The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-01-15


being In debt over $aooo, the limit by the
charter yet there Is nothing serious n Il,
Notice the $taoo delinquency IN the tax
and the burden Is taken off the Council.
That Is pretty good sized delinquency for
Albany. A school tax as large was col.
lected to a cent, and even the whole coun.
y tax often gets as low. The matter speaks
for itself and needs no comment
Speaking OF taxes, notice how the
poor man, with only little furniture as
property, and perhars rib work ahead comes
to time with his taxes. lie docs mt take Il
to the tax.collector himself, but has saloon
keepers do Il for him, last year contributing
over $4,000 towards running our city gov.
ernment.
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"You are altogether too modern in your
STYLE" said an Albany merchant to the M,
A. T. "if had been writing that chicken
item would have spread It on about how
onthe J6tsf day of.Jahaars, 1886, sixteen
chickens were hatehed from sixtecn
eggs by one hen, when completely exposed
to the elements, and arc now cackling and
growing around like veterans" That does
make the item little more emphatic.
Really II Is something remarkable for sixteen
chickens to be hatched from sixteen eggs
byons hen, The nest being .cspoaed. on Jan.
Iss, and speaks volumes Tor our climate.
O.
ut is too bad" said Soap Creeker to
the NJ. a. r, to see the way In which game
y Killed of. Birds are slaughtered by the
wholesale just for tho An oEit,. even the
poor little snow birds getting their fll of
shot. The English sparrow. now proving
such pest in the East would find slow
picking in 'otegon between flying mustard
seed shot. .-i-. 80 49,. 60
- = 49, o. .s...i
Now that the wife of Warm Spring
Johnny, (w. S. John ON voting -day,) i
dead, the NJ. A. T. hears. many wondering
about Johnny's past history, where he got
his education, etc. OF course there Is much
mystery about it. AS nearly as we can
learn he was born in the Mowhawk Valley,
in New York State, from which place when
the war broke out, he enlisted in tho Union
Army. lie Is said to have been in Ander-
sonyillef about ak months. We hear his
name mentioned as a scout In New Mexico
and also in Indian wars in our own State.
Johnny. vas alta Catholic school -in San
Francisco awhile, and can speak several
languages, including Spanish and German,
besides many jargons. lie Is genius IN
his way, and no doubt II his life were com.
Pletely known II would furnish many inter.
esting and exciting facts.
O.
The Man About Town has read a pro-
vision in the Constitution OF the United
States, substantially as follows s'The Presi-
dent shall nominate, and by and with the
advice and consent OF the Senate appoint
ambassadors, ETC. He has also read some
thing in the Ordinances Of the city Of AL.
bany much the same, to-wit "The City
Marshal, by and with the consent Of the
Council shall appoint one police or night
watch" What would we think Of the
Senate of the Y. g., If when Sunset Cox's
nomination as minister of Turkey were
presented to them they would go to voting
for Jim Blaine or Ben Butler for the posi-
ton, instead of confirming or rejecting the
nomination, as they are obliged to do yet
that Is just what the common Council Of
this city has done annually for years
Honest Injun, should not This Ordinance
be respected the same as others.