The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-11-13
TELEGRAPHIC.

TELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN.
The Railroad War
CHICAGO Nov. s.--An roads are now selling limit
ed tickets to ST. Louis for 81. All st. Louis roads
here is So. Fares from Kansas City and st. Lans
are placed at the same figures. The Alton road is
touched by the Wabash and rates are now in the
same unnatural and unsettled condition as during
the most exciting portion Of the last railroad
meeting of the managers of the roads interested
held to-day but no arrangement could be
effected. Another meeting will be held tomorrow.
Assignment.
The Inter-oeeans Dubuque special says Open
heimer Bros, clothing men. have made assign
ment; liabilities, $4,000; assets. 100000.
Horrible Accident.
The Inter-Ocean's Minouk, His, special says: A
horrible accident occurred near here to-day As the
Kankskan train going south John Alden, Ger
man farmer, his wife and niece aged fourteen. at
tempted to the track in q wagon ahead of the
train and were struck by the engine running thirty
miles an hour. The two women were killed instant
ly, and the man died after three hours. The blame
rests with the victims who extremely reckless
in driving.
JERSEY crrY, Nov. San engineer killed and
a fireman seriously wounded by a train jumping the
track this morning the Morris and Essex railroad
The Bsu itched stanton.
New York, Nov. s.-Thomas Stanton who yester-
pay shot his sister Earns, says he only wanted to
frighten net kill the woman that the witches have
been bothering him for years, talking to him con-
Wen to ia to I'D o ti I'M he bp Il M
no good, and he was instructed to kill his sister
yarina. The latter is suffering greatly, but it is
hoped her wounds will not prove fatal.
Paying for a Life.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 9-Col. Huey was convicted of
murder in the first degree Saturday at Osceola Ark,
for killing man named Broadway, -Four were
concerned in the murder. One was hanged last
spring at Maison. Crittenden county, Ark,
turned states evidence and one escaped.
On Tour Of Inspection.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. ga party Of gentlemen in
teresed the Texas and Pacific Railroad left this
city this morning upon tour of inspection over
that road.
wheat Shipments.
DULUTH. Nov. 8.-The October shipments of wheat
the Northern Pacific TAI 900 bushels: into
Minneapolis, 9l 900 bushels. OF this II per
cent was No. hard.
Horrible Crime.
STRoUpsBuRG, Pa, Nov. IA daughter
ofSamuel Bittenbender, seventeen years
of age, yesterday started to a neighboring
house, where she was to remain some
time. This morning her dead body was
discovered by the roadside, the head
pounded to jelly. 1t is supposed that
the crime was committed by tramps.
wedding I'm High Circles.
New York, Nov I.-Ulysses s. Grant,
Jr., was to-day married to Fannie j.
Chaffee, only child of Senator j. B. Chat
fee of Colorado. The marriage was cele-
brated at 26 West street. An elegant res
idence was presented to the bride by her
father. General Grant and wife, his son
Jesse and wife, Hons. Belkens and wife,
J. +. Seymour of Michigan, and wife, and
D. II. Moffatt, Jr., of Denver, were the
only parties present at the ceremony.
The wedding tour will include a trip to
Mexico, where young Grant has impor-
tant interests.
Conference without Result.
WASHINGTON, Nov, 1.-The department
of state is advised by kilograms from our
ministers to Chill and Peru that con-
ference between the belligerent powers,
under the good Offices ofthe United States,
closed without result.
Clearing House Transactions.
New YORK, Nov. 3.-The Public gives
the following table of clearing house ex-
change transactions for the week as COM
pared with the same week last year: New
York has lost 93 per cent, Boston, Al;
Philadelphia, 1868; Baltimore, II. /; San
Francisco, 34.7; Milwaukee, 23.2, Kansas
City, III; Cleveland, Ss. The following
have gained: Chicago, 81; Cincinnati,
22.1; St. Louis, l4.3; New Orleans, pa;
Pittsburg, 4Sl; Louisville, 2l.5; Provi-
dence; % 4; indianapolis, 37.7; New Haven
IS; Lowell, 35.4; Syracuse, Isl. The Pub
lie comments thus: Public attention in
all parts of the country has been so en-
crossed by the political contest that bus
mess has been comparatively inactive
during the last week and hes certainly
been considerably affected during the
month. While speculation in stocks has
been active, at times assuming unusual
proportions, the other exchanges have
not been materially larger than they were
in October 10. The fact that they have
been SO large in spite of the political ex-
element that they compare not unfayof-
ably with the most active months last
year, notwithstanding some decline in
prices show a remarkable volume of bus
mess and gives reasons to believe that
the removal of political uncertainties
must be followed by a period of great
prosperity. In one respect the business
of October 1880 has been much more sat-
| isfactory than that of October 1870. Then
large proportion of transactions were
| speculative, prompted by an unusual adj
| vance in prices. The collapse of specula-
| ton came speedily and then it Lecame
/ apparent that much of the seeming in
! crease in business has been unwholesome
| and tenn porary This year there has been
| but little speculative excitement except
in stocks and the demand for commodi
| ties and the prices of them have not been
SO affected as to mischievouslv disturb
| the natural relations of supply and de-
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| much more healthy than it was one year
ago, and the volume OF business which is
stricfiy iegltimate ana neaitiy III chafac-
ter Is much larger.
A Crazy Frcak
CLEVELAND, Nov. 9.-Yesterday bright