The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-09-21
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GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Mrs. Polk, the widow of President
, James X. Polk, celebrated her eight
, ieth birthday on the 9th instant.
Many citizens of Nashville called on
the old lady,
Il Another change in the Jacksonville
Sentinel firm was announced las, week,
Frank Krause has purchased Wm.
Turner'S interest in the paper, and will
continue its publication alone.
Two panthers recently attacked q
sheep coral in Bear Valley and slaugh-
tered a number Of sheep. and upon the
Chinese herder going out and opening
FIRE upon them with Winchester
rifle, turned upon him aud chased him
into his cabin.
| People of tho northeastern part of
Marion county and the southeastern
portion Of Ciackamas county want n
narrow-gauge railroad constructed
from Silverton, running north and east
to the iron coal mines and the lime
rock beds, and thence 10 Portland.
The train Of ten cars Of canned corn,
from Portland, Maine, to Portland,
Oregon, is expected to this city, Chica-
80, the other tonight, and the whole
trip is expected TO be made in ten days,
which is quicker than ever before
made acrosss the continent by loaded
freight train from the eastern seaboard.
The trip from Portland, Oregon, gener-
ally takes six weeks TO two months by
rail and water.
The sovereign grand lodge of Odd
Fellows began its fifty-ninth annual ses-
sion to-day. Governor Bourne welcomed
the delegates to the state, and the may.
or to the city. Tho report of the
grand sire shows the progress of the
order is exetrmely gratifying. The net
gain in membership is ls,050; total
relief afforded, 81 ,s32, ,440; total reyenn
s5,245, $40; aggregate available asset
S74,7e2. The revenue the past year
exceeded the expenses s75,662.
The Rogue River Distilling Co.
having met with such unbounded sue
cess in manufacturing pure article Of |
Bourbon Rye and corn Whiskey, are
now preparing TO make run of 90, 900
and expect to extend their trade from
Frisco 10 British Columbia by tho mex
season. They have purchased a twenty |
horse power engine. which is now on |
the way, besides making numerous i'm
provements to their distiilery.
A special from Cincinnati says: The
Democrats of this county are hopeless
y divided on the coming election.
Brewers are holding aloft from the fight |
and defeat is considered certain. Al
dispatch from New York says; The
Democrats made the canvag Of Ohio by
congressional districts, by which it is
shown they have hardly majority.
Two Cincinnati districts are similarly
gerrymandered. An estimate is also
,aid to give the Republicans all the con-
,eded points.
The Times has significant editorial
On the Republican state convention which
meets Wednesday, in which it says;
It is very plain that the mi,hins has,
in spite OF its apparent magnanimity, re-
tained sufficient hold upon the prima-
ries to keep in its hands the contro-
of the party organization next year
What use will be made of this power
renal ms to be seen, Nothing is more
certain that a large number of Repub-
licans have made up their minds not to
support nominations which are forced
upon them. In that conclusion they are
sustained by a sense of the highest duty
to their party and their country. Man.
ayers ought to have learned that last
year, but if they have not, they will re
ceive palmer lesson this year if neces-
sary, and still palmer one next year.
The Mo. Republican says: Col.
Phil. Chew, proprietor of the Journal
Of Agriculture, obtained from the Ma.
tional Department Of Agriculture four
years ago pint of German amber
wheat and has been experimenting
with il each season since, until now
he has 100 acres of 1t on his expe-
rimental farm in st, Louis County.
Last year the yield was 491 bushels,
and the grain was on only fair soil,