicated at the time, and Burns ran two
men out of the saloon, cutting one by the
name of Quinn in the neck. Pierce came II
again and was attacked by Burns with q
knife, when the former discharged one bar
rel of a shotgun into Burns left side. Pierce
walked into town to-day and delivered him
| self into the custody of Sheriff Storey to
await examination which will take place to-
morrow, when the particulars will be given.
Burns is a young man about S0 and Pierce
! 2S. Both were at work in the tunnel.
| A little son of Mr. Gibson, aged 10 years,
residing at the Garrison. was thrown from a.
horse to-day and had his leg broken.
The Paige Trial.
PENDLEToN, June 17th.-Eyilence for the
defendant in the case of the State vs. Paige
was closed at 3 P. NJ, and testimony In re
| buttal is now being introduced. The prohs--
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