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FRIDAY MORNIKG, MAY 18, 18S3
LOCAL NOTES.
Birthday cards at Sawtell's.
Large assortment of stationary just ar
lved at Sawtell's.
A Specific for Liver Complaint the Ore
gon Blood Turifier.
Genuine pebble spectacles and eye glasses
tot sale at P. P. Greflbz.
A Good Coucerd Buggy new for sale cheap
Woodcock & Baldwiu's.
Go to the Occidental the best hotel in
Corrallis for your board and Iodjpng.
Joseph Hollady. of Portland, was regis
tered at the Occidental last Tuesday night.
Legal blanks furnished at this omce on
hort notice at less than San Francisco
prices.
M. lWk. daughter of M. Stock of this
place, has been in town during the week
visiting friends.
John Wilson, who has been a resident of
our town (or the past year left for the Sound
on Tuesday morning.
Your place to buy the cheapest and best
harness and saddles in the valley is at S. A.
Hemphill's well known stand.
Shall we celebrate the coming Fourth of
July, or is it the intention to buy our pea
nuts and soda water in a sister city this
year!
Strawberries are ripening very rapidly
these days aud an abundance of the delicious
fruit this season is evident. The wild berry
is said to be exceedingly plenty.
Diphtheria is making its appearance in
several cities throughout the statu anil our
citizens should take warms? and if possible
prevent an infestation of the plague.
State Superinte ulant E. B. McElroy was
in town last Friday. Since his term of
office began he has been kept very busy
looking after the interests of education.
The keeper of the life-saving station on
the Coos county coast has been removed
from his position, on account of his inhuman
conduct at the time of the wreck of the
Yacania.
A board of officers were in the city on
Saturday, from Vancouver, purchasing ar
tillery horses, but as the animals had to an
swer a particular description only four were
procured.
The lower precinct has just been heard
from and Henry Keesce has a majority of
one. Ihe canvass was made yesieraay
morning and everything is satisfactory.
Henry now sings "By baby by Oh."
The stock of goods which were being
offered at cost in the Carter building, un
der the management of R. D. Cooper, has
been removed to the Dalles, where he ex
pects to find a more ready sale for his
caisimeres and cambrics.
The Albany papers' last issue express
some doubts as to whether Willis Knighton
was drowned as rep rted in those paper
week before last or whether his disappear
ance is owing to other canses. Some things
point in the latter direction.
We have- on hand for sale at this office a
certificate of schollargbip to the Portland
business college. Any person desiring to
attend that school for the purpose of gain
ing a good business education will do well
to call and procure our certificate.
Among the appointments of Miss Francis
E. Willard we see she is announced for a
lecture at Corvallis on Friday evening, June
15th, Miss Willard is President of the Wo
man's National Christain Temperance Un
ion, and is wifcfig a tour through the north
west in the interest of the organization.
Way man St Clair moved his harness shop
down to Monroe last Wednesday, where he
expects to locate for the present at least
and possibly permanently. While we are
aorry to loose Way man from our social and
bnsineei circle we congratulate Monroe
on receiving such a worthy citizen and com
petent workman.
P. P
First class clocks justreceived by
Greffox.
Merry Mason the fine Clidesdale Stalion
will stand the season of 18S3 at Sol King's
table in Corvallis, Benton county Oregon,
3 days but of each week commencing April
5th 1883. D. GbusoN, Owner.
Chas. Thompson who recently sold his
farm a few miles south-west of Corvallis
started last Monday for a several months
trip east of the mountains. Before his re
turn he intends to look carefully through
all of that country. Since selling his farm
he has not selected a place to locate and he
thinks if he would Ideate here before look
ing at Eastern Oregon he would not be sat
isfied. He is desirous of finding a locality
favorably adapted to stock raising.
Hon. It. A. Betlsell of Newport arrived
in Corvallis last Saturday evening on his
way to Portland. He recently had com
pleted at Portland new machinery to take
the place of the old in his steamer Mary
Hall and it was shipped to him at Newport.
When it arrived there he found it was riot
what he had ordered sd he' returned it to
the parties in Portland who sent it. His
trip to Portland is to see the parties about
k
The farmers ferry across the Willamette
from Corvallis to Linn county has recently
been put in perfect order from the effects
of the cable having been cut by a passing
steamboat last winter. The ferry is under
the careful and efficient management of
Mr. Fred G. Blnmhart, who is accommo
dating and obliging to customers, and will
cross his patrons at half the usual fare. It
is his intention to make the road the very
best and the ferry a fixture.
The case of H. Abrams on trial t Eugene
last week for the murder of Dr. Brownlee
at Junction last Jan. 19th, began in the
Circuit Court at Eugene one week ago last
Monday morning, and lasted until last Sat
urday morning at seven o'clock, when the
jury brought in their verdict of mnrder in
the second degree. There was 60 witnesses
sworn and several attorneys on each' side of
the ease and great excitement prevailed at
feujfene and Junetren about 19m ease.
