The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-29


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Fruit and grain never looked better
In YamhiII.
Town lots in PendIeton are selling
for from $50 TO $50 apiece.
A very creditable horse show was
held at Eugene on Saturday.
Mere wheat Is sowed IN the Upper
YamhilI valley than ever before.
The local OF the Bedrock Democrat
Is "doing" the opium joints for his
paper.
John Roberts has been indicted at
Eugene for assault with a deadly
weapon.
The warm sulpher springs ere ex-
tensively used for bathing purposes
at Ashland.
The salmon are running abuD-
dainty in the neighbOrhood of
EIlensburg.
John Sax has let the contract for
the erection Of Touring MILL at
McMinnviIle.
Some orchard grass Of this years
growth, five feet high, Is on exhibit
tion at Salem.
A schooner will make regnlar trips
between Rogue river and San Fran
cisco hereafter.
Adolpbus Cobalt, Of Coles valley,
is advertised in the Douglas H.depen-
dent as trickster.
The Douglas Indepeude,at has enter.
ed upon It's sixth volume full Of hope
and apparent strength.
The Dalles Mountaineer claims a
circulation Of ,O2s, which is very
good for a country paper.
A Chinook salmon weighing AZ
pounds was caught at the mouth of
the Clackamas on Monday.
Every business house in the town
Of MarciaI, n. NJ, was destroyed by
incendiary fire on'the goth.
Honolulu adviees report 123 deaths
from smallpox during the month Of
March. The disease Is now abatIng.
A new ferry boat is being built 10
take the place Of The Veto OF the route
between Polk county and Salem.
The Arcata will run between San
Francisco and Departure Bay now, in
stead % between the former and Coos
Bay.
III. II. Blecher, OF SPrague river,
Lake county, has lost two valuable
horses, which are thought 20 have
been stolen
The Jacksonville Times says: The
grape crop promises largely, and
only late and heavy frosts can pre-
vent fine yield.
Big blue flies were swarming the
streets OF Dallas and the neighbor-
ing fields last week. Houses had
to be hermetrically sealed.
Sheldon, who stabbed man In
Polk county, and was out on bail, has
been rearrested. his bondsmen not
caring to "takc chances"
William Rubell, Of Eugene City,
who enlisted in the British Army,
has sent Senator SIator the money
with which topurchase his discharge.
Some enterprising individual
weighted down q lot Of deerskins
with sand and sold them to Jackson
vile merchants for % cents pound
the other day.
We learn from the AstOrian that
the Ilwaco Steam Navigation Co,
are about 10 begin the construction
Of another steamer at South Bend,
larger than the Gen Ca,a6y.
The British bark ZEthelried, Capt
Dunn, from New Castle Jan. 9TH for
San Francisco, has foundered after
being in collision. Her crew and
passengers have been landed at
Taleahuanou.
Last Monday, Robert S. Dixon, a
clerk in the employ of Kohler, Chase
& Co., San Francisco, shot himself In
the abdomen with suicidal intent.
aged 36 years.
Smallpox is epidemic both in the
Sandwich Islands and China. It is
noticeable in this. connection, says a
San Francisco reporter, that mortality
: in Chinatown for two weeks past has
been greatly on the increase, but no
one seems to know of what they die
in that quarter.