Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-22
OREGON.
Advices from Portland.

PORTLAND, September Dist. At the
annual election held by the Oregon State Ag.
ricultural Society, the following officers
were elected: President, J. T. Appersou
Vice Presidents, NJ Wilkins and John G..
Wright Secretary, George A. Publes.
The receipts at the gate of the fair for the
past two days were over six thousand dol
lars. The attendance is daily Increasing. and
the display is fully up to the standard Of the
past years.
Early yesterday morning Chief Watkins
and a fOrcs Of police made wholesale raid
on the Chinese tan gamblers of the city,
resulting in the capture of 1S3 Celestials.
The City Jail is filed TO oveIfowing,by these
gamblers.
The Grand Jury have returned mot true
bill in the case Of the State vs. William
Acock, charged with murder. Acoclz shot
and instantly killed gambler named james
Morey few weeks ago during querrel over
{, sme Of card. Toe defense was that Acock
acted only in self defense.
A special dispatch from Horss Plains,
Idaho Territory, states shat destructive hre
visited the little town Of Rlthdrum yssbsr.
day. The fire originated in the kitchen Of
the Commercial House. The hotel was TO-
sally destroyed also two saloons and dry
goods store. The total loss will reach S1O.-
900; total Insurance., 50. coo.
A. the State Fair to-day the three in FIVE
race wac won bv Black Hawk in three
straight heats. Time, 5:5l.
Over 1000 graders who we're engaged until
rscently On the Portland and X alama Branch
Railroad have been ordered to Seattle to
work on the Cascades and Cedar River
branch.
Yesterday two trains collidad a: Whites
station, in Yambiil county, several cars be-
ing badly smashed and a little girl serioualy
injured
PORTLAND September 21ss.-A coarse,
licentious fellow, giving The name of Jim
R9dgere, was arrested ro-dsY, charged with
attempted outrage on little 6.year-old
daughter of Carl Wsuzel. He denies all
knowledge of the crime, but circumstances
prove his guilt bsyond doubt.
To day the Imperial Touring mills Of Ore
gon City were sold to the Oregon City Fieur.
irg Mills Company. The purchase prics was
$4,000.
Willard sends dispatch to the Astoria
Chamber of Commerce, saying that he will
be glad 70 build the Astoria and Forest
Grove Railroad ii they will fnd contractors
60 construct the line for $50 600 per mile ard
furnish terminal facilities, provided the co.,
tractors will accept in payment 500, 900 in
first mortgage bonds, and $4,000 in second
mortgage bonds per mile, that being the
compsDys only available funds at present.
A man named Lincoln Logsor, living in
Walla Walla county, accidentally shot him
self in the abdomen yesterday. 1t is said he
cannot possibly recover.
The body Of murdered Cinnamon was
found at Grand Prairie. Grant county, yes
terdav. He was sheepherder. His cabin
was found rifisd. There is no clue to the
perpetrators, but the authorities are investi-
eating the affair.
Yesterday morning the bark Forest Queen,
on the way from Tacoma to San Francisco with
cargo of lumber. was blown ashore at high
tide al Robinson Point, Vashon Island. The
vessel was high and dry at low tide, bat when
high tide came again the hold of the vessel
| filed with water. Several unsuccessful at.
tempts were made to pull the bark off.
large force of men are employed in unloadinq
the lumber from the deck and pumping Out
the hold.