The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-16

kllogram: Articles made of silver and gold,
valuable stones, silks, all classes of textiles
which have silver or gold or metallic threads
in immtation of them, all sewn articles and
all articles sewn and mixed with gold, sill
yer and silks; and tobacco in leaf or manu-
| ffactured. Thirty-two cent kilogram:
Woolen articles raw wool. mixed or un-
mixed. Twelve cents a kilograri: Linseed,
! castor oils varnishes, billiard tables, earthen
| vessels, empty barrels, barrels containing
| winear other liquid, glassware, and beer,
in what ever manner it may be put up, car
riages fine crockery, naval canvas for pals,
| furniture, paint, glass and vinegar. Five
cents a kilogram: Harness for carts, starch,
iron vine, sagar, manufactured Steel cotton
with ar without seed, cod fish. salt fish and
salt abeef, haps, Manufactured tin, iron
rakes tor weeds. wheat and maize, -four, tin
plates, kerosene af more than Is degrees
test, agricultural machinery of all descript-
ions, sewing machines, manufacturing ma
chiners, ordinary metals in plates, bars or
pieces; paper or printing ink. Two cents "a
kilogram: Peas. beans, wire fence, bran,
steel, tar, plows, picks, crowbars, shoxels,
hoes, pruning knives for agricultural use,
anchors, empty bottles, iron chains, lime,
barley, irGn trusses for roofs, wire, nails,
iron in pieces, plates and bars, corrugated
iron, hammers and barrows.
A Washington special to the Post says:
Officers of the government who are familiar
with numerous applications for the office of
supervising architect of the treasury express
the opinion that the position will be offered
to BENZ. Stillman of New York, son of the
late Prof. Stillman of Yale.
Within the last sixty days, or since the
American steamship companies refused to
transport mail at the rate fixed by the post
master general, four complaints from indi-
v'duals and one petition have been received
by the department, protesting against the
methods employed at the department to Sc
cure the carriage of foreign mails.
The postmaster-general has made ruling
companies carrying mail are obliged to de-
liver it into and receive it from postotfices
(which requirement applies to stations where
the postotfcc is within eighty rods of the
stopping place of the train). employees car
ryiug mails between the station and the OF
flee are not employees i'll the postal service,
and need not he sworn in. The department
however, requires the railroad company to
employ f,'r this purpose person over the
age of 16 years, of suitable intelligence and
character, and postmaste. s. are directed to
report any violation of this requirement,
The new mail service between San Fran
cisco and Australia and New Zealand, to re-
place the Pacific dali service, will begin No
vemier 2Ist, and steamer will sail every
four weeks thereafter Three steamers have
been engaged III the service heretofore, two
of them belonging to John Elder of England
and one to the Pacific Mail steamship COM
pany. For the Pacific Mail steamer a spec
ial steamer will be substituted, so that the
as it has been under the old arrangement
For the new service, vessel owners will
receive only sea postage, $50, 900 per an.
mum, which was formerly paid, and accord
ing to the statement of Superintendent aeil,
they were anxious to get the contract at
that rate, although the American companies
had refused to accept both sea and inland
postage.