The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-02-24

for month, has been having svarythir g
pretty much its own way. The owners
oyster beds dared not molest nor make any
attempt to preserve their own rights. for
shower ef slugs from swivel gun was the
only answer they received.
Seven vessels and sixty-one men were
captured, and under the laws Of Virginia
the vessels and their cargoes are the proptrty
of the captoFs. Gov. Cameron now has
seven vessels, valued at say $50, 600, be-
sides their cargoes which are heavy.
New York, Feb. ls.-The Graphic has
the following from Washington on the
Hawaiian sugar question. A determined
onslaught is being made against the Haw-
aiian treaty. Louisiana sugar pltnters have
interested the representatives to a man,
democrat and republican, in behalf Of the
movement to terminate the treaty.
Louisville, Feb. 2O--A very exciting and
probably fatal affair took place this evening
on Jefferson street between Sixth and Sew
enth in which Joe Wyatt, ex-U. S. mar
shall, who has bagged more moonshiners than
wounded by Joe Cunningham and Thos
Connolly, two deputies Of court. It seems
that warrants were out for the arrest of
Wyatt charging him with selling liquor to
minors. Hearing of this he swore he would
pay no attention to the warrants. The off
GERS attempted to arrest him when he palled
a revolver. The officer did the same and
the battle ragged from the hotel to the street.
Doctors Garvin, Rodgers and others were
callel into the Jail to attend Wyatt, who
was found to be- very seriously Injured.
The probabilities are that he will die.
Baltimore, Feb. e0.-An attachment has
been issued at the instance of Thomas
Reynolds of Londen, against the Indian
apolis and Evansville railroad, to recover
1852 claimed on contract for steel rails
Louisville Feb. 2O-The Evening Posts
special from Henderson says: The river is
all over the bottom lands and is the highest
since 1877.
Cincinnati, Feb. Cot has besn raining
hard all day and is raining tonight with
the prospect of continuing. The river is
rising at the rate of az inch per hour and is
already the highest it has been since l847.
Navigation is closed.
Council Bluffs, Feb. 20.-A heavy snow
storm prevails here to-day and tonight, the
first of the winter.
Albany Feb 2O.-The senate committees
are SO arranged as to secure to Tammany
ments see fit to unite.
London, Feb. 22-The Prittish consular
reports tend to extenuate the seriousness of
the anti Jewish riots in Russia Loss OF
life and outrages Oh women are generally
denied. but destruction of Jewish property
is fully confirmed.
San Francisco, Feb 2l-John F. Broad
head, chief clerk of the quartermaster's de-
partment, division of the Pacific, was in
dicted by the U. $. grand jury to-day for
forging quarternaster's checks.
Salt Lake, Feb 2O-The discaa rses at
the tabernacle. yesterday were unusually de-
fiant AMI treasonable, Wells and That che +
both spoke and defied and insulted the gov
-ernment Thatcher said he would wander
in the hills, if the Edmunds bill passed,
and advised the Mormons to leave Utah as a
last resort.
The Mormons are circulating petition
among their young people to make them
deny that polygan1y as practiced by their
parents is not just what they desire, and
that they never objected to it. Those who
refuse to sign it are cut off from the church.
Washington, Feb. 20.-With regard to
lapsed lanl grants the Mail and Express
Washington special says: It is now evident
that there will soon be stir in congress on
this subject The Northern Pacific psople
appeal for mercy on the ground that they
have the entire road under construction,
and that they will complete it in two years
two years.
Senator Lapham introduced bill to
amend the act establishing the territorial
government of Utah and change the name
to Altamont. The bill vests executive pow
er over the territory in government ap-
pointed for four years and continues the
present governor until the end of his term.
1t DISTINGUISHES all persons guilty of bigamy
and polygamy, and makes them ineligible
as Jurors or for any other Office
New York, Feb 0-Representative
George of Oregon to-day introduced bill
allowing persons who are required under
any law to make affidavits before local land
officers to make them before any state or
territorial officer authorized to administer
oaths. George also presented sundry Ore
gon petitions for legislation for inter state
railroad commerce and for the erection OF
lighthouse at the mouth Sinslaw river.
The president has signed the commissions
of John w. Flynn consul to Chemnitz, j.
w. Harper to Munich, w. E. Moreland to
Balize, Honduras, and E. l. Smithers to
Smyrna.