The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-07-29
STATE NEWS.

$l,ISO,57.
Several new buildings are going up in
Corvallis.
A Portland Board OF Trade has been
organized.
Three or four robberies occur nightly
in Portland.
Mr.. Hoffman's barn was burnt in Jack
sonvile last week
A fine Congregational Church is to be
built in Portland
The now M. Il. Church, Portland
will scat 600 persons.
The Roseburg Paiadeaier is to be en-
larged to 2S column paper.
The mills and mines Of Coos and Cour-
ry counties arc all doing we'll.
A new steamboat is about ready to
launch on the Umpqua river.
Kinney a. Co, of Salem, have in their
grancry 5000 bushels Of wheat.
In consequence Of crickets, Goose
Lake is said TO bo n failure this year
A lady at Astoria weighs 300 pounds,
aud there arc two others who exceed 220.
Three Norwegian ships arc expected
in Portland soon, loaded with railroad
iron.
The roughs are crowding Salem, and
an extra police force is put on in consc-
sequence.
The bridge across the river ut Port
land will be rapidly pushed forward To
completion.
Judge Macarthur has Withdrawn from
the Baker City Democrat, leaving NJ. II
Abb Ut in sole charge.
The entire Democratic Legislative
ticket OF Benton county will contest the
seats Of their opponents.
Mr.. s. Hall, Of Jacksonville, last week
had his hand terribly laccratcd in hi,
planning mill at that place.
Representative Smith and Senators
torbe,t and Williams are expected nj
j Portland by next steamer.
! The "cx,ra police force" who mur
dcred young Franklin in Portland las
week, were discharged FROM custody las
, Tuesday.
h"ssrs. Barnes & Co, Of Chicago
have the con,-act for building the Rail
road bridges along the ,oute from Port.
land to this city.
The daughter, 13 years old, of u NJ.
, Ladd, residing in Benton county. wa
abducted and carried away, on Monda.
last, by man named Peak.
Lat Friday nigh. man named VIM
Franklin was mistaken for robber, o
whom the officers were in search. il
Portland, aud was shot upon his rcfusa
TO halt at the officers command. IL
, died from the effects Of the wound.
| The Mercury says that Mr.. Joscpl
Hamilton. whose farm lies across the
river in Linn County, opposite Corvallis
has just thrashed aud garnercd cigh
hundred bushels Of oats off Of ten acr,
/ field which has been under cultivation 2:
years.
) Mrs. DIR. Sawtclle's lecture ID Eugcn,
) City is not very favorably mentioned b.
, the press. The Gnard says it was ia
! from well received, large portion Of til,
, ladies' having left the house before tn
, close. 1t suggests to this Growing pui
( let that she go home aud attend to he
: husbands duties.
; The Ne,es says that newly elected
, member Of the Legislature was seel
; driving four hogs through the streets il
Canyonvillc, last Monday. 90 bein:
asked his destination, be replied Salem
by thunder. Ef go to hotel to boar'
{ they'll say I've been bribcd to vote 70
, Williams. So / drove along these hogs
, SO l can keep ''back" out in the brusi
, and vote for Stout"
A Fruit Growers Association 70
, Oregon aud Washington Territory wa
: formed 10 Portland last Saturday, will
Seth Luelling, of Milwaukee, President
, s. w. Brown, of Vancouver, Vice Prcsi
; dent; and Col. Francis, Of Portland
: Secretary. The first meeting under th'
! constitution is to be held at Salem, OIL
the third day of the Safe Fair, at which
meeting officers are to be elected for til,
succeeding year.
We learn from the Statesman that OF
: last Friday man from California, will
his family, moved through Salem. with I
four horse team, on his way to Clacka
mas county, where they have acquaintan
ces. He seems to have left Napa valley
considered one of the most beautiful anc
productive in California. He represent.
that crops in that valley will not average
ten bushels per acre the present season
He says they have worn the land out il
that section, by constant crops. And
this season, drought has proved destruct
i've. He had 65 acres of wheat growing
which he abandonded to come to the
land of Wcbfoot
BY dispatch from Oakland, Douglas
county, dated last Sunday, July "a, We