The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-06-15
COAST CULLlNGs.
Devoted Principally to Washington
Territory and California

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VIM. P. Henderson, a printer, was
found near Merna, Cal, with his skull |
crushed, having apparently been
killed while asleep on the track.
Gonshee, one of Apache murderers
of Diehi year ago in the Saddle
Rock district, Ariz., has been convicted
OF murder.
Henry Holmes, carpenter, died
OF lockjaw ut San Rafael, Cal. A few
days ago he was handling a plank,
when it slipped from his grasp, and a
nail in the end went through his loot.
The entire business portion OF the
town Of Upton, Cal, was destroyed
by fire. Thirteen buildings was
burned. The less was nearly $35, 600
Insurance, $4,000.
The new cruiser Charleston will be
launched at the Union Iron Works
shipyard, San Francisco, on the 4th of
July. The affair will made the occa
sion Of celebration at the shipyard.
ID. Sullivan was drowned at Astoria,
Or. 1t is supposed he fell in going off
ladder on the steamer A. B. Field, at
Leinenweber's cannery. He was a
deckhand on the Field.
A gang of cowboys took possession
of Stewart, Col, and about demolished
the postofice and its contents. About
100 shots were fired, but no one was
hurt.
James Turner, employed by the
California Southern railroad at Old
Town, CAL, was killed by throwing
himself, while temporarily insane, be-
fore an incoming freight.
Robert Beardsley, proprietor of
Beardsley's hot springs, three miles be-
low Chalhs, Custer county, Idaho, was
| drowned, while fording Salmon river
His team were also drowned. The
body has not yet been recovered.
John Leahy, carpenter ut work on
the Spring Valley Water Company Z
buildings near Belmont, Cal, fell from
scaffolding a distance of thirty. five
feet on cement pavement, and wat
Instantly killed.
NJ. ]. Gillen, while painting the
court house at San Andreas, Cal, wat
instantly killed by the scaffolding Civ
, ing way, and his being precipitatec
|, head first to the ground, a distance o
twenty-five feet
A two year-old SON of J. NJ. Farley
of Nicasio, Cal, fell into vat of boil
ing water, and was frightfully scalded
) The water had been prepared to scale
, hogs, and the boy, unnotieed, walked
into it.
: Not less than 100 armed men, Will
blood hounds, are searching for tw,
men who brutally assaulted Lizzi
/ Woughtel, at Winters, Cal. Reward
} for their arrest now aggrega.
At the crossing of the Denver & Ri
/. Grande railroad, Ben Pressett, OF Sal
Lake, Utah, was crossing the tracl
: struck them, killing him and bot
7 horses.
Charles Chapman, a welLknowi
] farmer of White Rock, Eldorad
county, Cal, expired from the effect
! of barley beard, which lodged in TN
E mans nose, about week ago, eau.
: ing Inflammation which resulted i
!. death.
A man named Seybold met with
! horrible death al san Francisco. III
s was engaged IN pilIng iron rails d
1 Battery street wareh, use, and while j
q STOPPING posture rails tumbled dow
TN his head, crushing il to mas
r Seybold leaves family in the East.
y The Bar Association at San FraI
Z cisco has decided to disbar Attorne
d II. III. Lowentbal, whose connectio
e with the Little Pete bribery case wi
II be we'll rememberer. The associttio
n has appointed a committee to pros,
r cute HIM in the Supreme Court.
e A former employe OF the Californi
Southern railroad named Long W,
is caught in the act of misplacing
& switch In the yards at National C.t
X Cal, and arrested. 1t is claimed /
Y was trying 10 wreck train in revenf
K for being discharged.
'e A boiler in the works of the SAcr
a. mento (Cal) Wool Pullery explode
IL with terrific force. The building W;
er a wooden structure, was 32x40 feet
p dimensions, and was literally blown
oe pieces. The men being at dinne
there was no loss of life.
re H. s. Wheeler, recently employe
80 Dy the government IN the coastru
y ton of lighthouses on the Gregg
Sc coast, dropped dead of heart disea
ie at Alameda, Cal. Deceased who WI
9 member of the Masonic order,
10 about 55 years of age, and widowe
q A three story brick building own,
te by the Sharon estate, and occupied
81 tie West Coast Furniture Co, burnt
q Il Al
building is estimated at $4,000. tt
ar Furniture Co.'S loss is $4,000, insu
le ance $4,000. A finely wrought cal
- net intended to hold cereals to be SO
- to the Sydney exposition from til
Y State, and valued at 50 600, was d
~ str lyed The furniture factory Of
- Johnson, and the carpenter shop
81 John Cuff, adjoining, were damag
&c TO the extent of 81 600.
Y. HUMOROUS.