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SB Weekly Corvallis Gazelle, FiUDASf M3RNING, APRIL 24, 1S85. 0:FiC!AL PAPER FOR BENTON COuNTY '0 teroii at the Posteffiee at OorvalKs Oregon, as second-class matter. Let everybody get ready to subscribe towards the building of the State Ag ricultural building in this county, be cause it is time that it will soon be nec essary to start out solicitors for that purpose. in several counties of this state the people of their respective counties are organizing local boards of immigration to look after and to induce immigrants to visit their respective localities for the purpose of finding homes for them. Marion county has organized, and sent a man to Portland to specially work in that line. If Benton county gets her share of immigration her people will have to organize their local board and look carefully to the point that the merits of Benton county soil and other attractions be made known to people seeking new homes. Secretary Manning has appointed B. Frank Abbott of New Jersey, as chief of division in the office of audi tor of the treasury for the post-office department, instead of Widdieombe, of Maryland, wh resigned by request. This appointment is -mad clearly in violation of the rules of civil service reform, hj appointing Mr. Abbott from the outside, when by require ments of civil service reform it should have been made by promotion and ex amination. Civil service reformers have already become alarmed at this inovartion and hare made efforts to get the president to interfere and require the chiefs of divisions to be filled by examination and promotion, thus far the president has not interfered as the president's interference to require such places to be fiiled as the civil service reformers' desire wowSd prevent some of Mr. Cleveland's favorite Democratic friends from occupying such positions therefore it is more than probable that he will utterly fail to see any reasons for his interference and instead will place the responsibility upon the re spective members of his cabinet who nake the appoint merits. SADDER, WISER, POORER. The latest way adopted of' getting around the civil service reform profes sions of president Cleveland is by dem ocrats ot Oregon who represent to the president that there aie seven federal office holders of Portland who control ibe republican politics of the state, and ire now laboring in behalf i of the re publican party and that if such repub lican officials -are removed and demo crats appointed in tbeir stead the dem ';rats can at the next election carry the state. The representation that seven or any otber number of republi can office holders of Portland rule or have ruled the republican party is another democratic fabrication but it will furnish a good excuse for the president to step over the bounds of civil service reform with which he is endeavoring to gull the country. Re publicans never expected anything else but what "Cleveland would turn out republican otfice holders in order to give place to the ravenous, hungry and buzzard-like throng, which formed a large portion of his following, and if he had went about it in a straight for ward way to give his friends the po sitions nothing particular cauld have been said against it, but whn he de clares himself to be a true lover and follower of civil service reform and at the same time puts republicans out of positions and gives as an excuse that he wants to reduce the force of em ployees when those remaining are com pelled ta do one and a half days work in every twenty-four hours in order to give him an opportunity to determine in a short time chat more help is need ed in place of those dismised so that democrats can be found to fill such places, and again when he removes officers upon the excuse that appropri ations are exhausted where every one knows that the duties of such office is necessary to be performed every day and when such removal is also made for the purpose of giving the place to a democrat in a short tun all has a tendency to make the public believe "that president Clevelands' civil service Teform professions are purely hypocriti cal and looses for "him the respect of honest people where he could have re tained their respect by pursuing a straight forward course, , unhappy Experience of a Very sanguine Young Man from Texas. This young man evidently supposed his natural born qualification especial ly adapted to fiill any office within the gift of the people, in fact Corvallis peo ple