The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-06-25

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have touch of the bullion fever,
and excitement runs high.
San AntoniG Herald Hereafter we
shall publish list Of the names Of
those who 60 a-fshing OH the Lords
day, and fail to send US string Of
trout. Perch and suckers have too
many bones in them to allow us TO
forget that the moral element of our
population look 10 the press to eradi-
cate this growing desecration OF the
Sabbath.
The Owyhee Avalanche Gays:
Among the new mines that have
been created in the newly discovered
gold regions few miles from Silver
City, three of them have been named
the Comstock, Henrietta and Maggie,
which are about 100 feet apart, and
in the same ledge. The ore, which
mainly develops silver, assays $500
to the ton"
The Coos Bay NesOs says: Mr.. H.
H. Barrett, an old resident of this
city, has evidently Joined the Baptist
church, as we saw him immersed last
week, off the end OF Luses wharf
He came out of the water praying;
the burden OF the prayer was, tor
the Lord to dam Coos Bay. We
suppose the object Henry had III
view was to deepen the water on the
bar.
The Reese River ReUeille records,
under the head of improvements,
that one Jack Williams, after living
in a tunnel for ten or eleven years.
has concluded to have house, and is
now engaged in building q snug little
cabin in front of the mouth of his
tnnnel. The tunnel is not timbered,
and last Winter Jacks slumbers were
occasionally disturbed by the falling
of rock and earth on his bed, and he
has concluded that the tunnel is get
ting unsafe.
A gentleman on one of the river
boats was remarking that be couldn't
open his mouth at Rio Vista without
catching a. mouthful Of mosquitoes.
One of his hearers said: "That's
nothing. The little pests must be
getting scarce. In so, / was going
up tire river, when the boat got into
such swarm Of mosquitoes that it
came TO a stand still, and we had to
send line ashore, hitch on a team OF
stout horses, and tow the outfit
through the dense obstruction
Ono night recently a party Of
Omaha youngsters Of ariStocratic
breed, met secretly to organize par
ty to go to the Black Hills, kill the
Indians, and seize their fabulous gold
mines. The Chairman suggested, in
practical way, that as at least one
of the party would undoubtedly be
killed by the Indians on the way, it
would be well to carry a nice coffin,
covered with blue velvet, and with
silver handles and screws, with the
rest Of the luggage. This threw a
coldness over the meeting. 1t didn't
seem to take very we'll, and after talk.
ing the matter over very seriously
one after another finally decided that
it wasn't expedient TO go to the
Black Hills. The boys then organized
debating society, and it was resolved
to discuss at the first meeting the
question "that it is advisable to ex-
terminate the Indians in our country"
The Olympia Echo SAYS: "On Sat-
urday evening last, sad case Of
drowning took place at the logging
camp of Foster Rowe, at the head
of Finch's Pond, in this county.
Geo. Nieman, recently arrived from
Illinois, aged "a years, was absent
from the camp circle in the evening.
When the boys had nearly all turn.
ed in the young man was still miss
ing. Some remarks were passed con.
cerning his absence, when one observ.
ed that he had heard some one hall
Iooing out Of doors during the even.
ing. A brother of the missing man
went out and called for him. but as
he received no answer, concluded
that he would come in during the
night, In the morning, search was
made for tie young man, who had
not returned. AT 4 O'Clock bis hat
was seen floating on the water, and .
6sh-polo was standing in the waler
between the logs. In attempting to
haul the pole out Of the water, il was
discovered that something was at
tsched to the end Of it, when the
body Of tho unfortunate oung man
was raised to the surface, one cold,
liteless hand grasping the fshing-rOd
in the last grip ONdeath- II is sup
posed that he had been fishing from
the boom Of logs and lost his balance,
and, being unable TO swim, cried in
vain for help, aud then sank TO rise
only in the embrace OF death. His