The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-05

1854
but was caught and returned to her
parents and judiciously spanked.
A 16-year old Portland boy larrup-
ed q rival handsomely because he med
died with his girl. The Recorder
assessed the luxury at Ave dollars.
A Jacksonville man last week Wig
orously caressed his wife on the head
with q chair and the jailor had some
difficulty in keeping him confined.
An emigrant by the name of VIM.
Lentz reached La Grande last week,
who was just eight days in travelling
from Ottumwa. Iowa, to Baker City.
A half breed courtezan of Portland,
digusted with life, and doubtless with
herself also, successfully arsenic-ed
herself out Of this vale Of tears last
Tuesday. 81
Utah has q two-horse, back-action,
self-adiusting, patent-geaiing ma
chine for exterminating grasshoppers.
Those who have tried it prefer the
grasshoppers.
A life convict Of the California
p%enitentiary has killed q fellow pris-
ner OF course it doesn't make any
difference with him, as he is in for
keeps any how.
A Portland baby puts in q bid for
the championship by walking at tho
age of only five weeks. 1t however
cries and has the stomach-ache like
ordinary cherubs.
A crazy man at Elko made n bank
of deposit of his stomach by swal-
lowing a twenty-dollar gold piece, n
couple of tens. a few silver dollars
and n fancy necktic.
Last Tuesday week n Portlander
attempted TO make his exit from this
terrestrial sphere by the aid of tom
serial implement. Too much benzine
was what allied him.
Snow is SO deep in Little Cotton
wood Canon, Utah, just now, that
an ordinary question is: "Can you
oblige mt with the loan of IN iron
rod to bore for any cabin?"
Armstead, the Nevadian, who was
reported killed by mn escaped convict
whom he was following. respectfully
"rises to explain" that "the man
that says / am dead is n liar"
Lewiston last week enjoyed the
sensation of q brickbat fight between
two strong minded women. 1t was
difficult to tell which was tho hardest
"bats,"-the women or the bricks.
A Portland wife beaten was arrest
ed and his wife cried about il SO lus-
tily hat the court melted into briny
tears. embraced the recalcitrant
hubby" and told him to go and sin
no more.
veach, one of the Democratic can
didates for Legislative honors in
Lane county, is a recent graduate Of
Corvallis College and is said to be a
young gentleman Of more than aver
age ability.
The town of Lone Pine, Nevada,
was last week totally ruined by the
earthquake; % people werekilled and
80 wounded. There were 500 shocks
in3 hours, and so houses were
thrown down.
And now comes the Herald and
states that a member OF the legal
profession is devoting his leisure
hours in writing a drama. The scene
is laid in Oregon, and the characters
old Oregonians-
The earthquake which occurred in
California and Nevada last week was
the most calamitous ever known in
the United States. In Inyo county
CAL, O whole town was destroyed and
many lives lost.
Following are the delegates from
Jackson county to the Democratic
State Conventions: Jacob Winner,
Benz. Raymond, W. F. Songer. L.
j. G. Duncan, james Miller, J. r,
Neil, Matthew Fountain.
Tally this one for the Yreka Union
Brigham Young has put eleven of hi.
wives in Jail for trying to get up {
leap-year party. They can stand it
however, it's not the first time they
have suffered confinement on his &c
count.
A California hunter last week sho
at q bear and killed him, and yet NJ
bullet hole was found in the bear
It occurs to. us that we have heard O
a similar bear story before this, blu
our memory may be defective on til,
subject.
A beautiful San francisco heroin,
has become famous because sh
jumped into the Bay and swan ashor
with a drowning boy. If that BIO,
don't love her lots he ought to b
spanked by every sour old maid thu
meets him.