have experienced sensibly the ikct that as soon as Texas people cross Ma son and Dixons line they have a very strong and incurable desire for office. HIS FIRST WEEK IN WASHINGTON. "Just got in from Texas yesterday. You know we gave Cleveland 125,000 plurality in our state, and he's net the man to forget it. I've got as strong indorsements as ever a man brought to Washington from every public man in Texas, and I feel that I'm solid as any man can be for one of the com missionerships. I'll drink nothing but champagne for the next four years, and smoke only imported cigars." SECOND WEEK. "I can't understand it at all. The last of the commissioners was appoint ed yesterday, and it wasn't me. I'm afraid I'll have to be satisfied with a Chief Clerkship. They pay about 82,000. It isn't just wh it I expacted, but it's fair pay. Old brandy and Henry Clay cigars are good enough for any man." THIRD WEEK. "It beats the very Old Harry how all the Uhtiif Clerkships wur snapt up by ravenous sharks, from the North and West. The Texas delegation feel sure, though, that they can grit a $1, G00 clerkship for me. That means plain Bourbon whisky and 10 cent cigars. Wed, they say that we are to have a return to Jelt'ersonian simplici ty, so I must put op with it." FOURTH WEES. "Saw our Congressman yesterday, and he said their was no ea. thly show f r a $1,600 placj for r,ir. I always knew he was a putty man, without vim eHOugii to make tracks in the snow. He said that the pressure wrs so great that a sl,030 place was all that I Ciiild expect. I'll stt!e him when he comes up for nomination. That means that I'll have to put up with beer and 5 cent cigar"-. FIFTH WEEK, (ami for months afterward.) "For the love of God, Senat r, if you'll only get 'me a place as laborer at $35 a month I'll make ont spmcioTu. I'll smokfc a corn-cob pipe and drink nothing but trnsr." National Tribune. WASHINGTON LETTER. (From our Regular Com pondent.) Washington. April 10. 1SS5 Preparations had been made for the first general reception at the White House of the present administration, but the announcement that Gen Grant could not live through the night brought preparations to a stand still. When the death of Gen. Grant occur president Cleveland will issue an order closing the executive departments and directing that they be draped in mourn ing. It seems to be settled now that Gen. Grant will be buried in the Dis trict of Columbia. Various sites have been spoken of for. his final resting place. Gen. Sheridan has the matter in charge and he has been consulting prominent army officere. The spot known as the White Lot, which is be tween the White House and the Wash ington Monument, has brfen suggested as an appropriate one. Others favor the Congressional Cemetery, and the crypt of the Capitol, Arlington, or the Soldier's Home, and it is probable one of the commanding elevations in these beautitul grounds will receive the dust of the nation's dead. The month of April is thickly studded with Grant an niversaries, and now his death is likely to add another memorable one to the list. It was on April ist, that Gen. Grant turned Lee's right at Five Forks; April 2nd he assisted and carried the lines at Petersburg And Richmond; April 6th the battle of Shiloh opened; April 7th he drove the rebels from the field; April 8th he had thrown his cav alry across Lee's line of retreat, and on April the 9th Lee's army surrendered. Now that most ot President Cleve land's diplomatic appointments have been settled, some curious stories come out concerning the ambitions and dis appointments of his appointees. Ex Senator Pendleton who served as the manager for the civil service agitator in the senate, and who fathered their bill, set the example of spurning one of the elementary principles of their creed. He desired the English mission above all others. He got the endorsement of all the democratic senators and ap plied for the place. When minister Phelps was offered a foreign mission he declined to have anything but England, thus depriving Mr. Pendleton of the object of his ambition; and leaving him to choose between Germany and Rus sia. Ex-Gov. Jarvis, of North Carolina did not want the Brazilian mission. He said it was the same as banishment. Then suddenly he appeared in Wasl -ington and accepted it. Gen. Lawton is trying to go to Russia with his disa bilities under the fourteenth amend ment, and Andrew Johhson's pardor in his pocket. The new secretary ;f state tells hi u t at Andrew Johnto ) pardoned