The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-08-30

| IanH, eo tom Of coah 2s ship
neos and lo0 ban es of hoop olea.
IA q
The rallisAding from Eliensburg to
Kefbyvills & being built On wagon
tpad gqsig, ed itgilI only Be neeessaFy,
to widen IL to mako good road to the
ooasL Abonk 81. 400 wassubaeribed by
Iths citiaeag 0f QurFy county for. tho
hbpiIdipOof. the aama i aaT
/, ThasAshland sronlan mills AreinoW1
Iplsnufactnrihga tho best, !qaalities .,of
,fannels, casaimores apd, other. styles of
woolcn goods. A two-thousanddollar
order was received few days since
from leading mercantile firm in Port
land, which Is now being filled.
A new mail and passenger routo has
been established from Salem to Lafay.
etto via Lincoln, Whoatland and Day
ton. The mail contractor will put on
hack tho lst'o October, which Is the
timo that his mail Contract goes intb
operation. Il viii be semi-weekly
service.
The Asfcurg urges the people Of sa
lem to bestir themselves and show prop
er enterprise il they expect to hold
their trade. Il says that Salem viii
lose It's relative commercial Importance
il energy be not shown. The YamhilI
railroad, II thinks, will take from Salem
tho Polk county trade.
ChAs Cunningham writes DIR. MOrBa
from Butter creek, Umatilla county,
that John Morrisey, who has n large
band Of sheep on tho shares belonging
70 Cunningham, Disoway and Morse in
that vicinity, had taken them and left
the country. Mr. Morse, accompanied
by Deputy Sheriff Taylor started in
pursuit Immediately.
Coos Bay Ns.cs: Major Bolton, II.
W. ogiibe, II. Z. Broke and A. Lomax
from Portland, arc on the bay making
a survey Of the bar with view Of i'm.
prOvement by tho general government.
As soon as they complete the SURVEY Of
the bay they win proceed to tho COquillO
TO mako a survey Of che mouth Of that
river for like purpose.
Tho n. P. r. r. Co. has two parties
out, under Chief Engineer Roberts,
thoroughly examining proposed railroad
routes over the Cascade mountains.
The parties together number so men,
and tho necessary expenditures On their
account are said 70 exceed 500 a day
to tho uneoneealed delight Of tho Taco.
mans. The completion Of tho surveys
is not expected untilia Es~onsss.
TheE1 are some eastern capitalists
: purchasing mining ground, both beach
andplacer diggings in Curry county and
they expect TO carry on mining exten-
siyely. They have purchased VIII
Hnnsley's beach diggings for the sum
Of sI5, 900, also 8. B. Gardnora claims
for SIC. 900, and Charles Fosters elaima
(placerl for si,7o0. They are also
prospecting and taking up claims them
selves.
Wasco county statistics: Numbel
Of horses, II, SIS, valued at s333,7ls,
number Of cattle, 67,o45, valued a
s469,3l5; sheep, 1878, valued al
/, sl3l, $40; swine, I,s6l, valued at sS,
35s; indebtedness within the State, in
cluding household exemptions, s442,
245; gross value of ell property, 90,
, 692, ,245 net value Of taxable proper
. lty, e2,05O.00O. In addition to III,
above there arc several other assess
ments yet to DO made, which vii
add at least $500 to the total.
, We have received tho catalogue o
Christian college which is situated Al
Monmouth in Polk county. The whole
number Of students in ali departments
for the college year ls77-Ts were l64
and the whole number in tho colleg,
course 40. Tho faculty of the institu
!. tion is organized as follows: Rev. 7
+. Campbell, president; Prof I. F
Campbell, president pro tenn; Prof. J
!. F. Fenton, @. w. Harris, Mrs. J. E
Campbell, Miss. II. Bidwell, J. E. Her
J, man, Mrs. N. Lindsay.