The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-07
COAST CULLlNGS.
DEVOTED PRINcpALLy ro WAsniNeroN
TKRRIroRy AND CALtroRNIA.

George Lee was shot and killed by
Charles IL. Jackson at Albuquerque,
n. NJ.
A fire broke out at San Diego, Cal,
ON II street, and destroyed the entire
block.
James Mitchell, a painter, engaged
in painting a church at Sacramento,
Cal, fell from the scaflolding and met
with instant death.
j. S. Wheeler, blacksmith, com
mitted suicide at Sacto, Cal, shooting
himself through the head with u
pistol.
The l7.year-old son Of Richard
Smith, fell in n tub OF boiling water
and was terribly scalded, at Spokane
Falls, w. T.
Walla Walla will vote tax for the
purpose of building a new brick
schoolhouse, to cost S25 900, tho pres
ent school building being overcrowded,
The body of Elmer Afford, who was
drowned at Long Beach, Cal, came
ashore at the place where he was bath
ing when drowned.
Herman Bostlen died at Los An
geles, Cal, from opium taken for sup
posed suicidal intent. Deceased was
new. conner, and nothing is known OF
his home or family connections.
Joseph Brown, years old, while
oiling windias used in moving a
school house, at San Jose, Cal. had
his head drawn between boom and a
stanchion, and was crushed TO death.
Charles Parker, about 25 years old,
was fatally injured at Chico, Cal. He
was working ON hay press, when in
some way the crank slipped and fell
ON him, crushing his skull.
Two brothers named Schumaker,
tried to swim across the river at Napa,
| Cal, with their clothes on, and George
sank when about half way across. 1t
is supposed they were under the in.
Auence of liquor.
A young man named Finest Staysa
was accidentally shot at Pasadena,
Cal, by rifle in his own hands while
taking il out OF wagon. He died
/ almost instantly. He was but % years
of age and single.
A Chinaman named Why Geng ran
/ amuck in the northern part of Fresno,
| Cal, soaring women and children
/ Ctlicers chased him in a house with
/ ing on the tl3or in spasms. The man
died while being removed, and at the
inquest it was found he WAS leper.
John Mcmahon and Capt. Row,
woke up at Seattle, w. T., aud found
they We're prisoners in their own
rooms, and had been robbed during
the night. McMahon's clothes were
all stolen, and Capt. Rowe was robbed
of $500 IN CCin.
A. Il. Walters and j. s. w. B4nks
two campers at Bakersfield, Cal, wer,
preparing TO retire when Walters, in
attempting TO take his rifle out of d
wagon, discharged il, the bullet pass
ing through his shirt bosom and strik.
ing Banks ON the right temple, en-
terlng the brain. Banks disd.
The dead body of man was found
lying along the railroad track al
Bakersfield, Cal. Deceased had been
seen around the depot intoxicated
ii hat was found on ton OF the boz
car. He apparently had climbed or
top of the car to steal a ride, and fel
off, death being caused by confusion
of the brain.
At Florin, near Sacramento, Cal.
an unknown man was run over ant
killed by freight train. The body
was cut in two about the middle, tn,
parts being held together ouly by ,
"trip of skin Judging from blooC
marks on the ties the man WAS strucl
while crossing trestle and wa
dragged some distance.
VIM. MeInin, aged 10, a bookkeepet
in a livery stable at Nevada, Cal, lel
town, saying he would be back in tive
hours. He did not return, however
and it was discovered that the pad
/. lock ON an old-fashioned safe at tn,
table had been pried off and abou
S. 900 stolen. Henuessy, the loser O
the money, is young Mernin's uncl,
and was very kind 10 him. Hi
nephew's ingratitude has made tn,
old man almost broken hearted.
A Filletor, whose cabin Is nea
Evansville, Cal, has been a cripple 70
. tor some years and WAS obliged {,
walk with the aid OF two canes. Hi
} cabin Was found burned down and OF
search being M de for his body it wa
found some thirty or forty feet away
, where 1t had been dragged and par
, TALLY eaten by mountain lions. III,
had been so badly burund that he die,
from his injuries and the lions ha,
dragged off the dead body to feed on
Dudley Ayres, A. Lenstein, Georg,
Ling, w. q. Steele and Walter Adams
were seated in the elevator of a build
ing in San Francisco, when rop,
gave way, precipitating the elcva'o
and the occupants to the bottom o
the shaft. Lenstein, who WAS tn,
worst injured, received Il compount
( fracture of the left leg, besides bein,
internally hunt. Adams had his Ief
ankle broken. Steele received bruises
, on the head and body, and Ayres haC
one OF his ankles twisted.
VIM. Grigley was riddled with bul
lets at James S. Copeland's raucl
near Vina. Cal, by James Copeland
Jr., and Mr.. Hopper, whom he tried t.
kill. He first stole watch and pisto
from Copeland's house, and fired tive
shots at yonng Copeland and Hopper
missing his aim. Mrs. Copeland anC
son, and Hopper took refuge in tn,
upper story Of the Cook house, fIon
which they opened fire on Griglcy
killing him instantly, The coroner
jury exonerated them.
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