( The Good Templars of King's Valley
. have a basket picnic at Watson 8 bridge
to-day.
When yon come to town to do business,
never patronize a person who does not ad
vertise in your county paper; because the
advertiser gains the largest patronage, by
the use of printers ink and by so doing, he
can always sell to you cheaper, than the
party can who waits for tho customers to
happen along and stumble over his place of
business oefore he learns that the dealer has
anything for sale. Always patronize the
man who advertises, in your best friend, the
county paper.
On Thursday evening about midnight the
fire bell gave the signal of fire and it was
discovered that the slaughter house of Andy
Emerick in the suburbs of the city had fall
en prey to the fire fiend, but the discovery
was made so late that all efforts to check
the flames proved of no avail and the build
ing and contents were totally destroyed.
It sems as though Mr. Emerick had been
rendering tallow that day in the building
and on leaving the premises some fire still
remained and it is supposed that the burn
ing originated therefrom. The I033 is es
timated at 300.
Since publishing the item regarding the
death of Mr. Metzger formerly of this
county but a resident of Dayton, W. T., at
the time if his death, we have been in
formed of an error or two which we therein
made. The grist mill nar Philomath was
built by the late Ehlridge Hartless aud Mr.
Metzger Mr. Hartless owning two-thirds
thereof and Mr. Metzger the remaining
third instead of the latter having built
and owned all of it. The latter sold his
interest to Mr. Pierson formerly of this
county and Mr. Hartless sold his part to
the late Thomas Reader of Monroe.
A Shower of Eulphur.
Says the Albany Democrat: Some two
weeks since while a gentle gale ar wind was
prevailing in and around Sweet Home a
shower of yellow substance resembling sul
phur pulverized, fell from the heavens and
settled on the ground, logs, fences, etc. It
extended over s space of about a half a mile
in width. Mr. J. L. Nye our informant
says that although he did not fee it fall
yet even on the following day he could still
see it on the ground. 'Ihe children at school
burned some of it and say it burned lik
sulphur.
Etpenslva Fi3hing.
The newspapers of the State have been
publishing an item to the effect that Mrs.
J. C. Tolman, of Jackson county, rocently
procured for her carp pond one of those ex
cellent fish, which cost her $32. That is i
pretty large sum ror one little hsh, but is
trifling when compared with the experience
of Mr. N. ii. Barber, the popular postmaster
of Corvallis. In order to relieve the monot
ony of official life, last summer, he procured
a suitable fishing outfit and went into the
Coast mountains in quest of game. Afte
an absence of three days he returned to his
familiar post, having caught one trout,
which cost him $90. As fish stories are al
ways in order, we will anxiously await re
turns from Eastern Oragon, Southern Ore
gon having been heard from.
YTeBt Side Railroad.
The engineering corps for the extension
of the West Side Railroad to Junction ar
rived in town last Tuesday evening ready
for immediate work, consisting of the fol
lowing named gentlemen: Alex E. Abend,
J. D. Moore, F. H. Westerraan, Lee Clin
ton, Ed Barker, Chas. Wilds, J. W. Good
ings. It is understood that the work will
be continued forward until the road is com
pleted to Junction. It is only a very few
weeks ago that Mr. Villard announced to
the people of Portland that t'-is work would
soon be undertaken which is now being
done promptly. After all that has been
said about Villard's railroad matters, there
is one thing certain, and that is that he is a
man of deeds as well as words. His ability
to do seems to enable hi;n to comply
promptly with his announcements.
Commencement Exercises.
The following is the programme of the
commencement exercises of the Oregon
State Agricultural College, at Corvallis Ore
gon: Friday, Juno 1 Examination of classes in
Agriculture, 9:30 A. M. Entertainment by
Preparatory Department 7 P. M.
Saturday, June 2 Entertainment by
Adelphian Society 7 P. M.
Sunday, June 3 Annual sermon by Rev.
P. S. Knight 11 A. M.
Monday, June 4 Annual meeting of
Board of Trustees 10 A. Mi Address of
President B. L. Arnold to Board of Trustees
and citizens of Benton county 7 P. M.
Tuesday, Juno 5 Address before the
Adelphian society by Hon. W. D. Feuton
7 P. M.
Wednesday, Jane 6 Graduating exer
ceses, 9:30 A. M. Baccalaureate address by
Kev. J. A. fianna. Alumni reunion, 7 P.M.
One of Oregon's Oldest Papers.
Mrs. W. S. Peters, of this city, says the
Albany Democrat, has in her posession an
old newspaper which is indead aa interest
ing affair to Oregonians, and should be char
tered by the pioneers to be used in their
meeting this month. It was edited by her
father Wilson Blaih, and this copy, which is
Vol. 4, No. 4 is dated Nov. . 15, 1849. It
was named The Oregon Spectator, was pub
lished at Oregon City, and was the first pa
per established in this State. It was issued
semi-monthly, price 55 per year, and was
delivered by carriers wherever taken.
