The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-01-24

| sons and partners ofthe late Benjamin G..
| Bogart, filed an assignment to-day for the
| benefit of the creditors.
Atrocious Doings of AN Insane MAN.
GALVESTON, Jan. "a special FROM Cam
bridge says: NJ. A. Seay. a man supposed
! to be insane, went to the residence of }.
| N. Ladd, ten miles east from here, and
shot Ladd dead without the least provoca-
| ton. He then went to Samuel Tubbs'
| house and shot him five times. Tubbs is
not expected to live. Seay then went to
Logan's farm and informed Logan what
he had done. Before he to1ld be proven. ed
he placed the pistol to his head and blew
| his brains out.
Quick Work.
WILMrNGroN, N. c., Jan. 9.-Alien Math-
las, (colored) was hanged here to- day for
the murder of Reuben Herren. Within
25 minutes from the time the drop fell his
| body had been cut down, the funeral SER
vices held and the remains were on the
way to the potter's field for interment.
Railroad Readjustment.
New York, Jan. 10.-The suit of James
g. Stephens and others against the New
York and Midland Railroad Company
and others, has at last been decided in
| favor of the plaintiffs, and Il deed to the
property has D66u 0ASCulSu " SOllid0 ~.
| Jordan, cashier of the Third National
| Bank of this city, who represented the
| bondholders of the defunct corporation
and the holders of receivers certificates.
| The consideration expressed in the deed
| is 81 100000, of which $lp0o00 IS cash and
| the balance consists Of bonds, receivers
certificates and past due coupons. The
| purchasers intend to form new company
the New York, Ontario and Western
Railroad Company-with capital ofSl0,-
| 600. of which $500, 900 is to be used to pay
| outstanding bonds and receivers certifi-
Gates. The S10000,000 stock is to be de-
| vided as follows S2,000000 preferred TO
| stock holders of receivers certificates, and
the balance, S8,000,000, common stock of
! bondholders
The Irish Agitafors in B0st on.
BosroN, Jan. 13.-Parnell aud Dillon
| received to-day delegations from various
associations and listened to the reading of
| addresses.
An Ohio Colored Man.
| COLUMBUS, Jan. 10.-George w. Will
| liams, Il colored representative to the
! general assembly from Hamilton county,
was refused his dinner at l.. Breck x Cos
| restaurant to-day on account of color.
| Mr.. Williams has stated that he will bring
suit under the civil acts bill.
| ships Loading Slowly.
| New York, Jan 10.-Vessels' ls'loading for
Portland are doing scarcely anything, as
| deliveries of railroad iron are very siow
! Sam Francisco Collectorship.
| There is brisk contest going on in the
| senate over the nomination of Morton to
the collectorship of San Francisco. Booth
| opposed the confirmation with much
| vigor He bases his objection mainly on
| the ground of the want of sufficient resi-
dence to justify such an importantsap-
| pointment. There is a strong disposition
among the old friends ofthe elder Morton,
without regard to their relations to party
or to the administration, to vote for the
sons confirmation. Meanwhile, Booth
stands On his rights as a senator, and
claims that the courtesy usually extended
to senators in case of obnoxious nomina-
tions, shall be extended to himself and
his democratic colleague whom he has
induced to take sides with him. Some oi
the particular friends of Morton have also
been among those who have often claimec
| the same thing in the saaato which Eootf
now asks, and have always received con-
sideration, and the present contest places
them in an embarrassing position.
Ellis in Commit e.
l
ing committee has agreed to report Page
bill authorizing the conversion of nationa
banks.
Thesenate committee on appropriation
has agreed to recommend an increase o
100000 on the amount voted by tn
house of representatives for the preserva
, tion and repair of Notifications; but t,
vote down the recommendation of sub
committee for increase of the amount ap
propriated by the house (S270000) 70
their armament.
The committee will also report for pas
sage the bill of Senator Davis to reley
the U. S. treasury aud several states fror
! any further accountability for moneys dc
posted with the states under act of June
%, 1926, making that disposition Of SUI
plus revenue then accumulated in tn
federal treasury.
; U. s. Treasury Notes.
; A petition for the withdrawal of the
legal tender power of L. s. treasury note:
, presented in the senate to-day by kel
, nan, is signed by over 1900 Individual
, and firms of New York City and stat,
representing all classes and parties.
Discharged from Office.
t Major William Sweet, chief of the il
4 ternal revenue division, in the Office {
I the first comptroller of the treasury dc
g partment has been dismissed for extravs
$ gent expenditure while travelling on tn
s government account. IhlS Is me gentle
man VINO traveieu IN style oentting a
employee of the grandest republic on tn
4 globe"
n The Chinese immigration Bill to be
e 49,.
1 WAsiiiNGToS, Jan. lS--Ihe Caliiornl
delegation mas resolved 70 pnsh acton Q
the chinese Immigration pili ana run tn
chance OF another presidential veto. Th
phi IS more mooerate than tne one Vetoe'
NO attempt IS MAGE 70 aorosate the exis
ing treaty WIN emma. some members
the oeiegatloh nave naa interviews VII
n the presldent ABOUT the measure, on. II
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