The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-02-21

incipient Stokes drew O knife and !
threatened to dissect her anatomical
arrangements, and the punishment
was postponed.
An insane man named Parker,
from the State penitentiary, was
admitted into the Insane Asylum,
Saturday evening.
The Woman Suffragists are going
to have grand State Celebration at
salem on July 4th. What in thun-
d n is it oil about?
Ned Percy, who about two months
ago finished his time in the Oregon
Penitentiary, stabbed q man to death
in Frisco last week.
I. G.. Reed is now the meanest
cur on the Sound. He is in Jail for
indecently exposing his person to
school girls at Olympia.
Mutton sheep arc selling ut $3.50
as per head ut the Dalles at this
time. Sheep raisers are looking for
ward to high prices for wool.
Two trains last Friday collided on
The Pacific II. r., near Elko, dan.
gerously wounding several passen-
gers and employees Of the road.
Hon. Sam. Brown declines the ap-
pointment Of Capitol Commissioner,
and tho Governor has appointed Mr..
Samuel Allen, Of Marion county.
Josh Billings says that If he can
have plenty of mackeral for break
fast he can generally manage to make
tho other two meals out of water.
1t is said that the Pacific Railroad
Company contemplate constructing
but forty miles Of the Pacific divi-
sion of their road the coming season.
a Montana paper is in the conun-
drum business. 1t wants to know
the difference between jackass and
a certain justice Of the peace. We
give it up.
Peace Commissioner Meacham says
Capt. Jack Modoc is an honorable
and high minded gentleman II he
is such he will have nothing to do
with Meacham.
Lewiston folks have playful way
of practising pistol shooting at the
door knob Of the Signal Office. The
editor says that kind Of thing won't
"pan" much longer.
The steamer Geo. S. Wright, which
PHYS between Portland and Alaska.
has been dee at Portland for nearly
month. It is feared that it has
been least away and lost"
| A dispatch from Washington says
the President will bring the Mormon
subject to speedy issue. lie can't
beat Brigham on that Tissue" bust
ness. either in speed or quantity.
Tho Salesman estimates that
Walla Walla has been victimized by
O Credit Mobilier composed of county
officials. It gives the figures. show
ing that somebody has had "fat
take"
Wedding cards in Denver consists
OF tho jack OF diamonds and the
queen of hearts, with the contract
ing parties names thereon; If the
brides mother is living. the ten OF
clubs is enclosed
On Tuesday last in San Bernar-
dino Wm. Hicks tried tho old trick
OF pulling gun toward him by the
muzzle. The Doctor is now engaged
in reckoning how much OF Hicks
arm can be saved.
a San Bernardino lover got thrown
from his fiery steed in front CT his
girls residence the other day, and
the Guardian heard him call for her
and says the name sounded like
"Helen Damnation!'
A man named Zook was shot a'
Scott's creek, California, last week,
growing out of dispute to the title
of certain lands. The parties who
did the shooting were man named
Brown and his two sons.
| Virginia city youngsters are engag'
ed in coasting on their sleds which
often get unmanageable in conse'
quence, boy who has got two oi
three black eyes. and broken nose
is considered an Ishmeal.
A Montana man offered to bet his
wife 800 that she couldn't swallow &
hot marble. She told him that was
too thin-he couldn't get rid of hel
that way! He says he didn't thinl
she was so darnation cute.
Two San Jose lawyers got into {
row in the Court room the other day
and one of them was hit with on ink
stand. His wife now claims that ht
is Crimean hero on the ground tha
it was the battle of Ink-her- man.
Gen. Jackson, an Indian Chief
] of Utsalady, W. L. last week dice
by the aid of another Indians pisto
because he got sweet on the othe
Indians squaw. See how fast the