The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-30
PACIFIC COAST.
Sam Francisco Items.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. W.-I. j. Clunle,
blk candidate for congress in the second
district, has been endorsed by the work
ingmen vice Williams, declined. It was
the bilks who nominated Judge Terry for
attorney general vice Cross, declined,
an / not democrats vice Hamilton as re-
ported last night.
The Cdssandra adams, which arrived
to-day from Seabeck, reports that on the
Sd of July, William Hugo, O native of
Prussia, fell overheard and was
drowned.
This afternoon, Michael Rochfort,
carpenter, working on an engine house
being built on the corner of Geary and
Buchanan streets, for the Geary street
cable road, was strnck on the head by n
falling derrick and instantly killed.
Yesterday afternoon Geo. Nicholas, a
laborer, and VIM. Bates, contractor,
got into an alteration over some old
planking at the corner of Second and
Folsom streets, when Nicholas struck
Bates on the temple with hammer,
crushing it in. Bates condition is al
most hopeless.
The Creedmoor team of the military
division of the Pacific, left this morning
overland for the east.
! Foul Murder by Indian.
SEATTLE, Aug. 20.-About II o'clock
on Monday night two Indians from Tu-
lalip reservation, engaged IN fishing at
Mukilteo, got involved in quarrel, dur
ing the course of which one Indian dealt
| the other a stunning blow over the head
with paddle, lacerating the scalp terri
| bly,. Not satisfied with this, he left him
/ -.
| shotgun loaded with buckshOt, came back
and discharged its entire contents IN the
| wounded Indians side, killing him in
stantly. He then made his escape and
| has not since been found. From evil
dence taken before coroner's jury yes
terday, it seems that the Indians had been
drinking heavily during the evening,
which caused the difficulty.
Thomas Fitzgerald, while working on
the level in the Newcastle mine last even
ing. was killed instantly by three ton
chunk of coal falling upon him. De-
cedent was 36 years of age, native OF
Ireland, and not married.
Harvesting has commenced on the
Swinomish flats, which district 1t Is esti,
mated will produce 5000 tons of grain
this season, principally oats for export
to San Francisco. One farmer has 206
acres down. A light rain is now falling,
with indications of considerable fall, in
the event of which the damage to grain
will be great:
Indian Outrage.
Ii W1LLA WALLA, Aug. 20.-Perfeotly
kefiable dispatches have been received by
the Walla Walla Statesman, from War
rens, I. T., dated August 18th. On the
evening of the day previous, the rancho
of Jim Raines on Salmon river, eighteei
miles from Warrens, was attacked by In
dians. Raines and Jas. Edwards wer,
killed and Albert Weber badly wounded
Seven other settlers escaped and arrived
in town safe, The Indians burned up al
the buildings on the ranch. Four rifles
|, five revolyers and two hundred rounds O
. ammunition were carried off. The mum
ber of Indians is not stated. Col. Ber
! nard's command are hunting Indian
fifty miles away in another direction.
Cowardly Murder.
= PHGNIx, Aug. 2D.--Luke Monahan,
: wel1-to-do farmer, residing several mile
: from town, was brutally murdered Will
returning home last night near his farm
Five buGkshot entered the back OF IN
neck. John Keller was arrested as IN
!; guilty party. He was tracked TO an
from his house to the scene OF the mul
= der.
9 SALT LAKE, Ang. 21.--An old Mormon
It 65 years Of age, by the pane of Cha
Harmon, was to-day prevented frel
going through the Endowment House
,s with an English girl aged Is, by th
4 girls grandfather, an apostate Mormon
n who had informed the government of
$. cials and prepared for the arrest OF Ha
mon, the would-be polygamist, but Il
i latter backed out. The girl came ov'
3 in Mormon emigrant party in Jun
/. and purposed living with her grandfath