The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-12-17
PACIFIC COASTERS.

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Over 115 names are enrolled at
the Lafayette Academy,
The weather has been quite cold
'lTdnho City. Shoveling snow il said
to be the principal occupation.
A new and commodious building
is in course of construction at Cen4
tral City, for distributing Office for
the Coquille River,
Captain Parker & Co. are building
a tug-boat on the Coquille, intended
for the Coquille, and Coos Bay bars,
Sixty feet keel.
Quite a number of new buildings
were erected at Halsey the past seaa
son, prominent among which is the
Changers warehouse.
The precise date of opening the
State University at Eugene has not
been agreed upon. A corps Of teach-
ers have been engaged.
B. N. Washburn has bought out
the interest of W. 1. Mayfeld, his
former partner, in the Walla Walla
Spirit, and is now sole proprietor.
The Touring mill at Dayton had a
narrow escape from fire last week,
The flames broke out in the engine
room: but were discovered Just in
the nick of time.
A three-quarter interest in the Van
Winkle Co., Lightning creek, belong
ing to Harry Jones changed hands
last week at $4,000. Mr.. P. R. Pa
tullo was the purchaser.
Father Brabant, a Catholic mis-
, sionary, was shot in the right hand
and back by Matlahow, Hasquot
/; chief. He reached Victoria in the
4 Rocket, and LIS wounds are healing.
The Astorian enters protest
against the further hazard of the
public safety by the carrying of
passengers by tho Clatsop Chief on
the route between Astoria and Skipa-
non.
A Dalles milkman has served his
customers every morning for nine
: years. From present indications the
5 little railroad town of st. Joe intends
to keep pace with the demands ofthe
> times.
A man named Wigmore, formerly
3 a captain in the British Army and
: recently in the employ Of F. J. Bar
: nard & Co., jumped overheard on
recent trip of the steamer from HOrt-
Q land.
The Eugene City people think
= they have discovered a clue to the
/, thief who has committed several
/; burglaries in their midst recently,
: but unfortunately they have not dis
covered tho thief. He has sloped.
The Mountdmeer is told that the
! steamer Idaho on her way from the
Cascades to the Dalles ON last Mon
t day, caught fire near the smoke stack,
but was extinguished before any
1
damage was sustained.
4 Pieces Of the. wreck and articles
: belonging t0 the lost vessel continue
:, to float ashore at Beacon Hill. Near
: ly every vessel that arrives sees some
! thing or other--a relic Of the lost
d vessel.
S We are informed that the hydraulic
IS apparatus and other material to be
& used by the English Company in
= = their claims at Galice Greek has re-
\ Gently arrived at Roseburg and is now
W on its way to that point.
p Beaver Slough was thoroughly
y y dragged, at the mouth, by large
+ party of men, for the body of tho
l. late Mr.. Belt, who was drowned the
u day previous. We are sorry to say
'r that the efforts were without success.
The wreck of the Shoshone, which
n has 80 long ornamented the river
n bank opposite Salem, has been carried
d away by the late high water, and has
y gone last journey to that bourne
~ from which no steamboat has ever
J" yet returned.
S Telegraphic inquiries were received
in Victoria from Ottawa and other
4 = parts Of Canada, California, Nevada
o and nearly all the Eastern States,
# and from England and ireland, as to
J, the fate Of persons supposed to be
u on board the Pacific.
" The new school house at Unity
Yamhill county, is about completed
!, and will bs ready for occupancy BY
!. !. the LIST Of January. It will be re-
membered that the old school build
. ing was burned last fall, since which
3, 8 time the district has been without 3
% school.
g. A man by the name Of Matthias
q Mock, late from Iowa, came to Bar
d, lows gate on the 22d Of November