The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-04-15
VOL. z.
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
BY rELEa ArH TO DATE.

Scoville is seriously i'll.
o. r. & N. Co.. stock 145 on the 9th
/ John J. Pratt has been nominated con
sui at Cork.
The eastern city elections on the 5tf
show continued democratic gains.
The secretary of the treasury has called
in $15, ,0O0. 900 in extended bonds.
Ex-Dietator Pierola. of Peru, has left
that country and it is now united.
Senator David Davis is happy over the
| presidents veto. His goose is cooked.
The house committee on elections
have decided to seat Mackay of South
| Carolina.
/ Three fine brick blocks at Hearne
Texas, were burned ON the 9th. Loss
! $40, 600.
Three Russian soldiers murdered 9
Jewish family OF nine persons recently al
Jubelsk.
Archbishop Purcell's debts aggregate
81, 900, 900, and his property $4,000, ,00(
to s., 900 900.
The revenue officers on trial for the
murder of Amos Ladd, have been de-
clared not guilty.
Representative George made speech
in favor of harbor and river appropria
tions on the 9Th.
| The body of Jesse James was shipped
to Kearney, No., and will be buried or
the old homestead.
The Democrats carried the Toledo
Ohio, election by fair majorities on al
candidates.
BY sharp work Detective Jack Duncan
has captured the noticed outlaw Jesse
Roscoe, of Tombstone, Arizoza.
The Gladstone mills at Ashton-under.
Lyme, England, were damaged by fire
on Tuesday to the amount of 5000 900.
DeLesseps denies the Panama Canal
Co. intend to take up the Nicaraguan
concession if American grantees permit
it to lapse.
/ Business houses are closed at Morgan
City, La. The water is ten or eleven
| feet high, eleven inches higher than ever
before known.
| On the 9th in New York, q. r. & N.
Cos. stock was quoted at 145; Oregon
Transcontinental rs; Oregon Improve
| ment bonds, 80.
| An Sc, 900 package lost by W. F. 4
| Co., in Chicago, last Novem Der, has been
| found in the possession of poor lsborer
and 81, 900 recovered.
| 1t is announced that VIM. Plaisted &
| Son, proprieters of large tanneries at
Lincoln and Princeton, have failed; lia-
| bilities estimated at 800, 900, assets
small.
An indignation meeting will be held
probably the present week. under aus
pices of the Trade of Labor Council, to
denounce the presidents course in veto.
ing the Chinese bill.
Lieut.. Sherburne, hero of Balaclava,
in the British army was arrested at San
Antonio, on the 9th, charged with obtain
ing $4,000 by fraudulent check on
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The two Ford brothers are confined in
Jail charged with murder. under a war
rant sworn out by Mrs. James. They
will not be interviewed and refuse ad-
mittance to all corners.
Over 80 Bloomington, ILL.,, people left
that place on the 7th for Oregon and Cal
ifornia. A large number from Mclean
county expect to come here this summer.
Most all intend coming to Oregon and
Washington.
The honse committee on foreign sffairs
heard Capt. Eads explain away the OBJ
lection made at q previous session, that
the railway across the isthmus will be
impracticable on account of grades,
which would not be successfully over
come.
Failures for the seven days reported to
r. G.. Dunn 4 Co.'S mercantile agency
127. Eastern States, 18; Southern, 80;
Middle, 20; Western, So; Pacific, 8; New
York City, 7, This is about the same as
last week, so far as number is concerned.
The fignres in New York are insignif-
cant.
At the annual meeting of the Panama
Railroad Co., the following directors
were elected: T. W. Parke, Charles G..
Francklyn, j. G.. Mccullough, d. o.
Mills, Joseph Ogden, VIM. B. Dinsmore,
Thomas Maddox, George Gaer, r. W.
Thompson, Jesse Seligman, E. P. Fab
bri, J. W. Ellis and Thomas j. Desabla.
On the morning of the 9Th the boiler
of the steamer Bellamac exploded, with
terrible loss of life, few miles below the
city of Lacrosse. The explosion COM
pletely wrecked the upper works of the
steamer. The crew consisted of seven
| teen men, including officers. Of this
number five are missing. one is dead and
three probably fatally injured, and the
remainder more or less hurt The Bella
mac is comparatively new boat and con-
sidered perfectly safe. The second en-.
gineer says that the boiler had plenty OF
water at the time and 135 pounds OF
| steam.
Sarah Bernhard and Greek gentle
man OF position named Domalia have
been married. Sarah continues her
| theatrical career. Domalia is q fine look.
| ing middle aged man, said to be toler-
ably rich. His wife is worth $4,000, ,000
francs. Bernhardt gave no previous no.
tice of the wedding. At 8 o'clock on
the morning of the 9th g man called al
| the church and said he desired to make
arrangements for marriage. The Off
cial informed him license was neces-
sary. The gentleman left the church to
procure license, and having obtained il
returned, accompanied by Bernhard
The latter wore close fitting seakskin
CLOAK, trimmed with fur. A French lady
and gentleman accompanied them to
church and were the only witnesses.