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About The Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1882)
Wftty oroallis a FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 4, 18S2. Entered at the Postoffice at Cort-allis Oregon, aa seeond-clasa matter. -EDITED BY- M. S. WOODCOCK, ATTORNEY AT LAW. OFFICIAL PAPER FOB. BENTON COUNTY. THE WILLAMETTE FARHEK. And Mr. R. C. Gear's Article Upon it. Mr. Robert C. GeSr, a well to do farmer of Marion County, wrote and published in the Statesman of a recent date, an article Entitled "The Farmer UnmabUed;" in which as the Willamette Fanner devotes to itself a long and continued amount of self praise, thereby claiming to be the great and good exponent of the farmers interest all over Oregon aud in favor in an unbiased and un prejudiced manner of tho general improve ment and development of the State at large and against the monopolies which are grad ually undermining the general progress and development of the State. Mr. Geer goes for the ed;tor of the Willamette Farmer for opposing the developments of the Yaquina bay and the building of the O. P. R. R. In reply to Mr, Geera article the "Farmer" and pretended friend of the horny handed tillers of the soil, in several ofyhe last issues of that paper attempts to, "go" for Mr. Geer by heaping a tyrade of abuse upon him, the Oregon Pacific Railroad, and its managers. As an attempted answer to Mr Geer the "Editor of the 'Farmer' " sa3'S, "that when he (R. C. Geer), utters untruths it is generally due to his egotism and igno rance." At first glance this might seem as a serious accusation against Mr. Geer, but those who are acquainted with him know full well that the accusation alluded to applies with much aptness to the accuser and not to Mr. Geer. The '"Editor of the Farmer" in the same issue of the 21st Inst., in reply to some criticism of the Sunday Welcome on the "Farmer's" qualifications to advise the fanners and run such a journal says: "If the Welcome man had us much money as we have lost farming in Pregon, he would be in big luck." Certainly a pretty experience with which to advise farmers and pray upon their "creduality and make money." But fortunately Mr. Geer is not such a farmer. Mr. Geer ia one of thiiee farmers who came to this coast in pioiicer days, when railroads and locomotives were hardly known upon this coast. When a man thought himself fortunate in finding a plain trail to follow. Mr. Geer in early days settled on French Prairie in Marion county, where he ever has aud now bears a most high reputation for honesty, integrity, aud with all, abiiity in the affairs of this life. Mr. Geer is not one of those farmers who, like his accuser, "has lost money enough Jarming in Oregon to make, the. Welcome man in. big luck-to have so much." But on the contrary Mr. Geer has'made a success in farming, and his long experience and ob servation in Oregon and his good judgement of men well qualifies him to judge of the actions of men and especially of Mr. Clark's motives in opposing Yaquina bay and the O. P. R. R. In speaking "of Mr. Geer we are not doing so at random. Fortunately or unfortunately as it may b8 we have been in Oregon a long time nearly 30 years. A little over 22 years ago we atteuded a school for a time in the neighborhood near Mr. Geers place of residence and know that his reputation in that community was as above stated and that it has so continued ever since. Having said this much about the qualifications of tluese two meu wo leave the public to judge of the motive and pass on to notice some of Mr. Clark's inconsis tencies which crop out through his different articles while abusing these men and enter prise5; and '.by so doing ascertain if we can with what fairness the Farmer is advising its patrons. In his Farmer of the 21st he says: "But that is no renson why a rail road should not be built to Yaquiui when ever the people of Oregon find they really need it." Which assertion is equivolent to saying with a reasonable construction (and which Mr. Clark certainly meant), "that the people of Oregon don't really need such a railroad when they do, it will -be built." In the same issue entitled "The Yaquina Railroad" he says "we never had faith in Hogg aud Nach." But again ho says, "for years past we have published everything claimed for the Yaquina scheme, copied many things written in its favor, and have never allowed anything to be said against it. All this he claims to have done in the interest of the dear people, when at the same