The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07
Forger Arrested.

of Jacksonville, Fla, was to-day COM
mitted to the Tombs on charge of for,
gerry. His intention was to put up bogus
documents as eollaterals for borrowing
money, with which to move the orange
crop. He had made partial arrangements
to this effect. About $25,0O0 of these
bonds are in the hands OF merchants in
nocently betrayed into aiding the scheme.
a Missouri Picnic.
MoBERLY, July 29.--An armed mob of
100 men from the adjoining counties
came into town this morning, and as
sheriff Mattock was taking j. G. Carlow
into the court house to be trieii for COM
mitting rape on the person of Mrs.
Crump last March, the mob opened FIRE
on him. Carlow ran into the courtroom,
followed by three men and was shot again.
He then escaped to the street and fell
but quickly regaiDed his feetand received
another shot. He then ran through a
drygoods store, closely foltowedsby his
slayers out into an alley and again into
the street. He then made his way up
stairs over the saloon with his pursuers
at his heels. Here he found himself cor
nered. The husband of the outraged
woman, who did most of the shooting,
then fred five more shots into the body
of the wretch aud one into his forehead.
Carlow died in ten minutes. Intense ex-
| element prevailed while these violent
proceedings were going on.
Talmage Visits Dives.
LEADvILLE, July 29.-Rev Talmage
visited the dance house and gambling
dens last night after his lecture. A dance
| house girl asked him to lead a set, but he
| declined.
Alarming symptoms In DIR. Tanners Fast.
| New YORK, July 2S.--At 1880 tonight
! Dr. Tanner was suddenly taken sick. He
complained Of pain in his stomach and
| nausea and threw up some mucus fluid.
| Much alarm was felt at first for fear the
sickness would prove fatal to the doctor
! in his feeble condition. An alcoholic
vapOr bath was ordered by physicians TO
quicken the circulation and secure if pos
sible free perspiration. After taking the
| bath the doctor laid down and fell asleep.
! At midnight lie was once more resting
| quietly, being very closely watched. At
halt past one o'clock this morning DR..
Tanner was sleeping quietly. His condi-
tion Iemains unchanged. Temperature
| 9S 25. pulse "a, respiration Is. At $50 r.
M. DIR. Tanner drank eight ounces OF
mineral water much against the advice
of DIR. Miller under whose care he was at
the time.
Searched ON the High s%aA-
BALTIMORE, July 30-Captain M. Par
sons, of the schooner George Washington,
/ which arrived at this port from Jamaica
last Tuesday, reports that on July 9TH,
while Oft Cape Mayzi, at the eastern point
of Cuba, his schooner was boarded and
searched by officers of steamer bearing
the Spanish flag, and after he had run up
thesAmerican colors the Spaniards came
on board with officers and 10 armed men,
and the searched continued even after
the senior boarding officer had seen the
schooner's papers.
Searching for the Bodies.
New YORK, July 30.-The excavation al
the Hudson river tunnel, Jersey City, is
now eighteen feet Deep leaving equal dis.
tance 10 be dug before the bodies can be
reached, which will. 1t is thought, be eff.
fected by Sunday. Col. Haskins has
called for more men who will go digging
to-day in the coferdam.
News Confirmed.
SAN ANTONIO, July 29.-Grierson tele-
graphs Ord confirming the battle between
Col. Vale and Victorio. Ord says the
present policy forces the Mexicans te
whip out the Indians or submit to the
American trooDs invading Mexico to pun
ish the marauders.
Steamer sunk.
MEMPHIS, July 30.-1 he steamer City o
Vicksbury, from st. Louis to Vicksburg
sank at Isport landing, Tennessee, thI!
afternoon, having struck a sunken STUMP
which crushed her hull. She was valued
at $50 600; uninsured.
An Enferprising Cashier.
LEApvILLE, July 3l-The Bank Of Col
orado was attached this morning on
check of $500, which they were unable Il
pay on account of E. Il. Lane, cashier
having absconded with the funds of TIN
bank The amount of the loss to depos
itors is not stated.
New Paper.
ST. LOUIS. July 31.-A new cent paper
the Egeniag Chronicle, alter the style @
the Detroit Neacs, started here to-day.
is independent in politics.
Prize Drawn.
LOUISVILLE, July 31-Ticket No. 1892
drew the capital prize of $4,000 in tn
commonwealth distribution drawing to
day: No. S5,740 the second prize, $4,000
Fair HOrsewomen
MINNEAPOLIS, Miss. July 31.-Miss Bell
Clarke, of California, and Miss Emm
Jewett, of Litehtield, Mimi, who ar
to ride 90 mile equestrian race at Min
| neapOIlS on Tie ttn Oi CGptSIuptT, ltdN
both accepted the proposition of Mis-
Mime Ainneo, of Greeley, Col, to rid
the winners 20 mile race for $1,000 a side
| The race to be made on the same trac
on the 10th or 1lth of September.
LabOrers Wanted.
CHIcAeo, July 31-In view of the fat
that in spite of brick layers wages bein
$ and laborers' 81 IS, many building ei
terprises in the city are suspended becaus
t builders cannot get hands. The Maste
!, Mosons and Builders Association to-nigt
e resolved TO invite laborers from othe
| cities to come to Chicago, and the mem
. bers pledge themselves to furnish st1ans
ers with work through the secretary {
r the association. There is work for q
$ least $50 men on buildings at once.
stewards Money.
New YoRK, July 3l.-Judge Hilton an
Mrs. A. T. Stewart, have really been er
gagged in perfecting agreement for the Ell
: dowment ofthe largest and most compiet
8 college in America, with fund betwee
: 100000 and $4000,000. The college
i to be located at Garden City, where th
} remains of the late millionaire were
have reposed.
9 Trying 60 Pass One Track.
. New York. July 31.--By collision til
evening of two trains on the Long Brane
railroad John Walcott, engineer of on
train, was killed. His brother was Ell
: gineer on the opposite train. sever
= persons We're severely injured, but mol
y fatally.
- Sleeping Quietly.
Il New YORK, July 3l.-Dr. Tanner, at
late hour tonight, was sleeping quietly.
Took her Children.
:. BUFFALO, July 3i.-Mrs. NJ. ]. Cahi
Il wife of the editor of the Chicago Phi
rs called at Holy Angels Academy to-nigl
IN took possession of her four children al
carried them away, urging her claim
the point of a revolver.
Des Moines Population.
90 DEs MONIES, July 31-The Gems
in abont concluded gives the city popul
he ton OF % ,696, an increase of l0.56i sir
e. 1870, and making it the msst popule
.ir city in the state, beating Dubuque 4
he Davenport 800, and Burlington $500.
Population of Kansas
ATCHisoN, July 3l.-The census sho
i. the total population of Kansas to be |, sc
q 600.
i'll Agricultural Statistics
N. The report ef the stale board of agris
ast ture Just issued. shows an area in Wh
on this year OF 2, ,2l0 ,3367 acres, an increase
on $50, ,T0S ever that of 1879: area IN corn,
ity 54s,474 acres. an increase of 55l ,404 nc