The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-23
HlEeRAPHIc DISPATCHES,
OF the past week Conaensed.
GENERAL NEWS.

psoduce exchange at New York on the 18th
inst. that was out of condition broke the
snarket, and the bears jumped in and pushed
II stsstsiy downward. Then the west aided
by wan Street, rushed in and bought to the
1xtent Of 5000 900 or 1000, 600 bushels,
forcing the price up again.
An analysis has been made of a Chinese
siprle which they have been selling among
themselves in New York Tree of excise. 1t
il found to contain 3S per cent. of alcohol,
and hsncsforth Chinese will be required to
.lasxs . license to sell their native drink.
RaGsnsss failures the last seven days were
ass, as epulpared with 2O7 last week Fall
ures are below the average in all sections OF
the country, aud fewer are reported from
the south than any previous week this
year.
About III, 600 bushels.of No. winter
rad wheat were posted on the New York
uroduce exchange Oh the 18th, as out Of
condition. This had very depressing ef-
feet ON the market.
-
raising the quarantine against cattle from
Missouri, Indiana and Ohio.
Frederick Greiner, murderer Of Margaret
Selling. was hanged ia the Franklin county,
Ohio, Jail last Saturday Al
The, New York Worlds Washington spe-3
ci.l says Secretary Bayard declares the
mails are being outrageously delayed, and
more than iutimates thrt the postmaster.
,ensrsl will have to back down. Undoubt-
edly ssme friction between the two minis.
ters inr,,ends. The same correspondent,
speaking OF the nval local tickets III New
York city, says: ''The president never
changes his mind, at least 50 say has lntl-
mate friends. 1t is therefore hardly proba-
bile that AZ Gov Hill himself has been re-
fused assistance any special pleading for
him. upon the part of his agents will have
any effect /"
The New York World Gays: "Qnite
.snsation was caused in the consolidated
stock and petroleum exchange, by report
that the Prince Of Wales had actually en-
tered into American speculation. and pur-
Chased half a million barrels of oil. The or
der came by cable ON Thursday, so it was
said, and was executed by the principal
broker for the Standard Oil company. Ii
the report be true, his royal highness has
evidently been given a large "polnt, for
there was a marked advance of Al cents per
barrel. from 1921 to l07.
The will of the late Cardinal McCloskey
was filed for probate on the 18th inst The
,docamens is brief. He directs his executor:
to pay III Just debts and funeral and tesla
mentsry expenses Immediately after his de
cease, and then bequeaths to Archbishop
Corvigan, Bishop. Mclaughlin of Brooklyi
aaa Bishop McHenry of Albany the re
auaiuder of his estate, appointing them a
the sAtAe time executors of his will.
The new railroad bridge across the Col
orado river at Yuma, Arizona, was totall
d.stroysd by fire last Saturday morning
,xhich began ON the California side of tn
river. The loss is over 500, 900. The caus
is unknown.
The New York Commercial Bulletin,
..certaiu public opinion on the silver que'
lion and ON the expendiency of stopping th
coinage of the standard dollar, addresse
inquiries to large number OF persons SUI
,,o.ed to have well considered views on tn
question: and other prominent bankers an
fiusnciers of Ohio, Pennsylvania and oth'
middle and eastern states. The points
which the answers, with but few exception
aares, are First, the coinage OF sliv
should be definitely postponed Next, mea
urss should be taken for protecting the +
ture use of silver, under an agreement WI
the leading commercial nations. The OPT
ions vary as what should be the forms
such agreement, bet the impossiblilty
any effective settlement of the general que
tions being accomplished, except throu
iuternational cooperation, is generally
mitted.
Millions of squirrels are emmigrating fr'
the Mississippi side over to the Arkan
shore, at point commencing about
miles below Memphis and extending do
far twenty miles. They are swimming
Mississippi river and evidently making
more elevated ground in Arkansas. Tho
suds are being killed by farmers, who,
reason Of ttcir CREST numbers, use sticks
stasd ct guns. A similar snaagratioa
sauirseh occurred iu iss2.