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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
Business failures.

The failures in the United States for the
seven days ending on the 10th, numbered $50.
Martin De I, Escobal, tobacco merchant, New
Orleans, failed on the 10th. Liabilities 1884,
600.
The firm of Oliver Bros & Phillips, heavy
iron manufacturers, of Pittsburg, is reported
on the brink of Suspension, with debts to the
amount of $g1 100000
The New York banking house of John Cisco
4 Son, was closed by run on the 18th. LA
hilities So. SIC, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
A Terrible Crime.

William Drose. farmer IN moderate circum-
stances, living il the town Of Warren, Herki-
mer County, n. Y, disappeared from his home
a month ago Suspicion pointed to murder
and an investigation has brought to light ter
rible crime. nephew of Mrs. Druse, named
Gates, vas arrested, aad on the 18th he was
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
Gale on the English Coast.

Dispatches of the 18th report severe gale
along the British coast. Telegraph lines are
down. a number of vessels are reported lost
with many lives.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
Heavy Snow.

Heavy snow, accompanied by terrible
blizzard, is reported from the far west on the
10Th. The storm was the worst known for
years. Trains were delayed in all directions,
reached as far south as Texas. At o'clock
in the morning the thermometer at Miles City,
Mont, registered 81 below. In some sections
the snow fell continuously for two days.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
Burried bv Ayalauches.

Kagenfuith, capital of the province of Co
rinthia, Southern Austria, was visited by an
avalanche GU the 18th, which destroyed several
buildings and killed twenty inhabitants Many
others are rendered homeless. All efforts to
rescue those buried were futile. A small VII
lage at the foot of the Simplon mountain, in
Switzerland, was buried under ten feet of snow
on the same dav.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
Marine Collision.

A dispatch from London, under date OF the
17.h, confirms the report of the previous day
OF the collision of the packet Admiral Moorson
and the shin Santa Anna, near Holyhead. The
former vessel was lost. with twenty-five lives.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21

The London court of appeals, on the 10th,
dismissed the appeal of Edmund Yates, editor
of the London World, from the decision OF the
over court, sentencing the editor to four
months Imprisonment for publishing hbelous
article concerning Lord Lonsdale.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
Bold Robbery.

Two men entered the Genesee House Office,
Buffalo, early On the morning of the 18th.
After registering, they bound and gagged the
night clerk, who was alone ID the Office, then
proceeded TO open the safe taking therefrom
$4,000. A part of the money was the receipts
of the CHARITY ball held on the previous even
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21

frightened into confession. 1t appears that
Mrs. Druse killed her husband with gun, and
then threatening Gates with death compelled
him to assist in burning the body. They then
buried the bones. The accomplices are both In
IA
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
A Strange MaIadY.

The people of Akron, O.. are much exercised
over the appearance of strange disease, which
has Frustrated 800 of the 700 men employed by
the Autman & Miller Mower Company. No
deaths are reported, but the disease battles the
Dbysicians
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
Fire on Shipboard.

On the evening of the 18th the steamer Acuba
arrived off Dover, Eng, with her cargo on fire.
All efforts were futile to subdue the flames, and
the attempt was given up. The cargo was
valued at $2SO,OO0. Only portion has been
saved
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
Spain's Calamity.

A hurricane IN the province of Malaga, on
the 18th, completed the ruin of many or the
places that suffered by the recent earthquakes.
The camp in which the fugitives from Penans
had taken refuge was totally destroyed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Anarchists Revenge.

News comes from Berlin on the 14th to the
effect that Herr Rumpff, police councillor, was
murdered on the previous night. Herr Rumpn
had been active in the prosecution CT Anarchists.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
naAda of BLOOD.

Taylor Bollard, a farmer near Franklin, Ind,
who refused to trust his money to banks, was
murdered on the night of the 10Th, and robbed
of 81, 600 or more.
At South Norwalk, Conn.,, an attempt was
made, during the night of the 10th, to blow up
a hat store with dynamite One end of the
structure was destroyed. There We're seven
teen employees asleep in the building, but none
Of them were injured.
William Meinken, murderer, who escaped
from jail at Binghampton, N. Y, was cap
uured on the 17th, at Oswego.
About midnight on the 14th, an unknown man
assaulted John Winters on the street in Muske-
gon, Mich. The villain fired four shots, one of
which took effect IN the breast of Winters, in
dictiug what may prove fatal wound. A man
named Garroway has been arrested on suspicion,
as it was known he had threatened Winters.
In a saloon row at Durand, ILL.,, on the 18th,
in which billiard cues and balls and knives and
pistols were used, two men, John Van Valken-
burg and Mathew Doyle. were fatally hurt.
During the wedding of George Zane at Cam
den, N. j., on the night of the 18th, the newly
welded man was shot dead by his brother John,
The cause of the crime was quarrel over some
beer
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
Smoke.

