The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-02-17
TElEGRAMS.

Thomas NJ. Nechall, in a card in the Trib
une, in reply to an attack by the New Yorl
Commercial Advertiser in regard to the
| Cleveland Garfield Monument, uses the
following language: "All of you who glory
in the name of stalwarts, and who took par,
in the vihfication and abuse of President
Garfield last summer, who sought to con-
troll his Official action. or degrade or destroy
his character and reputation, are respon-
sibie for his murder. His blood is on the
garments of the whole gang of you, and you
cannot wipe it off. You have been dealt
with very tenderly touching your grave re-
sponsibility for this crime. but everybody
knows you are guilty. and you feel it your
selves in your inrermost souls. It was
your abuse and denunciation that inspired
Guiteau to remove the president as a polit-
| lcal necessity, and you will not be permitted
much longer toi hide the stains on your
| hands or distract attention from them by
raising the dust around the heels of Blaine,
by throwing mud at Sherman. or heaping
ridicule on me- Your crime was not mere
iy the murder OF man, it was the transfer
| of government by a murder to the hands of
a faction of the rarty, which, if the question
could have been submitted to the people at
the time it was done, would not have re-
| ceived one vote in thousand. One would
| think that with such fact hanging over
your heads in the clear daylight of public
| knowledge you would have sense enough,
though destitute of all decency, to enjoy
the lease of power the assassin gave you,
| while the law allows. without persistently
| villifying the chosen frienls and associates
| of your victim, who was the nations choice.
Why, You are the most stupid fools in the
world to keep on provoking discussion o:
these old matters. You stand as acknowl-
edged criminals, as morally responsible for
| and guilty of Garfeld's murder; but against
You, on account of your friends and the
good name of the community, prosecuting
| witnesses are 10th to proceed. But when
yon treat mercy as cowardice, and to guilt
| addinsolence and defiance, you are mo long
er entitled to forbearance. So now if You
want reconsideration and full discussion of
the whole subject proceed with your abuse.
The greenback state committee will meet
at New York Feb. 22d to consider call for
a national convention and other business
A spark from locomotive on tie Buffalo,
New York and Philadelphia road fired some
little oil pools near Olean, n. Y, and the
fire soon spread to three iron tanks con-
tanning lo5, 900 barrels of oil. which are in
flames.
The piano case factory of G. F. Dielman
Co., West Twenty-tirst street, New York
was burned with contents. Loss on stock
estimated at 100000.
This afternoon VIM. Smothers, of Nevada
an ex-convict, created a sensation by wan
tonly killing one Chinaman and shooting
at another.
A Vienna dispatch says: In order not to
offend Russia, Austria has entirely abaG-
doned the plan of partial or temporary occu-
patton Of Montenegro
Minor engagements have taken place
Herzegovina since the 9th inst. Insurgents
have been worsted in every case. The fight
on the 10th inst. near Tirnova lasted from
day break until after noon. The insurgents
fed, leaving 20 dead and carrying away
about 40 wounded. The Austrians lost five
killed and wounded.
An explosion occurred in colliery In
Rhondda valley, Wales. Houses were
shaken two miles off.
Postmaster General Howe has written the
following letter to postmasters Of the United
States: The society of the Army of the
Cumberland appeal to you for aid to pro-
cure contributions to funds for the erection
of a monument at the national capital to the
memory of JAS A. Garfield. am sure no
word is needed from me to enlist your best
SIOI W IA UcudlL u SUCH q CSttSGs
The president says to-day that the sub
jeet of important foreign appointments is
under consideration between himself and
the secretary of state, and they expect to
have them ready for the senate early next
week. The missions to Berlin, Vienna, st.
Petersburg, Chill and Mexico are to be
filled.
The president has signed the commissions
of Frederick A. Fritley as Governor of
Arizona; Geo. B. Dunham as collector of in
ternal revenue tor the sixth district Of.
and William H. Armstrong of Pennsylvania
as commissioner of railroad accounts.
New York, Feb. Editions OF Green
wood, Steuben county, having resisted the
sale of town property levied ON unber judg-
ment for interests on town bonds issued in
aid of railroad never built the governor
has issued proclamation declaring Green
wood in a state of Insurrection, and warn
ing people to desist from opposition to ex-
ecution of the law.
Chicago, Feb. l3.-The subject of COM
pulsory retirement, which has been brought
before congress by Butterworth's bill, is be-
ing agitated among military men in the
west From recent letters received here
from army officers and from conversation
with several of these stationed here, it is
learned that there is an almost unanimous
desire in the army to have bill passed re-
hring all officers from active service who
have attained the age of 62.
New York, Feb l3-A special from
Clean says concerning the oil fires in that
region that the fourth tank c,ught this
morning. Thus far l30, 900 barrels valued
at SlOO, 200 are destroyed, and it is feared
the fire will spread
Cleveland, Feb. l3.-A rumor seeks yeri-
fication in Cleveland that Mrs, Garfield has
written to the president asking him to
commute the sentence of Guiteau. The
Herald says, "We have the best of author
ity for stating that there is not one word of
truth in the story"
New York. Feb. l3-A private dispatch
from Paris Saturday, said failures were
occurring in ali parts Of the country, and
markets wonld be necessarily distressed for
at least 60 days.
San Francisco, Feb. l2.-The Irish socie-
ties of Oakland held a meeting to-day and
resolved to celebrate the centennial ami
versary of the birth of the great Irish pat
riot and orator, Grattan, Feb %.
The British steamer Suez, which arrived
here last night from Hongkong and Yoke.
hama. brought III Chinese passengers.
Washington. Feb. sI3.-The following
from the Forthcoming volume of diplomatic
correspondence shows the nature and ex-
terst of the powers conferred ON Trescott: |
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ~