The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-09-25

Gne ION.
The Canadian Pacific railroad claim that
they have been defrauded to the extent o
half a million dollars in consequence of in
correctly measuring the work.
1 There was received at the treasurydepart
ment last Monday, for redemption, pack
age of about SlOO, 900 in United States note!
which are badly mutilated and almost be
yond recognition. tits said the owner, al
Ohio farmer had buried the notes in the
earth IN preference to placing them in 6
bank or other depository.
President Cleveland is SAID to have made
himself very unpopular with the MugwumI
and civil service reform ,dRdes by appointing
Collector Hedden who was named by Nh.
Thompson " no had bargain with Hedden
that of the $l2, 900 salary for the collector.
ship and the fees and rerquisites which
make the office worth twice as much or S24,
600 per year should keep $500 and the
rest should be turned over to Thompson.
Thompson was directed by the President to
name the man and so he did under such a
bargain with him.
During last Monday Levi P. Morton and
Cornelius Bliss were taking the lead for the
nomination for governor among the dele.
gates to the New York State convention.
1t appeared like New York county held the
key to the result,
Edward Stevens Sanborn about year be-
fore his recent death completed the erection
of fine ediice for seminary in the town
of Kingston, New York, which was one OF
the finest and most convenient buildings
for the purpose in the state. Since his
death facts ascertaned in the settlement of
his estate proves him to have been exten-
sively engaged in the keeping of brothels in
Boston and Julia Ann Hilton who presented
the library for the institution is also said to
be the Mistress of brothel.
The rain at New Orleans fell almost con-
stantly from late Friday to Sunday night.
Much damage was being done by rains up
TO last Sunday to the cotton crops-ln the
Red-and Mississippi river valleys.
The rice crop through Louisiana has been
damaged more or less by recent rains.
A row occurred last Sunday among differ
ent factions of st. Hedgweigs Polish Church
Society, at Milwaukee where a number
were seriously cut with knives, wounded
with stones and clubs and otherwise.
James Nolan, a miner in the new Granite
creek mines, British Columbia, was mur-
dered by cowboy Wednesday.
The civil cervice reform association of
New York, George w. Curtis, chairman,
has censured Collector Hedden for certain
recent appointments.
There is talk of another transcontinental
line into San Francisco, to he controlled by
the Burlington and the Northwestern roads.
Representative Warner has completed the
draft of the compromise silver bill that he
intends to present to congress when it asem-
bles.
Telegraph operators have asked the
Western Union Company to employ extra
operators to work on extra time instead of
requiring the regular operator to perform
the extra time, which was adopted by the
company.
The president has appointed Anthony ].
Zeberger to be collector of customs of Chi
cago.
John Russell Young denies that Mackay
is about to buy the New. York Herald and
install him as editor.
The family of Wm. Tallmedge, of Des
Moines, have fallen heir to an estate of SIS, :
100000 in England.
All communication between Turkey and
Bulgaria has been cut off. Turkey has
stopped the issue of railway tickets for
points beyond Adrianople.
Liberal electioneering agents who have
returned from provincial tours of inquiry re-
port that they found surprising amount of
political intelligence and information among
newly organized liberals in the midland
counties. These new voters, it is reported,
generally appreciate their new political re-
sponsibiIities, have clear views regarding
tine political principles at issue between the
two great parties, particularly those relating
to the land question, and entertain no bitter
feelings against owners as such. 1t is even
said that where there is strong opposition
among laborers to the continuance of the
established church the opposition is one of
principle, and finds no personal vent against
the clergy as state pensioners.
Prince Alexander has issued proclama-
tion, announcing that in accordance with
the wishes of the entire populace he resumed
sovereignty over the two provinces of North
and South Bulgaria. Measures will be ta-
ken to preserve peace, and all who oppose
the new government will be severely pun
ished The Turkish and Greek portion ol
the inhabitants have thanked the govern
ment here for having taken measures fol
their defense, and have offered their ser
vices in resisting Turkish invasion.
AbNer Aldrich his wife, son about 2(
years of age and two other children who
live ahon+ aioht ,oiIas from Iona Mich