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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-31

A THRILLING paragraph in some news
paper TO the effect that party OF Phlla-
delphia medical students had gone to
Montgomery, Ala, for the purpose OF
selecting desirable negroes and con-
verting them into cadavers in the inter-
est of science has been accepted as Cos
pei truth by the colored inhabitants OF
the Southern city, and reign of terror
is the result. All sorts of ludicrous in
cidents are recorded. Two colored
women fled screaming from sober
citizen, imagining that the handkerchief
which he CHANGED to draw from his
pocket was the signal for n desperate
assault; an aged "auntie," encounter
ing sturdy wood cutter with an axe on
hls shoulder, rushed into the nearest
house and rthwith went into convul-
sions; and n young buck becoming sud-
denly aware of wooden Indian with "a
raised tomabawk, in front of n cigar
shop, struck out from the shoulder,
knocked the inoflensive image head
over heels, and ran for his life. There
is some compensation for al this in the
circumstance that the negroes are afraid
to 90 out at night, and spring chickens
are, in consequence. more abundant in
the market.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-31

ENTERPRIsING Englishmen are pro-
posing to convert the valley of the Jor-
dan, in Palestine, into vast lake from
ten to thirty miles wide, by cutting u
canal from the Mediterranean through
the Plain of Esdrelon. This will enable
engineers to connect the Dead Sea with
the Arabian Gulf, and new waterway
from Europe to India will thus be pro-
vided, rendering the Suez Canal of no
account as an artery of commerce, 1t
is said of tins scheme that it would re-
store prosperity to Palestine and be a
fullillment of prophecy.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-31

A SCHEME is on foot to induce Con-
gress to authorize the preparation and
publication of an official history of the
United States, covering the period be-
tween 1879 and 1899. Vigorous efforts
are being made by the promoters of the
scheme 10 secure the aid and co-opera-
ton of historical societies, with view
to using their influence with members
of Congress when that body assemblies.
The indications are that the plan will
be successful, the Virginia society hav-
ing adopted resolutions approving a
bill which originated in the Senate last
winter, providing "for the preparation
of centennial record of the govern
ment of the United States" No definite
action was taken on the bill at the last
session of Congress, and the present
agitation of the question is intended TO
secure Legislation on the subject next
winter. The whole thing seems ridicu-
lous on the face of it, for if such thing
were attempted it would simply be y
re-hash i'm the form of summary of
documents already existing and easily
accessible TO all whose interest is sulli-
cient to prompt them to make the
necessary inquiries. 1t is difficult to
see any necessity for the work, and still
more difficult to see why il should be
undertaken at the expense of the peo-
ple
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-31

dred dollars are already subscribed and the in
tention is TO make II $1,000.
Negotiations have been completed by
which the Erie and New England express com
pany have ceased 10 exist. BY the terms OF
the agreement the United States express com.
pany gets foothold In Boston and thorough
route between Boston and the west.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-31

The little village of Accord, in Ulster
County, N. Y, has been made the re-
pository of a treasure such as no hun
ter of bric-a-brac ever dared TO dream
of. A few days ago the worthy people
of that place were somewhat star tied at
beholding flaming meteor drop
through space and disappear in the
Rondout Greek. Although meteors
have repeatedly fallen before they are
still objects of unusual interest, and it
is not surprising that search was
made for this particular specimen.
One of the explorers was son of Mr..
ID. ID. Bell, of Accord, who set about
dragging the creek with great care and
energy. While engaged in this moist
undertaking what was his amazement
ut discovering gigantic sword stand
ing point upward in the creek, with its
hilt buried deep in the sand! 1t was
drawn out with great difficulty and
found to be in truth an extraordinary
weapon. 1t is two-edged, six feet long,
and weighs seventeen pounds. 1t is
ornamented with strange bieroglyphics
wrought with exquisite delicacy and
utterly unintelligible to the learned
men of Ulster County. OF course il
was at apparent TO the dullest un-
derstanding that this sword was the
supposed meteor, and that il must have
dropped from some planet peopled by a
gigantic race, for no inhabitant of this
arth could WELD the blade.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-31
Detroit Nav oS lSS

