The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-03
IEIEGRAMS.

of mass convention of Texas republicans met
in this city yesterday and adjourned to-day.
The object was to get an expression from
leading men of the party sas to the best
course to pursue against the democrats.
The sentiment was strongly in favor of sup
porting an independent movement for con-
gressional, legislative and local officers.
Louisville, Feb. PA two-story frame
house on Hancock street occupied by a
negro named John Legree, was swept off its
foundation to-day The scene is one of
utmost desolation, and the sufferings OF
many poor persons are great. At Louis
Vile the river has been going down an inca
per hour since Wednesday noon. All tribu-
taries OF the Chic are falling
Cairo, Feb. 2f-The new Mississippi
levee was reported broken at 2 P. ii. The
greatest excitement is prevailing
New York, Feb. 24-The Posts CORES
pondent there says: Many senators are in
clined to look upon Conlling's nomination
the belief that he will accept, which is MT
| shared by all. Sargant's nomination WAS
| i'll the nature Of 4 surprise to him, as it was
to every one. 1t was made, no doubt,
partly at least, in Difference to expressions
of opinion by newspapers.
St. Louis, Feb. 24.-A man known as
Wood Hite. who was arrested in Logan,
Ky, on Feb. llth, for completely in the
robbery of the Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pa
cific railroad train at Winston, Mo-. on the
night OF Jan. 18th, last year, was arrancd
in court at Galena, Davies county, Wednes-
day. plead gnilty and was sentinced to the
penitentlary fer two years. Hite is first
cousin of the notorious bandit Jesse James
Gloucester, Mass, Feb 24-Ths schoon-
ers Edith NJ, Pew Looms and Paul Revere
are believed lost with their crews of prob.
ably so men.
At a meeting of the republican county
clnmittee, held at San Franc isco, it was re-
solved that the chairman and executive
committee invite cooperation of the dem
ocratic county committee. chamber of COM
merce and board of trade for the purpose Of
calling Immediately mass meeting Of cleo
tors OF San Francisco, to give expression to
the desire for immediate passage of the
Chinese bill, now before congress.
San Francisco, Feb. 21 The 18th ward,
18th senatorial district anti Chinese club
held a meeting this evening, and resolutions
were adopted recommending that monster
mass meeting he called to let congress know
that body is being watched by the people
OF the Pacific coast, also declaring that if
congress fails to pass the Chinese bill all
peaceable measures will be considered ex-
hausted, and recommending every man to
come.
San Francisco, Feb 23-George Sawyer
chief inspector of the Pacific Bell Telephone
company, died this morning.
Dutch Flat. Feb. 24-All that part of
Chinatown lying west of Main street, was
last light destroyed by fire for the second
time within four months.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 24-An Nihilists on
trial here plead guilty. The court sat till
midnight, No political trial in Russia has
been conducted with such secrecy, severity
and disregard to ordinary usages of le. al
procedure as the one i'll progress now.
Washington, Feb. 24-The president
has nominated a. A. Sargent to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
to Germany. Roscoe Conkling as associate
justice of the supreme court.
The house committee on elections deci-
ded to report in the case of Campbell against
Cannon of Utah that neither contestant nor
contestee is entitled to a seat and declare
the same vacant.
Senate bill relating to Indian trading
passed. 1t prohibits any person other than
Indians from trading on any Indian reserva-
tion without license, but specially excepts
traders with five civilized tribes in Indian
Territory.
Vickshurg, Feb 25-1'he steamboat
Bessie Ciaybourne has been burned with her
cargo of cotton and cotton seed; loss $3.50,
600. One negro man and three children
were drowned.
New York, Feb 26.--The Atchson. To-
peka & Santa Fe and st. Louis & San Fran
cisco roads, which companies control the
Atlantic & Pacific, yesterday at a mcetib4
with representatives of the Central and
Southern Pacific at Boston, came to an
lantic & Pacific. This settlement adjusts
satisfactorily difficulties which at one time
threatened to become serious
Burlington, Iowa, Feb. 25-Judge Chas
Mason died early this morning after 4 short
illness. The wife of Commodore Geo. C.
Raney, q. s. N. is one of the surviving
members OF, his family, and ex-Gov. Geary
is his nephew.
N. Y. Feb. 26.-A six days walking
match will commence in New York just
after midnight, and five of those entered
have made records of over $40 miles in six
days. Boswell is the favorite.
Richmond, Feb. 25-Last night the west
bound pay train on the Richmond & Ale
ghany railroad was ditched by land slide.
Newark. Feb. 25.-This mornining Adam
Leet, aged II, in Crabb Il Cos needle fac,
tory was passing a coil of wire through
when the wire broke cutting him in two.
Wilcox, Feb. 25.-Preparations for hang
ing Eskitsha. Dandy Jim and Dead Shot,
the three Indian scouts who revolted at
at Oibicu, are Completed at Fort Grant
The execution is fixed for Friday March
I'd.
Honolulu, Feb I6.-Elections on the lst
instant of representatives to tho Hawaiian
assembly returned twenty-sevcn members,
three of whom are whites and the others
natives.
The sugar crop fer 1882 is estimated at
5,O00 short tons. The crop for 1881 was
46, 200 tons.
Vienna, Feb. 2G.-The Austrian colum
encountered 1000 insurgents at Kresta on
Thursday, and after niRe hours fighting de-
feated them. The insurgents carried of a
large number of dead and two Austrians
We're killed and six wounded.
The Grant retirement bill was taken rp.
Amendment by Sherman prevailed without
discussion and the bill passed, ayes, 35;
noes, IL:
The bill authorizes the president in rec
ognition of the eminent public services of
U. S. Granl, late general of the srmy to
nominate by and with consent of the senate
and appoint him to the army with the rank