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Corvallis Gazette. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, BY YAFTIS & WOODCOCK. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Payable in Advance.) Per Year $2 SO fix Months 1 50 Three Months 1 00 Single Copies 10c All notice and advertisements intended for pub 1 ication should be banded in by noon on Wednesday. ATTORNEYS. F. A. CHENOWETH. f. M. JOHNSON. CHENOWETH & JOHNSON, ATTORNEYS at LAW CORVALLIS, OREGON, 18:23yl. J AS. A. YANTIS. M. S- WOODCOCK. Yantis & Woodcock. ATTORNS?!! ad COUNSELLOR at LAW, CORVALLIS, - - ORUGON. Office over Hamilton, Job &Co.'b Bank. Will prac tice in all the Courts of the State, J. R. BRYSOISr. A.tt orney at Law, All business will receive prompt attention. Collections a Specialty- Corvallis, June 24. lS-25tf. PHYSICIANS. F. A. JOHNSON, M. D. Physician, Surgeon and Electrician. Chronic Diseases n.ade a specialty. Catarrh suc cessfully treated. Also Oeukst and Aurutt. Office in Fisher's Block, one door West of Dr. F. A. Vincent's dental office. Oifice hours from S to 12 and from 1 to 6 o'clock. 18:27yl. G. R. FARRA, M. D. Physician & Surgeon. OFFICE OVER GRAHAM, HAMILTON & CO'8 Drug Store. Corvallis, Oregon. 1S:25U. DENTISTS. DR. F. A. VINCENT, 3D 3U JST TIST, CORVALLIS, OBEGOIV. OFFICE IN FISHER'S BRICK OVER MAX Max. Friehdley's New Store. All of the latest mprovements. Everytliinsr new and complete. All work warranted. Please (five nie a call. 18:25tf. N. I AVERY, D. D. S., Aa'V6'. 'i llavin located prnnanent ft SiSgiifsTOfej-J ly in Corvallis I dedire to in e.W laSl'? ''sfonu the public that I am ' rcau.v lo uo ail kiiiu u: ue.n.ai kwork. Mv instruments are Jail new and of the latest im- 1 proved style All v.oik m fiured and satisfaction cuar I autecd or the money refunded O S C3 over Grha;n oi Gold son's Drug store, Corvallis Oregon. 18:25tf. E. II. TAYLOR, VOL. XVIII. CORVALLIS, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 30, 1881. NO. 40. A. J. YOUNG. J. R. BRYSON, Attorney-at-Law. BENTON COUNTY REAL ESTATE And Loan Agency. on io mj iifi.il We Lave money to loan on good farms in Benton County in sums to suit borrowers. LOW INTEREST AND LONG TIME. Interest and Principal can be paid in installments. . mm FOR SALE ! We have a large list of Good Farms and Ranches situated in various portions of Benton County, for sale on easy terms. Parties wishing to buy or sell a Farm, Ranch or Town Property, will save money by calling on us. BRYSON & YOUNG. Oi'ilCE: Up-stuirs in Jacobs & Neugass' New Brick, opposite Occidental Hotel, Corvallis, Oregon. 18p27tf. WOODCOCK & BALDWIN, CO DBHTIST The oldest established Dentist and the best outfit in Corvallis. All work kept in repair free ot charge and satisfac ton guaranteed. Teeth extracted without pain by ibe use of Nitrous Oxide Gas. CVRooms mi-stairs over Jacobs & Neugass' new Brick Store, Corvallis, Oregon. 18:27yi MIS CELLANEO US MOORE & SPENCER, (Successors to T. J. Buford.) Snaring, Shampooing, Hair Cutting, Hot and Cold Baths. Buford's Old Stand. 18:36:ly W. C. Crawford, J E WL E R . EEEP8 CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE assortment of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc. All kinds of repairing done on short noticd, and all work warranted. I8iS3-J'l MBS. 0. R. ADDIT0N Will be pleased to receive Pupils for PIANO or ORGAJS At her residence corner of 4th and Jefferson Streets, Corvallis, or will visit them at their homes for the purpose of instructing them. Terms reason able. 18:28yl. 0 PARLOR & BOX STOVES. The largest and Best Stock ever offered in Corvallis. Bedrock Prices. -ALSO A FULL LINE OF- iVY AND SHELF HARDWARE! Tits and Copper Ware, Granite Ware, Pipe, Pnmpn, Iron Steet, Rope, Tool, Sheet lion, Zinc, Etc. Also Plows, Dnll3, Disk Harrows, Seeders, Wagons, and all kinds of AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. We aim to keep the best in market, and the best is always the cheapest. Come and see our stock and price our goods before buying. WOODCOCK & BALDWIN. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL, MRS. N. C. POLLY, Proprietress, OCEAN FREIGHTS. CD O CO in 2S H CO 93 O w rj f m o c t o w -3 H o o sd "T!ie Occidental is a new building, newly furnished,-and first class in every particular. Stages leave this Hotel daily for Albany,- and Yaqu in Bay on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 18:261y !N o Chinese employed in this hoiise. CORVALLIS Photograph Sallery. PHOTOGRAPHS FROM MINATUKE TO LIFE SIZE. First Class Work Only! Copying in all branches. Produce of all kinds and Brewooa tasen at casn prices. c. ntoijur GEO. P. WRENN, Seal Estate, Life and Insur ance Agent. Will attend to collecting of money on account or by note. Prompt attention given to all business en trusted to my care. Doors, Windows, Blinds aad Mouldings Sept constantly on band. OTOffice opposite King's Stables. 