The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-30
TELEeRAPHlC DISPATCHES,
Of the past week Conaensed.
GENERAL NEWS.

Large prairie fires are reported as sweep
sing over the panhandle" of Texas.
The funeral of Josh Billings took place at
-Landsboro, Mass, his native village.
Nails are in great demand in the eastern
markets, and prices have advanced mate
rally.
Senator Sherman was serenaded at Wash,
lington in the evening, and addressed a large
crowd, recently.
( The official count of Hamilton county,
7 Ohio, has been completed, and the papers
have been sent TO the etary OF state.
Cleveland is credited with declaring that
he will pursue his present policy regaA ding
civil service reform, whatever may happen
in or out of his party.
1t is officially announced by the officers OF
the Irish National league that Parneii wl.i
attend the convention to 'be held III Chicago
ON January 20 aud 2l, 1856.
Asst taut Secretary Coon accepts his dI>-
n,issal by Manning without a mnrmur lie
says he Is a republican,, and the admlnlstra'
ton is democratic, and that settles 1t.
The father of Hugh NJ. Brooks or, as he
is better known, w. H. Lennox Maxwell,
the alleged murderer: Of Preller, has arrived
. from En- Land. He had talk with his son
and says lie is convinced of his innocence.
The st. Louis '.Browns," champions OF
bI,.atT
champions Of the National league, piaye,,
the decisive game OF baseball at Cinclnuatl,
for the c.l .inp,onship of the world. HE st.
Louis cIuu won by a score of l3 to 4.
A rrSat crowd witnessed the single scull
race between Hanlansand Teemar. near AL
bauy BstGing was in favor of Hanlan, but
Tsemer Won easily IN 2l:l3. When the
stake.bos.J was turned Teenler was three or
fonr lengths ahead. Hanlans shell was
fouied by tue stake boat, aud he W IS tipped
into the water. He seemed to feel keenly
the result of the race, and thought he would
have won if the accident had not happened.
Senator Sherman is now en- route for Vlr-
ginia, where he is engaged to speak. He
says: 81 shall not tell the people If Virgin
ia anything different than that declared by
me to the people of Ohio. l have been mis-
represented in regard to my speeches III
Ohio do not faunt the bloody shirt.
The whole country is interested in fair cleo
items and an honest count, and l contend for
that all the time"
Business failures the last week were III,
as compsired with l66 last week, Failures
are still numerous in the Pacific States and
Canada, but in other sections of the country
the number is below average.
Pacific Mail directors have declared di-
widend OF II per cent for the current quar-
ter. The statement of the company shows
gross earnings for the quarter ending Au-
gust 81 of 81, ,232, ,4S7; operating expenses,
$S2S, 453: net earning, S404, 034; cash Octo-
ber 20, 1892, BAL; estimated cash November
lst, S9O9, 4S6.
United States District Attorney Sanger
has brough two suits against Hon. George
B. Loring, lately United States commiss
ioner of agriculture. The first is for 900
against Dr. Loring, as princtpl', and John
a. Loring and Thomas Saunders as sureties
upon bond given to secure the faithful per
formance of the duties OF commissioner ot
agriculture. The declaration alleges that
George b. Loring did not make q true ana
faithful quarterly account of all moneys re-
ceiyed by him, as required by the bonis.
The second suit is against George g. Loring
individually, and S3O.0OO. The suits are
brought to recover 10000, which it is al
lodged was lnisapplied by DIR. Loring tel
purposes not provided by law. Answers in
the cases have not BEEN iied.
1t is learned that the sale 0f Northern
Pacific lands, mentioned Ill thy New / ori>
dispatches recently comprises several town
ships in Northwestern Minnesota, amount
ing in all to about $4,000 acres. Tin,
amount realized by the company will depend
upon the grading of timber lands, but is es
timated that 81 per acre will be netted, OF
total of $79l, ,G0a. The purchase money is
part cash. and the remainder, S5o0.00o, is
in preferred stock. This will retire from
circulation forever over SO, q, shares of that
stock. The purchasers are u number of cap
italists, headed by Charles Watrous, form
erly of California. The sale is supposed to
have been brought about by Senator Sabin,
of Minnesota, who is a member Of the pu"-
chasing syndicate. A great body OF the
land is heavily timbered. It is the intent