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WW), ' , 1 THE INDEPENDENT IB ISSUED 8tUfdsy MonlatM BY KELLY & WELLS, PublittlMPa. 91 a. THE GLAS INDEPEM) FINEST JOB IN DOUGLAS CARDS, BILL-HEAD! BLAMKI And other print 1" I FINEST JOB S J- 1 J I IN DOUGLAS COM Independent in all Things ; Neutral in Nothing." ind Heavy Thww are the terms lor vanee. Th Ixdki-kxdkxt those paying id i offer fiue iu.Iu VOL 4. ROSE BURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1880. Neatly and AT POT moots to advertiser. Terms reasonable. NO. 43. U Months! .'Z ' Three Maaatna C. ft. MULLEP, Watchmaker and Jeweler, OAKLAND, .... OREGON Office in Dr. I'ngc't Drugstore. Canyoiiville Hotel, D. A. LEV1.-. - PROPRIETOR HAArtKG RECENTLY PURCHASED THE Canyon vi le lintel, 1 am now prepared to urnish traveler" mi'h the, Ivst of accommodations. Feed and stabling for suk. D. A. LEVINS. W. D. WOODCOCK. H. W. CHURCH ILL. Wooden k St Ciinrcbill, MYRTLE CREEK, . - OREGON TEAMSTERri r'iiDJI JACKSONVILLE and the resiuVu iij Myrtle Creek will find the best horsi .!uns at tins establishment. In this line we claim to da work equal to any in the State. New work iiiunulactured and repairs made on the sborkst notiqe. Give u- a trial, and if we cannot suit vou none can. WOOl 'COCK i CHURCHILL. JAS. THORNTON. W. H. ATKINSON. JACOB WAONEB. K. K. ANDERSON Ashland Woolen Manufacturing Company, Manufacturers and Dealers in White & Colored Blankets Plain and Fancy Cashmeres, Doeskins, Flannel. Etc. --also, OVER AND UNDERWEAR CLOTHING Made to Order. W. II. ATIONgON Meo'y ASHLAND, Jackson County, Oregon. H. C. STANTON, Dealer in Staple Dry Goods! Keeps constantly on hand a general assort ment of EXTRA FINE GROCERIES, WOOD, WILLOW AD GLASSWARE ! ALSO Crockery and Cordage A full stock of SCHOOL BOOKS Such as required by the Public "County Retools All kinds of STATIONERY, TOYS and FANCY ARTICLES To suit both Young and Old. BOYS AND SELLS LEGAL TENDERS furnishes Checks on Portland, and procures Drafts on Han r raucisco. HoteT Metropolitan ROSHBCJllU, - - OREGON . Perkins & Headriek, Prop'rs. The Oily First-Class Hotel ia ths City AND Dsyet af On C. O. Itsgs Co. TK7ELL FURNISHED SLEEPING APART w menu, the best of beds, and the most atten tive housekeepers, and a table supplied with the best of everything. STACKS FOR REDOING (my the house every day on the arrival of 'the ears from Portland. The traveling public, and all who favor M with their patrons: ,-can rest assured that thry will ba entetained in the best possible manner. HSADRICK A PERKINS MAHONEY'8 8 A LOON. Nearest to the Railroad Depot, Oakland. J ass. Mahoncy, Prop'r. The finest of wises, liquors and cigars in Doug las county, and the best BILLIABD TABLE in ths Stat kept in proper repair: Parties traveling on the railroad will find this place very handy to visit during the stop ping of the train at the Oak land, Depot, Give me a call. JAB. MAHONEY. SALEM Foundry and Machine Shop B. W. DRAKE, Proprietor, SALEM, . OREGON, Steam Ensrlnes, Haw SCUM, Grist Mills, Reapers, Pump) and all kinds and Styles ot Machinery made to Order. Machinery repaired on Snort Notice. Pattern making don in all it various forms, and all kinds of brass and iron castings fur nished on abort notice. Also manufac turer of Enterprise Plainer and Matcher, and Suckers and Sharpers. PATTERSON'S Ja. H. Tipton, Prop'r. ALL KINDS OF LUMBER, Including 8agar Pine, Cedar, Fir, Pine and Oak Lumber, Always on hand, And Orders promptly filled. on tne shortest notice AH kinds or dressed lumber constantly on hand. Lumber furnished at any point in Roseburg without extra charge, and by application to me it will be found that My Lumber is not only the best but the cheapest in the market. Try me and nee. Address all letters to TIPTOJI BROS)., Patterson's Mill, O BLACKSMITHING, ' WAUKINS BROS. Would inform the public that they have leased Hie large Blarkunilhing shop lately occupied by George Mickle, and that they are prepared to do All Kinds of Blacksmit hing In first-class style, And at prices lower than the lowest. They have many years' experience in the line of Horse Shoeing! And claim, on this point, in the trade, they are competent to do the best of work to the satisfaction of patrons. All kinds of Machinery repaired, Flow Work, Etc. Sir them a eall. Shop opposite B. Mark A Co. Utf. JOHN FR ASH R, Home Made Furniture, WlLitl it. OKKGOX. Upholstery, Spring Mattrasses, Etc., Constantly on hand. l U i I ' 1 have the best stock o lit ' Hi fi mrnlture south of Portland And all of my own manufacture. No two Prices to Customers Residents of Douglas county are requested to give me a call before purchasing elsewhere. fx- ALL WORK WARRANTED.-". Furniture Store ! JOHN GI LDERWLEVE BAVING PURCHASED THE PTTRNI- H turo Establishment of John Lehnberr, is now prepared to do auy work in the UPHOLSTERINC LINE. He is also prepared to famish In all styles, of the best manufacture, and cheaper than the cheapest. His Chairs, Tables. Bureaus, Bedsteads, Washstands, ETC., ETC., ETC. Arc of superior make, and for low cost cannot be equalled in the State. The Finest of Spring Beds And the Most Complete fcofas Always on hand. Everything in he line fur nished, of the best quality, on the shortest notice and at the lowest rates. COFFINS MADE AND TRIMMED. And orders filled cheaper and better than can any other establishment. e of ou dersigued promises to offer extra inducements to all patrons. Give nie a trial. JOHN GILDEUSLEVE. J. JASKULEK, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. Boseburg, Oroifon. NO MORE USE TO SEND YOCR FINE Watcbes to Portland for repairs. A line assortment of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spec tacles and Eve-glasses always on hand. The only "reliable Optometer in Roseburg for the proper adjustment of Spectacles and Eye glasses, which will preserve and strengthen the eyesight. pt All work warranted. DEPOT HOTEL- 1AKLAND, . - OREUOH. Richard Thomas, Prop'r. npHIS HOTEL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED for number ol years, and has become very DODular with the traveling public- First-class SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS. And the table supplied with the best the market affords. Hotel at the depot of the Railroad. T. C. SMITH O , Chemists and Pharmacists ! Ration's Block, State Street, SALEM, OREGON. Particular attention given to proscriptions, and ail orders by mail or express filled promptly and accurately. Physicians and country dealers will save money by examining our stock, or procuring our prices, before purchasing else where. 