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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-06-30
THE Love CHASE.
A bride Abaucfed by . RailroaA
Train.

Stories of runaway wives are Of fire.
aueDt occurrence, but il 10 seldom that
such ,dcsertions occur on wedding day.
Yet such an event actually took place
yesterday over n Now Jersey. A fond
couple were regularly married, and at
ter only receiving the congratulations of
their friends stepped iuto carriage and
were driven 10 the depot Of the New
Jersey Railroad, at jersey City, IN,
tending from there to set out on their
bridal tour. Carefully nod tenderly the
happy bridegroom escorted bis blushiog
bride to q palace car, and then stepped
back TO the dcpot for q moment. re
When he returned, to biz cousferna.
tion he found that the train had started,
bearing with it bis bride, who was thus
coupulsorily flying away from him at
the rate Of thirty miles an hour. De.
tcrmined, however not to be separated
from her who had 50 recently been
joined to him for life, be rushed to the
Office OF the Superintendent, crying, not
My kingdom for horse" but, "Ooe
hundred dollars for your fastest locomo-
tive" The Superintendent, more moved
by the haplcss plight of the bridegroom
than BY the peculiarly offer, ordered the
iron steed brought forth, and the hus-
baud mounted it 10 company with an
engineer and fireman, aud swift as the
wind tho locomotive sped out of the de-
pot and few along after the preceding
train. f,
Many precious moments had been lost
in the negotiation With the SGperintepd.
ent and in the preparation of the loco.
mDtive, and it was not until after a run
at full speed for thirty minutes that the
anxious eyes Of the husband were blessed
with the sight Of the pursued train, COM,
ing up with it when il stopped at the
Railway station. The meeting between
the loving pair may, to use hard
worked reportial expression, be better
imagined than described; but there is
no doubt that that bridegroom mentally
resolved that if he left that train, or
aoy other, dariog the bridal tour, for
auy purpose whatever, his wife should
| accompany him. ..s@.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-06-30
WE CONCUR, AND RISE TO Ex.
PLAIN.

An article in late number of the
S.atesnan devoted To viiifying w. Ii.
Wa,kinds, contained this:
''rhe credit Of the State is involved in
the character of the men who fill RESPONSE
bic positions under it,"
True, every word of it. And now let us
analyse the character of the men who
have filled responsible positions in this
State under Republican rule and sec
whether or not the credit of the State has
suffered. We will commence with Geo.
l.. Woods. late Governor. Who was he.
and what was his character whore hci is hes,
known? lie went into Office n mend cant
and came out Il capitalist ON q 81 500 sala.
ry. Ills private character is that of a
lecher and hypocrite. So vile were
some Of his associations that when he held
the ofice of Governor, n certain Ship Cap
tain refused to recognize him, on his way
home from San Francisco. While on the
canvass with Col. Kelley. prior TO his
election, at Oakland, Woods had to bt
called away. by friend, from the associa
tion of an old favgrite upon whom he wsi
iavishing lascivious endearments. A.
Governor of the State. he received a bribe
from ring of spectators off the Govern.
ment to 20 10 Washington and secure the
removal of Gen. Rousseau and the re
turn OF Gen. Steele To the command of the
Department of Columbia that the afore said
ring might fleece the Government by Sc
cnring fat contracts. For this piece o
oGcial prostitution and perjury, he re
ceivcd S., 900. 1t is currently reported
and generally believed that he received
money for the release of conyicts from ths
Penitentinry. Ii is also stated bv those
who ought to know, that he was bribed tt
report favorably on certain military road.
by which means the people were de raudel
out of immense bodies of the public lane
and certain interpretations made rich.-
Such is the character of the late Republi
can Governor and yet the Salesman never
tires in its laudations of him.
Next in the list, VIC will call the atten.
tion of the Salesman and its party to Sam
e.. May, late Secretary of State. What il
he, and where is he now? He is an en-,
bczzler and a fugitive from justice. No
less than S20, 900 of the peoples money h,
squandered in pntting on aristocratic airs
and supporting himself in regal splendor
lie even robbed orphan children by steal
ing from the escheat fund, and but for tn,
vigilance of our present Secretary, b,
Wouiu nave got away With MS SPOTS.
These facts are notorious, and the Re
publican papers of the State cannot sue
cessfully controvert them. With what con
sistency then, can the Statesman cast re
fcetions unon Democratic Office holders
and at the same time cover up such IA
grant thieying by its own friends?
This is chapter first in the course ",
propose to read the Republicans ia th
history Of the men they have supported il
Office. Mercury.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-06-30

