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its death
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The dwelling house of widow Kellogg, of
Walden, was burned on Wednesday night of
last week, with all its contents The family
frozen that physicians think he will lose one
of his legs.
Jesse Leland, Of Sahffeld, fell down the
stairs of his barn, Dec. 4th, and was killed
by breaking his neck.
Elisha May of St. Johnsbury, and Calvin
j. b. Harris of Danville, have been admitted
as practicing attorneys at the Caledonia coun-
ty court.
VIM. b. Oderkirk of Danville, and his son
Charles, were recently arrested on the charge
of stealing turkeys. Some ninety live tur-
keys were found in their possession, which
they could not properly account for, several
of which had marks that were recognized by
neighbor as having been placed upon his
own turkeys
The house of Mcssrs. James and George
Berland of Danville, were burned week be-
fore last. Insured for 5000
CHITTENDFN COUNTY.
Arson Bixbv of Westford has been arrest
ed and put in Jail for sccreting one hundred
pounds of wool stolen from Aaron Putnam
of the same place.
MAIL ROBBERY II HINESBU RGH.-NOrman
Davis of South Hinesburgh was arrested last
week on a charge of robbing the mail at the
office in that place, kept by his father, Eliza
nan Davis and to which the young man had
free access. Some difficulty being had about
trying him under the United States law, he
was put under bonds TO appear when called
r.
the house to arrest him again, the boy fed TO
the woods, and making his way to Essex
Junction. took the cars TO Montreal, and
thus made his escape
Mrs John s Storrs, widow lady, aged
seventy-two years, living in Burlington. was
severely burned last week by her clothes
catching fire from the stove. 1t is feared
that she viii not recover.
franklin COUNTY.
individuals in Richford have been gulled
to the extent of a least $4,000, by sharpers
of whom they have bought the rights for pa
tent potato diggers, patent harrows, wagon
brakes, patent mop pals, bedsteads and
brooms.
LAAoILLE COUNTY.
Two new starch factories are to be erected
in Eden, in place of the one recently burned.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Two hunters in Randolph recently caught
three hedgehogs and three coons in one day.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
\ new grist mill worth $4,000 has been
erected in Greensboro by the firm Bean and
Gilbert.
The people of Irasburgh are taking meas
urcs to establish village library.
new lodge of Good Templars has been
instituted at East Charleston, called the
Echo Lodge, No. 90, |. o. of G. I. 1t has
thirty charter members.
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONS annu-
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will begin with a social reunion Wednes-
dav evening. Jan. 22d, and will continue the
two succeeding days and evenings Among
those expected TO lecture are Prof. Weber
of Middlcbury College, Prof Buckham Of
the L. v NJ, and President Gilbert of Nor
witch Classical School,
WINDHAM COUNTY
Allen Wells Of Westminster had some fifty
sheep run over by the cars one morning last
week. more than half of whom were killed
instantly and the others injured as to
make it necessary to slaughter them.
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wINDHAM COUNTY.

Allen Wells of Westminster had some fifty
sheep run over by the cars one morning last
week. more than half of whom were killed
instantly. and the others so injured as to
make it necessary to slaughter them
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WINDSOR COUNTY

Henry Williams, charged with numbering
Mr. and Mrs Gowing of Ascutneyville last
spring. will be tried at Woodstock on next
week. Col. Pingree Of Hartford being the
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80 a Complete Pictorial History of the
Times
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-28

The RAILRoAD.-The Willamette Val.
ley Railroad seems to be fixed fact. Ar
raDgementS have been made by the COM
pany here with Eastern capitalists, by
which the money to build the road is TO
be furnished on mortgage of the road
and rolling stock. The material for the
first section of twenty-five miles is ahea-
dy purchased and probably on the way
by this time AS soon as the bonds are
completed, which the company are now
preparing, and sent East. additional ma
teriaf will be shipped. There is one sat
isfaction about this arrangement, at least,
the people of Oregon can lose nothing,
as the builders are secured only by mort
gage on the road, which will be utterly
worthless until the road is built. A friend
who has recently returned from Salem,
SAYS that afrer a careful investigation of
the whole matter and an examination of
the eompany's books and papers, he has
concluded that we are soon to have rail-
road. AS to where tho road will run, no
definite information can be had, as there
has as yet been no authorized or definite
survey. IF it is to be Willamette Val
ley RAILROAD it will be built in this part
of Oregon, ifnot it is perhaps as likely to
lead off from the head of navigation on
the Columbia. Oregon City Enterprise.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-28
Josh Billings on Gongs.