Detroit, May =, 1883.
WHEAT-Thc wheat mBrket Is very unsettled
and uncertain and dealers are very cautious In
their purchases. Quotations are as follows:
No white 81 09;66Dl 10; No. white II w ;
No white 90td90%; No. red 81 IL.
PLoUR.-Proiucts have attracted very little
attention. The sharp bulge in wheat values
has not encouraged millers, neither have buy
ers been stimulated to increased diligence in
securing supplies. The country is full Of Hour
and the movement is sluggish. Mlllers and re-
ceivers are pushing products at old terms, but
meet with no encouragement. Quoted prices
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-31

were missing. The cause of the explosion IL
said TO be defective boilers.
In proroguing the Canadian Parlia-
ment, Goyernor-General LOrne closed his adj
dress as follows: "The severance of my official
connection with Canada docs not loosen the
tie Of affection which will ever make me desire
to serve this country. pray that the prosperity
! have seen you enjoy may continue, and that
the blessing Of God may at all times be yours
TO strengthen you In unity and peace"
There arrived at the Geological Gar
dens I'm Philadelphia few days ago, five OF the
rarest animals, the only specimens OF their
kind, that have ever been known to be captured
alive Their scientific name Is MociOrhincbus
Angustrir Osiris, although they are known as
elephant seals or sea elephants. The animals were
procured by Henry Reiche II Brother, Of New
York, In the South Pacific, and were taken to
New York about a week ago, 1t being the in
tention To ship them to one OF the European
geological societies. The Philadelphia society
purchased the animals.
Smallpox is making sad havoc in the
prison ut Lancaster, Penn. Fifteen cases
broke out in one day, recently.
The indebtedness of Yankton county,
Dakota, whose reputation initiated against
the reception of Dakota as a state by the last
congress, has been az last honorably adjusted.
Respecting the settlement between
the dominion government and the province OF
British Columbia, the dominion government
at Ottawa, agreed 10 give n money grant to the
province amounting to $l,000000, Of which
$500 is.to idcmnify the province for loss
sustained In carrying out the terms OF the con-
federation 10 delay In building the Canada Pa
cIiic railway, aud t2J00O0 in aid of the
construction Of the Esquimau dry dock.
An 10000 acre purchase of land in
the panhandle Of Texas by an English syndi-
cate is reported; price, 100000. The tract
will be fenced. Itborders 300 miles on Indian
Territory.
lrishmen in Galveston, Tex, are rails
Ing fund for the benefit OF the widows and
children OF the men recently executed at Dub
lin for the Phoenix park murders. Seven hun
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09

weeks ago, and made the fastest trip on re-
crod around tho horn. She sailed from New
Tacoma last Saturday with 300 tons OF coal
Her cost was $3.50, 600.
EMPIRE CITY, Feb. 3-The steam tug
Fearless has arrived from the wreck of the
Tacoma Nine of the crew were lost. and
the First Assistant Engineer Grant died
after getting ashore. The ship is complete
ly broken up. Nothing can be saved from
the wreck Five bodies were recovered and
will be buried to-day. Engineer Grant was
buried yesterday. Nothing can be seen of
the wreck but the top of the cylinder at low
water. Seven men were lost off the fore
yard when the mast went overheard.
It is claimed by recent dispatch to the
Oregonian that the loss of life in the above
wreck was much owing to the fact that the
keeper of the life saving station at Cape
Gregory refused and would not permit the
life boat to go to the distressed crew a dis
tance of about nine miles when a volunteer
crew, offered and stood ready to take the
boat to the wreck It is said that if the
boat had been perm it.ed to have gone their
that the lives would likely have been saved.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09
coNcEn MING FREE TRADE.

The Philadelphia Inquirer thinks
chat the once cherished heresy of
States rights is rapidly losing
its hold on the South. ''Rabid Bour-
bons," it says, ''may reassert it, but
the younger generation consider the
doctrine as buried in the grave at
Appomattox. Free trade sentiments
are also on the wane. The strong
conservatism of the Southern people
causes many of them TO nominally
adhere to this economic sophistry,
but they do so more because it was
held by. their fathers than because
they really believe in it themselves"
The Inquirer holds that the young
men Of the South have learned that
the sextreme States rights dem
tagogues brought on their section an
unsuccessful war, and they fail to see
wherein the free traders are likely to
benefit their interests" The same
class Of men that used to insist that
slavery was divine institution are
now telling the new generation at
the South that free trade is a nation
al blessing, and the latter will soon
smile as broadly at the assertion as
they do now at the repetition OF the
other exploded fallacy.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09
LIPEisAvING AT FIRES.

