The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-12-01
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
CITY OF ALBANY F:

CITY OF ALBANY !:
You are respectfully requested to
meet in Mass Convention at the Court
House on
SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1871,
for the purpose of nominating City
Ticket to be voted for on Monday, Dec.
4th, 1871. A full attendance is earnest
ly desired.
BY request of
MANY DEMOCRATS.
Albany, Or, Dec. l, 1871.
THE MARRIAGE LAw.--As annoying
mistakes are frequently occurring be-
cause of the ignorance of parties with
the law in regard to marriages in this
State, and as such mistakes are peculi-
arly befuddling to the matrimonial
eandiates-occasiona postponing, as
they do, that exeruciatingly Interesting
event-we hereto append those two see
tions of the Statute Of Oregon which
bear particularly upon this sensitive
point. After stating that the license
shall issue only by the County Clerk
of the county in which the female re-
sides, the Statute goes on to say that
"such license shall not issue, without
the written consent of the parent or
guardian, if there be any, if the female
be within the age of eighteen years,
or the male within the age of twenty
one years, nor in any case unless
the parties are each of an age ca
pable of contracting marriage; but
If either of the parties have no pa
rent or guardian resident within the
State, and the female has resided with
in the county where the license is APP
piled for, fer the period of six months
next preceding such application, the
license may issue, if otherwise proper,
without the consent mentioned in this
section. Before the license issues, the
applicant therefor shall file with the
Clerk an affidavit of some person or
other than the parties seeking the Ii
cense, showing the facts specified in
the last section, or any of them that
may be necessary TO be shown in the
particular case, except the consent of
the parent or Guardian, and such afii-
davit shall be sufficient authority TO the
clerk, so far as such facts are concern
ed, for issuing the license"
a PERILoUs HUNT.-One day last
week, while VIM. Riley was hunting
on Wiley Hill, in the Cascade Noun
tains, he saw large cougar on the hill
side, about seventy-five yards above
him, and while it stood and looked at
him he raised his gun, and taking
steady aim, fired at it; when the beast,
with savage howl of rage that echoed
through the forest with terrible dis
tinctness, sprang down the declivity in
the direction of Mr. Riley, with its
fierce eyes darting fire and its terrible
jaws distended to their fullest width.
Our hunter had double-barreIed rife,
and, cooking the trigger of the yet
loaded barrel, awaited with steady
hand and watchful eye the swift ap-
proach of this fierce foe; when just as
it came within few feet of him-where
Its hot breath almost licked his face
and where he could plainly see the
white rows of sharp teeth and red cav
eronus throat, and just as it was with
in one bound of his standing place, the
beast uttered despairing shrek and
fell dead. The hunters aim had been
a sure one, and "the king of the Pacif-
he'' was forced to pass in his checks be-
fore getting piece of Riley's precious
carcass. Mr. r. brought the hide of the
cougar he:ne with him, and will have
1T stuffed and handed down to his pro-
Igeny as a witness of this hour of peril
and as a proof of his sylvan prowess.
GoDEY,s LADY's BooK.-This very
:suPerior magazine for December is at
hand, 'feeming with. suggestive Holi-
day pictures and sparkling with the
latest fashion engravings. Cooley is
always rare, but this No. surpasses any
previous Issue of even this ineompara-
BILE magazine To enumerate its gen.
'eral attractions or even specialities
would require more time and space
than is at our command, but we hon.
.estly assert that in point of price or
contents Cody has no equal in the
world of ladiesmagazines. Vow is the
time to get up clubs Terms. l copy,
one year, So; 2 copies, s5; 8 copies, $3.50
4 copies, $40; SCOPES and an extra
copy tothe club-getter, S14; copies
and an extra copy to the club-getter,
S21; IL copies and an extra to the club
getter, S27.59. Address L. A. Cooley,
Philadelphia.
(By-the-way, Mr. Cooley, this office
failed to receive the November No. OF
your excellent magazine, and conse-
quently there is great Generalization
in the DEMOCRAT household. Please
send it along, because four folks'' can't
afford to miss number.)
THE PACIFIC CLUB Rooms are fit
ed up in luxurious style, with soft,
yielding carpets, beautiful pictures,
gorgeous chandeliers, and with divans
of Oriental voluptuousness. Last Sat
urday night a sumptuous repast was
spread by our bounIeous host, Mr..
Brenner Of the St Charles, in honor of
the opening of the Club Rooms, OF
which large number of gentlemen
heartily and appreeiatively partook.
APPOINrED.-Last week Col. A. G..
Enos, of this city, received his appoint