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8SUekl Corrallis felic. FRIDAY MORNING, APR. 27, 1883 THIS PAPER S p. ttiV& newspaper Advertising Bureau (10 Spruce street), where advertising contracts may lie made for it in Mew York, at not less than our regular ad. rates. tS"h P. FISHER, Booms 20 and 9 Merchants' Exchange Building, is our authorized atfent in San Francisco, and any contracts for advertising made liy him at our regular prices, will be recognized by us. The Uorvallis Gazkttk is kept on file at his agency. Short announcement of deaths puhhsheu free. When accompanied by an extended notice reso lntions five cents per line will he charged. A poetry published by request will be charged lor at the rate f five cents per line. LOCAL NOTES. Flies. Birthday cards at Sawtell's. First clasi clocks just received by P. P. Greffoz.- Wm Pitman will soon have his ne-w tank completed. Now one can work by the yard front and back yard. The government work at Yaquina is pro gressing finely. Mr. C. H. Nash msde a flying visit to the Summit this week, Large assortment of stationary just ar rived at Sawtell'a. Genuine pebble spectacles and eye glasses for sale at P. P. GrefFoz. T. C. Alexander was in town this week, looking well aud hearty. House painters begin to discount the plumbers on broad smiles. The editor of the Post is the "oldest in habitant" of Yaquina City. The commons south of town are full of base-ballists these fine days. Labin Senders was taken to the peniten tiary on Tuesday by sheriff King. Milton S. Bean and Janie3 H. D ty, of Tidewater, were in the city this week. Congress very properly reduced the tar iff on barbed wire. It can protect itself. Grandma Trimble has been very sick this week, but was reported better yesterday. Dr. H. W. Vincent, president of the Vac mini company, w nt to Portia . d this weeU. Workmen commenced r n.oving the car go from the schooner Phoebe Fay on Tues day. Work is being rapidly pushed on Creigh ton k Quivey's new building on Second street. The milk of a cow is prefered to that of any other animal; but look at a goat for the butter. Mr. J. P. Fwlcy, of San Jose, UaL, was in tha city last Sunday, a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Dr- Embree. Messrs Will Bros., Bnford & Campbell and F. H. Sawtell have been receiving fine lot of new goods. John W. Moore Jr., is announced as a candidate for the i3ce of city marshal, at the coming election . The steam schoner Ona sailed on Monday from Yaquina for Portland, and the Kate Ann sailed on Tuesday. Mrs. J. B. Glass, formerly of this city but now of Portland, eame up on Monday and returned Wednesday. A Portland lady advertises a room to let to a single woman 8x12 and a suite of rooms for a family in good repair. Yonr place to buy the cheapest and best harness and saddles in the valley is at S. A Hemphill's well known stand. Henkle 4 Davis have added to their stock of general merchandise a line of hardware making their stock more complete. Alderman Mensinger, of the fir3t ward, received a bad dose of poison oak the first of the week, while outside the corporation. A new sidewalk was constructed on Tues day along the north aide of the store of the enterprising firm of A. Cauthoru & Son. E. C. Vanghan has a nicely assorted stock of groceries, crockery, and glassware for sale on the best and most reasonable terms. Willis Vidito, of Alseya Valley, was in town Monday. He informed ua that worms are destroying much of the winter wheat in the valley. John W. Moore has bad a c tearing gear pat on his traction engine at the Corvallis foundry and will no longer need a team to guide the machine. Max Friendly has 1,500,000 feet of logs in his boom near Mary's river bridge, all the logs cut on the upper river last season hav ing been run down on the last Ireahet. Northwest weather set in on Monday and the warm sunshine that has prevailed since that day indicates that old Jupiter Pluviua can no longer trespass on Spring. "Peel out, peel out," the orange cried, "Peel out with voice sonorous." "You peel out first," the apples replied, "And we'll join in the core us. The western papers tell of a mean Repub lican. He broke np a Democratic reim-m convention by sticking his head in the door way and yelling. "Come out and take a drink." Our ancient and highly esteemed tillicum, Mauzey, of the Post, sometimes look soften the wellfare of the collector's poultry. He recently paralyzed Van by asking if a hen should be set solid. Messrs J. W. Rayburn, S. T. Jeffreys, Col Kelsay, W. S. McFadden, J. R. Bry on and Hon.' John Burnett, attorneys of this city, were at Eageue last week attend ing Cnrcnit court. We keep constantly on hand at this office a large lot and variety of stationery letter beads, bill heads, envelopes, and papers of different kinds