Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-30
OREGON.
Advices from Portland.

PORTLAND, October 2Sth.-First and Front
streets were lighted this evening by electricity
Il is understood that George W. Weidler,
promoter Of the enterprise, will go to New
York next month and make arrangements for
the Edison light for stores aud dwellings
The body of Thomas Ray, who disappeared
near Scio two weeks ago, has been recovered.
The body was pierced with seven buckshot,
two in the back of the head. August MIN.
chick, peighbor of Rays, is strongly sus.
pected, and has surrendered himself to the
authorities of Linn county to prevent vio-
lence. He declares his innocence.
VIM. Van Damme, who was accused of
shooting his wife with shotgun loaded with
gravel, at her heme, near the Oregon and
California Railroad shops, two months ago,
was on trial the past three days. The jury
this afternoon found him guilty Mrs. Van
Damme has not yet recovered from the
wound, and was brought into Court She
declared her husbands innocence but her
statement the morning after the occurrence,
that he did shoot her, was accepted as the
trath. 1t is not likely that she will ever re-
cover from the wound in the face
+. Mccoy was killed Yesterday near Cot
tage Grove, Lane county, by falling tree
He had chopped the tree off, and it fell
against some others, and while endeavoripg
co clear it, go that it could fall, it came sud.
denly down, crushing him to death. He
leaves wife and three small children
j. Baudy, farmer from Rockford, w. T.,
is here searching for his wife and child. who
have been on visit to her parents at Kerby-
vile, Josephine county. J. Z. Wilson, a
merchant of Rockford, left there shortly
after Mrs. Bandy's departure, and he was
with her at her fathers, and telegraphed
Bandy that he would accompany her home.
Wilson's store was closed for debt during his
absence, and since he and Mrs. Bandy left
her fathers nothing has been heard of them.
Bapdy will send photcgr of Wilson in
all directions. He is anxious to recover his
child and let his wife 60. Wilson is said to
have brother in Willamette valley who fol.
lows DEMONSTRATING for profession Bandy
thinks the fellow calling himself G. w. Jack
SOD, held to answer here to-day in 81, 500 on
three charges of horse-stesling. is that brother
Andrew Bergendsll, a Sxede residing six
miles from East Portland, on the Foster road,
while hunting this afternoon stepped Cd o
log, and. losing his bslsuce, slipped off the
log, the hammer of the gun striking against
it and disrharginy the piece. TIE load of
buckshot entered bis abdomen, causing in
slant death.
County Officers Appointed.
SALEM, October 2S.b - The following
county officers for the new county OF Klam-
ath have been appointed by Governor
Putnam, Sheriff; w. @. Hale, Clerk; o. I.
Brown and Stephen Stul1el. Commissioners
Z. r. Reames, Treasurer; J. W. Hsrnsker,
Surveyor James Ii. Clark. Assessor Viii
liam a. Wright, School Superintendent Dr..
S. G. Sumner, Coroner.
Body Feund-A Cook Missing.
PORTLAND. October 29th.-Lste this after.
| noon the body of man in an advanced stage
of decomposition was found in a copss of
willows On Swan Island, two miles below the
city. There was clothed blood about both
temples, and indications of murder. The
body was above high-water mark, and was
evidently that of man 30 to SO years old,
well dressed, checked business suit, gold
sleeve buttons. with a monogram sd. A"
The body will be brought to the Morgue to.
=msssoE aud sn inquest held.
John Leihy, cook at the Merton House,
has been missing for seven days, and thscase
was reported to the palice. He left home to
go to bis work, and that is the lsst heard Of
| him.