The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-06-19

Hanged.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, June I2,-Henry
Quarles, a negro, was hanged at Houston
yesterday in the Jail yard for the murder
of his wife.
Executton.
ST.. LOUIS, June I2.--A special to the
Times from Keytsville, Mo-. saws that
Knapp, negro, was hanged there to-day
fer killing young farmer named Noah
Forest, at Forest Pine, Chanton county.
last Christmas day. About 1900 people
from the surrounding counties witnessed
the hanging.
The Texas style.
GALVESTON, June ia report from
White Rancho says that four men were
hanged at the upper edge of Brown county
yesterday by mob for crookedness with
cattle.
A Broken BOOM
MILWAUKEE, June H. The .Seatineps La
Crosse special says that FIVE million feet
of logs, owned by Spreecker & Muller, of
Trempetau. broke away last night; loss
estimated at $4,000.
One man is reported killed by yester-
days storm at Lemoille and one at Brons.
dale.
A Counferfeiter.
ST. LOUIS, June Iz.--tnarleS A. Hill,
lawyer, and formerly resident of Cali
fornia, was arrested at bis Office to-day
with complete counterfeit outfit and ar
rangements for. raising bills. He has
been prominent greenback speaker.
Hot Weather at Chicago.
CHICAGO, June 12.-The heat for the
past three days has been very severe, the
thermometer in the hot part of the day
indicating 80 deg. in the shade, or little
over. 1t is much cooler Tonight, but sew
erai cases of snnstroke are reported, of
which three or four have proven fatal A
few cases are now under treatment at
hospitals.
Appalling Disaster.
New York, June l2.--The steamboats,
&onington and NarragaHseH were in collis-
ion last night on Long Island sound, near
the Connecticut river. The Ndrragansett
took fire and sunk. Most of her passen-
gers were rescued, scattered along Long
Island shore. Both steamers belonged to
the same line. The Nurrdqa,aseH was on a
regular trip from New York to Stonington,
rnd the steamer .S0aingt0n was returning
to New York. The collision occurred about
Ills P. NJ. off the Connecticut river. The
Ndrrdgansett took fire and sunk in four
fathoms of water. fire passengers from
both steamers were transferred to the
steamer City Of Neso York of the Fail River
line, Boston, and they arrived in New
York at lis this NOR ming. 1t is impos-
sible to ascertain at present the loss of
lives. Two bodies, however, are already
recovered.
The PurseF's Statement.
The purser of the Narraganseu stated
that there were not more than 800 passen-
gers OH the boat and that the loss cannot
exceed so, as it is known that more than
200 were brought to the city and large
numbers were taken back to Stonington.
1t is also known that schooner which
came up and sent out boats picked up
several people. A passenger and a naval
cadet were swimming about for over an
hour before being picked up. A young
man was seen to deliberately shoot him
self when cries of fire and that the boat
was sinking were raised. The report of
pistol was also heard in another direction.
A deck hand of the Narragansen says he
jumped overheard as soon as the collision
took place and clung to spar He saw
boat lowered from the NqrrogdnseH over
turned and the occupants, he thinks, were
all drowned. In Eve minutes after the
collision there were five feet of water in
the hole and in ten minutes the steamer
was burned to tbe waters edge. An old
lady struggling ilAtfe ater was found to
have an eight months old baby clasped in
her arms, her grand child. The shrieks
and cries of terror of men and women
were terrible. A raft was made and pas
sengers crowded upon it in great numbers.
Some persons tainted after getting foot
hold upon in. Ropes flung from the raft
were eagerly clutched and frantic efforts
made to reach it,although the weight Of
the people sunk it six inches under the
surface. 1t was finally taken in tow by a
row boat.