The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-22

il his home, where he was arrested in April


his home, where he was arrested in April,
1873.
Death ofa Teacher.
Mrs. nj. W. Phelps, for many years a
teacher in the city schools and q princi--
pal of the Noe and Temple street primary
drodped dead in the school room this
morning.
More crookedlness.
| SAN FRANclsco, Nov. 1.-The finance
committe of the board of supervisors, to
whom was referred for investigation
charges preferred hy School Director
Sullivan against Director Mountain, of
having received S200 for promising to
obtain position for young lady in the
schools, have reported. sustaining the
charge and finding Mountain guilty of a
misdemeanor. In consequence of the
| findings of the finance committee, Mayor
Bryant will Iat once commence legal
proceedings to Dust Mountain from his
seat in the board.
stock Matters.
Caledonia has levied an assessment of
| SO cents, delinquent December 10th.
South Belcher has levied an assessment
| of ten cents, delinquent December 10Th.
University tBodie) has levied an as
sessment of l5cents, delinquent Dec. 18Th
George b. Bailey, stock clerk in the
Nevada Bank, has been proposed for
membership in the San Francisco board,
| election to take place next Saturday Mr..
Bayley has purchased, subject to his cleo
! ton, the seat of Mark Mcdonald, who
contemplates going to New York
O'Brien's Estate.
The distribution of the estate of w. S.
O'Brien, deceased, amounting to S9,000,-
! 900, which was to have taken place Aug.
| Goth, last, has by the decision of the pro-
bate court, rendered yesterday, been in
definitely postponed, the estate being
! defendant in four of the suits brought by
| John III. Burke against j. G. Flood and
others amounting to SIS, S,944,000. Burke
| filed opposition to the. distribution, to-
| gether with copies of complaints in all
| the actions pending and was demurred to
| by the executors and legatees of the
estate. Judge Myrick, of the probate
court, in overriding the demurrer says
| that sufficient appears in opposition to
| show that partial distribution should
not be made until the controversy as to
the rights of Burke is disposed of
Charles DeYoung I'm Court.
In the municipal criminal court to-day
argument was entered upon in regard to,
| the validity of indictments found by the
last grand jury. Charles DeYoung was
called upon to plead to the indictments
| found against him for assault to murder
|. S. Kalloch Mr. Campbell who was
with Messrs. Cohen and Lloyd, appeared
! for defendant, moved that the indictment
be set aside on the following grounds !:
That certain grand jurors who were not
| qualified to act In the case, were present
! when the DeYoung indictment was acted
/ upon that after the death of Mr.. Gun
/ ningham there were only eighteen grand
/ jurors, and that number did not make a
grand jury that Mr.. Burton had no au-
thority to act as foreman of the grand
jury; that Juror Eggers only heard part of
the evidence in DeYoung's case, and that
really only twelve found the Indictment
against DeYoung. The first ground was
disproved by the testimony of II. F. Will
liams, one of the grand jury The last
one, admitted by the district attorney
regarding Juror Eggers' testimony, was
ruled out, and counsel proceeded to ar
i que the question of there being only
eighteen on the jury after the death Of
Cunningham.
/ Shot and Killed.
/ SAN JOSE, Nov. 10.-This afternoon Joe
/ well known to the officers of this city
was shot by Joseph Felez in front ol
| Minch saloon in Mayfeld, the latter
using a shotgun loaded with buckshot
He died soon afterward. The trouble
| arose from the refusal of Feliz to furnis h
deceased with money.
The skagit Mines.
SEATTLE, Nov. 12--Mitchell Thibert, oi
this city, an old miner of many years ex
perience, and for the past six years en-
gagged in mining operations in Cassiar
left here three weeks ago for the newly
discovered Skagit gold mines. Being an
expert in this line his return has beer
awaited with great interest by many in
terested parties here who are generally
disposed to accept his report on the minei
as conclusive. Mr.. Thibert arrived herr
this morning. and was interviewed by
your correspondent. He states that hi
party were engaged six days in polling uI
the Skagit river from Mount Vernon Il
the head of canoe navigation from
thence two and a half days making tn,
trip overland 10 the diggings, packin
from Is to 100 pounds to the man over q
very difficult foot trail, though not SO ba'
as had been represented. At the time
left but little work was being done, claiu
holders generally waiting for the water t.
60 down. On Butceer claim is being con
structed wing dam for the purpose o
draining the creek bed. The Bore
Ilaim has been worked down to bedrock
and found rich. Mr.. Thibert prospecte,
) eight pans on top gravel, from which h
! obtained thirty-three cents. This. b.
states, is much richer than any top grave
found even in Cassair. He also prospec
ted five pans on rim rock from which h
| obtained ten cents. Other parties ar
making So per day, panning top grave
) Most of the claims will be very hard t
| open. bedrock in many places being II t
/ 20 feet below the surface. Claims ar
being located very fast. On claims nj
ready open, work will be continued iii
the first of December or later. As gen
erai thing however, operations will b
suspended all spring. On the night Q
, the lst inst, ice formed to the thickness
,, of three inches in the mines. Mr.. Thi
bert predicts that there will be from $50
/, to 1000 persons i'll the mines next season
! The rush will commence about the frs
: of March. A pack trail by the presen
, route, which is generally needed, he say
i | will cost large sum. good trail, how
ever, can be opened over the same rout
for $1,000.
q An A'egoricai Oppression.
The workingmen held another ami
! Judge Wright decision meeting thi
: evening at the corner of Fifteenth stree
and Potrero avenue, at which Kearne
: announced that on the LIST of Decembe
g he proposed to wade knee deep in bloc
r and perish in the pool in an attempt t
D seat the workingmcn's candidates. Their
: is deep seated impression that Kearney
G threats are alegorical in their nature, q
i he testified on a previous occasion whe
t placed on trial for incendiary utterance!
7 Murder VIII Gut.
= SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. I3-Wm. Burk
alias "Standish Bill" arrested to day fe
: having stabbed and killed Mary Proxan
Strickland at the corner of FORSYTH an
Rivington streets in June, 1877, was hel
for an order of Superintendent Wallin
! New York City.
e The Grand Jury that Indicted DeY ounl
) SAN FRANcIsco, Nov. 13.-District A
torney Murphy, this afternoon, will sui
NIT case to the supreme court for deci
d ion on the point raised that the late gran
: jury was not legal body on account
being formed of only ld members, Il
foreman, Cunningham, dying while II
: grand jury was in session. It will be
3 leading case, as nothing like 1t has ev
= before arose in California.
Death OF w. j. Maelay.
,e NAPA, Nov. 13.-W. ]. Maclay, repub
rs can assemblyman elect from Napa eoun
died in this city this afternoon. He tos
an active part in the late campaign an