The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-04-30

Corvallis soon. Subject, 1.-The Bride
Of Lanmermoor." OF course il will
be rare treat, a,ss5 M
Judge Denny, of Portland, deliver
ed the Odd Fellows oralion At Can
yonyllle last Monday, Il is reported
as having been able and eloquent
The steamer Ajax, which sailed
from San Francisco last Saturday, had
not arrived at Portland up 10 yesier-
day morning. Her non-arrival causes
some uneasiness.
ColsH. d. Sanders, a mining ope-
rator, Of Baker City, was drowned
near that city last week by being
washed out Of the stage while cross
ing q swollen creek.
4 Nevada man who hal seven
homely daughters, got paper 10 hint
that he bad seven kegs FLIED with
gold in his cellar, and every girl was
married in Eve months.
Ten Cinnamon were baptized and
received into The Baptist church, AT
Portland, last Sabbath, and the hea-
then Johns of that city are making it
mighty torrid for the reealcitrant ten.
Henry Bearbach lives on Souyie's
Island is 95 years old, weighs 200,
and can chop three cords of wood in
a day or whip his weight in wild cats.
He is not mixed up in The Teecher-
Boulton-AIilton imbroglio,
Roseburg Chapter No, II, r. A.
NJ. last week presented to their High
Priest, T. H. Cox, an elegant gold
watch and chain valued al $3.50. Our
Companions could not have thus hand
somely honored nobler or better
man. 4l
We are pleased to learn that our
Salem friend, Al Brown has receiv-
ed the contract to put the immense
iron girders of the State Capitol to-,
gother. Ii will take nearly 90 10 riy-
cts to tie them together, but Jack is
the artistic Vulcan that can do ii,
The other dav the o. S. N. Co.'S.
steamer Bonita, made the trip from
Portland 10 Kalama in 2 hours and
20 minutes. TIE distance is 42 mi es,
Allowing 10 minutes for each landing,
the boat made % miles an bour-the
fastest time ever made on Oregon
waters.
Geo. NJ, Stroud, the fragile conduct
or on the Albany express, last week
beat the three card monte sharps by
kicking them off the train while they
were trying TO fleece some poor i'm
migrants who had just arrived on the
steamer and were on their way mp the
valley.
One OF the most horrible reports Of
moral insanity induced by belief in
the supernatural comes from Pinar
Del RIO, in the West Indies. A moth
or, who supposed herself TO be so di-
rectsd by spirit.rapplng, tore out her
sons eyes and prepared TO tear out
her own. This was done in tho pres.
ence of a circle OF women who prayed
in a loud voice while the hideous op.
Grafton was being performed.
Some Lake county boys fonnd an
animal in hollow log the other day, !
aud punched il with stick. II i'm
mediately cano ont oftbat and opened |
a choice sample lot Of perfumery that
il chanced to have BY it,. and then
three boys sat down on the snow and
wePt till dark, aud then waltzed home
nearly naked and comfortably frozen.
They think they know what kind Of
an insect it was they punched.
The Masonic fraternity Of Walla
Walla, including the two Lodges and
The Chapter have decided to celebrate
s. Johns day, June 24lh, in thai oity
i is the intention TO have grand aud
IMPOSING demonstration, one which
sill surpass any that has ever occurred
IN the Northwest coast The Masonic
Lodges and Chapters Of Oregon, Ila-
10 and WASHINGTON will be invited 10 /
'articipate. Gov. Ferry has been H.
iited 70 deliver tho oration. h
The Portland Welcome says there !
) a. Corbitt q Macleaysa specimen !
I Oregon faz, which was grown by !
I 1, Savage, Of Marion county, sud :
launiac,ured BY J, L. Smith 6 Co, +
alem. II is Of very fne superior !,
uali'y, and IN England would bring Y \
co. sSeV--Per ton. The specimen Y
" be forwarded to Dundee. Scot !.
nd Oregon can equal Irellnl in = n
r 4. viii be staple produce, y
axt IN rank 70 wheat, in few years