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ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1878.
NO. 28.
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' IV. II. Willis,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW,
R08BL'BO, OREGOK.
COSMOPOLITAN RESTAURANT
KOSEBURO, OREGON.
A. E. CHAUPieiE, Proprietor. 7
The only flrst-clsss house In Bossburg. Kept on the
European plan.
DEPOT HOTEL,
OAKLAND, OREGON,
Richard Thomas, Proprietor.
THIS HOTEL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR A
number of year, and has become very popular
with the traveling public. Fnnt-elag
SLEKINQ ACCOMMODATIONS
And the table supplied with the best the market afford
Hotel at the depot of the Railroad. e
SUGAR PINE MILLS.
LOCATED AT SUGAR PINE MOUNTAIN,
Poet Office address, LOOKING GLASS, OREGON.
' The Company owing these mills would say they are
prepared to furnish the
BEST OF LUMBER
At the most seasonable rates.
SUGAR PINE, FIR AND CEDAR
Lumber always on hand, and all persons winning to
purchase Lumber will do well to give us an opportunity
' of filling their orders before going elsewhere.
t , J. O. CALLIUHANPresident,
. W. B. CLARKE, Secretary and Treasurer.
metropolitan Hotel,
BOSEBUKG, OREGON,
Button & Perkins, Proprietors,
THE ONLY
FIRST-CLASS HOUSE IN THE CITY
AND
Depot of the C. 4c O. Stage 'o-
WELL FURNISHED SLEEPING APARTMENTS,
the best of beds, and the most attentive of
Housekeepers, and a table supplied with the best of
everything.
STAGES FOR REDDING
Leave the house every day on the arrival of the cars
from Portland.
The traveling public, and all who favor ns with their
patronage, can reat assured that they will be entertained
in the best possible manner. O. L. BUTTON,
O. PERKINS.
T. R. SHERIDAN.
J. P. SHERIDAN.
Sheridan Bros.,
Jackson 8treet, Ruseburg, Oregon, 'near the Post Office,
(DEALERS IN "
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Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Ware,
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NOTICE.
".TfYTlfiE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY
X concern that the undersigned has been awarded
the contract for keeping the Douglas county paupers for
a period of two years. All persons in need of assistance
from said county must first procure a certificate to that
effect from any member of the County Beard and pre
' sent it to one of the following named persons, who are
authorized to and will care for thoee presenting; such
nartiflcKta- Hutton A Perkins. Roseburx: L. U Kellomr,
Oakland; Mrs. Brown, Looking Glass. Dr. Woodruff is
authorised to furnish medical aid to all persons in need
of the saras and who have been declared paupers of
Douglas county. W. B. CLARKE.
T. D. MARKS,
REPRESENTING .
J. II. PIKE & CO.,
Importers and Wholesale Dealers In
TOBACCO AXD TEAS,
MANUFACTURERS OF CIGARS.
And sole proprietors of the non-equalled
PINK OF PERFECTION AND SOUTH CIGARS,
Bosj. 101 and 103 California Street,
SAN FRANCISCO.
SCIIULTZ & VON RARGEN,
Importers and Dealers in
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC WINES
LIQUORS AND BRANDIES.
4 .( Abw Sole Agents for
ST. Davenport,
CELEBRATED OLD BOURBON WHISKY
ft. S. ear. Front nd California U.,
' SAN rRANCISCO, CAL.
Represented by Ch&s. Holm.
LATEST NEWS!
EASTERN STATES.
The Efreet of the Storm.
Niw Yoek, Oct. 24. Dispatches from all
points show that the storm of yesterday was
one of the most violent ever experienced for
years. Tbe storm cunie from the tropics,
and from midnight to noon rapidly increased
in energy, and was central near Bangor. It
was attended with unusually heavy rainfall.
At Cape May the wind velocity was .84 miles
an hour. It drove the tide np on meadows
and between the city and the main land, cov
ering the railroad track three feet and pre
venting trains from leaving. At Baltimore
property along the wharves suffered much,
and disasters on the bay are feared. The
storm was severe on the Sound and along
the New England coast, and lighter crafts
were heavily hammered. At Mount Wash
ington at 5 P. M., the wind was blowing 120
miles an hour, with heavy rain. The ship,
A. S. Davis, from Callao, went ashore south
of Cape Henry, and is a total wreck. Only
one person saved..
Veudell Philips.
Boston, Oct. 24. The regular Greenback
convention yesterday refused to make nom
inations, but at a subsequent meeting, Wen
dell Philips was nominated .
AnU-Taiumany.
Republicans and Anti-Tammany Demo
crats formed a combination to-night against
Tammany, by nominating Edward Cooper
for Mayor, B. K. Phelps for District Attor
ney, R. B. Cowing for City Judge, and Mor
itzeliinger for Coroner.'
Bat One Transfer.
Niw Tobk, Oct. 24. It is said that the
Union & Central Pacific Railroad have com
pleted arrangements with all eastern lines by
which California freights will be loaded sep
arate in full car loads, and cars will run
through with ' but one transfer. This, in
connection with the recent changes of sche
dule on Pacific Railroads, gaining two days
in time of delivery of freights at San Fran
cisco, will enable shippers to receive property
shipped from any point East in 14 days, in
stead of 18 to 25 as heretofore.
Destructive Fires.
Chicago, Oct .24 Iowa, Kansas and Ne
braska advices indicate the prairie fires still
raging in each of those states, destroying
grain, bridges, barns, fences and other prop
erty. The flames were most destructive 20
miles southeast of Sioux city, in Iowa, along
North Platte, Nebraska, and South Platte
rivers in Western Nebraska.
Teasel Foundered and .Loss of Life.
Baltimobk, Oct. 24. Capt. Barker of the
steamer Express, which left here Tuesday
for Washington, reports that his vessel found
ered in a gale in the mouth of the Potomac,
and passengers and crew are probably lost.
