The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-12-12

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Venison sells at cents apound in
Helena, Montana.
Tho Modoc war cost 50, 900, 900.
Pretty costive surely,
The N, PR. II. is completed be-
tween Kalama and Tacoma.
Pickard, The Marion absconder,
left an Indebtedness Of $13, 900.
Five persons were burned in o FIRE
at Dayton, Nevada, last Wednesday.
y Fighting has ceased at Dallas and
they are going to have religious
revival.
Montana has lots Of buckwheat
cakes, but molasses sells at 50 a
gallon.
The Columbia river is being i'm
proved between Umatilla and the
Dalles. ~
Kanaka Joe is his name and he is
be hanged at Port Townsend on
March 9Th.
The ice ID fast disappearing from
the Columbia and navigation will
doubtless shortly be resumed,
California Grangers are going into
the Manufacture Of beet sugar.
"Sweet are the uses Of adversity.""
Eugene is to have q "town pump"
Topers hope it will give down only
shot Scotch" this sort Of weather.
One Of the Mrs. Brigham Youngs
isstarting on o lecturing tour. We
don't know which ono Of the gals she
is. az. s6tt
Charles Rice, an esteemed citizen
of Helena, fell under b wagon load Of
hay on the 26th ult. and was crushed
to death.
Eggs are selling in Montana at
from 65 to rs ceats dozen, and tho
hens up there are walking on stilts
with pride. <
A Mrs. Bigger is copying clerk Of
the California Legislature. Her in
fluence over the members was Bigger
than tho other aspirants. VA c
There are one thousand members
Of the Pico family in California.
This is tho most numerous family
known-ex excepting the human family.
A valuable mine Of cinnabar has
it been found near Virginia City.
Montana. A thousand pounds Of it
has been sent to San Francisco to be
tested.
The editorof the Corvallis Gazette,
being a Carter, has been recently
annoyed by tho receipt of bills from
merchants in Portland for ox-yokes
purchased.
The carrier Of q Boise paper seats
himself in q saloon on publication
day and in an hour or two serves all
the subscribers without gottlng out
OF his seat
Jesus Maria, o Pala Indian, sold
his wife recently for 'two bits" to
another brave. An exchange thinks
the buyer will soon repent Of his
extravaganza. xGso u
A religious revival is held in a
saloon Of Horse Shoe Bend, Idaho.
Nothing like boarding the lion in his
den7-nnd then it is SO convenient for
tho hoodlums.
John Bush, Of Hillsboro, has been
convicted Of stealing meerschaum
pipe and sentenced to pay a fine Of
$25 and costs. In default Of funds,
lie languisheth in tho county jail.
Belle Chamberlin has been lectur-
ing to the people of Olympia, w. 7.
and telling them about Marriage as
it is, and as it should be-" Belle
most likely knows how it is herself ii
The Washington City authorities
talk OF discontinuing the use Of the
Yaquina Bay lighthouse, Of course,
then, it must have assisted in prose-
cutting the Portland bribers and re-
peaters.
Miss Loyeioy can now Lovejoyfully !
some other fellow. She has just re- !
covered from Mr.. Haller, Of Port !
Townsend, $4,000 damages for &C. I
duetion. She's not thinking now s
Of Haller." UNA Hlla99 .S0Q1lr
a newspaper, edited BY women, !
has been established at Puebla, Mex I
leo, and Catholic priest, who has j
recently married, is contributing to |
it series Of articles against the cell
bacy Of the clergy. a asgas !
The ladies' Of the Congregational
Church Of Salem last Friday night
held q fair and festival which crowd
cd the Opera House 10 its utmost
capacity and proved q brilliant sue
cess. seldom have we seen its like.
~ An enterprising young man named
Ward. Of San Francisco, tried to kill
bis mother last Friday. After firing
three harmless shots ut her ho gave
mp tho job and foil back on the less
entertaining amusement Of spanking
his brother.
The Statesman now runs with the
O,vgonia1a and sails into the Balletin,,
Clarke ii doing himself credit in this
start, butthe Bulletin has charge Of
the Republican party of Oregon at
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