The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-12-01

investigation satisfied me that the men in
dicted were guilty man and merited the ex-
treme punishment of the law. They had
projected under the cover of official power
and under the color Of official authority a
systematic plan of deliberate robbery of the
public treasury. To carry out that plan
they had laid their hands upon the fund
dedicated by law for great public service,
a service that is -conspicsously one of the
fruits anc causes of our civilization, our
social comfort, our commercial prosperity
and our national growth. Millions OF that
money they perverted to their own private
gain and divided it for their own personal
purposes. It was a condign act of infamous
conspiracy and deserves the severest pun
ishment the law can inhict. Such men are
traitors to social and official duty, and they
are public enemies against whom the au,
thority of the law must be exerted without
hesitation or reluctance. The higher their
past positions, the greater their sin and the
sterner must be their punishment. de-
sire to call your attention to the fact that
officers of the law and those who have dl-
rectly been aiding me in the discharge OF
nv duty in this business have been from
the first encircled with snares, pitfalls and
every, species of vile device that could be
invented to harm them, hinder their use
,alness and prevent the administration ei
Justice.
Some portions of this community who
suited these defendants, who have enjoyed
or do still enjoy minor official positions,
know no allegiance to any one but this band
81 robbers and render no service to any one
but these evil employers. From motives Of
grain or other corrupt considerations they
are saturated with affinities for these bad
men, and they have contributed by every
means in their power, at the bidding o.
their masters, to obstruct public justice and
to defame its officers, with hopes of securing
an acquittal of the worst band of organized
scoundrels that ever existed since the com
mencement of the government.
RI. Merrick says the president has de
sired from the beginning that no stone
should be left unturned to punish the guilty
parties, whoever they might be.
San Francisco, Nov. 25.-Abeut $3.50 A
M. yesterday a fire broke out in the saf'
factory of J. r: Lines & Co., on Beale stree
between Mission and Howard, adjoining
three-story frame building occupied by tn
planning mill of Rodgers, Thompson & Co
The flames qick!y spread to the adjoining
| wagon shop of John Francis & Son, running
through the block to Main street, where i
burned two story feame occupied below a
storehouse by Dunhan, Carrigan & Co.
and above by H;nckle, manufacturer of ele
vators. The total loss is from $4,000 to $40,
600. Schult Gillin, a member of engine Go
No. 2, was seriously injured by the fall o
the front of Lines building.
New York, Nov. 27.-Devoes oil work
on Long Island burned yesterday Afternoon
by an explosion of oil tanks. The docl
and the adjoining buildings were set on fire
and the efforts of the fire depar tment onl,
made it worse BY scattering the hurnin:
oil; loss, S75,O00.-
+ Omaha, Nov. 27.-Rev.,J. W. Talmage
who has been 35 years missionary to Chin
under the>auspices of the American REFORMED
church, spent yesterday in Omaha with hi
family and a party of missionaries, VIII
leave tomorrow for San Francisco to sal
| for China. Mr.. Talmage has been visftin
| in New York for one year and is now re
turning to the scene of his missionary labo
| in China. His wife and two daughters &C
company him and will enter the missionar,
field. He is also accompanied by the, Rev
A. S. vandyke, of Brooklyn, young divine
New York, Nov. 27,-John Tobin, ex
president of the Hudson River railroad, an
at one time power in Wall street, was al
rested Saturday evening for drunkenness
He was locked up in the first precinct sta
ton and yesterday was taken before Jus
tice Morgan at the Tombs police court, VIII
discharged him with reprimsnd. Totil
was formerly millionaire and man who's
operations set the stock exchange in an up
roar and influenced speculation all over th
country. He has become an utter wreck
physically as we'll as financially. In tn
day of his prosperity his speculative scheme
were on the scale of those of Vanderbilt ant
2an;el Drew, and he dealt in shares by th
hundred thousands. Now he is little bet
ter than a begsar and the police say he i
rarely seen sober.
Washington, Nov. 26.-Folger has offered
and the epresident has accepted, his resigna
ton as secretary Of the treasury, to taxi
effect the 18th of December. It is under
stood Folger, after his resignation, will take
up his residence in New York city as coun
sci Of the New York Mutual Life Insurance
company.
1t is probable Richard Crowley will b'
appointed IN Judge Folger's place.
Folge., in an interview, denies emphatic
ally that he has resigned. The matter was
never referred to by the president or him
self. -.
Washington, Nov. z7.-The report of the
comptroller of the currency is made public.
The total number of private bankers in six
teen principal cities is 1876 with an aggre
gate capital of s74.44O, 500; aggregate de
posits, slO9, 74l, ,746; invested in U. S. bonds,
81, ,Ol6, ,2O6. The number of private bankers
in 80 states and territories having capita
in excess of $I00. 900, exclusive of these l6
principal cities, is $3.50; aggregate amount Of
capital, 500, ,2s7, ,623;, deposits, s1s' ',e7o, e64
The remaining Is states and territories con.