The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-12-25
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
M rrnrenApH TO DATE.

BY TELEGRAPH TO DATE
Ex-senator J. F. Starbuck ofNew York
died on last Saturday.
Dash & Co of New York coffee dealers
have failed with liabilities of 81 ,400, 900.
Capt. Dacy, noted Fenian leader, died
at Lawrence, Mass, on the 10th inst
The street car companies of Chicago
have been taxed $50 on each car and the
courts say they shall pay 1t.
fciais of Decauter county Indiana have
been indicted for taking illegal fees.
BY fire in Philadelphia on the night
Of the llth Ann Higgins aged 73 and John
Lyons aged % were burned to death
The family of Harry Williams at Bryan,
Texas, was poisoned week ago by eat
ing canned beef two have died and four
Others are sick.
Ford Republican greenbackerlr received
certificate of election to congress from
Missouri. The final canvass gave Ford
two majority in over AZ, 600 votes.
Secretary Thompson of the navy will
soon retire to accept the presidency of the
Panama Canal Co. 1t is rumored that
chiefelerk Hogg will succeed him.
Charles Marshall, desperado, was
hanged by mob at Bellville Nevada ON
last Friday. He had brutality murdered
an inoffensive old man few days before.
Wade Hampton writes that he will not
be in Washington until after the holidays.
On account Of the absence of Is impaired
democrats the party cannot elect their
house officers at present.
Delegate Cannon of Utah pronounces
the position taken by the president in his
message ON Utah affairs as false, and
maintains that the laws are enforced in
that territory as faithfully as in other
parts of the country.
There is an active movement to make
the coming Yorktown celebration sue
cess. and commissioners have been ap-
pointed in each state of the union, includ-
ing Hon. Irving w. Stanton of Colorado,
and Hon. Jas. w. Farley ofCalifornia.
A letter dated at Bloomington. Putnam
county Tennessee, to the American, says:
In fight IL miles east of Crooksville, be-
tween the Welsheg and Capt. James Davis,
q. S. deputy marshal, and IT, S. commis~
sioner G. w. Campbell, Davis was killed
and Campbell beaten nearly to death
A number of changes will soon occur
in the supreme court Of the United States.
Judge Woods of Alabama will succeed
Justice Strong. Justices Swayne and Cliff
ford will also retire soon, the former inn
mediately afterthe holidays: Atty. Genl.
Devens will probably be his successor.
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lawrence Mass, was
shot and instantly killed ON the Ilth by
her paramour, Mr. Wardman, married
man with a family and until recently
overseer ofthe Washington mills Ward
man subsequently shot himself, and is
not likely to recover. Jealousy was the
cause.
Members of the senate foreign affairs
committee say that there will be no
interference what ever on the part
of congress in the construction of
the Panama canal, in the manner
now proposed, and that no inter
ference was ever contemplated ex cept in
the event of a foreign power attempting
building or to control the canal.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has received adyices from Huntsville,
Alabama, that Illicit distillers who were
interfered with by IA u. s. deputy marshal,
shot and instantly killed deputy John b.
Hardie, U. S. Marsha. Loss is organizing
a good force TO arrest the parties, of
whom there are four. named Cuibraith
lwho fired the fatal shot), Lemons
and two Corsica brothers. Commissioner
Raum telegraphed instructions that the
most vigorous measures be taken to bring
to punishment these parties. Every
distiilery must be seized and Illicit distil-
lers arrested. The attorney general sent
similar instructions to the U. S. marshals
The president had long talk with Gen.
Howard, in the course of which he admit
ted that he had called him to Washington
to make him commander at West Point,
but had been dissuaded from doing it by
General Sherman aud secretary Evaris,
not on account of personal opposition to
him, but because they held that the
change would be too violent in view of
Howard's we'll known varience, in what
he regards as the correct policy, as con-
trasted with Schofield's administration. He
promised Howard. however, that he
should have some good place in the east
as soon as he could settle his affairs in
oregon and take it. He told him, also,
General Terry cemmandant at West
Point,
In the National House of Representa-
tives on the 10th Representative Shelley,
from the committee on postoffice and post
roads, reported to the house to-day his
bill providing for the establishment of a
mail steamer.between ports of the United
States and South America, Central Amer
| ica, Mexican and transpacifie ports. Hub
| bell, from the appropriation committee,
| reported pension bill; printed and re-
committed. 1t approprintes $4S, 400 000
! for the army ST. 10000 for the navy, $3.50
| 600 for surgeons and S25, 600 for salaries
Herbert of Alabama, from the judiciary
committee, reported back bill allowing
marshalls and deputies to take bonds in
certain cases. The speaker laid before
! the house q communication from Gam
betta, president of the French chamber
of deputies, in regard to the exchange oil
! documents between that body and the u
/ s. house ofrepresentativeF; A letter from
| the secretary of state, transmitting two
additional volumes ofspeeches of Thiers
presented by Madame Theirs; laid on the
table.
| A circular has been issued by the sec.
retary of the treasury, containing regula.
| tions governing the admission of candi-
dates to the grade of cadet in the revenue
marine service. The circular says: A
standard of proficiency will. be fixed: Il
candidates fall below such standard, they
| will be rejected. They may, however, re-
i ceiyed second examination at the next
/ annual convening Of the board of exami-
! ners. Failure on the second examination
will result in the final rejection of the
candidate. While applicants, as a rule
will be accorded not more than two ex.
aminations, exception may be made
granting third examination in particu'
larly mentioned cases where the candi.
| dates have passed successfully two exam
nations. Cadets will be appointed fol
the probationary period of two years
during which they will be required tc
peruse prescribed course of study and
/ perform such duties on board ship or else
4 where IN the service asm ~ be demanded
Of them. In two years they will, if theil
i probationary service be satisfactory, bt
i examined for promotion to the grade o
third lieutenant in the revenue marine
service.
No local political event in the country
for several years has created SO much ex'
eitement as the deposition of John KsIl,
from the comptrollership os New York
city. Republicans and Anti Tanmaul
j democrats rejoice over it while Tammana
Is very indignant. The Tammany COM
nlittee held meeting and enthusiast
cally endorsed Kelly and denounced Til
den and his party as democratic traitors
who sold out Hancock. Kelly spike say
ing that Tammany's record st the Is
election was clear and bright, and cta1ges
/ Cudper and Irving Hall with betfayiitl
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