The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-01-26
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i3uSlHess puSsiNs'
Candidates active.
See notice of A.. Cowan & Co., and
''pungle."
Hon. Geo. r. Helm speaks Mt Scio
tomorrow.
Thos. Monteith, Esq, has returned
from Frisco.
Mayor Cranor's resignation has not
yet been accepted.
The last "new observation-disclosures
escape from the Jail.
Miss NJ. NJ. Johnson Is Mrs. Bridge
farmers new milliner.
Albany now boasts a hald-headcd
colored Methodist minister.
"Gassy'' Clarke sailed for Chill, also.
He can get chilly enough ut home, this
weather.
Items are monotonously dull, as no
body darcs to tread on the tall ofany one
else's coat.
Col. Hogg has arrived at San Fran
cisco from the East and may be expect
cd here shortly.
Nm. II. Brown was last Tuesday
evening elected night Waterman by
the City Council.
Frederick Hoffman, of Salem, was
found dying In his bed ut II Portland
Hotel, last Tuesday.
A Sweet Home Valley hunter killed
u powerful cougar OF Buck Mountain,
In the Cascade range, last week.
From present indications the Demo-
cracy of Linn county will be better or
ganized this year than ever before.
The weather has for the past ten days
been clear and snappish, but remarka-
bly, beautiful for this time Of year.
Thanks to mine host of the st.
Charles, Mr.. Bremen, for II generous
supply of piscatorial favors in the way
of smelt.
Our elegant young friend, Ben. Her
vey, has returned from the Portland
Commercial College and will again
s~ojourn in Albany.
1t was refreshing to us last Monday
to get Pomeroy's Democrat of Nov. Il
1T is so pleasant To have the very lat
est news, you know.
The furniture stock of T.. ID. Whit
low will be opened out mex week, and
in our next paper will appear his new
advertisement. Look out for the new
furniture store.
Our city calaboose had an destroyer
| a4a trta,.,ar Last tDn.k kphn nan riV
hacked the door open with u pen knife,
broke his hand-cuffs, and cut up the
dickens generally.
We publish, ON the first page, two
poems from Joaquin Miller. The first is
the most senselcss rhyme imaginable,
while the other onc-''Thc Stag''-is
n perfect gem in its way.
The proceedings ofthe Lebanon DEM
ocratic Club have the ring of the true
metal; they are Democratic to the core
and are enough To satisfy the most ear
nest champion ofthc old Democracy.
And now Il. II. Holt, Est,
our gcntlemanly Harrisburg agent,
with n nice list OF new subscribers, for
which we are duly thankful and in con-
sequence of which We are correspond
ingly jubilant.
The young ladies' of the Albany CO.
| lege participated In a superb Leap Year
Party at the residence of Walter Mon
teith. ESQ, last night. They escorted
their "fcIiers" in elegant style to and
from the party.
L. Miner has purchased the Interest
of his partner, Ar. Pearson, In Tho
Sewing Machine Agency, and IL nov
sole proprietor. y large invoice of the
famous and popular buckeye" Ma
chimes are expected TO arrive soon.
We learn from private sources that
letters have been received from Eastern
Oregon dated as late rs Jan. 5th, ana
that the weather Is not near so severe
nor the loss OF stock 70 great rs wa.
generally anticipated by people here.
Among the first items OF interest fol
1872 we observe that Charley Mcaley
has n fine stock OF furniturc-both Eas'
tern and home manufac;ure-and thai
his prices are reduced TO the lowest liv'
ing figures. Don't forget this grcat
fact.
At the Portland ticatcr they are
playing Enoch Arden. We should
think pool Enoch was SO badly 'play
edr by that s%neaking Philip Ray, sew
eral years ago, as to grant him immun
ity from tho P~ortlanders. Alas, poo
Enoch!
Here is a beautiful instance Of conju
gal affection: n married lady recently
fell into u river, and would have beel
drowned except that her cries attract
ed the attention of her husband, who
installing her in the dark for anothe
woman, worked like n beaver to &c
her out.
A committee of flremcn last Tuesda.
evening waited upon the Council ant
, asked to have their meeting room fur
nished, when that body made an ap
preparation for such purpose and ap
pointed a committee to act in c%onjunc
ton with a similar committee of fire
men to superintend the matter.
We observe by the Register Of las
week that "a Republican club ha
been organized at Aberdeen, Scotland,
|. Now this ought to be sufficient encour
agement for our neighhor to warpan
, him in bringing out his game cock, ]
r the Republicans of Linn county aim
|, ION it," the Republicans Of ,AberdeeI