The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-12-27

| DnShStn Gay lHGJ Will tlOt 4ltQ4 Q1Ekt4&4kzts
and are ready to remove their business
from Chicago rather than submit to Is a
number of houses did not buy any hogs
this afternoon.
4 Patti Libel Suit.
ST Louis, Dec. -l6.--The depositions in
the Patti Libel suit against the Posi- Dis.
patch for $4,000 were resumed to-day,
but the only witness examined WAS Mr..
Fischer, Carlotta's secretary. Mime. Patti,
Demuck and Chezzole were subptensd
last evening for the defense, but as they
could not afford TO break their contrast at
Topeka, where they give a concert this
evening, they refused to wait, and lelt
last evening by rail. Mr.. Fischer. the
secretary, was the only one of the party
who remained over until Tonight, and
his deposition was taken this morning.
PATHS attorney says her deposition Will
be taken at San Francisco.
That Terrible Caucus.
RICHMOND, Dec. l6.-The readjasters,
in caucus tonight, commenced the nom~
| ination of county judges. beginning the
list in alphabetical order. Ten judges
were nominated, and tomorrow, II ac-
| eordanee with the Joint resolution adopts
ed last week, the decapitation of the
judiciary of the state will begin.
r,raudulent Invoices.
/ NEW YORK Dec 16.--The custom house
/ authorities make charge against NJ. ].
| Paillard Il Co., $50 Broadway, importers
| of musical instruments, of having des
! frauded the government out of over
100000 by fraudulent invoices. The al,
| legged frauds extend over several years
! The customs officials say that PAiilard d
| Co., admit Irregularities, but claim that
| the goods were passed as "job lots" They
/ yvtll M ,F.r<s Lao
with the government. The investigation
| has been adjourned to enable them to
produces the original bill of lading from
Switzerland, to compare with the invoices
in possession of the authorities.
Important to Oregon.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-The letter of
Governor Irwin officially stating the vote
of California upon the question Of CHS
nese immigration, which was laid before
the house of representatives by Speaker
Randall yesterday, has been referred by
body to its committee on education and
labor. Willis, of Kentucky, chairman of
the committee, expressed to the Califor.:
MIA representatives to-day his continued
desire to do everything IN his power to
obtain congressional action for the res
striction of Mongolian immigration, and
inquired what steps they purpose taking
in the matter this session. They informed
him in reply that they intend to hare
some measure prepared for introduction
Immediately after the Christmas recess,
by which time congress will be ready for
| work, and plan for united action will
doubtless be matured Congressman Hem
driek b. Wright, of Pennsylvania, also
expressed warm desire to promote c0ias
gressional action on this subject.
| The Chinese before Congress.
Senator Slater to day introduced bill
providing for an allowance of a drawback
of customhouse duties on tin used in the
manufacture of cans which are exported
from the United States filled with canned
salmon, fruits, vegetables, etc. This draw
back, which is now provided by law in
many similar matters, would amount to
$4,000 per year upon tins cans used for
the expectation of Columbia river salmon.
Burglary.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 1S-A burglary oi
the safe in the old merchants exchange
building, on Battery street opposite the
custom house, and the loss of $1,000 de,
posted in the money drawer of the safe
was reported this morning
Lucky Bnldwin,s Trial.
The trial of Z. J. Baldwin on an indict-
ment for alleged irregularities at his dis
/ IlllGIN Ill Los sAIS6t6S COUNTY Was EOHblh
ued In the United States district cour
. this morning until the 9th of January
because of the absence of an importan
witness for the government.
D The strike.
CHICAGO, Dec. lS.-There was only
Z trifiing amount of work done at the pack
ing house at the stock yards to-day. Al
the hogs have been cleared up in tn
houses and the packers profess them
/. selves ready to await the motions of th
n striking workmen. Daniel O'Connell
: president of the union, claims that tber
i. are 10000 members now on the strike
n Tney are well organized and say the
g have plenty of money and will do n
work in house which employs non
Tn on men. They will attempt no yiolenc
- ami are quiet, although they held tw
= secret meetings to-day. In one hous
x 400 men left because three non.unio
~ men were employed. In another hous
700 struck because one nonsunionist Wa
employed.
Terrible Murder.
Quincy, Ill Dec 1S.-Suspicion Of 70,
murder has been aroused at New Canto
y several miles south of here, , finding tf
- house formerly occupied by man an
his wife, entirely deserted but with q
the furniture intact and blood on warrior
articles about the house. Cries of murds
1t were heard coming from the house Q
n. last Thursday night, but no inyestigatio
N was made until yesterday. 1t was foun
c, that neighbor who had threatened the
ID lives had shipped his goods at the SAN
ie time to Doraine in this county. tt
theory is that he packed the bodies Of b
victims in casks and took them alonI
A. The excitement is intense in that sectio
Y, and men are securing the country
a search of the remains and for the SUI
le posed murderer.
he DefaIcation.
IN CfNcINNATI, Dec IS.-A defalcation h.
SO been discovered of over $40, ,00n by III
lg books of the late Mayor johnson. r
ed took the money and compelled his Gle,
to force balances. He being dead, b
bondsmeu will be held.
n Meeting to Consider Asylum Reforms.
in New YORK, Dec. 1S.-A meeting VI
ly held tonight in Cooper Union to consid
I'd the evils alleged to exist in the case of Il
It. insane in this city and state, and also II
e. propriety of memorializing the state Ie
lature for the establishment of a perm
nent board of commissioners in iunac
VIC George w. Curtis presided. Many woms
-. we're on the platform as well as nott
oa | men.
sts Fire I'm a Theater.
IN EEw YoRK, Dec fs.--The play at q
IS. Park Theater was interrupted about
IN o'clock thi; es g ling by an alarm of iii
il The treasurer of the theater was ieavil
in the box Office in the vestibule when /
de attention was called to ciond OF srno
he rising from the stairs leading from d
re. vestibule to the theater, the flames h
Ter started under the staircase in the YES
o bule. Measures was at once taken
on prevent panic in the audience. The
mt were three exits from the theater
of which the doors were thrown open Al
e- police officer called in and asked
to guard the Broadway entrance In spl
of of the precautions there was great excl,
ill ment. The information that the buiIdi
as was on fire reached the ears OF persons
n the rear of the house and spread throu
"a the audience like lightning. The p0li
he officer stepped inside the door and
is formed the audience that there was 4
in in the vestibule, and advised eyerybo,
to leave the building quietly by the t
doors on Twenty-second street. Til
he quieted the alarm and the people
he persed without accident. The hames
;al iginated from the packing about one
sa the pipes attached TO the heater in /
~ yestibule. Damage slight.
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