The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-03-06

1he >. i. CIHUttcte says
sheep of Yamhill county, Washington
Territory, are afflicted with blind stag
gers The editor who don't know
anything more about geography than
that ought to have deathly attack OF
blind staggers.
The Salt Lake Tribune puts up the
doings of the Territorial Assembly
which has just adjourned, as follows:
"The acts of the Apostles in the Leg
lature number twenty-four. As they
were paid for their services $4,000,
the laws have cost $1,000 apiece.
+ Two men, named Washburn and
Griggs. had cutting a scrapc at Rose
burg the other day, in which the latter
received some but not fatal wounds.
Wasbburn said Griggs was lazy, and
Griggs returned the answer that W.
had Lied" which was the origin of the
afray.
Marshal Lyon, of Holllster, recent
ly unwittingly impounded his own
horse, which had been straying about
town, and after the usual time prescrib-
ed by law, sold it at auction to Mr.
Lattine for SIS. The Marshal couldn't
have been familiar with his equine's
"pints."
Two ladies were elected Notaries
Public for Salt Lake City by the joint
session of the Legislative Assembly.
They were Miss Joan M. Campbell
and Miss Georgia Snow, and the an
nouncement of their election was re-
ceived with great applause, by those
present.
During religious services at Walla
Walla last Sabbath week some God
torsaken hoodlum put red-pepper on
the stove. The meeting broke up and
the bencdiction (between sneezes)
that was pronounced upon that hood
lum will carry him successfully and
triumphantly to "Fiddler's Green"
The Postmaster of Weaverville
should be visited by life, insurance
agent without delay. He recently
came into possession of letter ad-
dressed "To the Best Looking Young
Lady in Weaveryille, Trinity county,
Call" and every young lady of that
place asserts ber right to the coveted
A letter from Linkville, dated Feb.
23d, says; "Weather clear and cold,
with no indications of tbaw yet.
Stock suffering. Loss of sheep al
ready very heavy Cattle dying in
the different valleys, as far as heard
from and fears are entertained that
the loss will be heavy unless the win
ter soon breaks,
The powers at Washington have
notified the people of Walla Walla that
Jas. A. Masterson is appointed post
master for that city; but nobody up
here knows who Jas. A. Masterson
IS or where he can be found. So the
'olks up there are in great tribulation
Of spirit and the Sheeiff is out with
'earch-warrant after him.
A few persons in Carson City are
decidedly opposed. to the pardon Of
Dan Baker, they intimating that he
was the leader OF the Pequod car rob-
'ers; that he planned the great prison
break and took the lead in executing
he escape; and also that he was the
very man who killed Matt Pixley.
A Coos River swain paid a visit to
North Bend, Coos County, in small
1oat, for the purpose of entertaining
lis Gladly love-" The'old jokers haul
I'd his skiif out, overturned it, nailed
gunny bag filled with rock on the
bottom, and then launched it again.
With the assistance of the tide the
young man got home in six hours. 1t
generally required but two.
AT Walla Walla masquerade ball
aides were admitted free. Two men,
to avail themselves of this
feminine benefit, dressed in women's
lttire and went in, They never knew
hat their disguise was penetrated un-
i'll next day when they were made to
fork over in a Justices Court SIS
tpiece "for fraudulently entering the
said ball room" They cussed.
For some time past young girl has
created something of a sensation, and
ias attracted large audiences to the
United Brethren Church, in Walla
Walla where protracted meeting has
been going on for some weeks. Dur
ng the service she would 90 into
what seemed TO be trance, and she
would go through the most agonizing
,optortions, at times, apparently, in
sensible, 1t was claimed for her that
his was the Lords doiugs, and that
while in this state she saw visions and
received revelations, etc, She is proba-
bly, hhmbug,
A few days ago, two men, an Ameri,
,an named Spinner, and a Mexican
we're arrested in Trinidad, New Mexi-
70, for the murder of prostitute
named Moll Howard, AT the exami-