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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17
GREAT FIRE RACING IN CHICAGO

CmcAGo, July 14.-A great fire il
raging in South Chicago, about tho
vicinity of Michigan Avenue and
Twelfth streets. Half a mile OF
buildings are in flames, aud all efforts
Of the fremen are thus ARE futile to
check its drogress. Buildings are
being blown up and the whole force
of the city fire department is on the
spot with every means available for
fighting fire. Tue streets are iammed
with teams moving goods from the
place.
CHIcAGo, July 14-9:15 P.M.-The
fire started about 430 o'clock on
Fourth avenue, near Twelfth street,
in South Chicago. 1t ran north
northeast through Fourth avenue,
Third avenue, State, and two block
on Wabash avenue, and Il large mum.
OF houses on the eastern portion of
the street, corner Harrison street.
1t took the Post Office and several
churches, and large number of
blocks.
CHcAGo, July IA, 1890 P. M.-The
fight with the fire is now between
Michigan Avenue and State street
and Harrison and Van Buren,. Mer.
chants still continue moving, far
down in the business centre. The
last building to succumb is the St.
James Hotel, which has just com.
nenced to burn. Many of the finest
buildings in that part Of the city have
burned.
12:10A. M.-The fremen have
control of the oonaagration,
CmoAao, July l5,-The exact limits
OF the tire are as follows, On Clark
street, where it originated, from
near Twelfth street for about block
north on Fourth Avenue; from near
Taylor street to Harrison street, on
Third Avenue from near Peek Court
to Harrison, on west side and one
block farther on east sidei on State
street from No. 500, near Harmon
Court, to No. 80, ne ar Congress
street on west side ana to corner ofI
Van Buren, on east side: on Wabash
Avenue from 9l2. near Peck Court,
to No. 26S, near corner of Van Buren,
on the west side and to No. 294 on
east side, Michigan Avenue is
burned aoout one block, lying mostly
between Van Buren, and Harrison
streets.
The loss is estimated at IS, 100000. |
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17


THE COMET now visible in the
northern heavens is approaching the
earth at the rate Of twenty-five miles
a second. This is not discovery OF
our own, but emenated from some
more roted star-gazer' It travels
nights and Sundays as well as during
business hours. Astronomers posi-
lively assure US that it IS we'll dis.
posed comet, and, although twenty
times as big as this globe, will treat
our little mud ball with kindness and
consideration. 1t will present its
brightest face TO the inhabitants Of
this mundane sphere about the Cd of
August, and then will go offabout its
business in other parts Of the ETHEREAL,
sphere.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17


REV, BASKERVILLE, Of Laurel,
Maryland, has won fresh laurels BY
larupiug his wife Tor violating the
Sabbath by borrowing eggs from a
neighbOr IIo slapped her jaws,
blacked her eye by a blow from his
iist, and otherwise demonstrated to
the wicked woman that she couldn't
desecra,e the holy Sabbath with I'M.
pumly in bis domestic diocese. He
is now on trial before church coun.
Gil, just for thus vigorously insisting
upon a due Observance OF the Sab.
bath
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17
PACIFIC coAsTERs.

