The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-07-18
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Junctlcn has scarcely cut its eye
teeth yet-helng less than two years
old-and yet It comprises half hun.
dred houses, an imposing church, a
spacious school house, two hotels, two
stores, shops of various kinds, and a full
quota of that essential ingredient of a
Pacific coast village-whisky mills
This Is HolIaday's pet town on the
railroad, where he intends, in time, to
construct car shops, round house and
probably q h&rem. Other improve
mems will follow in good time, and
It may be safely predicted that juno
ton is ''the coming city, Lots front
ing on the railroad are now rated at
$500 apiece, with wood, water aud
grass thrown in.
Eugene is the most handsomely To-
Gated Of any town In Oregon and its
Inhabitants seem to know ii as weU as
anybody In the world. They don't
hang their heads aud blush and act
the least bit modest when you praise
their town and its eligible aud hand.
some locality; but they swell out their
chests, hitch up their pantaloons and
elevate their nasal protuberances at
an angle of forty-five degrees, and
pompously invite you to take a drink
at the town pump!
The first story OF the State Univer-
sity, now under construction at Eu-
gene. is about up and the work pre-
gressiug rapidly. The material and
y vorkmanships seem TO be ofthe most su-
perior kind, and the style nj architect
ure Of the edifice IS unohjeetionable-
The site Of tie building Is on an ele-
waited mound, overlooking the city
from the South side and commanding
n magnificent view of the realty class
ic scenery Of the surrounding coun-
try. Those having the matter In
charge have certainly displayed ex-
eelleDt taste and judgment in the se-
lection Of the grounds for the Univer-
sity, for a more healthfuI and entic-
ing location could not be found.
The people Of Eugene are extremely
proud of their achievment in having
secured the state University, and
it is certainly an enviable distiction-
Or HIS NUscLE.-Mr. Philip Low,
of Tangent, gives US the details of the
conduct Of a Bulletin reporter at
Astoria last week, but the letter ar
rives too late for publication in full.
However the purport is as follows:
'sone Murphy, a reporter and collector
for the Bulletin got Oh a bender at
Astoria and had high old time. Get
ting pretty we'll ''gihned up he start
ed through the town on a collecting
tour and perpetrated violence on two
small, weak men who refused to pay
bills at his dietation. His next as
sauIt was on ATigonf's bar, where he
smashed about six dollars worth OF
tumblers besides abusing every little
man who chaneed to drop in. But
after things had gone on in this way
some time he happened to allude disre-
spectfuIly 70 a careless looking fellow
who had his right hand shut up like a
closed jaek-knife and was swinging
it around at the end of his right arm.
Murphy, ram-like, thought it was a
challenge, and forthwith began but
ting against it. The collision had the
effect to stand him on his latter end in
becoming attitude for eating beans.
One of the little men whom Murphy
had previously abused, seeing him IN
this posish, Immediately pounced upon
him and gave him sound drubbing,
causing him to bleed at every pore.
He was carried on board Of the Port
land boat and has not since been seen
on collecting tour in Astoria.
RECOVERY OF Riley TBoRP's
BoDY-Under date of July 1st, G.
B. Christie, ESD, of scio, writes us as
follows: ''The body of J. r. Thorp,
who was drowned some time since,
was found on Thursday Of last week
near the mouth of the North Santiam,
in the mouth Of slough into which II
had drifted during the last rise in the
river. The body was rescued from the
water, taken to Scio, thence to the
Miller Cemetery, two miles north of
town, and inferred beside the remains
ofhis wife. This will forever hush the
foolish tale and diabolieaIly simple
tattIe Of imbeeile tongues that Dir.
Thorp had fed the country. He was
an old and well known resident OF
Linn county and leaves a large circle
Of relatives and friends to mourn his
tragic end"
WHEAT CARS N DEMAED.-The
Portland Evening Ne1os oflast Monday
says: sstOrders for wheat cars, at the
railroad Office, come in very rapidly at
present. Orders were received to-day
for forty box cars, with capacity OF
ten tons each, making four hundred
tons in all, from the valley stations.
Ten ears will be loaded at ,HaIIeck'a
station. The wheat and grain move
ment is increasing daily, on account OF
the number Of vessels that have al
ready arrived, and will arrive within a
few days, whose cargoes will be most
~ of grain"
FoR SALE.-Thos. Reeder has an
ad. in to-day's paper offering for sale a
. stock farm of 800 acres, situated 7
miles east = Brownsville, this county.
It is especially adapted to sheep and
cattle raising and is offered at a-rare