The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-10-13

most efectually checked by the force of en-
lightened public opinion; they may be par
TALLY restored by wise legislation, but such
legislation should not be so oppressive or so
lmpracticable in its provision as to infringe
on personal rights and liberties of citizens,
and should not be made partisan question;
believes the question of police regulation,
relative to the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
in the state constitution to be opposed to
the plainest principles of sound government;
denonnces the squander, of government
| lands and gifts to railroad corporations; pro.
lection of native and foreign born citizens
while abroad, and condemns the use of con-
viet labor to the exclusion of free labor.
New York. Oct. 9.-Reference was made
few weeks since, of a proposed line of
| auxiliary freight steamers between this port
| and San Francisco. At the same time was
given description of vessels and time ex-
pected to be made. The project has found
favor with all California merchants to whom
| it has been broached, SO much SO in fact
| that the projectors have determined lay the
| matter before the merchants of San Fran
cisco and asks their aid in forming COM
pany for this purpose. And it is thought
| by the projectors that this will be an enter
ing wedge in breaking up the special con-
tract system.
New York, Oct. THE Telegrams
Washington special says when the presi-
| dent left Washington this summer his con-
dition was much more serious than was
supposed. 1t was generally believed he
was overworked, exhausted and needed
rest Very few suspected that his physi-
clans here parted with him with grave
apprehensions as to the result of his case.
He was, if the story is true, suffering from
a painful kidney trouble, which threatened
to become chronic, Physicians told him
to work less and sleep more or fatal ter
| mination would come in a short time.
Eminent New York Physicians confirmed
this view. He went to Alexandria bay
much depressed. His friends hoped the
fears of physicians would disappear on his
return.
Washington, Oct S.-From the statistics
prepared by inspector general OF steam YES
sells Dumont, for the annual report, it ap
pears there were 5ll7 steam vessels in SER
| vice during the fiscal year 1882, with total
tonnage of 1878, ,564 and with 20,467
licensed officers. During that period 33S
- et
the previous fiscal year, an increase of ton
| mage for the year of 7456, against 50, 1876
| the year previous. The figures indicate a.
considerable increase in the number of new
| vessels, but the decreased tonnage shows
they are mostly small sized and a noticeable
circumstance is the small increase of travel
ing and miscellaneous expenses, which are
! but 5000 in excess of the expenses for the
year 1881.
Washington, Oct. III. Hendricks Nc
Lane, nominee of the combined opposition
to the Bourbon democracy for governor of
South Carolina, just arrived. says he had a
lively time with the Bourbon red shirts dur
ing the canvass. He was nominated by an
| anti Bourbon combination and by the re
publicans week LATER For some days he
was treated well while speaking, but at
Greensborough, on the 25th of September,
he heard that Thompson, Bourbon candi-
date for governor, had on the 18th, while
addressing the people, publicly said: "You
remember the reception you gave Taft here
in 1880. When McLane comes here, give
him the same kind or worse"
This was received with loud shouts of
"We will!'' 1t will be remembered Taft.
a republican orator, was mobbed at Green's
borough, his meeting broken up and was per-
sonally assaulted SO violently that he would
probablyshave been killed if some of the
leading men had not interfered to protect
him. The democratic county chairman
tried to protect McLane, but drunken
mob of armed red shirts followed him from
the train to the courthouse, where they
filled the halls and personally assaulted the
candidate, tearing his clothes, kicking and
vilely abusing him, and when he was finally
attacked his white friends.
The colored people remained quiet during
the melee. Only two Bourbon papers have
disapproved of the affair and the leading
ones justify it. He afterwards spoke in
several places but had to give up one en-
gagement, Mayor Chester telegraphing that
he would be unable to preserve peace.
McLane is quite confident of success and
declares he will be governor if elected if he
has to appeal to the. national government.
New York, Oct. 5.-The Times in an ar
ticle on the senatorial contest in Oregon,
says that it is amazing that Mitchell should
have persisted in pushing himself to the
front after exposure of his past life and char
acter has been made. The most indepen-
dent of the Oregon republicans have refused
to abide the action Of the caucus. In many
quarters this act would be regarded as treas
enable and would forever bar from party
communion the man who participated in it.
What penalty will be visited upon those re-
publicans who decline to support for the
United States senate a man whose very
candidacy is a disgrace to Oregon, is not
known. Should they have voted accord
ingly to strict party rules, although his
reputation was spotted all over and his
various aliases were numerous and confus-
ing as to his identity? Some of the men,
bers of the caucus voted for ex-Attorney-
General Williams. If they did this by way