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Newspaper Page TextIEKUT COBTAUB GAZETTE. Corvallis, July 22, I88h THI PARSON. It was a dark and tempestuous night, a nieht to fill the sonl with fright; and the lightning flashed, the wild beasts squealed, when a poor preacher of the gospel was wending his way through the dismal intrica cies of aAvestern forest, many years ago. The poor man felt anything but comfortable, for he was wet through to the skin, and almost tired to death. He had been tramping about since morning, besides he had lost his way, so the reader can imagine what state of mind he was in, and also appreci atejtbc sudden transition from despair to hope which he experienced on see ing the glimmer of a light ahead. He quickened his flagging feet and soon came up to the light, winch is sued from the only window of a soli tary log cabin in the forest. Remembering the scriptural injunc tion, "knock, and it shall be opened onto you," he did so, but without any response. He rapped again, louder than before, and this time a rough female voice asked: "Who's there?" "It is I," was the indefinite reply f the rain soaked parson. "Well, who are yon, and what do vou want?'' asked the voice, gruffer tlian before. "A poor, benighted preacher of ttie gospel( who has lost his way, and who wishes to stay here all night," answered the preacher, in a dolorous voice. "Well, stav there don't sec what's to hinder you," "But I'm almost starved, and w ill pay you liberally for some supper," he responded, his teeth chattering with cold, not at all appreciating the joke. The words "liberally pay" acted as a charm, and after a few moments of delay, caused by the unfastening of the door, it wax-opened, and our pastor entered He found hi rnself in a rough apart ment, with a large fireplace at one end, on which a log was blazing; a rough deal table and three ehairs, besides a box filled with dry flax, com prised the furniture. But-all minor deficiencies seemed to be made np by the landlady of the house, for she was full six feet in height, and weighed nigh, on to three hundred pounds. After having placed some food on the table, she turned to the parson, who stood shivering before the fire, making futile attempts to warm him self, alternately turning one side and then the other to the fire. " "Now I want you to eat this grub as quick as you know how and then tramp, as it is utterly impossible for me to keep you here over night." "Rnt. m v crnod woman." mud the , j a parson, anxiously, "I shall perish in this inclement weather. I have been wandering in this fearful storm since morning, and if you have any com passion or pity at all, you will try and give me some place where I can be sheltered from the storm of the night," and he offered a five-dollar bill. "Well," said the woman avaricious ly clutching the money,, "if you think you can stay in the garret, maybe you can stay; but hurry up, for I expect my husband home every minute, and it's as much as your life is worth, if he should catch you here; be would think no more of murdering you than of shooting a grizzly bear." The woman produced a small lad der as she spoke. There was a small trap-door in the ceiling, which raised of its own accord on the parson pressing it upward, and not without some difficulty he managed to squeeze himself through the aperture. After he was up, the woman told him to shut the trap, and not to make any noise, for his Hfe, and then, taking the bidder tue parson- was left to his own reflec tions. Wet and uncomfortable as he was, s fatigue was such that he bad al ruost fallen asleep, when he was dis irbed by some one knocking at the v.oor. Being somewhat curious to Know "lat kind of a looking man hts lknown host was, be rose and peeped -oogh ntoall crack in the floor to - room underneath. Be w the man "open the door cautiously, !, after admitting a abort, thick-set rn in a heavy cloak, lock it again. From thn mysterious actions and hispe rings that ensued, our narson Jgbtly concluded that the person who had just entered was not the woman's husband, .but bad taken ad- rva i-Brtn "Are vantage of his absence to pay her a nocturnal visit. After wnispenng together ior a while, the woman went to the cun- board. and produced a bottle of whiskey and a plate