The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-06-24

few days ago by being knocked OF car
at Jefferson by projecting beam.
Jack Sheppard, the Steilaooom safe
robber arrested at Tacoma was senten.
cod to eight years Imprisonment.
A man named White recently stole
$40 from one Mckenzie on tho Upper
Calapooia, and since has not been seen.
The jury in the Gray case rendered u
verdict Of murder in the second degree
for killing the editor of Santa Barbara
paper.
Ill. Sylvester was robbed Ly two
masked men of $4,000 near Grass
valley money he had to pay employees
of tho New York Hill mine.
I. g. Smiths suit for $4,000 dam
ages against the o. & G. Il. II. Co., on
account OF injuries sustained 10y his son
Addison, will como up for ttinl this
! week.
Auditor French'a letter virtually
Withdrawing the U. S. case against the
Central Pacific II. II. Co, is looked
upon with suspicion, and may cause his
removal on the ground Of bribery.
The population Of Victoria City, ex-
elusive of Indians, has been ascertained
by the census onumerators to be G,3Gl.
The population of the province, exclu-
siye OF Indions, will be found to-be
about $4,000.
Two brothers, Sube aud Sidney,
Patrick, living twelve mios from
Golden, on the l2h, qnarroleG over
the ownership OLA dog, when Sidney
shot and instantly killed his brother.
The murderer was arrested.
"Biily the kid the famous despera.
| do, has killed three herlers of Chesiaul
and senA word to the shoriil'at Santa
Fe that he was gettin. even. Patrick
Garrett, sheriff OF Lincoln county, hos
been on the "Kids" trail since April
eth.
Albert Hall Was arrested at San
Rafael on tho 18th on triiling charge
and placed in the county Jail to await
examination. On thedcputysheriiT IT going
TO his cell he was fpand dead, having
cut his throat with a piece of q broken
bottle.
The Sunday Law was observed Il,
MarysvIle on the 18th for the first
time In many years. All saloons aud
business houses were closed with one
exception. II Is understood that the
proprietor OF tho only saloon open TO
day will contest the validity of tho
law.
During thc regular exercises at the
sand-lot san Francisco, DR.. O'DouneI,
who runs every Sunday, an opposI-
ton meeting to Kearney, in the
course % his harangue, produced
British and Chinese flags, aud rolling
them into bundle, burned them ox
the platform.
John II. Webster, notary gublic
and scarcher of records, was f5nad
drowned at Stockton, Cal, on the
nth. lie had been drinking heavily,
and whether death was the result OF
an accident or suicide II unknown
lie was n pioneer citizen of Stephen.
sons regiment.
Friday evening II boy, while hunt.
ing cows near Boomer cut, Cal, dis
covered the dead body OF man, who
had been dead so long that it was inn
possible 10 recognize him. The
coroner held an inquest, and the jury
rendered a verdict OF suicide. a
pistol vas found laying across his
breast whit one chamber discharged.
Census returns show the total mum
Der Of persons employed in the fisher
les in the Pacific States and Territor.
les to DO 1915. OF whicL 1910 are
Alettes, Esquimaux anil Indians, and
about 1000 Chinese; 3,03G are in Cal.
ifornia, G,S3J in Oregon and IA in
Washington Territory. Total value of
boats, vessels aud outfit, $l,9ss,1s3.
A fire at the county Jail in San Fran
cisco started between the roof and the
ceiling Of the upper rooms causing con-
siderable excitement fora while. The
police gathered promptly in response to
call 10y telephone. Prisoners in the
vicinity Of the fire were removed to n
place Of safety, and the flames cxtin-
guished. Loss, about 81 900.