which we furnish at the lowest possible prices. Merry Mason the fine Clidesdale Stalion will stand the season of 1883 at Sol King's stable in Corvallis, Benton county Otegonj 3 days out of each week commenc ing Apri 6th 1883. D. Gruson, Owner. Somebody substituted a pile of corncobs for the doughnuts on a Missouri restaurant ta ble. The joke was only a partial success, as they were all eaten before anybody discov ered what had seonrsd. Trout fishing is in order. Tack frost has caught some of the early gardens. The twine-binder crusade promises to be lively this season- Hon. Geo. A. Waggoner visited the me tropolis this week. Mr. Alex T. Mc.Claughry, of Yaquina, was in town this week. Brick masons are at work on the founda tion of Riley's brewery. Treasurer Buford has been busy Binee county court endorsing warrants "not paid for want of funds." John L. Akin, the enterprising druggist and postmaster at Philomath dropped into our sanctum Wednesday. Mr. Woodcock, editor of the Gazette, was confined to his room a couple of days this week, with a bad cold. Mrs. L. Bettman will have her large stock of millinery goods opened at the store of C H. Whitney & Co., to-morrow. Wm. M. Hoag, general manager of the Or gon Pacific railroad, is a passenger on the incoming steamer, and will probably reach this city to-morrow evening. Mr. and Mrs. G. Korthauer were very agreeably surprised Monday evening by a large number of friends, who came with suitable presents to remind them of their silver wedding. One of the finest jobs of carriage painting wc have seen in Oregon has just been turn ed out by Mr. Wadsworth, it being the hack of Mr. R. C. Kiger. It must be seen to be appreciated. Rev. MrTalmage has been preaching on the eye. He assures bi3 hearers that it winks 30,000 times a day. That depends upon the number of sodawater fountains in t-e neighborhood. The firm of Hyde & Mansfield of the Ben ton Leader, has been dissolved. Mr. Mans field will continue the publication of the paper, and Mr. Hyde goesm to Poit-and to engage in other business. We are authorized to announc3 that Win. Groves will be a candidate for city trcsurer at the ensuing election. Mr. Groves has filled the position for several years, to the eutire satisfaction of taxpayers. ChloriJe of lime should now be sprinkled in cess pools and about the premises gener ally, as the warm sunshine will soon load the air with impur.te.-i. A little precaution of this kind may save sickness. Mr. R. R. Bothley, of Monmouth Or., so- Meting agent for the Christaln Hera'.i pub lished at that place made us a friendly call iast Saturday. His paper is a good one and he reports having fair success with it. An elderly resident of Newport was ap proached by an agent for a oyclopedia. "I gness I Won't get one," said the elderly resident, an I frankly added: "I know I never could learn to ride one of the pe3ky things. " Rev. E. Tiumbull Lee, pastor of Calvary Presbyterian vhu'ch oi Portland, will con duct the services in the Presbyterian church, this city, next Sabbath. Mr Dun ning will occupy Mr. Lee's pulpit in Port land on that day. Agent Swan brought in Jack and Kane Kelsay Wednesday evening. The.se are the Indians who were recently returned to the reservation from Vancouver, where they had been imprisoned for about two years awaiting trial for murder. Thev have been in the guard house at the a gency since their return. Mr. Swan will probable turn them over to the civil authorities of Tillamock county. a i aw K3.GE Convention. The citizens of Corvallis, irrespective of party, are hereby requested to meet at the court house on next Monday evening, at. 8 o'clock for the purpose of nominating candi dates fur the various city offices. Many Citizens. New Hall. Messrs Crawford & Farra are furnishing the new hall in their new building in a very handsome way, and when completed it will lease to Valley Lodge No. 11, Knights of Pythias. It is expected that the hall will be ready for occupancy in two weeks, and" when the Knights get into their new quar ters they can boast of having as fine a meet, ing place as any Lodge in Oregon. City Election. Editor Gazette: Can some one inform the voters of this city why a certain hold-1 over member of the council, who is a candi date for Recorder, has not resigned, so as to give the voters of the Third ward a chance to elect two councilmen, instead of giving the appointment of one to the council, in the event of this hold-over member being elected Recorder?" Temperance. Valuable Investments. SO acres of land, 1 J iniles east from O. P. R. R. Go's terminus on Yaquina Bar. Small house, but good barn. 40 arces of very fine tidal land, producing the most luxuriant pasturage. Would mike a fine dairy ranch ; warm and sheltered location; some good timber. Price 1,200, J loun balance on time. Apply to C. H. Nash, Corvallis, Oregon. ".