The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-03-15
DOMESTIC rE1,EaRApH1c NEWS.

of Illinois.
New Haven, Conn, is to start a new
watch factory with $50 hands.
Mrs. Langtry will go to Australia after
her San Francisco engagement.
California journals are warning people
not to go to the Coeur Alene mines.
Rhoda A. Gray, milliner of Nevada,
CAL, died from an overdose of oil of cedar.
The National Bird Show was opened at
Boston last week. There were 1900 en-
tries.
An American National bank has been
authorized at Dallas, Texas. with a capital
of $4,000.
Four boys were frightfully mangled by
an explosion in a powder magazine at
Omaha, Neb.
The Boston Produce Exchange protest
against the continuance of the coinage of
silver dollars.
Police Judge Dan Hoffman has disap-
peared mysteriously from his home in
Hollister, Cal.
Hon. Kenneth Raynor, Solicitor of the
Treasury, died last week at the National
Hotel in Washington.
Lizzie Mutt, of Uniontown, has written
to the President, asking to be appointed
postmistress of that place.
Mrs. Lille Langtry, the English actress,
recently took an assignment OF mortgage
of real estate in New York.
Two Chicago lads, Elmer Lyons and AL
fred Stend, died in all the agonies of hy-
drophobia a couple of days ago.
After prayers at his home in Sycamore,
Ill.,. recently, Jacob Bellies issued forth to
secure a revolver to murder his family.
CA. Selmer, the Norwegian Minister of
State, has been impeaehed and sentenced
to forfeit his place and pay costs of $5, eco.
Benjamin Beatty, while attempting to
chastise his 16-year-old, was shot by him
and seriously wounded. The boy has fled.
A stone found near Eagle, Wis, and sold
to Milwaukee jeweler for 81, is now de-
clared to be sixteen-carat pure-water
diamond.
In an address at ST. Joseph, Mo-, re-
Gently, P. j. Sheridan advocated dynamite
and assassination to secure the autonomy
of Ireland.
Brigadier General R. S. Mackenzie, u.
S. A., was examined by the retiring board
at New York recently and placed on the
retired list.
The Prosser Twin Cylinder Car Com
pany, of Chicago, with an authorized cap
ital of 81, ,000, 600, failed last week for lack
of 81, ,597 cash.
Charles A. Dana and party of New
York capitalists are soon to start for a
tour of Mexico, and will be joined by ST.
mon Cameron.
Workmen in the Pullman Palace Car
works have struck. They complain that
their wages have been reduced from 81. 80
per day to $1.3O.
A riot occurred at Alapapa, Ca, caused
by disorderly person resisting arrest.
The Mayor telegraphed for militia to sup
press the rioters.
In train collision on the ST. Louis Air
Line, near Louisville, recently, both en-
gines were wrecked, and several passen-
gers were bruised.
Judge Hilton has purchased from Mrs.
A. t. Stewart the Stewart Building" at
Broadway and Chambers streets, New
York, for 80, 100000.
j. K. johnson, ex-member of the Legis-
lature, forced his way into the house of
William Meade at Albuquerque, and was
shot dead by Meade.
At Hanover, N. H., the faculty of Dart
mouth College have refused to adopt the
regulations proposed fer the government
of collegiate sports.
Assemblyman Burns threatened to shoot
Assemblyman Howe for burlesquing him
at banquet recently held in Albany Mr.
Howe subsequently apoligized.
Paul Schmidt lad of 18 years, much
given to reading dime novels, hung him
self in North Wells street barn and the
Coroner's jury called it suicide.
At Knoxville Tenn, during the funeral
of Mrs. Williams, last week, porch con-
tanning fifty people fell to the ground.
Many were injured, two fatally.
At Huron, Mich, recently. a man named
Mcmillan. suffering from the effects of
drinking, murdered boy named Thomp-
son and then poisoned himself.
In discussion at Atlanta, Ga, recently,
Judge Wright, of the Supreme Court, as
saulted Attorney General Ely. Arrange
ments for duel are being made.
Mrs Bussey, wife of T. II. Bussey, of
Bussey, Mcleod & Co., of Rochester, N.
Y, shot Miss Ida Brown, her husband s
mistress. Both parties were arrested.
Leroy Smith, aged 35, and his sister-in-
law, Miss Tisdale, 21 years old, have eloped
from North Easton, Mass. Miss Tisdale
was Sunday school teacher at Sharon.
A new safety-deposit company, and a
new building company, each with capi-
tai of 100000 and both of Chicago, were
Incorporated at Springfield, ILL.,, recently.
In a portion of flesh SIG of inch in
breadth and 1-200 of an inch thick, taken
from the body of Alfred Vetter, a trichine
victim, 1877 well developed worms were
found.
Thomas r. Reeve, proprietor of the
Cleveland Novelty Company Works,
which have been lying idle most of the
time lately, has assigned. Liabilities,
$50,
Rev. Sheldon Jackson delivered lecture
on Alaska in Philadelphia, in which he re-
marked that Alaska was worse off now
than when under the depotic rule of
Russia.
A sickly colored boy was whipped to
death with hickory rods by his uncle, John
removed to oAndersonville Jail to escape an
angry mob.
A shooting scrape occurred among the
colored population of Topeka, Kansas, in
which George Black and Peter Bloodsoo
were fatllay wounded by Isaiah MacLary,
who escaped.
The late defendants in the Emma Bond
trial are ostracised in their homes in
Christian county, Ill. Merchants and
business men decline to have anything to
do with them.
M. O. Cannon, ex-County Treasurer of
Huron county, Ohio. absconded recently.
His cash account Is short from $4,000 to
100000. His bondsmen are good for the
amount taken.
The council of Fort Waine, Ind, has
contracted for nine electric light towers in
the outskirts and sixty additional lamps
suspended over street crossings in the cen
trail part of the city,
Trustees of the Philadelphia Presby-
terian hospital have decided to return to
the managers of the charity ball the check
for $25, 900 as its share of the proceeds for
this seasons entertainments.
Suits of criminal libel have been entered
at Uniontown, Pa, against the editors of
the Republican and Standard, by r. H.