The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-24

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at Albany, N. Y, eight years. The SEN
tence has been approved by Gen. Hancock.
Evening Telegram.
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TELEGRAMS.
Des Moines, Ia., March lS.--The house
adopted a resolution asking the president to
pardon Mason.
New. York, March l9.--Guiteau is max.
ing $50 week on the sale of photographs
and autographs, and uses it in getting out
his book.
| Agent Armstrong writes that rumors of
trouble at Crow agency, Montana, are with
out foundation.
| Lawrence, March, 18.-Strikers now
number over 400 the operatives de-
| clare they will not resume work Monday.
Omaha, March 1.-THE grand jury this
| afternoon returned twenty-five indictments
against rioters, charging them with assault
! to commit murder.
Washington, March l6.-Col. w. A.
| Cook, special attorney in the prosecution of
| the star route cases, has resigned from the
case. He was originally appointed by
| President Garfield.
Washington, March 1.-THE report of
the committee investigating treasury ex.
penses is very voluminous and completely
vindicates Secretary Sherman.
The Garfield Club expect soon to secure
10000 signatures to the petition asking
President Arthur to pardon Sergeant
Mason.
Salt Lake, March l5.-Receipt of the
news of the passage OF the Edmun5ls bill has
create1 great excitement in this city. Pe.'-
pie who have waited 20 years for help from
the government can hardly realize that ac-
tion has been taken at last, and to-day men
hugged each other ON the streets for joy.
Bethlehem, March ls-The smallpox ep-
idemic in South Bethlehem still prevails
with great violence and authorities are
poweress to stay its progress; 200 cases are
reported
Cleveland, O., March 1s.-The Garfield
monument committee are pleased to an
nounce that over $l06, 900 have been given
by generous people for the monument at
General Garfields grave.
New Orleans, March lS.-There are now
reported thirty three breaks in levees be-
tween Mushpuckats and Greenville. and
terrible suffering is experienced. Captain
cattle, mules, ETC., and number of famil-
les at the ends of levees. At one place he
went out into the swamp about mile for
people who were literally starving to death
Springfield, Ills, March 16.-The anti
monopoly convention to-day adopted reso-
lutions reatiirming railroad legislation OF
Illinois that corporations are subject to con-
troll of the legislature, and that railroad
l., IL H., r.,.$1x,
Philadelphia, March lS.-A labor demon
stration, in which probably 5000 people
participated, was held at Horticultural hall
tonight, by number of workingmen's Or
carnations of this city. They passed a
resolution endorsing the action of the SEN
ate i'll passing the Chinese bill.
There is said to be much bad feeling
among certain democratic members at the
selection of Gen. Rosecrans as chairman cf
the con .ressional campaign committee.
Senator Farley has declined service on the
democratic congressional campaign COM
mittee anil Senator Grover has been chosen
in his place Senator Nc 2herson al-o de-
ciiuel.
Emigrant Gap, March l7.--Snow is about
twelve feet AMI il is showing now; wind
southwest. One hundred and twenty men
Alta, shoveliny snow.
NV York, March l5--Thcre are 375
passenger and freight conductors employed
by tine Union Pacific on the M in line an,i
branches. and it ID reported that at least
i5o are to be discharged.
The boiler in Goodwin Bros. shoe ia tory
exploded recently. leve:ing the buil,iing and
killing several men: A portion of the boiler
ton was thrown quarter of & |
mile to Newhail street; striking a house it
glanced across and drove itself into the
front doorway of tbe house OF Councilman |
Burrell.
Albany, N. Y, March lS.-Charles s. |
Wells, of Dudley observatory, discovered |
a bright comet in Hercules, right ascension |
II hours 20 minutes. north decllnatl n 63 |
degrees 80 minutes. The comet is of about
the eighth magnitude.
Chicago, March l9.-Friday night, at |
Goodhope village, near Macombe, Ills,
Thomas Edmonds. prominent resident,
was assassinated by three roughs whom he
mad turned over to the police few days
before for improper conduct.
Denver, Col, March II. Section fore.
man Thomas Pittnan, his brother and John
Ebberts were shot hy two emigrants, Thns.
Wooster and Jas. McCoihemon. After the
shooting the emigrants robbed the wounded
section men and escaped.
New York, March lS.-The Graphic's
w ashington correspondent says it has been
discovered that the two chief awards made
,y the Mexican claims commission, to the
extent of 81, 200, 600, were obtained by per-
ury aud fraud, and the secretary of state
las stopped payment of the installmsnt
lue at this time.
Helena, Ark, March Is. Effects of the
,verhow are being roughly estimated and
he figures reach millions. The suffering ,
It points not easily accessible still con- {
inues and now stories of distress reach
Helena hourly The city is full of home
ess people who have escaped from the low
ands, and hundreds of hands will go into
he upper country, desert:n1 their old
ZONES forever.
Helena. March 1S.-Destit1t in the
unken lands of upper st. Francis was
lever equaled in the annals of disasters
hundreds of families are living on RATS,
ating dead animals and grasping at any
evolting food.
Omaha, March lS.-Three more so-called
ioters were arrested to day. They were
eleased on $500 bail each. together with
Walsh and Shannon, who were arrested
Other arrest will follow. Mill
ary are still here, but all is quiet now and
he labor trouble seems to be dying ont.