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

thing, will soon open for public ex-
hibition. We can furnish another
subject in the person Of u gentleman
who has paid two years in advance
for the Democrat.
A Los Angeles man stopped his
paper, and took out his "one-square
ad," because the little black. and tan
dog of the editor nipt pet cat in the
bud by chewing her tail off.
An Arizona merchant recently lost
$3.50 in cash. As his wife and one
of his clerks have not been seen since,
he is apprehensiye that they have
been murdered for his money.
The Military company at Yaquina
Bay, organized by orders OF Brig.
Gen. Brown, 10 officered as follows:
Captain. d. Carlisle; LIST Lieut., VIM.
Mackie; ID Lieut., j. II. Blain.
Miss Frazer was awarded 1920
damages in her breach Of promise
suit against Mr.. Thrift, in the San
Francisco courts last Saturday. That
gay deceiyer is not 80 Thrifty rs he
was.
Two ladies OF Salem last week be.
came rather Modocy and went for
each others hair. A massacre was
saved by the interposition of q neigh
boring peace commission OF gentle
men.
1t is said that Capt. Jack was raised
in the family of Mr.. Joseph Knott,
now Of Portland, but formerly Of
Douglas county. We hope the next
time he is "raised" it will be by ahang-
man Knott.
Two little girls were crossing a
stream on foot log in Polk county,
last week, when one Of them fell into
the water aud came near being
drowned, but was bravely rescued
by her playmate.
A party of horse buyers who trav-
eled over Douglas county, have sud
denly taken trip TO parts unknown
for the health OF the horses, and now
the farmers are inquiring for their
postofiice address.
A. A. Williams, late Chief Engin-
eer OF Portland Fire Department, last
Friday suicided by blowing his brains
out with q pistol. Financial embar-
rassments is said to have been the
cause of the rash act.
The Puritan, the largest ship that
will ever have crossed the Columbia
Bar, will shortly arrive at Astoria
from Frisco. She is to take cargo
of 10, 900 barrels of flour to China,
from the Salem mills.
Two horses disappeared from a
farm in Umatilla county on the same
night that q couple of strangers pass
ed through the neighborhood last
week. The owner OF tho horses is
anxious to interview those strangers.
Miss Ruth Glover arrived at La
Grande from England last week. To
marry Mr.. Arthur Hemaning whom
she had never seen, and only knew
by correspondence. Ruth is surely
anxious to embark in the Hemanins
business.
The San Francisco Chronicle says
"Mrs. Kimball, the free-lover, chal.
lenged II. C. Bennett to discussion
on the subject of free-love. either in
public or in private. Mr.. Bennett
accepted for public wrangle. We
think he made a mistake"
/ Capt. Humphrey, Prosecuting At
torney for this District. last weel
sent three scholars from Yamhill te
Bill Watkind's School, viz: T. d
Markham, for arson, ten years; w
B. Bruce attempt to poison, ten years
and John Russell, larceny, one year
i Charley Sutton, who was arrested
and imprisoned on suspicion OF being
in some way implicated in the Glaze
Whitley attempt at assassination q
Dallas, has broken Jail and left, ant
500 reward is offered for his recap
ture, by the Sheriff Of Polk county
From the way in which the Modoc'
slaughtered the army officers las
Saturday it may be inferred that the.
have already received u suppl.
of those butcher and skinnine
knives orderad by Grants Indiar
Commissioners at New York las
J week.
The probability is that the Modoc
are badly demoralized, and larg'
number of their warriors slain. A
squaw says Sconchin and six other
were killed in the first days battle
} Hooka Jim was shot through th
side, and Bogus Charley through tn
calf of the leg.
Two little boys, while playing il
} the suburbs of La Grande last weel
were interviewed by a black bea
who suddenly stepped out from
thicket hard by. They suddenly re