Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-07-03
GENERAL NOTES AND NEWS.
Pneumonia caused nearly fifth Of the
deaths in Boston during March.

Francisco.
Perry Davsi, Of Pain.kiIler fame, has laen
an inmate Of \ Pennsylvania almshouse for
the last fifteen years.
Seventeen houses were novel from Yaki-
ana City to North Yakima during the past
week,
Another cloudbufsr in Siskiyou county.
CAL, last week, some eight or nine miles
north of Yreka, did considerable damage to
many settlers.
The fish wheel at Bradford S island is TAX
ing abont two tons of salmon a day, less than
fourth Of what was being taken at this time
last year.
Jim Renwick won the five fur.ong race at
Coney Island on the Ilth, in l:02a.
Flocks of blackbirds are checking the de.
predations Of grasshoppers in Los Angeles.
Miss Emma Nevada, the American prima
donna, was recently the guest Of the Prince
and Princess Of Wales.
Higgins California horse Tyraut got bad
ly leftin the East, after gaining great rep
ptatiop on previous races.
California by recent telegraphic dates,
claims S62, 900 tons of wheat for export, and
introduces good figures to prove it.
a The excitement in Arizona on account of
the Indian outbreak is increasing. and the
citizens are asking the government for bet
ter projection than that afforded by the few
troops there. A number of settlers have
been killed and the Indians have not yet
been punished.
L. E. Meyers, the American champion
amateur runner. won everything near Man
chester, England, on the 18th. He ran a
half miiein l:5d3
T. N Hibbs, the abscond1ng postmaster of
Lewiston, Idaho, who stole $50, 0G0 has been
caught at Harrison rlver, 3. G., with $40.
500 in his possession.
The secretary of the treasury has issued
circular directing customs officers to collect
an alien immigrant tax of so cents each from
foreigners coming to this country as tourists
OF travellers in transit to other countries, as
well as from those coming to this country to
reside.
A shrewd Indianapolis man, ont of work,
wrote all unsigned note. stating that he had
drowned himself, aud begging that the ca
nal might be dragged for the body. Then
he applied to the authorities and secnred the
job of dragging for the body, and cleared a
hundred dollars for the work
A dispatch from Palkersburg, West Vir-
ginia, June 18th, says the situation in jack
son county is becoming ccrious A hundred
families are on the verge OF starvation, and
unless aid is speedily extended by the re-
lnainder OF the Stateor the odtside world the
most disastrous results may be expected.
New Orleans, June 2l.-Director General
Burke has gone to Washington to make ar
rangemen.s for securing the $685.. 600 appro-
priated by the last congress for the payment
Of Gains Of foreign creditors OF the exposi-
zion. This sum. together with the amount
the old company viii receive from the new
company for the plant ETC., will be suffi :
cient to pay all the former companys credi-
tors in full.
Lord Randolph Churchill insists upon a
thorough reorganization of the Conservative
party, sending Sir Stafford Northcote to the
House of Lords, making Sir Michael Hicks
L. ,,,4 Al 4 ~ \
excluding other members of the old cabinet.
The President has appointed William A.
Day of Illinois to be second Auditor of the
Treasury, vice Orange Ferris, resigned by
request.
Shasta county, CAL, is having big boom
in quartz. some rich ledges having lately
been discovered near the Middle Creek r.
r. station.
Brazil is preparing Tor the gradual eman.
cipation OF her slaves, and the law governing
process estimates that a human being, as an
article of merchandise, depreciates at the
rate of 5 per cent. per annum.
The Qaeen. has created Lord Wolseley a
knight of the order of ST. Patrick, in sue
cession to Lord O'Hagan. This is in recog-
nition of his success against Ell Mazda.
The report of the grand secretary of the
%. G. 7. shows l04 lodges in good work
ing order, with membership of3S0S-males Of
1S42 females 1866. It is estimated that
there are 225 members who have not re
ported.
The peach regions of Delaware, Mary.
land and Virginia indicate that the crop will
Pc the largest in ten years, If not the great
est ever known.
The discharged railroad men at the rate
of 100 per day are leaving Yakima, many
walking and carrying blankets.
A man back east has committed suicide by
swallowing handful oftacks It is certainl,
funny way of 'tacking" himself up.
At Whateom, w. T. recently 800, 600 feet
of lumber was sold for $1,000, or S. thous
and feet, considerably less than the logs cost
Secretary Whitney delights to study ma
val architecture. He ia bigger man thar
old Noah
The President is regarded as sort of joll,
big uncle by the two little daughters of Col
Lamont.