The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-17
The Marquis of Lorne is mentioned
for xrioo,ou of Irn1o.,l

The Marquis of Lorne is mentioned
for viceroy of Ireland.
Senator Randolph, of Morristown, N.
j., died suddenly on the 7th inst.
The steamer Wisconsin recently landed
at New York $50 Mormon converts from
Scandinavia.
At Baptist church festival at Madi-
son, Ind, recently, Robert Duke,
colored, stabbed and killed David
Brooks.
George B. Hudson, pioneer of Cali
fornia, was drowned at Donahue landing,
San Francisco, on the 9th inst. He was
lately connected with the Post in that
city.
Apostle Brigham Young and Hebsr J.
Grant are now in Colorado, en- route to
New Mexico and Arizona, to preach the
doctrine of Mormonism to the Indians,
who are being rapidly converted.
At Chapultepec, Mexico, recently, a
duel was fought between Degheest, of
the Mexican National bank, and Oliver,
a French merchant. the former being
badly wounded and the latter killed.
A st. Johns dispatch of Nov. 9Th says:
At the south side of st. Johns harbor
u Il,
| several laborers. Two were taken out
| dead and four others were seriously
/ wounded.
Recently, near Sanford, N. g., a negro
man and wife went to church, leaving
| their children locked in the house. On
their return they found the house
| burned to ashes and the children per-
ished in the flames.
A Chihuahua, Mexico. special states
that Jacob Hipp, wealthy resident of
| Milwaukee, Wis, while on his way home
from the Mexico Central terminus at
Loredo to Durango, was robbed of $4,000
and murdered by the road agents No
vember 4th. His wife was also outraged.
Northern Pacific road gives notice that
it has decided to allow $50 pounds of
first-class baggage with every frst-class
ticket, both on through and local bus-
ness. The Union Pacific allows $50
pounds as far as Ogden, but the Central
and Southern roads allow but 100 pounds
with each ticket.
| Northern Pacific land sales during the
month of October were: Eastern divi-
sion, 1913 acres, and e1ghty-two town
| lots; value received for the latter, $5163.
Montana division. 1864 acres; value re-
ceived, $35 ,693; twenty nine town lots;
value, $3955. The western division
sales have not yet been returned.
A Yankton dispatch of Nov. 7th
says: That portion of the territory south
of the forty sixth parallel voted on the
ratification of the constitution at Sioux
Falls in September. A complete consti-
tuition was made from the best portions
of various state constitutions. The pro-
position is to present it to congress this
| winter, and ask the admission of the
south half of Dakota as state. There
being no general election in the territory,
a light vote was polled.
Since taking up his residence at
Rideau hall, his excellency Lord Lans
downe has received a number of anony-
nous letters threatening his life. The
matter is being Investigated, though his
excellency is not greatly alarmed. It is
believed the letters are sent by mis-
chievous persons anxious TO annoy him,
or possibly by some who are anxious to
obtain employment as extra detectives.
A Madison, Wis, dispatch of Novem-
Der Sth says: An entire roof, inside wall
and iron and stone column of the new
south wing of the capitol fell at l 40 P.
NJ. Barney Higgins and William Edgar,
of Madison, were killed instantly.
William Jones, boss mason, of Milwau-
kee, had his skull fractured and is dying.
Eight others were badly injured and may
die.
In an accident on the Pan Handle
road, near Newark, recently, John Net
thews, engineer, and J. Kennedy, fire.
man, of the Baltimore and Ohio train,
were instantly killed. David Wilson,
baggageman, received severe cuts, and
Davis. engineer, and Frank Powell, fire
man, of the Pan Handle freight, were
not recover. The engines of both trains
were badly smashed up.
The New York World prints list OF
r seventy New York widows and fifteen un
married female legatees, whose united
3 wealth is about $123, 0,000. Ths
+ wealthiest are Mrs. A. T. Stewart, $40,
t 900, ,Oc0; Mrs. E. D. Morgan, SIS, 900, 900
: Mrs Marshall O.. Roberts, S., ,000, 900
: Mrs. Edwin Stevens, 100000; Mrs
. Paran Stevens, So, 100000 Mrs. Nose
b Taylor, Sc, 900, 900; Mrs. Cornelius Van
!. derbilt, SIS, ,000,0 900; Mrs. James Brown
;, So, 100000. The. richest unmarried lad,
d is Catherine Wolfe, So, 900 900, who ais
9 leads the whole list iu noble and unos
g tentatious charities.
r 4 Kansas City dispatch of Novembe
l. 9Th says: A fearful tragedy was enacte.
o to-day at the farmhouse of R. Clay Nc
!, Gee, ten miles south of this city. Hi
" children, returning home from schoo
Q this afternoon, found the lifeless bodie
of their father, mother and older siste
lying upon the floor. McGee evidentl
n had killed his wife, shooting her in th
q breast with shotgun. He shot hi
n daughter in the back, and then CON
: pleted the horror by going to an uppe
room and swallowing a dose c
! morphine.
). The latest returns of the Novembe
If elections resulted at follows: In Massa
a chusetts, Robinson, republican candldat
h for governor, defeats Butler about 10
@ 600; both houses of the legislature r,
q publican. In New York, Carr, republ
g. can candidate for state secretary,
b elected by $4,000, and the other stat
ID officers elected are democrats; the assen
b. bly, is republican. In Pennsylvania tt
ID republicans elected their state ticket b
2. II 500. Connecticut has gone republ
a. can. Maryland elects its entire dem
b. cratic ticket. New Jersey, Abbott, dem
es cratic, is elected governor by $500;
e the legislature on joint ballot the repu
E. licans will have three majority.
at VIRGINIA the democrats carry the state
b. $4,000 and have majority in bot
ne houses. Mississippi is democratic by
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