The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-01-11
EASTERN STATES.
willard Makes an Assignment.


New YORK, Jan. 6.-Henry Willard
made an assignment to-day, for the benefit
of his creditors, to VIM. Endicott, Jr., OF
Bostod and Horace White. of New York.
He transfers to them his property and
mansion OH Madison avenue, with instruc-
tions to dispose of them at public or pri-
vate 4ale, and apply the proceeds first to
the payment of interest of mortgage of
$780, 900 upon the property, and secondly
to carry out any existing contracts Cor
completion of the edifce. And provisions
are made for the payment of any indebted
ness of Willard to the Oregon Railway and
Navigation company. The instrument
further directs that the residue, after the
entire Indebtedness is disposed of. shall be
turned over to his wife, Mrs. Fannie Carl
son Willard. Real property included by
Willard in the assignment is the block
bounded bv 6ftieth and fifty-frst streets
and Madison aud Fourth avenue, including
the mansion recently erected upon Madi-
son avenue front. The property is said to
be worth 81, COO, 600. The property recent
ly conveyed by Willard to his legal advis-
ers is expressly EXCLUDED from the convey
ance to the assignees. Other real property
possessed by Willard is handsome sum-
mer residence at Dobb's Ferry, on the
Hudson, worth about $250,000. The
amount of Indebtedness to the Oregon
Railway aud Navigation Company is not
ascertaiDed, nor could any Information be
obtained as to liabilities. 1t is sail he is
the owner of large interest in other
companies, and that his wife holds g,vsrn-
ment bonds to the amount of $500, ,OJO.
No acurate statements of his assets, how.
ever, are obtaiuable to night, AMI Villar,l
Is still too i'll to receive visitors.
More Of the Meeting Of Directors.
NEW York, Jan. AT the Northern
Pacific meeting Messrs. Morgan, Billings,
Cheney, Bullitt, Harris and Belmont were
appointed a committee to consider what
action should be taken by the board OWN {
to the retirement of Willard. Wizards
resignation as director was laid on the
table. The committee was authorized to
call special meeting for the election of
. president.
The directors aloptel resolution com
plimeutary to Willard AMI voted him Sl0,-
600 year for his services during the time
he was president of the company.
Terrible Holocaust.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 5.-Tne convent of the
Sisters of Notre Dame, at Belleville, Hi.
nois, burned at ii o'clock tonight, involv-
ing loss of from $1,000 to Sl25, 900
partially insured. The building was origi-
naIly erected in 1857 since when two
wings have been added. May Campbell,
one of the inmates, jumped from thirl
story window AMI was picked up deal.
One other Ii = was lost and several persons
are reported injured. The loss OF life is
much grealer tilah mentioned in last nights
supposed, the total of known deaths is
twenty-seven, twenty-five of which are
pupils, and five sisters among the latter
the sister superior.
Reporters who returned to 3 .llevil'e to
night state that search in the ruins of the
convent was resumed hetween 10 and ii
o'clock this morning, AM. continued till
about 4 clock this afternoon; that what
were supposed to be the remains of six l.
ditional bodies were recovered, but the re-
mains were of so inte6nite character that
it was impossi pie to determine whether
they represent six or more persons.
The funeral of the victims will probably
take place to morrow. The remains of
Miss Campbell and Miss Wiermau were
brought here this afternoon, and will be
buried tomorrow.
ST.. LOUIS, J an. SEARCH for the dead
at Belleville was resumed this morning.
The bodies were all near each other, and
the mother superior's body seemed to be in
the center of chastity circle of black re.
mains. A bone was picked up here, and on
being drawn from the ruins came 10, 8, from
some particles of roasted flesh. Her burn
ed skull was found with an arm, while
the trunk, burned into solid crisp, was
dug up imme diately under them. It was
an awful exhumation and more than once
work faltered ON account afJ the sickening
sensation which oysa the workmen.
1T It seemed >that thevl 4 heap would
never be exhausted, and every few min.
utes it was reported that new boiies had
been taken out. Shreds of burnt clothing
clung to the sickening masses, and it
.-as impossible to identify several bodies,
the fire having efaced every line of the
countenance and form. Bodies in instan-
ces chung together, and the heap, as it
was uncovered to the eye, was absolutely
indescribable.
Tacoma to Be come Great City
NEW YoRK, Jan. 5.-The action of the
Northern Pacific directors in ordering the
completion OF the road was the most i'm
portaut matter accomplished. The COM
mittee after thoroughly examining the sub
ject, agreed upon Tacoma as the western
terminus. Wizards identity with the Ore