The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-02-08

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Only $4,000 are lacking to build the
Yaquina Railroad.
Mark Twain is now the funny man Of
the Hartford Couvant.
Fishermen arc catching large mum.
eers OF Salmon at Oregon City.
Benton county's State taxes, sI2,249,
havc been paid to the State Treasurer.
Lots Of snow in the mountains Of
Southern Oregon, and mining prospects
good.
Dasies blooming in YamhiII. Well
there's where everybody gets a start
anyhow.
Beecher has concluded that there is
no hell. Wonder what Tilten thinks
about it.
The amount paid for street work
in San Francisco during the year 1871.
was 81 ,442,9s7.
Ten to one it used to take Eve three
iioars ana half 10 pick out leaf-green
dress 10 suit her.
Manuel Metzgar, Of Marion county.
is one Of the heirs to a eco, 1000, 600
estate. Shake hands, Manuel /
The primary department. Of the oro-
vile public school contains a negro, a
Chinese and a Digger Indian boy.
The Portland Standard has a spicy
lady correspondent at Salem who adds
much interest to that excellent payer.
Hon. J. / Morrow Of Hspner,-
member Of the legislature from Una
tilla, has lost two children from diph-
liberia.
A young man named Vaughn fell in
to the Dallas mill race the other day.
for the purpose of taking the t'squeak"
out Of his boots.
]. Chsnoweth and Read the labor re.
formers, who recently lectured at Cor
Wallis, by some little inadvertence, ne
elected to pay their bills there.
II is probable that the peace nege-
tiations between Russia and Turkey
will be broken off and that England
may yet poke her snout into the row.
A Washington dispatch says the
house committee has agreed to report
a bill extending the time for the COM
Pletion of the Northern Pacific rail
read.
Senator Mitchell writes to Mrs.
Duniway that he is on it-that is, on
the woman suffrage layout. Well, he
always was a gallant among the fair sex
anyhow.
A letter from Milton, Umatilla ceun-
ty, says: Il is Chinook with us; the
Plow is running everywhere. Stock of
all kinds doing well; Milton is improv-
ing very fast.
At last Returning Borad Wells Is in
prison at New Orleans, and is likely to
get his deserts unless he saves himself
by turning states evidence He says
he "will save himself or bust Hayes! r.
Sunday before last all the Cathocli
clergy of Californa prayed for rain, and
that night it came in such copious
floods as to nearly wash away a Catho-
lie church at Santa Clara. They pray
ed a-most oo.stoutly.
D. P. Thompson says he don't want
to be the Republican candidate for
Governor. He win start for Washing
ton in few days to lobby for an ap-
preparation to bridge the Willamette at
Portland.
Ms. Whittle, Of Multnomah county,
last week gave berth to triPlats--two
boys and a girl. Mother and brood are
doing well, but the doctor is stiIl
''rastling" with The old man, who don't
understand this Whittls-triPle business.
More deaths have occurred In Umatilla
county during the last three months
than for ten years previously, mostly
from diphtheria and scarlet fever.
Many families are mourning the loss of
little ones, some having lost as many as
six.
Tho Uto Indians were over a year
finding out that signing their names to
piece of paper was anything more
than an act of courtesy to the agent
After he had lied them out Of about
$20, 1000, they began to see that the
pen was mightier than the tomhawk.
Thos o. Larkin, Jr., was the FIRST
white child born In California, and
Lieut.. Geary, son of ex-Mayer Geary,
Of San FranciscO, and Ex-Governor of
Pennsylvania, the first American born
in San Francisco. He Is nephew of
Rev. DIR. E. R. Geary of Eugene City.
A Scotch paper says General Grant
lost two fingers at the battle of Michi-
gan. Yes; it was tough fight, that,
but the General never cared a cent fer
the loss. He merely remarked, as he
sent boy after the missing fingers: al
,nly take three fingers at drink, any