The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-05-31
TelegraphIc News Summary.

Belcher levies an assessment of 81, and
Brilliant one 10 cents.
The Alasko has been ordered to re.
turn from Sitka to San Francisco.
The fishing schooner, Ida e. Baker,
has been lost with crew of twelve men.
Colin NJ. Boyd, the new Auditor, OF
San Francisco qualified and was sworn
to-day.
The strike of longshoreman still
troubles shipowners and shippers in
New York.
The trial of J. G. Duncan was again
continued for term in the municipal
criminal court.
One white and five colored prisoners
were publicly whipped to-day at New
castle, Delaware.
John N. Buzzell, of Boston, confesses to
the murder of child for which he was
arrested on suspicion.
Imperial residences in various cities
are undergoing preparations for occupa-
tion by General Grant.
The Board of Supervisors elected Colin
NJ. Boyd, deputy county clerk, auditor,
vice Maynard deceased.
Broadway Savings Bank, st. Louis,
closed its doors this morning in accord
ance with decision of the directory.
Chief Joseph has been lecturing at
Chicago, in the interest of his people,
but has not met with much encourage
ment.
A portion of the crew of the Jeanette
Arctic expedition passed through Chi
cago this mourning on their way to San
Francisco.
An Indian named Francisco was ar
rested at Healdsburg by Sheriff Dinwid-
die to-day as accessory to the murder of
Paul Reiger.
Burglars got into the safe of NJ Ward
4 Co., liquor dealers, corner of Battery
and Commercial streets, last night, OBJ
tanning about $500.
The five per cent. Savings Bank of
Lowell, Mass, has been temporarily en-
joined by Bank Commissioners. With
drawals of deposits and shrinkage on
mortgages is the cause.
Freights to the seaboard dropped this
morning to Sc per barrell on -four to New
York, 15c to Boston and 15c per hundred
on grain to New York.
canal Congress is studying a plan for
open cutting instead of a tunnel, increas-
ing the cost SIC, 900 900.
James r. Alsup, bookkeeper for Meek
er James Co., has absconded. He is a
defaulter to the amount of $4,000. He is
believed to be hiding in the city.
Hon. John Sherman thinks he can be
elected Governor of Ohio, but he'd rather
be candidate for President, and the
former might interfere with the latter.
It is stated that the forthcoming
Pacific Mail report will show reduction
in the company's debt of about $500 900,
and increase in earnings of about $400,
600.
An old man was found burned to death
in the ruins of his house, fourteen miles
from Santa Cruz. Gov. Irwin has re-
fused to commute the sentence of Indian
Jack.
The jury in the case of grand larceny
preferred against w. FL. NJ. Smallman
and his wife Amelia, by w. F. Cooper,
returned a verdict of guilty, in San Fran
cisco.
At Platt's Hall, San Francisco, Fanny
Edwards and Madam La Chapelle began
the task of walking 5000 quarter miles in
300 quarters hours. The attendance is
small.
j. Bump former city marshal, of
San Louis Obispo, was shot by John
Buster this morning on the street in front
of the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Bump is
not expected to live.
A body was found in the bay at the
0f CIR
From documents, kilograms, etc., found
on his person, it is supposed to be that
OF Jacob Lehman, lately from jackson,
Mich.
Absolan Ford was hanged at Lake
| Charles, La, on the 23d, for the murder
of DIR. Joseph Bank. During the read
ing of the service he smoked cigar and
was composed. 500 people witnessed the
execution.
The widow of Daniel v. Stone OF Bos-
ton, Mass, has given $3.50, 900 to the
Young Mems Christian Association to-
wards the erection of new building.
Several other persons promise liberal
contributions.
The menagerie establishment owned
by J. NJ. French, was destroyed by fire
this morning at Detroit. The elephant,
Sultan, five lions, q zebra, leopard, stag,
and many other valuable animals, were
burned to death.
An inquest was held on the body of P.
K Roges, the policeman who was shot
yesterday under circumstances rendering
it doubtful whether death was suicidal
or accidental, and the jury returned a
| verdict of accidental death
An explosion occurred in Wheeler's
woolen mills, Salem, N. H., and was fol
lowed Immediately by the bursting out
of flames in several places. The mill
was entirely destroyed. Loss, S100, 600
insurance. $40, 900. The cause is un
| known.
Shelley [ white was hanged to day al
| Blacksher, Ga, for the murder of his
wife. He confessed his guilt and said
| the man who caused him to kill her was
present. About 1900 people witnessed
the execution. He was calm and appear
ed unconcerned.
The arrest of Buzzel, of Lynn, Mass
| last night, for numbering an infant foune
| dead in the woods near Maiden, was fol
lowed to-day by the arrest of Carrie Rob
erts of the same place, who confessed tt
being the mother of the child and tina
| Buzzel1 committed the deed.
| A Sheriff's jury impanne1led to try th'
| question of insanity of Troy Dye, ex
public administrator of Sacramento, nov
| under sentence of death for murder, ant
who has lately been exhibiting symptom
of an unsound mind, returned yirdio
of sanity. Dye and his accessory Ander
son, will be hanged on Thursday next.
/ Good effect has followed the messag
of the Governor General notifying Sitting
Bulls Indians that in event of their com
mitting any depredations on America
soil, they would be promptly arreste'
and handed over to the United States an
thorities, and if guilty of attempt at wa
with United States they would be con
sidered as enemies of the dominion an,