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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-06
THEPKFSIDENT v

III II WOh~Hf
2.lOP. M.-The President IS worse
and is now vomiting. His pulse is
Il2.
2.35 p. M.-The President is verse
Puse l26; vomiting continually. rhe
doctors say tho case is almost hopeless,
2'5OP. M.-The Cabinet is in session.
The President is gradually sinking,
Gitteau said to detective after be
was arrested "You stick 10 me and
have ne put in the third story front si
tho jail aud General Sherman is coming
down 10 take charge. Arthur and all
those men are my friend, and I'll have
gu made chiel Of police.
When you 20 back 10 the depot yos
will find that bundle OF papers al the
news stand, which will explain ALL" e
| asked him us there anybody else
with you in this malterf" He answer.
cd, mot a living soul. l contempla.
sed this thing ier tie last six weeks and
would have shot him when he went
ay with Mr.. Garfield, but [ looked
Al her aud she look 4 30 bad that |
changed nv MUD
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-06

President passed comfortable night.
Condition decidedly more favorable, no
vomiting since 8 o'clock last night,
been able to retain liquid nourishmcn t,
less tymplnltes, pulse ia, Temp. 1901,
respiration 81.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-06

fact that the assassin is reported ID be
from this c.,y adds to the excitement;
aud Increases the interest felt by ali
classes.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN 4,P. N.
The Presidents condition is less ia
voraple, internal hemorrhage.
d. W. BLISS, u. d.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-06

WASHINGTON, July 81 II A. NJ.
The Presidents condition is greatly
improved. lie secured sufficient re-
freshlng sleep, and during his waking
hours is cheerful and is inclined to dis
cuss pleasant topics. Pulse 100 more
full and soft. Temperature and res
pTation, normal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-06
while WALKING WITH
SEC. BLAINE.
NOW WE'LL HAVE ARTHUR
FOR PRESIDENT.
An Ex-United Sta
tes Consul

SEC. BLAINE'S STATEMENT.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
CALAWAY's STATION.

Mr.. EDIToR.-Please give us space
in your valuable paper for few
thoughts.
We are three little girls just start
ed to educate, so in order to let
others little girls know how we do,
well we just get FIVE perfect lessons
each day for five days. Now we will
tell you what kind Of school room
and good teacher that ia not afraid
to give us all the help that is reqnir-
ed. Well we wish that every little
girl in the State of Oregon had as
good chance as we have got, and
would improve as well; bnt we are
sorry to say there is in the East and
in West, North and South that has
no such a chance as we have. We
have every opportunity that heart
could wish. aid every thing that
the good farm produces to eat, every
thing fresh, and we are afraid other
little girls do not have; we wish they
could have.what heart wish and ap-
petite could eat. We are 10, 9, s,
years old, and can read in the fourth
reader and cipher in addition of frae-
tions, and understand them well, and
in twenty days in school we have
solved one hundred perfect examples
in our arithmetic. Now we should
like to hear from some other little
girls of our. own ages that has done
as much.
Benton Co., Dec. 20, 1881.
CLARA GALWAY.
FRANKIE CALLAwAY.
ELIZA SMITH.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
Origin Of Rarbcd Wire.

1t is said an ingenious farmer stuck a few
nails into clothes line to keep his neigh.
bors cattle out of his pasture, went about
matter. A sharp fellow came along, saw
the rope and began to think abont it. He
evolved the ssbarbed wire" fence, and the
very farmer from whom the fellow got his
ideas has to pay him tribute for an article
which he himself originally designed. And
the income of the monopoly is estimated at
SIO0, 900 per month.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
YAQuINA BAY.
Copy Deposition of Capt. Luijens.

