The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-03-16
OREGON NEWS.
Everything Of General Interest In q
Condensed Form.


A postoffice has been established a
Sc. Louis, Douglas county, and ID. ID
liof appointed postmaster.
A postoffice has been established al
Ferry, Curry county, and Sarah E
Cooley appointed postmistress.
| During the last four months of 1881
Jackson county fruit growers shipped
over S26, 900 worth of fruit
1t is estimated, says the Jacksonville
Sentinel, that 10000 deer were killed
for their hides in this county last year
Robert Glow has been removed from
the position Of Superintendent OF the
State Prison. His successor is Geo
S. Downing.
DIR. Lane has caused every one oI
the inmates of the State Insane Asy-
lum who has not been inoculated in
side OF i've years 10 be vaocinated.
William E., son of William and
Blanca Hill, of Wilbur, died from a
fracture of the skcll, caused by fall
from bluff of rocks near his home.
Near West Stayton an old man
named Jesse Morris was struck by a
falling tree, and his skull was mashed
so that he is not expected 10 live.
A man by the name OF John Nyberg
| got into a row with balf-breed at
Gardiner, and stabbed him in the
back, which it is thought will prove
fatal. Nyberg was arrested, and now
languishes in jail at Roseburg.
Officer Merritt, OF Baker CITY, was
shot in the left leg, below the knee,
while attempting 10 ARREST man who
gives his name as Lownsdale, and who
| it was thought was endeavoring 10
effect an entrance into q jewelry store.
Late adviees from the Chloride mine
at Rock creek give the width OF the
in at eight feet and exceedingly rich.
Ore from the south drift nf the Cracker
Greek mine has assayed 1888 gold, and
from the north drift $l59 gold 10 the
ton.
The government is issuing rations
to the starving Piutes in tlfe vicinity
of Fort Mcpermit, says the Lake
County EfdminNT, About twelve tons
of -four and $4,000 pounds of beef will
be distributed among them by the
military.
A burglar entered the residence OF
John Williams, in Baker City, a few
nights ago through a bedroom window,
and helped himself 10 all the cold
victuals that could be found, setting
the table and partaking of his meal i'm
kingly style. B fore leaving the house
he wrote note returning thanks to
the family for the excellent meal
Says the Plineville Netes: A fatal
accident happened on, or rather in,
Bridge creek, near its mouth. A
Swede, herding sheep for Mr. Austin,
crossed the creek on the ice in the
morning. and when he came back in
the evening The ice had broken up and
was floating furiously and madly with
the swollen current. He attempted to
recrCss the stream on horseback TO his
cabin, and was drowned.
Preparations are being made 10 put
rack in the Clackamas river at the
fish hatchery, in order TO catch salmon
bound up the river and strip them of
their spawn. The rack win consist of
pickets driven into the bed of the
river at an angle of As degrees, in front
of q row of piling. Last year wire was
used, but has been discarded as pickets
driven tive inches apart have been
found TO answer the purpose better.
Placer mining operations have COM
menced at the old camp at Mormon
basin, and though the water supply is
less than usual, a run Of two or three
months will be had, says Baker City
paper. The placers of this camp are
all rich and the body of gravel extern
sive. Porter Colt, superintendent of
the Colt claims, anticipates a good
season up to the month of July. The
mines of Amelia, few miles from the
basin, are also being worked.
The report of Superintendent II
Mcbride, of the Multnomah county
poor farm, for February, shows that
during the month two persons were
admitted, while sixteen left or were
discharged. On March l there were
fifty persons at the farm, including
fourteen Chinese lepers. Since the
farm was opened 1864 persons have
been received at it. OF this number
1856 were white malee-593 Ameri-
cans and 463 foreigners-435 colored
and 73 white women.
There are hundreds of wild cattle
in the high hills skirting the Umpqua
valley. Some of these are 25 years
old. They are concealed in the dense
growth OF oak and fir in the mountains.
While feeding there are always a few
bulls TO act as sentinels. They got
wild in 1853, when the first settlers
came to the valley. Their cows wand
cred off and could not be found. In
few years all the pioneers had TO do
when they wanted beef was to go into
the mountains and kill it. Some OF
the cattle are very large and fat, one
large bull weighing at least 400 lbs
Nay Simmons, young man of 19,
committed suicide in a most shocking
manner, on the farm of VIM. Sapping-
field, ten miles northeast of Salem, on
Howell prairie. He was plowing in
sixty-fve acre field with three-horse
team, and when on the opposite side
of the field east of the house, hitched
two of the horses, tied halter strap
to the double tree, and making a slip
moose of tie other end placed it round
his neck, and then started the team,
walked a few steps, and then fell down
and was dragged to death. Two young
men hunting for cattle found him
dead. The horses appeared to have
walked about 600 yards and to have
choked the life out CT the young man.
Trouble about certain young man
caused Miss Laura Roget and Miss Fan
ME Mathey to engage in rough-and-