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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-11-01
FREAKS OF LIGHTNING.
Young Lady's Clothes Torn from Her
Person by tho Electric FIaid.

EsEbUh ny NAke EtetkEhC RAas0s
During the beayy rain-storm of
last Saturday night, says the Platts-
burg Register, the store building OF
George Dunbill, now occupied by
w. A. Lowrie both as q place OF
business and family residence, was
struck by lightning. A young lady
Miss Sarah) the daughter Of Mr..
Lowrie, was struck down, and made
narrow escape with her life. The
column Of electricity seems TO have
been attracted by the hue. Passing
down this until it reached the roof,
it was conducted by the rafters and
joists to different parts of the build
ing One portion being carried by
rafter to the studding supporting
it, was carried down the side Of the
building until it reached point
some eighteen inches above the top
of an ordinary tin safe, in which was
the plate snd queensware, where it
seems to have left its course, and
struck the safe, near which was
standing the .young lady. She re-
ceived portion of the charge thus
conducted upon the right side, pass
ing down the right limb, doing no
injury until it reached the top Of her
bootee, which being tightly laced,
was ripped to the heel tap, the up
per lertber being torn from the sole
for at least four inches on either side.
The lacing was broken ut every place
where it passed an eyelet, The heat
was SO great that il burned holes
wherever an eyelet touched it, and
the leather of the shoe 10 crisp.
The shoe thus torn from her foot
was found some distance from the
lady, who lay PROSTATE on the floor.
We are now informed that the
young lady is fast recovering. The
damage done TO the building was
serious. The hue was demolished, +,
the roofing ripped up. the lath and
plaster torn off along the joists of
the upper ceiling, covering the area
of ten feet near the center Of the
room. The column was evidently
divided, part being carried down
tho stove-pipe, was spread over q
like space of the second floor. pass
ing through tho floor without dam
age, being conducted by the joists as
before, tearing off the board ceiling
in its course to the sides of the build
ing, the studding of which conduc-
ted the divided column to the earth.
The quantity of electricity spread
upon the floor of the upper room
was so great. that it scorcbed it in
several places, though tie foor had
just been mopped, and was wet.
This being the case, was the saliva
ton OF the building from destruc-
ton By fire. The damage is estima-
ted at 500. The building was not
protected by rods, nor was it insured.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-11-01
DENTISTRY.
GEO. W GRAY, D. D. s..

n GEs ALL WORK IN TIE ew-->
J line of his profession in the
Mtest. best and most approved IIYD
methods.
Anesthetic agents used for the painless ex-
traction of teeth if desired.
Particular attention given to the regulation oil
cbildren's teeth.
Dental consultations ana examinations free
Satisfaction guaranteed IN every ease. Call
at his Office and examine specimens of his work
Charges moderate. Office in Parrish's Brick
Block, upstairs. vSnltf.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-11-01
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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-11-01

HARDwARE FOR BUILDERS, FOR
III Smiths, and for Farmers sold cheap by
WAEELBR afr SEEEDD.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-11-01

The surest slip knots are said to be
lovers ties.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-10-30
Soul Sleepers.

A new denomination has sprung up
in the western portion Of Mercer and
Boyle counties, Ky. which is styled
"The Soul slecpers." They maintain
that the soul sleeps with the body,
after death, until the Judgement day.
They also hold that God is material,
and that Christ was the first created
being, aud that baptism is essential TO
salvation. Rev. Mr.. Terhune Is the
expounder Of this doctrine, and has
succeeded IN converting Is or l6 10
his faith, aud they are now engaged
In building new church about hall
way between Nevada aud Harrodh'
burg. Quite stir has been created
In that peighborhood, and some per-
sons who were members Of tho Chris
tian and Presbyterian churches have
left their own churches and gone ovel
to the "Soul Sleeper"
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-10-30
origis o. Petroleum.



