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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-11-18

The frequent and bitter competition
between the several leading transpor-
tation lines of the Eastern States, is a
subject of much comment and speeula-
tion. Most people, however, suppose
them to be the result of gigantic
schemes among the "bulls and bears
Of Wall street, for building corners in
stocks for their amusement and gain,
and no doubt this is sometimes, though
not always the case, as the following
from an exchange will show:
On the surface the great railroads of
the East would seem to be governed
more by passion than reason. A great
railway war breaks out between them
once or twice year. Rates are then
cut to figures that are simply astound-
ing. If they have never yet got down
to paying for the privilege of transport
ing freight and passengers, they have,
as a matter of fact, not been very far
away from it. To all outward APP
pearances these great enterprises are
operated in state of nature, and a
state of nature, according to Hobbies, is
a state of mutual brigandage. But
this is what is revealed only on the
surface. Below this seeming reckless
ness there is cold calculation. Monop-
olies can do things that are not posi-
bio under conditions of competition.
They can to all appearances, fling
money away and get it all back again
with interest. The low rates can al
ways be succeeded by high rates. Some
individuals In the interval may come
across windfall of cheap fare OF
freight. But the great railrods don't
care about individuals. They deal
with the public at large. 1t follows
that the seeming violation of all bust
ness rules in railroad wars is no viola
tion at all, for all that is lost for the
moment can easily enough be recovered
. But, in the meantime, currents of bus
mess are broken up which were max
ing for one railroad at the expense o
the others Perhaps, also, a full lin,
Of contracts has been put out by somt
road which considered that it was mo-
getting its share.
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Benton County.
Frank b. Dunn Plaintiff
William II. Huffman and Mary E, Huffman, def'ts.
To William H. Huffman and Mary E. Huffman the
above named defeiidants:
In the name of the State of Oregon you and each
of you are hereby summoned and required to be and
appear in the above entitled court and answer the
complaint of plaintiff in this suit file against
you with the Clerk of said court by the first day OF
the next regular of said Court, that is to say
the 21st day of November, 1881 Judgment for want
of an answer will be taken against you.
You hereby notified that if yon fail to appear
and answer the complaint of the paint herein as
above required the plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief prayed for in the complaint in this suit
to-wit: That the Court order ami decree that the
deed made by Jacob Kenoycr and Sarah L. kenoyer
to Mary E. Huffman the 7th day OF November 1876
be as to this plaintiff set aside and held for naught
and that the premises therein mentioned De sold to
satisfy the demand of this plaintiff against William
III Huffman for the sum Of $50 so together with in
terest thereon at the rate OF one per cent per month
from Oct 29th 1S7 n and the costs and disbursements
of this suit The promises mentioned in said deed
follows tow;t: ly ng west OF MaryS river the
land claim donated by the o. S. Government to julius
Drownson and Mary Brownsen his wife, situated III
Sec g. IL, S r w of the Willamette Meridian
bounded on the east by Mary's river, the north
by claim No 80, the west by claims Nos II and 76
on the south by claim No 80, Also all that part OF
claim No 76 which lies south of the month cast corner
of claim No and bounded the east by the above de
scribed land and claim No so, a:d the west by
claim No H. containing in all hundred and twenty
SIX and 50C0 less, Now out OF TIE above
described land two acres in the south west corner by
the mill dam has been decided to j S FelSer BY l.
Banks, all in Benton county, Oregon.
This summons is ublished by order OF the Hon
j. F. Watson Judge of said court which order bear.
date October 4th. 1881.
NJ L. NOFTSGGER,
1S:41w7 Attorneys for Plaintiff
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-11-18

It costs So shilings, says the Astorian, to
take a ton of wheat from San Francisco to
Liverpool. It costs from 85 to 90 shilings
to take ton of wheat from the Columbia
to the same port. There's an article on
THE Celumbia" that though short, is full
of meaning.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-11-18