him for his treason and there fore the fourteenth amendment does not affect him. Mr. Bayard knows that Andrew Johnson pardoned per haps 20,000 just as he did Gen. Law ton; and yet, unless they got their dis abilities removed by congress, the par don was not legally sufficient to cover the offence. The president was much encouraged by the support the re publican senators gave him in making appointments at the extra session. How far this supjwrt was based on the belief that his course would strengthen the republican party, and that it was the hpst way to build it up, is a ques tion about which opinions differ. It is only fair to assume that the republi cans will work for their own party, and that they will favor what will tend to divide the democrats. The republi cans are watching Mr. Cleveland and the course of his administration with Intense interest, and on the whole they are a pretty happy people. There have been no important ap pointments made during the week, and no incidents of r.ote have occurred in department matters. The special in vestigation commission of the treasury is hard at work day and night with its heavy task, the outcome of which is awaited with great interest. It is still engaged with the internal revenue bu reau, which opens a particularlarly broad field for inspection. Secretary Marning has just returned from an invstieatini tour to the era-5 pire state. His ostensible business j there was of a strictly private character but his alleged business was to take counsel of the wise men of his party, and manipulate the popular pulse with a view of ascertaining how fast and how far the administration can safely go in the way of making places for democrats who hunger for the Sesh pots. Presi dent Cleveland's recognition of civil service principles is well nigh intolera ble to the Secretary of the treasury. R. SlSNTin ' SUSCSLL .ST. Prof. Colladon, of Geneva, has as certained that when lightning strikes a tree it la ives -very few in irks of its passage ftn the upper part and middle of the trunk, Nat as it decends to the neighborhood of tlie heavier branches it tears open the b.irfc and in many in stances shivers the tre". He ascribes this peculiarity to the fact that the upper portions of the tree are more highly charged with sugar a gpod electric conductor than the lower parts. An exception to the rule seems to be found in oaks, which are often a?n with tops quite Masted and the pasge of th: IMi'ning lower down marked 'iy a gag -Hlee furrow. Dr. Nachtigal h is described some curious trees of the region about Lake Chad in Africa. The bntte-tree bears a peculiar nut Those oil is much used is a substitute for butter; a legumin ous tree Parkia bilobosa produces seeds from which a meal is made which is an excellent food; while the wool tree has a fruit which bursts like the pods of cotton and reveals a soft and lustrous mass of fibers, which may be used for a variety of purposes, such as stuffing cushions and mattresses. Dr. Koch, who claim to have dis covered the germ of cholera duriug in vestigations into the epidemic in Egypt, reports that the minute organism re sembles that seen in cases of consump tion. According to Commander Gallieni, the total length of the Niger river is over 2,000 miles. The upper part may be navigable far small steamer the middle course, which flows in num erous channels through a flat country, is the scene of an active river trade in slaves, cattle gold, etc., and is little kuown; while the lower course has often been ascended a considerable dis tance by trading vessels. A party of Russian savants has started from the Baltic on a scientific voyage round the world. Prof. Huxley thinks that three years may be regarded as the adult age of oysters. Their natural term of life is not known, but there are reas ons believing that it may extend to twenty years, or even considerably more in some cases. During the solar eclipse of May 6th, Mons. Trouvelot saw near the sun bright red star which he has since been unable to find during a careful search of the part of the heavens where the sun was situated at the time of the eclipse. This would setm to indicate that the object is a planetary body moving along with the sun, but Mons. Trouvelot declines to give any con clusions at present. Recent investigations by D S. J. Blake fail to confirm the idea that at mospheric electricity is generated by the evaporation of sea water. Spring and Summer Campaign OPENED AT a H 3&W President Cleveland by proclama tion