The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-08-11

cases but they are reported as between 3cC
and 400. The disease prevails among the
higher classes as well as among the lower
There has been number of Deaths among
farmers. Many stores are only open parl
OF the day, which gives the city very des-
olate appearance.
Little Rock, Aug, ga special fror
Enfanta, T. T., says the war between the
Creek Indians is ended for the present and
| both the Lands and Chicotah parties have
been disarmed and disbanded.
Chicago, Aug. 5.-Private advise from
Boston, state that tie conference between
the officers of the Burlington, Atchison, and
Union Pacific roads adjourned without
reaching an agreement, but will meet next
week.
Cincinnati, Aug. "A meeting of per-
sons, mostly bankers, who bought the fraud
ulent stock of the Cincinnati, New Orleans
and Texas Pacific railroad was held to-day.
Louisville, Aug. 5.-Kentucky will elect
a clerk OF the court of appeals aud each
county choose officers. Capt Z. J. Henry,
democrat, and Col r. T. Jacobs, independ-
ent democrat, supported by republicans, are
IN the field for clerk, and both expect to
be elected, but the democrat committee
think Henry will get the usual democratic
majority.
Washington, Aug. 5.-The president to-
day nominated Gen. Grant and VIM. S.
Trescott, late special envoy to Chill and
Peru, to be commission to negotiate a
commercial treaty with Mexico. Several
joint resolutions authorizing the appoint
<>f l. :.
at the beginning of the session, but none of
them were acted upon. An appropriation
of $50, 900 to defray the expenses of the
commission, was made IN the sundry civil
bill, and under the authority SO conferred
the president made the appointment.
Huntsville, Ala, Aug. Gu. S. Deputy
Marshal T. G.. Hewitt shot and killed
Sandy Bynum (colored), the most promi-
nent leader of the republicans in Madison
county at an independent rally yesterday
A mob of negroes congregated vowing to
kill Hewitt, but were pacifed with great
difficulty Hewitt fled. 1t is rumored
he was arrested late tonight.
Columbus, Aug. 5-Trains on the Ohio
Central are blocked and cannot run beyond
Moxahola for several weeks. The loss by
the waterspout of Thursday is greater than
at first supposed as Is to Is miles of their
track is almost entirely destroyed, with no
traces of rails ever having been located
there. Most of the live stock in the valley
was swept away. It is believed the loss to
railroad and individuals is about half a
million dollars
Little Rock, Ark. Aug. 6.-Information
was received tonight of tornado that
passed over a portion of Ouachita county
Wednesday evening The wind travelled
in southwest course fifty miles an hour
Near Lone Tree ferry on the Ouachita river
a tree was blown across tent containing a
man named Walton, wife and four children.
The wife was killed and one child badly
hurt.
Cleveland, Aug. 6.-Heavy rains pre-
vailed again to-day in north Ohio, still
further damaging crops.
A Newcomerstown special to the Leader
reports that water spout burst over that
section yesterday, running vast quantities of
cut hay and Frustrating acres upon acres of
corn. Small streams became large rivers.
and in some places the land previously dry
was submerged under fifteen feet of water.
Denver, Aug. 5.-Destructive storms
have ragged the past two days in several
sections of the state, causing foods, land
slides. and consequent loss of life and great
damage to property.
New York, Aug. IA question of prices
st tea and quantity on hand and atioat, to-
5ether with prospects of delay and extra
cost arising from the possibility of the Suez
canal being closed are exciting some appre-
hension. A leading tea importer says, tea
costs higher to-day than for some time, |
while prices realized are much lower. The |
principal depots for tea at the present time
ire New York and San Francisco, with Chi
ago as an inter-depot. 1t is estimated |
here is in first hands stock of about |
!, 500, 600 pounds of all grades, exclusive of |
hips Garden Castle, Gridley of London and |
Ireneroon.
Dallas, Tex, Aug. IA band of young
nen well connected in Henderson county |
or several weeks past have been committ-
ng lawless acts, plundering stores in the
own of Athens.
Cambridge. Pa, Aug. -Four inches of
ain fell here yesterday in an hour and o
alf. Many cellars are flooded. Falling
pring has overfown its banks and riparian
wellers compelled to move out.
Washington, Aug. THE house will
cave behind IA calender of some 70 pages
IN the house calendar proper there remains
% measures.
The treasury department begins to per-
Give that it has a grave problem on it's
ands of securing the proper enforcement of
ne law restricting Chinese immigration
he point to which attention is now being
hfefiy directed, is that of the extreme
orthwest frontier of Washington territory,
5 it infringes on British Columbia. The
azette to-day says the frontier now to be
atched against illegal entrance of this alien
opulatlon IS not very extended bnt the
ork of devisipg plans and executing them
i'll require activity and sagasity in the
natter. What does seem to be app1ehend-
|, even fractipnally is the fact that there
sists a rich and powerful combination of
len dealers in alien labor who neither OBJ
in nor preserve any interest in the land ,
icy seek to occupy, except in so far as
lere exists any accruing profit to them.
Washington, Aug. Immediately upon
ljournmeEt of congress the president and
s cabinet will enter upon long planned
INNER vacation trip. The president pro-
,ses to take cruise on the U. S. steamer
alapoosa.
Washington, D. c., July 24.-General
homas L. Clingman, one of the 'Old
uard" of the Wing party, when Clay and
'ebster were its great leaders, but who
nee the dissolution of the Wing party has
zen prominently connected with the dem A
ratio party of North Carolina, says that j