time Hogg and Nash who were the prominent workers in behalf of Yaquina bay and the railroad to it, and at the same time he claims that "he never had any con fidence in them" and also "that the people did not need such a railroad." Again the editor of ike "Farmer" says in speaking of the Yaquina bay and the railroad, "we have recordedall its progress and all the claims of its partisans, we have repeated, often speaking with favor of the project, because it would afford the people of the Willamette Valley another outlet in competing with Portland;" and again he says "we welcomed the Oregon Pacific, because it promised a competing transcontinental?ronte, and be cause it promised to make this Valley inde pendent of Portland's pretensions as the only seaport of Oregon." If the "Editor of the 'Farmer' " all of this time "never had faith in Hogg and Nash," and "the people did not really need such a railroad," why did he publish such things about this enter prise as he states ? If he "never had any faith in Hogg and Nash" all the time he was publishing these things he must have been satisfied that the Oregon Pacific Rail Toad and improvement of Yaquina bay would eventually prove a failure, then how could he expect it to "afford another outlet for the Willamette Valley, compe ting with Portland or a competing trans continental route ?" Or if he "never had any faith in Hogg and Nash" and there by tltought the ultimate result of the whole thing would be a failure, as a journalist who makes so many high sounding pretentions "to state the facts and truth and give the news" &c. to his readers, we cannot for one moment understand how Mr. Clark of the "Farmer" could consistently say so many "pleasant things about that scheme" and "apeak with favor of the ' project" and "not allow anything to be said against it" with out secretly intending to deceiye his read ers. It is well sometimes to compare persons statements in order to judge of the sincer ity and purity of their pretentions. Any one who will take the trouble to read the articles alluded to in Mr. Clark's "Farmer" of July 21, 18S2, will most certainly sur mise that he is not sincero in his sayings there. The fact of the matter ia that it looks very much like Robert C. Geer has struck the key note to Mr. Clark'3 motives toward the people of Oregon, and it is what makes Mr. Clark flounder and abuse every body in such a rude and boistrous manner. Mr. Geer is not the only one in Oregon who has become satisfied how the manager of the "Farmer" has been "practicing on the credulity of the people of Oregon to, make money." There are a great proportion of the far mers of Oregon like Mr. Geer, who have at last discovered these things, and they be lieve that he says what Mr. Villard Ltells him to say. All the people of Oregon agree ; that the improvement of the Yaquina bay and the building of the O. P. R. R. is the one important thing that the State neeJs, and none opposet except Mr. Villard aud those whom he can influence to oppose. Mr. Clark claims "that he has spoken wi.th favor of the project" and "said many ph-as- ant things about the scheme, and "never allowed anything to be said against it,' which is all so much high sounding bosh The fact of the matter is that during the progress of the O. P. R. R. Mr. Clark has been compelled to record some of t'6e news relating to that enterprise and to the Ya quina buy, but when he published anything about them the item as a rule was couched in such language and put fortb. In such manner as to indicate that ha was most certainly fearful of offending the master. Ann then again atter recording some news items about it he would iifc the enterprise some backhandod lick thus tt keep on the eood side of Mr. Villard and in the interest of his monopolies. He says: "The man who resigned the secretaryship of Ben Hol idays road, and fought him Co the bitter end, is not afraid of R. Cj (.leer cr Col Hogg." We do not see any reason wliy he should fear either of these two men , because they are gentlemen and engageel in legitimate business pursuits, one of th em a successful farmer who dares to tell the- truth, and the other engaged in furthering; an enterprise by building the O. P. R. R. which is cal cuiatsd when completed to break and un fasten the iron fangs of tho moi lopoly which Messrs. Villard and Clark ara endeavoring to fasten more closely- upon thi ; producers of Oregon. Such men Mr. Clarl : need not fear for their purpose is honest. Eot from the manner in which he abuses i: nprove