The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-09-09
GENERAL NEWS.

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A large veal packing house is being built
in East Portland by Mr.. LOCUS of Oregon
City.
A band of 1000 sheep, belonging to Capt.
Ankeny, of portland, passed through Leba-
non en- route for Portland last week.
Misses Eva and Clara Earhart returned
home yesterday from Eugene, where they
have been visiting for some time past.
The Oswego Iron Co. intend shutting
down some time next week for the purpose
of putting in a new hearth, the old one hav-
ing burned out.
The Hebrews of Albany have secured the
two lots on the corner of Ellsworth and
Third streets, where they contemplate
erecting synagogue.
A ew nights ago the post Office building
at Lebanon was burglarized and 1900 pos
tage stamps and some tobacco and other
things were taken.
Captain Ainsworth has been negotiating
for the purchase of the Soda Springs recent
ly discovered near the Dalles. 1t is his in
tention to erect hotel and start flrst-class
Summer resort there
"Prof Condor of the State University
has examined the sample of milestone sent
to him from the recently discovered quarry
in Linn county, and finds it to be of good
quality.
The successful applicant for appointment
to the military school at West Point, from
Oregon, is Edward G. Brooks, of Linkville,
son of Qnincy A. Brooks, Esq. HarveyS s.
Jordan, of Molalla, Clackamas county, was
selected as alternate.
Sen. j. T. Apperson and wife have gone
east on visit and expect to be gone several
months He goes as Graud Representative
of the Grand Encampment I. o. o. F. of
thhe United States at Cincinnati
It is rnmored that there are quite num-
Der of cases of smallpox at Astoria. One
patient confined in the pest house made his
escape, and remained away for a while and
afterwards returned of his own accord.
Several boys were tried in Harrisburg
few days ago for breaking in the windows
and doors of house in that famous Village
inhabited by woman witha miscellaneous
character.
Again near Portland was the scene of wife
beating repeated, On last Thursday man
SO beat and fearfully bruised his wife that
he drove her from the house. snch brutes
should be punished severely.
1t is said the Oregon Railway and Nav
igation Company,s steamer Mississippi is
bringing out twenty thousand dollars worth
of printing material to be used in establish
ing another daily newspaper in Portland.
Censor.
The mail coach running between Rose
burg and Redding vas attacked by high
waymen one night last week near Ashland
bridge, and the mail and Wells, Fargo &
Co. s express box plundered.
Last week the steamer Nellie landed at
Seattle with about 5000 .salmon from Null
kilteo, and finding no sale for the fish,
anchored out in the bay and threw them
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and the cannery was using silver salmon
and had no use for them.
Miss Amanda Welch, who was born in
The Dalles in 1860, claims to be the small
est woman in the world. She is 80 inches
in height and weighs 35 pounds She is
making capital of her diminutive size by
giving exhibitions. She was at Waila
Walla last week.
During the eleven years and nine months
from Nov. lst, 1869, to Aug. lst, 1881, the
mills of Puget Sound, says the Inteligencer,
sent to foreign market 2Ss, ,137, 900 feet of
lumber. Is. .4l9, 900 laths and pickets, 49,
500, 900 shingles, and spars to the aggregate
value of nearly 5000. 900.
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on the Oregon side the passage Of the river
at Kalama being effe, by large ferry
boat. Engineers are locating the lines from
Kalama and are now some distance above
st. Helens.
Saws the Telegram. the Wilson's river
wagon road from Forest Grove to Tillamook
landing win omen a new wav. The enoin-
aer r.norta az rood . routa and at as easv
grades a. anv road in Oregon. This inn
,,rove,an+ !. nov be;no r.n;dly nuahad