The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-07-01
STATE NEWS.

The North Pacific company has contracted
for l,5OO cars for the eastern section, to be
delivered this season, including 400 fat cars
which were ordered recently.
During May the North Pacific land de-
parsment sold IA, l60 acres of land to so
buyers. an average of 2s5 acres to each
buyer. It also sold during the month l27
town 1ots.-Mountaineer
H. C. Paige, accused of robbing w. F. &
Cos treasure box in Eastern Oregon, wa
tried "n one indict- ent and acquitted, VIII. n
on motion of the District Attorney, the other
charges were dismissed and the defendant
discharged.
The barber shop of. Hale Backensto,A at
The Dalles. says the Standard, was enter'
on Wensday night last, and over two hun
dred dollars taken from the safe. The CON-
hination was put on by Mr.. Backensto be
fore he locked up. and in the morning the
door of the safe was found open, the combina-
tion thrown off anb the money drawer gone
Mr.. J. Holland received dispatch yes
terday, stating that Mr.. James Phillips, on
Monday, in launching the tunneling scow at
the lower bone-yard, in Portland, slipped
from the dock into the water and the boat
passed over him. His body was recovered
an hour afterwards. Mr.. Phillips was a
man about 45 years of age, and has been at
work for Mr.. Holland for the last ten years
He was good reliable mechanic, and Mr..
II. is at loss to replace him.
Sixty-five emigrant wagons passed this
office since last Saturday, nearly all from
California, and on their way to the Wall
Walla and Palouse country. They may
have left the Golden State on account of bs d
crops in rain or scarcity of cheap land; but
evidence enough is furnished that the crop
of tow-headed children has not failed in tn.
last ten years. In one hack we noticed
eleven happy looking young faces, the ve-
hicle being under the management of boy
about eleven years old, the eldest of the
group. Another four horse team was driven
by young lady not over sixtean, with lines
frm in hand and pretty foot on thelbrake,
she drove through town like a veritable
Jehu. As rule these emigrants have neat
and comfortable outfits, and apparently are
of the better class. s.-Mountaineer.
The family of Mr.. James Hackney, one of
of the proprietors of thefestaurant 1872 First
street Portland, are in great distress at the
nnaccountable absence of their son Jennie,
says the Telegram. He left home about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon and has not re-
turned. The last trace of him was at about
eight o'clock last night when he was seen
with another boy playing around the Wash
ington street wharf by the watchman who
sent them away. The parents with their
friends and the police authorities are max
ing diligent search for the lost boy. Th
family know of no reasod why he should
thus thus absent himself and fear that he
has met with some terrible accinent or death.
The boy is about eight years old, light COM
plexion, with a confusion on the eye from a
recent blow; he wore Scotch suit with 6
light scarf, light hat and a pair of shoes.
One of the mountains near the lower Cas-
cades is sliding into the river at the rate of
about one foot a year. A year ago, says the
Baker City Reveille, when the original sur
vey was made, there was a cut of FIVE feet
through solid rock at this point. Eight
weeks ago the rock was found to have sunk
four and half feet, and to have been
crushed into Jumps not more than two inches
in diameter. A portion of the grade built,
a few years ago, by the o. R. N. Co. has
sunk out of sight. Several theories have
been advanced to account for this sliding of
the mountain. The favorite theory is that
the mountain rests on shelving bedrock, and
as the strong current of the mighty Column
bia washes away its base, the top slips down
and the superintendent weight Of the earth
and rock, three or four thousand feet high,
crushes the solid rock beneath. At all
events, whatever may be the cause, the in
disputable fact remains that the mountain
does slide as above stated Superintendent
Hallett, in speaking OF the matter, remark |
ed: 81 could not tell it to man unless he
was on the ground here and saw it. No
one would believe the story. Such thing |
was never heard of before"
Information has been furnished us Of the
discovery of vein of burr rock near SWEET
Home, in this county, which may prove or
value to its discoverer. The burrs for all
the mills in the United States are brought |
from France; but the supply in that country |