!, Cbas. Luljens, first being iuly
sworn; deposc and say:
That | am the owner of the steamer
Kate & Anna now undergoing
repairs at Portland Oregon, and fol
the last three months have had the
schooner Emily Stephens chartered
My trade has been between Port.
land and GraYs Harbor, W T.
have been engaged in The coasting
trade from San Francisco to points
North and South, for the last twelve
years and in this lorg experience
crossing Bars north of San Francisco
| have found no harbor SO easy OF
access as Yaquina to such vessels as
are usually engaged in the coasting
trade. The reason for this Is, First,
the outlying broken reef extending
from Fonlweathcr to nearly opposite
the entrance, which undoubtedly
protects the bar from heavy westerly
swells, or swells coming from any
point North of West: Second, The
extreme narrowncss, or distance
across the bar, or more properly
speaking, the reef constituting the
bar.
On my entrance here December
7th, 1881, with the Emily Stephens,
drawing feet of water l crossed the
bar at early dawn and extreme low
tide. The bar was smooth and the
channel SO well defined | did not
think it necessary to throw the lead,
feeling certain that there was not
less than II feet of water on the bar
at that time. Thave crossed the bar
many times and have found an aver
age depth of II feet at high water:
The water on the bar this year is
better than any previous year be-
cause there has been less northerly
wind which in my opinion opens the
south channel and covers the main
channel reef with sand.
l have perfect faith in the proposed
plan of improvement as il will con-
fine the water to the lowest depres-
sion 10 the reef, and as there is deep
water inside and outside ofthe afore-
said reef I see no reason why it could
not be removed, thus deepening the
channel.
(Sianed CHARLES LUTJENs.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18th day of Decembe, A.
d. 1881. WIN. B. Stout.
Justice of the Peace
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30

was flashing with brunette vigor.
His hair was dark as midnight
picket line in pine thickel; his
cheeks were ''rosy." and his eyes
cleaned like the fiasl, OF sabre or
bayonet. But the other day as he
walked down the aisle from the
Democratic side of the House, and
came TO the Speakers desk at the
head of his State delegation, though
his martial form and fine Roman
nose were familiar, his hair and
beard were whitened, and he looked
an old man. He shows that he has
been broken down and soured since
the days of the ill-starred "Storms of
Chickamauga"
Gallery visitors at the Capitol in
looking down on the green-carpeted
House wherein the frisky solons dis
port themselves, crane their necks to
get a good look at old Aleck Steph
ems. He looks like grasshopper;
and wheels himself about constantly
in the arc-area in front of the Speak
cr's perch-backwards and forward
like craw-fsh or crab. This little
dried-lp fragment Of Democracy
evidently rather enjoys the notice he
attracts. He weighs about 70
pounds; but the small, decrepid frame
contains an active, and vigorous
brain and liberal spirit. Rev. J.
Hyatt Smith, the Brooklyn preacher
of Independent Republicanism, and
lecturer on religion, also attracts
some attention as a law-giving cur
iosity. He wears a sort of cornice
expression between a grin and
smile, and black cork-screw curls
about his brow: Washinuton pro-
nounces him a witty lecturer already;
and the Republican party is reconcii-
ed to his, "lecturing." for he totes
with us as 'sstrait as a string
The experts are now knocking
Guiteau's insane theory crazy" and
I shall not be surprised to see bro.h-
er-in-law Scoville abandon and throw
the case before it closes.
JUSIUS.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
(To be Continued.)
List of Letters

Remaining in the Postofice at Corvallis,
Benton County, Oregon, Dec. %, 1881.
Persons calling for the same will please say
advertised:
C. F, Adams. Owen Bowen, J w Brown,
Annie Brown, Fannie Bell, Enoch Bradley;
Malissa Broyles j G Crawford, G L Carter,
Miss T Curtis. Miss c Caygle, John c Elder,
Geo Eperth, Gilfaey & Son, D D Houck,.
Sid Huston, f f Hill, Miss i Ingle, B F.
Jinks, w J Kelly, Jos kissburger, w N
Lawrence, J Fl Langdon, Claude Menntta,
w Moore, Norton Bros, Pembroke 3,
B Post. Thos B Poole, A J Parrish, Ella
Rowe, John Reed, Frank Titus, Jos Vance,
Richard Wright, Hugh Walters, VIM w
Westfall. n. r. BARBER, 7. NJ.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
Gypsics arrived.

