The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-10-26

Crook County. MIR and Mrs Nj W
Hindman, of Lebanon, are in town.
Those who have recently crossed the Cas-
cades are "awfnlly" muddy =. tits report
ed that a number of sheep were poisoned in
the vicinity of Snow mountain recently
They were supposed to have been poison
ed by parties who were averse to sheep
coming onto the range in that locality -.
The ranchmen of Beaver are becoming
concerned about the failure of the range in
that section, and several OF them talk of
moving to other localities next year This
week George Noble and w Stewart left
for Washington Territory to look for
ranches. /. 1t Is learned at Mitchell that
Nose Heart, an old resident of Mountain
creek, killed one man and shot another out
in Malheur county last week. The trouble
grew out of dispute over sheep range
Mr. Heart was discharged by the committing
magistrate who held the preliminary ex
animation.
ONE SENSIBLE CHINAMAS. - Charles
Cum Sin, the highly educated and thor
oughly Americanized Chinese lawyer, who
has been In Salem all week In attendance
at Circuit Court was approached regarding
his opinion of the new Chinese exclusion
act says the JoHrHTi. lie thinks the act is
just and that his fellowmen should be ex-
cluded He admits they are detriment
rather than a benefit to the country. lie
thinks, however, that the same rigid laws
should be enacted against the Italians and
and Swedes and other classes of emigrants
that are swarming TO our land. lie says the
latter are no more desirable than the former.
Desirable emigration he wishes TO see en-
couraged, but would favor the stoppage of
the ceaseleSs swarm of pauper emigration
of degraded foreigners of all nationalities.
BUCKEYES An exchange boasts OF being
presented with some genuine buckeyes, or
horse ehssnnts, which it declared to DO the
tirst it had ever seen in Oregon. These nuts
it says are sovereign specifics for rheumatism
A man with buckeye in his pocket can snap
his 6cgers al that foe to nerve aud mascle -
The local editor Of the DEMocRAT has two
buckeye trees, and now carries one Of the
buckeyes Just taken from under one OF them
in pocket, not Cor rheumatism but 10
draw delinquent subscribers this way.
ANorER BONANZA. Cook, who
has been engineer for the Willamette Val
ley fruit evaporation, about week ago went
up into the Santiam mining region and
took up two placer claims OIL the Little
North Fork otthe Santiam. The result of
his prospecting was so rich that he is sat
isfied ne l,as a bonanza, and the other day
he shipped up hydraulic machinery to de-
velop the claims. He is an experienced
miner and will work as long as possible.
RIB BRoKEN. - Sunday Mr.. John
Scnmeer was coming from Corvallis to this
city with a drummer when his team be-
came frightened Just west of the city and
ran away. One of the horses being young
and frisky they we're ready to run at al
most anything Both men were thrown
out and the horses came TO the city alone.
The drummer WIS not injured; but Mr..
Schmeer unfortunately had a rib broken.
DIR. Maston fixed him up and he is doing
well.
AN IMPoRrANr TRIAL.-The case of the
OP agt 6 w Hunt now on trial in the Cir
cult Court is attracting considerable atten-
ton. Forty witnesses were subpoenaed
which gives promise of long trial. Judge
Whalley, of Portland and Judge Finn, Of
this city are conducting the case for the
plaintiff, and Hon Geo ii Williams, II +
Thompson, 7 X Weatherford and Judge
Powell for the defense.
ExcITEMENT.-Conside excitement
was created this morning by the announce
ment that the wife of well-known Albany
business man had eloped with her hus.
bands clerk, but investigate revealed thc
fact she had only gone hurriedly to Conn
Bros, to catch some of those splendid bar
gains in groceries, produce and crockery
ware.
REACHING OUT.-An agent of the Ore
gon Pacific railroad was in the city yester
day and offered to deliver freight in thi
city from San Francisco via Yaquina Ba
for about one half what the o K & N &C
charges. II is their intention to ship b.
rail from Yaquina to Albany. thence b.
steamer to Portland and from Portland u
this city by the steamer "Telephone."-As
aoria Pioneer.
SENT IT To ASTORIA. The latest additio
10 the aSornments Of the Astorian Office is
handsome Chinese pheasant, 6nely st1fe
and mounted, the gift Of Hon ThOs Monteitl
of Albany, Linn county. These birds a.
very handsome and present fine Opportuniti
for the taxidermist's art.-AStoriGD.
BAD FOR THoMAs.-Yesterday says tt
Jefferson correspondence Of the Salem JourTo
there was bet made on the result of 81
coming election. IN Thomas pat up SIC
for Harrisou's election and DeVaney an
j Davis together put mp 500 that Grow
Cleyeland would be the next President.