ments advantageous to-the people- which Mr. Villard does not want, it does s ?e;ai that the Farmer is afraid that Mr. Vil land will stop the flow of bread Tand hon.ey. Mr. Clark seems much opposed to all ra'3road projects except those of Mr. Viilartd's since he parted with and was disappointed in the watered stock of Ben Holliday's railroad schemes. YES "TEE TRUE INWARDNESS." The Old Woman with Eer Newspaper j?.nd the Pure and Immjicculate drove . Some fortune seekers started out a few months ago and in their excited desperatiion to make a sudden fortune they resolved themselves into a copartnership under thve firm name and started a thing the outside of which is edited and printed in a portion of the Oregonian office at Fortland and is decidedly the best part of it. They christened it the "Benton Leader," its object being to help carry the late Oregon election in favor of returning L. F. Grover to the United States Senate. But as the honest and respectable portion of their party would not stand Mr. Glover's notorious and high handed career they Jailed in their efforts to assist Mr. Grower's re election, although that element of the party which controlled the conventions had set things up in his favor over most parts of the State. Therse wonderful personages while seeking to advance their pet, (Mr. Grover,) to a reelection, have not been satisfied to do so and at the same time let their neighbors have the liberty of also pursuing another chosen course. We have frequently spoken kindly words relating to Mr. George's extraordinary efforts in Con gress in securing more appropriations for Oregon at one session of Congress than was ever before secured during two congressional terms. To all of which the people of Ore gon agreed with us by a majority of over 3,006 votes in the late election. This don't suit the managers of the Grover orgau across the street, who unfortunately are more effected in mind than otherwise and whose editorial wind appears most of the time to be wasted in attempting to dictate to us what to say or do. They have run their organ so succe.wf lilly t o Mr. Gro ver's reelection that they now think they can tell us how to run the Gazette. Well we have often heard of the char acteristic old woman in the neighborhood who had ample time to attend to their neighbors business but had no time to at tend to their own. We have seen her and now she's trying to run a newspaper and calls it the ' 'Benton Leader. " We know that it would please the poor old imbecile and give her another chance to engage in the neighborhood chit chat if we would only consent to praise her bosom friend, Mr. Grover, and attempt to whitewash his damnable and blackened State administra tion, which had ought to sink him so deep down into the firery elements of the eternal regions that Satan himself could never fol low far enough to recall him. But then we always was obstinate and never much in clined to follow dictation even though it came from the old woman kind. We owe our success and failures in this life to the fact that we almost invariably have followed the dictates of our own will, while we ac corded to others the same privilege. But we suppose perhaps this time we ought to give way and say something about the notorious Grover in order to please the old womanly disposition of the one who has so often insisted that we should. Well Mr. Grover has been in the United States Senate nearly one term most of the time he has pretended sick, caused prabably by the remorse of conscience occasioned by the investigation of his career in Oregon. It has never been claimed until within the last year not even by his party that he ever did any thing there of any benefit to the Stat worth speaking of, and then only by such organs as the one over the way run by the poor old lady and one or two others of like caliber. But he was governor of Oregon nearly two terms. He did do something then worth mentioning. The most promi nent of which was that he killed the Dem ocratic party in Organ so dead that it never has to the present day made any kind of pretensions to a decent resurection. He engineered the Oregon State penitentiary up to a thribble expense to the State under tho faithful Bill Watkins. He discovered the; necessity and recommended the passage of the Swamp Land act and the notorious and odious litigant act. Ho conceived the importance ofpassing the infamous Canal aud Lock bill. He built a State house large e agugh for the State of New York, at expense equivalent to bankruptcy