The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-03

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The Democratic Territorial Con-
vention for Washington Territory will
be held OF Olympia next Monday,
to nominate a candidate for Congress.
Some Olympia ladies, shocked with
the idea Of being hauled to their
graves in q lumber wagon, are agita-
ting the subject of buying hearse.
Lane county claimsthe oldest "gal"
born in Oregon. She is doubtless
related to Phil. Sheridan's first wife
and wears brass jewelry in her ose
Isaac Mayhem, Of Polk county,
suddenly disappeared from his resi-
dence one morning last week, since
when no tidings of him have been
obtained.
A vicious Nevada woman gets even
on her tyranical husband By swallow-
ing all the money she al steal from
his pockets. Rather o c~ostive re-
venge, that.
Following is tho Josiphene county,
Democratic ticket: State Senator,
f. N. Tolten; Representative, A. L..
Walden; Clerk, G. Hughes; Sheriff,
Dan. Green.
A little boy of Gold Hill, Nevada,
sleeps where the daisies blow be-
cause he called another little boy a
liar. A pistol ball through his head
was what did it.
Last week, mt Visalia. Cal, n
man who was walking along the road
in company with his young bride.
WAS shot dead by some person con-
cealed in the brush.
One OF the reasons why the Nor
non Prophet found so many wives
was that. however old they were, his
better halves were always spoken OF
as the Young ladies'.
A Utah paper publishes the fol-
lowing in its advertising rates: Fees
for marriage notices Is high AZ the
ecstacy and liberality of the bride
groom may prompt"
A widow lady named Casebeer, oil
Roseburg, was last Saturday riding
Il horse. when he reared up and fell
backward upon her. It is feared
that her injuries are fatal.
His name wa Frank Runnim, his
residence California, and his head
was picked open with o mattock be-
cause he tried to sip ecstasy from the
lips of another mans wife.
Fall River. (Cal.) has got a new
hearse and the local papers are puff
ing it as IAN elegant attraction to
our city, adding much to the taste
and adornment of the place"
On the 10Th inst. n child residing
in Union county, climbed up to q
pantry shelf and ate some concentra-
ted lye, which was set away in a can.
The child's funeral took place the
day following.
'Lish Apologize astonished his
radical friends by saying in a speech
at Eugene last week that John Bur
-ntt % u.a~unet or3 ar Lar..t rnar .
That sentiment was not applauded by
the "Raddies."
Over 400 prisoners-24 of whom
were charged with murder-were re.
leased ut Salt Lake last Tuesday by
order of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, because the manner
of trial was illegal.
Extraordinary exertions are mad,
to find the body OF a man wbe
drowned himself in San Francisco
Bay. It would not be out of plac,
to state that the body is supposed Il
have $50 900 in its breeches pocket
Letters from Lone Pine say thu
whole Owens Valley has been moved
Southwark fourteen feet. Over sew
en- thousand shocks occurred up t.
April 9th, and still continue, but ar
net Of sufficient force TO do damage
The Democrats of Douglas count,
have placed in nomination the fol
lowing ticket: Joint Senator, Solo
men Fitzhush; Representatives, J
n. Baker, John Drain and - Hall
Sheriff, William Nuns; Clerk, L
Stephens.
A Sacramento man recently, d.
mistake, ran away with his own wife
She was disguised in a fancy ball
room costume, and he did not recog
nize her for some time. He has one
eye less than when he began swear
ing at her about the trick she PLAYED
on him.
Mrs. Duniway tells in her pape,
that while q preacher was talking il
a meeting over at Lafayette last weel
she sat before him with her burning
face suffused with indignant bushes
The language of that man must hav'
been filthy beyond the power of i'm
%agination.
A Salem paper asks: "Was Adam