Almost everything has its organ
not evon excepting Pc
troleun and petroleum intcrcsts. |
We havo before US copy Of the |
s.Pe,roleu,s Monthly" . very neat
little publication, which seems to be
doing its work well,- aud in 1t wo
tiud many curious things, opening up
extensive fields for thought among
them Is an article on the origin OF
The writer states that
recent exanainations have led to the
discovery that many old petroleum
wells, long since abandoned as''sll run
out" are completely restored and Us
ready for work rs at first. This sin-
gular fact, according to his views,
forms q Mew basis upon which to
build q reasonable hypothesis COLI
corning the chemical processes
whereby petroleum is generated.
Until Within u short time, a popular
opinion prevailed that petroleum, in
spite Of its name, was tho product Of
coal; a1akss nearly was this idca
general among majority of people,
that many foreign receivers of pctro-
lcum are still accustomed to order
it az "coal OIL" The belief, however,
that the terrcne oil Of pcnnsylva.
mia and Canda is exclusively q pro-
duct of bituminous coal may now
safely be pronunced to DO an error.
rhcrc is certainly 10 evidence that
coal is not ono of tho substances from
which petroleum Is distilled but at
ut the same timo it is . somewhat
strange fact, allowing proper de-
gree of credit to the belief that coal
beds susceptible of being worked arc
known TO exist within fifty miles OF
the oil-producing territory. Again,
it ia q manifest aud recognized fact,
that carbon docs predominant as oil
iutcrgal essence Of petroleum; and the
other fact, that the oil territory OF
Pennsylvania IS surrounded by bods
Of bituminous coal, renders it cmi'
nentlv reasonable to bolievo that Goa
enters largely-if not, indeed, more
largely than any other substance
into the process Of distillatiou where
BY petroleum is produced. Pctro
leum is certainly u mineral oil, bu
. whatever may be tho number an
chemical variety of tho minerals fror
: which it is formed, the distillstiou Q
it is more intimately associated wit
J limestone than with any other miner
al. Sandstone Is also found in borin
0 oil wells, but it is from tho pores G
? limestone that, in the chemical pro
cess of extracting oil from the mil
5 erals found in connection with il
$ production, the greatest quantity 9
: petroleum is taken. It is singuln
4 that, in boring for oil, no coal ha
e ever Leen found, even in the smalle'
C quantities while sand. sandston
{ and limestone abound. The inferenc
n therefore, cannot be escaped that p
8 trolcum is the product Of tho dist
d lstion Of at least two, aud probab
u of moro tnan three, distinct minor
l. properties.
" So far US We arc concerned, '
10 have never yet felt disposed to Q
u cept tlfe theory making petroleum
III product Of coal; on the other hand,
Re examination Of tho asphaltum d
posits found at what are termed "t
springs" in the oil regions, has pi
pared us to credit hypothe
oyacflv rho rnvcrsp
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-10-30
General Grants Tidal vsave
Springfield Republican.

Springfield Bepublchn.
We are not quite sure yet aboat It's
proportions. We don't know exactly
how much territory 1t 10 going to in
undate. All we know at present lis,
that it has come In, that it is probably
big enough for all practical purposes,
and that Simon Cameron 10 riding on
the crest Of 1t. Honest Republicans
should note this last feature Of the
business atten,ivciy. 1t is very
suggestive. 1t ought to give them
serious thoughts. thought to moder-
ate their rejoicings over "the victo-
ry." When they say that these
October elections have settled the
Presidential contest in advance,
they mean that the Pennsylvania
election las settled 1t. Taken by
themselves, the results in Ohio aud
Indiana arc not particularly encour-
aging to Gen. Grants party. In the
one State their majority has been
whitfield down by some thousands of
votes and they have losta nu,nber of
Congressman the other, so far As
we can judge from the returns now
at hand, has actually gone against
them. lfBuckalew had been elected.
or even if he had becn beaten by u
narrow margin. there would have
been reasons for expecting both Ohio
and Indiana to go for Greeley next
month.
No, ifanything ha. been decided,
it is Pennsylvania that has decided
lit. If General Grant Is already re-
elected it is Pennsylvania that has
reelected him. If the Republican
party is saved, it is Pennsylvania
that has saved it. And 1t is Simon
Cameron that hat saved Pennsylvania
The means he took to do 1t have been
so fully aud graphically described by
that other loyal Grant man, Colonel
John w. Forney, that there is really
nothing more to bo said. But the!
answered the purpose. Simon wen
in to win. and he won. 1t was quite
a. much his fgh. as General Grants
it is quite as much his victory d
General Grants. lie has secured
another term in the Senate aud
fresh lease of power as the politica
, dictator of . great common wealth
:, If our Republican frieids are col
rect, he has incidentally made Ger
eral Grant President for another fou
years, aud saved the Republica
party.
1t must be admitted that n MOI
dubious savior was never raised u
.. for the benefit of auy political orga'
. ization. Morally speaking. Simon
- not presentablc person. His hant
. are grimy. His record shows nun
= bcr of ugly blots. lie was kicko
y. cut of Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet. IL
y House of Representatives, upon II
- motion of Mr.. Dawes and others, p'
- Oh record q very unfavorablc opinie
of him. His name has been for yea
,, the synonym for all that is base a.
, degrading in politics. But you mu
~ forget all this now, honest Repub
80 cans. He has wrought a great deli
" erance tor you. and it will not
>, to be fastidious i'll the case Of fsucf
,Is benecactor. 1t would ba unSratet
rh and churlish to speak i'll Of brid
that has brought you safe over.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-10-30
The Negroes Capture AfTioa.

