, 1882-10-07
TELEGRAPHIC4
An Alleged Murder.
PoKrI.Sn. Oct 8

An Alleged Murder
PORTLAND, Ocr. g.
In Ccroners investigation yesterday
over the body Of man found IN the
river with his throat cut, several en-
p.eyees Of the Queen OF the Pacific were
examined. They testified to hearing a
quasrel in room %, and to hearing a
splash a, hall hour before the steamer
landed, and that woman in room % be-
walled the loss OF her husband Other
evidence uss adduced which showed,
without doubt, that murder lad been
committed, but is sithheld from the pub
lie for the present, as the publication
.E;.t.: defeat the enis Of justice. The
name Of the murdered nian is not set
bEvuca; 20 light.
Deadlock IN tie Wheat Market
PORTLAND, Oct. 5.
There is deadlock in the wheat mar
ke:. Prices abroad are SO low that ship
pers cannot bay and pay the rates al
which ships are held. The American ship
DauntIess, which was waiting for char,
ter, was to-day ordered 10 Manila IN bai-
last. She VIII there take a cargo Of sugar
and hemp for New York.
Steamship Sale
PuR1LAND, Oc;. ,
The steamship Yaquina was sold yester-
day 70 the Pacific Coast Steamship Com.
pany, for S35, 600. l. is understood that
she will 60 to San Francisco and enter
the coasting trade.
A Cut II Rates
PORTLAND, 0es. 3.
The exports from the Columbia river
during September were S5iS 100 priuc;-
pally wheat The lireliest kind Of an
opposition has sprung up between the O..
r. & n. Co. and the Independent steam
boats on Puget Sound, north Of Seattle.
The former Company has fixed the rae of
fifty cents for passengers and fifty cents
per ton for freight from Seattle 10 Bel
lineham Bay and interior points, and or-
position boats have met the cut rats.
Public Lands Virtually out CT the Market.
WASHINGTON, Oct. ).
The Surveyor General Polman was H.
terviewed to-day, said 1t would he nm
possible 10 get public lands Surveyed this
yer, owing to the rates having been Gu,
DOM by Congress. The deputy survey.
ors will nor serve, and no one can he IN,
G2ced to accept contracts. This years
appropriation wall not be touched, and al
the end Of the year, viii be returned Ga
the treasury. This state Of affairs vii
seriously retard the settlement Of public
lands, which ere nov in great demand by
the newly arrived immi grafton. \ strong
appeal will be made to the next Congress
To restore the old rates.
Sensation at Salem-Anc.her Bribery Story
Denied
PORTLAND, Oct ;.
The chef feature Of the Senatorial COR.
tsst yesterday was the change of DR..
Piummer. OF this city, from Mitchell ID
Richard Williams. ex-member cf Con.
gress. For the first time since the con,
test began, the Mitchell men, last night,
showed SIGNS of weakness. HIS friends
still claim his election, but uyt 50 conf,
GcEtly ) a. heretofore. The anti-Siitchell-
i'es are jubilant and say that Mitchell's
forces VIII go TO pieces in few days
Tie sensation of the day was when 4.
y. Gilbert, prominent merchant al Sa-
lem, " no Was summoned before the in
ves.igatiug committee, testified that
Senator A. W Waters, of this city
offered hIm twenty-five hundred dollar.
and ihe promise Of the Salem p5stofice,
II ne uuuld vote for Mitchell and induce
Senator Lee ard Representative Trru;t,
of Polk County, 10 do likewise Waters
denied The story in toto hetorc the com.
n.i;Tre.
Flanlss at Victoria
VICTORIA, Oct. 3
: FIRE here this ;aoring destroyed BoS-
mans livery stable and two Of the upper
stories Ct the DTiard house. Loss, S25,
nnn ,,,,,-,,,,, O. 600