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COMMERCIAL,

Tho following wcro TIC rcco!pts asld shIpmonts
Of tho !ontltn9 articlcs Of psHluce III this city
during tho twrnty-fonr houssc,l.!lng nj u clock
Wednesday, murnEng, viii, tho corresponding l's-
ures for II yctr Agn:
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ttnna Of c. lu"nEA .lNl!n tbs lHarkct s"hsn -
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ine tf,u remaining tnyb Ut tu Wcrx hEt lssb hin
an 1y rlMsy go Iuh5kat lntXtsten !" ns. In, srts
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Aelus Ut fihks. IT, All Htlts nude suhMss. ~ ..:t
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ion s. Quincy y, IN l7i',; Atrhtson x, IN l'U1i;
Lake Erin Il Western sull III ISL. ...s
III lnlnls tntttn Fncr - ntltnIttNl 4. to 1snhs:
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srntt ~ i, to III; Enstrrtl Isa i. Ia Tx: Re.
publican Valley As Western Dltleionl u, tn
llI'l: A'chlsun rrriIt as,I,l at ll1'i.
Land teinrk9-Wn;rr.i'iwGrs stllM Mt 1aia. }os-
ton land III nt. luystnn street Mt III. Maverick
ntHa, and S0iy Hampshire III T..
Aflaeellnnt.ofa nlur.'s-itll 't'n!ephant sold up
70 ~. but fctl of tn VII: l1.'t Hunk nl LIZA;
Commerce. ut t.s; n,,,s llnrk atnt,r ut lts,
1b fhs lrfsttv7, .tssncin'ed FFrsA
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United Rtntcs Bccnritics-Now Is, 10TH; AS,
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1tailsmd stncks-1tlinnls Central. 1a1li; Perm.
ayirAnIn Central, dS: New ft.rk CGnlrnl, 1ii;
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Tho nHoltit If hlllnn Kt,iin fli H., ,tMl
t!nr silver Is nsl0tGsl ut IL icslrr per ounce.
PANtS, Fob. 15-1{EHfcs. sui.
NEW uEf.EASa.
NE.v OnhEASa. Frh. lA-Sight oxchango or
Now York. &l:D per s1,00o premium. Sterling
9xchNHgr, lSIlt.
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History furnishes tsu parallel 10 tho popularity
sud SUCCESS VI Dr, Bulls Cough 6,rul. 70 ceHss
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luuAyllls i Gashrills..,u.
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rrlcna wnro steady. Mt tor tnrk L.rralA und &lV
fAr lard ts1rGx with EniD nf E lnEt tlyrcps ut tuI
niiFH4iiil IIul;S-rIlo ,,nrkot VIM Wouk, III SYM.
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l'ur In ltx curly in thu ily nUnsInMy 3txGG III
the elorc. Sn!en were nsnt'e cary of = cars lnlxr
UItUtia NNi, CliEsiiCA1.s-rho nnly chauuu Of
mule tho Vrusent wGgk y M nvRnce III 1uiill,lu
sIngs eiieetGd by INC rc,nnvHl of tho duty IN this
asirip haa bge!l t9 rtnrr tho nagkot sensitive
, 1881-02-17

SllEEP-Contnuet. In put.d local Hn H'Er''dyTstt.
lHha Rnd sn1l strnnu, ilIu suptly tie.1 !Hsisiipf
',ntr 10 rllotc1 ltius wuEu wMnlpA ~ as1 ID lo+
III It1. Among ttv days trnIlaaCtl0Gs "s''
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
.Put On another Plate.

A good story is told of a couple OF
farmers who lived s. few miles apart.
One day one called on the other,
happening around at dinner time.
The person called upon, by the way'
was rather penurious old fellow.
He was seated at the table enjoying
his dinner. The visitor drew up to
the stove, looking very wistfully.
towards the table, expecting the old
farmer to invite him to dine. The
old rlan kept on eating.
aWhat's the news over your way
nt,ighbor?" (still eating), "No news
over there. eh?" =. II, :
mo. I believe not.' Presently a
thought struck the visitor. "Well;.
yes, friend, / did hear ofone item Of
news worth mentioning
"Ah! what is .thatf''
aNeighbor John has COW that
| has FIVE calves /.
aIs that soa Good gracious? What
in thunder does the fifth calf do when
the others are suckingY'
ssStands and looks on just as do,
like fool.
.Mary; put on another plate"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
CONTEST BY UTAHs DELEGATES,