- 3t. Imporant Postal Ruling. A recent ruling of the postoifie depart ment is to the effect that hereafter no mat ter can be forwarded in the mails after it reaches its original address without a new prepayment of postage, except letters which have one full rate paid thereon, namely three cents, and newspapers or other period icals which are to be forwarded to subscrib ers from one postoffice to another which are in thesame couuty where the paper to b e forwarded is published. for the East Rev. H. P. Dunning, pastor of the Presby teran church in this city, will start for the Eastern States to morrow, to attend the general assemrjiy of the Presbyterian church, which wiil meet at Sartoga Springs New York, on May 17th. Mr. D. wiil be absent about ten weeks, during which time his pulpit will be supplied by the Presbyte ry of the State. Gone Ala Harris whom many of our readers know and who was born and raised in this town and for several years has been in the merchant business in Albany, Oregon, with Mr. Otto Fox took his leave on tbe steamer last Mondav for San Francisco where he will engage for the firmjof Eugleurecht, Fox & Co. He will likely occupy position of traveling salesman for their cigar and tobac co house and will travel through Southern CaL , New Mexico, Arizona and adjoining country. Mr. Harris leaves a host of warm friends in Corvailia and Albany who will much regrat his departure. Born. LeeJrTenkle, from near Philomath, dropped into our Sanctum recently. He seemed to have an excited and bewildered appearance. We shook hands with him and invited him to a seat but no use, he plead lack ef time; we then asked him the news to which he re plied that he had none, said he couldn't re member any but after stamering for a while he finally articulated the words in an intel ligable tone ot voice to the effect that he had a girl at hi3 house and that it had been born on Tuesday of la3t week. When this revel ation broke upon our ears we could then account for his nppearent excitement. Lost in the Breakers. The life of a Columbia river fisherman is a perilous one, and every year witnesses the make up of a melancholy roll of poor fellows whose bodies are swept to the ocean. The first lost this season, started down in boat No. 2 of Geo. Hume's cannery, last Tuesday morning and were last seen that afti rnoon. Yesterday morning the boat was found full of water, at Sand Island; but no sign of the two who maned it. The captaiu'B name was Otto Anderson, the name of the boat puller we were unable to learn. Akoricm, April 20. GooJ Sense. An old lady who had purchased a new bonnet received it the o'.her day. Not loDg after she was missed, and her absence was so protracted that the family became alarm ed about her and instituted a search. Af ter looking the premises all over, her daugh ter foun.l her in the chamber, sitting quietly with the new bonnet on. The danghter ex claimed: "Why, mother what are you do mg here?" "Go along down," the old lady replied; "I am only getting used to this thing so that I shall not be thinking about it all the time in church to-morrow." Hsnry Loveas Killed by James W. Beckley. On Wednesday evening, April 18th, at 6:30, J W. Beckley shot and killed Henry Levcas, at Elkton, this county, saya the P.osebnrg Plaindealer. An old grudge has existed between the two parties, which has recently been renewed. Levens and Beck- ey were neighbors, but have never been on good tcr us long at a time. Once before Levens ki le 1 one of Bsckley's cattle and recently they have bad trouble about their stock and range. On the evening of the tragedy they met in the town of Eikton and engaged in a quarrel; Beckley says deceased struck at him, ca'ling liira a d m rebel son-of-a-b h, and then put his hand in Irs pocket, as if going for a pistol. Beck ley then drew his pistol and iked the fatal shot. It took effect about an inch under the right eye, and caused instant death. The pistol was a 44-calibre. Lost a Job. A well-known medical man of this city was called up by telephone the other day, day when the following conversation took place: "It has come doctor!" The doctor thought be knew the voice, sml woudering why he had not been sent for. shouted back: "It is all right?" . "It is a very small pattern," answered the voice, which was that of a woman; "bat it will do if we take pains." The doctor caught the last word and called distinctly: "Give it paregoric!" There was a mumbled discussion which he could not hear, and then the voice called: "Is this Doctor : T 'No! It's Doctor- Then he heard a chorus of mirth, and was informod that he was in communication with a fashionable dress-making house, and that it was a silk dress for Doctor 's wife that was under discussion, end