The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-06-27

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Five children went home from a
circus In Dakota deeply impressed by
the feat Of descending decline on o
globe. Finding a smoth log lying at
the top OF steep hill, they took their
places on IL In row and set II rolling.
They were all thrown of and run
over, three being killed.
At q sale OF moths aud butterflies
10 London, some specimens were sold
at $l5Iand $50 each, and white but.
terily from tho HebrIdes brought sos
A man at East Brookfleld, Mass.
raised thirty steers. averaging 1900
pounds, and sold them for export.
It Is reported that the drought in
Australia has killed off already mil
lions OF sheep /; one person having
flock OF $1,000 has los. four-flfths OF
them.
The Russian army costs $3.50, ,000,-
900 year to maintain.
II Is proposed to hold a national
cattle convention In s.. Louis Ia No
vember next.
The oldest American,arm manufac.
turing gunpowder was established
80 years ago.
During trial at Troy, New York
one Of tho jury became insane.
A railway ticket agent In Georgia
shot himself because he was $50, 200
short.
A railway company Ia Esgland
gives its horses Turkish baths.
Ia . Connecticut town the other
day one of the most heart-rending OF
singular deaths occurred. A little
schoolgirl forgetting her fan, went to
the deserted schoolhouse afier II.
Raising window to get In, she was
caught beneath the falling sash aud
held there until dead. In this posi-
ton she was found. Tho clapboards
were smeared with blood, and the
window glass was broken, and yet
there the sbdurate and fatal sashIre-
mained with the little girl In It's wise
like grasp.
At Fort Verde, Arizona, recently, a
thoroughbred bulldog was matched
against young mountain lion. The
battle was a very fierce one, lasting
about fifteen minutes, and resulting
IN q temporary victory for the dog
but he did not survive long, dying
from wounds received during the
fight In about half an hour.
In the high jumping By hunters
horse show In the Madison Square
Garden a few weeks ago, Frederick
Gebhard's horse Leo, ridden by Peter
Smith, cleared six feet six Inches,
beating the best previous record IL
this country and England by foul
inches. Leo was bred 10 Kentucky
Is six years old and Is l6t handi
high.
It Is said there have been three
deaths of young girls from excessive
rope jumping near Ashland Pennsyl-
vania.
The national library OF France con
tains 2,50e. 900 volumes.
While digging fer Indian relics Il
a Connecticut village, the watch OF
murdered pedler was found.
A Stuttgart doctor says that corpu
lent persons may become thin b.
wearing and sleeping on animal WOO
Three tramps commanded womal
at Crestlene, Ohio, to cook break
fast for them. She said coolly tha
she would do 1t /; but she brought i
a cooked pistol instead OF food, an
they fed for their lives. She ha
more bravery than strength however
and has since been raving maniac
Mention Is made In foreign ex
changes Of a creamery where eac
horse gets an allowance of buttermil
daily throught the year. This sys
tenn, according to the authorities mer
toned, "has been cen tinued twelv
months, and found to answer Ia
most satisfactory manner.
The potato bug has caused grel
damage in the vicinity of Lon
Branch, n. j., over two-thlrds of tt
potato and tomato crops being dei
troyed.
Italy is jealous OF any advantag
being accorded TO France in Egypt
Francis Murphy has secured 4O'
temperance pledges In Chicago.
Five Of the six murderers recent
hung on Friday in this country d
clared that rum had led to the Grim
Twenty-one new cotton mills ha'
been started 10 the South during Il
past four months.
The estate of the late C. H. McCe
mick, the inventor Of the reape
Is estimated at $50, 900. 600.
The Australian wool clip for Ia
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