The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-02-11


Legislature aud will be The finest hotel
building this side Of San Francisco.
Vclocipedes arc raging in Salem.
Snow IL only 6 inches deep in Goose
Lake Valley, and stock doing well.
Mr.. II. Cox Of this city has been appoin.
ted Guagcr for tho collection district of
Oregon.
Capital Engine Co. No. | will give q
grand ball on tho 22d
Il private correspondent states that the
celebrated Boston Quintet Club is coming
to the Paeifc coast in May.
The dread diseaae.typhoid fever, is pre-
yailing TO an alarming extcutin this neigh
borhood. There has been several deaths
Coy. Woods pardoned and restored 70
citizenship Herman Judcll, Of Waco, who
was sentenced to a term Of three years for
larceny.
[From the Oregon City Enterpise.l
It is confidently expected that work on
tho Oregon Central Railroad will be re-
oommcuced in earnest at Parrots Greek,
about the 10Th inst, and that twenty
milea Of track now constructed will be
ballasted for business just as fast AZ the
weather will permit.
On last Wednesday, Mr.. Nelsop Her.
rington, who lived few miles east Of this
place was In IN old houso with onc Of his
sons, boy, shoaring sheep. While thus
engaged they noticed 4 rat running around
in the upper part Of the building. The
boy got the gun for tue purpose Of shoot
ing it, but the rat got out Of sight, and
then he attempted TO climb mp into the loft
with the gun, aud in doing 80 it was acci.
dontally discharged, the ball striking bis
father in the back part Of head, and kill.
ing him intantly.
(From The Isoscburg Rnsign.1
The articles Of incorporation of the
Douglas Connty Agricultural Society
wcro executed on the 22d instant, and
have been filed according to law.
Tho steamer Swan left Gardner City
on Thursday Of last week, on her trial
trip. Two rudders were broken on Fri
day. which made il necessary 70 lay over
QUO day at Sawyor's and on tho following
day Sunday. arrived at the lover ferry,
% miles from sccttsburg. Not deemine
il prudent to attempt to proceed further,
on tho existing stage Of water, Captain
Haun laid over till Tuesday, aud started
on his return trip. The boat il sail e
work we'll, aud when the water Is high
enough TO justify il the effort viii be
made to bring her mp to this place.
The number OF children in this School
District, between the ages Of -four aud
twenty years, Is as follows: Boys. 81
girls Gi ; total, lis.
The sales Of public land 10 this district
| for January. are ~ follows Number oi
acres :, 2,4s3 50 taken under the Home
stead Act. 1858 -; taken under che
| Presumption Act, 2 $50; total, 9,7l2 2S
The Democratic Committee for thi.
county have set February 18th, as tbs
dag Tor holding precinct meetings, and
| March 9TH as the day for holding thc
County Convention, for tho purpose oi
elosting delegates to the State Coayen
ton.
[Frota The Jacksonville Eews.I
At meeting az tho Jacksonville Lit
erary Society. held at the Town Hall. On
| last Monday night, tho following 0iiiecrs
we're elected for the present term james
ID. Fay, President: Il. II. 3 Shipley
Vice President; G. ". Kahler, Secretary
and IL. klippeI, Treasurer.
From The JaeksonyiIle seatinel.1
B. L. Bowell writes from Washington
that Col. J. $. Rueklcan J. Il. Robbins
are here, looking after titles foi
the lands donated to the State Of Oregon
for the construction OF military wagon
road from the Dallcs to Old Fort Boise
which has bcsn constructed by the Dallcs
Military Road Company.
From tbs Corvallis Narcury.l
Corvallis College has received a com
plcte sol Of scientific instruments from the
East.
There are a5 school children in North
Dist Of Corvallis.
lFram the Polk saunty Timos.l
The Christian Church has organized a
Sabbath 10 Dallas
The Democratic Committee of Polk
county meets at Dallas on the 10Th inst