It provokes a smile to -ead such items as
this, "We have assurance of a fresh mail
and we hope for further news before our
next." Articles in reference to president
Taylor and his cabinet, and in reference to
the great excitement in the east over the
conveying of news by telegraph, are partic
ularly interesting.
In order to show the wonderful difference
in prices between then and now we quote a.
few from the Current Price Column: Ad
ples, dried, 50c. per lb; green 510 per bush
elf butter 75c. per lb; cheese 50c. per lb;
(iniiillp. nrm 9A tnllrtar UY. Aaiii. nor
lM.tl.Ut'. Kn.fe.l SO. .K5t- ! Cpmmington Wm.
, , v Raymond. Mr.
gar 20 to 30 cents per ft; nails 18 and 20c; ' Logan, L. W. D.,
cooking stoves $70 to $130; lumber $80 to J Parsons, Harry,
$100 per thousand feet.
The fruit and berry crop in Union county
will be very light this season, orchards
having been badly damaged.
The American Legion of Honor of which
the late Mrs. T. J. Buford was a worthy
member, has paid her bereaved husband
$5000, the full amount of her benefit cer
tificate.
Immigrants to the Northwest
A recent dispatch from San Francisco
announces the fact that: A large number
of immigrants have arrived here during the
past few days, en route to Oregon and
Washington Territory. This afternoon the
ticket office on Montgomery street was be
seiged by a crowd of men and women, who
expect to leave for the north during the
present week. It is evident that the busi
ness done at that office recently is such as
to tax the ticket agents to the utmost, as it
not unfrequeutly happens that three, and
even four, steamers, some for southern ports
sail on the same day. Even on days when
no steamers are announced to sail for the
north, it invariably happens that the line
of parties desiring to secure passage extends
from the office wel' into the street.
Silver Mina at Eodaville.
Quite a state of excitement has been caus
ed in this city and vicinity, by the assay of
some rocks from a reputed silyer mine at
Sodaville in this county, says the Albany
Herald. Surface rock taken from this ledge
shows an assay of 060 to the ton, and rocks
taken out eiht or ten feet below the surface
an assay of S0 to the ton. We do not
wish to create any excitement in this matter
and shall patiently await further develope
mcnts before expressing a decided opinion
one way or the other. The 'assay spoken of
was made in this city, and by a party who
went to the ledge and secured the rock, and
the gentleman's reputation for truth and ve
racity i3 good. If the rock assayed came
from Sodaville ledge there is certainly pay
ing quantities of silver in the lock, for it is
hardly possible that "o high an assay could
be found in the rock so near the surface, un
less the whole ledge is more or less impreg
nated with silver bearing quartz. At the
present writing it looks As though a genuine
silver mine has been discovered in Linn
county, hit the question can only be settled
by further developemeut.
Call a Halt-
The entertainment given on last Friday
night was in part commendable, and in part
disgraceful, shocking the feelings of the
more refined portion of the large audience.
The low course performance of the minstrels
in more thau one of the scenes should- be
frowned down by every lover of good society.
I refer to the clog dance and ''stag dance
and prize fight. Think of a dczen of our
young men (mostly students) blacking
themselves and one half of them clothing
themselves in female attire and these young
people coming out on the stage before a re
fined audience representing a southern plan
tation scene of Negroes and Negro wenches
on a grand jamboree and a proessor '& son
playing the banjo.
Has our Agricultural College come to this?
If so let us correct these evils promptly or
turn it over to men who can control it and
the students sent here and educated through
the generosity of the state.
A Friksd of thb Collide.
Cc u nty Temperance Alliance.
On last Wednesday at one o'alock in the
afternoon, there assembled at the city hall
in this place, over one hundred delegates
representing the various temperance or
ganizations of the county. Nearly all of
the temperance organizations of the county
were represented. The object of the meet
ing was to organize a county temperance
alliance in ordsr that the various organiza
tions of that nature in the county might be
"able to act in harmony on the subject of
temperance. The meeting was called to
order by the President, Dr. T. V. B.
Embree, with Mr. C H. Whitney acting
as secretary. Tha president stated the ob
ject of the meeting and introduced Mr.
Wallis Nash to make the address of wel
come, who performed that duty in a very
appropriate and welcome manner.
After this the various committees were
appointed on credentials, order of business
&c, for the purpose of effecting a permanent
orgamzotion. After the organization was
effected the meeting was adjourned to meet
again in the evening' at the city hall.
When they reassembled the spacious hall
was well tilled by the various delegates and
people of the t.owu and vincnity. They had a
rousing good time; speeches Sec. showing a
uniform and permanent interest in the
C3use. Lack of space prevents us from
publishing the proceedings in full this week.
We will endeavor next issue to give so much
of the proceedings as will be of interest to
the general reader.
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THe T. J. 8.
The city hall was filled to overflowing on
last Friday night with our citizens in at
tendance at the entertainment given by the
T. J. S. literary society. The program was
of a peculiar nature and nearly everything
was introduced that would add to the en
joyment of the evening from funny farces
to "dandy darkeys," all of which Was well
enjoyed by those in attendance.
