The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-26

Wilson was met at the depot anu eS-
corted TO his hotel by u large crowd of
friends and admirers" The telegraph
operator Mt this place Ia a friend of
ours, and we would not for the world
attempt to impeach his veracity, but
we do claim that he looked at that
procession through the most powerful
magnifying glass evcrinvented. Now,
the facts are these: The excruciating-
ly Radical and truly loyal denizens of
this city had been all the forenoon
drumming upmcn and boys to go to the
depot and meet "Onr joe" and when
tile hog cars upon which he Travelled
arrived, there were at the depot about
eighteen men and boys and the brass
band to receive him; and rs the process
sion marched through town the most
of those who had started from the de-
pot became ashamed of the meagre,
stringy, shabby-looking display which
was made, and, To avoid ridicule, they
gradually dropped off and sneaked
away through the alleys and behind
houses until all that were left to escort
Joe along Main street to the hotel were
the brass band, y French dancing mas
ter named Jim Foster, the don't care
a-continental publishero of the Register,
n fellow who was too drunk to feel the
Siletz lndian-but justice to the In
dian requires us To state that he weak
ened on the thing before the procession
reached the hotel, and silly slid out'
to one side, muttering "wake ticka-
hyas cultus ab'litionists-d-n!" The
Indian has since disappeared and it is
currently surmised that he drowned
himself in disgust at being caught in
such a disrcputable transaction.
PREMIUM LIST.-We publish on the
first page of this paper the list of pre-
miuals to be awarded at the Linn
County Fair for 1872. 1t will be OBJ
served that the premiums are more
equally distributed than heretofore and
in most of cases are much larger
| Every line of industry is fully encour-
aged to compete and for those that are
most useful in the development of oui
country the prizes are most liberal
The ladies' have their full measure oil
encouragement this time, being offer
ei handsome premiums for the exhibit
ton of those articles upon which they
most delight. The farmer, stock rails.
er and mechanic are equally well re.
membered, and the lovers OF the tur
their palates-thcre being nearly tire,
h0uSund dolidrs offered in the depart
meut OF speed alone. The running
race, for n purse o: onc thousand dol
exciting contest ever had in the State
and will DOUBTLESS draw hither Il great
crowd o. horses whose will b,
anxious to compete for 50 magnificent
a premium. The premiums oileree
have nevcr been excelled by any Fail
oil this northern coast.
"ToLD YOU so."-Bro. Coil. Nanclcvi
only got eight votes for County Cleri
in the Ground-iiog Convention las
Saturday, which IS why we remark
that parties, rs well as Republics, ar,
~un@ratefGl. Coil. has for years laborct
with almost hopeless desperation II
keep up q live Radical paper i'll thi:
county, and but for one or two fortui-
tons circumstances in which his party
was no assistance he would have beer
compelled TO suspend long ago. Ant
even last Friday lie was ABOUT the only
man who dared brave public scorn an,
follow 10. Wilson all the way from til,
J depot TO the hotel And when he ask!
only to he put forward as a sacrifice 70
his party, when there is q create
chance of his being struck by lightnin!
OF 4 sunshiny day than to be elected,
they coldly turn their backs upon hin
-and pat forward a young fellow who i
hardly a voter and whose only claim t.
party favor is that lie is heir to a heal
of money and doesn't know enough t.
be dishonest.
How HE "FIxED T."-The veteran
Ground-Log candidate for Sheriff ha
FOR several weeks past been travelin:
over the county upon money contribut
ell by his party, as he claimed for tn
purpose OF assisting in a more thorough
organization of the Ground-Hogs O
the county; but last Saturday when h
turned UP with the nomination 70
Sheriff, the two or three other aspi
rants FOR the same nomination wh'
had "come down" lavisbly to assist il
his county pilgrimage, saw how it wa
themselves and were flied with mucl
disgust at the fraud which had bee
practiced upon them at their ex
pense. When he was spoken to abou
it the old Ground-Hog wagged his tai
in high glee and sided off for his bur
row up in the Forks.
ALMOST 4 FIRE.-Last Sabbath of
ternoon Deputy Postmaster Raymon'
discovered that the roof Of the rea
building of Whitlow's furniture stor
was on fire; and without giving tn
alarm he and Geo. Settlemier forme
themselves into q bucket brigade an
soon qnenched the flames. The fir
was getting a fair start and but fo
Raymond's timely discovery it woul
/, soon have gained such Roadway as t
defy all exertion to check it until grea
|. damage had been done, as it wasin tn
middle of a solid block. We are no
advised as to the origin of the fire.