The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23


people aboard the Jeanette were much
astonished when they were informed by the
| Siberian explorers that they had become
| objects of solicitude of all the civilized
nations of the world.
| Washington, Dec. 2O-It viii be re-
membered that some ten daya ago, in court
Guiteau who had read that his divorced
wife had been summoned by the prosecution
as witness against him. made various vul-
| gar remarks concerning her and threatened
that when she came upon the stand he
| would rip up her record, as he termed it.
| Mrs Dunmire did testify on Friday and
although her evidence went vely far to show
| him up as sane scoundrel, it was noted
| with surprise that he never interrupted her,
and that as she went out of the court room
he spoke of her as a high toned christian
lady, to when he wished well. There has
been great deal of conjecture as to what
forced him to behave himself decently to-
| wards Mrs Dunmire. The explanation is
that Mr.. Dunmire heard of the threats that
Guiteau had made, and soughtan interview
with Mr. Scoville, to whom he declared
most emphatically that if the assassin at
tempted to blacken his wife's character he
would shoot him down as he would a dog.
RICHMOND, Dec .2O.-H. H. Riddleberger
was elected to the U. S. senate to-day by
the legislature to succeed Joseph W. john
ston. A strict party vote was given for
each of the candidates. 1t was confessed
that Riddleberger was unpledged. Repub-
licans said they had ne sort Of understand
ing with him as to which national party he
would affiliate with in the senate.
Chicago, Dec. 20 A capital of about
$50, ,000, 600, invested in manufactures,
threatens to leave the state because the Hi
,oIJ,.o,1 ,,robihif
roads from making special rates for large
firms.
Washington Dec. 20.-Berry yesterday
introduced bills recently foreshadowing in
these dispatches, to create new collection
district with Humboldt as its point of entry
and appropriating $500, 900 for improvement
of the bar of HImbolt bay.
Ex- Secretary Blaine and Mrs. Blaine this
evening gave brilliant reception to the
new secretary of state and Mrs Frelinghuy-
sen. Among the guests were President Ar
thur, president of the senate, speaker of the
house, and all the members of the cabinet,
justices of the supreme court, nearly all
members of the diplomatic corps and ladies
of their families. together with other per-
sons of prominence in Washington society.
Speaker Kiefer expects to announce the
house committees on Wednesday next.
In Washington Yesterday, the house deci-
ded to postpone further consideration of the
Utah case until after the holidays, Tuesday,
Jan. 10, being fixed. The indications are
that democratic leaders will espouse the
right of the Mormon apostle to his seat, and
unless they make party issue of it it is very
probable great many republicans will also
ADOPT this view. A republican who has
gained considerable reputation in the house
already as a lawyer, said to-day he was as
much opposed to polygamy as anybody.
but did not think the polygamy of Utah
could be destroyed by seating a man who
had not been elected. when his opponent
was elected and had a regular certificate to
that effect.
There is decided feeling among advo-
Gates of continuance of the coinage of
silver dollars against those portions OF
the message and report of the secre-
tary of the treasury which recommended
repeal or modification of the law directing
the coinage of two millions in silver each
month and of the issue of silver certificates
and the feeling will be made manifest early
in the session. Several more of the silver
advocates are out spoken in opposition to
the recommendations.
Senate committee on finance, by major
ity vote decides to recommend for passage
without amendment, Morril's bill for a COM
mission on the tariff and in ternal revenue
laws, and decided to report adversely the
tariff commission bill of Garland.
The senate confirmed Ex-senator Howe
as postmaster general, and Judge Gray as
sociate justice Of the supreme court. Also,
Thos. c. Acton, U. S. assistant Treasurer at
New York city.
A Times Washington says! Jesse Spald-
ing will tomorrow be nominated collector
of customs at Chicago.