The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-08-21
HOME AND ABROAD.

Biz dull.
Harvest commenced again.
Measles raging around Tangent.
Council meets now Tuesday night
Albany Collegiate Institute, August
3lst.
T. B. Kent, Esq, Deputy Sheriff Of
Jackson county, called last Wednes-
day.
Albany District School commences
the autumn term on Monday, August
3lst.
Deputy Sheriff Queener is at present
engaged in collecting taxes in this
city.
A little son of John Thomas's was
buried in Albany Cemetery last Sat
urday.
Eddie Boyd, of Baker, carries his arm
in sling because he tried to argue the
case with kicking horse.
While the farmers are settling their
debts, after harvest, let them not forget
the printer. (This is an inuendo.)
On motion of Geo. r. Helm Chas. E.
WolYerton, Esq, of this city, was last
Tuesday admitted to practice i'll the
Supreme Court.
Dr., Haskell and Annie Shepherd
created a sensation here II the Doctor
wasn't quite so bashful he would be a
trump card anywhere.
OF. Tompkins writes us that he and
]. NJ. Shelly, of Harrisburg, have been
having gleeful and joyous season of
recreation at Clatsop Beach.
Squire Arnold'has had his job wagon
newly painted and upholstered, and
now rides like Jupiter on his thunder
clouds, regardless of expense.
"D-n the ground-squirrels'--is what
Benton county man writes us in
answer to our dun for subscription.
The remark is pathetic but suggestive.
We found something new in the
papers the other day-the "Beecher
Tilton Scandan was what they called
it, but we don't know whether he died
or not.
Our worthy postmaster has very
suggestive sign posted up near the let
ter-bo in the post-otiice:: We don't
doubt It, Perry; but we didn't think
You would speak right out in meetin'
that way.
Who says we. havn't weather
prophet in this city? Here is what
Calapooia Pete prophesies about the
weather: "Mabbe snow next week;
mebbe heap damn hot"
DR.. Alexander was able to be on our
streets again last week, but looks much
worn by his recent severe illness. We
earnestly hope he may now speedily
regain his former robust health.
A love letter was picked up on the
street the other day in which the
writer calls his Dulceana a "swamp
angel" and signs himself her "ever
faithful, Sweet William" Green is
not a costive luxury in his neighbor-
hood.
An Albany man who always has
been down on the organization of Pat
rons of Husbandry says he is not sur
prised that this Beecher-TiltOh scandal
has grown out oE that iniquitous grange
movement He always said some
thing scandalous would come of it.
Clarence Gaylord, of this Office lone
of the best boys who ever slung into
shape the speaking metals or growled
over illegible manuscript is off for a
few weeks recreation in Southern
Oregon. He won't stay away very
long, as his jimpson posey couldn't go
also.
Elder Mattoon has shown us letter
from Nebraska, in which it is stated
that se bugistical grasshopper is de-
vouring oil herbage aud every green
thing In that country. In two days
after their appearance in the neighbor-
hood of Fairmount, there was not a
vegetable or cereal left growing in the
fields for miles around. They. made a
clean sweep of everything, and left fol
other parts on their devastating and
desolating march.
AT CoRvALLIs.-W Walt. Cushman
has sold his liquid resort to Geo. NJ.
Dovendorf, who has overhauled and
refitted it throughout.
Corvallis College commences the
next Collegiate year on Tuesday
Sept. lst.
All the necessary fund has beer
raised in Benton county to insure
the construction of the Corvallis and
Yaquina Railroad.
PLUMs.-C. II. Mattoon left brancf
of plums of the Jefferson variety il
our Office the other day which beat'
: anything we have ever seen in tha
line. The branch was about two fee
long and on it clustered over one hlt1
dred plun1s.
NEW GooDs.-N. Baum has gone t.
San Francisco to lay in a large stocl
of clothing, ladies' dress goods, boot
and shoes, and all kinds of dry goods
which he will haye in Albany for salt
in a short time. Give him a cal
when he gets back.
DEAD.-We regret to be called upoi
to chronicle the death of Hon. JOIN
II. Hackieman's twin babes, in tn
early part of the week. They wer
= buried yesterday. The bereaved par
ents have our most cordial sympath.
P. c. HARPER & Co., have just re
received a new supply of fancy good
and notions, glassware, groceries, etc.
,,.bi.b tbaxt n ra still offpriuU tn sell a