22tf. GRAHAM, HAMILTON & CO., Druggists and Apothecaries, -AND DEALERS IN" PACTS, OILS, TAMES,- BRUSHES, GLASS, Him, TRUSSES. SH0ULDEB BEAES, TOILET ARTICLES &G. A full line ol B' oks, Stationery and Wall Paper. Our drugs are lresh an well selected. Paescriptions compounded at all hours. 18-26ly Wheat and other Grain Stored on the best of Terms by T- T . BLAIR, AT Corvallis and Booneville. sacks furnisheITto patrons. Farmers will-do well to call on me before making arrangements elsewhere- TagtMMA. The San Francisco Chronicle says: It is only on the Pacific coast that the American Samson is shorn of hfs strength and has become the full ' prey of monopolists. While the railroad exactions complained of in the east exist here in aggravated form, it is well known that our farm ers do not derive anything, like the same counterbalancing advantages from the general railroad system of the continent. The through routes for the great staple of the Pacific slope farmers are, very fortunately, as one would suppose on the ocean highway. But strangely enough, while the eastern farmer is attacked exclusively on 'and, the Pacific farmer is victimized most enteneively by sea. If Uncle Sam should impose an export duty of $S5 per ion on wheat it would be regarded as a terrible blow to the chief industry of the Pacific slope, and yet it would but feebly express what the farmer has suffered during the last twelve months, uiid what it is now proposed to subject him to during the present season. An export duty, if it did not fall to some extent on the foreign consumer, would at least do nothing to lessen the supply of tonnage. But allow a few men to rule the freight market and self interest naturally prompts them to exact the largest tribute from the farmer, and with a view of perpetrating their reign, to limit the quantity of shipping. This freight monopoly not only impover ishes the farmer, but cripples the ex port miller, and has a blighting effect on the general prosperity of the coast. The most remarkable circumstances connnecled with our ocean freight monopoly is that, with a temerity unknown in the eastern states, it always places itself completely at the mercy of the farmer. This corner in freights is nothing more or less than "shorting'' tfce wheat surplus of the Pacific coast. Yet this operation, although one of the most reckless that can possibly be attempted, has been to long tolerated by the farmer that it is now undertaken without the slightest apprehension of danger and with a confidence which is born only of a long series of unbroken sucesses. to fix the relative price of wheat be fore it is even reaped is common enough among the bulls and bears of Chicago; but to sell,- in effect, the entire surplus in advance, at a terrible sacrifice to the farmer, and without making him a party to the transaction is peculiar only to the Pacific coast. The tonnage now in sight, and that which will inevitably follow, to carry away what will remain this'month of the entire wheat surplus of this state, are intrinsically worth no more and could be made much less, than what the majority of ship-owners are willing to accept. In placing there-1 fore an exorbitant value on this ton nage, the freight gambler lays him self entirely at the mercy of the farmer, who instead of meekly ac cepting rediculously low prices for his wheat, may at any time insist on the high figures he was accustomed to before the present method of freight speculation was invented. Owing to the extraordinary forbear ance and docility of the Pacific gran ger, speculation, instead of being on his side, as in the eastern states, is almost invariably against him, and, instead of being the terror he has become a favorite mark for the mo nopolist. The fact that the freight question this season was from the beginning substantially settled in favor of the farmer has made no difference what ever to the freight speculator, who still continues to exact his $5 per ton with the most delighted nonchalence. The sma'l addition of from 200,000 to 300,000 tons register to the list of vessels on the way is now all that is necessary to enable the entire wheat surplus to be exported within the season. The great danger is that a much larger quantity may be sent this way, despite the efforts ot the monopoly, which to sustain itself is naturally making use of every pos sible maneuver to limit the supply after January. But whether there be an over or an under supply of tonnage next spring, the result is certain to be a loss to the farmer so long as he continues to support the monopoly. The 'manipulator care fully watches the turn of the tide, and by dexterously transferring his interest from ships to wheat, collects the $5 per ton directly frrm the ship owner, but equally to the- prejudice of the farmer, who in the following season is once more confronted by a small supply ot tonnage and again allows himself to be bound hand and foot by the monopoly. A spot freight of 4 and upwards is no real encouragement to the sl ip