The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-06-11
PACIFIC COAST.
Oregon.

PACIFIC COAST.
Oregon.
Roseburg win celebrate the coming Fourth
Of July IN good style.
Scio people had q ball on the occasion Of
the candidates holding forth there.
All the members of the graduating class
OF the State University passed the examina-
tions.
A Young Mems Christian Association has
been organized at Hillsboro, with G. T. To-
zier president
An exchange softly says of detaulter,
He admits gap of $1,000 between him.
self and creditors"
Judge Perham's son, who was accidental
ly shot last month, died lately at his home
at Hood river.
Preparations for the Pioneer reunion are
complete and extensive, and "grand,
good time" is anticipated.
Mrs. M. J. Thorn, of Canyonville, has
raised ripe oranges on a tree she has, and it
now has green fruit and blossoms on it.
The Brownsville Woolen Mills are again
running, the dam having been repaired.
New machinery has been added.
The house of Isaac Cramm, near Glencoe,
burned sometime since, during his absence,
and his family are left destitute.
Citizens of Mohawk valley are enjoying
ripe strawberries, but are grieving because
their blackberry vines are killed.
A daughter of Henry Fitzhugh, Lake
view. took fit and fell into the fire, and
had her leg badly damaged.
IT,. ,x:ono.. ,o,,,soo %ba 1S%h met
promises to be very interesting, and will
doubtless attract hundreds to Portland.
Pacific University this year will graduate
tains but three. However, the preparatory
classes are fair-sized.
Last year about $50, 900 was paid to hop
pickers in Puyallup valley, and this year,
owing to greater acreage, the sum will, it is
thought. be fully $4,000 more.
The American ship Wildwood, the first Of
from New York February 9th, arrived in
Astoria Sd inst, 1l5 days out.
The closing exercises of the Albany Col
legiate Institute will take place on Wednes
day, June Is. The baccalaureate sermon
will be delivered on the Sunday evening
previous.
"A SiTl WuO WAS SOlHS W pC AAaAAACu o.
Frenchtown, Union county, changed hel
mind and wouldn't bulge for anybody, and
that was after all things were sent and the
justice waiting.
| Altman and Brugger, neighboring farm
ers, near Readsville, each shot the Others
dog. A personal encounter followed which
resulted in one of the parties being brought
before the courts charged with assault with
deadly weapon.
The Indians are reaping rich harvest II
the vicinity of Qnileute, by catching ful
seals. The profits of one days work fire.
quently reaches $40 per man. The skini
are worth from SO to $40 each, according tx
size and quality.
| Roland Flournoy, one of the oldestsettler,
of this county, was drowned in the Umpqus
river on Tuesday last. He attempted t.
ford the stream at Evelyn's mill, when hi
horse got beyond his depth, and in trying t.
guide it his saddle slipped from under hin
and he was carried away with it.
Western Star: Manufacturers and WOO
operators in this State are bidding down tn,
price of the raw material, and in conse
quence the marked has somewhat dicour
aging look. Holders are sanguine Of tn,
prospects in the future, and show no indica
tion of uneasiness. We have heard of sew
eral lots of wool in Roseburg being sold a
25 cents.
| A fellow in Roseburg having read Nor
mon prephesy, that the world would come
to an end on the first of June, fortified him
self with a lot of spiritual invigorator ant
kept vigils till the morning of the doomed
day. But at the peep of dawn, he got dis
couraged, cooked his eye at the vanishing
stars and concluded to 60 to bed, ejaculat
ing "Let her rip"
| Astorian The little steamer Clevelane
arrived here yesterday morning, having il
| tow two of Capt. Nelson's barges loaded
with 40, 600 brick and a large amount O
stone to be used in the construction of the
Tlllamook rock lighthouse. The stones ar,
faced and numbered, each one ready to fiji
its allotted place in the building They
were qnarried near East Portland.
Last Friday, says the Salem Talk, Will,
two prisoners at the penitentiary were max
ing fence, each having hold of rail at tn,
| ends, and upon throwing it down, the igh
end rebounded, striking one of the prisoners
a young man named Romer, in the temple,
knocking him down. He was taken to the
prison, where he lay in an unconscious stats
until the next morning, when he died.
Twin daughters of VIM Bonham, living
near Mount Vernon, Grant county, aged
three and a half years, while gathering flow
ers near their home fell over precipice
One of the children was killed and the othe,
seriously, perhaps fatally, injured by the
fall. They were found by the distracted
mother several hours after the dreadful &C.
cident The little twins were pretty and
winsome and the pet of the neighborhood.
Nicholas Bills, who SO inhumanly butcher
ed his wife ON Mosier creek, Wasco county,
on Monday afternoon escaped to the Dalles,
where he secreted himself until Tuesday
night. when he ended the tragedy by blow.
ing out his brains. He left long letter de-
failing his martial misery and declaring that
to be the cause of his fendish act. Ten
children survive the parents thus summarily
sent out Of the world.
Territories.
Carbonate is the name of new postofice,
located at the Carbon river coal mines,
Pierce county.
James McCraw and VIM. Herbert, two
men confined in the United States peniten-
tiary ON McNeal's island, made their escape
on Monday evening the 3lst ult. They
were awaiting trial for counterfeiting trace
dollars.
The Steilacoom correspondent says: The
general question of the day here is, why
don't the governor take action ON the charges
preferred against the superintendent and
trustees of the hospital for the insane Of
Washington Territory.
The fruit crop of Idaho is now considered
entirely ont of danger from late frosts, and
promises to be immense.
stocking ranches at Canoe encampment, on
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