The captain was rescued while floating with
fragments of the boat. Captain Barker in
describing the wreck of the Express, says
that the sea was running at great height,
every wave washing the boat from stem to
stern. Shortly after 5 o'clock on Wednes
day morning there came a terrible splash,
and joiner and crew had hardly time to real
ize what occurred before a wavo tore the sa
loon deck like so much paper work and the
following wave swept it off to sea, and with
it nearly all on board. All Had secured life
preservers. At the earliest period of the
gale some of the officers tried to secure boats,
but they were washed away and broken np a
moment after the upper deck had been car
ried away. The hull rolled over and sunk
bottom upward. , Those of . the passengers
and crew that could reach portions of the
wreck clung to them, but the heavy sea
washed them off again, and at breaking of
dawn only eight persons could be seen. The
Express had a crew of 21, all told, and, as
far as known, eight passengers. It is sup
posed that fully 20 lives were lost.
Baltimore Election.
Baltimore, Oct. 24. Democrats elected
members of city conucil in all the wards yes
terday. Democratic majority lS.UUU.
Another Wreck.
Washington, Oct. 24. The signal corps
Btation at Camp Henry reports that the
American ship, A. S. Davis, of Searsport,
Maine, Capt. J. M. Ford, ran ashore at 2 A.
M. on the 'J 3d inst., eight miles fcouth of the
station. Vessel and cargo total loss.
The crew, consisting of 19 persons, were all
lost, with but one exception. The dead
bodies washed ashore last night, one and a
hal." miles south of the station.
A Costly Fire.
Milford, Mass., Oct. 25 A building or
copied by Rafferty & Collins as a boat fac
tory, burned this morning. t.oss 9oUU,UOO,
partly insured.
Sammy Is too Old.
Chicago. Oct. 25. The Tribnne says:
The St. Louis belle, Miss Nellie Hasselton,
whom rumor had mentioned as the bride
elect of Samuel J. Tilden, avows that she
has never so much as met the venerable
bachelor of Gran-ercy Park; is not engaged
to him and would not think of marrying a
man so much older than herself.
Killed His Wife.
Cincinnati, Oct. 25. Henry W. Tyler, a
well known desperado of Parkresburg, shot
and killed his wife yesterday and then put a
bullet through his own head, dying a few
minutes after.
Tbe Iowa Vote.
BrBLiNGTON, Oct. 15. Official figures
from 19 counties show the vote of Secretary
of State at the last election, giving the Re
publican candidate, Hull, only 6,989 major
ity. Remaining counties will increase this
Majority to 8,302. Other State officers re
ceived still less majorities.
Tel low Fever.
Nkw Obleans, Oct. 25. Weather clear;
thermometer 77 deg.; deaths, 18; cases re
ported, 124.
Hollt Springs, Miss., Oct. 25. Six new
cases and two deaths. W. J. Holland died
at 2:30. Relief funds exhausted
Mobgan Citt, Oct. 25. Seven deaths since
last report.
Mississippi Uity, Oct. 2o. heveral new
cases; medical aid and nurses called for.
C'beyenues Captured.
Camp Robinson, Neb., Oct. 25. Tuesday
afternoon companies 13 and 1), da cavalry.
tinder command of Capt. J. B. Johnson and
Lieut. Thompson, while scouting in the sand
hills about 70 miles southeast of this post
came upon about 150 Cheyennes under Chief
Dull Knife. The hostiles at first showed
fight, but seeing themselves outnumbered,
cave bd and were brought into Major Uarl
ton's camp on Chadron Creek, where they
were discovered, and ineir stoca taaen away,
The latter, numbering about 140 horses and
mules, were sent here. A courier from cnad
ron Creek this afternoon reports that when
the hostiles were informed that their destin
ation was Camp Robinson they refused to
to. and scattering over ine prairie com
menced dieeincr rifle pits with their hunting
knives. They appeared to have rifles se
creted, whicn tney secured, naving given up
only a few old guns and re solvers. Artillery
has been sent from here to shell them from
their positions, should they continue their
resistance.
Steamship Foundered.
Nrw York, Oct. 25. The steamship, City
of Houston, which left New York for Galves
ton, foundered off Frying Pan Shoals on the
23d inst. during a fearful gale. Passengers
na crew were rescued.
Coming Home.
Philadelphia, Oct. . 26. General Grant
writes Mayor Stokeley from Bordeaux,
France, acknowledging the receipt of the
resolution of the Philadelphia City Council
to appoint a special committee to receive
him upon his return, and says that if he re
turns by way of the Atlantic he will take a
Philadelphia steamer and will notify the
committee of the time of sailing.
Rough Weather.
Pbovincktown, Mass., Oct. 27. The Arc
tic schooner Florence Tyson, supposed to be
lost, arrived this morning. She sprung a
leak on Sable Island on the 19th, and has
been pumping day and night since. The
last morsel of food on board was eaten this
morning. Captain Tyson reports that there
has not been such icy seas in the north for
30 years. The crew is all well.
' Captain Tyson reports that at Cumberland
Straits they took on board a number of Es
quimaux men and women. During the pus-
sage to Disco they were obliged to slowly
work their way through 200 miles of ice.
The weather was very heavy during the en
tire passage, making it necessary to keep
the hatches bolted down most of the time.
To Be Hung.
Cleveland. O., Oct. 28. The jury in the
case of Chas. McGill, on trial for murder,
rendered a verdict this afternoon of murder
in the first degree. McGill murdered Mary
Kelly, his mistress, in a house of ill fame in
this city several months since.
Surrendering.
Camp Robinson, Neb., Oct. 27. The fam
ished savages, after defying the troops, cold
and hunger for nearly 48 hours, came forth
from under the bank of Chadron Creek yes
terday at noon, Carlton having sent them
word previously by his guide that if they did
not come and surrender before noon, he
would blow every one of them from the face
of the earth. The threat had the desired ef
fect, for in a few xuinntes after the inter
preter returned all the savages came forward
to surrender themselves. After being dis
armed they were marched to this post, arriv
ing at midnight. Comfortable quarters and
supper was given them.
l4tbor and Capital.
Patterson, N. J., Oct. 26. J. P. McDon
nell, editor of the Labor Standard, convicted
of libel in calling non-striking operatives of
the Adams mill "scabs," was to-day sen
tenced to pay a fine of $500. It was at once
paid by the workingmen and women of the
city, and to-night they are drawing McDon
nell around town in an open barouche.
