The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-02-07
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PACIFIC COAST.

SAN Francisco, jan 30.-Best & Belcher
has levied an assessment of 81 per share.
Closed 0ut.
Charley Taing, Chinaman, was hanged
in Colusa to-day for the murder of
Chinawoman in Colusa county in Decem-
ber
Oregon War Bonds.
A small lot of Oregon war bonds were
sold to-day in New York at 1924. These
bonds bear per cent, and are payable
July l, 1881.
CALIFORNIA; Legislature.
The senate committee on elections re-
port to unseat Desty and give the place to
Byrne.
Suicide Of Woman.
Mrs. Margaret Feeney committed sui.
eide at East Oakland yesterday by hang
ing. She leaves FIVE children the young
est five months old. No cause assigned.
The Lake Merced Scheme Wins.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.-The board of
supervisors last night, by vote of seven
to five. voted to saddle the Lake Merced
water job on the city. A sharp debate
preceded the vote, in which Ferrey fatty
charged that there were seven men in the
board fixed, and it was no use to talk.
Stetson changed his vote and gave notice
of reconsideration.
A Sailor Drowned.
George H. South, mate of the ship John
Bryce, fell off the gang plank as he was
going on BOARD that vessel off Mission
rock on Saturday evening, and was
drowned. His body has not yet been re-
covered.
Reduction of Cable Message Rates.
James Gamble, general superintendent
of the Pacific division of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, hasl received
adyiees from the New York nofice that
owing to the opening for busiAsss of the
| new French cable, reduction 622 centi
per word will be. made from California t
all points IN Europe outside of Grea
Britain and Ireland, to take effect Febru
airy LIST. No reduction in rates to Grea
Britain and Ireland until the new cabls
company is prepared to compete there.
Meeting of the Belcher Mining Company
| At the annual meeting of the Belche
Mining Company the old board was re-
elected, except f. A. Tritle vice J. D. Fry
At the Belcher meeting S5,110a share
were represented. Secretary Crockett
report showed receipts during the pas
year of $546,24 81, of which 10000 wa
derived from assessments. The presen
Indebtedness of the company is $44,
236 96. The superintendent's report. afte
reviewing the work Off the year, concludes
Il would beg leave to call your attention
to the decided improvement on our 2760
foot level. From the appearance of thu
ore there discovered, from its being in th'
center of the vein and from its being th'
widest and best at the bottom of the drift
and as we have never found any or
from the 1500-foot level down to this
point, these indications, coupled with th'
favorable formations we are now meeting
on our 3000-foot level, give me the great
est hopes that in the near future th
Belcher mine will again come to the from
as one of the leading mines of the Com
stock"
Mining Company Elections.
| At the annual meeting of the Raymont
& Ely Mining Company this afternoon
81 ,536 shares were represented. The sec
retary's report shows the company's fl
nances 10 stand as follows: Total receipts
1857, ,65S 78; total disbursements, 1855
534 Al !; balance on hand, $2073 3D. Th
following board of directors we're electee
and will meet to-morroy to elect officers
i c. +. McDermott, Charles Main, ]. w
Roberts, f. A. Hassey and +. Nj. French
4 Assessment.
4 Belle Isle levies an assessment of 3
cents.
i Big swtndiing scheme Discovered.
i The Bulletin this evening publishes al
account of what appears to be bogus dea
in the Wales Consolidated. The move
ment it is said, is being engineered b.
one of the officials of the mine, gradu
ate of the Office of the famous mahogan,
deal, who it is alleged has been givinj
i points to every one of his acquaintance
in the city by letters and kilograms, anc
has recently telegraphed them ALL unde
injunctions of secrecy, "Uncovering ricf
ore. A grand boom has commenced, ant
it viii go up to fifty. Buy without limit
1t accidentally became known to some o
the recipients of these missiyes that the,
were being sent broadcast, and explana
tions followed. One of the parties pro
fesses to have learned that Wales has NJ
machinery on the ground, ore in TIL
dump or anything to indicate the pres
ence of ore in the mine.
i The sprague Murder Case.
/ SAN FRANeIsco. Jan. 2S.-The suprem
court has remanded the case of Sprague
Of Ventura county, convicted of the muir
der OF e. Wallace More, TO the lowe
court with instructions to let the law tax
its course.
Death sf Eanasna q. Gonla.
Edmond L. Gonld. a weIl known
yer. died suddenly from apopIe
morning.
ssrsspsChsresa seainas
SAN FaAscrsco, Jan.