The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-12-20
Suicide.

a most unfreauented portion of Golden
Gate park this afternoon. On his person
were found an empty whisky flask and a
vial that had contained laudanuni and a
discharged derringer near him, the bullet
from which had penetrated his brain.
A Grand Success.
The attendance this evening for the
benefit of the orphan children OF General
Hood, rendered by his old comrades and
friends, is great success. The house ls
jammed, and the net profits will approxi-
mate $1,000. In addition to the regular
performance of Forget Me Not Captain
Jack Crawford, the poet and scout, deliv-
cred poem written for the occasion.
Arrested
A man supposed to be 4 member of the
recently discovered gang Of counterfeit
ers, was arrested at Los Angeles this ev-
ening in an attempt to pass spurious 20
gold piece. Counterfeit gold to the amount
of nearly $500 were found on his person.
He refused to make any statement or
give his name.
Escaped.
A Los Angeles dispatch says that G. A.
Matlock, one of the gang of countefeiters
in the jail here awaiting the action of the
grand jury, made his escape this afternoon
by picking the lock of the Jail doors. Of
ficers are i'll pursuit.
She WouId, and She Wouldn't.
STOCKTON, Dec. 6.-Gregoria Braghetti
q Swiss, about 30 years of age, suicided
by taking strychnine. Deceased was to
have been married Sunday, but had
slight quarrel with her betrothed.
Dtvy.
Ophir declares dividend of 81.
Mud.
Mammoth levies an assessment of 81.
Another Unfortunate.
Amelia Meronez, woman of the town,
suicided last night by taking morphine.
1t is alleged as the cause that she was
tired of the life she was leading.
Murder.
The body of Chiaaman was found ly-
ing across the track on Long bridge this
with four knife wounds in his
head and neck and dirk sticking in@a
deep wound in his sida from which his
intestines protruded. No clew to the
murderer has been discovered.
Fearful Rain Storm.
YREKA, Dec. 5.-The most extraordin-
ary rain storm that has ever visited this
section ceased this morning. In about
eighteen hours 3.S6 inches of rain fell,
making 4.S6 since the 1st inst. The storm
appears to have been equally severe all
over the county. Cottonwood creek is
impossible, and the stages are unable to
cross. It is also impossible to cross the
Klamath river. The bridge across Mill
creek at 4Etna is washed away, and the
stages cannot cross there. AT Fort Jones
the Scott river is almost impossible.
Nothing like the same amount of rain has
ever fallen here in the same space of
time before.
Patter, Patter.
SHASTA, Cal, Dec Cit still continues
raining. Yesterday the Sacramento river
rose seventeen feet. and could not be
crossed at several oints.
More of the Counterfeiters.
SAN Francisco, Dec. IA Los Angeles
dispatch says another of the gang of coun-
ierfeiters was arrested and gave his name
fls James Graham. On his person was
ound shipping receipt for package
which was intercepted.and found to con-
tain a complete kit of counterfeit tools,
dies and molds, for making spurious s.
gold pieces. The man who was arrested
yesterday giues the name of OpRourke, a
native of Canada, and furnished the in
forma. ion which led to the arrest of Gra-
ham.
Explosion in a Sewer.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 10.-Last evening
the Oaklanders living on Jefferson street
between Second and Ninth streets, were
troubled with an almost suffocating smell
of gas, and about o'clock in the evening
boy named John Leach, living on Sec
| ond street, between Grove and Jefferson
was severely burned by the explosion o
gas which occurred on his entering ;
water closet with lighted candle. Moth
| ing further occurred until shortly before
| midnight, when a vivid flash, accompa
| MED by heavy report, lit up the stree
for several blocks, and the explosion
shook the ground and buildings. TIL,
residence ;of w. Fl. Patrick, No. s Jeffer
son street, at which the greatest force 0
the explosion was felt, was almost com
| pletely wrecked, the inmates escaping
unframed by what seemed almost mira
Gle. Other houses for several blocks wer
blackened, scorched and the plasterint
blown off, but no injury done to the occu
pants. The cause was ascertained to be
leak in sewer. The damage to propert
will aggregate a considerable amount.
Row which Ended Fatally.
Last Sunday evening two Frenchmer
|
engaged in difficulty in the saloon {
Hotel de France, on Pacific street, an
adjourned to the sidewalk to settle it. L
Pau struck Vienne, knocking him owe
A team of horses stood at the edge of til
sidewalk, and Vienne, in falling, struc
the near horse in the flank and fell bt
tween his legs. Ike animal kicked hiI
in the side, inflicting severe internal in
iuries. His dead body was found in hi
room at the hotel yesterday morning L
, Pau was arrested on a charge of man
, slaughter.
Sad Suicide.
Miss Hattie Lucas, residing with he
mother at GA Seventeenth street, Oak
land, committed suicide yesterday afte
, noon by shooting herself. The youn
, lady was highly esteemed. She wrote
, letter to her mother, informing her th.
for some time she had entertained drea
of insanity, and that she had dreamed
being in the asylum. She sat in an arr
chair and placed the pistol to her bre:s
The ball penetrated her heart
, The Old story--Too Many stocks.
/. SAN Francisco, Dec. 9-Fleischman
Siehel attribute their business embarras
ment and assignment to the speculation
) of their book-keeper, Ernest Loewenber
> who has been missing for two or thr,
: DAYS. He has been with them some ts
, years and was fully trusted. They a
! unable as yet to state the amount of whit
. he has robbed them, but say their liabil
: ties are about 100000 and assets $4,000
3 S35, 600, and that Loewenberg has u
2 tionbtedly gotten away with the balan,
: against them. His defaIcation is attri
f uted to stocks and fast living. Search
uow being made for him.
Failure of Lucky Baldwin Denied.
For several days rumors have been ri
that Lucky Baldwin had failed. The
seems, on careful inquiry, to be no groui
, whatever for the report. It probab
: arose from the fact that sale OF real e
. | tate on Market street, made by him son
: time ago to Glazier & Co., has been put {
record within few days, giving the II
/ preston that he was making forth'
transfers.
Sam Francisco Will Sympathize.
The executive committee of the vario
Irish societies met this evening and I