The question concerning the right
full occupant of the Utah Delegates
seat in Congress has assumed new
phase since the recent decision of
the Territorial District Court upon
Campbell's petition for the annui-
nlent of Cannon's alleged certificate
of naturalization. Campbell brought
suit in the third District Court of
Utah for the annulment of this GER
tifcate, alleging, fraud. The court,
through Chief-Justice Hunter. deliv-
cred an opinion sustaining a demurrer
filed by Cannon, but did SO upon the
grounds recited by Campbell in his
petition, namely, that the certificate
held by Cannon as a certificate of
naturalization was obtained by fraud
had been fraudulently used, and was
void on its face. and that for those
reasons no action for its annulment
would lie. Counsel for Camp
bell have formally directed Clerk
Adams attention to the late decis-
Jon of the court and have asked him
in writing, first, whether he propo-
ses to retain the name of George Q.
Cannon on the roll of the House as
Delegate from Utah, and secondly,
whether he will recognize the certifi-
cate of the Governor by placing on
the roll the name of A. G. Campbell.
The Clerk has made no written re.
ply, but it is said he has remarked
that he has paid no attention to the
question of citizenship, and that it's
decision would not have prevented
him from putting Cannon's name on
the roll. This issue brings up, first,
the question how far the Clerk of the
old House of Representatives, an
officer whose responsibility to any
existing body has expired, and
whose duties in regard to the new
House are merely perfunetory, has
the right to disregard the certificate
of a Governor, the only prima facie
evidence the law of the United States
requires him to act upon, and place
the rolls of Congress the name Of
Delegate not certified to have been
elected; and, secondly, Delegate
not certified to have been elected
having been placed on the roll, and
the courts of the Territory from
which he is accredited having de-
cided that he was from the first
ineligible, whether there is not some
authority vested in the courts of the
District of Columbia which affords
remedy. MIR. Campbell, accom-
panied by his counsel, Judge J. K.
Mcbride, of Salt Lake City, is now
on his way to Washington city, with
the intention of practically testing
these questions.-Ex.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
They Fixed EN-.

A man from up town recently or
dered pair of trousers from his
tailor, and on trying them on they
proved to be several inches too long.
1t being late on Saturday night and
the barber shop being closed, he took
the trousers to his wife and asked her
to cut them over. Her supper some.
how or other had not set well on her
stomach, and she refused rather
brusquely. His wife's sister and his
eldest daughter were next applied to
and they had some excuse to offer,
SO he threw them down on the
lounge and went off in a huff. Be.
fore bedtime, the wife, feeling little
better, took the pants, cut off SIX
inches from the legs, hemmed them
and hung them up. Halt an hour
later the sister, having few spare
moments, took the pants, cut off six
inches, hemmed and replaced them, !,
and just then the daughter, feeling
sorry for her father, performed SIM
liar surgical operation on the gar
ment and placed them on chair,
He tried the pants on the next morn,
ing, and danced before the astonished
females mad with rage, and looking
like highland chieftain on a tear:
He won't have any more pants cut
oyer-at least not at home.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
The TABLES TURNED.

Ten years ago. when she was ten,
I used to tease and scold her;
/ liked her, and she loved me then,
A boy some FIVE years older.
I liked her-she would fetch my book,
Bring lunch to stream or thicket-
Would oil my gun or bait my hook,
And field for hours at criket.
I'm twenty five; she's twenty now,
Dark-eyed, pink checked and bonny;
The curls are golden round her brow;
She smiles and calls me Johnny
Of yore used hel Christian name,
But now through fate or malice,
When she is by my lips can't frame
Five letters to make 'tAlice."
I, who could joke with her and tease,
Stand silent now before her;
Dumb through the very wish to please
A speechless, shy adorer.
Or, if she turns to me to speak,
I'm dazzled by her graces;
The hot blood rushes to my cheek;
I stammer commonplaces.
She's kind and cool; ah, Heaven knows how
wish she blushed and faltered;
She likes me, and I love her now,
Dear, dear, how things have altered,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
In the Express once.

