The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-11-04

ary party on the 9th resolution in favor
OF amending the arrears of rent bill was
passed.
Viye President Chase and Manager
Wheeler, of the A., T. & s. F. r. r.,
arrived on the 9th by special train at
Guaymas, Mexico.
During gale on the oath off Yarmouth,
England, smack lost q crew of six.
drowned. Another smack and crew of
ten are reported lost.
The supreme court of New York has
affirmed the conviction of Edward Nc
CLAIM, who shot Lam Haines and is un-
der sentence OF death.
The local branch of the land league at
Montreal have resolved to fall in line
with the new organization and be known
as the national league branch, acknowl
edging allegiance to Parnell.
A San Saba, Texas, special says Tom
Jones was killed by his cousin, VIM.
Jones, in quarrel about horse race
They are the persons who had the shoot
ing scrape with the constables some time
ago.
Governor Cornell, of New York, has
written letter to l. w. Cronkhite, con
graduating him on the stand taken by
the latter IN declining to secure seat in
congress by the lavish expenditure of
| money.
The last Ohio legislature appropriated
SIC, 900 to place bust of Garfield in the
| old house of representatives at Washing
ton, and commissioners to examine the
designs met at Columbus on the 25th
| and inspected models by artists. but no
selection will be announced until Mrs.
Garfield has been consulted as to her
choice.
An attempt was made on the night Of
the Goth to rob the Grand Trunk train at
| Windsor, Canada. Half dozen crooks
| boarded the train and attacked the pas
| sengers. They made prompt response
and only one man lost anything. One
| thief was caught before he could escape
from the car and turned over to the au-
| thorit:es.
A Tucson dispatch of Oct. 9th says:
Ben Morgan publishes card this after
noon, withdrawing his previous letter of
| retrAction to w. B. Horton, of personal
tiles employed in pamphlet recently
Issued by him, and accepting the chal-
lenge sent him by Horton. Horton
claims that the difficulty was terminated
by the letter of retraction, and refuses to
renew the discussion.
| A robbery CT diamonds, silks, laces,
velvets, etc., to the extent of $4,000, oc-
Cured at the house of Gen. Sturgis, at
Washington, on the Doth. At the Sold
iers' Home the trunks of JeskatA Pom
.nard, a French goyerness in the employ
of II. l.. Donsman, of Wisconsin, Gen.
Sturgis' son-in law. who,4 with his wife,
| is visiting The general, were found packed
| with the missing property. There were
| $4,000 worth of diamonds.
Prior to the late war the government
invested $153, 900 cf Indian trust funds
in coupons of the Nashville, Chattano nooga
u st. Louis Railroad company. During
the war the government took possession
of the road, and in consequence thereof
the amount due on the coupons has never
has been entered and proposition for
compromise made by the company, in
| which the directors offer to pay 1926, 900.
Judge Raynor has the matter under
| consideration.
warrant was issued on the 9th for
| the arrest OF W. Dickson on the affidavit
OF Juror McNeilly, for endeayoring to
improperly influence the verdict of the
star route jury Another warrant was
issued for his arrest on affidavit of Brew.
ster Cameron, with the affidavits of II.
A. Bowen and Wilson W. Hoover, at.
tached as exhibits, charging Dickson
| with conspiracy with Geo. w. S.
Driver and others to get money from the
United States through Brewster Cameron
for the purpose of impeding justice
| A Wilkesbare, Pa, dispatch of Oct
9th says: At the Alpine Ridge shaft o1
the Delaware & Hudson Coal Co., this
afternoon, two miners, Govern Burt and
Pete Lamb, entered an abandoned por.
tion of the mine to procure some old
iron. On their he g were naked lamps
The light came in contact with the gas
and there was terrible explosion. Ir
the new workings were 100 men who ali
escaped. Burt and Lamb were blowr
into d.np hole and burned death
The mine took fire but the flames were
extinguished.
P. F. McManus, mail carrier between
Yreka and Plevna, on the Oregon an6
Linkville road, was found dead on the
9th near Shovel Creek, Klamath river
The axle OF the wagon broke on the out
side of the grade, throwing the wagon of
and upon McManus. rolling over twice
Examination of the body after beins
taken to Yreka showed that b.
died suddenly as the neck and shoulders
were dislocated, besides receiving other
fatal injuries One horse was also killed
J He was formerly q promiDate merchan
of Yreka, and leaves O wife and three
children.
A Santa Barbara dispatch of Oct. 27tl
says: Mrs. J. w. Eames of Galeta wa
poisoned yesterday by taking dose o
arsenic under the supposition that it wa
magnesia. Elmes and his wife hav,
quarreled almost constantly during tn,
past year, and he was at one time arrested
for whipping her. A divorce was finall,
obtained but last Sunday he visited th
!, house, taking with him can containing
.. white powder. A portion of this pow
der was taken bv Mrs Esmes and afte
suffering agory for some hours ste die.
last event. G.. fhhe is considerable ex
; citement in the community.
! Speaking of the strides thai woman
: suffrage is making in Oregon, the Ne,
3 York Fl, raid says: IF the amendmen
, shall be adopted, Oregon will have tn
5 honar of being the first state in th
t union to admit women TO the full an
| equal suffrage in the election of officer
+ f,r all dep partments of its government
It NAV seem surprising that an expert
ment of this kind should be first al
3 / tempted in region which is on th