4K ore iron and California STAGE IXITES X THROUGH TO 8N FRANCISCO FOUR DAYS. THE QUICKEST, SAFEST EASIEST ROUTE. AND STAGES LEAVE ROSEBURG Every Day at T-30 P. M., Making quick connection at Reading with th " cars of th C. A 0. R. R. Tat full particulars and passage apply to PERKINS A HE ADR1CK. MAMMOTH LIVERY AND FEED STABLE. This establishment is the Best in the State I and connected with it is a large Wagon Yard and Shed Room ! Capable of accommodating any number of hones and wagons. Beat of Hay and Grain always in full supp'yand at livinr prices. And no one is allowed to (? away dissatisfied. Don't fail to give us a ca!!. for we an determined to Sail you ii ijuai lity,iia!ity and pnev. pJOTICEISHEUK may concern is ;VK awarded the contract f r ke. County paupers for a perM of ' persons in need of abstain) from must first procures eertiiuvte t th. .ir- any member of the County Board sud ir.$eiit ft to on ot th following named person. wlmare Mthorised to and will care f ir those proswlns such certificates: Button & Perki-.is, llueoburx; L. L. Kellogg, Oakland; Mrs. Brown, Looking Glass. Dr. Woodruff is authorized to fnrnisn medical aid to all persons in need of the same and who have been declared panpws of U County, w. B. CLA HK. SEEDS !" aa-SEE I ALL KIDS OF BK&T QliLllY. ALL ORDERS Pmnrl sHanilArl In anil i IrtAfls fihits" " -a ivmyn svouuvw " -. ir witn care. Address, Haeheney & Ben Portland, o iron. TELEGRAPHIC. EASTERN, Chea Toiratauat. New York, Jan. 27. A chess tourna ment which hus been in progress in this city for several days, was completed to day with the following scores: McKenzie. 134 ; Grundy. 13J (a tie) ; Mohle, 13 ; SelL man, 121 ; Judd, 11 ; Delman, 9i ; Ryan, 5 ; Ware, 5 ; Cougdon, 3 ; CoboieU, 2. The five prizes are $500, $300, $200 $100 and $50. The winners of the first andsecond will decide on Thursday be tween McKenzie and Grundy ; third, Mohle; fourth, Bellman ; fifth, Judd. Frank Leslie' Will. Objections to probate of the late Vrank Leslie's will were filed yesterday by his two sons Alfred and Heury, Henry, who calls himself Prank Leslie, Jr., avers that the making of the spill was caused by fraud and circumvention and undue influ ence practiced decedent by the person named as executrix in the will, whose maiden name was Marion Florence Pol len, otherwise known as Mrs. Squires ; otherwise known as Mrs. Frank Leslie ; that sach person was not, at the death of Frank Leslie, nor at any time the wife of Prank Leslie ; that at the time he exe cuted the will, if he did execute it, he was insane and incompetent. Railroad Election At a meeting of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Company to-day, the fol. lowing directors were elected : Jay Gould, Russell Sage, William Bond, George J. Forrest, Sidnev Dillon, Fred. L. Ames, G. M. Dodgeand F. H. Bond. The following officers were then elected : President, Jay Gould ; vice presidents, F. H. Bond and B. P. McCreedy. Importaat Cassga Bteeommeaded. Providence, Jan. 27. The governor, in his annual message, recommends that women be given the right to vote on the school question, and that prohibition take the place of the present liquor law. A Duel. Nrw Orleans, Jan. 27. The topic of conversation to-night at hotels and public places is the forthcoming duel between State Treasurer Major . H. Burke and Major H. J. Hearsy. Burke, besides be sides being state treasurer, is editor of the New Orleans Democrat, the organ of the democratic party. Hearsy was a few months ago the editor of the Democrat. The difficulty arose from a newspaper discussion regarding the city printing, Majoi Burke was challenged by Hearsy and the challenge was promptly accepted yesterday. The seconds are engaged in arranging the details of the duel, which is to take place to-morrow morning. A peaceable settlement of the affair is re garded as impossible. Steamboat Humeri. New Orleans, Jan. 27 The steamboat Charmer with 2100 bales of cotton, whs totally destroyed by fire 15 milee above the mouth of Red river. Eight lives were lost, two chambermaids, two cooks, two cabin boys, one fireman and one deck hand. The boat and cargo were valued at $130,000. No further particulars have been received. Buffalo, Jan. 27. Parnell and Dillon have prepared the following appeal to the people of the Dominion of Canada : The extreme urgency of the distress in Ireland has induced us to appeal to the people of Canada. Famine is already up on the people of the west of Ireland. Thousands are at this moment starving, and up to this time the British govern ment has taken no step to save the people from this awful fate. We appeal to the people of the dominion to assist us in saving the lives of the peasantry until we have succeeded in arousing the govern ment to a sense of its duty. Necessity is pressing. Even if the government were to move at once, which they show no sign of doing, the machinery employed by them is so cumbersome that no relief could reach the people for about six weeka. In the interval thousands must perish. Let relief committees be formed in every city and town in the dominion and all subscriptions be forwarded immediately to the credit ot the Irish famine relief fund in the National Bank of Montreal. Edison's l.Ljtht. New York, Jan. 27 The Sun says the electric lights in Menlo Park looked yel low in contrast with the light of the'full moon last evening, as yellow as gas lights appear in contrast with electric lights. A number of globes containing the lights, that have been up 200, 300 and 400 hours, have been found to be cracked where the wires pierce the glass and have been taken down and their places have been filled with new lamps, none of which have yet cracked. Edison said last evening that these new lamp gavo him good reason to believe that they would not crack at all He has now eighty-two lamps aglow on one circuit. This is the largest number yet used. Three new buildings are now in course of erection on the laboratory grounds. One is for glass blowers, the second for fourteen dynamo machines, by which Edison proposes to start seven hun dred lights, and the third is a machine shop. Measures In Committee. Washington, Jan. 28. The committee on ways and means this morning contin ued its hearing of the gentlemen inter ested in the sugar business on a proposi tion to modify the tariff. The house committee on naval affairs has agreed to report favorably the bill of Representative Harris, providing for the reorganization cf the navy. The bill is accompanied by an elaborate report, which was unanimously adopted. Every effort will be made to have an early day set for its