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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-07

We have no boots or shoes so far out OF
style IS TO be obliged to dispose OF tEem at
cost, Ours are all new styles and frst-class.
READ & BRowNeLL.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-07
Ala u sack.

On naccount Of the low price Of wheat -four
will be sold at tho Magnolia Mills At 81. TO 4
sack, or 81. 40 barrel, and win be delivered
free to AL parts Of the city.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-07
Maen ana Caps.

| Nh. Allen & o.. arc now rer .iving
| large stock of hats and caps, chlIirsn's
strawa, Ii season will ha made speciality.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-07
Received new rhis week.

Novelties in imported dress goods, Boucles
or Niger heads. broeadea. yelYets and silks,
lace, dress goods. etc, at
SAM'I Z. YorNG's.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-07
ciosalng as sIcliwain..

BY calling at a. B. McIlwain'a you can
get your clothing at prices that will aston
ish you. He has good stock and is bound
TO sell It.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-07
A MAN ABsUT TOwN.

The most humiliating charge ever made
against the Man About Town is that he
nut his shears around articles from GER
tain Sunday paper. lie denies II emphat-
ically. He never steals an article, even
Oreg0EiaH dispatches. lie does do what
all enterprising journalists do, gets news
wherever he can get them, even out of
Sunday papers, and rs far as that goes
favors are even.
The Man About Town is glad our base
ball PLAYERS have concluded 90 have their
games on week days. Base ball Is good
game, and there are lots ofehristian people
who enjoy it.
Perhaps there are more aggravating
things in this world than moving but the
NJ A. T. has failed to stumble against
them. IL knocks man topsy turvey, 40
that he does not know for certain just
where ne does stand on even the common
prophecies. Recently while going through
with the performance the M. A. +. did
numerous circus acts like wiping his nose
with his watch case, taking out his hand
kerchief to find the time of day, etc.
o
Probably the most uncomfortable posi-
ton in theworld is that of Common Coun-
Gilman. He gets kicked like foot ball for
every step taken. Some times he deserves
TO be. Frequently he is misunderstood and
often Il serves him right. He is found fault
with for doing too much and for not doing
enough By the way, confound the up and
down sidewalk on Ferry street. Think OF
grandine 9th street, ugh and that side
walk on Ninth street. and the awful silence
on the Ready liquor law ordinance and
the ditch, and that eight foot side walk, and
so forth. Lots of smoke and a little fire oi
course.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-07

The Democratic candidates os the STATE
Gckaf '.m sfork iR Alhdgy M'y - al : 4 ~
Let cSc,y6o9y attend, as tkcv sfs'k iN NO ctr
~ tlroe ~ ire coNRfr.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-07
rsTUDEBAKER WAGON.

This Is the only wagon having slope
shoulder0d spoke aud tho steel truss ON
each axle, aud In Che best wagon on
wheels. For sale By Peters a Stewart.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-07
-THE BEST sn0T ~ Town

Can be found at our store. The 81 OF
usually sold in Albany drops rs feet
while the Sc. Louis shot sold by us dscps
200 feet, making 1t equal to chilled shot,
| Sportsmen should not forget this.
P11RRs II STEWART.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-07
1'1a's'-
Albany Market.

oats-2o !"
Wheat -0so. per ba
Butter-2O cts per II.
Eggs-lO cents per doz'
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. MMUNITIoN.

A fall snnnly of tbs usual sizes or ca
tridgas, brass aud paper shells, prim
wads and bar LEAD. Also tha best po
der.
PErEEs Il SrRwAR
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-07
Whom Baby was sick, We gave her CAsTOnTA.
When she was Child. she cried for CAsT0R1A.
Nhea sho became Hiss, she clnng 10 CAsTO11A
When she Led ChiIdren. she gavs1hsm q CAsTORra
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
BILL II YE.
,glII make the season Of 1885 Il tbe fol.

VII make the season Of 1885 1T The FOL.
lowing pisces.
Lebanon on Tuesdays Of each week.
BrownsviIle, Wednesday night ard
Thursday.
HaIsey Thursday night aud FRIDAY.
Bill hys VAS sized by Edward Eve: etk
aad his Cam vas by q son 0f Emigrant.
Thus u will be s0sU that he combines the
blood Of Vermont, Comet, pathnnder and
EmiGrant. This ~ not only well bred
Jonug horse but he II good Individual.
Y and those thai are breeding for light
harness blood can not do bsfter. The les
required for hfs services Il SIS.
The ..aif blood Percberon stallion form
eriy owned by NimrOd Payne, Esq. will
make the Above circuit with Bffl Nye.
Price az usual, Don't forget their sp-
poiutuenIs aud don't fail to see Bill Nye,
the hauds0mest horse on the road. IA
Thing Of beauty Il joy farever.''
ID. u, McKNI0HT, frtp.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-07
DoN'T FORGET IL.

