The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-12-20
TELEGRApHIC.
EASTERN.
Good News for Oregon.

New York, Dec. 1o-It is officially an
nounced this afternoon that the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company have
purchased steel rails, locomotives and
equipment for 200 miles of standard gauge
railroad, to be constructed in Eastern Ore
gon and Washington Territory, during
the year 1880. Fifteen hundred tons of
the rails are now on board the ship Orient,
soon to sail from Cardiff for Portland
One hundred miles will be built from The
Dalles up the Columbia river, to connect
with the existing Walla Walla Railroad;
fifty miles more will be an extension of
the latter to Snake river, and the re-
mainder will connect Texas ferry, on
Snake river, with the heart of the Pa
louise country. 1t is stated that these ex-
tensions and new constructions are made
for the purpose of opening up, in con-
junction with the Northern Pacific, the
great grain producing district of Eastern
Washington Territory The line of the
Northern Pacific in this region extends
from the mouth of Snake river northeast
wardiy to the Bitter Root Mountains, a
distance of POO miles
Tilden Buys a Railroad.
The Herald prints an interview with
leading brokers here and citizens of Pat
erson, N. j., showing Tilden's recent pur-
chase of the New York and Oswego Mid
land Railroad to be part of the scheme
for new outlet from the west. Il is be-
lleved by many that he is also buying up
the New Jersey Midland, its stock having
advanced from 65 to Is in 80 days. The
Herald infers that Tilden has been trying
to obtain the advantage of tho New York
Central by equipping a rival road to the
west, and that Vanderbilt, to head Tilden
off by securing and monopolizing western
connections and extensions, had to let his
Wabash interest in the direction of the
New York Central.
The Il. II. Combination.
BosToS, Dec. l0.-The Advertiser says of
the new railroad combination: The st.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad, which
now has its terminus at Vinita, Indian
Territory, is bound to Pierce City, whence
it will be rapidly pushed forward to
Wichita, where connection is made with
the Wichita branch of the Atcllison, To-
peka and Santa Fe Road Work on the
main line of the latter is going forward
at the rate of two miles daily, and will
reach the Rio Grande in forty-fve DAYS.
The Southern Pacific is rapidly pushing
eastward, and work is being vigorously
prosecuted on third line, which termi-
mates at Guaymas, Mexico, part of the road
from Guayinas to HermonsviIle being un-
der contract, and work to be commenced
eastward forthwith.
Women at the Boston Election.
The city election is bringing out full
vote. The various tickets are being
scratched extensively. A novel feature
of the election is the presence of women
at the polls, where they were courteously
| treated. A majority OF the women regis
tered have voted. The polling places
were never 80 quiet and orderly as to- day
Decision in the Maine Case.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 11-The hearing in the
mandamus case has been concluded and
| the decision will be rendered TO the coun.
Gil tomorrow.
/ National Agricultural Society.
New YORK Dec. 1-At meeting tc
| organize the National Agricultural Societ,
here to-day the following we're among the
Vice Presidents chosen: Roger W. Wood
bury, of Colorado; John Bidwell, of Cali
fornia; S q. Reed, of Oregon; John Jones
of Nevada. Among the directors wa
1 Henry Stubbar.l, of Stockton, California
to represent Nebraska and the Pacific
States and Territories.
Missing
The police here have been notified to
day of the mysterious disappearance
while On visit to this city, of F.
Spanlding, wealthy hotel keeper of Col
orado Springs, whose unexplained alb
sence has puzzled his relatives an,
friends. He left Syracuse on the 10th G
last month to come to this city, and sal
he would return in day or two, but ha
never returned. Enquiries developed tn
fact that he arrived here on that day an
passed the night at the Metropolitan He
tel, leaving there in the morning, appal
emily to return home. The hotel registe
shows that another occupied the ROOF
with him, and the two left together ne,
morning. Relatives are working on til
; case.
COlored Jurors.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Dec. H.-Tf
leading Democratic citizens of Richmon
county petitioned Judge Jones to incluC
, Of the county as the court shall think we
qualified to serve as jurors. Judge Jon,
granted the order
Robbery In Cincinnati.
\ CINCINNATI, Dec. u.-While the Graz
} procession was passing the custom hou
to-day, and while the clerks were temp
rarily absent, thieves broke open one
the inner doors of one of the safes and s
cured from $500 to $1,000 belonging to OIL
of the employees. The government los
nothing, but it was narrow escape.
The Indians Surrender one of the Mu
derers.
Los PINos. Dec. 11.-Ouray brought
to-day one of the Indians who are to
tried, and promised to bring IL others
soon as secured. He was locked up. Fl
loss of property by the outbreak is to
. paid for out of the Ute fund or deposit
Washington.
Indian Fight
DENVER, Dec. 10.-A special dispatch
the Tribune from El Paso states that Il
: Apaches under Chief Ju, numbering OF
hundred, engoged in a fight with Mex
cans in Chihuahua on the 9th. Ju le
. eighty killed and wounded.
A scene at the Hayden Trial.
New HAVEN, Dec 10.-There was
dramatic scene in the Haden trial tod
during the cross-examination of NJ
Hayden, when Mr.. Waller asked the Fl
lowing question:
v "Now, madam, you needn't answer Il
/! question until you are told to by I
court: Mr.. Hayden, you say, is your ht
band, the father of your three childre
and that he has been devoted husba
] to loving wife for between eight or nj
:, years; that you have constantly mai
- tanned pleasant relations, and that the
has been and is now the utmost confden
existing between you; that you are co
n vinced of his innocence, and know that
he is found guilty he mnst suffer ign
minious punishment Under these C
|. cumstances, would you not, under oath
you are, make misstatement ?"
There was no answer. The witne
burst into tears, as did nearly eve
- woman in the court, and tears g.isten
in the eyes of memoers of the strong
sex. A silence as of death pervaded t
=. room, and the counsel for the defen
! ! Kissed out: at is an insult to the w
: = nessl" Waller defended his action, /
il the court ruled the question an improI