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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-10-18

AN OTTER IN a WELL.-A week ago a
negro went to draw bucket of water
from well ON the premises of Mr..
Liedensdorfer, at Carondelet. As he
leaned forward to empty the bneket he
naturally glanced downward into the well.
No sooner had he done so than he spranq
back in alright, and turning about in
continently fed A boy whom he passed
called out, whats the matter?" 81
seen de debble," was the gasping re-
sponse as the affrighted fellow kept on
his way No explanation could be OBJ
tanned from him except that he firmly be
lieved he had seen the devil. People
living on the place kept watch of the
well after that and soon discovered the
more nor less than an otter which had
taken up his abode there. Every night
and morning it can be seen. It will also
frequently appear when the bucket is let
down to the water. How the animal got
there can only be conjectured. Many
years ago they used to be quite common
in the sink-holes near the city, but are
very rarely seen anywhere near here
now. 1t evidently did not get in from
the top, as it seems to be in no danger of
starving, though it could not find food
in the well, certainly. Mr.. Leidens-
dorfer tried to catch it with hook and
line baited with piece of meat. The
animal bit, but when he had hauled it
out about ten feet the hook broke, so
great was the weight. Since then it will
not take the hook. Some think that the
well connects with some of the numerous
underground channels which are so plen-
tiful in the limestone under the city, and
the animal came in that way. The well
is about fifty feet deep.-[St. Louis Re-
publican, September 9th.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-10-18

The SEA EAGLE AND THE SALMON. The
sea eagle watches his prey, hovering
above the water until he sees fish,
when, pouncing down upon it, he raises
it up in his claws and sails away with it
to his nest, where he devours it at his
leisure One day a contented shepherd,
watching his focks on o hillside over-
looking river frequented by salmon,
saw one of these mighty birds lowering
over the water. He needed none of the
smaller fish, but at last pounced upon
one of enormous size. The shepherd
wondered to see that, in place Of flying
off with his prey. he was violently flap
ping his wings on the water, and on
going to the spot he found the eagle
drowned, but having the large salmon,
also dead, in his claws. The fish had
proved stronger in his own element than
the bird of prey between air and water,
and so the shepherd carried home both
the eagle and the salmon. Thus it is
that the ambitious and greedy are often
fishing for the contented. and themselves
falling into destruction and snare.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-10-18

r he STEAMERS WILL SAVE THE
price Of themselves IN two weeks II any
family They can Be used with equal advantages
IN boiling, as il IS impossible 10 burn meat or
vegetables to the bottom Of your kettle. when
they are used IN steaming, whatever you are
cooking is inside Of The kettle, thereby getting
the full benefit Of the heat. They are jusf nhs{
is wanted in canning fruit Either the str1i1er
or Steamer san Be removed with knife OF fork
joints about either that are hard to keep cenn
sold BY Agents fsr - cenfs hnsA
County Rights Eor sale. Address
JAMES McMURRAy,
East Portland, Oh.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-10-18

IN STOCK
NEWS PRINT, White and Colored.
BOOK PAPERS, White and Tinted.
FLAT PAPERS. of all descriptions.
LEDGER PAPERS.
ENVELOPES, Of all sizes and qualities
WRITING PAPERS.
CARDBOARD of al kinds.
GLAZED AND PLATED PAPERS.
COLORED MEDIUMS.
MANILA PAPERS.
BUTCHERS, PAPER.
STRAW PAPER.
PAPER BAGS.
STRAW and BINDERS BOARDS.
TWINES, ETC., Etc.
Cards Cat 70 Ordsr.
Agents for Shattuck & Fletcher's
well-known Black and
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-10-18
TYPE FOR SALE.

rhas Handsome Aqnnriunn Is . sample
OF Jo0 efy contnsne6 In auF fs-
lusrrAf ed cafateGue 81
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-10-18
uAeKALAs PAPER CO.
Manufacturers and Dealers IN
? a
IO2 Front Street. Portland. Or
~ sToCK !:

Io2 Prone strsst. Portlsaa. or
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-10-18

We I'VE 800 pounds OF BREWER Ia exceIlent
order which we Will sell for IS cents per pound.
w. d. PALMER. Portland
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-10-18