If you try to build Now while wheat h
only worth 81 cents you should by ali
means go to Peters 81 Steysart's, at Albany
for your hardware. You can get what you
want at their store and at reasonable fig
ures,
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
TRACED BY A BILLY.
Three Persons Arrested for Robbing
Summer Cottages.

Detective Robert A. Davis of this city has
been at work tracing the robberies recently
committed at the summer cottages of Henry
and Prentiss Loring at Cape Elizabeth, and
has caused the arrest of three persons charg-
ed with completely in the crime. Mr.. Davis
only clue to the robbers was policeman
billy which they left behind them at the
Loring place and the manner in which the
case has been worked up reflects the great
est credit upon the skill and perseverance of
the detective.
The billy was brought to the city and TAX
en- to the police station by Mr.. Davis who
invited the officers to look at it and see if
they had ever seen it before. officers Mas
sure and McDonough promptly recognized
the article as one which they had seen in the
house of Emma De Cost, in the rear of Stat
ford's block. Emma had offered to sell the
billy to the officers but they declined to be-
come purchasers.
The next step in the case was to find the
stolen goods and a portion of them was re-
covered by Officers Massure and Skillings
from place ON Fore street. The officers Sc
cured an eight day clock taken from Mr.
Henry Loring's cottage, and also the silver
ice pitcher and silver fruit dish stolen from
the cottage of j. p Baxter, Esq, on Dia-
mond Island.
The detective having secured other eVi-
dence against the parties, Officers Pickett
and Harmon yesterday arrested hichard
Sampson, Thomas De Cost and Emma De
Cost on charge of breaking and entering,
and larceny. The woman admitted having
had the billy in her possession, but said that
she had sold it to an unknown man about a
fortnight ago.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
The Red Figure Sale.

The rush for Eastman Bros. & Bancroft's
red figure sale yesterday was something ire
mendous. The crowd were on hand as sosn
as the doors were opened and the pressure
became so great that policemen had to be
stationed inside to keep customers in line
and have them pass out the back door, so as
not to create jam Of people trying to pass
each other. A gentleman, who was accom-
panying his wife, timed by his watch the
number of cash-cars passing into the CASH
ier's office in ten minutes. There were 40
cars passed over the sixteen wires in that
time. Two young ladies did nothing but
make change in the cashiers Office down
stairs, and an extra cashier had to be en-
ployed in the rooms upstairs The store was
almost swept clean Of all the remnants and
odd lots and the sale was the largest the firm
has ever made and amounted to number of
hundreds Of dollars more than at any of the
preceding annual sales. People were pres
ent from Brunswick, Gorham and many
neighboring towns.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
The Fire Department.

The committee of the City Council on the
fire department met in the aldermen's room
yesterday afternoon and considered the COM
munication of Mayor Deering in regard to
the charges of $212.50 collected from the
agents of the schooner Bradford c. French
by the chief engineer for the services of the
fire department in extinguishing fire on
that vessel, while she was discharging coal
at the wharf Of the Eastern Railroad at
Turner's Island. This matter was referred
to the committee at the meeting of the city
government Monday evening The full COM
mittee,- Aldermen Gallagher and Birnie,
Councilmen Beale, Shaw and Mcclellan,
were present. Chief Cloyes of the fire de-
partment explained his course to the COM
mittee, and cited precedents therefor in the
cases of fires at Gorham, Bar Mills, Cape
Elizabeth and other places The explana-
ton was satisfactory and the committee
voted unanimously to report to the city
council generating Mr. Cloyes from all
charges rejecting upon his course. The re-
port will go into the subject somewhat ex-
tensiyely and will be presented at a special
meeting of the city council
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
meroantIIe LIbrary AssocIstIon.