D. B. Kimmel, of Idaho City, Of
fers ga reward of $500 for the discov-
cry of the person who pat cat in
his well.' He evidently is not fond OF
"catsupe."
Geo. Kohler, of Stockton, was last
Tuesday crushed to death in athresh-
ing machine. Another man day or
two before had a leg torn off in the
same neighborhood.
A homicide occurred at Bangor, in
Butte County, on Monday, where a
man named Price was fatally stabbed
by would-be husband of his daugh-
ter because he objected to the mar
riage.
Salem folks are talking of celebrat-
ing the Centennial in 1876. OF course
Salemites wouldn't think of going
away to celebrate, especially at such
a small fry hamlet as Philadelphia.
Not much.
An old man was last Saturday
caught stealing in San Francisco, and
died Of shame before the officers
could put him in Jail. 1t is due to
his memory to say that he never was
a Federal Office holder
An Oregon exchange, speaking of
the comet, says cit can now be seen
in the northern heavens, between the
Polar Star and the Diaper!n If we
didn't think he meant "Dipper" we
would give him up as bad egg.
The reporter of the Oregonian
claims to have discovered a fashion.
able young lady in that city who
milks COW every day. Well its
laundering poor city that can't throw
in sight at least one sensible girl
Whaley, OF Petaluma, got an
spree, and his friend Deadly went on
2 crusading expedition to try to So
ber him (Whaley) up, and the result
was, he went off to the doctors with
Whaley's knife sticking in his stom-
ach.
A Warm Spring Indian was last
week carved into mince meat by bis
brother braves at The Dalles, because
he wouldn't divide his money with
them. Human nature is human ma
ture even in the breast of the noble
savage.
In the Roseburg Plaindealer it is
stated that Frank Crouch, the youth
ful prodigy In mechanism, whose ca
reer since he left his native Umpqua
home, seems more like romance than
a reality, is engaged at Pennington,
Illinois, in the large agricultural man.
ufactnring establishment of the Par
win Mortor Company. His business
at present is to combine his super
heating engine with the steam plow
now M anufuctured by that company,
so as to reduce the weight and lessen
its expense. He will return to Cali
fornia in about ten days, when, if his
bus mess engagements will permit, he
will come home to ascertain the feast
bility of establishing a mandatory of
implements in this State
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

CHEERFuL-What a cheerful set Of
people those Minnesota folks are, to
be sure A dispatch from St, Paul,
dated last Wednesday, says An err
roneous impression prevails that
the whole State is inflicted with grass
hoppers Only the twelfth part OF the
crop will be damaged, and the ravages
only affect tenth part of the State
and population.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

STATE PRINTrR,-secretar Chad,
wick has received the official vote OF
Tillamook county Tor State Printer
as follows; M. v. Brown, IS; L. M
Waite, 81; w, NJ, Hand, 8; Euoch
Turner, l. The official vote in the
whole State is NJ, v. Brown, 1O8O1;
t. M. Waite, o,07s; w. NJ. Hand,
5,72li Enoch Turner, 1o7. THIS gives
Mart. V, Brown, Democratic candid
ate, a majority OF l,223 over Waite,
Republican, 1850 over Hand, Inde-
pendent, and 1914 over Turner,
Temperance candidate. Well, we
never would have been scared much it
it hadn't been iorthat fellow, Turner /
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

II i weren't for Henry Ward
Beecher and the Comet we would like
70 know what poor devil of an edi.
tor would do for something to write
about since the adjournment of Con-
gress, Outside OF these two "heaven.
ly bodies there is perfect stagua.
lion in the sensational world, and our
only hope now is that the Beechor
scandal and the tail of the comet
will both eoniinae to string out till
something else turns up.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

A PEW years ago "Bnok" Pomeroy
became suddenly rich. He quit his
Ia Crosse home to become even
richer in Now York City, He is now
writing for wages, for his fortune
melted as i came rapidly. Brick is
not as big a thing as he used to be
when bombast and seurrility was at a
premium and digniiied journalism al
a discount.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

AT last advices all the militia in Ar
kansas was under arms aud more
bloodshed was momentarily expected,
Alas for the poor suffering, robbed,
carpet,bag ridden South
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

This sensation now occupies the
most prominent columns Of our OK
changes, and every paper has either
an opinion Of its own or somebody
discs to offer in the matter. In the
meantime, we see by the late dis
patches that Beecher has yielded to
the clamor Of his friends and con
sented to have the. whole matter in
vestigated BY a committee Of his Ply
mouth Church members. With the
establishment Of the truth or falsity
Of these charges will rest the future
standing Of this most eminent and
able divine. For the sake Of Chris
tianity as well as Of decency may we
not hope that this investigation will
clear Mr.. Beecher of these damaging
CHARGES?
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

SoME enterprising newspaper re-
porterhas discovered that Mrs. "Theo-
dore Elton worships her husband. +"
Such worship as she is charged with
ought to Beecher for ever on the
shores of abiect disgrace.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

last Wednesday MIRA John
Moore, ofMcCounelsburg, Pa. while
ID state 81 mental alteration, shot
and killed her husband. who was
asleep; then with a razor inflicted
horrible wounds upon The head and
occk * one of her children, and with
y piicllork almosi Killed another
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

