The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-09-23
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Boston, on the 14th, for 10000, Edwin
Thorne won in three straight heats; best
time, 2:184.
One Of the buttresses of st. Patrick's
cathedral in Dublin fell on the 14th, kill
ing four women. They were completely
decapitated.
The treasury department on the 14th
purchased 10000 ounces of silver for
delivery at the Philadelphia, New Or
leans and San Francisco mints.
Norvin Green's statement to the West
ern Union directors, makes a f1attering
statement of the finances of the company
and its increase in value the past five
years.
Vanderbilt's pair, Early Rose and AL
dine. made mile on the 14th over the
Charter Oak course, Hartford, in 2:161l
without skip or break, the best time on
record.
Examination of witnesses in the case
OF Mayor Johnstone, of Danville, Va,
charged With the murder of John E.
Hatcher, chief of police, was concluded
on the 18th.
A Taylorsville, ILL.,, dispatch of Sept.
l4th says: Miss Emma Bond is in dy-
ing condition. Last night it required
four men to hold her. Her death which
is hourly expected, may again rouse the
population to violent outbreak.
An Ottawa. ILL.,, dispatch of Sept. 14th
says: The supreme court at Ottawa has
refused to interfere to prevent the exc
cution of Tracy here tomorrow. His
counsel went 10 Springfield to-day to
secure q pardon or reprieve. Prepare
tions for his hanging are completed, but
Tracy still calmly propests his inno-
| cence.
Engineer Melville of the Jeanette
| Arctic expedition was given public re-
ception at the city hall, New York, on
the 14th. As he entered the G. A. r. S
room he recognized an old friend, Chief
Engineer Dandy, U. s. A., and rushing
up to him and elasped him in his arms
and kissed him again and again. Two
thousand citizens paid their respects to
Melville, who shook hands with each WIS.,
/ itor.
Charles L. Wright, as representative
of number of capitalists, has taken
steps towards organization of new
steamship line to run between New York
and Liverpool. They hold patents for a
claimed, will cross the Atlantic ocean in
five and a half days. c. D. Lounsborug,
of the Swedish navy, is the inventor of
this new ship, which is to have concave
sides and two screws
Gen. Henry Kersted. one of the oldest
retired merchants of New York, died On
the 18th at his residence in that city, 200
West 10th street, aged 80 years and 6
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Chamber street, which at that time was
one of the suburbs of New York. Later,
when the first directory was published,
his name did not appear in it, because
residents of Chambers street were not
regarded as residents of the city proper.
On the breaking out of the Mexican war,
Kersted organized two regiments.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Walker
has appointed board of officers to exam
in vessels at the Mare Island, CAL,
navy yard enumerated on the navy reg
lister as unserviceable and others whose
serviceable condition is questionable
and report whether they are fit for fur.
ther service. The board is composed oi
Captains John Irwin, G. S. Norton and
W. P. Cook, Naval Constructor G.. w
Mech and Chief Engineer II. s. Davids
The vessels to be examined are the In
dependence, Narragansett, Nyaek, Saco
Freda, Monterey. Mohican, Old Monad-
mock, Cyane, Benicia, Tuscarora and
Monongahela.
A Tombstone dispatch of the 18th says
It it reported that Hon. Samuel Purdy
editor of the Epitaph, and Patrick Hamil
ton, editor of the Independent, departed
for Sonora this evening to fight a duel
Both men, with seconds and surgeons
are absent from town. The rumor j.
pretty well authenticated and says tina
Hamilton, accompanied by VIM. Milliga1
and John Burgess as seconds. and DR.
McSwegan as surgeon, departed at
o'clock, and Purdy, with Judge Edw
McGovern and John Swenoaks for sec
onds, and DIR. Goodfellow as surgeon
left at 8 o'clock The duel is to tax
place at 10 o'clock TO morrow in Sonora
! IL miles south of Brisbee. The troubl
grew out of articles published by Ham
ilton in his paper. Purdy sent the chal
lenge. Weapons revolvers; distance i
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A Chattanooga dispatch of Sept. lat
says: The sheriff and deputy of thi
county were shot and killed to-day Will
en- route to Knoxville with prisoner
the most daring murder in the annals Q
crime. John Taylor two years ago kille
Capt. Fletcher on the Tennessee. H
escaped at the time, but was finally CAP
, tured and brought to this city. He ha
several trials and at the last term of cour
was sentenced to ten years at hard labo
in the penitentiary, but he got an appea
to the supre me court. The court is no.
in session at Knoxville and to-day d
| noon Sheriff Cote and Deputy Conwa
] took the East Tennessee train, havin
Taylor in charge. He was handcuffed
. Several men boarded the train at Swee
water, about Is miles from here, an
} while the train was between Philadelphi
e and London shot and killed Cote an
Conway, wounded another man, release
the prisoner and took charge of the trair
: running it through London. At Leor
station John Taylor and his brother Bot
and Andy got off and forcibly too
: horses and left for the mountains. job
;. Taylor was wounded in the arm. Th
city is in intense excitement and poss
a Of 30 men with Springfield rifles left @
s special train for Kingston. Anothe
posse will leave overland. A posse ha
! already left Kingston and another LEI
3 London. Cote had been sheriff tw
!. weeks to-day. He was one of the mo
. popular men in the city. He was abor
], SO years old and leaves a large famil,
Deputy Conway was about thirty veal
of age and prominent local politician
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