Agents for Shattuck & Fletcher's
well-known Black and
Colored Inks.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

Dull TINES The Gazette has interviewed
a gentleman lately from the Great East who
says: " the prospects are very discouraging in
White Pine, Lincoln and Nye counties 1t is
exceedingly dull in Belmont and Typo, the
two principal towns in Nye County. In the
latter town the furnaces have been shut down.
twenty stamp mill is running and few
miners employed by the Typo Con. Co,
but the camp is far from prosperous. Hamil-
ton, Ward and Osceola. IN White Pine County
stagnant, and mining operations are at a
stand-still. Hamilton is almost entirely de-
serted. Cherry Greek, in the same county, is
hanging on to the ragged edge of existence,
living on the hope of developments that are
never made. The situation in Lincoln County
is nearly as bad. Nothing is doing in Phoebe,
and it presents the melancholy appearance of
large town with few inhabitants and still
less business. Bristol is the only live town
in the county, but it gives employment only
to few men. Added to the general dizziness
Lincoln County is saddled with an enormous
debt which brushes out all enterprise. Rather
a gloomy showing for the great east. 1t is to
be hoped, however, that the situation is ex-
aggerated
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

cred last evening issuing from Provost's col
liery. A breaker which cost $4,000 was
soon in flames. The vein of coal is burning
6ercely. The mine is being flooded, but with
poor prospects of overcoming the flames, now
endangering the working of the Continent
and Hazeldell coal mines which are only divi-
ded from the burning vein by pillar of coal
80 feet thick. Several valuable pumping en-
gines were destroyed, together with the
breaker, office and other buildings. The loss
is estimated at 100000
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

San Francisco, July ia letter from
Magdalena, Sonora county, says that brutal
murder has been committed on Casitas Ranch,
20 miles south of the line A prospector jour-
mile or more from the road, thrown into
gully and burned to a crisp. In pack left on
his mule were fonnd several letters and pho
tographs. 1t is thought from the letters that
his name was Leopold Putt, gentleman in
fair circumstances and we'll respected. His
photograph shows him to be large man with
long dark mustache. appears that he was
followed from Arizona by persons in buggy
or light wagon and when overtaken by them
was cut down with an ak or sabre.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

Several cases of sunstroke are reported in
Toronto, Ontario.
The will of the Prince Imperial disposes OF
900, 900 francs.
The Duke of Argyle and his two daughters
were privately entertained at dinner party
in New York by Cyrus W. Field.
Mr. Knapp, nephew of H. A. Hale, of San
Jose, Cal, is missing from Prescott, Arizoua.
1t is believed he has been murdered
The body of Mr. Fry, reported drowned at
the salt works, near Los Angeles, was found on
the 11th His death was caused by heart dis
ease.
Nathan Arnold, of Yankee HILL struck a
pocket of gold in Clark gulch, Tuolumne
county, recently and in one week took out
So 900.
Henry Page set out to preach Mormonism
| in Georgia. He had made about 100 converts
and taken six wives, when he was arrested for
bigamy.
The remains of Willie Henderson, drowned
in the Tuolumne river, a month ago, were
found last week, 20 miles from the point of
drowning.
Miss Jennie Bush, Of Grants Pass, South
ern Oregon, has started out as a Methodist
preacher. She is 10 years of age, and is not
we'll educated
Near Salt Lake, on the 9th, John Timmins
Was struck by rake, drawn by a runaway
horse, and was so badly injured that he died
the following day.
A rich strike in quartz was made at Whit
mans pass, near Yankee Hill, Tuolumne
county. last week, and stampede has ensued
throughout the county.
j. c. Robertson, the principal teacher at
the Industrial School, San Francisco, was as
saulted by five boys on Sunday afternoon and
severely if not fatally injured.
Price Hickey and Frank Mayhem, two lads
charged with robbing the stage on the 18th
near Phenix, Arizona, have been held for a
hearing on the 10Th in s., 900 each
As result of his inquiry, Edison has dis
covered the existence in this country of plati-
mum, to such an extent as may reduce that
scarce metal to the price of silver. 1t is to
take a conspicuous part in his new light
During the present month all the outstand-
ing 1040 and 500 United States bonds which
have been called by the Secretary of the Treas
ury become due, and settlements will have to
be made. The amount of these bonds is S246-
900.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

