The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-09-29
The Democrats of Maryland nominated


Robert M. Chane for governor.
JOHN Payne Collier, philologist and
commentarian on Shakespeare, is dead.
The Prohibitionists of Massachusetts
nominated Charles Almy of New Bedford
for governor.
Robinson was nominated for governor
of Massachusetts, by the Republicans
September 10Th.
The New York Times celebrated its
31st birthday by reducing its price from
four to two cents.
Judge Jonathan Dixon was nominated
for governor on the first ballot by the
New Jersey Republican Convention.
Sept. 18th.
The report of the auditor of the state
of Ohio just completed, shows collections
under the Scott law to be nearly
s., ,0O0, 900.
O'Donnell, the slayer of James Carey,
the informer in the Phoenix Park mur-
der trial, arrived in England, September
18th. and is confined to the Southamp-
ton Jail, awaiting trial.
It is believed that, with the utmost ex-
ertions of the postoffice departmen fully
one-third of the postofices of the coun-
try will not have an adequate supply of
stamps upon the date when the law pro-
viding for new letter rates goes into oper.
alton. Department officials, however,
do not fear any serious obstruction to
business.
A New Orleans dispatch of September
23d says: The boiler of an engine run
ming the saw at bridge being con-
structed over Red river, for the Vioks
burg, Shreveport and Pacific railroad,
exploded with terrible force, killing
five, and wounding FIVE, who were at
work as night force. A boy named
Willis Watts was the only person on the
boat at the time of the explosion who
escaped unhurt.
A Melbourne dispatch of Sept. Goth
says: The newspapers generally express
dissatisfaction with Lord Derby's dis
patch condemning the projected annexa-
ton of South Pacific islands to Australia,
and they assert that, owing to this poll
| cy on the part of the home government,
they fear the colonies will be flooded
with French convicts. In Victoria, it is
declared that Lord Derby has failed to
| appreciate the danger, and that the col
onies themselves must devise means for
| their protection. A conference of rep
resentatives of the various colonies will
be held in Sydney, New South Wales,
the latter part of November, at which
the subject will be discussed.
A Wilkesbarre dispatch of September
| 22d says: A terrible accident happened
in the Woodward shaft of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Coal Com
pany, at Kingston this afternoon. The
shaft is 500 feet deep and has twenty
feet of water at the bottom. George
Bulg, Thomas J. Davis, Edward Phil
lips and Isaac Devan were working on a
platform, timbering the shaft sixty feet
from the bottom. A piece of timber
weighing half ton fell on the platform
while being lowered. It gave way and
four of the men were precipitated to the
bottom, falling in the water and drown
ing. Philip Barry and Lewis Jones
were saved by hanging to beam, after
Crying for help. The men were all mar.
ried, except Davis, and leave large fami
lies in destitute circumstances.
Pension Com missioner Dudley says
Of the appropriation of 800, 900, 900 fol
the payment Of pensions for the fiscal
year ended June 80, $50 ,000, 900 remain
ed unexpended and was reappropriated
for the present fiscal year, making the
sum available for expenses of the bu
reau about $125 5,O00, 900. Commissioner
Dudley expresses the opinion that there
will be another large surplus at the emo
of the present fiscal year. In that even
he will ask to have the surplus reap
propriated, and expects to be able con
siderably to reduce the amount required
for the fiscal year beginning July 1st
; 1884. The commissioner says that not
withstanding the probable expenses ant
this large surplus, the number of pen
. sion claims passed upon the present yea
will show large increase over last year
, He attributes the saving to the charac
ter of the cases and the efficiency of tn
examiners. Commissioner Dudley il
also of the opinion that he will be en-
7 abled to reduce the number of employe
in the pension bureau from 1900 1850.
! A Sioux Falls, D. t., dispatch G
Sept. 18th says: The last clause in tn
constitution of the proposed new state @
Dakota was passed upon this afternoon
!: and the convention adjourned, leavin
: the final arrangement of the documen
+ in the hands of the committee Of arrange
q ment and phraseology. It is a CAREFUL
# constructed paper, and strong safeguard
r are thrown against monopoly, bankin
y and railroads being especially consid
: cred. Ten thousand copies of the docu
(, ment will be printed in English, an
!. 1000 each in German and Scandinavian
= for distribution in southern Dakota. Th
d question OF salaries to be allowed stat
Q officers was decided. The governor
L to receive $1,000, and the treasurer, aut
e itor and attorney general $1,000 each.
:. resolution was adopted that will gladde
d the prohibitionists, which was to subm
is to popular vote any measures upon %
)" majority vote it shall then become pa
is of the state constitution. The delegat
is go home well pleased with their labor
,fl An important event in telegraph Gil
eles was the recent opening of the Ce
trail and South American company
ID lines to Brazel. connection with Il
I'd United States being made via Galvesto
lg Texas. Cheaper rates will at once be i
r, augurated, and it is anticipated that
~ lively business will spring up betwe'
te the two great sections of the westel
at hemisphere. Various gentlemen in {
st fetal positions and prominently iden
to fed with the business interests of &
ce country have sent sentiments over t
n. wire upon this occasion, and amor
at others is the following from Preside
st Arthur to the emperor of Brazil 1T
ee president and government of the Unit
In States salute the emperor and people
as Brazil, through the new channel of dire
s. communication between the two cou
of tries, this day opened via Galveston a.