The negroes have elected the Rsdi-
cal ticket In South Carolina. The
Democrats aud Liberals made NO
knowing full well that
with the negroes on one hand, and
the Federal soldiers and ofnce.holdsrs
on the other, that thero was no chance
of q fair election, and they let Il 70
by default, preferring to submit -
the disgusting despotism, rather thar
provoke it to further inhumsnitiss BY
an active opposition. Grants I'd.
ministration is responsible for The
condition Of affairs In that common.
wealth, and any man who can sup-
port that administration would sus-
tain the worst features Of any mon.
arcl,ial despotism Of the old world,
il his lot had been cast under It. The
Russians iu Poland, the Austrians In
Hungary, the Turks in Greece, wsrs
never guilty Of moro barbarities than
arc the Radicals and their negro slliss
in Carolina. and yet digniAsd men In
our midst vote for and sustain . party
that Is guilty Of inhumanitiss at
which the mind shudders. When, In
the providence Of God, We do get rid
Of the blight aud curss Of the Radical
administration, men will wonder how
they could have tolerated, witAeaA
being driven to dsspsratieo, - ~
iuiquitiss and al manner o$fabooSe
nations that are mn pat spea tAis
sufFeriue oouutry,
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-10-30
Political Notes.

Boss Tweed denies that his absence
from New York on the 9Th was to
escape trial. He had only stepped
over into Pounsylvania to give hls
friends Yerkes. Hartranft aud Grant
o lift. That was all.
In his thanksgiving proclamation.
President Grant says the American
people "enjoy exemption from any
grievance or general calamity" The
people Of tho carpet-bag.riddsR
States can not indorse President
Grants statement.
Hendricks was elected, and now
some of tho negroes who were sent
over there to help defeat him can't
get their pay. The Radical leader
who would keep Punic faith with
conilding Christian colored gentle
man should be driven pell-mell BE-
yond tho pale Of tho custom-house.
Tho report comes to US from Wash.
ington that Simon Cameron 10 to bs
appointed Secretary Of State II Grant
should be reelected. Well. We are
glad it Isn't the Secretaryship Of the
Treasury to which he is to be .sp-
pvin&ed, Cor in that nase IL Wouldn't
take him six weeks 10 make . clean
sweep of tho whole concern.
! Hartranft, who has just been sleet-
od Governor Of Pennsylvania BY the
most fsgraut aud unprecedented
frauds, Is q fitting representative Of
, the Grant party. Ilo is covered al
over with the proofs of official ras-
, cality. The fellow who was pardoned.
out of the penitentiary on condition
that he would testify to his honesty
was convicted upon evidence Of
scarcely less damning crime.
Indiana gavo Grant . majority q
9,572 In 1868. In 1872, Q month b.
fore the Presidential election, Hen.
. dricks, the Greeley candidste,' was
chosen Governor. Greeley will ~.
: ceive great MANY votes in November
. that Hendricks failed to get. Gree-
! lcy's majority in Indiana In 1872 will
be larger that Grants was in 1858.
:. Indiana is . representative Wsstsrn
State.
ATexas sheriff was murdered by 6
Mexican thief day or two ago, and
the assassin. mounting his horse.
a leisurely rode over the border and
was safe. Under the admirable man
agment Of our present comlnander.in'
- chief Of the army aud navy, one com
: pany Of cavalry 10 detailed to guard
;. eight hundred miles of the Mexican
frontier, while most of the troops an
" stationed for political purpose whsr'
=. they are worse than useless.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-10-30

