The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-11-18
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Two boys named Engleke were killed
at MiIler's coal mine, Illinois, on the 9th.
Atrain Of loaded coal cars, on which they
were riding, broke through bridge and
fell o distance of 25 feet. The boys were
buried in the wreck.
A cargo taken from Seattle by the Geo.
W. Elder on the 9th was the most valu-
able that ever left the Sound, being val
ued at about S4OO, ,OO0 The principal
items consisted of 1000 ctls oats, 5000 !
cases salmon and 1477 bales hops.
Goss & Sawyer, of Bath, Me-, launched |
ship of 2000 tons gross on the 9th. |
She is owned by Capt. J. Kelly, Charles |
| e. Moody, j. O. Potter and Henry r. |
| Oltz, of Bath, who will command her. |
| She will load at New York for San Fran |
cisco.
Van Volkenburg & Co., of Victoria,
have shipped to Puget Sound 100 barrels
of British Columbia corned beef. This
| is a new opening for the provincial pro-
ducts. Last week thirty head of beef
cattle were exported to the same destina..
| ton.
Rev. Henry NJ. Barbour, of Trinity
| Protestant Episcopal church, Trenton,
having been called to the rectorship of
| st. Lukes church, San Francisco, his
parishioners in Trenton, at meeting
held on the Sth, passed resolutions urg-
ing him to decline the call.
An explosion of gas occurred in an ex-
hausted working of the Girard colliery,
| at Girardville on the 9Th. The deton-
alton was heard and felt at distance of
three miles. Earth and rock were thrown
hundreds of feet in the air and scattered
to great distances. Nobody was seriously
injured.
In q conversation on political topics
in Washington on the 9th, Secretary
Folger expressed the opinion that until
the exciting breach was healed in the
republican party it cannot consistently
expect success at the .polls. Judging
from the tone of his remarks the secre
tary never entertained an opinion OF
carrying New York.
In the English commons on the 9th
Robert Arthur Arnold, liberal, gave no.
t1ce that he would move an amendment
to Sir Stafford Northcote's motion on
Egypt to the effect that the occupation
| of British troops in Egypt was necessary
to preserve law and order and also to
protect the Egyptian people in their en-
deavor to have self government.
John Taylor, head of the Mormon
church, has had another revelation to
the effect that those of the brethren who
e held church offices of high or low degree
and have not obeyed the celestial laws,
must now go into polygamy or go out
\ of the church. They have the choice
of the penitentiary or the wrath OF Boss
Taylor. There is @ futter among the
brethren.
A Victoria dispatch of Nov. 8th says
Two men named Jones were freighting a
cargo of powder along the wagon roao
for railroad works few days ago whe1
the powder exploded. Tbs horses ant
wagon were blown to pieces. The mer
were dreadfully injured, but managed t.
: walk some distance before they wer'
succored. One of them has since died
and the other is dying.
Leroy Beautien, famous economis'
writing to the Journal des Debats, de
I clares the financial system OF France
including the three elements of taxes
credit and confidence, are unhealthy AM
causing the gravest apprehension. d
calculates the deficiency in taxation TO
the current year as certain to be 60,0O0,
r 900 francs and maybe will reach lot, ,O0o
- 900 francs. The article causes serlou
fall on the bourse of government stocks
The Methodist Episcopal Mission, i
q session ut New York on the 9th, appro
priated the following sums for mission
in the United States not in the confer
ence: Arizona, $4,000; Black Hills, S36e(
Dakota, $500; Indian territory, $1,000
OILS Montana, 81 800; New Mexico, $12 .5O(
Utah, $12, 500; Northern New York Wells
ad mission. $500; Norwegian and Swedls
missions in California, $4,000, Swedls
and Norwegian missions In New fori
East conference, $1,000 and $4,000 respe
RS lively.
res draft on the ministerial statemel
to be presented at the opening OF tt
French chambers has been made publ
7 It says tue government is determined
suppress all anti republican manifest
tions, whether legitimists or anarchist
It also promises measures to lmpro
railroad communications and to bett
" the condition of agricultural laborel
Tt expresses satisfaction at the fuanci
condition of the country and progress
organization of the army. Their foreii
relations. it win saw, are satisfactory al
'eo the foreign policy of France will be o.
neither of subseryiency nor aggressiy
Indian Commissioner Pierce has
ron ceived the annual report of the superl
- tendent of the Carlisle, Pa, Indi
Sc0OOi, WHICH SuOWS dt TIC oasO "a
last report there were $50 indian be
that and 81 Indian girls at the school. D'
for ing the year Is boys and 81 girls h
a.id ID been received; 81 boys and % girls ha
feet been returned to the agencies; four be
nth and two girls died, and at the close
ate. the fiscal year 1S8 boys and l0S gi
Mrs remained at school. The largest rep
.anso 70 sentation was from the Cheyenne, Oma
and Usage tribes, and $5713 worth
or wagons, harness, shoes and tinware ha
been made by the students. The 81
= made their own garments and much
the boys clothing.
the The New York Herald of Nov. 9th
ook the following: British Columbia, n
8.-The Corwin has arrived from 81
,ked te-day. She reports that the Hootsl
Indians in Alaska are troublesome I
re- aggressive. They seized the boats .
whaling gear of whaling company
Killisnoo and took two white prison
and threatened to kill them. Sixty g
his ors aud marines from the United ST
steamer Adams, under Lieut.. Barr
were dispatched to the scene of the II
no. BILE. Commodore Merriam procee
no?" thlther in the Corwin. The prison
and were released and fine of 400 blenl
and was imposed as q penalty. The Ind
for refused to pay and remained def
- rendering 1t necessary for the vesse
shell and destroy portion of the will