Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-07
COAST CULLlNGS.
Devoted Principally to Warrington
Territcry and California

cisco, sank in the Sacramento river.
A Chinaman at Marysville, Cal,
while smoking opium, kicked over a
lamp and was suffocated in the flames.
A ship loaded with 35,505 packages
of tea has Just arrived at Tacoma, w.
T., from China.
The wife of Chas. Brazil, OF Port
Townsend, w. T., ran away with their
only child and $lS7 in money.
A man named Frink died in San
Francisco hospital from delerium ire
mems.
A fire in the business portion oil
Calico. Cal, destroyed $4,000 worth
of property.
John A. Coutolenc accidentally
| shet and killed himself at San Fran
cisco, while cleaning a shotgun.
John boucher, murderer, COM
mitted suicide at San Bernardino,
Cal, by hanging.
FIG. B. Decarvalho, aged 81, was
drowned at Crystal Springs, CAL,
while bathing.
A sailor named w. A. Harbight,
was lost at sea from the schooner Cole
man, on the trip to San Francisco.
VIM. Miller, OF Aplos, CAL, was
drowned while bathing in the surf
near his ranch.
George Stevenson, Of CLAIMS, A. T.,
was found shot through the heart.
A Mexican was arrested on suspicion.
A fireman named Fish, was caught
under train in collision near Soler-
ante. Cal and his leg had to be ampu-
tated to release him.
While ]. Flood and VIM. Bacon
were fighting at San Francisco, bull
dog belonging to Flood bit Bacon 80
badly that he died.
Mary Won, a convict in the San
Quentin States prison, seriously
wounded the matron, by striking her
on the head.
A colored man was shot dead by
three deputy sheriffs while resisting
arrest by force OF arms, at Alberquer-
que. N. NJ.
A report reached Laredo, Tex, OF
the disastrous wreck of a construction
train on the Mexican National rail-
road at the front, in which fifteen
men were killed. A relief train was
s,nt to the scene from Saltillo.
Fifteen houses in the Chinese
gu lrter OF Oroville, Cal, we're destroyed
by tire. The fire started in the Chin
csc Masonic hall, a two-story frame
and burned seven houses on each side
One brick store, supposed to he fire
proof, was destroyed. Loss, $4,000
insurance small.
Z. G. Marshall, brakeman, while
running on top Of moving freight
train at Daggett, Cal, fell between
the cars, badly MASKING and cutting
his left leg above the knee. making
amputation necessary. Five cars
passed over him He died during
the operation. He is about 35 year,
old.
J. 7. Butler, an old resident of Los
Angeles, Cal, was thrown out of q
wagon, the wheels of which passed
over his hip and chest. A number o
railroad ties with which the wager
was loaded also fell on him from the
wagon and broke his neck. He leave,
a wife and three children.
While construction train was be
ing loaded on the line of the Califor
MIA Southern, between San Diego ant
National City, Cal, a huge mass o
earth caved from the bank, covering
w. Slanson and Samuel s. Stanley
When the men were dug out it wa.
found that both were injured SO tina
they will die.
James Brown, colored hors,
trainer, fatally stabbed a white mar
named Harvey Hawkins, also a hors,
trainer. at Sacramento, Cal. Tn,
men had quarrel over youns
white woman, and Brown waylait
Hawkins on the street and stabbed
him in the abdomen.
Ia runaway accident at Seattle
w. t. Captain Norman Penfield
superintendent of the Seattle Ga
Works, an Il | p)ineer of Seattle, WI,
pinioned against II shade tree by Al
npturned express wagon. His cola
, bono was broken a I'd he received in
, ternal injuries which may prove to b,
serious.
The San Luis Obispo and Temple
ton stage was robbed five miles nortl
OF San Luis Obispo, Cal, on tn,
mountain. Six passengers wer,
robbed, the mail and Well, Fargo
bags and boxes were broken open, an,
probably $4,000 taken. The sheriff
md district attorney, with a posse, al,
In pursuit OF the robbers.
A caboose and car loaded will
wood, and attached to freight train
were thrown from the track nea
Marysville, Cal, by the switch bein,
lett open. They fell down the grade
and the wood car was completely de
molisbed and the caboose badl,
broken. In the caboose was a youn,
man named Frank Calvert, who WA
, taken out uncon scious and badly in
,ured about the face and spine. H,
is not expected to live.