MORTIMER MoNAHAN and his wife,
prominent Fenians of New York, last
Saturday both poisoned themselves
and died in a room together.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

Ar Atlantic City, New Jersey, last
Friday, G boat capsized and family
of five persons wore drowned, They
were New York pleasure. seekers.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

A RRsERyom, at Middlo6eld, Mass,
gave way last Monday, flooding the
whole country for 20 or 30 miles and
causing immonso loss of property.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

LAST Sunday night nine German
farmers. living near Toledo, Ohio,
got into a row alta brewery. Knives
were the most effective arguments
used in the dispute, and German
hash is cheap in the Toledo market
now,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

Lew HARRIsoN, his wife and daugh-
ter, Of Bridgeport, Conn, were last
week killed by a single stroke Of
lightning
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

JoHN MlTcuEI1 is about to return to
Ireland. 1t is due to him to state
that his name never was Nipple.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

These figures are all the more remarkable,
for the reason that the sales of the principal
Com panles in 1879 are less than their sales I'm
1875 whereas, as has been shown, our sales
have largely increased.
The account oI sales is from sworn returns
made to the owners of the Sewing Machine
Patents.
1t will hardly be denied that the superiority
OF the SINGER MACHINES Is fully demon
strated-at all events that their popularity in
the household is unquestionable.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS.

'Tis rumored here that VIM. Noble
Of Beaver Greek, was seriously if moi
fatally shot in nm affray with Mr.
Adams. Noble was shot with a shot.
gun, one shot passing through his
lungs. A young man, Virgil Marks
of this valley was dangerously hurt
here last Tuesday by a horse falling
on him. He has not yet regained con-
sciousness, but hopes are now enter
tanned Of his recovery, as he appears
to be improving, 1t is thought that
the bones of his skull were nearly
crushed by the weight of the horse,
Ochoco was shocked by the report
that one of her most respected mar
ried ladies had left her Husband and
children and ran of with certain
young man of the neighborhood. III
tongues that take q pleasure in de-
flaming their supeiiors, were busy
with a dozen different stories,
but the worst part proved to bo a
hoax. The lady left her husband,
but had only hired the young man,
who, with his mother was moving
away, to Laul her to the nearest stage
station, SO she could so to her rela-
tons. The husband furnished the
money necessary to pay hol!way,
The sports have horse race of a
quarter Of a mile on the tapis, to
come off the Goth Of this month;
purse, $500, 1t is free for the world;
each one to furnish his own grub and
blankets. No horse admitted unless
it comes its self.
FURRY TEETERs.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

That bald-headed old lamb-killine
specimen of ornithology--tha stan.
dard bearer of liberty, whose annual
return reminds us ofthose scenes that
tried the souls of our heroic foredads,
who eft, bled and died. that we,
their honored descendants, might en-
joy undisturbed by tyrannical dicta-
ton that heaven born privilege of
life, liberty and the hankoring after
orfis--screeched here to an apprecia-
tive audience ON the Fourth. He was
under the management of the Sun
day Schools.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

Coy. CALDWELL, Of North Carolina,
died Of cholemmorbus last SATURDAY.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17
SEWING MACHINE SALESOF 1878

The table of Sewing Machine Sales for 1873,
shows that our sales last year amounted to
232, 444 two hundred and thirty two thou
sand, four hundre6 and lorty.fourl Machines,
being large increase over the sales Of the pre-
yious year tlS72.l
The table shows that our sales exceed those
Of any other company, for the period named.
by the number of 1I3, 254 Machines, or
nearly double those of any other Company.
1t may be further stated that the sales Of 1873,
as compared with those OF 1872, show relative
ly larger increase, beyond the sales Of other
makers, than Of any other year.
For instance In 1872 we sold $1,000 more Ma
chimes than any other Company, whereas, In
1875, the sales were
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

Subaoribe Ior lhe plnotalr.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17
OUR OcHoco LETTER.
OcHoco VALLEY, Wasco Co. |
July 5. 1874.

