The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25

sideration for such illegal services he
granted passes and furnished fur
loughs), and drawn il with teams to
the line of the Union Pacific Railroad,
there disposing of it to his own per-
sonal profit.
The Lafayette Courier tells OF two
gentlemen who, some years since,
came from the East, and during the
past year or so were both married,
and that their former wives have ar
rived. A lively time may be antlci-
pated in their respective camps.
A company was Incorporated in the
Dalles on the 18th inst, with Messrs.
N. H. Gates, j. O. Cartwright and E.
Schultz as incorporators, to be known
as the "Dalles CITY Manufacturing
and Water Company" c with the capital
stock fixed at $4,000, in shares of
S1OO each.
The quartz mill, that has been SO
long expected from Colorado by
Brooks & Co., of Jackson county,
has arrived, and is ready to start In
operation next week. They are well
pleased with the machine, and think
it far ahead OF anything Of the kind in
the country.
Messrs. Mumley &c Mann returned
from the Red Dog diggings in jose
phine county, and report good pros
poets and plenty of ground. One
piece of gold weighing sos, has been
found, and also various smaller pieces.
Comparatively few claims have as yet
been taken up.
This Salem Record of last Saturday
says. "The new code is now ready
for delivery. The price fixed in the
act authorizing the publication is So
per copy. The books can pc had OF
the Secretary of State. The Governor
to-day issued his proclamation accept
ing the code, as provided by law"
A report has been circulated abroad
that ladies and children will be
charged an admission fee to the Fair
grounds this year, Mr.. Waite con-
tradicts this statement. All ladies,
and children under ten years of age
accompanied by their parents, will be
admitted free of charge as usual.
The deficiency in the Indian service
in Oregon will amount to at least
100000, some of which is of long
standing, running back to the days of
Metcalt and Miller. There are about
$4,000 of these old vouchers. An
effort will be made at the coming
session of congress for an appropria-
tion to cover these vouchers.
The Tribune says DR.. O'Brien
claims to have discovered cinnabar
ledge or the shore of Fidalgo Island
about eighty miles north of Tacoma
He brought up the Sound with him
some of the rock, and assayed it, pro-
ducing pure and beautiful quicksilver.
If this cinnabar deposit is as be claims
it is, DIR. O'Brien has a sure fortune
within his grasp,
Rev. Father Kelleher, on his late
trip to the Geysers, in Montana, met
with an accident which came very
near proving fatal. While out with
his party on a stroll among the springs
and geysers, the crust gave way and
he fell through, into one of these boil
ing lakes. He was badly cooked, and
but for the timely assistance ofanother
member of the party, would have
been cooked done.
The Olympia Courier of the 18th
inst. says; Appearances Indicate that
Mount Rainier is preparing to have a
display OF fireworks at an early day
Large volumes of black smoke were
seen issuing from near the summit
this morning, and this afternoon we
went across the bay and with a good
spyglass watched until we became sat
is6ed that the heavy cloud hanging
over the summit was caused by steam
that poured up from between the two
highest peaks of the mountain.
Last Saturday plight week, the den
izens of Kanaka Flat, suburb OF
Jacksonville, had lively row, which
resulted in the shooting of the negro
wood chopper, Jackson, and his sub
sequent death. The coroner's inquest
showed that the deceased, Jackson,
came to his death on Kanaka Flat,
jackson county, on Sept. 18th, by
means of rifle ball supposed to have
been fred by Geo. Ephlaim, The
last seen of Eph, he was taking bee
line for California at double,quick
time.
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