The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-11-06
GENERAL NEWS.

The latest election news from the etss
are to the eff.ct that New York an Vir-
ginia have gone democratic, and Massachu
setts, Pennsylvania, lava, Illinois and Ne
braska republican by the usual IMPURITIES.
1t is estimated that the decrease in the
public debt during October will am ,unt to
$l3,50o.0O0.
The new lighthouse steamer NJ M,drnna has
sailed from the east, with cargo of Ii sht-
house supplies for California and Oregon.
1t is Thought the presidents forthcoming
message will take very strong ground against
the coinage of silver He will endorse the
views of Manning and Jordan.
Comnissi ner Sparks, Of the land office
has rendered decision in regard to the At
lantic P.ciic ro.l, which wipes out their
lanl grant, stretching from San Buenaven-
tura to San Francisco, distance of $50
miles.
Wilkes county, Ga. is greatly excited
er the discovery of 500, 600 in sil:er coin on
the plantation "f John Chen n,ult. It revive>
the story of a confederate treasury train
which was robbed near that place.
The p"stotfice department has AIRED that
Bowers, recently appointed postmaster al
Chico. Cal. imp'sei npon the appuinting
p,wer, by sending long list of signatures
that he had cut from an old petition. Bow
ers has been suspended
Ferdinand Ward, Grants swinilng part
ner was sentenced by Judge Bsrrett, of
New Y 'r.<, to ten years i'll the state prison.
The pris"uer csme into court smiling, and
received the julges scathing santence in a
half inanlent manner. He was taken to the
Sing wing prison.
George : l'n nsrs, Sr., proprietor of the
aeu >sia ir,l mills at Niles. OHIO, has made
All ASST gun mt. The principal creditors are
the em d yes. 200 in number. In the eve
ming mesa ,.,a W 'men ga5ierel around tie
works and dem an le money bread for
their little ones. A riot was feare |, but la
ter the crowd dispersed
The old fight between the New York Tri-
hune and the Typographical union is ended
at last. The Tribune remains out of the
union, but agrees to advance the price of
ems. After wards Whitelaw i'll addressed
his employees and sail that in cansi lerttion
of their splendid loyalty, he shnnli do more
than the uninn had .ske nr had lgreel so
to do year ago. He therefore advanced the
price piece composition above The union
scale, to fnrty- y-seten cents PER 1000.
The statement that loan h ID been
offered by the Cana lian Pacific with Carin :
Pacific officials, is believed to lie we'll found
Ell. B lring Brothers are tinancia agents "f
the Grand Trunk compthy, AMI the securi-
ties of the two roa Is seem to be getting i'll
to the same hands. Many rumors are af pat
in eastern cities all ut these cum mpanies, and
their algamatinn is freely talked OF. One
ru,nor has it that - .pl H ckspn will soon
leave Can,d. AMI t.ke the presidency of
the Gran Trunk c'n any in England, and
on the am /, I'm .tiol ut tn, two companies
will become presi lent of the ertire system.
Il is further said that there will be an exc
cutive bnar,l IF the combined companies in
Canada, and eh. dominion government viii
take control of the two raj ways, with an
imperial guarantee.
The Ut n commission has su hmttei its
annual report to the secretary of the inte'-
inr. Itstys that at the last election n" per
son living in polygamy was allo~e | to v":e
nor was ay sach a per on elected to office.
There a we been very few poiygam us m -
riages during the year, but this Is du- to
the enforcement of the law, not to any de-
cided change of feeling. A firm attitude OF
the government, and faithful execution oi
the law. sustaine by public sentiment. have
exerted in the past year "a repressIve infiu-
ence up,n the Norm III people never before
experienced by them since their establish
ment in Utah. The commission recon- N IN Is
that the term of imprisonment for unlawful
cohabitation b. extendel to at least two
years for the first aud three years for the
second otfense; that all persons ne exclu led
by law from making location nr settlement
upon any part of the land of the United
States who shall refuse demand to tax,
oath before proper .'ffi :er of the land offic.
that he (if MANI does not cohahit witt
more than one WON IN in the marriage rela
lion, and will slpp'rt the laws of the Uni
ted States, (nr ii w"lnan.l that she doe
not cehabit with having more than
one living and un livorc9d wife; that th'
laws with reference to the immigration q
Chinese and importation Of contract labor
ers, paupers and criminals be SO amended a