A band of gypsies, some dozen in MIN.
Der, are at present encamped south of the
city, near the old Jewish cemetry, says the
Standard. One Of them, while vending his
way to camp at an early hour Sunday morn
ing, fell into the cut on Metle street,.
between Front and First, and broke one of
his ribs. The band are said to be pro-
vided with lot of valuable horses and good
wagons. The women, six in number, are
systematically working" the city, taking a,
street at time, and calling at every house
to ply their trade of fortune telling, in
which they are pioneers dating back much
farther than even the celebrated Madam
Normand,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
CHETEGHH DIRECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES Preaching
every second and fourth Sabbath in each month
at the College Chapel, by the Rev r. 2. Davidson.
Services begin at II NJ, and 6:30 NJ All in
vited
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Regular services
every Sabbath morning and evening. Sunday
Shool at the close OF the morning service. Prayer
meeting Thursday evening at Z O'Clock Public cor
daily invited. H. P. DUNNiNG.
Pastor.
EVANGELICAL CHURCH-Services regularly
cry Sabbath-morning and evening, unless otherwise
Sunday school at 3 P. each Sabbats.
Prayer meeting every Thursday at 81 The
public cordially invited
Rxv. J. BowERsox, Pastor.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Rev b. E. Haber
sham win hold regular services III this church
the 1st and 2nd Sundays in each month at = and Z.
p NJ.
NJ E, CHURCH Regular services every Sunday
II. Sunday school at o'clock with Bible classes
for old and Young. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at O'Clock. general invitation and cordial
welcome. F. ELLIOTT, Pastor
NJ Z. CHURCH S0UTH-Services every Sabbath
1T II a 81 and p. NJ, at the college chapel Sunday
school at 9:3G A. M PRAYER meeting Friday evening
att O'Clock. Public cordially invited.
J. r. N. BELL Pastor
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
Coed foF that Captains Pluck.

A correspondent of the Mail at Coquille
City says: The merchants of this river Tex
cept Racklef understand,) formed them.
selves into committee and waited on Capt
Brown, of the schooner Nose and informed
him that if he persisted in shipping freight
for the farmers of this valley they wou'd
withhold from him their patronage. On
receiving the report of said committee the
Captain in his polite way, told them to 60
to hades with their patronage.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
The Panama Canal.

The London Daily News, in leading
article says: European powers have no desire
to meddle with affairs on the American
continent, but it is very remote from med.
ding for them to agree together that if the.
Panama cannal is completed no war ships
shall go through it in time Of war, and that
it shall never be closed by any hostile feet
against peaceful cargoes, Which IT IS hoped
will find their way from Europe to the
western shores of the American continent
and to our own Australian colonies by that
route.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
Smallpox at Heprner.

A letter from Heppner, to Dalles
Times, dated Dec. 10th, says that
the smallpox has about subsidized,
there not having been any new cases
for some time past, and all who have
been sick are mp, and most of them
able to be about. They are in hopes
that the stages will start soon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

The official and domestic life oil
the President of II e United States is
once more resumed in the historic
White House, the National Sphinx
having deserted the Gray House on
the Hill tor it, and the people once
more crowd the broad halls of the
Presidents IIouse-a place that all
Americans seems to regard as always
Of right, open to them. There is
less of domesticity about the Presi-
dents House than ever before since
Andrew Jacksou's Administration;
but, there is perhaps, also more elc-
gance than has been seen for some
time.
Here as ever, where, President
Artlrr's message was commented d
on fvorably as a comprehensive,
strong, state paper, full of points, and
marking the symmetrical individual !
ism of lis author. Ifnot so brilliant
as some others, General Arthur is a
we'll balanced and vel! equipped
man, remarkably intel iyent in affairs,
EIli .hcd and of unusual training in
politics and bu>in ss. The Presi-
dents pointed and earnest recomen-
dations TO Con yress about polygamy
IN the Western Territories bring to
mind the feet that while the Repul :
lican party has destroyed human
slavery from the face OF the earth,
it has 81 amefully neglected to ray
proper attention 10 that other stwin
relic Of barbariSm," polygainy; to
re OF out and annililate which, was
one Of the declared prime purposes
OF its organization.
There is a strong sentiment here
in the aggregation of Nationnl POI
itics about the Capital, IN favor of
in the near future,
Of the Republican party in the South,
from the ground mp" The native
element of the Kepublicanism Sonth
has found recognition in the organi-
zation of the House in the selection
of worthy member of the historic
Brownlow family, of East Tennessee,
for one of its officers. The placing
of that sterling, original, soldier
Colonel Houck, at the
head of the Committee on Privileges
and Electiens-as | understand he is
to be plaeed-is cheering promise
of the revolution that is to be made
in the matter of election in the long
outraged, oppressed and swindled
South The three notable eases of
the "Shoestring District" of Mis-
sissippi, the Charleston, South Car
olina, district, aud that Of Huntsville,
where the little rebel cav
airy general, Joe Wheeler, used to
so disturb Roseerans' and Thomas
railroad communications, will he
made examples of, to prove that the
country has turned over new leaf
The eases will be pressed on the
attention of the world as sample
eases of the systematic plan by which
the sSolid South has attained its
despicable solIdsy.
Among the uew members who
stood up to be sworn in for the pres
ent Congress, comes one from the far
of Pacific coast of California, Gem
eral W. S. Rosecrans, the old COM
mander ofthe Army of the Cumber-
land, who impressed new life into it /
at Murfreesboro and led it in glory
and triumph from Stone River to
Chattanooga. When / used to see
him dodging about the army at |
Murfreesboro, and when / last saw
him at Bridgeport, Alabama, where
he and aFighting Joe Hooker" met
Grant, General Rosecrans
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
DIphflleria at YamhiII Co.

