The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-10-06
PACIFIC COASTERS.


PACIFIC COASTERS.
The Salem water works are in op-
peration.
The Presbyterian church at Corval-
lis has been repainted.
The Jackson County Fair COM
menced last Thursday.
Religious rivals are in progress at
Engene city and Portland.
Rev. II. II. Spauling is lecturing
on the early days OF Oregon.
The West side railroad is graded
to within four miles Of Hillsboro.
Sixteen well defined cases Of Small
pox are said TO exist at Walla Wal
la.
Dalles city and vicinity have been
favored with refreshing showers late
ly.
The Corvallis papersspeak ofmany
improvements going on in that
town.
The o. s. n. Co. are building
new and commodious wharf boat ut
the E..iles.
The town Of Walla Walla is almost
deserted in consequence of the small
pox scourge.
The Lee Mission cemetry near Sa-
lem has been laid of in lots which are
offered for sale.
A Chipaman named Cat has been
sent to the Insane ASYLUM from
Jackson county.
The construction OF the Salem
Agricultural Works is being rapidly
carried forward.
Wasco county is said to be filing
upfapidly with immigrants from the
Willamette Valley.
The Walla Walla papers of Sept.
30th report thirteen new cases of
small pox at that place.
The residence OF Mr.. z. vinyard
OF Benton county was destroyed by
fire on last Saturday week.
The sneak thieves who left this
place after our County Fair are ply
ing their vocation at Salem.
A gold nugget. weighing s2.s53,
from the Baker county mines will be
on exhibition at the State Fair.
Mrs. Noland of Jackson county was
thrown from q horse on last Saturday
near Jacksonville and severely injur-
ed.
Jesse Applegate has contracted
with parties to drain an immence
body Of land in the klamath Lake
country.
A "Reverent gentleman" was ar
rested at Eugene last week for en-
gaging in q street quarrel and fined
six dollars.
The Sisters of Charity Of Walla
Walla are untiring in their efforts to
alleviate the suffering of the small
pox patients.
The heather chinese of Portland
buried their countryman recently
killed by U. S. Marshal Young with
great ceremony.
A little daughter of A. M. Snyder
of Portland fell into hole in the
sidewalk in that city last week and
was severely hurt.
Perry Larkin killed large porcu-
pine in Yamhill county last week, the
first animal of the kind ever found
wild in the State.
A monster cougar attacked the va
quina stage driver on the mountains
west OF Corvallis on last Thursday.
By whipping the horses to the top of
their speed he escaped.
Rev. Mr.. Nickerson, Pastor of the
M. E. Church at Salem, was severely
hurt in the knee on last Saturday by
falling as he stepped from the plat
form to the cab at the Salem depot.
The Benton Democrat says it is es-
timated that there is over 100000
bushels of wheat in that county at
this time, over and above what will
be used IN the county the next har-
vest.
Park Winans of Colville is deliver
ing supplies by way Of the uppr Col
umbia river to British surveying par
ties who are in the field looking for
a route for the Canadian Pacifc Rail-
way.
Very many emigrants are going in
to Stevens county, w. T., and set
tling in the county about Colville.
A report to Walla Walla paper says
there is s'an army of emigrants look