Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-20

OREGON.


Items from Portland.
PORTLAND. November 19.h.-A heavy,
cold rain is prevailing.
Judge A. L. Bennett, Judge of the Fifth
Judicial District of this State, has expressed
an intention soon to resign his seat on the
bench.
The recent heavy rains caused rise in the
Willamette river, so that navigation is re-
sumed as far as Salem.
The trial # John Elfus, for the brutal muir
der of Dan Haggerty, commences in Walla
Walla in few days. Elfus is said to be try.
ing the insanity dodge. Public sentiment is
very strong against him.
j. ID. O'Boy was arrested on the Is h
short distance from Palouse City, on a charge
of murder, about two years ago, of four
Cinnamon working and mining claim be-
low Lewiston, Idaho. The names of three
men, who are known to have committed
the crime, were soon after sscertained
by The authorities, but the whereabouts
full search. could not be discovered
O'Boy, one of the three, was found few
days ago working in o railroad gang and i'm.
mediately arrested. The other two accom-
plices, however, managed to escape. O'Boy
has been taken to Lewiston, where an indict-
ment for murder has been found. The murder
was 8 old.blooded affair, committed for rob
berry.
This evening Gus. Larue, conductor of
construction train, entered restaurant at
Pendleton, Oregon, and stabbed repeatedly
Mark Ingram, waiter. in the face, on the
arm and side. The wounds are very serious.
Ingram then knocked Lsrus down and
kicked him badly. The latter is in custody
on a charge of assault to commit murder.
G. d. Prescott, resident manager of the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company,
has been quite i'll for some days with nervous
prostratiop. brought on by too close an appli-
cation to official duties. On the arrival of T.
f. Oaks. Vice President of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, in few days, manager
Prescott will make visit to the Atlantic
States to recuperate.
Drowned = Chinese Strikers Return to
Work Judgment Rendered Sale OF
Hops.
PORTLAND, November 19sh-Albert Nash,
aged 80 years. was drowned yesterday on the
lower Columbia. His body was recovered.
About 300 Chinese, who some time ago
struck on the Portland and Kalams Branch
Railroad, have gone to work again. This
| force is now engaged in ballastiug the road.
In the United States Circuit Court to-day.
Judge Deadly rendered a Judgment for 81, 200
against Bschman & Bro, the defaulting
bankers, in the suit of J. Taylor against that
firm for the recovery of money intrusted to
their custody.
The first important hop sale of the season
closed to-day. Three hundred bales for East
ern and foreign account were sold at 20 cents.
Capture of a Murderer.
PORTLAND, November 19sh.-News is Just
receiver here from Astoria to the effect that
John Leahy, the murderer of Jack Leonard
near Astoria on Sunday, was brought to the
latter point to-day. James and Mike Leahy,
brothers of the murderer, were also arrested
and brought to Astoria. John Leahy &C
knowledged that he killed Leonard. and says
he is glad he committed the murder. The
Coronei's jury charge John with murder,
and accuse the two brothers with being &C.
csssories before and after the fact. The
prisoners will have a preliminary examina.