: Clemency for Law Breakers.
Washington, Oct. 26. Some 400 illicit
distillers and tobacco blockaders are now in
dicted before the U. S. court at Statesville,
N. C. A petition to the internal revenue
bureau is circulated, to have tbe same clem
ency extended to- them as was recently ex
tended to a number of illicit distillers in
South Carolina, excepting only those who had
violently resisted t.ue revenue omcera. iney
offer to pledge themselves, if this clemency is
granted, not only to abstain from further vio
lation of internal revenue laws themselves,
but to use their influence to prevent others
from doing so. The department will prob-
bly grant the request.
; Tbe People are Tired of Fooling-.
Nashville, Oct. 2C. Information from ;
Overton county is that citisens are signing j
petitions to the quarterly court, all over the
country, praying for the suppression of illicit I
distilling and the dispersion of armed bands
of "moonshiners." The court has just issued
an order to constables and sheriffs to summon
a sufficient force to arrest or bring to punish
ment the offenders.
Foundered off Cape llatteras.
Nokfolk, Oct. 26. The steamer General
Barnes, from Havana to .New York, foun
dered W ednesday morning on Cape Hatteras.
The passengers and crew were saved.
Tbe Wreck of the Barnes.
Charleston, Oct. 28. The smack "Whip-
porwill arrived ' last night, bringing Capt.
Cheeseman and the officers and crew of tbe
lost steamer Gen. Barnes. Capt. Cheeseman
states that his ship encountered a hurricane
on Tuesday last, and on Wednesday morning
was fast going to pieces from the fore hatch
forward, when the officers and crew took to
their boats, and soon after sighted the
schooner W. W. Drew, Capt.- Mahoncy, who
took the shipwrecked crew on board and
brought them to Charleston bar. The Barnes
weut down at noon on Wednesday. Her
cargo consisted ot b.su bales oi cotton, J.m
barrels oil, 94 casks spirits of turpentine, 400
barrels rosin, S barrels waste, and other mer
chandise. The Bowie Stakes.
Baltimore, Oct. 27. The Bowie Btakes,
four mile heats, was won by Bushwhacker
taking the first and third heats, Princeton
winning the second heat, lime, r.Sl, i:bb,
8:29. Dick Sasscer quit on the fourth mile in
the first heat and was distanced, and in the
second the pace put Gen. Phillips and Gar-
nek out of the race.
The Worst he Ever Haw.
New Orleans, Oct. 26. Dr. Quijano, who
was sent to the Howards by the Spanish
government, to be sent to the place where the
tever was most malignant, has returned trom
Dry Grove, Miss. He has been 25 years in
charge of a hospital in Havana, but says he
never saw any such yellow fever.
The Indians Surrender.
Camp Robinson, Neb., Oct 29. The fam
ished savages, after defying the troops, cold
and hunger for nearly forty -eight hours, came
forth from under the bauk ot Chadron creek
yesterday at noon, Carlton having sent them
word previously by his guide that if they did
not come and surrender before noon he would
blow every one of them from the face of the
earth. This threat bad the desired effect,
for in a few minutes after the interpreter re
turned all the ravages came forward to sur
render themselves. After being disarmed
they were marched to this post, arriving at
midnight. Comfortable quarters and supper
was giyen them.
Increase of Mail Service In Oregon,
Senator Mitchell has secured an increase of
mail service in Oregon, namely: From Clacka
mas to Silverton, and from Union to Prairie
City, tri-weekly; from Hillsboro by way of
Glencoe, West Union and Cedar Mills to
Portland, twice a week; from Dayton to
Goshen, semi-weekly, and from Dalles to
Goldendale tri-weekly.
End of the Fever.
Yicksbcbg, Oct. 28. Ice and black frost
last, nitrht. The Howard Association are
now closing up their affairs. A number of
visiting physicians and nurses will return to
their homes to-morrow,
New Orleans, Oct 28. Weather clear
and pleasant; deaths, 23; cases reported, 21.
Memphis, Oct. 28. Last night was the
coldest of the season. , A heavy frost fell
and ice lined the gutters throughout the
city. The Board of Health will to-morrow
officially announce safety to refugees return
ing to the city, but recommend all dwellings
be thoroughly ventilated before occupation.
From six o'clock last tight to noon to-day,
six orders for interments were reported by un
dertakers. This includes deaths both in the
city and suburbs.
Sbot and Killed.
Omaha, Neb., Oct, 27. Jacob Deamon,
proprietor of the St. James Hotel, died hut
night from the effect of two revolver shots at
the hands of Kreissmann. The two men had
an impromptu duel on Thursday night, each
firing two shots." Kreissman escaping ur
hurt. The difficulty arose from a charge
that Kreissmann had been too intimate with
Deamon ' wife, j
Southern Polities.
New Yobk, Oct. 28. The Tribune review
ing its specials from the South says the per
secution of Republicans continues in South
Carolina. Two Republican leaders have
been shut up in jail to keep them from hold
ing meetings. A meeting in Louisiana was
broken up by an armed mob, and in one of
the counties in Texas the Democrats will not
permit any political activity whatever on the
part of their opponents. The state of things
in South Carolina as described by an old
union soldier shows that State as well as
others is to be carried by military power.
Shooting A lira y.
New Okleass, Oct. 28. A shooting affray
occurred ou Friday at Plague mine, between
Chas. A. Brule and State Senator George B.
Waite. The former received a flesh wound
in the arm and the latter a serious wound in
the side, and is now in a critical condition;
cause, politics.
Itobberyof a Hew Tork Cily Bauk.
