The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-05-02
HOME AND ABROAD.


The ladies are now cultivating cane
parasols.
Our spring flsticuffs are monotonous
ly backward.
See notice of meeting ofstockholders
of Albany Farmers Company.
The Measles have about closed their
engagement on the Albany stage.
Jack Allphin keeps an excellent ho-
tel (the Benton House) at Corvallis.
The Albany market is devoid of fresh
vegetables. Why Is this thing thus ?
An Albany dwelling had a narrow es-
cape from destruction by fire last Sat
urday.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon Is lying
very III In San Francisco, of hem
orrhage of the bowels.
The firemen are fixing up the picnic
grounds at Hackleman's Grove for the
grand event of the 18th.
Paxton takes the new style OF por-
celain photographs-decidedly the
most beautiful thing out.
Geo. Patterson, ESQ, has been award
ed the contract of erecting. bell
tower for the engine house, for Sl75.
1hs only man who ever had any rep
utation for honesty In Utah town, Is
now In jail for stealing u drove of cat
lie.
The small steamboat, 'Don't Bother
Me-" heaved her bow line at one of the
wharves at this city last Tuesday even
ing. I
The Grover last week brought up
about 60 stoves for w. II. Mcfarland,
and n large invoice of iron for Kuhn
& Co. -
Business was not remarkably bust
ling the past week. In fact about the
only hustle observable was among the
ladies.
May, the belle of the season, with Its
dress of cauliflowers and jimpson weed,
is now dancing upon the stage of the
seasons.
Corvallisites, Harrisburgers. Browns
Williams, Lebanonians, and Scionians
are all coming to the Firemen's picnic
and ball.
Chief Justice Upton of the Supreme
Court, and Col. C. B. Bellinger, editor
of the Herald, favored us with calls
yesterday.
Prof. Mart. Taylor has moved his
Harrisburg Commercial College to this
city. Jas. Gore. Esq, has also remov-
ell to this city.
II. IFeeds beehive is fun and de-
notes lively appearance. We have
been printing some elegant bill heads
for the boss bee.
The Centennial Committee for Linn
county want to hear from the local
committees throughout the county,
Send in reports. :
Large wagon loads of -four are now
coming in from the Lebanon mills AMI
being shipped from here by the opposI-
tion line of boats.
The old time table has been rcInsta-
ted on the railroad, and the passenger
trains again pass each other at this
city at noon of each day.
His Exceliency, Gov. Grover, favor
ell our sanctum with call during the
week, while on his way to attend the
burial obsequics of Judge Thayer.
Rev. Dan. B. Turney, once an apprer-
tiee In this office, recently came of
victorious in n religious debate with an
eminent spiritual lecturer at Cairo,
Illinois.
A Portland man cheerfully paid n
fine of $50 for the pleasure OF licking
his wife. Well, 1t isn't often a man
enjoys such downright luxury I'm this
world, anyhow.
Judging from a letter which was
picked up in our streets the other day
there is lady in this city who pines for
the visits of particular individual OF
the masculine persuasion. =
+ Marshal Cartwright now has five
city prisoners at work on the sewers
and streets. When he gets few more
volunteers he expects to take a sub CON
tract on the Santiam Ditch.
]. W. Anderson was quite seriously
hurt at Cherry's Foundry last Satur-
day, by stick, which had come In
contact with circular saw, being
thrown violently In his face.
John Metzler, Esq, of jefferson. was
up yesterday, and says he is turning
out those first-class rawhide chairs by
huge quantities at his factory. They
are the best "setters' made.
A Montana paper, in high disgust
asks who in thunder swlndled the In,
dians out of such a cold country a:
Montana, and who deluded white pco-
lple into it We give it up.
4 Mark Twain, in speaking of canibal-
ism, grows serious for once, and sol
emnly declares that, for his own part
Ihe he would rather Ego hungry for tive
/ days than to eat personal friend.n
Wheat has slightly advanced ir
Liverpool, being quoted at Us. Id
There is also slight advance in 'Fris-
co as well as in our local market. w.
believe Albany buyers are now offer.
ing from 20 to 75c.
A. B. Paxton and Oran Rubarts O
this city, have invented a new mode
ofa rotary engine. which is pronounced
by skilled mechanics to be the simplis
and most convenient machine of tn,
kind ever invented.
Our elegant friend and agent a
Roseburg, Hon. l.. f. Lane, Capt
Hedges, Sheriff of Clackamas county
and Mr.. Newell, City Recorder of Eas
Portland, threw their benign coun-