consideration by the house. The house committee on railway and canals has adopted the report of a sub committee in favor oi a bill to aid the construction of a railroad from San Anto nio, Texas, to Laredo, on the Rio Grande. The bill was ordered favorably reported to the house, with the request that it be recommitted for further consideration. The house committee on coinage to-day agreed to report favorably Warner's bill, which provides for the free coinage of gold and silver, and the issue of certifi cates on deposits of gold and silver bul lion, and that such certificates shall be legal tenders for all purposes. The bill also prohibits any further issue of na tional bank notes. The senate election committee has vir tually closed Ingall's case ; council have two weeks to prepare. The senate committee on appropriations has reopened their findings in regard to the fortifications appropriation bill, and finally have decided to report the bill back to the senate to-morrow with a rec ommendation that the amount granted by the house for the armament of sea coast fortifications, namely, $225,000, to be increased to $400,000, The committee will also recommend an increase of$50, 000 in the house item for the preservation and repair of fortifications. The terms of the provision for the armament of the fortifications are amended by the eenate committee so as to inciude not only the conversion of smooth bores into rifled ordnance, but also specficially manufac ture fonr improved breech loading rifled guns of twelve inch calibre. Comment on the Harris Naval BUI. Representative Harris' bill which was unanimously adopted by the naval com mittee, is intended as the forerunner of legislation looking to complete the organ ization of the navy, and authorizes the secretary of the navy to cause to be made a thorough inspection of all vessels in the navy and all stores and material, and to sell such as are pronounced unworthy. The bill provides for an establishment of the permanent construction fund for the navy, which shall comprise appropria tions made therefor, from time to time by congress, and the proceeds arising from the sale of old condemned vessels of the navy, and condemned materials, stores and supplies, which fund shall be used and expended by the secretary of the navy in the construction, armament and experiment of new naval vessels, and for no other purpose. Tne Wales Consolidated Mine. Evbeka, Jan. 28. Regarding the Wale Consolidated Mine, a common report says that they have an incline shaft to the depth of 20 feet, and at that point there is a covering over the shaft, which no one appears to know the depth of. The shaft has been locked up for the past three months, and few if any have seen the in side of it. There ia no windlass on the shaft, and this is the reason assigned for not letting visitors down the shaft, re cently a donkey engine has been set up but it has not been put in use yet. No work of any importance has been done at the mine lor several uiotithn, and it is understood that only two men are em ployed. The general impression is that the Wales Consolidated is not much of a mining property. Hob War In Northern Virginia. Richmond, Jan. 28. Telegrams received here this morning state that intense ex citement prevails in Shenandoah county, in consequence of an apprehended col lision between white and black laborers at Columbia furnace, near Edonberg, in that county. Governor Halliday has received a telegram from the sheriff of Shenandoah, asking for the assistance of troops to aid in quelling the riot, and also one from Captain Magrueder.of the Woodstock mil itary company, stating that he has notice of a serious riot at the point mentioned, and asking for orders wbat to do. The governor immediately replied directing him to place his command at the disposal of the sheriff for the u reservation of peace. Other telegrams received by members of the legislature from Shenandoah valley, confirm the above report. State Senator H. H. Riddlederger, of Shenandoah county, to-night received the lollowuig in relation to tne riots in that county :" Woodstock, Jan. 28. 1-eft Columbia furnace at 4 P. M. Everything was quiet there, and it is reported by Dr. Armstrong to be quiet at the Liberty fur nace. An attack on some negroes was made at the Liberty furnace last night and two men were wounded. The rioters then dispersed with threats to return to night." A dispatch from the sheriff has just been received which says that the rioters have now 200 men. lie asks lor more 'military. Governor Halliday has telegraphed Captain James B. Burgess, commanding the Winchester Light In fantry, ordering him to proceed with his company by the first train to the scene of the disturbance, and place himself at the disposition of the sheriff. Gould's Scheme. Chicago, Jan. 29. The Times says that it is believed that Jay Gould's main ob ject at present is to secure the control of all roads which have California routes in their charters. He will next turn his at tention to the St. Louis and San Francisco and Iron Mountain roads, the only ones which he fears hii rivals may use against him. Driven From Roste by Domestic Trouble. Boston, Jan. 29. The disappearance of Dr. S. Dana Hayes, state assayer, is an nounced. It is said that after settling up all matters of business on the 26th instant he left this part of the country, leaving a letter stating that he should not return. His business was in a very prosperous condition. The cause of his disappear ance is domestic trouble. Another Colonization Scheme. New York, Jan. 29. A co-operative colony is forming in Brooklyn for the pur pose of settling upon government land in the vicinity of Pnget Sound. A meeting to promote e movement was held in Union Hall, which was addressed by Dr. P. H. Vanderweyde, editor of the Practi cal American, and E. V. Smalley. The Sinking Fund Act. Washington, Jan. 29. The committee on Pacific railroads to-day instructed their chairman to report favorably to the house and urge the passage of the bill intro duced by Representative McLaneto alter and amend the sinking fund act, ap proved May 7, 1878, after agreeing upon an amendment extending the provisions of the act to all persons or corporations into whose possession the Union and Central Pacific may come by purchase or other consideration. The Northern PacUlc. The friends of the Northern Pacific Railroad have begun to work in earnest to secure tne passage of a bill extending the time for the completion of the road and feel confident of success. An argu ment in favor of such a bill was made be fore the railroad