The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-10-05
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creek, the futo'b River, ana Pope'g 4
Greek. The houpe In which Wash
ingl0n called burnt house point. A
road leads down 10 Bildge Greek Land.
ng. n little loss than two miles dis
tant, where II Ii probable, steAm-
hsat warf will DO built, In order that
tho spot may he more easily acces-
slbIe.
For the first time In four years
menhaden have made their appear
ance of the coast Of Main. One stea-
mer caught 1000 barrels last week In
Casco Bay, and will do better This
week, Il Is seven years since they
have been as abundant, and during
this time the oil factories have been
Idle. At present there Is only one
running. The Ash arc very fat, and
yield a large quantity Of oil. A good
catch Is expected for two or three
weeks yet.
Various attempts have been made
within flve years 10 have a young
carrier pigeon return In journey OF
5000 miles or over within the limits
Of flying day but always without
success until last Saturday, when a
bird owned In Keyport, N. j., liberia
ted by signal Observer Diane Ia
Lynchburg, Va. at O 10 A. NJ home
time was In loft, $40 miles distant,
al G 10 P. NJ, having In It, journey
traversed over l50 miles OF new coun-
try. travtilIdg through the day at the
aveaage speed Of sss yards per mic
ute.
Early In July, when the warmest
weather OF the summer came, the
parks aad grass plots 10 New York
city presented cool delightful ap-
pearance, with their grass and foliage
Of rich green. Now. after a period
OF cool and bracing weather, the
lawns look as though they had been
scorched by the hot breath OF a ST.
moon. BrowA leaves. shed perma-
nently ny the trees Ia consequence
Of tho continued drought, rus:le on
the dead grass. giving Ia the ciiy's
breathing places sn appearance which
does not come usually till much later
In the Fall.
There is Ia San Francisco shoe
mandatory which Is owned and
managed by Chinese firm.
A farmer out west had herd Cften
cattle killed py lightning while they
were standing near barbed wire
fence during thunder storm.
The Cyprus Herald says that gost'
do more damage on that island than
do locusts. The council Is trying Il
devise some way TO restrain these a0
imais within bounds.
The steamer Iona. from New Zeal
and, via the straits OF Magellan, ha
arrived at Plymouth, England witt
l3 900 frozen carcasse1 Of sheep IL
good condition. She made The "oy
age In forty five days.
+. d. Sturievant, = New Jerse.
florist, has Victory Regina waite
lily with leaves Ave feet wide, an'
flowers one foot in diameter, with
powerful perfume. A fresh ilowe
bIosso ms every three days.
Sparrows are eaten In England anc
Ger many. Neither the Irish nor th'
Scotch will modest the pert little birds
and both In Ireland and Scotland the
know no fear, because they neve
knew any fear there. To harm
sparrow 10 either country would b
considered an outrage.
The idea that lightning IL not 8
destructive as II used to be In the
United States, because the networl
OF railroads and telegraph wires les
sens the number OF accidents, Is me
by the record Of the summer. Fata
thnnderbolis have never been NOR
common.
A narrow escape from seriou
accident occurred at u foundry at Lee
Mass, the other day. A shell wa
discovered In scrap heap just as tn
iron was being put into the furnace
1t was taken some distance from an,
buildings and tested by fire, when
exploded with u terrific crash.
Boston has very large share Of III
trade In furniture with Australia an,
the Australlasian islands. Durin
the four weeks ending Aug. 1S NOR
than 10000 chairs left that port fo
4
Australia, and this quantity wa
rather below the average shipment
The English are the greatest iette
writer's. The average per head pc
annum Is: England and Wales, 4C
Scotland, 80; Ireland, 16; Unite
States, 81; France, 10; Germany, IL
Italy, 6.
A steer swan seven miles in tn
lower New York BAY one day la'
week, and landed near Sandy Hooi
After resting few minutes ne walk
ed away.
/ The canning of whales Is ne
, industry in Norway, The creature