The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-16

ed by the LIST of October. The bark
Zouave, from New York, is now due
at Kalatna, with 1900 tons of rails.
Work proceeds rapidly in the ma
chine and car shops at Kalama.
The new Baptist Church in course
of erection at Olympia, when finish
ed, will be the finest church edifce
on the Sound. It will be dedicated
on the second Sunday in September.
A man named Joe Brannan threw
himself into burning brush heap
and was burned to death while Ia
boring under an attack of delirium
tremens in Washington Territory re-
Gently.
John Merritt gives notice through
the columns of the Herald that he is
not the "John Merrill who attempt
ed suicide last week, nor has he any
design to snuff his light out at any
period near or remote. Sensible
John Merrill.
A Seattle paper says: John Faust,
q farmer on the Snohomish river,
two weeks ago was hosting hay into
his barn, when the beam to which
the tackle was attached came down,
striking him on the head. A wife
and children mourn his loss"
r. III. Tyson. formerly OF the Dallas
Republican, has purchased the Ensiga
material and will commence the pub
lication Of paper at Roseburg en-
titled the Paragraph. The new pa
per will "pant" for the reelection of
his Royal Highness of Long Branch.
A gravel train collided with hand
cur On the railroad in Pass Greek
canyon on last Monday. There were
five men on the hand car at the time
of the accident; four sprang to the
ground and were thus saved. The
fifth Russian, named Henry Otto,
seemed stupifcd with fright and re-
manned on the car until it was struck
by the locomotive. He was instantly
killed, his body being thrown many
feet from the road.
The .Statesman learns that Presi-
dent Catch, Of Willamette Universi-
ty, and numerous others" have sent
q petition to Washington asking that
that institution be designated as
one of the Colleges entitled to a
Military Professorship, under the
act of Congress of July, 1866. 1t
IS therefore quite probable that those
who are partial to a mixed dose OF
gospel and gunpowder can soon be
Accommodated at Willamette Univer-
sity.
The La Grande paper says: "It
is reported that David Henry-one
of the financially heavy men of this
VALLEYS reported to have been
killed by the Indians somewhere be-
tween Boise and Salt Lake, while in
charge of band of Texan cattle.
The report is believed by his mos;
intimate friends, but from whence
the report emanated we could not
learn. John Creighton and young
Tom Baird were in company with
him."
From the La Grande Sentinel
Last Saturday little child, aged
eighteen months, of Mr. Christison,
living near Summerville, drank a
small quantity of diluted concentra-
ted I've from vessel sitting on the
edge of cook stove. The mothe,
had prepared some for use, and the
child drank it while her back was
turned. At last accounts the child
was at the point of death, and prob
ably by this time its death has oc-
CURED. Another warming"
From the Walla Walla Statesman
cat about 2 o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon a whirlwind of more thar
usual violence passed over portion
of the town, carrying clouds of dus
and pieces of paper and rubbish ovel
everybody. The column of air in it
wild gyrations was seen for man,
minutes before it reached Mail
street, and at first looked like tn,
smoke of an immense confagration
Later in the day another whirlwind
of o similar character, passed ovel
the eastern portion of the town ane
caused many to think of the tornado
a year ago."
: MEMO ne TUE WEEK