The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-12-11
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mining and stock exchange.
Over 100 horses died of pneumonia in
San Francisco during the last week in
November.
Reports received from many states show
that electors cast their votes on Wednes-
day in accordance with elections hereto
fore announced.
Judge E. B. Taylor (Rep.) was on Tues
day elected as successor to Gen. Garfield,
as congressman from the nineteenth
Ohio district.
The manager of Booth's.theater has de-.
cided that he will not run counter uni
yersal public sentiment by producing the
Passion Play and therefore gives it up.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad COM
pany met committee of grain men in
the most concilatory spirit, and agreed to
operate with them to keep the elevators
In working condition.
One million one hundred and eleven
thousand hogs were received in Chicago
during November, the largest receipts
ever known for single month. Their
value was Sl2, ,250,000.
The editor of the New York Times who
started the proposition to raise fund of
$3.50, 900 the income from which is to be
SNCH ~ 0A-I ESStOeut 0TaHt, Is COuUueut
that the whole sum will soon be subscrib-
ed.
The internal revenue collections for the
lst district of Ohio were tor October, ST.
10000. In the Peoria, (Illinois) district
they were 81 .15S, 900. In both cases the
amount was heavier than eyer before
recorded in the United States.
The New york Post of Nov 30th says:
Private advices are that the large move
ments of gold to this country are at last
attracting serious attention in London.
1t is not unlikely that the bank of En-
gland will use its large power to prevent
It.
Several Chicago papers publish what
purports to be synopsis of the presi-
dents message, but there is not word
of truth in them. The message is so
vigilantly guarded this year that there is
no danger of its being stolen, or its con-
tents guessed accurately.
The S. P. railroad is now twenty wo
miles beyond Rio Mimbres. There exists
quite rivalry between the S. p and A.
7. & S. T. roads as to which will reach Ell
Paso first. The former is now about sixty
miles from that point anu the latter about
one hundred and twenty.
City of Mexico advices of the 22d: The
of war is all that is known of the forma-
ton of the new cabinet. Gomez Placio,
ex. minister to Washington. was instructed
to take the ministry of foreign relations,
but it is not known whether he has ac-
| cepted.
1t is said authoritatively here that Levi
p. Morton of New York will no longer
consent to the use of his name in connec-
| ton with the secretaryship of the Treas
ury under Garfield and has gone back to
! New York to enter upon a canvass for
the senatorship. Under section 243 of
the revised statutesMr. Morton is ineligi-
Bile.
Investigation in relation to the killing
of one johnson, an American citizen. on
the FIJI Islands, reveals the fact that
Great Britain claims no authority there,
except to protect her own citizens. Sec
retary Thompson has decided to commits
sion the first American man-of-war that
has business in that vicinity to stop and
redress the outrage.
John T. Crawford, of Cincinnati an &C.
! centric old man with from $4,000 to
| 100000, who has just died, left all his
property for building a home for aged
! colored men on tract of Isl acres at
| College Hill. One of the witnesses is
| dead and the other John X. French, is
| absent in the army somewhere in the
| west, so the will cannot be probated yet.
Adviees from Honolulu, by steamer
| City of Sydney, describe the eruption of
| Mauna Loa, now in progress, as one Of
| the grandest ever witnessed. It broke
| out November 5th about six miles from
the summit, the crater throwing out two
great streams of lava, one of which is
thirty miles long, 100 to 200 yards wide
| and about 20 feet deep, Terrible explo-
| sions accompany its flow. Some fears are
entertained for the safety of Hilo, al
though the flow seems turning in another
! direction.
Last Saturday preliminary steps were
| taken for the formation in Chicago of a
central land league, the purpose being To
assist in the defence of Parnell .nd his
confreres in Ireland and to encourage the
land agitation of that country. A COM
mittee of nine Irlshmen and Americans
was appointed to report next Sunday on
organization. The plan is to have clubs
| formed in each ward of the city, all being
I tributary to one central body, and through
these branches to raise money to be for
warded at once TO Ireland. Considerable
zeal was manifested and substantial aid
| will doubtless result.
The Chicago Times Washington special
| of last Saturday says: Garfield had two
free interviews with Sherman, telling him
that he would be pleased to have him
remain at the head of the treasury. Sher-
man replied that having entered the SEN
atorial contest, he should remain to the
end. Garfield gave assurances that his
| own position would be neutral. On the
| fate of Ben Harrison and Chas. Foster,
senatorial aspirants, depend two cabinet
positions 1t is believed that the Gamer
ons will furnish for Penn
sylvania, Blaine for New England and
| Conklng will be given a portfolio for
Levi P. Morton.
Capt. Warthen, of life saving station No.
s, on the Massachusetts coast, reports that
he picked up this morning the body OF
Captain Atkins of station No T. and the
body of one of his crew. 1t is thought
that Atkins and his crew in attempting
to board some stranded vessel during the
night were capsized and all drowned, as
others are seen in the surf.
LATER-Only the captain and two sea.
men were drowned, the latter named
Elisha N. TAYLOR and Frank Mayo. The
crew had rescued three men from q
stranded schooner and was about to take
off the commander when the schooner's
boom struck and capsized their boat. The
crew got ashore in an exhausted condi-
ton, and the schooner drifted away with
the captain and pilot.
A New York dispatch of Dec 1st says
The stock market verges on panic, but
at the critical moment is held within
bounds even by those working for lower
prices During the first hour rates de.
clined to 5 for leading stocks, but reac'
ton began, and is still progressing; good
part of decline being recovered. Money
commanded lie premium, and is very
hard to get Bank facilities have beer
taxed to the utmost lately and they can.
not help the tigh:ness. The demand fol
, money from the south and west is very
, large aud is felt more than usual just now
Banks depend for replenishment chief,
on imports of specie, which have so fal
been inadequate. The treasury to-day
begins payment of $2,8l2, 200 interest OF
Al per cents.
Leland Stanford, president ofthe Cen
, tral Pacific, and Fred Crocker, vice presi-
dent of the Southern Pacific, and variou
heads of departments of both railroads
were before the railroad commission 0
| | California on the 1st, in relation TO pro
posed schedule 10 be fixed for freights o
all railroads in the state. Gov. Stanford
| on behalf of the Central and Southern Pa
cific roads, objected to the commission
fixing any tariff for freights for either 0
the roads, claiming that both roads wer
| nnAraf;no undeP a charter from the fed