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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
Origin of Lynch law.

Webster's Dictionary, title .Lynch
law" says: ssThe practice of Furnishing
men for crimes or offenses by private,
unauthorized persons, without a legal
trial The term is said to be derived
from a Virginia farmer named Lynch,
who Thus took the law into his own
hands" These are the main facts in re-
gard to the origin of this celebrated
'tlaw,n which, as matter Of fact, is not
claw" at all.
In Campbell county, Va, some of the
rankest and most obnoxious Tories were
taken care of by law, but there were
many others not reachable by the statu-
tory enactment. This being the case,
Colonel Charles Lynch, Colonel Robert
Anderson, his brother-in-law, and one
Galloway, neighbor, determined to rid
their part of the county of its enemies,
They accordingly seized the leaders Of
the several Tory factions and fogged
them so severely that they were only toe
glad of the chance offered them tc
..leaye, and leave for good"
This summary treatment having
proved SO effectual in Campbell county
it was soon tried in other counties where
King George had the strongest follow
ing. Such procedures soon became
known as .'trials by Judge Lynch" and
the s.justice" obtained in such courts az
eLynch law. st. Louis Republic.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
Deer from the Aairoadacl.s.

A party Of Adirondack hunters re-
Gently returned with ten fine deer,
among them notably fine buck, weigh
ing 80 pounds. A third shot was found
necessary to kill him. Last Tuesday
Captain David Hutchinson, of Rutland,
VT, celebrated his ninety-third birthday
by shooting in the Adirondacks deer
weighing 267 pounds. Captain Hutchin-
son is famous hunter, and despite his
age he has lately tralnped with his rifle
eight miles daily in search of deer and
bear. In the year 1866, when he was sixty
eight years old, he killed ffty-ive deer
in the Adirondacks.
A number of splendid carcasses OF
deer shot on Jessnp's river, Indian river,
the West Canadas, Piseco and the Orc
Gon clearing have been shipped to New
York, Brooklyn and other points. The
largest buck sent out this year was shot
in Wellstow and weighed 333 pounds
Albany Journal.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
Teiitale Pork chops.

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Quite novelty in the annals of JUS
lice has been tho conviction of mur-
derer by tho taeit but effective testimony
of the remains of q couple Of pork chops
which,. gnawed to the bone, had been
left on tho table In the dining room Of
the unfortunate lady whom he had just
done to death.
Atthe end Of last year Nine Lehlau,
the widow of doctor in practice in
lilly sur -Meuse, suddenly disappeared.
She lived quite alone, and her absence
come days. The door of the house was
broken open, and all the rooms were
found in state of the utmost disorder,
the floor Of the kitchen being covered
with blood.
The plate and various other articles of
value had, however, not been touched,
though several bank notes-a list of
which was aftorward discovered in a
dTawer-had been removed from the
desk in which the money was kept. It
was soon ascertained that two Of these
securities were in the possession of q
peasant named Aubertin, who resided in
the neighborhood, and was known to be
deeply in debt. When Aubertin was
arrested ho denied that he had eny hand
in tho crime, but it shortly transpired
that on the very day when tho murder
was committed he had bought q couple
of pork chops from local dealer, and
there on the dining room table lay the
telltale debris.-Paris Cor. London Tele-
graph
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20

-z.x.re.orssinarg keeid1a. 10 q Diver.
A diver named Jones, residing in Car
diff, was engaged yesterdays ia attempt
ing to raise the steamship Accrington,
which was beached at Penarth some
time since after being in collision. She
had several holes In her side, which had
been plugged while the vessel was
pumped out. Jones accidentally pushed
in one Of these plugs with his right
hand, and the suction Of the water be-
came SO great that his arm was drawn
into the hole to the shoulder, and ke
could not withdraw it.
A message was telegraphed to Cardiff
docks for another diver. Nearly two
hours elapsed before he reached Penarth
with his diving apparatus, and in this
time Jones had become SO exhausted
that he was found hanging by the ves-
sells side on his arm. When rescued,
which took some time, he was SO ex-
hausted that he had to be lifted on board
the steamer.-St. James Gazette.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
a New ovs-coat for Fun prsss.