In the Standard of a recent date
we fnd'the above subject comnen-
tedaupon in manner which will req
ommend'the subject to- the careful
consideration of all firemen:
Usually, after a. large FIRE similar
to the NewhalI house catastrophe,
the first thing is to consider the mis-
takes tf,sss .ere made by people in
trying to escape, or in helping other
people out. and various suggestions
are made with a view of aiding in
the matter ofrelief at the awful mo
ments. But because of the want Of
proficiency in the art of life saving
or the impracticabiIity ofthe schemes,
people are still left to get out of
burning buildings as best they can.
A-fsw days ago the Leo brothers,
than whom there are no superiof
gymnasts in the country, at the in-
yiiasicp 6. tho San FRANCISCO fif4
commissioners, all the ofieers of thd
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09
TIE TARIFF BILL.

It il claimed that Western Repub-
licans can not afford to accept the
Ways and Means. Committees Tariff
bill as was brought before the house.
1t is said to be even worse than the
tariff commissions bill. While a few
reductions were made yet there were
many advances. Byit the tax on
quinine is restored. Pig-iron is
taxed at 1912 per ton; armor plate
st p cts. per h.; cotton ties at
T+lo cents per pound or 81 per
sent. Lead ore is taxed at u cents
PEI. lb. SO per cent more than now,
and nickel at 25 cents instead Of 90
cents per lb. Some clasifcations are
changed and made more complete.
It Is hard to tell what effect the pas
sage Of suoh bill would have on the
business of the country. 1t seems to
be . measure for obstruction and
that is what the manufacturer lobby
lists are working for.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09
NOVEL DREDGING APPARATUS.
The Principle Of Hydraulic Mining Applied
to Removing Bars-Invsltion of J. II.
Eufer, of Jacksonville, Or.

The Principle Of Hydraulic Mining Applied
to Removing Bars-Invsntton Of J. H.
Eufer, of Jacksonville, Or.
Several months ago patent was granted
to John H. Huffer, of Jacksonville, in this
state, says the Oreyonian for an apparatus
for removing sand bars in rivers, cutting
channels in harbors, etc. Mr.. Huffer has
sent to Capt Chas. F. Powell, U. S. engin-
eer, drawings of the apparatus, with a
description of its workings. It is simply a
stern wheel boat. fitted with force pump,
which is connected with a hydraulic tube.
This tube is fitted firmly in the bow of the
boat and reaches to the bottom of the river.
Its lower or discharging end faces in a for
ward direction and is bent so as to eject the
water which passes through it in nearly a
horizontal course to facilitate the forcing
action of the jet on the sand or mud to pro-
duce current down stream. The tube may
be of any suitable construction, but it is
preferred to use tube similar to that used
in hydraulic mining in which provision is
made for turning the tube to any desired
angle, the same being hung on swivel
joint and being provided with an extension
or handle for manipulating it. It is sup
ported below the swivel joint by shears
pivoted to the sides of the bow and con-
structed to cross and form rest for a tube
in front of the bow. This hinged or pivoted
support serves to receive the back thrust
caused by the reactionary pressure of the
water on the tube at its bent or discharg-
ing end. Chains worked by windlasses are
attached to the shears for raising or lower
ing them to suit different angular positions
of the hydraulic tube.
brought to the upper end of said bar and
the tube sufficiently lowered to cause the
water that is elected from it to forcibly re-
move given depth of material from the
surface of the bar, the stern wheel of the
boat at the same time being put in motion
to counteract the back thrust on the boat
by the reactionary pressure of the water
under discharge on the hydraulic tube.
During this operation, the boat is made to
move down stream with velocity equal to
1tle curreut oi Iile StieaLl uHGil IL passes
over the bar. This is continued until the
required depth is reached,
In the operation, the first impulse of the
jet from the tube meets with considerable
resistance; but as the jet continues to flow,
the water alongside of it is put in motion in
the same direction and flows with a velocity
nearly equalsto the jet, thereby reducing
the resistance and increasing the excavating
action of the jet, and producing a forced
current which carries the excavated mater
lal far away from its place of excavation.
Mr.. Huffer writes that be has no means
with which to introduce his patent, but is
anxious to have practical test made of its
efficiency.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09
FROM THE ONEOYTI PRESS. n 7.