New Goods.
Lunch Tongue.
Cooked Corned Beef.
White Fish.
Eastern Boneless Codfish in crates.
Deep sea mackerel.
Finnan Haddies.
New York sugar.
Choice brands of coffee.
Cal., peeled peaches.
Best Brands of tobacco.
Just received and for sale at low rates
Ray's.
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LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining unclaimed in the Postoffice at
Corvallis Benton County, Oregon, Friday,
May 18, 1883. Persons calling for same
will please say ' 'advertised, " giving date of
iist.
ladies' list.
Allen, Sarah,
Fish, Rosa,
cents' list.
Frobes, B. R.,
Johnson, E.,
Poe, Mr.
Peterson, Chas.
R. BarbSr, P. M.
Correction'
In the notice of week before last refering
to the death of Mrs. Rebecca Carter, late of
Philomath, through some oversight it was
made to read that "She was a member of
the M. E. church for eighty-five years."
It should have read sixty-five years.
Te Whom It Hay Concern.
I believe onr great liberal City Dads
(who is laughing there) will pass next an
ordinance, to separate every married couple
on Sunday. O Glorious annum, 1700 .'
Massachusetts and vicinity ! Is there no
witches to burn, or priests to baaish ? Port
landers, if you have a little money to sink,
come up here, I believe the town could be
bought for $4.81. G. Holies.
Alumni Meeting.
Cobvaixis, May 15, 1883.
To the members of the Alumni Association
of the State Agricultural College, Greet
ing :
A meeting of the association will be held
on Wednesday evening, 23d inst., 7:30 P.
XL, at the College chapel, for the purpose
of making suitable arrangements for the
annual reunion. A full attendance is de
sired. S. T. Jeffreys, Pres.
Ida Burnett, Sec.
State Tournament Prizes.
The following i3 a list of the prizes for the
Annual State Fireman's Tournament of 18S3
to be held at Salem, Oregon, June 13 and 14
1883:
1. Steam engines to run 100 yards hose
company to run 200 yards, lay 100 feet aud
throw water, 1st prize $100. A 2nd of $25
will be given provided that more than two
companies enter for the contest.
2 Steam engines on distance, steam limi
ted to 120 lbs, not over; 1st class steamers
will play through 230 ft hose; 2d class, 200
ft; 3rd class, 150 ft, aud 4th class, 100 ft.
Prize $50.
3 Steam engines to station with cold wa
ter, lay 100 ft. hose, and throw water 100
ft from nozzle. Prize $25.
4 Hand engines to run 300 yards, hose
company to run 300 yds, lay 250 ft. hose,
break coupling, attach pipe and throw wa
ter, 1st prize $100. A 2nd prize of $24 will
be given provided more than two companies
enter for the contest.
5 Hand engines on distance, first-class
engines will play through 250 ft. of hose,
and second-class through 150 ft. of hose.
All engines having cylinders of nine inches
in diameter, or over, rank as first-class; all
under as second-class. Prize 50.
6 Hose companies of 12 men to run 200
yds. to hydrant, and attach and lay one
line of hose- of 300 feet from hydrant and get
water, all couplings to be made and pipes on
Hose to be reeled on cart or earrings in one
ontinuous line, all couplings made. Prize
$50. 2nd prize 310.
7 Hook and ladder companies will run
200 yds, raise 30 foot ladder and man ascend
to top, time to .be called as soon as he grasps
the top rung with his hand. Companies to
be limited to 30 men. First prize $100.
A second prize of $25 will be given pfovided
more than two companies enter for the con
test.
8 Hose companies, any team, to "make"
and "break five couplings in "line hose.
Prise $15.
9 Grand sweepstake foot-race, for any
fireman of any company on the north-west
coast, to ran 300 yards. Foreman to certi.
fy active membership for 30 days. Prize
$20.
10 Engine tender companies of 12 boys,
16 years oid or under, to run 200 yards aud
carry 200 lbs of coal. Prize $10.
At last two companies or contestants must
compete for any prize, and three or more
must compete to Secure second prizes in
contests No. 1, 4 and 7.
Buena Vista; Items.
Mr . Syd B. Emis caught thirty fish last
week across the river. They looked differ
ent from other fish.
Our old friend Mr. Geo. W. Hitchens has
a sick horse. He thinks that he feeds his
horse to much dry straw.
Mr. J. E. Elkins, father of Miss Laura
Elkins of this place, was thrown from a hack
last week, and received a Severe injury on
the shoulder.
Our city marshall says he will take in the
first person Or persons that fires a gun in the
city limits; and the question is, what shall
we do with the pestiferous cats that are run
ning at large in onr town.
Mr. Joe Mille had a horse killed here the
other day. It appears that the-horse was
running when he run on a shag tearing the
fleeh so the entrals fell out. Dr. Ralph
Leonard was summond, but the horse died
before relief could be made. It is not best
to turn horses out when not being worked
for nearly a year, and when kept ia the sta
ble and fed all the time.
