The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-04-26
PACIFIC sLOPERS.

AIFCA
Bishop Morris is in Idaho.
The Gov. Grover is well patronized.
Rev. Stephen Bowers has new suit
of clothes.
Epizootic still prevalent around San
Francisco.
Seventy-nine deaths in San Francis
co last week.
A woolen mill is soon to be started in
Russian-river valley.
Ithas been raining this week through
out Oregon and California.
There are said to be 1000 cases of
measles in San Francisco.
Bellingham-bay coal is now selling at
SO Der ton in San Francisco.
Roseburg lime has been found supe-
rior to the Santa Cruz article.
Commodore Watson was buried with
honors, at Vallejo. last Saturday.
Active opera tions commenced on the
Texas Pacific Railway this week.
CIV. Sleeper, Sheriff of Coos coun-
ty, is in jail for embezzling $4,000.
Gen. Jasper w. johnson is running
a brokers Office in Pueblo, Colorado.
Puget-sound timber operations are
being carried on with increased vigor.
sTehama county's wool clip for this
spring is estimated at 100000 pounds.
Rufus King, Postmaster at Silver
City, Idaho, is on trial for embezzle-
ment.
!. One hundred and fifty men were sent
from Redding to Fort Crook, last Sat.
urday.
Rev. DR.. Thomas, the victim of Bos
ton Charlie, was buried, in San Fran
cisco, on last Friday.
Evil disposed persons continue to
place distractions on the track OF the
West Side Railroad.
A lot of bold, determined women re-
Gently drove a saloon-keeper out of st.
Louis, ia Marion county.
Rev. Martin Judy, of the M. e.
Chnzch, has been transferred from the
Baltincre to the Oregon Conference.
Senator Mitchell is coming back to
this coast Immediately, ON a sub-com-
mittee ON the subject Of railroad trans
portation.
The Metropolitan Theater and Ma
guire's Opera House, San francisco,
are to be taken down to make room for
other structures.
Gen. Crook has completely vanqaish-
ed two of the worst bands OF Apaches,
and forced them into unconditional sur
render. Send him out this way.
TroubIe.is threatened by the Indians
of Simcoe and Warm Springs Reserves,
they having caught the idea about those
g dead spirits " coming back to fight.
Judge O. N. Denny, of Portland, de- |
clines the Annoy Consulship. Joseph |
J. Henderson, a young lawyer of the
metropolis, has been appointed in his
stead.
The Christian Church will not par
ticipate in the Temperance Union, June |
18th, because the circular of invitation
received was addressed Campbellite
Church"
A California man has invented an
attachment to threshing machines. by
which straw is used for fuel in running
the engine. One ton of straw per day
is sufficient.
Minnie Myrtle Miller kissed George
Francis Trains hand when he was
taken out of the Tombs to be pronounc-
ed insane-so says New York paper.
Naughty woman!
Senator Mitchell has taken a house
in Washington City for residence dur
ing his term. It is on street. and will
make very cosy residence. He is hav-
ing it reftted and newly furnished.
For the young ladies we have the
from an Eastern paper: Nellie
Grant is engaged to Tom, Jr. son of
ex-Collector Murphy, of New York.
He is % Nellie is 19-both willing.
Buchtel & Stolte, of Portland, have
taken a number of views of the armo
ries, procession, and different phases of
Gen. Canby's funeral, which will be
made subjects of illustration in Harper's
and Leslie's.
The eight leading hotels Of San
Francisco can accommodate 1850 per
sons; their furniture cost $4,000; the
buildings are valued at 81, AGO. 600,
while the land which they occupy is
stated to be worth So, ,ose, 500.
Farmers Clubs that are now organ
lied, or may be organized by the second |
Tuesday in June next, are earnestly |
requested to forward to j. Henry
Brown, the Secretary of the State Con-
vention at Salem, name Of club, and
times of meeting, &C., at their earliest
convenience.