A now overcoat for full dress is vouch-
safed by the swell Londoners. It is a
most diplomatic innovation, and seems
to belong to another regime of manners,
when men of fashion met on Fleet street
and courtesied deliberately and strobe
magnifcently through the minEet. In
these days of Skirt dancing and serpen-
tine high kicking and ta-ra-ra boom
such vogue. seems unti1nely.
But it is really q most engaging type
to contemplate, consisting as 1t does of
one single cape of black material It
hangs in military grandeur so FAR down
as to cover the coat tails. The especial
feature is q very high velvet standing
collar that comes tight together in front,
and is held in place by an oxidized silver
clasp.-Clothier and Furnisher..
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
Shingles Coming Around Cape Horn

An experiment of interest to the shin
gle manufacturers will shortly be made
by Lewis G Crane, Of Seattle. An ex-
perimental cargo Of shingles is to be
shipped by vessel around Cape Horn to
Philadelphia, there to be distributed to
dealers in tho New England states.
While the cargo viii be almost wholly
composed of red cedar shingles, some Of
the best grades Of fir, spruce and cedar
lumber will be sent. Messrs. Lewis &
Crane stated that if the shipment proved
successful other cargoea would be sent
around the Horn to New York and
Philadelphia, making those cities the
Atlantic coast distributing points for
Washington lumber and shingles.
There is a difference Of opinion among
lumbermen as to whether venture of
this kind will pay. Many believe chat
freights, insurance and handling will
cat up the profits, others say the expert
ment will pay handsomely. If nothing
else is done than to establish distribute
ing center in the far east for Washing
ton shingles, the benefit to be derived
from an eastern outlet will in time moro
than make up for any loss.-Puget Sound
Lumberman.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
. Eonnd . petrttlsts ,.l...l.il,,.r fa.ess.

Found Petrtfssa .b1gldfBg xe=est. -
f. B. Schemerhorn, geologist, who re-
Gently discovered the great glaciers in
Idaho county, has found a fossil forest
In the center of Custer county. In the
same locality he has discovered the pet
rifed bones Of now extinct race of men
and animals, which will be sent to Chi
cago.
The forest covers an area of four
square miles, and the condition of the
ground shows that at one time an enor-
NOUS flow of clay, which worked in from
the northwest, buried the tree trunks to
q great depth. This clay has turned to
stone, and no one can ascertain its true
depth without going to great expense.
ALI the trees in this forest have their
tops broken off and stand from ten to
forty feet above the ground, averaging
about twenty-eight to the acre. Schem-
erhorn took the exact measurement Of
some of the trees, and found them to
average twelve feet in diameter on top
and sixteen feet in diameter at the sur
face of the ground.
How far the trunk reached through
the clay stone to the soil he had no
means of ascertaining. A branch which
had become detached from tree and
was lying about sixteen feet from it was
three feet in diameter. From the size
of the trees and their branches Mr..
Schemerhorn thinks they are species of
redwood, such as is found in California,
and attributes their fossilization to the
clay, which, bearing large part of
mineral, and presumably coming from
some volcano soon turned the living
trees into monuments of stone.-Idaho
Cor. San Francisco Examiner.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
Fortified waterrnelons.

A valuable specimen of petrifed vcge-
tation may be seen in this city It con-
sists of pieces of rock which have the
exact shape and appearance of water
melons. There are two of tho sspeci-
mems, the larger one being about sixteen
inches long and eight inches in diameter.
The small one is about nine inches long.
The end Of the larger specimen is broken
eff, which appears to plainly show. the
rind, the seeds and the red core. There
are also specimens of what appear to be
petrifed pine cones. They were brought
to Auburn by Jacob Roll Of Rocklin, and
were found between Rocl1lin and Rose
ville.-Placer (Colo.) Republican.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
communlcating with paris.

The methods employed by the Partisan
authorities for communicating with the
provinces during the siege OF Paris were
persevering and ingenious. The princi-
pal means of sending letters was by bal
other plans were tried. It was almost
impossible for messenger to get through
the German lines. Even when other
difficulties could be overcome the dan
ger Of search anda discovery of the
dispatch was great.
Many of the messengers made incisions
In the skin and hid q dispatch under the
epidermis. Others provided themselves
with biheliow ten centime pieces or hol-
low Key, Which could be opened like a
box and in which dispatches could be
hidden. One was accustomed to hide
his dispatch under an artificial hollow
tooth. These dispatches of course were
written in cipher, and covered only a
fragment Of paper.
Attempts were made to cross the
enemy's lines by following the caves and
natural tunnels under the left branch of
the Seine, and by diving and crossing
the bed Of the river in diving suits, but
these plans failed.
A curious scheme was the putting Of
letters into little hollow spheres of zinc,
and throwing these spheres into the
Seine or its tributaries, hoping that they
would float to Paris. They did float to
Paris, but not until after the armistice.
It was supposed that they were stopped
by dams, or that they. were discovered
and held back by the Germans until the
siege was at an end.-Youth's Compan-
. ion
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
The BIaines WIN Live in Augusta.