| A TEAsPOONFUL or more of powdered
borax thrown into bath-tub while bathing
will communicate velvety softness to the
water, and at the same time invigorate the
bather; persons troubled with nervousness
or wakeful nights will find this kind of a
bath great benefit
Twenty five lashes are henceforwnrd to
be the maximum of fogging in the British
army, and this only when a soldier is on
active service. The subject lately afforded
brisk debate in the House of Commons.
The largest vineyard in the world, plant
ed by oneman, is that of Mr.. Fl. Forward, at
Floyd's Fork, KY, which has $50 acres of
grapes vines in cultivation.
PROPERTY amounting to 500 900 was de-
stroyed by FIRE, in the United States on July
4th; sixty lives were lost and LAG persons Sc
riously injured.
A Kentucky man has Bible 250 years
old and he thinks it will last him $50 years
longer. But what he saves on Bibles don't
keep him in pistols.-Norristoic Herald.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

In India the struggle for life isalargely with
wild beasts. Though it has been carried on
for centuries man has not yet triumphed in
it. The government makes it part OF its
snakes and wild beasts, and the statistics it
publishes shows how deadly is the contest
with these enemies. Last year no less than
%, SOL wild beasts and I27 ,295 snakes were
destroyed at an expense of SOL 400. Nearly
II, 600 persons were attacked by snakes dur
ing the year, and 5000 persons were victims
of tigers, leopards, wolves and other ferocious
9uadrupeds.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

A LOWELL Mass. telegram says: The Ten
nessee colonists organized formally Monday
night. About 100 signifed their intention
to emigrate from Lowell and Haverill to Man
chester, Tennessee. About score of them
have alread = started and others will follow in
the Fall Colonies are also forming in other
portions of New England.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

THE honest man who is out Of debt, and
has enough to eat and drink and wear, and a
place to sleep beneath tight roof, belongs to
the arstocracy. With the smile of God and
place to labor, he has nothing to desire save
the crown that awaits the promoted
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

BONANZA CRY is located on the west bank
of Yankee Fork, about ten miles from where
it empties into Salmon river Bonanza City
has an elevation of between $500 and 1000
feet The climate is of the healthiest-no
deaths have ever been reported anywhere in
what is known as Yankee Fork District. A
year ago the site of the city was clothed with
a dense forest of tall and beautiful pines; to-
day the timber, except few shade trees is all
down, and the town has 4 population of more
than 800 people.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

TIE State elections this year take place as
follows: Kentucky, August 4; California,
September 3, State and Judicial officers, four
Congressman and Legislature; Maine, Sep
TENDER 8, State officers and Legislature; Ohio
and Iowa, October Z, State officers in part and
Legislature; Maryland Massachusetts, Min
nesota. Mississippi, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin, No
vember 3. Governors are elected in all the
States named except Mississippi, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

THE Leader says there is in the town of Eu-
reka ca very regular and exciting poker
game among certain female ton, and that it
requires an old hand to walk away with the
game" Wonder if the I" ton referred to are
not graduated from Virginia Cityl
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

SIR WILLIAM THOMPSON proposes to make
NIAGARA Falls useful in the production of cleo
tr1city, which might be conducted hundreds
of miles and illuminate whole towns, while 1t
set all their manufactures in motion. That
would be setting the river on fire to some pur-
nose
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

Our INDIAN PRINCESS. -The Siluer State
says that Naches has received a letter from
Princess Sarah Winnemucca who is at Fort
Pincoe, Washington Territory, teaching a
school of sixty of her tribe. She desires Naches
to send her some pine nuts. Twenty-one of
the Piutes died on the Reservation last win
ter
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

AN abundance of pure artesian water has
been struck by the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company at Walters Station, Los Angeles
county, California, at depth of forty-eight
feet. The pipe is forty inches in diameter In
which the water rises to within eight inches
of the surface This inexhaustibe supply Of
the as's trains il ss meet and are with
for their desert tri p.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