New Yokk, Oct. 27. Between 6 and 9
o'clock this morning masked burglars entered
the Manhattan Savings Bank building at the
corner of Broadway and Bleeker streets, and
after handcuffing' the janitor, made him, un
der threats of instant death, reveal the com
bination of the safe to them and deliver up the
'keys of the bank. They rifled the vault of a
presumably large amount ot money, as 20 tin
boxes known to have contained bills were
found on the floor empty. The doors, win
dows and all means oi access from without
were found intact, and it was evident that the
thieves had entered by means of keys. Dan
Keeley, night watchman, said he left his post
at 6 o'clock A. M. and aroused the janitor, as
was his custom, and left the building, locking
the hall door after him. The jauitor, Wertel,
created an unfavorable impression on cross
examination. He said that at 10 minutes past
6. while he was dressing, seven masked men
rushed into his room and handcuffed himself
and his wife and demanded the keys of the
bank. His mother-in-law, an old lady, who
waa present, screamed when the burglars
drew a pistol and threatened instant death to
anyone who made a noise. They then car
ried him into an adjoining room and forced
him to deliver up the keys of the street doors.
V ith these tour o. v party went down stairs,
leaving three on g. d in his room. Three
hours passed and W ertel heard a clock strike
9. J ust then one of the men from down stairs
returned, aud after a whispered consultation,
they all left.
.Tiaunai tail imiik iioooery.
New Yobk, Oct. 28. The gigantic robbery
of the Manhattan savings institution is the
sensation in banking circles. Notice has
been posted in the bank, saying: "For the
purpose of preventing loss to depositors it is
ordered that no payments be made without
sixty days' notice. The surplus of the bank
is more than sufficient to cover any probable
loss that may be sustained by reason of the
robbery." The directors were in secret ses
sion to-day. It is said to be a rule for jani
tors of bank buildings in this city to have the
combination of vaults. So far as can be as
certained no arrests have been made yet.
Augustus Schell says the bank will have a
surplus of $500,000 if all the coupon bonds
stolen were counted as lost. The robbers
left behind a skeleton key and also three
pairs of handcufls. Of forty or fifty boxes
stored away about twenty had been opened
and their contents rifled, It is possible that
the amount taken may be more than $3,000,
000, since the contents of a number of tin
boxes containing gold coin and government
bonds, with which the sides or the vaults
were lined, have disappeared.
ITEMS M TELEGRAPH.
Business is Gradually resuming in Mem
phis.
From Delaware breakwater many vessels
are reported ashore.
A risinsr has occured at Azua in favor of
Gen. Baez for President.
California freights will henceforth run
East with only one transfer.
The Australian cricketers defeated the
Caiifornians with ease.
Thomas A. Edison has been created a
chevalier of the legion of honor.
Clyde shinwriirhts have accented the
reduction ot 7 per cent, on their wages.
Several members of th Russian mi.sRinn
will remain at Cabul until further orders.
The Bombay Gazette states that an ad
vance npou Cabul is postponed until next
year.
liie majority of the cotton sninnera of
Oldham and Ashtonlender-Tyne, England,
lost money last year..
The California wine dealers are verv
much opposed to the proposed reduction of
revenue m i? rencu brandy. .
It is staled that Oetvwavs. a Dowerftil
chief of the Znla Kaffirs, will shortly begin
The northeast part of Nebraska is suffer
ing from prairie tires. Seven persons have
already been burned to death.
oenatoi Wilmot. of New Brunswick, will
be president of the senate and a member of
the government, without portfolio.
The National Gazette declared the report
of the incTea.se of tb.6 German military con
scription by 20,000 men wholly untrue.
The funeral of the late Bishop Rosecrans
at Columbus. Ohio, was a verv impressive
affair, and was joined in by an immense
concourse of people.
England, France and Austria are said to
be negotiating together to secure common
treatment of all European ouestions as a
counterpoise to Russia.
A programme has been snbmitted to tbe
constitutional parly of Austria opposing
an advance on Novi Bazar and promising
great reduction of expenditures.
llerr Ghiczy, the ministerial candidate,
has been re-elected president of the Hunga
rian chamber of deputies, by 144 majority.
His majority last session was 140.
Persons on trial for connection with the
Socialist concress in France have been con
demned to various penalties of fine and im
prisonment for six months or more, except
two women, wno were acquitted
The police authorities. In accordance with
Fro visions of the socialist law, at Orleans,
ranee, publishes a notice prohibiting the
circulation of 33 papers, including two pub-
iisueu iu iiucago sou neriin.
John F. House, of Tennessee, In accept
cepting the congressional comination from
the Democrats paid the North a very hand
some iriuuie ior its generosity to tne South
uunug me presence oi yeuow lever,
It is stated ih&t in consequence of the
gravity or ttie situation lie t ween England
and Afghanistan, and the state of affairs in
lurKey, a cabinet council was held at Ver
sailles yesterday and will meet again to-
ua
iy
The Journal's Washington special sava
Attorney General Yonraans, of South Car
olina, is here for the purpose of convincing
the administration that all stories about
outrages there are false. He claims that
tne canvass is peaceful.
The Albanian league disclaim responsi
bility for the murder of Mehemet Pasha,
ami ueuiare mai me murder was perpe-
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trainu u.v urinuus. it is tnoilgnt that 1UIS
explanation wilt be accepted bv the Porte,
and tbe necessity avoided of sending troops
to punish the Albanians.
The Journal de St. Petersburg strongly
recommends that Russia assist the ameer
ot Afghanistan with officers, arms and
money 10 lortny passes on which Russia's
position in Asia depends. It is stated that
the ameer has written to General Kauffman
declaring that bis hope is in him alone.
The Russian press unanimously advises
mat indirect aid oe giyen tbe ameer.
A Vienna correspondent says; "If latest
news ua irue auairs near Constantinople
are more and more assuming the same hos
tile pnase as oeiore tne .Berlin congress,
mraisu troops uave peon moved into po
sitions vacated by Russians and earthworks
are being prepared and armed before Con
stantinople ana uaiiipoli. The Turks are
arranging to increase their forces, '
FOREIGN NEWS.
Reform.
Constantinople Oct. 24. The Sultan to
day signed and delivered to the British Min
ister a modified scheme for reforms in Asia
Minor.
Government of Bulgaria.
St. Petkbsbbho, Oct. 24. Prince Don-
donkopf has arrived at Sofia, where the cen
tral government of Bulgaria is be established.
