The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-05-05
MAY.

May.
Ane eowslip Is blending her blosso,n. or ro,a
with the violets blue In shallow and swale'
ana the peewits ara piping good -hve To The cold.
h'sA hrc"k-wiilow branches that swing in the
gale. "
me Wild flowers peer through the deep forest
day.
Tue blue-bird twitters in meadow and shade.
Ana tue lark triiis n ballad af welcome 10 May
THE PHILoMETH HoMIcrpE.-we
paid scooting e.fiying'' was formerly
orthodoxy visit to Corvallis last
wednesday, and found that pleasant
community considerably excited about
the Philometh homicide case, which
was then on trial in the Circuit Court
Tor Benton county, Judge Thayer pre-
siding. When we arrived at the court
house the examination of witnesses
had just closed the arguments of
eounsel commencedI Messrs. Fitch,
Burnett and Kelsay were for the pros-
ecution, ans Messrs. Williams & Thay-
er, of Portland, and Strahan and Chem
0weth, of Corvallis, defended. This
embraced a strong and able array of le-
gal talent, and of course the case was
conducted upon each side with great
skill and ability. The arguments of
counsel occupied nearly the entire day,
and attracted an immense crowd to the
court house, among whom were fully
fifty ladies. The prisoner, Eli Mason,
Ia young man of perhaps % years,
and OF innocent, harmless appearance
sat in the dock beside his young wife,
who bore in her arms an infant babe;
he was also surrounded by his grey
haired parents and q numerous circle
of relatives, all of whom displayed the
most affectionate soIicitude for him
and the strongest sympathy in his be-
half. The prisoner himself evinced
the deepest emotion during the prog
ress of the arguments, and great scald-
ing tears almost continually coursed
each other down his cheeks and fell
upon the robes of the sobbing wife and
innocent babe beside him. ss....
About five o'clock the arguments
closed, and Judge Thayer delivered a
clear and forcible charge to the jury,
who then retired and in about thirty
minutes returned verdict of s'Man-
slaughter" The prisoner was ordered
to appear for sentence on Thursday at
.4o'clock p. m, and the court adjourned.
LATER-By private dispatch this
friday morning we learn that Eli
Mason was sentenced to one year in
the Penitentiary and to pay fine of s.
and costs of suit. s-ss -
BRowNsvILLE.-The Brownsville
Muttock, speaking of the distinguish
ing features of that town, says;
1--WE have one of the safest, steaii-
est, most accessible and most easily
maintained water powers in the State,
now occupied by one of the best flour
ing mills and one of the best sash and
door factories to be found anywhere
Our proximity to the timber, and our
natural advantages as a place of ex-
change for the timber, lumber and
shingles,cf the mountains and the pro-
duce of tie valley West of US, now SO
rapidly settling up with an energetic
active farming population, is capable
Of being made n source of great and
continually increasing profit"
And we could add to this that
brownsville is one Of the most beauti-
fully and romantically situated villages
in Oregon, and its enchanting scenery
will some day afford an immortalihing
theme for the poets pen or tile artists
pencil.
HOME AGAIN.-ME. Frank Wood, |
who went East with his family last |
fall, intending TO remain there a year
sfif he didn't tire of it, has already |
returned, and says that it doesn't take
an Oregonian long to get disgusted
with the picayunish way of doing bus
iness and the severity of the winter
weather in that country. He visited |
in Illinois and Pennsylvania, and
found many people in his wanderings |
who were anxious to come to Oregon. /
He speaks of quite a little colony of
wealthy Pennsylvania farmers who
talk of coming to settle among US dur
ing the present year, provided they can
dispose of their lands there. He found /
many eager seekers after knowledge of
our country, and took special pains to |
afford any information at his COM
Inand.
GLORIOUS NEws.-Our Lcbanonian |
readers viii please take good square |
look at the new advertisement of w. S. |
Islkins, in another column. 1t tells |
them that his spring and summer
goods have arrived and that they com
prise everything that could possibly be
found IN . frst~class retail store, to be
sold At fabuiousiy low prices. Mr.. FL
kfns is An excellent assd accommodate
ing gentleman, and we bespeak for him /
a liberal patronage. Hepays the high
est cash price for wool. and viii take
all that may be offered. Take heed
that ye Iearken to his sayings, and |
reap much profit thereby
siGooD FOR THIS DAY. AND TRAIs
ONLY.u-The fallacy of this printed
notice on railroad tickets has been sew
eral times deesded by the eosrts. 1t
has recently been again decided that an
ordinary railroad ticket, for which
consideration has been received by the
is good till used, except such
as "througll'' tickets, or those issued for
special purposes; and 500 damages
were awarded against a5certain railroad
for efecting passenger from the cars