Willow FEvER-rhe committee appointed
bv the National Board Of Health of the Uni
ted States for the purpose of studying the yell
low fever symptoms, developments and treat
ment in Havana, is prosecuting its work there
assiduously During the past week there
were III deaths from yellow fever in Havana
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

kHLAIs' famous picture-it has been en-
graved and is very common-"The Huguenot
Lovers" is almost faithful portrait of the ar
lists wife, the beautiful lady who was formerly
Mrs. Ruskin.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

MAR Butler, Alabama, recently, George
Wilson was seated in his doorway, reading,
when he heard his little two year-old son,
who was playing in the yard near by, utter
peculiar sound, as though trying to attract
attention, and looking up was Mortified to see
the little fellow approaching him with rattle
snake grasped in his hands. The child held
the poisonous reptile about midway of its body
and yet, strange to say, escaped without. be-
ne bitten.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

ONE of the prisoners in the Clatsop County
Jail, Oregon, is ventrloquist. He fills the
beds of his fellow prisoners with squealing rats;
places pigs and granting hogs under their pill
lows, makes the cock crow more than thrice
nightly, produces congregation of crows,
robins, etc, at pleasure, and finds more fun
in it than dealing the fishermen game on
the outside for their money (for which he is
held to answer, but it is not so profitable to
him as his former occupation.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

THE Record says that McDougal has struck
q rich and large body of ore in his mine in
Pennsylvania District, assays averaging $500
per ton. 1t is blue looking chloride ore
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17

THE soap mine owed by Senator Shepherd
on the South Fork of the Humboldt is to be
utilized. Arrangements are making to start a
factory at Elko.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-17
ARLINGTON HOUSE.
NORM CARSON STREET.
CARSON CITY, NEVADA

Having leased this well known brick building, motif
friends and the public i'll general that it will be kept
a irst-class hotel in every particular.
THE TABLE will be second to in the State.
THE B R will be applied with the best brands
Wines, Liquors and Cigars,
4-Good cooks and gentlemanly walters have been sc
cured.
As old resident of Carson City, l ask and expect
share OF public patronage My intention is to attend
person to the wants Of my patrons. b. F. SMALL,
iel2-u Proprietor.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-18

CALcAsIRU PAss.--About the first Of
this week A. NJ. Jones, the young and
efficient sheriff of Cameron parish, died
at Calcasieu Pass from the fever which
was recently SO fatal there. DR.. Kirk.
man visited the Pass few DAYS ago,
and carefully investigated the nature
and cause of the sickness there, exam
lnlng personally some of the sick. He
fully agrees with DIR. Shelton, the resi-.
dent physician there, that the disease
was not yellow fever, but bilious con-
gestive fever, seriously aggravated by
malaria resulting from the effects of
the August cyclone, and particularly
by the want of quinine for treatment.
When DR.. Kirkman returned, last Tues.
day, all the sick were conyalescent, and
we have since heard of but one new
case, mild one and yielding readily
to medical treatment.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-18

GRAND BALL.--Next "Wednesday
evening (22d inst.) Lake Charles Fire
Co. No. will give grand soiree dan
samte at Temperance Hall. Commit
tees of reception, arrangements and
invitation, have been appointed, and
the tickets of invitation are already
being issued. The names of the gen.
tlemen appointed on these committees
are guarantee, not only that every
thing will be conducted as it should be,
but that the ball will be one of the
most pleasant ever given at Lake
Charles. The music will be furnished
by an excellent amateur band. We
are glad to see that our first fire COM
pany preserves its organization, and
the ball will enhance the popular favor
with which it is regarded.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-18

The CAMPAIGN OpENED.-The Pic.
ayune publishes list of appointments
nearly all over the State, from October
20 to November 81, for public speak
ing by the nominees on the demo-
cratic State ticket, and some twenty
other prominent democratic speakers.
The lower Sabine river parishes, in
Guiding Calcasieu, are not in the list
OF appointments, owing to their dis
lance from the main lines of travel
and the consequent loss of time in
parishes not SO strongly democratic,
necessary to enable the speakers to
visit us. The campaign will be yigor-
Gus and victorious. For the honor of
Vernon, Calcasieu and Cameron, let
every democrat register, and let us poll
a heavier majority than ever before
for the grand old party of equal rights
and constitutional liberty.
Hurrah for Wilt and McEnery!
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-18
The most successful business m

