The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-18
State and Territorial.

by SOaklnH WHedG III dlCouol. Ih0 S0coO oS''
the wheat, get drunk, and are easily cap
tured.
We have received some potatoes of the
second crop this year, grown on the place OF
Frank Powers, Jr., near Springfield They
are about as large as hens eggs and the tops
are as green as in early spring.-Journal.
A blizzard struck the East last week, in
terrupting trains and showing them under
Here in the Pacific Northwest it is chilly,
but vegetation continues to grow and wear
the appearance of May instead of December
Counterfeiting money of the realm seems
to be quite an industry, when 1T is said that
over $500, 900 worth of spurious money has
been captured during the present year by
the secret service detectives of the govern
ment.
We hear it rumored that Mr.. Hatch, of
transportation fame, intends entering con-
plant to the Secretary of War against the
O. C. r. R. on account of the Harrisburg
bridge impeding free navi cation OF the upper
Willamette river.-Eugene Guard.
There is every reason to believe that
there are veins of coal in Linn county OF
great value In fact we informed that
near Brownsville a vein has been reached
lately Is feet thick and I64 feet wide.
Years ago the same report was made. 1t is
a matter worthy of Investigation by monled
men-Democrat.
Few persons realize how great Quantity
of rain falls sometimes during rain storm
which does not appear excessive. An men
of rain on an acre of land is equivalent to lOl
tons of water. So that a farm of l60 acres
receives during a rainfall OF an incb not less
than l6, l60 tsns Of water.
Umatilla county paper: Some person or
persons went into Mr. Sherwood's tinber
culture, about four miles west of Echo, last
week and stole 1000 to 5000 young trees
that had been planted last spring. They
left the land and Mr.. Sherwood went to
work setting out more trees.
M. c. Galloway, whe lives near Tangent
has seen seven generations of people, and
he is probably not over 60 years OF age him
self. He has seen his great grandfather,
his grandfather, his father, his sisters and
brothers, his sisters daughter, his sisters
daughters sou, and the daughter of the sis
ter's daughters son.-DemOcrat.
Six and half tons of hide and tallow
were piled upon the o. r. & n. Co s dock
Yesterday for shipment the o. p. to
San anciscr. They were shipped by rail
from Ashland, the freight to Albany being
$50 per ton From Albany to San Francisco
will be but Si50 per ton, which explains
why so mucl, freight is beginning to 80 that
way Alb nay Herall.
The Centr u Pacific surveyors completed
the survey Of the lIue from the Siskiyou
tunnel to the .nd of the Oregon Il California
track south of Ashland last week, and
moved their camp back to Rufus Coles sta
tion They will ouerate on the California
part of the r",ise for the rest of the winter.
Tunnel No s is compile and Tie tools
and paraphernaiia removed to tunnel Nc. 8.
The grading force is constantly ut work.
From S. VI. Anderson, of Coles valley we
learn that an old man by the name OF
Grenier living on the Siuslaw is the oldest
resident in Oregon, having been here TO
years. He is Frenchman, and belonged
to the Hudson Bay Company. As trapper
he has always been expert. His age is
S5 years. and he is somewhat feeble. Mr.,
Anderson further reports that on his trip to
baS GIN -Io ha rJ Stra wh;4frl9S.
grass green and high, and stock doing well.
Review.
A prominent grain dealer has Informed a
Standard reporter that for the past 80 days
there have been $4,000 bushels of wheat
brought to that city, on an average, every
day. This means about $25, 900 worsh e 'ch
day. and it i generally IL led during :
working time of ten hours The same rate
will probably be Aep5 up for another so
days Some idea Of the wheat trade a
that port may be had from the above.
Harry Roberts, of Tampico, Yakim;
county, w. T., says the Vancouver lnde
pendent, VIII has the unenviabie reputation
of being wife beater, was taken from hi
residence by dozen women few night
ago and tied to fence and deserved.
fio,ged Roberts repeated abuse of his
wife had aroused considerable indignation
and the women of the place and vlcinit,
determined to teach him some humanity il
true Delaware style. Zach woman tool
the lash in her own hand and laid it on Iii
barred back until exhausted. When tn
ordeal was gone through with Roberts wa
warned never again to ill-treat his wife, OF
penalty of a repetition of the flogging, whici
he solemnly promised never to do again ans
went his way meekly, leaving the county.
A gentleman informs us, says the Poll
County Itemizer, that while in conversation
with Hon. H Hurley, of Lafayette, las
week, that that gentleman informed hIl
that in letter from Nj. Reid, in regard
the narrow gauge railroad, he gave ever
assurance of its extension to Portland i