The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-08-12
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/ TELEGf hAPH DATE.
Governor st. John of Kansas is now
assured of the nomination for the third
term.
During the "a hours ending at noon
August 1st there were 1873 deaths from
heat in New York.
At the forty seventh drawing of the
Commonwealth Distribution Company,
ticket 63. 500 drew the capital prize of
$50, 900; ticket $1,000 drew the second
prize of 10000, and ticket 80, ,226 the
third prize of $1,000.
A Times-Star special reports very
heavy rains in Kentucky and both
branches of Licking river at Falmouth
higher than ever known, having risen
three feet four inches. Great damage
to crops and bridges is apprehended.
Fatal damage by the Licking river
flood is now estimated at 100000 It
includes A coal boats, barges, floats,
ETC., and few stone floats and slight
damage to the steamers Ben Franklin
and Jennie Campbell. The Licking is
still running out rapidly.
A Falmouth, Ky. dispatch of the I'd
says: The branches of theLicking river
rose 40 feet last night. The storm was
unparalleled. Damage to crops cannot
be estimated. The storm caused great
damage to tobacco and corn crops in all
the surrounding country.
Rain has extinguished most of the
Michigan fires, but those on East Tawas
lake and north of Miller, started again,
burning with great violence They were
confined, however, to the back pine tim
Der and cedar. But two farmers were
burned out since last reports.
The National Mining Exposition
opened August 1st at II o'clock Nearly
every western state was represented.
Military from Leadville and other towns
in the state participated in the opening
exercises and the city was crowded with
strangers. Hon. VIM. d. Kelley, of
! Pennsylvania made the opening address.
Surrounding points have established
strict quarantine against Brownsville and
Matamoras, Texas, on account of yell
low fever. Several deaths occurred
recently, including Gen. Santos Bar
navidas, representative of the Texas
legislature. A prominent physician
named Cartoz is prostrated by fever of
mild type. Mexicans at New Laredo
resist quarantine against yellow fever.
President Perkins, of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad, and Vice
! President Atkinson, of the Union Pacific
railway, with counsel and members of
both directories, held a conference in
Chicago recently in reference to settle
ment of the Colorado difficulty. Another
meeting will be held soon with President
Dillon in attendance. In the meantime
both parties have forbidden any cutting
of rates on their lines.
A special from South Bend, Ind, to
the Evening Journal says. two freight
trains collided on the Lade Shore railroad
just west of Chicago, on the morning of
the 1st. Cars TO the number of 60 were
piled upon the engines, and taking fire
were burned. The engineers were buried
under the debris, but were rescued before
the flames reached them, There were
tramps on the train, and four of them
! insist that seven of their comrades are in
the burning mass. Loss estimat at
$150.000
The tariff commission resumed session
on the 1st. Assistant Secretary French
gave his views as to the importance of
the creation of tribunal for speedy de-
termination of disputed questions arising
from time to time in the custom house
Owing to the death of Garfield and
change of cabinet, the plans for the tri
bunal had fallen through. He favored
plan for the creation of a customs court,
composed partly ofexperts and of one or
two eminent lawyers, members of the
court to receive salary of $4,000 or $4,000
yearly, permanently, and to sit in New
York. He would have the decision of
the court final and unappealable. He
then gave history of the whole sugar
question. After recess John D. Dix, of
| New York, was heard in the interest of
| free trade. Representatives of the New
Orleans cotton exchange were also heard.
A Peoria, I'll. dispatch of August 1st
says: p. W. Grove, of dynamite fame
/ has returned from Chicago, where it is
reported q convention was held last week
which was attended by a number of
Irish h-Americans from different sections
of the country. The report is confirmed
! by an interview which WAS had with
Grove this evening. Arrangements
were made for immediate returns, from
which Grove, says they will hear in a
month or less. Among those who were
said to have been present we're Major
/ Horgsn of New York, Pat. H. Collins of
Boston, several friends from Fall River
and a delegation from the Pacific coast.
It is described as having been a union
! convention of the Clan Ma Gael organi-
zation and the dynamite faction. The un-
derstanding is that the dynamite school
referred to is nothing more or less than a
factory for the manufacture of bombs and
other explosives, to be used by the
Grove Rossa dynamite faction in its war
against England.
Millersbrrg, Ohio special of Aug 1st
says: A water spout and sudden food
to-day swept away great many bridges,
some buildings, and drowned numbers
of stock on bottom land. A small stream
called Snaps Run rapidly overfowed
hundreds of acres carrying off and de-
stroying hay and other harvested crops
Houses in various places were wholly or
partly submerged and families narrowly
escaped by hurrying to high land. 1t is
feared some people have been lost. Rain
is still falling. About noon the Licking
river at it's mouth, opposite Cincinnati
assumed alarming proportions. The
rise from above rushing into the Ohio
caused great damage, and q barges tied
along shore were swept from Swift's
landing, ten full of coal, one of stone.
and one of coke. One of Dana's fleet
was lost. OF the barges, four sunk on
the railroag bridge pier. Gotchell lost a
boat house. Chas. Sphinx lost three
barges of stone and Brosomer two
barues The hui of tho staamer Cham