The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-11-12

the mining prospects Mt that place are quite
nattcring, and the price Of claims has gone
up. The miners are working back into the
hills.
[From the 0regonianJ
HAIRY C0ULsoS AccIDESTLY KILLED. The
city was horrihed, Saturday afternoon. to
hear that Harry Couls0n had accidently shot
and killed himself. The particulars Of the
melancholy occurrence are substantially as
follows: lie had gone in the forenoon with
Charles Kuchn, bird shooting, two or three
miles below this city, on the river bottom.
Early in the afternoon, having had but poor
luck, they concluded te return home. After
starting for the city, they again separated.
C0ulson going after bird he saw ut some
distance, and Kuchn going in another direc.
ton to shoot some ducks. In about an hour.
Kuchn came back 10 where he had expected
% find CoulsOn. Not far from where he had
left him he saw hat lying on the ground
near a fence, and STOPPING to pick il up, he
almost Immediately discovered C0ulsOn lying
beside the fence, with gun shot wound
through his head, his gun lying PARTLY um.
der him with one barrel discharged aud the
hammer Of the other upon GIll cock Mr.
kuebu Immediately hurried of for assist
ance. Drs. Chapman and Wilson were call.
ed, bu; upon seeing the wound, they at once
pronounced il fatal. The unfortunate man
was taken into wagon tobe brought 10 the
city, but he expired while yet on the way.
From the situation in which he was found,
il seems ~ he the general opinion that he
was in the act Of climbing the fence, and
that in drawing the gun up by the muzzle
the hammer was set off The charge appears
u have entered the left side of the head, near
the car, coming out at the forehead, having
passed through the brain. Sir. Cauls0n had
but recently formed q copartuership With
Mr. Sprenger in the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
lie was widely known, having been some
years resident Of the city: bad been two or
three terms the clerk of the county was a
member Of the Fire Department, and q
menier and Past 0raud III the Smariian
| Lodge NJ. !, Odd Fellsws-in ali of which
| positions he had always borne himself IN
such manner aSts secure the respcct aud al
/ lection of mll with whom Le had official OF
/ fraternal relations. We know Of very few
men whosc sudden and tragic death could Va
shnek and sadden the people Of whole city
~ has this event. The memory of Harry
c5ulson will long dsyell tenderiy IN the hearts
Of al who knew him.
ARRivAL og TuE FiRsr LocoxoTlyE.-The
| lark '.Webf0Di' having OF board q eonsid.
erablc quantity Of railr0ad irun and Ioco.
no,iye, arrived Saturday night. in tow Us
| The steamer "Okanagon.' She hauled over
t. East Portland yesterday morning aud the
work Of landing the locomotive was imme-
diateiy commenced, under the supervision
of SIR kidder, the constructing engineer oi
the road. The engine is one OF the IIinck-
ley locomotives, formerly from the Michigan
Central railroad. She has been used, but
was last year reconstructed, aud is now,
| practically, new engine. She will be land
Cd aud placed on the track today or o-mor-
row. The turn table will be completed by
the time il is wanted for the purpose of run
ming the engine from the wharf to the main
track. The work of track laying is being
pushed vigorously forward. The machine
| Yesterday, the warkmen were engaged IN ex.
| tending il beyond. The locomotive will be
Mt work by the middle Of the week. and
thereafter the speed Of track-laying will Dc
much accelerated.
.EAsr SIDE RAiLRoAD.-The locomotive
-. b. Stephens" having been landed
Monday evening. the engineer and assist
ants were yesterday engaged in putting it in
order. Ii will be IN readiness to get up steam
today. The tender was landed about noon
Yesterday. The track-layers are as work far
out beyond the machine shops, and will prob
ably reach Milwaukee tonight. Monday.
| WEsT SInE RAiLRoAD.-We learn that the
grading on the West Side Railroad is now
complete for twenty miles, except that there
are few places to clear up yet, along the
section graded last year-in all, not more
than quarter of mile. The camp of the
grading force was moYed yesterday, up TO,
ward the Summet, and rs the weather may
permit, these little places of unfinished work
will be done.
SEA SuELLs.-Mr. A. s. Gross who was
a part of last week. Mt Astoria, exhibits q
fossil shell which he fund encased in stone
Mt the height of three hundred feet above tn,
level of the sea, on the mountain back Of As
toria. 1t is not uncommon to find marine
shells on the mountain top in that neignbor
hood.
From the Herald,l
PusHING AnEAD.-The force on the Ore
gen Central Railroad east side, laid, or
Saturday last, 4, loo feet of iron rails, max
ing about three,quarters of a mile Of track
in one day. Considering they had no loco
motive, this is pushing ahead right lively.
Sunday. Nov. 7th, Thos. johnson (com
monty known as Thos. Grifinl, while alone
in skiff. and crossing the Columbia River
from the Oregon side to Oak Point, w. T..
accidently shot himself.
DEArH or Cor. KtNG.-Col. VIM. NJ. King
one of the oldest citizens Of Portland, die,
yesterday morning, at his residence, in thi