The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-12-06
PACIFIC COAST.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.-North Bo-
nanza leyies an assessment of 25 cents.
Killed by Fall.
Patrick O'Laughlen, resident of Sac.
ramento, was killed about half past 2 this
morning by falling from the window of
his room on the first floor of the Russ
House. He came down from Sacramento
Yesterday, took his room early in the
evening and went out, returning some
what in liquor. His age was 43. He was
a member of the Sacramento Lodge A. O.
U. w.
Comments ON Coil Deane's Lecture.
Stock papers to-day comment on Coll
Deane's lecture, the general tenor being
that so far as his location of the new boz
nanzas is concerned, he told nothing that
had not been talked of on the streets for
months. AS to his attack on Flood they
reat that as a matter of personal i'll will
The bonanza sniis.
The argument in defendants demurrer
to the complaint of John II. Burke against
Jas. c. Flood and Jas. V. Coleman, execu-
tor of the estate of W. S. O,Brien, de-
ceased, to recover S26, 600, 900, the value of
the tailngs and excessive charges fer
milling ores and the value of several lots
in Virginia City, was concluded to-day in
the 23d district court, and submitted for
decision. The arguments for the defend
ants was mainly devoted to the statue of
limitations and the delay in bringing the
action after the discovery of the frauds
charged.
Denis Must Pay Fine.
In the police court this morning, kear-
ney was convicted of carrying concealed
weapon; sentence Monday.
The bonanza Suits.
SAN Francisco Nov 2S.-Judge Thorn
ton, of the 23d district court, to-day over
ruled the demurrer of defendants in the
case of John H. Burke against Flood and
the executors of the estate of O'Brien to
recover S26 900 900, and decided that de-
PENDANTS must answer a motion to COM
INST Flood for contempt in refusing to an
swer questions put by plaintiffs counsel,
the court eeciding thBt air questions put
vera proper and that witness Flood
must answer. Hail MeAllister, counsel
for Mr.. Flood, assuring the court that
witness would not answer, no furthea or
der was made.
In the suits of Burke against the Neva-
da Bank to recover SIS, 900 900, and Burke
against the Pacific Refneay and Bullion
Exchange to recover 81 900, 900, all odjec-
that the complaints did not sufficiently
allege the nature of the contracts COM
planned Of On this ground defendants
demurrers were sustained in these suits,
and the plaintiff allowed ten days to
amend his complaints.
Drunk and Robbed.
]. A. Forester, who arrived In this city
yesterday morning on the steamer State of
California from Portland, ineautieusly took
too much water front whisky at an estal,-
lishment not far from the steamers wharf
So long and deep were his draughts oil
firewater that he was taken to the city
prison on a charge of drunkenness. After
having cooled off his heated brain For
rester remembeted that he had left in an.
old stocking under his mattress ON the
steamer $40, and upon retaining release
from custody went to the steamer, and
falling to 0nd it there. concluded that he
mnst have taken it with him, and had
been fobbed after getting ashore.
81. Juiien aIndisposed.,,
st. Julien was to have trotted against
his time of 2:l23 on December 9th, but he
has caught severe cold this week ans
| the trial has been indefinitely post poned