Fire on the 18th, destroyed the Bay State
Sugar Refinery and the Standard Dye Mills, on
Eastern Avenue, Boston. The loss is very
heavy but the figures are not given.
Dodge City, Kas., was visited by $4,000
fire on the 18th.
A fire among the warehouses of Glasgow,
Scotland, on the 18th, destroyed property to
the value of e150,O00.
Evansville, Ind, suffered to the extent of
$4,000 by fire on the 18th.
Three buildings, including the City Opera
House, at Beloit, Kas., burned on the 18th.
Loss $40, 900.
The Eagle cotton mills. at Taunton. Mass.
burned on the 10th. Loss $25,000
The Huston Spring Wagon Works. at Column
bus, O., burned on the 18th. Loss $50, 900.
The town of Earring, a., was almost wiped
out by fire on the 18th. Ten business houses,
hotel and an eating house were leveled. The
Losses will aggregate $4,000.
At Collinsville, H., on the 18th, the stock
bell factory, owned by O. B. Wilson, was
burned to the ground. Loss 100000.
Five business houses at Rockport, Ind,
burned on the 18th. Loss $50, 900.
fire in Yonkers, n. Y, on the morning of
the 18th, damaged the building occupied by
Reed & Cormlck manufacturing chemists. to-
gether with other firms, to the extent of $780,
600.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21

THE st. Nicholas Society in New
York talks of erecting public statue to
Wahisngton Irving.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21

WHEAT No. 2 red.
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OATG-hos H..
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-10

Hay harvest has set In earnest.
Some complaint of rust on the
Spring sown grain, but the fall grain
seems to be ell right and good yield
Is looked for.
The Insurance companies have
been very prompt In adjusting and
paying loses caused by the late fires
la our town.
Peter Hume, N. B. Standish, G.
III. Mcfarland and Willie Galbraith
returned Sunday from their trip to
the mountains, all apparently renov-
ated and renewed in strength by their
rusticatiou.
Quite number of our citizens took
In Albany on the 4th, and the report
comes home that your 4th of July In
Albany is almost too strong for some
of the boys. Some of our citizens
took in the Metropolis on the fourth.
All came home full of patriotism.
Mr.. d. Bunting and Miss Lena
Kessling, daughter of Peter Kess.
ling, OF South Brownsville, were
married at the residence of the brides
parents on the evening OF July 3rd
by Rev. G. Sperry.
Insurance business Is quite brisk
since the late fire.
John Williams and Bub Lyces have
returned from Harvey Valley where
they went last fall, fully satisfied
that the Willamette Valley is the
place to live in.
0. p. Coshow Is still slowly i'm.
proving, and is now beginning to walk
around the house.
Narrow Gauge stock is on the rise.
We now have way car, and another
engine on this end of the line. Capt
Goddard and his crew are now pre-
pared to whoop 'em up lively now
from Brownsville to Lebanon junction
every other day.
| forgot 10 mention that the discip.
les of Isaac Walton In our burg put Ia
, the 4th at Coburg fishing in the Nc.
Kenzie, going up In the morning on
the Marcy Gauge and remaining
over till late In the afternoon, among
whom we will mention Capt. &c ddard,
Col. T. s. PilIsbury, and Mr.. j. M.
Meyer, all of whom had their ladies
with them.
III. J. G. AveriIl has returned from
six weeks visit to his relatives Ia
the eastern states. While gone he
visited at Joseph In the WoIlula
VALLEY and In the Spokane Falls
country and returned home, seeming.
ly improved in health, but badly tan.
ned by the sun.
The organ for the Presbyterian
Sundty school, purchased by them
from Rev. Sperry, ,agent OF the Shon-
ninger Co. has arrived and is pro.
n0urcsd very good Chapel organ
by those who claim to b fingers.
PHAD.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-10
Lebanon.
Il. nj. Miller's mother and niece, oi
Iowa, are visiting with them.

