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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-10-05
Notice
OF Sale in tie matter of the estate of

OF Sale in tie matter of the estate OF Loren
Davis.
NOrICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
lS pursuant TO an order heretofore made
bi the County Court of Douglas County
oregon. will on the fifth day oi October
A, o, 1879, st one o'clock in tn afternoon
at tile Court house door. in Roseburg
Douglas County, Oregon. sell at public
auction for cash in hand to the highest
bidder, subjecf to idow's dover, the fol>
lowing described real estate belonging to
the Estate of Loren Davis, deceased. to-wit.
The Donation Land Claim of Robert Mcs
kee. containing 149 and % Tooth acres; all
that part OF the Donation Land Claim of
Robert Phipps, that lies norik Of the South
Umpua river. containing 100 acres more or
lrss-the 9 & quarter of Sec %, Frac n e
quarter of SEC "a, N w quarter. Frac s w
quarter and n half of s e quarter. n w
quarter Of n q quarter of Sec SO. w half of
half and d Z Equarte of N E quarter of
See 81 Of T 28. s Of R6,.sv of Willamette
meridian, oontaining 932 and 18 Tooth
acres and containing ia the aggregate l.
col and 40 loeth aces mere or less All
OF said land b einx silnated in Douglas
t0unty, Oregon FRANK DAVIS.
Administrator Of the estate Of Laien
Davis, deceased.
RocsDUEs, ogn., Sept. Q. 1879
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-10-05
Sheriff Of Dougl
:
NOTICE.
Placer Mining.
U. ). LAND OFFICE.


RosEBURG, Or.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN D. A. Levens, whose postoffice ad-
dress is CanyoRville. Douglas county.
State of Oregon, has made application for
patent for place. claim, No. 81, in the
dreen Mountai Mining District. situated
in Douglas @ dnty, Oregon, on unsurveyeo
lands described as follows Beginning at
the junction of Brandy Gulch with Hogan
creek as the initial point; thence N. Q de-
grees, 80 minutes, $50 chains, to yew
post 3 feet long and inches in diameter.
marked on four sides, sM. s.. also &C.
and "37 set for N. E. corner claim as post
No, l. thence s, $50 chains to post No 2;
thence s. 90 degrees w 1850 chains to
post No. 8; thence s. 190 chains to post
No. 4; thence s. i6 degrees E 10 90 chains
To post No 5; thence 80 degrees + So
chains to post 6; thence w. 3.64 chains to
post No. z; thence N. 80 degrees w 5.55
chains to post s: thence N 10 degrees w
1000 chains to. post 8; thence n. 1900
chains to post No. 10; thence n 20 degrees
E 1850 chains to post No. IL; thence n.
$50 chains to post No. 12: thence E 3.74
chsins 10 post No. /; being the above de-
sciribed ypw pos.2d. initia. point OF =
ginning and containing twenty acres ac-
cording to plat IF survey filed in the Reg>
ister's office by Surveyor General Of the
State of Oregon.
The foregoing described claim of D. A,
Levens is of record; 'he said applicant, D.
Levens, having acquired the said claim
by purchase from John Stephens, who pur-
hased the same from Joseph Ramsey, the
original locator:--all of which is a matter
of record in the recorders office of Douglas
county. Oregon; and now known as ID. A.
Leven's Placer Mining Claim" joined on
the east, south and west oy unsurveyed
Government land, and on the north by
ground claimed by L. D. Montgomery.
All adverse claims mus be Iiled in the
United States Land Office at Roseburg,
Oregon, on or before the expiration of this
notice. 1t is hereby ordered that the above
notice. be published for sixty days in the
DOUGLAS INDEPENDENT. weekly news
,,aper published at Roseburg, Oregon.