General Stolipan has been entrusted with
the administration of East Roumelia.
Re-Eleeted.
Pesth, Oct. 24. Herr Ghiezv. the minis
terial candidate, has been re-elected Presi
dent of the Hungarian Chamber of Deputies.
by 144 majority. His majority last session
was 140.
Glasgow Bank.
Edinbubg, Oct. 24. A call for $3,000 per
share will be made on the shareholders of
the City of Glasgow bank 'immediately. It
has been discovered since the report of the
examiners that the foreign correspondents
had used open credits to the extent of $85,
000, most of which will be lost.
Fever Itaxinjr.
London, Oct. 24. A dispatch from Raw-
iel, Pindee, says the fever continues to rage
among the frontier troops. One third of a
British lancer regiment at Peshawawe is
troubled by it.
i ne west Indies.
St. Domingo, Oct. 9. A rising has oc
curred at Azua in favor of General Baez for
President. General Guillermo is marching
on Azua at the head of 2,000 men. A decree
has been issued c.'osing the port of Azua to
foreign intercourse. Another decree has
been promulgated deferring the presidential
election because of the rising in Azua, and
on account of Caceres, who was a candidate
of the blues, and his election is undoubted.
one to Mecca.
Constantinople, Oct. 25. Arif Bey, pres
ident of the red crescent committee, has gone
to Mecca ostensibly for other purposes, but
really to confer with pilgrims from India,
Afghanistan and Central Asia, who will reach
Mecca in large numbers within tho next
month, to influence them favorably toward
the British policy and adversely to Russia.
Aiming at Extension.
St. Petebsbcbg, Oct. 25. The Semi-offi
cial Journal de St. Petersburg, Commenting
on references to the Afghan question iu Sir
Stafford Northcote's recent speeches, says:
If Great Britain is aiming at the extension
of its frontier in Asia an attempt to carry out
such policy might easily lead to serious com
plications.
cabinet Councils.
Pabis, Oct. 25. It is stated that in conse
quence of the gravity of the situation be
tween England and Afghanistan, and the
state of affairs in Turkey, a cabinet council
was held at ersailles yesterday and will
meet again to-day.
Tne Kussian Press.
London, Oct. 25. The Journal de St'.
Petersburg strongly recommends that Russia
assist the Ameer of Afghanistan with officers
arms and money to fortify the passes on
which Russia's position in . Asia depends.
It stated that the Ameer has written to Gen
eral Kauffman, declaring that his hope is in
mm alone, ine liussian press unanimously
advises that indirect aid be given the Ameer.
Strugrirle Impending-.
Vienna, Oct 27. News from Bulgaria is
alarming. Notables are organizing a move
ment for the extermination of Mohammedans
and Russians encourage the secret committee
in procuring arms. A great struggle is
likely to take place during the Winter.
Freedom Demanded.
Constantinople, Oct.27. The British min
ister energetically insists upon the execution
of the convention between the Porte and
England abolishing the sale and importation
of slaves. Layard demands the freedom of
the slaves who recently took refuge at the
iintisn consulate.
Falling In;
Edinburgh, Oct. 26. The bankruptcy is
announced of John Ines Wright & Co., of
Glasgow and London. Wright is one of the
imprisoned directors of the City of Glasgow
BanK. He and his partner Wm. Scott, are
heavily indebted to the bank of acceptance.
York.
A notner Reduction.
London, Oct. 20. The Masters and Com
missioners Association of Ordham resolved
to reduce wages 10 per cent. The Clyde
iron works will strike against seven and a
half per cent reduction of their wages. The
iron wdrkers number 20,000. The violent
tempest prevailing detains till to-morrow the
steamships Periere and Pomerania for New
Disturbance at Trebizondc.
London, Oct. 25. A dispatch from Trebi-
zonde reports that disturbances occurred at
Artvin in which twenty persons were killed
and wounded. Reinforcements have been
sent to the Russian forces.
Force at Simla.
A dispatch from Simia estimates that the
Peshawar column will number 16,000 men
with 67 guns. Doorum column, 6,000 and
24 guns, and Quettah column J2.000 men
and 00 guns, besides a strong siege train.
One third of these troops are Europeans.
An Attempt to Assassinate Alfonso.
Madrid, Oct. 26. As the king was driving
through a street known as Callemayor this
evening a man in a blouse tired a pistol at
him. The king was not touched, and contin
ued on his way to the palace amid the accla
mations of the crowd. The man was imme
diately seized by soldiers and taken to prison.
The would-be assassin is named Juan Mon
casi, aged 23, a cooper, and a native of Terra -gona.
. He states that he is a member of the
International Society, and that his crime was
premeditated. He arrived at Madrid Oct. 20th.
Moncasi was rescued with difficulty from some
women, who wished to lynch him.
Will Resist.
Athens. Oct. 26. Intelligence received
from Turkish frontier provinces is to the
effect that an Albanian league, mustering
100,000 combatants, has resolved to resist to
the death the cession of territory demanded
by Greece. '
Persia's neutrality.
Constantinople, Oct. 26. Minister Lay
ard supports the demand of Persia for the im
mediate cession of Khotour. The Persian
ambassador has assured Minister Layard that
the report of an understanding between Rus
sia and Persia is unfounded,' and that Persia
would observe strict neutrality.
A Large Funeral.
Dublin, Oct. 28. The funeral of Cardinal
Cullen took place to-day and was witnessed
by 60,000 people, while 10,000 took part in
the ceremonies and procession. The body
was conveyed from the residence of the de
ceased to the cathedra, where it will remain
until Tuesday. The lord mayor and corpor
ation, five judges, Dr. Isaac Butt and about
a dozen other members of parliament, hun
dreds of priests and a large number of school
children, assisted tbe procession.
. Troops Dying.
It lis reported that thirty of the ameer's
troops are dying daily at Jeltalabad, and that
a forcible levy has been ordered.
Reading Vp.
London, Oct. 28. A St. Petersburg dis
patch says that the Russian general staff has
bad printed several thousand copies of ine
new Afghan-Russian dictionary, for use of
army officers.