Regular Correspondent.
Newport Item
The tug Fearless crossod out on Monday
bound for Coos Bay.
Several parties went from here on Tues
day to Alsea to look at the country with a
view to investing money.
Str. Ona crossed out on Tuesday bound
for Coquille. She has on board material
for establishing a cannery at that place.
On Wednesday Mr. Arthur Castile of the
cribbing gang fell on a raft of logs and
dislocated his arm at the shoulder. He
called on Dr. Johnson who set it for him
The steamer Kate & Anna crossed out on
Thursday bound for Portland. Her boiler
began to leak and she put back to this
place coming in on Friday; after repairing
the leaks she started again on Saturday.
She will have a new boiler next trip.
Real estate business is booming in New
port, Mr. Fred Olson having sold 1 1 lots in
his addition besides other transactions in
other parts of this place. A number of
buildings will go Up as soon as the neces
sary material can be procured.
The force on the harbor work extended
their jetty and tramway 150 feet in 3 days.
Mr. Polhemns engineer in charge; deserves
great credit for the manner in. which he is
pushing the work along:
Mrs. B. H. Allen' is near the point of
death. RaX
May 14, 1883. . .
County Court Benton County, Kay Term
1883.
(county business.)
Samnel Looney of Monroe allowed for
keeping pauper Sheppard from Felt. 26th,
1883 to May 10th, 18S3 $152.
H. A. Barber paid for keeping panper
Mathews up to April 20th, 1833 $55 62.
Martha J. Brownlee administrator of estate
of J. G. Brownlee for medical services ren
dered Joseph Shepard $50.
B. W. Wilson as service as clerk allowed
$141 80.
Sol King allowed as sheriff $558.85.
Oregon Pociffio railroad allowed for bridge
lumber $12. OS.
H. E. Harris paid for supplies furnished
pauper Dyer $10.
Sol King paid for pitchers and chairs $9.
B W. Wilson paid for assessment rolls
$180.
J. E. Hankie & Cj., allowed for supplies
furnished pauper Jasper Trimble for March
and April $20.
In the matter of the Corroner's inquest
over the body of Wm Keegan from Yaquina
precinct:
aa juror
D. Runkins
Wm Neal
W. H. Parker
EUas Wiser
Albert T. Green
T. S. Lawrence
paid $1 40
Hamilton Cox for aunammoning jury and
witnesses $2.75.
Fiddle John as witness paid $1 50
James Brown " " 2 10
Wm P. Stitt " " 2 10
Geo. McDonald " " 1 60
Wm B. Stout for holding iuquest $6.00
Win Grant paid for taking care of body
S2.50.
Wallis Nash as witness in State case last
March term $2.
J. S. Gray as juror in State case last
March term $2.
D. C .rlile as J. P. fees in State case .50
Andrew Emerick paid for keeping Laban
Sanders $43.
Calab Davis paid as commissioner $6.80
J. E. Edwards paid as commissioner $9
George Barclay, James Martin and T. P.
Waggoner appointed aa viewers on a pro
posed road leading from Bell Fountain past
Wm Rrees' residence.
Win Zimmerman, Geo. Ross and A. J.
Williams appointed viewers on the proposed
road near the house of Geo M. Stroup and
terminating at the trail on road leading
through the premises of E. A. Chapman.
Wm Knotts resigned as road supi rvisor
for road district No. 6 and A. J. Locke ap
pointed instead.
STEAMER MISSISSIPPI BUHNED AT SEATTLE
Chief Engineer Burned to Death.
At 2 o'clock last Sunday morning fire
broke out iu the oil room of he steamtr
Mississippi, lying alongside the dock of the
Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Com
pany, at Seattle. An alarm was instantly
sounded, the hose brought out, and the
pumps started.
She had 1100 tons of coal on board.
There was no steamer or tug to tow her
away. The fire spread to the coal ban
kers, burning 500 feet. The Chief Engineer
Knapp was burned to death. Bunker tim
bers fell aud killed one and injured one.
The steamer is a total loss.
Owing to tho inflammable nature of the
surroundings it was plain from the outset
that there was, no hope of putting the fire
out, that the ship was doomed, and that it
behooved all hands to get ashore at the ear
liest possible moment. The men accordingly
went, some on the wharf and some over
board, none of them saving anj thing, those
who were asleep not even getting their
clothing.
In almost less time than it takes to write
it, the wooden deck houses, the rigging of
the ship and the whole upper works were
ablaze, a3 well as the dock, to which the
flames were quickly imparted, and in twenty
minutes from the first alarm the Whole outer
part of the upper wharf,' 300 feet long and
built up 60 feet above the water, was a mass
of fire.
The ship Spartin lay on the other side of
the wharf, only sixty feet from the Missis
sippi, and she too would have gone had not
the captain instantly acted. He parted his
lines at drice' and was gently moved away
from the place of danger by the light wind
prevailing.
