The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-03-20

4 - ANAhS ANNh ~ eHCH "a NAt~
summit oftbe Blue,Mountains. Wealth
or quite pleasant, but not warm
enough TO raise the mountain streams
Maurice Graves Of Union comfy,
has been sentenced to the Penitentiary
for three years, on plea of guilty to
a charge of horse stealing. It is his
second term.
A Royal Arch Chapter Of Masons
has been organized at Roseburg. 1t
is called Umpqua Chapter, and Thos
II. Cox is II. p; A. G. Brown, K; and
| n. p. Burnell is Scribe
The Sheriff of Marion county was
ont last Saturday looking for man
supposed to be crazy, who was seen
wandering around a graveyard east of
Salem. He was not found.
The ministers and saloon keepers Of
Salem held meeting last week, in
which the latter propose to close their
saloons on the Sabbath if other bust
ness men would do the same.
James Gentry, who had been held
to answer for the murder of Henry
White, at Linkville, sometime in Jan
uary, was exonerated by the Grand
Jury of Jackson county last week.
The Vancouver Register has been
selected by the War department at
Washington, as the official paper for
the publication of all U. S. Army no.
tices, required by law to be publish
ed.
1t is said by parties living near the
summit that snow has not been so
deep for years this late in the season
as it is now. At Abrams mill only a
few miles from Eugene City, it is about
1our 1eet deep.
Gov. Grover has remitted the fine
of $50 imposed on Warren Gibson by |
the Circuit Court for Marion county,
for assault with intent to do bodily
harm, on account of the great insult
which provoked the crime.
On the 7th inst, the snow was from
10 to 16 inches deep all over Powder
river valley. The average tempera-
ture for the week ending that date at
Baker City was 270 above zero On
the 9th the mercury was at 50 above
zero.
Mr.. Slater having notified NJ. P. Bull,
of the La Grande Sentinel, to give up
the material with which that paper is
printed, it is likely to be suspended
for time, but Mr.. Bull proposes to re-
issue with other material in a few
weeks.
Captain Coffin, of the Dalles, is the
man who introduced the famous Chm
ase knife-throwers and magicians In the
United States in 1872, and it was bis
uncle, an old sea Captain, who brought
.he Siamese Twins from Siam to the
United States.
Mr.. John W. Kelly has severed his
connection with the Roseburg Plain
1caler. In bidding goodbye to his
patrons he says: Financially the ven !
,ure has not been the success my
hopes anticipated; otherwise
make no complaints" .
Henry John, for whom warrant
vas issued by Justice Coffey, at the
ime Of the affray between Johns and
lausey, at Salem, was arrested in that
ity last Saturday. He waived exam
nation and gave bail in the sum OF S
200 for appearance before the Grand
.ury during its present sitting,
The Salem Statesman of last Fri
lay says; ga trial was commenced in
he Circuit Court, yesterday, wherein
he plaintiff John Rogers, sues the
)regon and California Railroad Com
any for $4,000, which he claims to
&c the amount of damage sustained by
i'm in being dumped out of one of
aid company'S coaches when the same
m off the track on a certain occasion,
| compromise was effected this morn
,g by the company agreeing to pay I
5000 and the costs of suit"