Had no Accomplices.
London, Oct. 28.--Madrid dispatches say
mat Aloncasi, wno attempted to assassinate
the king, declared that he had no accom
plices. The king, upon going out Saturday, re
ceived great ovation from crowds which com
pletely blocked the streets.
A New Rebellion.
Constantinople, Oct. 28. In a circular to
the signatory powers in regard to the new
rebellion south of the Balkans, the porte de
scribes the condition of Mussulmans in Bul
garia and Ronmania as intolerable, and de
clares that foreigners are co-operating with
the Slavonic committees at Sofia and aiming
at the establishment of a new independent
state. In another note addressed to Prince
Labonoff, Russian ambassador at Constanti
nople, the porte charges Russia with conniv
ance at the plans of the rebels and demands
her aid in suppressing the rebellion "begun
under the eyes of Russian troops.
Totally Destroyed.
A Vienna dispatch reports that four com
panies of Redifs, which were the only Turk
ish forces in the district where the Bulgarian
rising in Macedonia began, were .totally de
stroyed by insurgents on the 18th inst. Six
battalions have been sent to reinforce the
garrison of Seres.
Resignation.
A dispatch from Berlin reports that Herr
Hoffman, present imperial chancellor, has
tendered his resignation.
Their Liabilities.
Glasgow, Oct. 28. The liabilities of John
Innes, Wright fc Co., are over five million
dollars; assets comparatively meager." It is
the Glasgow house only that fails, both
Wright and Scott having retired from the
London and Rangoon concerns after the fail
ure of the City of Glasgow Bank.
PACIFIC COAST.
Vessel Abandoned.
San Francisco, Oct. 24. A Seattle, W.T.
dispatch says. Capt. Penhollow, of the bark
Enoch Talbot, reports that on the 22d inst.,
in the Straits of Fuca, he passed the barken
tine Free Trade, from Port Blaktly on the
10th inst. for Sydney, water-logged and
abandoned. A portion of the deck load and
sails were gone. The wreck had been taken
in charge by part of the crew of the Wm, H.
Gawley, and when last seen, the two vessels
were near Pillar Point, bound for Port Town
send, with a fair wind.
San Francisco News.
San Fbancisco, Oct. 24. Paul Aimee, a
Frenchman, was arrested by Oakland officers
this morning on a charge of grand larceny.
It seem he has for several years been liv
ing in this city with a Frenchwoman named
Pauline Fervant, who has not only sup
ported him, but allowed him the care of the
key to her box at the Safe Deposit Co s.,
where she kept her money. Last evening
Aimee drew 1,000 from the box and de
parted. A description of the fugitive was
telegraphed to the Oakland police and led to
his arrest.
James alias Brick Butler, a Telegraph Hill
rough, who celebrated his discharge from
the county jail by creating a rumpus in com
pany with a gang of young roughs at the
Florence saloon, corner Dupont and Green
streets, was sentenced to another term of six
months in the house of correction by the
police judge to-day.
Tictorla News.
Victoria, Oct. 24, The Standard caused a
great sensation yesterday by asserting that
air John Macdonald, the new Granadian
Premier, who was elected on Monday to rep
resent this district in parliament, is pledged
to commence railway construction before the.
1st of May next, or advocate the separation
of the province from the dominion.
The Colonist denies this assertion, and
Bays that Sir John went in unpledged on his
national reputation, and that he will never
consent to the withdrawal of British Colum
bia from the dominion.
The Cricket Hatch.
San Fbancisco, Oct. 25. In the cricket
match to-day, the Australians resumed the
bat at noon. Bailey and Murdock at the
wickets, the latter going out with three runs,
and Boyle taking his place. Bailey made 26
and retired, succeeded by Allen. Boyle
went out with a score of 35, and the last man,
Gregory, made 15, leaving Allen alone. To
day the score for the Australians was 302,
including 42 byes and wides. After lunch
the Caiifornians went to the bat, but were
rapidly blowed down, holding the wickets
only two hours. Following are their scores :
Brown naught, Parker 3, Fonlkes 2, Warren
naught, Malone 2, Whitham 6, Cross naught,
Purdy naught, Webster, 2 Ford 1, Nagle
naught, Sanderson 1, Geary naught, Bbtkeley
naught, Benton naught, Aitken 12. Bell 2,
Donahue naught, Smythe 1, Wilson naught,
Kilgour (not out) 1, Brandon naught, total
32, to which must be added 30 byes and
wide. To-morrow the Caiifornians will be
gin their second innings, but it is consid
ered probable tney will not be able to come
up to the score of the Australians on their
single inning, and tne game is likely to be
finished at an early hour.
Bullion T'leld.
The Bulletin, in its monthly summary of
the bullion yield of tbe Pacific Coast, gives
the following recapitulation of the yield of 43
producing mines for September: Gold mines,
$717,141; gold with silver, $298,379; gold
with lead. $120,858; total gold, 1,137,378.
Silver mines, 600,000; silver with gold,
$319,126; silver with lead,' $223,280; total
silver, $1,143,013. Value of lead, $78,640;
totals, $2,359,031. The yield of silver for
September is $20,000 in excess of August, but
is still very light as compared with last year
or the early months this year.
The Wheelbarrow Man.
San Fbancisco, Oct. 27. Lyman Potter
the wheelbarrow man, put in an appearance
about half past one o'clock this afternoon.
He came in by way of Mission street, having
stopped last night at the Six Mile .House.
Under escort of a squad of police, preceded
by a brass band, he marched to Woodward's
Gardens, where he was the center of attrac
tion during the afternoon. A great crowd
in attendance.
Oakland Races;
Oakalnd, Oct. 27. The match race at the
trotting park yesterday was fairly attended.
Abbottsfordwas a large favorite in the poo's.
Betting was not heavy. Corisande won the
first heat; time 226. Abbottsford won the
second, third and fourth: time. 2:30. 2:261.'
228, Corisande broke frequently and was
badly beaten. Drivers were changed in the
last neat, uut witnout eneci.
Shooting Scrape.
