The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-11-17

ties being increased sl5,lS over last year.
tits recommended that an appraisers de.
partment be organized, with one head. in
stead of two, and suggested that the salary
of collector be fixed at $4,000, and that OF
deputy surveyor and that of deputy naval
officer at $500 each. Estimates are as fol.
lows: Collectors Office $2Sl, 800: surveyors
office, $l2, 925; naval Office, 800, ,525; ap-
praiser's Office, $44,O50; for contingencies,
$45, ,325.
| For Oregon the commissioner has recon.
mended slight increase in the force. The
total estimated expense for the next fiscal
year are Sll $3.50. District of Alaska com.
mission reports present expenses $9295 pei
annum, and fixes the estimates for the next
| fiscal year at S9S75.
In the district of the Willamette, Port.
land, Or; the present force receives COM
pensation of s2l, 1927. Estimates and salar-
les for the next fiscal year are fixed at ST.
272.
! Contingent expenses are fixed at $500.
| For the district of Humboldt, CAL, es-
Inmates are fixeI at $40, $50; of which &c..
| 1875 is for salaries.
! New York, Nov. l2-The commissioners
of the Garfield monument fund met last
night and formed permanent organization
Minneapolis, Nov. l2.-Navigation closed
on the Missouri river Yesterday.
Cincinnati, Nov. l2-James Horoid, a
man seventy years old, had 5000 in gov
| ernment bonds stolen from his dwelling on
Madison Pike road, east of this city, by
burglars. Coupons for the interest which
had not been drawn for seventeen years
| were still attached which makes the loss
nearly double.
Boston. Nov. l1.-Those persons, and
they were doubtless numerous, who were
expecting Fl on. Jas. G.. Blaine to seize the
opportunity to make an attack on the adj
ministration were doomed to disappoint-
! ment. The ex-secretary was in the city
several hours yesterday on his way from
Augusta to Washington, and while here he
refused to be interviewed. He neverthe-
less talked freely to one or two personal
friends concerning the political situation.
He does not see in Tuesdays reverse any
thing to cause despondency for the future
TO the republican party. The democratic
Party suffered an overwhelming defeat in
1910 but carried the election IN 1874. The
republican party war practically beaten in
several northern states in 1852, but
A 1,ot ot,o,,. -.el
two 1864. He believes victory may be a
chieved in 1884 by presenting as candidate
for president a man upon whom both fact
ions can unite and who has the confidence
of the country. It looks to him as if Ben
Harrison was the one for the exigency, and
to the accomplishment of that result he will
lend his influence as private citizen who
believes republican success in 1884 is essen
tial to the welfare of the country. Blaine,
there is reason to believe, is in earnest in
saying he is not candidate for the presi-
denty or for any other Office. In August
last he said, Il am not candidate, and it
now looks to me that I shall never be a
candidate" To-day he reaffrmed this
statement and left off the qualifying clause
His language now is, II want you to dis
tinctly unders tand am no candidate for
the presidency nor any other Office, and
nothiug can induce me to be. This was to
an intimate friend of Blaiue.
Boston, Nov. 1l,-Secretary Chandler
and Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, was
together awhile this afternoon. Blair when
questioned remarked that in his opinioh if
Butler carried Massachusetts in 1888. he
would be very strong 'Ahditas9e for the
democratic nomination, anrktne contest in
in that state next year he thinks will be the
bitterest ever know, and Buffers promin-
ence in the national democratic party de-
pends entirely on his reelection to the gov
ernship. Senator Blair expressed the opin-
ion that Butler is anyway the strongest
man the democrats can nominate in 1884,
as he is especially strong with the negroes of
the south and he is firm reporter of Ma
honism.
New York, Nov. l3.-The Sun!in week
ly review of Wall street affairs, has the
following concerning James Gordon Ben
nett's new cable scheme, the making and
laying of the cable to cost So, 200, 600, of
which Bennett has subscribed $1,000, 900
and promised another 1000, 900 if second
cable is necessary and the capital be raised
to $1,000, 900.
''The new cable will be worked in con-
junction with the Baltimore and Ohio te.e-
gradh system, and the Herald advises |
western newspapers not to make any con- |
tracts with the Western Union, until Ben !
nett is ready to send them on philanthropic !
principles with his new toy.
Chicago, Nov. l3.-The Times will pub I
ish story in the morning to the effect |
hat the Chinese dwarf, Chez Nah, As years
I'D and A inches high, is about to marry |
7oung woman aged 10, who gives the name
If Fannie Coleman, and is said to be of
Catholic parents in New York.
New York, Nov. l3.-The captain of the
,rig Letitia, arrived to-day from Meragone,
eports that Sept. 2lst, when near St. Marc,
Iayti, a large comet of great brilliancy was
cen bearing east by south and visible for
ONE time after sunrise. The captain says
hat the comet has been visible in Hayti
ONE time and is very large and brilliant.
rs we came noTthward it diminished in size
nd brightness, and appeared moving in a
more southerly direction over Hayti. 1t j
vas seen as late as 10 A. NJ. in the day and