Mcrriwcthsr Andcrson, an old oAA
much esteemed citizen Of Chsrlottes-
Vile died suddenly Of apoplexy Lass
morning. He was . warn
hearted and generous old Virginia
aud no will be misssd -
one Of the old landmarks Of Abe
marie.
DR.. E. L. Massie, ono Of the most
prominent physicians Of New Orleans
died In that city few days ago. DR..
Massie was native 81 Virginia. and
was chief surgeon on the staff Of MAJ.
General Walker In Gen. Lees cam
paign in Virginia. He was long Q
resident OF Washington City, whore
he graduated In his medical studies.
Three or four Richmond parties
have put In bids for furnishing the
United States Government with
for tho graves Of Federal
Cemeteries. Three hundred thou-
sand of these stones will Be required.
A. NJ. Tribe, = prominent lawyer
Of I ynchburg, aud formerly membsr
of the State Senate from the EsssE
district, 10 dead.
Tho success Of Juarcs a. Presidsns
of Mexico, will probably bs Ledro do
Tejado. Tho primary elections in-
dicate that ha 10 the tavorits candi-
date.
SINGULAR CHURCH CAsn.-In
Charleston, W. Va, Judge Hoge hes
granted au injunction to prevent the
building of colored Baptist Church
there OH the petition Of citizens rep
reseuting that the mode ofworship Of
the negroes is "boisterous. loud, and
extravsyant, aud would consequent
ly 10 q disturbance to the neighber-
hool,o
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-10-30

The publisher Of the Bradley
county (Ark.) Eagle thus excuses
himsclf for the delay in the issue of
his paper: "a printer. who is press
man, colnpositor, maker-up offorms,
lad. SETTER, does all the job work,
clipping copy and writing for .
|twenty-four cslAmn newspaper, may
have the dead wood on 'strikes,' but
wen b. hanged II hs hasn't got his
sAasds fall' when u comes 70 doing
| ~ HE work and having six eAilis Z
wsSh.s
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-10-30
A Letter From Mr.. Voorhees,
No Does No, Regret His Defeat.

Cincinnati Commercial Washington Telegram,
Oct Id.
"A letter received in this city to-day
from Mr.. Voorhees,, dated at Terre
Haute, October 18th, says that he
does not regret his defeat for Con-
gress, but is glad to be remitted to
the practice Of his profession, which
is more congenial aud lucrative. As
to the causes Of his defeat, Mr..
Voorhees, says he foresaw when lie
said that the Democrats could not or
gauize in the short time given them
before the election, aud that 1t was
simply q stay-at-home vote in his
party that beat him aud hurt the
cause everywhere. Nobody thought
there was n possibility Of his defeat,
and over confidence led hundreds to
stay at home away from tho polls.
He writes ss follows in regard to the
Liberal movement:
"a word or two now about the
Liberal movement itself. 1t is right
i'll it's principles aud object--a move
ment designed to restore sclf-govern-
ment to the people of the South, and
to relieve them from thieves and pi.
rates, to bring about general smnes-
ty, peace and reconciliation between
the sections, to purify The depart-
mcnts Of the government now ill.,
tested by plundering rings engaged
in the civil service of the couutry-a
movement, l say, contemplating such
results as these can not fail to enlist
my Jealous aud uafalterirg support.
The only mistake our friends made
was in supposing that the prejudice
of the masses OF the Democratic par.
ty Of thirty years standing agains,
Mr.. Greeley could be entirely over.
come in q brief canvass of sixty days
1t takes more time than this TO work
such q change iu the minds Of honest
slow-thinking people. thought sc
when l tried to prevent the ncmina
ton Of Mr.. Greeley, aud now know
Twas right. Ihave entire respect fol
this element in our party, and in time
it will harmonize with tho cause IL
which we arc engaged, but 1t takes
! moro timo than was given in thi'
movement"
+ "Allow me to say word also on
u another point. Mir. Greeley has per
y soually raised himself In this eanvss'
I a thousand fold I'm my estimation
his course has bcen al that could b
desired, aud believe he would, !
), elected, be perfectly true to tue pur
d noses he has so grandly proclaime.
;, IN his. unrivaled addresses to tn
y public. shall vote for him in No
'r yember, not only unhesitstingly, bu
q with pleasure, % nan who has .,
!. tablisi,ed his claims TO my admire
tiop, notwithstanding my previou
, prsjudiees against him.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-10-30
An Arkansas Letter.
st. Louis Democrat.