A CORRESPONDENT of the Massachu-
sets Ptoughnaa has been testing pigs
of the Berkshire and White Chester
varieties side by side, to find out
which is the best breed. His two
lots of pigs were selected from the
best breeds of each, and were fed
separately with the same food, and
both lots were fed oil they could eat
without leaving or wasting food
The following is his report of the re-
suits: W m sd
The Berkshires were thoroughly
fatted and killed at two hundred days
old, weighing two hundred and forty
pounds and two hundred and fifty
pounds respectively, making gain
of one and one-fifth pounds for each
days existence. a
The White Chesters were killed at
two hundred and forty-nine days old,
weighing two hundred and and sew.
enty-five and three hundred pounds
respectively. making. q gain of one
and lne-sixth pounds for each days
existence. q
His conclusions are that for ones
own use and for home consumption
where average weight, aud where
sweetness or fneness of grain OF
texture is desirable, where one wishes
to matlre the quickest with the sam.
amount of food in given time, h
knows Of no established breed more
desirable than the Berkshire; but fol
heavy pork for shipping purposes
he knows. OF no better among th.
large breeds where fairreturns are Il
be realized than from the Whit,
Gheters.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-06-30
LEGEND. OF THE RED BREAST,

ssThere 4 a little bird, msrmss
Upon our holly tree.
And With Bic t~iskIipg great blackeys
:. lie looks, 80 shy at 100.
: sI love that little bird. mamma,
So gentle and 90 still,
: To see him pluck the berries bright
Between his slender bill.
"Thsths 10 Godsorn bird. = mamma,
You very. Oft have said
Why is his little eye 80 bright,
His little breast 80 red
ut is q pretty tale, my ekid,
Come stand beside my knss.
And T will tell my little Kate
Red Robins history -
euhsn Jssas fsr my IhtIs gil :
And sli his children died,
q BY wicked men into the cfoss
Il Naiied fast and crneffed
.Tberc cane gentle little bird.
Who with his efforts weak,
FIueked one from out the crown Of thcfrs
& e.. Within his tiny beak.
"And - be pulI'd, The crsmsoo stream,
The boliest and the best.
Flowing from where the thorn bad beeu,
Stand Bobie's dspuy breast;
$50 ever when the snow comes round
To end this uintry year,
Perched high upon the holly b6uzh
The Redbresst warbies clear.
'No other songster on the spray
At Christmas time Il heard;
But when The Savior's birth We keep
We hear ths savior,s bird.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-06-30
SCISsORINGS.

