The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-09-15
PACIFIC COASTERS.

The Nathan Iroup have gone TO
Victoria.
The Salem Winter Works are in
operation.
There was frost at Corvallis on last
Thursday night.
The town of Walla Walla is said
to be very lively.
Susan B. Anthony comes to Salem
to lecture this week.
Last Friday was holiday among
the chinese Freemasons.
County warrants on Marion county
are only worth 90 cents.
Salt is being made in considerable
quantities in Jackson county.
Willamette University opened on
the 11th inst with 120 pupils.
1t is reported that petroleum oil
has been struck ut Coos Bay.
Terrible fires ragged in the noun
tains west of Dallas last week.
The Mercu,y quotes wheat in the
Salem market at Sl07 per bashel.
The late frost did great injury to
ripening grapes in marion county.
w. r. Boon has retired from the
position of ye local of the Statesman.
The Washington Territory Legisla-
ture meets on the End of next
The grade on the o. C G. Railroad
is completed to Pass Creek Canyon.
A movement is on foot in Portland
for starting local insurance compa-
ny.
Wheat sells for one dollar in Yam
hill. Most of the farmers are sell
ing.
Walla Walla has passed an ordi-
nance to prevent the spread of small
Pox.
The people of the Dalles arc dis
cussing the question of buying q
steam fire engine.
The Burnt river ditch bringing wa
ter into the Willow creek mines is
about completed.
The barn of Mr.. Wm. Tatom, of
Polk county was destroyed by fire on
Thursday of last week.
There have been six cases Of small
pox at Florence. The cases at
Walla Walla came from there.
1t is reported that quite an emil
grafton of families from this valley
are settling in Tilamook this season.
The Five-Mile- House on the Can
yon road west of Portland was de-
stroyed by FIRE on last Saturday night.
Cougars on Applegate creek have
killed six fine colts belonging to
Henry Yoke, as we'll as other stock.
W. W. Weaver of Myrtle creek,
Douglas county, has thrashed 6S21
bushels of wheat from III bushels
sown.
The Portland papers report the
discovery of gold by some parties
while digging a well in the suburbs
of that city.
i Judge Fields, who has been pre-
siding at the late term of the U. s.
i Circuit Court in Portland, asreturn-
ed to San Francisco.
i J. B. Fulton, of Wasco county,
member of the Legislature, was
thrown from horse last week and
very seriously injured.
4 A Roseburg paper says: The road
between Eugene City and that place
lis perfectly alive with men preparing
!. the way for the railroad.
i The Officers of the late p. T.
Company have delivered over the
boats and other property of the COM
pany to Ben. Holiday.
Mr.. Whitley, of Polk county and
the Messrs DelashDiett had O horse
race near Dallas last week. Whitley
came of winner about 81 400.
An inhuman wretch named Walter
Sewell was arrested on French Pra-
rie few days since for brutally beat
ing two of his grown sisters.
: Enoch G. Adams crazy editor of
the Vancouver Register has been re-
moved from the Office of Register of
the Land Office at that place.
The case of Groves VS.. Robertson
for the Recordership of Corvallis has
, been determined by the Supreme
Court against the contestant.
A thrashing machine caught fire
while in opperation in Baker county
recently and was consumed together
9 with about 800 bushels of grain.
The people of Douglas county are
directing their attention to the i'm
provement of their focks of sheep.
The finest breeds are being iInpor-
ted.
A man named John Pierce shot and
E killed another named VIM. Miller at
Rocky Bar, Idaho, few days ago.
2 The difficulty was about o mining
claim.