The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-03-10
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEaRAPn TO DArE.

John N. Irwin, of Iowa, is the new
| governor for Idaho.
1t is thought that the tariff bill is dead
in the house for this session.
Bullion in the bank of England has
increased Gl6, 700 the past week.
BY runaway at Bennington, Vermont
one man was killed and eight injured.
Senator Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, is
seriously i'll at his residence in Washing.
| ton.
| On Feb. 26tn 200 feet of Mullett's tun.
mel, on the Northern Pacific, Montana,
caved in.
Byrne has been ARRESTED on o direct
charge of assassination in the Ireland
| troubles.
Three bodies were stolen from the dead
house in one of the cemeteries at Mon
treal on the 1st.
A fire at Paris, Ky, recently, de-
stroyed property to the amount of $75,-
900 to 500, 900.
The London Times says: Parnell is
on the decline, many of his leading fol-
lowers deserting him.
Senator Davis, president of the senate.
resigned March 3D.. 1t is supposed Ed
munds viii be his successor.
It is contemplated to introduce cable
| cars in New York the same as those in
San Francisco and Chicago.
Three hundred women leave Limerick.
Ireland, for New Hampshire to work in
cotton factories in that state.
Exports of wheat for the cereal year
from San Francisco aggregate II, ,OOO, 900
centals. valued at $21 ,000, 900.
A freight train on the Oregon Short
Line at Shoshone jumped the track on
the 9th uit., killing three men.
There are now but thirty miles to COM
plete on the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad between Salt Lake and Denver.
On March 1st the gas was turned off
the street lamps of San Francisco. the
city treasurer unable to pay previous
bills.
A party of ranchmen attacked an Indian
camp in chihuahua, Mexico, few days
ago, capturing 25 squaws. and killing 10
bucks.
Sufferers of the recent floods along the
Ohio are still in great distress, and earn
est appeals are made to all parts of the
country in their behalf
At Oakland, CAL, on the 28th ult..
Dan Cooks large and fine stable of horses
were sold-sixty in number, and amount
ing to $4,000.
At Fresno, Cal, on the 28th ult.. a
dead man was found on the track, his
head severed from his body. It is sup
posed to be q suicide.
In the house on the 1st Van Voorhees,.
of New York, fercely attacked Page, of
California, using abusive language to-
wards the Pacific coast representative.
Senators Bayard and Beck retired from
the conference committee on the tariff
bill on the 1st, and Senators Malone
and McGill appointed to fill the vacancy.
John Heigle, merchant, living in North
LeaVenworth, Kansas, was found dead in
his bed recently. His throat was cut
| and the money drawer robbed of it's con.
tents.
The appropriation bill for the building
OF dry docks on Mares island, San Fran
cisco, was raised from $500, 900 to $3.50.
600, through the efforts of Senator Mil
ler.
Combinations at Washington announ-
ced G. Wade chief justice of the supreme
court of Montana and John B. Allen
United States attorney for Washington
territory.
James McVey, blacksmith, living in
Omaha, was arrested for counterfeitinp
and showing" silver coin. A large
quantity OF the bogus coin was found in
his possession.
Gouyerneur Morris, collector of Gus.
toms at Sitka, is given two months to close
up his accounts and step out. Ex- -Collec-
tor Shannon, of San Francisco, is recon-
mended to fill the vacancy.
The work of pumping the Diamond
mines at Braidville, ILL.,, progresses
slowly. Twentyfour' feet of water still
remains In the mine. The relief fund
for the sufferers amount to S11 900.
In quarrel in saloon at Chicago on
the 1st between Jas. Elliott, pugilist, and
Jere Dunn, we'll known sporting man.
resulted in Dunn killing Elliott. Both
men fired several shots at each other.
Parnell cabled to friends in New York
that if he fails to geta second reading of
his land bill for ireland, he will come to
America to attend q proposed convention
in Philadelphia in behalf of Ireland.
The governor of Virginia with COM
pany of the state militia made an attack
on Maryland fishermen in Virginia
oyster beds, capturing six negroes as
prisoners, and one vessel out of the 26
vessels in the forbidden waters.
Frederick Lunger, aged IS, one of the
pioneer railroad men of the country. and
one OF the Oldest and most experienced
engineers In the west, died at Davenport.
Iowa, on the 1st. HeIran one of the first
locomotives built by George Stephenson.
and the first passenger train out of Phil
adelphia, and the first train that ran into
Georgia, and the first srain that ran into
Indianapolis. In 1876 he visited the
centennial exposition as the guest of Tom
Scott and other railroad magnates in the
east. and, though man of considerable
means, worked his way going and coming
among the engineers and on the foot
board.
A st. Paul, Mimi, dispatch of March
1st says: Adyiees from the front. on the
line Of the Northern Pacific. show that
the end of the track running west is now
within 10 miles of Bozeman. The end OF
the track coming east is at the mouth OF
the Missoula river, leaving gap of about
290 miles to be laid, all of which is in
Montana territory. Work is progressing
at both ends, there having been no cessa
ton of labor during the entire winter.