The city fire department hurried to the
fire; owing, however to the low stage of the
tide, they were unable to hoist water from
the bay and there were no other accessible.
They therefore were practically of no value
in saving either the ship or wharf.
At 4 o'clock a section of the high incline
fell among a large niftnber of people. A
ship carpenter, named Hogon, was hurt
so badly that he died from his wounds.
Several other persons were hurt by the tim
bers, but not seriously. A dozen or more
were knocked down with and among the
falling timbers, and as many picked up as
were discovered. It is not known that any
others were killed, or drowned, but it is
quite possible that several lives were lost, of
which we have no account.
The only person on the Mississippi known
to have been burned to death was Charles
Knipp, the chief engineer, who was probab
ly suffocated while in bed, and whose bones
were afterward found on board of the ship.
Mr. Knapp leaves a wife and children in
San Francisco.
The hull, beirig of iron, was not destroyed
but everything of wood in or on her was.
Had there been sonie tugin port with steam
up the Mississippi could have been towed
into the stream and the wharf saved.
Later The steamer was taken hold of
and towed ashore, where they have been
pouring water into her all day, the 800 tons
of coal in her hold making a terrible fire all
the while. The lower hull will not be in
jured beyond repair, but may again be built
upon.
The Mississippi was ah iron screw of
about 1200 tonsjaurderi, and was built for a
blockade runner during the. war, bat was
captured during her first voyage with a car
go on board, said to be the most valuable ta
ken during the war. She was afterward
placed in a cotton-carrying trade, and ran
on various routes till some two years ago,
when she was purchased by the Oregon Im
provement Company to ran in connection
with their other vessels between this port
and San Francisco.
The direct aud indirect los3 on the wharf
is about $40,000. The steamer was valued
at $100,000, and was insured.
Capt. Holme3 thinks the fire was caused
by spontaneous combustion of waste iu the
oil room.
Thousands of people were aroused from
their slumbers and the wharves were lined
with people, all anxious to do something to
save life or property, bnc they were power
less. The rain and the direction of the pre
vailing wind prevented the fire, connecting
with the other wharf of the company, or
any part of town, else a greater conflagra
tion must have resulted.
The work of rebuilding the wharf will
begin immediately, in order that shipment
of coal may be renewed at the earliest mo
ment, six ships being now iu harbor await
ing cargoes.
Alsea Bay.
The new postoffice, Waldport, on the
south side of the bay opened up in full blast
last mail.
Henry Lutjens our enterprising merchant
is mining strong now on sovlh beach. J.
McGinley I believe is his boas miner at
present. Lutjen3 has run nearly five thous
and lbs of bacon down from the Alsea valley
this soring, but to the credit of the people
here I will say it is not all eaten here. He
has sold it mostly at Newport.
Thomas Baldwin aud bis son Arthur have
lately moved across the bay to their new
claims.
Wm. Mc Willis has lately been extract
ing some old honey with his new extractor
made by Will Bro3. It works tine.
There was a three masted schooner seen
off the coa3t (supposed to be Capt. Winaut)
on the 3d, have since heard he has tele
graphed to Coos bay for a tug to help him
iu over the bar.
Mr. P. W. Horsey and family from Bea
verton got in here a week ago and he started
right back to Corvallis for his brother-in-law
Mr. Singer's family. They are wel
come and we hope they will all be pleased
with their new home.
DIED
ALLB1MGHT May 13th. 1883, in Corval
lis, Oregon, Fr.-iukie Allbright, aged 12
years two months and four days. She
had been sick about 3 months.
New This Week.
NOTiCE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Oregon City, Oregon.
Slay 9. ISS-".
Notice la hereby given that tho following-named
settler has filed notice of his hitcn-ion to make final
proof in support of bis claim, and that said proof
will be made before the County Clerk of Uenton
County at Corvaliis O egon, on
FRIDAY, JUXE 22, 1333.
viz Nathan Stilson, Homestuad Entry No. 3049, for
the E. 4 of N. W; i & N. W. i of X. W. J of See. 18,
T. 12, S. It. 6, W.
He names the following witnesses td prove hid
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said
land viz: Win. Allen, Marshall Allen, Stephen Samp
son, and Leonard ilerron, all of Philomath, .Benton
County, Oregon.
20:21w5 . L. T. BAItIN, Register.
Boards! Boards!
For four dollars per thousand 3 feet 'Ong of the best
qualitv will be supplied by Charles S:nith 1 miles
west of Eeaver creek school house in this county.
2 foot made on order.. Good accommodations for
staving: over night for parties from a distance.
20-21Sm
03TS Ljjjjj) $H0ES1
Protzman & DeFrance
Masonic Temple,
3rd and Alder tets, Gfi.
tk largest
Retail Boot and Shoe House
I xi Oregon.
OCCUPYING TWO STORE ROOMS.
