The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-29
GENERAL NEWS.
SEVEN PoLYGA AMIsTs SENTENCED.

81 SEVEN POLNGAMlSTS SENIENCED
SALT LAKE, May 25.-On Saturday, al
Blackfoot. Idaho, seven polygamists were
sentenced by Judge Morgan. Bishop Georgt
Stewart detiantly declined to pledge himself
to obey the law and was sentenced to $500
fine and four months in the penitentlnry
/ Samuel Humphreys, same fine and SIX
months i'll the penitenti%ry; J. L. Roberts
and William Pratt, same as Stewart; John
Vim. 65 years old, on promising to obey
the law in the future, $500 fine and no I'M
prisonment; Charles Simpson promised to
obey the law, and was fined $500; Martin
Baysor, judgment suspended on statement
that he had for year lived within the law
and would continue to do so.
TROUBLE OVER THE OLD TESTAMENT.
New YORK, May IS Especial. IA semi
Official announcement, with which the names
os Professor Gesrge Z. Day is being associ-
sted, was made this morning, to the effect
that there is something of international dis
| surbance over the revised Old Testament.
The American committee of revisers are
! ,lispleased at the English committee of re-
visers. This feeling arises from the break
ing of mutual agreement about the publ
cation of the work. 1t was clearly under
sSood that no copy should go out of the
hands of the printers, save to members of
the committees, until May 2l. The Ameri-
cans scruprlously kept this contract.
l;eb,, hnwaypr nnbOSOnPN
themselves three days before hand. There
is still more important disagreement be-
tween the English and the American revis-
ers however, for it relates to vital points OF
doctrine embodied in the familiar passage;
'sFor know that my redeemer hveth. "
Neither body would give aawy but the Eng
lishmenl had the final decision, the work OF
the Am ricars being advisory. This is not
satisfactory to the Americans, and the like
iihoed is that an edition of the bible coll
tanning this and other revisons adopted by
the Americans, but rejected by the English
men, will be soon issued. The breach caused
by the premature issue in London will great
iy further such enterprise.
PUGILISrS DIVORCE SUIT.
Boston, May 25.-John l.. Sullivan, the
pugillst, has entered counter salt to his
wife's suit for divorce. He charges her with
cruel and abusive treatment and gross'habits |
of lntoxlcation.
GUARD AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-In view of the
alleged prevalence of yellow fever in north |
ern Mexican states, the secretary of the
treasury has been requested to appoint san-
itary inspectors ON the boarder line of Ari- |
iona, and will probably comply with the
quest.
GEN GRANTS CONDITION.
NEW YORK, May 26.-Colonel Grant this
morning said his father passed a better
night than he did on Sunday, when he slept ,
for eight hours. The general feels bright
and comfortable to-day.
General Grant and family are eagerly look
ing to their removal to Saratoga, The gen.
eral believes that he can stand the trip all
right His mind is now thoroughly engross-
ed in his book. The entire work is well
nigh completed
The May number of the Medical Advocate.
published in the interest of electric physi
clans and opposed to the regular school,
says: In view of all the circumstances we
have reason to hope there may have been an
error in the diagnosis as well as in the prog
nosis and treatment Of the generals case,
and that Grant may long live witness
of the ignorance and incompetence of men
who arrogate to themselves all knowledge
in the medical profession.
MURDERED BY APACHEs.
DENVER, May 26.-Last Saturday Apaches
killed two men at Cantwell & Seterie's ranch
on the Gila, and Sunday afternoon killed
Charles Stevenson, foreman of the Alley &
Ingersoll ranch, and Harry Moorland, son
Of James Moorland, living between Grafton
and Fairview The bodies were found about
six miles north of Grafton, still warm.
Frank Adams, son of George Adams, a
ranchmau near Fairview, supposed to
have beed killed also. His hat was found
near the bodies of the two dead men. A
special from Wlnslow, Arizona, says about
Ito Navajoes, Utes and Piutes, all
armed, with war paint on,
;amped near Harlin last Eight.
oLEoMARGARINE GIVEN A BLOW.
PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-The action of
Governor Patterson in signing the bill pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale in this
city of oleomargarine, has created indigna-
tion among wholesale provision dealers in