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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
EAST SIDE AND "WEsTSaDE'
RAILROAD STRUGGLE

The Washington correspondent of the
S. =. Bulletin, under date OF February
9th, gives the following in relation to our
railroads:
- Some of your readers arc doubtless
interested in the struggle which is now
in progress between the East Side and
the West Side Oregon Central Railroad
Companies to secure the benefits Of the
grant OF lands to the State of Oregon,
made By the act Of July %, 1866. The
bill reported recently by Senator vii,
liams, from the committee on Public
Lands, according to his statement, was
not designed to favor either of the road
companies, but S. G. Reed, who is here
in the interest of the West Side
road thought different, and set forth bis
remoustrance in printed memorial to
the Senate. Mr. Corbett, taking the
same view, opposed the passage of the
bill, and requested Mr.. Williams to con
sent to its recommtment. After consid'
erable debate this action was taken; and
o.day Mr. Corbctt introduced a bill
plainly on the West Side of tho ques
ton, which declares that the joint resolu
ton Of the Oregon Legislature, passed
October 10, 1866, designating the Orc.
gon Central Railroad Company. to con
struct the railroad mentioned in said aci
of July p, 1866, was lawful execution
Of the power vested in said Legislature
aud that the said company by fling
its assent TO said act on the 9th Of July
1867, acquired the rights granted BY said
act
J. II. Mitchell and c. Temple Emmett
are here to look after the interests Of tho
East Side, or Holiday road, and lively
fight over the matter may be anticipated
early next session, when, of course, tht
conflicting bills will be reyigedn
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
DISPOSAL OF CAUSES.

The following causes were disposed
of before the March Term Of the Circuit
Court for Linn county, which convened in
this city on Monday:
CRIMINAL CAUSES.
State Of Oregon ys Gordon Cooper, in
dictment for assault with intent to kill
Continued from last term. J G Powell for
State; N III Cranor for defendant. Contin-
ued.
State VI. Leopold Lacher, indictment for
larceny. Continued. Powell, prosecuting.
State ys John Cosgroye, commitment for
assault with intent to kill. Escaped from
officer. Powell, prosecuting. Dismissed
State VI. Geo Lewis, Indictment for per.
jury. Continued from last term. Not ar
rested Powell, prosecuting. Dismissed
State vs. Archibald RAIDER, indictment foi
forgery. Not arrested. Powell, prosecu
ting. Dismissed.
State VS.. Thos Lilly, Indictment con.
tinucd. Not arrested. Powell, prosecuting
Dismissed.
State vs. A } Hayes, indictment for per
jury. Not arrested. Powell, prosecuting
Dismissed.
State VI. l. Brown, indictment for selling
liquors without license; continued. Pow
ell for State Chenowe.h for deft. Verdic
Of not guilty.
State ys. l. Brown, same as above. Con
tinuc1.
State vs.. Geo Hunsaker, Indictment fol
selling liquors. Bond for appearance con
tinued. Powell for State; Cranor for dcf't
Dismissed
State ". joshua Sylvester, indictment foi
assault. Bond forfeited, aud warrant issued
Powell for State. Bond forfeited.
State W l. $ Rogers bond forfeited.
State vs. John Gilliland dismissed
State ~ Andrew Ralston dismissed.
State vs. Isaac Conn; dismissed.
The remainder Of the causes will be pub
lished next week.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
TO TIE sOUTIHEAsT.

As spring approaches there is moro
or less inquiry concerning the wide
scope of unsettled country in the
southeastern part of the State, and
the roads by which settlers can get
there. There are at present but two
routes that are practicable for wag-
ons, unless we take into account the
way by the Dalles. One of these is
by the Willamette Valley and Gas
cade Mountain Road, which leads out
Of tho valley by Lebanon, in Linn
county, Fish Lake and Soda Springs
to the east side of the mountains.-
From thence to Klamath Lake there
arc no settlements, but we are inform.
ed there is passably good wagon
road. This is perhaps the nearest
route to klamath and Goose Lake
countries. The toll over the Cascades
is three dollars for u two-horse wag'
on; loose horses per head, twenty-five
cents; loose cattle, fifteen cents, and
sheep and hogs, three cents. There
is snow on the mountains yet by this
route. But not enough to prevent
persons from crossing.-Ep. Dem.
The best road TO that country il
through Douglas county into Jackson
and over the Cascade Mountains by
the old emigrant trail. by thi,
route the emigrant has settled
country to travel through as we'll as
a good made road. The expenses by
this latter route will be moro MS far as
tolls are concerned than the way first
mentioned, but the extra expense viii
probably be more than made up by
the convenience of travelling. Fami
lies will find il much more comforta
BILE travelling by the Jacksonvillcroutt
than to pass the mountains directly
from tots valley.
1t is different though with larg,
droves of loose stock, rs the feed east
Of the mountains is much better thai
can be found on the west side, unless
the drover resorts To purchasing hal
and grain. There is no danger from
Indians on either route.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
BAFFLED SPIES.

