The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-21
. PACIFIC COAST.
More Rottenness.

PACIFIC COAST.
More Rottenness.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 12.-There is more
rottenness developing in the school frauds.
The supervisions have decided to take the
investigation in hand. The school board
will bring charges against the implicated
teachers. The questions by the State hoard
for the postponed examination were resumed
yesterday. They are very easy, and will let
in as many candidates as usual.
Killed HIMSELF
Norbert Landry, prominent real estate
agent, shot himself through the head yester-
day ut his room, 2,421 Sacramento street
pistol was found and note as follows:
II have decided that you might as well blow
out your brains as your money, for you can
live rs we'll without the first as without the
latter; and that this earth will revolve here
after as heretofore" Two safes were in the
room with the key and combination written
out. He was aged SO, and was widower
with married children. The cause of his
suicide was the publication of his name as
having improper relations with the child of
Rose Mcfarland, for whom guardian was
recently appointed by the Probate Court.
Landry has shown considerable depression
of spirits since the case came up in court.
He returned home earlier than usual yester-
day afternoon and shot himself in his room.
He was found by his son-in-law and his
housekeeper about o'clock in the after
noon.
A Confession of Murder.
RED BLUFF. Dec. 12.-In April last a. D.
Buck of this county was found dead on his
ranch with bullet hole through his body.
The officers have never relaxed their efforts
to find the murderers. Suspicion was fas-
tened upon the following individuals w II,
Donaldson, John Cluckey and John F. Mar
tin. The district attorney has succeeded in
getting full confession out of them all.
Donnelson did the shooting and the others
were accessories. The confession develops a
plot which has never been equaled III this
county, and is scarcely excelled by the fiend-
ish work of Troy Dye and his associates.
They accused the deceased of poisoning
some horses belonging to them and agreed
that the first one of the three who saw him
was to shoot the "old badger, as they called
him.
Best Time Yet.
STOCKTON, Dec. 12.-At the Agricultural
Society track to-day trial of speed occurred
between Rarus and Sweetzer. The track
was in splendid condition. A strong north
wind prevailed all the afternoon. The purse
was $500, and in case either Eorse should
beat Goldsmith Maids tine in this State
(2.I41s), $500 added. Barus made the first
heat in 2I51s, and the second heat, with a
running horse, in 2:1414, the fastest time
ever made in the State. After this heat
Shippee, the president, announced that
Rarus having beaten the fastest time ever
made IL the State, would not trot third
heat. Sweetzer made the first heat i'll 2: l6 "a /;
second, with running horse, 2:1611aa; third,
2:171s.
HING Himself.
| Carmstadt Wamshultz, a painter, native
| of Germany, committed suicide yesterday
| by hanging himself to the rafter of chicken
| house at his residence on Harrison street,
near Sixteenth. He was "a years of age.
| He has been drinking very heavily lately,
| and is supposed to have been intoxicated at
| the time of his death.
Skeleton Found.
| The skeleton Of man with rope around
| his neck was unearthed on the levee by some
workmen at Sacramento yesterday. The
man had red hair and very large bones, and
was dressed in the uniform of a United States
soldier. He is supposed to have lain there
| II years, and is evidently the finale OF sui
| eide.
Mining Accident.
l i
| Mine. near San Jose, fell distance of 100
| feet Yesterday There were nine E2en on
the cage at the time of the accident. Thos.
j. Croker was instantly killed and the
others were fearfully mangled, but it is
| thought they will recover.
Counterfeiter Caught:
SAN FRAscIsco, Dec. 13.-U. S. Detective
| Finnegass arrested John a. Mcdonald, alias
Zeb Rice, for counterfeiting half dollars AL
the implements were found in his room.
Fisherman's Luck.
An Italian fisherman, well nigh exhausted
clinging to the mast of plunger, was
picked up this morning at about half pas
3 O'Clock, off Fort Point, by the steamer
Amelia. He reports the drowning of two
comrades The man saved is Agostinc
San Quinette, who, with Emanuel and
Stefano CASTILLO, his brothers-in-law, lef
Lime Point last evening at IL o'clock il
| their plunger to cross over to the city. While
| opposite the Golden Gate a heavy sea swep
| over the craft, filling it full of water. Tn,
CASTILLO brothers hung on 20 the boa
almost three hours, when they were swep
off and drowned.
A Lively shooting scrape.
At about one o'clock to-day VIM. Haye
| became involved in a dispute with Jacol
Himmelylight in the latters saloon. No.
Washington street. and as he left, Himme
| lylight followed him, snatched his hat, ant
defed him to come back after it. Haye
went back after it, yanquished Mr.. and Mrs
| Himmelylight. and was on the sidewall
again when Himmelylight appeared at tn
door with pistol and fred. The ball fiat
tened against Hayes forehead. The latte
ran into the house where he lived, No.
and his assailant fired into window afte
him. The landlord, Wm. Miller, returne
I | the FIRE and hit Himmelyiight on the chez
! and inner corner of the left eye. Tn
wound will probably prove fatal.
a Queer story.
Il n. G. West, aged so years, lately
! preacher ct Gilroy, was arrested in this cit