The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-04-28

FhlDAY............... 2S. 1871.
SHoDDY.-The audience which greet
ed Rev. d. X. Nesbit, on the occasion
OF his lecture In this city last Monday
evening, was rather slim, but compos-
ed Of those who were enlightened and
refined and calculated to appreciate the
rare intellectual treat with which they
were favored. Knowing that Mr.. Nes-
bit was young man and one who had
hardly yet arisen from the obscurity of
local clergyman, we were wholly un-
prepared for the excellent, original,
and highly elaborated lecture with
which he treated his audience, and to
which they listened with the most un-
divided attention throughout its deliv-
cry. The lecturer is endowed with rare
elocutionary powers and possessed of
initiative abilities which would shine
prc-eminent on the mimic stage, while
his earnest and candid manner of de-
livery imprcsscs one with the belief
that he means almost everything he
utters, and Is more of missionary
and teacher in his peculiar theme than
simply peddling his talents and parad-
Ing his histrionic powers for show and
public adulation. In the course of his
discourse he gave, many q humping
rap at the frivolities and shanls of the
age, and frequently illustrated his
propositions by the relation of the
most ludicrous and side-splitting Incl
dents, embeliished in his own peculiar
style. We could listen to that .Shotl-
dy" lecture "many time and off,
without wearying, and hope that he
may be prevailed upon to repeat it in
our city ut some more propitious time
A Disastrous RIDE.-Messrs Quiv-
ey & Miller, the gentlemen who have
just entered upon the publication of the
Bes'ton Democrat, paid our city visit
last Sabbath; anu on their way back to
Corvallis, on Monday morning, they
met with terrible mishap, which came
near causing the death of the first
named of the two gentlemen. They
were in a atwo-horse buggy, and while
passing the house of Mrs. Bowers, n
couple of miles above this city, a dog
ran barking at the heels of the horses
in so boisterous a manner as to fright
en- them and cause them to run away.
Mr.. Quivcy. in attempting to hold
them, was in some way drawn over the
front Of the buggy and under the
feet of the horses, where he had his
leg broken and was otherwise badly
hurt, either by being tramplcd or kick
ed by the animals. Miller, so We arc
Informed, was also thrown violently
ont and considerably cut and bruised
about the head and face, but was 9TH
crwise not seriously injured. Messrs.
Giird < Robinson, of this city, happen
ing to pass the scene of the misliap in
a few minutes after its occurrence,
hastened on to Corvallis and procured
medical aid, and the gentlemen were
10th hastily taken to that city and are
being cared for in q manner which 1t is
hoped viii insure their steady recovery.
sIoRE EGoT:sxs.-Thc orcyonian of
f.<t Saturday captures our gushingest
smile with the Es.io<Ing:
.'The Albany Democrat, recently en-
Iarged and improved, is now the best
Democratic paper in the State. We
feel no particular want of Democratic
political pabulum; but when it is Of
feresl us we decidedly prefer the kind
furnished by the Albany Democrat.
Apart from its politics the Democrat is.
also an excellent paper, being one Of
the best local journals in Oregon"
And the Boise City Idaiae) Democrat,
. i've, spunky, crisp little exponent of
pure Democracy, published up among
the breexcs Of the Rocky Mountains,
sugars oHr tea thns-wiseiy:
tsrhe Albany (Oregon) Democrat, ed
for, Mart V. Brown, comes to As great
~ enlarged and improved generally
papers of the Pacific. Ne. -eongratu-
late Mr. Brown on his success"
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HATs.-Tlie finest and most extcn-
sive establishment of the kind on. the
coast is J. C. Meusssiorffcr's Hat Store,
on Front street in Portland. The
house is fronted with glass show win
doxs so superbly as to present the APP
pearance 4af an oriental palace. and Che
inside of the isaiidfag exhibits almost
the wonderful beauties Of Aladdin's
cee Here all sorts, styles and sizes
hats may be found, varying in pri-.
ees from SO down to almost naught.-I
Nr. Meussdorffer is an elegant gentle
man, and will take special pleasure in
fitting your cranfani With 4 covering
ensinently suited to your personal APP
ysearanec and financial condition.. Read
his advertisement elsewhere, and send
him your orders.
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FAILED. TO: GET TuRoCGH.-LastI
Tuesday Capt. =. b.. Humphrey, apd
the party of men who were to accom-
pany him on his Inspecting tour Of the
Willamette Valley and Cascade Noun
tain Wagon Road, returned to this
city, having failed to get through the
mountains In consequence of the deep
snow. They found that the snow was
from to Il feet deep on the summit Of
the Cascades, and that it was wholly
impossible to get tfarougis it with their
animals. .fiAe party left this city on
"Wednesday morning again, to go by
rail and boat to the Dalles, and thence
to Ochoco Valley. where they will
commence and inspect the road from
there to the Eastern boundary.
THE P. T. Company has already