The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-11-22

tial election. Who in thunder cares?
One lawyer put head on another
in court at San Francisco last Satur-
day.
+. Martin, Elko, Nevada; suicide,
pistol; cause, woman wouldn't have
him.
Thermometer Mt Walla Walln last
Tuesday was sixteen degrees below
zero.
Mr.. Patrick, of Baker county, had
beth legs broken by the caviug of q
mine.
Mr.. Dray had his pocket picked of
500 gold coin, ut La Grande last
week.
On the Sth inst. Jno. Craven killed
Richard Roach in a saloon row at
Owyhee.
Ghosts are said TO have been seen
lately at ''Hangman's Tree, " Helena,
Montana.
Ben. Hayden says O'Conor is one
ahead, with 81 States to her from.
Scat, Ben.
4 stern mandate is issued forbid
ding stern-wheel steamers navigating
Puget Sound.
4 petition is being largely circula-
ted asking Gov. Grover to pardon
Mat. Bledsoe.
The Salem Good Temp!ar Lodge
took III four printers at one haul last
Saturday night.
Last Friday snow was 10 inches
deep at The Dalles and 1 to feet in
Blue Mountains.
Pork is the chief article of trade
at present with the farmers of the
Willamette valley.
Jacob Baughman, of Howell Prai-
rie. fell from MI apple tree last Mon
day and broke leg.
/ It's now discovered that the re-
! ported diamond discoveries of Utah
are an abolition lie"
Mrs. Fair has recovered possession
of her little pistol with which she
shot Crittenden. Next?
| Billy Burns put three bullets in
the carcass of Dan. Copeland, at Sill
yer City, on the Sth inst.
/ The bodies of the five men drown
ed at astoria last week fioated out
to sea and were hot recovered.
Oregon is to have large immigra.
ton from Germany next year. Dat
ish SO better ash goot-don't it?
Gentle Laura Fair lectured in Sar
Francisco yesterday; subject Wolves
in the Fold" We should say so!
The Governor has appointed H. c.
Paige of Uuion county, Register o.
the State Land Office at La Grande
| Miss Gardner, of California, only
sues for $4,000 damages done to hel
busted gizzard by preach of promise
A Jackson county man wants tt
know if mules will take the horse
disease. He ought to know how it is
| himself.
Three obstrep.rous shootists, Goff,
Price and Reeves, were all mortally
wounded in O saloon row at Elko,
last week.
Pedro Giovanessi, Stockton, Cali
fernia; accidental shotgun discharge,
Nov. II. Leaves wife and child in
Switzerland
The upper Columbia is SO nearly
closed with ice, that freight for that
quarter is refused. by the o. S. N.
Co. at Portland.
The Lock Company will putsteam-
ers on the Willamette River on the
1st of January. Let our shippers
patrorize them.
John HALEY Democratic candid
ate for Congress from Idaho) received
700 majority at the Territorial elec-
ton on the 5th inst.
A Salem man has invented dish
washing machine that slops over
greasy soapsuds equal to the Chinese
tool in common use.
The term sgrass widow" is explain.
ed in Montana as lady whose hus-
band has run off and left her with q
hay-ranch on her hands.
A Walla Walla chap offered the
brass band n keg of beer if they
would serenade him and his bride.
They did it successfully.
Valentine Fisher was murdered
near Marsh creek, California, last
Saturday. The murderer, whose
name is M. Martin, has been arrested.
and has confessed that he and Mrs.