The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-04-03

smithheld, Lane Co, Wednesday, April Sth,
. nt o'clock. y. M. 1T
Pleasant Hill School House, Lane Co., Thurs
day, April 9th at o'clock, p. m.
TEMPERANCE. STIR IN ALBANY
East Sabbath night the temperance
movement was fairly inaugurated in
Albany by union meeting compris-
ing the clergy and members of all the
churches of the city. The vast audato-
Rum, as well as the spacious gallery,
|nf the court house, We're literally pack
cd with people. The meeting was
presided over by Rev. S. G. IRVINE, of
the U. p. Church, who opened the
exercises by an earnest, vigorous
speech in favor of the temperance
cause. He was followed by President
Warren, of the Albany College, who
delivered short but eloquent and
forcible address in which much good
sense was exhibited. Elder Mattoon,
Rev. DR.. Geary, Rev. Isaiah Wilson
and NJ. C. George, Esq, followed in
short addresses, after which the meet
ling adjourned till Monday evening,
@l,cn large audience assembled at
Pacific Opera House and listened to
adllrcsscs by Rev. DR.. Geary, Elder ].
| A. Stephenson, Joseph Harmon, +. NJ.
. .ANadsworth and others. Near the close
ofthis meeting Rev. Wilson, of the
N. l.. Church, moved that committee
Of ladies be appointed to visit the
various saloons of the city on II prose-
lyting expedition, which motion i'm
|mediately created sensation and
|nlieIted spirited opposition from Rev.
Williams and Jno. Conner, Esq, after
(which it was voted down by unani-
nous laundering cry Of"Non From
lic vote of the audience 1t was evident
that the temperance people of Albany
were not up ia 6ever heat on the cru
sate business. Vhe meeting adjourned
to Tuesday evening.
On Tuesday evening the meeting
was not quite SO large as the previous
|lnes and there was marked decrease
n the enthusiasm exhibited ut the
Former meetings. A practical and
sensible address was delivered by
Judge Powell, followed by stirring and
'plFlted addresses from Father Harmon
and Rev. w, r. Bishop. The only
Questionable features in these ad-
lresses was their great length-the !
audlence having become very restless
md impatient before the close of the
meeting, at 10 o'clock. 4
On Wednesday evening the Pacific
Opera House was crowded, and the
audience displayed far more enthusi-
asm on the subject than at any previous
neeting. At the beginning of the
Exercises a motion was carried to limit
he length Of speeches to Is minutes,
he good effects of which were notice
Able throughout the entire evening"
Enthusiastic speeches were made by
Hugh Small, Mr.. Jones, of Salem,
raw w. r. Bishop, of Brownsville,
Rev. Pattison, of Halsey, A. S. Mercer,
ohm Conner, and others. 1t was
thought by the meeting to be advis-
able to organize Union Temperance
ioclety, whereupon Messrs. Gray,
Conner, Irvine, Wilson and Tate were
|lppointed a committee to draft pledge
Or The members of the Society to sign.
unanimous vote of thanks was ten
Tered to David Froman for the use of
he Opera House, after which the
neeting adjourned to meet at the same
,lace Thursday evening.
a SPLIT UP DELEGATIoN.-Thc dele
rates to the Taxpayers Convention
rom Scio are Jesse B. Irvine, B. i. ,
Harris, 7. A. Turner, II. II. Hewitt,
I. NJ. Arnold, and NJ. c.. Gill The
frat named of these gentlemen was
,lso delegate to the Republican
County Convention which assembled /
n this city last Saturday. Jesse is in
Iced an eminent conyentioner. The
rax-Payers' primary was not held at
;cio until Tuesday last because Jess.
wee not there OH Saturday to work it
|lpl being then in attendance upon the
traight-out Radical Convention in
his city. Mr.. b. Il. Harris was the
|nly Democrat who tLok part in the
primary, and of course was honored by
be Republicans with the Chairman
hip of the meeting and also chosen !
delegate TO the County Convention.-
This is an old dodge of eur tricky enc
ny. Notwithstanding all these
'blnshlng honors,n which were heap
d upon Mr.. Harris, from our familiar
ty with his unspotted political record .
md bis lifelong devotion to the Demo I
ratio party, we do not believe he will /
hns be hoodwinked and led blind
olded into the ranks of enemies. The
INV other Democrat elected by the
clo Independents is Mr.. T. A. Turner,
Fh0 authorizes us to state that he will
0t attend their Convention nor par
icipate in their Dolly-Varden move
bent This looks like our Republican
riends in Linn will be compelled to
esort to some other less transparent
rick b break down the Democratic
|nal0rlty and trail our well-earned
anner In the dust. The Dolly-Vardcn (
odgc s ''too thinyi
GUrLTY OF INcEsT.-The Jury in the
nsc 0f Hardin Dawson, indicted for
ape on the person OF his haif-sister,
ow Ms. Della Backus, returned a
eidiot Of "guilty Of ofincest," and Daw-
on viii shortly be sentenced TO the
eHlientieYy. Capt. Humphrey prose-
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