Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-13

tion tn the postoffice department
for additional allowances for clerk
hire in the postoifice NJ Eugeue,
Or.
Work is being pushed rapidly on
the Roseburg & Co.'s Bay rail road.
Nor men are wanted by the com
psny.
MIR. French Pickel, an old Tepnes-
sean, aged over 80 years, died re.
Gently in Msdfosd.
Mrs. Thomas, Of East Portland,
was badly scalded ON Wednesday
by pulling o boiler of scalding water
onto herself.
The name of the postoffice at
Whites, Yamhill county, has been
changed TO Wbiteson.
IDAHO.
Ross Hutchins was killed by Jen.
nings near Boise City on the 10Th.
SAl&lfOnNiA.
w. T. Goulding was found dead
in his room, at San Francisco on
the 10th having heen suffucated by
gas. He was Intoxicated and forgot
to turn Oh the gas.
The ladies Of San Francisco art
raising 5000 To secure u huitshl,
home for Mrs. Gen. Fremont and
her daughter.
Tommy LaFlesh, aged 10, went
out to shoot y hawk near Henley,
Cal, but did not return. After
hunting him all night, he was found
nj the next morning dead. II.
had - calibre rifle, aud accident.
ally shot himself through the heart
" hile clInIhing bank.
/ Part Of the business potion OF
/ Custerville was burned on the 9th
Loss SIS 900. $500 insurance.
/ James Harrington who WAS tarred
aud feat her d at Bakersfield intends
to sue Kern county for SlO0, ,00C
damages.
/ The bridge over the Putah near
Dams. was burned Oct. 8. 1t is sup
posed to have been iucendiary.
E. Cofiren, of Bayside, killed q
white quail yesterday-a rare Evis
indeed. Mr.. Feibig will add the
beauty to his large collection. The
bird has few black spots OH its
breast and black around the legs
Eureka Daily Mail.
WASHINGTON.
E. Steinle has purchased the Seat
/ tie Tribune from II. DVmus.
The following postal card was yes
terday sent thrsngh the mails to a
number of merchants In this city.
says the Seattle Telegraph:
SEATTLE, Wash, Oct, Q.
DEAR SIR: Your attention il re-
spectfully called to sections 2eG7 and
.08s Of the laws of Washington,
which prohibit. under penalty. rhe
opening NJ stores for business on
SUNDAY. The undersigned feel just
fled in urging complisnce with the
law by all merchants as measure
of protection 10 those who are not
disposed to violate il.
Yours truly, JUSTICE.
The first big shipment Of bridge
timbers by rail, out Of the state of
Washington, WAS made last week
from Tacoma, consigned TO Keokuk,
Iowa. 1t consisted nf % car loads,
and contained l75, 900 to 20O, 900 feet.
D. It. Wiibur's agent at Puyallup
bought the other day 25l bales uf
hops, at 80 cents.
A new democratic weekly has APP
peared at Vancouver. II is called |
the Columbian, and made its iirst
appearances last + rlnsy.
J. l.. smith, alias Johnson, a not
ed burglar, secured u revolver IN
J ustice Putrick's court room at Ia
coma last Friday, and made his en-.
cape.
Charles Brown refused to prose-
cute Z. T. Murphy, who shot him al
on the 18th Of S-pt.
The mother Of Geo. De Graf (lhe
Young man who so mysleriously
disappeared few days ago, states
hat her husband disappeared in the
'ame manner several years ago, and
I was afterwards learned he was
John i. Crins, confined ut St.
Peters hospital, at Oily mpia, from,
he wound inflicted by the rifle shot
ired by Frank Smith Tuesday even
ng, had his right arm ampututed
;lose to the shoulder. The hone H.
he loft arm was not broken; the
'ullet passed clean through, tearing
way the muscles. H. is Ia q criii.
al condition.
Two men were killed aud ont
everely Injured by tree falling OIL
hem while asleep, near Anacortrs,
ast week. Their names were not