The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-08-04
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
BY rELEeRAPH TO DATE


Incorporated in New York recently.
It is reported that the pope is drafting
an encyclical letter against divorce.
A movement is on foot to organize
Sugar and Tea exchange iu New York.
The cholera in Egypt is rapidly spread
ing, and the death rate is on the in
crease.
The striking dress and cloak makers
in New York are still out with prospects
of gaining their point.
An explosion occurred in q mine at
Caltanizlta, Italy, recently, and thirty
five miners out of seventy. five were
The appraisal of the property of r. w.
Longfellow shows that its value is $780,
900, of which $500, 900 is personal prop
srty and $3.50. 900 real estate.
The will of the late Daniel Hersey be-
aueaths to Nashua, n. H., $50, 900 for q
public library, on condition that the city
purchase suitable site.
The Canadian government has written
to Sir Charles Tupper that 1000 men are
| wanted to work on the Canadian Pacific
| railroad, to complete the construction by
the end of 1886.
July Doth the full press dispatches
were received at Portland. the first for
ten days. Some few of the striking oper
ators throughout the country have re-
turned to work.
At Lincoln, Nebraska, July 29th, 3
| fire destroyed ten business buildings;
loss, $3.50, 900. Lighton & Bros, whole
sale druggists, are heaviest losers. In
surance about half
The trans Atlantic line of steamships
which obtained the contract for carrying
the mails between Havre and New York
receives subsidy from the French gov
ernment of 54S, 900 francs.
Capt. Webb, an Englishman. who un-
dertook to swim the great whirlpool in
Niagara river, below the falls, July 2Sth,
was drowned in the attempt, and his
body found several miles down the
river.
A fire at Memphis on the Oath
destroyed the stores occupied by Stewart,
Guisih i Co., Shanks 4 Co., Brode &
Co., and John Reid, all large concerns,
eptai1ing loss of $500, 900; fully in
sured.
The Chinese ironclad recently con-
structed at Stettin, will sail from that
port August 9Th. for Shanghai. This is
regarded as an indication of the peaceful
solution of the difficulties between China
and France.
A Rome dispatch of July 29th says
The town of Cosamicciola, near Naples,
was almost entirely destroyed by earth
quake last night. Neighboring towns,
Forist and Lucceamen, were greatly
damaged. The number of people killed
is estimated at 1000 and 800 injured.
An Ottawa special says: Pembroke
about 100 miles north of Ottawa, has s
I lively sensation in the shape of wilG
man, eight feet high and covered will
hair. His haunts are on Prenty island I
short distance from the town and peopl,
are so terrified that until yesterday NJ
0 one has dared to venture on the islant
for several weeks. Yesterday two sail
ors who went hunting were chased t.
their boat, and one of them wounded b,
q stone hatchet thrown by the wild man.
A Washington special says: The re
port of the commissioner general OF the
land Office for the fiscal year ended Jun
80, 1888, will be completed in a few
. weeks. It will show an increase of Q
D per cent. in acreage of public lands dis
y posed of during the year, or about II !,
100000 acres. Nearly half of this, o
100000 acres, was sold in Dakota
This is about double the number @
u. acres disposed of in Dakota for any yea
= previous. The report for the year ende
June 80, 1882, showed sales amounting
to over "A .006, 900 acres, being an ir
crease of 25 per cent. over sales of tn
year before, and the largest dispositio
of public lands in any preceding year.
A Minneapolis dispatch of July Dot
says: Last night, at 1910, fire was di
covered on the top floor of the Syndicat
block. The fire gained rapid headwa,
Notwithstanding the quick response b
the department, and illuminated I'll
?. streets for many squares.s thousands
people gathered to witness the efforts
the firemen to save the magni6cel
building, which covers half square ar
= is said to be the finest block in thenort
west. The origin of the fire is my
terry. When discovered flames wei
, blazing out of the fifth story windo,
For time the fire defed all efforts
Is, the fremen who worked heroically.
ad was feared the entire block would
swept away, but at o'clock the VIII
shifted and the fremen quickly took a
vantage Of the change and got the fam
s. under control. The total loss will reat
reg $3.50, 600 Work of rebuilding will beg
at once.
An extraordinary scene took place
z st. Marks Episcopal church, Berkele
July 28th. Owing to differences b
tween the old and new vestries, Il
former insisted that the present reverei
incumbent, F. L. Greene, be retired al
" issued call to Rev. DIR. Mcclure,
Oakland. The new vestry objected,
sisting on the retention of Mr.. Green
A wordy war ensued, and opprobrio
epithets were freely exchanged until o.
co more violent vestryman landed a We
directed blow on the nose of one of b
adversaries. A general scuffle ensue
!. during which Benjamin f. Dahl,
III Greene man, drew pistol on Fl. j. Be
. ryman, Mcclure man, but fortunate
;s had sufficient ordinary sense left not
ht pull the trigger, fearing bloodshed. T
a contestants withdrew to the vestr
va where some small side fights were
70 dulged in. The affair Is looked upon
mt most disgraceful. In the meantime t
he church remains locked up.
ne An Albion, n. Y, dispatch of July
sal says: A terrible accident occurred on I
las Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg ra
ial road at Carlyon station at nine o'clo
to last evening, by which nineteen perse
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