The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-05-30

kens, samuel! will you hurry and-in
teryiew Capt Jackin person, SO that
we will never Again hear <of your
oolishness7
The Mercury complains that there
is no money in the city treasury OF
Salem. wherein thunderis the odds7'
--havn't they got o. white wooden
goddess OF justice on the pinnacle Of
the new court house? To be coursel
We have received the Ha,ck- Ese,
the new paper published at Eugene
by the Gale Bros. It is neat, racy
littlo cabbage leaf. and We wish its
gentlemanly publishers abundant
success with their bright-eyed bant-
ling. ~
A California preacher has been re-
quested by his congregation to either
resign his station in the church or
his claims npon the wife OF one Of
the deacons. He is now earnestly
praying that the ungodly congrega-
ton may be able to see things rs he
sees 'em.
Nothing startling from the Modoc
war. At last advices Gen. Davis
bad started on..a scout accompanied
by Bogus Charley. Shag-nasty Jim.
Hooky Jim and Steamboat Charley.
all well armed. II Gen. Davis is
not steamboated before he gets back
we shall feel like illuminating.
A squaw tried how many quarts Of
whisky she could drink and still
walk on the edge Of the precipitous
bluffs at Oregon City. A sufficient
number Of pieces Of her body were
found at the foot OF the bluffs with
which TO make third rate funeral.
She is now the virtuest Indian down
there.
A band of desperadoes. number
ing thirty or more. took forcible pos
session Of Cadd's Station. Indian
Territory, on the line of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railroad, on Sat-
urday. and defeated the authorities.
The United States Marshal was over
powered. and telegraphed to Fort
Gibson for help; troops have been
sent.
The following are the officers elect
ed by the Grand Lodge. I. o. o. f..
which was in session ut the Dalles
during last week: A. j. Marshall,
Grand Master; L. p. Highly, Dep
uty Grand Master; H. G. Struve.
Grand Warden, G. N. Terry. Grand
Secretary; I. r. Moores. Grand
Treasurer; a. L. stinson, Grand Rep
reseptative.
A Virginia City man cam see why
people will persist in making neigh
boring houses SO much alike. He
mistook another lady's bedroom for
that of biz wife and never discover
ed his mistase until be was pitched
through the window by the strange
woman's husband who found him in
there and who meanIy refused to list
en- to an ample apology. The en-
ragged husband said he would have
accepted the apology il the interloper
had had few more clothes on when
he discovered him.
Two convicts from San Quentin.
working in carpenter shop, allowed
themselves to be nailed mp in two
boxes. which were taken, with others,
10 the wharf for shipment. On the
wharf one of the boxes was so placed
that the convict stood on his head.
The position was anything but easy.
He stood il about ten minutes and
then yelled TO some workmen to lay
the box down. They ran away from
it in a fright, but an officer Of the
prison opened the boxes and got the
the fellows ont. The convicls were
almost suffocated.
Some wicked Salem boys last Sat
urday tried the tin can game on q
dog. Bot that was o sharp town dog
(none of your green country jakes)
and he concluded to demostrate TO
those boys that he had been there be-
fore and knew how it was himself.
Instead Of dashing of as though he
had the hydrophobia aud was run
ing for water. he blinked one eye at
the boys, elevated his tail until the
can swung clear of the ground. and
then walked leisurely up the street.
looking indiferently up at that god
dess Of justice as he strode off on his
left ear. Tho boys attempted to
drown their disappointment by throw
ing clods at q front door round the
corner. s..isese
s,sa
MORE INDIAN TROUBLES.