A stranger passing by the Race
street entrance to the United States
|express Office, the other day, saw
the good-natured Munson sitting in
his sentry-box,, smoking an after
dinner cigar, AMI he rushed up to
him, and hastily said:-'Be you an
expresser?'
Munson expressed himself to the
effect that he was there for that pur-
pose.
WelI,' said the stranger, 'sT
want to express"
Certainly" said Munson, syou've
struck the right place. U. S.-united
we s.and-right over the door," :,
II say. I've called to express -"
"That's right" said Munson, "what
have you got to express? Where is il
going?'
"What I mean to express"
"Well, if you mean to express.
why don't you go ahead and do its
TIE entire express service Of the
United States Company is waiting
on you,' said Munson..
"But will you allow me to ex-
press?"
"Ccrtainly," said Munson, sexpress
all you want. to, from a pin to Cleo
patra's Needle and from a June bug
to an elephant
"Well, then" said the stranger.
preparing to take walk, II want to
express my satisfaction over the
agreeable change in the weather. and
lodged out just in time to escape
a call-book which Munson flung
at his head.-Cincinnati Saturday
Night.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
A PERNIcIoUs SHIPPING LAW.

This is The heading which the New
york Shipping 4 Commercial List ar
CUES strenuosly agaisnt the law which
obliges that three months wages be paid
to American seamen discharged in for
eign ports. The inconvenience of this
illustrates as follows:
sThere is to be found among almost
every crew a marplot, or, as he-is call
ed, a "sea-lawyer," who is not only well
informed in regard to the shipping laws
but has gained complete control over
his companions. On arriving in for
eign port his first move is to create
discomfort amongst the crew, and some
disturbance is purposely created. which
results in the Counsul being sent for, and
conflict of evidence is produced which
would puzzle tombs police justice to
elucidate. Affidavit upon affidavit is
sworn to, facts are distorted and false
evidence is forthcoming, in the hope that
the Consul will yield to their demands,
and discharge crew, with three months
extra wages, as the law directs If
they are not successful they make SIM
liar effort at the next port of arrival,
correcting their evidence in respect to
where they failed before, and it often
happens that Consul is eventually
found who will decide to discharge the
crew with three months extra wages for
which they have not worked, but which
the sdip-owners have to lose. By this
means the service is demoralized, and
the sailor frequently spends or loses his
money in one night after leaving the
ship, and has not sufficient wherewith
to buy his breakfast. Thus, the law
offers a continued inducement for dis
content, and sometimes mutiny, on board
American vessels; it is disastrous to
the owners of the vessel, and of no
lasting benefit to the sailor. In
stances have been found where ship
wrecked crews have applied to the
consul for relief, which they have re-
ceived to the amount of few days
living ashore and a chance to go to sea,
while the bills and vouchers sent to
Washington show several weeks board,
a fine outfit of clothing, and quite
frequently passage money to the
United States. This is wherein the
Government suffers, while the mer-
chant is defrauded through another
channel, and this is done under the
guise of enforcing prevailing law of
the country"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
Roseburg & ReddIng Star Route.

The announcement was recently
made, says the Times, of Washing
ton, that the Post Office Department
had ordered a reduction of $29, ,666
per annum in the pay of the con-
tractor who holds the important star
route from Redding, California, to
Roseburg, Oregon. This route con.
meets the railroad system Of Califor-
MIA and Oregon. The reduction was
made because of the discovery that
every other day trips had not been
performed and that third class mat
ter had benn carried by steamer from
San Francisco. This fact was well
known to the Department in 1879.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
Copper.

Says the Spokane Falls Chronicle:
J. r. Marriott, recently from the
mining regions of Mexico, and now
locating on the Little Spokane, was
iu town on Friday, buying supplies
for the winter, and showed us spec
linen of copper ore. taken from a
locality about 81 miles north of the
bridge crossing the Little Spokane.
Mr.. Marriott is practical miner,
and is confident that many paying
claims will he located and opened
UP, in this region next spring. The
specimen indicates about Sc per cent
copper, but it is even more valuable
as an indication of a galena ledge.
In the spring Mr.. Marriott and his
party will rake full investigation
OF this section.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
waldo Hills Rail Road.

