The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-12-14
EASTERN STATES.
Senator Jones Of Nevada


4da passed through the city to-day, on his
way to Washington. In an interview he
said he was opposed to the passage Of any
law further restricting the coinage of silver.
He also referred to the uucompromising
hostility of Americans and the Pacific coast
to the importation of any more Chinese.
The Business Outlook
New YORK, Dec. 9.-The dry goods
trade is exceedingly dull, the autumn sea-
son being over. and with excessive stocks,
prices are generally in favor of buyers.
There has been little or no improvements in
the iron market, and the outlook is rather
disoouraging than otherwise
Died During seance-
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.-Quite startling
event occurred at Merchantile Library hall
tonight. James F. Gein aud wife of New
York were giving spiritualistic perform
ance, toward the close of which Gein
stepped into the ante-room near the stage
to rest after an exhausting cabinet exhibl-
ton. When followed two or three minutes
later by his wife he was found dead on
the floor Examination by physicians pres
,ent showed that death was caused by
heart disease. Gein was a Mason in good
standing, and belonged to Pacific lodge,
New York. The remains will be taken
to Chicago for burial after the inquest to-
morrow.
Boss Tweed rule Cnntinned-
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The Tribune TO-
day contains an exposition of frauds in city
contracts, extending over series of years.
by which the taxpayers of New York have
suffered losses of millions of dollars. The
Tribune OF tomorrow and succeeding days
will contain further details of this corrupt
system. which has grown to almost inered-
ible proportions
Italian Laborers.
NEW ORLEANS, December lO.-The
italian consul called on the mayor yester.
day to state that from 1000 to 1900 labor
ers were in the city and without work, and
liable to commit excesses. He WISHED to
ascertain from his honor whether anything
could be done in their behalf. They were
brought hither from the north and east,
by railroad companies, at the time of the
recent strike of freight handlers, and, as is
usually the case, when the strike ended and
the old hands returned to work these new
men were of no further use and were
turned adrift. The mayor was unable to
suggest any measures for relief.
Clearing House Returns.
BosroN, Dec. l0.-From the Post the fol-
lowing table is compiled, from special dis
patches from the managers of twenty seven
leading clearing houses in the United States,
which gives total clearances for the week
ending the Sth, with percentages of increase
and decrease, as compared with the CORES
ponding week of 1882: Total, 81, l2S. 925, =
379; decrease, ll.2. Outside of New York,
$685., ,2lS, ,545; increase 96. The exhibit
this week is an unexpectedly favorable one,
both when compared with last week and
with the corresponding week last year. The
gain is mostly at leading trade centers, and
while there has been no great improvement
in speculative dealings, it must be ascribed
to better feeling in the legitimate trades.
Difficulty in China
New YORK, Dec. lO.-The Herald inter.
viewed DIR. A. R. Platt. American consular
representative at Chee-Choo, China, who
has jast arrived via San Francisco, who
said: "The news that Chinese mob has
destroyed Christian chapel in Canton has
upset me very much, fear we shall have
terrible news from China yet. I left my
wife in a very exposed place. am racked
with fears for her safety. A mob is likely
to massacre the whole American population
at any moment, for the feeling is very bitter
I hope war will not be declared between
China and France, for the almost certain
result to foreigners living in Chinese port
is too fearful to contemplate. 1 share tn,
suspicious that Chinese laborers, who q
back to China from America with certificates
of former residence here, sell their eertii
Gates to other laborers."
An Appeal for e'Donnell.
CHICAGO, Dec, lO.-At mass meetin
held on the west side tonight a preambl
and resolutions were passed, to the effec
that as Patrick O'Donnell, an ex-soldier' an
citizen of the United States, is under sen
tence Of death for killing James Carey. a
from the infamous and violent character Q
Carey we believe him to have been the az
gressor, which fact could have been show
but sfor the English law, which close
ODonnelrs mouth, and as there is wide
spread feeling in this country that politics
considerations influenced the court an,
jury. it was resolved to ask the governmen
,of the United States to take such action a
it may properly do, with energy and ear
nestness, to secure from the English gov
ernment such interposition as will proven
execution of the sentence, which is believe
to be unjust, and that senators and rer
resentatives in congress be urgently aske
to use their best cndeavors to secure thi