The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-02-03
The American Peace Society has come
into possession of $40 900, bequeathed by
Rev Geo c. Raek with

The American Peace Society has come
into possession of SAC. 900, bequeathed by
Rev. Geo. G. Beckwith.
Katicaghala, whisky peddling Indian,
was dragged from his house recently by
party Of Indians, and beaten and shot
to death.
The board of directors of the Chicago
board of trade fix the margin price on
This is a decided victory for the bears.
Jansen, the resurrectlonist, who ex-
humed the body of Shaw, who killed his
sister, has been sentenced to imprison-
ment for eleven months and twenty-nine
days.
A Newport. r. T., dispatch of January
Goth says: Kate Judd, who has already
served Eve years in prison for arson, has
been arrested on charge of burning
Weayerville. She is suspected of other
incendiary acts.
Mrs. Grace Wellman, wife of John FL.
Wellman, the Denver lawyer, who sui
cided near Pueblo several weeks ago and
whose body was found recently fright
fully disfgured by magpies, has three
times attempted to destroy herself in the
last two days.
The unprecedented cold has produced
widespread destitution among the poorer
classes at Lynchburg, Va, especially
among the negroes, hundreds of whom
are out of employment in consequence
of the suspension of work in the tobacco
factories, on account of the tax question
agitation.
A Yreka dispatch of the 25th ult. says:
James Beveridge, an old pioneer teamster
of this place, was killed yesterday near
Portuguese Flat, on the Sacramento river
road. in Shasta county. He was hauling
load of freight from ReddiDg for Yreka,
and being thrown from his wagon he fell
op his head so that his neck was broken.
AMuskogee, Indian Territory dispatch
of Jan. 2Sth says: While guard of
soldiers on Wednesday were taking
$500, 900, belonging to the Greek orphan
fund, to Okmulkee, where it was to be
distributed, they were fred upon from
the bush by unknown persons. The
troops returned the fire but no casualties
are reported.
The Tribune's Gunnison special of the
28th ult says: Yesterday two miners,
Lawler and Owen, were caught in snow
slide near Irwin, and carried several
hundred yards down the side OF the
mountain. Owen, who had long pole
used in snowshoeing, succeeded in MAX
| ing hole through the snow, thus enab.
| ling him to breath until he could extri-
cate himself. A large party of miners
late in the evening found Lawler dead.
| There has been marked improvement
| in the face of the drift on the $500 foot
level of the Norcross mine IN Nevada.
! It has been found that the mass OF ma
terial outside of the strike of white quartz
found recently is ore, though the outside
of the rock, at first sight, looks like light
porphyry, being covered with green
stain. On being broken open this rock
| shows black sulphurets, and several as.
says show over 300 silver per ton in
mental. The extent is not yet known.
Two middle aged men arrived in the
town of Rockville, S. c., on the 9th ult.
They gave their names as Elders John
M. Eaton and Angus Mckay, of Sail
| Lake, missionaries of the church oi
Latter Day Saints, and announced theil
intention of entering at once upon their
work Of proselytism. A committee oi
young men of the town waited on them
and warned them to leave the county
within "a hours, on pain of being tarred
and feathered and ridden on rail. They
left.
A general funeral of the victims of the
| Newhall house disaster occurred at Mil
waukee on the Goth ult. Business wal
suspended. The funeral over twenty
three of the bodies was by Protestants
and twenty by Catholics. Subsequently
the two PROFESSIONS joined on the way Il
their respective cemeteries, forming
procession two miles long. The Protes
tant ceremonies were ia the exposition
building, and during their progress
steam pipe burst, causing a temporar,
panic among the 5000 persons present.
The condition of the San Francisco
streets is such as to excite severe criti
cism. The recent rainstorm has broker
the culverts and o horrible stencil is EN-
anating from the cesspools and the sewer
are said to be damaged in the outskirt
of the city, while the business thorough
fare along the city front are almos
blocked with mud The street depart
ment fund is virtually exhausted, so y
to leave no prospect of immediate relief
Viewed from o sanitary standpoint tn
situation is alarming, as it cannot fail t.
l
. | remedled.
It is probable when the question of tn
abrogation of the Hawaiian treaty come
before congress, proposition for til
annexation of the islands will be mad
by some of the southern senators in favo
of annexation. Senator George said b
not only wanted the United States t
acquire all the territory on the continent
but to reach out into both oceans an,
take possession of the islands that natur
ally belong to the United States. Senate
Maxey thought destiny pointed to th
acquisition of every foot of territory fror
the North Pole to the Isthmus of Pana
ma. Senators Jones and Kellogg woul,
take all the land within reach of our YER
: long fingers and grapple it to our heart
, with hooks of steel. Logan was oppose
to further acquisition of territory.
AMilwaukee dispatch of Jan. 26th says
i The Newhali house inquest to-day devel
, oped considerable adverse criticism O
the actions of the fire department. Pr
7 vate Watchnan Richards was one of th
+ first on the scene. Efforts were made b,
the firemen to raise. 70-foot extensio
/ ladder, but the gearing broke. The
} only short ladders were raised. In wit
| ness opinion all the inmates could hav
been aroused if the proper efforts ha
been made. Kleinsteuber, electrician {
, the police alarm, rescued seven person
8 over fire escape on the north end OF th
$ building; he called to the firemen
j, assist. but they refuse |. He says th
. 4 firSn,an were axcifa,l and without uroDe