To the Editor Of the Press
The statement that was made in the vari-
GUS papers few days ago concerning the
late Thomas E. Twitchell as being the
founder or one of the founders of the Mer-
camille Library Association Is mistake
This society was organized IN 1851 Mr.
Twitchell did not remove to Portland till
1853 He then Joined the association and
became one of its most active and useful
members.
As the M. l.. A. is one of the things that
are past; sketch of its origin, &c, may be
of interest In the summer OF 1891 young
man from Boston, VIM. II. Kent, NOW dead,)
was on visit to tn ms Guy ely. ne sr Tas a
While here. he interested a number of the
then yonng clerks of Portland in the subject
so that measures were taken to form an M. L.
A. here.
ing in September, 1851, at the counting room
of Henry Bailey & Co., Exchange street,
with whom the writer of this was then
clerk
There were present at that meeting,
George S. Hunt, James S. Marrett, Orlando
NJ Marrett, (dec.) Thomas B. rockingham
(dec.), Henry Robinson (dec.), o. C. Water
man deco, John t. Hull, Stephen Turkey,
now living in New York, Charles W. Rcbin-
son, now in London, Eng, and perhaps one
or two Others whose names cannot be recall
ed. At that meeting the preliminary meas
ures were taken to form the association. A
paper was subsequently circulated among
the merchants and clerks and two hundred
signatures obtained as members of the pro-
posed association. A public meeting was
held Wednesday evening, October 10, 1851 at
the Exchange Ward Room. Henry Fox pre-
sided, and speeches were made by Neal Dow
then Mayor, I. G.. Hersey Jed Jewett, J. /.
Hull and others. 1t was there voted to form
such an association and 7. R. Hayes, Henry
Fox, Henry Robinson, John T. Hull and
Stephen Turkey were appointed a committee
to draft constitution, bylaws, &c. They
reported at subsequent meeting, and the
following officers were elected, viz.
President-Thomas r. Hayes (dec.)
Vice President-Henry Fox.
Cor. Sec.-Henry w. Hersey
Secretary-James S. Marrett.
TreaSnrer-Fred Swift dec.
Directors-John T. Hull, Orlando M. Marrett
(dec) Charles H. Haskell (dec.), Louis G. Lou
gee, Eben Corey, Henry Robinson (dec)
Trustees-T. C. HerSey, w. S. Dana, T. r.
Jones, j. r. Lufkin, Jed. Jewett. The last three
named are dead.
Thus was the Mercantile Library Associa-
ton formed. 1t has always been a matter of
great regret to me, that it was allowed to die
ont j. IT, Fl
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
Shedding Light,

To the Editor Of the Press:
Citizens who gave, any attention to the
state of the electric lamps and wires last
Thursday are somewhat surprised to find
the claim made that their circuits were in
working order, and of their ability to light
the city that night. The writer had ocular
proof at $50 p. m. of that day that the in
candescent circuit was broken, for on Free
street lamps were detached and on Spring
street one at least was smashed; the news
papers have reported that on Pleasant street
lamp came down and boy carried it to the
company's Office; wire were sprawling every
where. Investigation would doubtless dis
close the same state of affairs all over town !;
whether or not the arc light circuits were in
working order / do not know, but the condi-
ton of the lamp on Congress Square and one
on Middle street. at least, did not premise
much light; it is stated that during the fires
the wires were necessarily broken, coils Of
the arc circuit wires the next day would also
indicate some disarrangement Placed where
the wires were nobody could reasonably eX-
pect them to remain intact, and it is simply
absurd to set up the claim that the city
could have been lighted Thursday night by
electricity; public gullibility is not quite
equal to that, but it is strained for the effort,
perhaps in anticipation of the inevitable
condemnation of this expensive, unreliable
and exceedingly dangerous mode of illumin-
alton, while we were so well equipped other
wise, and an earnest demand to stop the
business at once. Delays on reaching the
fires by engines that night. owing to the
darkness of the streets, must have cost some
body a loss of hundreds, if not thousands.
The only safe, or approximately safe con-
duits for these thigh tension currents"
would be underground. When the city UNI
dertook to advertise this magnificent enter
prise at an expense to itself of, say, ten
thousand dollars, it ought to have insisted
upon the best safety appliances. Undoubted-
no better than before. While the subject is
up it might be well to inquire under what
law the city was empowered to make the con-
tract with the Electric Company for street
1iphtino V
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
PERSONAL.