The most successful business men
are those who do most advertising.
lIandbns and csucalars are short7lwed,
reach but few persons, and are soon
forgotten. A standing advertisement
in your newspaper catches your eye
every week, Gaa faaaiy, like contin-
ued knoekmg at ysar door, makes you
get up and 60 ana see what all that
noise is about.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-18
LAKE CHARLEs. Oct. g.. 1879,


To the President and Board Of School d.
rectors We, the undersigned committee,
appointed by your Hon. body to investigate
charges against John Bass, Of conduct unbe-
coming the character of an instructor Of
youths, In this that he had recently, while en-
gagged in teaching private school, (while
holding an expired certificate of qualification
from this Boardl been guilty of immoral, in
decent or criminal conduct, unbecoming o
public school teacher, beg leave to report,
That we have performed the duty as best
we could with the evidence before us, and
find insufficient evidence to warrant us in say
ing that certain specific charges are sustained,
but we have sufficient evidence before us to
justify us saying that his moral character is
such as to render him unfit for the high trust
heretofore reposed in him, and would respect
fully request that said John Bass be notified
Of these charges. ALLEN GILLY,
s. ID. READ,
I. A. PERKINS.
Which report was received, and the COM
mittee discharged. The Board then adjourn
ed sine die. j. w. BRYAN, President.
s. d. READ, Secretary.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-18

Personal. Albert III. Hutchins, re-
presenting leon d III. Blum, and the
ever genia and courteous Sam. Wat
son, representing the well known hard
ware house of J. S. Brown & Co., were
in town this week by the way ]. s.
Brown & Co make their bow in the
EcKo this week IN . new advertisement
which we advise all our country mer-
chants to read and profit by.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-18

How Ir WoRxs.-Every few weeks
we hear of penitentiary conyicts, hired
out to work on railroads, plantations,
etc, being killed by their guards while
attempting to escape. Two days ago
a negro convict, at work on our rail
road between here and Orange, at
to escape, and was killed by
the guards. Particulars next week.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-18

Lake Charles is getting to be live
business town. If you don't believe it
hook At our advertisements by our bu-
sincss men. The railroad is coming,
and those wsao faE to keep their Chains
to pubesc paranass constantly before
the PEBfic eye VIII certainly "be left"
Everywhere the newspaper has come to
be Sf7ae accepted guide to wealth. n
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-18

Across THE LAKE.-We invite spe-
cial attention to the advertisements of
our Bagdad and West Lake Charles
advertisers. They are entefprising aud
fair dealing men, such as offer special
Inducements to customers, or they
wouldn't advertise. Besides they are
interested il promoting the trade, and
consequently the growth, Of those
places, and the best way TO do that is
to encourage trade from the country.
Give them call.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-18

Our RAILRoAD.--We went ont to
the railroad depot yesterday evening
for our weekly report Of progress on
the road but failed to get it on account
of the temporary absence Of the assist
ant manager, and chief engineer. We
learned, however, that the track is laid
fourteen miles east of Lake Charles,
that the bridge for the Sabine river
Will he AZ Orange carly next week, and
that the general manager, Col Adams,
is expected here nest week.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-18

LOOKING UP.--Resl estate in and
around Lake Charles is rapidly appre-
'ciating in value. Last Wednesday, at
ahe probate sale of Asa Ryan's success
sion. aninsaresod town and suburban
fots sold for at least fifty per cent.
more than the same property would
Aaxs brought year ago.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-18
MosnAY, October Q, 1879.

ept y. w. Bryan, President; s. D. Read, Sec
retarys Allen Gilly, |, A. Perkins and Levi
Ellender, and a quorum.
Mr.. Gilly, Tor Che committee appointed TO
Investigate runors tending to damage the
character Of Mr.. John Bass, submitted the
following report