The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-07

police station. When the officers went to
the scene of the murder tile poniard was
found in NeDanieIs hand, and as the Chi
naman has a cut in the left arm the suppo-
sition is that the wounded man wrenched
the instrument from the murderer's hand
and used it in his own defense. The China
man is also bruised about the face and head,
showing severe struggle. Deceased is a
member of the Masonic order, and is an old
and well known resident. He leaves large
family of small children. Great excitement
is manifested as the murder becomes known
sand Lot Meeting.
| SAN FRANcIsco. Dec. 2.-There was an
immense gathering at the sand lot yesterday,
estimated at from six to eight thousand.
Kearney presided, and he reviewed his east
ern tour, the Butler campaign, interviews
with the President, etc. He said HAYES is a
! nice, little gentleman, except he is owned by
political thieves and hadn't the backbone
enough to give q direct answer. Hebelieyed
he had ssown seed in Massachusetts that will
be heard from. He had broken old cliques
and nine-tenths of the workingmens S candi-
dates were elected. He then pitched into
our city officials and said our Constitutional
Convention was founded in a swindle and
| would end in farce. If worgingmen don't
get what we want we will vote it down at the
polls as we will have the majority in the
State by that time.
Committee Reported.
The Amalgamated Trades-Unions met yes
terday at Redmen's hall. The committee
appointed to wait on Horace Davis to enlist
his assistance in Congress en- rectifying GER
tain abuses, reported their interview very
agreeable Notice of mismanagement in the
Mare Island navy yard government contracts.
etc.. We're presented to our Representative,
who promised his support to reform these
evils.
John Ponnette cook, native of Switzer-
land, aged 80, supposed to have suicided at
lodging 1872 Pacific street last night. Dis
heartened by unsuccessful search for work is
the cause.
Teachers Certificates.
The inquiry into properly obtained exam
ination papers is proceeding and has un-
| earthed startling facts. 1t has been going
on for 13 years and was handsome source
of revenue to certain officials The original
thief is mystery, but will soon be devel-
| oped. The whole department is demoral-
| lied and needs reconstruction from the head
down, Hundreds of teachers who obtained
! their place by fraud ought to be dismissed
lie for years. Some of the county boards of
| examiners have refused to recognize Super
intendent Carr's right to adjourn their meet
ings and will not meet Wednesday week.
Carr will treat as illegal all certificates issued
upon the late examinations, and Will refuse
payment of funds on warrants based upon
! them in the examinations of Merced county.
| One of the applicants boasted week pre-
| viously that he had a list Of questions pre-
| pared by the State Board. The Alameda
county board substituted new questions,
| and some forty-two ladies' and three
gentlemen candidates were examined on
| Friday. The legibility OF these certificates
will be claimed, producing new complications,
| 1t is charged by the school authorities that
| postoffice officials tampered with them while
| in transit.
SAN FRANcIsco, Dec. 2.-The body of Ed
| ward Mclaughlin, an Irish laborer, was
morning, with a bottle of whisky in his
pocket. He had been missing since Novem-
| Der.
Accidental Death.
John Benahue, native of Ireland and a
| laborer on the new city hall, fell from a
scaffold on Thursday and died from his in
juries last night.
The Suicide.
| Chas. A. Bauer, q wine and liquor mer-
chant. doing business on Mission street, OPP
| posite the Mechanics pavilion, cut his throat
| last Friday three times with razor, from
| the effect of which he died last evening. The
deceased was a native of Germany and about
40 years of age and leaves wife aud several
children. He was in good financial eondi-
ton. and the cause of the suicide is a mys-
| terry.
Rum Over and Killed.
VIRGINIA, Dec. "A three year old child
playing ON the railroad track at the Merri-
mac mill, near Carson, was run over and
killed this afternoon. Its head was cut off
COld weather.
Reports from the interior show that the
past week has been one of unusual severity
for frosts. Strawberries and greenhouse
plants are blighted. The days have been
remarkably pleasant and the nights cold.
Duverger. who shot himself. died yester-
day. The Coroner's jury rendered verdict
of suicide. He left letter to his mother
asl.ing her pardon, and stating that his suf
ferings were Inconsistencies