owner, as it very seldom reaches him, while a freight of 1 15s, when it does occur, is not even a temporary benefit to the farmer, whose wheat by that time has gone into the hands of specula tors. The safety and interest of the farmer lie only in the open freight market, and this can be best secured by putt'ng his foot down on all ton nage speculations. The most effec tive way to do this is never to submit to an exortionate rate and by being always prepared to pay a fair one. GENERAL NEWS. A RAILROAD KINS'S DILEMMA. It is well known to the public that the central and southern Pacific Rail road companies are, to all intents and purposes, one corporation. Any doubt on the subject would be immediately removed by the 'bulldozing tactics now being employed in Arizona by the south ern Pacific Company; which are a mere duplication of similar ones long employ ed in California and Nevada. As usual the 'railroad company endeav ors to avoid paying at least five-sixths of its fair share of taxation and where the blandishment monopoly fail to in fluence county officials from their swore duty, intimidation is attemted by means of a threatened discrimination in freight fares. The Tombstone Epitaph announ ces a rumored increase of fifteen cents per ton per mile on all ai'ticles 'not al ready paying the maximum rate, which increase is only to occur in such counties crossed by the road as refuse to accept Mr. Crocker's eccentric valuation of the railroad property. It appears that this gentleman made oath in May last that the property of the company in Arizona is worth only $2000 per mile. One or -two assessors are of the opinion that $12,000 per mile would be the proper figure, and any Arizona school boy, by simply computing the cost of steel rails, roadbed, and ties, would arrive at the conclusion that 25,000 per mile would be nearer correct. It is not likely that Mr. Crocker, in making out an inventory of the property of the road, for the information of its very few stockholders, would name any less amount. In fact it could undoubtedly be proven in court that the road cost over $20,000 per mil. In view of the grave position Mr. Crocker placed him self in, the Epitaph suggests that a dis play of prudence on his part would be in the highest degree advisable,since by ceasing to intimidate shipper and to vengefully persue independent citizens he may possibly escape an indictment for perjury. By swearing as he did to a material fact, and by forwarding his affidavit to Arizona for official cognizan ce there, he as clearly placed himself in a position tobe brought judical investi gation. Custom becoms law. It may no longer be legal for a railroad king to pay the same rate of taxes as an ordin ary citizen, but it has yet to be demon strated that he may boldly commie per jury -vithont danger of legal consequen ces. It would be a sad spectacle to see the President of the Southern Pacific Railroad embarking for Arizona in a silver palace car, there to be arraigned in a rural court on so disreputable a charge. Let us trust that it will be un necessary for any thing of the kind to occur. S. F. C. The Governor has recently pardoned the following named prisoners in the peniten tary George Day, sent from Umatilla county for five years from May 9 1878.. for the crime of larceny; reason extra services in burning biick and assistance to prevent convicts escaping. John Dale, sent from Clatsop, county for three years from Feb, 10, 1880, for burglary: commuted upon petition of citizens of Clatsop county, recommenJa ion of the district attorney, and ill health of prisoners. Hong Chunc, sent from Yamhill county for one year, from Oct, 11, 1880; uniform good conduct and term of sentence being nearly expired. Martin Parsons, sent from Washington county for three years from June 2, 1879, for the crime of larceny; upon petition of citizens of Washington county and extreme youth of Partem. The taxable property of Coos county amounts to $865,574. Ashland Lodge No. 65 of A. O. U. W. was instituted last week . The O. R. & N. Co. will build a new dock at Astoria 75x300 feet in size. The Odd Fellows have a membership cf 465,465 in the United States. A brass band with sixteen members has been organized at Hubbard. The Washington county fair will com mence on Oct. 3d and continue four days. 17 acres of wheat on the farm of J. W. Nesmith Polk county, yielded 55 bushels to the acre. People at Goldendale W. T. are excited over the discovery of rich silver ore near Mount Adams. Three Klamath Indians convicted of horse stealing in Lake county have been sent to the penitentiary. A Are destroyed China town hr the su berbs of Chico Cal., on the 20th. 60 or 70 houses burned. In excavating at the Lord Lome mine at Gold Hill, Nevada, at ajlepthgof!300 feet live wormswere found. It is reported that work will commence again at the new Idrian mines in Douglas county in a few days. A man was arrested in Portland for tear ing down mourning