committee to-day. Gov. Pitkin of Colorado. The house committee on Indian affairs to-day examined Governor Pitkin of Col orado on tne Lte question. He stated that the Indians had long been dissatis fied, and chafed under the restraints of enforced influences of civilization exer ted by the agency ; that Jack and other Indians had appealed to him to have them relieved of the presence of Agent Meeker; that they did not care for farm ing, but preferred to lead the same no madic life their fathers had followed. He (Governor Pitkin) believe that the Utes were actuated by malicious intent in the recent Ute outbreak, and to decide if it is possible to drive out the Utes from Color ado. Miss Josephine Meeker was present. Her evidence will be received to-morrow. Investigating Alaskan Affairs. The propriety of establishing a territori al form of government for Alaska will be considered by the senate this winter. A sub-committee of the committee on terri tories has been taking the testimony of a person named Elliott, who has his head quarters at the Smithsonian Institute dur ing the winter, and is said to be employed by the Fur Seal C impany during "the summer. Elliott is opposed to a territor ial form of government in Alaska. The Fur Seal Government is also opposed to such a government. Senator Butler, who is chairman of the sub-committee investi gating the question, says he thinks the people of Alaska should be given some form of government for the protection of their lives and property. He has been informed that under an ' established gov ernment there would be considerable im migtation to Alaska. An Extraordinary Seene. New York, Jan. 29. The Stock Ex change, in the early hours, was the scene of great excitement, and the subject of it Central Pacific stock. Yesterday public notice was given by a committee of the syndicate which recently bought 50,000, .shares of Central Pacific, with the privil ege of 60,000 more, that the same would be publicly sold in the ordinary way at the opening of the Stock Exchange this morning. The Evening Post says: The syndicate employed five brokers giving each a notice to sell 10,000 shares on a scale of fractions from 80 up to 85. As soon as the hammer of the presiding officer dropped at 10 o'clock, and business was formally opened, there was such a rush in the Central Pacific crowd as might have led a spectator to believe that some one in the crowd was throwing a round five-catat diamonds by the handful. Brokers had their coats torn, and were in danger of having their bones broken. In fact, the tumult was extraordinary, even tor the exchange, where excitement is the rule. The first sale was at 81 j. There was then a rapid advance to 87 inside of the first fifteen minutes. This was fol lowed by a decline to 84J, and at 10:20, with the price at 85, the five brokers had each executed his order and the 50,000 shares had been disposed of. The committee bad refused private bids for a large amount of stock, and as one of the purposes of tbe sale by Huntington was to popularize the stock in the mar ket, it was thought best to put every one seeking to boy on the same footing. Therefore the stock was put openly on the market. The crowd which gorged around the sellers was so thick and so eager that tbe pressure was really dan gerous. One man was observed with his collar ripped off. The wild confusion whicbprevailed has rarely been equalled in the stormy annals of the exchange. The average price was 84 and a fraction. The syndicate would have been content, it is understood, if an average of 82 had been received. The whole transaction is unique in the history of the stock mar ket, and its successful result is the gen eral topic of conversation in Wall street. Incest. Bristol, R. I., Jan. 30. Simon J. Gray has been held for trial on a charge of rape on his daughter, whose husbancf has de manded $2000 in settlement. Th Wrecked Steamboat Raised. , New Orleans. Jan. 30. The steamer I.ouisianu has been floated and is coming up the rive under her own steam. Death of Stewart Brown. New York, Jan. SO. Stewart Brown, a well-known banker, died to-day ; aged ; Edison's Light. New York, Jan. 30. Edison has per fected Ins electric light, and is annoyed by the adverse criticisms of the scientists. The Distress in Ireland. New York, Jan. 30. Richard O'Gor rnan, secretary of the Irish relief com mittee of, New York, has received a cable dispatch iirom Edward Duyer Grey, lord mayor ojf Dublin, and chairman of the Mansioa house relief committee of Dub lin, stating that distress in Ireland is rau rdly increasing and assuming calamitous proportions. O'Gorrann said this even ing he was daily a receipt of information from Ireland, all to the effect that desti tution in Connaiicht and the northwest and on the islands lying off these parts, was rapidly developing dimensions far exceeding the worst fears of the people In some districts the distress had almost taken the character of a famine, and the gravest fears are entertained fsr the spring and early summer. He will to-morrow send 200 to the Mansion house com mittee, which will make 2100 already sent by this committee. the Irish relief committee of this citv has issued an address tothe people of the United States, urgently requesting speed v contributions for the distressed in Ire land. After reciting the miserable con dition in many districts, tbe address says mat tne unman Mansion eouse committee seems to fulfill all conditions required for the wise and humane disposal of any funds placed in their hands. Subscrip tions for ,he Irish relief fund will be re ceived by the trensurer, Hentv L. Hog- net, at the Emigrant Industrial Savines Bank, 51 Chambers street. The Billiard Stars. St. Lons, Jan. 30. Sexton and Dalv. billiardists beat Sehafer and Gallagher to night, 400 to 324 ; winner's average 18 4-22. Parnell on hla Mettle. Springfield. Jan. 30. Parnell to-night violently attacked the veracity and birth of Lord Alfred Churchill, who by cable irom Ireland has denied Farnell's state ments in this .country. The proceeds of the meetings here and at Holyoke almount to $2000. Fire at Chicago. Chicago. Jan. 30. Frank Field & Co.'s bakery, at the corner of Desplains and Washington streets, was burned to-night. Loss, $58,000; about two-thirds insured. PACIFIC COAST. Assessment. San Francisco. Jan. 30. Best & Belcher has levied an assessment of $1 per share. Closed Onu Charley Taing, a Chinaman, was hanged in Colusa to-dav for the murder of a Chinawoman in Colusa county in Decem ber. Oregon War Bonds. A small lot of Oregon war bonds were sold to-day in New York