of bam and bread, which she set on a table, and the twain were soon engaged in a loving repast. While the parson was watching the couple, there came a thundering rap at the door, which caused them both to jump to their feet in the greatest consternation. Without a moment's loss of time the woman ran to the box of flax and emptied h upon the floor. Then she bade the man, who was almost scared to death , to get into the box, which he was only too glad to do, and when he was in, she rapidly covered him with the flax. The woman then Tan to the door and opened it, all the time rub bing her eyes, as if she bad been asleep. "I was asleep and did not hear you before." whimpered the woman. "And dont for God's sake, curse so much, for there's a Methodist min ister, in the garret." "Who cares for a Methodist minis ter, I'd like to know. But I'll soou have him out of his hole. Here, you old canting hypocrite, come oat of this and show y mrself, or I'll make you," he exclaimed with many im precations, as he set the ladder before the trap-door. The poor parson almost dead with fright, slowly descended the ladder, looking as white as a ghost, for, from the ruffian's manner, he would be a ghost soon. "Don't hurt the poor man. See how sickly he looks!" exclaimed the woman, pitying the poor creature's distress. "You shut up, and mind your own business, or it will be the worse for you," was the gracious reply of her lord; then turning to the trembling he asked: you a Methodist minister, and do you believe in hell and the devil?'' The parson replied in the affirma tive. "Well, by the Eternal, I don't, and if you believe in the devil, you'll either have to make him appear, or 111 cut your lying throat, and make you appear before him!" and he drew his bowie knife in a tbreatning man ner. The poor preacher was in anything but an enviable situation,and thoughts of another world began to fill his mind with anxious forebodin gs. "Are you most ready?" asked the ruffian, raising his knife, as he saw the other hesitate. 'Til give yon just three minutes, and if the devil is not here, you will be with the devil! "My friend," said the pastor, into whose head a brilliant idea had popped, "that there is a hell is a well established fact, as I can prove by hundreds of writers; and that the devil exists allows of no contradic tion; and that I have the power to make him appear is also true; but dreadful to you will be the consequen ces if ho does! Better for you had you never been born, than to see Satan face to face in the winked state in which you now are!" "Stop preaching and call the old boy! I'll stand the consequeno es for the tune is up." The parson went to the fireplace and took a brand which he applied to the box of flax. It blazed np al most like gunpowder, and the un earthly yell that issued from the poor devil in the box was truely appalling. With acrobatic power, of the possess ion of which he was himself una ware, he leaped out of the box, cov - ered from head to foot with burning flax. - With roars and howls of agony, he made straight for the door; but he was not so quick as the owner of the premises, for with one look of terror at the burning figure, he fled out of the bouse, closely pursued by his Satanic Majesty. , When they were both gone, the parson gave his hostess a short, but effective lecture on connubial duties, after which he seated himself before the fire. When the husband returned, be treated the parson with the greatest respect, fully convinced that he had the power to raise the devil at will. James Bice was committed to jail last week at Portland for burglarizing a house He tie family were all away from home. The jailor immediately recognised him to be a room-mate of another man who had roomed at his honse before. The officer as put on his back and boob arrested him. He gave his name aa McManua. Upon searching him lot of stolen goods were found on his per son. Says the Oregonian of July 18th : Early Friday morning an unsuccessful attempt waa made to set fire to Multnomah block, at the corner of girth and Morrison streets. This is the sixth attempt to commit arson within one. week. . STATE MEWS. Two surveying parties left Eugene City last week for the purpose of operating in Wasco and Lake counties. The State Journal