The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-12-18
Tennessee sure for Democratic sena-

The papers of the confederate generals
. Bragg and Polk are offered for sale to the
government for $4,000.
Senator Lamar's health is much inn
proved. He is on his way to Washington
J, to take his seat in the senate
)" Jim Keene is negotiating for the pur
: chase OF the famous stock farm of Gen.
l Meemo, III Shenandoah valley, at cost
8 ofupward of 100000.
The Financial Chronicle of New York
} shows the increased earnings for Novem-
ber, from 40 lines of road over last year,
Il per cent, or $3,747 600.
For the first time since the war the
southern states will participate in the in
auguration festivities There is every
probability that it will be grand occa-
sion.
The New York Bulletin says: Raising
I the Bank of Eng land rate is a warning
that no further large amount of gold will
come to America from London with the
consent of the bank.
The Mississippi Valley Sanitary Com
ference adopted report urging the gov
ernment to take complete charge of the
sanitary condition of the Mississippi val
ley, pretty strong anti-state rights act.
The prevailing sentiment among men,
recess this year unusually short. The
talks to adjourn over from Friday. the
24th OF December, to Monday, January
3d.
/ Mrs. Glassman, German woman of
marquette, Green Lake County, Wis, in
Mt OF temporary insanity, killed her babe
by cutting its head nearly off and then
cutting her own throat dyed almost in
stantiy.
A fire at Custer City Dakota on the 9th |
DESTROYED the principal hotel, store and |
| postoffice; loss $4,000. The surrounding |
buildings were greatly damaged. Six in. |
cendiary fires haye been discovered and
extinguished in this city. during the past |
fortnight.
The secretary of the interior on Dec. /
ISL Issued orders providing for an increase /
OF one hundred pupils in the number of
lndian youth now educated at the Forest
grove, Oregon, industrial school and for
forty or fifty additional at the Hampton,
Va, school.
Lieut.. Gov. Weston has given instruc-
tions to Manager Gardiner, of the Troy &
Greenfield Railroad, to try the expert
ment of illumination of the Hoosae tun-
mel by electricity, with view of having
such illumination perman ent should il
prove successful
On the 9th inst. Senator Pendleton of
Ohio introduced in the senate Joint res
ointion for the purpose of obtaining the
privilege of opening a road and highway
from the Canada line of the Uuited states
ana british America, through British
Columbia to Fort Wrangel aud Sitka.
The governor and secretary of state in
Tennessee falling to agree on the election
from Bradley county, the former claiming |
democrat oil nd i,a iat | 4
Ing that the republican is, the case will i
be decided by the legislature itself. The
democrats still have three majority on
joint BALLOT
An international Cotton Exposition
Association has been organized at Atlanta
Ga, with Senator JOS. b. Brown, of Geor- s
gia, president, and twenty-five vice presi-
dents from the principal cities and man |
uiacturlng towns of the country The
plan contempates a grand international |
exposition OF cotton appliances and ma 4
chinery.
In the commtte on ways and means on a
the 9th, a long discussion took place upon
the proposition to move the internal rev.
enu2 tax from bank checks, friction I
matches and patent medicines The mat G
ter was finally referred to a sub-commit- |
tee on internal revenue, with instructions i
- !
a future meeting.
The annual report of the commissioner v
OF internal revenue gives the following e
ngures as amounts of aggregate collections n
for the year in the districts named: Cali c
iornia, Collector Highly district, S2,437,- n
63l; Collector Frost, S3l5, 9S4; Nevada d
district, 500, f55; Oregon, S76,9S2; Wash y
ngton Territory, S27, ,0Sl; Arizona, S2S, 1884; II
Colorado, Sl6S,25 u
1t is authoritatively stated that the new te
Chinese treaty will be sent to the senate is
early IN the session, SO as to dispose of it
rs quickly as possible. California repre- a.
'entatives, who have inquired diligently, =,
say that it will, in great measure, satisfy y
ne coast, though not entirely. 1t is be- =, ~
leved that no attempt will be made 10 y y
pass Chinese restrictive bill until after y
he treaty is disposed of p
In the national house Of Representatives e.
IN the 9Th, Baker from the committee ar
On appropriations, reported the fortIfica- q
lon m appropriation bill appropriating ST. =;
"oooo; Kelly of Penn, introduced a bill l.,
'epealing the bank stamps. match and u,
,atent medicines tax, and Aldrich bill OF
Imendlng law taxing savings banks A u 4
ong debate occurred Oh the same day on al
he senate resolution providing for Joint st
ule concerning the counting of the cleo M
oral vote. The leaders. in the debate TO
we're McLane on the democratic side and pt
4apham on the republican. "a
A Washington dispatch of the 9th saws: sa
he house of representatives to-day. on
notion ofDelegate Brents, of Washington
took up and passed the bill re- ar
'orted by Representative Berry last ses. Gu
ion FROM the public lands committee for III
he relief of settlers on restored railroad
de 10 f.lJ a
tc.. That all persons who shall have set ey
led and made valuable and permanent 81,
upon any odd numbered ey
ectlons OF land within any railroad with. of
travail IN good faith and with permission
r license of the railroad company for 90
rhose benefit the same shall have been IL,
nade, and with the expectation of pur.
haslng OF such company, the land SO set 90,
led upon and improved may for any pa pa
ause be restored to the public domain, M III
nd who at the time of such restoration sii
1av not be entitled to enter and ACQUIRE co
title to such land under pre.empton. no
omestead or tim ber cutacts of the United sa.
tates, shall be permitted at any time WI
'ithin three months after such restora- tul
ION and under such rules and regulations
8 the commissioner of the general land ex
ffiee may prescribe to purchase not to ca,
xeeed lG0 acres i'll extent of the same by 70.
er acre and to receive patents therefor. w
he bill now goes TO the senate.
Gen. Francis A. Walker, superintendent
the census, has submitted his regular sta
nnual report to the secretary of the in
.rior. He says that although the work s.y
taking the tenth census is substantially of
omplete. returns having been received on
ON all but seven of the total number " "
.365 enumeration districts, it will prob ~
bly, be two or three weeks before the OF ",
&c will be able to present complete sta 60,
sites of the population of the country. =
nd he therefore considers it advisable to
ostpone to a future report all mention tht
the results of the enumeration and all he
lseussion OF methods in use, as well as pa
which may require to be made
changes in the census law with refer fol
nee to future enumeration. The super int
itendent says every year and every CHI
lonth which can be saved in the COM me
ilation and publication of census statis-