Given under my hand this 9th of Aus
just. 1878. w. F. BENJAMIN,
Re lister.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-10-05

-EAdpeuSt 1CA0iilS ACutAICs dIt0
one essential to the equalization of
taxes. il the dbolishment Of all mill
taration for State purposes, and, in
lieu thereof, levy the approprla>
tons as tax. Without this fea-
ture, all equalization la,os aclt proue
an entire failure IN our State. The
reason is, that as property Is at
present assessed far below its va.>
ne TO raise II to Ifs actual value, as
al jnst equalization laws must
be the basis on which oar mill tax
would be levied TO is doubled,
and what then Is the effect of the
mill taxation? namely to food the
State Treasury with much more
money than ia needed.
At present the assessable value
of oil the property in the State is
over forty five millions; what its
actual Y. Ine is no man can tell;
but probably 1t Is 100 million. To
lie, = . mill tax and equallzeis leg
islating in the dark. Even a
quarter of a mill makes from
twenty five to thirty thonsand dol
lars. The legislature desires 10
raise $3.50. 600, Why levy mill tax
to raise it; why not levy the
amount as a tax.apd let the Secre-
tary OF State apportion it between
the counties,in proportion to thc,r
eqnaized assessment. Then we
have the amount needed, and no
more or no less; and little differ
ence does 1t make how much
property is equalllzed and full play
is gwen to the law TO operate.
The bill also proposes that the
people shall be taxed during the
two years following each session
to pay off the appropriations oi
that session. This viii keep the
State out of debt, and will fix an
immediate responsibility on each
session tor the appropriation II
makes.
{ These are the leading features
although there are others OF minor
Importance, and | give few %
the reasons urged in favor oI the
passage of the bill.
, House is still engaged IN the
! consideration of "a bill concerning
, common carriers, and providing
oganst discriminating rates o
freight on railroads and steam
boats, the State insane, the Peni,
Tertiary, and not laws.
, The first bill cannot receive the
: votes "f Southern Oregon mem
bers 81 ce its effect, if 1t become,
;. law, will be the increase OF rail-
: Rad freigits TO all points abov,
Eugene and to lsoseburg, and ,
i consequent extra cost To all ship.
pers in Southern Oregon, Rates
lot freight are now high enough
and +, Increase them is To virtu-
ally put an end TO wheat growing
!, in Douglas aud other southern
counties. At the pr, sent time
our people make just enough from
their wheat TO i've upon, aud il
the little p oft they receive from
: this wheat Is to be taken tron
them by an increase in freigh
, tariffs, they will have to turr
, theli grain fields into pasture lots
, Watts bill will hardly become
a law. / have found but very
few people who are IN favor o.
putting an extra expense upon
counties by changing the present
mode Of caring for the insane,
and especially when the pro-
poseo change smacks SO strongly
OF speculation and jobbery.
There is strong effort being
made to lease the Penitentiary.
There are millions in it i" te
the lessees it they secure the prize
and not any benefit to accrue te
the State from the lease. K.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-10-05
sHERIFs SALE ON EXECUTION.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT BY
~ viriue of a certain writ Of g Necution
issued out of the Circuit Court OF the
State OF Oregon for the County OF Dou. las,
upon a Judgment rendered in the said
Court ON the 23d day of May, 1878, in ia
vor of D. A levi and against Robert
SuIliuger Tor the sum OF nne thousand and
three dollars and l310Cth ($1 ,O03 l3) dol
lars. directed to me, commanding ME to
levy upon the personal property OF Robert
uiIinxer, as is not exempt from execution
ami If sufficient personal property cannot
he found. ;h-n out of the real property De>
longing ID him, on the 23d day OF Nav.
