The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-09-13

Bay line, while few miles from the
mouth of the river in lake Erie this fore
noon, exploded, instantly killing both
engineers. and one deck hand and seri-
ously scalding ten deck hands-two ia
tally; but of large number of passen-
| gers on board, only one was injured and
that slightly.
EmbezzIement.
BosToN, Sept. 5.-Chas. Dimond, ex-
| treasurer of the Massachusetts, Home
| Missionary Society, was committed to
| prison to-day in default of bail on charge
| of embezzling $4,000 belonging to the
city
Arrival OF European Operatives.
New YORK, Sept. Sit is believed
that fully one thousand silk operatives
have arrived at Paterson this year from
English, French, German and italian
cities, attracted by reports of prosperity
of the industry in that city. Yesterday
thirty silk spinners arrived in one party
from an English town. They say that a
| great many more are coming soon.
Revival of Railroad Industries.
Indications of revival of railroad
| manufacturing industries appear. In
fact, a gentleman acting as agent for a
southwestern railroad recently wrote to
| all rolling mills in the east, asking bids
| for five thousand tons of rails and not
one of the mills would bid. Each and
all declared they were full Of orders
months ahead. Some of them till Feb
ruary could not consider his offer at all.
He says that this was the tenor Of replies
received from every rolling mill east.
Mrs. sprague's Petition.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Sept 6.-The peti
tion of Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague, fol-
| the appointment of trustee for her prop
| erty, came up in the supreme court to-
day and Wednesday assigned for hear
ing.
Memphis
| MEMPHIS, Sept. Give new cases re-
| ported this morning five deaths since last
night.
Building Wrecked.
CHEYENNE, Wy, Sept. 7.-At 10 o'clock
last night two story brick building, oc-
| cupied by F. +. Warren as a music store,
l.. r. Breshen as meat market and Mrs.
Bell as boarding house, situated on six
teenth street, fell in. A number of per-
sons were buried in the ruins; but it is
believed that all except three children OF
Mrs. Bell have been taken out. Col G..
I. f. Vandesande, whose parents reside
| In Boston, was taken out dead. The
others recovered were more or less in
iured. The building adjoining the Office
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
| pany, the walls of which are considered
| unsafe.
| The debris of fallen buildings was
cleared away this morning and the dead
bodies of Mrs. Bells two boys, aged four
| nd civ %olr
sons are now believed to be out The
wounded are believed to be doing well.
It is thought that more are fatally hurt.
The accident is attributed to the giving
way of a defective partition wall.
| An Outrage Avenged.
UNION, KY, Sept. 6.-Theodore Dan
iel, negro, for attempting to ravish
Miss Georgia Bilitia, the adopted daugh-
ter of his employer, Fielding Diekey, a
farmer, living near here, was taken from
Jail by mob after the preliminary trial
yesterday, and being tied to tree, was
| shot dead.
Robbed by Sharper.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6.-Isaac r.
Martindell, messenger in the Highway
| depot, while drawing check at the Cir
ard bank to-day was robbed of $2400 by
sharper.
| Death Of Wilbur r. Raymond.
New YORK, Sept. Wilbur F. Ray
| mond, absconding agent of Rumsey &
| Co. Seneca Falls, who was arrested re-
Gently on q charge of forgery, but re-
leased, his employers declining TO pros
cute, died to-day at his hotel of dropsy
| of the heart.
Chas. Dimond Goes to Jail
| BosToN, Sept. Elm the superior
criminal court to-day the grand jury re-
turned an indictment for embezzlement
on six counts against Chas. Dimond, de-
faulting treasurer of the Massachusetts,
Missionary society. In default of bail
Dimond went to Jail.
Charged with Theft.
ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. Wv. H. Meyer,
bookkeeper in Niagra County Bank,
Lockport, has been arrested here on
charge of stealing $4,000 in bonds.