The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-06-11
re,.er rren, ra..srn Warrington.

DAYTON, W. T.. May ss, 1850
Editor Democrat
At last Dayton is to have a railroad, broad
guage, and this is to be the terminus. EN-
thusiasm" don't express the condition of the
pent mp people when it was aseertained to be
a fact. Messrs. Willard and Thielson have
located tho depot at the lower end of town,
and the work win begin soon Those gen.
tlemen promise that cars shall be running
within year, probably much sooner. All
they ask is the right of way. Aud now we
feel tempted TO elbow" some about our part
of the country, oven ii We can't raise quite
SO much wind as Oregon did last winter.
Oar prospect for crop of every kind lex
eept peaehesl was never better The wealth.
er, which has been ohangeable and unusual
during the greater part of 1850. is at the
present writing warm, bright and in every
way perfect, aud over the country, in what.
ever way You turn yopr eyes, they rest ON
the waving green Of grain fields, No pre-.
venting Providence, the near future of this
country is bright one,
1t Is rumored that the town of Spokane is
to be left out in the cold by the railroad
above. This, il true, is to be regretted. as it
is an enterprising place, with many natural
advantages, if poor soil
The general health hero has been good.
whOOping cough has prevailed to some ex.
tent among the little folks, but is fast disap-
pearing.
Many OF your readers viii learn with re-
gret of the death of Mrs. Hannah, formerly
of Albany, but for some time past resident
OF this place. This estimahlc lady died of
cancer, after many years of suffering.
In my last letter mentioned the murder
of a man and woman, one above and one be-
low this place. The man is supposed to be
one Broomiield, the woman an unfortunate,
travelling with him. The supposed murderer,
4. J. Thomas, has been literally overtaken
by Justice John Justice, Sheriff OF walla
wallal in Kansas City, No., and will soon
be here. Many articles We're found in his
possession which were identified as belonging
to the murdered persons.
\ man named Wallaek has been arrested
here, charged with detaultins TO the amount
Of from SIS, 600 to $4,000 His victim was
his father- -in-law, Mr.. Jackson. OF Texa,, by
whom he had been trusted for six years with
the management Of his business and daugh.
ter. He now langp;shcs ia Jail. but viii
probably, after some necessary legal delay,
take trip hack to the anxious wife aud
friends he left behind him in 1877.
The heather Cainee. though. fortunately.
not 50 numerous As in California and Oregon,
IS stall steadily and surely pushing himself
into all the positions formOtly occupied by |
working meu aud women Three Chinese
gardens supply tl,.s place with vegetables at
prices that viii starve on. any white man.
In hotels, laundries and private houses they
are erowding oat the poor people Of our own
land, aud still they come. OF what can the |
Americans be thinking: As usual our East
ern brothers knov more about our troubles |
with the Chinese, as with the Indians ON the |
frontier. than NC 4, ourselves. aud bear
them twice as ehseriully. Ia disgust Of the
suhs-ct c.asS- ].