The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-12-23
Ia TEST NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEeRAPH TO DATE.

by TELEGRAPH TO DATE.
An old man named J. Michael Killen
died suddenly IN Victoria, b. c., on the
18th, while sitting at table in restau-
rant.
A process for the cheap production of
aluminium has been discovered in Eng
land. The invention causes no little ex-
element in the metal trade at Birming-
ham and Sheffield.
Edgar A. Carleton, manager of the
Needine farm, five miles above Memphis,
was shot and killed on Dec. 11th by
negro named Mitchell Perkins. Carleton
was sleeping when shot. The murderer
escaped.
The old South church, Boston, has
voted to pay the family of it's deceased
pastor, Dr. Jacob M. Manning, the full
salary of $4,000 up to next April, and for
six years thereafter the sum of $4,000
annually.
W. c.. Frazier, a school teacher in
Cambridge, Mass, got into general
fight with his pupils on the 11th, while
trying to discipline some of them, and
stabbed and killed John Hayes and SER
iously cut Charles Luce.
D. j. Hall is on trial at Omaha for pre-
senting false claims or vouchers to the
government while custodian of the gov
ernment building during its construction.
The amount involved is $4,000 to $4,000,
and the Indictment has % counts.
Edwards & Co. IS bank at Kinsley. KS,
was entered on the 9th while the cashier
was at supper, and the vault opened by
working the com bination and robbed of
$21 900. Various rumors are afoat con-
cerning the robbery, and G. w. Craw
ford, the county treasurer, is supposed
to be implicated.
The annual convention of the Ameri-
can Agricultural Association began
three days session in Chicago on the 18th.
Mayor Harrison welcomed the delegates,
who are from all parts of the country,
and after an address by the president,
Col n. T. Sprague, of Vermont, the bus
mess of the convention began.
Peter E. Cooney, a q. S. letter carrier,
was killed on the 18th, by an accident in
Oakland, Cal. He was thrown from his
cart, striking heavily on his head. He
| sustained a severe conclusion cf the brain
and died shortly after being taken to his
| home. Deceased was native of Ireland
/ and aged ~. He leaves wife and two
/ children.
After a good fight Sunday between
the supporters of Ackworth and Fore
man, rival claimants for the pulpit of
| the colored Methodist church at Lee,
Miss, the Ackworth party won. In the
scrimmage revolvers were drawn and
Ackworth was knocked down. In the
evening Ackworth preached q sermon on
Victory"
A Boston dispatch of Dec. 18th says:
The receiver of the Pacific National bank
has attached the properties CT tile Ma
tional Security bank to the amount of
$40, 200, 900. He alleges the Pacific bank
had in its possession checks and deposits
at the defendants bank to the amount of
$11 600; that the Pacific bank at the time
contemplated insolvency and that the
transfer was fraudulent.
G. W. Fletcher, an alleged actor, who
recently played very brief engagement
at the Pierce Opera house in Minneapolis
suddenly decamped from that city leav-
ing destitute wife and several unpaid
bills as the only reminder of a short and
unsuccessful career. A year ago last
spring he was travelling With company
through the west, and at Canton, Utah
he met and succeeded in gaining the love
of young lady, who became his wife
The lady followed Fletcher for more than
year, while he engaged in various oecu
pations in the attempt to fight the wolf
from the door.
A Chicago dispatch of Dec. 18th says
Paul Schoeppe. alias Count Schulenburg
william, thief, forger, murderer and
what not, who was about Chicago several
years, very accomplished man with @
varied life of crime behind him, has
turned up in new role Of viliiany al
Port Jervais, New York Two years age
John 2. G.. Smith, a law student, was
arrested on charge of forgery. He was
engaged to be married to Miss Ida
butcher, handsome lady and daughter
OF Rev Henry butcher of that village
Her devotion to him was so great thai
she believed him innocent even after the
most overwhelming prof was brough
against him. He was sentenced to
years in Sing Sing. Last spring peti
tion for his pardon, signed by many
prominent people, was sent to Gov. Cor
nell, who was led to make careful in
vestigation of the case. BY photographs
marks on his body and other indispltablt
facts, he has been positively Identified as
Shoeppe, alias Schulenberg. Shoeppe
will not get his pardon.
A citizens committee had an interview
on the 11th with O'Leary and Murphy
convicted three-card monte and bunkt
men, confined in the Washington, d. G.
Jail. Each detailed the circumstances O.
many robberies, inclnding the govern
ment printing Office money theft. anC
gave the names of thieves and detective:
who "stood in" as well as the percentage
of the proceeds of robberies paid detec
tives, which was 20 per cent. The de
tectives, it was even said, planned some
jobs and selected men to execute them
Murphy and OLeary gave circumstan
tial account of the Christiancy diamond
robbery, and alleged the diamonds of the
ex-minister, valued at from S15, 900 Il
$50, 900, were disposed of at a great sac
riice in New York, and heavy percent
age was given to two detectives who arr
named. "The wife of one of these men,
O'Leary said, ''Ifow wears dresses made
from silk taken in the Burdette robber,
and given to the detective as bis part o
the plunder." 1t is alleged the entire
detective force of the district received
dividends levied weekly on the bunkt
men. One of detectives involved IS thu
same one dismissed for betraying th
, governments interests in tue star rout
, cases. Others are yet on the force
Magruder, member of the committee
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