The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-09-15

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Charlie aIcPhillips, whose parents
reside near McMinnville, was instant
~ killed by the accidental discharge
OF gun in the hands OF another boy
on last Saturday. The boys were each
about ten years Of age.
The Eatey9stse is informed that
the Tualatin Lock and Canal Compa-
ny let the contract for the construction
of their works to Capt. A. i. Hecges,
and they propose to vigorously pros
ecute the work to completion.
Charles Lafollette, a very particu-
lar friend OF ex senator William 3,
has Leen removed from tho Grand
Ronde Indian Agency. Another case
Of base ingratitude. Why don't the
ex Senator stand by his friends?
Bishop Morris started for Balti-
more on last Friday to attend the
Tricnnial convention of the Episcopal
church which is to convene in that
city October 4th. Tho Bishop rep
resents Oregon, Washington and Ida
no.
Following are statistics OF the
Roseburg Land Office for August:
Thirty-seven homesteads entered,
embracing 5000 acres. Lands en-;
tered with cash, 1900 acres. Pre-
emption filings, 3,S40. Total, H.
040.
A Walla Walla paper thinks that
the people of its county could more
than make up the interest on tho rail-
road bonds which they are asked ia
vote by the increase in tho price oi
wheat that will be caused by the rail
road.
| The Benton Democrat says: Mr..
Harlow Cundy, residing in thesouth-
ein part of this county, has just har.
vested field Of wheat which yielded
an average of fifty-two bushels pei
acre. Benton county is ahead so fai
as heard from.
The Baker City Academy was total,
ly destroyed by fire on the Sd inst
How it caught is u mystery. The
building was not completed, AMI was
still on tho hands of Mr.. Twiggs, the
contractor, to whom it will be heavy
loss. The Acadamy was being cree
ted with money lent by the State.
B. F. Dowell, proprietor of the
Sentinel. who has kept standing no
tiee at the head of his leading columns
for some time, inquiring fora young
lawyer" to edit his paper, has at last
found his man in the person of Mr..
III. Kelly. Tho gentleman says en-.
tirely too much in his "salutatory" II
he viii read it Eve years hence he
will feel disposed to take it oil back
/ A fellow going under tho name oi
Fl. p. Boylan. and claiming to be in
the service of the Northern Pacific
Railroad company has been victimine
some of the lion worshipers of Port
land. After basking in smiles and
reveling on borrowed cash for briei
season he forged the name Of prom.
inent citizen and drew npoa it 81 ,00C
from the Bank of California and dc.
camped.
| Susan ID. Anthony delivered lee.
ture to "women only at Portland
the other evening. Several hundred
'ladies ofthe period" attended. Many
girls in their teens were present tc
hear the famous Susan discourse up.
on the superior advantages of those
women who marry pure and noble
men. Susan will talk about matters
with which she has had no practical
experience.
The McMinnville paper says q sin.
gular evidence of oregon's antiquity
was recently taken out of the ground
at Tillamook Heads. It appears
that some men were grading a road
bed, and when 25 feet below the sur.
face, one of them exhumed a copper
Bowie knife over twenty-five inches
long, two and half inches wide by
three eights of an inch thick. The
curiosity was sent to G. Roop, Of
Dayton, who has it in his museum
Here is another mystery for the old
est inhabitant to explain. The knife
is made OF the best copper, and the
work is done in superior style.
NEWS (1E THE WEEk