Ssanta Cruz, Cal., Oct. 26. At tight
o'clock this morning a shooting scrape took
place in the kitchen of the Pacific Ocean
House, cnas. Colby, the porter, shot H
Livingstone, one of the waiters, with a pis
tol. The ball entered the head above the
leit eye. ine porter and the wounded
waiter had some words; the porter entered
the dining room, drank a cup of coffee and
returned to tne Kitchen with his pistol in his
nano, and without a word fired. Since the
shot Livingstone has been in a comatose
condition, and the doctors say he must die.
Tbe S. P. R. b. r
Yuma, A. T.. Oct. 26 Th
of the Southern Pacifio Railroad Company is
wij,icku, siiu material is fast arriving for
ua extension through Arizona, Work will
oe commenced next week.
an Francisco Hew.
ban jtbancisco, Oct. 28. Those officers of
the wrecked steamer Georgia who arrived
yesterday ou the Colima, deny tbe state
ments of passengers concerning ill conduct
of the crew, and want of control over them
by the'offlcers.
'I he barkentine Catharine, which arrived
last night from Port Gamble, reports that on
October 20th W. F. Irving, first officer, was
lost overboard and drowned.
At the Fall meeting of the California Rifle
Association, yesterday, the weather was fav
orable and shooting good. The military
short range was won by Lieut, J. R. Robert
son; score, 31, out of a possible 35. The
Kellogg challenge cup was won by E. N.
Snook; score, 24 out of 25. The military
mid-range match was won by Sergeant War
ren; score, 34 out of 35. '
Shortly before 12 last night an officer
found a man lying at the corner of Union
and Powell streets, bleeding furiously from a
wound on the left side. The man was taken
to the city receiving hospital for treatmenr,
where it was ascertained that his name was
Rice, a bootblack, employed in a stand on
Kearny street, near Clay. The wound is
probably fatal. No clue to the assassin.
Mrs. Honora Burke, a steerage passenger
from New York on the steamer Colima, whieh
arri red yesterday, committed suicide by
jumping overboard during the voyage. The
body was recovered, and interred at Punta
Arenas,
Destructive Fire.
Chico, Oct. 28. The sash and door fac
tory of the Sierra Flume Co. took fire this
morning about 9 :30 o'clock, and in less than
half an hour the building fell in. All the
mrchinery and a considerable portion of the
stock is a total loss. Only a few hands were
at work dressing lumber. The loss is esti
mated at from a quarter to a half a million
dollars, probably nearer the latter figure.
The fire caught in the roof from sparks from
the smokestack, and the flames sprerd so
rapidly that the appliances of the company
for fighting fire could not ce utilized.
Mining Accident.
Eureka, Oct. 28. An accident occurred at
the Eureka Consolidated mine last Saturday
night, by which one of the large spur wheels
of the machinery was broken into atoms.
The wheel must be duplicated from San
Francisco. One compartment of the main
shaft is thrown out of employment by the
accident, leaving but one compartment to do
the whole business of the mine. It will re
quire nearly a month to repair the damage
to the mine, and the furnaces have been run
at high pressure for a long time to produce
the regular monthly dividends. It is feared
that by this accident dividends may be cut
down in the future. Superintendent Don
nelly is in San Francisco, and the real situ
ation as to the continuance of dividends can
not be learned.
80LTII AMERICA.
Peruvian Finances.
New York, Oct 27. The Crescent City
arrived to-day from Panama, brings the fol
lowing: In Peru a proposition is before con
gress to issue a national note which shall take
the place of bank notes which are now in cir
culation. The government made itself respon
sible for a portion of the issue of the banks
which it is now proposed to retire, substitut
ing national notes and making provision for
their redemption uvcoiu from time. The
arrangement will probably be carried out and
should have a beneficial effect
Political.
A new election law has been carried through
chiefly by the civil party to prevent fraud,
violence or intimidating at elections. The
experience of that party during tbe last elec
tion in Lima was unfavorable, as the govern
ment party took possession of the polling
places and placed both the civilistus and pier
olistus under a ban, refusing to allow them to
vote, and treating them with marked injus'
tice, not unaccompanied by violence. No ar
rangements have yet been arrived at between
the government and rival interests represented
by the houses of Raphael & Sons and Drey
teus A Co., and tbe foreign debt conse
quently remains unprovided for, either as re
gards payment of inierest or its amortization.
lhe contract entered into between the gov
ernment and the bank La Providencia is not
satisfactory to citizens on foreigners.
A New Railroad.
A railroad is proposed to connect Lima with
the southerly part of Pisco. It will pass
through the great sugar growing district of
Canete and the fertile valleys of Lurin, Asia
and others, and will be of immense advantage
to the country. Many bids for the construc
tion of the road have been presented to the
government, but it ia probable that the con
tract will be given to the Lima, Callao and
Cbovilioa Railway Co.
Mass for the Soul of Harry Melggs.
September 30th. the annivers&rv of his
death, solemn requiem mass for the repose of
the soul of the late Harry Meiggs, was
sung in the church of Merced in Lima. The
dignitaries of the city and state governments
were present, and a multitude of people.
ITEMS BI TELEGRAPH.
fever continues to rage among the frontier
troops. One-third of a British lancer iegi-
uicui. si. i csLiawawe is trouDied Dy it.
Leading Iowa - Democrats in meeting
"..v-. utivv. .not- uuo 1 a.
Tuesday in November is the only fegal
election day for Congressmen in that State.
uver a hundred negroes have been exe
cuted in the Island of Santa Cruz since the
Beginning or the insurrection. Over three
million dnllnra wort h oman iu,.n
done.
Prince Dondonkonf hns nrrivnil ot. Softs
where the central government of Bulgaria
is to be established. Oen. Stnlinnn has
been entrusted with thn nrimi
East Rpumelia.
A Vienna disnatch ran Thn mnnt (tRsen.
tlal points In the definite treats hatween
Russia and Turkev. nsmnl v the war indem
nity, and the time for withdrawal of Rus
sians are still unsettled.? -
i'he trial of 38 nmnn. hn were arrested
for the recent attempt to hold a socialist
workingmens concreaa. haj . 'ommnnettd.