NNAJ - AC'N'
ED1ToR DEMOCRAT: The chief end
of an editor is to be bored with
the fluctuations of some idealess
wordslinger, amt it? Well, here
comes one from Ochoco.
THE WEATHER
is fine, crops are only tolerable good,
some persons estimate that their
crops this spring will not go beyond
half what there were last year, though
there will be grain for home con
sumption, Grass is good and as q
consequence stock are fat, though
RUINoUsLY CHEAP.
If prices continue to fall as they have,
raisers will have to hire some one to
take them off his hands, as selling
will be out Of the question. Good
COWS with calves arc selling for S12.
Sheep, / hear, are offered at 81 IS,
with no buyers. If that amt worse
than being beat by the Indopend-
ants it is the next thing to it. Some
of the claims at
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

such spoils as guns, blankets, etc, as
theys TODD mostin inneed of. Ourvaliant
Constable, ever on the alert for such
wrong-doers, unawed by force, I'M
bribed by gain, valiantly seized his
mallet and, regardless of the suns
sweltering rays, played croquet (his
main grip is croquot) while the par
ties who had been robbed hunted
down and caught the thieves. They
were brought to justice, plead guilty,
wereironed off and sent to the Dalles,
where they will be placed where they
can do the most good.
Giles Smith, of your county, is
here; he having the contract to build
us o grist mill,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17
TIE MINES

are paying well. II is said that they
are making twenty dollars per day to
the hand and that there is plenty Of
pay dirt, that with proper work will
pay these wages. The water is fail
ing now and soon will suspend oper-
ations until next spring. The mines,
as usual with suchplaces, have drawn
o crowd of rough characters-gam-
blers, roughs and all the loose char
acters in general. A week or so ago
two specimens of the genus cultus
made their arrival here. They had
started here as hands with drove Of
cattle, but getting tired of herding,
they polished off the frontispiece of
their employers and came on a-foot.
They signalized theiradvent by break
ing into several dwelling houses and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-06
PUBLIC LEDGER.
once, No. Is Madison Street,
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
M IL M H Is,
Friday Evening. March @, 1874.
KENTUCKY LIBRARY CONCERT.
A CARD 20 the public.

The manager is DESTROYS that every
ticket holder in the Fourth Concert,
which comes off in Public Library Hall
on the 3lst of March, shall be perfectly
satisfied with the distribution of gifts
which is to take place at that time. The
distribution Of 81 100000 is an affair of
such Importance that although the in
terest Of the absent ticket holders will
be faithfully cared for by the manage
ment, yet they would be glad for all to
see and knoW each one for himself that
everything is done which the most
scupulously exacting could ask to make
the distribution absolutely fair and i'm
partial. All arrangements for the draw
ing on the part of the management are
complete, and the ticket holders are in
vited to send delegates to meeting to
be held in the Public Library building
on the Goth of March to select a COM
mittee to cooperate with the committee
appointed by the trustees to count and
examine the tags and see that every
ticket is fairly represented in the draw
ing. The time is short and whatever is
to be done must be done promptly.
Your cooperation in this matter is
earnestly invited. Yours,
THos. E. BRAMLETTE,
Ag't and Manager Pub. Lib. Ky.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-06
SELMA RAILROAD MATTERS.
shelby County snubbed, but Stur.
Oily Enters n Protest.

uAty 6nsOA"
The Selma railroad stockholders met
yesterday and elected Board OF Di-
rectors as follows: A. J. White, Mem
phis; Colonel Samuel NJ. Meek, Colum-
bus, Mississippi; Colonel R. A. Murdoch,
Okolona, Mississippi; General N. b.
Forrest, Memphis; Napoleon Hill,
Memphis; W. w. Guy, Memphis W. L.
Walker, Holly Springs, Mississippi; R.
C. Daniels, Memphis; Colonel Benjamin
NJ. Woolsley, Selma, Alabama.
On the question Of the right of Shelby
county to vote her full subscription Of
100000 the following report was
adopted;
The committee TO whom was referred
the question of the right Of Shelby
county, Tennessee, TO vote the whole of
her subscription to the company, beg
leave to report that they are of opinion
that the county OF Shelby has the right
to vote only the two hundred thousand
dollars she has paid, less the amount
issued to her Taxpayers on her account.
Chairman Holman Of the County
Court entered the following protest:
To the President and stockholders of the
Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad Com
pany now in annual convention assembled,
Memphis, Tennessee:
GEETLENES-I, as Chairman of the
County Court and Financial Agent OF
Shelby county, beg leave most respect.
fully to enter upon the minutes of said
company this my earnest protest against
the action Of this convention in denying
to Shelby county the legal right or priv
ilege of voting the whole amount of its
subscription Of FIVE hundred thousand
dollars to said company in the election
of nine directors Of said company for
the next year. Respectfully,
I. HoLEMAN, JR.,
Financial Agent Shelby county.
General Forrest, on the subject of the
protest and action of the County Court,
said that he did not believe that the
CouRty Court ever intended to pay its
subscription. 1t was composed of men
opposed not only to the road but to i'm
provements of all kinds. Besides, there
was feeling shown in the Court by
Esquire Winters opposed to the road,
which was personal in its nature, etc.
The reports of the President, Super
intendent, Secretary and Engineer were
read and approved.
A committee was appointed to exam
inc the books and affairs of the Com
pany and make report.
The meeting adjourned sine die after
selecting Memphis as the next place Of
meeting.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-06
Historical, Marriages
From the Cincinnati Gazette. /

