The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-12-23

Del1 N 70. was burned on the 1OJn, lOS6
$50, 900, insured.
A fire at Hickman, KY, on the 18Th
destroyed three blocks of the business
portion of the town; loss. 800, 900; in
surance. $4,000.
At Usage Mission, KS, the boiler OF
Johnsons saw-mill blew up, and the pro-
prietor, W. L. johnson, and man named
lockwood, were instantly killed. Three
others are missing.
The house of Singleton James, on a
plantation near Stockbridge, Ca, burned
on the 14th. Thos. Knight and two
children were burned to death. Knight
was drunk in the house.
Secretary Chandler has received dis
patch from Lieut.. Harber, dated Bulum,
Sept. Is, III which he says no trace of
Lieut.. Chipps' party has been found.
The search still continues.
Two colored youths were burned to
death at Memphis, Tenn, on the 10Th.
They made themselves a bed IN large
box, and the supposition is that it took
fire from cigarettes which they were
smoking.
A fire broke ont in Hampton court. the
royal palace at Hampton, fifteen miles
from London, on the morning of the
l4th. Considerable property was de-
stroyed, and one woman was sufocated.
The fire was finally subdued by the local
fire brigade.
Two men were arrested in Dublin, IRE
land. on the 10Th, supposed to be impli-
Gated in the murder of Lord Cavendish
and under secretary Burke. One of
them is identified as being on the Car in
which the murdereTs left the park after
the deed was committed.
While number of persons were skating
on Abbott's dam falls, at Schuylkill, on
the 10Th, the ice gave way and four chill
dren, Annie Casey, John Slowden, Thos.
Kindle and Violet Barker, were drowned.
1t is feared others. met a similar fate.
The bodies of those named were recov-
cred.
Sarah Kerr, aged Is, governess in the
family of Major Chapman, living nt 1929
Sutter street, San Francisco, committed
suicide on the 10Th by taking carbolic
acid. She died in great agony. The
only cause known is that Mrs Chapman
reproved her for failing to administer
medicine to sick child.
The secretary of the treasury has de-
| clded that sugars now made in the Ha-
waiian islands are not different, within
| the meaning of the law, from those made
there at the time the treaty was signed,
and are entitled to come into the United
States free of duty. This ruling will
have direct bearing upon three million
dollars of duties upon sugars.
| The extensive depot and wharf, to-
gether with sixty cars and ten locomo-
hves, of the Manhattan branch railroad
at Bay Ridge, burned ON the 10Th. The
origin of the fire was not learned A
strong breeze famed the flames and it
was but a short time after the FIRE was
first discovered until the entire depot
Was burning. Fifteen of the cars burned
were drawing room cars, worth $50 900
each. Austin Corbin, captain of canal
boat which lay at the dock, was smoth-
cred by the flames that caught his cabin
and sunk his boat.
The Hall block, corner St Clair and
Jefferson streets, Toledo, the finest busi-
ness block in the city, burned on the
10Th. On the first floor were numerous
jobbing houses, and on the upper floors
were law and insurance offices, the offices
of the Wabash and Ohio Central railroad
company, and art galleries, The block
cost nearly quarter of a million dollars.
The Hartford Mutual Insurance Com
pany owned it when destroyed. The
total loss will probably exceed $500, 900,
with fair proportion of insurance.
Charles Pope, saw-filer in San Fran
cisco, quarreled with his wife few days
ago, and she left him. She afterwards
caused his arrest for taking away two of
their three children. During his exami
nation he indirectly threatened his wife.
On the 18th Pope was found dead in q
yard near Emanuel g. Co.'S, where he
was employed, with bullet throught his
head, and revolver with two chambers
discharged near the body. Soon after
his wife, who was temporarily stopping
with Mrs. Campbell ON Cleveland street
a few blocks distant, was found lying
on the floor, yet living, but with ball
through her head. She surviv> d about
Mrs. Campbell had left Mrs. Pope alone
to enter it. The presumption is tina,
Pope shot her ard then committed sui
eide, but there is no evidence to that eff
feet.
John Callaghan, of Graceville, MINI.
who had been on long spree, was being
taken home on the 10Th Ly his son, aged
II, when Marshall Noonan tried to ar
rest Callaghan. A blacksmith, named
Morris, interfered, and the father and
son drove away. During the row that
followed they we're pursued and fou,
shots fired at them. The father was
killed instantly and two shots penetrating
the body of the boy, caused fatal injuries
The crowd attracted by the outcries
found Noonan and Morris clinched, anc
each charging the other with the murder
Both were arrested The citizens were
so excited that if they had known which
one was guilty they would have lynched
him. The boy, on giving his supposed
dying statement, believed Noonan die
the shooting, but wouldn't swear to it
There is no positive evidence against The
murderer. although several arrests have
been made.
About twelve years ago Jacob Baker
an eccentric bachelor of PHILADELPHIA
died, leaving among ether property fif-
teen acres of land located in the heart O.
that city, upon which are erected severa
of the handsomest buildings in thu
country. The old man left his property
to his relatives, consisting of one brothel
and two sisters, and their children Ons
of the sisters in Mary Pyles, of Turtl,
creek, Pa, and tue brother is Solomon
Baker, of Somerset. Pa The propert,
was leased during Bakers lifetime to tht
present holders for long term of years
This fact was known to the heirs. but fo