The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-11-27
TELEGRAMS.
EASTERN.
Change consesnpia ed.


ton to make change at West Point and
put Gen. Howard in charge. For some
time Gen. Schofeld and the head of the
war department have not been in har-
mony as to the conduct of affairs at the
military academy.
Jesse the Wicked Boy,
CONCORD, Mass, Nov. l5.-Jesse Pom-
eroy has been detected in another scheme
to escape from his strong cell by saving
through the thick boiler casting with a
saw improyised from knife. He cut an
aperature through Is inches long and 8
inches wide. He was discovered by the
yard officers.
Big Price for Drink.
ST. LoUis, Nov. I5-Four railroad men
went into Fiannegan's saloon about half
past II last night, and ordered the drinks
which were paid for. Shortly afterwards
more drinks were taken, and the party
started to leave the saloon without paying
for them, Flanagan asked for pay; a row
ennsued in which Flanagan drew re-
volver and shot Tobias Laughlin dead,
and shot a ball through the lungs of his
brother, Daniel Laughlin. The dead body
ofTobias was taken to the morgue and
his brother sent to his boarding house,
100 Broadway. Tobias Loughlin was an
wife and two children somewhere in
Canada.
Asphyxiated.
CLEVELAND, Nov. I7.-When Daniel
Burr, watchman in the rail mill in the
18th Ward, left home for his work last
night his wife and children were well
and his three-year old daughter followed
him to the gate to kiss him. When he
returned this morning the house was
locked and there was no sign of life
Climbing through window he was hor-
rified to find the whole family lying sense
less and a powerful oder of gas from Il
base-burner stove pervading the air. His
little daughter who had kissed him was
dead, and the mother and an eleven-year
old daughter In bed and an infant on the
floor unconscious. A neighbor's daughter
visiting them was also insensible, and a
woman, a friend of the family, sitting at
the foot in a semi.comatose condition.
The last named may recover; the others
will probably die.
The Number Lost.
ST. PAUL, nov. lit is now believed
that % is the number of patients burned
in the insane hospital at st. Peters. Thirty
are missing and only six bodies have been
found, but there is reason to believe
quite number of the missing have es-
capped TO their homes. Some are wander
ing about the country and will probably
die of cold Gov. Pillsbury viii supply
bedding and temporary shelter to the
unfortunates and also rebuild the burned
portion of the hospital at his own ex-
pcnse.
Em ssrat ON from Europe TO Louisiana.
NEW York, Nov. 1.-THE success of
Texas landholders and capitalists in at
tracing European emigration causes the
Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture
to negotiate with steamship agents for
cheap fares for emigrants hither. The
movement from the agricultural district
of Austria and the German provinces to-
wards Texas is steadily increasing in
volume, one Thousand arriving at New
Orleans in the steamer Nuremberg on the
18th.
A Good Nag and Boastfui Driver
OMAHA, Nov. 1S-St. Julien was taken
through to-day, in charge ofO. A. Hickok,
in special car for San Francisco, where
he will be wintered. He is in good health
aud condition. A few weeks ago he was
attacked with epizootic, but has entirely
recovered, the disease appearing only in
q mild form. Hickok is elated over st.
Julien's brilliant performances of the
season, and stands ready to back him for
a large sum against Maud S. or any other
trotter or PAGER. He intimates that the
managers and owners of Maud S. are not
anxious to match her against st. Julien,
and he doesn't think the two horses will
ever be brought together in a race. He
says st. Julien may not beat his own
record against time nor that of Maud S.
but that he can beat her in a race of three
mile heats out of five, and will meet her
at any time.
OMAHA, Nov lS-Hickok with st.
Jnlien, went west en- route to San Fran
cisco, to-day. The horse is entirely free
of epizootic, and Hlckok says he will bet
$4,000 he can beat Maud S, or any other
horse side by side. He will come east
next season. His net earnings have been
$2S 600 this year. Capt. Stone says he
expects next year 10 get Maud down to
POS or perhaps 2:06.
Us. Troops Wrecked on a Train.
CoRsIcANA, Tex, Nov. 1S.-A train load
of U. s. troops, which was ditched last
night four miles north of here, arrived
this morning. Eight of the most seriously
injured were left here for treatment.
Forty-eight were injured by the accident.
Shot utmsc,f
BUFFALO, Nov, 1e.-Herman Schmidt, saloon
keeper at Milwaukee, claiming to be the husband Of
a German actress who recently married Emil Waite.
prominent musician of this city. shot himself to.
day, leaving her q letter saying word from him
would send her to the penitentiary.
The Mineral Rexnu, ces of Utah.
NEW YoaK, Nov 1s-Professor j. g. Newberry
read before the National Academy Of Science yester
day lengthy account of the enormously extensive
| mines of iron and coal veins in Utah. He said its
iron ore is without rival and the territory possess
not far from these ferrpginous beds four thous
and square miles of coal veins that are equal To- any
in Illinois Copper, sulphur; salt, nitrate asphalt
mercury ad antinlony are plentiful. The antimony
mnes some two hundred miles south from Salt
Lake city, on the line through which railroad is
about to pass, are the most remarkable of the kind
in the world and surely viii be worked TO great adj
/ vantage.
Business Failure.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1s. -Doxy's Chicago grain and pro
vision exchange 122 and i24 Clark street. failed this
morning owing to the rapid depreciation in the val
of grain provisions and stocks. It has branches
in several cities of the west II failed about yeal
| ago and resumed business shortly after. VIM. Doxy
| is president This is different from the
/ Chicago public produce exchange. The particular:
| not yet known, Liabilities probably not heavy
Later-Doxey's liabilities are about $4,000 Of
which about sSoooo is stocks and the rest on grain
A. W. Nohe of the Garden City exchange has also
| suspended. Liabilities not over 5000. No Other
| failures.
T.ial for Murder.
| DR.. Cream on trial for murder and abortion wa
| found nat guilty tonight.
| Confession OF Guiit.
Eddy Powers confessed tonight to having sho
and killed the ehinaman Ye Mon, claiming he actee
1 IN self.defense,
Cheap Fares and Increased Revenue.
| The roads which are participating in the ohcsl
fare ght agree in reporting earnings
| in passenger business, 1t is noteworthy that tn
Alton road, whose business has heretofore been tn
heaviest reports the heaviest gain for the week end
ing the 10th inst Its earnings $4,000 greater
than the same week In 1879. OF this increase $646
its earnings have been 81 500 600 greater than in tn
same period IN 1873. This is used argument il