The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-08-28
STATE AND COAST ITEMS.

hold her so steady that neither wind nor
waves affect her direct course. and two men
manage her.
Superintendent Huntington has made a
treaty with Paulina, chief of the Snake In
dams. The Indians agree to remove TO the
klamath Reservation, and let the whites
alone, for which kindness md mngnanimity
ON their part they are to receive frum the
Government s., 900 per annum for five years,
and 81 200 per annum for fifteen years then
after.
\ little son of T. NJ. Ward, who lives IN
Five Mile Greek, Wasco county, was chased
by a huge wolf, a few days ago. The boy
behaved very bravely, and by showing fight
when the brute came too close, and then run
ming himself towards homo, succeeded in es-
Gaping. Mr.. Ward formerly lived in Linn
county, and was one Of the pioneer settlers.
Two men with blackencd faces attempted
robbery and murder at the dwelling of F..
Ives ON Hood river, ON the 18th inst. They
beat Mr.. Ives badly about the head with q
revolver, but an alarm having been given to
some neighors, the villains fled without ac-
comrlishing their purposes. No clue was
had of them at Inst accounts.
The Reporter says the Odd Fellows Of Jack
~sonyilla celebrated the anniversary of their
institution ON Friday, Aug. 10Th, hy a pub,
lie procession, an Grafton by f. Steele Esq.
of Yrcka. appropriate exercises, and a ball
in the evening. They had Il gala time gen
orally.
August. 18th, "a John f. Arant was sad
ding a horse in front of Henry Martins
house. near Klikitat saw mill, . gun in the
gel aud its contents peirced .Arant MORALLY.
lie died in n few hours. His parents and re-
~latives live near R~oseburg. Douglas county.
1t is stated that the Postal Agent of Gail
~ifornia has arranged with the California
Stage Company to carry the daily mail he,
tween Sacramento and Portland until the De
partment makes other arrangements. The
Company receive 81 $50 per day for the ser.
vice.
Specimens of very 6ns wheat AMI barley,
raised IN Grand R9ande Valley, have been
shown the editor of the Umatila Advertiser
In corn, melons, &c, that whole country can
beat our Willamette Valley, but we thinkih
wheat and fruit we have them by a little.
The orizaba, on, her trip from Portland
last Wednesday, carried away Sl9s,063 in
treasure. 200 g%unnies Of ham and bacon. 25o
boxes of assorted fruit. - boxes of eggs,
several bales Of wool, a quantity of green aud
A. l-f.- a,.i 10 $50.
Another ttotting match come of at the
track near Portland, on the 18th, between
the roaIsters Mae and Sally, two mile heats,
hest two in three. for $500. Sally won the
first heat in 6:04. and Mac the second and
third and purse, in 6:e9 6:0S.
The Uratilla Advertiser of the 10Th saws
forty tons of quartz mill were landed at that
place the day before from the steamer va.
k.ma. and eighty tons more of the same mill
was yet to come.
A party of six or eight, printers and
others, left Portland the other day with the
intention of elimbing to the summit of Mount
Hood. We dom believe that little thing
can be did,"
The dwelling Ny. f. NewSom on Pua-
ding river, Marion county. wa burned down
on the 10th inst. The cause of the FIRE is not
known. Newsom was in the field harvesting
at the time.
The citizens of WalIa Walla are already
putting up buildings on the ground burned
over in the late disastrous FIRE there. The
Walla Walla folks are energetic and ought
to prosper.
The fine new Touring mill of Mr.. Rees
10 Walla Walla is nearly completed. 1t viii
be one of the finest mills east of the noun.
tains. Mr.. Rees deserves success for his en-.
terprise.
The mining claims of Eph. Day on Gran
ite Creek gave a product of l,400 ounces o
gold from four days run of the ~sluices, in a
cleaning up a fortnight ago.
The New World lately made the round trir
from Portland to the Cascades and back in
less than seven hours running time. The
distance is 1870 miles,
The Gazette says that some of the Corvalli,
merchants are having their goods brought
from San Francisco by way of Yaquina Ba,
in sailing vessels.
Coal from the newly discovered mines Of
tCowlifz river has been tested on the New
World.steamer. We have not heard witt
what success.
The Sentinel says Avery & Strang of vii
low Springs Diggings, in Jackson county
found a $50 lump Of gold in their claim
few days ago.
A Mr.. Cox, proprietor of the junction
House, Boise Valley, shot a man name'
Davis in The abdomen, in a difficulty earl,
in the month.
The Rev. Father Blanchet and the Sister
of the Sacred Heart who are to institute tn
school IN Jacksonville, arrived there on tn
10th inst.
The citizens of Umatilla have been pros
~pecting for building stone. They found
quarry, but too far away for practicable pur
poses.
Henry Coston shot John Mynatt in a Per
sonal difficulty in Roseburg some days ago
The wounds not serious.
The hrst lot Of the celebrated Nanny rea
pers ever shipped for Oregon were lost o
the Brother Jonathan.
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FRow OwyHEE.-Reports from this ric