The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-07-12

as none Of the other aspirants were in the
hall further action in the matter was left
over until tonight.
John Z. Finn, for superior Judge rice
Thornton, declined.
The question of the legality of the
pledge of candidates to accept q reduc-
ton of salaries was settled py the adop-
ton of resolution stating that the
pledge means that the candidates will
not oppose reduction of salaries to the
amounts named In the several pledges,
and that in no sense is the pledge intend
ed as a bribe.
SAN Francisco, July 1.--Rustler levies
an assessment Of Zoe and Booker one OF
50c
Baron Wilkie retires from the stock
board, a new member, l.. T. Lazure, tax
ing his seat.
Defauiter.
EUREKA, July 1.-Examination of the
account of Auditor Duff, of the Eureka
and Palisade Railroad Co., show him to
be defaulter. His accounts are short
between $25, 600 and $40 900. An attempt
will be made to bring him back from the
oandWlch ISlandS.
Death OF G. n. Seymour.
= EIcToRIA, July 1.--G. T. Seymour, the
YELL known furniture man, died last
hight, at ten o'clock, of congestion of
the lungs, brought on by getting his
clothes wet the day previous. He came
| to California in 1S49, acd was junior
member of the old furniture firm of
/ Pierce & Seymour, and settled at Victoria
| in 1858.
Ariesfed for Murder.
Two white men are in custody, charg-
/ ed with the massacre of the Pool family
at Lillooet.
George Rath, the discoverer of the
Cassiar gold fields, died in this city yes
terday.
Potato Crop Ruined.
4 Black frost ON Monday night cut down
all the potatoes in this neighborhood.
The crop is utterly ruined.
Dominion Day.
This being Dominion Day, and stat
ute holiday, it is being generally obsery.
ed.
The Trouble I'm the Comstock.
SAN FRANcIsco, July 3.--A dispatch
from Virginia, New, says about the fire
in the Imperial and Bullion mines Five
men were putting in bulkhead in the
incline above its connection with the 1840
foot level. This will shut off gas in the
| incline, and current of pure air from
the Imperial coming through the 1910
foot drift will make the incline so that il
can be entered above the point where
bulkheadipg is now being done. 1t is ex.
pected to finddead bodies Men are
working with sponges over their faces
and the air is so bad in the incline tina,
/ candles go out immediately. Men work
in five minute shifts in light thrown
from the station above.
international Cricket Match.
VICTORIA, July 4.-The wickets for the
international cricket match were pitched
at 10 A. NJ, and the game is now pro-
ceeding. A slight rain commenced at
o'clock, and the sky is dark and lower
ing wind southeast.
Captain Cooper, agent for the marine
J and fisheries department, resigned yes
terday.
/ Remenyi, the violinist, is billed to ap
pear at Theater Royal three nights mex
week.
The ship Magdald, laden with lumbe
from Hastings Mill for Sydney, is read,
for sea. The ship Leri G. Wade, witt
coal for San Francisco, and bark Mign0n
with lumber for Valparaiso, have gon
] to sea. Bark Rerere, from San Fran
J cisco, has arrived at Departure Bay
The German bark Louise is under chart
er to Welch, Rithet & Co., to load lum
ber for Iquiqui. The ship Herman
II A - NJ,
and is loading with coal.
/ More about the Cricket Match.
6 p. Mt has rained at interval
since daylight. The cricket ground
in fair condition. Wickets were nc
pitcheduntil half-past twelve, the Vic
/ torians going in first. At haH-past fiv
: o'clock the first innings closed, Victor
ians having made 1856. The Portlander
E have just taken the bat.
The Fourth at Seattle.
SEATTLE, July NO celebration her
b to-day !; city quite deserted, nearly every
body going to Tacoma. The regatta an
scrub horse race, furnished the only eI
! tertainment. The former was fine sue
J, cess. The boats took a square start at /
o'clock and p minutes IN first class style
the yacht Nip and Tuck, from Saamisl
!. coming in ahead at 2 o'clock and nil
IS utes, and the Hard Times, of Belltowr
d at 2:23, closely followed by the ADselit
of Victoria. In second-cIass sloops M
2 and Lone Star were the winning boat
y The former fouled on the first tack, I'll
u Lone Star coming in ahead at 2:30l
g minutes, and No. 3 at 2:32. In cons
y quence of the foul the prize was divide
II between them,
The Fourth at Port Townsend.
PoRT TOWNSEND, July 4.-The Fouri
le was celebrated here notwithstanding
. rain storm, the procession consisting
! q liberty car, firemen, marines from Il
: cutter WolcoH, and citizens. At ten Il
ceremonies took place in the hall. Sa
utes were fired by the cutter and citizen
There will be q ball this evening. 1t
raining heavily.
ty The steamer Nary Taylor leaves +
n Semiahmoo and way ports to-morro'
ne Fire In Albany.
q ALBANY, lOregon1, July All II:
~ ~ P. NJ. to-day the Comstock house In Il
% CITY was discovered TO be ON fire. L
=, fire originated in the second story fro
~ ~ fiue. In thirty minutes from discove
-. ~ VINO uteoAtF titiPuooAo1C W 4eu1VSC Az
! ! niture from the north end of the bull
= ing. The alarm was signaled as rapid
as possible to the center OF the city, b
ne by the time engines reached there {
~ fire was under such headway that it "
'!n impossible to save the building. 7
y 10 water failed, but the companies work
~ - nobly and saved the adjoining freig
= and warehouse. Nearly all the furnitu
:. : Of the upper story was destroyed. Z
u railroad company's property was neal
:, all sayed. The hotel was insure
- amount not known.
rv The Fourth.
mt SAN Francisco, July 5.-The Foul
ID, passed off with very few noteworthy
IRE cidents. The day was observed by
ee- general suspension of business.
at usual parade and literary exercises to
place in the forenoon, regatta of |
ion Master Mariners Association, varis
the games, swimming matches, balloon
ich scension, ETC.. in the afternoon, and soc
err festivities and fine display of firewo.
use in the evening.
leil But few accidents occurred. althou
lcn the city resounded ell day and even
Fs With explosions of bombs. toy cann
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