The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-12-25
PACIFIC COASTERS.


Seattle trying to "meropolyze.
No more boats on the Upper Col
umbia this winter.
Good apples are sold in Jackson
vile at a bit a bushel.
James II. Shinn has been elected
City Attorney Of Baker City.
Mr.. Willis, of Umatllla county has
a kicking horse, and he's in bed with
broken leg.
In the new Panamint mines lumber
for building purposes is selling at 25
cents a foot.
Mr.. McBee's little child, who was
so badly burned, at RoSeburg, last
week, has since died,
The Ashland Academy is flourish
ing nicely; about 100 students in at
tendance and more coming.
G. T. Curtis has been admitted as
full partner with W. S. Jamesin the
publication of the Baker City Herald.
The people of Portland have found
out what Gen. Howard is good for
and have set him to delivering weekly
lectures.
The "cage" in the County Jail at
Lafayette is being made stronger, in
order that no further prisoners may
be lost out fit.
Ten or fifteen persons have already
gone from Jacksonville to the new
Galice creek mines and many more
are preparing to go.
The Marysville Appeal says its
"hoodlum ordipance-forbldding boys
to be on the streets after s o'clock at
night-works like charm.
The sharp shooters of Yamhill as
sembled near Lafayette on Saturday,
the 18th, and cracked away for
pony purses, chickens and turkeys.
S. B. Axtell supersedes our fluent
Gerge>L. as Governor of Utah. The
"Sneezer" proposes to afiiict the San
Franciscans hereafter in the practice
of law.
Two prisoners in the County Jail
OF Yamhill County agreeing to dis
agree the other day had a Set-to, in
which both parties were more or less
injured.
The Mormons talk of emigrating
from Utah to Mexico. We suppose
they have exhausted the supply OF
white wives and propose to go for the
Greaseresses.
Hon. John Burnett's little daughter,
aged about seven years, while playing
at the North District School house,
Corvallis, last Thursday, fell and dis
located her arm.
The Nevada City Debating Society
is going to discuss a very abstract
question, namely: Is the pork in a
dish of pork and beans more nutriti-
Gus than the beans?
A great race is to come ofat Seat
tie on New Years. Day, between
"Trifle," "Oceola" and "Tom Merry"
three of the fastest horses on the
North Pacific Coast.
Mr.. Kinney of Kings Valley,
Benton County, who was SO seriously
gored by steer some weeks ago, is in
fair way to recover and is able to
move about his farm.
A California man named Boots is
planting 100 acres of peppermint.
Bet yer Boots perfumery will be cheap
at Yuba Dam balls and parties after
that crop is worked up,
j, w. Virtue informs the Baker
City Herald that the result of ten
days run at the Virtue Mill was
gold bar weighing 228,O0 ounces S75
fine, valued at 4,125, 4S.
Isthmus Slough, at Coos Bay, has
been throughly surveyed as high up
as Henryville, and good channel
found which will admit ofthe passage
of vessels drawing not to exceed 10
feet.
The Coos bay Neaos says that the
steamer Eastport, during her late trip
to San Francisco, was docked and
overhauled, and received uew pro-
peller, which greatly enhances her
speed
Dt. Glass, the famous abortionist,
now in the Penitentiary was last
Tuesday severely If not fatally stab
bed by fellow convict to whom he
was administering medical(?) treat.
ment.
1t is reported that teamsters cross
ing the Blue mountains have consider
able trouble in keeping their feet from
freezing, and one young man, it is
said, had both his feet badly frost
bitten.
Those newly discovered Jackson
county mines are believed to be fab {
ulously rich. Mr. Kippell has gone {
to Frisco for quartz mills and other !
necessary machines tor successfully !
them.
A, L, Stinson is now Recorder of !
Jefferson, He modestly and blush