issued April 17th 1.365, declares void the executive order of February 27th 1885, which restored to the pub lie domain the old Winnebago and the Sioux or Crow Creek reservations, 1 e further declares the lands embraced tlieiein are existing Indian reserva tions, and as such available for Indian purposes only md he warns all persons in occupation of said lands under color of said executive order and all persons intending to enter thereunder, shall neither be permitted to remain nor en ter enter upon said lands, and all per sons already there are required to va cate and remove therefrom with their effects within sixty days from date of proclamation. Having mustered all our forces for the coming season we are fully prepared to present in splendid array, an almost irrestible army of New and Stylish Goods in all our Departments. Anxiously awaiting a fearless onslaught on the part of our patrons ; unuer toe auie leaaersnip 01 me invincible GknUual Cash, to whom I we shall gracefully and unconditionally surrender, among our latest uovei ties we uireci special attention ro our new Spring Dress goods Silks, Velvets, Brocades, new Spring Wraps, Muslin Underwaret Par asols. Seamless Hosiery, Jerseys, Fancy goods, Infants and Children's robes and dresses. In our Clothing Department we are now showing the largest variety of Mens sad Boys clothing from a business of school suit to the finest dress suit. Special atten'ion is culled to our new values in Men's Fine Furnishing uoods Neck wear etc. ' Our sales in Mens r.nd Boys hats are f r exceeding our expectations, look at our im mense stock lietore purchasing. The increase in onr Boot nnd Shoe sales are such that we are now having these goods made to pecial ordi-r l.y the best i'astei n a id California factories. " We carry a full line of Trunks, Valise- , Satchels, Yankee Notions and Novelties. 3"SampIes sent free 011 application; Only Cash trade solicited. Corvallis, Oregon. Shaving Saloon. -AND- S. L. KEar-E.lK), Prop. First door south of Fisher's block.) Oregon; TFi 3i!!fli"tfi! PnrlOF- is fitted an in t - - ' I Mrsf diss .siy;e. sui-1 snpptieti with .a Sit. 1 Tattle always tu g"l "r lcr. Lovers of tlit game will ever tint! a quiet hI order place tu shtiml n;i hmtr in tlis; parlor! w'v i. the assuniuee of beiiij timuterui&tl b;, rowdyism. The SJiaviyig Sa'oon.-oui .. now Ctfstomers will ntul j, " fteeoinntla fions, dfaarp n ch-au towels ami ai. oMt;nng in'oyirietov ever re.uty to fctteml to your wants. 22-11-tf -AT- .i. nmsn's. Clothinir and Tailoring ; ' ! . oiinm, You can find the latest styles of ready made clothing, also the finest Pants Patterns ard Suitings Kver b"oirrM to Corvalli. READY MADE LOTHING PItKS FD TO OS'DKR. Coustantly on hand a full lint- of Furnishing Goods,, Underwear, Shirts, Necktie", &c, c CALL AND EXAMINE MY STOCK. No trouble to show goods. Two doors South of Will Bro. s. COKVAI.US, - . - . tKF.GO C1 Ornamental. U "fir ; HHSSimS PRESET S Something that will last and Be a Joy Forever, At Philip Weber's FURNITURE STORE. Patent Rockers, Folding Chairs, Ptcture Frames, Brackets, Work Bas kets, And in Fact VRYTHWGTIO ABMIlilSTSATGRS 3J U OF RIAL ESTATE In the matt , r oi.the estate ot Geo. P. Wrtr n, decease L Notice i h rby .riven that hv virtue o an orJer of sale, duly made bv tbe c uu'y Court of the state of Oregon, ' tl'e count y u? .. n on Saturday April 7th, 1882, at rejruhr ril trin of said court, directin ; and commanding in , F. A. Cheno uretb administrator estate, tu set! at public auction all tin right, title, interest aid estate that the said Geo. P. IVrenu ha t the time of his death, in and to the follow sj deser e m s: The undivided 3-5 of two hundred and fifty one acres, lying . the oast i -1 of the donation land claim of Geo. P. Wrenn rnd Mary . &rsnn, hfcwife, notification 6253, dr. m . T. 1?, S. K. , C west, Willamette m ridia i rnt countv, Oregon. More particular cri u as loDowa to-wit: ito inni g at point 4.65 c east e. 1-4 riec. " orner, on the line n ons 10 ami 21 in T. is. K. , 0" West, of W 11. e'., running thence south i.G chains to the mid le of the channel of Marys river, thence foi'owimr wu . the meandering f said river to the st rine oi .aM donation land '.'loim, th ce nort. tins to the rertb east orner of el to i . un - Vi h eg. 27min. west chains to the pi of be ny containing 250 .i. res more 1 ; a. o -hole of the following :i tbe wefcthab of d e: in leginnibg at a quarter c. corner on the line between sections IB and 2i, in i. 11, S. it.. Wis'., llaiiette Meridian, tijenee south tsJ) dfcgru,- 7 mm. ea t 4.5 chains, south 54,50 bains to t i. o ') thniKl t.f Marys river, thence following river to the nildile of t.