A joint stock company has been formed
to build public hall in Pendleton. A
building 40x1O0 feet will be erected, costing
about 5000. all of which has been sub
scribed.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has
been duly appointed administrator OF the estate oz
Owen Griffith deceased, by the County Court Of Benz
ton county, Oregon. All persons having claims
against said estate hereby required to present the
same with the proper vouchers to the undersigned.
at his residence in Alsea valley in Benton county.
Oregon, within six months from the date Of this
ticc. Dvted October 10th, 1881.
VIM J.. HEDRICK
Administrator OF the Estate of Owen Griffith, decd.
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The Light was Lit and the bell sounded
for .he-frst time at West Point, at the
northern entrance to Seattle harbor, on the
18th inst. A. w. Martin, is head keeper
and Mr.. Frusher, assistant.
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EayI cbcerfulIy recommend the present manage
lnent of the Portland Business Collepe Mr.. Arm
strong whom have known for many years. 10 an
experienced teacher and practical business man.
H. ii. DEFRANCE,
Pres. old "National" College.
I2.2J-y1
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Pen-WOrk

OF all kinsdone in the most artistic manner, at
sonabe rates Send for estimate. The "College
Journal" containing information Of Course and cuts
of ornamental penmanship, free.
Address p. ARMSTRONG,
Lock Box 104, Portland. Oregons
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RATES OF TUITION:

SCHOLARSHIP, Business Course, ........... 500 90
TELEGRAPHY, Complete Course. ............ Is 90
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SUMMONS.

IN dc Circuit Coult Of ltle State of sCreger ,
Benton County.
Frank B. Dunn. Plaintiff
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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-06-07

The New Yoik Herald prints the following
deliverance upon Conkling by ex President (so-
eelled) Hayes. Il appeass in The form of an In
erview with Htrald reporter and Il 10 good
deal cleverer than anything that has fallen from
Mr.. Hayes within eur recollection Says the
ex-Prrsident:
Mr. Conkling Is monomanic upon the sub.
1ect OF his own importance He 10 so impress
ed with his own greatness that il has become
more than eccentricity. 1t is monomania This
10 quite common phase of insanity, and the
malady often takes that FORM The patients
often imagine they are some distinguished char
acter or superior being. There are over fifty
Presidents IN the insane asylumA Some think
themselves Napoleon, King, u Gar, and some
even Chrisi or the Almighty Himself Conk-
bidding he considers in a stale of subsection 10
him, and those who refuse 10 obey his dictates
he c0nsiders his most bitter enemies He thinks
they are trying to humia,ing him. Humiliate
is fAvorite term with him.
In 1879, General Robinson asked Conkling To
come and make speeches in Ohio, and the reply
was: why do you ask me to come 10 Ohio
when they have insulted me there p Insulted
you, how p asked Gen. Robinson. "Why, have
they not Endorsed this man Hayes adminisir-
ton, thereby making direct drive at me p Gen.
Robinson assured COnklng that he was never
Conkling could not be persuaded that such was
the case Conkling's downward tendency dated
from 1875 He then tried in every possible way
10 defeat the Republican party in New York
Governor Morgan, candidate for governor In New
York that year, was satisfied that Conkling did
all in bis power TO defeat him. Conklng made
three attempts to betrsy the Republican party.
This was one of them; the next was The electo-
raj commission. He had speech already pre-
pared to overthrow the action of the commission
relative TO the returns from Louisiana. Senator
Morton discovered his plan and succeed in de-
feating IT, There never would have been Pot
ter investigation committee but for Conkling-
The Democrats were loath to go into il, and only
did 80 at the earnest solicitation of COnkling.
will not say he falsifed in this case, for think
he really believed that the men on the Louisiana
board had entered into bargain for the sale of
that State, and Conklng assured Southern Sena-
tors that would, from very shame, leave the
White House in thirty days AFTER the investiga-
ton began.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-06-07

