The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-07-28

land.
Frank Lewis residence and furni-
ture were burnt in Polk county last
week.
The Salem Mills have cleared $50, :
600 in the last year on wheat and
-four.
A little child in Scott Valley, Cal, i,
wandered of and starved 10 death the
other day.
joaquin" Miller is abusing his
countrymen in doggerel poetry in
England.
Umpqua river is being improved
and steamers will soon be able to run
to Roseburg.
San Francisco is in extacies over
an operate singer named Madame
Agatha States.
Portland robbers not only steal
their victims money but take the boots
from bis feet also.
A sailor fatally stabbed Capt. Sor-
man, of the bark Glimpse" at San
Francisco, last week.
Rev. j. W. York came near going
to glory last week from taking strych
n;ne pills by mistake.
The deposition of Elliott in the
Elliott Holiaday railroad case, makes
a book of over COO pages.
The wife of J. L Davis, of Crystal
Springs. Utah, was found shot dead
last week near her home.
On Yaquina bay. this summer,
there are two steamboats,, and the
opposition makes fare low.
Destructive fire in San Francisco
last Saturday. Loss $3.50, 900, and
100 men out of employment.
1t is expected that the North Pa
cific Railroad will be completed to tie
Pacific caast in two years more.
On the 24th inst. the Mormons
had a big celebration in honor of the
oath birthday of Salt Lake City.
DIR. Barstow got mad at his wife in
San francisco, and shot himself
through the head. Sensible fellow
Three men have arrived in Walla
Walla Valley with 500, 900, which
they propose to invest in real estate
The citizens of Jackson county
have contributed literally to the re.
lief of the sufferers of the late fire al
Yreka.
Prof. Campbell, of Hopkinsville
Kentucky, is coming out to take the
chair of Mathematics at the college al
Monmouth, Polk county.
A beast of man living near Wallt
Walla has been discovered satisfying
his unholy lusts upon his own daugh
ter-a girl of tender years.
"Sunset" Cox and "Brick" Pome
roy have both arrived in Californis
and will make Democratic speeches
there during the campaign.
A company of soldiers was attack
ed by 100 Indians near Tucson, Ar
iona, on the Oath inst, when 13 rec
skins and l soldier were killed.
Mrs. Merlier suicided by drowning
at Sacramento last Monday. She wal
mad at her husband to whom she hac
been only married six months.
Two niggers had fight in Port
land the other day, and by the tim'
it Terminated there came near beins
one darkey less to quarrel over.
A. L. Stinson has been appointed
Representative to the Grand I,odg,
of the United States, I. o. o. F., il
place of Silas J. Day, resigned.
A Portland real estate dealer has
farm for sale which contains "a bea
ver-dam"; which probably makes tina
farm dam-site better than others.
A little child of David Hunter, o
Polk County was killed by fallin
through the upper floor of house an
lighting upon stove in room be
meath.
! A sawmill belonging to Cromwell
& Yeaton, at Rainer, w. T., wa
burned few days ago, and 10000
feet of lumber and six dwellings dc
stroyed.
The Snake Indians the other da
attacked the stock raisers on Silvie
river "a small stream about thirt
miles south of Canyon City runnin
through Bear Valley and drove O