The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-09-20

A foot Of snow fell in places on
the summit of the Sierras, on Tues
day last. This for that locality, is
the earliest snow storm on record.
Volney v. Smith, son of the late
Hon. Delazon Smith, OF this State,
is the,Radical Republican candidate
for Lieutenant Governor Of Arkansas.
The Olympia Transcipt says the
railroad work is being pushed rapid
ly ahead. In few days the locomo-
tive will be running through Lewis
county.
The Deer Lodge, Montana, Inde-
pendent says the lightest wheat crop
in that section will average 25 bush
els to the acre and the heaviest rs or
80 bushels.
A Polk county man, eighty years
OF age, swallowed four live frogs the
other day. II is not stated how
many were mess for him when he
was younger.
The Kalama Beacon gives credence
to the rumors that company OF
capitalists are about erecting iron
works across the river from that place
and about four miles up.
s. Barcley, Superintendent of the
Nevada Transportation Company,
was shot, but not dangerously hurt,
at Eureka, California, last Sunday
morning. by John Mcintosh.
The numbering aud coal trade of
Coos Bay. in the southern portion Of
Oregon, is said TO be suffering for
want of sufficient tonnage to carry
on the products of the district.
A Man named Miller, a German,
IN attempting to leap from his wag-
on while his team was running away,
mt Portland last Saturday, fell upon
the back of his head and was killed.
+. NJ. Waite. Esq, Secretary Of
the Oregon State Agricultural Society
has by authority of the Society present
ed the members of the Legislature
with admission tickets TO the coming
State Fair.
Hon. T.. d. Shattuck and Judge
Page addressed rousipg meeting
of Democrats and Liberals atEugene
City last Tuesday evening. The Eu-
gene Gaurd speaks in high terms OF
tie speaking.
The officer having in charge the
river improvements on the Upper
Willamette has force of men at
work constructing about one thou
sand feet of wing-dam on Hum
phrey's slough.
The late heavy rains. says the Ba-
ker City Democrat, are reported to
have injured the crops materially in
Eastern Oregon and Idaho Territory.
The weather nt latest advices remain
ed unsettled and threatening
The La Grande Sentinel says: Now
that the harvest is very nearly over
throughout the county, we are ena-
blcd TO state from the best source {,
Of information, that the grain crop
Is about three-tifihs of the average.
At oil events, taking the old on hand, =,
and the new crop. there will be a
large surplus.
The Helena Herald says: Tho
party of n. p. r. r. surveyors now
operating in the Bozeman Pass, are
making a permanent survey for the
construction of the road. After the
preliminary survey to the summit,
rendered necessary by the loss or re-
moval of old landmarks, the party
will make the final survey of this
pass, and drive the stakes on the line
of the railroad"
The Gaurd says: Lane county is
we'll represented at Salem at present.
We have at that place our five men,
bers of the Legislature. and in addi-
ton. Hen. Owens, who bets oil his
coin on "Old Nes. for United States
Senate. by Cd" II. r. Kincaid,
the henchman of the Attorney Cen
eral, Rev. j. H. D. Henderson. who
wants temperance law passed, John
Kelly, who knows what he wants but
don't tell anybody, snd Oregon's G..
Francis Train. Gen. E. L. Applegate,
who don't know which he had rather
do or be elected Senator himself.
Mr.. H. B. Morgan, living on the
Hillsboro farm, belonging to S. G..
Reed, set fire on Monday TO some
stubble. A strong northeast wind
set in, blowing the flames toward the
town. The noise was deafening, the
roaring and cracking was heard for
two miles, and SO rapid was the ap-
proach of the fire that the entire viii
lage was called out to stop its prog
ress. After considerable trouble it
was stopped within O block of the
houses. A quantity of fencing was
destroyed. Mr.. Morgan took the
precaution of clearing away from the