The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-17
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
by rELEeRAPH TO Date.

/ Inc county JAIL NJ 06abllGg We LA WAS
destroyed by fre on the 9th inst.
The greater part of the business por-
tion of Blufton, Texas, was recently de-
stroyed by fire.
Business failures during the week end
ing Nov. 9th, in the United State and
Canada number 211.
John s. Gray, ex secretary of the har-
Dor commission, San Francisco, was
sentenced by Judge Toohy to ten years
at San Quentin.
Cotton crop returns of the department
OF agriculture show q slight improve
ment since the last reports Tha indi
Gated product is nearly 86 per cent. Of
last years crop.
An Atlantic City, n. j., dispatch of
Nov. 10th says: Three children of G.
E. Barnes, proprietor of the Sagoewatha
house, this city, while driving, were
killed by a freight train.
Mount Mourne, N. c., dispatch of
Nov. 10th says: To-day a party of six
ty-fve negroes captured Lawrence
White (colored) and hanged him. A
few days before White killed colored
man named Frazier.
General Matthew McEwen died at
Washington Nov. 10th. He served as
surgeon in the Second West Virginia
cavalry, at the commencement of the
war, and subsequently as a staff officer
with Generals Sheridan, Custer, Crook
and Averill.
There was marked decline in the
number of immigrants landed at Castle
Garden in the last FIVE months of this
year, as compared with the correspond
ing period of last year. 1t is estimated
that the total number landed during the
year will be- fully 10000 less than last
year.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Greene, of Newport. r.
l., widow of the late Nathaniel Greene,
celebrated her Tooth birthday, Nov. 9th.
Her husbands father, General Nathaniel
Greene, was friend of George Wash
ington. Her son, Professor G.. W.
Greene, Longfellow's life long friend,
died last April, while at work upon life
of the poet, in fulfllment of an agree
ment that the one who died last should
write life of the other.
AT New York, Nov. 9th, an explosion
on tugboat sank the boat and killed
four men. The boat was blown into
fragments. Flying pieces killed the
helmsman on one of the steamers. Seven
persons were on the tug. The killed are
Captain Eardis, the cook, John Kelly,
and Charles Connors, a deckhand.
Charles Kelly, the engineer, was picked
up with broken limbs. Two other men
on the tug were blown into tt g river.
A Berlin dispatch of Nov 10th says:
The festival in celebration of the 4O0th
anniversary of the birthday of Martin
Luther was opened this morning by the
gathering of so, 900 school children, who
were in fifty-three divisions, aud were
accompanied by bands of music. They
marched to the various churches, and at
tended religious services in honor of the
great reformer, whose bust was placed
Z before the altar in each edifce. The
i emperor and crown prince and officials
of the imperial university, and all the
city officials and clergy proceeded from
; the town hall to ST. Nicholas in the
O great procession. The streets were
packed with people.
Says New Orleans special: The sud
den appearance of large numbers OF
Chinese in the courts, seeking to file
notices of declaration of intention to be
come citizens by naturalization is at
length explained. It is being done under
the patronage of the democratic parish
!. committee, with view to the men being
used to defeat the McEnery ticket at the
D primaries next month. The constitution
, of Louisiana makes declaration of inten-
ton the qualification for an elector, and
there are 800 Cinnamon in this city,
;. enough to make material impression
upon the ballot boxes. The Chinese are
= glad of an opportunity to vote in this
way, as it places them on friendly terms
with the hoodlums, their principal per.
secuters.
Private advices received at San Fran
\ cisco from the English market, together
] with the condition of the local whea
trade, give fair prospect of high prices
in wheat consequent upon scarcity o
the best grades. The hot spell of las
June, at first reported to have done con-
siderable damage throughout the in
terror, is discovered to be correct, as thu
z, heat withered the grain, leaving mucl
pinched wheat and scarcity of No.
The English market is slowly hardening
~ and any increase in prices there woul'
y result in boom here in the speculativ
market. Prices are rapidly CROWN
higher, and freights are lower than eve
before, with very large available tor
mage. The last charter drawn was on
49, basis of 80 shillings, Liverpool direct
>" for wooden ships. The stock of lo'
grade wheat is quite large. Oats ar
gradually growing scarce.
9 A Springfield. Mo-. dispatch of Nov
e ,es 9Th says: Shortly after 2 this afternoo
this city was visited by a destructiv
- cyclone. The storm struck the woole
mills, destroying portion of the build
7 ing and greatly damaging the machinery
It then passed little to the northeas
and demolished number of residences
Striking Division street at the corner {
Boonville street, the storm followed
" lane between city property and Mort
Springfield for three blocks, levelin
residences in both towns. Then tendin
little to the northwest, the storm vi
:, tied Bridgstown, suburb of Mort
eo Springfield. The total loss Is estimate
at between $50, 900 and $500, 900. Prol
ably seven persons were killed, an
~ many injured. A new cigar factory of
- O. Hacken. and mis- residence, were cor
pletely demolished. The family were a.
Of sent at the time. A number of employ
I'VE in the factory were injured. st. Mary
MS: Catholic church was wrecked. It is r,
DO; ported that great damage was done
%, Brooklyn and Republic, in the sout
est western part of the county. Telephol
sh, communication with North SpriDgfe
90: is destroyed Hazeldell schoolhous
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