The Pensacola Gazette OF May 81, quoting a
paragraph In The EeOnomia relative TO the ap-
pointment of Wherspoon as collector of Gus
toms at Pensacola, says;
The above little article from our eccentric Tai
lahassee contemporary was 10 day exhibited to
Collector Humphreys, who smiled most cheer
fully his usual genial smile, and then explained
the blunder Of the far away ediiOr--far-away in
point Of fact as well as distance. The explana-
ton Is thus: Recognizing Mr. WitheDpoOn's
claims az defeated standard bearer of the party,
Collector Humphreys had considered his position
and nominated him for appointment as an In
specsOr Of Customs" at Pensacola, and this morn
ing received notification from Washington Of
the confirmation Of Witherspoon's appointment
constituting him one Of several officials who
serve In Aforesaid capacity al the important port
OF Pensacola.
The nrst intelligence, II possibly creditable,
would have been startling indeed-that Major
Humphreys, the experienced and popular func-
tionarY whose re-appointment was petitioned by
business men generally, Irrespective OF party, had
been displaced to make room for person frsm
distant part OF the State whose recommendation
lie that be fought losing fight and lost It in III
ter defeat, In presumptious canvass OF the First
District, in which there was not shadow of
chance Of his succeeding We have no doubt
bat that be win be very competent inspector
but happily We have escaped testing bis merits
- . member Of Congress from Florida.
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There Is one thing connected with the man
agement of the j. p &. NJ r. r. and that is the
running of trains on Sundays. When the pres
ent schedule went into effect, Sunday was ex-
copied. This afforded all connected with the
trains one day TO rest which they should have,
but on last Sunday the trains passed as they do
every other day. We do not knOto but have
heard that it was done to accommodate ITALIA
hassee, Monticello and probably some other
town in West Florida in carrying their mails.
Now, there is no excuse for this. Are their mails
50 important that they can't do without them one
day p WeLOOrn Correspondent Linz Oak Bulletin.
The Sunday train was not put on to accom-
modate Tallahassee or any portion of Middle
Florida, but in accordance with requests or in
struclions from the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway, under The superstition that SO
doing would effect such a change of trains ON
that road that our mails would avoid 10 hours
detention a. jacksonville; but the result is that
a part of the Middle Florida mails are now de-
tanned 10 Savannah. some o or 10 hours beyond
the time when the Jacksonville mail leaves there,
while the rest goes on to Jacksonville, to walt
there IL hours before leaving for their destina-
tion, and all because the Live Oak branch train
arbitrarily connects with the slO,osst and L1test
train out from Savannah. instead Of the fastest
and earliest. as 1t should do.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-06-07

a sQUINT AT THE FUTURE.

SQCINT AT THE FUTURE
The Washington correspondent OF the Balti-
more Sun says lhe feeble support received by
Mr.. Conklin X in The New York Legislature on
Tuesday is the cause of great modification to
his friends, and Oi surprise 10 his opponents, who
had not dreamed how weak he really was. II
is generally considered here that il Mr.. Conkling
ever had any chance for election, he has none
whatever now, and the most gnominious defeat
is predicted for him. The President and Mr.
Blaine are, of course delighted, and are now
quite confident of the election of two out-and-
out administration Senators. Some of the
shrewdest and most experienced politicians pre-
dict that this blow will be the end of Mr.. Conk-
ling's political power, and that in ne future con
tingency can he get back into the Senate. But
others who are we'll acquainted with Mr.. Conk
ling, say that he is not one 10 abandon such a
fight as he has on hand, and that, although he
may be defeated for reelection now, he will con-
tinue TO take a hand in the Republican politics
of New York, and will be bound to make bis
influence felt appreciably.
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At COnkling's Expense.

