The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-17
Miscellaneous.

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Port Oxford, is in the city of Roseburg
on business.
Hon. S. F. Chadwick, of Salem, has
been the city this week, looking after
the railroad interests.
F. M. Strickland and wife of Look
ing-glass, were in the city this week,
guests of Hon. L. F. Mosher.
Gold City, Idaho, is rich mining
camp The gold is coarse and is found
in large scope of territory.
A car load of carp has been brought
over the Northern Pacific road by tue
fish commissioners, for distribution in
this State and Washington territory.
Shaefer and Vignax, the champion
billiardists, are to play match game
of 600 points, for the championship
and stake of $4,000.
egotiatiations in reference to the
Rossburg and Coos Bay railroad are
still in progress. The probabilities are
that work will be commenced next
summer
The quarterly meeting for the Rose
burg circuit, ii. E. Church South, will
be held at Boggess' school house, COM
mencing to-day and continuing over
the Sabbath.
John 8. Gray, secretary Of the
State Board of Harbor Commissioners
Of California, has been sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary for embezzling
the States money.
Jackson Cochran, the affable agent
for E. Martin & Co.. Wholesale liquor
merchants of San Francisco and Port
land, stopped in Roseburg on his re
turn from Glendale, where he has beer
in search of the customers of the firm
but reports them all dead.
William Heffron of Salem, and J. s.
Rollins Of Amity, had narrow escape
from dro wning, recently, while crossing
the Yamhill river at Garrison ford
The horses became entangled in thu
harness, and the team, valuable one
were drowned.
Y. M. C. A.-The next regula
meeting of the Roseburg Young Mem
Christian Association, will be held a
the Presbyterian Church, next Sabbath
afternoon at 4 o'clock. A general in
vitation is extended to the public, ant
an interesting meeting is expected.
Mr.. Mclean, youthful farmer o
ll6 summers, was recently married t.
a widow lady of q, at Blitewood
South Carolina. Immediately afte
the ceremony the youthful groom
started with his staid and quiet brid
for New York, to spend the honey
moon.
We call special attention to tn
advertisement for bids for keeping tn
county poor. An opportunity will b
afforded for philanthroplsts to com
forward and lend ninistering ham
to the infrm and at the same time re
ceive remuneration for their care.
VIM. Irwin Of Ten Mile was in th
city yesterday. He was prolific wit
new anecdotes. Says it is fact tha
the bad boy lives in North Ten Mile
that the nice young man is to be me
with IN South Ten Mile or Olalla.
Strange to say the Oregonian of yes
terday as heartily approves of the deci'
ion of the Supreme Court of the Unite
States in holding the Civil Rights bi
unconstitutional, as it did of the pas
age of the act in 1875, vixen it wa
rushed through Congress as a part
measure to catch the negro vote.
The boy Finlayson killed his grand
mother because she made him mac
He is new in the custody of the Ia,
which will help him to control his ten
per hereafter. Boys should take war;
ing from this and learn to hold the
tempers; they should never allow then
selves to get mad, should never fgh
nor call names, nor go fishing on Sun
day and they will grow up to be goo
men and be respected. But shoul
some little boys whom we might nam
around Roseburg, continue cursing an
swearing on the streets and Offering I
| fight other little boys, when they gre
up to be men they will in all probabilit
go to Congress, or some other bad plac
| A New York Posts Washingto
special says: A member of the admir-
istration said to-day: "Chester A. A
thur is a candidate for Presidents
nomination. I know it. and [ do nt
know that there is any necessity ft
keeping quiet about 1t anv longer.
think that before long the party wi
have ne doubt that he is candidat
The result of the election in New YOl