The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-08-26
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Jessie Care was killed by railroad col,
lision.
A violent hail and rain storm did much
damage on the 18th at Madison, Wis,
and vicinity.
Farmers ale feeding their hogs rye as
being cheaper than corn, and more meat
fattening.
Unless strikers at the Empire mills at
Wllkesbarre, Pa, return to work soon
the mill will be shut down.
Employees and proprietors of Harmony
mills at Cohoes, New York, each claim to
have the best of the situation.
The trotting stallion Tom Moore, rec
ord 2:29, winner of more races than any
trotter in the state of Texas, died ON the
14th.
Dick Little, one of the Jesse James
gang, was arrested on the 10Th by U.
S. marshall at Kansas City for completely
in mail robbing.
Professor Stanley Jevens, philosopher
and professor of political economy, was
drowned while bathing at Bixtull. Eng
land, ON the 18TH
At Providence, r. l., on the 14th,
John Il. Rowley's stable burned, includ-
ing AZ horses, II carriages, 5 hacks, har-
ness and other property. Loss, $50, 900.
Governor Cameron briefly addressed
the institute for colored teachers at
Petersburg, Va, on the 18th, and was
received with every manifestation of ap-
proyal.
The amount of the defalcation of B.
Frank Bigelow, the defaulting teller of
kho Nak, oe
S37 900. Bigelow is in Jail in default of
$50 900 bail.
The Prince of Wales will go to the
German baths to drink their waters
The fact of the Times devoting its first
leading article to the health of the Prince
of Wales creates a certain sensation.
U. S. Deputy Marshal Young, was
shot fatally on the 10Th by Jones and
Randall, in the Choctaw nation, while
executing warrant at the ranch of
Jones. Jones and Randall are being
pursued.
Senator Ben Hill of Georgia died at
Atlanta on the 10th of cancer of the tongue
and throat. His sufferings which
have extended over period of several
years have been intense. The disease
and death was full of horrors.
Assistant Surgeon Ganeral Hamilton
has received a telegram from the mayor
of Galveston asking the government TO
assist quarantine at that port out of the
$50, 900 appropriated to local state boards
OF health in suppressing epidemies.
The greenbackers of Vermont have
nominated the following ticket Gov
ernor, G. G. Martin; lieutenant governor,
j. Jenne; treasurer, Fletcher Tarbell
secretary of state, S. Warnton; for con-
gress, first district, DIR. Kidder; second II.
d. Dunbar.
The sultan has peremptorily ordered
Arab Pasha to lay down his arms, and if
he refuses the sultan will leave him to be
dealt with by the English. Two regi-
ments of highlanders, the Derbyshire
regiment and the horse guards, are about
to march through Alexandria. The
steamer Catalonia. with the west Kent
regiment, has arrived.
The Boston Herald says the extended
drouth in Massachusetts,, especially in
the western part, has already damaged
crops in some sections almost past recov-
cry, while if copious rains do not come
soon the loss to growing crops will be
very extensive. Cattle had to be fed
and the corn and oat crop, alieady in
jured past recovery, is cut up and fed to
stock.
The Sprague farm and mansion, al
Canonchet. r. l., were sold at auction
on the 18th by order of Trustee Chatfee
for S62, $50 to Frank d. Moulton, of New
York. VIM. Sprague had partially tori
down the bridges leading to the place
and patrolled the avenue leading to the
house armed with rifle. The auctioneel
stood on the wreck of the bridge to com
plete the sale.
Ex-Secretary of War Ramsey, Colonel
Godfrey of Des Moines, Judge Carleton
of Nebraska, comprising the Utah com
mission, arrived in Omaha on the 14tl
and left for Salt Lake the next day
They express themselves as ready te
carry out the law, but are unable to say
until they have consultation, how they
will enforce its provisions. They viii
supervise the elections and remain til
November.
J. I'll. Sanders of Chicago, membe
of the United States cattle commission
says for the month ending July Is, Chi
go received nearly sc, 900 head of Texas
caIble, greater 1unUef LilaA ever DeIOTt
3 in the same length of time. They wer
mostly slaughtered. and those not killed
were kept apart from domestic cattle ant
are not likely to infect them will
Texas cattle fever this year, although
eastern breeders, who have not learne'
J how to deal with the disease, are troubles
9 with it.
The most destructive tornado ever ex
perienced in that vicinity, passed owe
Bangor, Me-. on the 18th The vim
was terrific and rain fell in sheets, &C
companied by ineessant tnunder an
lightning. Destruction of property
!, ve1y great: buildings were blown down
| roofs taken off, chimneys demolished an
signs and awnings carried away. A Sc
of buildings in Veasir was destroyed b
fire during the storm. A vast amour
of damage was done to orchards. Th
loss will be between $50, 900 and 500
600.
An Irish national demonstration OF
n CURED at Ogden's grove near Chicago o
the 18th attended by 10000 person!
The speakers and invited guests wei
escorted to the grove by the Ancier
!. Order OF Hibernians, Irish Riders an
Il Clan Magic guards. Rev. e. G. Belts {
d st. Louis delivered an address and Jud 2
Il Morgan of this city read the declaratio
r. of principles. In the evening Jane
e Redpath spoke and the remainder of tf
J. avapiop vaS davofad IN dancing and Iii