Oneonta, New York, Jan. 9th.
Early last summer Messrs. b. +. Kendall g. Co. of
Enosburgh Falls, Vt, made contract with the pub
fishers OF the Press for half column advertisement
for one year setting forth the merits of Kendalls
SPAWN Cure At the same time secured from the
firm quantity Of books. entitled Dr. Kendalps
Treatise on the horse and his Diseases, which
giving to advance paying subscribers to the Press
a premium
About the time the advertisement first appeared
in this paper Mr. P. G. Schermerhorn, who resides
near Golfers had spawned horse. He read the ad
yertsement and concluded to test the efficacy of the
remedy, although his friends laughed at his cred
ulity. He bought a bottle Of kendas SPAWN Cure
and commenced nsing it on'the horse in accordance
with the directions, and he informed us tn week
that it effected such complete cure that an expert
horseman, who examined the animal recently could
lind trace of the SPAWN the place where it had
been located. Mr.. Schermerhorn has since secured
copy Of Kendals Treatise the Horse and his Dis
cases. which he prizes very highly and would be
not obtain another copy. So much for advertising
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09

There is hurry with the democ-
racy to determine who are in favor
and who are against Pendleton's civil
service reform bill. The organs
CLAIM it to be great principle some
Of them agreeing that its supporters
in the party are bogus species of
Democrats and that its opponents
are pure patriots and that the latter
kind must assend to the reins of gov
ernment while the former must step
down and out. The amusing thing
is that the Democratic party in most
all of its state and national plat
forms for years have been demand
ing reform of this nature and de
nouncing the Republican party for
alleged abuses which this bill is in
tended to correct: When it did that
it was endeavoring co ride in as a
great reform party. The big end now
throws off the mask and appears in
true colors.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09
RINGS AT WASHINGTON.
The Interest Of Banks in Legislation Effect
ing Bonded Whisky.


The Sans Washington special says: The
powerful rings now gathered at Washington
exceed in number and wealth all that have
appeared here for eight years. These rings
expect to do their most effective work in the
few remaining weeks of this congress. All
the large and many of lesser special inter-
ests involved in pending or in proposed
changes of the tariff are represented by
active and influential agents, outside and in
side of congress. They have pooled their
issues and will make common cause. The
navy ring has won the first engagement in
the house. 1t remains to be seen if the
senate will confirm Robeson's work. The
great ring of nd-grabbers has succeeded,
by the action of the Judiciary committee of
the house, not only in preventing any leg
islation adverse to this immense interest,
but also in keeping the subject from get
ting before the house at all.
The whisky ring will soon make it's last
desperate effort. The real truth in this case
does not appear upon the surface The
,1fstillers and manufacturers of whisky have
little concern about the bill passed by the
senats extending the bonded time for two
years, or any legislation that may be SUBJ
stituted for it. Spectators and banks are
the parties most anxious and most disturbed
in mind about the action of congress. There
are about SO, 600, 900 or s4,000.0OO gallons
of whisky stored The ranks have ad-
vanced between $50, 0OO, 900 and $50, 900. 600
on warehousing certificates. About 20, OOO.-
600 of this paper is held in Louisville, Gin
cinnati, st. Louis and Chicago, the remain
der is scattered in the great eastern cities.
It is undoubtedly true that the banks are
seriously embarrassed by the accumulation
of these discounted certificates, and they
can get no relief from the speculators who
put them up as collateral security. The
banks, therefore, are practically the owners
of the whisky and their situation is rem
dered more tcritical because they will be
for self protection, to ray the
tax on this stock as it becomes due. The
aggregate tax will be about S74, ,000, 600 or
SIS, 900, 600, distributed over two years and
ten months.
It is thus seen that the banks which have
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09
Steamer Tacoma Wrecked Near the Mouth
of Umpqua River.