at 102J. These bonds bear b per cent, and are payable July 1, 1881. California Legislature. The senate committee on elections re- girt to unseat Desty and give the place to yrne. Snlelde of a Woman. Mrs. Margaret Feeney committed sui cide at East Oakland yesterday by hang ing. .She, leaves five children the young est five months old. No cause assigned. The Lake Merced Scheme Wins. San Francisco, Jan. 27. The board of supervisors last night, by a vote of seven to five, voted to saddle the Lake Mereed water job on the city. A sharp debate preceded the vote, in which rerrev flatly charged that there were seven men in the board fixed, and it was no use to talk. Stetson changed his vote and gave notice of reconsideration. A Sailor Drowned. George H. South, mate of the ship John uryee, lell otl the gang plank as he was going on board that vessel off Mission rock on Saturday evening, and was drowned. His body has not yet been re covered. Reluct Ion of Cable Message Rates. James Gamble, general superintendent of the Pacific division of the Western Union Telegraph Company, ha.su received advices from the New York j&ttice that, owing to the ooeniiie for business of the new French cable, a reduction of 62 j cents per word will be.made from California to all points in Europe outside of Great Britain and Ireland, to take effect Febru ary 1st. No reduction in rates to Great Britain and Ireland until the new cable company is prepared to compete there. Meeting ot th Belcher Mining Company At the annual meeting of the Belcher Mining Company the old board was re elected, except F. A. Tritle vice J. D. Fry. At the Belcher meeting 85,1 10 $ shares were represented. Secretary Crockett's report showed receipts during the past year of $546,244 21, of which 416,000 was derived from assessments. The present indebtedness of the company is $44, 210 96. The superintendent's report, after reviewing tne wont oi me year, conciuues "I would beg leave to call your attention to the decided improvement on onr 2760- root level. From the appearance oi the ore there discovered, from its being in the center of the vein and from its being the widest and best at the bottom of the drift, and as we have never found any ore from the 1500-foot level down to this point, these indications, coupled with the favorable formations we are now meeting on onr 3000-foot level, give me the great est hopes that in the near future the Belcher mine will again come to the front as one of the leading mines of tne Com StOCK." Mining Company lections. At the annual meeting of the Raymond & tAy Mining Company this alternoon 81,530 shares were represenred. The sec retarv's renort shows the company's fi nances to stand as follows: Total receipts, $367,658 78; total disbursements, $365 534 44 ; balance on hand, $2073 34. The following board of directors were elected and will meet to-morroT to elect officers : C. F. McDermott, Charles Main, J. W. Roberts, F. A. Hassey and F. M. French. Assessment. Belle Isle levies an assessment of 30 cents. A Big Swindling Scheme Discovered. The Bulletin this evening publishes an account of what appears to be a bogus deal in the Wales Consolidated. The move ment it is said, is being engineered by one of the officials of the mine, a gradu ate of the office of the famous mahogany deal, who it is alleged has been giving points to every one of his acquaints.! oces in the city by letters and telegrams, and has recently telegraphed them all. nnder injunctions of secrecy, "Uncovering rich ore, A grand boom has commenced, and it will go up to fifty. Bay without limit." It accidentally became known to some of the recipients of these missives that they were being sent broadcast, and explana tions followed. One of the parties pro fesses to have learned that Wales has no machinery on tbe ground, ore in the dump or anything to indicate the pres ence of ore in the mine. The Spragwe Murder Case. San Francisco, Jan. 28. The supreme court has remanded the case of Bprague. of Yentura county, convieted of the mur der of T. Wallace More, to the lower court with instructions tc let the law take its course. Death ot Edmond I.. Gould. Edmond L. Gonid, a well known yer, died suddenly from apople morning. Sax .Francisco, Jan-J ance of two new cases of smallpox among the crew of the City of Peking, now quar antined on the steamer Constitution, has stimulated inquiry regarding the prospect of the disease affecting a lodgement in the city. Dr. McAllister, quarantine officer, makes the statement that Captain Bern-, of the City of Peking, and his first officer, knew that there were cases of smallpox on the vessel at the time she came to the dock, but concealed it from him, and his agent, Mr. Williams. In fact, the doctor said that one of the victims was kept locked up in a stateroom where he could not be found. Dr. McAllister lays tbe blame for all the trouble, since the ship was first released from quarantine, upon the Shoulders Of Pnnftn Ham ant .Inaa not appear willing to acknowledge that he nuH naming in circumspection lor allow ing that officer to pull wool over his eyes. It has been n harllu man the way through. An officer of the vessel s reported having come ashore the first igllt that thp Khin loir nT Rlnnb I-t -- ' ' f u.uvm - villi, and remained with his family until morn- it. iMin oaturuay mgnt mere were a umber of petty officers on shore, visiting th eir menus anil circulating about town nerally. They appeared to think that IVUM SI (rr(l rrattinrs rtnt r. - " ivnaw ft ttlll VUi. VI UUHiail" tine, though they said it was not a difficult nnnvcr. xneugenis oi tne racinc Man Steamshi n ( Yimn&n V. hava annnamliul all the officers of the Citv of Peking from the captain down. The Penalty of Indiscretion. It has been usrerfuinnd thai nii.lit Via. fore last the wives of tbe first officer, chief engineer and one other officer of the City reKing, visited the ship, staying all .gilt. The ounrnntinn nffi, i.r.t .;J of the transaction, and yesterday morn ing ucmsuuea mat every person on board of the vessel be brought before him. All came on deck except the ladies. The quarantine officer asked if there were no more, ana Deing answered that there were not. taxed the nfhVprs with tha i,r..-i.f...