The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-31

the president in a few days.
San Francisco, March c6.-While the
City OF Toxic was entering the harbor to-
day she was boarded by two United States
d,puty ma 81 us, who arrested John Hennes-
sy, purser, and Henry Kennedy, steward
These parties We're arreste on suspicion of
being engaged in smuggling opium into this
port from Honskong. Their room was
searched and nothing suspicious was found.
They were admitted to bail in 5000 each,
| and will be examined tomorrow befors the
United States Commissioner.
Tombstone, March 26.-Mr People, en-
giDeer of the Tombstone Mill Company,
was assassiuate,l i'll his office at Charleston
| last night by masked men, who entered tue
| Office and shot him down. Mr.. Austin,
superintendent. who was in the Office with
People, Was not hurt. Motive unknown.
Austin, March 26-To-day young man
named Austin Parrot fell down a shaft at
King Alfred mine, striking OH the 26O-foot
station, which stnppel his possible descent
to distance of 500 feet, though the boy
was injured, not killed. While assisting i'll
| upraising him, Chas. Curreily fell down
the shalt AMI was horribly mangled and
| killed.
| London, March 26 The Observer thus
clcses its tribute to Lungfellow: ''It is
| scarcely too mach to say that since the
death Of Byron no living English poet ell
joyed so much popularity as Longfe,low.
| Dublin. March 26-In the commons the
| under secretary OF foreign affairs said that
tie government was considering the repre-
sentation of the United States regarding
| trial release of Americans imprisoned
| under the coercian act.
San Rafael, Cal, March 25.--A report
| has just cone il that X. L. War,len, an old
| resident of this county, and for some time
past doing business i'll California Mar tket,
San Francisco, was shot dead this evening
by a man who was i'll his employ. No par
| ticGiars.
Washington, March 25.-It is unter-
/ stood the president, III selecting the five
commissioners for Utah territory, will nom-
inate only lawyers, believing good lawyers
will be required to properly EXP lam the
| territori, Il government. 1t is stated several
ieading citizens of Utah have already been
recommended to the Presi ilent, but it Is nos
likely any one from Utah. Mormon or Gen
ed the president has minated he viii not
appoint anyone who applies either directly
Or indirectly for the position OF honor
+ New York, March 27.-The Nal and
Express says: Henry Willard is quoted as
sayins. that dividends vii b, paid next fall
on the Oregon Transcontinental railroad
stock.
| Galveston. March cG-Six colorcd con-
victs working the Texas Pacific road to-
day.. kiicl their GU trti and escaped. Tw"
| lied into Mexico, but the others were pur-
sued and two captured and two killed.
Council Bluffs, March 27.-George Hal
| ler all old citizen, while drunk an liespond-
ont yesterday cut IN artery i'll his arm ano'
blcl death. He leay es wife AMI sixteen
children.
Lonslon, March %. DR.. L,ulsnns sniict-
or writes large AMI influential meeting Of
Americans was held at Exeter hall To take
action Oh bch If of the prisoner. Many
siIidtyits were resd an,l much verbal evi
.lenca us 10 the doctors insanity given. a
resolution was unanimously adopted re
luesting the United States minister to nrs-
a rsprieve on the sole graua.i of INSANITY.
| pr.nfs OF which We're considered rcr-
strong and convincinl-.
Lexington, I,l.. Marul, 27-Fiftcen hun
bred wintlo VS. were broken by hail.
Lon lon, March q. a desperate a fray
has occurred al Clos:laa, Kings county.
ireland, between Soldiers and ''enlergen> ,
men" J he latter discharged rsvoiyers a.t'
sseveral ware. .trrestel. Att.n;'ts wcIe enlatit
yesterday 20 i,lon up ii house belong -in3 t.
Aiallan, agent of Ls,,l ClanAf,,oas estate
Disp;tc ces from Irclani report u case 1t
;, ,icil a Disguise. bin cut o the nose OF =
mrn because il til. poor Laws contest he
-,lvasso.l in e'Fp,@iei ii to Ike E.iid i%aal.
contest.
/ St. re' e,sburs, Mircl, 27.-O:hc;.s.s are
investi -ating along tie line OF the st. Pc
tersbarg *nl Moscow railway, with the oh
ject OF discovering mipe of which SONS
lihi.ists recently gave information.
| Tunis, March 27.-Largc reinforcement
of French troops are arriving. The SiaA
AMI Gables telegraph has been cut.
/ Evanshurg. Pa. March 27.-A glle blew
/ down a three-story brick house in course oi
erection this afternoon, and two men wer,
killed, two fatally injured, and live others
| slightly hurt.
New York, March 27.-A Times Wash
ington correspondent disbelieves the story
and shows that it will be impossible to al
journ before the last of July.
| Democrats have evidently determined te
/ oppose the admission of Dakota as a stat.
into the union. At the request of Demo
cratic members of the senate teriiSori,:
committee, the bill f4vorin5 its admission
| was recommended they could submit q
minority report against it.
Agent Miles writes that crops of the Ar
| ra,aIoe and Cheyenues have failed entirely
and unless rations are issued disastrous
outbreak is likely.
The supreme court did not reach 4 decis
ion in the IN tier of the petition of Sergeant
Mason for of hzdeas co5pas and certiorari to
day.
The Judge advocate general has submittet!
his report to the secretary of war ON the
Sergeant Mason case. He holds that Masoi.
is not lawfully confined, and that the pro-
cecdings of the court martial are invalid.
1t is now stated positively that Tel!e.
viii be nominated "Wednesday for secretary
Of interior. 4 senator is authority for say
ing that the president has said the position
has been offered Teller and accepted by him.
San Francisco, March 27.-Oscar Wide,
the celebrated esthetlc, has arrived here and
| will deliver his first lecture ut Platt's Hal
| tonight.
Shasta, March 7.--Brenoaid and Low
cry, who have been prospecting about seven
miles from Shasta, near Centeryille, struck
| a ledge last week and took cut $3.50 Oh
| Friday and $1,000 Saturday. A few days
since a miner near Whiskey town, took out
$500 in two pans of dirt. A good many
/ Of our towns people went out to the mines
| this morning and considerable excitement
/ prevails.
Washington, March 2S-A friend of Mrs.
| Garfield has a letter setting forth the an