The Hon. James G. Blaine and family
have decided to make Augusta their res
idence after the coming winter. On her
recent visit to this city Mrs. Blaine
stopped an hour at their mansion here,
thoroughly inspecting it. The family
have concluded to put it in complete
repair and make several changes, re-
modelling the kitchen, etc. The grounds
are also to be plowed and graded.
These improvements will be begun at
an early day. They will live here, spend
ing but brief period at Bar Harbor
during the summer season. Mr. Blaine
is strongly attached to Augusta and pre-
fers to live here.-Augusta Cor. Lewis
ton Journal.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20

Itwould seem that nearly quarter of
al cases of insanity are hereditary, and
animals are not free from this visitation.
An offer of S19O, GOO in cash has been
made for the exclusive privilege Of sell
ing peanuts at the Worlds fair.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20

AN INVALUABLE REMEDY For CoLDs.-
Sheriff Hordnan of Tyler Co., w. Va;
was almost Frustrated with a cold when he
began using Chainberlain's Cough Remedy.
In speaking of it he says: sit gave me al
morst instant relief. 1 find it to be an iI-
valuable remedy for colds" For sale by
L. Graham, Druggist.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
Fees in a School House.

When the school house of the Gala
CHER district, in Mason Valley, New,
was opened after the summer vacation
it was found that bees We're in posses
sion of the desks, and it is claimed that
about 500 pounds of honey were taken
from them.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
Money q, CRili.

Money in Chill is SO scarce just now
that pasteboard notes of hand are used
instead of coin. Merchants state their
name and certain sum on scrap of
pasteboard. which circulates- as money
till at last redeemed by its original pro-
ducer.--London Tit-Bits.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20

On foggy winter days English rail
ways employ thousands of extra hands
to place decorating signals ON the rails,
the ordinary semaphores being invisible.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
g JAPANEsE
SN - HsLE -
- G. gIRE

A new and Complete Treaig consisting of Sup.
positories, Ointment in Caps aies, also in Box and
Pills. positive for External Inter- nal Blind
Bleeding, Itching Chronic Recent Hereditary Piles
and many other diseases snd femae weaknesses it is
always great benefit to the general health The first
with the knife unnecessary hereafter. This Remedy
has never been known to fail 81 per box, for s5
sent by mail. Why suffer from this terrible disease
when written guarantee is given with boxes TO re
fund the money if not cured. Send stamp for free
sample. Guarantee issued by WooDARD, CLARKE &
Co., Wholesale and Retail Druggists, Sole Agents,
Portland, Oregon. For sale by Allen Woodward
and by Graham s. Wortham, Corvallis, Oregon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
FOR SALE CHEAP.

A tract Of land situated on the Little Elk
road. known as the Parrish ranch, for sale
at $1,000 per acre cash, on or before
the lst of November, 1892.
JAS RoBERTsoN & Co.,
Newport Oregon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-01-20
W. p. MARTYN, Proprietor.

Doors aud Sash Kept in stock or made to
order. Mouldings Of all kinds in pine or
cedar. All orders will receive prompt at.
tention. guarantee all my work to be
frst-class. West Of s. P. depot, Corvallis,
Oregon. S-S-tf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22
BROOKLAND,

