The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-08-11
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
BIZ rELEeRArH TO DATE

The number of deaths from cholera in
Egypt August ID, was TOP, including 1876
at Cairo.
August Sd the Northern Pacific rail
road had IS miles of track to put down
to connect both ends.
A Dallas, Texas. dispatch of August
9th says: A heavy storm visited this SEQ
tion yesterday evening. It struck the
village of Midlothian and injured seven
people, two it is feared fatally.
A Denver dispatch of August 4th says:
The weather throughout the state is ex-
traordinary. Heavy rains are falling
every day, and hail to the depth of six
inches fell to-day at Como, in the noun
tains.
The Minnesota democratic state con-
vention convened at st. Paul August I'd.
w. w. McNair was nominated for the
governorship. r. Ct. Frasee, lieutenant
governor, J. j. Green, secretary of state,
and John Lodwig, state treasurer.
The London Daily News of August Sd
asserts that the total number of deaths
from cholera in Egypt so far has been
Is 900. It says the disease is now less
virulent OF ten men attacked among the
British troops an average of six sur
vived.
There has recently been transferred
from the war department to the aban-
doned property division Of the treasury
department large quantity of confeder-
ate scrip. bonds, etc., representing sew
eral million dollars, which, it is said. is
now to be macerated and convo rted into
pulp, on order of Secretary Folger.
Reports received at the pestofice de-
partment from twenty-five of the larger
postofices show an increase in the sale
OF postage stamps, postal cards, etc., for
the quarter ending June 80, 1888, over
the corresponding period of the prsvi-
GUS year of $232, ,457, or about per cent
These offices in the second quarter of
1882 collected about "a per cent. of the
total revenue direct.
A dispatch from Concord, n. H., dated
August Sd, says: The forty-second bal.
lot resulted in the election of Austin T.
Pike for United States senator for six
years, from March 4th, 1888. The result
of the ballot was greeted with tumultu-
Gus applause. Pike is So years old, q
lawyer in active practice, has been rep.
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one of the ablest men in the state.
The Inauguration of the bust Of Gar
| fell will take place at San Francisco.
August Oath, under the auspices of the
grand lodge of Masons of California.
The procession TO the park will be one of
the longest ever in California, as all the
| visiting Knights Templar will take part,
and so will other Masons. Grand Army
of the Republic, National Guard, United
States troops and officers and marines
feom the navy.
| Jewish residents of Ekatarinoslay,
Russia, were attacked by mob on the
22nd ult., and soldiers were called ont to
disperse the rioters, zen of whom were
killed and thirteen wounded. The trou.
BILE was caused by Jew insulting peas
ant woman. The town council at Eka-
tarinoslay resolved to give the Jews 5000
| rou bles to compensate them for theil
losses. and to provide shelter for those
who were rendered homeless.
A Chicago dispatch of August Sd, says
A finely educated young Swede was
found dead in the Swedish Lutheran
church at Englewood, near thatcity, yes.
terday, having committed suicide. The
morning papers claim that the young
man has been identified as an illegiti
mate son of King Oscar of Sweden, and
that he was raised in the family of
sister of the king. During his stay ir
this country he has been engaged as in
structor in O private school.
| A Philadelphia dispatch of August Sc
says: The memorial celebration of the
sixty second anniversary of the birth OF
| Cko~oha~n Is h.
order of the Knights of Labor, is being
held at Renzez park to day, under the
auspices of district assembly No. l, o.
that city. The attendance was large
T. D. Powkerly, mayor of Scranton, who
succeeded Stephens as grand master
workman of the order, delivered an able
address in the afternoon.
A Rochester dispatch of August Sc
says: The northern part of Monros
county, including the towns of Greece
Penfeld and Irondequit, we're swep
last night with a terrible storm of wind
hail and rain. Grain, and especiall,
fruit, were badly damaged. Man,
farmers report losses of from $4,000 t.
10.O00, with many grape vines entirel,
ruined. The hail killed birds and fowl
and brought blood from horses AM
stock. The belt travelled by the storm
was two miles wide by ten or twent
miles long.
A San Francisco dispatch of Angus
4th says: Fire broke out this morning
on Post street, near Stockton, and de
spite the fact that the entire fire depart
ment was called out, some thirty house
were consumed before the flames wer
checked. The territory traversed by tn
fire covers half block. The principa
buildings burned were the Pacific col
lege, Red Mems hall. the Winter Gar
den, used as variety theater, Verei
Eintracht hall, Druids' hall and fash
ionable lodging house kept By Mis-
Bissett. A strong west wind prevaile
and the flames spread with astonishin
rapidity to Stockton street, seriousl
threatening Trinity church. The effort
of the freMen were concentrated on til
Red Mems building and Eintracht hal
which burned in an incredible shor
time. The flames baff1ed the efforts {
the entire department. It is impossibl
! to tx the amount of the loss. Severa
narrow escapes from death occurred
Officers broke into Winter Garden, fine
ing Mr.. Strsble and wife asleep, and ar
7 other man almost stupefed by smoke
They had to be dragged from their bed
+ Another man when the flames struck th
( Red Mems building, stepped from
q window on the second story, after fas
ening the window curtains together, /
q started to lower himself, but when witt