The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-04-21
Sitting Bull is reported to have joined
the Catholic churcil

the Catholic church.
Two men were killed by powder ex-
plosion at Acton, Mass, on the 10th.
The Democrats of Georgia nominated
81. d. McDaniels, of Walton county, for
governor.
The rainfall in New Orleans recently
was quite heavy, 11.45 inches falling in
56 hours.
Henry Merritt, laborer, was killed
by wall falling on him at Elmira, n.
Y, recently.
Hon. Walter Ct. Gresham of Indiana
was appointed postmaster-general by
the President.
A five-story building was destroyed by
fire on Broadway. New York city, April
10Th. Loss, $l70.00e.
Late japanese Investigations in Corea
fix the population at Z ,000, 900. The cap
ital with suburbs has 200, 900.
The roundhouse and machine shops of
the Northwestern railway burned at
Ninona, Mimi, April 11th.
Brady, one of the prisoners on trial in
Dublin for the assassination of Lords Cav
endish and Burke, last summer, was con-
victed on the 14th inst.
The recent floods at Bismarck, D. c.,
! washed out three hundred feet of the
northern Pacific railway track, on the
west side of the river. The low lands
are all under water, and the river is ris-
ing rapidly.
A st. Petersburg dispatch of April
10th says: The great trial of nihilists
has begun Three of the accused act as
their own counsel. The others retain
lawyers.
A Dublin dispatch of April 10th says
A number of arrests have been made IN
connection with the murder of Lydens,
committed two years ago, and of Con-
stable Kavanaugh.
At q meeting of the Republican GEN.
trail committee OF the district Of Colum-
bia, resolutions were adopted favoring 8
movement to secure restoration OF suf-
frage for the citizens of Washington.
Business failures for the past seven
days ending April 18th, number 189, as
against 197 last week, and 182 the week
previous. New England States, IA,
Western 81 middle 26, Southern Al, Pa.
cifc states and territories 10, New York
city u. and Canada 80.
A st. Petersburg dispatch of April
11th says: Several officers of the Russian
army will soon be tried for nihilism,
owing to the discovery of the meaning of
cipher letters embodied in some of
Prince Krapotkin's documents, which
were given into the hands of the Russian
government by the French authorities
In the Pennsylvania legislature bill
H. 4 fca
| ture and sale of internal machines and
devices to destroy life and injure prop
erty. A bill was introduced preventing
| any attempt to personate or represent
| any being recognized rs a divinity In the
new or old Testament, in any show or
theatrical performance.
! An Ottawa dispatch of April 18th says:
In the event of the amalgamation of the
Winnepeg and Hudson bay and the
Nelson valley and Hudson bay railway
| companies, it is proposed to organize an
expedition to explore the. Hudson straits.
The proposition is that if the dominion
| government will contribute one third OF
the cost, and the imperial government
one third, the new company will furnish
the remainder.
A Hermosillo. Mexico, dispatch of
April 11th says: Ninety-three persons
have been killed in this state since the
Apache outbreak, of which twenty seven
were Americans. It is believed that
many killed are not yet reported. At
Palmo rancho ten were killed last Tues
| day. Two women were hung up by the
hands and ripped open. From one a
child was taken. It was found mangled
at the mothers feet. The bodies Of the
men were horribly mangled.
A Dubuque dispatch of April 18th
says: Charles Smith, well-to-do farmer
living four miles north of Earlsville,
| Iowa, went to his barn this forenoon
where two sons, aged nine and thirteen,
were at work. and killed them with an
ak. Returning to his house with the
same weapon he killed his wife. He
then attempted to slay his two daughters,
the only remaining members of the fam
lily, but they succeeded in reaching q
neighbor's house safely, and gave the
alarm. When they returned it was found
that Smith had killed himself cutting his
throat with butcher knife.
Judge Gresham was qualified as post
master general at Washington April 18th
OF Coarse the oath of Office was admins
tered by Judge Lawrenson. one of the
clerks in the department. Whether the
post. master.general's oath would be
binding if taken before any one else thar
Judge Lawrenson, Is a mooted question
in the department. It would certainly
be great violation of ancient precedent
and there is little doubt that the shocl
of such violation would be fatal to The
venerable notary, who has been EN-
ployed in the department ever since 1888
. and who has administered the oath o
Office to nineteen consecutive postmaster
generals, beginning with Cave johnson
in 1S45. The same bible has been used
on each occasion. It is q small, thick
clumsy copy of the scriptures, in small
type, printed at Hartford in 1881, an,
looks almost as venerable as its owner.
3 The brig Letitia, which arrived in Ne,
York from Maracaybo, Venezuela, re
ports that on March 9th, at 8 A. M,
revolution party headed by Boy or Bozel
: ais and Gen. Burlow, with lot of me
: well equipped with Winchester IL
D shooters, took the town without opposi
e ton. On landing the general assure
D the people that they had nothing to feal
Q To all who joired them he gave Remine
0 ton rifles. Most of the able bodied me
: joined him. He began Immediately {
d fortify the town IN such way as to sho
s the people that he meant to hold th
Il town against any attack. The roads leat
g ing to the town were barricaded Wit
d barrels two or three tiers high and file
Q with sand. Most OF the women and chi