1873. or at any time thereafter,t to satisfy said
iudv nent and interest, together with all
legal accruing costs thereon
Now THkREFoRE. in pursuance of the
said writ of execution, have levied upon
tie following described real property, be.
longing TO said Robert Sulinger. io.wit:
The 5 w quarter 90 :he s w quarter Of
section fifteen t15) ard the N Z quarter OF
the n w quarter Of section twenty -twe{22l
township thir y t3U Sonth Of range four
4) wesi, containing eighty 1907 acres. Also
The Eas, halt of the N + quirter Of sec
iion No, twenty-one t2n and the West
half of the N w quarter of section No.
twentystwot t22l in township NO thlrtytoUt
south Of range four (4) west, containing
one hundred an sixty (160acres, situate
in Dou las County, sregon, and contains
ing in oil two hundred and forty t240)
acres and further will sell all the right,
title and interest of the said Robert Sull>
niger in and to the premises described as
aforesaid, together with all and singular,
the tenenents. herediiaments and appur-
tenancas therennto belonging at public
auction, TO the highss, bidder for gold
coin, at tho Cour house door in the City
of Roseburg. Douglas County. Oregon, on
Saturday, the 26th day OF October, 1873, at
two o'clock in the afternoon of said day to
satisfy said judgment, together with all
legal aceruiag costs thereon.
Dated this goth day of Sept, 1878.
f. P. HOGAN,
Ql.a.skc no.cxlas C.,,,.,tx, lrn
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-10-05
TELLURlUM QUARTZ MINING
COMPANY.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the annual election of officers OF the
Teilurum Quartz Mining Company, will
be held at Canyonville, Douglas county,
Oregon, on the 9th day of November, A.
d.. 1873, commencing at O'clock P. NJ, for
the purpose of electing or more Direcs
tors. ole President of Board of Directors,
one Secretary, one. Treasurer, one Superin
tepdrnt and to transact ary other business
the interest of the company demands.
T. CHASE Seer .tary
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-10-05

~ ~ uls Nus ~ N1NSA "a AtA.t NJ
y his constituents, and there~
ore, I shall leave It to others to
peak Of his phisiqas, and say that
,e has dark complexion mot
mike Skaters Jean, lank and
ong figure, aud straight locks
darker than q ravens wing-a
descendant from the faulty OF
John Smith and Pocahontas, or
rather. claims lineage with Sir
Waiter Raleigh, since he loves
the weed narcotic.
But what shall I say of the
Speaker--the Great Mogui of
the House. / cannot speak Of
him otherwise than kindly, slnce
his treatment of ell with whom
he has been connected has been
in that strain pleasing to the
+
hearing OF his many friends.
There is no fault about HIM, no
fun to be made, and even his
quiet department and just rulings
do nor permit . friend Ito make
iun at his expense. + said he
had no fault | stake thatback "
immediately. He mas fault, but
il is good one. lie has a voice
that sounds III the tones OF cav
airy trumpet, and SO clear and
distinct that it IS often heard III
the various committee rooms OF
the House; and as the parrot
said, the members of the lower
branch OF the Legislature say
.for all of which make US truly
thankful
And what? you will ask OF
Messrs Campbell and Chenoweth
Well, Mr. Campbell ia ST. busy
with nls work he has barely time
to write home; and Mr.. Cheno>
xeth Is III the same fix. 1t is 40,
the case with them that they
have foand greater attractions
than they know al 1T home; it is
not with them that they hope fol-
an Eve aud garden fair, aud are
doing thri, beet TO discover the
garden of Paradise in Salem but
they are striving to work for the
interests OF Douglas county, and
l don't believe they think nj
anything else. 1t is remarked
OF them, as well as OF Messrs
Beckley and Stewart, that they
are temperate and industrious,
aud SO far a. they are concerned,
they a go to comprise the best
delegation Douglas county ever
sent to the Legislature. [ am
not sorry, SO tar. that tee INDE>
PENDENT was the means of the
election Of those who now write
their names as members of the
Lower House of the Legislature.
I am lntruding upon space. ]
am fully aware I am crowding
space in the paper-and I have
not said sll / wlsh to, nor given
our members the praise they de-
serve for their honest. good labor;
but there may be q time when /
shall make up for all short-com-
ings, and write you more OF our
law-makers. There must be some
room left for other matters, and
until then other friends may
wait for an introduction through
your Salem correspondent. Your
correspondents eontrere, Miss
Nora Simpson, makes good
Enrolling Clerk,and | am pleased
with the good sense the Ems
rolling Committee displayed III
its selection. / am not in favor
: womans suffrage, but | am
certainly tavorably disposed to>
,ard any lady who will make
nch an honest effort to maintain
herself independently, and show
the mode-ty displayed in the lady
AIMED in the work she performs
1t is mans work, the world
say-: but lady performs all the
requirements OF the office, and
does her work as well as could
any Que. X.
