The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-01-20
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Richmond, Ind, Jan. l4-An attempt
to spread the smallpox through the mails
was reported to the postal authorities to.
day. an unsigned letter, postmarked Gin
einnati, was received by farmer at Lynn,
| in which two smallpox scabs were enclosed.
| The letter read: Il have sent you the small
pox. Go home and die.
Nashville, Jan. 1t.-The river is still
rising and 800 families have been driven
| out by water in the lower part Of the city.
Washington, Jan. l5.-U. S. District
Judge Hillyer having become incapaclated
for judicial labor by an attack of softening
of the brain, movement is on foot to pro-
vide for his retirement on full pay by means
OF a bin which will also cover the case of
Justice Hunt, of the q. S. supreme court.
H. P. Carter. Hawaiian minister of the
interior, is in city en- ronte to Germany and
Portugal on diplomatic mission
Don Piatt leaves Washington tomorrow
for the City of Mexico, whittier he goes on
account of i'll health. A western publish
ing house has contracted to publish his
letters from Mexico in book form.
Salt Lake, Jan. 13.-A man was arrested
this morning for threatening the life of
President John Taylor. He claimed that
be had a revelation from God.
St. Paul, Jan. l6--Minne sofa bonded
debt is paid off and to-day the old bonds
were burned here.
ST. Paul, Jan. l6-A syndicate of six
northwestern capitalists, among whom are
Senator Window and Hobart of the North
ern Pacific, has made an agreement with
Willard to build standard gauge road
from the nearest point on the Northern
Pacific to the geysers in Yellowstone Park
at cost of 81, 100000.
Washington, JAN l3. Senator Farley
informed republicans this morning that
democrats had now no objections to bill
pens;oning Mrs. Lincoln, but would unite in
pntting it through. The urgency of the
case is that Mrs. Lincoln needs the money.
Chicago, Jan. l6-Special from Wash
ington: A letter has been received in this
city from Gen. Carr, in which he states he
is under arrest and has been ordered to
Fort Grant for trial. Nothing is known
here of the causes which led to the arrest
except that they grew out of the Apache
troubles last summer. Order for the arrest
was issued by Gen. Wilcox.
Scoville, council for Guiteau, has ordered
a libel suit against the Chicago Herald
Company for recent publications concerning
his bankruptcy proceedings some years
ago.
The latest from Peru is to the 2Sth Dec.
The American commission ers had then left
Lima for Chilli The day after they arrived
at Callao there was quite a severe earth
quake. Great expectations hal been bult
upon the arrival of these gentlemen by the
Peruvians, but so far as heard from nothing
has yet resulted from their visit and affairs
remain in statu quo. It is not believed
Chill will be so rash as to threaten war with
the United States. Serious misunderstood
ing between the two countries is looked
upon as probable, unless diplomacy of
the emergency. The Chilians are in bad
temper and will require soothing down.
Work on the canal has been almost wholly
for the past week by a general
strike among the laborers. The price
asked is 81 so per day. They say that the
price of rent, fool. clothing, etc., have al-
the old rate: 81 20 per day, besides it is
quite true that the money used in paying
off is at a discount of 20 per cent, amounts
to but so cents ON the dollar.
New York, Jan l6-AIajor Cathcart,
one of the principal members of General
Fremont's expedition which in lS4S male
a winter journey ecross the plains to Cali
fornia is dead.
The Denver, Utah & Pasiic roal b.
tween Denver and Longmont is open for
business, and freight is now being run
through via the Denver & Rio Grande, and
Atehison, Topeka & Santa Fe roads, with
nnt breaking bulk between Denver and
Kansas city.
Washington, Jan. lG.-Gove-nor Muir
'ay's message to the tegSj jtorial Legislature
# Utah has been received at the interior
department.. On the political situation he
ays down the proposition that i'll no country
5 there so strong a sovereignty of church |
'ver state Or union wish constitution IN |
avs; their political power is wieldel by |
ho charch authority throughout Utah; that |
'iiicers of the church exercise authority in |
einPorll affairs; that the sovereignty of |
he church is-snprefne, and that its rrac-
ices are followed, the laws and courts OF
he United States to the contrary.
This morning indicates that favorable |
ction will be taken a5 the next meeting of |
he committee when it is probable Mrs. |
lincolns pension will be increased to $50, |
90 per year, as a majority of the committee |
ave expressed themselves in favor of tt s