The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-06-16

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FRIDAY................-....JuNE 16, 1871.
RAILROAD PRoGREss.-The track
was laid to Harrisburg yesterday and
the construction train is now running
to the depot site in that city. Passen-
ger trains will run there next Sum
day. Work on the Harrisburg bridge
is progressing with vigor and rapidity,
and its completion by the first of octo-
Der is regarded as assured. We are in
formed that it Is the design of the rail-
road company to complete the road to
within seven miles of Roseburg before
the winter weather compels cessation
of vAork, and that Mr.. Hallet has al
ready secured the contract for the COM
pletion of the road to that point. This
will extend the road about I6o miles
from Portland, and will insure an early
junction with the California end If that
department is pushed along with equal
vigor and energy.
A RACERS PIcTURE.-E. Martin, of
Portland, has presented to ]. b. Com
ley, of this city, beautiful chrome
painting of the celebrated race horse
Kentucky" and the picture Is now on
exhibition in Crouse's saloon. This
horse, two years ago, at the Saratoga
race course, made the best time in the
world in race with sFleet wing'' OF
Smile heats, three best in five; since
which time "Kentuckyh has been the
acknowledged ''King of the Turf" He
is q stallion, Is hands and inches
high, Il years old, and is owned by a
citizen of Lexington, Kentucky. He
is the most eminent ''son of his faith
err" old Lexington. of worldwide
fame, who died on the day that Gen.
r. L. Lee was gathefed to his fathers.
The picture is beautiful one, present
ing the fine points of the horse in the
most pereeptible light, andEwould be a
rare prize in any gallery of art.
OCEAN TRAvEL--Eyery device Is
being resorted to by the Holladay line
of steamers to. ''freeze outn the opposi-
ton between San Francisco and Port
land, and as it is of vital Importance to
the people that the opposition is con-
tinued, we trust that all possible en-
eouragement and patronage may be
given to it. The opposition steamer
Constantine is safe, comfortable and
eommodious vessel, and her officers
and crew have received the heartiesi
commentators from passengers, while
her rates of freight and passage are
much lower than was ever before
charged by the old monopoly. The
people of Oregon owe it to themselves
and their. interests to see that this op-
position has sustaining patronage.
y SoLILooUY.-To celebrate or not
to celebrate, that is the question:
Whether it is better TO don our Sun.
day-go-to-meeting clothes and march
under the cid flag to the tune of cyan
kee Doodle" and '.Hail Columbia" up
on Independence Day, and thus pro-
claim to the world our undying devo-
tion to the memory of the Fathers and
their glorious deeds, or TO sit supinely
down, fold our hands and exelaim in
the stentorian tones of Richard the
Three Times, 81 amt on itw and thus
advertise ourselves to the world as de-
generate scions of noble sires, is mo.
mentous question, and one which
should be Immediately decided.
CORVALLIS CoLLEGE.-Two adver-
tisements of this institution of learn
ing will be seen elsewhere in this pa
per. The Sixth Anniversary of the Col.
lege will commence on Friday, June
23d, and continue for one week from
that date. The exercises viii be varied
and interesting, and will well repay
the attendance of those interested in
the cause of education. The Com
mencement exercises will be unusually
interesting, as there will be six stu
dents composing that class-three o
whom are from our own county, viz -
Geo. w. Burkhart, J. d. Fountain and
w. r. Priyett.
a ACoMPARIsoN.-W have been shown
some specimens of Rembrant photo
graphs taken at BuchtePs gallery
nPertlandwhich are said to be the very
lest from that establishment, and we
can safely assert that they do not ir
any respect compare favorably with
the work performed by Mr.. Winter in
this CITY, The shading and finishing
up of Mr.. WIS specimens are far supe.
rior. We would advise Mr. Buchtel to
keep his pictures away from Albany i
he wants them to sustain a reputation
as being first-class, for they suffer sad
ly in comparing them with work done
here.
DowN FROM THE EMoUNTAINs.-Joh1
Ciaypool was down from his rancho a
Fish Lake ION the summit of the Cas-
cade Mountains) last week, and in
forms US that travel is already quit.
brisk on the mountain road, although