The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-04-13
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last night Captain W. S. Moss. a prom
inent citizen and large landowner, died
at bis residence at French Camp, San
Joaquin county, Cf old age, @g.d IS
years. .ssie4 sa
william s. BIOS. vas Gotn' born ia Virgin
ia Ia 1898. Ills father was a Baptist
clergyman. A. an early age he sni.
grated 70 Illinois. subsequently be
followed fat boating on tbe Ohio and
Mississippi rivers for living, and be-
came the captain Of . Steamboat. lie
made considerable sum Of money in
trading on the rivers end stNsw Or
leans. He next engaged 10 the con-
strnction of railroads this busiues. wss
Of speculative character, and by itshs
lost 100000 lie became largely in-
terested in the distiiIing t,aIe, aEd was
very succsafai financially. In 1861
he euigrated f.oni Peoria, H., aod set
tied at Stockton, where he began farm
Ing and stocksruising. In the begin
ming Of 1864 Be established 10 this city
q daily paper called n@
~rHE DEGocRArfc pKkss,"q
Which continued as thelea ling Demo-
cratic journal Of this State until April
IS, 1865, when II, with several other
papers, was destroyed BY a mob. The
type Of the Office was thrown into the
street, and bonfire was made Of the
splendid library. the police being una
bic 70 protect the properly. The paper
was then virtually suppressed by The
military suthoritiss. It's editor during
It's sxistence was BsriAh Brown. Cap
tain Moss claimed damages amounting
70 over $40, 900 from the city for the
destruction Of bis lnper, les GOODWILL
and circulation. The Legislature Of
1868 passed m enabling Act, by which
the Papers Sustaining loss from pobs
here could bring suit against the city.
Material ddwsges we're onIy allowed BY
the enactment. however, and Captain
MoFs compromised his suit for $l0 900.
On Juno Is, 1865, he estnkIiahed the
DAILY AND wEKKIV ExANTxER, with
the late Bsnjnnin r. Washington rs ed.
itor. In 1866 he sold t~o-lhirds of his
interest 70 Philip A. Roach and Charles
l.. Weller, and the latter year Later
disposed Of his share to Geo. Pen John
son. The ExGNIxER was conducted hy
MesHrx. Roach aud johnson as an even
ing paper until October, 1880, when i.
passed into other hands and was chang
ed TO = morning daily. Captain Moss
was man Of the most undaunsed bra
very. He wssA dead shot with the
rifle, and for his uneFring skill in this
particular became noted Ga the south
western frontier where 17 =
aasa MS PHYsfcAT. acogRAG assn
Was often put to tbe test. In person
be was ever six feet high, was 1.-the,
sinewy and possessed great strength.
Ills eyes were deep blue aud had = pisrc
ing look. In 1864, while hunting ia
Monterey county, he encountered 9
grizzly bear, and killed il With bowie
knife after receiving from the anims
terrible wounds. He vas then G.
years old, but such was the vigOr of h :
constitution that he soon reeovercs
ftom his injuries. a Hs Was ever de
voted DeDeatat, and was one of tn
wsrmest personal and political friend
Of Stephen A Douglas. LA the Presi
6 Dental struggle of 1868 he vas eonvinc
y ed, after returning from the East, thA
Seymour would be elected He backe'
: this conviction with q bet Of $4,000
! which money was deposited in oae o
/. the city banks. When the result Q
the contest was declared, the coin wa
< paid over withouta vince. On sewers
3 other political occasions he lost aR
e won large sums through his con6dene
t in the SUCCESS Of the Democratic ticke
i He was married three times. To b
different children he gave at interva
what he thought Was their fair porto
! Of his estate. SsyerA, OF his childrs
I ! and grandchildren reside in this Stat
and others Of his relatives are lisir
in Illinois. He was exceedingly vrcml
in action, and his gpersePtiye facalti
le were well Developed. lie, bad alws,,
" been An active Mason, and WAS high
d advanced in the degrees Of the Ordt
4. During the last three years he wish
N declined in, health through rheuna'
fe ailments.--San FranciscO Ecdniner.
at Captain Moss was an only brother
De NJ. g, Moss Of Sweet Home, in Il
ne county, and uncle 70 T. B.. Moss, e
10 ,mer Assessor of this county.
" Mills have often been set on tirs 4
" the frictional electricity from belts, Al
= in the worsted manufacture it is ne
cessary to store the stock, at csrta
stage in the process, in damp basenen
is for time ranging from one 10 5
,d months, ia order to remove the electri