The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-02-03
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Prince Victor emperor of France.
The Kingston. Jamaica, fire and relief
fund, sends thanks to the United States
for contributions.
Hon. James Patrick, Sr., the Oldest
journalist in Ohio, died on the oath uit.,
at New Philadelphia, aged 81.
Two negro murderers of FL. Ell. Rudd,
OF Walker county, Ca, have been cap
tured. There are threats of lynching.
Thirty-seven cadets OF the military
academy of Pennsylvania were dismissed
for going to theater contrary to orders.
Ex-empress Eugene visited Paris last
week, but in compliances with President
Greyey's request has returned to Lon
don.
Grand Fatl.er Roessley, aged SO, born
in Germany, died on the Oath in Fairfield
county, Ohio. He fought under Bone
parte at Waterloo He leaves a large
family.
It is generally understood that Van
derbilt will purchase collections of old
masters, owned by gentleman in San
Francisco, and place them in gallery
he is about to erect in New York.
Over $50 families residing in the
northeastern part of Columbus are in
| destitute circumstances. caused by the
| closing down of the Columbus mill
Christmas, throwing them out OF work.
The auxiliary steamer Geo. S. Homer
has just sailed from New York for Port
land. This is the first vessel constructed
| for the Cape Horn trade with auxiliary
| steam power, and this is her first voyage.
Proceedings in equity have been begun
| by the United States against the Phila-
| delphia IL Reading railroad, for the re-
coyery of $500, 900 which the United
States claims is due as tax on scrip issued
by the company.
The oil market is excited at Buffalo. A
sharp advance. opening SO q was dropped
| to S3Z in the first fifteen minutes, and
! from that on there was an uninterrupted
| advance until ST. was reached, which was
the closing bid.
| The first through freight train for
New Orleans, over the Southern Pacific
| Company's new route, left San Francisco
/ on the Goth nit. The train embraced one
full carload OF canned salmon, and two
cars of California wine.
A Richmond dispatch of the 25th says:
Information is received to day to the
effect that few nights since body of
distinguished men forcibly took from the
Jail of Russell county, Va, two white
men. named 0. F. Farrall and Evan
Griffith, confined on charge of obtain
ing. under false pretenses, about SIS, 600
worth of cattle from grazers in this Sec
tion. It is not yet known what disposi-
tion they made of the prisoners, but it is
believed they were lynched.
An express train on the Southern Pa
cifie got beyond the control of the brake
men on the morning of the Goth nit, and
backed with frightful velocity down q
steep grade, wrecking the train and kill
ing % persons. The grade is several
miles long, and has an average rise of liz
feet to the mile, and down this the train
went flying at lightning speed. The cars
soon caught fire from overturned stoves
and the flames burst out in every direc
ton. After running miles the two
sleepers. baggage, mail and express cars
jumped the track and were hurled broad
side, when many passengers jammed ir
the debris were burned to death. Miss
Squires of Oaklana and Mrs ex-Gov
Downey are among the victims.
A dispatch from Keyser, W. Va, of the
24th ult., says: One of the most terrible
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occurred in this part of the country hap
pened on Georges Greek and Cumber
land railroad to-day. Three coal trains
consisting of three locomotives, fifty-twt
h0ppers and seventeen gondolas, al
loaded, started from Cum mberland, coupled
together, one engine in front, another il
the middle and one in the rear. In goinS
down one, of the steep grades the engines
lost control and the train started dowI
a steep incline at fearful rate of speed
The train kept the track until it got OF
the trestle work. Having reached th,
curve, the front engine few the track
! dragging all three trains. cars and loco
motives after it, all going rolling ant
tumbling down steep hill between 81
and 100 feet high. Each train consisted
of one conductor, two brakemen, firemal
and engineer, in all fifteen, six of whom
were killed and all more or less injured
The Hamburg American steamer Cim
bria collided with the English steame
Sultan in dense fog in the German
ocean on the morning of the 18th ult., an,
) sank in IL minutes. She left Hambur
the day previous with 4S7 persons OF
board, of whom but 53 are known to hav,
been saved. The steamer had 3 boats
| but 5 of these it was impossit lie to launc
on account of the lurching of the vesse
and the short time allowed. Captai
Hansen was standing on the bridge whel
the ship went down. The place of COLI
7 sion was on the ocean highway much FIRE
quented by vessels. The Cimbria lie
in so feet of water with the topsail yard
visible. But 3 women were saved. Th
!, Sultan was but slightly injured an
j steamed away leaving the Cimblia to he
fate. The survivors who escaped i
boats say that when they rowed ava
;, from the scene the water was covered b
: bodies kept mp by life belts. Tugs wer
sent out to the wreck but the most Wig
liant search failed to discover any add
tional survivors. The Sultan has bee
4 seized by the authorities at Hambur
i and thorough investigation will be had
q The Cimbria's passengers were mostl
i emigrants from East Prussia bound fo
+. New York. Tue scenes ut the time {
: the wreck were appalling. A passenge
o in the shrouds begged his neighbors t
e push him into the sea, he being too niue
chilled to move himself. They refuse
to do SO, when he let himself fall heat
long into the waves. An elderly woman
r. holding her bible IN her cramped hand
' and singing loudly funeral hymns, ws
e washed away from the deck. Two girl
). belonging to the Saubian singing troup,
t having secured life belts, swan abo1
i for long time frantically crying. :. He'll
help!s The people in the rigging criel
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