The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-10-04
PACIFIC Co1srrlla.


Dallas wants Ere engine.
The Junction Signal is doad.
A phOaograph and telephone viii be-
Ia operation at tho state fair.
The total valuation Of property in
Douglas county Is 50, 3,29l $50.
The new diggings on Silver creek, in
Josephine county arc said TO be rich.
Ono hundred and sixty children
attend the Jacksonville district school.
The Southern Oregon Pioneer Society
has over $50 members, and is rapidly
growing.
Judge Prim was thrown from a horse
at Jacksonville last week and had his
collar bone broken.
Tho total amount collected in Dallcs
city in aid of the yellow fever sufferers
In tho south was $3.50 80.
Ed. Parrot, of Salem, has invent
ed a gas manufacturing machine. II
furnishes good light at triaiug cost.
Forty.four TASKS of quicksilver from
tho Emcline mining company were
shipped 20 San Francisco week before
last.
George Coggan's largo band Of horses
At his ranch in Union county have been
appraised at $50 per head. They viii
all bo sold.
An unknown man was found dead in
the tules on the margin Of Klamath lake,
last Monday. Ho is supposed to have
committed suicide.
One has no idea Of the damage done
Umatilla county by the late war. il
will cause setback in como parts o.
tho county nearly five years.
Because party of Chinese appeared
at work on street contract in Seattle
last week the flag Of the fremont
House was placed at half mast.
, Josephine county IL improving fssf
and attracts mueh attention. Her rict
mines are destined 70 DO prominen
. features in Southern orcgons indus
tries.
! Rev. Dillon performed tho service o
) marriage for Mr. Chin Poi and Mis-
t Won Hon, natives Of China, at seastl'
last week. The affair took place at th'
Methodist parsonage.
; Thomas Spencer. while under tn
influence Of liquor, tried to ford tn
. Willamette river opposite IndrPen'i
; cuce hst week, with his team aud wa
! druvnel. He leaves wife andtwely,
> children.
\ Sheep r,iSiug is tho principal indus
try Of the country from she Coqu'lie &
Rogue river. Cattle are rais-ed t" som
extent. On the FL ras creek dat ,hrr
are three dAiries Of frun thirty To tif'.
/ cows each.
{ d. d. Prttyman, of Polk county
s -snt to 4. 4. shil.lry, SECRETARY "f sia'
{ ytauge 81 Oregon, on Ihr l6'h 81
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q aud s.-vrn III ,h.. head. Nj 5. siait'-
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: ~Ih biaa.
Thnu.nuds II acr.,- 81 tlss in'et Ia
J. iil.. la,i,l- sl.,ne the. l,A"k. al 'i''' So
anrn cr,-s.k. Cln-.,r COUNTY, srr Ri-''
T., H.. reclaimed fr..m ,h.. ii l's',y m.a'"
If ahking S,.,rrni hum'.ir''l n','', l''s
: nlrrndy ia..n -, r.-cia'ni'-i. "ni Ihs lac
" Il making -xcsllrnr la-tnrase,
i The extra mru ~ho have ''-eu Ell
. pIoyed on the east side road Tor tli
c past month for the purpose Of veighin
+ tho mails, the compensation c
. the company being regulated by tn
= weight Of the mail carried. have GXt,
u the rate and been dismissed.
. The walla Walla &dtesma says
{ Dipbtheria still prevails among. tb
q families Of this city, and frequent death
. are reported. In some instances "
hear Of whole families being carried o
by this terrible pest. The Preyalenc
Q of this disease greatly interfeea wit
o attendance at the public schools, tn
= number Of scholars being much les
6 than formerly.
Q The Resources IF Oregon and IFasI
n ;yton says of Oregon; Number
, acres in the state, ca, ,975, $50; estimate
y number Of acres under cultivation, GIT
n 900; estimated number Of acres SUI
:. ceptible CT cultivation, 10000, 900 e
'S timated population, 100000; numb'
% of votes cast at presidential election
}; 1875, 29,s60 number cast at last stat
'f election was nearly $4,000 in roun
numbers-it may DO sec down at that
- lRrom the Boston Post, (Dem.n
4 VICTORY THAT MEANS FisAL DRFEA