The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-05-31
DOMESTIC TELEGRApH1c NEWS.

Newcastle, DEL, recently.
Max Muller has been appointed post
master at Jacksonville, Oregon.
1t is understood that the findings of the
court are adverse to General Swain.
In portions of Texas last week severe
hail storms seriously damaged the crops.
The name of the Office at Bethany, Wash
ington Territory, has been changed to Pitt.
Frost a few days ago in Lancaster
county, Pa, caused great damage to the
growing tobacco.
The President has approved the bill
granting loan of $1,0O0,0 600 to the New
Orleans exposition.
Patrick Patterly whipped Curley Hughes
in three rounds at Rochester last week.
Both men were arrested.
Arthur D. Patterson, of Champaign, ILL.,,
was found dead on his fathers doorstep
recently, shot through the brain.
Endicott has resigned the presidency of
the Oregon and Transcontinental. Elijah
| Smith has been elected as his successor.
Over 1900 Chicago people have signed
| the pledge and now wear the blue ribbon
as the result of Francis Murphy's labors.
The strawberry crop in southern Illinois
is likely to prove a failure, owing to the
appearance within ten days of insects and
rust.
J.C. Tietiens, the insolvent wagon and
implement maker of Lyons, Iewa, owes
about $20, 900, and can pay but fifty cents
on the dollar.
Tully II. Smith, prominent business
| 0f Ixua a11ly WI
peared several days ago, committed sui
eide at New Orleans.
It is now understood that the April earn
ings of the Union Pacific will show de-
crease of from $40O, 600 to $500, 600, COM
pared with last year.
The famous old horse ridden by General
Custer in his Indian campaigns, died at
Vincennes, Ind, last week. He was the
property of DIR. w. F. Carver, the marks
man.
Representative Money denied that he
has expressed any intention of declin
ing the Congressional nomination in his
district and starting newspaper in San
Francisco.
1t is reported that Jay Gould, in view OF
the uncertainties of Wall street, so strik
ingly demonstrated recently, has invested
$1,5O0,0O0 in government bonds in his
wife's name.
A stock train on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad struck land slide near Leaven
worth, Kansas. Seven cars tipped ovel
into the river, causing the death of eighty
head of cattle.
The convention of brewers of the United
States was in session at Rochester las
week. The attendance was large. TIL,
hall was elaborately decorated with appro
pirate notices, German and English.
Postmaster-GeneralG Gresham has order
ed that all matter to be sent from New
York, New Orleans and Galveston to Mex
leo by sea- shall hereafter be sent by Z
Paso over the Mexican Central railroad.
} Elicit, Dewey & Co., Richmond, Va.
wholesale dry goods dealers, have assign
ed. Liabilities, $500, 900; assets not known
D Dewey thinks they will pay dollar for dol
lar. Preferred creditors amount to $103
! 600.
Four lots on the west side of New Y orl
city have been disposed of by Jerome B
Chagee to Abraham Jones for 800, 900. TIL
, property conveyed is that which passe,
U. S. Grant. Jr., to Chaffee on the 7th @
, this month.
Articles of agreement have been signe
between Duncan e. Ross, of Cleveland, an
r Matsada Sorackich, the Japanese chan
!: pion. Ross is to get $500 if he can wi
three out of five falls. The match will tax
place June Sd in New York.
Through the untiring efforts of his wife
Edward Bruce has been pardoned fror
e the Iowa penitentiary, where he had bee
!, sentenced for life for the murder of M,
!. Namara, a grocer of Keokuk. The r,
= united couple have gone to Dakota.
Geo. B. Hume, of Wyoming, receive
,, for Rufus Hatch's Yellowstone Hot,
: terest of John Douglas and other ant
e Hatch stockholders, has come out of til
> park and reported the entire failure of HI
e errand.
A prominent cattle man of Texas, wh
q has just returned to St. Louis from an e,
!, tensive tour in the cattle region and som
Ii of the northern markets, says that the ou
8 look for beeves is very fine. He report
$ that some advanced herds from Texas ha,
r already arrived at Dodge City, Kansas.
Simpson, of Dennell, Lawson & SIM
, son, New York, stated to an associate
!. press reporter the other day that they wi
, pay one-half of their indebtedness
! twelve months, and the remainder in tW
:, years, if the terms are accepted by min
: tenths of the creditors, both in amount
ana
Galveston Ne,css specials from Tyle
- Marlin, Navarota, Crockett, Waverly an
I other points in northeastern Texas, repo1
# another heavy rainfall last week. Th
- makes the fourth unusually heavy rainfa
y y in that section since the first of May. In
- mense tracts of country are flooded. Gree
damage to crops have already resulted.
e Five men were found by Sheriff Taylc
Is at Glendive last week, who stood him O
,r with rifles when he attempted to arre
n them for the attack on Paymaster Viii
n pie, and for the murder of Sergeant Coz
rad. Major Bell, with troop of cayalr
is on their trail. Albert McCannon, a hors
81 dealer, has been arrested as an accon
1t plice.
al Information has been received of a C
r clone, 200 yards wide, which passed b
Y. tween Fairfield and Stewardsville, Texa
is last week. Forests were uprooted in i
pathway. A special from Hampstead r
q ports that a tornado passed through tt
;s country, sweeping everything before it.
- = child six weeks old was blown sixty yarC
- unhurt.
ID The arrival of the steamship Faraday
IS Rockport, Mass, was greeted by thou
ID ands of people. Amid the firing of cal
non the shore end of the cable was lande
III bO Will UAlC SCCblOil DT
h. viously bouyed $50 miles east of Rockpor
Of The citizens rendered reception to Il
TO officers, but they declined until the cab
o. was completed.
is
n Papers publish accounts of the discover
f. of the lost Lord Drummond, heir to 6
he earldom and kinsman to Queen Vietori
who has been found in Broadway. Ne
York, clothing house, working as porte
d. He came to America with his governe
e. twelve years. 1t is stated that reconc
OF iation of Lord Drummond with his fami
ef will be effected.
n
III In the Presbyterian general assembly
Mt Saratoga, the forty-sixth annual report
fha boorJ Of 1-o,