josh Billings relates his first expert.
ence with tho gong thusly:
never can 'radicate holi frum mi
mind the sound of the furst gong / ever
herd. wus settin' on the frunt step uf
tavern in the city uf BufFerIo, pepsive-
ly smokin' The sun wus goin' tu bed,
and the modest heavens wus a blushin'
at the performance. The Fry kanawl,
with its golden waters, vas on It's way tu
Albany, and was perusin' the line boatl
foatin' by, an thinkin' uf TALLY (where
| used tu live) aud her gondolers aud
gallus wimmen. Ny entire soul wus, az
it were, in a swet wanted to Kline !;
| felt great actually grew. There are
things in this life tu big tu be triAed
with there are times when n man brakes
luce from hisself; when he sees sperits
when he can awlmost tuch the mune,
and feels az tho he kud fill both hands
with the stars of heven and awlmost
swarc he wus bank president. That's
what ailed me. But the korse Nv tru
luV never did run smoothe (this is Shaks-
pere's opinion, tu). Jest az | wus duin'
my bcst-dummer, dummer, spas, bang,
bellcr, crash, roar, ram, dummer, dun
mer, whang, rip, rare, rally, ram, dunn
mer, dummer, DUN! With treemend-
Gus jump struck the center Nv the
sidewalk, with another | kIeered the gut
ter, and with another / stood in the mid
die Nv the street, snortin' like an Indian
pony at band of music | gazed in
wild despair at the tavern stand, mi heart
swelling up az a out-dore oven, mi teeth
az luce az string w bedes. | thot awl
the crockery in the tavern had fcll down.
[ thot NV fenomenons. | thot Nv Ga
brcl and his horn. wus jest on the
pint Nv tlinkin' NV somethin' else when
the landlord cum out on the frunt stupe
Nv the tavern, holdin' by a string the
bottnm Nv old brass kittle. He kawled
me gently with his hand. | went slola
and sIola up tu him. He kammed mi
feers. lie sed it wus a gong. | saw the
kussed thing. He sed supper wus reddy,
and axed me if | wud hev black or green
tee, and | sed wood.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-28
POETRY.
OVER THE RIVER,

This beautiful poem, by an American writer
MISS PRIEST. has commanded the admiration o
ell readers during the many rounds II has made o
tho newspaper apd magazine press tho last teI
years.l
Over the river they beskon to mo,
Loved ones who'VO passed. to tho other side
The CLEAN Of the snowy robes SEQ,
But their voices are lost in the dashing tide
There's one with rlnglots Of sunny gold,
Aud eyes the reflection Of heavens own blue
He crossed in the twilight gray and cold.
And the pale mist hid him from mortal view
We saw not the angels who met there,
Tho gates of the city wo could not soc
Over the River, over the River,
My brother stands ready TO welcome me.
Over the River tho foatman pale
Carried another-tho household pct;
Her bright curis waved in the gentle gale
Darling Minnie. see her yet
She crossed on her bosom her dimpled hands,
And fearlcssly entered the phantom bark
We watched II slide from the silver sands.
And all our sunshine grew strangely dark.
We know she ~ safe on tho otncF alnes
Where all the ransomd angels DO;
Over the River. the mystic River.
Ny ehildhood's idols arc waiting for me.
For none return from those quiet shores
Who cross with tho Boatman cold and pale
We hear the dip Of the golden oars.
We catch the CLEAN Of the snowy sail,
And 10 they have passed away from our heart
They cross the stream and are gone for aye!
We cannot sundeF the veil apart.
That hides from our vision the gates Of day
We only know that their barks no more
Shall sail with ours on iife's stormy sea
Yet somehow on the unseen shore.
They watch and beekon and wait for me.
And I sit and think when the sanset'a gold
Il flushing river and hill AMI shore.
I shall one day stand by the water cold.
And list TO the sound Of the Boatmans car
shall watch for the CLEAN Of the Tapping sail.
shall hear the boa, Il gains the strand.
I shall pass from sight with the Boatman pale
To the better shore Of the spirit Land.
I shall know the loved who have gone befoye,
And joyfuliy sweet will the meeting be.
when over the River. the peaceful River,
Tho Angel Of Death shall carry me!
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-28

