The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-09-02

30 cents per share.
Prince Nicholas left Cettinie on th.
25th for st. Petersburg.
The Hillsdale crew are in training fol
the race on September 14th.
Councillor Felipe Lopes. new minister
of Brazil at Washington, has arrived.
Senator Logan and wife has arrived a
Santa Fe, where they will remain week
The city election of San Francisco take,
place on the same day as the genera
election.
Thomas Joseph, extensive colliery pro
prietor at London, has failed. Liabili
ties, e150, 900.
{ The Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe rail
read has bought the Leavenworth, Topeka
q &SouthwestsTns
A special from Dubuque says: Rich
ards huggy-top factory burned. Loss
$11 900; insured, $500.
Chas. N. Rush, farmer living neal
Pennington, N. NJ, was shot and killed
by Joseph on the Oath.
Judge Field decided that the Chinese
restriction bill does not apply to those
shipped before the passage of the act.
Doyle, mate of the steamer Mississippi,
fell from between deck on the 23d, al
Port Townsend, and was severely in.
jured.
Renewal of outrages against Jews is
reported from the interior of Poland.
Assailants are encouraged in their attacks
by the apathy of officials.
Over one hundred women are on trial
at Grossbeckskirk, Hungary, charged
with poisoning their husbands. The
guilt of thirty-fve women has been
proved.
VIVA. Sexton, the billlardist, sues the
Blocker Street Railroad Company for
$4,000 for injuries sustained when elected
from the car for refusing to pay fare q
second time.
A four-story building, conner of State
and jackson streets, occupied by Singer
Il Stieble's parlor suit company, burned
on the 23d. The building was gutted
and contents mostly destroyed.
Ex-Governor Sprague having on the
25th refused admission of Frank Moulton
who recently bought his place, and hav.
ing gatling guns and rifles to defend the
place, enforcement of the law has been
turned over to the state.
An exciting horse thief hnnt is pro.
crossing in Van Buren county, Ark. Two
thieves we're killed on the 22d and ore
has been sent to the penitentiary for IL
years. They are band of desperate
Characters and trouble is anticipated in
their capture.
The republic of Santa Domingo il
quiet. President Marino has issued &
decree granting general amnesty ane
inviting exiles to return. The term oi
amnesty expires October 31st. Genera
Ulysses Heuraux, elected president, ha:
accepted the position.
Silks, furs and other articles found
few days since in Buffalo in the posses
sion of couple of thieves lately freet
from the workhouse have been identified
as belonging to Judge Arral, son-in-lav
of ex Gov. Todd of Ohio. The article.
were stolen from the Todd mansion q
Youngstown, Ohio, while the family wer,
absent this summer
The Iron Mountain Touring mill anC
elevator at st. Louis burned early on tht
Oath, together with about 5000 bushel
of wheat and &c, 900 barrels of -four. Los
estimated at $123, 900; insured, $86 900
The origin OF the fire is supposed to have
been stroke of lightning, followed b,
an explosion of -four dust. It was owned
by Tidemann Il Co.
The Queen of the Pacific, which ar
rived at San Luis Obispo on the 22d
made the trip in 50 days running time
She is a model of perfection in ever,
particular, and one of the finest American
steamships afoat She is supplied
throughout with the electric light ant
many other modern improvements, fa
excelling any ship that ever sailed OF
Pacific waters.
Secretary Chandler has approved th,
findings of the court martial in the cas-,
of John r. Reddy for desertion at Mar,
Island; Thos. Anderson for assault will
deadly weapon, and Boatswain Brary
for drunkenness and unbecoming con
duct at the same place. The sentenc'
of four months Imprisonment in doubl
irons awarded by court martial to Jas
NJ. Collins, bandsman, for disgracefu
language to officers of Mare Island, wa
remltted by the secretary.
Washington dispatch, Aug "a: Ladie
prominent in the latest movement to ge
fellow women into departments, inten.
matte aud secret work. A secret societ.
has been formed with all customar,
paraphernalia, the object of which j
purely the collection of information con
cerning politicians who use that infu
ence to get improper persons IN depart
ments Movers in this society say the,
intend to publish those politicians to th
world.
A Chicago dispatch of the 23d says
Picnic at Ogden's grove to-day, for tn
purpose of raising funds to build a noun
ment to the memory of John Brown, wa
| disgraceful failure, so far as raisiD
money was concerned. About three hun
| dred persons were present, and the ex
pelses practically consumed the receipts
/ It was badly mismanaged, the speaker
advertised, as itappears, have never beel
communicated with on the subject
Rumors of misappropriation of funds ar
raised. Mrs. John Brown appeared o
| the stand, and was cheered Justify
| Speeches were made by local orators
4 songs sung, and letters of regret rea,
from Mrs. Lueretia Garfield, Presiden
Arthur, Wendell Phillips, Senator P. 3
! S. Pinchbeck, Gov. G.. M. Cullom, @
Illinois, Roscoe Conkling, Secretar
Robert T. Lincoln, Gen. U. S. Grant
Ex Gov. John L. Beveridge and Ex-Gov
Richard Oglesby, of Illinois, Col. R. g
Ingersoll, Senator Samuel L. Hoar. Ger
B. T. Butter, John Brown, Jr., Senate
Benjamin Harris, Geo. VIM. Curtis
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