A little child of J. Harrington
died at this place last week, of Diph.
liberia. Three more Of the family
are down with the dreadful disease;
also ]. M. Davis, of Goose Neck, lost
child this week from diphteria.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
UnGaverakIe to Mormonism.

The Salt Lake Tribune was informed
very recently that there are not more
than one or two sons Of leading Nor
mons, of all the leading Mormons,
whose mothers were polygamous wives,
who are themselves now in polygamy.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
Steamboat sra.ssged.

The Annie Stewart was snagged and sunk
at the mouth of the Puyallup river, as she
was being towed into Winter quarters.
She was an old boat, and it was determined
to get her boiler and machinery and such
moveables as were worth saving and aban-
don her.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
Lamp Exploded

One morning last week lamp
exploded in Williams and March
banks stables, which, if it had not
been for quick, and active work,
would have caused a disastrous con
fiagration.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
Pocket Wines Of Sierra.

Speaking of rich pocket mines the
Downieville Messenger says: Among
these, we would notice the Brush
Creek mine, situated upon the west
side of the belt, which is being re-
opened with every assurance Of
success: This mine has been worked
to depth of 500 feet, and produced
some half million dollars. Then
comes the old Oriental or Golden
Gate mine, also being 'reopened, and
with proper management should
yield handsomely, as it has also
produced large amount of gold.
Farther south is the Rainbow mine,
situated near the center of the belt,
on what is known as the Plumbago
lode, commencing at the serpentine
rock on lie east, running westerly
under the gravel mines Of Minnesota
district, probably the richest section
on the channel, it being nothing
unusual during the working of those
mines to find small powders of
quartz, containing from $1,000 to
$4,000, which were doubtless portions
of the lode, while in the neighbor-
hood of the present works Of the
Rainbow large amount of pocket
gold was taken from the VEN i'm
mediateIy underneath the gravel
deposit.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
Infant Child died

The infant child of Ed. Ashby of Unions
died while on the way home from the house
of neighbor where the parents had besfi
visiting. The little one had not been sick
before starting.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
ship Chartersd.

The American Elwei,, 1861 tons,
Barstow, master, was chartered last
week in New York. to load for Port
land..witll general cargo.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
Chanee Of Editors.

With last Sundays issue of the Sunday
Mercury Of Portland, Mr.. John j. Burnetts
services as editor ceased. Mr.. VS.. Chap
mani late city surveyor of that city takes
his place.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
The Coffin sarrenders Its victim.

The story is told that factory girl
at Lawrence was ordered by her ply
sician to use ohloroform to induce
sleep, and, taking an overdose she vas
overtaken by sleep SO profound that it
was thought that she was dead She
was accordingly prepared for burial
and the mass for the repose of her soul
was being celebrated in Catholic
Church, when all who were In church
were Mortified by hearing scream
from the coffin The coffin was opened
and she was restored to life.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-30
Corvallis Gazette,

Notices in Local Column, not less than rs cents for
each notice. Exceeding this amount 10 cents per
line for each insertion
Transient and Legal Advertisements 50 90 pcr
square for first and 81 90 for each subsequent inser
ton No charge for affidavit of qualifications.
Transient advertisements to be paid in ADVANCE.
Professional oRbusness cards Il square) sl2 per
lnnum,
No deviation in the ADORE rates will he made IL :
iayor of any advertiser
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-08
THE SIGNAL SERVICE.