In the United States District Court for
Oregon, on yesterday, nolle prosequt
was entered in regard to all the suits yet
pending before the Court, for violation Of
the internal revenue law, except four,
which had been previously continued
over until the next session of the Court,
This is just and right We are glad that
the free people of this State will not lend
themselves as tools to the paid spies Of
the Federal Government in their efforts
to defraud our merchants. Espionage is
at sorry discount here. These rascallg
informers noW find that they have had,
their summers tramp for nothiag. They,
have piled this, the most disreputabIe avo-
cation ever followed, to no purpose. They
can now choose between gaining an hon
est livelihood or going to the poorhouse.
Although they have made no pccuniary,
gain, they have made succeeded in har-
RAISING our merchants, compelling them
TO leave their business, and subjecting
them to expense and loss of time. The,
discontinue of the paid spies of the Fed
eral Government in their nefariors cali.
ing will do much more towar1ts securing
change in the odious Internal revenue
law than base truculency to the inter-
ests Of these trayeiing informers.-Poyt.
tond HeroLd.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
DECAY OF PUBLIC MORALS.

We have recently conversed with
an intelligent gentleman who has just
returned home from visit to the
States; and he expressed the opinion
that public morals and virtue are rap
idly retrograding. He is of the opin-
ion that there is scarcely an honest
Judge in California and, that in the
State of New York, dishonesty is the
rule and honesty the exception among
the judiciary; and that the same ls
true, to greater or less extent.
throughout the United States. He
also represents vice of all kinds as
largely on the increase, particularly
in the fashionable and upper-tendom
of society.
We attach considerable Importance
to these opinions; because they are
from a gentleman of cool and sound
Judgment, and therefore not likely to
be easily deceived by false appcaran-
ces; and because, too, he is strict
Radical. We think that public NOR
ais began to deteriorate with the com
mencement of the war The war
called into active exercise all the bas-
er passions of the human heart. The
war developed hatred, malice, revenge,
murder, covetousness, licentiousness,
.debauchery 1t caused men to tram
pie on all law, human and divine. 1t
introduced a spirit of anarchy and
1awlessness, and materially unsettled
the very foundations of society,-in-
fusing its baneful spirit into all the
various ramifcations of the social
structure of community. Were it
necessary We conld go into detail and
point to innumerabIe instances, pub
lie and private, going to show that
public and private virtue are on the
down-hill road in the United States /;
but it would be work of superero-
cation. The fact is patent to all; and
it should cause every well-wisher of
his country and his kind to do what
he can to stay the tide of corruption
that Is now rolling over the land,
threatening ultimately to engalf all
in one common ruin.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
THEN AND NOW--sTIoK OF THE
CLOCK"