-.e iUuIqf road leading fro n Oorvaliis to Kings v'ailev, north 18 degreci cast along the nuddieotf I -.iid road, 16 ch h ogrejtt, we.it 13 chains, i north 26 degrees, west chains u tli ;-ti degrees, J tfe&tScfa a to then -. t . he claim, e-outh&O Jegreen 31 min. east 13.20 ;liaina to place of beginning containing 39.03 acres. 'fUerefctre in accordance with in pursuance of said ordtr of sale, 1, K. A. Chen- ; oweth administrator of saul estate ci G-o. P. Wrena. deceased, will on Tuesday April SSih. 1883. at the heur of o o'clock V. ;. of naid clay in front of the court house door, the city ot Corvallis in Benton coun'y Ore on, .-til ' public auction to the highest bidder, c riy: - title, interest ami es tate which tiie taid Geo. 1. U'reuu had, at t. etimc of nis . h, i:i u::d to the ab described premises, together with t" e appurtenances thereunto belonging- Terms sale, ea.Ui down time of sale. F. A. C HLNoWf.TH, Adnujistrator o th e txi Ceo. P. Vireun. de'ed. y H oi! ) a We -$A P, si- A - - Sik i H if z li V J w O JIEB FOB SALE! Well seasoned and in. the W'a iiouse, a fine lot oi' dressed &' O S. 2vi' , JEVXJ VIC, Any parly purchasing 5,000 feet or over, may have the same at 124.00 per 31. Enquire of T J. BLA.'R. 13. C- ZROSiED, Masai litui'-r of and Dealer in Domestic Keywest and Havana Cigars. Wholesale and Retail. Shewing and Smoking Tobaccos and Smoker's articles generally, Also just received a fine lot of POCKET CUT I ERY. No Chinese labor employed. CORVALLIS, - OREGON FOE ANY KIND OF JOTS PRINTING, m a Calling Card t a Full Sheet Poster, The Corvallis Gazette Office HAS NO SUPERIORS end for prices and esti- ' f JOHN KELSAY. E. HOI.OATE. Notary PfBLr . OCCIDENTAL HOTEL. Corvallis, Oregon. CANAN & GIBLIN, PROPRIETORS. In tbe Furniture Line for the Holiday Trade. GREAT NORTHWESTERN REMEDY. Tl ose w i r'teiry md late ne;!i a hoi some reliav!e Medicine lik; I f under' s Oregon Jilood PuHfie . As a remedy ami yr rve ita ive of disease jt can not le bear. It checks Rheumatism and Mala ria, relieves C .nstipatien. Dyspepsia. and BillionsBess and puts fresh energy roto tlie system ly making NEW, RICH BLOOD. All Druggists and dealers keep it 91.00 bottles. 6 for 85.0ft. 22143m THE OCCIDENTAL is a new builling, newly tarnished, and is first class in all its appointments. RATES LIBERAL. Stages leave the hotel for Albiny and Yaquina Baj Mondays, Wednesdsys and Fridays. Large Sample Room on First Floor Tor Commercial Ben. 10-33 Real Estate Agency J CORVALLIS OREGON Real Eot.ite Agents, wili bay, sell, or lease farms or farm property on commission. Having marie arrangements for co-operation with apents in Portland, and Vieine ful ly acquainted with real property in Benton county, we feel assured of giving entire sat isfactiou to all who may favor us with their patronage. G. A. Waggoner, 20-6yl T. J. Buforp, KELSAY & HOLSATE Attorneys - at - Law. Prompt attention given to business intrusted to ou. crein sll the Courts of the Statu. It iimaffrfii rnftnitwl with or without action iinywhere in the U. S Wil collect claims aaint the (Jovernment at Washington, h. HiOwte. a notary public, will rive strict atteiitiot to conveyancing, negotiating loanv. buying, selling oikI leaWog real estate, and a general agency nusine. LtKni Bgentu lr tbe Oregon Fire and Marine In.su ranee t'on-panv of Orsyoo, a reliable home uoinpany backed by the heaviest capitalists of the State. Office in iiuruett'b new brick, first door at head of Stair, 19 17tf KELSAY & HOLGATE. PATENTS Obtained, and all Patent Bnftine at home or abroad attended to for Moderate feen Oar office if opposite the U.S. Patent Office, and we can obtain Patent; in less time iiian thnse remote from Washington. -Send Model or Drawing:. W'e vlvise as to pat tntability fre of charge; und Wc Cliajge no fee Vn'ess Palcnt is Allowed. We refer, here, to the Postmaster, te Supt. o Money Order Div., and to officials of the U. S. Patent orhee. For circular, advice, terms, and reference to actual clients i your own State or coitutv, write A. fellttW & Co., Opposite Patent Office, Washington, 1. C, t n s a n a ui.e to ALLticJr f 7r m Will be mailed CP CP Tg ;oall applicants Y llCCq and to customers of last year without ordering it. It contains illustrations, r descriptions and directions for Vegetable and Flower SEDPs, D.M.PERRY&0 aO