to, the State. He organized the offices so that hi3 pets and men and old women who run newspapers in his favor drew redundant salaries without rendering an equivalent service therefor. He gathered around him the worst elements of society, and his State administration elevated peculation to the dignity of a science. He permitted the sacred school fund to be ravished by the long and bony "tins" of the horde of selfish followers he had around him. But as the old woman aluded to with the newspape has made a failure iu other contemptible un dertakings which she ha3 heretofore engaged in, she may probably also make a failure in dictating to us. (To be continued again upon further quiry by the old lady.) THAT "PLUG." And the Reflection on President Garfield. The party who used interrogation points so freely in the old woman paper across th way last week and took up the defense the managers of the Plugs for reflecting th "329" scandall relating to our dead presi dent Garfield, attempts to deny its having any such signifigaace, claiming that it was 329,000,000 and meant nothing else. W are willing to leave this for the public t judge. The figures to which wo refered i our issue of a few weeks ago aud which was On a placard m the Plugugly procession, was placed therein in tho following form, to wit 329")000,000. If these figures referred to meant anything else than a reflection on the late president Garfield, as indicated the campaign before his election, why for heavens saki? did not the dastardly coward who U3ed the interrogation points in the article alluded to, and who was also bo con temptible small and cowardly as to attack some one in the dark and then hide him self behind tho nondeplume of 'SPlugs, come out instead and sign his name like an honest white matt and explain what was meant by the figures above named ? By that assassin like attack upon us and with holding his true name he gives himself away and admits that our construction of it was right. A person who writes over a non- depltfme attacking his neighbor and con cealing his name thereby, we believe is no better than a highwayman who takes his shot gun and goes upon the road to kil! and plunder his neighbor. Such a person would be weli calculated to reflect on a dead pres ident and he would likely not scruple to assassinate one if he was not afraid of the punishment the law would inflict. It understood that such individuals cannot tapp anything around us unless they do it in ambush. The Railroad. The Independence side of the Polk County Item-leer suggests that "perhaps the Gazette c'.n enlighten them upon the progress and the time of completion "of the Oregon Pa cific Railroad." In reply we are compelled to say that we cannot except that we are creditably informed that the company have recently taken charge of the three tunnels on the line of the road the contractor hav ing thrown thm up, and that the company is now pushing them forward under their own immediate supervision That some grading is being done at present by a few hands. As to the time of the completion of the road or the business workings of the company we know nothing about. In fact it would not be wise for any company to make known to any outsider the secret workings of their business, and hence we do not expect to be able to give information on that branch of the subject. We feel perfectly confident, however, that the road will be built and completed in due time, and that too, under the present manage ment. we leel as surely satisned as ever that such will be the case. So satisfied are we because during the twelve or fifteen years which Col. Hogg has been laboring to forward the interests of that railroad and of Yaquina bay, we have been unable to find or learn of a sin le instance iu which he has broken faith with the people or falied to make his promises or assertions in regard to it come substantially true. In every in stance he has so far as we can learn made his promises regarding these enterprises come true. And we are therefore satisfied that his promises to build the road will be carried out with exact good faith if it is in the power of man to do so. TELEGRAMS. All northern Mexico is alarmed and quar antine on this side of the river is being es tablished against the infected points. There is much excitement throughout the state about yellow fever in Matamoras, and an unconfirmed report that it exists in Brownsville. The disease is spreading. San Antonio, Texas, July 30 A Laredo special says: Your correspondent has used