-i of their wives on board, which the cul prits confessed. The ladies were brought on deck, and were then summarily dis- paicneu to tne quarantine hulk as the penalty for indiscretion. Snldlde. John Ftftnairfm. ft Wfll.)rnnn n-tinlaaol. liquor merchant, committed suicide last iigui uy inking morpnine. ine last t . . grand jury indicted him for failing to eeD a Droner record of hi trunsar-iinnR This preyed on his miud and it is be lieved induced him to commit suicide. The San Qnrntlu Wardemshlp. The state prison commissioners have appointed J. P. Ames of San Mateo, war den of the penitentiary at Srn Quentin. Dedication of the Church ot St. Ignatius. San Francisco, Feb. 1. The new Cath olic church of St. Ignatius on VanNess avenue, was dedicated to day with im posing ceremonies. Archbishop A iemany celebrated the pontificial mass, and a ser mon was preached by Bishop Keeny of Portland, Maine. A large number of visiting clergy and several thousand spec tators were present. The building which includes a church and school, is situated In the block between VanNess, Franklin, Grove and Hayes streets, the grounds oc cupyinp the whole block. Tbe total value of the land and improvements is about one million dollars. The school will be dedicated to-morrow. The institution is under the control of the Society of Jesus. An Interesting Rowing Race. A sculling race between Daniel Leahy, professional oarsman, and Henrv C. Hoyt, marine reporter of the Merchants' Exchange, five miles, for one thousand dollars a side, which has been the princi pal topic of conversation in nautical sport ing circles for the past few months, came off at Richard ion's bay to-day, resulting in an easy victory for Leahy. The day was exceptionally hue, the water smooth. and arrangements for securing good order thoroughly carried eut. Several steamers were in attendance crowded with specta tors. The betting was slightly in favor of Leahy. They got off evenly, and kept side by side for the first hundred yards, when Leahy drew slowly ahead and led his opponent round the stake boat, con tinued increasing the lead on the home stretch, and tame in winner in .t4 minutes and 30 seconds, the best five mile time on record, beating his opponent nearly three quarters of a mile. Leahy used the usual eliding seat, favored by professionals, while Hoyt used the hxed seat, to which he had been accustomed. FOREIGN- Spinning Factory Burned. Chemnitz, Saxony, Jan. 30. A large spinning manufactory burned, throwing out ol employment ooo persons. Ambassador Appointed. Vienna, Jan, 30. The appoint nent of t.ount KalnouKy as ambassador to Kussia has been gazetted. Husala and the Vatican. London, Jan. 30. The Vatican has sent dispatches to St. Petersburg through the papal nuncio at Vienna, authorizing Bishops in Russia to adopt certain prov isional rules embodying concessions, which it is hoped will faciliate the settle ment of more important questions. Germany and the Pope. Rome, Jan. 30. Telegrams have been received .stating that Prince Bismarck and the German crown prince have agreed that it is advisable to re-establish harmony between the Romish church and Germany. It is not yet known whether Prince Frederick.Wi"lliam will visit the pope. The Pope's Health. The pope's health is causing anxiety. He suffers from fits of shivering and great prostration, but persists in his usual oc cupations. A Gift from I he Pope. The pope has sent 10,000 francs for the relief of the distressed in Ireland. The Ex-Quben's Reception. The Duchess de la Torre was universally pronounced the most beautiful and best dressed woman in the theater, but all honors of the evening were for the Queen-mother, Isabel. The King and Young queen were only looked at when they entered, but when Queen Isabel came to the front of the box there was a universal murmur of applause, admira tion and affectionate greeting, and in the bull-fight the next afternoon there was positive enthusiasm. The crowds there, always noisy, saluted her with roars of applause, and all along the Calle Alcala coming home she was the object of the most boisterous demonstrations from the people. This reception for Queen Isabel -was scarcely expected, still it sur prises no one. For the women of their generation in Madrid, she is the sister of all; her children, too, were born when their were, and some of her little ones have been taken just as theirs, too, have died, on the same day, in the same week, or in the same month, so that the anniversaries of her life are theirs also. And the great, generous heart that beats nnder the ample bosom of the frail, faulty Isabel has prompted the willing hand to so many charitable actions, so much has she given to starving widows for the education of their sons, to fathers struggling nnder the weight of large families and ready to perish, to needy Generals who have led their hosts to battle, and to impoverished authors, that it is utterly impossible for the people of Madrid not to love her, although they cannot respect her. f Correspondence N. Y. Post. There is something high-tone 1 church bells. The mother of Genr a life-long Methr1 ' hositality i preach e Cle- John Bright on America. In a recent speech at Rochdale, John Bright spoke thus of the United States: I was reading the other day a very interesting book published by one of the most eminent men who have ever adorn ed the Senate of the United Slates I mean the late Charles Snmner who for so many years was Senator of for the State of Massachusetts. It is a book called Ptophetic Voice, and it purports to give something prophetic with regard to the greatness of the United States, and going back to a very early period you will be be surprised when I tell yon that it goes back to a long time before the time when the United States were discovered. He says in one of the opening passages of his book that the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus is the greatest event in secular history, and I believe if yon come to examine it you will agree with him in that opinion. Bat even when America was unknown, imagina tion the imagination of genius and of poetry pictured the discovery of a coun try, the grandeur and vastness of which, perhaps, at that time, scarcely anybody conld dream of. Now, in this same little book Mr. Sumner has given us two or three passages which I will read to yon. One is from the writings of a very cele brated Roman, who lived about the time of the Apostle Paul that would be about 1400 years before the dUseovery of Amer icaand in it he says: "There shall come a time in later years when the oceans shall relax their chains and a vast conti nent appear, and a pilot shall find new worlds, and Thule shall no longer be earth's bounds" Thule being understood to represent some now not easily discov erable island in the north of Europe. Not only the genius of Seneca gives ns the passage, but the poetry of Petrarch, one of the greatest of the Italian poets. He says: "The