There seems 10 be no doubt that Roscoe
Conkling missed the last thing he kicked at
Philadelphia Times
1t is possibly apparent to Roscoe now that
the limb he sawed of was the one he was sitting
on.-N Y Tribune
Ex-senator Thomas G. Plat is one of the
Quarantine Commissioners of this port. Why
not by virtue of his Office put ex Senator Conk-
ling In quarantine and fumigate him p World
An esteemed Contemporary some time ago
observed that Roscoe Conkling was a political
Samson" Isit of record that Samson committed
suicide with the jaw bone of an ass p World
If the New York Legislature should lay
Mr.. Conkling out it would be difficult Tor some
of his old friends to recognize him. When Pat
went cunning for the first time he made one
shot and then looked under tree for his game
and found toad Begorrahr r he exclaimed,
I'd scarcely recognize We, butye must ave been
id fOine bird fore | shot The feathers off ye
Hartford Post
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/ .
WASHINGTON, May 27--A leading stalwart, q
man known 10 the country at large and an init
mate friend Of ex-Senator Conkling, was asked
by your correspondent for an inside view from
the ultra stalwart standpoint as matters and
things appear at the capital city
Don't quote my name" and he, land will
talk frankly"
Certainly not" replied your correspondent,
for what want 10 some inside points as seen
BY stalwarts In Washington"
well. them" said he, TO begin with, the Re-
publican party is dead r
Not 90, my dear sir; not so-ihere's too much
Of It TO die"
sVery well; cultivate the cheerful view until
you hear from Ohio and New York this fall, and
then remember what say" replied the stalwart,
with very wise expression on his benevolent
countenance. You will think of 1t then"
But New York and Ohio are not The Repub-
lican party" replied "there are other outly-
ing districta"
True; but the first important elections under
the present administ ration occur in these states.
We shall lose both of Them and 1t will be the
beginning of the end. The Republican party
with these two States in Democratic hands
wont amount 10 much"
But suppose Conkling and Platt are both
reelected. will that help matters from your
standpointr'
Some; but the damage is already done, and
is irreparable. The breach is made"
Suppose they are defeatedi"
New York will go Democratic / belive il
will 60 Democratic any way. Our party, mean
the Republican party, has been stabbed al vital
point"
He continued: This is the last Republican
Administration. 1t would be we'll to paint q
sign and put it over the White House door thus
James A: Garfield last Republican tenant of this
building"
That would be cheerful for ofice-se> kers."
Yes" replied the slalwart, and for Office
holders also. James G. Blaine may occasionally
glance up at it. l should hope he would. They
| will all 60 in the gentle spring time, 1884
worked in the Indiana campaign, The State which
saved Garfield after Blaine lost his State and
when all looked dark. A Democratic friend said
to me at indianapolis, You are spending your
time and money out here, and if Garfield gets in
you'll have another Hayes I've thought OF that
since, and although had no use for Hayes, l wish
he was back again. We have worse man than
Hayes But we are done with Ohio men in the
main. There will not be another one elected
President this century unless he's Democrat
Ohio Democrats do very well, but Ohio Repub-
licans-deliver me from them-ihat is, in the
White House."
"They do well enough as voters p suggested
your correspondent.
The stalwart laughed. He acknow lodged that
they could vote considerably in a close election.
Then he added, I've given you gloomy view,
but not darker than feel believe the Repub-
can party is holding the last term of its lease of
power. We can write over its tomb: Killed,
but not by the Democrats"
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per bushel every autumn n thI, l.cx,on - -
try, yet Western corn is now belhpr :, 49, 49,
s1.o0 to 1875 per bushel II d u,elen 70 ,,,....
against this state Of things. for !. dees no rooS
yet, In my humble opinion, Ii will Fay everv !.
mer to look diligently after hia corn and =.
crops, instead Of devoting all bib enerrie. 10 n.
cultivation Of cotton.
The beggar weed Is perfect" God send" II
the people Of Florida, but Il comes In too lat. >,
make crop on, Jet many poor work apin.,
that has been put upon rations approxim,,lD,
those of the Irishman's horsei hsil iis sdy,,,
with joy. We must stick to The main cham.
fodder and oats for feed. Mlllei, beeesr vesd
ETC.. will exc ont abort supply ii the ohers b.,
that is the trouble; ekiae out Is gradually e.,l.s
us ont Of house and home. B. 8. HERRrSo
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The irregularity Of the mails, is a, source Of
great annoyance. Until few weeks ago we re
ceived the Savannah Ners regularly on the day
after publication. Now we never get it until il
is three days old. Sometimes we miss it for
three or four days at a time. and then several
issues all come together We get all of our late
news from the Jacksonville Union The change
OF schedule over the Waycross Railroad is said
to be the cause of The present delay and irregu-
larity. The Ne'cs is valuable paper and we
much dislike to lose any copy Of it, The pro-
prietOrs should examine the matter and see that
their papers are more promptly transmitted
through the mails.-AaridnnG Courier
We join our Western contemporary in the
suggestion to the Savannah Nescs, that its propri-
etor Colonel Estl, who is director of the S. F.
& w. Railway, investigate this matter and en-
deavor to have our mails sent out from Savan-
nah by the 1:20 p. N. train, 1.-THE Fast MaiD, and
thence from Waycross direct to Live Oak, instead
of being detained at Savannah until 1890 p NJ
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new YORK senatorial Election.