Among the many arrivals at the City Hotel
last night were E. S. Snow, Orleans, Mass. !;
NJ. H. Dunbar Hartford Conn.,; G. Jarvis,
New York; I. J. Mead, Augusta; G. H.Par-
ker. Boston; and David Richardson Bangor
E. A. Merrill of Minneapolis, Charles But
Ter of Hayerhill, W. b. White and W. II.
Stokes of New York, 7. r. Mcdonald of
Ohio, F. C. Davenport of Boston, E. L. Bell
of Lowell and the English Opera Company
of Boston were at the Falmouth Hotel last
night.
A despatch from Chicago was posted in
the Boston Chamber of Commerce rooms on
Tuesday, announcing the death of Mr.. Geo.
D. Baldwin, of the firm Of George d. Bald
win & Co., provision dealers, Chicago. He
was suddenly taken sick in Plymouth church
on Sunday, and was removed to the vestry
where he died on Monday. Mr.. Baldwin
was formerly citizen Of Boston, and resid-
ed in Chester square. He was born in Maine
in 1890
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
Two PresidenfiaI Candidates.

A good story is told of ex-Gov. Long of
Massachusetts and Congressman Reed of
Maine. A newspaper reporter, in referring
to possible Presidential candidates, recently,
mentioned Mr.. Long and Mr. Reed as among
the number. A few days later he met Mr..
Long, who thanked him for the compliment,
but said, you will have to withdraw my
name now, Reed and have made a bargain.
He has offered me fifteen dollars to with
draw in his favor and make a speech nomin-
ating him at the next Republican convention.
The only hitch in the proceedings is that L
want the fifteen dollars down, but he wants
to pay five now, and the other ten after the
speech is made" The truth of the story is
not vouched for, but it is a good one, any
NUaV
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
Gen. Morgan.
e. Tho Ed.tor Of the Press:

-~'
Last week In Bangor, the Young Mems
Christian Association listened to lecture by
DR.. A. c. Hamlin, formerly mayor of that
city, upon the life of the distinguished patriot
and soldier, who occupied such distin-
guished position in the Army OF the Reyo-
lution," and whose services in the cause of
Liberty did so much to bring success to the
young republic in the struggle with the moth
or country.
After the long apparent forgetfulness of
the debt of gratitude due from our govern
ment to the memory of the old hero soldier,
movement has been iinauguratee,d to erect q
purpose is now pending before Congress:
Would it not be well for the Z NJ H. Z. A. Of
range with Dr. Fl. to repeat his lecture in
this city, that our people may aid with their
sympathy and cooperation, in removing the
stigma resting upon this generation for for
getting the deeds of the fathers, who labored
and suffered in the cause of the Republic?
Shame On the land that neglects the memo
~ of its illustrious dead CORPORAL.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
The Horse Cars Again.

To the Editor of the Press:
Manager Newman seems inclined to do all
he can for the accommodation of his patrons,
for which he has our thanks. Now that the
track is showed in he has done good thing
by putting on conductors for the sleighs, on
ly they need a platform to stand upon out
side, the same as the Maine Central car
where they can see passengers who desire tc
ride. One day last week lady patron of the
road had to walk a good part of the length Of
Congress street, because, with the sleigh just
ahead of her, there was no way by which she
could signal the driver. This was before
conductors were put on
We should much prefer the cars, if the
track could be kept clear, but with the i'm
provement suggested, we could get along very
comfortably for the present.
A REGULAR PATRON OF THE ROAD.
Portland, Feb. 4, 1886.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
Pruning the Trees.

1t is urged by several of our best known
citizens that the pruning of the trees, In
jured by the late ice storm, be done by the
city forester and his assistants, and not left
to the individuals on OF in front of whose
premises the trees may chance to stand
More injury is apt to result from inexperi-
enced people taking hand in the job than
was done by the ice. The covering of the
wounds in the trees should be made of some
thing more durable and consistent than
shellac, and the work should be done before
the sap begins to run.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
SUBURBAN NEWS.
YARMOUTH.

AT special town meeting held in Yarmouth
Thursday evening, the town voted to allow the
Salvation Army to hold their meetings in the
Town Hail. on the condition that they shall pay
the town 81 in advance nightly. The town agrees
to supply at least four policemen at each meeting
to preserve order.
sACCARAPPA.
The attendance at the Congregational Sabbath
school has been larger during the Sundays of the
past month than ever before.
Through the energy and influence of one of our
leading lady singers choral union will soon be
organized here. The preliminary meeting will be
held this week.
The sociable at the Universalist vestry on Tues
day evening attracted a large number OF people.
After the serving of bountiful supper the drama
my Turn Next was presented in an excellent
manner.
Monday evening liquor deputies Jackson and
Wright made seizure of some twenty gallons of
whiskey from car on the p. and r. track.
For the first two nights Of this week some of
orr irrepressible youth have INDUCED in chart
yari and have pealed the loud drum and twanged
the tin horn much to the discomfort of the resi-
dents of Spring street.
The socfable at the Congregational yestry on
Wednesday evening was well attended and was a
pleasant affair. -, rs - -,
broken lust below the knee by the falllng OF the
elevator at the leather-board mill, on last Mon
day is as comfortable as possible under the cir
cumstances. Mr.. Grant, one OF the otner WORK
men upon the elevator, was so badly bruised ana
Jared by the fall as to render him unaDe 70 per
form any labor since
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
The Cadets.

