The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-06-17
STATE NEWS.

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10, 1S7O--to continue six days.
A Mining, Milling aud Irfigating
Water Ditch Company" with capital
stock Of slO0, 900, has been organic at
jacksonville.
John McGinnis, mail carrier between
Crescent City aud Trininad. was swal-
lowed up 10 the quicksand, while cross
ing Il. dwood Creek. There was young
n,an travelling with him ut the time
Nc. told him TO wait until he crossed
to the other side before he started. Nc
started, and he and horse disappeared.
Arch goldbearing ledge has, lately,
been discovered on the divide at the
head Of Indian Creek, Josephine county.
The average Democratic majority 10
Josephine county, ON the Stale ticket,
was 75
| Growers majority in Jackson county
was 313. So much for PaImers Indian
record. /.
EscApADE-At an early hour on
Sunday morning five convicts escaped
from the Pcnitentiary. Two Of them,
Wescott and Indian Bob, were in the
hospital, under treatment. Iu sie even.
ing, rs the men marched from the read.
ing room u their cells, three of them
managed TO slip into the hospital ward,
aud were concealed by the two sick ones.
During the night they took up the floor
OF ive-inch plank, which had become
rotten, and made good their escape
Three are snpposeu to have gone in an
easterly direction. the other two up the
river. Parties are in search Of them in
various directions, aud it is to be hoped
. they will all be rctaken. One thou.
sand dollars reward is offered by Major
N. Z. Berry for their arrest, in the fol
lowing sums: james Hayden, 5 feet 6i
inches high, sandy hair, partly bald,
aged 2S, $3.50. Chas. Sutton, 5 feet 2
inches, tattoocd ON right arm aud hand
black hair, $3.50. John Williams, 6 feet
high, anchor on left arm, vessel and let.
tcrs +. A. NJ. on right. aged 20. $3.50
VIM. Wescou, S feet 81 inches, curly
hiar, light complexion, has catarrh IN the
head, age u, 800. Indian Bob, sad
dIe-colorcd. 500.
Simpson, Of the Go=e4e, has dug up a
prodigy in the shape Of deceased juye.
nile kline with two heads, six legs and
two tails
Bates theatrical troupe are perform
ing in Portlrnd, assisted BY the Pixleys.
Mcssrs. Flciscbper and Patterson,
State Treasurer and State Printer elect,
were serenaded in Portland last Saturday
night.
There are about 1000 acres Of fax
sown in the Willamette valley thi.
year.
Ninetenihs Of the inmates OF the Poor
House in Multnomah county attribute
their misfortune To intemperance.
Ou, Of l0l votes pollcd in Richardson
Precinct, Lane county, Slater received
9U-all but IL.
! Mr.. Eugene Semple has retired from
: The Herald for time. aud Dir. s. e.
! Simpson assumes the editorial control
We learn from the Oreyoniiaa tina.
Frank II. Stuart, an old printer and fol
some time an editor in this State, died al
: San Francisco few days since. He had
been for a long time afflicted with ar
lasthmaiic affection, and latierly had beer
: unable TO labor either cdiiorially or al
! the case. and hoping to get relief b.
. went 10 San Francisco by the California
: upon her last trip down. 1t seems, how
. ever, that the trip was too much for hin
!. in his week condition, and he lived but
! short time after his arrival.
Following is the total vote Of Multno,
> nah, county is taken from the Herald:
Congressmen-JamesH II. Slater, 1,011
J lJ. g. Wilson. l ,4l6. Gov.rnor-L +
. Grover, 1923; Joel Palmer, 1,412. SEC
rotary Of State Chadwick, LOIS Elkins
T 1,415. Treasurcr-Flcischner. l.046
) Hirsch, 1880. Prinier-Patterson
1,062; kincaid. 1896. Dist Atto,n :,
Bybce, 96s; Gibbs, 1906. King. 942
: Powell, 1886 Representatives-Lanc
. 93I; Holman. 931; Wait, 929; Scoysin
!. 9l4; Whalley, 1,349; Quimty. 1.25s
Carson. 1858; O'Regan, 1,2iO. Sheriff
z l-Ladd. OPT; Bills, l,25s. Clcrk-Nor
. den, 1.062; Parrish, 1926. Judge
: Smith, 927; Hamilton, 1,259. Commits
: Aioners-Risley. 917; Sunderland, 919
; Kenworthy, 1857; Burton, 1,2ss
Z Treasurer---Cahalin, 921; Steel, 1924
!: Assessor-Duiur. 934; Dolan 1.244
Surveyor--Randall. 929; Mccall, 1.274
School Observation-Disclosures 955
. Catch, 1,245. Coroncr--Kallenbcrg
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The Portland Herald says that the Or
Iegon and California Stage Company ad
= vcrtise to land passengers in San Fran
. cisco five and half days from Portland
aud in twelve days ut New York. To d.
Z tbs their stages connect with the Califor
: MIA Il Oregon Ra;lroad at Chico 23'
: miles north Of San Francisco. Toaccon
!, modatc passengers for New York, tn,
It company lands them at the junction 0
n the great overland railroad thus enablin;
> them to reach New York ia tho TIM
d above mentioned. Passengers are al
q lowe to lay over along the route, thus
q Offering emigrants aud tourists an oppor
o tunity to visit all points OF interest in tn
y country through which they may be pass
l. ing. The lovely valleys, through vhicl
It this route leads, and the picturesqu
I. mountains aud scenery upon either haud
n are in themselves worth the price OF pas
Q lsage.
d From dispatch from Canyonvillc. Or
70 egoa, dated june II we learn that on las
ls Friday evening man named Richar,
LOWS was found lying in the road seve,
miles south Of that place, in an insensibl
h condition, supposed to Euve been thra,
from his horse, and fatally injured. H
g. was brought In on the stnge, and ever
L lue.ict.nca r,nesihlo was randcrc IN HI I'M