We owe the greatest debt Of gratitude
to those who tell us the truth
Why is lore like scotch plaid. Be-
cause it il all stuff, and often crossed.
It has been said that pantaloons OBJ
tanned on credit are .sbreeches of trust"
1t Is hard to respect old age when ono
gets sold on a venerable pair Of chick.
ems. - zf1
Language was given Us that We
might say pleasant things to and of each
"Wby is intoxication ike wash
bowl?' asked Sambo-. .'Cass it am. de
basin
No man is always wrong: clock
that does not go at all is right every II
Don't sigh for some imaginary Geld Of
labor. ALI hills look romantic at dis
Mrs. Psrtington says the starting
French may need q plebiscuit-em before
long.
Why is donkey which cannot hold
up its head like next Monday! Because
its neek's weak
Mrs. PartiDgton says she gets up
every morning at tho shrill crow of the
chandelier.
"My wife" said a critic. sis the most
even tempered person in the world; she
is always mad.
Never rely on the world, for If you DO
the world viii jump aside and you will
get tumble.
The Wilmington n C. } Aoraing Star
prints its State news under the head Of
Spirits OF Turpentinc."
As brass sometimes passes for gold.
so it is that impndence occasionally
passes current for brains.
The only commonplace thing you need
not be afraid Of running into the
ground"-The plowshare.,
The distinguished author of .Lines
to WATERFALL is said to be. engaged
now on Lines to Hairpin."
The latest fashion at weddings is to
present box Of wedding cake to all tho
fdepartiag guests at the door.
''Mother," said little poet of four
summers, '.just hear the trees making
music for the leaves to dance by"
| Happy the child who is suffered to be,
and coutent to be what God meant il TO
be-a child while childhood lasts.
There are two ways of reaching truth
by reasoning out and by feeling out.
All the profoandcst truths are felt ont.
A paper has this advertisement: ssT9o
sisters want washing" We fear there
are millions Of brothers in the same pre-.
dicament.
] A new spirit medium, with view to
inducing editors to commit suicide, i'm
parts the information that newspapers
flourish in the spirit world.
i A temperancs editor, in drawing at
/ tent;on to an article against ardent spir-
its in his paper, says:-"Fo the effects
Of intemperance see our inside.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-06-30
A Quaker lately popped the ques

A Quaker lately popped the question
to fair young Quakeress as follows:
"Hum-Yoa and verify Penelope, the
spirit usgsth aud moveth me wo0der-
fully to beseech thee to cleave unto me,
flesh Of my aesh aud bone of my boEe.D
4. Hum-truly, Obadiah, thouhait wisely
said; inasnueh ~ il is written thar it is
not good for man to be alone5 lol 4 will
sojourn with thee :
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-06-30
ALBANY BATH HOUSE!

,ESHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
fully inform the citizens of Albany and vi
cinity that he has taken charge of this Establish
ment, aud, BY keeping clean rooms and paying
strict attention to business, expects to suit all
those who may favor him With their patronage.
Having heretofore carried Gu nething but
First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,
he expects 20 give entire satisfaction TO ALL
ESr Children and Ladies' Hair neatly out
and shampooed. JOSEPH WEBER. +.
v3n33tf.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-06-30

! DEATH OF A. VETERAS.-Colone
Chas. S. Todd of Kentucky died at the
residence Of his granddaughter, Mrs.
Posey, at Baton Rogue. La, on the 18th
at the age of eighty years. He was a
son-in law of Governor Isaac Shelby of
Kentucky, served through the war of
1872. portion of tho time as aid-de-
camp to General Harrison. He was q
participant IL Perry's victory, and at the
laying of the CONVERSIONS of the Perry
monument at Cleveland, two years ago,
delivered the address of the occasion.
He vas Minister to Russia during the
administrations of Harrison and Tyler.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-06-30

Strakosch intends to bring Adaliua
Patti hete next season. =.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

TIoKET-oF-LEAvE WOMEN. Nearly four thousand female criminals are at large in England, with tickets-of-leave. The ma- jority live in London. A very large pro- portion consists of hardened offenders. More than one is a murderess. Women who have been sentenced to death for murder, and whose sentence is after wards commnted into penal servitude for life, are not, as is commonly supposed, removed forever from the scene of their criminal exploits. After having served term of twelve years, and conducted her self to the satisfaction of the prison au- thorities, the convicted murdesess easily obtains her ticket-of- leave, and becomes a free woman again. In one of the vest ern and most fashionable districts of London many hundreds of domestic ser wants are ticket-of-leave women. Several of them have run through the entire scale of crime, from petty larceny up to burglary and murder. Their employers engage them with full knowledge of their antecedents. Strange to say, the worst criminals are not unfrequently transformed into extremely good domes. tic servants
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

4 NEW Book FOB SINGING Scnoo1s. EMERsoN's SINGING SCHOOL. - What pleasant memories cluster about the old fashioned Singing School It is now pro posed to revive the Institution" and the book above named is preemi- nently fitted to make the exercises inter- esting and profitable. MT. Emerson, the author. is one of our most successful book-makers, his musical works having sold to the amount of 0 million copies, or more The book in question contains a pleasing and progressive elementary course, collection of glees and songs. and number of sacred tunes and an. thems. It costs but little more than half as much as a regular Church music book, that is, but $7.50 per dozen, and the enterprising publishers. O. DrTsoS & Co.,, BOSTON, will send sample copy for 75 cents, postpaid. Worth sending | for, surely
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15
Marriages Extraordinary.