every means during the day to obtain the facts about the yellow fever at Matamoras and Brownsville. It is definitely settled that an epidemic fever is raging in Mata moras: but the question whether it is yellow fever or not has not been definitely settled. The Matamoras doctors still term it billious and malarial fever; but other physicians deemed equally as good judges declares it to be yellow fever. It is conceded by all that those dying show all the symptoms of yel low fever, even to the black vomit, and from other pertinent facts there remains but little doubt as to its real character. Louisville, July 29. The board of trade have sent a request to the president t sign tue river ouu liaruor mil. Washington, July 29. Representative Washburn, of Minnesota, who offered a resolution in the house a day or two ago to authorize the secretary of the navv to con veue a court of inquiry to examine into the loss of the Arctic exploring steamer Jean netta, said to-day that he expected to have a court of inquiry ordered before the close of the present session. The general impression is that congress will adjourn a week from to-day. It is not expected there will be a quorum in the house alter the middle ot next week. Some wonder is expressed that the Chi nese in Cuba should desire to return to their country through the United States in view of the passenger fare, whicli is exact ly double what it is by ship direct to China. and the Chinaman will want to go by direct ship. There was a special meeting of the cabi net to-day to consider the river and harbor bill. All members were present except Secretary Chandler. The bill was discussed aud final action decided upon. Great se crecy is maintained as to tho conclusion There was an understanding between the president and his cabinet that nothing what ever should be divulged as a result of to day a deliberations. Une tact, however, is known in this connection, that the president will send a communication to the house of representatives on the subject Monday. Tucson, Mexico, July 29. A Star's spec ial from Guavmas. savs: It is reported that at Cumoral the Apaches have killed 20 citizens and are depredating and massacre- mg the inhabitants, uen. Ueis has left Hermosille with a large force of regulars to wards Elvis, where it is said a band of 150 Apaches are preparing to make a raid into Hermosilla to liberate their squaws captur ed recently by .oi. uarcia. Alexandra, July 29. Explosions heard here through the day were caused by the British destroying the cannon and powder magazines iu torts. Constantinople, July 39. An official tel egram from the rebel government says the khedive having issued a decree dismissing Aram rasha irom the ministry tor neglect ing to defend Alexandria, and having pub lished a proclamation declaring England is a mend ot Jigypt, Arabi haa called on the country of which he is a submissive servant, to pronounce its will iu the matter' A meeting was called for Saturday, compris ing Ulemas Cudis, Coptic, ratnarchs, Heads and Armenians, Greek and Maronite com munities; also, various high functionaries, mudirs, notables, and leading merchants, in all 364 persons. Moving speeches were de livered, especially by Ali Bay, under secre tary of the sultau, who recouutered the out ragers of English sailors upon Alexandra women. The meeting, with only three dis sentients, decided to maintain Arabi Pasha, so he might defend the country until the conclusion of a satisfactory peace of total ex termination of his forces. All decrees to the contrary were declared annulled. As the khedive was behind the pale of Mussul man law, it was resolved that the decision of the meeting be submitted to the porte. Cousins of the khedive present at the meet ing declared Tewfik would be khedive if he had staid'with the country .and Arabi, but under the present circumstances, he is either a prisoner or a puppit of the British, and his authority might be repudiated. Im mense numbers of people paraded the streets last evening shouting. "Victory to the friends of Egypt against their aggressors. " Alexandria, July 30, 5:35 P. M. General plundering ot houses just outside the British lines at Ramleh continues. Two expeditions which left last night to repair railway cuts by rebels on the Alexan dria side of Mahalla junction were com pletely successful in the undertaking. Both liues jf road were repaired and a considera ble number of railway wagons brought to Alexandria. Rebels are making every effort to fortify the vicinty of Fort