says : Thousands of young carp can be seen in one of the fish ponds on Mohawk. Thev are the coming piscatorial food. Says the Statesman : E. P. McCornack, Clerk ef the Board of School Land Commis sioners, left for Eastern Oregon on Friday last to spend a short time in recreation. The O. R. & N. Co. will proceed immedi ately with the work of bridging the Willam ette at the upper end of Ross Island. The lumber is already ordered .for that purpose. The Journal says that Ueadman and Dod son fished, using a skiff, from five miles above Hendricks' to the mouth of McKenzie, catching in two days 305 fish. The most of them were not less than 14 inches long. On July 1st the silver wedding of Judge and Mrs. L. F. Mosier was celebrated at their home at Roseburg. The guests nam bered about 100, by whom many elegant and costly presents were given to the wed ded parties on this pleasant occasion. Gold has been discovered recently by Andy Wyland, John Officer and others, on the Molalla. It is supposed that the bars will be worked during the coming summer. It is estimated to pay from four to five dol lars per day to the hand. Pythian hall, soon to be built at Astoria, will be 98x48 on the ground, three stories high. The first story will be 16 feet in the clear, and used for stores ; the second 14 feet, intended for offices, and the third 18 feet, for a hall. Quite III. Mr. Frank E. Hodgkin re ceived a telegram last Friday morning stating that his son Charlie, who is with his mother at Payton's Mineral Springs, is very sick, and requesting him to come immediately. Mr. Hodgkin left on the 10:20 train. The Yamhill Reporter says : About six months ago a little daughter of Mr. Ed. Buxton swallowed a quarter ef a dollar, from the effects of which she has occasionally suf fered until about a week ago, when she vomited it up. The quarter must have been counterfeit, otherwise it would have passed Statesman: Moses Titcomb, superinten dent of the document room of the United States Senate for over a quarter of a centu ry, died June 26th, at Franklin Falls, New Hampshire, aged 80. Titcomb watched over Calhoun in his last sickness, and laid out with his own hands the body of JHenry Clay, in Washington, in 1851. Captain Bendire, Lieutenant Good and ten men from company K, left Walla Walla a few days since for John Day county on a trip of scientific investigation. The orders state that they shall pay especial attention to prospecting for mastodons, that extine- race of animals that once inhabited this country. Statesman. I- - George, son of G. W. Lawson, is the pos sessor of a small toy pistol, and on Wednes day tried the experiment of shooting bullets from the same, which proved successful! To be satisfied that the ball came out of the pistol, he put his hand over the muzzle and is now fully satisfied that it did. Only a small piece of the third finger is gone Statesman. rf The Oregonian say that Dr. H. Carpenter of this city, who has recently been appoint ed advisory physician to the Board of Build ing Commissioners to supervise the sanitary requirements of the new insane asylum building at Salem, contemplates visiting a number of the eastern asylums during the ensuing summer, with a view of familliar izing himself with their workings. Ik W. Robertson's dog jumped from the second story of Vanduyn tt Smith's new brick last week. The last official bulletin announces his pulse 500, respiration 5, tem perature 1000. Secondary hemorrhage com ing on nicely. The doctors think if they can induce gangrene of the liver he will be convalescent soon. It ia considered very nearly a "dog-goned" case. Riverside. It is reported that a company has been formed with a capital stock of 8200,000 for the purpose of purchasing the Salem Flour ing Mills. The stockholders are said to be Wm. Reid, W. Scott of Liverpool, W. S. Sibson, Robert Bell, W. S. Ladd. A. Bush, Mr. Cochran of Dundee, Mr. Lowson of Dundee, Wm. Dunbar and Geo. Beattie. The Directors are Wm. Reid, Pres.; Robert Bell, Secretary, and W. S. Ladd, A. Bush, and Geo. Beattie. Too Many Passengers. The United States Marshal last week arrested Captain James Harney, of the British ship Taunton, for bringing fourteen more Chinese passen gers than the law allows to vessels of the Taunton's tonnage. He was