The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-05-06
PACIFIC coAsrEns.

ut Eugene City.
Lake county cattle wihtered on the
desert are all in fine order.
A. II. Flines house WIS burglarized
Of II cont and vest last week.
Jim Bybce will train Ryestrew in
San francisco for tho $40, 900 race.
The Thomas Corvin will leave San
Francisco in search Of the Jeannctte.
John Montgomery while asleep insa
jacksonville stable was robbed Of $50.
The losses sustained by the cloud
burst in Canyon City approxinates
$4,000.
Indian John, chief Of the Siuslaws,
highly respected by the whites, died on
the 18th.
| The o. Il. q. N. Co, Is building
round house at The Dalles, TO hold 8
locomotives.
Miss Iastania Abasta, tried at Los
Angeles for killing Chico Foster has
been found not guilty.
Tho Santa Graz Railroad was sold to
Stanford &c Co., who will convert the
same into standard gauge.
J. S. Gregory exhibited lively four
month colt at Ashland, that has only
three legs having been 10 born.
The Pendletoh Chinaman who was
thought TO have the leprosy had only
washed his hands and face in strong
lye
Fonr cases Of smallpox were posted
at the San francisco health Office on
the 2sth, in addition to known case
from Alaska.
FreighterR between Rsseburg and
Ashland nre having hard time with
their horses which are nearly all suffer
ing with epi0ootic.
Hugh Fraser was stabbed in the eye
last week at Antelope, Wasce county,
by Newt. White. 1t was occasioned
by AN old grudge.
Capt. Hooper Of the Corwin, 10 sail
in search Of the .Jeanneife has been
vested with fall authority to enforce
the revenue laws.
G. II. Beckett, u carperter at Weston,
Umatilla county, fell from building
OF the 2Sth, and died from the injuries
within "A few hours.
The coroners jury in the Cunning
ham Chandler shooting case, in San
Francisco, found verdict for Cunning
ham-justi6able homicide.
| Walter Barnard, ten years old, living
seven miles from O.mypia, was crushed
by a field roller on the 30th, ult., so
badly that his recovery is doubtful.
Tho Umatilla, an iron freight and
passenger steamer bailt for Oregon
Steamship Company, WAS successfully
launched mt Chester Pa, on the 10th,
ult.
The safe containing 81 900 and four
watches stolen from the Pony saloon at
Seattle, was found on the Goth, by
some ehildrent, intac in a clump ol
bushes.
The chair factory and wood turning
establishment and dwelling Of II. G.
Eastcrly at Tomwater, was destroyed
by fIe at 3 O'Clock on the Ist, loss
s., 1000; no insurance.
The Northern Pacific has contracted
for 1000 tens of rails TO DO delivered
this year This will equal $50 miles oI
road. All but 5000 tons are steel
Verify, the Northern Pacific will boom
this Season.
Twelve men arc engaged in getting
ont stone for Government improvement
az the mouth of the Siuslaw. Seven
box cribs covering 30 feet have beer
already placed. The. appropriation i,
sufficient TO keep tho work going foi
two months.
The Indians on the klamath reserya
ton, we arc informed by the AshIaRO
TidinJs, are mere industrious thar
those OF any other tribe on the coast
and we can safely say they are making
more rapid progress in civilization than
any other tribe.
Chas. III. Foster committed suicide
at the corner of Park street and Rail.
road avenue, Oakland, on the 29th, by
Shooting. lie was a carpenter ant
architect, and formerly one of the lead
ers of the workingmen's movement
aged 81; cause supposed to be domestic
trouble.
General Miller, says the Jacksonvill,
Sentinel, who was here :his week, ex
pressed very decided opinion that W
are at last to have railroad into Jack
son county. 1t must be confessed tha
the indications are very favorable ant
we hope his opinion may be correct.
3 Detective Hume, who arrived a
! Shasta from Weaveryille on the 99th
r with the dead Igo robber, says tha
the dead robber is the famous Johl
Brown, who robbed the La Porte an,
: oroville stage on the 30th, of last Nc
$ vember, and stood off Sheriff Spragu
: and deputy who went to arrest him afte
the robbary.