Said. French men-of-war in Egyptian waters have been ordered to station themselves at Port Said and cease traversing Suez canal. Arabi Jtsha is still parleying with the khedive. The latter has intimated that no terms will be acceptable except uncondition al surrender. Port Said, July 31. It is said that De- Lesseps, having heard that her majes ty's troop ship Orion had stopped at Istualia and intended landing men there, started Thursday night for that place. He is said to have declared that the English should land only after passing over his dead body and that of his son Victor. His course is condemned by all Europeans here. Client! Pasha ridiculed the idea of Conrad being guided by DeLesseps, and remarked that this kind ot thing encouraged Arabi. It is said that DeLesseps talks of enlisting the service of a tribe of Bedouins, which he claims is devoted to him, for opposing by arms, any European intervention in this part of Egypt. Admiral Conrad has telegraphed the French Government complaining of the dehavior of DeLesseps, and stated he is en couraging the native8 and increasing the gen eral excitement, rendering the position much more critical and the admiral's task much more difficult than it otherwise would be. Austin, Tex., July 29. J. C. Happen sett, surgeon U. S. army; post surgeon A. S. Wolf, A. T. Mailon, health officer at Brazos and the health officer at Brownsville telegraphed to the state health officer to-day that they h3d carefully examined the dis ease prevailing in Matamoras and pronounc ed it a congestive type ot remittent lever. The Matamoras doctors persistantly main tain that it is a mild type of fever which yields rapidly to treatment by quinine. The mortality is one per cent. New York, July 30. A dispatch from Nutt, New Mexico, says: Great excite ment is caused in this vicinity by the dis covery of new deposits of extraordinary rich silver ore at Lake valley, 10 miles from here in the Black range. In one shaft of the Sierra mines a vein of chlorides and horn silver 40 feet thick has been discov ered, and this week the influx of prospec tors is so large that hostile Apaches, who committed numerous outrages hereabouts last year, have fled from their camps and gone over the border. The Atchison, lo- peka and Santa He railway has laid out a branch road from here to Lake valley and the rush to the new mining district increas es daily. St. Louis, July 29. Heavy rains here and in different parts of Missouri, within thirty-six Hours, have done great good to all kinds of vegetation, and will be a special benefit to corn. Dispatches from various" parts of Kansas note copious rain, which, tis said, will make the corn crop sate m that state. Mew York, July 29. The appalling mor tality of the week is the largest in ten years. Philadelphia, July 30. A bridge fell this afternoon with 100 persons oil it, all of whom were thrown into the water and about 10 injured. One young lady, Noia .Devor, will die. Paris, July 30. In consequence of rejec tion, by the chamber of the motion for a vote the original movements of troops and fleet is stopped. Admiral Conrad, commanding the rrench fleet in Egyptian waters, is or dered to maintain strict neutrality. London, July 30. The Scots guards, seven hundred and fifty strong, this morn ing embarked on the transport Orient for Egypt. A great crowd of people assembled outside of the barracks and the troops de parted amid tremendous enthusiasm. The crowd at the barracks were so dense leading files of guards were lifted off their feet. The Prince and Princess of Wales, Duke and Duchess Connaught, Duke of Cambridge, commanber-in-chief of the forces, and Chil ders, secretary of state for war, went on a special steamer to meet the Orient as she left the dock. De Lesseps has told Arabi Pasha if he leaves Suez canal alone neither France nor Italy will touch him. Four houses have been looted at Ramleh under the noses of the Britisii and within a mile of their headquarters. The news that France has abandoned co operation with England gives much satisfac tion here. The French colony ia agreeably impressed by the news that the French cabi net had resigned. Some powder went off prematurely, injur ing two seamen. Aden, July 31. It is now learned that the Russian steamer, Moskava, reported sunk and two hundred persons lost by a boiler explosion, was wrecked off Rashafun and one hundred and twenty saved. Detachments have been landed at Ismaila from English and French men-of-war. The German consul general will depart on leave of