+. NJ. Miller's mother and niece, Of
Iowa, are visiting with them.
We had a grand demonstration here
the 4th The procession formed ut the
Engine House, aud paraded the princi.
pal streets at half past two. There waa
a salute Of 39 fro crackers at sunrise,
aud during the parade heavy firing was
going on. IL took about 20 minutes
for the procession to pass given point.
IL would not have taken 30 long, but
the are engine was rather heavy, and
owing TO the small namber of men left
In town, IL was hard to pull along. II.
M. Miller was color bearer and bravely
led the boys forth. Next came the
band. Our friend, Mr.. Nixon, proprie-
tor OF the Exchange Hotel, played the
fife, Lence Gilbert the bass horn, then
they had snare drum and coal oil can.
Then came the orator of The day, Mr..
q. B. Montague, ST., on foot with our
worthy Mayor, Mr.. @. Ralston. Then
came the Lebanon fire engine all decor
ated In real white and blue bunting
and at the last the usual number Of en-
thusiastic small boys. Mr. Nixon start
ed out as Goddess Of Liberty. He be.
ing rather heavy to pull around on the
engine, they compromised the matter
with him by giving him the Leadership
In the band. When they arrived at .
nice shady place on the sidewalk, DIR
Montague made glowing spsecb, ,brin
full of patriotism and everything good
Although ths crowd was small II mad'
as much noise as larger ones. Afte
several speeches were made aud th
band played their one piece for the 3tl
time, the crowd separated TO epjo.
themselves as they pleased.
| There was little child sick the otho
day and the DR.. was called and left med
icine for it, which was put up by som
other one. When the hour came I
give IL medicine, by accident they CAV
it dose Of medicine for remoyln
corns. Help was called aud by promr
action, tho little one got over IL, .
though II came near dying. One car
not be too careful.
Prof. Gilbert and daughter, Franl
went TO Astoria Tuesday morning
attend tho Institute.
We are glad TO zee our hose cart ca
ry the broom.
The LebanCnites were moaning an
groaning Of the heat on Monday.
Mr.. J. Parker and Miss Ollie DOM
CO were married at a. m., at Mr.. {
Hannons, July 4th. Expect they TOO
the prize offered at Albany.
Miss Roe Wilson il up from Por
.and on 9 visit 70 parents and friends
A.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-10
Sherif,s Sale.

In Ae Circuit Court Of the State OF Oregon
for County Of Linn.
II Bridges, Plaintiff.
Bertrand Hermsnn, Henrph welschart and G W crois
ant, Defendants.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, BY VIRTUE
~ OF an execution issued sout of the above named
Court in the above entitled action datel June gath,
1885, and 10 me directed and delivered, l have
levied upon and, on Saturday the lst day of August
1885, at the hour of oc'ock, p. m, at the Court
House door In Albany, Linn county, Oregon, viii
sell at public auction for cash In hand TO the highest
bidder all the right title, and interest OF the above
named Defendants or Of either of them in the two
tracts OF land hereinafter described as follows towit
The northeast quarter of Section 25 in Township o.
South Range !, east of the Willamette meridian
In Linn county, Oregon, containing 100 acres, tina
same being the property of the said Bertrand Herma
Also the following The northwest quarter OF Section
70 and the northeast quarter OF Section 2e In Tp
RI, of the Willamette Meridian oil situated inLinr
county, Oregon, containing 500 acres more or less,
being the property of the said @ w Croisant
The proceeds OF such sale TO be applied First to the
payment Of the cost Of and upon this writ and the
and expenses of sale and the original costs taxed
at $5i.S5. Second to the payment of Plaintiffs claim
OF $780, with interest thereon at the rate of ten
per cent per from the 18th day of March, 1885
Third the remainder II any there be to be paid TO the
said w Crosant and Bertrand Hermann or their
legal representatives
Dated. this sOth day of June, 1885.
j, X. CHARLTON,
Sheriff of Linn county, Oregon.
per JAS. j. CHARLTON, Deputy
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-10
Sweet Home.

