The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-28
RosEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER %, 1875.

mortgages by the Purcells to the amount of
| $75,0 600. Purcell had done banking busi-
| ness with Joseph Hemann, the German bank
er, who failed short time ago and caused a
run on them. The number of depositors is
varlously estimated at from 5000 to 5000.
Burnod.
WOODBRIDGE, N. j., Dec. 22-The resi-
dence of u S. Senator Mcpherson was
burned tonight. The Senator and family
had narrow escape.
will be Tried.
ST.. SOUS, Dec. PA Topeka (Kansas)
dispatch says that in response to demand
made by the governor of Kansas, the author
tiles at Washington have ordered the cap
tured Cheyenne Indians to Fort Leaven-
worth with view OF identifying those guilty
OF outrages, that such may be turned over to
the civil authorities of Kansas for trial and
the remainder returned to their agency ia
Indian Territory.
Only a spree.
Nv YORK, Dec. 22.-The Worlds Wash
ington special has the following: W. j.
Brown. finance clerk in the City post Office,
went to the treasury to- day and drew $10,-
800 to pay salaries. He subsequently lost
the money, and all efforts to find it were un-
availing. Brown has been employed in the
post office IA years and has always borne q
good character. About two years ago he
disappeared mysteriously for several days,
but his accounts were all right, and when he
turned up it was learned that he had only
been off on a spree, and no notice was taken
of his conduct. The superintendent of the
post office had always previously accompa-
MED Brown to the treasury when he drew
large sums of money but to-uay there was
sickness in his family and he could not per-
form his customary duty.
Almost Death.
The Times Scranton correspondent says
these are dark days in cabins of the Penn
sylvania coal miners. The wolf crouches
at every door, aud if the combination COM
panies outlast this month the miners can see
nothing before them but starvation. Their
words furnish Christmas tide reading for the
country whose barns and grain elevators are
bursting with the greatest harvest ever seen
in this teeming new world.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The following
postal changes on the Pacific Coast have
been ordered during the past week. Office
established at Willows. Umatilla county,
Oregon, j. w. Smith, postmaster. Post
masters appointed: John C. Heales, Bois-
ford, Lewis county, Washington Territory,
and Marion w. Abbott, Penawawa, Whit
man county, Washington Territory.
Death of a Congressman.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Congressman Bev-
erly B. Douglas, of Virginia, died at the Ma
tional Hotel in this city after brief illness
of inflammation of the bowels The remains
were taken to Richmond tonight by COM
mittee consisting of Senator Jones, of Flor
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Virginia, Luttrell, of California, Carlisle, of
Kentucky, Dunn He'll, of Minnesota, Hart
zell, of Illinois and Clark, of Iowa.
Indian Horse Thieves.
OMAHA Dec. 23.--A party of fourteen citi-
zens, members of the North Platte guards,
under command of Lieut.. John Bratt left
there Saturday morning in puruis of a band
of Indians that had stolen seven horses on
the north side Of the North Platte river the
day previous. They rode all day and came
upon the Indians in camp at P. NJ. on Sat-
urday. The Indians showed fight and Lieut..
Bratt attacked them at once and forced them
to run. The indians left everything, includ-
ing saddles, blankets and camp baggage, and
all they got away with was what they had
on. Lieut.. Bratt and party brought in five
of the seven horses stolen. Lieut. Wheeler
and party of fifteen men from Fort McPher-
son are in pursuit of the Indians, and will
probably capture them all.
Heavy snow Fall.
BUFFALO, Dec. 23.-The severest snow
storm since 1871 visited this section last
night, and is still raging. Full three feet OF
snow has fallen on level, and is badly
drifted.
Road Agents Caught.
CHEYENNE, Dec. ga party of road
agents named Harrington Manuse, Ruby,
Howard, Olsen, and The Kid, j." with some
stolen horses and goods taken from Trabing's
store near Fort Kinney, were captured yes
terday near Rock Greek. They also had in
their possession saddle on which Deputy
Sheriff Widdowfield rode when killed last
Summer, which in measure identifies the
gang as that which has operated in Albany
and Carbon counties during last Summer.
Boiler Explosion.
Troy. n. Y, Dec. ga boiler explosion
at the Star forge killed Alfred st. Charles,
water tender, and Thos. Gentleman, puddler.
-Four others were injured.