The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-03-28
Is IT sArn9-An Iowa gentleman

Il Rll1xA ........... VI AARCf1 %, 1878.
Is 1T SAFB ?-An Iowa gentleman
writes US to know how far the hostile
Modocs are from Albany, and wants to
know IL it would be safe for himself
and his femily in our city. Veil, as
near as we can ascertain, the theater
of the Modoc war is about four hun
dred miles from here, on the other side
of four ranges of impossible noun
tains and about dozen unfordable riv-
ers. The only means OF communica-
tion between here and the Modoc
country is either by the way of Ireka,
California, or across the Eugene and
Eastern Oregon wagon road, or on
Ben Holladay's railroad. Now if the
Modocs should undertake TO come by
Greka they would starve y death =
they couldn't come across the Eugene
trail, because coyote would be una
BILE to make that trip successfully and
very few white men, and not solita-
ry Indian, ever had money enough to
OoluC AIC way vi I1oAlIAilS - IJil-
road. So our Iowa friend will at onae
perceive that his top-knot would De
eminently safe from Nodoc scalping
knives in this bailiwick. Let him
come on.
n CoRRECTIoN.-Since our last pub
lication we have been requested to
make some important corrections in
the article about the Corvallis war;" of
which we gave an account, said ac-
count being just as we received it from
DR.. Smith, of this city. We are now
Informed that the torpedo was not
thrown into the ball room at all, but
only laid on the threshold for fun, and
removed again before it exploded also
that the row between Peyton and Ray
burn was not caused by the torpedo
matter, but was the sequel to quarrel
in regard TO a question of veracity be-
tween the belligerents themselves
IFe are also told that Nr. Peyton is
quiet Christian youth, and was not
the agressor in any respect whatever.
The College boys We're not armed IS
stated and did not carry weapons for
the purpose of having row. We
cheerfuily give place to these correc-
tions, as the'repcrt rs we first received
it was anything but complimentary to
the College students.
LOOK OUT If our citizens desire to
witness remarkable astronomical
phenomenon they will arise Mt about
half-past three O'Clock next Tuesday
morning, and, procuring a piece of
smoked glass, gaze through it care
fully, and with closest scrutiny, in the
immediate neighborhood but a little
to the right of the morning star II,
after looking carefully through the
glass for about three minutes, you fail
to discern anything remarkable, re-
verse the glass and look through from
the other side, always remembering
that many of the most beautiful and
remarkable phenomena of the heav-
ems can only be seen after the most pa
tient and continued research. E,.after
all these efforts, you fail TO see this re-
markable object, call ut our Office at
about o'clock i. II. of that morning
and we viii give you further infoTma-
ton.
RAERIsBURG C0sIsERCIAL COLLEGE,.
Last week, while at Harrisburg, we
visited 1fart. Tayior's Commercial Col-
Iege and found q large number of stu
dents busily engaged in the laudable
efforts to acquire 4 complete business
education. Nart. is the finest chirog-
raphist in the State, and as a book /
keeper he has no equal. Some of his
students already have specimens of
their own bookkeeping single /
and double entry-which would do /
credit to frst-class mercantile estab- /
lishment. Prof. Tayior's charges are
of the most reasonable kind, boarding
in harrisburg is cheap, and we believe /
there is no institution in the State /
where student can acquire finished /
business education upon as reasonable /
terms as at the Harrisburg CONNER
ciaI College.
THE OVERLAND FOR APRIL-We /