that he was the wrong man, which, under the circum stan ces, was rather a relief to the physican. Help Your Town. The following from an exchange very ap propriately says what if everyone would take under consideration and act accord ingly would have the effect of making the community in which they live more pros perous and the people moro happy: "It is a well-established principle that the people make the place; not its facilities for business. It is true that an energetic and prosperous people may be kept back by a lack of natural ad vantages, but this is not often the case. A thousand towns are kept in check by the greed and lack of public spirit of the people, where one is kept down by the location. Push and energy overcome all obstacles; greed and want of energy will kill the most pro.nising locality. So a vil lage is to be just what its citizens make it. If its Land owners hold its lots so high that manufactories are kept out, this will act as a weight to keep it down, If the citizens prefer to patronize the merchants and mechanics of other places, that -helps to keep the place down. What is wanted is for the people to be united as far as public good is concerned. Pationize each other as far as possible, any new enterprise, espec ially manufactories, give a warm greeting to any new settler, and give aid so far as may be in everything that shall tend to the public good. If this policy is pursued, a village will rapidly grow, and become a thrifty and prosperous own. If, on the contrary, the people refuse aid to every en terprise, unless Jhey are to get a big slice of the profit, look upon every new arrival as a pigeon to be plucked, and patronize their neighbors only when they cannot do as. well or better somewhere else, then a place w ill grow slowly if nt all, its natural advantages will go to waste, and const aa nothing in the question of prosperity. Bamase to Orals, The continuous rains hare caused con siderable damage to grain in this locality, says the Harrieburg Diaseminator. Wher eer the water has remained on tbe land, in a manner te cover tbe ground, which is an anavoidable circumstance in many eases, the grain kas been drowned out completely. This is the case with considerable of the re sown wheat. Thorough drainage a very diffcult condition to attain in as level a country aa .this and where so much rain falls is the only remedy for this state of affairs. The grain that is not drowned out is growing rapidly and looking well. Gemmnnleatlon ; Mr. James T. Philips formerly of this county who recently started te find tbe promised land, nnder date of April 15th at Theoa, W. T., near where he has sottled. he writes as follows; "I left Corvallis on the 20th of March by cars te Portland and by boat te the Dalles and from the Dalles to this, place I same with a foar horse team arriving here on the 13th inst without the loss of life al though we had some close calls. In ford ing ten mile ereek we came near drenwing a valuable horse. The hones foot became caught in the stretchers which threw it down in a strong curreut of water of auifi cient force to float the horse when cut loose from the harness. We cut tugs, haimatraps and checks. I think we Have found the promised land of bunch grass and expect to stop here. Saw Mill Burns. The sw mill at Parkersbnrg, on the Coquille river, gays the Coos Bay Ifewa, was burned last Saturday. A heavy wind bad been blowing during the forenoon, and due caution was observed by the men em ployed in and around the mill to prevent danger from sparks from the sawdust pile. About noon the wind shifted around eo as to blow directly from the sawdust pile to the mill, and at 1:30 o'clock the roof of the building took fire, and in a short time the structure was burned to the ground. The ship yard, close by, in which a vessel is at present being built, narrowly escaped a similar fate. The machinery and running gear are a total loss, and also a new plan ing machine which was lately added to the mill. The loss is estimated at 915,000. No insurance. Mr. C&nthorn AeurdFrom. Mr A Cauthorn, who started on ft visit to his old heme in Missouri some days ago, arrived in San Francisco in good health and spirits, notwithstanding he was sea-sick ail the time at eea, Fron Saa Francisco he went to Diamond Springs, where he had a very pleaaaut visit with his brother-in-law, C. D. Brooke, Esq., and family. From this point he went to Placerville, formerly called Hangtown, where, thirty-four years ago, he pitched his camp as c gold hunter. Al though a third of a centnry has elapsed since Mr. Cauthorn left Hangtown, and the barren hills, which were then covered with the clustering tents of the argonauts, have been transformed intO' fruitful vineyards, blooming orchard and beautiful homes, he had no trouble in pointing