The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-07-18


inhnmanity to woman. Twas ever
thus since Adam charged the apple-
eating sin to Eve and the fox laid the
fax business on to the hens.
The Yreka Upion hds an article on
woman's Legs" and The healthy way
Of wearing garter. We don't see
why men want to meddle with mat
ters so far removed from politics and
agriculture.
Geo. Hoosenfelt last week tried to
kill fish in Jackson county, CAL, with
giant powder. One Of his arms and
a portion Of his side have not yet
been found. He leaves wife and
three children.
Tho Umatilla Indians were gaily
dressed and presented wildly ro-
mantle appearance az they fled
through the streets OF La Grande on
horseback and sang their fayorite
song. on the Fourth.
Elk, deer. black and grizzly bear,
Oregon cougar or California lion,
with numerous small game, and
geese, ducks, grouse. pheasants and
quail, arc the principal game Of
Clatsop county.
A boy fred charge Of powder in
to squad Of children, at the Orphan
Asylum grounds, at Vancouver, last
week. -Four little boys we're seriously
injured; two Of them will probably
lose their oversight.
Senator Nipple has petitioned the
Multnomah county court TO change
bis name TO j. II. Mitchell, the cog.
nomen by which he has been known
in Oregon. Still, the world will
have him on the Ripple.
The Caribou mine, in Boulder
county, Colorado. has been sold to n
company from Holland for three
million dollars. II is said that the
monthly bullion product Of this mine
is from $12, 900 10 SIS. 900 net profit.
San Francisco has in contempla-
tion the establishment of training
ship for depraved boys, where they
can be placed and taught the science
of navigation. They will doubtless
make the first voyage to Hell-Gate.
The trial Of the Modoc Indians is
completed and the Commission is
dissolved. The findings of the Com
mission will not lie made public until
the matter is submitted to the au-
thorities at Washington. Red tape
nny yet save those butchers.
! A Walla Walla paper laments sad
ly because Chinaman wasn't hang
ed there last Friday. according to pro.
gramme. Tho paper thinks if Walla
walIa doesn't keep its appointments
better with the public they must look
elsewhere for holiday nmusenents.
Two hundred fond mothers enter
cd babies at the grand San Francis-
co baby show which began yesterday.
AS there are only three premiums to
be awarded it is safe to bet that 197
female tongues will abuse the mana
gers of that show for years TO come.
The remains Of an ancient temple.
supposed 10 have been erected before
the discovery of Mexico. has been
found in the San Jose mountains, in
the State OF Chiapasa, Mexico. Three
stone statues. representing the Au-
huac dignitaries. have been dug up
in the vicinity of the temple.
! The largest hams ever cured on
the Pacific coast are now to be ssen
in San Francisco mnrket. They
weigh 57i pounds each. The un-
fortunate porker which contributed
these monster specimens was raised
in Santa Clara valley. and at the time
Of his death weighed Gs4 pounds.
A young man in Stockton sent of
his first postal card the other day.
After writing a message on the back
he enclosed it in an envelope, clapp-
ed on three cent stamp and dropped
it into the post-ofiice. remarking that
it was q very handy arrangement and
should have been introduced years
ago.
An Ogden man cruelty beat Lis
wife the other day aud that night a
number Of plucky neighboring wo-
men went to his house, yanked the
brute out of bed and had got him
partially dressed in a coat of tar and
feathers when his wife plead SO pitti-
fully to have him spared that they
let him 90.