The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-02-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN
The Albany Ctty Ham pestroyed.

EASTERN.
The Albany city Hall Destroyed.
ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. l0.-The city hall
was burned this morning. When the
dome fell seven fremen were crushed;
one named Kelly has since died, and two
or three are expected to die. Judgment
records, chattel mortgages and records of
the proceedings OF supervisors were de-
real estate, the portraits of the ex-govern-
ors and the books and papers of the Off
ces were saved.
The stCause "
ALBANY, Feb lo.-The senate passed a
bill declaring women eligible to serve as
school trustees.
Decline an Kansas and Pacific stock.
New YORK, Feb. lO.-The Commercial
saws that near the close of the Exchange
to-day the Kansas and Texas sold down
| to AL per cent, which is no doubt sur
prise to the numerous following of Jay
Gould, who were given "a point" TO buy
at 478 per cent. There may be hitch in
the acquisition of property and its release
from trusteeship, but if SO we have not
heard oft. Gould himself may be i'll. as
rumored for day or two past, but we do
not believe it. Our private advices from
Boston lead us to believe that the Topeka
and Santa Fe party have the means and
ability, as well as determination. to put
| through the 1100 miles of the Atlantic
| and Pacific road.
An Outrage Foiied.
| MEaPHIs, Feb. 10.-An usher in the st.
Peters Catholic Church, early this morn
! ing heard cries in the church, and went
in just in time to prevent negro from
ravishing young white girl, who had
gone to prayers. The negro escaped.
A Reverend Rogue at Large.
New YoRK, Feb. lO.-Reverend Edward
Cowley, on trial for starving and i'll treat
| ing children under his care at the Shep-
| 81 500, his bondsmen being Reverend DIR.
| Morgan Dix, of Trinity church, and Rev.
DIR. Robert S. Rowland, of the Church OF
Heavenly Rest.
Suicide.
New YoRK, Feb i0-Last month, Geo.
| Beck buried his wife in the Lutheran
cemetery, Queens county, Long Island
and to-day went and lay down on her
grave and committed suicide by shooting
himself.
Extensive Fire.
| PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10.--The Chatham
Mills, an extensive brick structure corner
| of Howard and Berks street, burned this
evening. Loss, 175,000; mostly insured
The principal losers are Harpst, Monta'
| que < Co., $S5, 600; Isaac Sted. $4,000
| Dolan Brothers, $4,000, and VIM. Top
ham, $4,000.
/ The New Hampshire Eiend.
| MANCHESTER, Feb. 10.-Dillingham con.
fesses that he first shot and then out.
ragged his aunt The officials have taken
him to the Portsmouth Jail. Mrs. Dill.
lingham died tonight.
The Rise In Paper.
| WAsHrsGroN, Feb. l0.-Paper men are
actively lighting Forts bill. They say
that it is true that printing paper had ad-
| vanced 40 to SO per cent. in six to eighi
months. The causes they insist is, thai
the price OF domestic colored rags has in.
creased from one and three-fourths to
three and three-fourths cents per pound
Rags had never been SO low as they were
six months ago when rags of the bes
quality could be purchased at one and 6
half cents per pound. This price was no,
sufficient to induce persons to save ant
sell rags or pay for their collection. Con
seaueatly the stock was very low, anC
| when the business revival began and
paper was demanded by all reviving in
dustries, paper dealers were without any
stock and the price Immediately ad
vanced in this country and Europe. Ca
Diagrams have been received from Euro
pean dealers within a week, ordering
their agents here not to sell another
pound of rags, as the price of paper is rap
idly advancing there. Another cause i
the rise in the price of bleaching powder
| ,;-I. he rn,lI ha v>,1r
chased at one cent per pound now it is
two cents. The same is true of soda, asl
and of caustic soda, the principal chemi
Gals used in the manufacture of paper
Bleaching powder is on the free list, s
that it is not question of tariff as TO tina
article. The price ofdomestic alum, an
other important chemical used in makin
paper, has not materially advanced
Labor has also advanced somewhat.
Census Supervisors.
WASHINGTON, Feb 10.-In executiv
session last evening the census committe
reported adversely on certain nomina
tions of census supervisors, includin
some southern ones.
Major Reno's Case.
Major Reno has sent very urger
letter to the president asking permissio
to resign his commission in the arm
rather than suffer dismissal Accom-
panying the decision of the court was
Recommendation for mercy, signed by a
its members, and as Reno has been
gallant soldier, and as his offenses hay
been attributed to intoxicating liquor
the president is disposed to give him tn
privilege of resigning in order TO save hi
record. The president is very tende
hearted about these matters. Not lon
| l. 0rt
seventh cavalry, to resign, when he ha
been sentenced to dismissal by coul
martial, and will probably do the same j
the Reno case.
Fire at SAN Jose.
SAN JOSE, California, Feb. 10.-Soo
after o'clock this morning the stat
normal school was discovered to be
flames. Fire was first noticed in the CT
pola, which before the engines arrive
was q pyramid of fame rising in the sti
night air. The fire gained rapid head
way, and the water pressure was 80 wea
that the firemen were delayed in gettin
an efficient stream. Within fifteen min
utes after the flames were first seen pou
ing from the cupola the whole interior
the central portion of the building WI
filled with flames, roaring and crackin
+ like an immense furnace. The sout
wing of the building rapidly became il
volved, and the flames were soon sweeE
ing through the entire building. excel
the north wing. The roof fell in with
tremendous crash, and in little whi
{ beams and girders began to drop frol
their resting places and in very bri,
space of time the whole building was
ruins. The building was of wood, and tt
main portion had 9 frontage of IS fe,
and depth of 100 feet. On each side
the central building was an arm 50 fe,
front by 20 deep. The height of the cer
tral building was 98 feet to the ridg
the wings bad mansard roofs, and wei
81 feet in height to the cornice. Th
= tower was % feet square and rose frol
the center to height of l52 feet. TIL
basement walls were of concrete an
;, brick. The interior was divided into ella
and recitation rooms, music room, mi
scum, laboratory and apparatus roor
4 society rooms, gymnasium and lectur
: room, etc, The building cost $280,000.
i There Is some reason to believe th
d the fire was of incendiary origin. A fan
8 ily residing in the rear of the school. r.
8 port being awakened by two explosion
: in quick succession, and upon getting I
8 and looking out seeing the entire cupo
! ! In flames. Others assert that the chimnt
. !. fiues of the building were defective fro
the time they were put in, when Il
: building was constructed. There was
total insurance eff $4,000 on the hous