The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-09-29

during the temporary absence of himself
and wife, some unknown person entered the
house and stole the entire contents.
New York, Sept 23-The storm of wind
and rain which broke over the city Thurs
day afternoon, was very severe one, but
thus far no damage has been reported ex.
cept along the river front where some Gel
lars are flooded by unusually high tides.
The rain fall up to the present time is over
live inches, and the storm still continues.
| t;iln IS coming down in torrents and many
streets in Jersey City and Hoboken are
| Hooded. In the latter city the section
known as the Meadow district is completely
| submerged and residents use RATS to 90 to
and from their homes. The accumulated
waters have burst over in low lying dis
tricts of Brooklyn and cellars are flooded
mi damage to property owners heavy.
Newburgh, N. Y, Sept. 23.-The rain
fall here yesterday and to-day is unprece-
dented. Five inches of rain fell and heavy
damage is done in the neighborhool
Port Jarvis, N. Y, Sept. 23-very
heavy rain has fallen continuously since
yesterday morning, and the river is rising
fast.
Newburg. N. Y, Sept. 23-Severe dam
age by flood continues. In the town of
Cornwall eight or ten bridges were carried
away. In Broadway, this city, cellars are
Hooded. The loss here is very heavy. 1t
il reported serious washouts on the branch
If the Erie have taken place. and travel is
suspended on the short cut since yesterday.
Heavy damage is also reported in Fishki /,
Dutchess county. 1t is raining hard and
more serious results are feared.
Poughkeepsie Sept. 23-The storm is
the heaviest ever known hereabouts for
years, and is still raging. Reports from
along the Hudson and interior counties tell
of road cuttings washed away in every di-
rection. Streams already swollen are rap
lily rising. The iron bridge at VerpIank is
impossible, and the New York and New
England railroad badly washed out. The
Hudson river railway track is badly washed
from the ferry south.
New York, Sept. 23-Millbrook, a
stream running through Forlham. fremont
and Morrisiana. along the Harlem river, has
overhowe" its banks anil washel away the
track, so that travel is suspended. Ada
cent lands are covered to a depth of fonr
feet, and number of families were rescued
with difficulty.
Paterson, N. j., Sept. 23-About II in
ches rain has fallen here since the storm be-
gan. Passaic river has risen from to 8
feet ansl many parts OF town are submerged
The Lincoln iron bridge is washed away,
and large number of bridges over small
streams in the neighboring country are
swept away Martin Rasselar, an old man
was washed into the river this morning
while driving, and with his horse and We
hicle carried over Passaic falls.
Bor,lentown, n. j., Sept. %. The heavy
embankment along the railroad which cross
es underneath Main street at this place has
cavel in Oh account of rains, and no trains
con pass here. This exceeds all rains for
years in this section.
Borlentown, n. J., Sept. 24-At wash
vania Railroad, the engine was overturned
with number of passenger cars.
Kansa, City Sept. 26-Col Jos B. Price
of Jefferson City, who gave bail in $4,000
for his appearance before the supreme court
at Washington at it's next term, has for
years been one of the heaviest mail con
tractors in the west, having been associated
with VIM. Vale, of independence, whose
relations are such that they are recognized
partners in the indictment.
Chicago, Sept. 26.-George Scoville to-
day filed an answer and cross bill to the
petition of his wife. Frances NJ. Scoville,
for divorce. He charges her with unchaste
and unwifely conduct, particularly in that
she fell desperately in love with one George
+. Early. and that she visited him so con-
stsntly that he was obliged to change his
boarding place and finally he had to forbid
her coming to his office; that the two kept
up constant correspondence, and that she
told her husband she was as much Early'a
wife as if she had been married to him 8
hundred years; that she had been led into
queer notions by George Francis Train.
She was also very intimate with DR.. Mary
Walker, n. c. Robin and Leins Hanchett.
Hot Springs, Sept. 26.-The jury of in
quest in the case of Chas. Matthews, editor
of the Horiet, killed last Friday, this after
noon returned verdict that deceased came
to his death by three or more blows by
hickory club in the hands of $. w. Forlyce,
and by three pistol or revolver shots from
the han1s of s. W. Fordyce, D. C. Rugg
and Frank Flynn, and that the killing of
Chas. Matthews was unjustitiable.
Clatsop County.
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