The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-07-07

Pitrsburg, July la cyclone struck
Coalville, Butler county, Pa, last night at
7 o'clock, blowing windows out and halt
the houses down and nearly all stores. Two
persons were killed and 25 injured.
Milwaukee, July I-Hebrew merchants
are so indignant over the anne eunced ship
ment here of train of Russian refugees,
they have severed connection with the
Jewish alliance and dissolved the local So
ciety, ON the gronnd that England has
abused the charity of Americans.
Washington, July l.-Guiteaa was buried
this afternoon in the northeast corner of the
Jail and SO far as known to the contrary his
l-remains will lie there undlsturbed by any
| further sepu!chre. Under the law the dis
position of the bodies of criminals who are
executed rests within the discretion OF the
warden. General Crocker resolved to bury
| the assassin's body within the walls of the
| Jail, where it would he beyond reach alike
| of vengeance or speculation. The northeast
corner in which Guiteau is buried, is upon
| the opposite side of the rotunda from the
one on which he was hung and from the
window of the cell in which he was confined
one can look down upon his grave. The
| brick floor was removed this morning and a
grave seven feet deep was dug and at four
O'clock this afternoon the coffin containing
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| upon the shoulders of six Jail prisoners and
without any service or ceremony whatever
| was lowered into the grave and was buried
from sight. ~
San Francisco, July 1.-The Chinese min
lister at Washington has complained to the
state departme Mt of an attack on a Chinese
wash house at Martinez last April, when
one was killed and number injured, asking
that the guilty be brought to justice. The
secretary of state has called the attention
of Governor Perkins to the matter and he
has ported it to the district attorney of
Contra Costa county for information. Some
of the mob have been indicted by the grand
jury.
San Francisco, July 2.-The British
steamer Serapis from Honghong arrived
here Yesterday. She brought S25 Chinese
passengers. Among the Chinese-laden YES
sells soon due here are Cairnmuir, Triumph,
Malivar ASA, Canton and two sailing
vessels.
Bakersfield, July IAN Indian settle
ment i'll Terjon canyon was destroyed by
food caused by cloudburst in neighboring
mountains. Several were drowned and
manysinjured by the drift timber.
Walla Walla Nv. t. July LIN the
Walla Walla valley the crops will hardly be
up to the general average. The dry wealth
er has prevented grain from growing; still
wheat is heading out fairly, but the harvest
will not nearly come up to the expectations
formed one month since.
New YORK, July 3.-The largest con-
signment of proselytes to the faith of latter
day saints since 1862 when one steamer
brought thousand, arrived here on the
Guion steamship Nevada. There were in
all 922, under supervision of Elder Irvine,
DR.. Ormsby, missionary, and thirty-two
missionaries of minor rank. In general ap-
pcarance they are a hardy, thrifty-looking
| class of people Each had a fair amount of
luggage, neatly packed and labeled. The
majority were young people and very few
were aged. Elder Irvine said: We are
particular not to bring over any crippes or
destitute people. Besides the GA Mormon
missionaries, we have 922 converts, mostly
composed of families. There are large
number of children with them. There is
about an equal number of men and women.
OF the total $50 are Scandinavians, 72 Hol-
landers, and l9l Scotch. Irish. Welsh and
English. Scandinavians are mostly farmers
Among them are few mechanics and fish
ermen. The English speaking converts are
nearly all mechanics In two months " e
will have another large consignment coming
here from Europe.
ERIE, Pa. July IA strange crank pass
ed through here to-day. who professed to
be ON divine mission to Washington to ex-
ecute the command of God by aveneing
Guiteau's murder, as he termed it. He re-
sembles Guiteau in personal appearance, and
processes to be a distant relative. He said
he had nevor taken much stock in Guiteau
until the night before he was hanged, when
God appeared to him in vision and COM
manded him to go to Washington to- avenee
Guiteaus murder As to the manner in
which it is to be done he is in doubt, as
God promised to reveal it to him on his ar
rival in Washington. He refused to tell
his name or where he.came from, but he hal
ticket from Chicago to New York. He
uttered terrible threats against Arthur and
orhers.
COLORADO STRINGS, July "a destruct-
i've and fatal water-spout visited this vicin-I
ity last evening, the center of the storm
being Manitou Springs, in which place the
houses were more or less damaged The
water came down the mountains through
Williams, Ruyton and Ute Pass CANYONS
forming wall eight feet high and sweeping
everything before it. Several parties of ex-i
cursionists during the day had gone up these
canyons, and it is feared that some of them
persisted. One body which was washed
down Williams Canyon, and was swept past
the hotel, lodged in the floor An Omnibus
filled with passengers, which had started for
the train, was swept from the street, and
horses, driver, buss and contents were wash
ed down with the torrent and dashed high
and dry on the rocks. All escaped with
but slight injuries. The Manitou, Cliff,
Beebe and Parker hotels are more or less
injured, and cattle and horses were carried
away. Hail stones measuring thirteen
inches fell, breaking windows and destroy
ing shrnbbery. Over mile of the track of
the Denver & Rio Grand railroad was wash
ed away, and the wagon bridges between
Manitou ami Colorado Springs The loss is
placed at from SIS. 600 to 500, 600, It is
expected that the reports tomorrow will
disclose further loss of life.
CHICAGO, July 3.-A special from Wash
ington says that letters from Mexico say
the government has accepted Captain Eads
plan for the improvement and enlargement
of the harbor of Vera Cruz at an estimated
cost OF $500, 600. The federal and state
governments are making arrangements for
| the provisions of funds, materials, ETC., and
| initial work will be commenced immediately.
| WASHINGTON, July 3.-The opinion is
becoming quite general among the legal fra
ternity that none of the star route cases
will be given to the jury, but they will be
thrown out of the court by Judge Wylie
| and the indictments dismissed The rulings
| of Wylie upon the evidence thus far pres
ented iustities this conclusion and counsel
for the government admit that they have