The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-10-28

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AURORA BoREALis.-Last Monday might
the people of this vicinity were witnesses OF
most. wonderful and beautiful phenomena
in the Northern heavens. Tho sun had
scarcely descended below the western hori.
non before the display began to he plainly
pcrceptible, and it continued to grow in
brightness and brilliancy until almost the
entire heavens were illuminated by their
refuigcntrays.f After they became visible
a'o1t Is or &c degrees above the northern
horizon, they seemed to throw out great
s2streams of blue and russct lights in opposite
directions aaong the heavca's surface, which
continued with greater or less brilliancy
until nearly midnight. when tho ilumina
sisa covered the whole armament, and from
line liulenorth Of the zenith down to tho
hrizon on that side, streams and bars and
> aickerisg columns of almost every hue ra-
dated and scintillatcd in every direction; /;
while away, down on the south and west
was reflected the most gorgeous and lovely
hpes that the eye of man ever beheld. In
sepsias af fast i. was the best panorama that
the writer Of this aeticle was ever ''dead
headed" to and a sight which one generally
only secs once in a lifetime.
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TuAr LtcruRE.-"Mrs. NJ. Field, of San
Francisco, !" lectured to very slim audience
at the Court House, last Monday evening.
Her lecture was claimed To be aimed against
''woman suHfrage.n but whatever arguments
she made-and they were not lcgiou-seem.
ed to US to bc rather favorable than other.
wise to woman being endowed with the
right of voting, and almost persuaded us to
+, believe that the lady was an emissary Of the
strong minded sort in disguise. We
know this is dangerous statement which
We make, and liable to get us into trouble
with either the lady herself or some Of her
friends, but we can't help expressing our
eeanvictions of persons actions who thus
make public display of their ideas and
profession. 1t is certainly greater cam.
! piiment to the abilities of the lady lecturcss
to suppose that she was acting part than
TO premise that she is incapable of making
n single argument in favor of the side of the
question which she claimed to espouse.
Her rendition Of "Shamus o'Brien," at the
close of the lecture, was beautiful, and
sho~ed her t,r ,rpossess elocutisnary powers
of no mean ahility.A
Rk,SsT.IEB--Capt..J John Smith, of this
county. who was sometime ago removed
fra.f the Warm Springs Indian Reservation,
:, has been reinstated by order Of the Super
intendent of Indian Affairs. Capt. Smith
is said to be one among the few worthy and
efzcient agents of the Indian Department.
II is certainly reasonable TO suppose that a
man who has spent the greater part of his
life among these red devils would be better
-aited to see zf,er them, and better enabled
fs understand the proper treatment of them,
than w.uld young -'whippcr snapper" ar.
my officer fresh from the parlors and thea
tiers IF the Atlantic cities, and who doubt
less gained his only ideas of the Indian
character from Cooper's novels.
~ The RAILRoaD.-After a suspension Of
tracklaying for a week for want of iron, the
work was resumed last Monday and is HOW
keins pushed forward With all risor. In
consequence of the delay the track was only
Laid about four miles this side of Salem
when they began again.iast Monday, but as
there is now sufficient iron in Portland co.
complete the road several miles beyond Al
bany, we presume herewith be no interrupt
zst;ea in .hostiiitics. until we arc greetei by
@the shrilI neigh of the iron ..hoss." The
, railrsszd operators could not have finer
weather than the present, and they ought to
rush the xark forward with all possible
speed
We ob,erye that Sheriff Irvine has been
= fxing things sp in good style at the Court
House, and the pres Mt term is having bet
Ser accom- mmodations than any previous
Court. : 4 neatiy@plastered partition wall
has beea built seress the cnurt room, up
estairs, .'feneing eat'' aii of that partof the
rooai which is under the gallery. and thus
the large room more comfortable
and less like an open barn. the furniture
the Grand Jury room put in decent trim,
and our Court House looks more Ike ''busi-
ness' than ever before. 1t is now credit
and an honor to any county in the world
BALLoU's MAGAZINE FOR NoyEssEe--We
hare received the November No. Of Bzlious Mag
azine, and have read it with interest, We always
dc every moath that Baliou is Issued. II has the
best variety of contents of any magazine in the
J country. Its romanees srezalways we'll writes.
its stories such only true-hearted sailors
write. aad-ali the reading is original and of
the best quality. There are 100 pages, 10 of them
with illustrated subjects, and aif for tic small
oils cents, or I,5o per year. Great Improvement,
are promised for Che coming year. All periodical
- .depets sell Ballou's Thomes 4 Talbot, So Con-
grsss street, Boston, arc the publishers
a5i ixPERsoSAL.-Foli6wing attorneys were in
attendance at the Circuit Court in this city
during the current week. Judge Thornton
R,,esaH of Da.kland W.T.