The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-07-06

! 10 of the firm belief that the Indian
rouble is permanently settled.
A quantity of sand taken from the
Columbia river, a short distance above /
astoria, was recently sent 20 parties in |
San francisco, with q view Of applying |
! new process of extracting gold from
and, and which the Columbia river
and is said to contain In paying quan-
titles. The experiment has been sue.
,essful, as the following results will
1T. st An ordinary bucket was filed
with the sample sent here, and after
being put through The new process
yielded an amount Of precious metal
equal In sire TO an ordinary pea. The
parties interested feel confident OF
making hugo success, and have al
ready filed application FOR patent. As
soon as 1t is granted company will he
organized for the purpose OF carrying
On tho work on large scale. The
owner Of The patent is well known
mining engineer Of that city, who built
the first mill on the Comst6ck.
Ia the criminal court, in the closing
address in the Creek murder case,
United States District Attorney, Cork,
hill. made thn following remarks 81
cannot allow this OCCASION to pa.s with
out calling attention TO the remarkable
Of want Of character in the
witnesses, both for tho government and
defense, in this case aud one other trial
few weeks ago Of a similar character.
Almost one hundred witnesses have
been examined, and so much perjury
and utter disregard Of the obligations in
an oath I never before saw ia a court Of
justice. 1t suggests 10 mo that those
worthy aud benevolent gentlemen and
ladies, who are soliciting money and
dsvoting their time TO reform and chris
tianizing Of the hsathen from Greenland
to Africa, can work closer at home
here at their own capital. If these
hundred people represented the neigh.
borhoods in which they live. under the
very dome Of this temple OF justice and
within the sound Of the church bells,
there is ileld here ripe for the harvest
and worthy Of labor, as fully demanding
their attention ss can be found on the
sands Of Africa or the saores Of Abyss
inia."
The volume Of general trade during
the week in New York has been Of eK.
eeptionally aniall proportions, even for
this usually quiet period of the year,
By reason Of tho unsatisfactory result
OF the regular spring season generally.
IL had beer expected that tho summer
traffic would be larger than usual, but
thus far the expectation has not been
realized. business is characterized by
the same marked conservatism that waa
SO conspicuous during the spring months
there being general disposition 20 de.
for all transactions not imperatively
necessary until the new tariff goes into
operation, when some definite idea may
be formed as TO ths effect change in
duties is likely TO have on values. AZ
the new Law becomes operative on Mon
day thit restraining influence may be
said 10 have reached the limit, though
some little time will be necessary FOR
the readjustment Of the machinery ol
trade to tho new order Of things The
present indications are that crops, as q
whole, throughout the country, will be
such as will insure the basis Of pros
porous season for trade during autumn.
California merchandise IL extremely
quiet, but prices are frmer. Two
thousand hides sold 20l. cash &c, ,000
pounds spring wool, 1920 quicksilV.
or is held at 35G35t sperm oil is held
above buyers views whale oil is firm.
A singular case Of Insanity, creating
much excitement, comes from Brush
Valley, a small town near Ashland,
Schuyekill county, Pennsylvania. Mrs.
Moore, widow lady living with her
sJn, was alarmed by the noise he nads
during the progress Of q thunder storm.
She ran into the room and fonnd the
boy almost dead. She succeeded in
qnisting him, when he said, that during
the raging storm he was startled by
seeing, by the dim light of lamp
which burned in the room, q man rais-
ing the window. Almost paralyzed
with fear, he sat in bed unable to move
until, by the aid of vivid flash of
lightning, he perceived the features Of
the man to be similar to those of his
father, who was killed in the mines.
With the shrek that so startled his
mother he sank on the bed, and the
intruder fled hastily. When the
mother had heard his story she, too,
perceived the same face On the panes Of
glass. She sprang to the window and
fell distance Of twenty two feet, re.
ceiving severe injuries. The neighborr
brought her to her senses, and when
she glanced at young Moore she burst
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