The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-05-25
GENERAL NEWS.

orally opened TO the pubic.
Neal Dow, the famous prohibitionist,
is said to be very III.
There was snow storm in Ohio and
Indiana last Monday. Ugh.
In many sections there will be m
abundance of fruit, and in others not
any.
There is big goll excitement in
lower California.
The supreme court of California has
decided that wifs's earnings are not
liable for husbands debts.
Iugersoll only requires three or four
days to make his closing argument in
the Star Route cases.
A terrible food occurred at Dead.
wood, Dakota, last Saturday. Several
men and women were drowned.
Jere Dunn, the man who killed Eli.
oft, the prize fighter, was acquitted at
Chicago.
At Wilmington, Deleware. three
negroes were whipped Saturday for
petty thieving.
Ann Eliza Young was married in
Ohio on Sunday last to banker named
Moses Il. Denning.
Ten Cinnamon were arrested in N.
Y. City last Saturday night for gamb.
ling. Is IL any worse for Chinamen to
gamble than for white menf
A number Of vessels were wrecked
on Lake Michigan last Sunday night
by terrible storm not even foretold
by Virgins.
Jack Frost has been unusually severe
on the residents OF Applegate, in many
instances entirely destroying the fruit
and injuring vegetation generally.
The Utah Commission has proven .
complete failure and il 10 thought a
great many years will elapso before
Mormonism will die out in that Terri
tory.
Lydia Pinkham, of proprietary medi-
cine fame, died in Lynn, on the 18Th
inst, aged G4. She spent $4,000 =
year advertising. and secured a trade
netting $500, 600 per year profit.
Charles Wilson. mate of the steamer
North West, aud brother of the captain,
was killed instantly Monday forenoon
by being bit on the head by sweep Of
the crab, which broke from the horse
while hauling the steamer on the way.
The north bound stage while coming
through the south end of Cow creek
canyon, on Wednesday morning Of last
week, was accidentally overturned and
w. 3. Parker, passenger, severely in
jared by having bis shoulder dislocated
and his breast and collar. bone broken.
In collision between a passenger
train aud wild engire near Salida, on
the Denver and Rie Grande railroad
last Saturday, Fireman Johnny How
ard xss killed and Engineer Miles was
badly hurt. Both engines and cara
were wrecked. None of the passen.
gers were injured.
The World says "Duncan Harrison,
brother of Maude Harrison, the actress,
pommelIed George Alfred Townsend,
the veltknown correspondent, last
night uptown, for an alleged insulting
letter about Mande." As we remember
George Alfred, it wonld take more than
Duncan Harrison to pommel him.
The preparations made FOR the coro-
nation of the Car of Russia, are really
curious. Every person witnessing II
has to be examined, and no one is al
lowed to have glasses to look through,
for fear they may he dynamite bombs.
Verify, uneasy lies the head that would
wear the crown.
Senator Slater and family will leave
home in few days for EngeDe City To
attend the commencement exercises at
the State University. Among the
number OF graduates of that institution
this year will be Woodson T.. one Of
the Senator's sons.
S. 4. Wilson, administrator Of the
estate of the late Dr.. Glenn, reports
that the land and cattle ranges in Ore
gon and Nevada belonging to the Glenn
estate will more than pay Off the in
debtedness, leaving the great Colusa
farm free of debt. The wheat crop of
the Glenn farm this year, it is thought,
will yield 100000.
The trial of Andrew Campbell, charg-
ed with robbiDg the Oregon City post
Office, resulted in a conviction late SAT-
urday night, and motion has been
made for new trial. Two of the most
witnesses in the case were
man named stingley and another named
DAILY, and it is sorry date when any
person Is convicted on their testimony.
About eighty survivors OF the fifth
Virginia infantry (stonewall's brigade)
accompanied by number cf residents
of Augusta and Rockbridge counties,
Virginia, lately arrived at Niagara