The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-06-16
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from yellow lever last week.
Garabaldi memorial services were held
Sunday, June 10th, in his ancient resi-
dence on Staten Island.
Benjamin Merley, of Syracuse, n. Y,
killed his step-daughter, Miss Lnella
Hines, and then killed himself.
The Barber brothers, who were cap
tnred recently at Sumner, Iowa, were
lynched by the citizens on the 9th inst
The Gaiety theater at Manchester, Eng
land, burned June 9th. There was no
performance at the time, and No lsves
were lost.
A movement ison FOOT by the New
York Century club to erect life size
statue in bronze of William Cullen Bry-
ant, in Central park.
discarded lover of Miss Turner, shot o
Mr.. Debeard, who was walking with the
young lady at the time.
Chester w. Chapman. ex-president of
the Boston and Albany railroad, died at
his home in Springfield, Mass, June
10th. He was born in 1898.
The court of common pleas of Phila.
delphia, June 9th, annulled the decree
of divorce obtained by Major Nickerson,
| on the ground that it was obtained by
fraud.
Miss Chafery, who was recently mar
ried to the bogus lord and English ad-
venturer, Allan, is endeavoring to have
the marriage annulled in the Montreal
courts.
The collection of poll tax from the
poorest OF the peasantry of Russia will
entirely cease January 1st next, and the
tax from the remainder OF the people
will be reduced one-half.
Sheriff Doncking and F. ". Walter
| fought duel on horseback recently near
Patrick court house, Va. Walter was
fatally wounded. He was an opponent
of Doncking in the last election.
| At Kansas City, June 8th, George
Frederick, proprietor of the theater
Comique, was shot and killed by John
Bell, reporter on the Evening Star.
The difficulty was about woman.
| A cave was discovered in the Black
Jack mountains, near Mineral Springs.
| Texas, recently. In the cave was q lake
| of water from 90 to 25 feet deep. and
contained many eyeless fish and Lizards.
| Frances NJ. Scoville, sister of Charles
Guiteau, who was divorced from her hus-
band, George Scoville. last January, fled
a petition in the circuit court of Chicago
to have her name changed to Frances
Maria Howe.
/ Late dispatches state tnat sanguinary
| fight took place the ID and Sd In
Albania, between Turkish troops, under
command of Assym Pacha and body OF
Castralis. The Turks are reported to
have lost 1900 men.
The death rate at New York has com.
menced climbing upward with the ther.
mometer. The number of deaths re.
ported Thursday, May 7th, was 113,
against 81 the day before, 80 on Tues.
day, and Soon Monday.
Business failures for the past week
ending june 9th, were 173, against 151
last week, an increase of %. Distributed
by sections the failures are as follows
New England states %, middle states %
western states 56, southern states 26
Pacific states and territories II.
A Rome dispatch of June 9th says
The idea that the vatican has any mis-
givings in regard to the wisdom of issu
ing the papal manifesto on Irish affairs
is dispelled by the fact that the propa-
ganda are preparing to reprint five acti
of the present pontiicate, relative to Ire
land, for circulation among the Irish by
the pope and clergy.
A Washington dispatch of June says
Suit to recover $1,000 for counsel fees
brought by j. S. Bigelow. an attorney o
this city, against Bette E. Mason, wife
of Sergeant Mason, who is now servinf
out q sentence for an attempt to shoe
Guiteau, came into court to-day or
motion to dissolve the order restraining
Mrs. Mason from using the money col
lected for her by public subscription
Among the papers submitted by Mrs
Mason's counsel was letter from coun
sci Bigelow, offering in behalf of hi
client to relinquish all claims for $500
Recent crop reports from over fift,
points in western Wisconsin and south
ern Minnesota and Dakota are Of tn
! most gratifying character as to small
grain. The season 80 far has been one o
the best for wheat, and promises al
abundant crop. The acreage is abou
the same as in 1882 in Wisconsin an,
J, Minnesota and a large increase i
4 Dakota. Oats are doing finely, wit
some increase in acreage. The outloo
for corn is gloomy, owing to the nm
favorableness of the season for tbs
cereal and poor seed. In some instance
. the land has been plowed in and re
planted.
At New York, June 10Th, an unknow
7 middle aged italian attempted to boar
Thirty eighth avenue elevated railwa
train, at the Houston street station yes
terday evening. The gates were closed
and the train had started. When b
tried the gate he wss warned away. bu
tried to crawl through the open windo'
OF the middle car. The train was the
well under way, and he was carried I
the railing at the end of the platform
o Half of his body was inside the car vine
the other half struck the railing. and |,
was flung out. He made somersau'
in the air and fell on the pavemen
!. striking on top of his head. Itws
crushed and he died on the spot.
;" Judge Friedman of New York rendere
le decision recently in the case of Micha
o. Gilman, administrator of John Gilman
~ deceased, against Henry w. Cardle, wi
m was intrusted with certain money by il
/. testate with which to procure masses Il
" the repose Of his soul. Judge Friedms
" follows the decision made recently |
u, Judge Sullivan. This holds that 81
" trust is not legal one, for the reass
?" that there is no beneficiary capable
taking the benefit; therefore the admi
Is istrator is entitled to the fund which W
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