The terrible expenses of Mr.. Buch-
anan's administration, says the Keo-
kuk Constitution, was the grand
thome of Republican denunciation in
1860. The following article and ta-
bic, gotten up by Bonner, of the New
York Ledger, was published, and dis
played in every Republican paper III
the land:
Liberal EXPENDITURES The ex-
penses of the Government of the Uni
ted States under the administration of
Mr.. Buchanan are as follows:
s70,6se, 400 year
S4,3o7, ,22o a month!
Sl,452, 900 a week!
s2o7,56o day
$500 IN hour!
S144, q minute!
81 40 n second
Two dollars and forty cents at ev-
cry tick of the clock! That will do for
young America. But where does the
money go? For what is it applied ?
Now lot us look at the other side of
the picture. The expenses which the
Jacobin Congress made last ycar-a
year of profound peace, be it remem-
bered-were, in round numbers, $780,
000,0 900.
100000, 900 a year!
s4l,896,666 month!
Sl0,46G,668 a week!
s4,50O,00o a day!
SG2, 500 an hour!
sl,o42 minute!
sl7 so a second
Seventeen dollars and half at cv-
cry tick of the clock, day, night, sum
mer and winter, in sunshine and
storm! There is no ase in asking the
questions where all this money goes
that is continually drawn from the
pockets of the industrial classes
Some of it goes to pay the necessary
expenses of the Federal Government,
much of it to support a large stand
ing army in the South, for the pur-
pose of maintaining the Radical party
in power by subjecting the white to
the domination of the black race in
that section of our country, by the
aid of the Freeemcn's Bureau and the
power of the bayonot. But much the
largest portion goes into private pock-
cts of the thieving Radical ofiice-hold-
ers, and to pay gold interest to the
non-taxed aristocratic bondholders.
The industrial classes pay into the
national treasury seventeen dolalrs
and fifty cents every time the clock
ticks, but the national debt is still in
creasiug and national bankruptcy
and individual ruin Is staring us in
the face, with no prospect of relief as
long as the Radical party remains in
power.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27

HUMBoLr County (NEv.) Items
The Register Of February 9th has the
annexed:
Indian Jim has recently been sick, and
imagined his wife was the cause thereof.
30 Jim wished for dissolution of the
Earriage bonds, and applied to "Justice"
Jack-"Manda's Jack" as he is called
hereto sever the tics that bound him
and his wife together Jack responded
and accomplished the deed most effectually
and without much ceremony, by taxing
the squaw out some little distance and
shooting her, and then burning the body.
We understand the proper authorities are
investigating the affair, and will endeav-
or to prevent recurrence of such savage
outrages. The Indians say it is an old
established custom among them, and are
not disposed to have the whites interfere
: with their regulations.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
THE REVENUE CASES.

1t will be recollected that several.
of our merchants were cited TO appear
before the United States Court at
Portland charged with having viola
ted the Z. S. Revenue laws in not
stamping certain articles of commerce.
Among them was our fellow towns
man, Julius Gradwohl. He has just
returned, and from him we learn that,
after having tried several cases, and
falling in every one, the Z. S. Prose
cutting Attorney entered aaOle prose
qati, as to those remaining on the
docket; and thus ends these prosecu-
tons. The defendants, although vic
torious, have had to expend consider
able money nevertheless in defending,
to say nothing Of the anxiety and
trouble incident to all such lawsuits.
And all this is the legitimate work
ing of an iniquitous law. Some cen
sure in unreasonable terms, the spies,
pimps or informers, who brought the
suits; and very justly, too; for no
one can deliberately act as an inform
er without being very mean man.
But where the law holds out such IL
ducements to become spies as the one
in question does, there will always be
those ready to take steps to secure
the premiums offered. The law it.
self is to blame. It is vexatious, au-
noying and odious, and should be re-
nnaled
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
THE HERALD vs.. THE FARMER
We find the following four article
in the Oregon Herald:

We find the following four articles
in the Oregon Herald:
A soft-shcll cotemporary, located in
the foothills of the Coast Range,
takes the HERALD and DemOcrm to
task for Judging of the Willamette
Farmer beforehand. We have done
no such thing. We expressed our
opinion of the editor by his acts al
ready committed. We Judged that
he did not have the welfare of the
State so much at heart as he did that
of his party by lending himself as .
tool to Woods in disrnpting the Leg
islature and locking up the money of
the State from circulation. Such a
man we deem entirely unworthy of
the confidence of the people. Besides
this, we have grave fears Of these
neutral organs, founded on expert
ence. Seven years ago we had an ag-
ricultural paper, edited for quite a
while by Mr.. S. Francis, who was al
so editing the Oregonid1, and the re-
suit was that the paper was as full of
insidious Black Republican treason as
it could hold.
The last number of the Willamette
Farmer contains a selected article
from which we clip the following ad-
vice:
eve urge, therefore, that our readers set
about planning to economize the coming
| year. There is great national debt to pay.
| 1t must be paid out Of our resources"
The plain English of the above
would read something like this: Far
mers, you must work early and late.
Stint yourselves, your wives and your
children all you possibly can. For
you must pay these bondholders more
than double what they loaned the
Government. They must be paid out
of your toll and priVations.
INDIGEANT.-A prominent farmer of this
State, in q recent letter to US, uses the fol
lowing language: "When | see such arti
cles as have been lately published in tht
Herald, the Sentinel, and the Albany Demo
crdt, designed to crush out every attempt tt
benefit the State and to elevate labor, / be
come so thoroughly disgusted with politics
that would gladly see all political parties
swept from the face Of our otherwise fail
1 SRAbA W StSNHSCCtC GnFUSS5
Now, let US put on the "indignant.'
When we see such false squibs al
these against Democratic journals il
professedly neutral paper, we be
come SO thoroughly disgusted will
neutral journals controlled by Radi
cal editors that we would like to sc,
all such rascally concerns swept from
the bounds of this otherwise prosper
Gus State.
SMART.-The last number Of th
Willamette Farmer quotes just suffi
GENTLY from an article in the HERALl
of March 10th as would give the ap
pearance to the reader that the HER
AID had said right contrary to wha
it really did say. This may be yer.
smart trick, but is it an honest one
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
DR.. J. N. McAFEE.

