The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-31
STATE NEWS.

a NEWN0s
The tender of hospitalitIes of the city
Of Portland to Seward, reached that gen.
tleman at Victoria on his way TO Alaska.
He expressed his thanks and his accept
ance of the invitation.
The Moumtaiaeer says: The WOODEN
mill is still lying idle for want of water.
We understand that the men engaged on
the Hood river ditch have abandoned the
work, aud report that portion Of il must
be Aumed before it can be used.
The Eaterprise says: 1t has lately
been decided TO continue the railroad
work without cessation until the State
capital is reached. Perhaps by the first
of March, 1870.
The force employed upon the railroad
for the past two weeks have done most
excellent execution. There are some five
or six parties at work, eelestials do the
burdens Of the work.
a match game of Base Ball was played
in this city ON Saturday the 18th inst,
between the Young Athletics of Portla nd
and the Tigers of Oregon City. The
Portland boys were b-aten 10 runs. The
Tigers received two skunks and the Ath-
letics four.
The OregonidR SAYS: The last steam.
er brought up from San Francisco u con.
siderable quantity of wool for the wOolen
mills at Salem, and the Wright" has
just brought lot from the Sound for the
Oregon City mills. While this is going
on, our Willamette valley wool growers
are hauling or shipping by steamboat
large quantities of wool TO this city and
shipping it 10 San Francisco. There is
something wrong in all this.
A number of smuggled Chinese dress
ing cases we're seized from the bark .'On.
ward" Thursday evening, and yesterday
the mate, Mr.. Stinson, was arrested on
the charge Of smuggling. he being the
person from whom q party on shore had
purchased the goods. After q hearing
before Commissioner Wilcox, he was held
to answer in the sun of $500. The val
'ue Of the seized goods was abou, SIS, the
duty chargeable being only about six per
cent.
IMPORTANT II TRUE The Herald
says: There is . beautiful waterfall in
Portland, Oregon, which is only Eve feet
and half high.
We heard minister preach last Sab
bath, who was logical aud argumentative /;
his gestures were few but very appro-
pirate and natural-his delivery was plain,
distinct, forcibie and of conversational
character, aud his subject matter was
practical and highly evangelical.
Portland has Yacht Club.
Grant County, according to the City
journal has whole number Of claims, 88.
.cres fenced, 1904 cultivated 3,608.-
Three claims fenced, 400, $50 and 200
acres. Average size, l03 acres.
From the Unionist we learn the follow
in: The measles are raging again in the
neighborbood Of Silyertoh.
DIR. r. P. Earhart returning from the
Warm Spring Agency says that not more
Eba9 half the usual amount of grain will
be raised easG Of the mouptaips this year.
A DIR. Lawrence bad his aFm broken
in cast Salem by the runaway Of bis team
on the goth inst,
j. NJ. Patterson has been appointed
deputy Postmaster in the Salem Office, in.
stead Of Mr.. NJ. n. Chapman, resigned.
The commencement exercises at the
Willamette University came of on the
22nd inst. There were three students
who graduated in the classical course,
viz: James Chambers, j. A. Stratton
and Miss e. Z. Kelly. and eight who
graduated in the scientific course, viz -
G. COmegys, NJ. j. Patton, Miss E. Bos.
well, Elenora Simpson, Emma d. Small,
Carrie P. Swain and L. Belle Wilson.
From the Montana Independent we
learn that tho Hot Spring at the upper
end of Deer Lodge valley, is some l5o
warmer at the present time than ever be-
fore known. Heretofore the water was
just warm enough for a pleasant bath,
but now it will fairly scald person who
enters it. Cannot some one assign q
cause for this (to us) singular phenome-
non.
At French Gulch no less than twelve
races came off there Sunday. Three dog
fights and a number of knock-downs
closed the days sports.
According to the Ensign hay is selling
at Roseburg at SIS per ton.
The residence of Mr.. Geo. Mickle Of
Oakland, Was consumed by FIRE on Mon
day evening. The family were absent
and all the contents of the house was
burned,