absence tomorrow. There only remains the French, Italian and English diplomatic agents at Alexandria. Washington, July 30. Extracts from a letter published in the Ga. ette to-day from Panama speak favorably of the work on DeLesseps Panama canal enterprise whicli is being pushed steadily. About 815,000,000 has already been expended and invested and effort is being made to draw in American capitalists, and Californians are especially becoming interested, that the ca nal will be constructed, that every dollar in vested will finally accrue to the benefit of the Americans, and that it will shortly be urged that DeLesseps hope3 to disarm popu lar hostility in this country by establishing the fact that the bulk of the stock will be under control of American owners. The canal company has already paid four mil lion dollars of purchase money and as much more is to be paid this fall, in October next. This eight million dollars has come from the pockets of American in vestors and speculators. In New York and San Francisco an impression exists that there is an understanding that the railroad remains in the hands of American sharehol ders who are known to be quietly buying all the Panama stjck that comes into market from earnings from the road. Washington, July 31 Chairman Wil liams of the foreign affairs committee has completed the draft of his report. It ia now under consider.itiion by full committee. No information i3 given out concerning it, but it is pretty well known that any who care to read about the hackneyed Chil-Peru Shepherd business will find a very succinct aud careful summary statement of the case. Any enemies of Blaine who expect any un pleasant reflections to be made on him will be mistaken. The committee was limited by the resolution which directed investiga tion of tw j things, Disappearance of certain papers from the files, and the question whether any United States officer had en deavored to secure consideration for any claim of Chili or Peru. The committee wil? report that no United States officer did so interest himself. The appropriation for payment of labor in equipim' vessels, etc., m the navy yard was increased rom .550,000 to 75,000. Plumb moved to insert a proviso repealin all laws proviaing for promotion and increase or pay on the retired list. House bill restoring Fort Benton military reservation to a public domain aud tor other purposes, passed. Bill authorizing the secretary of the inte rior to dispose of certain lands adjoiuing the city of Pendleton, belonging to the Umatilla Indian reservation, passed. New York, July 31. Hecker & Co's flour mills burned to-day. Five hundred men were employed. It is believed there are some lives lost. The loss is about one million. The spice mills of Sawyer Beers ft t'isher were burned. Boston, July 31. The steamer Stamford, carries out! passengers, lett port tor riy mouth this morning at 10 o'clock with nearly a thousand on board. She should have reached her destination at 1 :30 o'clock, but did not arrive till 4 p. ni. She was so heavily loaded that one of her guards was down to the water. Pittsburg, July 31. Pittsburg and east ern delegates lett yesterday tor unicago, where the annual meeting ot the national lodge of amalgamatek associations will be held commencing Tuesday. It is believed action will be taken :on the great iron strike. New York, July 30. The president of the Freight Handler's Association states that Robert G. Ingersoll and General B. F. But ler will lecture on strikes for the benefit of st rikers. Long Branch, Aug 1. ihe tantl com mission resumed session to-day. Assistant Secretary French gave his views as to th importance of the creation of a tribunal for speedy determination of disputed questions arising from time to time m the custom house, Owing to the death of Garfield and change of cabinet, the plans for the tribunal had fallen through. It had been opposed also by lawyers who were interested in the numerous litigations pending. He favored a plan for the creation of a custom court, comnosed partly of experts and ot one or two eminent lawyers, members of the court to receive a salary of S50UO or $bUUU yearly Dermanentlv. and to sit in New York. He would have the decision of the court final and unappealable. He then'gave a history of the whole sugar question. After recess John D. Dix, or New York, was heard- the interest of free trade. Representatives of the New Orleans cotton exchange were also heard. Chicago, July 31. C. W. Smith, general manager