The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-10-18
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The Contest I'm Ohio.

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EASTERN.
The Contest I'm Ohio.
New YoRK, Oct THE Times says
There is moral for New York TO be had
from the republican campaign in Ohio. SO
freely criticised by our Columbus cores
pondent With the advent of the closing
week Of the struggle, republican leaders
of Ohio find they have been exsggera-
ting their own chances of success as
grossly as they have been undertaking the
strength of adyersaries. Republican es-
timates of their majority on the state
ticket have suddenly shrunk to one-third
of the figure lately claimed, and the leg
islatnre Is regarded as rather worse than
doubtful.
Louisiana Democratic Convention.
Baron RoUGE, Oct. THE democratic
state convention has taken further re-
cess till this evening at the request of the
committee ON credentials. The indica-
tions are for Witt Tor governor.
Democratic Nomination.
Bos8oN, Oct. John Quincy Adams has
been nominated for governor by the DEM
ocratic state convention.
The ticket was completed as follows ::
For lieutenant governor, w. 7. Plunkett
secretary of state, Gen. NJ. T. Donohoe
treasurer and receiver, Gen. David N.
Skillings !; auditor, Wm X. Field; attor-
ney general, Richard Olney.
Woodlands ON Fire.
NORWOOD, n. Y, Oct. 7.-Woodlands for
miles around Madrid are on fire, and farm
ers are rapidly removing their produce.
In Louisville and Massene, great damage
has been done.
The Report from Memphis.
MEMPHIS. Oct. mo new cases are re.
ported to the board of health. Under
takers report four interments.
Prentice Mulford ON Farming.
Prentice Mulford will lecture on What
know about Farming" before the Farm
ers' Club to-day.
Prof. wise Probably Lost.
CHICAGO, Oct S-Louis Faber, engineer
on the Lake Shore d Michigan Southern
Road, states that week ago Sunday night,
while at Miller's station taking water, he
observed a large balloon just overhead,
which he judged to be less than mile
| away, driving along in a northeasterly
| direction towards Lake Michigan, which
is only half a mile from the station.
John Bulla, his fireman, states that he al
so saw the balloon and with Faber
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operator at Twenty-third street of the
matter the same night. 1t was undoubt-
edly the Wise balloon.
Raging Fires.
| BISMARCK, Oct. S.-Prairle fires are do
| ing considerable damage and creating
| much alarm in Dakota, but SO far no build
| ings have been destroyed. Woods along
the Missouri river are on fire and the
town of Mandana was only saved by the
activity of the citizens. The country be-
tween Bismarck and Fargo is burned
over tn oroughly. Four miles of ties and
bridge at Crystal Springs were destroyed.
Trains have been badly delayed. The
telegraph operator at Deadwood, reports
the woods also afire Whereabouts and sew
eral saw mills are reported burned or in
great danger there. The inhabitants are
busy using means of protection telling
trees, etc.
Jay Gould and the Colorado Roads.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. S.-Jay Gould arrived
here to-day from Colorado and left for the
east by the Wabash road tonight. Mr.
Gould was questioned regarding the stu
alton OF his affairs in Colorado, but would
state nothing except that he will not parl
with either the Colorado Central, South
Park or Denver and Rio Grande roads
and that he means to stand by them.
Big Failures at Fall River.
FALL RIVER, Oct. 8.-rhe reported lia-
bilities of Thomas j. and X. Borden appeal
to have been exaggerated regarding liabil
| tiles on endorsements. Those OF Thomas
j. Borden are eleven hundred thousane
instead of seventeen hundred Thousand
and those of Richard Borden, five hun
dred thousand instead of one million
The unpledged assets of Thomas J. Bor
den are valued at $55,000.
Missionary Meeting.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Oct. S.-Tne American
board OF commissioners of foreign mis-
ions commenced its seyentieth annual
session yesterday afternoon, Presiden
Mark Hopkins In the chair. The atten
dance is very large 1900 persons are enter
! tanned by the committee and 5000 in al
are present Secretary Alden read the re
port of the home department women
J board, which has contributed S73,975 t
the treasurery; donations S283,627-fal
ling behind the donations of last yea
S87, ,175: received from ordinary legaciei
SOL 1856, less than last year by $43,029
. from permanent fund, $696S total income
1851 ,926, exclusive of the extraordinar
Otis legacy of $S05, ,734. Total expendi
lures tor The year, S573,817. The CON
mittee recommends that of the balance
the Otis legacy. S750,000, one-third
given to educational work, one-third I
enlargement on present fields, and ont
third to new missions especially in cen
trail Africa.
g Outlaws I'm baldwin Comfy.
. ATLANTA, Oct. 13.-The Judge of BalC
win county and a delegation of either
reached here this morning, to ask til
governor for military force to suppre
: the Georgia Tigers, desperate organ
cation who hold possession of half Il
/, country. They killed two men Tuesda,
) and burned several houses and ha,
killed in the past three years twenty me
and women, mostly negroes. The go,
= ernor sent one of his staff and numb,
U of detectives down and will send the mi
itary if needed. Members of the legisl
ture in the adjoining counties have bee
telegraphed for by their families ar
have gone home. The feeling here is Il
tense. The scene of disorder is only OF
days ride from here.
D Frtghtfui Raiiroad Disaster.
DETROIT, Oct 10--A serious accide
occurred on the Michigan Central Raj
road short distance east OF Jackson tt
morning. The Pacific express trai
bound west which left Detroit forty mi
utes late, collided with a switch engil
"a on the main track at that place, telesco
ing the baggage anu express car anu p
ing the remaining coaches, eleven
number on top of the others. The fiji
coach was filed with emigrants. most
: whom are killed or seriously ipjure
MANY occupants of the other coaches a
also killed, or injured. 1t is suppos
that there are about twenty or twenty-fi
= passengers killed and twenty to thir
i wounded. The majority of the numb
are thought to be emigrants and secol
class passengers.
Physicians and surgeons were at on
summoned from Jackson to the scene
the accident, and special train earryi
r physicians left Detroit al 5 A. NJ. A lar
force of employees Sof the railroad eoi
pany, together With D large number of {
citizens of Jacksonsars on the groul
engaged in the work of extrieating bod
from the wreck. Railroad officials al
Of surgeons are busiiy at work among t
wounded, doing everythingin their pow
to alleviate suffering. The train "
made up of seven Wagner sleepers, 70
a passenger coaclss, and mail and bagga
cars. The tender of the express engi
{, was telescopsd into the baggage tar abo
=. half q length this car in turn pierced
mail car, and these crowded the first p,
senger coach.
Up to noon eighteen dead bodies hi
- been taken from the wreck ofthe exprt
Ten of those taken from the wreck ha
- not yet been identified.