The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-09-04

WnEAT STArEMESf.-Thep Portland papers
give amount of wheat received ut Albany du.
ring the week ending August &c, at 81, ,476
bushels. It should have been d. .467. The
Herald put D. Froman's receipts for the
week at GOO. when Mr.. +. received COO daii
ly, and Mr.. Cheadle's receipts are put At
{, 200 instead of 1000. These papers don't
state where they got their information, but
VIC trust they will hereafter endeaYor to be
little more correct.
Is the MouNrAISs.-From Dr. Alexander,
who las just returned from m excursion on
the Cascade and Willamette Valley Wagon
Road, we learn that there is an emigrant
train consisting Of nine wagons eneamped at
Fish Lake, and unable To continue their jour
ney because Of the rise Of the mountain
streams, caused by the recent rains. Their
detention will probably only be q temporary
one.
To SuBscRIBERs.-See our list Of agents.
on fourth page, and you will learn that We
have recently added several gsnllemen's 3
names to it, In addition to this, We trust
that every reader Of the DExocRAr will con
stitute himself an agent 10 assist in swelling
the subscription list. Every subscriber can
get one or more of his neighbOFs % take the
paper. Please try it, friends.
CIRcus.-Wilson's Great World Circus
and Animal Show is advertised TO exhibit al
Albany on Friday, Sept. II. The agent,
Mr.. Marshall, informs as that there are
40 men aud 10 horses in conjunction with
this Circus, which, if true, is the largest es-
tablishment of the kind ever in Oregon. Our
California exchanges puff it ''muehly."
DEATH or Col. SIMs-Ths Idaho World
cSntains an account Of the death Of Colonel
Columbus Sims. in Hamilton City. on the
l4th of August, of deIiriam trem,ns Col.
oncl Sims was q brother of John H. Sims,
who was shot in this city last spring, and
was also Colonel of California Cavalry du.
ring the early part of the war.
INDUSTRY PERsoSIFIED..-Albania the
other day witnessed the remarkable specta.
Gle of two ladies leisureIy walking the streets.
engrossed in an animated conversation, and
engaged in the homely but useful occupa.
tiOn of knitting stockings. Would that some
of our city bellies would catch the infection.
RETTRSED.-Several Eimrods-among
whom were DIR. Alexander and D. Fromnn-
came in from the mountains during the past
week. and they report deer as being tolera-
bly, plentiful in the neighborhoOd of Lower
Soda. They killed some, but we have no
means of Judging of its quality.
informs us that there was this year raised
on MS farm, near this city, six acres of Aus
tralian club wheat, which yielded go bush.
els-being just .fortyye;ye bushels to the acre.
This is the largest yield YET reported in this
Sta;e during the present year.
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FIcARo.-This is the title of q new Ora.
matte and Musical publication, issued by
Messrs. Hudson & Menet, Al Park Row,
New York. It is decidedly the bandsomest
and best edited Journal Of the kind in the
Union. Terms, 50 per year. or 81 for three
months.
A CABBAGE HEAD.-Not human erani.
um oftbe Gov. Woods species, but genuine
and immensely large cabbage, Of the drum.
head variety, probably,-was presented to
US she other day by Mr.. VIM. Powell, Of
this county; and We thank him.
GorD.-We observed that Deputy Marshal
Markha m has obeyed the order of the Com.
mon Council relative to repairing sidewalks
and the com FORT and convenience of pedes
trians is thereby greatly enhanced. " Vel
done, good aud faithful servant"
FIRExEE's MEErlNc.--Albany Fire Com
paDy gill bold an adjourned meeting OF
Monday evening next. Business of impor
tance will be before the meeting, and it il
hoped that full attendance of ths members
will be had.
REcEtvED.-R. c. Hill 4 Son, druggist
Of this city, ore just now in receipt of quit
an extensive stock Of new drugs, medicines
perfdmeries, ETC., and Fred is arranging
them about the rooms in the most tempting
manner imaginable, Call and see him.
That RAcE.-Renember the trotting ract
at the Fair Ground at I o'clock to-day.
coSrSc.-TdahO pApers report a large emf
igration from that country to Oregon.