The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-02-11

tuses is colony Whitfield out in AL
bany to go to Texas They are mainly
Democrats who have heard that the
"Lone Star State" gave Hancock l03.-
600 majority
AN Albany Christian lady has been
happy lately. She says the food block
ade deprived her husband Of the paper
mail, and tho wicked hombre has had
to resort to his Bible for live reading
matter IL is an i'll wind that blows
no good
CLUBS arc no longer trumps in tho
European armies. Spades will now
take the lead. Tho nations Of Europe
aro learning tho usefulness of those
handy instruments and are equipping
their troops with more spades this year
than ever before.
OS our FIRST page will De found a
very pretty story and interesting mis-
cellanY, while on tho fourth page IL "A
valuable article on tho resources and
distinguishing features OF Oregon-bct-
tor than dozen letters to send to
friends in tho East.
Two young ladies in Montreal were
gazing into tho windows Of n millinery
store, when suddenly gas explosion
blew out tho windows and nearly killed
tho young ladies. This should be q
terrible warning to young ladies To
avoid millinery stores
InoN Doc and his gang Of Indians
that mAssRcred Custar and his command
have come into Fort Buford and sur
rendered, and arc neS seing fed by The
goverrma1. ttoir atrocity. Well
B., u hard winter, and We can't blame
Iron Dog and his other cut-throat dogs
ARRANGEMENTS are being mads fol
tho transportation Of Gotaehments o.
armed militia from tho various Eastern
States to attend Garfeld's Inauguration
at Washington on the Ath prcximo
What in thunder does he want will
soldiers Il be afraid lac isn't elected
TEE Egyptian obelisk was safel,
"histod" in New York the other day
accompanied by six-story speech b,
EVarts. So now We have in this coun
try three standing monuments Of for
eign liberality, viz: Tho obelisk an,
tho two fine stations presented L
Grant.
TuERE is n wonderful case on recor,
10 tho credit Of the New York Custom
Department. An official was cnere,
$40 TO pass an immigrants trunk, bu
refused it. Whether the money wa
too openly offered or not is not stated
but the fact remains that tho caah wa
refused.
Another soul saved. San Francisc
has a Baptist China woman in ful
feather with the church. She WAS la.
week converted and baptised 10y Roy
J. B. lIartwell, and her name is Siste
: Foong Sam Foy. If these 500 or od
filthy Celostials in Albany could jus
be persuaded to suffer a dip or two
would be "A good starter for spring FUN
CATION hereaLout.
AT the Horticultural Exhibition j
st. Louis they had monument ths
no doubt struck terror to tho hearts {
all beholdcrs, especially tho youth.
was an obolisk made Of 10000 gree
apples. What sight for n physicis
to gaze at, thankful that he lives in
country where tho right to devour gree
apples and hAvc tho cholera afterwart
, is vouchssfed TO every citizen.
The Oregoniaa predicts that the pr
truding Of Mitchell's snout into Orego
politics next year is liable to bust thing
/ for tho Republicans, and thus allow IL
Democrats to "slip in /" Well, where
: tho oddsl If Mitchell keeps his show
out the Democrats will win, for SEQ
and his Oregonian gang never did be-
anybodyl SO the Democracy have a
easy going thing OF it anyhow,