The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-07-16


Hobson &c Whitney, of Aumsville.
Marion county, have bought the partly
built Stayton Touring mil, and intend
TO soon have it finished and running,
A San Francisco man is in Jail for
stealing, forging, and haying three
wives. Seems to us he has already
had enough hi. without any other
punishment.
A Chico woman put %nllet through
mans hat who winked at her, as he
passed her house. He said, as he
flew around a ncighboring corner that
the shot was good for high.
The residence of Mr. Joseph Saw
cry, near Dallas. Polk county, was
burned Sunday, July 4lh, while the
family were absent from home. Moth
ing was saved, and no insurance.
Astoria has celebrated the Fourth Of
July for 27 consecutive years. Bro.
Ireland of the 1st0ridn, was the
orator last week, and his paper speaks
in high terms Of praise OF the effort.
A man named Rice shot and seri-
ously wounded young lady mined
Belle Shacklford, at Tehaehepo, CAL,
last week, over dispute at cards. A
sheriff ought to catch his "pedro"
with rope.
A Eureka lady couldn't stand this
heated term, and concluding she
would be cooler "over the river"
tried the razor route, but her husband
interfered before she succeeded in Sc
euring,a passage.
A new dish is grape leaves fried in
egg batter; it is called French dish.
An exchange remarks; "We cannot
think ofanything that would be more
delicious than fried lea YES, unless it is
circus poster on toast
When Sheriff VIM. Nye, of Califor-
nia, was about to hang Wah Lee, the
the latter, pointing to the rope inter
negatively, "Chokee like hell?' Eyes"
said William solemnly, "Chokee heap
you bel;" and then they dropped him.
A train load of Eastern editors ar
rived at Salt Lake Monday last. aud
hobnobbed with Brigham and his lit
tie family for a day or two. Those
quill drivers better look out for their
top hair when they return to their
own domestic bosom.
Nevada is Dragging that one Of her
county jails has not single occupant.
But it is not explained that the rattle
trap old she'll would no, hO Id a man
two minutes unless something about
as heavy as an eight.Hoe press was
planted on top of him.
Governor Stanford, President OF the
Central Pacific Railroad, G. p, Hunt.
ingson, Vice President, and d. d.
Cotton, one of the directors, arrived
in Portland last Monday, and will
visit Puget Sound aud various parts
of Oregon during their visit.
d. Q. Ireland, editor of the Astori-
an, is decidedly in luck. On his birth.
day (the 4th of july he received tho
present Of town lot from T. p. Pow.
ers OF Astoria, anda check for $50
from San Francisco merchant. We
expect Bro. ireland will soon be a
bloated aristocrat,
It is stated that one hundred
and sixty wagons are now crossing
the plains en- route for Walla Walla
aud Eastern Oregon. These immi-
grants, il appeaas, have preferred the
slow.going Ox.cart to tho fast-run.
ing railroad, and are performing the
entire journey in the same way as did
the early pioneers OF Oregon.
We are taking the best of care Of
our New Foundland ppp, as the dog
market is lookiog up Charley Krai
ofWalla Walla having recently sold
a dog TO Portland man for 800,
We think at this rate our "Bruce'
ought to bring us something alter while
oven i no only brings a soup bone
from neighhOring slaughter house.
The engineers who surveyed tho
route for the Corvallis and Yaquina
Bay railroad repoTth NOT OQly prac-
ticable, but a really good route. The
grades and curves arc all easy, aud
the distance less than sixty miles.
The people on the bay Are in good
heart, and look forward with joyful
anticipation forihe completion Of tho
road,