The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-04-21
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A fire at Bordeaux April 18th com
pletely destroyed the military bake
house and large quantity of provisions
and military stores.
The Continental oil works at Denver
were destroyed by ire April 18th. The
loss is estimated at S125 900; partly in
sured in several companies.
The Chinese consul writes that IL Chr
nese children are excluded from the pub-
| lie schools of the state Of California, the
| Chinese will refuse to pay poll tax,
amounting to S175. 900, which helps to
support the schools.
Ezra H. Haywood, of Boston, charged
with sending obscene matter through the
mails, made a five hours address to the
jury, explaining his principles, and the
jury after two hours deliberation. de-
clared him not guilty.
An Ottawa dispatch of-April 18th says:
The Indians who crossed from Mime
sofa into Canada are being decimated by
smallpox. Three hun lred are reported
| dead. The remainder are on their way
to Portage la Prairie.
A Rangoon dispatch of April 18th says:
A disastrous fire occurred to-day at Mad
alay, Burmah. One thousand buildings
were destroyed, including residences of
several cabinet ministers. Two prisoners
were burned to death in cells.
The London papers of April 18th re-
port terrible catastrophe in the theater
at Rivello. caused by an explosion of
gas. A performance was in progress at
| the time, and the theater was crowded.
Many were killed in the panic which en-
sued.
A Booth Bay, Maine, dispatch of April
18th says: The extensive buildings of
the Knickerbocker company, and its en-
gine houses, hay and storehouses. were
totally destroyed by fire and 1000 tons
of ice ruined day. Wharves were also
| destroyed.
The Irish members of the house of
commons on ministerial benches will
make united petition to the English
government, setting forth the most
urgent necessity of meeting the distress
in Ireland, owing to the inadequate sup
ply of food.
The banquet Of physicians of New
York to DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes re-
Gently, was q notable affair. Whitelaw
Reid, George William Curtis and Will
liam Evarts were among the guests who
responded to sentiments. DR.. Holmes
made his response in poem.
The San Francisco Commercial Herald
in tabulated statement of the foreign
import trade of that city for the first
quarter of tho year, shows that it was
nearly million and half larger than
that of the corresponding period of last
year. Yokohama. and Hongkong were
the principal points of import.
| A Lynchburg dispatch of April 18Th
says: Early this morning 100 disguised
persons attacked the Jail at Wytheville,
coerced the sheriff into q surrender OF
the keys, and took VIM. Crockett from
the jail and hanged him from beam in
the outskirts of town. Crockett was
awaiting trial for the murder of Josh f.
Hunt in Wythevihe.
A Bakersfield dispatch Of April 18th
says: Daniel Sweeney was assassinated
tonight about 7:30, on our main street.
He was shot in the back of the head with
pistol. He was about 90 years of age,
and is from San Francisco. He was a
laborer, and recently worked on a farm
in this vicinity. The assassin is sup
posed to be one Pat Fitzgerald.
A London dispatch of April 18th says:
At banquet at the Mansion house last
evening Lord Alcestor eulogized Ad-
miral Nicholson, and said: Although
representing a country thousands of
miles away, he is still very near an
Englishman in blood. / will never for.
get the cheers with which the men on
the gallant admiral's ship greeted
English sailors whilst steering around
our squadron at the time of the bonn
bardment of Alexandria. He did every.
} thing in his power to aid us"
A Washington dispatch of april 18th
says: It is believed that the British gov
ernment has made strong exertions to
induce the United States to cooperate
in the proposed system of surveillance
whereby Americans suspected of con
spring against what is termed the peace
, of Great Britain may be detected anc
prevented from carrying out their pnr
poses. The British minister has repre-
sented to this government that the
troublesome class of persons with which
her majestys government has to contend
g are Americans of Irish descent, who con
nubiate in every possible manner fo
Irish independence. Her maiesty's rep
resentative was fully informed SOM
time prior to the departure OF tn
president of the policy of this govern
ment with respect to the surrender o
persons on American soil accused b.
England of the committal of public of
fenses. All prisoners who under the ex
tradition laws can be shown to hav
committed crimes in England will, afte
! compliance with Just forms, be surreu
dered to that government in accordanc
with the treaty. In every case Grea
Britain must submit satisfactory evi
dence Of the guilt of the person accuse
: before the surrender will be made. Su!
picion or presumption of guilt will nc
do. Identification must be positive. Th
ii cabinet has fully considered this que'
;, ton. That England has for years pas
ID been an asylum for the vi1est class {
Ct political offenders is known TO histor
:. and is remembered by the adminlstr'
.. ton, and it does not propose to deny
= persons living within the borders of I'll
ne United States just and equal protec.io
of laws. In the case of Sheridan tt
British government evidently hoped
N secure his possession without full con
ss pliance with the extradition laws, an
ia the fact that he has not been arrested
of regarded as evidence that the plans
er the British authorities are baffied. ii
Is rights of American citizens in Irelar
will be protected under the laws to Il