The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-11-02
Southern Politics.

New YORK, Oct. 2S.-The Tribune review
ing its specials from the South says the per-
secution of Republicans continues in South
Carolina. Two Republican leaders have
been shut up in Jail to keep them from hold
ing meetings. A meeting in Louisiana was
broken up by an armed mob, and in one of
the counties in Texas the Democrats will not
permit any political activity whatever on the
part of their opponents. The state of things
in South Carolina as described by an old
union soldier shows that State as well as
others is to be carried by military power.
shooting ARRAY.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2S.-A shooting affray
occurred on Friday at Plague mine, between
Chas. A. Brule and State Senator George b.
Waite. The former received flesh wound
in the arm and the latter serious wound in
the side, and is now in critical condition;
cause, politics.
Robbery ola New York City Bank.
New YORK, Oct. 27.-Between and 9
o'clock this morning masked burglars entered
the Manhattan Savings Bank building at the
corner of Broadway and BECKER streets, and
after Handwriting the janitor, made him, un-
der threats OF instant death, reveal the COM
bination of the safe to them and deliver up the
keys of the bank. They rifed the vault of a
presumably large amount of money, as 20 tin
boxes known to have contained bills were
found on the floor empty. The doors, win
dows and all means OF access from without
were found intact, and it was evident that the
thieves had entered by means of keys. Dan
Kelley, night watchman, said he left his post
at o'clock A. NJ. and aroused the janitor, as
was his custom, and left the building, locking
the hall door after him. The janitor, Wertel,
created an unfavorable impression on cross
examination. He said that at 10 minutes past
6. while he was dressing, seven masked men
rushed into his room and handcuffed himself
and his wife and demanded the keys of the
bank. His mother-ln-law, an old lady, who
was present, screamed when the burglars
drew pistol and threatened instant death to
anyone who made noise They then car
ried him into an adjoining room and forced
him to deliver up the keys of the street doors.
With these four O. . party went down stairs,
leaving three on g. I'd in his ROOM Three
hours passed and Wertel heard clock strike
9. just then one of the men from down stairs
returned, and after whispered consultation,
they all left.
Manhattan Bank Robbery.
New YORK, Oct. 2S.-The gigantic robbery
of the Manhattan savings institution is the
sensation in banking circles. Notice has
been posted in the bank, saying: 'For the
purpose of preventing loss to depositors it is
ordered that no payments be made without
sixty days notice. The surplus of the bank
is more than sufficient to cover any probable
loss that may be sustained by reason of the
robbery The directors were in secret ses-
sion to-day. 1t is said to be a rule for jani-
tors of bank buildings in this city to have the
combination of vaults. So far as can be as
certained no arrests have been made yet.
Augustus Schell says the bank will have a
surplus of $500. 1000 if all the coupon bonds
stolen were counted as lost The robbers
left behind skeleton key and also three
pairs of handouts. OF forty or fifty boxes
stored away about twenty had been opened
and their contents rifed, 1t is possible that
the amount taken may be more than So, 900,
900, since the contents of a number of tin
boxes containing gold coin and government
bonds, with which the sides or the vaults
were lined, have disappeared.