The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-02-09
LOCAL ITEMS.


A shooting gallery is in full blast.
Wendell Phillips is dead.
St. Valentines day viii eoon be here.
Robert Newcomb is in Los Angeles for his
health.
Senator Blaine is out of politics; he is
writing book.
The Couer d'Alene gold excitement will
prove many an tsApril fool.
There has been scarcity of water for min
ing purposes in southern Oregon this winter.
Capt. Alex. Ankeny was in Roseburg
Tuesday night.
Snow fell to the depth of over three feet
in northeastern Ohio, duriags the north of
January.
We were promised some temperance arti-
cles, which failed to make their appearance
this week.
A masquerade ball at the skating rink on
the night of the l4th. The supper will be
given at the Metropolitan hotel.
We are at less to know why the yonng
proprietor of the Plaindealer is SO anxious
fora leap year party.iu Roseburg.
The United States has purchased the Eng
lish whale ship Thetis, to be used for the re-
hef OF the Greely expedition.
The issue of standard silver dollars for the
week ending Feb. I'd, was ss5, ,996; for the
corresponding period last year, Sl93, 900.
Buy Iowa harbed wire for fencing. It is
cheaper and better than lumber. For sale
by Sheridan Brothers.
The remains of Lieutenant DeLong and
comrades of the Jeanette exploring expedi-
tion, are on their way home, on board the
German steamer Frisia.
r Joseph Wickersham, passen ger conductor
on the southern division, who, it was re-
ported, had got the 6. b., is still running his
train:
From the renovation going on in front Of
some of the business houses in the city, one
might infer there had been some deadly cpl
demic in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Martindala, postmaster at Camas val
ley, went down to Portland on Mondays
train. He was subpoenaed as a witness be-
fore tho U. s. grand jury in the cause against
1stillwel and Hill for robbing the mail
The regular meeting Of the Rossburg w,
&c. T. U. will be held at the NJ. E. church
to-day, February 8, at 8 o'clock Pm. La
dies who are interested in the temperance
Cause are cordially invited to attend.
The farmers are making it lively for the
coyotes this week. G.. w. Jones caught one
aud A. ]. Strange two, and J. A. Duncan
shot three full grown catamounts, which
had been preying on the lambs.
Sheriff Purdom was called to Portland tc
tell what he knows about Stillwel,'s con
| Tossing that he. robbed the mail sack while
Ecarying the mail between Camas valley and
the Coquille.
Nm. Faber, proprietor of the Star brew
cry in Albany, made Roseburg a hasty visit
on Tuesday last on. pleasure and business
combined. We found Mr.. Faber pleasan
gentleman who will make friends whereve
he goes.
The man who reported that Captain Hol
deserted his vessel between Coos Bay ant
Rogue river, was in town this week. From
the cloud around his optics we would i,nag
inc that the Captain had interviewed hin
and made all the necessary explanations.
Rev. J. W. Craig will preach funeral dis
course in memory of the late Mr. Parson, a
Wilbur, 1t IL o'clock A. NJ, Sunday next
He will also preach at his church in this cit
at the usual hour in the evening of the sam
day.
Baker Pasha, with the allied Englis
forces, has again been defeated by the Fals
Prophet, near Tokar. He reports his loss q
20e0 men, four Krupp cannon and two Gal
ling guns.
The committees in charge of the teacher
institute to be held here during the Grs
week in March, are actively at work and a
things bid fair that this session of the inst
tute will far surpass previous ones. 1t wi
commence on Tuesday evening, March 4.
The Ohio legislature has passed a civ
rights bill, similar to the law of congre.
which was decided unconstitutional by th
Supreme court of the United States, on til
ground that it was matter which helonge
), to the States.
Charles L. Mosher, q Douglas count
boy who has been engaged in the newspape
business in Arizona for several years, is no
: at Phoenix, but we hear that he is maxim
preparations to remove to the Quijott
mines, lately purchased by the bonanza firm
Flood l. Mackey, where second Virgin
City is expected to be bnilt during the ne,
year.
E. F. Walsh will canvass Douelas count
!. for q new book, written by Sweet and Kno
editors of the Texas siftings entities
y ACROSS Texas. on a Mustang" From Il
prospectus, we are satisfied that the book
instructive as well as humorous We leal
that the Major has had very good success,
far, aud certainly he deserves it.
John Sheridan, of the firm of Sherida
Brothers, returned last Saturday from tr
Y to San Francisco. where he has been t
some t,me in the interest of the firm. Jol
lis looking well and is in fine spirits, the 50
sea air has added color to his pale chez
land ylyaclty. to his conversational power
D It vii. do the boys good to hear him sp
the new stories which he has picked up
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