The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-12-20


attempts to sell share of the stock
in this market will be shot"
Washington Territory has only o
convicts in prison. We are not in
formed as to whether this is because
of the high state of morals over there
or the low state of the courts of justice.
A Sacramento telegram, Decem-
ber 18th says: "Occident" was
speeded to q wagon this morning, in
the presence of several Eastern gen.
tlemen, and made his mile in 2:192.
The following new rostoflice ap-
pointments, were confirmed by the
U. S. Senate last Monday: j. II.
Waldron, The Dalles; j. NJ. Bacon,
Oregon City; L. H. Wakefield, Port.
land
Ex-Attorney Gen. Hoar has rem
dered m opinion that s. G.. Elliott
is entitled to one-third interest in
the stock Of the Oregon & California
Railroad. This is pretty rough on
Holladay.
Baldwin. of Yaquina Bay, is trying
to beat our cabbage story Of last
summer. He has now raised cab.
bage weighing Sc ibs. Baldwin al
ways could go US one better on most
everything.
Sharp shocks of earthquake were
felt all along The Columbia last Sat
urday night. from Portland to Walla
Walla and Umatilla. The shaking con =.
tinued nearly all night. No damage
is reported
A little boy in Helena, Montana,
has been slowly starving to death for
two years. II he should undertake
to live on assistance from delinquent
subscribers he could "make the riff
fie" much sooner.
The spirit of n Virginia City (Ne-
vada) girls father comes back and
talks to her quite briskly, even in
the presence of other folks. II
seems the old man don't like her
''goings on" anyhow.
Debating societies are tho rage
now in the country towns and ones
tions that have engrossed the intel
lectual powers of sages ever since
the flood are being decided at the
rate OF two week.
John DeLasiimutt. OF Polk couu.
! ty. had his hand shot off and arm
terribly lacerated by the accidental
discharge of shot gun. last week.
1t is feared that amputation OF the
arm will be necessary.
Meacbam goes to Washington with
the electoral vote of Oregon. lie
will now doubtless be able TO fix up
that little discrepancy OF $40. coo
which is said to have appeared in
his Indian Superintendency accounts.
A man, dog aud panther had n
three cornered fight in the Columbia
river the other day, The panther
was finally drowned, when the man
and the dog swan ashore and faint
ed, as it always happens in novels.
Pascal Smith run away from Port
land with Ellen Shaddon, deserted
her in San francisco, and she was
sent back home by the police of that
city, in destitute and forlorn con-
dition. Such are the wages OF sin.
Mrs. Jemima Quigg of Philadel-
phia thinks that her lord and mas
ter" is somewhere in Washington
Territory or Oregon, and is making
anxious inquiries in regard to him.
Which his name is John Quigg.
The Guard says:' The trial of L.
D. Miller has developed the fact that
the young ladies'. and some of the
married ones, for that matter, oi
Eugene, devote much time to the
study OF catalogue of "handker-
chief signs"
A young couple who had in years
past been school mates but who had
not seen each other for FIVE years,
met at dance at Silverton last week,
and before the ball was over they
were made one flesh. How are you,
rushness.
| Following are the newly elected
officers of Corvallis Lodge No. IA,
A. F. & A. NJ: J. B. Lee, w. NJ;
Wallace Baldwin, S. w; Thos. Ora.
ham, j. W.; VIM. Hamilton, Treas.
Jas. A. Yantis, Secretary and III. E.
Harris, Tyler.
The earthquake last Saturday ex-
tended to the Sound towns and even
| to victoria. In Seattle the buildings
rocked to and fro like ships at sea.
At Victoria the people rushed panic
stricken in to the streets, but NO
damage was done.
The residents of Canyonville are
preparing for jolly oldfashioned
Christmas. They are to have q
Christmas tree on Christmas eve, 9
shooting match and other sports dur.