The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-08-08

| toJ Vaue w beFmlnatlOn tab AohsS loF hn0
time bsinsl by the two sSatlsmsn shooting
II out 10 the street. Comley was armed with
asa w, 3s single action pistol aud Grid
with larger pistol Comlsy fired three
shots ana aird threO or four, No bullets
took the desired effect. Both mon were or.
rested and upon examination Comiey was
released. and oiird held under $500 bonds
The bond was given and Gird IL now At lib.
erty.
Friday last, says the Roseburg Independent,
when the south-bound train was passing Gold
Hill, Conductor Guthrie. observing three
tiamps who were dead. beating their way
stepped his train aud ordered them put OIL.
A difficulty ensuod, aud one Of the three
gentlemen Of the road .ttsmptOd TO got back
on the train when no was shot through tho
thigh. He is now in tho Jacksonville hos.
pital. being cared FOR at tho public expense
Z enduotor Guthrie was arrested and taken
before Justice FoudrAy at Jacksonville. who
bound him over TO tho Circuit Court OF Jack.
son county in the sum Of one thousand dol
lars.
Wo see items from different ones Of on ,
exchanges declaring that the county In which
they are stu ated is ,Oatstripping all other
counties in tho state. with varioas reasons
for IL. Now this kind Of talk is all very easy,
Everybody who knows anything about IL 10
aware Of the fact that Linn county stands At
tho top Of them all no other county has
such grain fields. such timber. such gold and
SILVER miacs, such fine streams OF water,
such fertile lanl, bat many have bigger
braggsra. As = matter OF fact there arc
many counties In Oregon with unsxcelled
prospects.
Forty.three Catholic Germans from Min.
nssota have juat moved on ranch Absut eight
miles beyond SciO. They arc contracting for
. section Of land. and will wsrk il together.
There are eleven men among them, and the
rest are women and children. Well 10 do
aud industrious they will no doubt make
good Orsgouians. We understand that they
will bs joined by others soon. They brought
their effects in two cars, aAd wS understand
among them were two horses, which must
Aavs eaten their value mp in freight. No
doubt there are Eastern people who think We
have no horses or furniture In Oregon. Curl.
sus nstions.
The frat Of tho week Charley Pfoiifsr, Of
the Revere House. received from Harrington
Richardson. Of wOreestsr. MAsa, prsb-
ably the finest gua in Linn county. IL l.
double bArrelsd. tho barrels being Of tho
finest lAmina.ed steel. and the stock OF
handsome wood, the finish being uncommon.
ly good. The gun il hammsrlesa. brcech
losding. with q safety catch which ha. only
10 be touched TO cock both barrels. usw
AMI ingsnius eontrivancs. IL has an un.
eommonly quick acting lever for reloading
Sporting mea should examine H.
A Puerils writer IN Portland paper in
speaking OF show that exhibited in that
city. aud failed to furnish IL with an Ad.,
says: "a show Of this kind will do very
well In the country where amusemcnta arc
so rare that anything. it matters no. what, IL
appreciated. wsald advise the celebrated
combination To hy 10 the country by all
means, and remain there until Gabriel blows
his trumpet" Tho above is base libel on
eountry cities, Of which Albany iu one. The
deaizens Of the country are As capable Of
a2preciAting good entertainment a. those
Of Portland or even the narrow minded per.
son who wrote tho above and IL is fact
that troups that servile Portland papers
salogiEs. the country press. criticize mOst
severely. Only the pedAnt will charactsriEe
the country cities a. Inferior 20 Portland in
this respect.
Grants Pass is blood Thirsty locality. and
tho following from Rsseburg paper is but
one Of many murdsrous acts occurring there
"At Grants Pass. on last Tuesday morning
George Justus had some little diliculty with
an Indian which ended in his shooting the
dasky brother. II seems that the Indian had
left his horse at Justus' stable, aud thought
no would take him out without paying the
bill. To this Justus dcmurred The Indian
became belligerent. when the stable man
tapped him over the oceiput with bottle.
Nhsrsupon the red man retired vo~inc
death aud vengeance. Justus met him short.
ly afterwards in front Of Huteh's saloon
where the trouble WAS renewed, and the In.
dian made several msnaGing motions, when
Justus shot him twice. The bullets took
effect. one in the goin and one in the thigh.
The IadiAn Is still alive. but the wounds are
very dangerous and may prove fatal.
DENLY 4 Co.'S circus gave two exhil itios.
in Jacksonville on Saturday afternoon
and evcuisg-and gave vory general sstisfae,
ton, During the day the attendance wa.
not large. but in the evening the tent wa,
filed to its full capacity. and all seemed "a
ssjoy the performance with zest. VIM. Or
gan's trAiaed hsrses attracted great deal o
attention, and their performances were truiS
wonderful. although the poor animals wer,
evidently suffering frsm fatigue. The trap
eze aud bar performances by Leo and Beatns
were superb, and exhibitions by Prof. Sic
grst on the tight rops was alone worth the
entrance fee. The whole company while her
conducted themselves in gentlsmanly man
ner and made many friends. They will max
tour of the Willamette valley and be Il
Salem during the State fair. Mr.. Fitzgerald
the manager. is an energetic business fellow
and his show will doubtless score prosper
ous season, for it deserves it.-Jacksonvil
Tinaes.
A correspondent of the 0regon,aH ron
Newport says The o PR r is progressin
beyond all expectation, and it is now gcrer
ally conceded that it will be finished to Coz
wallis by 18th OF October. The right Of wa
gangs have only fifteen miles to clear. an
their task will be finished. The grader
have thirty miles to complete, most of it
aide hill. and is rapid work. The long trestl