Farmers are busy haying and some
are preparing for grain harvest.
The 4th, Americas great day pass
ed off quietly with the reading OF
the Declaration of Independence by
Mr.. Calvert, and Sabbath school con.
cert.
The weather has been extremely
warm here for the past few days,
warm enough for the average Sweet
Homer.
Messrs John Schmeer, George
Humphrey, w. B. Barr, and Fred
Mueller passed through town this
moining en- route for the mountains.
Mrs. Lutte Moss is very low with
consumption.
The postmaster has fenced the
front part OF the post office for the
convenience Of those wishing to lean
and white, we suppose.
Mr.. Rowel, proprietor of the Inde.
pendent Hotel has weather. boarded
and painted the building, so 1t IL
second to none In the town.
Mr.. j. @. Summer will start this
week for his sheep camp near Black
Butte.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-10

From Mr. b Writ, who has just closed
successful three months term OF school In
District 80, known as Happy Home, wo learn
the following facts in reference TO his school.
In the district there arc only 35 who draw
public money! but the enrolment was 80,
IL coming from out Of the distriet,an uncom.
monty good showing. The total number o
days attendance was 1894, OF absence. 247.
Number enrolled, boys, Is girls. %. Aver.
aging number belonging. 30a average daily
attendance, 26i.
The school had unoommonly bright pupils
In its number, No. spellino lass. which be.
gan with household words and went through
the book, excepting the appendix. Following
was the class Jane Burtenshaw, Else Mar
tin, Clara Kinder, Mary fitzwater. Merry
Hickman, Drucilla Mouser, Nettie Meuser,
Corno l,us Kinder, Otto Martin, Solomon
I.indiey, James Burtenshaw.
The scheol closed on Thursday Of last
week, with public exercises. following being
tho principal part Of the program:
Reading by classes.
Defamation by Mr. Writ. .'Ths Lone Indian
| Recitation by Clara Klndar. "Down 10 tho Mire."
Defamation by Jas bur.enshaw. 81 have drank my
/ last Glass"
| Hesitation BY Mary Hickman, 'srhs stArs"
| Dialogue by Jane BartenshAw aud otto Martin.
''sphpg Clothing"
Recitation BY Mary Writ. Wreck Of the Hssperas
Recitation by Emma Brown. ''fhs Little blrdi
Song"
Defamation by sllmAn wIrs, 'Srhs Captains pangh'
ter"
| Poen by Cornelius Kinder.
Defamation by solonan Lndisy, "sothing Il
Wear"
Maxim BY Bessie Michael"
HsaitatIoB BY Grace Miehaa "a Mothers Ways.
Dialogue by Nettls Moussr aud Jane Hickman
spealh."
Recitation BY Emma Prior. ''Ths Kittens Party.
Reading by Mr. Writ, "Eunnsts last speech"
Mr. Writ on last Monday morning began
new school in the John Denny District on th
} Albany prairie.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-10
Rock Hill.

What q glorous celebration We did
nave at Albany the fourth, and what
an immense crowd there were, there
must have been some where In the
neighborhood Oft or 5000. Every
one seemed TO enjoy themselves. Leb-
anon did well Ia Winning some of the
prizes during the evening. Lebanon
has got some pretty good foot racers
The base bali club plays q game o.
ball every Sunday afternoon at three
O'Clock. They are doing well for new
beginners.
The new blacksmith shop Is s1out
completed at last. Soon be ready for
business.
HayIng Is 10 full blast now around
Rock Hill. Some are making prep
arations for cutting fall wheat. Fall
wheat Is getting ripe sooner than
timothy.
Some few Of our folks spent their
fourth at Waterloo. They report
having good time, In which dane
Ing commenced at noon and continu.
ed till midnight Saturday night.
Health tolerably good except two or
three cases OF whooping cough and
every one busy putting up their hay.
II the weather still continues to be
hot 1t will ripen grain very fast.
Harvest WILL bc almost q month earl
Ter this year than common.
BennIe Mills intends 10 get bis
harvester up from below Lebanon and
get 1t ready for work sometime this
week.
Every body says the Albany DEN.
ocRAT Is the best paper OF the county
for news and has some very good cor
respondents.
Mr.. John b. Writ, OF Canada, 81
we are informed, Is going to teach 1
three months school at the Denny
district, commencing yesterday.
A Rock HITLER.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-10
Coed sense.
C.. NJ. +.