The Owl Pleasure Club were handsomely en-
tertained at the residence Of Mr.. Samuel J.
Owens on Thursday evening. Mr.. Taylor and
Mr.. Hatton gave some good banjo music Misses
Belle and Clara Owens and Mrs. Bailey and Mr.
Veitch gave some solos and duets. Mrs Samuel
Owens provided beautifully spread table,
which was much enjoyed by all. and the guests
fingered pleasantly until long after the mid
night bells had rung. Among those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Bailey, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Owens. Mr.. Isaac Newton, Miss
Emma Bailey. Miss Mollie Newton, Mrs. Chas
Cobourn. Mr.. George C. Taylor. Mr.. Wilson C.
Newton, Mr.. Charles Cutsail, Mr.. William Hat
ton. Mr.. John Bladen, Mr.. w. T. Sawyer Mr.
r. Wylie and Masters Frank and Ollie Owens
Of Washington, Miss Annie Bevans of Laurel,
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Boggs of Brook
land.
Cards are out for the celebration Of the
golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. John W.
Work, father and mother of Mrs. ". B. Boggs,
and also for the SEVENTEEN birthday anniver-
sary of Mr.. Work. which occurs on the same
date, May IL.
MI. John Barr. formerly of Brookland, is re-
covering from his recent critical illness.
A large number Of trees to be set out in West
Brookland have arrived at University station,
and will be great improvement when put in
their places.
The Methodist meeting at the residence of
Mr.. Houidge last evening, presided over by
Rev. z. s. Todd, was very interesting and
largely attended. The Sunday afternoon meet
ing will be at 8 o'clock at the home of Mr.. N.
B. Malone. on Frankfort street.
Mr.. Russell Thompson is staying for awhile
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Staley.
Mrs. Mereder Horner was the recent guest Of
her son, Mr.. ]. w. Horner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

DUBLIC SALE OF OLD MATERIAL AT THE
L Navy Yard. Washington. d. C.-Navy Depart
ment Washington ID. C., April Is. 1Ss3.-fn accord.
ance with the provisions Of the second section Of the
Large. vol. -, page 296 and the Act making sp-
preparations for the naval for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1891. and for other purposes Z"
approved June 30, 1890. there will be sold at the
certain articles aud msterai belonging to the Navy
condemned unfit for therein consisting Of
house furniture. prov sions. clothing. Shoes buttons
measures scaee. dredging machine. scows. nrs
pump. covered wagon, cut nails. galvanized nails
horse shoe nails ed hair steel and brass borinss
and turnngs. scrap irop. crucibie skimmings, iron
and wooden tanks, oil barrels. scrap leather car
fridge boxes moving machine. lamps. lanterns,
stoves, models. 1sunches boats, wind1ass, hackme-
tack knees locust butts. saw sharpener and GUNNER
enRine distllers. leather betting forces. anvils.
bellows. hospital cots and chairs. The sales will be
for cash TO the h2hes bidder for each lot by sealed
proposals. for the purchase Of the articles
Cataogues containing forms Of proposals for bidders
General storeEeeper. Navy Yard. Washington. b. G.
The proposals must be sde in duplicate ncosed in
an enyelops isdorssd Proposals. for Purchase OF
Condemned stores at the Navy Yard. WASHINGTON.
the Psymaster of the Navy Yard, Warrington, d. G.
Proposals. must reach the Tice Of the PIymaster of
the Yard not later than TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON,
the above date. when bids will be publicly opened
deposit Of 20 cent Of The total amount Of each
the balance and the removal of the articles within
twenty days after date of acceptance Of bid. This
deposit will be forfeited to the United States in event
Of failure to pay such be ance and make removal
be sold as they lie and must be removed during Navy
Yard hours without expense TO the government The
right TO reject all bids is reserved H. A. HER
BERT. Secretary of the Navy. ap22-2aw2w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

Architects benson and Schneider have pre-
pared plans for three three-story and basement
houses, to be located at the corner OF 18th and
9 streets, for J. h. Bradley, ct . eoss OF
The same architects have prepared plans for
two three-story and CELLAR houses. to be lo-
located on Sd street northeast between @ and Il
streets. Cost. $1,000.
A. +; CLARKE, il, ha. designed . ans rssi.
denee for Mrs. Elizabeth Wagner, to BE- erected
The cost will be $4,000.
Mr.. ). H. Lane will erect three handsome
dwellings at the intersection Of 18th and o
streets and Vermont avenue as cost of $50 600
Mr.. b. Patrick, architect. is preparing plans
for three-story and basement house aix64
containing eight rooms and bath, to be located
at LII N street northwest. for Mrs. ". With
row. II will have press brick front. stone
trimmings, furnace heat, electric bells, hard
wood finish, tiled vestibule, &c. Probable cost,
s4.50O.
Architect T. F. Schneider has Just COMPLETED
plans for four houses. to be located on Q street
northwest between 18th and 18th streets, for
himself.
block Of eleven houses will be erected by
A. B. Clark on It'll, K and Callan streets north
east, the designs Of which have been made by
VIM. J: Palmer. architect. The cost will be
s25, 900.
Architect B. Stanley Simmons is preparing
plans for . handsome dwelling, to be located on
B street between New Jersey avenue and
Arthur place northwest, for DR.. Harper 1t
will be three stories and basement. 22x40, press
brick front and Indiana lime stone.
Mr.. J. Germuiiler. the architect, has pre-
pared plans for two houses. to be three stories
and cellar, At the corner of sth street and Mary
land avenue for VIM. Hettinger. The cost viii
be about $4,000
Mr.. Albert B. Morgan, architect, has com
pleted plans for four two-story press-brick
houses for Martin L. Gottwalls, builder, to be
located at the corner of Florida and Trinidad
avenues northeast Cost about eli, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

