The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-17
COAST CuLLlNGs.
Devoted PR1NcIpALLY TO WASHINGTON
TERRITORY AND CALiFoRNIA.

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Taylor, was drowned while swimming
in the Ventura river, near San Buena
Ventura, Cal.
Fire in the snow sheds at Cisco,
Cal, destroyed 1000 feet of sheds.
BY great efforts the station and other
property were saved.
A young man named Ryan, a
resident of San Francisco, was
drowned in the Sacramento river, near
Sacramento, Cal.
Jack Sheridan, hod-carrier, fell
from horse car at Los Angeles, Cal.
The wheels passed over his chest, and
he died in few moments. He leaves
a widow and several children.
Cory L. Young, aged 19 years, son
OF j. s. Young, of San Francisco, was
accidently shot and killed while hunt
ing. He was alone at the time. The
cause of the accident is unknown.
A boy named Willie Kearney, Z
years old, started across q street IN
San Francisco, when an ice wagon be
ing driven at rapid rate, suddenly
turned the corner, running over the
boy and crushing him to death.
William Tatum, an inmate of the
German hospital at San Francisco be
came violently delirious, and jumped
from the third-story window of the
hospital, distance of fifty feet, light
ing on his head. Death resulted al
most instantly.
Fire broke out in L. Voss's lumber
yard at Hunts hill. six miles from
Nevada City, New, and 100000 feet oi
choice lumber was burned, causing q
loss of from $4,000 to $4,000 There
was small insurance. The fire is
thought to be incen diary.
Frank Jacobs and Harvey Nesbitt
boys II years old, went hunting squir.
rels near Stockton, Cal, with dogs
While walking over the fields, Jacobs
was shot in the right side, the ball
entering the stomach. The wound
may prove fatal.
A man named Daniel Kinsall, was
killed by train near San Buena Ven
tura, Cal. He was completely be
headed. The trunk was found lying
near the rail, and the head had rolled
off several feet. It is thought he fel
upon the track.
The Deadwood quartz mill, on Dee
creek, three miles from Deadwood
Cal, burned, causing loss of severa
thousand dollars. The fire, it is sup
posed, was of incendiary origin. Til,
mill contained eight stamps. Til,
sheriff offers a reward of 5000 for tn,
arrest and conviction OF the guiltl
parties.
Fire, believed to have been incen
diary, at Los Angeles, Cal, destroyed
the residence and a barn containin.
six horses of John Ryan. a saloon
keeper, and a building occupied b,
Zetta & Isaacs, secondhand dealers
Total loss, $500; partly insured
Tue charred remains of Patrick Nc
Carthy, laborer, were found after th
fire was extinguished. He is sup
posed to have been intoxicated.
A I6-year-old boy named Bartholo
NEW Nyham, employed in the rop
works at the Potrero, in San Franci:
co, was instantly killed. He was en-
1 gagged in the works when one OF tn
rapidly revolving bobbius was re
| leased from its socket and flew through
the air with terrific force. 1t struc
the boy upon the back of the neck
dislocating the spinal column an
causing instant death.
Oscar Legault killed a negro name
| Samuel Morris with blow of his fis
at Truckee, Cal. The killing occurre
in a saloon. Morris struck Legaul
who had not molested him. Legaul
struck him with his fist squarely o.
| the bridge of the nose. Pieces {
bone were driven into the head, caus
ing deash in one hour. The coroner
jury completely exonerated Legault
Morris had served a term in Sal
Quentin.
Fire at Fulton, Cal, destroye,
about $4,000 worth of property, con
sisting of brick wine cellar, and it
contents, $4,000 gallons of wine
valued at $4,000, owned by W. Chi:
holm, of Petaluma. The buildin
was valued at 81 900, and outbuilding
were valued at 800. There being n
available water with which to quencl
| the flames wine was substituted. Tn
loss is partially covered by insurance
The origin of the fire is not known.
Manuel ]. Silva committed suicid
at San Francisco, by cutting hi
throat with a razor. For some tim
past he had been suffering from
severe illness, and was consequent,
in very respondent mood. He aros
from his bed and told his wife he wa
going to the kitchen to get drink o
water. She followed hlm, drew tn
water, and while waiting for him T.
finish drinking, noticed him suddenl,
totter and fall. When a light wa
brought she discovered her husban'
| had cut his throat and was dead.
Fritz Anschlag, the condemne,
Garden Grove murderer, was over
heard in the county Jail at Los An
geles, CAL, trying to bargain with tn
other prisoners to procure him strych
! nine. The officials of the j Ill becam
suspicious that Anschlag knew of tn
presence of poison within the prisol
and instituted search, which resulte,
in the discovery of a quantity c
strychnine in the empty shell of
cartridge in the cell of Frank Fray
awaiting trial for arson. How poisol
got into the Jail is not known; but
is thought Anschlag was aware wher
it was and would have used it to chea
the gallows had it not been discoN
cred.
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