The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-08-19

CALiBoosE WANTEp.--Almost every day
our eyes are greeted with the sight of som,
unfortunate devotee of Bachus staggering
along our streets or lying stupidity on the
sidewalk, unconscious of his degraded
plight and ancared for by the authorities
While all the argument and protcstation in
the world would not keep such persons
from drinking where whiskey was us plenti.
ful as that articleis in our city, yet u nights
lodging within the dark walls of Caliboosc
might have salutary effect upon those not
lost to all shame, and would at least clear our
streets of their disgusting presence for the
time being. Heretofore our quiet city has
of the same magnitude on the Pacific Coast;
but the railroad is fast approaching us, and
it will necessarily bring n floating popula-
tion, portion of which is more or less in
imical to the moral status Of any communi'
ty and unless we are provided with n Jail
or caliboose, or some other mode of contin-
ing such persons in a. durance vile," when
they become obstreperous or unrnly. we
NAV look for a small Pandemonium in our
hitherto quiet city. The cost of suitable
prison would be comparatively small to our
city, and would DO of incalculable benefit
in preserving the peace of the town and
protecting the persons and property of its
citizens.
THE WHEAT NARKRT.-Last Saturday
our dealers were paying so cents, but the
unexpected decline on Monday in Liver.
pool to los. Cd. caused visible fall in San
Francisco prices, and so the market has re.
ceaed again in this city to IS cents. II is n
mystery to the uninitiated what has caused
the sudden decline in Liverpool, aud many
persons nre of the opinion that spectators
are ut the bottom of the affair and that the
market will right itself as soon as certain
New York operators have manipulated some
heavy purchases in the Northwest. While
there seems to be no exigeney demanding
great advance in the price of wheat at pres.
ent, yet we can discover no cause why it
should have such sudden downward tend
ency so near the European scat of war as
Liverpool is, aud we certainly think the
decline is only temporary.
Tue WESTERN MoNTHLY.-Thism mammoth.
periodical for August has arrived. Follow.
ing are its contents: Col John A. Bross -
''The Rolling Stone;" I'm the Palmy Days
of Slaveholding;'' 50 Passing the Custom
Houses" Herr George '.Sunrisc by the
Sea" "Carl Gutzeow - "Fire Eaters :"
Sketches of campaigning :" Contrasts -
:. Sun Spots :" s. Isoletl,e;' - Reviews of
Books;n "Chit Chat" Several of the ar.
ticles are of an able nature, but the book
.macks Of the Puritanical Radical. Aboli.
iiou- egro-wnrshipping style rather much
for our favorite style Of literature Ii is
,,...,she ...,;shed by the Western Monthly Publish
ing Company, Chicago, in-.
Bold BkIGANp.-Last Tuesday, as Dr.
Stewart, of this city. was hauling load of
wheat into town from Judge Geary's farm.
he was met by horseman who command
ed him to stop his team and also inquired Of
him if he had any money. The Doctor re
piled promptly in the negative, and asked
the fierce hishwayman if lie had any money;
which cool impudcnce 50 as;onished the
'' knight Of the road that he Immediately
rut spurs to his horse and gallopcd on
down the road, leaving the Doctor unmo-
Tested. Our Portland friends are positively
assured that this was Shultz
-
Policy PAiD.-Mr. Holdrcdgc, General
Agent for the New England Mutual Life
Insurance Company, informs us that his
Company have just paid policy # $ .090
TO the widow of Solomon Roscnstein, who
died suddenly at Oregon City about three
months ago. The policy was taken out in
1868, since which time the deceased had
+ aid. in premiums and dividends, $40, So,
for which insignificant investment his wild.
ow now receives the handsome little fortune
of s., 900.
TIE OVERLAND CiRcUs.-The Yrcka I'm.
ion says Castella's Circus performed there
on the 4th, and that 1.-THE riding was credit
able, the performance on the trapeze good
and the tumbiins by the Arabs superb
The lions. of course, were great attraction.
Taken as a whole, it was probably the best
circus that has passed through this. section
fer some years" Our readers should re.
member that this great show will perform
in Albany next Monday.
ERRATA.-We made some trifling errors
in our million dollar item last week which
we now hasten to correct. The two men
whom we spoke Of were not brothers, nei.
ther were they Irish, and their names were
not Mcdonald; they do not reside in this
county, nor did they inherit a million dol
lars or any other sum whatsoever, and darn
ed if we know anything about the matter.
We make this correction simply to avoid a
libel suit
ALBANY FoUNDRY.-Mr. Cherry, p:oor-
ter of the Albany Foundry, is turning o,
some as good work as any made in Portland,
and his charges are much less than persons
can get work done for in Portland and paw
freight to this point Any one desiring