The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-07-21

| 11th.
The President recognizes Lamar Quiu.
ters as vice consnl of Costa Rica at New
Orleans.
James Carey, the informer, has been
declared bankrupt, owing to his failure
to pay his rates.
| At Tripoli, July 18th, twelve soldiers
were killed by the explosion of q bomb,
while being removed.
| News from Venezuela state that locusts
are doing great deal of damage in many
parts of the country.
At Batavia, Java, a powder magazine
| burned and quantity of war material
was destroyed recently.
A large hall at Delft, Holland, spec
| tally erected for the celebia alton OF an
anniversary there, burned. July 18th.
Alexander Billingsly was killed in a
powder explosion in powder mill at
Wilmington, Del, July 18th. Three
other men were injured.
The Republican state convention of
Pennsylvania met at Harrisburg July
18th. They endorse Arthur's administra-
ton, favor high tariff and fair wages.
Three thousand orangemen at Toronto
celebrated the anniversary of the battle
| of the Boyne July 18th by public pro-
cession, and afterward enjoyed games in
| the provincial exhibition grounds.
Everything was quiet.
Reports from the middle of Texas say
that careful estimates state the number
of cattle driven on the trail in that Sec
ton at 600, 900, an increase of 250, 900
over thato last year. The bulk of the
cattle will be driven to Kansas, Nebraska
and the western territories.
Hamilton county, Neb., was visited
lately by destructive wind and rain
storm, doing great damage to buildings
and crops and killing some stock. Mum.
erous business buildings in Aurora were
heavily damaged and large number of
dwellings and outhouses were wrecked.
At Chicago, July 11th, a runaway
horse attached to light buggy, in which
were seated four young people, ap-
proached the draw of the Harrison street
bridge at a furious gallop and plunged
into the river, the bridge having been
swung to allow the passage of vessel.
The buggy was precipitated into the
river and all four were drowned.
A dispatch from Florence, Arizona,
states that the people of that territory
are disheartened over the present status
of the Indian question. They have little
confidence in peaceful result In replac
ing the renegade Apaches on San Carlos
reservation, but are of the opinion that
the Apaches should be removed from the
territory.
| At Burnt Prairie, ILL.,, recently. q
fatal affray occurred between Douglas
| Gowdy and Buck Williams, the result of
an old family feud. Gowdy went to
| Williams house armed with knife and
cut Williams several times. The latter
ran but was followed by Gowdy. He
then drew Lis own knife and stabbed
Gowdy to the heart. Gowdy dropped
dead.
A Marysville, CAL, dispatch of July
18th says: Yesterday Denis Haggerty
and Henry Downing, two hold-ups, met
James Linn and St7ede. three miles
from town. Shooting Linn and beating
the Swede 6ith cab, they then robbed
them of few dollars. Last evening
Haggerty and Bowling were arrested and
locked up and afterwards taken from the
jail and hanged by the citizens. Linn
and the Swede will die.
The state veterinary of Illinois re-
} ports glanders prevalent in nineteen
counties in that state. He CLAIMS tG
, have been prevented from killing the an
imals afflicted. The attorney contended
he could only resort to this measure af
, ter the governor had issued proclama
ton declaring glanders epidemic. The
attorney general is now expected tc
, give an opinion as to the powers of the
state veterinary undor the state law.
Dr. Mary Walker, having been mott
fed by Pension Commissioner Dudley
acting under the advice of Secretary
Teller, that she might consider her place
| vacant son the 1st of July, replied b.
j mail that she would still be found at he
desk after the date mentioned. Sh
threatened that if Dudley persisted il
I the attempt to dismiss her, she woul,
g next winter invoke the aid Of congress
: on her behalf and bring npon him an in
8 vestigation that would go to the bottom
8 of affairs in the pension office. Thus th
matter stands.
8 The Chicago Railway Age Of July 18th
publishes the following statistics of rail
: way building for the first half of the cur
7 rent year. These are: construction @
2509 miles of main track. not includin
: switches or sidings, on lao lines in
I states and territories. During CORES
: ponding period last year 1890 miles wer
!. constructed The difference is accounte
!, fer on the ground that last year was ez
traordinary favorable for the early com
!. mencement of work, while the reverse
a true of this year. In 1881 only $50
a miles were laid for TIE first half of th
n year. The Age estimates the construe
: tion for the entire year at 5000 miles
4 California leads thus far with 200 mile
> built in 1883, Montana next with 19t
g New York 1913, Pennsylvania 1856, Uta
Q 156, Idaho 122, Arizona 120.
9 A conference called together throug
the efforts of the Merchants Exchang
OF St. Louis TO consider the most pract
Q cable course to pursue in advocating In
provements for the Mississippi river nae
: recently at the Southern hotel. Th
y conference was composed of delegate
. appointed by representative commercii
j. leaders of every important city in th
IS valley states. Twenty cities were rel
o resented, some of them, especially Ne
n Orleans, sending strong delegation
b Besides the delegates there we're presel
n Charles Foster. governor of Ohio; [
}. s. Senator Miller, of New Yorl
q Speaker Keifer and ex-Congressma
10 Townsend, who are there. however, Q
le another mission. The conference WI
d called to. order by J. G. Ewald, pres
d dent of the. Merchants Exchange of s
n. Louis. The convention then effecte
" permanent organization by electing
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