SALEM. October 8, 1878.
The New York herald., 1878-10-19
RESTORED TO LIBERTY.

mrs. Mary Hooper, inmate OF the Kings County
Penitentiary, VINO attracted considerable attention
Brooklyn about q year ago, Will be discharged from
institution to-day. Tnc circumstances which led
to incarceration iollows:-Wiiliam Delaney,
resident OF High street. In that city, received visit
from Mrs. Mary Hooper, whom no mad known for
some time, and her young ward. Her husband, with
whom she resided in Boston, had sailed
purser OF q steamer to San Francisco, and
she desired to her homo In Brooklyn during hts
absence. One morning while at Mr. Delaney's she
lett the house with her ward, remarking that she
would return In the evening She did not return,
however, when Mrs. Delaney put the children to
bed In the evening she found that nsr jewel box,
which she Kept under one OF the pillow shams, mad
been robbed OF about $500 worm OF diamonus. lhe
following day Nellie, Mrs. Hoopsr's ward. returned.
Mrs. Delaney, In order 10 retain her NJ tho house.
locked her up In a second story back room.
After remaining there about nour she
raised the window and descended by grape arbor TO
tue yard Of nsignbor through whose house shc
gained the street aud made her escape. Mr. Delaney
obtaInsd warrant Tor Mrs. Hooper's arrest and she
secured IN Jersey City, Her beauty attracted q
great doal OF attention. ana during her trial the court
room crowded. Snc was found guilty before
Judge Moore In the Kings County Court OF Sessions
and sentenced TO one year in The Penitentiary.
The New York herald., 1878-10-19

Those may, very probably be found In practice TO
iali very short OF tbs expectations rAised ana may
require years 10 adapt them TO all The purpos,s Tor
winch gas Is used. But even then She world VIII
know that electricity be used for lighting With ex
celent effect, and seeing how human ingenuity APP
plies any great scientific discovery when once made
u will be slow 10 pay high prices for what must here
after seem preoarious property especially when We
consider how inconvertible 10 other purposes ~
large part Of the property Of gas company On the
other hand, however the gas men hold as nrmly oy
gas as the tanners In the fable held by leather,
and we SEQ that In New York several omcers
OF gas companies assured intervewsrs from the NEW
YORK HERALD that the electric light was naughL
Tnsy assert that IL cannot be controlled, too bril-
liant within small circum terence. but incapable oil
dnusine its light Tor the necessary distances, and
that u flashes up tor time only TO go down again
into comparative darkness TINS objection, OF course,
involves The great question oi division, on which oil
The inventors are al work. Perhaps more formid
able objection Is The cost We have seen II stated
that IN French factories, whero they have steam
engine TO give tho necesssry motion, the electric
hight 10 extremely economical On the other hand,
some OF The New York gas assert that the neces-
sary combustion OF materials will OF itself cause the
electric light TO cost very much more than gas THIS
seems, as the stands at least tor tho moment,
70 be she CRUCIAL test success.
The New York herald., 1878-10-19
THE FUGITIVE HOXIE.

HAS BRooKLYNs Ex-AssrsrAST DISTRICT At
ToRNLY GONE TO EURorE?-EIs DEsPLRATE
SPECULATION IN BUCKET SHOPS.