out several of the places where he mined, and the very spot where his cabin stood, which is now occupied by a fine building. Mr. Cauthorn was join ed at Sacramento by Mr. Look, of this city, and together they started across the contin ent on the 19th. Mining tor fine Gold. The Walla Walla Statesman says that of late considerable attention is being attract ed toward the working of the innumerable sand bare on Snake river, for fiue gold. Heretofore no process has been invented by which the flake gold could be retained, it being so fine and light as to float off with the water, regardless of riffles and quick silver. It now appears that Mr. John Har ford and son, prominent capitalists of the Upper country, have a patent by which this mining enterprise can be earned on with profit and success. It is a machine bnilt something like a cabinet, with a wide hopper on top, into which the gravel and sand are shoveled. The coarse works off while the finer substance keeps going down into a succession of planes, underlaid with nickel sheeting, covered with quicksilver. By the time the aubstrnce leaches the bottom plane nothing is left but black sand and gold. In this method there is no force to carry the gold out of the machine, consequently it sooner or later is bound to be caught by the quicksilver. As the fine gold of Snake river is similar to that found in the black sand on the ocean beach in Benton County, the apparatus mentioned would doubtless be of great benefit to onr coast miners. The machine has been thoroughly terted, and is highly recommended by those who have nsed it. Yaquina Usees. (From the Ton, April 21st.) Capt. Chas. Lutjens purchased the stranded schooner, Phoebe Fay, and cargo, as she lay, for $220. Mrs. T. J. Foster, of Oystervill, narrowly escaped losing an eye last week, having in jured it with a dust broom. A very rich piece of gold bearing quartz was on exhibition at Newport this week, taken from a well defined ledge, the loca tion of which the finder would not divulge. George Walling has bought the steamer Benton, and she will hereafter make regular trips between Newport and Elk. H. T. Gates, superintendent of the coast division O. P. R. R., has resigned. Newport will present a fine appearance when she has the water front nicely bulk headed. Every man interested in the future prosperity of Newport, should lend a help ing hand. Mr. Henry Nice, superintendent of the government works at south beach, met with a serious accident last Tuesday. His foot was crushed by a car, one wheel of which ran over it. It is claimed by sea captains and old res identers here on the Bay, that there is now more water on the bar than ever known be fore, and it is improving with every load of stone that is placed upon the breakwater. A new Brass Band has recently organised Boseburg, FOREIGN DEWS AND GOSSIP. It is said that in London every fourth person receives gratuitous medical attend ance. Gambetta's eye is in the possession of a German Prince, and the jaw of Mollere is in the museum at Cluny. In Italy 499 new operas were produced between 1851 and 1860, and 534 between 1868 and 1881. making a total of 1,033 operas in 30 years. The statue of Lord Beaconsfield in London will be unveiled by Sir Stafford Northcote on the anniversary of the famous leader's death. The British war ship Iron Duke, which cost a million and a quarter of dollars to build, costs nearly a quarter of a million annually to keep at sea. English railroads have paid, since 1876, over $5,000,000 in damages for personal in juries to passengers. In 1876 $1,435,000 were paid in this way. Messrs. Moody and Sankey are expected to retnrn to America in April, and com mence evangelistic work again in London, England, in September. Sir Wm. Jenner S3ys that in Italy, chil dren when not nursed are fed on a pap of boiled bread mixed with garlic and oil, washed down with sour wine and water. Russian florists have arrived at San Bemo and Ventimiglia, and are contracting for the purchase of all the flowers in the prin cipal gardens for the festivities in Moscow. A Mohammedan paper says that an in habitant of India, who is eig bty years old has just paid 30,000 rupees for the hand of a girl of eleven, and the marriage will soon take place. The Hungarian colony at Bukowina, in eastern Silesia, has proved a failure, and the 20,000 colonists are abandoning the country, the crops having proved insufficient for their sustenance. Great Britain, stimulated by the example of the United States, it actually making some effort to reduce the principal of her debt, having reduced it by 7,000,000 or $35,000,000 in the past year. The London Economist says: It is be yond all doubt that India has enormous capabilities as a wheat-producing country, and the conclusion of those who have in vestigated