The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-06-27

berries in each hand.
The new mines Of Ochoco occupy.
circuit Of about 20 miles. II Is
believed not less than 500 men have
gone there. Canyon City miners
have nearly all decamped for the
new placers.
Salem last week shipped off several
bales Of hemp. It seems to US that
a place which sports such men as
Sam. Clarke and Meacham could
find home market for at least o
portion OF its hemp.
The Mountaineer reports that car
penters and other mechanics have
left the Dalles for the Ochoco mines,
and work has been suspended for
want OF bands on buildings in course
OF erection in that town.
The Jacksonville Sentinel utterly
refutes the statement that the Or
egon Volunteers killed the Modoc
prisoners. Undoubtedly the butch
cry was done by other parties who
will never be discovered.
The Corvallis Gazele says: Last
week, while in Portland, DIR. j. II.
Bayley received check from T. Egg
erton Hogg for s7,200, the second
payment on the Yaquina Bay Wagon
Road Company's franchise.
Young Gill. of the Columbia fish
cry. last week concluded 10 quit
gilling fish and gill himself. He
drew razor thrice across his gilIs
and it hurt SO badly he let up and
went back to his salmon trap.
Charles Hoffner of Santa Rosa,
last week shot Valentine Schmeer
while dreaming that some one was
robbing the store in which they were
both clerks and in which both were
sleeping at.the time OF the tragedy.
Lots OF Eastern tourists are COM
ing to Oregon. armed with patent
shooting iron and n diary in which
TO record their sensations. These
are very we'll, but we would advise
them to bring along n little spare
change too.
A Nevada paper reports that the
servant-girls OF Helena have struck
for sec month, two silk dresses,
and the privilege of the parlor every
Sunday. They will next demand
that their mistresses- shall send on
and subscribe for this paper.
Mrs. Morris, OF Portland. is a
thrifty woman. She makes dresses
for women and sells whisky to men.
1t is due TO the liberality of the mas
culine persuasion TO state that she
sells more whisky than dresses.
Miss Mary +. Sheridan, of Port
land, was last week elected an hon
orary member OF fire company in
that city and presented by the "boys"
with s75 gold badge of honor
She has been q special friend and IA
vorite of the company since child
hood.
Last Monday two miners at Eureka.
Nevada. named Jno. George and
George Dobbs. got on cage to de-
scend into a mine, when the cage
broke aud they fell 22G feet. George
was instantly killed and Dobbs had
both legs aud an arm broken and
will die.
| Two young men OF San francisco
last Tuesday fought a st-fght foI
the hand of young lady. Both
were terribly bruised up and the
girl is fool il she marries either oI
them. They are now in Jail for VIC,
laiing the law which prohibits prizs
lighting. 4ulH - n ~
Mrs Anderson aud a boarder
named Cox had q row in Portland
last Friday about an old bat which
Cox claimed and the woman refused
to let him have. They got into court
and the police Judge made Cox come
out to the woman with the old ha
and $40 damages.
An enthusiastic Colorado man pre-
sented his Oregon bride to his ole
friend Jim Beans. with the srliline
remark. jimmy. don't You know
Beans?" The practical jimmy, mis-
understanding the introduction. re
sponded tartly, "You bet / do. whe,
the bags open"
A couple OF young bloods o
Salem drove fractious horse t,
Dixie campmeeting last Sunday
The horse ran a&ay. At last 40
counts one limb. a bent spring,
piece of the neck-yoke and an open
behind shirt we're all the articles re
covered from the wreck.
4 On the 4th instant the track of th
Northern Pacific Railroad was com
pleted to Bismark on the Missoui
River, 450 miles west of Duluth. =
Connection is made at Bismark wit
the navigation Of the upper and low
er Missouri. A line Of steamboat
has been put on between that poin
, and Fort Benton :. aud Montan