The separate organization of the sig
nal service is urged by the Secl etary of
zatlon is presented in the report of the
Chief Naval Officer. A detailed ac-
count of the useful work performed by
the Signal Corps, and in the Weather
Bureau, is also given in that report. 1
ask attention to the statements of the
Secretary of War regarding the requisi-
tions frequently made by the Indian
Bureau upon the subsistence depart
ment of the army for the casual sup
port of bands and tribes of Indians
whose appropriations are exhausted.
The War Department should not be left
by reason of inadequate provision for
the Indian Bureau to contribute for the
maintenance of Indians,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-08
THE SILVER QUESTION.

1 approve the recommendation of the
Secretary of the Treasury that prOvis-
ion be made for the early retirement of
silver certificates, and that the act re-
quiring their issue be repealed. They
were issued in pursuance of the policy
of the government to maintain silver
at or near the gold standard, and were
accordingly made receivable for all GUS
toms taxes and public dues. About
thirty.six millions of them are now
outstanding, They form an unneces-
sary addition to the paper currency, a
sufficient amount of which may be
readily supplied bv the national banks.
In accordance with the act of February
2Stb, 1878, the Treasury Department
has monthly eau ed ar least 50, ,00O, 900
in value of silver bullion to be coined
into standard silver dollars. One hum
dred and two millions of these dollars
have been already coined, while only
about thirty-four millions are in circu-
lation. For the reasons which he
specifies 1 concur in the Secretary's
recommendation that the provision for
the coinage of a liked amount each
month be repealed, and that hereafter
only so much be coined as shall be
neces7a-v to supply the dema1
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-08

The report of the Chief of Engineers
furnished a detailed account of the
operations for the improvement of
rivers and harbOrs. Icommend to your
attention the suggestions contained in
this report in regard to the condition
of our Notifications, especially our
coast defenses, and recommend an in
crease of the strength of the engineer
battalion by which the efficiency of our
torpedo system would be improved. L
also call your attention to the remarks
on the improvement of the south part
of the mississippi river, the proposed
free bridge over the Potomac river at
Georgetown, the Importance of COM
pleting at an early day the north wing
of the Department building, and other
recommendations of the Secretary of
War, which appear in his report. The
actual expenditures of this department
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1881,
were $42, 122, ,201.29. The appropria-
tiOns for the year 1882 were S44, $50,
725.42. The estimates for 1888 are
$44, ,541, 1861. tn
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The report of the Secretary of the
Navy exhibits the condition Of that
branch of service and presents valua-
BILE suggestions for its Improvement.
call your especial attention also to the
appended report of the advisory board
which he convened to devise suitable
measures for increasing the efficiency
Continued on Page 3l
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-08

The require ments Of the sinking fund for the
year amounted to s9O,7s6, ,O64 o. which sum in
cludes balance of s49, 9,sls12s rs not provided for
during the previous fiscal year. The sum of s74,-
4sC POI O5 applied to this fund, which left de-
ficit of y16 3O5, ,s73 AZ.
The Increase Of the revenues for 1881 over those
Of the previous year S29 352 90l 10. 1t is es-
timated that the receipts during the present fiscal
year will reach S4Oo,OCO,oOO and the expenditures
$40 100000, leaving surplus of $3.50 600, 600 appi
cable to the sinking fund and the redemption of
no m blir debit
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-08

The report of the Secretary of the Treasury
represents in detail highly satisfactory exhibit Of
the state of the finances and the condition Of the
various branches % the publ service administer
ed by that department. The ordinary revenues
from AL sources for the fiscal year ending Tuse 3d.
1851, Mere:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-08
Notice.

whereas my Wife Magdalena RropE has LEFT my
bed and board without lust cause or provocation,
hereby warn all per9ors not TO trust her on my ac-
count IS will pay no deots o. her contracting
nov24ds GOTTLIEB KROPF.