the matter is that she can pro duce much mors cheaply than America. Lord Dufferin thinks he can keep the peace in Egypt with 6,147 Soldiers and 6,650 gendarmes, officered with a sprink ling of Europeans, at a cost of $2,500,000, provided it is clearly understood England will interfere, upon a row arising, with her fleet. The Government of Guatemala hag de clared Livingston, on its Atlantic coast, to be a free port for the importation of foreign merchandise, for consumption in a district about fifty miles square; Livingston is Guatemala's only important seaport on the Atlantic coast. On the anniversary of the Paris Commune the people of Stuttgart were amazed to see floating from a tower in the middle of the city a large red flag bearing the inscriptions, "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity," and, "In memory of the Paris Commune, 18th March, 1S71." France is the best enstomer for the strong, heavy, dark colored wines of Dalmatia, which are especially good for blending with worthless kinds from other countries. England takes about half the total export of Hungarian wine from Trieste, and France only about a ninth part. Operations have commenced by which, at a cost of $1,250,000, New-street Station, Birmingham, Eng., will be converted into the Jargest railway depot in the world. It will cover a total area of 45,000 square yards, or over eleven acres, and will have three platforms each 1,000 feet long. English sportsmen are adopting paper houses in lieu of tents. Shooting boxes twelve feet square are easily transported, and being impervious to water are satis factory from a sanitary point of view. These little cottages will be used at the seaside the coming season, not only for bathing houses, but as residences by bachelors who desire seclusion. The Sanitary Inspectors at Paris lately stumbled over an establishment where ope rators were busily engaged in manufactur ing ground acorns and burned wheat into a stiff paste which was then stamped into coffee beans. These were then colored with an alcoholic solution of colophone, "to give them a rich Mocha color," and packed in bags for sale. easel Ashore. The Schooner Phoebe Fay came ashore last Wednesday about four miles south of Yaocoins Bay. She was loaded with fir lumber. Her crew was gone, mainsail reef ed and bad small boat on board. From Iowa, Quite a party of new comers, relatives of W. N. Lawrence, of Harriaburg, arrived from Iowa on Wednesday of last week. They come to see the country and to locate if suited. There will be a vast influx of emmigrants this season from the western states says the Disseminator. Sand Bar. A small sand bar had formed at the mouth of the Coquille, inside the original bar, upon which there was only about seven feet of water at high tide, when our informant left on Thursday says the Coos Bay News. The Coquille badly needs an appropriation to extend the work already commenced, aud also to confine the water within a cer tain limit, so as it would be impossible for it to spread out, forming sand bars and considerably injuring business on the river. Admitted to the Ear. On last Friday Mr. A. H. Kennedy, of Douglas county, was admitted before the supreme court to practice law in this State, on certificates of the supreme court of Missouri. Also, Mr. Lyman Porter, on certificate of the supreme court of Iowa. Mr. Porter intends to begin the practice of his profession here in Salem. Information comes from official sources' that $50,000 has been appropriated for the MboOding of Fort ColvUle, W . T. GENERAL HEWS- There is talk of a paper being started at Independence. There are 90 salmon canneries on the Pacific coast. It ia believed that the narrow gauge rail road line will soon tap Independence. - Eastern stock men recently bought qnite drove of horses in the Yakima country. The United States Treasury now haa the enormous sum of $135,000,000 in silver. The city council of Vavcouver has decided not to purchase a steam fire engine at pres ent. Farmers in the vicinity of Ritxville are planting largely of forest and fruit trees this spring? The capital stock of the Umatilla county Agricultural society has been nearly all subscribed. H. L. Yesler has commenced the erection of one of the finest residents on the Pacific coast, at Seattle. The Prineville Newi thinks the establish ment of a woolen factory at that place, would be profitable. Fishing commenced in Rouge river last week. Several boats were out, but only a few salmon were caught. Both branches of the Ohio Legislature have voted to submit to the people a tem perance amendment to the Constitution. Cabbages continue to arrive from Ger many, although a duty of ten cents is col lected, and turnips are bronght from Russia. Houston, Texas, has a Mexican burro with horns instead of