The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-02
TELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN.


Scheme To Put the ssGreat EASTERN I'm the
Immigrant Trade
IIoUsroN, Sept 2l-The project of Sc
curing the mammoth steamship Great
Eastern to run between London, New
Orleans and Galveston TO take ont cotton
and other products and bring back emf
grants is in Il fair way of being fully es.ab
lished. Gov. Roberts of this state has re-
ceived letter dated London, Sept ID,
stating that before this reaches you the
| Great Eastern will be i'll the hands of
engineers preparatory 10 making her first
Texas trip. The object of the scheme is
to bring over emigrants, provided the peo-
pie of the states show disposition to aid
the undertaking and prepare to receive
emigrants and give them the necessary
assistance in securing homes and giving
them employment. The governor has
written the company fully in regard to
the matter, and there is no reason TO
doubt the ultimate success of the scheme,
and possibly before many weeks the great
ship will be in our waters.
The Tables Again Turned.
PORTLAND, Sept. 22-Errors in tee
graphic returns amount to two teutts of
one per cent. Copies of official returns
have been carefully footed and compared
with footings received from Augusta. An
error is found of 100 in footing up Penob
sttb COUNTY, ScNtI ItChIilS ~" HS dIC lSti-
ed and the final result is Davis 1866;
Plaisted, 1854; Plaistad's plurality, Ia.
Scattering were not on the sheets receiY-
| here, but at Augusta, footing 47U, which
| is probably correct. ThiS result must he
very near, although some towns are s.iii
not official and the democratic state COM
mittee, although their tables are not COM
! plete, agree that they will come out very
near this, although these figures are from
| official returns. The official canvass of
them is not made until the legislature
meets in January, and only that body
| takes cogniZance of errors in them. The
| plurality amendment is carried by large
majority.
Haud 5 Withdrawn from the Turf.
| CINcINNATI, Sept. 22.-Maud S. the now
| acknowledge queen of the turf, will reach
home at Chester Park 10 morrow morning
where, it is understood, she will remain
until the return of Mr.. Vanderbilt, he
having eabled Capt. Stone to withdraw
| her from the turf.
Chinese kmmig ration.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-The u $. min
| lister at Peking informs the department
of state that the U. S. consul at IIongkong
reports that, during the quarter ending
| June 13. 1850, 5000 emigrants left Hong
| kong for the United States, of which I
| were females ana Al boys.
| Daring stage Robbery.
AUBURN, Sept 22.-The Forest Hill stage
coming down this morning, was stopped
by one man about six miles from here.
He took the drivers boots and $50 from
II Chinaman and about $50 from the other
passengers Another Chinaman had
about 5000, but he denied having coin,
and as the robber did not search him, he
escaped loss. Congressman Pape and an
other man going 10 Forest Hill in q buggy
were stopped by the same man who took
watch and about $500 from Mr.. Page.
He made all the passengers get out the
stage and attempted to blow the iron
treasure box open, exploding two charges
on it but did not damage it.
The Status OF Lands Occupied by Indians
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2l.-Judge Krnm, James
0. Broadhead and John F. Philips, Il
committee to report on the status of the
government lands of Indian territory, and
particularly i'll the Ockiahana strips, will
report 10 a citizens meeting to night
!, that the Jurisdictions of this vast territory
was not acquired from the Indian s. but
by purchase of the United States from
France. The Indians meyer had u title to
the country, and simply occupied under
contract a;G permission from! tile United
, States, Tie government had by various
. so called treaties assigned 10 Indians
| throughout the country certain lands, but
} has never granted them freehold Of the
| land in any case nor can the government
t by treaty give them the right to occupy
perpetuity. In fact, according to the law
, | of nations, treaties can only be made be-
! tween civilized people or nations. The
president cannot will or dispose of lands
: by treaty: congress alone has this power
!, | The treaties were simply agreement to
l allow the Indians to cultivate lands under
existing acts of congress. Persons may
enter pre-emption and homestead claims
on any lands not reserved by the govern
! ! ment for other purposes, There can be
: no valid objection to settlement of these
lands.
T Suicide of a Convicted Murderer
SARSlA, Sept. 22-Wm Home, senten.
: ced to be hanged for tlIe murder of mar
= named Adams. at Rat Portage, hung him.
self in cell at Sauit s.. Mar ie last night
The Coming Battle
CORNING. Sept 22-Miners to-day fount
the body of Thos McNahon, killed II
Sundays skIrmish. Another miner wal
. fatally and severely wounded. Cover.
nor Foster will not leave his post here TO
take part in the campaign, as mining
| troubles require his attention and pres
i ence.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-Iuternal rev
enue agent Latham at huntsville, Ala, il
d letter To The COZ" ."missioner of interna
r revenue says that pepniy Marshal How
lett reports uudcr date Of the 18th inst
s from Cross Plains, that Deputy marshal
e Elicit and Low attempted to arrest Jo
Little sor Illicit distilling ne3r the Geor
gia state line, when Low was shot il
three places by Little and badly wounded
Plan of n ConbI"ed Attnek to lie Made oi
- Victoria.
70 DENVER, Sept. 22.-Advices from SAINT
Fe state that on the 9th, United State
I. and Mexican troops, will make com
bined attack on Victoria's band now in
the Candelaria mountains in Mexico
The whole force employed in the move
ment amounts 10 about 5000 troops. Ter
vassas moves in Mexico, from the north
Buell. from the south in New Mexico
l.. Grierson from the east in Texas, and Cor
" from the Nest in Arizona. Buell. is con
fdent that the plan will be successful.
At day break on the t9th, is of Vic
j. torio's Apaches, attacked Ganjose a stag