From the Cincinnati Ga1ette.1
"0ld Adam slept. and FROM his side
A woman in her magic beauty rose;
Dazzled and charmed, he called her bride,
And his first sleep became his last repose."
Lots wife got into pretty pickle.
Mr.. Windsor's wives we're said to be
merry.
King Arthurs wife loved him a little,
and Launee a lot.
Mrs. MacStinger would have made
Captain Cutie spicy spouse.
Did Anne, of Austria, marry Mazarin2
is the great conundrum.
Jack Spratt could not have married
better If be had read Counterparts.
The trouble with Blue Boards last
wife was that she dropped the key to the
situation.
There is no record of Satan's mar
riage, which makes US blush to mention
that he's the father of Lies.
Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater, present
ed his wife with snug residence. He
understood the situation.
Buckingham called Millions wife a
rose. YES" said the poet, sadly, "and
you cant get your nose in between the
thorns."
Alder Durer couldn't indure her, so
he ran away. But she fetched him back,
and made him make her bed every
morning.
Socrates antipathy to Xantippe the
ologized him. THE reader will please
observe the play on words, for there was
no other play about tit was business.)
Ulysses wife came near running away
from him during his twenty years abb
sence, from which she was called Pencil
ope from pene, almost, and elope, to
run away
Solomon the Wise married seven hun
bred times. tits asserted that this was
carrying the thing to an extreme, but
the example of his father and Bathsheba
was before him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-06

Dickens dieted himself while in Amer
lea, and altogether lived in the most
abstemious style. as he himself said in
letter to his friend Forster: At seven
in the morning, in bed, tumbler of new
cream and two tablespoonful of rum.
At twelve sherry cobbler and biscuit.
At three dinner time), pint of cham
payne. At FIVE minutes to eight, an egg
beaten in a glass of sherry. Between
the parts the strongest beef tea that can
be made, drunk hot. At quarter past
ten, soup and any little thing to drink
that can fancy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-06
city Directory.

Messrs. Boyle & Chapman have issued
their City Directory for 1874. tits most
complete and accurate, probably the
very best directory of the city that has
ever been issued. The arrangement is
excellent, and displays taste. A map of
the city and suburbs, and other valuable
references, are attached to the work. We
commend this invaluable work to the
public as worthy Of attention.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-06
LEAVE YOUR MEASURE.

Mr.. A. H. Goodman, No. 1870 Main
street, is opening one of the, fnest stocks
of spring goods ever brought to this
city, comprising all the latest and most
fashionable fabrics. These goods have
been purchased cheap, and will be sold
at correspondingly low figures. Mr..
Goodman requests us to say that he is
now prepared to cut, fit and make up
spring suits with neatness and dispatch.
Leave your measure at 100 Main street.
$50
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-06
KAHN & FREIBERG.
300 elegant hOopskirts. 25c. each.


The ways of the world furnish many
startling incidents, but there is no cur
rent event quite SO startling as the way
in which the tickets for the Concert Of
the Public Librory of Kentucky are
going of. Everybody feels that the
time is now SO short before the drawing
it will admit of no further delay in Sc
curing tickets. A. D. Gibson, 29O
Front street, Memphis, Tennessee.