The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-03-27
PACIFIC COASTERS.

NlShVioi VI ~ NtsS foAiSJ ANohOi Woe
fatally burned by his clothes taking
FIRE on the 18th, and died on the 25th
ult. #la
There are three FIRE companies in
Vancouver: No. l, Hook and Ladder
No. /, EnglIe; and No. 3, Engine.
The latter is 4 soldier Company, with
quarters inside the @. M. Department
The steamer Beaver claims now to
be the fastest boat on the Upper Will
lamette. She is SAID to have made the
run from Portland to Salem, few
days ago, in ten hours and twenty
minutes, including forty-fve minutes
in the locks. ali'
Wash Obenchain, of Jackson coun-
ty, who was badly scratched up by a
grizzly bear about a year ago, had d
chase after huge black bear, last
week, which had killed one Of his
COWS. In both instances he succeeded
in making meat of bruin.
Le-kow,skin, an indian about thirty
years old, living on the Umatilla res
efvation, sold two hundred horses,
receiving therefor $4,000, in coin.
Soon after he lost fifteen hundred hor-
ses by gambling with another "noble
red man of the Forest" &c.
The Register says Vancouver needs
a City Marshal. Mr.. Shea, the Mar
shall elect, has removed to the DaIles,
and is engaged in mail contract be-
tween that city and Ochoco valley,
That city has virtually been without
a City Marshal for six months past.
A. D. Saunders, Of Lafayette wishes
to know the whereabouts Of Johna-
than Riggs and Isaiah Poteet, who
came with him last fall from Kansas,
aud any one whe can give any infor-
nation Of their Whereabouts will con-
fer a favor by addressing him as
above.
All those who have claims growing
out of the Modoc war against the
Quartermasters Department Of the u
S, Army, should send their address to
the Acting Assistant Quartermaster
at Fort klamath, with instructions
where they will have their checks
sent, giving also the amount due
them.
Wilbur Encampmeht, No. II, I. @,
R. G., Silverton, Marion county, was
organized March IL, 1874, by Rev. r.
G. Hawn. The officers are: 9. w,
Todd, E. O.; F. Sutherland, E. Coun.;
Miss Mary Hill, s, C.l W.T.. Moocey,
]. c.; Miss Mary Chapman, w. S.;
Miss Hortense Read, W. T.; W. A.
Moocey, G, of H,
The Jacksonville Sentinel tells a
yarn that is just little hard to be-
licve 1t is, that q Court in that coun-
ty fined two men each IS and costs,
and as the men had no money, the
Court took their notes for the amount,
and thinking the State ought to have
security from Its debtors, the Court
signed the notes as security.
According to the Statesmani proper
ty in Jeffereon must be declining!
That paper says: property has been
changing hands lately at ruinous fig
ures That the Beaver Hosiery CO.,
Incorporated at $4,000 sold for $5,-
900. Conser's house, which two years
ago sold $4,000 was to-day Purchased
for $500. B. Van Buren's property,
purchased few years ago for $1,000,
has been sold for $780,
According to the report Of the Su.
perintendeht Of Schools, there is in
Polk county 1,083 voters, 2,1S9 per-
sons ofschool age, 974 pupils enrolled;
average attendance in public schools,
S64i attending private schools, 9S; at
tending no school, 55s; whole amount
paid TO school teachers during the
year, S6,327 25; value of school prop
erty, 81 ,127. The number Of teachers
employed was 36, and number quar-
ters taught GOT. Mr.. J, @. Grubbs is
the County Superintendent
A petition, sighed by Alohzo Lc-
land and seven other citizens Of North
Idaho, praying that that portion ofthe
Territory be attached to Washington
Territory-Aalso a memorial from the
Legislature Of Washington Territory,
asking fot a portion of Idaho, were
presented to Congress by Hon. J. w.
| Nesmith, and referred 10 the proper
committee. The Delepate from
Washington Territory takes no action
in the matter; "he is not hunting after
more Territory" Nordo The mem.
bers from Oregon. =.
LIABILITY OF EXPRESS COMPANIES. -
The case Of Oppenheimer against
the United States Express Company,