The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-01-31

| to the United States.
Sales OF N. r. & H. r. n n, stock.
New YoRK, Jan. 22-Bids for the New
! York Central 4 Hudson River Railroad
Company stock were opened this after
noon by the New York committee at the
office, OF Drexel, Morgan & Company.
The com mittee, after receiving advices
from London, where subscriptions also
Closed this at ernoon, disposed of 200,009
shares. The prices ranged from 1871 to l35
New York bids being without reserve,
were allotted in full
Disaster at Queenstown.
| BosToN, Jan. 22-The steamer Bavarian
| from Liverpool reports running down at
| Queenstown, ireland, an English schooner.
| her captain and two men were drowned.
Heavy Snow Fall.
MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 22.-Lumbermen are
iublant in Northern Wisconsin over
| fall of snow to-day from 20 to 40 inches.
Senator from Mississippi.
JACKSON, Jan. 22.-The joint assembly
elected ]. y. George, senator.
A Big Purchase.
New York, Jan. 22.-To-day Senator J.
B. Chaffee and S. b. Elkins completed the
purchase of the Ortiz mining grant near
santa Re, New Mexico, containing $4,000
ceres. on the line Of the Atchison, Topeka
~ 0dA4bA L 4
Court House Destroyed
LITTLE Rock Jan. 22.-Ineendiaries de-
stroyed the couny court house at Evening
Shade, Wednesday night. Loss, $4,000
| uninsured.
The Springer Heirs.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 22.-The Springer heirs
| placed the matter ofsecuring their right
TO the land on which Wilmington, Del. is
situated in the hands of a committee, who
we're intrusted with money to present the
claim. The session was turbulent.
Death of Commodore Blake.
New York, Jan. 22-Commdore Homer
c. Blake, of the United States navy, died
to-day from a malarial disease contracted
during q recent cruise in the Asiatic
| squadron. He was at Washington about
six weeks ago, when he passed an exam
ination for promotion to commodore. He
was confined to his house only week.
He leaves widow and one daughter
Yakoob Bey's Condemned Children.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-The president of
the New York Society for the prevention
of Cruelty to Children memoralized con-
gress to-day through Senator Herman,
calling attention to the barhar3ties prac-
ticed on certain Chinese children. He
has sent to congress and the president
communication in relation to pitiful
appeal which has reached him from the
Pacific coast. He says that in 1877 Yakoob
Bey, the famous Central Asian Chief and
Chinese Rebel was captured and put to
death by the Chinese government by
slow and painful process. Those of his
family who had not fed on his death into
Russian territory were cruelty executed
As if the exile or slaughter of every adult
kinsman of his were not penalty enough
four of his children, ranging in ages from
fourteen to five have been solemnly ar
raigned for or'faereditary high treason to the
Emperor of China One would naturally
conclude that the completely of the BOYS
being disproved, their aequittal of gnilt
should follow, especially in view of their
tender years. On the contrary they are
consigned TO doom more horrible than
death. In brief, they are to be kept until
| a certain age in prison and then cruelty
einascnlated and consigned as slaves to
| the soldlery for uses and practices un-
| happily to common in the east but " hich,
| Lord Coke saws, "are not so much rs to
| be named among Christians 'sThis."
Gays President Gerry, sis no oyerdrawn
| picture" He implores Immediate action
| in the matter, and states that if the Chi
nese government will commute the sem
| tence of these wretched children to ban
/ ishment this Society stands ready to re-
| ceive and place them at its own expense
where they viii be properly maintained,
educated and cared for.
A big consolidation.
New ToRK, Jan 24-It is rumnred that
the consolidation of the Union Pacific.
Kansas Pacific and Denver Pacific Rail-
roads was accomplished this afternoon,
| the new company to be known as the
Union Pacific Railway Company. The
following persons We're elected officers
Sidney Dillon president: Elisha Hatkins,
| vice president Henry Mcfarland, secre.
tary and treasurer; Fred. Ames of Boston,
| Carlos S. Greeley of St Louis, Ezra Baker
OF Boston, J. G. Dexter of Boston. G. NJ.
Dodge of Iowa. Russell Sage Jay Gould,
Solon Humphreys, David Dows of New
York. w. L. Scott of Erie, S. H. H. Clark
of Omaha, T. T. Eckert of New York,
John Sharpe of Salt Lake. with the presi-
dent and secretary are directors
The Pacific Coast Railroad Extension.
Conference committees of the Atehison
Topeka and Santa Fe and St. Louis and
San Francisco railroad companies had
another meetingin in this city yesterday to
discuss the combination of the two roads,
and the building Of an extension to the
Pacific coast. It was stated bv the officers
ofthe st. Louis and San Francisco COM
pany that everything had been satisfact-
orily arranged except to draft necessary
paners, and that the entire sum needed,
S25,0o0,000, had been provided for.
Edison Talks about his Light.
The attention of Edison having been
called by the doubts ofsome Partisan crit
les. concerning the stability of the carbon
horse shoe, and claim that 1t eventually
wastes away by decomposition, said "a
; / aloto ~, fGaf tc fha ot
suit. can state that the oldest lamp in
my laboratory, after burning sos hours.
. had its electrical resistance measured, and
there was not difference of one-tenth of
an ohm from the time when it was orig
inally put in the circuit. The surface OF
this carbon which burned sos hours, is as
bright to-day as it was the day when first
. put in. whereas oxidization makes carbon
black Edison says he has not sold a
. share of his stock.
Money Wanted.
A committee has been appointed of the
clergy and laity of the Protestant Episco-
+ pal Church to devise a plan for raising
$3.50 900 to insure the payment Of the gen.
) eral theological seminary's current ex-
penses; to provide for library. dromitor-
J les, lecture room, a new chapel; support
/ the facnlty andIestablish few feilowships
r For long time there has been a want oil
funds at the seminary.
| The Celebrated Riot Case Dismissed.
In the case of Leopold Westheimer
3 agent, VS. the Pennsylvania Fa lroad Co.
' in which he sues for 81 ,710. the value o.
goods shipped over the road and burned
8 at Pittsburg during the railroad riot, Judge
: Wallace denied new trial, holding that
9 the company was not responsible for the
acts of the mob.
Successful Opera Season.
GiIIcAGo, Jan. 24.-The Mapleson opera
company to night concluded the most sue
cessful two weeks of opera ever given
? here, the receipts being over $4,000. Col.
Mapleson has received overtures from
California managers, but Just now is not
likely to accept them. II he does 60 to
,, the east, it will be after June.
Fearful and PertIous Accident.
New YoRK, Jan. 24.-At 2 o'clock this
!. morning an accident occurred on the ele-
waited railroad on 1i4th street, by which a
car containing workmen was wrecked and
! several men seriously injured. The en-
CINE. while running at the rate of 80 miles
| an hour or more. dragging its single car
/ with % or more human beings. employees
of the road, struck switch with a jerk