of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad says his company has been invited to join the east bound pool, but in an official com munication to Commissioner Fink he de clined for the present, on the ground that his road is as yet unprepared for it. Chicago, Aug. 1. Bob Ford, who killed the notorious outlaw Jesse James, aud hia brother. Charles Forde. are m thuxity en ioving life in spending the 310,000 which they received as a reward for ridding the country of the outlaw leader. Chicago, August I. A special from South Bend, End., to the Evening Journal says, two freight trains collided on the Lake Shore railroad just west of this city, this morning. Cars to the number or bu were Eiled upon the engines, and taking fire-were urned. The engines were buried under the deb is, but were rescued before the flames reached them. Cincinnati, Aug. 1. About noon the Licking river at its mouth, opposite here, assumed alarming proportions. The rise from above rushing into the Ohio caused great damage, and 21 barges tied along shore were swept from Swift s landing, ten full of coal, one of stone, and one of coke. One of Dana's fleet was lost. Steaui Launch Diary Hall. Will carry the United States mail, passengers and freight between' Elk City and Newport, leaving New port on Monday, Wedresday and Friday of each week, arriving at Newport on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each week. This time will be changed to daily trip toon. Special trips made when required. marSyl K A. BEN SELL PITTS' CHALLENGER THRESHERS, (WITH LATEST IMPROVEMENTS TO KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES) 'Cormiek's Twine Binders, GENUINE IMPROVED HEADERS, CHAMPION- AND M CORMICK Snlkv Hay Rakes, and a full stock of the est Haying and Harvesting Tools, WITH A FULL LINE OF ALL EXTRAS FOR THE MA CHINES WE SELL. WOODCOCK & BALDWIN WILMAM Front Street, Two doors north, of tho Vincent Houso i MORRIS, It, - CORVALLIS, OK. ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. Repairing and Cleaning at moderate Prices. 19-26yl Bragg THOMAS GRAHAM, 1st and Apothcary, -AND DEALER IN- pahts, oils, mmm, beies, glass, rum, trusses, SHOULDEE ERA0ES, TOILET ARTICLES AC. A full lino of B oks, Statione y and Wall Paper. Ovr drugs are freoh and well selecti'd. Faencriiiliorw compounded at all hours. 19-27yl Wheat and other Grain Stored on the best of Terms by m rar to tt a nr AT SACKS FURNISHED TO PATRONS. Farmers will do well to call on me before making arrangements elssnrbere 19-27V1 . - -' tion, ;- Cosj&niuipCUor!, Aa4ib: -j:rv Cironcht . En, JDjrertcpnilr;., Csitcyne?, Headache, ISelIiiESj, , I3uaoi:Biit. . 'isni:, itfci;rai-?:$, and rJl CEanroi-ificj'. and 3irvon3 lienoriS rs. Prn-arcd by BUS. STAUKEY & PAL3N, Philadelphia,. Pa. Package contains all !irec.ionc, end is easily sent byesprcsn, rpndy for iCIl AT HOME. H. E. MATflKWS, Forwarding Agent, 603 Montgomery street, San Fran cisco, Cnl. jg" Send for Free Pamphleta. j 11 3AIL STAGE LINE FROM AUGUST KNGHT, CABINET MAKER, CORVALUS to YAQUINA BAY. LEAVING CORVALLIS MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AKD FRIDAYS, For Elk City, connecting with tho steamer fo: Newport, leavhn; Elk City TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND SATURDAYS. Stage Office at Vincent house, Corvallls. 19-27m3 BRINK & WEIGHT. C. W. PHiLBRICK, GENERAL Contractor and Bridge Builder, AT Corvallis, Oregon. Will attend promptly to all work under bis charge. 19-27yl UNDERTAKER. Cor. Second and Monroe Sta., CORT4LLIS, t OREGON, Keeps constantly on hand all kinds of FURNITURE Coffins and. Gaskets. Work done to Order on short notice and' aft reasonable rates. ' Corvallis, July 1, 1881. 19:27yl. rORVALLIS ' Feed, Livery, -AND- SALE STABLE. 00 WE KEEP IN STOCK THE LARGEST VARIETY OF POODS IN TKS U. 3. AND CAN SELL YOU ANY ARTICLE FOR PERSONAL OR FAMILY USE. IN ANY QUANTITY AT WHOLESALE HHIliC WHATEVER YOU WANT SEND FOR OUR CATA LOGUE (FREE) AND YOU WILL FIND IT THERE MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. 227 229 WABA5H AVtrcuE. n.ww 4 LL KINDS A. at this office. OF JOB WORK DONE Letter heads, efco. main S CorraHIs, Orff.- SOL. KING, - - Propf. u7vrir inTn MSinri AM PREFABED TQ - ' rffer superior accommodation in th Livery line. Always ready for a driye, GOOD TEAMS At Low Rates. My stables are first-class in erery respect, and CO patent and obliging hostlers always -ready to serve the public, DCaenARic CHARGES FOR HIRE. P rticular Attention Paid to Boarding Horses. ELEGANT HEARSE. CAT WAGES AM) BACKS FOR rCITERAEB. Mm-