The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-07-22

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and scarlet fever at Snowden
springs They are carefully attended
by DR.. Payton, and fi,tal results are not
apprehended.
A handsome monument 10 being
erected over the grave Of Hon. David
Logan in Marion county. The struc-
ture is about IA feet high, and Of Rhode
Island granite made in that state and
shipped here. II is y very massive
structure, weighing G! tons.
last Friday Hubbard Iaarl ison made
an assault on j. y. p. Petite, at st.
Paul, by firing at him three times with
q revolver. Monday he was arraigned
for trial before Justice johnson Of Salem
District and was bound over by the
court to await the action Of the grand
jury in the sum Of $500, Ia default Of
which he WAS committed to Jail.
A heavy frost occurred ~ Lost river
gap aud Bonanza, Lake county, on The
night Of the 9th, which almost entirely
annihilated vegetation IN that section.
One farmer alone had over 100 acres Of
rye destroyed. In the vicinity Of
Hnkville the damage done was slight,
aud grain seems to be doing well.
y While Mrs. Bolt, wife Of the post
master of Applegate, was on her way
to pay neighbor visitlast Tuesday,
she was ferociously attacked by large
eagle. Nothing daunted she picked
up = club and bit the bird blow on
the head, stunning it, and following up
her advantage noon dispatched IL. The
eagle measured over soven feet between
the tips of the wings.
Higgins. who murdered MeCloAky,
At Myrtle Point, Coos county, ON the
4th inst, Is still at large in the moun.
tains between Coos Bay and Roseburg.
A reward Of $500 has been offered by
The Sheriff Of Coos for bis arrest. To
this private citizens on the CoauiIle
have added 5000. He has several
times made requisition on unarmed set
tiers for supplies lie Is barely 90
years old, six fest high aud face smooth
except a light mustaehe.
A shooting scrapc is reported In
Greasewood precinct, Umatilla coanty,
wherein two men, named Switzer and
Kinney, were principals, and both were
severely wounded. The latter is
school teacher and his offence consisted
in desiring 10 marry a young lady who
was a ward Of the former. II Is thought
that Kinney's wounds will prove fatal.
A Canyon City correspondent under
date of July 10th, writes Major Jo-
saph MAgone, who Is we'll known 10
old oregonians, started out several
days since on hunt for elk. Being
separated from his party, a search was
made for him. His animals, four in
number, were found tied at a point
about Eve miles east from Soda Springs
and distant from this place about %
miles. It is evident the animals had
been tied FOR about two days. Three
days search has been made, and the
impression is that be has got lost or
met with some accident. A number OF
men are endeavoring To end some trace
Of him. Major Magone resided for
many years in Clackamas county, where
be has several children now living.
A man was found dead on the ocean
beach opposite Setalt's sand spit on the
18th instant by Seth Hines. With the
assistance Of several others the boddy
was placed 10 pine colin and decently
buried near the place whore found, and
the facts in the case, together with the
following description of the rem aims,
"as sent 10 the county judge at Astoria
Height six feet, fair complexion, light
hair and light moustache. He had
four shirts on, one heavy red woolen
oyershirt, ono check oyershirt, one new
white shit and one blue flannel under
shirt; one pair blue flannel drawers, a
pair cashmere pants OZARK plaid), a
pair of No. 9 shoes buckled on the side,
and pair of woolen socks; no marks Of
any description on the body, and moth
ing in the pockets of his clothes. From
appearances he had been dead seseal
weeks.
Transcript: George Castor, one of
our loggers who went into the railroad
employ east Of tie mountains q year
ago last spring, returned OH Thursday
from Ellensburg. He left that place
on last Saturday at noon and arrived
at New Tacoma on Wednesday noon,
making the trip on horseback over the
Green river railroad trail. The trail
is in good condition, and the railroad
trail party are working towards the
making it better. The survey
parties are still at work. Captain
Sheets and another party are on this
side, down the river Captain Bogues
is on Sunday creek, looking for new
pass to the north and Captain Kings