Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-06
The Astoria COnIia&raiioa Wholesale
RObbery-VigiIance Commute e Enrnned

ASTORIA, July 5th.-Rumers are current in Port
land, and may be sent to you, that four men have
been lynShed here by vigilance committee. 1t is
not true On the night Of the disastrous fire,
gangs OF Greek and other foreign fishermen COM
mitted wholesale robberies on whatever they could
lay hand on They acted like demons more than
men In one case they snatched the blankets away
with which poor houseles5 mother had covered
two infants while she went in TO save more Of her
bedding, leaving the infant children in charge Of
one little older Stores were openly plundered
before the propretors' eyes, and the Foods handed
to confederates, who dropped them into open boats
in the river near by, and in this way whole fishing
boat leads Of stolen plumber were carried away
across the river to the Washington Territory side
where some OF it was recovered the next day Some
eight nine of these scouudrels were arrested that
night, but owing to the excitement suffici MT
guard was not kept over them, and some confeder.
ates managed unseen to pry open the window bars
Police recaptuTed several of them the next day. and
imprisoned them more securely Their
friends outside, it was reported had made
open threats that il the prsoners were not
would witness another conhagration AS there
are some hundreds of these reck ess foreign fisher
men, and scores Of them under the influence of the
liquors they had stolen, the Mayor deemed Il advs-
able TO call the Council together to adopt special
measures to prevent recurrence Of the previous
nights disaster Prominent and respectable citizens
were privately invited to attend this meeting and to
give their views By a vote of the Council the
Chief of Police authorized to close every saloon
and store at 10 O'Clock that night and the next two
nights, and to appoint forty special policemen The
citizens present, to the number o. siXty.five
signed agreement, each pledging himself to
aid by arms otherwise the Mayor and Chief of
Police in quelling any riot which might endanger
the safety of the city. A preeoncerted signal for
the assembling of the committee arranged the
Mayor and Council giving permission to each one TO
carry weapons. Toe meeting then ad djouTned. At
4. NJ. the fire bell tapped the signal for the com
mittee to assemble at the appointed rendezvous. 1t
was promptly responded TO, aud it was ascertained
that three disreputable saloons we're still OPEN
crowded with men excited with liquor and the pro-
prietors refused to close. The committee marched
in body to the locality and quietly
but firmly ordered the doors closed and
mOnstrated, but concluded to obey. Another re-
fused, but had the saloon closed for him, with
polite invitation to make arrangements to leave the
city within certain time, which he took good care
TO do. TIE third refused, and proposed TO resist
with drawn weapon, which was taken from him
and he was marched to Jail. Since then several
rOughs have taken the alarm, with and some
without notice The committee haviag issued a
printed notice, warning all parties having goods
taken from owners during the fire to inform the
Chief of Police where the same can be found or take
the consequences, resulted in much valuable prop
erty being recovered, and the probability is that
much more will be. Cur town is now perfectly
quiet. Order is restored and steps being taken
by the owners Of property to rebuild the burnt dis
trict as soon as lumber and other material can be
secured
UHprOvOked Shooting.
PORTLAND, July 5th.-Early this morning a man
named James QuIgey, living below the city, was
shot in the back by L. C. Miller. The parties bad
had no quarrel, and so far known the shooting
was without provccation Miller for some years has
been regarded as half insane. Quigley will proba-
bly, die. Miller was arrested.