We conversed with some of the
incorporators of the propos ed rail-
way from this city to the Waldo
Hills, and learned from them that
work will be commen ced in the
spring, and the road completed in
time to move the fad. crop.-Salem
Statesman.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
UmatiIIa County Taxes,

Umatilla county pays taxes on the
following amount of property: Land
116,2s1 acres, $685., ,9s4; 7711 lots,
$500, ,5o7; implements, s24,5os;
merchandise, 772,lo7; money, $751;
o63; household, $123,216; 1850
horses, $685., ,ses; s.s2s cattle, s1o2,
49,, 1856 sheep; $227,o2s; 3,26e
hogs, $14,646; gross, $4,544, ,sos.
Indebtedness $I,2l5,os2; exempt,
1888, ,o96; taxable, s2,941,625.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
Methodist College.

The committee appointed by the
late conference ofthe M. E. church,
says the Walla Walla Union con-
sisting of Judge Norman Buck, of
Lewiston, Henry McGregor and
Henry Copley, of Whitman county,
Washington Waltz, of Spokane
county, Rev. S. G. Haverma1e, of
Spokane Falls, and Rev. w, S. Tur-
ner, of Colfax, will meet at Colfax
Wednesday, Dec. IA, 1881, to agree
upon suitable location for college
north of Snake river.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
GENERAL JACKS0M'S WIFE.

Many Of our public men have been
blessed with wives and mothers who
were the ornaments of their sex, and
by their quiet and ennobling in
fluence contributed largely to the
subsequent greatness of their child
rem and husbands. Mr.. Parton tells
this story of Gen. Jackson's wife,
When Gen. Jackson was a candi-
date for the presidency in 1928, not
only did the party opposed to him
abuse him for his public acts, which,
if unconstitutional or violent, were a
legitimate subject for reprobation,
but they DETAINED the character of
his wife. On one occasion news
paper published in Nashville was
placed upon the Generals table. lie
glanced over it, and his eyes fell
upon an article in which the charac-
ter of Mrs. Jackson was violently as
sailed. so soon as he read it he sent
for his trusty old servant Dun
woodle.
SADDLE my horse" said he to him
in whisper, "and put my holsters
on him."
Mrs. Jackson watched him AID
though she heard not a word, she saw
mischief in his eyes. The general
went out after few moments when
she took up the paper and unders. God
everything. She ran out to the
south gates of the yard of the Her
mitage, by which the general would
have to pass. She had not been
there more than few seconds before
the general rode up with the counte-
nance of a madman. She placed
herself before the horse and cried
OUT
"Oh, General, don't go to Nash
vile! Let that poor editor live !!
Let that poor editor liver'
''Let me alone," he replied; show
came you to know what I was going
for?''
She answered, Il saw it in the
paper after you went out; put up
yonr horse and go back"
He replied furously:-"But I will
go-get out of my way"
Instead of this she grasped his
bride with both hands.
He cried to her," I say let go my
horse! The william that reyiles my
wife shall not live !"
She grasped the reins but the tight
er and began to expostulate with
him, saying that she was the one who
ought TO be angry, but that she for
gave her prosecutors from the bot
tom of her heart ard prayed for
them-rhat he should forgive if he
hoped to be forgiven. At last by
her reasoning, her entreaties and her
tears, she SO worked upon her hus-
band that he seemed Modified to a
certain extent. She wound up by
saying
"No, general, you shall not take
the life of even my reviler-you dare
not do it, for it is written, sVen-
geance is mine. ] will repay, saith
the Lord.'
The iron-nerved hero gave way be-
fore the earnest pleading Of his pc
loved wife, and replied
81 yield to you; but had it not
been for you and the words of the
Almighty, the wretch should not
have lived an hour"
A New Portland Bank.
The Oregon Savings Bank is to be
ononod IN purfJay,I eonr ~ 1,o r,,,,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
smoke from MT. Jefferson.

On the morning of the 18th, Mt.
Jefferson presented the appearance of
a genuine volcano. A cloud of
smoke was observed rising from its
peak, and floating away to the north.
The body of smoke rose and fell, and
was swayed BY the wind precisely
like that from mill or steamboat
smokestack, and there seemed no
doubt of It's character.-Vancouve,.
Independent.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
ExplosIen u q lamp.

