The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-07-12
LATEST NEWS.
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morning, George Black was shot and al
most instantly killed by William Philip
Parry, in Newport, opposite this city.
Black claimed the rent Of house occupied
by Parry, and yesterday removed por-
tion of Parry's goods from shed in the
yard. This morning young Black was
talking with the man who was the joint
occupant with Parry, when the latter
rushed upon him with revolver firing
at him, but missed. Parry then retreated
to his house, secured shot gun and
fred upon Black, who was following,
sending SO buck shot into his head,
killing him almost instantly. Parry was
arrested. Black served five years in the
Columbus penitentiary for robbing the
U. s. Express Company, but since his
release had lived an orderly life. Lat
terly he has been working in foundry
at Hamilton, Ohio.
shooting scrape.
WHEELING, July Ben Bogges and
Louis Carrico got into a difficulty at
Clarksburg, in this State, on Saturday
evening, which resulted in Bogges shoot
ing qarrico, the ball entering his breast
near the heart Bogges has fled.
Suicide.
On Saturday evening last Jas. Davis,
living five miles from Altamont, Nd,
hung himself He had been in i'll health
for the past eight months, and is sup
posed to have been laDoring under men,
tai depression. He leaves wife and
several children.
ST.. LOUIS, July GA panic occurred
among party of bathers at a Bohemian
picnic at st. Paul, on the Missouri Pa
ciic, to-day, and two of them were
swept away by the current and drowned.
Probably Drowned.
PoRT CoLBoRNE, July John Scot
tish and Isaac Dayton (married), Thos.
Conroy, Ed. Henley, Jr, Joseph Nc
Farland and John Mooney (single), left
in small sail boat Thursday to attend
Fourth of July celebration at Buffalo.
Nothing has been heard of them since,
and it is feared that they were all lost.
Arrests I'm New York.
New York, July 6.-The police in
| the enforcement Of the excise law to-day
made many arrests Of liquor vendors.
Political Riots I'm Rio Janeiro.
New YORK, July 6.-Rio Janeiro ad-
vices to June report the dismissal of
the minister of the interior, because Of
differences with his colleagues, which
caused great excitement in the
chamber of deputies. On the
9th inst. the dismissed minister in
terpellated the government, and crowd
in the galleries applauded and hooted
the deputies to degree that compelled
the president to suspend the sitting for
two hours He then heard of 400 sol
diers stationed outside the house, which
action greatly excited the populace, whe
grossly insnlted the premier and finance
minister in the streets at the entrance to
the chamber. The disturbances were
renewed the following day, the mob in
sulting the ministers when proceeding
to the cabinet council. Troops finally
dispersed the rioters, but not before sew
eral persons had been wounded. The
city then was patrolled by soldiers.
Murder and suicide.
4 BUFFALO, July 6.-Bernard II. Enes,
of Alden, yesterday killed his wife and
himself Both were old
Great Distraction OF Property by q Cy.
clone.
Il ST. PAUL, July 4.-The first complete
and coherent account of the terrible des.
truetion to life in Goodhue county by 8
storm on Wednesday night and yesterday
morning reached here at an early houl
this morning. The storm assumed the
character of cyclone near Redwinf
Point, greatest violence being at Vasa,
small village some ten miles west Of the
Mississippi.
The following is from Redwing spec
ial to the pioneer-P Press. In the towr
of Vasa the fury of the storm was at it.
height, making fearful havoc. 1t seemed
to start from about four miles from thu
Vasa church and travelled in southwest
,, erly dirictlon. The orphanage which j
under the care of the church was com
I pletely demolished. 1t contained "a in
mates besides Stranberg, who has charge
: Out of this number three was killed out
! right and seventeen others injured, three
it is thought, fatally. The house of Eric
: Swenson, close by, was blown down. 81
was killed and his wife severely injured
: G.. III. Halme and wife, an elderly couple
!. were killed; also baby boy of Mr.. an
Mrs. Linsted, and another party who's
!, name has not been learned, making min
d in all killed. Four more are not expect
0 ed to live. The number wounded is 81
J. The square roof was blown from the pal
IS sonage, q little in the rear OF the churcl
: and set down in the field where it fatter
!, ed like fan. The barn of August Pc
\ erson was blown down and his hous
! badly injured; also, of course the house
d of all who have been mentioned as kille
a were blown down and many houses wei
J injured, The storm also ranged throug
2 Belle Creek, where it blew down Ii
!, = house of Anthony Pettil and completed
3 demolished the barn of Walter Doyl
!. The blacksmith ahop at Black Oak po
J. Office was scattered to TIE winds, and i
( different places in the town. trees wei
. lifted right off the ground by the roo
I and carried forward and set down witt
= out breaking a limb. At Warrentowl
an the Lake Shore, three houses WEI
- = torn down and o man and his wife an
:. daughter killed IN one of them.
Maiden Rock two frame houses were d
4 molished and the top of the warehouse t
ken of, but no lives were lost The stor
lip crossed from this side to Trenton, whe
e it unroofed Mr.. Hammelgren's house
ls barn and granary, and broke down tt
ie ie large trees in his timber, smashing nea
ae " every tree. The roof of Andrew Ne
Is sons barn was blown away and cor
p. pletely smashed TO pieces, and the bal
n of John Taggart, another neighbor, W
- struck by lightning and burned to Il
i ground. These houses are all in Il
Of southeastern part of the town. II
e- damage to the crops is considerable, b
not so bad as if the season were later.
O. pACIrTc COAST.