The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-05-23

tney nau congfegateu upon tHc sDixte
camp ground and were hilariously
chanting the ravishing strains of that
familiar and antiquated Homeric song:
with rapture we delight to see the
cuss skeedoodle.n (Doxology.)
AN ELocuTIoNARY ENTERTAIN-
MENT will be given In this city by
Prof. W. S. McFadden, this friday
evening, Nay %, ut Pacific 0pem
House. The selections will embrace
various comic and sentimental recita-
tions, among which will be shamus
0'Brien, the yagabonds, Darius Green,
Puzzled Dutchman. Scott and the Vet
eran. Bell of Roland. Ghost, Pyramus
and Thishe. Hypochondriac, Pilot,
Ipilow Bedot and Tim Cranes Cateeo-
rical Courtship. A presentation ofdif-
ferent classes of speakers will also be
given. The performances both pleas
Ing and Interesting. Admission only
% cents. We had the pleasure of
hearing Prof. McFadden at Dallas last
week and take pleasure In promising
our citizens a rare treat In this enter
tainment.
A SAD AccIDENr.-W We are inform
ed that Mr. Riley Thorp, of scio. was
drowned while attempting to ford the
Santiam last week. 1t is not positively
known that he was drowned, as no one
witnessed the catastrophe and no trace
of the body has been found, hut the
last seen of him he was approaching
the ford on horseback. The people of
that section bave made the most
strenuous exertions to recover the
body, but as yet without avail. Mr..
Thorpe was an elder brother of Hon.
I. ]. Thorp, our present county AS
SCISSOR, and is the father of ten chill
dren,--nearly all of whom are young
and help.ess. His stricken wife and
family have our deepest sympathy.
DIR. Aug. C. Kinney. an Oregon boy,
son OR. c. Kinney, of Salem, has been
appointed Chief OF the Medical Staff of
Charity hospital, New York city, 10y
Mayor Havemeyer. The position to
which DIR. Kinney has titus been unex-
pectediy called, Is one both oi honor
and profit-a position that has been
sought and filed by some of the most
eminent and learned physicians and
surgeons that America has produced:
and one that commands q salary of
S., 5,O00 a ayear.-Ore1oaidn
THE SANTIAM DITcH.-A. B. Nor
ris, one of the contractors for the con-
struetion of the Santiam Ditch, in-
forms US by letter that he and the
other contractors are fully supplied
with all the hands they need, aud there |
is no use for others to apply for work.
They are daily beseiged by persons |
seeking employment, but have no
facilities for working any more than
those at present employed. The work /
of excavating aud grading is pro-
crossing finely.
AT BRowNSyILLE.-IFea are Inform
ed that the manufactory of ~. C. |
Baird & Co., OF Browns vile, is turning
out some OF the best and most sub
stantial wagons to be found in the Ore
gon market. They have already ten |
on hand and others will shortly be |
ready for sale. They are made of the /
most superior timber and are sold 1
cheaper than imported wagons. Don't .
forget that this is feature of home |
enterprise that should be encouraged. |
PETERsoN's MAGAZINE is with US !
again. The fashions are gorgeous but /
still in good taste. The ladies should /
read carefully a short artic on dress /
in the Editorial chit-chat." 1t is i'll /
structive and may be of great use to |
many of them. You all know the I!
cheapness of the excellent magazine
no one need be without guide in /
making up summer costumes. Adj |
dress Charles J. Peterson No. 308 Ches- /,
nut ST., Philadelphia.
STILL RAGING.-The measles have
taken a fresh start in our city and now
about half the students of Albany
College are laid up with the meddIe- /
some eontagion. What with our Al
bany horses having the epizootic. the
youth of the city the measles, and the |
young ladies of fashion the bustles, !
and this office burd4ned with at least
three hundred delinquent subscribers
things Is looking decidedly cusswise
To FARaERs.-Mr. Philip Low will
meet the Farmers of Albany prairies
to-day at the residence of Martin
Luper, and tomorrow at Lebanon. |
Nr. Lows missions Is to secure sub
scriptions of stock to the Astoria ware
house enterprise and to lay before the |
people the benefits to be derived from |
that project We trust the farmers
will not fail to meet Mr.. Low at the !
places named and give him all the aid |
possible.
ANOTHER ENTERPRISE. - Four
young mechanics, recently from the
East. are opening a wagon and black
smith shop at the southeast corner of
Second and Ferry streets, where they
design carrying on the business of
manufacturing wagons, carriages, ETC.,
and performing custom work in black
smithing. This is another valuable |
addition to Albany's industries, and
we are much pleased at it's inaugura.
tion.
In LIMBo.-A man named Fin was
last Monday tried before Recorder Han
non for assanlting police officer Brown
with deadly weapon, and was held to