The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-04-01
STATE NEWS.
From tho Portland Iicrald.l

ANOTHER LocoMoTIvE.-The bark
entine Webfoot, Capt. Gage, when ar
rived yesterday morning brought another e.,
new Locomotive called the ''Portiapd
co1i .ncd to B n Holladay & Co., to be
used on the East Side Railroad II was
manufactured in Philadelphia by VI. Baird
& Co., Of the "1'aldwin Locomotive
Works. expressly for this road, and
weighs. including The tender, about 80
tons. The model is similar TO the loco
motive "Orcgon" now running on.ihls
road and has all the modern improve
menta. BY to morrow night it viii prob.
ably be placed on the track, when il viii
undergo the necessary furnishing up
preparatory for use. Thus we have two
| Grsi-clnss passenger engines. one second
class freight, and one small constructing
locomotive on this read This looks very
much like business. and We are Informed
TINT the enterprise will bc pushed with
renewed vigor ibc coming season 10 cx
tending the line up tho valley.
ExcAvAriNG.-The small locomotive
engine. Betsy, is engaged on the East
side railroad Transporting dirt cars from
the excavation now going on near tho
spot selected for general depot. The
dirt is being deposited along the Fat op-
postc the steamship landing.
From the Roschurg Ensisn.l
Douglas county has 2.104 persons be-
tween the age Of four and twcnt; years. oi
whom ! 100 are males and ] .O04 females
amount paid teachers the last year 81.
l474, legal tenders. and s3,0i4 S3 coin.
from the Salem Statesman.
Mr.. William Corbctt inform IA iha
tho overland daily mail contract from
Portland. Oregon. 10 Orovillc, California
has been let to Theodore Lee, Atchison
Kansas, at the rate Of $50, 900 per annum
fProm the coryaiii. Msreuryl
The t.ercnry tells Of female in Ben
ton who got wra,hy at school teacher
vent for him and gave him hnrse-whip
ping. The woman was arrcsfc'i and take
bcrurc justice. before whom she p'cadct
guilty OF beating little sense
nto the head of fool. Th'
Ijus;icc fined her SIS, which she sinrdii
refuses To- pay. on the ground tina. beat
ing sense into the head of fool is no
an oircnsc under our siaiu:es--aud thu
. the matter rests.
tfFnm the Portland oregopian-l
/ Child Iiugr.-On Thursday affcno1
. a ii,ilc boy. son of Mr.. NJ. II. Abbot,
, while playing ab"ut the old ice house O
Taylor Street, fell and broke Que of hi
> thigh bones squire OF The injury va
+ very painful for the little fellow. but h
wi,hs,ooi tic operations Of a surgeon lk
, little man, and we are glad to hear
getting along prorn's'neiy.
tFroin the Oregon City Enterpise.l
SUDDEN DEArn-A man name
> Jane. Rayan died very suddenly in hi
: city. hy bur.tin. blood vessel, last Mnr
D .lny Papers found on him show iha: h
. had friends living near ChicIco.
:, fFroH tic waiIa waIia sta,cfiaan
4 gentleman just down FROM the Ya
kims country. reports the recent discover
l in that section Of some rich gold beara
r quartz veins.
! The merchants of Lewiston arc talkin
Of raisin. means 10 rc-apcn the In J.
> Fork trail by which the Ccd1r Crtc
mines cnnld be reached in distance
y forty miles less than by the aiullan roae
@ 4 daughter of WIN. White. aged ST
8. years. living on Birch Creek, tma,ilI
county. met with an unfortunate death o
Monday last. under the following creun
). stances: Il appears that the little ci
C was left alone in the house with the tw
y smaller children. and her clothes cau.l
fire after becoming exhausted the iti
one ran into The creek in order to cxtipguis
the flames and upon The arrival ofthe motl
+ er at the house. (who at the time Of II
4 casualty was in the field attending
affairs of:hc farm was found drowned.