The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-12-13

FUNERAL OF n. II. CRANoR.-Last|
Tuesday was general day of mourp-I
ing in Albany, our citizens being en-
gagged as unit in paying the last trib-I
ute of respect to the remains of theI
lamented n. III. Cranor. On MondayI
evening the legal fraternity of the ethyl
held meeting at the Court House, att
which J. C. Powell, ESQ.,, presided andI
s. A. Johns, ESQ.,, acted as Secretary,
and resolved to attend the funeral in a!
body. They also appointed commit
tee to draft resolutions of respect toI
he reported at subsequent meeting.-I
On the same evening the Mayor con-
vened a special meeting of the Com
mon Council, the proceedings of which,
will be found elsewhere in this paper.
Other societies held meetings at the|
same time; and at the hour appointed
for the funeral on Tuesday there was|
formed the largest procession-withI
perhaps the exception of that which,
attended the remains of the lamentedI
Delazon Smith-ever witnessed in All
bany. The order of the procession was
as follows: 1st, the coffined remains
of deceased; I'd, the mourners and rel
atives; Sd, His Honor Judge BonhamI
and members of the Albany bar; 4th,
the Mayor and Common Council; 5th,
Albany Fire Company; 9Th, citizens
all escorted by Albany Lodge No. !, l..
o. o. F., who conducted the funeral
arrangements and performed the rites
OF burial. The vast assemblage crowd
ed the Court House to its fullest capae-
ity, to listen to the able and appropri- !
ate discourse delivered by Rev. DR..
Geary. Agreeably to the order of the
Common Council, every business house
in the city was closed during the hours
occupied in the funeral rites, and IA SOL
emn sadness pervaded the entire COM
munity. All seemed to feel that Mr..
Cr;fhor's death was Il public calamity,
and all felt like sharing in the griefs of
his mourning family.
THE OVERLAND MoNrHLY.-With,
the December number closes the ninth
volume of this periodical, and its bright
pages now before us give promise that
there is no lack of that peculiarly fresh
and interesting reading matter which
characterized this magazine from the
first.,. In the present issue we find very
instructive papers, and we cannot do
k.r than present a synopsis of its
contents: 'Isles of the Amazons, No.
Iv;n s'The Norehern California In
dians, No. VI'-one of the xeEy best
historical papers; "Lost"-a wefi-told
story; "Asphodep'-poetryi "Legend
of the Montecito Grape-Vine;;" "-Arab
Literature and Love-Lore:" "Origin
of our Antiquities" "Winning the
Race-in a double sense;" Living
Glaciers of California;" "John and
Margaret''-poetry; "Ultrawa: Bay
Coast, No. III,"-abounds in exquisite
descriptions, increasing in interest
with each succeeding issue, and we
surmise that new and weli-defineed
psychological views will be revealed
in the further development of this
idealistic romance; "The Building OF
the iversity''-specially prepared
by Prof. D. C. Gilman from his inaug-
ural address as President of the Uni
versity of California. The "Etc." and
ffCurrent Literaturc' departments are
FULL and varied. The new year and the
,,axx- x-oInr,a oh h-in ~
additional subscribers to this worthy
magazine John III. Carmany & Co.,
Publishers, 400 Washington Street, San
Francisco.
NEW CITY HALL.-Our energetic
fellow citizen, David Froman, is deter
mined that Albany shall not long be
without public hall, and has already
let the contract for building one on
Second street, between Ferry and
Broadalbin, just east of Cannon's sta
BILE. The hall is TO be built of wood
40 feet wide, so feet leng, and Is fee
from floor to ceiling. Mr.. Froman de
signs procuring supply of rolle
skates and turning the hall into &
skating rink for at least time, al
though it will be arranged SO as to be
used for theaters, shows, balls, ETC., a
any time when required. This is ar
institution which our city has Ions
needed and is one which will doubtless
pay handsome dividend on the mon
ey invested in its erection.
BASE ETHIEvERY.-Some wretch las
Sunday night stole quarter of bee
and several bushels of apples from th'
residence of Mrs. Mary Brown, in thi
city. A person who could thus delib
erately steal the winters supply of foot
from white-haired widow, bordering
on her three-soore and ten, who is try
ing to earn an honest livelihood by he
own time wrinkied hands, would rol
his own starving child of its last crus
and MUNICH the crumbs in grinnin,
satisfaction while witnessing tn
child's. death struggles. IF this wretcl
should be caught the State never ough
to be put to the expense of trying him
A lamp post and a shallow grave sheul,
be his portion.
Cor TIT is currently reported tina
&young friend, Perry Raymond, ha
secured the appointment of postmaste
at this city, 0ice Freeiand, resigned
Mr.. r. has been Freelands $ deputy 70
several years past, and is well verse
l., &I,a h..siraca of xI,x. so.ff7oo TT, =, =
our personal congratulations. But