The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-09-01

Chainey of Boston, j. Fl. Burnham of Mich
igan, G. H. Waeser of Missouri, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton of New Jersey. Col. M. E.
Billings of Iowa, Ex-Gov. Chas. Robinson
of Kansas, Hon. G. B. Waite of Illinois, and
Jno F. Engle of North Carolina Ad-
dresses will be made by Geo. Chainey,
Matilda Joslyn Gage, Geo. Milne and Tha-
deus B. Wakeman. Tomorrow afternoon
delegates will take boat excursion to the
house where Bobt G. Ingersoll was born,
25 miles down the lake.
Erie, Pa, Aug. 25.-Captain D. Chaplin,
a mine locator of New Jersey, struck
long-sought treasure this A. M. by aid of
magnetic rod. For some months he has
been cruising outside of Erie harbor in hope
of locating the wleck of the schooner Yer
million which, with $50 tons of copper,
sunk in storm nearly so years ago. This
A. M. the magnetic indicator was violently
disturbed, and attested the immediate pres
ence of the metal, Soundings were made
and the wreck discovered in 80 feet Of wa
ter. An ingot weighing So pounds was
brought to the surface. A huge diving bell
will be placed over the spot and men en-
gagged to get up the long concealed treasure,
worth over Sl50,000.
Auburn, N. Y, Aug. 25.-Texas fever
has attacked cattle at several slaughter
houses on the outskirts of the city. All
beef is sold under certificates of the board
of health.
I st. Louis, Aug, 21.-General Sherman
stated during his recent visit here his in
tention was to leave the army before the
law retiring him goes into effect.
Washington, Aug. 24.-Mr. Merrick ar
gued that it was not necessary, as contend
ed by defense, to show that a conspiracy
existed during the time embraced in the
indictment, if it was proved there had been
conspiracy before the % of May, 1879,
and no explanation as to when it ceased to
be conspiracy. The minds Of the jury
could not be satisfied that it had not con-
tinued to be a conspiracy down to that time.
The prosecution had shown that conspi-
racy existed in 1877 and 1878, and the pre-
sumption naturally arose that it was a con-
spiracy in 1879, a presumption made con-
elusive when it was shown that subsequent
to 1879 the conspirators were doing acts of
mutual and reciprocal benefit. Merrick
then dwelt upon Stephen w. Dorsey's con-
nection with the conspiracy, and asserted
that from the lst of July, 1878, the con.
spirators had been robblng the treasury,
and with great success, and that in April,
1879. less than one month after Dorsey left
the senate, he came out full fedged rob.
ber of the treasury and sat with other con-
spirators at board where the plunder was
divided. Merrick then laid down the next
point that if conspiracy was found to exist,
any division of property which formed the
subject matter of the conspiracy could not
relieve the parties from JOINT liability, and
that if the combination was found to exist
for unlawful purposes, and subsequent di.
vision of profits, and it was further found
thereafter that there was an interchange
offered by several parties through unlawful
means to enhance the value of the property
to several parties, such illegal efforts wore
evidence of conspiracy.
The next illegal proposition laid down
was: If the jury found that Brady in the
performance of his duty as an executive
officer knowingly, deliberately, and pur.
posely allowed for any expedition a greater
him was necessary it was circumsta nee
| strongly tending to establish the change Of
corrupt motives OF his part. Mr.. Merrick
| also advanced the proposition that filing a
paper in an office of the government with
intent to deceive any government official
was crime under the law.
Washington, Aug PA rumor has
been in circulation day or two here that
Ex-Secretary Blaine has assured the straight
out republicans of Virginia of his hearty
endorsement of their course and his support
in the coming campaign. During General
| Garield's administration, when the ad-
vice of every other member of the cabinet
| favored endorsement of the readjustel
movement, Secretary Blame opposed this
vigorously, and when his advise was after
ward cast aside and the administration be-
gan the encouragement of Senator Malone,
he remained passive and gave no efforts ol
his own to the advancement of the cause
| He has for long time been antagonistic to
Malone, and has not looked upon him as q
fit leader of even the readjuster cause This
opposition in the past, therefore, gives
much color to reports now in circulation.
Topeka, Ka., Aug. 25.-The greenback
state convention passed series of resolu.
tions yesterday, reafirming the national
platform of Chicago of 1880, and adding q
| platform in the same or similar shape as
adopted by the national executive com
mittee at st. Louis last spring. Ex-Gov
Charles Robinson, first governor of Kansas
vas nominated for governor. The remain
der of the ticket is as follows: Lieutenant
governor, J. G.. Bayne; secretary of state
A. P. Elder; auditor, w. F. Garrison; treas
urer, j. A. Ludlow; attorney general, j. D.
McBryan; superintendent of public instruc
tion, J. S. Whitman; associate justice o.
supreme court, L. C. Uni. The following
were nominated for congressman at large
H. L. Phillips, John Davis, Allen Williams
(colored), and j. N. Wood. The state cen
trail committee was appointed and they ad
journed sine die.
Austin, Tex, Aug. 24.-The Texas re
| publican state convention effected a perma