The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-05
TElEGRAMS,

| lIASCutiNe uaBSlOu, July ZO.-1n0 pres
ident rested well during the night. This
morning an Improvement of his general con-
| dition is distinctly perceptible. He appears
refreshed by his nights rest and expresses
himself cheerful as to his condition.
8. P. M.-The president passed pleasant
day.
Wash, July 2S.-Col. John C. Burch,
secretary of the United States, died here
to-day of heart disease.
Secretary of the Treasury Window to-day
sent a communication to collectors of
customs at Boston and New York. from
which ports alleged internal machines and
combustibles which recently arrived at
Liverpool were shipped instrncting these
officers to use every effort to ascertain the
name of the consignor of the packages.
| They hope to find the guilty party.
| Wash, July 2S.-The treasury depart
ment to-day purchased $4,000 ounces of
| fine silver for the Philadelphia, San Fran
cisco and New Orleans mints
| The treasury department has ordered the
discontinuance of tue manufacture and sale
| of gold tokens stamped quarter dollar and
'shalf dollar Any person thus offending
are liable to fine and imprisonment.
Judge Robertson's bond as collector of
customs OF the port of New York, has been
approved by secretary Window.
| McVeagh has decided that where home
stead entry on public lands has been made
| by settler the land so entered can not
whilst such entry stands be set apart for a
military reservation, even prior to compile
ton of title by settlers; but that when pre-
emption has been made of public lands, land
covered ere-by may be set apart by the
| president for such reservation at any time
| previous to payment and entry by a settler
under the presumption law.
| Belmont Park, Pa, July 2S-Ten thous-
and people saw Maud S. try to beat her
record on the first heat, she reached the
quarter in 333344, 333344 the half iu l05a, three quar-
| tiers in :394 and completed the mile in PIP
without the slightest indication of break.
| Second heat she reached the quarter i'll 3232,
| half in 1:03a, three quarters in l:374 Here
she hesitated, swerved and finally made a
| bad break, but recovered and came under
| the wire in 2:13I. The third and last heat
was almost a repetition of the first, being
| trotted cleanly and squarely, without even
skip, one quarter in So J, half in LOS, three
quarters in 1851 and mile in 2:l2a The
| three consecutive heats are the best ever
| trotted in the world.
San Francisco, July l2.-The Br. Ship
Orifiamme burned at sea, lat. Is: IL south.
long. 90 42 west. While in company with
the italian bark st. Andrea. off the coast of
Peru took fire presumed by spontaneous
combustion from coal in the lower hold.
The crew only haa time to secure few
clothes an! left TIE ship for the St. Andrea.
An explosion soon took place and the ship
sank Immediately.
Napa. July l8 About miles from here
on a farm, the engine to a threshing machine
exploded and instantly killed Willis Grove,
George Platt, and Robt. Davis.
Cataraugus, N. Y. July 2S.-Eighteen
buildings burned; loss, $75, 900.
New York July 2S.-The trustees of
the postal telegraph company to-day elected
James X. keel1e president aud Z. ii. flask
ins, the we'll known telegraph man vice
president. he organization Is completed
The various steamship lines are exan,in-
ing closely all packages SHIPPED in order to
avoid the shipment of any more internal
machines to England.
Minneapolis, July 5S.-A party headed by
sheriff Dooiittle, came upon the Williams
brothers desperadoes yesterday. They were
fired on by the latter and the sheriff and
two others killed. Desperadoes escaped.
Kansas City, July 2S.-The commercial
indicator, published this morning special
reports from over 100 counties in western
Mlssouria, Kansas, southwestern Iowa and
Nebraska which show large increased acre
age in corn oyer last year.
Peoria. ILL.,, July 29.-I. J. Waumarter,
city editor of the National Democrat, states
that ten of the Internal machines recently
received in London were made here at South
Washington Street and shipped to New
York, where they were loaded with dyman-
ite and then shipped to London.
Memphis, July pa farmer picked up
a bottle yesterday containing note dropped
from balloon which left Milwaukee July
25th dated July 26, ll:l5 P. NJ. 1t stated
that the balloon was dismantled and uncon-
trollable, and going northwest.
Harrisburg, July 29.-The tannery of
Mexican Bros, at Watson town, was burned
yesterday, loss, $3.50, 600.
Augusta, July 29.-Perkins Bros. ma
chine and planning mills burned; loss $50,
600.
New Orleans, July 29.-The Chicago, st
Louis and New0rleans railroad was changed
from feet to standard gauge between the
hours of A. n. and l P. N. to-day, dis
lance OI C0O ullj6S dt d COSb VI spOOo,Voos
Over 10000 men were employed.
Fort Buford, July 29.-sitting Bull and
7S7 of his band went by steamer TO Standing
Rock to-day.
Washington, July 29-The national
board OF health has revised its rules con-
csrning prevention of Smallpox. They re-
qulre immigrants before sailing to the Uni
ted States to be vaccinated.
New York, July 29.-Leo Hartman, a
celebrated Russian nlhilist successfully es-
caped the snares of detectives and arrived
here yesterday from Europe. Hartman said
s.As soon as circumstances will permit,
am prepared to return to Russia, together
with my comrades, mean to continue to
the bitter end the struggle against despot-
ism.
Stocks are higher on account of rumors
thatthe railroad war will soon cease
San Francisco, July 27.-The Commercial
News review of the freight market, says:
At the date of our last report the harbor
was bare of disengaged tonnage suitable for
wheat, but on Saturday and Sunday a NUM-
Der of vessels made port, followed by one or
two since then, giving III all nine arrivals
here and two at Wilmington. The demand
on Monday and Tuesday was such as to alb
sorb the whole amount, and subsequent ar
rivals have all been under engagement.
The feet due is still large and the coming
week will probably witness the arrival of a
considerable part of it. The last rates paid
were fully up to the highest quotations
made within the past two months