Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-10
OREGON,
Items from Portland.

PORTLAND, July Sth.-A passenger to-
night brings an account OF killing at Mos
COW, Idaho, on the 4th instant. Frank Hill,
a noted desperado had quarrel with War
rem Dougherty. clerk in w. j. McConnelrs
store, few weeks ago, and gave Dougherty
a severe beating. On the morning of the
4th Hill filed himself with whisky, mounted
horse and rode to the residence of Dough
erty, and disnounted. Dougherty saw him
and called him to halt. Hill made rush
for Dougherty, who fired, the ball taking
effect in Hills side. The wounded man re-
mounted his horse, rode back to the saloon,
where he fell dead from the horses back. He
has been the terror Of the whole neighbour
hood.
The barn of E. G. Darling, near Oakland,
Douglas county, was struck by lightning a
few days ago, and burned, together with its
contents, including six valuable horses. LOIS,
50, 900 no insurance. A lire last night in w.
T. Gray & Co.'s machine shops, at Salem,
destroyed machinery and patterns valued at
So 600 insurance, $4,000.
On the evening Of the 4th of July drunken
man came to the city jail and began talking
to Captain luther on watch. he was very
much under the influence of liquor, and made
brag that he had killed a Chinaman in
Chico. luther Immediately locked him up
on charge of drunk and disorderly. The
prisoner gave the name of j. l.. keifer In
the morning, when sober, he denied that his
name was Keller, and gave Reynolds as his
name. Chief of Police Lappeus next morn
ing telegraphed to Chico whether such per-
son as Keller was wanted for murder, and re-
ceived an affirmative answer; also that $500
reward was offered for his arrest. Lappeus
telegraphed description, and was told to
hold him. To night Officer Rundel, of Chico,
arrived here overland and identified Keller as
the murderer of Chinamsn in 1879. The
prisoner refuses to be interviewed, and main
tains silence toward reporters and police off
GERS. Nothing is known Of him here except
that he came from The Dslles few days be.
fore with bunch ofihorses, which he sold.
The Chinese merchants of this city have
formed protective union to protect theil
business interests.
Articles have been fled with the Secretary
of State Incorporating the Lake View Iusti
tute. Object to build and maintain an in
stitution Of learning in Lake county.
The Captain of the German ship Fritz to
day paid into Court $780, the amount of fn'
imposed for carrying an excess of nineteeI
Chinese passengers from Hongkong to thi
port.
This evening Henry Bacon and Hickory
Johnston, two notorious "toughs," went tt
one of the Park blocks. on B street, to settl,
dispute with 6st-6ght in presence of I
crowd of fifty or more. Johnston came ou
second best, when his friends cried ecu
him." whereupon Johnston whipped out /,
dirk, and made slash, cutting cash in hi
antagonists abdomen seven inches long, bu
not deep. Bacon bled profusely, but thu
wound is not considered dangerous. Johnston
attempted to escape, and ran several blocks
but was captured by the policemen aut
locked up.
Thrown from n Horse and Killed.
PORTLAND, July 9sh.-Joseph Cornell, ;
pioneer of Washington county, was thrown
from a horse Friday and killed, near Hills
boro.