The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-30

teen hogs during the past month, was KILL
ed on the Mill creek road, eleven miles east
of Walla Walla, few days ago.
A barn on the farm os the late Senator
Nesmith, at Derry, Polk Co., burned down
one night last week. and forty tons of hay
were consumed. The damage amounted to
about $25OO, with NO insurance.
The assessment roll for Union county
foots up about s., 250, 600. The indebted
ness of the county up to July is reported
as being $77 900. The tax levy for this
year will be 25 mills on the dollar.
Tho Tacoma Ledger is authority for the
statement that Tacoma does not want to
be the capital of Washington territory" !"
It will be as refreshing as surprising to
Seattle to learn that there is one thing, at
least, that the Terminal city 'does not
want"
Work will be continued on the Cascs de
division of the Northern Pacific during the
coming winter. The road is complete for
distance of ninety-three miles from the Col
umbia river. No further contracts have
been made for construction ON the western
side of the Cascade mountains.
An experienced gardener says that a sure
sign to find out if plants in pots require wet.
ting IS t rap OH the side of the pot near the
middle with the finger knuckles; if it gives
forth hollow ring the plant needs water,
but if there is dull souRd there is stlll
moisture ,gh to sust the plant.
A burglar who attempted to enter house
in Sacramento was caught fast in window,
aud the woman armed herself with a potato
masher, drew up a chair, and sat there and
tapped his head for half an hour before call.
ing the police. She said she had always
just ached to pound man allshe wanted to.
Over at Seattle the women have all
agreed to do their own washing and thus
forward the anti Chinese movement. Now
there's style about that. Whenever the
ladies' takehol, inearnest the Gu seth. favor
isassured of succ ss If the women of Seattle
don't get tired, men don't expect
too much in the way of polished linen, the
Seattle Chinese laundries will have to 20
out of business.
A Salem Statesman reporter was shown
some pure ''silver" Tuesday by the Smith
brothers who are interested in the newly
discovered ledges near Mt. Jefferson.
There were three or four nuggets of good
size, and they were all taken from piece of
ore not larger than hens egg, from the
Lille ledge, on the little north fork of the
Santiam. An official assay has been made
Of the ore from the ledge, which shows the
ore to be worth 5000 per ton in silver,
small amount of gold.
For many years past lower water was
never known to prevail along the VILLAIN
cite, Snake and Columbia rivers. Along
the upper willamette the water is so low 4
that a skitf would almost strand in passing
some of the shoalest places. The upper
Columbia is also down below the last peg,
while the Snake at and above Riparia is
nine inches below the mean low water mark.
Until the fall rains swell the volume of wa
ter, navigation will be maintained only
with great difficulty.
Governor Squire, of Washiu goa Terri
tory, has sent the Secretary of the Interior
II report on the anti Chinese agitation. Al
ter stating the facts about the recent meet
ings and the intimidation of some Chinese,
he says there have been no riots or out
breaks, and he believes none will occur.
He hopes to maintain order without troops,
and says strong organization of the hest
citizens of Seattle has been formed for the
purpose. However, should troops be need
ed, they can be had from Vancouver Bar
racks on few hours ,tti-e
w. w. Baker, Dairy Commissioner of Or.
egon says there is only five cases of oleomar-
garine in the State to his knowledge. He
says that for six months preceding the On.
actment of the law regulating this product,
from fifteen to twenty thousand dollars
worth Of oleomargarine has imported
into this Slate and put on the market as
butter. Mr.. 9 9z9erse.>e E}t5 the existing
law can be improved in the way o: brewery
slops, and in regard to quality of butter,
and he will endeavor to have the legislature
make the amendments.
Murray Sun of the 20th: I'D. w. Small,
of Walla Walla, W. T., has been awarded
a contract for furnishing the Bedrock Pool
with 4, 600, 600 feet of lumber, with S,OOO,-
600 feet to follow. Much of the contract
h. sublet to owners of mills now here, and
Mr.. Small will bring in several of his own
mills from the railroad and place them in
the magnificent forests on the west side of
the North Fork and then haul the lumber
up to the fume, distant about two miles.
Mr.. Small is known along the Northern
Pacific railroad as one of the largest lumber
men in the Pacific Northwest"
Work is progressing steadily on tie gov
ernment jetty at the mouth of the Colum-
bia river. The jetty begins at the wharf OF
Fort Stevens aRd extends across Clatsop
spit. Two rows of piling are driven first.