The New York correspondent of the Chicago Journal says two rather novel marriages have recently been brought to his attention. Not long ago the head of a very old business firm in the metropolis died-soon after the wife of the other member of the firm was taken away by death. The surviving widower with nine unmarried children has now married the surviving widow with seven unmarried children. The firm is thus perpetuated in the family, and sixteen children are brought into the family fold. Not long ago a rich widower bordering on sixty, without children, married widow few miles up the Hudson River having thir- teen children, some of the older ones be- ing married. His wife died over thirty years ago, and during that time he kept aloof from society, devoting himself en- tirely to business. When, therefore, he was married into the bosom of family all of whose members endeavored to make it as agreeable and pleasant as pos sible for him, he experienced the most agreeable emotions, and became decid- edly happy man. The other day one oi of his old acquaintances in New York jokingly asked him how it seemed, to be surrounded with thirteen children, all drawing support from him. "I wish the Lord there were thirteen more of them, '
 was the immediate reply.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15
A "POtatO. Races i'm New Hampshire.

A correspondent of the Boston Adver- iser writes from East Wilton, N. H., that outdoor athletic exercises are the fashion, and one of the novelties is the potato-race, which is thus described. A very curious trial of speed and strength it is. Three lines of potato es were laid. Each line is of fifty each yard from each other. Of course each line is forty nine yards long. At the end of each line is basket, by which at the start con- testant stands. In this case there are three competitors. At the word "go," each one begins where he chooses on his line to pick up potatoes that he may bring them to the baskets. He must pick up but one on each trip, and turn to bring it back to the basket. Your mathematical readers will see that this involves seven thousand three hundred and fifty feet of running. with such de- ductions as may be made for an out stretched arm, when one comes to his basket ; and, with the serious addition of two turns of every potato, or one hun dred turns in all. Three spirited con- testants entered, and le of them, nam ed "Thrasher," distinguished here as having won tub race in the last sports, which were aquatic, performed that feat in little more than nine minutes. The other two were close behind him. If you have ever any occasion to try, let me tell you that the scientific performance is to take your long runs first when your wind is good. When you want to regain your breath, take your short runs, which ln- volve the delay of turning, buta easier for breathing. You see how good the time was for distance of 8 mile and 6 half
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15
The Coal Supply.

Whenever the British people have no more pressing topic of agitation, for l eign invasion or some "Battle of Dork- | ing" says the Boston Journal, they al- ways get into an excitement about the impending exhaustion of their coal mines and the consequent ruin of Brit ish commercial ascendancy. The sub- ject has lately been revived with pecu- liar interest, owing to the publication of a report upon it made by Parliamen- tary Commission. The prospect which has so disturbed Englishmen is here faced and considered in all its bearings. It is admitted that if the present rate of exhausting the coal supply was to go on indefinitely and in any probable ratio to the increase of population and manufac- lures, the progress toward the final ex- tinction of that supply would be every rapid" In reality, however, this rate could not steadily continue. As soon as the impression of scarcity began to be felt coal would rise in price and this would diminish consumption, and would prolong the duration of the supply, though at the expense of the prosperity of the country. Again, in the natural order of things, only the best and most easily accessible coal has thus far been mined; but ultimately high prices will bring poorer qualities and those not so conveniently obtained into the market. "A time," says the Commission, "must even be anticipated when it will be more economical to inn port part of our coal than to raise the whole of it from our residual coal beds and before complete exhaustion is reach ed the importation of coal will become the rule, and not the exception, of our practice. Other countries would un- doubtedly be in a position to supply our deficiencies, for North America alone possesses tracts of coal-bearing strata. as yet almost untouched, of seventy times the area of our own."
 The Commission, however, confess that the manufacturing supremacy of the importation of coal had become a our American coal mines could sustain should have been added to the domestic. Thoug ghtful men have already recorded their judgment that the anthracite re- gions of Pennsylvania are limited, ,and the duration of their supply is capable of calculation. We must decline, however, to be disturbed by any apprehensions of this character. Tho quantity of bitu- minous coal in this country is as yet be- yond estimate. Besides that, the his- tory of inventions tells one uniform story-they are sure to come when they are needed. Steel pens take the place of diminishing goose quills, steam SUD- plies the place of horse power and the sewing machine the needle when, in the exigencies of humanity, the change is required. So 8 new heating power or motor may yet take the place of coal something utterly unsuspected now in the simple materials around us-or much more economical methods of utilizing coal las in preventing refuse in quarry ing or in some way of burning the dust) may be discovered, which shall have the effect of indefinitely augmenting the supply. At all events, the trouble from this source is 50 infnitesimal that it is not worth while to hunt after it quite yet.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15
At Saratoga.

