The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-23
TELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN.

EASTERN.
To be Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-Galusha A.
| Grow will be rendered the Russian mis-
sion or some other whose present occu-
pant may be transferred to st. Peters
burg.
The Iron Trade.
MoRRIsTowN, Aug. 14.-Reports from
all portions of North New Jersey indi-
cate most pronounced revival in the
iron trade.
A Railroad Pool.
New YoRK, Aug. 15.-Twenty six roads
represented in joint executive committee
have agreed to discontinue making spec
ial contracts for certain lots or quanti-
ties of freight at tariff rates, or at less
than tariff rates. Shippers win get ten
days notice of increase in tariff, during
which time all their engagements must
be filed, otherwise increased rates will
be charged. All freight must be billed
at full tariff rates otherwise it will be
detained at the western termini of trunk
lines until correction in billing is made.
No rebate will be allowed except on
| freight on which contract may have been
made prior to June II, 1878, and all such
! drawback vouches must be approved by
the committee before any of the trunk
lines will pay them.
Gold from Europe.
The steamship Scythid brought $685.
600 in gold bars and American eagles.
The situation I'm Memphis
MEMPHIS, Aug. Height new cases
are reported this morning, five Of whom
are colored. Ten deaths from yellow
| fever have been reported since last night
W. Fl. Reynolds, mayor of Corinth, Miss.
telegraphs as follows: mot case of
fever of any kind in Corinth."
Hon. John johnson, member of the
state board of health and superintendent
of quarantine, in telegram this morn
ing to K. Plunkett, president of the state
board of health, says:
My resignation as a member of the
state board of health of the state of Ten
nessee and superintendent of quarantine
of Memphis, goes forward by mail, and
all official connection with said board as
member thereof and superintendent oi
quarantine ceases from this time, reserv'
ing to myself at the proper time the
right to ask investigation and decision
upon my acts by the state board o1
health.
| Twenty-three new cases in all were re-
ported to the board of health to-day
seven whites and sixteen colored. Two
additional deaths have occurred. AL
the prominent sick were reported doing
we'll tonight j. D. Plunkett, president
of the state board of health, telegraphs
from Nashville that the resignation O
Hon. John johnson, rendered this MON
ing, was not accepted by the board. Ths
thermometer to-day has ranged from g
to SO.
The Mobile Quarantine.
MOBILE, Aug. 15.-The quarantine re
striction against New Orleans will be re
moved after Friday.
State OF Affairs In England.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The q. S. con
sui at Manchester, England, says failur
of crops is much more serious than gen
orally supposed abroad. The demand il
England for meats and grains from thu
United States will be enormous. Busi
ness is greatly more depressed than las
year.
An Invitation to Capt. Eads.
Captain Eads, now here, has receives
communication from the governor @
California, asking him to accept the offic
of state engineer and take charge of th
!! work of improving the Sacramento river
He confirms the report of the govern
ment engineer relative to the complet
success Of the jetty system.
A Duel.
Frank T. Taylor, age 10, and Robt. Z
Aha fo,.r o1a s,f \.
Office of Casey Young of Tennessee,
nephew and private secretary, had q due
this morniug near Bladensburg, Shot
were exchanged when Mr.. Young appear
ed and put an end to further hostillties
| It was then stated that the pistols wer
fixed with blank cartridges.
: A Case Of Fever at Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 15.-The Spanis
steamer Enrique has arrived from Ha'
ana with one case of yellow fever.
New Express System.
y ST. LOUIS, Aug. BE. NJ. Mors'
man general superintendent of th
Union and Kansas Pacific Express, wi
open general office here September
for transaction of express business III
der new plan of Jay Gould. l.. !
Fuller of the q. s. express will ha1
charge of the Missouri division. I'll
new system will be put in operation {
IL nearly the whole net work of westel
n railroads, comprising the following line
,g Union Pacific, Colorado Central, Utal
Central, Utah Southern, Utah and Mort
ern, Bingham Canyon and Camp Floo
Junction City and Fort Kearney, Sol
man Valley, Salina and s. W., st. Loui
= Kansas City and Northern, and branche
Utah and Montana stage line and prob
bly, the Toledo and Wabash railway
Morning Report from Memphis.
n MEMPHIS, Aug. 14,-Eight cases we
reported this morning, five whites al
three colored. Four deaths from yellc
fever have occurred within the city limi
since last night. Two additional deaf
are reported beyond the corporation lin
An inspecting officer has been sent to is
D late the dwelling and prevent its sprea
The outlook does not present hopef
appearance. The fever is spreading
every direction. It has invaded t
pogsoffice and stricken one of the lett
carriers A clerk in the Western Uni
Office was also pFestrated to-day. [
he sick show no material sign of improl
ment. The only lively place in the CT
is at the Howards depot, where sevel
hundred idle negroes congregate da
waiting to be detailed as nurses. Thf
= appears to be no thought now OF stan
ing out the fever, and the only alter
tive is to await the coming OF frost. +
3 " thirty thousand have left the city.
III Collision ON the AtlanticyCity Road.
y PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 16.-A collisi
on the Atlantic City Narrow Gauge Ri
yoad this afternoon between an excursi
train 81 aiHe cars and freight tr'
from Atlantic City, sasqlted in the de-
T of five persons and slightly iaiurlng
others. The freight train was expect
to reach Clsmenton to allow the exc
sioa train to pass, but when neari
II Clementon eaae in sight and the eng
GERS whistled down brakes, The frelt
of train slowed up considerably, bat
excursion train was going OF about
miles per hour When the engines ca
IN together the freight train was par
thrown over an EN- bankmsAt but the
cuysion train remained on the track.
I'd. gineers and 6remen, finding q collis
inevitable, saved themselves by leapil
When the whistles blew the conduc
on the excursion train rushed to aae
- the brakes and two brakemen to two Q
ers, and these were jammed to death,
~ Rether with deaf mute boy and 7