The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-02-18
STATE NEWS.
[From the portlana oregonian ]

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The people of the city and county this
year, for county, State School Road and
City tax will not fall short Of 1000
90. This does not include the revenue
tax, of which Multnonlah county pays as
much as the rest Of the State. Her State
tax exceeds thatof Marion county by S13,.
502 Il.
fFrom tho Portland commerciAi.1
II is reported that man by the name
Of Davis, from Linn county, who has been
confined in tho Insane Asylum, in East
Portland, since last summer, died there.
He was dyer by occupation, aged about
40 years and had family.
fFrom the Eugene Guard.I
There 10 large amount of wheat in
store ut this place awaiting transportation
down the river.
On Monday last hor,c belonging to
n. w. Wood took fright and ran away.
His escapade was cut short when he slip
ped on crossing and broke leg. A
subscription was set on foot and suff-
cient amount of money raised to purchase
Mr. Wood, who is laboring man, anoth
CT horse.
Tho st. Mary's Sunday School Library
entertainment took place on Wednesday
evening last at the st. Charles Hotel.
[From tho Eugene Journal.1
The concert given by tho NJ. i. Sabbath
School last Sunday, was crcditable TO the
teachers, and gave general satisfaction.
There was largo attendance.
[From the Corvallis Gazetts.l
The County Court convened last Mon
day and continued in session three days.
The greater part Of the business transact
ed related to road matters.
[From the Salem Press.l
Hiram Abrams, who was injured by
the stage accident, in Douglas county. in
August 1868. has received no relief at
the hands of tho surgeons in San Fran
cisco. where he il now stopping. It is
now!thought that he will have 10 submit TO
third amputation.
The first store in town was opened in
the fall of 1S47, by Thomas Cox. grand
father Of Mr.. Thos. Cox, Of the firm Of
Cox & Earhart.
The Republican County Central Com.
mittec met, yesterday, at the Court House,
and fixed the time for holding the County
Convention. The Convention will be
held on tho 26th Of March, and will con-
tain SO delegates. The representation is
fixed at one delegate for every % votes.
cast at tho last election for Stat, Senator
Miller, one delegate for fraction over l3,
and two delegate at large from each pre-.
cinct. The City OF Salem will have %
delegates in the convention, Ii from Sa.
lem precinct. o from East Salem and 6
from north Salem.
The machinery Of the Pioneer oil mill
will bc started again. The mill has not
been running for the last six weeks.
We heard yesterday that prominent
candidate for Office. in this county, had
broken his auger, while boring Demo.
cratic friend. There are many augers oi
that kind in town, and he can withou,
doubt borrow another to replace the old
one.
Wo learned yesterday from Dallas,
that tho Polk County Times has been
sold by Mr. Stuart to Squire Turner, ol
that place.
| Allison L Lester have purchased the
lease of the Mansion Housey near the
Factory, aud will hereafter net as land
lords.
From the Polk county Timos.1
The Democrats Of Polk county will beai
10 mind that Saturday next the 10th inst.
the County Central Committee meets a
Dallas at / p. m. Ex-senator Nesmitl
and Hon. Ben. Hayden are expected d
address the voters at the Court House OF
that day.
We learn Of the sudden death. from
apoplexy, ofa young man named William
Riggs, living in Luckiamute, in this coun
". lie was from home at the time of hi
i death, and was found dead on the roa,
about mile from his fathers house. TIL
young man has been subjected to fits, an,
his family feared for somo time that the,
would result in death.
An unusually large number Of person
,, in this vicinity arc suffering on beds o
sickness, and VIC arc sorry to see som,
, three or four cases of whose recovery bu
little hope is entertained.
[From the Salem Slatesman.l
Il Mr.. Cartwright, who recently wen
east for the purpose of eifecting settle
ment of the accounts OF j. w. p. Hun
tington, deceased, late Superintendent 0
Indian affairs, was wholly successful il
accomplishing the object of his mission
Mr.. G. A. Reed has received 4,0Ol
feOt Of gas pipes for his Opera House.
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THE Orcgonian is making a great hub
bub because the bill for the admission o
Virginia passed both houses of Congress
: by a strict party vote. Why shoult
Democrats vote to admit, upon tho mos
degrading and despotic conditions,
State that according to their belief ha