DOVER, Oct, D, Aod..
Ny DEAR BoY-The double-barrel
that you sent came safely to hand,
and was only shot at once while
was carrying it home. Bill silvers
popped at me from behind the fence
MS was passing his house, but had
loaded the two-shooter as soon as
got it, and he didn't jump up from
behind that fence but once.
am glad that one of the barrels Is
q rifle, as needed it for long-range-
practice. The other can fill with
buckshot, and can riddle man nice
ly at close quarters. mean to try
both barrels on those Jetts when
meet them. You see, old man Jett
stole mule from us i'll tho war, and
when it was over pap laid for him
and killed him. Then niggcr Tom
Jett, as we called him-the black
faced .ns-hc laid for pap and plug
ged him. Then l picked d fuss With
Tom, and cut him iuto giblets, and
.,nce that time his brother Sam has
been laying for inc. Iknow it is his
turn, but l think NY double-barrel
will prove too much for him.
If you want to see fun como down
for q while and bring rifle. 1t don't
make any difference which side you
belong 10, and it isn't even necessary
to join the militia. 1t is easy to get
up grudge against somebody, ana
all YOU have to do is to lay for your
map and knock him over. Behind
my pig pen is one Of the sweetest
hiding places l know Of, and is SO
HANDY! A good many people come
within range IN the course OF o week,
aud q man can pass his time right
pleasantly.
| Iwish you would SEND me cata'
Ilosue of Sunday-school books, will
tho prices, if there are in st. Louis
five can get them OH time We vii
take big lot of books. am super
in,eudeut Of the Baptist Sunday
school now, aud am running it unde
full head of steam. Old man Bycrs
, who was turned out, is right ma
, about il and swears that he will chav
) me up; but he will chaw lead if b
} don't keep clear of me.
My wife wants TO know ifyou can
{ send her set Of teeth without he
i getting measured for them. lie
TWENTY-FIVE dollar Set was busted q
: TO flinders By pistol-shot that wcI
: through her mouth; bot it didn't hu,
e her tongue. Write soon 10
r Your friend and pard, --.
P.S.-That snsak,ng, ornery Gus
Sam. Jett, crept up last night al
y fred at me through the window
IS but he didn't happen 10 kill anybod
# except o nisger girl. ] mean to 60 4
J. him, though, to day, aud will be gls
>, of . chsuce to try INV doahlssbakEs
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-10-30
Srisinal ps..r,.
our sop,Es.

OO6 80Ot8Ss
Have you e,er thought that poems
il. IN plenty scattered Toundp @
We may pluck them with the fowen,
Or may raise them frnm the ground.
And they need no written Language,
Human pen nor mortal haud;
hut th. sweetest ones e'~r thought OF,
Were inscribed by Gods own hsndf
Have you ever thought our bodies,
With their textures infertwlned,
All contain greaf-r POEM
Than e'er sprang from shakspeare's minof
This grand poem teaches duty.
Teaches love to Christ the Lord;
And In this 'tis second only
To our Fathers written word.
Deep within the heart Il beating.
Beating ever, night and dsy,
And In this 'tis like our Father.
Ever listening when We pray.
Marx ye we'll the tide returning
To the heart, there seeking Light
So the Christian turns to Jesus,
For the blessings Of His might.
Nark u seiii; this crimson fiyse. E-
When 1t courses to the heart.
Floweth slowly, ~ II hating
With its earthiness to part.
Yet, when purified. 1t hastens,
Clear and scarlet. swim and fres.
Warming, strengthening as 1t rushes
Like river to the sea.
So We blind and erring mortsls, 4.
When our load Of sin is great,
Are too prone to bear our burdens,
And slowly reach the Saviour's feet.
But when once that load is lifted,
Aud our souls are strong and free,
Then to life work on we hasten,
wsrncd with love, right joyfully.
n. K. D.
E. A. Seminary, Lexington, No.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-10-30

P..S.-That snsaklng, ornery cuss,
Sam. Jett, crept MP last night aud
fred at me through the window,
but he didn't happen 10 kill any body
except nisger girl. ] mean to 60 for
him, though, to day, aud will be glad
of . chauce to try INV douhlssbarEei'
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-10-30

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Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-10-30

THE RGsT WHISKY TO B1 HAD
u THE CITY.