tried by Judge Deady in the U. S. Circuit Court and plead guilty and was fined 8700. In explanation of the offense the Captain says that in calcu lating the number of passengers he figured his tonnage according to British measure ment. In consideration of these facts exe cution of sentence was suspended for three months, or until the pleasure of the Presi dent of the United States can be known on the defendant's application for pardon, which has been forwarded to Washington. Telegram. Head Badly Crushed. On Thursday of last week, says the Telegram, as the West-side train was about leaving Hills -boro, H. A. Morgan, agent for the railroad company, met with a severe, and perhaps fatal, accident. He was in the act of coup ling a flat car loaded with lumber with a box car. The lumber projected over the front of the ear, and when the two came to gether Mr. Morgan's head waa caught be-J tweeu the ends of the projecting lumber and the car in front and badly crushed. - It waa at first thought that the injuries were fatal, bia later advices bring the information that the injured man shows symptoms of recov ery. No blame is attached to -any one except Mr. Morgan himself, who failed to notice the condition of the lumber projecting over the front of the fiat car, had he done so he could easily have coupled the cars unhurt. Two cases of varioloid have appeared a one of the hotels in Portland. " . : . Mr. Jons. WiHSams of Salem, ia lying dangerously iH at his home at that place with but little hopes of recovery. It is reported that the snow is all off the road over the Barlow route, and that the road is in good condition. Prof. Francis P. Vinton, a well known and highly accomplished teacher of music, died at the Amsworth hotel at Portland last week. Several soldiers have deserted, the gai rison at Walla Walla, who seem to have been the most steady and trusted soldiers among them. On August 3d a sociable will be riven at Albany for the purpose of establishing a public library at that place. No entrance fee cr collection will be taken, but everv at. tendant on the occasion will be expected to contribute a book of some kind to the li brary. The Yakima Record says: While at Ellens. burg this week we handled, some larm nuggets of gold, taken from the claim of Messr. nice ft 1'nce on the Swank. Some thing like 54 ounces was taken out in the last run. One large nugget was valued at Z77, another 9106, and a smaller 'one at 872. Hon. P. C. Sullivan and family formerly ot Jjallaa but now of Colfax, W. T., while out lately enjoying a buggy ride, the team became frightened and run away. The ve hicle was upset and Mrs. Sullivan had one leg badly fractured and Vas otherwise bad ly bruised. A daughter of Mrs. Sullivan escaped with only a few scratches. A few days ago while Hon. Robert Clow, of Polk county, was plowing near his house, a colt which was running loose got hemmed in near the porch and when Mr. Clow passed lucked with both hind feet, one foot hitting him on the nose, inflicting a very painful wound; the other hit him on the shoulder. The kick was so vigorous that Mr. Clow was laid out for a few moments, but soon recovered", The Oregon extension of. the Union Pacific to Baker City will be about 600 miles of road, upon which it is now proposed to issue 112,000,000 of 5 or 6 per cent, bonds ($20,000 to the mile) and 812,000,000 of Oregon extension stock. The Union Pacific treasury will retain onehalf the stock and give each 100 shares of the Union Pacific stock the right to subscribe $2,000 of bonds with a bonus of 20 per cent, or 10 shares of Oregon extension stock The road is almost an assured success from the start, and its bonds may sell in the neighborhood of par, bat if the public does not at present esti mate the new stock at $25 the "rights" are worth but $5 50 per share. If the new stock is considered worth $2 50 the "rights" will be worth $5, and this is probably the in axi urn . Standard. Says the Telegram; The remains of the Brotherton family murdered by the Modocs in Lake county i will shortly be removed from the cemetery at Link ville and reinterr ed at Jacksonville; It will be remembered by those familiar with the tragedies of those times that the father and two sons were murdered while pursuing their daily avoca tions