The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-03-24
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The Northern Pacific track was COM
pleted to Bozeman March 18th.
An attempt was made to blow up the
Jewish bank at Taganrog, Russia, re.
Gently. with dynamite.
In the race between the Oxford and
the Cambridge crews on the 18th, the
former won by three lengths.
Charles Stuart, Of San Francisco, COM
mitted suicide on the 10Th by shooting
himself through the heart with shot
gun.
The house OF two maiden ladies named
Judson, in East Hartford, Conn, burned
on the 18th. Both perished in the
flames.
At Evansville, Ind, March 10Th, the
steamer Enquirer. going up, collided
with the Dora Cobler, coming down. The
latter sunk to the boiler deck, caught fire
and burned to the waters edge. All
aboard escaped.
Peter Mackel and Frank Kiser engaged
in shooting recently at White Oaks, N.
NJ, caused by the latter's intimacy with
the formers daughter. Kiser received a
mortal wound in the breast, and Mackels
hip was shattered beyond repair.
The epublican state convention Of
Rhode Island met at Providence on the
18th. Every town was represented.
Augustus Osbourn Bustal was nominated
for governor by acclamation;. Oscar J.
Rathbun of Woonsocket was nominated
for lieutenant governor.
A Berlin dispatch of March 18th says:
The hog product decree goes into force
the month after its PRONUNCIATION, as sent
to the reichstag. The semiofficial press
represents the measure as purely sani-
tary one. The liberals denounce it as
protective in its character.
In northern Ohio, southern Michigan
and some parts of Indiana, farmers are
in much doubt about the outcome of
their winter wheat There has been very
little snow on the ground, and they are
afraid the repeated thawing and freezing
will have killed good deal.
The II. S. treasury department has de-
priated for the state of Oregon to reim-
during the Modoc war, OILY S42, 900 can
be paid under the law, rs there still re-
mains due to the United States from
Oregon $50 900.
A San Francisco dispatch of March
18th says: Louis Jansen, coachman of
Walter +. Hawley, was killed this after
noon while attempting to prevent the
carriage from being smashed by a run
away team. Swain Lilgenberg, a carriage
maker, was dangerously wounded by
being struck by one of the frightened
horses.
A case of rape andIretribution occurred
near Mountain Home, Idaho. VIM. Glib
SON had man, name unknown. working
| for him three days. Gibson was oui
looking after cattle, and on his return
learned that he had outraged his eight
year-old dau ghter and fed. Gibson pur
sued, caught the man on the stage, tool
him therefrom and taking him back along
the road some distance, shot AMI killed
him.
A New York Herald dispatch of Marcel
18th says: Besides agents employed by
Prince Bismarck in London to negotiate
for the purchase of 1000, 900 acres o.
land in Mexico, it has been learned tha
the prime minister has also very active
representative engaged in the same bust
ness. SO many Germans are annually
emigrating to the new world that the
German government desires to purchase
land for the purpose of settling colony
in order to keep Germany's emigrants a.
much as possible under the supervision
of the government and controlled by Ger
man laws. Negotiations are. pending fol
another lot, 5000, 900 acres, some o
which is located on the coast of the Gul
of Mexico. DIR. Bedleck will sail fol
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ther consummate hisIplans. A syndicat'
of English capitalists are interested il
the scheme.
Latest news from Washington state tina
work of the geological survey will be re
sumed this spring on u larger scale thar
ever before. Important scientific re
searches of survey have heretofore beer
confined to territories. At the last ses
sion, congress authorized the officers Il
extend their operations into states, ant
, the work will now be prosecuted upon
much broader and more comprehensive
plan. The object Of the survey is t.
make an accurate history of the topo
graphical, geological neurological, an
other economic resources of the Unite
2 States, and to perform this work col
rectly. explorations in older states, a
we'll as territories, are necessary. /
states where local geographical survey
have been made the labors of governmer
scientists will be greatly lessened. Cor
gress appropriated $3.50, 900 for the wor
this year, and operations will be begu
in California, Colorado, Nevada, MINI,
sofa, Virginia, North Carolina, Tenne
see, Kentucky, Arkansas and Texa
Operations in Califor MIA will be upon
large scale.
A London dispatch of March 18th say
A terrible gas explosion in the local go
srnment board offices at Westminst'
!. occurred at 9o'clock tonight, 1estroyiT
: much property. The report was hear
in the house of commons and caused q
alarms The concussion was so great th
Il it shook the side galleries and the r
J. porters' galleries ItIbeing dinner hou
d but four members of the house were
! the hall. The Duke of Edinburgh "
r in the peers gallery, and seemed alarme
e. The speaker rung the bell and asked Il
81 cause of the alarm. No one was iniure
le The widest rumors are afioat. The I
port resembled the discharge of an 8
ton gun. It is believed the expIosi,
was caused by dynamite, and was d
liberate attempt to blow up the Cover
Ii ment Office, and undoubtedly the work
n Fenians. Adjacent streets were fill
q with myriads of fragments of glass, 81
y heavy plate glass was lying in heaps
(, the ground a stone weighing 2
Or pounds was found projected against t
ii King street police station, making be
q. the size OF mans head. There was al