The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-02-05
ed by drunken husband. how muoh

ed by drunken husband, how muoI
greater must be the aggregate suffer
ling of six wives and sixty children
/. al belonging, To one reckless reveleri
: The kingbolt Of the stage coach be
tween Salem and Dalles, broke las
s week and the driver and severa
passengers were thrown out in TIL
} snow. The horses ran with the for
wheels about a quarter of mile an
I. brought up in snow bank.
On the 18th ult. Snake river was
frozen over and passengers and mail
to and from Boise City and Silve
City crossed on the ice. We believ,
this has not happened before since
1865. The sleighing is excellent al
the way from Silver to Boise City
The Coos, County Record is a nifty
little sheet, bubbling all over with
fresh reading matter. Messrs. Tower
d Hanscom know how to entertain
the public, What with the Reco,c
and Be,cs (rom Merry's paper) that
remote county stands at the top Of
the country newspaper ladder.
The tonnage at Astoria now
amounts to 1866 tons, and embraces
a list of eleven vessels, three of which
are over l 300 tons register each. 1t
may not be at all improper to remark
that Of these vessels four or five Of
the IargeSt are from San francisco in
ballastlto load with wheat atqAstoria.
From couple of farmers residing
near Baker City, She Herald learned
that stock is beginning to show the
effects ofcold weather Unfortunate
ly hay is scarce, and stock raisers are
beginning to feel very anxious about
their cattle, etc. Sheep seem to
stand the cold better than any other
kind Of stock.
The people of Lane county are
requested'to meet at the usual places
Of voting IN their Respective precints,
the 2Oth day Of February, 1875, and
choose delegates to a county meeting
to be held at Eugene, on Saturday,
the 9th day Of February, 1875, for
the purpose of devising ways and
means to finish the State University.
The Olympia Echo of Jan 28 says:
0Thirty-hve square rugged vessels
sailed up to Port Townsend on
Saturday last-over 40 vessels
altogether. This handsome little
feet of sailing craft was made up out
side of the straits, not for the purpose
of surprising. our people, but on
account of the high winds which pre-
vailed along the coast.
On Saturday before last Policeman
Rush, of Eugene, arrested about
milo from Junction two men supposed
tobe parties who are badly wanted.
both in Nevada and California.
They answeted the description of two
escaped convicts from San Quentin,
who also robbed Wells, Fargo&Co.'s s
express in Nevada. The rewards
offered aggregate S2,800.
We are told, says the Lafayette
Courier, that party of six young
gents and ladies of McMinnville went
a cunning a few days since. The
three ladies succeeded in killing fifteen
ducks and wounded akother One of
the boys rushed up and emptied the
six chambers of his revolver at the
PROSTATE bird, It,is needless to say
1t succeeded in getting away. ."
The Owyhee Agaldhcbe OF Jan, IS,
says, Alarge snow slide came tearing
down the east side of the mountain,
about quartz Of mile above Silver
City, yesterday afternoon, passing
within ten, feet of the old County
Hospital, crossing the road and com
oletely filling up the bed of Jordan
,reek. The noise produced by it re-
'embled the rumbhng Of distant
hunder, and the huge MACS of snow
came with such velocity and force
hat it dashed quite distance up the
mountain on the opposite side Of the
canyon. r... ,,... Ml
The son OF Mr.. Hunsaker, post
at Goshen, Lane county, had
lis leg amputated just below the
high joint on Wednesday of last
week. The limb was broken about
en- weeks ago, and since that time
he leg has been allowed to gradually
contract upon itself, the points of the
wo bones working entirely through
he flesh, anG becoming separated
rom each other about four inches.
Dr.. Shelton was called TO see the
ase a few days ago, and advised
mputation as the only means of
aviug the boy's life. Fhe
The Layhyette Courier is respon- !
iblo for the following; We learn I
nat one night during the resent !
cold snap" young lady heated a 9
ood'sizea rock and placed It in the q
'ot other bed for the purpose of |
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