EMPIRE Cry, Or. Feb. 2.-The steamer
Tacoma went ashore Monday night, the %,
at 8 P. NJ, four miles north of the Umpqua
river. The captain and six men landed yes
terday. The tug Sol Thomas went to her
yesterday. but could not get the crew off on
auidships, both the stern and the bow be-
ing under water. She lays about 800 yards
from the shore. The captain has sent here
for tugs and life boats.
Charles Wells, the passenger, who arrived
here yesterday, stated to me that at ii o.
clock Monday noon Captain Kortz said that
they were Is miles off shore, and at dark no
land was in sight, and that the evening was
dark but not feggy: that between half-past
eight and nine o'clock Capt. Kortz retired,
AID at about 9:l5 the ship struck the beach
in the ,>uter line of breakers. The second
mate was on the bridge at the time the ship
struck, but did not either see or hear the
breakers until she was in them. The ship
was making between l3 and IA miles per
hour at the time she st.suck. A heavy sea
was running at the time ant made COM
plete breach over her. She commenced
taking water and in about two hours the
fremen had to leave the freroom. In a
short time all the boats but one were stove.
Tuesday morning Captain Kortz landed on
the beach to go for assistance. He got the
tug Sol Thomas, at Umpqua river, to go to
the wreck, but could not get to the vessel
Capt. Kortz and men made every effort
Tuesday afternoon to return to the ship,
but the heavy sea on the beach prevented
them doing so. On Wednesday the boat
succeeded in getting to the ship, and when
MIR. Wells left all but seventeen had been
landed, and the rest were probably landed
that evening. The ship is broken amidships
Her bow is in eighteen and stern in twenty
feet of water. She lies heading to the south
east. Mr.. Wells thinks that the ship lies
about one-quarter of mile from shore, and
will be total loss. Wells and Steinberger
were the only passengers. During the two
days they were on the wreck, the only food
they had was few crackers.
Mr.. Wells speaks in the highest praise of
Captain Kortz and his officers, in doing all
that could be done to rescue them form the
wreck.
The Tacoma is the first of feet of 5000
ton steamships builing by the Central Pa
ifc railroad, to ply between San Francisco
and Puget Sound, carrying Goals from the
New Carbcnada mines. She arrived in San
Francisco from Philadslphia about three
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09
GENERAL NEWS.

A newsboy has been arrested in Portland
for selling papers given him to deliver, and
pocketing the cash.
Chas. II. Larrabee, who was killed in the
late railroad disaster in California, stumped
this State during the Hancock campaign.
Mrs. Roork was so badly bitten by dog,
near Cartwright's on the Siuslaw, that she
came nearly dying from her injuries. The
owners of such dogs should be held re-
sDonslble for letting such brutes run loose.
A lady represented the Portland Neus at
a masquerade held in that city few days
ago.
A safe weighing five and half tons has
been placed in the N. P. land Office in Port
land.
James Glow, of Forest Grove, died on
Monday last, aged II. He had been mem
Der of the Christian church fifty years.
A petition to secure license to sell liquor
at Jefferson in less quantity than quart was
defeated last week by re.nonstrance.
The wife of Geo. Mcbride. of Peoria Linn
county, died on the q, of January. The
husband, though at the time in good health
died three days later. it is supposed from the
shock caused by his loss. Seven children
were left. the eldest being II years old.
The track is laid as far as the Puyallup
river, upon the Seattle extension Of the
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09
KoRMoN1sM FOUND A NEW ADVOCATE.

Judge Jerry Black has disting
nisfed himself by holding as uncon-
stitu:ional the Edmunds bill passed
some time ago by congress for the
regulation of mormonism on account
OF its interfering with an establish
ment of religion. It is barely possible
that the decision may be correct but
we don't believe it and it will be
many long day before he will sue
oeed in making any considerable
portion Of the American people be-
lieve that such decision has tine frs,
legal or constitutional principle to
support. The practice of lasciyious-'
ness, murder and other kinds of
criminality under the disguise of, it's
conforming to some pretended re-
Hgious faith is about played out wEth
all sensible people Mr.. Blacks legal
opinion to the contrary notwith4tand
ing. If such crininalities as / Igrac-
tised;by the Mormons can be sustar,-
cd under pretense of their rel kiouk
faith IN them for just as good reat
sons band of thieves and highway
men might pretend that they wiste
inspired through religious faith toi 90
upon the highway and plunder, Fob
and murder their fellow for modet
Judge Black may have faith In Ihis
decision but we can't have but little
fsithin' his good sense from which
such a. decision eminates.