The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-09-03

"A Prlneville man named Perkins sole
his band of sheep for $4,000, took one O
his children, left his wife behind him and
decamped for parts unknown.
The Lane county fair begins Sept. 7and
A round house Is to be built at Coburg
on the Marrow Gauge
! Eugene City Is to have system of water
works, sensible move.
Gen Flavel, Is the heaviest taxpayer In
Astoria. $osa.os arc the figures
The famous.Dr Tanner who tried to kill
himself fasting forty days, now lives In
New Mexico, where he Is a member Of a
society OF "Falthistsn
The first number of the Brownsville
Informant ] II Stine's new paper at that
city, will appear Sept. 10. Mr. Slime was in
the city last week and made this office
call The DEMOCRAT wishes the Informant
success.
Echo, Eastern Oregon, also has plucky
woman. A midnight intruder went to the
residence OF Mrs Emma Evans, recently
and demanded admittanee. On being re.
fused, he attempted TO raise her bedroom
window, but received for his pains shot
from pistol In the hands of the plucky
woman. Going away for time he return
ed and repeated the attempt saying that II
he could get hold of her he would soon
tame her. She then fired. again and the
intruder ran, leaving small trail Of blood,
though Il Is thought he was not seriously
hurt.
Experienced bridge makers say the SAM
Pacific Coast
Prof w S Walker, OF Brownsville, was
in Albany last Friday. We understand the
Prof may start private school Mt that
place.
Last Saturday night Eugene 6undon. a
prominent young man Of San Francisco
escorted Miss Gardner to the Mechanics
Fair and returned to her home shortly after
midnight Her father was waiting at the
door and deliberately shot the young man,
killing him almost instantly. The cold
blooded and unexcusabie murder caused
great indignation. Gardner had been drink
Ing.
John + Swift has been nominated by the
Republicans for the GoyernorshIp OF Call.
iornia. lie has the wrong name for the
race he will make.
| Joaquin Miller has written story with
the plot laid at Oregon City. This was a
very mean thing for Joaquin 10 do, and We
viii all get even with him by not taking the
book.
The first OF the week DR. Keschum and
daughter and Mr. Wheeler were crossing
the river at Independence when their horse
backed their carriage partly of the boai'
throwing Mr. Wheeler into the river, from
which he narrowly escaped drowning. The
remainder OF the party were kept out Of ;he
water by a scratch.
&c Buell. Is the new Superintendent Of
construction on the o p, whom the DEMO
cRAr mentioned last week rs having been
appointed to succeed Mr. Gates. The latter
gentleman win have charge Of the work in
the Cascade Mountains.
Wheat on Tuesday jumped up to 81 cents
In San Francisco That should mean
raise here.
Jack Powers, who murdered Benjamin
Cornelius In Portland In 1851, has been
pardoned. lie was sentenced to hang. This
was commuted to life sentence, and this
to nothing.
The Portland police made i6i arrests
during August. 81 of these were for
drunkenness.
An earthquake occurred along the At.
lantc Coast last Tuesday night about 10
O'Clock, that discounts ALMOST anything IN
the history Of this coast. II reached a. far
west as Chicago. Now, shut up, will you.
Again an awful war cloud Is lowering
over Europe. The largest war OF the cen.
tury Is liable to occur. Russia, Turkey,
Austria. England. Germany, sfe, are mixed
up in IL, and Bulgaria Il the center Of At.
traction. II would be a bonanza for the l..
s., but we hope to see Il avoided.