The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-03-14


FouTD DsISG.-- IHe are Informed
that on Friday morning of lust week
an old gentleman named Samuel
Crowley, about 81 years of age, whose
home has been for several years In the
Forks of the Santiam, left the house of
his grandson, Mr.. John Gaines, few
miles above Scio, to go to his son-in-
laws, Willis Gaines. about mile dis
tant; but IL was ascertained during
the day that he had not reached his
destination, aud the alarm being given,
the neighbors turned out and made
search for the missing man. About .
O'Clock In the afternoon of that day
one of the Gaines, while passing along
the path which the old gentleman was
supposed to have taken I'm going from
one house to the other, heard groan
in the bushes hard by, and on going
into them, found the missing man re-
clining upon bed of brush which he
had evidently made for himself; he
was gasping for breath and was already
In the last stages of dissolution. Help
was summoned and the dying man was
conveyed to the house of Willis Gaines,
where he remained In an unconscious
state until about IL o'clock ut night,
when his laboring heart ceased to beat
and the vital spark fled from his time
SCARED body.
Mr.. Samuel Gaines, grandson OF the
deceased, informs us that the old gen.
tleman was In this city last week,
when, IL Is ascerlaine ed that man an
swering his description purchased from
Star Mcaley, clerk at Settlemier's drug
store, 2-oz. vial of laudanum, and 1t
is feared by his friends that the aged
veteran has, in fit of mental abstrac-
tion, taken his own life by the aid of
this deadly soporiiic.
Capt. Shields, our County Treasurer,
was a son-in-law of the deceased, and
tells us that he was aged 81 years, S
months and 10 days. He was veter-
an of the war of 1912, and was also
one of "Old Hickory's'' braye boys
who held that little peace parley"
with the murderous Creek Indians ut
Tohopeka on the memorable eth of
March, 1914, where there was hardly d
retiskin left To tell the story of theia
slaughter. He was man OF varied
experiences and much general infor-
nation. He was for many years a res
ident of Andrew county, No., of which
county, we believe, he was ut one time
Probate Judge. He was pensioner of
/ the war of 1872, and was also n man of
considerable property at the time of
his death. His friends have our sin
cerest sympathy in their sad ai1iiction.
PROBABLE CASES Of EPizooTIc.-J.
r. Mcclure, Esq, Of this county, in
forms us that he has under his care at
/ the present time two sick horses, both
of whom are afflicted with exactly the
same symptoms OF disease. lie de-
scribcs the disease az follows: At the
.irst appearance OF the sickness the
q Is and lips OF the horse took on 4
pale red color, and the animal seemed
10 be suffering with shortness of
breath, and by sinching him he would
tramble as does person with the ague.
From that on for three or four days the
horse would stand about stupidity aud
partake of food brit sparingly; I. the
expiration Of this time he began
coughing and swelling n little under
the throat. Each OF these horses about
the ninth day began discharging mat
ter of a greenish-ycliowc color frorf the
hose. Mr.. Mcclure advises persons
who find their horses similarly afliict-
ed to place them in Il warm dry shell
ter, especially during the damp ami
rainy season. AS the other stages A
this disease develop themselves Ar.
Mcclure promises US further reports of
the cases under his charge. He Is
known rs skiilful veterinary sur
geoD. If this Is the epizootic our far
mers should take every precaution
against permitting spread of the con-
tagion. Don't allow your horses to run
at large or remain in pastures with
other herds.
"WHERE HE Cor EN- u ast week