Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-13
OREGON.
A Conductors Desperate Fight with a
Tramp.


Conductors Desperate Fight with
Tramp.
PORTLAND (Or.), November 11th.-Con-
ductor Bellinger, of the Oregon and California
Railroad, was assaulted by q drunken passen.
ger with an AK q day or two since between
Roseburg and Riddle. The fellow attempted
to beat his passage, and when Bellinger or
dered him off the train gave his watch
in security for the fare. Shortly after he
came into the baggage car, demanded his
watch, and on being refused grasped an ak
and aimed a vicious blow at Bellinger, who
succeeded in Selling the handle of the AK. A
desperate struggle ensued, and the would. be
assassin was disarmed and we'll thumped
Bellinser refused to make complaint against
the tramp, thinking that be had been suffi.
GENTLY punished.
A Sane Woman Imprisoned i'm n Lunatic
Asylum.
PORTLAND (Or.) November 11th.-Mrs. J,
NJ. Hurley, of Corvallis, is in this city, en-
deavoring to procure the release of her daugh.
ter Mary, aged "a years, from the Insane Asy.
lum. She asserts that her daughter is not
insane, but was placed in the asylum On a
charge trumped up by Judge H. Hurley. of
Lafayette. brother of the girl, who wishes
to acquire control of property to which she is
heir. An investigation of the matter shows
btds platy iutlcy WIS pihcSu III Cne asylum
over two weeks since, on commitment from
the County Judge and two physicians of Ben
ton county, charging her with being KEEP
tomaniac. DR.. Rafferty,, the visiting physi.
clan of the asylum, visited her YESTERDAY,
and says she is not insane. but that the ma
tron of the institution charges her with
pilfering articles OF no use to her since her
incarceration. DIR. Rafferty, does not con.
slider this sufficient ground for OBTAINING her
int rlr,nA o-1A hao L
DR.. Joseph, in charge of the ASYLUM. has
written to her brother in regard TO the mat.
ter. UEless she is at once discharged her
mother will apply for writ of habeas cor
pus.
Advices from Portland.
PORTLAND, November 11tb.-A fire this
afternoon caught in the basement of Kelly.
Dunno Il Co.'S paint house from vsporized
benzine coming in contact with gas Jet. All
the doors and matches were quickly closed
and the fire was emothered. Loss, SIS. 900:
insured. Ths entire block narrowly escap,d
destruction.
In runaway accident this afternoon an
eight-year.cld daughter Of Councilman Keller
was very seriously injured and is not ex.
pected to recover. j. s. Keller, a grown son.
also sustained some injuries.
A Noxon, Montana special says: Alex.
Mcdonald, foreman of the Northern Pacific
construction, had his left leg crushed yester-
day by falling bowlder. and died eighteen
hours after from the shock and loss of blood.
Johnny Moore, saddler of Roseburg,
eloped on Wednesday with his wife's sister,
Lucinda Singleton. Mrs. Moore had for some
time noticed symptoms of undue familiarity
between her husband and her sister, and
upon being demonstrated with he promised to
amend. Some time since Moore's father.in.
law loaned him $500 to purchase saddler's
.1a ~ 1t, L., 49, i
with him both the old mans money and the
daughter. Wednesday morning Moore arose
early and went out without sny explanation
to his wife. Later in the day she found that
her sister was gone, and that the pair had
taken the train to Portland. They were ar
rested here by order of Sheriff Purdorn, but
as 10 complaint was filed sgains. thtm thew
were discharged.
John Psrdue, 80 years of age, Committed
suicide at Oakland, Douglass county. yester.
day morning By shooting himself through the
head with pistol. He has been living with
his son-in-law, James Fl. Mahoney, for years,
and as all his wants were supplied, no reason
can be given fer the act, except that ne was
tired of life
The new passenger tariff went into effect
on the Oregon and California Railroad veg
terday, by which the fares ere materially re-
dueed. Trains will commence TO run regular.
ly from this city to connect with the Northern
Pacific Railroad on the 10Th, when theirs viii
also be reduction of rates and fares on that
line.
G.. III. Geanini, accused of numbering
Georgia Ricco, near Cape Horn on the Coium.
biA some mcnths since, was indicted by the
Grand Jury at Vsncourer, ysakerday, for
murder in the first degree. lie eill be tried
about the LIST OF April.
Suicide OF Draeg&t.
PORTLAND, November 18th. AT $50 To-
night Walter j. DuvaI, aged 80 years, Of the
firm of Knight & Duval conlrdittsd uicide