hoofs on his feet, and with a body covered with wool instead of hair. Active measures will be taken with the opening of the Summer months to build the water ditch from Buena Vista to Indepen dence. An aged colored man of Portland, Me., just deceased, was cook's mate on tho Con stitution when that vessel carried Lafayette back to France. The builders of the Capitol, at Albany N. Y. , estimate that they can finish it for $6, - 000,000, and the expenditure to date is something more than $10,000,000. Two thousand four hundred and fifty three seats have been sold for the Cincin nati Dramatic Festival for $64,626, of which the premiums amount to $30,283. Manitoba has entered a protest against the actien of the Dominion Government looking to an increase in the duty on agri cultural implements from the United States, The Union Pacific Railroad has reduced the rates on immigrant movables from the Missouri River to all points in Utah, Da kota and Montana, from 25 to 50 per cent. About twelve hundred persons have con tributed from $175,000 to $200,000 for the development of the Keeley motor, and the process of development is not yet finished. W. F. Boothbyand J. M. Martin re turned from San Francisco. They succeed ed in securing improved machinery for the Salem Water company, which will be nsed as soon as it arrives. Judge Stott has been presented with $500 cash, and A. G. Walling with a $250 gold watch, as a reward for their services as managers of the Good Templars' Hall Association of Portland. Rheumatic, dyspeptic, atonic - anoera ic, paralytic poor wretched person, the Oregon Blood Purifier cures such cases and sickness. Indeed highly recommended by a vigorous body. A National Bank with a capital stock of $50,000 has been organized in Albany. The names of the stockholders are John Connor, S. E. Young, L. E. Blain, Henry Failing and -Henry ft Merrill. A Louisville lottery project, in which the Willard Hotel was the principal prize, has collapsed. Of the 60,000 taken in for tick ets, only about $16,000 remains for division among the purchasers. The Bell Telephone Company is trying to compel the Government to use its telephone only, and no instrument of ' any other in vention, which, it appears, is being done by the Signal Service corps. The government troops at Walla Walla are ordered to be in readiness to march north at a moment's notice to look after In dians as recent developements indicate that tbe Indians up there will give trouble again. There ia talk in Albany of calling a meet ing of citizens to organize a pioneer associa tion for Linn county which will include all persons who came to the county during or before 1852. Why cannot Benton county do the same. The New Orleans Picayune reckons up a total of $393,500,000 profit to American builders of Mexican railroads through Gov ernment subsidies, and Suggests that the Republic is being practically sold out to "New York and Boston millionaires." It is said that the Good Templars of Harrisburg have raised $3,500 toward the erection of a hall, and that they intend to increase this amount, and if practicable, build a two story brick this season on the ground adjacent to the I . O. O. F. hall, renting the lower story, and using the np per one for a hall. A citizen of Lincoln, Neb., has for a money consideration promised in marriage the hand of his danghter to a wealthy Chi naman, also a resident of Lincoln. The girl ia only thirteen years old. She seems to be greatly smitten with the Celestial. Jamestown is the last new Leadville, about fifty miles from Denver. It is baaed on a "blanket vein" of rich ore, and, al though only a few weeks old, has 2,000 citizens, expects 20,000 more in a little time, and has in full blast gambling hells, grog geries and dance houses enough to supply them. In Catholic circles at Milwaukee it is re ported that the Pope has given Bishop Spaulding bis indorsement of the project of a Catholic University in the United States, for which $2,000,000 has already been promised, and that indications point to the selection of the present site of St. Francis' Seminary, south of Milwaukee, as Khe aeat of the University. ... Teacher's Institute. Through tbe kindness of Hon. 3. B. Ms El roy. Stats Superintjndent, we have rs ceived the programme of the Teacher's In stitute for the Second Judicial District, W be hold at Eugene City, May I, 2, 3 and 4 The programme is very interesting, and that Institute promises to be the moat successful ever held in the district. President Arnold, of the State Agricultural college, will de liver a lecture entitled "A Plea for the Study of Mental Philosophy." Hon.. E. A. Milner, county superintendent, and Profc A. F. Hershner, will lead in a discussion on "Written Arithmetic." Dr. J. R. N. Bell will deliver one of his entertaining and In