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

izens TO prevent beng mobbed.
st, Paul, Aug. 27.-Major Rogers loca-
ting engineer of the Canadian Pacific, tele-
graphs President Hill, of the Manitoba
line, that he has made a discovery which
will save the Canadian Pacific Company
millions of dollars in construction, besides
materially shortening the line heretofore
projected.
San Francisco, Aug. 2S.-Miss Nettie
Bennett, young woman who wished to be
anywhere out of the world" leaped into
the bay yesterday and was not rescued until
life was almost extinct The attempt to
drown herself was witnessed by a large
crowd and scene of most thrilling excite
ment followed. Miss Bennett is aged %, of
fine form and handsome face. She is very
respectfully connected in the city. General
disgust of life induced by wayward, sinful
career prompted the suicidal motive.
Great general interest is felt in the result
of the republican state convention which
will convene at Sacramento Wednesday,
and the political atmosphere is rife with
conjectures, predictions and reports.
Republicans are loud in their boasts that
when the convention meets it will contain
the finest body of representative men, in
tellectually and morally, that ever sat to
nominate ticket In this state. Frank NJ
Pixley and Congressman Page will probably
have proxies, but there is good deal of
talk Of the convention refusing to receive
proxies so as to keep Pixley out. 1t ad-
mitted he will doubtless provesa sharp thorn
in the side of the convention.
i Calcutta, Aug. 2s.-Fearful rioting be-
tween Hindoes and Mohammedans has oc-
lcurred here. Three Mohammedans have
been arrested. An eye witness of the dis
orders says he saw the disemboweled body
lof Mohommedan infant lying on the
!; ground and its arms torn of. The headless
corpses of Mohammedan men and women
, were lying on every side. Houses of Mo-
hammedans were burned and the principal
{ mosque almost razed to the ground. Heads
of pigs have been thrown into wells with
| corpses CT Mohammedan children. Troops
are still patrolling the streets. Moham-
medans are still in a small minority of the
, population.
!, New York, Aug. 2S.-Secretary Folger
, has decided to issue call for bonds which
{ will probably be made tomorrow. It will
, embrace all continued SIS remaining un.
called for.
( Washington, Aug. 2S.-Gen. Sherman
will ask to be placed on the retired list in
November, 1883. He would be compulsor.
lily retired in 1884. He retires early in or.
der to give Gen. Sheridan, his successor, a
chance to express to congress his views or
the best interest of the service.
, Philadelphia, Aug. 27.-Delegates are
, arriving in the city to attend the labor con
vention tomorrow. This convention will
have most important bearing on the cam
paign. When the convention was called by
the trade and labor council there was some
idea it was to bind the labor organization
more firmly together. Since then politi
clans have been at work. In 1878 the
$ greenback labor vote ran up to $4,000
3 Chairman Cooper, of the Stalwart republi-
can committe, got his eye on his vote ant
D laid plans to capture this much, if possible
e for Beaver, candidate tor governor. and di
vert the rest from Patterson, the democrat
ic candidate.
? New York. Aug. 2S.--A Posts Washing
ton special says the Indifference displayed
by the democratic congressional committe
Is in striking contrast with the energ.
: shown at republican headquarters and give
= color to the report that democrats are no
y going to make much of a fight, from thi
. point at least, for possession of the mex
!. house of representatives. Thompson O
Kentucky who is secretary of the com
! mittee will soon be here and the activ
labors of the committee it is said will begin
editorially: 1t is stated in our dispatche
with some show of positiveness that Dol
= Cameron's cause in Pennsylvania is lost, an,
: Beavers canvass already practically ended
If this shall prove to be the case the resul
. will be due solely to the brutal obstinac,
: and stupid follies of Don Cameron himself
! who has stupefed and minionized polite
in Pennsylvania ever since he had contro
of them.
New York, Aug. 2S.-Journals continu
to TEEN with local politics. Cornelps re
nomination for governor by the republican
is the question of the hour. The Herald
e boom for Wadsworth finds many supporter
: both here and elsewhere in the state. It
s likely at last to prove split in the party a
d decided as in Pennsylvania. The genera
# belief, certainly among Garfield men, is tina
# Conkling is the author of the unpleasantness
New York, Aug. 29.-Rev. Father Mug
: ent, of Liverpool who three years ago es
tablished near st. Paul colony of emf
grants from Ireland, called on Superintend
> ent jackson, of Castle Garden, to-day i
: reference to placing other Irish families i
: position in this country.
. Ismailia, Aug. 2S.-A boat supplyin
the post with. provisions was fired on b
Bedouins near here to-day and four of he
Maltese crew wounded and the boat plum
dere d.
Alexa ndria, Aug. 29.-Among the de
serters from ArabiiP Pasha is major belong
! ing to his staff. He states the part of Arat
: Pasha's army at Kafr ell Dwar comprise
1000 men in Mek's lines, all freely com
from Cairo, and the third artillery YER
strong.