The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-09

NJ. IL. Abbott has BOid the Ded-
rock Dcmocrat to J. ". Sheshard late
Of Boise City.
Fifty marriage licenses have been
issued by the Clerk Of Lane county
since January 1st.
Two young girls raised $112 in
Jacksonville the other day for Sun
day school library.
Workinen are getting the Legisla-
tive hall in readiness for the meeting
Of the Legislature.
Work on the canal which is to con-
meet the Tualitan river with Oswego
Lake is progressing.
Navigation of tie Columbia to
Lewiston was abandoned for the
season on last Monday.
California, Nevada, Utah and Ore
gon have / ,230 miles Of railroad,
valued at s1G9 ,322 900.
Large quantities of wool arc being
brought into the Dallcs from the in
terror Of Eastern Oregon.
Several surveying parties started
from Jacksonville, the last week, for
the klamath Lake country.
Walter MoiIatt, Of Portland, was
severely hurt one day last week by
being thrown from horse.
Prof. j. 4. Biddle OF Philometh
College has returned to the East
where lac expects 20 remain.
\ man named Zicfrey, from Walla
Walla, was sent to the Insane Asy-
lum at Stcilacoom last week.
Burglaries are frequent in Salem.
The Daily Statesman has its regular
burglary report each morning.
Grasshoppers aud forest fires and
drouth are all troubling the farmers
This season i'll British Columbia.
The track is laid on the west side
some distance south OF Forest Grove
aul the work is still progressing.
W. l.. Higgins has been appointed
Superintendent of the construction
Of the Custom House at Portland.
Calvin D. Mcdonald, once editor
of the Salem Euioni&, is at work on
a small Grant organ in St. Louis, Mo.
The Idaho Signal urges tho people
of that Territory, to pay more atten-
ton to planting and cultivating trees.
Cornelius Gilfroy, the murderer of
William Il. Wales, was sentenced by
Judge Upton to toimprisonment for life-
The Young Mems Chritian Asso-
citation, of Portland, have inaugera-
tel street religious meetings III that
city.
There seems to be large crop of
burglars this season. Portland and
Salem seems to be thieves head quar-
ters.
II. r. Kincade, of the Eugene Jour
nal, has returned to Eugene from n
five years residence i'll Washington
City.
Mr.. Stranger, arrested at Fancou-
yer for assisting % soldier to desert,
has been held to answer before the
grand jury.
James Mitchell, residing near Day
ton, Yamhill county, had his arm
broken .one day last week by the
kick of q horse.
Hon. w. 4. Adams, of Yamhill
county, recently sold his farm of l.
600 acres, near MeMinnville, for $685.
900 i'll gold coin.
The extensive saw mill of o. II.
Adams a. Co., in Yamhill county,
came near being destroyed by fire
one day last week.
w. G. Myers is exhibitingin in South
ern Oregon two colts, each four
months of age, weighing respectfully
61sf' and SIT pounds.
The total assessed valuation of
taxable property i'll Ada county,
Idaho, for 1872, is $l12, ,636, and
total tax, s34 ,491 II.
Adjutant General Dennison has
submitted his report to the Governor
for examination, and copy is in the
hands Of the State printer.
John Canway, an employee in
Douglas saw mill, at Portland, j had
his handseyered at the wrist last weel
by being canght by the circular saw
Four hundred and fifty Celestial.
arrived in Portland on last Monday
direct from the Flowery Kingdom
They go to work on the N. p. r. r
Arthur Chairman, son of Thos
Chairman, of Oregon, City was drown
ed at that place on last MondaY
while bathing in4the Willamette river
The Mountaineer says: The part,
of Germans who we mentioned las
| week as having gone over to Wash
: ington Territory in search of a plac
to found a colony, returned vel