Send for Catalogue and
Price List. 2l-m2
Crossing the
WILLAMETTE RIVER
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SHERIFF'S SALFi
To all persona notice is hereby gives, that by virtu
of a decree and execution Issued deft 'Hi Oe Circuit
court of the State of Oregon for the Coisy of Ben
ton, on the 2nd day of May 1333, td m'e directed aadt
delivered; which decree was rendefod aud entered
and docketed in said Circuit Court on the 31st day of
March 1S33, wherein tho plainti.B th rein K. B.
Knapp and M. S. Burrsll'as partners, dVmjr busiaMf
under the firm name and style Ktiapp, ilurrell & Co.
recovered the sum of six hundred and forty-six dol
lars in United States Gold coin, bearing interest from
and after the entree of said, decree to-wit: said 31s
day of March 133J, at the rate of 10 per cent per
annum, and the further sum of sixT.y-one dollars atf
attorneys fee and their cost3 and disbursements I
the suit fcgainst that Barley one of lite defendants'
uanied in said decree and wherein said deuree M. S.
Woodcock and Wallace Brldwin as partners dtii ?
business under the firm name and style of Woodco--c
& Baldwin defendants named in said decree, recovercl
against certain other defendants named in said de
cree, to-wit; against Wm. Laglcy, S. Marlett ani
Henry Burns the sun. of two hundred and fort, 1
three dollars and twenty-five cents in United States
gold coin, bearing interest in like coin at Irv rate i
ten per cent per annum from and after a.d Slat 'r y
of llarch 1SS3 and the further sum of twenty-JNa
dollars. attorney's fee and their costs and disburse
ments in the suit, and wherein said decree Stephen
Belknap, Td. Belknap and George Kennedy certain
other defendants named in said decree recovered of
and from said defendant Wm. Bailey the sum of thres
hundred and one dollars, bearing interest at tho
fate of ten per cent per annum from and after said
31at day of March lSb3 and their costs and disburse;
ments, and wherein said decree A. Cauthom and T .
E. Cautborn certain other defendants named in said
decree, recovered against said defendants Wm. Bg
ley, Stephen Marlett and Henry Burns named in said
decree, tbesnmcf two hundred and thirty-t.vo dol
lars United States gold coin bearing interest at th
rate of ten per cent per annum from and after said
31st day of March 18S3 and their costs and disburse
ments, and wherein said decree F. Born a certain
other defendant named therein recovered from th
said defendants Win. Bagley, S. Marlett and Henry
Burns the sum of three hundred and seven dollars
and fifty cents in UniteQ Star.es gold coin bearing
interest in" like coin at the rate of ten per cent per
annum from and after ti e eaid 3lst day of March
1833 and the farther sam of thirty dollars attorney's
fees and his costs and disbursements therein, which
decree and execution commanded mo to sell eertaia
mortgaged real property described in said decree and
also certain mortgaged personal property hereinafter
described and also described1 in said decree, to satisfy
said several sums of money hereinbefore named in
favor of said plaintiffs and said defendants and their
costs and disbursements and accruing costs and ex
penses of said sale. Now therefore in pursuance
said decree and execution I have levied upon all of
the personal property hereinafter described to satisfy
said several demands above named and on
SATURDAY THB 23th DAY OF MAY, 1833
between tho hours of nine o'clock in the
morning and four o'clock in the evening of
said day to-wit: at the hour of ten o'clock
in the forenoon of said day at pabii-j auction to tha
highest bidder for cash in hand, I will sjII to satisfy
said several demand? hereinbefore named in favor of
said p'aintifo and in favor of said defendants, the
following personal property in said county and
mortgaged as aforesaid to wit: one !)x 16 Trade Engine
and boiler on skids, ono double heavy portable saw
mill and appurtenance; sixty-five feet of rubber
belting; one Buffalo forge No. i; one cut off saw and
mandrcll, and at the time and place aforesaid aud at
tho wime time and place of selling said personal pro
perty herein beforo described in order and for the
purpose o satisfying tha said several sums of money
herein before named in favor of said several defend
ant3, I will also sell in same manner aloresaid and ba
betwe .n the same hours of said day and at tho hour
of ten o'clock of said day, tile followin g described
uiortaged personal property named in said decree and
therein directed to be said for the purposes aforesaid;
to-wit: One and one half yoke of cattle, chains and
logging outfit, yokes &c., cue hundred thousand feet
of lumber to Include nil the lumber on the mill yard
more or less of defendants . Win. Bagley and Bagley
Marlett & Burns. One sweepstake planer, black
smith tools, one edger eav ana fixtures. All of said
personal property described aforesaid will be sold at
the time aforesaid at the sawmill known as the Wm
Bagley sawmill situated on Depot Slough in said coun
ty of Benton In the State of Oregon.
