The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-03-03
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In the house bill was passed creating
three additional land districts to Dakota.
A subscription has been opened in
Berlin for the American sufferers by the
recent foods.
Daniel Evans, planter, was killed by
Butler, a negro employe, at Tallulah,
Mich, on the 22d ult.
Hamburg, by vote OF 134 to Is of the
house of burgesses, have decided to be
united with the German customs union.
It is said the French admiral at NADIA
gascar station has been ordered to sup
press any attempts to resist the rights of
france on the island.
G. B. Richards & Co., of New York,
have transmitted to Europe aid for suf.
ferers by the Rhine inundations to the
amount of SIP, 174.
Nine miles south of Memphis. Tenn,
Feb. 21st., an aged colored couple by the
name of Townsend were shot by man
named Hill. The murderer is supposed
to be half witted.
Com. Gorringe, who is best known in
connection with the removal of the
Egyptian obelsk to New York, resigned
from the navy. The reason assigned is
difficulty between Gorringe and the
secretary of war.
Washington's birthday was observed at
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chi
cago and other eastern cities, San Fran
cisco and many Pacific coast towns, as
we'll as by our ministers in London and
/ Berlin.
Negotiations are in progress to consoii-
date the New York petroleum exchange
and the national petroleum exchange.
The proposition was broached some time
ago. but not until within the past few
days has actual measures been takei..
The London daily News says: Parnell-
tiles are greatly dissatisfied with Parnell's
| intention to move an amendment to the
| address in reply to q speech from the
/ throne arraigning the executive of Ire
land for the administration of crimes.
A Cincinnati dispatch of Feb. 22d says:
A section of Mclean avenue, seventy five
feet long. slipped into the water at Court
street this morning, letting down the
Southern railway track and cutting off
communication with both the passenger
and freight depots. It happened shortly
before the arrival of the incoming train.
| Secretary Chandler received the fol-
lowing telegram from Jas. j. Kerrett,
commanding the United States steamer
Richmond. dated Hong Kong, Feb. 81;
The Ashuelot is total loss on Lameck
Island. Eleven enlisted men were lost.
The remainder are now on the Rich
mond.
The Congregational Clerical Union,
consisting of more than so Congregational
ministers of New York city and vicinity
have unanimously adopted resolution
protesting against the unutterable out
rage of proposed Iexhi bition of the
Passion Play" and approving Mayor
Edson's course concerning it.
The executive committees of trunk
lines and managers of western roads for
mulated an agreement Feb. 22d, pledgine
themselves to maintain rates, refuse t,
accept through bills from connecting
} roads found guilty Of cutting, and t.
discharge any employe making cut rat
or giving rebate.
A Threshers Corners, Ont, dispatch o
Feb. 21st says: During political meet
ing the floor gave way and one man wa
, killed and the following injured: Thos
; Kelly, leg broken; s.. M. Palmer, le
broken; Mr.. Lawrence, cut head; w. c
Thompson, seriously hurt; w. H. vii
burn, shoulder dislocated; John Haskel
seriously injured.
A Tucson dispatch of Feb. 22d says
Great excitement prevails here over re
markable silver discovery 90 miles sout
of this place, in the Panta Risto mour
! tains. The ore ~crevice is 100 feet wild
and over mile long. and the averae
value of the ore is $275 per ton. Th
ore is sulphates and also extensive ric
sand. Half million is estimated to b
in sight.
A serious row occurred among th
members of a gypsies' camp in Oakland
CAL, Feb. 22d. During discussion
gypsy named Palmer called another {
the tribe named Gallagher O fool, an
the men agreed to fight it out on wage
of So so side. Gallagher was severel
thrashed, and his backer, maddened /
s, the loss of the stakes, turned in and con
ID menced to beat his recent protege. Other
of the party interfered, knife WI
drawn bv the irafe hacker, VINO cut q
present slightly and Palmer sariousl,
: The party then 1etreated, while fres
IS arrivals opened fusillade on the retirin
members of the band
Application has been made to the SUI
ervisors or San Francisco by J. Dive
and William D. Long, representing
proposed water company, for franchis
They propose bringing water from ii
Tuolumne river, through several cou
" ties in the state, along the line to ST.
Francisco. The petition states there is
abundance of water for domestic al
public uses. and that in the event of the
application for franchise being granite
60 they would guarantee to bring wat
enough into the city in five years to su
ply every demand. They have al
!, drafted an ordinance which they wa
= passed, granting franchise, and agreeil
TO furnish the city with water free
charge.
IA, An immense sensation has been Great
for in Canada by an English adventur,
.Sd % representing himself as the Right He
EFT orab1e Earl of Cantyre, Cantyre Cas-
tit tbut whose real name is John Geor
ts. Bruce Allen, son of a Church of Engla
Irs clergyman by marrying domini
10 % heiress by the name of Chaffey, or
w daughter of John Chaffey, wealt
!. lumber merchant of Perth, Canada. 7
adventurer was we'll supplied with none
81. and lavish herewith, and succeeded
~ having the nuptials secretly tied at Nc
IL treal by Methodist clergy man duri
A0 the ice carnival in that city. AS soon
the affair became known Lord Lorne y
30. telegraphed to about the pretended ca
OF who replied that no such name or hoT
an existed under the English peerage, a
the party must be swindler. As