Port Orford post., April 21, 1881, Image 3

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PORT ORFORD POST.
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Last Saturday, says the W ' W.
Statesman, a fatal stabbing affray
occurred at Ainsworth, W. T. It
appears that an opium den existed
in tha* place which was an eye­
sore and a source of trouble to
the residents. To get rid of the den
wrs the question of tho day, but
no feasible means presenting
themselves it was left to run
along until Friday when tho house
was burned down causing some
little excitement in the town.
The next day while tho dying
embers were giving u p their
last columns of smoke, a man
named Alonzo Babb, better known
as Lon Babb or Skagit passed by
and paused awhile to view the
ruins. He had only been there a
few moments when one Osborn,
alias “ Black Dick” slipped up bo-
hind him and drawing a four inoli
dirk, made three or four lunges at
Babb, stabbing him in tho back,
each lunge penetrating Babb’s
lungs. Babb immediately fell and
lost all consciousness; he was car­
ried away while the town officer
took “ Black Dick” and locked him
up in an improvised guard house.
By this time tho population of
Ainsworth were intensely excited.
About 1 o’clock at night an armed
body of men wearing masks
marched to to tho guard house,
took the prisoner out of jail,
marched a short distauco out of
town, and suspended him to a
.¡'"tier
C drorr.e begged pit­
eously for his life, but no attention
was paid to his pleadings.
Tho leading citizens of Ains­
worth approve of the course of
the vigilantes as Osborne was a
very bad man, while Babb, who
was quiet and inoffensive had a
great many friends.
Osborne was suspected of rob­
bing a saloon, and a general m er­
chandise store at Baker city a
short time ago. He then came to
Pendleton and in a row over a pok­
er game with one “ B utch” a gam­
bler, drew a revolver and pointing
it at his head pulled tho trigger,
b u t tho pistol hung tire. Ho was
lined $10 and costs. He then went
to Walla Walla and from thence to
Ainsworth.
Alonzo Babb is a son of Dr.
Babb of Eugene City, Or., an old
gentleman who is highly respected
in that community.
On Sunday afternoon quito a
num ber of citizens met and the
result was quite a num ber of bad
oluft-aeters were given notice to
leave the city, an invitation which
was accepted with alacrity by Doc
Heaton, Bill Tillard and several
others of tin* same stripe. They
are determined to keep such char­
acters out o f the city hereafter.—
Pendleton Tribune.
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In population, Oregon is ahead
of two S ta te s, D elaw are and N eva­
da; but while it of course leads all
the Territories, it is left behind
by the D istrict of Columbia by
Kirkwood is following in the
wake of his predecessor in the
m atter of unearthing land frauds
in Dakota. General Fessenden of
Michigan, a practical Engineer
of high standing, is to be survey-
or-General. Letcher, a member
of tho present Ohio Legislature,
will bo Register. Both will go
out w ith full instructions to rem e­
dy the swindling of the poor set'
tiers so long carried on by land-
sharks. Secretary Schurz last
fall sent ,out detectives who dis­
covered endless cases of fraud.
He reported as one of principals
J. D. Cameron of Sioux Falls, w ho
grew wealthy in lands, against
whom ten indictm ents are now
pending. Cameron’s counsel is
now the Delegate from Dakota,
and who made an attack upon the
detective by representing him as
drunk all the time ho was in the
Territory. The Delegato
also
fought the new appointment, but
Kirkwood is in earnest. It is be"
lieved at the Land Office that a
quantity of public domain along
the N orthern Pacific has been il­
legally obtained.
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A recent telegram states that
there is now massed in the vaults
of the Treasury D epartm ent a
larger am ount of gold than was
ever known to be in one place in
history, in modern times, at least,
and probably more than could be
authenticated as existing in a sin­
gle Treasury at any time before in
the world. There is now about
$173,000,000 in gold coin and bu l­
lion, exclusive of some $50,000,-
000 in silver while tho Bank of
England has only about $75,000,-
000 in gold. W hat is more singu­
lar is that it stays in tho vaults,
no m atter what is the demand for
as fast as it is paid out it returns,
showing that as long as confidence
is maintained it is not tho favorite
currency.