OFFICE OF IHL COMMISSIONERS OF THE
" D.strict Of Columbia. Washington, D. G., April
81. ls:3-To all whom it may concern: It having
been represented to the Commissioners Of the District
of Columbia that the following named watsr mans
are necessary for the public safety. comfort and
1890. wAter-rnain tax 10 be assessed therefor the
Commissioners hereby give notice that thsy viii
csve objections the CONSTRUCTION Of the said work.
ss9m Al psstis, interssted Ynti " O'Clock m; %
submitted in writing Laying water mains follows
= indicate upon plata a ths odses Of the EnEinsss
aud 18th strssts; in south alley Of square 1923 Be-
tween 18th and 1872, and L streets southeast: 90
southeast and 18th street between south Csrolina
avenue and street SOUTHEAST; on syses oetgssn
NJ. NJ PARKER. WV. 7. RossxIL. commis
sionern d. C. ap22-6t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

What q North Carolina Negro Purposes to
DO in the African Republic.

What a North Carolina Negro Purposes to
DO in the African Republic.
Mr.. J. C. Stevens of Goldsboro. y. C.. who
sailed from New York TO Liberia on the
5th instant. has furnished the American Colo
nizssion Society with the following statements
concerning himself;
There is nothing eventful or particularly
interesting in my life hitherto wis born in
Sampson county, n. C., March Is, 1854. OF
slave parents. At this close of the civil war nv
parents removed to Goldsboro, in Wayne
county, where now reside, bringing a large
family with them. This was in 1866. Here T,
learned for the first time that there was such .
thing in existence as a school,
The Friends Freedmen Association Of Phil,
adelphia established a school here. which they
named Wilberforce, and annually sent us teach-
port the only school we had, in whole or in
part until 1879 IL is to those Friends that I
owe the common school education have re-.
ceived. I entered their school in January,
1866, and remained in il until 1875. Since then
/ was teaching in the common schools in adja-
cen. counties until 1879, when accepted a POI
sition in our town school, where have taught,
more or less, ever since. The new era IN our
educational work began In 1881, with the sd-
vent OF the graded school In 1876 and 1871
read the prescribed course of law for this state
and was admitted 10 the bar IN 1875, but Z.
have preferred to continue my work in the
school room. ] have never enjoyed the privi-
lege Of attending college or even q high school,
but have been forced by circumstances TO pur.
sue my higher studies az home and almost un-
aided.
"when but twelve years Of age resolved 10
prove in my person that member Of my race
could be man and be and do what the average
men OF the leading race can be and do. go
TO Liberia with the same purpose. go 10 work
along the lines OF intellectual, material and M
tional progress. II life and health remain with
me intend advancing siong those lines which
have made the white man great, - far as ny
ability will allow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR 1885.
Senator Platt's speech at the Republics
Clubs Banquet.

Senator Platt's speech at the Republican
Clubs Banquet.
The first annual banquet Of the Philadelphia
Republican Club was held at the Colonnsde
Hotel in Philadelphia last evening. President E.
P. E Smithers presided. Seated on his right was
Senator Orville II. Plat Of Connecticut, the
guest Of the evening, while Mayor Stuart sup
ported him on the left
The first toast Of the evening, 'sls96-Let us
prepare for the success Of the republican prin-
ciples, +" was responded to BY Senator Plat, who
referred to the republican defeat at the recent
election - a national disaster, and stated that
the democrats party was already dsmoralized,
having appointed any number of unfit men dur
ing the past month.
Bsnator Plat, 81 have concluded thai the
democratic party has capacity only for mis-
Chief. Never mind, boys. ven whip them
yet We are going to occupy our old quarters
Other teAsts were responded to - follows:
1.-The Judiciary" BY Judge F. A. Breezy; "Old
c.mpsignsr.," BY George b Carr; "Philadel-
phia, By Mayor Stuaxt; kindred organiza-
tons, By John O'Donnel Of the Harmony Ls-
gson; "ou organisation" BY wsneei Hart
man.