structive lectures under the head of "Mia cellaneous," in which we suppose, he will gather np the odds and enda of school work. Every teacher in Benton county should at tend this Institute. The railroads will make the usual rssss- tion to all persons attending the Inttitats Indian EsUc. A. M. Smith the pottery man tart weeK unearthed at Buena Vista, Polk county near the Willamette river, a atone mortar. symmetrical in design, shaped like an in verted cone, 12 inches high, nine inches ta diameter at the top, and hollowed to a dentbi of four inches. It is of granite, but net of the same quality usually found in the vallev. and weighs 50 pounds. It was found while. making a perpendicular cut under the ban of an old pier, about six inches from fiha surface and among the remains of a camp ure. iiow many years it lay there can only be conjectured. It was 30 feet above hiffk water mark. Those who have seen the" mortar say it is the finest specimen eves unearthed in that section. Horse Posters We have recently received at thia effie. a new Cut to represent the Percheron and Clydesdale stock of horses, besides having a lot other cuts on hand. All person wan tine stock or horse posters we can print them with a cut to suit most any style of horse. Legal blanks furnished at thia office oat short notice at lees than San Francieoa prices. The Supreme Court of the United State has decided, in the case of the Cook County National Bank against the United States, hat when a national bank holding) funds of the United States becomes insolvent, tha United States haa no preference over oihm creditors. LIST OF LETTERS Remaining unclaimed in the Postoffice at Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Fridajf April 27, 1SS3. Persons calling for the' earn will please say "advertised," giving date -at the list. OKNTS' . LIST. Andrews, A., Gould, W. R.', Park, O. D.. Van Harn. D.. Berry, John. Minton, Arza. Rankin, T. C, Worthinirton, Thest N. R. Barbeb, P. M. wt wrvi?r . At" time". ut V XA1 J kUlJ . enretic men to sail TunU'in's celebrated maps an,l charts. S100 pr montn nnyiMB 10 agents lonowin? our lnttruc? tions. for -uarciouUrs, address John Dixon. Sacrar- mento, Cal. 20-lSwt. NOTICE. STOCKHOLDER'S MEETING OF THE TACOTK MOTOR MACHINE CO. There will be a meeting of the stockholder et Ike Vacuum Motor Machine Co. , held at the offlct ef the Company in the City of Corvaliie, County of Bontoa and State of Oregon, on Friday, the 11th day of May A. P.", 1SS3, at the hour of 7 o'clock and se niaaUe P. M., of said day, for the purpose of increasing the Capital Stock of the Company and to transact mmf other business that may properly come baton the meeting. Dated Corvallis, Oregon, April 21st, 1SSSL By order of Board of Director. F. H. SAWTELL. 8e M. S. WOODCOCK, A-ttornev - at - Law, Corvallis, - - Oregon; Local Note Andrew Emrick ia announced as date for the office of City Marshal st the coming election. FOR CITY RECORDER, Hon. F. M. Jhonson announces himself af eaaAl date for the office of City Recorder at the miaf election on the first Monday In May nasi Cei 17 FOR CITY RECORDER. To the voters of the City of Corvailia: I aeraky announce myself as a candidate for the tn at Clt Recorder, at the election to bo held an tha first Haa day in next May. 13tf A. LEWIS ' FOR CITY TREASURER, To the voter, ct the City of Corvallis: I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the officii of Cloy Treasurer at t.'.o election to bo held on tho first afoav day in Hay next. j 10 u H. K. BELaSar. ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. Notice la hereby given that tha undersigned aa been duly appointed administrator of tha estate of Samuel II. Thompson deceased by tho County Ooart of the state of Oregon for Beuton County. All par sons hariug claims again3t paid estate wiil present the same properly verified to me at my residence in Corvallis, Oregon, or at tbe la. office of E, Ho'gate in CorrallU, Oregon, within tlx months from the date of this notice. S L SEEB, Administrator ot the estate Samuel H. Thompson deceased. 16-wS M (as per day at home. Samples worth '3 faW Address Stinsoo & Co.. rori.lond.Ma oBoooolBwawr Onr Spring and Buzuovit Price-Last Io. S4, nas its aprracc mprcvej andenlarC20a pages. uo,uvv" trations. Contains qnooan Hons, descriptions and iBoetratiossf m nearly all articles in cecwral e, warn Adanl and Eve to Sitting Bull and Mra. Lanetry. It costs cs 25 cents for every iJSSS mail-nearly 550,000 P ItSake. our hair red to J1 should hare the cost of Vf. book is full of brains. Send gtj enclose 25 ts-anytlungjotAiM--Let ns hear from yon. BPMy';i, F. J. ROWLAND, Blacfomitli & Wagonmakeiv Philomath, Oregon. making, repairing and blacksmithing to ordeal Bar usee tho boat ot material every ticae and. Mtnantp his work. IMMr'