The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-08-12
Last Friday q Chinaman was killed By

Last Friday Chinaman Was killed by
sunstroke near Oregon City.
Capt. James Clinton, an old citizen Of
Portland, died last Thursday.
Last steamer brought up California
wool for the Oregon City Mills.
In Lane county oats average about 40
and wheat 80 bushels to the acre.
The steamer Shoe Fly" is engaged
in improving the river below Salem.
A woman in Lane county, 1S years old
is the mother of 6years old child. -
Fires are raging in tho woods west Of
Portland, and property is being destroy
ed.
G.. Webster has retired from the Rose.
burg Ensign, and Mr.. Swain is his sue
cessor.
Rev. Z. G. Anderson has been ap-
pointed School Superintendent of Multi
nomah county.
10000 lbs. Of wool were this week
shipped from Salem, Oregon, to Boston,
Massachusetts,.
A mining company near Canyon City,
the other day, after q run Of 80 days,
cleared up $1,000.
A few nights since a man forced anoth.
er to "row him DER the ferry" at Port
land, by pointing pistol at his head.
One NJ. G. Mcclure challenges any
man in the State Of Oregon to run with
him race Of three miles for $500
eide.
! A National Campmeeting will be held
on the sea shore, at the Mouth Of Salmon
river, commencing on Friday, August 12,
(to-day).
Henry Wycof, ex-Treasurer Of Coos
county, has absconded with about 81, 600
Of county money. OF course he was
Radical.
The house of F. r. Smith. II miles
south Of Salem, was burned down last
} Sunday, and nearly all its contents con-
sumed. Loss $1,000.
II. Beasley, Of Douglas county, last
; week had his entire crop, consisting Of
400 bushels Of wheat and 200 bushels Of
oats, consumed by Ere.
A bachelor three score years old. last
week married IN Portland. q maiden who
had seen half century Of winters
Better late than never"
. Mr. A. Hood, near Oregon City. has
received. as a presant from Gov. Ed.
wards Of California, pair of Cashmere
Goats, of pure white fleece.
Last week q FIRE broke out in the woods
between East Portland and Milwaukee
; and burned several miles offence belong
ing to Rev. c. Kelley, Hampton Kelley
) and others.
The Roseburg Ensign says the follow
ing is the business transacted at the land
Office at that place for July: Cash E6-
tries 3.245 Il under the Homestead
Act, 2.437 10; Agricultural College
Script. 800; Land Warrants, 800; to-
tai ii sos rs.
4 A young man named Thos. Hickey
was drowned in the YamhilI river near
9 McMinnville, on Sunday. He, with .
number Of others, was in swimming
= His brother seeing him suddenly throw
up both hands and sink, went to his as
4 sistancc. but came near being drowned
. also.
n The Statesman has seen letter from
!. o. C. Applesate, in which he says he
o has been employed in locating wagon
o road on a new and more direct route,
8 from Rogue River to the Klamath couu-
Il try, and has succeeded in marking out q
C better route than has ever been opened
for travel before. He adds: !" a few
e days ago, while exploring, I stood on
/ Lookout Mountain, one of the loftiest
v peaks Of the White Mountains, snowy
l. cluster of peaks connected with the Gas
!, cade range. In all my mountaineering
n never before had the qualification oi
Y looking upon 30 vast an extent of couu
$ try from the same point. From the
q head of the Deschutes to the valley o.
d the Sacramento, the whole country was
J. spread out before US like map; fourteen
= lakes could be seen at one time.