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

At the meeting of the Willamette Uni
yersity, July 2lst. j. L. Parish was elec.
tod President of the Board, and L. s.
Dyar, Secretary.
AT this annual meeting of the Board Of
Trustees, the following persons were duly
elected to fll the various departments of
instruction for the ensuing year. Pres
ideut, Rev. N. Rounds, u. d; Professor
of Mathematics, Rev. o. s. Frambes, A.
NJ; Professor of Natural Sciences, Rev.
l.. j. Powell, A. NJ; Teacher in the Fes
male Department, Miss Ellen Chamber
lain; Music Teacher, Miss Berry. Miss
Laura Reddy was at previous meeting Of
the Board elected Proceptress, and is ex.
pected to be present aud take charge Of
that department at the opening of the
next session.
The degree Of Master of Arts was con.
ferred upon Henry III. Gilfrey, John NJ.
Garrison, James Il. N. Sellwood, Joseph
A. Sellwood and VIM. 7. Wythe.
James Chambers, j. A. Stratton, Rev.
G. G. Stratton aud Miss Z. Kelly received
the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Mrs Page Of Dallas, has been arrested
and held 20 answer at the next term Of
the Circuit Court, for perjury in conncc>
tiCn with the Jenny Boyce murder exam.
ination - Uaionist.
BURNT RIVER DITcH.-The Herdld
says: Mccoy starts tomorrow Mon.
day. for the Willow Greek, Rock Creek
and Malheur mines district, TO look after
the construction Of nm extension Of seven.
teen miles OF what is known as the Burnt
River Mining Ditch. upon a contract he
made for Wa Kee 4 Co. Chinese mer.
chants, with the ditch Company But
little can be obtained from him as to par.
ticulars, though il Is his design TO com.
plete the ditch immediately, in order that
If we should have wet, rainy fall that
the mines could be opened and the coun.
try generally could have the benefit of the
samc before freezing weather sets in /; aud
at least have it ready for operation as soon
as the winter breaks up. And he designs
putting from 400 to 500 men on the work
and rush it through at once, taking from
here some 200 Chinese and obtain the
balance up thcre-opening the riches,
and most extensive mining creek north ol
the California line.
Farmers are now busily engaged 10
their harvest fields all over tho country.
Although the drOugh has injured early
sowed grain TO \ great extent, there will
be far larger surplus of grain in the
State than is generally supposed.
SMALL Pox AT ASTORIA. is re
ported on undoubted authority, that NJ
Montgomery, Special Inspector, and ca
johnson, pilot, who came up the riveu
the bark Onward" are both sick at As.
toria, of small pox.-O Oregonian.
The exhibit of the financial condition
Of Clackamas county for the fiscal year
ending June Both, shows that the indebt.
edness of the county over assets, So, ,3l6 OF.
The Unioniss, narra,es the heroic con.
duct Of Mr.. Crump of Salem, who jumped
into the river and dived to the bottom TO
rescue lad ten years Of age, who had
fallen in. The boy sunk the third time,
when Mr Crump brought him up and
rescued him at a great personal risk.
Chas. Craft an old 0regnnian, died in
Salem, on the 22nd inst, age &C years.
The first watermelons of the season ap-
peared in this market yesterday, (the 24th
inst.)
The fax crop in the State is reported
to be so short rs to hardly pay for enther-
ing it.
The Radical papers are occupied about
equally in showing how the radicals came 10
be defeated in Virginia, and in showing that
they were not defeated nc all.
MADDTEn.