The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-10-20
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The latest returns from the Iowa cleo.
tion gives Sherman Sc, ,317 majority.
The prohibition amendment voted on
in Ohio ct the late election was defeated.
Jack Renford was hanged at Fremont,
Ohio, Oct. 18th, for . murder committed
o year ago.
General Butler believes there will be
q strong third party next year, composed
OF workingmen.
| Carl Bach was hanged ct Bowling
Green, KY, October 18th, for the MUIR
der of his wife in October. 1881.
Mrs. Langtry arrived in New York on
the 14th inst. She opens her engage
msnts on the stage ct Burlington, Vt.
Mrs. Fannie Spragne. widow Of Amasa,
and mother of Ex-Governor William
Sprague, died at Groton, Conn.,, on the
18Th inst, aged nearly "a.
A verdict of 81, 900 for plaintiff was
rendered in the suit of Edward Collins,
six years old, against the South Boston
horse railroad company for injuries by
being run over.
In the Catholic congress at Naples re.
Gently letter was read declaring that
$500 900 Catholics in Italy are ready to
strike for the restoration of the temporal
power to the pope.
Edward Robbins, superintendent of
the Electric Light company, at Dayton,
Ohio, was killed by an electric shock
on the 18th inst, while fixing lamp
that was detached from the cable.
The last spike of the Kansas City,
Springfield and Memphis road was
driven at o'clock Sunday, Oct. 14th,
thirty miles west of Memphis. and there
is now an unbroken line between the
cities.
A Montpelier. VT, dispatch of October
18th says: Isaac Lang, q convicted in
cendiary, on the way to prison, jumped
from the window of the express train,
running forty miles an hour. The train
was stopped and the prisoner recaptured,
unhurt.
Governor Murray, of Utah, says the
disfranohisement of the territory would
settle the Mormon question. It would
curtail the power of the clergy and break
up the commercial monopoly they are
seeking to build mp. 1t could then be
run by the federal government. The plan
is favored by leading Gentiles.
Three men, named Martin Koch, Chas.
p. Schwochern and Henry Carson, were
instantly killed at Castillo, O., recently,
while trying to drive across the railroad
track in front of an Indiana, Blooming
ton and Western train. A boy name d
Thos. L. Anmar. who was in the wagon
with the men, was badly hurt.
Near Russellville, KY, recently, two
drunken negroes wantonly shot and
killed Dick Winlock, white man, who
was also under the influence of liquor.
The negroes were arrested, and boastsd
of the crime. A mob took the negroes
, who were named Nelson Cooper and Sam
Daily. from Jail and hanged them to 6
tree.
j At a meeting of the New York Centra
Labor Union recently recommendation
was received from the advance Labor
Club, urging that all wor tingmen form
themselves into military organizations
to enable them to defend their rights
Resolutions favoring the abolition of tht
convict labor system were adopted. 1
: is determined to take active measures te
secure the adoption OF proposed
amendment on the subject.
The Northern Pacific has given forma
. tion that it will not be party to re
, newal Of the special contract system
: which heretofore has been in force be
tween the Union and Central Pacifici
and merchants in San Francisco. North
srn Pacific officials say they recognize
A the fact that there are some classes o
freight which will go by way of Cap
Horn, Instead of across the continent, AN,
l 10 ~ $ho NSoIn kroN NJ
tenn advisable.
r. G.. Dun & Co., of the New Yor
Y mercantile agency, report Oct. 18th, tina
/! the figures available show a very consid
erable decline in the volume of bushes
at this point, which is somewhat disap
pointing in view of the fact that montl
of presumed activity is yet to be antici
pated in purchases OF general merchan
?. disc. Payments, however, have bee
very satisfactory thus far, and th
amount of goods taken during the sea
son will yield fair profit to jobberf
= though manufacturers have not much t
show, owing to excessive production
Lower prices generally prevailed in th
speculative market during the week
though cotton was little higher in th
Is, early part, owing to reports OF damag
w tu0 CTOP, &u0 pI1cCS WOW 5CtO1S
points lower, amid good deal of excite
ment yesterday, in the face of denial
that the damage was not go great as al
8, ticipated. The condition of the soutl
es however, is SO much improved that eve
a partial failure can be better borne no'
- than ever before, and if prices improv
, as anticipated, the loss by under produ'
tion will be somewhat made up.
Colonel Thomas Livermore, agent {
the Amoskeag mills, testified before th
sub committee of the United States sci
Y ate committee on education and labol
\ that the mills used 40, 600 bales of cotto
yearly, and turned out from 55 ,0OO, ,0(
to sc, ,OOO, 900 yards of cloth, at cost
between So, ,000, 900 to Sc, 600, 600, at
30 cost of labor of about 80 per cent. of Il
total cost of the goods, or about 81 900
900. The amount of capital employe
in plant, buildings, etc., was about equ
u to the product. American operativ
: only are employed. They are the be
g: operatives, are not discontented. The
a- did not believe in labor unions in Ma
a. chester, though many efforts had bee
"a made to establish them. There has n
ag been general strike in thirty year
ne The principal reason why New Ham
ad shire mills worked longer hours tht
". those of Massachusetts,, was the larg
nn, nosk nf franannrtakion which cost S6t