The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-07-05

Heavy Exchange Of silver for Currency.
Between and 10 A. M. to-day Sub
Treasurer Sherman took in $13 600 in
small silver for which legal tender money
was given. Considerable more was re-
ceived but not counted, including $685.
900 from one of the banks. The Bank
of California has turned in S150, 900, and
expects to have as much more.
Rare Instance OF Endauranee.
At Platt's hall this eveaing John Arm
| strong of this city completed the task OF
walking half a mile each quarter hour
for twenty hours each day for thirty
days.
Man Probably Burned to Death.
At $50 this morning the house of Peter
Peltret, Saucelito, was destroyed by fire.
The family narrowly escaped with their
/ lives, as the entire building was envelop-
ed in flames by the time they got out.
The origin of the fire is at present un-
known, but believed to have been caused
by drunken man named George Harris,
who is missing, and who is believed to
have been burned with the building.
Fatal Accident.
This afternoon an elevator in the gro
Gerry store of Lebenbaum & Goldberg,
at the corner of Polk and California
! streets, broke and fell distance of thirty
feet. III. F. Emeric, son of Jos. Emeric,
of this city, was in the elevator at the
time and received fatal injuries.
The II. b. Convention at Sacramento.
| SACRAMENTO, June 25.-At II O'Clock
this morning not over fifty delegates to
the I'll. B. convention had assembled, but
anumber are expected on the noon trains.
There will be many proxies, several
counties being represented by only one
delegate. A majority of the delegates
are old line democrats.
Campbell proposed Biggs for tempo
rary chairman, and without waiting for
second, put the same to the meeting,
declaring him elected.
At 2:55 there were sc delegates in their
seats with about 20 more inside the rail.
Gov. Irwin, Surveyor General Minor,
Secretary of State Beck and comptroller
Brown deny that they have made any pro-
positions to the 81. BIS for coalition
ticket At o'clock Major Biggs called
the convention to order, nearly one-half
the chairs being unoccupied.
The convention reassembled at 7:30 P.
NJ.
Report of committee on credentials
was presented, showing about 35 coun-
ties represented report adopted.
A committee on platform was appoint
ed by the chair, three from each congress
sional district and one at large.
A committee on permanent organiza
ton was appointed. Adjourned till to-
morrow.
shkrr,sn~
VICTORIA, June 25.-The steamship
Empire and Victoria, for San Francisco
with coal, passed down this morning.
The Empire has on board the first ship
ment of coal from the South Wilmington
mine.
The American ship Herman, from
Acapulco, arrived to load coal for San
Francisco.
VICTORIA, June 26.-The ship Belui-
dere, to load coal at Nanaimo, arrived
this morning.
The bark T1Os. Fletcher has been
| chartered to load coal at South Willing
| ton for r. D. Chandler, San Francisco.
The Largest Salmon ever Caught.
A salmon that weighed 98 pounds when
| caught has been received here from the
Skeena river fishery by Mr.. Turner,
mayor of Victoria. Its length is feet
| II inches from nose to tail. It is said to
be the largest salmon ever caught.
/ Fish Net Found.
| A fishery net has been picked up in
Fuca Strait entangled. In its meshes
were two porpoises and twenty or thirty
salmon, all dead. 1t is supposed to have
been lost from a fishing boat off the Col
umbia river bar.
Murder and Suicide.
SAN FRANcIsoo, June GA double
tragedy occurred at California City, just
across the bay, in Marin county, this
morning, resulting in the instant death
of Adonia Fulton, manager of the Du-
pont Powder Co., the magazine of which
is located there, and r. FL. Moore, keep
er of the magazine. Moore discharged
the duties of his position so unsatisfac-
torily that day or two ago he received
notice that his services would be dis
pensed with on next Tuesday. WheI
this news reached him, he became very
angry and grew hourly more sullen and
moross. At quarter past eight O'Clock
this morning, Fulton, who lived in thi,
city, started in the sloop Nay Ftotcer tt
visite the magazine, accompanied by hi'
| wife and three children, together witt
two lady friends. Reaching the landing
at California City, Mr.. Fulton wen
ashore, leaving the others to follow a
their leisure. He had not gone far be
fore he was met by Moore. 1t was OBJ
served that few words passed between
them, but what was said is not known, a.
there was no one within hearing distance
At moment when the captain of tn,
sloop happened to look toward them, h,
saw Moore start backward step or two
draw revolver, level it at Fulton's heat
and fire. The latter sprang several fee
into the air, fell head downward and La,
still. Seeing this, Moore placed the muz
zle of the pistol to his right temple an,
again fred. Both men were shot through
the brain and died almost instantly. TIL
bodies were taken on board the sloop an,
brought to this city. Fulton was ma
tive of New York, aged 81 years. Neithe
the nativity nor age of Moore is known
Substitute Nominations.
SAN Francisco, June 24.-Working
men have nominated Charles Tillson Ia
collector vice Curtin declined, and w
N. Staley, superintendent of streets.
The Sam Francisco Pedestrian Match.
At2 o'clock this morning at Platt
hall, Exilda La Chapelle and Fannie ID
wards completed the task of walking 30
quarter miles in 300 quarter hours, bot
,, apparently as fresh as when they started
and continued walking with the intentio
of making 400 quarters.
Probable Murder.
MODESTO, June "a. 24.-Wednesday, Jun
! 18th, William Gibson came to Hills Fel
{ ry and reported that William Walker,
neighbor died suddenly of hemorrage {
the lungs, and wanted coffin to burr
q him, and it was not necessary to hold q
Z inquest but citizens thought best
send a doctor who found his head crusl
ed as from blow. An axe was foun
standing near the door covered wit
3 blood. Gibson has been arrested an
his many contradictory stories point
him as the murderer.
DIR. GIcnn Accepts.
! The following telegram from DR.. Glen
: was read:
: Your telegram announcing my nom
!. nation was received too late to answ,
! last night. I have not seen the platfor.
: adopted by your convention, but presun
ing that it requires nothing more of n
than pledge to carry out the new co.