The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-01-03
REraospEcrrvE AND pRospEcT1vE.

The old year, with Its fieeting pleas
ures, Its short-lived happiness and It's
burden of sorrow, grief and woe, has
passed away, and gone to join the
countless number of years gone before.
The new year dawns upon us, and We
involuntarily ask, What has 1t In store
for us? In vain Is the question, since
il Is not for us to rend the vail which
conceals the future, We may all an
ticipate shadows as we'll as sunshine. -
We cannot expect the new year to
bring us only pleasure and happiness,
nor would we be satisfied II II did, for too
much pleasure Is like all other things;
when it flows In upon us uninterrupt-
edly, and without any change, 1t be-
| comes tiresome and monotonous, and
we all feel that
'Sprlng would be but gloomy weather.
1--we had nothing else but SPRING"
Whatever may be our lot-whether
our lines be cast In pleasant places or
otherwise, we should strive to be con-
tented and cheerful, resting assured
Let us begin the new year with hope
ful hearts and willing hands, ready to
do what we see to be our duty, so that
at the end OF the year we may have
less to regret than In the year just
closed. VENETIA.
ALBANY, Jan. l, 1873.
4 NIGHT AT HARRIsBURG.-In
company with trio of friends we took
a spin to Harrisburg last Friday, and
passed the night in that enterprising
little city. IL was indeed festive
night for that baiiiwick. At p. IN.
the Masonic Fraternity held their in
stallation of officers, which occupied
about an hour, after which the ubiqui-
tous and irrepressible Mart. Taylor
gave two hours literary and dram
attic entertainment at the city hall
which was crowded until the 'slop-
iug' seats fairly groaned under their
accumulated weight. The performers,
save only Mart, were amateurs of no
experience, but as all labored 10 please,
the affair passed of with much credit
to all concerned. Mart. rendered Il
comic local song In his own .nimitable
| stySe, which was greeted with roars oi
laughter and enthusiastic plaudits
After the dramatic entertainment tho
hall was cleared, sprinkled and swept
and band of musicians struck up ths
merry dancing strains, and the lover,
of Terpsichore spent the remainder oi
the night in threading the floating
mazes of the dance. 1t was n rare ant
festive time, and was hugely enjoyed
by Harrisburg's fair daughters ant
gallant sons, as well as by their AL
bany guests, who We're shown the mos
distinguished courtesics during the oc
casion.
. DEcEAsED.-The Sacramento Cnio'
contains the following account of tn,
death of John w. Cooley, eldest sol
of c. C. Cooley, of this city: John w
Cooley a well-known and talented
musician OF the city died at his resi-
dence about 3 a. NJ. yesterday o
Bright's disease OF the Kidneys, super
induced, it is thought, by heavy fal
he received last Summer. Decease,
was at different tires leader OF tn,
Capital Band and also of Cooley 4
Beebe's Band, aud frequently formed ;
} valuable member Of the metropolitan
Theater orchestra. Deceased was
native of New York, aged 32 years,
months. His funeral will take plac
at 2 p. 81. to-day from his late residence
Sixth and o streets. The musicians q
the city have made arrangements {,
attend in body.
1N HEMoRIAM.-At a meeting of tn
Musicians of Sacramento, held at tn
Pavilion on Wednesday, Dec. 18th
the following resolutions of respect +
the memory OF JOHN w. COOLEY
|, deceased, were presented by the com
mittee and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased an Allwis
Providence in His infinite wisdom {
: take from our midst our late worth
: and esteemed fellow musician, job
w. Cooley, the intimate relations Ion
held by the deceased with the mem
bers of this profession render it appro
e pirate that we should place upon ret
t ord our high appreciation of his talent
: as musician and his merits as mar
therefore,
ResotUed, That we deeply deplof
t his untimely loss, stricken down as h
q was in the prime Of his manhood, an
tender to his bereaved parents and re
) atives our heartfelt sympathy.
Resolved, That a copy of these rest
# lutions be sent to his afflicted parent
JOS. BEEBE,
J. p. MELCHOIR, Com.
a FRANK MOORE,
DIED SUDDENLY.-From Dcput
; Sheriff Geo. Humphrey we learn th'
Mr.. w. G. Boyes, proprietor of I'll
4 Pnuaa HnfaI Of IIa1caxy dfad IN Gnx