There sidings yesterday of the missing aud
dsauing ex.Assistaat Uai.sd statos District Attor
ney George w. Hoxic, OF Brooklyn, aud opin-
ion sun divided 10 whether he has
gone to Canada or sailed Tor Europe
board Of sf The three steamers that left this
port on Wednesday, tho day nc dsappcarcd
United states Commissioner winslow has, COM
plant Of the District Attorney issued war; ant Tor
the arrest OF hoxls. The document has been placed
In tho hands OF the Marshal for execution. Inquiry
by deputy marshsls at the several European
steamship Offices iaiIod TO eliot any Information con-
ccrning tho cupriI II ho did sail ior Europe he must
have done undsr u fictitious name, whcn event
Is not all improbable Another case OF irrcgulariiy
agains. him unearthed yesterday, wheron hs had
collected the sum oi $232 So, and, pocket,ng the
money, made no entry ~ ON the books. IL appears
Marcn ., 1876 SUIT was brought Wy the United
States against jacob oriiard und Others to recover
penalty three export ooni.. On tue Application
Tor Lorard at Washington the suIts were
tecnnical reg uiarty In the labdiug ourticatos
tobacco imported IRON tue Last Indies. The cases
were ordered 10 DO settod stated, on the payment
oil costs, winch amounted 10 the sol iortn above
Tho loss win iail in tho present instance upon Inc
.erk Of the cours the unted states Marsna and inc
District Attorney.
Colonel Il. T. Wood, counsel for Quo OF tho parties
who settled WIN tho government through Hoxic,
Tor 81 900 (,ne judgment claim previously referred 10
IN couut ction with this casel ~ speaking oil the
matter yesterday said that ms client was very sorry
indeed ior Tue misfortune oil hoxie, SO much 80 that
when he heard " he sat down in bis ollce and cred
"Wby," said another gentleman in referring 70
Hoxie's case "had known o The embarrassed situa-
tion Ia whcn Hoxie was placed would not have hos
nated 10 have ioaneo hun S3O 900 myself" mem
ber ot the Bar said :"l know party who saw Hoxie
aown In bucket shop on Broad street, where he
stood IRON ten O'Clock IN tue morning
TIL three IN the afternoon almost every day last
week. His nat, coat aud vest were thrown on, aud
he seemed to be In most excited state Of mind,
putung up his money and losing, have heard, about
1000. lie hoped, no DOUBT ~ realize suincicnt "
bridge over the financial difficulties which menscci
hun IN his present necessities.n y
Marshal Harlow. IN answer TO questions oi the
writer, yesterday gave the following uescrpt OF
George W. Hoxe:-He 10 a rather porty man, weigh
ing between 100 ana 200 POUNDS, and about nvc
feet niue inchos IN height. Ho has straignt
features, round, wei shaped head, slightly
bald top, with sandy hair, sprinkicu
with gray HIS hair generally well cropped aud ho
wcarsa lignt mustacho. HIS eyes are blue and h,s
comp exon tOrld. lie Is oi stoiId disposition and
SPEAKS slowly aud mcasuredly frequently s,nackng
hIs IiIs 10 he ta,ks. lie Is heat aud cucful In MS
ursss most gvutiemanly IN hs aeportmonL
The New York herald., 1878-10-19
DENVER EXTENSION.

THE BoNDHoLDEIs APPROVE A PLAN FOR RE-
ORGANIZING THE KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY.
An adjourned meeting OF the Denver extension
bondholdcrs Of the Kansas Pacific Railway, who have
deposited their securities in tho United States Trust
Company was held ut the Coal and Iron Exchange
building In Cortlandt street, yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Horace White occupied the chair and Nh. Artemas
H. Holmes acted as secretary. The number OF boLds
represented was 81, 750 600 worth OF IS 600 900
on deposit with the Trust Company. Messrs. LOUIS
Il Meyer, August Rutten ana William Endicott, Jr.,
The committee appo nted at the last meeting 10 re-
port plan OF purchase and reorganization, made a
report g,st OF winch 10 embodied IN The following
The road shall execltsa mortgage to trust
having sr.y years 70 run tho bonds bear
in gold for So. .Ooo.Ooo. tho bonds be counter
sa o ns holders Of
s. pss s'Ra III ss
the per cent Denver extension bonds and
j.
