Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-06-01


and placed in the mill and the mill set in
motion on Monday. and We may now ex.
pect lumber to supply the demand.
The Washingtonian and Torn Talk is the
substitute for the Torn Talk, and is some.
what enlarged and conducted in a similar
style, which is attractive. The graph.
cal makeup is Of first class.
Stock AT LARGE IN THE STREETS.
is an ordnance of the city against stock run.
ming at large in the city. 1t should be en-.
forced. Last Saturday evening while walking
in company with Mrs L. upon the sidewalk
near the Universallst church, COW jumped
upon the sidewalk just ahead of us and run
towards US at a furious speed forcing us to
leave the sidewalk. The fright was such
as to shock the nerves of Mrs. L. and pros
tra.e her for several days. The next day
two daughters of Mr.. Binnard were chased
by COW at the upper end of town. and were
compelled to leave the street and seek an
enclosure. Men and boys are permitted
to gallop their horses at rapid rate through
the streets. These matters need the re.
straints of the law to prevent their occur
renee. Forbearsnce has ceased to be a
virtue.
man commonly called "Apple Sauce John"
was drowned in attempting to swim the
river OIL horseback. The day following a
Chinaman reported that two other men in
| attempting to cross the river below the
mouth of the " hite Bird in small boat
broke one of the oars and drifted down into
a rapid, and the boat swamped and both
We're drowned. The Cinnamon came up to
make the report SO as to have some persons
90 and search for the bodies. Mr.. Shearer
our informant says no one had returned
from the scene up to the time he left the
prairie, and no one knows the names oil
the persons drowned.
KICKED BY HoRsE.-Mr Norris, pack.
er was kicked by vicious horse last Friday
and was dangerously hurt. No one was
present when the accident happened. He
was known to have gone to the corral to
train the horse He was afterwards dis
covered lying on the ground in an insensible
condition with his jaw broken and other In
juries about The head and elsewhere. On
Saturday morning he had not sufficiently
recovered consciousness to be able to give
an account Of just how the accident hap
pened and fears were entertained that he
might be fatally injured. He is better now
SHOT AND KILLEp.-On Thursday of last
week, VIM. Pearsall, a young man 26 years
of age was shot and killed about two miles
west of this city under the following cir
GU Instances: A young lad about ii year.
of age, who went by the name Of Fir .,,t
who had como over from Deadman was en-
.aged in driving team and made tempo
rary stoppings at Mr.. i'earsall's, the fathe,
Of the deceased He was there on Thursday
last at dinner After dinner VIM. Pearsal
and another person were in the kitchen Wa H.
ing the dishes. This Frank came into the
room and commenced fooling with the 9th.
ers, and picked up an old musket which
was standing in the corner of the room for
over six months, and no one supposed it
was loaded. He pointed it towards young
Pearsall and in joking manner said l am
going to shoot you; Pearsall told him not to
point it towards him, as it might be loaded,
but he had no sooner than said this than
Frank pulled the trigger, and the gun was
discharged, the charge entering the body OF
Pearsall between the stomach and the alb
domon. and Pearsall fell back saying an
shot, and expired in about ten minutes
The boy was very much frightened of what
he had DONE and evinced that had no inten
ton Of doing any harm, and had no knowl
edge that the gun was loaded Tn,
grief of the beloved father and others mem
hers of the bereaved family is very great
The deceaed was buried OH Friday. A few
months ago brother died of consumption
This accident is another among many warn
ings against the careless handling of fir.
arms, and especially against ever pointing
gun or pistol towards an other, ever
though the belief is that it is not loaded.