The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-11-09
NO. 90.


of Arizona, of which the late David D. Col
ton, was president, has been reorganized.
C. F. Crocker was elected president, vice
General Cotton, deceased, and David Harer,
member of the board of directors, in the
place of Crocker.
The Bigamy Case.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 31.-The examination of
Miles, the bigamist, has closed and defendant
bound over to await the action of the grand
jury in the sum Of 81, 500.
Body Found.
SAN FRANcrsco. Nov. 1.-On October goth
James S. CarnalI suddenly and mysteriously
disappeared from his home at Berkeley, and
no trace of him was found till to-day, when
some sailors picked up his body off the Long
wharf. On the 20th he started for the sand
lots, as was his wont, and gentleman on the
last boat to Oakland heard pistol shot and
splash Carnall shot himself, as his re-
mains show, through the head, and fell over
board and, having weighted sack fastened
to him. sank. The sack had been torn and
the weights released, the body rose to the
surface as found. No cause for the act is
assigned.
READING, Nov. III. Atherton was killed
at the Extra mill at Cooper City, October 81,
by being caught in the machinery while max
ing some repairs. The body was forwarded
to Sacramento to his relatives.
Fell tbrensla skyIight
SAN Francisco, Nov. 2.--About half past
four o'clock this afternoon as w. 81. Rulof-
son the well known photographer. of the
firm of Bradley & Rulofson, was superintend-
ing the construction of skylight on the roof
of the building in which his gallery is located,
in the three story brick on the southwest
corner of Montgomery and Sacramento streets
he missed his footing and fell to the side
walk, his head and shoulders striking on
some tin packing cases piled on the curb
stone. He was at once teken to drug store
near by and few moments after removed to
his home where he died shortly after S
O'Clock. A hurried examination while at the
drug store showed that no bones were broken
and but few eontusions, death resulting from
internal injuries.
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
SAN Francisco, Nov 3,-Delegates from
various divisions of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians of the State of California, met at
Oakland last night. and declared vacant the
Offices of state delegate, secretary and treas
urer, and elected John Kenny delegate; j. G.
the unexpired term. The meeting endorsed
as the only legitimate national officers of the
United States: P. Gibney, national delegate;
P. Campbell. national secretary, and James
Langan, national treasurer.
shocking Accident.
NApA, Nov. 3.-A shocking and fatal acci-
dent occurred this morning on board the
steamer Express a freight boat plying be-
tween here and San Francisco. newly
employed engineer fell into the machinery
while the boat was nearing her port in Napa,
and was instantly killed. His body was
caught on the descending crank which drives
the shaft. and became SO wedged in that it
stopped the boat, which was running at a
moderate rate of speed. His name is George
Laying; residence. San Francisco.
watching stock
San FRANcIsco, Nov. 4.-Stockholders OF
the Sierra Nevada held special meeting to-
| day to consider the question of watering
stock. S9,231 80 shares represented reso-
luton to increase the stock from one hun.
dred thousand shares of 800 each to five
hundred thousand shares of 800 each, was
| adopted. The new stock is to be issued at
the discretion of the trustees. Henry Will
liams, speaking for John Skae. said
the new stock would not probably be put on
the market al present.
Instantly Killed.
BoDIE, Nov Andy Heg4rty, aged SO, a
| native of Ireland, was to-day instantly killed.
He was at work in the bottom of Champion
shaft when plank on top became dislodged
| ana fell to the bottom, a distance of 800 feet,
| striking him with the above result
Trouble In Camp.
SAN FRANc1sco, Nov 4.-Friday night the
| Irish citizens held a mass meeting at Union
| Hall, to denounce the utterances of F. A.
Bee, as published in the Washington Post
7. F. O'Malley Baines. an Irish exile, who
took prominent part in the proceedings,
refused to allow VIM. Wellock, Vice Presi.
dent of the Workingmen g paaty, to speak on
the ground, that he was an Englishman and
had no business at the meeting. At the
sand lots yesterday Wellock denounced
his country. Tomorrow Baines will publish
in the morning papers card demanding
| that Wellock retracti his language or name
his time and place for hostile meeting to set
tie the affair.
A Queer shower.
/ VIM. W. Brown, wood chopper, near Au
burn, Placer county, has been arrested by q
S. Detective Finnegass, and brought to thi.
city on charge of counterfeiting. In hi
cabin were found dies, crucibles and mate
rial for the manufacture of half dollars ant
new standard dollars. He states that his de
lection followed his first attempt to pass spu
rious coin.
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