The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-21


Janeiro to Seattle aud was lost.
The grave of John Knox, prominent
citizen of Amsterdam, n. Y, in the GEM
| etery at West Sharlton, has been robbed.
No traces of the remains. The robbery
was discovered by the opening of the
grave to change the position of the body
preparatory to the erection of q monu-
ment.
A Seattle dispatch of Oct. 18th says:
An account was sent yesterday of the
drowning here of little girl named
| Roundberg, 2H years old, in tub of
water. The chlld's mother was afflicted
| with dropsy. and few days before went
to Victoria for treatment. Word comes
now that the mother died about the time
her child was drowned, and the report
/ telegraphed to her of the accident here
was received too late to be communicated
to her. The body of the mother will be
broupht here tomorrow and buried with
that of the child in one grave.
John Sharpe, chairman of the peoples
| territorial central committee of Utah,
| telegraphs the journals at New York de-
| clariDg that the statement published in
the dispatches on the 10th that the Nor.
mons were using energies and money to
| defeat Cassidy's election In Nevada is
emphatically untrue. Sharpe says Nor
mons prominent in political and business
circles deny all knowledge of it, but
think the statement has been made in
Cassidy's interest to create sympaty for
him at the expense of the Mormons.
| While Cassidy's defeat would be crafty
ing to the Mormons, and the democratic
Mormons in Nevada will vote against him
or stay away from the polls, they will use
no money or other illegimate means to
defeat him. Sharpe further says the
Mormons are taking no part whatever in
California POLITICS.
George D. Rice, cashier of the Leb-
ano1, Pa, Dime Savings bank, was
robbed of q satchel on the 18th contain
ing 500, 600, all in bills. He had just
returned from Philadelphia, and before
going to the bank stopped at his house
] for supper. While on his way to the
bank after supper, and when about o
square from his house, he was passed by
two men and directly afterwards he re-
ceived a stunning blow, knocking him in
the gutter. He held onto the satchel
and cried murder. The robbers, who
had been beating and kicking him all the
while, fearing his cries would bring as
sistance, moved off a short distance, but
returned and wrenching his hands off the
with blood. No clue Rice has offered
"a reward of $1,000 for the capture of the
robbers. The money belonged to the
bank.
An Indianapolis dispatch of Oct 18th
says: A large gang of counterfeiters
were arsested in Upton last night aud
brought to this city to-day. About a
year ago man named Hobbs, gave in
formation to the secret service of the
existence of the gang, and detective was
sent there by the government to work up
the case, which resul ed in the arrest OF
the following parties last night and to-
day: James Small, jacob Masters,
Christopher A. Masters, VIM. Shope,
Jacob B. johnson, A. A. Smith, Jasper
n. Wright, Geo. King, Jos. T. Small,
Charles Booth, John L. Small and Lor-
EMO Howorth. Two days ago the special
agent and the detectives arrested James
Campbell, Hawey Gerposter and VIM
Crull, members Of the same gang, on q
train going to Logansport. They were
brought to this city and kept secretly
John Heating, saloon keeper of this
city, was also arrested to-day. Most OF
the captives are residents of Tiptor
county.
The commissioner of the land Office al
Washington, d. G. IN his annual report
states that lands now embraced within
the limits of the public domain amount
to 900 ,00O, 900 acres, including Alaska
He recommends that the pre-emptior
law be abolished as the homestead laws
cover all cases now arising. Public
sales of land last year amounted to 1885
acres, EN- bracing 5016 acres near Toledo
Ohio, which sold for $16, ,735, an average
of 1898 per acre. Respecting forfeitur.
of railroad grants the commissioner says
sThe status of various grants for railroad
purposes where the roads have not beer
constructed within the time prescribed
by law were reported to congress OF
March 28th last. The absence of legisla
tive action touching removal of these
grants or declaring the forfeiture thereo
seriously embarrassed the work of thi
office. 1t is not deemed expedient t,
/ certify additional lands to the railroad
companies. nor to award to companie
lands in dispute between them and set
! tiers or other claimants, pending th
determination of congress in the prem
, ises. A large 1umber of settlers are oc
cupying such lands and it is importan
to know whether they can receive title
. from the United States or whether the,
will be required to purchase them from
the railroad companies"
/ A Seattle dispatch of Oct. 18th give
: the following in regard to the trial O
! officers of the ships Harvester and Chal
. lenger for outrages perpetrated on thei
r crews. Frank Lilley, second mate @
the ship Harvester, has been put througl
: course of Puget Sound justice of
: sharp and decisive character He wa
q brought here on Tuesday, indicted OF
| Wednesday and tried and convicted Of
/ Thursday. His sentence will probabl
be postponed until the complaints agains
other mates and masters are disposed oil
Lilley was convicted of assaulting Chas
;, Scudder, seaman in the Harvester
: while at sea on the 18th of June last
: beating him cruelty with bar of iror
Twenty-eight seamen of the ships Hal
vester and Challenger are now in ia
I, here, detained to testify IN the suit
u against the officers. James Bennett, fir
mate of the ship Harvester, was tried i
: the district court here to day on charg
Q of striking Thomas Sullivan, seama
s on the same ship, in the mouth with
o Delaying pin on the Doth of June la.
while off Cape Horn. The proof we
e plain and incontrovertible and the iris
/. vas fair and without unnecessary was,
$ OF Time. Tie iury was out only fou
II minutes. or just long enough to take
l vote and I,rpnara n ver.1ief Roth T ;IIo