daylight hanging with winged steps, perchance to gladden the expectant eyes of far-off nations in a world remote." There was an indication that westward were great lands and a new world to be discovered. Hear, hear. These, to my mind, are very interesting quotations, and show that there was in tne mind of the genius and in the mind of the poet a foreseeing of great things to come. Cheers, j rinally, prophecy be came fact. Columbus lived among men, the curtain was undrawn, and a new world appeared; and I think that there is nothing that is equal to that great discov ery and that great transaction. Mr. Bry ant, the oldest of the American poets, lately dead, says in an ode to "The Past:" Par In the realm unknown ' Old empires alt In anllenaeas and (loom. And I think if we examine all these old empires - the Assyrian, the Babylon ian, the Parthian, or the Roman, or if we come to another time and another place and examine the empires of India and China, or if we come to a more modern time and recall the fall of ancient Rome if we look in our own time at the great growth of the Empire of Russia if we look at the French Revolution, with its vast results if we look at the present power of Germany in Europe if we look at the vast empire all over the world, al most, of which we, in this little island, are for a time the centre I think we shall admit, after all, that there is noth ing in all these transactions of history, which, for vastness.and for performance, can compare with the grandeur that there is in the discovery of the American Con tinent by ChristopherColumbus. Cheers I sav America, which is always under stood to mean North America and the United States, other than that portion of it which is still dependent on the Eng lish Crown that it is natural from its vast advanced condition and its vast pop ulation. Allow me to point out one or two things about these United States which we are apt to forget. I should like to speak to you of its size. When we dis cuss expenditure we speak of millions, but "millions" give very little idea of the immenseness of them. America I can hardly make you understand what the extraordinary expanse of America is. The United States I exclude the Terri tory called Alaska, which was bought some few years ago from Russia, and which is not very vast or fertile con tains about three mill ins of square miles, of which one half are suitable for gen eral agriculture. The other half is much more suitable for grazing, and a very large portion being mountanecms and rocky, it is probably not any good for agriculture of any kind. Yon know that France is considered a rather big conn try for Europe it is a great deal bigger than this country; but the United States would make fifteen times France, it would, make fifteen times Germany, it would make twelve) imes Austria and twenty-five times England and Ireland. There is the astounding fact that your countrymen have gone over to that con tinent and taken possession of a country twenty-five times as large as the country they left behind them. There is proba bly some one here who will say or at least there is somebody outside who will say it that we have vast colonies in Canada, in Australia, in India and in South Africa nobody knows yet how much. Laughter and cheers. But you mnst recollect all these territories in Canada, in Australia, in India and in South Africa, are neither in men nor money nor in regard to revenue, any strength to the people of the United Kingdom. On the contrary, they are continually drawing from our revenue and our resources. I Hear, hear. 1 There fore, when I am comparing the territorr oi me c uueu Ajnguom, wiui tne United States, I am confining my self to that which contributes "to the material revenue of the country of which I am speaking. If you look at tie map of the United States yon will find at the extreme south the State of Texas, which was one time part of the Republic of Mexico. Subse quently it became independent, and was then annexed to the American Union, There has been some discussion as to whether it is a desirable place to go. AU I know is it is very hot there, and a gentleman with whom I am ac quainted, went there to see whether his sons could settle there, but he came rather faster than he went, for he said if he had stayed much longer, he would have stayed theie forever. How ever, it is a wonderful State fed the producing cattle and cotton, and the size of the single state of Texas, which is only one of the States of the Union, is 247,000 square miles. Now consider 247,000 square miles. Austria has only 240,000, Germany ha only 212,000, France has only 204,000, the United Kingdom has 140,000. Therefore one single State in the American Union Texas is more than twice as Urge as England and Ireland togethe But there three other States fT" ehan Great Britain and Ireland and there are three otb -Nevada and Colorad square miles eac- -than Great K er, and r site ' Now, then, this country I am discuss, ng, has only been a country in a certain sense for one hundred vpa rko k dred years ago it consisted of thirteen small colonies, dependent on this coun try. Its population now has increased to 50,000,000, which is nearly half or about half more than the whole popula tion of Great Britain and Ireland at this day. I have no doubt that there are scores in this room who, before they live to the age I have attained to, will live to see the day when the population of the United States will be double what it is now, and that it will pasti 100,000,000 of people. Cheers. Now all tbe countries m Europe add to the population of the United States. It is not the natural in crease of their population which grows at this rate. From every State in Eu rope there are streams of emigration or immigration flowing toward America, and mnch of this arises from the foolish ness of European people and European Governments cheers J all needless ex penditure, all unnecessary and grinding taxation, every harsh and needless law, foreign policy which is foolish or wicked and costly laws which bind up the land and cause the great bulk of the popula tion to be absolutely divorced from it. Cheers. Breton Parsimony. Jean, our farmer, is worth at least 20,000 francs, or 800, no mean sum for a workingman even in England, yet his one desire is to increase his store and be never dreams of pro caring any winter comforts. His is not at all a special case, although he is dying in a rapid consumption. Two years ago the doctor told him that he must give up exposing him self to cold and damp or he would soon die; yet he has not given up, and as a