The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-02-07
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20 unknown. Three hundred and
1orty persons were in the place at the time.
nearly all of whom escaped. lanes RidIa,
an imbeclle, was burned fatally, Pred Mey.
er, IN escaping, broke his neck, Henry Keh.
Ter per1shed in the flames, Thomas DIXON
was killed by fall, Nathan Caldwell is se-
rlously hurt, and Mrs. johnson WAS severe.
ly burned, and will probably die. The
exit scene Is described as horrible in the
extreme, but the marvellous feature is the
small loss OF life attending. Nearly all the
inmates We're aged invalids, imbeciles and
eern,pples. The age ranged from IS years to
NEW YORK, Feb. l-Gen. Sherman Is re-.
celvng many attentions from southern peo-
PIE along the old line of march, At Chat.
tahooga ex-confederate General Cheatham
turned back on the train to call on him and
talk over times when they were forty-niner
Californians.
WASHINGTON, Feb Cash in the treas.
ury, S3S2, $50 sos; gold and silver certif.
cltes, S20l,9I $50; U. S. uotes held for
re temptlon OF certificates of deposit, $4O,.
The secretary of the treasury TODAY
makes another call for the redemption Of
$2o,ooO,OO of 5 20 bonds consols of 1867.
In equal proportions of registered and con-
pom bonds. Interest will cease Nav LIST.
Chief Joseph anil the interior department
haze arranged for the cession by the Nez
Perces of about 4,S00 square miles in Idaho.
The terms are six townships in the Indian
Territory and $250000 inomoney, to be
placed IN the treasury and to draw four per
cent interest
LONDON, Feb 2.-It is difficult to say
what game Russia is playing While the
car is pacific the press again breathes fire.
The Gotos says that England Is an implaca-
bic foe, and calls for the strengthening of
the Caucasus and the reorganization of
Central Asia, at the same time pointing out
that the present operations of the British
are intended to develop that power as pro-
tector of Asiatic Turkey. Troops continue
to replace those which leave Turkish terri
tory, though the czar assures England Of
complete evacuation Of Roumelia. Mean
while the Bulgarians are arming all hands,
and showing bitter hostility to the Europe
an commisson The belief is growing that
there will be a vast rising against the Turks
when the Russians go. This is said to suit
the diplomatic plans of Russia. 1t will cre-
ate new situation. She will then make
fresh demands on Turkey, while the British
operations in Asia will be an excuse to 90
once again for Constantinople. Russia
moves slowly, though looking far ahead. It
is learned from private source that an ar.
my of $4,000 men is getting ready to leave
Sebastopol for the Caucasus at the end Of
February. .r
| CHICAGO, Feb 3.-The Tribune summar.
ICES Cincinnati special thus Further ex--
animation into the entangled finances of
Archbishop and Bishop Purcell at Cincinna-
tt, reveals most unfortunate and deplora-
/ BILE prospect for creditors, mainly persons
whose hartl-earned savings fir I'M meager
wages were deposited with the two prelates.
Claims to the amount Of over 81 900, eco
| Ill = H.. IL,
tiles of the archbishop will aggregate not,
less than Sl.150, 900. The property in the
hands of the trustees to meet those demands
| has market value of not more than $780,
600, and other leans will have to be forth
coming with which to iguidate all claims.
While there is no hint of any reflection
upon the int egrity of the venerable Catholic
dignatary, there is manifested among credit
ors considerable i'm ~atience at the delay to
| which they are subjected, and threats OF
suits are be inning to be heard
The Reno case was continued to-day.
Col Benton reiterated his belief that Gus
ter conducted the battle badly. The bodies
of his officers, save four, were found lying
together and apart from the private soldiers,
showing bad organization. Dr. Lord, and
Lieuts Sturgis. Harrington and Porter were
not found, and may be captives.
Lieut.. W. S. Edgerly, 7th Cavalry, testi-
fled that Reno's conduct was excited when
| he first saw the Indians. Clusters firing
was distinctly heard from Renos. headquar-
tiers, and lasted three quarters of an hour.
There was no reason to believe Custer and
his officers disgracefully abandoned their
men.
GIBRALTER, Feb. 2,-It is feared that be-
fore next year half the inhabitants of the
southern provinces of Morocco will have
perished by starvation and disease on ac-
count of the scarcity caused by last years
drought
LONDON, Feb 2-The Times states that
10000 dock laborers are On strike In Liy-
erpool, and 1000 more are out of work in
consequence of slackness of trade.
LoSDon, Feb. 3-The origin of the plague
is thus given: A Cossack returning from
the war brought his lady love a shawl,
which she wore two days and sickened with
all the symptoms of the plague and died.
During the following four days other mem
bers f her family died. The disease spread
RAPIDLY the local authorities not paying any
attention to it till half of the Inhabitants
died and the remainder were unable to bury
the victims Then, when the epidemic had
assumed serious dimensions, energetic means
were taken for preventing its spreading, and
strict q uarantine were estf blished. Firstly
in the towns ard vii ages, shutting off
streets where the plague reigns from the
rest of the place. and secondly, by surround
ing the villages with troops, so that nobody
is allowed to pass in or out The panic IN
Russia is almost incredible. Every class
| and station in life have petitioned for an
enti,e e ce sa ion of all intercourse, even pos
| tai communication between the rest OF Rus
| sia and tie Volga.
Letters sent from Astrachan and Zaritzin
are not received by the persons to whom
they are addressed. Some people even re-
fused to take paper money, fearing that
germs of the infiction may be communicated
through it, 1t is almost impossible to de-
scribe the terror which has taken possession
of the people.
The Russian sanitary commission has pro-
posed to shut off the Volga line from all in
tercourse with western Russia and permit
comm unic cation only under quarantine Rus
sian railway cars are not adm. tied to Ger
man territory.
Export of grain from Poland will suffer
severely from this restriction.
The Roumanian government is discussing
the expediency of prohibiting the transit OF
Russian provisions sent to victual the Bal
kan army.
VIENNA, Feb 3.-The porte announces
that Russian ports will be quarantined
against all Turkish ports on the European
coast and Black Sea The East Roumelian
commission has proposed the same measure
along the coast from Custenje to Baurgas.
Roumania has decreed similar course in
the delta of the Danube and the coast of
D0brudscha, and has issued regulations