Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-16

= The body Of tine 6-year-old daul
!, = ter of John Schabel, Of Seattle, "
was accidentally drowned wh
playing along the bank Of Gre
river two weeks ago, was found
: party Of fishermen one mile east
Slaughter in the Green river.
Peter Tomah, a Swede, about
years Of age, hanged himself
Amity Sunday morning. He hi
been drinking heavily of late al
be Is supposed to have committ'
the deed while in a temporal
insanity.
Minnie Brown, aged IS, who WI
one Of the victims Of the fire at Or
gOn City Saturday, died at 8 o'cloC
Monday from the effect Of the burr
and the shock to her system.
Hop picking is nearly complete
at Eugene. The crop is not firs
class and has beeD only about hal
gathered, the lice doing great dea
Of damage.
The surveyor ofcustoms at Omahi
has been instructed to admit filter
ing CLOTH for beet sugar machinery
free Of duty.
Five more emigrants have escaped
from the detention pen at the New
York barge Office, How they got
away is a mystery. There is little
prospect Of recapture.
Chief Officer Thompson of Orange
Prince, at Dartmouth, England,
was presented Monday with a hand
some gold medal, on behalf of the
president of the United States, as a
reward for rescuing the crew of the
American ship Amanda G. Parkes,
in January last.
Percy Carr, young boy, Is under
arrest at Elkhorn, Neb., charged
with killing Harry T. Price, his
ive-year-old cousin.
The trial of DIR. Samuel Hall,
charged with the murder of Ida
Shaddock, by malpractice, was
begun before Judge Murphy at San
Francisco, Monday.
Grant Wood and Dick Oliver,
negroes, qusrreled over womaH at
Venice, III. They fought with pis-
OILS and knives. Wood was killed
md Oliver was seriously hurt.
M. B. Strellinger, better known
s Curtis, the actor, accused of the
murder Of Policeman Grant, was
rraigHed In the police court at San
francisco Monday, but the case was
until Wednesday, as an
inquest has not yet been held.
The five Philadelphia mercantile
ppralsers, on whom warrants were
erved last week, charging them
With various forms of dereliction In
'ffice, were gwen hearing. The
Iccused were held in $500 bail, each,
or appearance at the next term of
ourt.
Grant County News: Forty-nine
immie, whose Eastern name was
dr. Dlffin, has been on this coast
Or forty-two years, "A good portion of
be time having been spent among
lis mining claims near Robinson
lille. He is filling the office of
Dad supervisor of his district TO per-
ection, keeping his portion of the
DAD In excellent repair.
Lake County Examiner: Major
3arnhart, Of the Arm Of Felton& Co,
here looking after the interests of
he company in connection with
no lands recently purchased of the
}. l.. Go. Mr.. Barnhart has great
aith Ia, the future of Lake county. |
lie Is we'll posted In railroad matters |
md thinks il will be but short |
line until we will be supplied with |
me or two.
Grant County News: Mr.. /. Nj. |
Foster Informs us that he recently
ound two bee trees In the noun
aims near his ranch. Bees In this
ity aud In all parts of the valley
re becoming numerous, and occa-
Ionally the owners have lost
which no doubt took up
heir abode In the timber. A few
ears ago wild bees in Eastern Ore
on We're unheard OF.
Lake county horses make a con.
picuous showing among the world
snowned horses IN the program of
he Portland Speed Association,
'hich commenced last Saturday and
'ill close next Saturday, NJ.
Walters has Atlas entered in two
ices and Vanity In one. CD. Rus.
Ill has jim II. entered In two races,
lille James Foster has Oregon
'clipse entered la four races and
Ieroules In two.
A few days ago the dead body OF
man was found In Snake river
ear Grange city, In u pocket of
Is clothing was found diary with
ne name William MCGOWAN,
olumbus, Wash. Farther down
lolherroll OF blankets aud campers
'oking utensils were found. On
ueust - an engineer on a passing
ain saw three men elinging 20 a
'at In a perilous place near where
'e body was found, and Il Is sup.
'sed all were drowned.