Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-03-27
LATE NEWS SUMMARY.
Foreign and Domestic.

Seven inches of snow fell at Thayer,
Mo, March l4th.
Pneumonia is still very prevalent and
fatal in New York.
Joe Goss, the pugilist, is dying in Bos
ton Of Bright's disease.
President Cleveland was forty-eight
years old on the 18th inst.
Mrs. Yseult Dudley has heen indicted
by the Grand jury of New York.
Charles Briggs, the wife murderer, was
hanged at Philadelphia on the 18th.
An Englishman is in command of the
Turkish lifebeat service on the Black Sea.
Two Mexicans were killed by an explo-
sion in coal mine near Eagle Pass, Tex,
At Waterbury, Conn, the Burreth Hard
ware Company has failed. Liabilities,
Sl25,0O0.
By a small majority the Trustees of the
British Museum have decided III favor OF
Sunday opening.
The indingent students of Dartmouth
receive 5000 yearly from the State OF
New Hampshire.
Advices from Calcutta report that tea
and indigo districts in India are suffering
severely from drought.
It's reported that 80 Canadian servant
girls VIII arfly6 at lctOTId Ill ndY pre-
pared to accept service.
One of the leading temperance man of
Barnbury, S. c.. has been indicted for
selling liquor on the sly.
The bark John Shafe sank at her d ,clS
in New York, and the wife and child of
Captain Boyle were drowned.
Nineteen cities and towns in New
Hampshire are taking action to secure the
publication of local histories.
Mrs. Langtry has lately lent So i 90
more, making $115, GOO in all, on mortgage
of real estate in New York City.
The Duke of Richmond, the largest
owner of rented property in London, has
reduced all his rents ten per cent.
| Mary is the most common of all names
| in England, there being 6,s19 out of every
50,i 90 individuals answering to it.
The trades unions throughout the coun-
| try are officially disclaiming any sympa-
| thy with Socialists and Anarchists.
The bang, it is understood, is going out
of fashion, into which it was brought by
the children OF the Prince of Wales.
| Another company has been formed in
New York for the purpose of aerial navi.
nation. with capital stock of SlOO,OOo.
Judge Houston has rejected both of
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines wills. That in
favor of Mrs. Evans is pronounced forg-
cry.
The total number of enrolled volunteers
4 in Great Britain at the present time is
280, 600 men, the greatest number yet
attained.
Mr.. Terris fell on his dagger while play
/ ing Romeo in London on January Both,
and came near giving reality to the ending
of the tragedy.
A London dispatch says the belief ex-
| lists there that both Russia and England
are trying to find an easy way out of the
Afghan difficulty.
Victor Hugo declined an offer Of 90
francs to write poem fer recent ami
versary occasion in Paris. Lord Tenny-
son was not asked.
Upon receipt of the Presidents procla
nation concerning Oklahoma lands, most
of those preparing to invade lndi III Terri
tory decided to return home.
The Canadian Pacific Railway proposes
to issue bonds to the amount of $50 0O, ,000
the shareholders. to take half and the
Government the other half.
1t is believed the Chinese Government
is about to declare American flour contra
band of war in sequence of the action
of France declaring rice eontraband.
The resignation of Second Lieutenant
| Vasa E. Stolbrand, Thirteenth Infantry
now under charges of duplicating his pa,
accounts, has been accepted by the Presi
dent.
The Legislature of North Carolina has
j passed a law pensioning all State soldiers
who participated in the War of the Re
bellion. Each soldier is allowed 0 pei
/ year.
The Bichester hounds in England re
Gently had a remarkably long run, which
was terminated by the fox falling dea6
in front of the pack. Five horses were
killed.
Ambrose Anderson, plumber, was sho
and killed by William Wagner in salooI
door. He was intoxicated, and was try
ing to force his way into the saloon wheI
stopped
The "munificent sum" of ten cents was
given by traveller to eolored man il
/ Ashevilie N. c.. recently. who found anC
returned to him his lost pocket-book con
tanning $50.
/ Joseph Winters. a prominent farme
living near Hagerstown, Md, died o
grief, occasioned by the conviction ant
sentence to the penitentiary for thre,
years of his son.
The Coal Miners Convention at Straits
vile, Ohio, with delegates present from
II ocking Valley, have decided to accep
fifty cents per ton. This ends the strik'
begun April last.
Joseph r. Ryan, of Virginia City, Ne
vada, has been appointed Superintendent
of the Carson City mint. This is the frs
appointment made by President Cleve
land for the Pacific coast.
The Gar of Russia has ordered all Cath
Ollie clergymen ia the Empire to TO mall,
acknowledge his authority as superior tx
that of the Pope. If they do not, thei
functions will be superseded.
In the town of New Holland, Illinois
fifteen business houses were burned, wip
ing out the entire business portion of tn,
town. The loss is $4,000. One grocer.
store alone escaped destruction.
The son of French General has recentl,
invented gun which will fire thirty shots
minute with two movements. The gov
ernment is now experimenting with
view to its adoption in the army.
1t is reported that the locomotive engi
neers of the Gould system will go ont OF
strike, unless the dem nd of the Griev
anee Committee be acceded to. Tn
Brotherhood numbers SO, 000 engineers.
At West Newton, Pa, Robert Latimore
mine superintendent, was fatally beatel
by a crowd of discharged miners and thei
wives. Twenty-Five men and fifteel
women were arrested for supposed par
ticipation.
The Senate has adopted resolution
warning Guatemala that on account o
the United States interests in Nicaragua
and Costa Rica, an ivasion of those repub
lies by Guatemala would be unfriendl,
and hostile to the United States.
The act under which General Grant wa
restored to the army register does no
authorize his appointment from the dat,
he retired from the Office of President o
the United States, as many persons sup
pose, but from date of appointment unde
the act.
At Braddocks, Pa, fire destroyed prop