Notwithstanding all the fraud perpetra-
ted by the enemy at the election in this
Territory last Monday, the Democracy
have gained great triumph. The lead
ers of the Republican party had been or
ganizing for the contest for twelve months.
Through the machinery of the Under
ground League of Africa, and the Grand
Humbug of the Republic, secret organiza-
tions hostile to libe.ty and Democratic
form of government, they kept up the en-
thusiasm of their followers in every part
of the Territory They inveigled the ig-
norant and unsuspecting into their tolls.
They collected vast corruption fund
whichHthey used unscrupulously in the
contest. In this city they unblushingly
distributed funds in the open day to pur-
chase votes. We have no doubt the Re-
publican Central Committee of this Terri
tory expended $4,000 to carry the elec-
ton. 1t was poor investment. 1t is a
total loss. Great stress was laid on the
supposed fact, that the soldiers would
vote the Republican ticket. In this they
were deceived, majority Of the soldiers
in Neil Howe's command, voted the Dem
ocratic ticket -Four to one of the regu-
lar soldiers are Democratic. This will
have potent effect throughout the coun-
try. It will encourage the Democracy
everywhere. They opened bogus poll
at Sun River for the purpose of carrying
that point by several hundred for San
ders, but when the soldiers commenced
voting four to ono for Kavanaugh, they
stopped the election by closing the polls,
This is one of the precincts established
under the direction of Hosmer and the
Union League.
Let the Democracy everywhere take
heart. The army is with them. The ar
my is with the people. During the rev.
olution in Paris, which resulted in the
dethronement of Louis Philippe and the
Bourbons, when the National Guards were
ordered up to put down the people, and
it was noticed that they did not fire, a
universal shout went up " the soldiers do
not fire on the people; the soldiers are
with the people" The soldiers Of the
Union are and will be with the Democra-
Gdzete.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-28
Gov. Wood, or oregon.

This unmitigated humbug and contemp4
tible slanderer, who went bowling over
our State in the interest of George G.
Gorhafn, will go back to the web.foot
country disgraced and humiliated man.
His intemperate and insulting speeches
like those of his lobby master, disgusted
thousands OF citizens who acted with the
party in power, and caused them to come
over to the Democracy. We give coup
le Of extracts from the written gpeech
which he retailcd from county to county.
IN order that all may see and remember
the baseness of this paid tool of corrupt
politicians. Here is one
"Though the Democracy declare to the
contrary, there is q crime known to the
United States as treason. It consists in
waging war against the United States
Government, and in giving aid and COM
fort to its enemies and every man who
does this is traitor, and having dono
this, what rights has a Southerner He
has civil right to be hanged and a DO
litical right to be damned !"
The people Of California dIsagree with
this political mountebank. They think
that Southerners, now the war is over.
instead Of being changed and damned"
have the same right to life, liberty and
the protection Of the laws, within the
Union, which they claim for themselves.
Not satisfied With hanging and damning
the Southern people, this iron-clad ennis
sary OF fanaticism apd knavery descen-
ded TO the dirty work Of grossly SANDER
ing Sonoma county. We extract from
the same speech:
Il may here remark that MANY people
have an erroneous idea as to the nature
of the freedman's Bureau, and in illus
tration of this / will mention what the
people in one portion of the State think
Of it. Over in Sonoma, where there are
many Democrats, characterized as usual
BY ignorance and whiskey, they thought
that the great Radical party and the Alb
clifton Congress were distributing those
little articles of furniture called beau
reaus, to the negroes. and wouldn't give
any to the Democrats"
Democrats. characterized as usual By
ignorance and whiskey" Is it surpris-
ing after such contemplate attacks, that
Sonoma county rolled up one thousand
majority against the Gorham ticket, and
that the State rcpudiated the men who
employed such lying tools as Gov. Wood,
OF Oregon? Gorhain, Pixley, Wood, Cox,
Jones, Stewart, and few other ribald
speakers, did much to open the eyes of
the people of California to the baseness of
the mongrel party and its infamous Lead
era Soaornd Democrat.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-28
A WOMAN TRIES TO Blow HERsrn

A WOMAN TRIES TO BLOW HERSELF
UP WITH A CANNON BALL.-0ne of the
most whimsical and unheard of means of
'shufiling off this mortal COLL" occurred
in this city recently. A woman living in
the lower part of this city, named Meyer.
who from the ill.treatment of her husband
had become disgusted with life, attempt
cd to make away with herself in the fol-
lowing manner: She took a six pound
cannon ball, which her husband had
brought from Vicksburg as relic, and
which had been on the mantel piece for
years, and having n rather indistinct con-
ception of the terrible effect of the pro-
jectile and the manner of using it, she
hit upon an idea. She went to Edward s
grocery and purchased fifty cents worth
of powder, returned home and procuring
breakfast plate she placed it on the
floor She then poured the powder upon
the plate and put the cannon ball on top
of the powder Having thus got her ar
tillery in position and everything in read
mess, she then sat down over the loaded
plate, and with burning taper in one
hand fired the powder The effect of the
explosion may be imagined. The ex-
ploding powder burned and blackened
the woman's lower extremities, while the
ball which she vainly expected would end
her miseries did not stir from its position.
The unfortunate victim of this insane at
tempt at self-destruction is lying in pre-
earious condition from the effects of her
foolhardy attempt upon her own life
st. Louis Republican.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-28

