The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-07-20
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Secretary Of the Navy, died l4th inst,
at Concord, aged 80 years.
A young man in Warner Valley, by
the name of AL. Henderson, had his
hand cut off by moving machine a
few days since.
The debt Of Douglas county is So3o4.
72. In addition to the above there was
audited during the last session of the
county court 404 warrants, aggregating
$780,. 90.
The June report Of the state board Of
agriculture, of Kansas, places tho wheat
crop Of the state at 81, 956,555 bushels,
being 7,77s,000 less than what was
raised in 1882. The crop is about oil
harvested. The corn area is 1885,, ,042
acres, being an increase of 4 per cent.
over 1882. The prospects for good
yield of corn this season are as favora-
BILE as last year.
The Union Pacific is making another
raid on the passenger conductors, and
every train, so far to-day, has new
conductor, and it looks as though there
was to be clean sweep. Nothing can
be learned asto the cause, or the number
to be discharged. This is the second
time within few months that summary
change of conductors has been made.
The Rochester Democrat and Chroni-
cle's observe Of the sun says that the
Eve groups Of sun spots, which exhibited
intense action during the past week, two
more have just deem added by the suns
rotation. The sun storm which IL just
coming into view covers a great area
showing very rapid changes, and violent
thunder storms and tornadoes may be
expected this week in tho Northern
States and Canada.
Charles Hayward Stfatton, better
known as General Tom Thumb" died
at Middleboro, Mass, the 18th inst,
Of apOplexy. He had been slightly
indisposed for few days, but nothing
serious was anticipated. Deceased was
born in Bridgeport, Conn, on January
1, 1888. At the age of II years he
entered the service of p. 7. Barnum,
and ever since then has been before the
public. BE leaves a wife who has bOen
on the stage with him since their mar
riAge in 1869. lHis wife is also dwarf,
whose stage name is Minnie Warren.
Charles A. F. Morris, chief engineer
of che Oregon aud California railroad,
began suit for $4,000, a few days
since, in the state circuit court against
Wallace Struble and J. +. Mcintosh,
publishers of the PoLaris, and Sol.
Abraham Of Roseburg, for damages for
defamation OF character. The claim
for damages is based on a malicious at
tack which appeared in the Polaris a
few months ago, charging Mr.. Morris
with dishonesty in the matter of
awarding contracts on the railroad. An
effort was made to secure criminal in
dictments against the publishers, but it
failed.
In conversation with an intelligent
farmer during the week, says the
Hsuntainesr, We learn that the out
look for crops during the present season
Is varied BY the different localities. In
places where the snow fell to any depth,
the fall-sown grain looks well, while at
other points where it blew off or did not
fall, the grain was killed, aud the crop
is very light. On bottom land, both
fall and spring-sown grain will yield
we'll. He informed us that in some
sections, the yield will hardly be enough
for seed, and in others about an aver
age crop. Notwithstanding the favora-
BILE spring weather, the summer has
been unusually dry all over the coast,
and even the WiIIamette Valley is
threatened with drouth.
Andrew White, a wealthy farmer
living near Dwight, ILL.,, was recently
placed in a private insane asylum,
owing to the impairment of bis mental
faculties, caused by c'ose attention to
the details of his business. lie there
became strongly possessed with the
hallucination that his wife and Children
desired to rob him ofhis property. lie
escaped from bis retreat few days ago
and proceeded to bis home. Arriving
there in the middle of the night he
watched till morning, when he called
to bis wife to come and welcome him.
His wife and two children, aged o and
II years, came at once, and be allowed
each to caress him. He then drew q
revolver, shot and instantly killed his
wife, and followed this by numbering
his two children. He made the tragedy
complete by killing himself.
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