sssss ss :: Il
holders of the n.ubordinated income
such mount may be agree upon IL case their
!sorTsni.a,l u no other shall ce :y.il.eie
the Lsavepwoth Branch bond. after foreclosure, such
be issued NJ present may be
up the Il a. sas in the
VIII bring only ninety hvs per cent this would REQUIRE
$9uOUUU SUcn ~ may % required 20 Iurnisn
tine means for redemption Of Eastern Middle
Division bonds maturing about 1895 at that time the
king fund TO give them credit that
would tlsu sell A. par. say S6.3o3.oOa T. such
ss5 and
amounting TO assuming that The consolidated
bonds viii then sell ut par.
II was recomm ended that the foreclosure suit be
pressed spcodiy as possible, ami that
nwhe the deposited bonds be subject - the con-
troll Of The Purchasing Committee, non-assentiug
bondhOiders being allowed thirty days TO Withdraw
their bonds from ths Trust Company, and other bond
holders who not deposited Deiny Rtvon oppOr
tunity to jon until time said committee shall
dec de stop the receipt VI the same. The report
was adopted unanimously with resolutions approDri-
ale tor carrying oect, after which the powers
heretofore EXERCISED by the COMMITTEES oil Nine were
meeting then adjourncd, subject 70 the call OF the
Purchasing Com tttc0.
The New York herald., 1878-10-19
BOUGHT By ERIE.

HOW THE MoNrcLAIR AND GREENWOOD LAKE
RAILWAY COMMITTEE SOLD THEIR BONDS.
II was stated authoritatively yesterday that the
money paid Tor the aonIc!air and Greenwood Lake
Railway at the foreclosure sale two weeks ago In
check drawn by one OF the officials OF Erie Rail-
way. and that, at the present time, tho Montclair
and Green Sood Lake is the property of Erie.
The reason for the purchase was that Erie did not
wish any rival combination to get hold OF the road.
Tho principal holders OF the nrst mortgage bonds OF
the Montciair and Greenwood Lake road
ceived fifty cents the dollar for their
bonds besides the i've per cent assessment
plan OF reorgani cation. Mr.. Cyrus w. Field sold
Sl75O worth OF FIRST mortgage bonds at THIS price
Patou Co., SsS, 900 and Mr.. W. c. Sheldon. $4,000.
II is the ntention OF the Erie Railway officials TO
from las con nectioh with tho hudson Connecting
Company 1t Psahorn Greek, aud u run The line
soutbery across tho marshes ~ that point 80 that it
Will intersect the Erie and ali business hereafter Will
be dono through the Eric tunnel. The probabilities
are that Eric will largely indomniiy Itself on us IN
vestment bv charges tor terminal facilities. which
heretofore have gone to the Hudson Connecting Com
pany ana to the Ponnsyivspia Railroad Cumpany. IL
MontcIalr ana Green ood Lake Railway have
required 70 pay these charges OF tho hudson Connect
ing Company -f6la o4f.
Tuere Is considerable Indignation expressed among
the bondhoidsrs Of the Aontclair ahd Green nwcod
Lake Railway on account OF the manner In which
their COMMITTEE on Reorganization have acted IN
tax advantage OF Their position TO sell their bonds
leaving their fellow bondhOlders out In the cold Tho
Purchasing CommiItee OF the Montciair aud Green
wood Lake Railway arc not unanimous as 70 the
value second mortgage bonds. Mr.. Tildsn. who
rs OF the largest holders OF this class OF bonds,
considers them worthless and paid the ASSESS
msnt on them called Tor In the plan OF rsorganizi-
ton. Sir. Field, on the contrary, who has . great
number OF these bonus is OF different opinion and
has paid nis assessment. Tne Purchasing CommitIec
has notified the bondhoiders that road has been
bought for $l56 00O that the reorgan zation can be
effected IN tnroe weeks from date; that the new Sc
curies arc being prepared tor delivery, ana that the
road has been paid for anu the deed passed and re-
rdan