Owing to technical error in the proceed
ings at the election of captain and second
lieutenant of the Portland Cadets, last Mon
day evening, Adjutant General Gallagher
has ordered a second election to be held next
Saturday evening. Capt. B. A. Norton will
preside, and the result of the election OF
Monday night will not be changed.
Yesterday communication was received
by City Marshal Andrews, from the City
Marshal of Haverhill, rendering the hospi-
talities of the police of that city to any mem
bers of the Portland police force who may
accompany the Cadets on their trip to Ha-
Yerhill.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
Androscoggin Lakes Transportation
CoupanV.

At the annual meeting of the Androscog-
gin Lakes Transportation Company, held at
the office of n. & Fl. B. Cleaves yesterday,
Elwyn w. Lovejoy, Stephen FL. Jones, Chas
A. j. Farrar, J. William Grant, Curtis c.
Tewksbury, Cyrus NJ. Fisk, and Macmillan
Reder were elected directors. j. William
Grant was elected treasurer, and Macmillan
Reder was elected secretary and clerk. At a
subsequent meeting of the directors, Elwyn
w. Lovejoy was elected president of the
company, Stephen H. Jones vice president,
and Charles A. J. Farrar general manager.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
The TeIephone Company.

Mr.. j, p. Stanford, who has been, and is
the superintendent of the Augusta and Lew
iston offices has been appointed superintend.
ent also of the Portland office, thus assum-
ing the charge of all three, with headquar-
tiers in Portland. The company has $50 sub
scribers' telephones in working order and sc
men at work. 1t will be few days before
the residences are all connected as on the ex-
IRENE circuits the wires have to be re-run
Mr.. Farnham will remain here until all re-
pairs have been made.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
The Smith Suit.

The telegraph has announced the proceed
ings against the Union Bank of Quebec, on
the part of Mrs. Smith of Portland, to re-
cover from the bank property belonging to
the heirs Of Peter S. Patterson,-of whom
she is one,-which she claims the bank drew
upon to repay loans made to her father, G..
B. Hall of Montmorenci Mills. Patterson's
entire estate, valued at million and half
was left to Halls children, who were his grand
children. Mrs. Smith is the wife of Manas-
sch Smith, Esq, now of Deering, the son of
the late Mana sseh Smith, and, till few
years ago, the law partner of Hon. Thomas
b Reed
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
Sudden Death.

Last evening Mrs Mary Ann Chase, a lady
over seventy five years of age. widow of the
late Sewall G. Chase, returned to her resi-
dence on Spring street after making visit
to the house of her son, and died almost i'm
mediately after reaching her house. Mrs.
Chase has always enjoyed good health, and
walked home last evening apparently per-
fectly well. She was accompanied by a
friend, and was met at the door by her
daughter, who observed that her mother sud-
denly turned pale and seemed about to fall.
The lady was led to a sofa, and sinking
down upon it died Immediately. DR.. Weeks
was called and pronounced herdeath to have
been the result of heart disease.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
MaIne Steamship comeany.

At the annual meeting of the Maine Steam
ship Company, held yesterday, the following
were elected:
Directors-Chas. M. Bailey III. j. Libby, r. NJ
Richardson, Mark P. Emery, John Englis, VIM
G. Davis, w. f. Miliken.
Treasurer. B. Coyle, Jr.
Clerk-Henry Fox.
The directors organized as follows:
President-Charles NJ Bailey.
Vice President-Mark z. Emery.
Managing Director--Wm. G. Davis.
AuditOr-Henry Fox.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
The Conversations.

The new entertainment, the conversations.
which, with its peculiar entertainment and
refreshments, win occur in the vestry of the
Church of The Messiah tonight, will prove a
great attraction. The doors will be open at
$50 and refreshments will be served at 100
o'clock. There is great curiosity eyinced to
see how this entertainment is conducted in
the British kingdom.