The telegrams state that the
A pril conference of the Mormon
C hurch was not so well attended
as usual, nor was the iutorest so
great. The necessity of loving
their religion and practising po­
lygamy was firmly impressed u p ­
on the saints, w ho have been very
much encouraged over the decis­
ion of tho Miles case in their
favor by the Supremo Court of the
United States. About 100 m ission­
aries were set apart for work in
tho U nited States and Europe.
Of this num ber 25 aro to bo sent
to Arizona which Territory the
Mormon C hurch is determined to
control politically.
The United States D istrict At­
torney at Salt Lake City recom­
mends the repeal of the absurd
law of lim itation as to bigamy
which now enables a Mormon to
marry as many w ives as 1m wants,
provided 1m keeps every marriage
secret for three years. He thinks
that, with such repeal, three-
fourths of the polygamous leaders
can b© punished. Ho recommends
also, the disfranchisement of po­
lygamists as violators of the Fed­
eral laws, lie also advises that
Congress shall pass a law forbid­
ding and punishing adultery and
lewd and lascivious cohabitation
in tin1 Territories, and define the
offenses so there can be no doubt
of their applicability to those who
are living with plural wives, be-
sities giving the first or legal w ife
the right to testify. These are ex­
cellent recommendations, ami they
have been placed before successive
Congresses in the shape of bills
for years, but Congress turns its
back on them and has not dared to
do its duty. The law passed in
1862 seems to have been construct­
ed on purpose to give the Mor­
mons a good chance to practicp
their animalism as longas they de­
sire.—Louisville Journal.
Since the adoption of tlm new
system of calls by the members of
telephone offices many mistakes
have occurred on account of wrong
connections, and some have resu lt­
ed in am using conversations.
Friday the telephone bell rang in
a prom inent business house and
the proprietor proceeds to attend
to the summons. A female voice
was heard, and the following ques­
tions and
answers
ensued;
“ H ello.” “ Yes.” “ W hat time
are you coming home to supper to
night?” “ W hy I have been to
supper.” “ I’d ju st like to know
whom you took supper w ith.”
“ W hy, my wife of course.”
“ How many wives have you, any-
way?” “ Look here, w hom do you
think you aro talking with?”
“ W ith my husband Mr. ------.”
“ Not much; you are talkingtoM r.
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heard a scream, w hich appeared to
be echoed by a num ber of other
ladies in the same room.
M uch difficulty is experienced
in obtaining laborers for railroads
being constructed through Colo­
rado. 'J’he Denver and R ioG rande
alone requiro from live to ten
thousand laborers for the grading
of live hundred miles of extension
which they have in Colorado and
adjoining Territories. They offer
work at about two dollars per day
to able bodied men, who apply at
either Denver or South Pueblo.
New extensions are projected
w hich on completion of those now
under way, will give employment
to a large force.
THE PORT ORORI) POST,
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Secretary Windom says he has
concluded w hat course to pursue
relative to the m aturing bonds,
but could not make it public until
completed. Beyond this nothing
official can be learned. Various
rumors are aflo.it as to the nature
At tho commencement of.Judge
of tin* decision, im rporting to have
Shaw’s term of office, less than 3 T h e P O S T E s t a b l i s h m e n t b e i n ^ S u p p l i e d
originated in official circles, but
the Secretary denies having indi­ years ago,M irion county was $10,.
W ith th o L a te s t a n d 3 c s t S tyles o f J o b T y p o ,
(Mio in debt, to-dav it owes not a
cated any.
penny and lias $13*000 tocolloet.
W o S o lic it O rd e rs fo r W o rk in th a t L in o .
C. A. Sayers, a prisoner in tho
For over two years two parties
Lane county jail, broke out and
have been fighting in the courts of
would have escaped had not an Yamhill county for the possession
2,871, souls.
intelligent New Foundland dog
The reduction of the public debt belonging to Zack Moore, held him of a calf, and liavo spent money
enough to buy a whole drove of
fo r M arch wat-, *-5,< m xt,0 >•».
by the sui plus of his pantaloons. steers.
J H. UPTON & SON, PROPRIETORS.
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