AT boarding house I miles from
Pittsbarg lamp exploded Dec. 1otf1
and ten Of the inmates burned to
death. The scene is described as
heart-rsnding. The flames spread
$50 rapidly, that it was impossible tof
those in the house to escape:
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
Poliffca>I Death

An old polit ician always dies
hard. Long aft er he is kicked out
and laid out, a,nd the mourners have
gone away u, have 4 little supper
with his srlccessor, he sits up at
night tryir g to work up some kind
of Resignation that will let him
down &.sy.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-23
Anew Portland Bank.

The Oregon Savings Bank is to be
opened in Portland soon to be run
on Scotch capital making seven IN
all at that place.
The Rock Island Argus., 1881-10-01

made, the ARGUS win lend It's valuable
assistance.
The meeting last night attracted Rev. A.
B. Allen, Rev J. B.. T. Patterson, Rev
j. A Reynolds. Walter johnson and Depu
ty Sheriff McLain, who has charge of the
Court House in which the meeting was to
be held.
Rev A. B. Allen was made chairman
and Walter johnson officiated as secretary.
After discussing the various plans for
raising funds and clothing, the following
was adopted
l. The children and teachers of all the public au
private schools OF the city hereby appointed q
committee ask for receive and collect money for
fires in Michigan and who destitute and suf-
fering.
q The teachers are requested to inform the school
children on Monday morning of the appointments,
receive the offerings Tuesday, and turn the sums
thus gathered over to w. II. Call, Treasurer, at
Mitchell & Lyndes bank.
5. The children are requested to simply inform
their parents and friends that money will be receiv
ed informally in such sums az they are willing to
give, from five cents up; and to hand whatever they
4. Mr.. W. IT. Call is constituted Treasurer and
Is requested to receive the contributions handed in
by the teachers and any others who may wish to
give outside this effort and forward the total amount
by draft to the Relief Committee.
5. The pastors of the churches of this city
rangement TO their congregations on Sunday morn
ing.
The Rock Island Argus., 1881-10-01
THE DRAMA.

This evening Frederick Warde and com
pany will appear in Shakespeare's great
drama of ''Othello" in which Mr.. Wardt
assumes the difficult role of, Iego. Mr..
Warde appeared in the character while
supporting John Mccullough, and by his
fine and finished delineation shared the
honors with Mr.. Mccullough. In the
presentation of this piece tonight Mr..
Averliug assums the role of OtheIto, while
Miss Florence Gilmore portrays the woes
of Desdemona
At the matinee performance "Romeo
and Juliet" was given to very fair audi
ence.
The Davenport Gazette in noticing the
appearance of the troupe in that city last
night says:
The troupe presents 'Othello'' in Rock
Island tonight. Davenport ought to be
well represented over the river. We can
assure our readers who were not at the en-
tertainment last night, that this is an oppor-
tunity to hear the classic drama seldom
enioyed in this vicinity. Mr.. Warde is
certainly worth going that far to hear, and
in the play tonight will have full chance
to exhibit his admirable qualities in dec
lamation.
The Rock Island Argus., 1881-10-01
SURPRISES.

The fourtieth birthday Of Mayor Carse
was made the occasion of surprise party
last evening. His numerous friends as
sembled at his residence, and music having
been provided, pleasant social evening
was enjoyed by all in attendance. During
the evening the Mayor was presented will
reclining chair. The presentation speecf
was made by II. G. Cleveland. The re
cipient responded in brief manner.
G. II. Spencer, the agent of the St, Loui:
& st. Paul Packet company, was presented
with handsome suit of clothes yesterday
by Commodore Dawson of that company
The birthday of Mr.. Spencer was the oc
casion Of the gift, and the present is sup
posed to indicate the appreciation of the
service of the Rock Island agent in the
interest of the line.
The Rock Island Argus., 1881-10-01


the first year of their business existence
as a firm. leads the thoughtful to a
consideration of the advantages OF
Rock Island as wholesale point. Its
chief attraction is it's railroad facilities
which are the best of any city west of Chi
cago. Numerous roads covering the same
territory, render cheap rates by means OF
competition. the general rule and not the
exception The river offers cheap trans
portation for such goods as are brought
fren the south, or even from Europe.
The combination of the river and railroad
communication must make of a city like
Rock Island, commercial centre second
only to Chicago, and those looking for a
desirable location in which to establish
themselves in business, will find it, in Rock
Island.