Our friends or the Corvallis "Gazette"
talk splendid sense In their last issue, In
the following manner:
What seems TO US an unkind cut appears
In the last issue OF the Leader entitled
"Are you going" in which, Albany people
are severely criticised for not attending
public gatherings in Corvallis. We hap.
pen TO remember several occasions in
which many Albany people attended pic.
MICS and other gatherings In Corvallis.and
while few Corvallis boys have had somo
difference, and have fallen out with few
Albany boys, We think that 1t is silly for
public Journal to berate and belittle the
whole people Of albany because Of such
dispute, as the people at large are In no
way TO blame. There are hundreds of
| good people in Albany rs well as In Cor
wallis, and a few who, no doubt, through
selfish motives, might not get along ~
pleasantly as desired. Albany is our
neighboring town, aud 1t Ill becomes q
public journal to speak dlsparagingly OF
her, but OH the other haud, If any boyish
disputes have given rise to Ill feeling, q
journal ought to bring about good feeling
in preference to lending aid toward widen.
ing the breach.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-10
OakviI1e-
GABE.


Miss Jennie Blaker, finished three
months term ofschool at this place
Friday, and returned to Shedd to-day.
A party Of young people from Oak
Ollie and vicinity spent the 4th at
Mary's Peak.
Miss Ollie kirkpatrick, of Albany,
came up last week and accompanied the
party to Mary's Peak.
Mr.. M. w. Walker, returned from
Puget Sound last week. Hs spoke
favorably of the country and will soor
move bis family thithar.
Some fields of wheat viii b. out
around Oakyille this week.
NoNvELIrs.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-10
oMIrGA.Y.

Died, Jessie youngest child OF A ID and A
NJ Lnsdy. Of scarlet fever At Sodayille, Or,
July 5th. 1885. aged 10 months and days
One week before her death little Jessie VA
well and cheerful. but now there is = vacau'
ey in the homo and tho heart stricken parents
mourn the sad loss OF their darling babe,
There is reaper whose mans Is death,
And with bis slSkis knee.
Rsapa the bearded grain 81 breath
And the flowers that grow between.
Shall have nAaght that is fair saith he
Naaght but the bearded grain.
The scent os thsss flowers is swee. 10 me.
Aad viii giye them al back again.
Yes. another little flower has been pluck
cd from earth and transplanted to bloom for.
ever in its heavenly home. The bereaved par
ents have the sympathy Of this entire com
munity aud in this dark hour we can only
say 10 them 'earth hAsno sorrow that HEAVIER
cannot heal"
G.. NJ. T.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-10

Senator Logan is said to have gone
to one Of the Cabinet officers with the
complaint that some Union soldiers
had been dismissed from his depart.
ment and the statement that be had
received letters from them protesting
against their removal. The Cabinet
officer, after listening patiently to the
Senator's plea for their restoration, re-
piled that the statistics of the war
showed that about as many Democratic
as Republican soldiers had gone to the
front and that the Republicans had had
tWenty-four years in which 10 take care
of their soldiers that it was now the
turn of the Democrats and that he pro-
posed whenever Republican soldier
was discharged to fill his place with q
Dsmocrat soldier. The Senator made
no further argument.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-10

An exchange says that eleven men
were recently raised from very low po.
sitions to high positions in Iowa. 1t
was done with rope. We might cay
for the information of the exchange,
that since the occurrence of which il
speaks, quite large number Of men,
women, children, houses, horses, COWS,
barns, fences, etc., were raised in that
state from low to high positions. II
was done by a cyclone.
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THE COMING LEADER.

Hubert o. Thompson, through whose
influence Mr.. Hedden was made Col
lector Of Customs in New York City
is the coming leader of the New York
Democracy. Tammany and Irvine Halls
organizations are on the decline. John
Kelly is not nearly so popular as be
wss even last fall. Thompson will be
TO the County Democracy what John
Kelly in his pAlmiest days was to Tam
many, with this difference, that Thomp-
son will place the best element of the
party in prominence while Kelly did
largely otherwise. Large numbers Of
Tammany and Irving Hall adherenta
are dsserting and following the lead of
Thompson. Thompson is the coming
leader Of the New York City Democ.
racy.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-10
The nankrup. stock

or Kraus0 Bros, located at Eugene city
and Portland has boon purchased by us
less than half Now York cost from the
Assignee, which has been removed 20 Al
largest and best selected stock OF clothing,
gents furnishing goods, boots, shoes. hats,
caps, ETC., ever brought into this valley.
Tho goods are all new and fresh and Of
the best quality. We now propose to sell
he same for cash at prleos that mono can
compete with. This Ii no boast, but facts
which you can verify upon examination.
". II. ALLEN,
81 First street,