Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-06-26
COAST CULLINGS.
Devoted Principally to Washington
Territory and California

round near Merna, Gal, WIN Ills 5kuii
crushed, having apparently been
killed while asleep on the track.
Gopshee, one of Apache murderers
of Diehl d year ago in The Saddle
Rock district, Ariz., has been convicted
of murder.
Henry Holmes, carpenter, died
OF lockjaw at San Rafael, Cal. A few
days ago he was. handling plank,
when it slipped from his grasp, aud
nail in the end went through his loot.
The entire business portion OF the
town of Upton. Cal, WAS destroy ed
by fire. Thirteen buildings war
burned. The loss was nearly $35, 900 !;
Insurance, $4,000.
The new cruiser Charleston will be
launched ut the Union Iron Works
shipyard, San Francisco, on the 4th OF
July. The affair will made the occa
sion OF celebration at the shipyard
d. Sullivan WAS drowned at Astoria,
Or. 1t is supposed he fell in going oti
II ladder on the steamer A. b. Field, al
Loinenweber's cannery. He was a
deckhand on the Field.
A gang OF cowboys took possession
OF Stewart, Col, and about demolished
the postoHice and its contents. About
100 shots were fired, but no one was
hurt.
james Turner, employed by the
| California Southern railroad at Old
Town, Cal, was killed by throwing
himself, while temporarily insane, be
fore an incoming freight.
Robert Beardsley, proprietor OF
Beardsley's hot springs, three miles be-
low Challis, Custer county, Idaho, was
drowned, while fording Salmon river.
His team were also drowned. The
body has not yet been recovered.
John Leahy, a carpenter at work on
the Spring Valley Water Company's
buildings near Belmont, Cal, fell from
II scafiolding distance of thirty five
feet on cement pavement, and was
instantly killed.
M. }. Gillen, while painting the
court house at San Andreas, Cal, was
instantly killed by the scaffolding Civ
ing way, and his being precipitated
head first to the ground, distance OF
twenty-five feet.
A two year-old son of j. M. Farley,
of Nicasio, Cal, fell into vat of boil.
ing water, and was frightfully scalded
The water had been prepared to scald
hogs, and the boy, unnoticed, walked
into it.
Not less than 100 armed men, with
blood hounds, are searching for two
men who brutally assaulted Lizzie
Woughtel, at Winters, Cal. Rewards
for their arrest now aggregate
$1,000.
AT the crossing of the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad, Ben Pressett, of Salt
Lake, Utah, was crossing the track
with two horses, when an engine
struck them, killing him and both
horses.
Charles Chapman, welLknown
farmer OF White Rock, Eidorado
county, Cal, expired from the effects
of barley beard, which lodged in the
mans nose, about week ago, eaus
ing inflammation which resulted in
death.
A man named Seybold met with a
horrible death at San Francisco. He
WIS engaged in piling iron rails at
Battery street warehouse, and while in
STOPPING posture rails tumbled down
on his head, crashing it to IA mass
Seybold leaves u family in the East.
The Bar Association at San Fran.
cisco has decided to disbar ATTORNEY
ii. ii. Lowenthal, whose connection
With the Little Pete bribery case will
be we'll rememberer. The association
has appointed committee to prose
cute hum in the Supreme Count.
A former employe of the California
Southern railroad named Long was
caught IN the act of misplacing a
switch in the yards at National Clty
Cal, and arrested. 1t is claimed he
was trying to wreck train in revenge
fUr being discharged.
| A boiler in the works of the Sacra
mento (Cal) Wool Pullery exploded
with terrific force. The building was
wooden structure was 32x40 feet in
dimensions, and was literally blown to
pieces. The men being at dinner.
there Was no loss of life.
IL. S. Wheeler, recently employed
by the government in the construc
ton OF lighthouses on the Oregon
coast, dropped dead of heart disease
at Alameda, Cal. Deceased who was
II member of the Masonic order, is
about 90 years of age, and widower
A three story brick building owned
10y the Sharon estate, and occupied bv
the West Coast Furniture Co, burned
at San Francisco. The loss to the
building is estimated at $4,000. The
Furniture Co.'S loss is $4,000, insur-
ance $4,000. A finely wrought cabi-
net intended to hold cereals to be SOM
to the Sydney exposition from this
State, and valued at $1,000, was de
str 'yed. The furniture factory of A
Johnson, and the carpenter shop OF
John Cuh, adjoining, were damaged
to the extent of 81 600.
"A curious freak of memory i. that