In accordance with the commands of said decree
and execution in order to satisfy said decree and ex
ecution and the several sums of money hereinbefore
named in iavor of said plaintiffs and defendants I
have levied upon and will sell for cash in hand at
the court house door in the city of Corvallis in Benton
county, Oregon on
SATURDAY THE 23rd DAY OF JUNE, 1383
between the hours of nine o'clock in the morning ant
four o'clock in the afternoon of said day, to wit: at the
hour of one o'clock of said day, all the right,
title and interest of said defendants Wm Bagley and
Ann S. Bagley and all other defendants named in
:said decree in or to the following mortaged real pro
perty described in said decree and execution and
therein directed to be sold and described as follows,
to-wit: The East half of the South East quarter and
North West quarter of South Ea.-t quarter of Section
:il in Township ten & R. ten West and the North
cast quarter of the North West quarter of Section
number six in Township number eleven South of
Ilange number ten West containing IG0 acres of land
situated in Benton connty, Oregon.
SOL KIKGt
2O-2OW0 Sheriff of Benton County, Oregon.
Iff
on the road above the grist
mill ia now in perfect order and will cress
Teams, Vehicles, Passengers
AT HALF THE USUAL PRICE.
Fred I llwM, Manager.
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LESSQgtfl SPELLING.
Since the introduction of spelling matches, many
word3 have coma prominently into notice words
that were previously, comparatviely unknown. For
Instance, neflrd Antiseptic, meanin?: preventing anil
stopping all fermentation and decomposition, and
Analgesiant: painkiller. Then there is Antipyretic:
cooling down inflammation anil fever heat. Thejc
three words, so often niis-pelled, are three of the
cardinal virtues of something that will cure ruany a
bad spell and that is Salicylica, pronounced Sal-i-cyl-i-ca.
Warranted to afford Immediate relief, and
guarranteed to cure Rheumatism, Gout or Neuralga.
LEGAL.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office of Oregon City, Oregon .
April 10, 18a
Kbtice Is hereby given, that the following -named
settler baa filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of bis claim, and that said proof
will be made before the County Clerk of Benton
County, at Corvallis Oregon, on
TUESDAY", Si AT 22, 1883.
via: John Steeprow. Preemption D. S. No. 8750, for
the Lots 1 & 7 of Sec. S3, T. 13, S. R- 10 W.
He names the iollowing witnesses tcf prove bis
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said
land, viz: Ulysses S. .Holgate and James VidnV-. of
Tidewater, and Harvey Steenrow and William Howel
of Alsea, all of Benton Oountv, Oregon.
0-l7:5w l T. DARIN; Register.
NOTiCE.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN :
State of Oitcaox : . i
Offic e ok Sf.cretauv of State, J
Salem, Oregon, April 20, 1S5. )
Thefollowing act of Congress is published for the
information of all persons in this state interested
therein :
"An ACT to extend the time for filing claims for
horses and equipments lost by officers and enlisted
men in the service of the United State?, and for
other purposes:
Be it enacted by the Senate and RTonse of Repre
sentatives of the United States of America in Con
gress assembled, That the time fur tiling claims for
horses and equipments lost by olhecrs and enlisted
men in the military service of the United States,
which expired by limitation on the thirty-first day
of December, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, be;
and the same is hereby, extended to ono year from
and after the jiassagc of this act: and all such claims
filed in the proper department before the passage of
this act shall be deemed to have been filed in due
time and snail be considered and decided without
refiling.
Sac. 2. That all c'.airns arising under the' act ap
proved March third, eighteen hundred and forty;
five, entitled 'An art to provide for the payment of
horses and other property lost or destroyed in the
military service of the United States,' and all acta
amendatory thereof, which shaJl not be filed in the
the proper department within one year from and
after the passage of this act, shall be forever barred
and shall not be received, considered, or audited by
any department bf theovernment."
Approved; January fth, 1883.
It in known that many persons resident in this
state, who served in tho various Indian wars, aa
veil as in tho war of 186'l-'65, lost their private
horses an 1 equipments in such service. The acti
above quoted give all such persons one year wiihitt
which to file tbafr claim forsMeh Ioshcs. Attention
i&callcd to the following provisions bf this law:
1st. Losses ha angr of the Indian wars in this or
any other states or territories will be paid, as well
as tosaos In the War of ISO to 1865.
Xnd, leasees by officers, enlisted men, scouts,
guide? and all other persons actually engaged in the
mi'itary service aio within the provisions of thirf
law.
3d" This law extends to all losses iu any manner,
not the result f the soldier's own fault or negli
gence, and includes losa in battle, by capture, r
want of forage, by overheating, hard usage; acci
dents of all sorts, dis-.-ase, theft by deserters,, from
forced marches, or from any other cause arising hf
the line of military duty.
4th. The" time for riling these claims expires ou
January 8th, 1834, and all such claims not presented
to the proper departments of the TTnlted States by.
that date, will be barred; but if the application ft
filed prior to January 8, 1SS t, the proof necessary to
completo the chun may be filed at any date there
after. I have received fr"mi Washington a supply of tb
necessary hlankato be used In making applications;
which will he furnished without charge to anyone;
dolring them.
E. P. p. A 14 HART,
?0:10w4 Secretary of Stsfco.