draperies and'sentenced to twenty days in jail. The secretary of the board of trade esti mates the rise in value of real estate in Portland the past year at 35 per cent. Wra. Walker, recently drowned in Coos Bay, is said to have raised the first Ameri can fiat; ever floated over San Francisco. Sulphuric acid in a natural state has been discovered in Sweetwater county, Wyoming, 100 acres of ground being impregnated with it. T, J. Ankeny, one of the three prisoners who recently escaped from the Linn county jail, was captured at Seattle and taken back to Albany. The State Board of Education has issued a first grade State certificateto 'Miss L. L. Allen, of Astoria, and Miss Ruth E. Bounds, ot Portland. Major Thomas Cbarman, of Oregon City, was stricken with paralysis at San Francisco a short time ago. He is now at home and about recovered. U. B. Scott &:Co.iwillJsoon commence a new stern wheel b at at the Dalles for the upper Columbia;trade. It will be 125 feet long, 23 feet beam and 6 ft, hold. Julia Clark aged 18 was shot and kilicd in a disreputable house in Portland, on the 18th caused by the accidental discharge of a pistol by a man who was drunk, A fire at Stayton"in fMarion county, last week consumed five buildings including a saloon, drug store, boot shop, meat market, and blacksmith shop, loss, about $4000. Alonzo Moser, of Butte creek, Marion county, who harvested 245 acres of grain with a twine binder this season says the average cost of twine per acre was 13 cents Jacksonville Times: D. S. Wallace killed a monster panther, measuring eleven feet from tip to tip, on Wolf creek recently. He also anihilated a large bear the same day. Mr. T. B. Rosier of Dayton W. T. has invented a new wheat cleaner, which is claimed to posess superior raerrft. He ex pects to have them manufactured at Port land. The O. R. & N. Co. have contracted with Samuel Williamson, of Union county, for 400 tons of hay; the company will win ter 500 horses in that county the coming winter. jt has been discovered that the warm earth in the vacinity of hot sprines at Linkville, has great curative qualities in the treatment of rheumatism and diseases of like nature. The place where the railroad to Dayton leaves the main track of the Walla Walla Colfax division, is called Bolles Junction. It is 25J miles from Walla Walla and 14 miles from Dayton. Goose Lake Valley is afflicted with grass hoppers and crickets. Myriads of them are devonrinc everything green in their line of travel. A band of crickets will march two or three miles a day. Malheur river bottom is 1100 feet lower than Baker City, is said to be fast settling up by a good class of i migrants. A ditch some 10 or 15 miles long is being construct ed for irrigation purposes. The North Pacific track is now completed and trains run daily to Lake Prescott twenty miles west of Lake Pend Oreille. The tres tle and bridge over the Pend'Oreille will be completed before December 1st. James Welsh a well known saddler of Portland, has been missing since the latter part of July Any one knowing of his where bonts will confer a favor by informing his partner Mr. Christianser of Portland. A fire at the penitentiary at Salem, sup posed to have been set by the convicts, de stroyed all the machine shops and out houses. A convict Chicaman jnmped from a second story window to save his life and broke his leg. Stahley's chair factory was coe edby a policy of $3000 and was the only business insured. The tannery, har- nees shop and fixtures and Patterson k Go's foundry were a total loss. 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Sept 22. 10:30 A. m.- The re mains of President Garfield, up to this hour, have been viewed by 25,000 persona" The entire night a steady stream of human, ity poured through the Capitol' building to' take a lust look. From' 5000 to 8000 peo-' pie are in two lines from the east front of. the Capitol for a long distance up Capitof street, and are passing through the east, door of the rotunda one on either side of the remains and out thron'gt the west ctoor at the rate of about 4000 per hour. President Arthur has just taken the oath' of office in the marble room at the capitol in' presence of the members of the cabinet,-, justices of the supreme coert, a few senators" and members of the house of representatives. Mrs. Garfield to-day expressed her sincere desire not again to see the White House,' . where she passed so many days of sorrow and anxiety and will not visit it while' in the city, but remain at the residence of Mac Veagh. A meeting of the members of the house of representatives of the 47th congress in the city, was held in the speaker's room to-day. John It. Tucker, was' called to the chair and John R. Thomas appointed secretary. The chairman stated the object to be taking such steps as shoud appear proper and right to give expression through their representa tives to the grief and respect felt by the whole people of the United States for