The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-06-26
GENERAL NEWS.
SUNK THRoURH CARELEssNEsS.


andotte, of the old Dominnion steamship
line, which was lying at the pier at North
river, was sunk this morning early by the
carelessness of two firemen. They pulled g
plug twelve inches in diameter out of the
bottom of the vessel, and the water rushed
in with such rapidity they barely had time
20 escape with their lives. All On board the
steamer had rushed on the dock as the
steamer sank soon af. erwards. The vessel
will be ralsed, She was built about two
years ago, and cost 100000. The damage
to her furniture, carpets finishing and ma
chinery will amount to $4,000. That part
of the cargo left on board was injured fully
$l5, 900 s~s :
SERIOUS THOu BILE THREATENED.
I ST. LOUIS, June 2l-Advices from
Northern Texas are to the effect that seri-
Gus trouble is looked for in the 'tpanhan-
die" over the driving of southern Texas cat
tie through Kansas. Thousands of cattle
are going up the Fort Worth and Denver
railroad, to be unloasled at Harold and
then driven through. 1t is claimed these
cattle are diseased, and if allowed to go on
viii spread Texas fever along the line of
travel. Kansas men are determined TO re-
| sist with all means in their power any effort
| to drive southern Texas cattle through the
neutral strip, or ''no mans land" as it is
called. 1t is said that the promise of Sec.
! etary Lamar has been obtained to interpose
the strong arm of the government to pre-
vent it and that the United StaIes marshal
with strong posse, armed with govern
ment authority, will by Monday meet the
first herd bound for Kansas, and they will
turn the cattle back prevent their ELL
trance into the neutral strip. Southern
Tex as men are very angry over the matter
and pronounce it " scare without reason;
say their cattle are healthy and they will
light before ti:eir rights shall be subverted.
They are determined to drive into Kansas,
and claim that Secretary Lamar has granted
them protection to GO through, and has no.
titled Kansas men accordingly. Coolheadel
cattle men say there will be trouble. and
think the government should call a halt on
the question can be investi gated an,i the
true facts as@ertained.
In connection with the same matter advi-
ces come from Topeka Kansas, which say
Gov. Martin has received dispatches from
the sheriff of Finney county, in the extreme
western part of the state, informing him
that 600 head of Texas cattle are now gath
II Ia Il,
200 armed men, and that an effort will be
pade to drive through: The sheriff asks
for instructions, and Gov. Martin has tele-
graphed him that the state line stock sani-
tary commission has been ordered to Cor
don City, and instructing him to confer
with them. II the cattle men perersist in
to drive their heards into and
through Kansas, it is asserted resistance will
be made and trouble and perhaps bloodshed !
ensue.
THE IOWA STORM
Special dispatches to St. Paul paners give
the following account of the losses in Iowa
by the tornado of Sunday night of last
week:
The damage in Cherokee county will |
amount to 600; in Woodbury. county,
Sl00, 900; Plymouth county, 500, 600; Mon
ona county, $50, 600, aud Ida county, $50,
300. At this time there are reool is of dam
age in Beuha Vista, Sac, Pocahsntass. Cal
houn and Webster counties. but not enough
to form an estimate as to the loss. Beyond
Fort Dodge it was in the form of wind and
ain, having spent its fury. The number of
SO far as learned is thirteen killed,
seven fatally and fifty severely wounded
The following damages are addition to those
llready reported: At Sioux City, the brick
paint works are in ruins. The packing house
damaged $1,000. The Plymouth mills at
le Mars is damaged $l0,o 900, and the gas
works $5000 Four freight cars are on there
ides. The st. Joseph German Catholic
hurch is damaged $4,000; the ice house
'2500; Adams skating rink $780, The Rich
.rds house roof is gone and the rooms flooded. |
The opera house is unroofed and nearly every
louse is more or less damaged The main
oss of life and destruction seems to have
,een in Cherokee county, and the news is
low in coming in on account of the wires
,eing down.
GENERAL GRANTS CONDITION.
MT. MCGREGoR, n. Y, June 22.-Gen-
,ral Grant was awake att this morning,
when DR.. douglas dressed his throat. His
pulse was then u, and his voice quite clear,
although the doctor had no thonght that it
would remain so. About IL o'clock the gen.
,ral arose, and seemed much refreshed by
lis rest, and frightened by the clear, cool
4ir
Sitting in sheltered spot on the piazza,
where the, breeze could not reach him.
Grant quietly passed the morning until noon,
writing part of the time. At lunch time the
general entered the cottage, and did not
gain appear ontside until between 8 and 4
o'clock, when he strolled about the piazza
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