consequence he is dying. A few days ago I heard that he was very ill in bed, spitting blood, so I paid bim a visit, and found him very bad indeed. His room was wet as wet could be; it had no curtains, tbe front door was wide open, tbe fire a few hot coals of wood, which were kept there to be blown into flame when needed lor cooking or iarm purposes. He had no medicine, no special food, but was living like the others on black rye bread and buck wheat gaieties or pancakes. I told him how ill I thought him in tbe presence of his wife, and in the night he alarmed her by vomiting blood, so that she came to tne in the morn ing crying, and asking wbat she ought to do for him. I told her to get him warmth, meat, soup and other comforts, and she went just as tar as this: she bought two pounds' weight of white bread. When this white bread came home, her mother (Jean's mother-in-law), who lives with them, went into a passion and sulked all day long, as she declared that it was wild extrav agance. You must know that for days I had sent him soup, meat and pastry from my own table, partly because I could not bear to see tbe msu dying before my eyes from sheer wnnt, for he could not eat the ordinary coarse food, and took noth ing at all. Tbey received all my gifts almost without thanks, and never stirred band or foot to get any thing for themselves until the day when Yvonne bought tbe white bread. Well, on that day when her mother was ragiug, she came crying into the kitchen, and told my bonne how she was tried. The bonne told me at once, and protested that I ought not to keep on sending food to a rich man, who was a miser and sur rounded by two miserly women, while real poor might be stretching out their hands for help. I replied that I had never refused to help any real poor yet, and that I intended to continue my help to Jean, uotwitb standing his miserly behavior, as I could not see a man die of want while I had enough. But I told her to scold Yvonne well, and to tell her that she ought to do her duty by her husband, and if necessary turn her mother out of tho house, especially as she was a rich woman and well able to keep a homo of her own. Now mark Yvonne's reply: "Ah, I can't do that, because my husband may soon die, and tben I shall want my mother s help. Mark, l say this reply its utter selfishness, and say is there any real depth, any real worth in such characters as these ? I think not. The weather changed, and Jean has for a little moment got better, but he cannot livo many months: already he has been out in the rain- and in a tew days will be in bed voir, iting blood again. When very bad indeed, bis wile besought me. as I was going to the doctor ten miles away myself, to ask for some remedy to stop the blood spitting ot Jean. J did so. and explained also the condi tion of tho house and family. The doctor, who is a very clever fellow, told me that be knew them all well, and that there would be a very evil dav for Yvonne soon. I said, "Will the man die very soon ? " "Yes! said be. " but that is not the evil day I mean; there will be a far more on happy day for her when she comes to me alter he is buried to to pay my biU."The Cornhill. Long Pabliamentabt Connection. The most remarkable instance of a long Parliamentary connection is found in the little borough of Caine, in Wiltshire, for Sir Lionel Dnckett, who was JUord Mayor in 1572, purchased the hand" of Caine, and his nephew, Ste Duckett, was returned for the y in 1684. Caine was repre- Ducket without interrun' reign of Queen Eli- George HI., when in 17&toLord c of the Marqf' finance o para A corr writing ' a Traj are ext. the TV here, my c mati the at ne d. w. B ri m th ric ter a ti the Frsi rest Tru Traj horn tent ar garde of the The me, an such xe many a loss in alphabet rior' was tion. Li Tile Bar Office, I ' great deal, upright si death's hea sleep st&ni thistles and with a few p they wallop of flesh and B the coffin w they drink c contract the their appetite the sounds ol through a slat the aid of ti -crooked finger ing of the kirn man did not roa am sure his left e my ignorance if r tering the chapel, yet spacious. The and bear only illn life and death of C tions of the cross prised me in a Ti saw the 'Superior' of himself as he p symbols of the Sa I knew 'all shot him down as a vei "Passing to the them like a large boxes, or medim tubs, isolated, ar ward tbe center o of the room had . around by the wa" these tubs, to spe my cynical vein each tub there cover, just like army days and : like Sancbo Pan: stone coffin. No for iissMng els about ia my t prompted by a la edge, which ru. 'national curiosity the red-hot pinoet and the codliver oil, the heretofore-named "From the dormiton, was my next move. vellum, with red-letter luminated initial letters. sJ Tranrjista should mat J I could have manifested my by taking off a dossn, noum votem, as the 'Superior'crooked his finger at some, the results of his own bony and brown hands! Iam sure I should 'know all about them' better than he does, bscaasl ' talked louder and longer! What is tbe good of having a library if you cant talk it all by heart, even in error? From tbe mental dining-room I went to the ma terial one. A Trappist's menu would drive George Francis Train into a spasm of unbounded delight, and kill George Augustus Sala on the spot before he commenced his first letter from the South, opening at the Gulf of Mexico, i-nd ending in the Land of the Future.' Pointing with his scrawny forefinger to the table, the 'Superior' indicated that (tinner was ready. If ever there was a 1 d quarter of an hoar before, at, and titer dinner, here is the place for it! Tbe soup was a condensed essence of fth-v-ater, with a shower of gaxlie tears: the 1 read was like a section of as out-side door-mat on a snowy, slushy day; the lettuce was alone inviting, and the orange was a bright beauty. That was all the d inner. In my guilty soul I doubted the- -sincerity of the 'thanks' for such a rug ged and non-square meal. I ksjow many an amiable husband to 'kick up s lines' over a bettor repast and pro nounce it bad. But he was a lay Chris tian, and 'knew all about it.' " In the kitchen garden the toil of tbe Trappist is manifest He feeds the noisy, hungry human wolves in the city with his products, and as you see this he"" of wood and drawer of wat and a man, driving at a rat fetch $2 50 a day, 'grub wonder at the love of self in its effects over the v and small produce. ribble over an 'hon have rarely seen f sunrise to suose his fellow-man on a long p ncath the tree, he r a mecb' depe enf vTe allowed: lispleasnre