The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-09-30

- al 0lSpHlCu VI C6DGs AGI SayEs
Stanley penetrated 300 miles beyond Vevi
and established fifteen trading stations
between Veyi and Roki. Africa.
A sharp frost occurred throughout
Minnesota on the night of the Goth.
Corn in shock and most of the balance is
beyond reach of harm, but vines were
cut down. The loss from this source is
not serious
Leaders of the Albanian league at
Scutari having resolved to massacre and
rob the richest Christians, including the
English consul, two hill tribes marched
to Scutari and prevented the massacre.
Consllls have asked that the garrison of
Scutali bereinforced.
A company to be known as the Texas
Continental Transportation Company, TO
engage in carrying dressed beef in refrig-
orator cars from the raising country,
was formed in Chicago on the 21st.
Operations are to be confined to the
Huntington system of railroads, with the
Chesapeake and Ohio as its eastern outlet
and the Southern Pacific as the western.
The said company has the backing of the
cattle raisers and shippers of the south
west.
A special to the New York Herald of
Sept. ed says: Lieut.. Stalehine was
killed yesterday in a duel with pistols at
Is PAGES, by Capt Prince Skakowski
Three officers and Count Sclahubi, son
of the historian of the Turco-Russian
war. lately deceased, were witnesses
The meeting took place at Pargalow,
few miles from ST. Petersburg. Skakow.
ski fell at the first shot, slightly wounded
in the side, but the ball which he fred
IN falling mortally wounded Stalehine
The cause of the duel was long stand
ing enmity which had lately broken out
afresh.
A private letter from Cheyenne Agency,
of the 10Th inst, states that Bob Poisal,
a half-breed, was shot and killed by an
Indian, about 95 miles south Of the
agency. Scouts are now out after the
m urderer. The letter also states on the
18th, four Greek Indians reported at
Cheyenne Agency and informed Agent
J. D. Mills they were being pursued by
rebel Creeks, and asked protection. It
appears party of Greeks opposed the
result of the late election in that nation,
and they inaugurated reign of terror
and are killing or driving out all who
sustained the governor elected.
A Denver dispatch of Sept. 22d says:
Particulars of atwelve sided duel between
cowboys has just reached here. Geo.
Howard, owner of herd of 5000 cattle
and John Kelley, owner of herd of
4000, were driving in company from
| Arizona east. North of Trinidad, on the
plains, the two herds separated, How
| ard to follow the Santa Fe trail to Kan
sas City, and Kelley to drive North to
Denver On the route accidental ex-
| changes had been made and Howard in
sisted on having mis- stock out, but was
unwilling to deliver keeleys and it was
| finally agreed to settle matters by bat
tie between six picked men of each party
Accordingly twelve men ranged them
| selves ON horseback in two sides, fifty
feet apart, and at q signal from an en-
ployee the fight began. At the first fire
four men we're instantly killed; Geo.
| Lester, OF keeIey's party, shot through
| the breast, one of Howards s men fell with
| a ball through the head, and two others
of the same party shot through the heart
The dismayed Howard party with the
exception of their employer then fled to
camp. Kelley then rode up to Howard
and proposed they fight it out, Howard
declined, saying he understood the mat
ter was settled according to the terms of
battle made beforehand. This settled
the matter and an equitable exchange OF
the mixed cattle was then made, the dead
buried by the other men of both herds
and the drovers and those in charge sep
arated for different routes.
A serious railroad accident occurred in
New York on the 22d. The following
account is given by Mr.. Ellington, min
ing editor of the Commercial World: 81
was sitting in car on the Harlem train
which is next to the engine, and as we
neared Both street station in the tunnel
noticed some one jump from the train
/ think | looked ahead and saw the train
standing in front of us. Almost instantly
a crash came. No red light could be seen
on the rear train. The most intense ex
element prevailed among passengers
and between the kissing steam, the
screams of women, and darkness of the
tunnel, the scene was frightful I strucl
match and saw lady lying among the
debris. She was taken out and I found
her left foot severed below the knee
One man was severely injured in the
back. should suppose about sever
were badly injured, and from 16 to Il
were hurt, but were able to leave fol
their homes. One of the incoming train.
stopped and the passengers were trans
fe. red to it and brought to the GranC
Central depot. Owing to the total dark
ness in the tunnel it was impossible fol
me to get clear idea of what did occur
!, The escaping steam soon filled the tunnel
i and this with the darkness only addet
to the horrors of the scene. Shrieks ant
!, screams were heard from within the tun
J mel. and the space was so limited very
little could be done in the confusion tt
, aid the victims of the disaster. The en-
gineer of the Harlem train las beer
/ placed under arrest on charge of Grim
, inal carelessness, but an investigation
will be necessary to prove whether HI
received the signal that the track which
: he supposed clear was occrpied or not
Policemen and iremen set to work ant
rescued five men and two women; one o
i the latter soon after expired. Miss Eu
| genie Aubert, of Mt. Vernon, teache
) in the normal school. was found in
, trench alongside the track, and did no
) | die until after extracted. The list o
! dead as far as known is: Sherman Adam
son of. .lMonnt Vernon; Frederick Stein O
/ / New Rochelle; Mrs. J. H. Smith schoo
II teacher of New York; an unknown wo
Z man and Emgenie Anbert. The injured
are: Harold Meeks of New Jersey: e
Hogan of Mt. Vernon;H. G. HoughtoI
!. Of New York. and bis son, Aaron Helden
2 / enginees. ohm Ragas of Mount Vernon
III. Stein of New Rochelle; G. N. Stein
beiner of Mount Vernon: Lizzie Canine
{ line, residence unknown. both legs Gu
I off. VIM. Howe, James Harper ans