Up to yesterday there had been six ballots in
the New York Legislature Tor Senators to sue
coed Conklihg and Plat The highest vote
Conkling received was 35, the lowest 8. out OF
1O5 Republican members. Platls greatest vote
was 20. The Democrats vote solidly for Jacobs
and Herman. The whole country is surprised at
Conkling's weakness. The administration mem
bers have not as yet concentrated on any pariic-
ular candidates, but so long as Conkling re-
mains in the field and is able to hold his present
vote, there will be no election. There is pos
sibility that the election will be postponed until
after the election this fall and it is believed that
at the proper time the supporters of Conkling
will unite with the Democrats and carry the
matter over This would make lively canvass.
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LEON COUNTY, FLA, May 90, 81
Editor Horde Dispatch:
Last year several communications appeared in
your columns about The wcevil in corn (zea mays),
and many remedies FOR the prevention of their
depredalions were proposed. The most of these
remedies had to be applied during housing of The
corn.
In short article took the ground that an
examination of the corn in the fields. AFTER ma
turiy, would disclose the fact that the weevil
was, in certain varieties of corn, full-fedged,
and busily at work on the same; and that the
moderate generation OF heat in gathering when
wet, or by sprinkling in housing, instead of nit
igatng the evil, would increase it by Matching
out more weevils; and, in support of this view,
cited last year 1880 as one in which the weevil
was very destructive; and, as is well known,
the winter of 1879 and 1880 was very mild, we
had great deal of rain during the autumn OF
1879, and my corn of that year was housed when
wet
In said article, held TO the theory that the
weevil was killed only by cold, and cited the
year 1877 as one in which the corn " as compar-
atively free from weevils. which was due mainly
to the previous cold winter, in my opinion; and
in support Of this view, would state that
my corn IL now In the same condltion--compar-
atively free from weevils-due, in my opinion,
mainly to the previous cold winter--that Of 1850
and 1881.
Again, a. to the weevil infesting some varie-
ties sooner than Others, do not think any one
win deny, and as we cannot regulate the climats
or the degree Of cold during tho winter. the best
thing we can do 10 70 select and cultivate those
varieties that the weevil infcst the least This
Is question Of importance, as the food supply
IL one OF importance 10 every one In climate
like ours; and, II We can raise corn and keep Il
comparatively free from the weevil until corn
comes again, II win pay 10 TO do 20, instead Of
depending upon The West for the same.
Corn can be- purchased 81 from % 10 30 cents
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Il Il not too much to say that the Jerusalem
Chamber revisers have spoiled the New Tesla
ment. They have corrected aholy work into q
religious classic In their zeal for truthful trans.
latiOn Of Greek into English, they have done
much g 70 Translate Christianity cci Of the hearts
II, into the minds Of . skeptical populace, where
reason would discuss II. What was held TO BE-
the iDfallible Word Of God ID asserted 70 be the
fallible word OF man. What becomes OF our
reverence, our faith, our childish tradition Are
we 70 be delivered over all 10 all. to destroying
incOnoclasms mol Mol A thousand times, MOL
Let modern scholafthIp ~ held In aphjeciion TO
divine inspiration. Let us NOT Be civilized Into
religious barbarian Let Do ray the Lorc's
Prayer % We. ere used TO NY r. and keep the
Bible that wehave. e ie
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The Cincinnati Gasetts. which has devoted
moro space than any other newspaper In the
country 10 the controversy over the surprise
81 Shiloh" has reached the conclusion that, ac-
cordipg 10 the military standard - taught at
West Roint, there b no question Of surprise at
6hilch---a surprise 70 wilfhl. 90 conirived, 20
siants % seemingly prsmedilaied, that Il has
never seen explained, and can never be explain
ed. and that the much lying Of the Two respond.
BE gsnssals and heir biogaphen has only made
Il the more Inexplicable.