WHO is SAFE E?-God has never crea-
ted mind yet that can safely challenge
combat with the appetite of drink. Earth
has no ambition that is not engulfed, no
hope which is not blasted, no tie which is
not broken, no sanctuary which is not in
vaded, no friend, no kinsman, wife or
child, that is not forgotten; no fibre of
human agony which is not wrung. Minds
of common mould will get through life
without excess, while those gifted with
God-like powers are smitten with weak
ness. The gifted author of Chi1de Har-
old walked in letters, land died at Misso-
longhi of drunken debauch. He who led
the prosecution in the British Parliament
against Hastings, was hurried to the grave
to escape the clutch of his landlords.
Poor Charley Foxl And the author of
Gertrude of Wyomiatg died dwelling
imbecile. How tho g Gentle Ella wept
over the habit that enthfalled him. All!
how these tragedies of human individual
history-of temptation and fall--stalk be-
fore us! The history of the best minds
of our land is darkened by these episodes
of weakness and ruin.-[T. NJ Brown.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-28

THE NEW YORK Tribune of the 26th
ult.. says: eve have printed Mr.. Ould's
letter, in which he charges that the Reb.
el Government, ip 1864, offered to sur.
render, without an equivalent Is, 900 sick
and wounded prisoners. The persistence
of this assertion, and the offer to prove
it, should cause the Government to exam
inc the matter thoroughly. The public
are interested in these grave charges, and
the testimony of Gen. Grant, Gen. Butler,
Mr.. Stanton, Gen. Mulford and Mr.. Ould,
should be fully taken and published.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-28

70 KEEP MEAT FREsH.-Mrs. L. A.
Muller. Take enough water to cover the
meat, make it moderately salt, and to
each bucket full of water-ths common
wooden bucket--take one large table,
spoonful of sulphite of lime, and one tea
spoonful of saltpetre, tits all important to
keep every particle of meat under water
by press. Soak the meet in fresh water
over night, before using it. and it will be
almost as good as fresh. I found veal
kept in this way, at the end of six weeks,
as good as when first butchered, and beef,
at the end of ten weeks, fresh enough to
make excellent soup and roasts. As the
season advances, and the heat increases,
use more of the sulphite. Am. Agrical-
turiSt. ~
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-28

AS WELL.-By the casting vote of its
President, the Connecticut Senate tabled
a resolution ordering . portrait of the late
President Lincoln to be placed in the
Senate Chamber. One of the members,
10 the course of the debate on the resolu-
tion, said that the fact that President
Lincoln was assassinated, was no argument
for placing his portrait in the Senate
Chamber, and suggested that President
Tyler's portrait might as well be put up
because he died of dysontery
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-28

SAN Francisco, September 16.-The
ceremony of circumcision was performed
yesterday upon infant sons, triplets, of
Mr. Henry Danziger. The Synagogue
Ayabi Shalome was filed with people,
among whom were the various Jewish re-
ligious aud benevolent associations. The
infants were named respectively, Abra-
ham Lincoln Danziger, Isaac Andrew
johnson Danziger. and Jacob John Con-
ness Danziger. General Mcdowell held
Abraham in his arms; Mr.. Wasserman,
for Mr.. Haight, held Andrew johnson.
and Honorable John Conness supported
John Conness in his arms. Three solid
gold medals were presented by Progress
Lodge No. Is, T. and A. NJ. their val
ue il at least $50. After the ceremony
was concluded, the invited guests repair
ed to the basement of the Synagogue and
partook of sumptous banquet, at which
Rabbi Henry presided. Appropriate
speeches were made by Rev DR.. Henry,
General Mcdowell, Senator Conness,
Rev. DIR. Cohen, and Jacob Benjamin.
Three successive goblets were then pre-
sented to the children by Lewis Echilich.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-28

"HE SHoT ALL BUT MR"-When
Gen. Braxton Bragg commanded the ar
my of Tennessee, one day, while on the
march, he suddenly came upon one of the
ragged" butter-nut fraternity, who was
just then busily engaged in plundcring
garden. The General drew up, and in
that clear, ringing voice, which once
heard on the field of battle, is not readily
forgotten, called out, " to what command
do you belong top Butternut was caught;
he recognized the General, and he knew
the man he had to deal with. Assuming
a green, gawky manner, he answered as
follows: 1Mr. I did belong to Mr. Bragg's
company, but he shot all but me-" This
was little too much, and drawing his hat
over his eyes and COMPRISING his lips,
the General rode on, and let the last man
of his " company" liue.