, 1888-11-29

Sarah Althea Terry for beating Marshal
Franks and having deadly weapon IN ner
l possession.
Alfred Fallon, who was arrested at his
| home In the Russ house one morning this
week for an alleged attempt to kill MS
wife, was given preliminary examina.
tion TO o.day, at which he testified that ne
returned home late at night and 10 the
| darkness stumbled over bis wife, both fail'
| ing to the fioor. Not knowing what ne
| did, he drew q revolver, butt had no IN
tention OF using 1t, and on being told 70
put it down, did so. The court, nowever, M
held him in $4,000 bail TO anewer Tue
| Judge Hoffman in the United States
district court this morning made an order
I directinQ that Louis Sharp, who murdered
w. H. Dineley and shot John O'Brien last
July ut Popo6 Island, Alaska, be removed
Governor Waterman has refused to in
terfere In the case Of the three murderers
OF Lowell, sentenced to hang ut Placerville
on Novembet goth;
| The bark Templar, nineteen days from
| Seattle with cargo OF coal, ran on the
Topquin shoal In the harbor to-day % ss she
was entering without pilot. and 10 hrmly
| fxed. An effort will be made to get her
| of tomorrow.
The ship Invincible, CAPTAIN Lewis,
bound for Melbourne from Port Biakely
with cargo of lumber, put IN here to-day
| In distress, having had cabin stove IN,
wheel and chronometers washed away
and Chief Mate Mayors. a native OF Penn,
| sylvania. was washed overheard ana
drowned.
John Brown, aged 65. attempted sui
eide Ia hotel here this afternoon. ne
slashed his throat with q razor and cut bis
right leg above the ankle. The pain was
too much for him, however, and Brown
screamed for help and his life was saved.
PORTLAND, Nov. "a, Special, al,-Among
the marriage licenses Of the week was one
which by the courtesy of the county clerk,
was withheld FROM the daily papers. II
was drawn with the names of CarlUtta I.
G.. Overton, the only daughter of Captain
Quentin, of the United States army, re-
tired, and c. II. r. Fitzgerald
A sensational report was started
yesterday that the young couple had been
married contrary to the wishes OF the
young ladys parents, and without their
knowledge. such appears. however, not
10 Do UQt Case. Il nc mdIIldkC was hhOWu
to both captain anbMrs. Quentin, but the
affair was consu mated sooner than they
expected. The young couple. probably
through some romantic notion, were
married last Wednesday afternoon and are
now living at boarding house in this citv.
All the interested parties were interviewed
to-day by your correspondent, and the per-
feet freedom with which they talked pre-
cluded all ideas of sensation. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald is young Englishman OF means
who intends TO make Portland his home.
w. H. Holcomb. general manager Of the
Union Pacific system, was expected to
night. He will come on the Union Pacific
to Pocatelo, thence will 60 north on the
Utah L. Northern to Montana, and from
there to this city on the Northern Pacific
PORTLAND. Nov. 90, Special - The suit
of g. w. Hunt against the Oregon Paci-
&c Railroad to recover $3.50, 900 for q |
breach of contract, was compromised to- |
day, the plaintiff accepting check for |
$50. 900 for work and another for $5073 to |
cover the costs of the suit. Hunt had a
contract to build fifty miles of road from q |
point forty miles east OF Albany, and Nell |
son Bennett q contract for forty miles |
bet ween there and Albany. Last Deceu,.
Der they annulled the contract and sus-
pended work because they had not been
paid for several months and could get no
as to when they would be.
The company sued Hunt ut Albany for
bl5O, 900 for breach Of contract. He filed
! cross bill and recently got judgment for
BIG. 900. The compromise will result in
he dismissal of the suit instituted by
Hunt in Portland TO recover $50. 900.
3ennetts suit for 1851 1926 will also be
PORTLAND, Nov. 90, Special. - Hickory
an old time character on the Pa
ific coast and man with an unenviable
equation, WIS shot in the groin tonight
" James Stewart. q Van Couver saloon
,eeper. womon who had been living
With johnson invited Stewart TO her room.
ohnson came in and found them together
rt, the latter drew gun and shot. John
ons wound is bad one bu. not necessari-
, fatal. All three are in custody.
Senator Dolph left for Washington via
'acoma on Wednesday. He expects to
each the capital before Thanksgiving.
'enator Mitchell will leave this week
PORTLAND. Nov. 90, Special.-Judge
llyn of the United States district court
{ Vancouver, w. T., to day rendered a
ecision in the famous mission case" In
vhich the Catholic bishop of Nesqually
aid claim to a portion Of the United
tates military reservation at Vancouver
nder the act of congress of 184S. The
ourt held the claim to be untenable and
isnissed the bill.
PORTLAND, Nov. 90, Special To-day a
oung man named Frank Cox, died at the
ospital from injuries received some days
go. He was thrown from hack by a
cam running away and suffered concus-
inn uf the hrain Hp upvpr rocovarod |
onsciousness since the accident.
Judge Stearns to-day sentenced Ben Nc
luillsn to the penitentiary for attempted
,urOlarv MACMILLAN was cau0ht in the !