on the frontier farm and that the house with the two remaining children was defend ed by the mother with her Henry rifle for four 'days against the savages before the assistance arrived. In concluding a narrative in verse of this butchery and the heroic conduct of Mrs. Brotherton upon this occa sion Hon. O. C. Aplegate says: "And now on guard we found her When four long days had fled, Half erased with sleepless watching, And sorrow for the dead, And still, that fearless mother When we came, a saving band, Stood by the open doorway, With her rifle in her hand." A special to the Walla Walla Journal under date of Spokane, July Ilth, gives the following: Yesterday a yong man named Griffith was riding about a mile from Spo kane Falls when he was stopped by a drunk en Indian, who demanded some matches. The yong man had none on his person, and after searching his pockets without result, the Indian became very abusive and made some threats, after which he started off. When some distance away the young man leveled his needle gun, which he had with him, and shot the Indian, who died this morning. The town has been full of drunk en Indians since the shooting, and they are making much fuss about the affair, and threatening vengeance. The case was , thought so justifiable by the authorities that the yong man was not arrested. The authorities may regard, killing under such a state of facts justifiable, but the law un doubtedly will not. RAILROAD MOTH, The Dalles Times says; The can arrived. at Spokan river on the 7th. The railroad reached Waitsburg, W. T last Thursday neon. , Track laying between Umatilla and Pen dleton will commence in a few days. J voonm k BAIDWIN, -THE LEADING ARDWARV 11 HOUSE all This side of Portland. Neatness ! Cheapness ! Punctuality f Can furnish anything -in Iron, Steel, Hardware, Stoves, Tin fc Copper Ware. As cheap and as good quality as any one in Oregon. IRON AKD LEAD PIPE, GRINDSTONES, SHEET IRON, ZINC, ROPE, HORSE SHOES, NAILS, BABBIT METAL, CARRIAGE SPRINGS, POCKET CUTLERY, WIRE, BARBED FENCE WIRE, RAZORS, SCISSORS, HOSW PLUMBERS FITTINGS, ETC., ETC. As soon as the grade is completed to Pendleton, the melt will be put at work between this city and Portland. The new Corliss engine in the car shops is now in position. It is 150 horse power diameter of wheel 12 feet, width 2. Four hundred and ninety-six car wheels were received at the shops in this city from the cargo brought out on the Willamette. A gang of 80 men were sent out Sunday night to change all the iron on the track to 56 pound between Celilo and Walla Walla. Heretofore 31 and 48 pound iron have been used. The track was within six miles of Dayton Sunday night, and they .were laying two miles a day, with a prospect of reaching that place to-night. Mr. Thilesen has ordered abundant supplies forwarded to this point. One of the workmen fell over the bluff at Mitchell's Point, 150 feet, last Wednes day. He was taken on board by some ef the men belonging to the Idaho, and brought to the hospital, but in spite of the best of medical care, he passed away on Friday, and was carried to bis hat resting place without a friend, to- shed a tear over, his grave- ALSO RAKES, FORKS, SPADES, SHOVELS, GRAIN CRADLES, SCYTHES, SNATHES, - t And all kinds of Agricultural Implements, BAIN ONS, BUFFALO PITTS CHALLEN GER THRESHERS, SULKY HORSE RAKES, McCORMACK'S TWINE BIND ER HARVESTER, j CHAMPION REAPERS AND MOWERS, FAN MILLS, HARROWS, BROAD CAST SEEDERS, DRILLS, PLOWS, ETC., ETC. . ' New Type ! New Material FRANCISCO PRICES! Having added a large and well assorted lot of new. Job Type, Borders, Machinery, etc., to our Job Office, we are now prepared to d all kinds of BOOK! -AND- TOR PRTWTTWC! UUli 1 lUUilllUi Plain and Ornimental ! : 3 You need not send away for job wot as we will &'j--jr9 and as cheap as any Printer on the Coast ' - ' ili v CARDS, STATEMENTS, ;V CIKL.UL.AKS, fKja i anus, 'yW BILL HEADS, NOTE HEADS LETTER HEADS, DUNS, NOTES, PAMPHLET-? BOOKS, RECEIPTS, P PROGRAMMES, FUNERAL NOTICES, ETC Legal Blanks in Stock. First-class workmen in Tin Shop always J employed ana aaastaeooa gnaraataofl . . ALL JOB PRINTING C. 0. Call and Examine Samples. All orders from a distance attended to promptly. Send for Estimate! GAZETTE JOB OFFICE, Comllis, Oregon.