The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-16
bhe democrat.
.DAY..........JANUARY 10, 1874.
|TS FOR THE STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT.

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CdahEcTIoN "A kind friend sends
us ll1nh Brownsville a copy Of the tes-
tlmonF ELECTED before the Coroners
jury % the death of J. B. Woods, of
whose sudden decease we gave an ac-
count last week. We had been led to
believe, by what we could gather, that
Mr. Wood had actually destroyed his
iN,Nn |lfe, but after carefully perusing Q
copy Of the testimony we are inclined
to think that he came to his death
from patural causes. 1t also seems
shat be was not such a slave to dissi
patton as we had been led to suppose.
Yruq, he drank considerably for short
time prior to his death, but there is no
evidence that he was confirmed de-
bauchee. From the testimony, both
Of the witnesses and physicians, we
eaunot very well see how the Coro-
nera Jury could fail to find as they did
that che came to his death from
some Internal disease, probably of the
heaFt.p
THAT EXCuRsIoN.-The contempla-
ted excursion from this city to Astoria
and return, by the w. r. T. Co.'S. new
boat, "Willamette Chief" is at last
assuming tangible proportions. A
meeting of several of our citizens was
expected to be held last evening, as
I've vent to press, for the purpose of
4tntinting committees and taking
other necessary steps to render the en-
tefprise q success. We are informed |
by Col Teal that the Steamboat Com
pany propose to take 200 passengers at
cost of $40 each for the round trip,
including meals, sleeping accommoda-
( ti0ns, etc. The excursion party ex-
poets to remain at Astoria two days.
This will undoubtedly be the grandest
excursion trip ever made on the coast.
IT will probably occur sometime be-
tween the firstand fifteenth of FEBRUARY.
THE WILLAMETTE CHIEFv is the
name of the nsw boat of the w. R. t.
CO. (opposition) which was launched
at Portland last Tuesday. AS the title
implies, she will be the "chief," as her
dimensions are larger than those of
any other craft which runs exclusively
in Che waters of the Willamette. The
new craft is of handsome model, very
SUBSTANTIALLY built, with superior ac-
commodations for freight and passen-
gers. She will probably be completed
80 as to make her trial trip about the
first of FEBRUARY, when it is expected
shat she will take an excursion party
of farmers from this city to Astoria.
PRIvATE PARTIES. Mr. and Mrs
g. Houck, of this city, entertained
house full of their friends last Friday
evening, on which occasion that agile
god, Terpsichore, took charge of
things and ran em lively.
On Monday evening of this week
Miss Maggie Webber celebrated her
seventeenth birthday with reception
and party at her fathers residence, on
which occasion the guests of the fair
Young hostess chased the feeting
hours of the night to the merry notes
of the violin.
Both of these parties were eminent
ay enjoyable, and reflected great credit
UPON their managers and manageresses.
FROM WILLOW Forks, Umatilla
county, Mr.. VIM. Wigle writes US that
times is dull, owing to the scarcity of
the cattle trade. About the last of
November snow fell there to the depth
pf 10 inches, and laid ON the ground
about five weeks, during which time
most of the stock got quite poor, but
very few died. He says ''things were
Mighty monotonous up there during
The late blockade in the Columbia,
pwing to the non-appearance of hard
shell Democratic literature, but he ex-
poets to be happy now that commune
ontion is resumed"
ORGANIzED.-Last Tuesday evening
tie newly elected City Council held its
f'sst meeting and fully organized for
business. The Mayor appointed the
allowing Standing Committees:
On Ways and -Councilmen
Qwan, Backensto, Kuhn.
On accounts and Current Expenses
Harker, Froman, Circle.
On Fire and Wdtcr-Froman Parker, r
Hnhn.
On Streets and Public Property
Nackensto, Circle, COwan. n
Oa Landing and WhdrVes-C Circle, :
foman; Kuhn.
On Health and P0tice-Kuhn, Fro
man, Circle.
On Judiciary-Backensto Parker,
lQwan.
INSTALLED. Following were in {
lalled as officers of Albany Lodge, I. !
y. o. f., last week: w. Ketchum, n.
1c H, d. Cooley, v. g.; P. H. Ray +
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