I have very great deal of trouble, writes correspondent at Saratoga, in getting at the ages of the young ladies here. Yesterday remarked to mother, "Ah, had the pleasure of meeting your daughter here five years ago. " "Yes," she said, Mary was fourteen years old, then" I took Mary to the ball that summer, and she wore court train dress. thought she was 8 young lady, but must have been a victim of misplaced confidence if she was only fourteen. I must have had queer taste tLen. don't look at 8 young lady now under nineteen.
 There is one young lady here reported to be worth $14, ,000, ,OOO. She has sixty nine beaux. Yesterday one dropped off. He said he'd been fooled by the statis- tics. The young lady's father is we'll to-do-grocer, and he showed me letter from New Orleans to prove it. It is wrong thus to deceive unsuspecting young men. Up at the Clarendon they never talk about wealth. Their forte is pedigree. One lady said her family had fought in the Revolution for twenty-one generations-one uncle was still fighting. These are the kind of people I like. They don't gloat over the multiplication table. Commerce is vulgar.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

A LITTLE HERo.-Anecdotes of heroic boys are always very pleasant reading. The Soiss Times tells very nice story of a shepherd lad, fourteen years of age, in the Canton Grisons. On the Monte di Campo the youthful shepherd fed his flock, when huge bear made his appear ance and unceremoniously began to feed himself on that same flock. When he had seized one of the finest sheep, the courageous boy began to beat him about the head with his stick in order to drive him away. The infrriated beast turned upon his slender assailant, determined to finish his mutton on him., The youth turned and ran, and remembering that there was not far off a gorge nearly 200 feet deep, but so narrow that he might clear it by vigorous leap, started for it with bruin close at his heels. He reached the edge of the ravine, and, by despe- rate bound, landed safely on the other side, while the stupid brute behind him, not noticing his danger, stumbled head long to the bottom. The boy descending the gorge, found his enemy disabled by his bruises, and soon dispatched him by
 beating out his brains with stones.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15
Eleven Lives Lost.

The steamer Java, of the Cunard line, ran down the Norwegian bark Annita, while in mid-ocean, on the night of Aug. 25. The Java was under full steam when she struck the Annita amidships, sinking her so suddenly that only one out of the crew of twelve escaped. AL though the sea was very high and the night extremely dark, boats were at once lowered from the Java and long search made for the crew of the ill-fated vessel, but only one man could be found The Annlta was bound from Portsmouth to Quebec. No injury was suffered by the Java except the loss of the foretop-gal- lant-mast and some of her iron railing. On the second day after the disaster the passengers of the Java passed resolutions commenting the bravery and prompt action of the officers and men in search ing for the lost crew of the Annita, and expressing sympathy for the afflicted families and friends. Over $1, ,OOO was subscribed by the passengers in aid o these families. The officers of the Java say the Annita had no side-ights visible until just before the collision.