The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-02-10
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.



Sabin has been elected U. S. senator
from Minnesota.
The coinage of the Philadelphia mint
for January is 81. .294 900.
Rev. Edward P. Roe, the famous au-
thor, and James G. Roe, ex hotel keeper,
have made an assignment. The liabilities
are $75, 600.
The German reichstag is discussing
proposition of the conservatives demand
ing for trade guilds the exclusive right
of apprenticeship.
The American ship W. r. Grace, fears
for the safety of which were entertained,
has arrived in San Francisco, lbs days
from New York.
The rubber works of Sconde & Co..
will close on Feb. 10th, owing to the
high price of raw material. It throws
1900 men out of employment.
A woman in Philadelphia by the name
of Catherine Benson annoyed by children
playing in front of her house, fatally shot
Maggie Carlotte, one of group passing.
Prominent officers of the government
say that ex Senator Dorsey has sold his
extensive property in New Mexico for q
very large sum of money, to James w.
/ Bosler, of Pennsylvania. who was inter-
ested with him in the star route business.
In the New York supreme court re-
| Gently Judgment was rendered in favor of
| w. D. Murphy, of Indiana, for services
| rendered by the former as public speaker
i in English's behalf when canvassing for
the vice presidency of the United States
| in 1880.
In the French chamber of deputies,
| Feb. 1st., Doves, minister of Justice, read
| the decree of exclusion of the pretenders
| to the throne from office, and the chaEl-
Der decided, by vote of 396 TO 134, to
pass to a discussion of Fabre's compro-
| mise bill.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
4 pany, composed of Aaron S.. Everest, B.
B. Waggoner. 2. L. Everest, W. I.
Fleming and W. W. Hetherington, OF
/ Atchison, have filed articles of incorpor-
alton with the secretary OF state of Kan
sas. Capital stock 81 100000.
A Wilkesbarre. Pa, dispatch of Feb
1st says: A horrible case of death and
destitution in Kingston township was re
vealed to day by the Ladies' Aid Society
a man, named Leonard, and his son were
found dead in bed, the wife dying anG
two young children in the last stages o.
starvation. Relief was given.
John B. Sisty arrived at st. Louis {
short time ago from Denver and arranged
with the officials of the st. Louis Il SaI
Francisco railroad to take charge of th'
news department of the road, and left or
the 29th. He has not been seen no
heard of since. He had large amour
of money in his possession when he dis
appeared. His friends believe he ha
been foully dealt with.
"A Boston dispatch of Feb. 1st says
Early this morning wheel in the mil
of the American Powder Company
works, at Acton, Mass, exploded with
terrible crash, shaking the dwelling
houses for many miles around and de
molishing wooden frame building II
which the mill was located. as well a
damaging the buildings of the company
No workmen were killed or injured. Th
damage is considerable.
A New York dispatch of the 1st inst
says: Captain Joseph died Tuesday. IL
was born in 1903. He introduced tn
: steamboat ticket system which. in shoT
time, was adopted throughout the coun
try. He was the first to do away witt
wood and burn coal on steamers. ii
also had built for himself the first state
room. the steamboat berths alone bein
used up to that time. He was an int
mate friend of Commodore Vanderbilt
and Daniel Drew.
/ Further inqnest into the causes of tn
Newhall house holocaust was chiefly de
voted to testimony on the condition G
| L.. A 81 40 fQc
tilted that the house was as safe as mos
good hotels. @. D. Nash, president {
the Newhall house association, testlfie
:, that there was hose on every story suff
cient to food it, besides 200 pals c
water standing ready in various parts {
!, the house. He thought the fire was II
cendiary.
A Los Angeles dispatch of Feb. /.
says: Two native Californians, name
Rino and Granillo, quarreled at Cerrito
Ia rancho, near Wilmington, yesterday, whe
4 Rino drew pistol and shot Granillo, th
ball passing through the body. FRIEND
of the wounded man caught Rlno, tie
him to tree an I beat him almost
death. An old woman, armed with
. knife, tried TO cut his throat, but WI
e. prevented by bystanders. The would-t
- murderer Is III jatl. 0Idulio az AoSV q
counts, was still alive, but not expects
to live.
A Milwaukee dispatch of Feb. 1st say
The inquest in the Newhall house ii
was finished to day. Herman Straus
ex-member of the fire department, WI
I rescued many lives, said the extensit
ladder was badly handled, most of ii
crew being green. The ladder was
a bad condition and broken. It hs
ID never been handled or drilled for year
The jury deliberated several hours al
adjourned until 2 o'clock tomorrow for
noon Scheiler, arrested for setting ii
an hotel afire, published a statement to-da
: embodying general denial of havii
removed the billiard balls, and explal
ing the removal Of whisky as bell
"a, caused by want of room in the hotel, al
Tor stating that the insurance was not mo
81 2, than the actual value of the stock.
ect The Inman steamship dock at Ne
IN IN York city was burned on the 1st ins
ts. involving q loss in docks and freight
r. r. between So, 900 900 and Sd, ,000, 900. 7
me steamer Egypt of the National line, 1
rived the day before with the cargo
: the Union steamer City of Brussels, a
was at the pier and had discharged nj
of the cargo, which had hot been remoV
m. from the dock. Guns and rockets VT
fic fred for tugs and the Egypt was tow
70. into the stream, with the rigging aba
nd The warehouses. which were built