The prosecution alleges the prisoners had
ki.uuii. nuu iufciu snvisnsui.
Attorney General Devens has reversed
his formei opinion that National Banks in
matting up capital suojpct to duty, snouiu
be permitted to deduct U. 8. bonds at their
face value only, and now decides that they
may deduct the total amount invested in
such bonds, that is to say, not only their
value, but tbe premium added.
Professor of pbilosophy-r-Giv an ex
ample of contraction. Student A
woman's waist, sir.
A West Hill boy wandered into a J ef
ferson street drug store yesterday, and
wanted to buy ten cents' worth of fly
paper " to make kites of."
At dinner in the boarding-school '
Usher : Master Edward ; stop that chat
tering, or I shall have to report you.
Master Edward : I aint chattering ; I'm
eating. Usher : Hold your tongue, sir ;
I know you of old: you eat with one
ear and talk with the other. I know
you.'
The Sunday-school scholar may still
unceasingly toil on with the problems in
his catechism and yet limp on the an
swer to the first question ; but give him
a fair chance at one session of a circus,
and if he can't sing the choruses of ail
the clown's songs, and whistle the air to
the first part, he is not American bred.
' Tramp" Printers.
There is an erring, incorrigible, lower
type of ,, printers, who has . much that is
extremely ludicrous in his character.
He is prone to error, as" the sparks fly
upward ; and joined to his lore by the
cup which both chersaf&Hffretti3!S.
ii : . j ; I i t , . ,
mere is a ueuciuus vagauonaism wnich,
considered from anartistic point of view,
is positively adorable. Every foreman
has had experience with one or two
wanderers whef arrived before him clad
in remnants oi departed grandeur; who
in husky voice with beseeching accents
ask for work, and who are gruffly in
formed that they may " sub" for anyone
who is willing that they should do so.
To the editor of a paper in a small and
prosperous New England city once came
two of these woeful wights, who ap
peared to have sounded the depths of
adversity. While the editor was peace
fully elaborating an article one Summer
afternoon he heard a timid voice at the -door
saying, "Mister, can I Bpeak to
you minute?' An affirmative answer
forthwith procured the introduction of a '
short, prematurely fat and bald man,
followed by an immensely, lean party
with a tremendous shock of hair. Both
seemed to have been for some time on
the road from some remote point, and
to have slept by roadsides without nof
fing their garments. Their shoes were
in the last stage of disreputable seediness.
The short man wore a huge broad
brimmed white felt hat, and the tall
man held in his hand a "stove Jipe,"
which might at some period early in the
previous year have been second nana,
but which was now a poor specimen of
tenth or twelfth hand. The editor da
siring to know to what he was indebted
for the honor of this visit, the short man
waving his hand and mustering courage,
spokethus: : - .
"Men my pardners looking for work,
and we jest went in to see the foreman,
'n he sent us in here to see you."
The editor endeavored to explain that
he had nothing to do with the engage
ment of compositors.
" WelL sir, that ain t exactly it, con
tinued the short man, whose confidence
seemed to increase in alarming propor- -
tions. " You see the foreman said bed
let us come on as ' subs,' as he was
mighty short of men, and " some of the
regulars was going off on vacations ; but
we we was a little hard up, and
sounded him for for a dollar or two, 'n
he sent us in to see you." '
The editor, who knew that the fore
man was a wajr, ana who. was, withaL
somewhat touched by the desperate plight
of the two peripatetic printers, discov
ered that they had really been taken on
sao duvdj uiivi ann v -. vw- vuvua wuw r
dollars. But where did ; you,e6me
from t" he .inquired, his curiosity quite
overcoming lis discretion. , ;
"From Chicago. Me'n pardner have
been taking a little promenade. We
had a good sit there, but we got a little
airy, and they lifted us.; We got clean
dead broke and had to hoof it all the
way. We were going to Boston, but
when pardner struck this town he said
it pleased him, and we kinder con
cluded to reform and settle down' you
know."
This frank confession helped matters
a good deal. The men seemed willing to '
work, and the foreman found them able.
Besides, he needed them. There were
some faint whispering among the hand
somely dressed and orderly compositors
when the couple first made its appear
ance, but they speedily began to remove
any objectionable features. During the
first week, however, they did not remove
their coats, owing to a presumable ab
sence of linen of that quality well-to-do
persons are wont to wear. But the sec
ond week the short man blossomed into
a red flannel shirt, which was gorgeous.
"It ain't so heating as linen, you know,
boys," he said apologetically. Then both
men had new shoes. Then they went
from better to better. The editor's two
dollars were faithfully returned. Can
dor compells him to add that the short
man said in a patronizing vein: u1
thought I'd hurry and give it back to :
you, for I know you editors have'nt got
any more money'n you know what to do
with." This was gratifying. One day
as Summer was melting into Autumn,
the editor saw in the composing room,'
two richly apparelled men, in whom he
had some difficulty in recognizing his -shabby
friends of some time since. They
had attained financial ease, snd were at
that moment informing the foreman that
they couldn't work that evening, aud
so would put on "subs." They were
going to indulge in a carriage drive to a
snimrh. "Must enjoy this weather, boys,
you know," said the short man; "ita awful
nice."
The next day the office was crowded ,
with rumors of their exploits. Filled
with seductive and entangling fluids
which they had imbibed in suburban
hotels, they had wrecked the carriage
and lamed the horse, and horrified at
the idea of having to pay three or four
hundred dollars' damage, had inconti
nently decamped leaving their equipage
to be picked up by passers-by.
"I knew," said one of the compositors
thoughtfully next evening, that those
bloats wouldn't last long. They were
too fresh! And now they're on the
tramp again." .
Whereupon the dignified artisans who
sumed their wonted serenity of de
meanor. . f
A gentleman being threatened with an
infectious fever, said to his little son,
who in an affectionate mood wished to
embrace him, "You mustn't : hug me ;
youH catch the fever." Willis, stand
ing back, looked in amazement upon bis
papa, who, by the way is a pattern of
propriety, and quickly asks, Why,
papa, who did you hng I"