The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-09-01
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Harvard University, Sylvester w
Rice. has arrived at his home in
umpqua valley. ~
The Guard tells Of Eugene fish,
erman who "caught duck" the 9TH.
er day. We guess he had to go in
the water for it.
The Plaindcaler brags Of q Doug
las county farmer who has just
thrashed 500 bushels Of wheat from
20 bushels sown.
Colonel Strong has 100 acres OF
fine cotton in Merced county, Cali
fornia which will yield, he says. full
40 bales of cotton.
A Catholic priest melted his fol-
lowers to riot in Merlia, Mexico, in
which great many people were
killed and wounded.
Mr.. Ned Can,bell, manager OF the
Pixley Sisters Dramatic Troupe, and
Miss Annie Pixley, were married re-
Gently at Boise City.
One man shot another, all for love
of woman. at Virginia. Nevada. last
week. These women will obliterate
the men after while.
The Statesman tells Of q heroic
woman named Mrs. Jones, living in
the foot hills OF the Cascades, who
killed deer with an axe.
Joseph Garrity was last Tuesday
run over by a railway train near. San
ta Rosa, Cal, and instantly killed, his
body being horribly mutilated.
Chief Justice Chase is on his way
to Georgetown, Colorado, for the
benefit to be derived fiom the Rocky
Mountain air and hot soda baths.
The Helena (Montana) Herald,
radical, says that Montana was carried
Republican by fusion between the
Radicals and sore-head Democrats.
The editor Of the Walla Walla
Statesman calls Ross, the editor of the
Union of the same city, branded
liar, swindler and shyster." Elegant
pet names.
Jas. Imbrie mistook j. Stephens
for bear. while hunting in Wash
ington county, last Saturday, and
shot him, wounding him dangerously.
A great FIRE is raging in the woods
back OF Portland. It penetrated the
city limits and destroyed about 400
cords of wood in Carter's Addition to
Portland.
A duel is talked ofin San Francisco
between Frank Pixley aud W. w.
Stow, two prominent Radical politi-
clan. occasioned by the Radical split
in that city.
There are about 500 settlers in
Goose Lake valley. Principal crop
this year is cricket, which in many
localities will yield over one hundred
bushels to the acre.
Scarlet fever in q malignant form
is in Yoncalia valley. There has
been fifteen or twenty deaths within
q short time. In one family three
or four deaths have taken place.
Hon. b. +. Underwood, recently
from the East, is lecturing on liberal
ism" or Free Thought" as against
Christianity, throughout Oregon. He
challenges preachers to a discussion.
Hon. L. j. c. Duncan is the new
ly appointed Judge OF Jackson county,
rice Shipley, deceased, Mr. D. was
formerly Judge OF that county and
the Mercury says gave the fullest sat
isfaction.
A Klamath Lake soldier attempted
to suicide by blowing his brains out,
but lost his grip at the critical mo-
ment and shot his hand of, which
will give him q discharge all the
same. Vide Times.
The Aountai,aeer says none of the
sufferers by the late Dalles fire are
in want of the necessaries Of life, but
that all are well supplied, hopeful
and buoyant. The burnt district is
already being rebuilt.
In Boise valley cattle are becoming
blind. One farmer the other day
found eleven animals in this condi.
ton. The disease, it is said, exists
also in Grand sRonde valley in this
State and is spreading.
Gen. o. Fl. La Grange threatened
to shoot Brick Pomeroy, in Oakland
: California, last week, and started Il
follow him into the hotel for tha
purpose, when the Democratic editor
of the Oakland Transcript whipped
the doughty General like thunder.
A few days ago Grand Ronde val
ley was visited by one of the mos
, terrific thunder storms that was eve
known since its first settlement : 4
fine barn owned by gentleman
!, named Fordice was struck by light
ling, and was consumed entirely
involving slight loss of hogs, ha,
and some farming implements. A
| the Cove fine horse was struck will
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