A bill of Indictment has been found
against DR.. McAfee, by the grand ju-
ry of Marion county for the murder
of his deceased wife, Mrs. J. L. Nc
Aee; but we are of the opinion that
he will be cleared without much
trouble. The following is the,yerdict
of the Coroner's jury:
We, the undersigned citizens Of said coun.
tY, having been summoned by J. C. Hutton,
Justice of the Peace, to serve as jurors on
On inquest on the body Of Mrs. j, L. Nc.
Afee, deceased, after being duly sworn, pro-
ceeded to witness the examination of the re-
mains Of the said deceased, and report that
it has not been in our power to determine
how the deceased came to her death; but.
from the evidence of Professor Yeatch, we
are satisfied that she did not come to her
death by poison.
John G. Berry. G. w. DOIan, D. W. Jones,
John Hughes, W. Chapman, 81. Hirsch,
Jurors.
James G. Hutton, J. P, and Acting Coro
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
tFrom the Portland Commercially
LETTER FROM WHITE PINE.
WRITTEN BY AN OLD CITIZEN.

VIM. 0. Bruen, Esq, has laid US un-
der obligations for the following letter
from White Pine, written by Alex.
Campbell, an old citizen of this city:
SILVER SPRINGS. March 3, 1869.
DEAR SIR Il am here in White Pine
with all my goods. have a tent, and it
makes good bar room, with all my traps
and pictures | am doing we'll thought
lot for $1,000 and can now soil it for
$4,000. George Clayton is here and in
business, selling whisky. II. G. Coulson
is in Treasure City, selling whiskey and
dry goods. Mat Kieth is in Hamilton
Charley Powell came here to-day from
Boise City. Johnny Kelley is here and
at work in the Bank Exchange in Treas
ure city. There are not many persons
here from Oregon. 1t is one of the
widest and best countries that | have
seen in my life. Bob Britton is at work
for me. All you hear about White Pine
is not true. 1t is not SO very cold, and
there is plenty of everything if you have
only the "tin" to get it. THERE'S a good
many "tender feet" coming here that suf.
fer, as they are short of greenbacks, and
the beds are not as good as they are In
Varmount. The mines are very rich
here and lots of them, and people are
coming very fast from all parts of the
world, and am glad that / came. 1t is
hard to tell where the town or city will
be, but l am satisfied with my town
Wood is plenty here, and water is Q
treasure. 1t is fifty cents bucket and
wood is $50 dollars cord. Wells
Fargo's Office is in a saloon and gambling
house, and chop house in one corner, OF
anything else you want. / have very
bad cold and feel very unwell to-day
My hand is not very steady. My regards
to all. Write soon. Yours, &c.
CAMPBELL.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
THE CALAMITY AT EUGENE.

This has been a week of fires for our
town. Our good fortune Of escape from
the fiery element for SO long a time seems
to be at an end. Three fires in one week
Is appalling. On Sunday Morning at
about six o'clock, the house on VIII
lameitc street occupied by Mr Brown
caught FIRE, and By the exertions Of cit
lzens the fire was extinguished before it
had spread 10 any of the adjoining hous-
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27

DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH AN n.
DIAN.-William Smith tends TIE Pitt
River ferry, on the Soda Snss.lngs wagon
road, and has generallT kept an Indian
to assist him in managing the boat. One
day last week brother of the Indian SO
employed came to the opposite side of the
river to where the boat was moored and
desired to be ferried across. AS the riv-
er was very high Smith refused to cross
him over. This enraged the Indian en-
lployed on the ferry, and he commenced
rolling up his sleeves and swearing ven
gence. Seeing his hostile maneuyers,
Smith started for the house for gun to
protect himself with in case it was neces-
lsary The Indian OWNED his intention
and ran for the gun also, declaring he
would shoot if he could get it. Smith
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27

got the gun first, but had scarcely grasped
it before his antagonist clasped him so
firmly around the arms and body as to
prevent him from using the weapon. A
desperate struggle then ensued for the
possession of the srife, until the Indian,
tired out, suddenly released his hold and
fled so rapidly as to prevent Smith from
drawing bead on him.-lShosta Courier,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27

We understand that the United States
Prosecuting Attorney yesterday complained
IN his argument before the Court, that the
newspapers had endeayored to influence
public opinion against the prosecuting in
formers. We would give the District Attor.
ney, and all others whom it may concern,
to understand that the HERALD will continue
to publish what it deems to be right, without
the fear or favor of Federal Offcers.-Rort.
land Herald.
That is our fix, exactly. We are,
and expect to be, opposed to spies,
pimps and informers; and we are op
posed to the law which holds out a
reward to mean men to develop theil
Unborn meanness.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27

THE On MILL.-Wc paid visit to
the Pioneer Oil Company's mill yester.
day, and found every body busily engaged
with the work before them. The ma.
chinery is kept in motion day and night
Nor is oil the only product of the mill
The fax straw is an important item in the
business. This, after being run through
the "brake," is baled up and shipped of
to be used by upholsterers. The company
have large quantity of straight straw in
bundles, which they intend to rot and
preserve the "fbre.0 This will be used
by the new linen company which is al
this time being organized, in the manu-
facture of linen goods.-Salem Lnionsst
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27

GEN. FRAl<K P. BLAIR.-A letter has
has been received from General Frank
+ Blair, announcing that he expects to
arrive IN San Francisco about the middle
Of April.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
NOTICE.

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
1N annual meeting Of School District No. 5, Of
Linn county, Oregon, win be held at the School
House. on Monday the 5th day of April, 1859, at
/ o'clock P. lI., for the purpose of electing two.
Directors Tone to fill vacancy for one year1 ana
one for the full term, and one Clerk; also to LIZ
a tax to repair school house and fence
By order Of the Directors.
March IS, 1860. A. N. ARNOLD.
vfnslW2- Clerk Of Districts No. 8.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27

AcoUITED.-H. A. Benjamin, who
killed George G. Gilbert, at Truckee,
February 9th, had an examination before
Justice King of that place and was ac-
Quilted
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-02

PERsErEaAscE.-"Persevere perse-
yere,' said an old lady friend Of ours 10 her
servant girl. It's the only way you can
accomplish grea. things One day eight
apple dumpiings were sent down stairs,
and they all disappeared "'sally. where
are those dumplingsi- l managed to get
through with hem ma'am,' . replied Sally
why, how on earth did you manage to
eat so maay dumplins.:' by perse-
yetsAeei m.'aln.'
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-02
n Of "IuE srosEwALl Touas4u..s,r

ton Of "TuE SrosEwALL rouasAnEsr
CLUE
Alta meeting held on Friday last u
was
Resoleea, That the thanks Of this
Club are due, and are hereby rendered to
Mr.. and Mrs. Moxley for their kindness
and hospitality on the evening Of the 2sth
Of July.
II was also
T Resolred, That the thanks Of this Club
arc due, and arc hereby rendered to Mr..
James p. Cole; and wo recommend him
as worthy Of tho patronage ofour fellow
citizens.
1t was further
Reso.rcd, That the Secretary DO in
struc'ed to present written copy Of lhcss
resolutions to the parties named therein.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-02

Acctprsr.-We learn from the Con.
terru'ie' that on the &c ult., Miss Mary
Wilson, Of Wilsonburg. mounted
her horse to ride to Weston.
Between Colonel Wilson's and Colonel
Mnrsh's her horse stumbled. unsea,iag
her and causing the animal to fall upon
her. For time it was feared that she
was seriously hurt; her injuries, however,
were comparatively slight.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-02

TIE PAnKErsDuna Gazette says that
$50 men were at work on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad bridge across tho Ohio.
and that the number this week will be
doubled.