Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-30
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Lane county. Oregon, is out of debt and
has 1886 IS in the treasury.
The early settlers OF Polk county. Ore
gon, organized pioneer society on the
I4th.
Bears have been seen near the William
cite river, in the vicinity Of Oak Point,
Oregon.
Indications are very favorable for an IN
usually large crop of grapes in and around
Marion county, Oregon.
The bridge across the Colorado river will
be completed and through trains put on to
San Francisco on Wednesday.
The date of holding the Washington
county Orr Agricultural Fair has been
changed from October S.h to October lst.
It is claimed that the consolidation of
the Montana, Idaho and Utah revenue dis
tricts will cause saving of 5000. 900 an.
nually.
AT Pueblo Springs, II. NJ, Wednesday,
A. A. Mcdowell and John McCalla killed
one another i'll q quarrel over mine.
Both were prominenE men.
The large lake on the Santa Margarita
rancho, above the Don Juan Foster house,
San Bernardino, is to be converted into a
storage reservoir for irrigation purposes.
The body of Alfred Anderson, the muir.
derer. who was hanged at Portland, Or,
last Friday, was dissected and closely ex-
amined at the Medical College of the Will
lamette University.
At Tacoma, W. T., last week, J. j. Nc
Laughlin cruelty kicked and beat cub
bsar. He was arrested and fined So and
costs, amounting in all to go 80, and is
now working out the fine on the streets.
The fish in the Willamette, which the
Chinese eat, are found, upon close inspeo-
ton, to have great number of small par
asitical worms, which have eaten holes all
along the back, underneath the scales.
The Chinese don't seem to mind it, how
ever.
The Bodie Free Press says About the
| LIST instant COW on the ranch OF j. III.
Martin, on Bishop creek, gave birth to FIVE
well-developed calves. We are assured
that thie statement is vouched for By aev.
eral OF Mr.. Martins neighbors. It would
be interesting to know the breed, and how
this bovine quintet may get along through
their natural existence.
A human skull, few bones, switch Of
blonde hair and portion of the dress Of
female were found on the banks of a
creek near Bodie last week. Rusty hair.
pins were still sticking in the switch Of
hair. The remains are supposed to be
that of courtesan known az French
Joe," who wandered off in fit OF insanity
in the fall Of 1881.
Hon. Frank a. Stewards Oldest son,
Frank, aged years, was accidentally
killed at his fathers place. at Gregg's
creek, Curry county, Oregon, on the 10Th
instant. Some Cinnamon were digging 0
ditch for Stewart. and had partially under.
mined large log. The boy was in the
ditch, throwing out sand, when che log
rolled in, caught and instantly crushed
him so death.
Attic hnickerbocker ranch last Wednes.
day, says the Placerville Democrat, large
dog belonging to the premises was seized
with hydrophobia, frothed at the mouth,
became furious, and throwing to the ground
little daughter of Thatcher Lovejoy, tore
and mutilated her person in frightful
manner. He then made dash for Captain
Lewis, the proprietor of the stage lines
that center there, who was occupying the
drivers seat on one Of the stages, and the
furious beast made fearful bounds to reach
him, but the Captain drew his pistol and
dispatched him.