th dead president. Worcester, Sept. 21. The republican state convention meets with full delegations, including Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, al though the central committee last night voted not to send her. They reconsidered it this morning and she will sit in conven tion. W. W. Crapo was chosen president and made a thoughtful address. There was some applause when he said appointments4 to office should not be made at the request of congressmen or in response to petitions. There was a mournful silence when he spoke of the death of the president. The entire state ticket headed by Gov. Long was then renominated by acclamation with enthusiasm. Constantinople, Sept. 21. The Porte if about to send 6000 more troops to Tripoli. Tunis', Sept. 21. The French occupied' -Kalagrande after an obstinate resistance. Troops are being sent constantly to Monon ba, whence the advance on Kavionan will be made. Washington, Sept. 23.- The following i' just received from the department of stater. By the president of the United States of America, proclamation Whereas, objects of interest to the United' States require that the senate should be con ved at an early day to act upon such com munications as may be made to it on the part of the executive, now therefore, 1 Chester A. Arthur, president of the United States, have ernsidered it to be my duty to issue this proclamation, declaring the extra-, ordinary occasion to require the senate of the United States to convene for the trans action of business at the capitol in the city of Washington, on Monday, the 10th day of October, at noon of that day, on which aU who shall at that time be entitled to act as members of that body, are required to take notice. Given under my hand- and seal, etc. . . CHESTER A. ARTHUR, President. J. G. Blaink, Se'y of State. New York, Sept. 23. The Post's Wash-' ington special says: From all that can ber learned, it is very evident there will be many cabinet changes as soon as the new admin istration is fairly launched. The president this' morning determined to' hasten instead of delay the meeting of the executive session. The senate will soon or ganize. New York, Sept. 23. Senator' Jones of Nevada told a Tribune reporter, that presi dent Arthur would, after leaving his house, probably reside at a private hotel until the White House is rendered habitable. The household now called to the Whit House by the death of Garfield has no lady presiding over it. Arthur lost his wife a year ago. She was a daughter of Lieut Com mander Herndon of the U. S. navy, who went down on the Central America, District Attorney Corkhidl and his assist ant, aud Attorney General Mc Veagh believe that under the laws of the district Guitteaui can only be punished for assault and battery. It may become a puzzling matter how New Jersey can obtain jurisdiction. Some law yers think extradition will be necessary. It? is suggested that an- inquest be held in this district. Worcester, Sept, 23. The Republicanf platform favors a single gold dollar stand--ard, no coinage of silver dollars of less value than gold dollars, repeal of the law making) paper legal tender, revision of tariff laws by a commission, thorough civil service reform which shall maintain the presidential pre rogative and prerogative of the senate to confirm such nominations free from execu tive dictation; no assessment of officeholdv ers, competitive examinations, aid to illiter ate persons, a staple Indian policy and edu cation of Indians, It says the president's1 short administration- will be memorable in our annals as one of rapid and splendid statesmanship, It fixed in an unparalled manner the constitutional perogative of the executive office; it successfully completed a great work in funding the public debt, not withstanding the basis of fluctuation created by an incompetent congress; it overthrew a powerful eouspiracy of plunderers of the1 treasury and prepared their indictment; it introduced into the postottice department business system that will make, it self-supporting while iucreasing its usefulness. la profound gratitude for the example of such! a citizen and such a public servant, we tender the sincere sympathies of this con vention to his aged mother, his noble wife and orphaned children. Milwaukee, Sept. 22. The republican; state convention nominated J. M. Rusk for' governor on the sixth informal ballot. Atlanta, Ga Sept 22, The rolling mil of the Georgia iron works burned to-day. Loss 150,000, insurance $100,000. -c... Sont. 23 A nortion of UV kjt.i- , x X - -- Saginaw county has been devastated by a hurricane and rain. Two million feet of timber was blown down and two men killed, Omaha, Sept. 22. John B. Furay, piet office inspector has returned from Dead wood having made several arrests in connection with the star mail rente to the Black Hills4. Chicago, Sept 23 A fire at Ottoville, ILL, swept away Wagoner's mil is, Gr store and two barns. Loss $30,000.