The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-02-10
CURRENT EVENTS.

The loss OF stock la Eastern Oregon was
remarkably small for the amount of cold
weather.
The British bark Abercorn was wrecked
on Grey's Harbor tho first of the week.
Twenty-Five lives were lost. Only two men
and boy were saved.
Thomas and Norman Earl, two young
men, under 80 years Of age, have been ar.
rested At Monmouth for the murder Of the
two Cinnamon several weeks ago. They
were discharged on examination Tuesday.
The Earls were former residents Of this
county, and we understand have relatives
Ia Albany.
A new fashion In connection with evening
dress for men which may have unpleasant
results has originated In Paris. Instead of
carrying a handkerchief tucked into the vest
OF his dress suit, the correct young Parislan
now conceaIs this article In one Of the
sleeves of his coat. TO this end the sleeves
arc made larger
The fact that men are wearing red neck
scarEs and bright Innings to their coat-sleeves,
and that taIlors put a bright piece Of y-shap-
cd silk In the back OF the waIsthand of
trousers, leads Cincinnati philosopher 10
argue that men are drifting back to the days
Of "blue silk coats, yellow vests, green knee
breechcs and lace collars"
A husband In Linn county Is so ll.fred
jealous that he has petitioned for divorce
just because his wife occasionally sits on the
hired mans knee II this husband can get
a separation grounded on such imposItion
on the poor, tired, fired hired man, we want
the Judge OF the divorce court to go TO Salem
next session Of the legislature and engineer
bill through Tor the relief OF the oppressed
worklngmen.--Long Creek Eagle.
Light weight babies have been attracting
considerable attention throughout the coun.
try. Georgia now takes up the other ex-
treme, the Savannah News setting this par
agraph aAoat "a colorcd woman, the wife
of Willis Ellis. of Albany, gave birth the
other day to twin boys. They are said 10
have weighed the enormous amount Of
thirty-seven pounds, one turning the scales
At twenty pounds, the other At seventeen, the
heaviest babes ever known. Mother and
children arc doing WE'LL
A Boston Church recently gave two en-
tertaiuments for raising money Of about as
novel a nature as Il Is even the painful duty
of the newspaper to record. On the first
evening several young men pleced bed
quilt In the old fashioned way, and on the
last evening ten young ladies, with ten saws
and bucks sawed half cord of wood. An
admission fee was charged, and the attend.
ance each evening was immense. II the
/ Albany Y. w. {. i. u. can Gurpass these
in their anticipated novel entertainments
they viii de well.
The two Roseburg papers are firing at
each other red hot chunks Of mud. The
following from the laisdealey would make
excellent matter for elocutionists
/ This uncertain Bell,
This bombaStic Bell,
This railroad Bell,
This qnIxotic Bell,
/ What world of misstatemcnfs its Changing
] fortelIs,
AS with self adulatlon It swells and IL swelIs
But brother Bell gets there all the sam c,
and ike the Piafadeaiey the RsuIswls full Of
snuff.
The following from the East Portland
I'aekek will show how Ssinlt, the blk, has
been rcfnrniag since he left Albany "a.
Stint brought suit before Justice Bullock to
recover $500 from Paul Fuhr, Grafton, Yer.
non and Weber He claimed 10 have lost
SToo at their gambling house in Portland
Justice Bullock rendered a decision giving
the plaintiff $40 Defendants produced IN
the trial receipt for $40, signed By Stint.
II was also stated In the receipt that he
(Stinit) had lost S. In gambling at the place
OF defendants. Justice Bullock, therefore,
decided the plaintiff was entitled TO S2o
double the amount called for by the receipt.
Il seems now that gamDiers make everyone
who gambles At their places sign just such a
receipt, with the amount blank, which Il
filed out before they leave.
We have been troubled about the slow
sales Of wheat in the Valley. In Crook
county It is wool, and they have It bad ac.
cording to the following from the ochoce
h2eOicy The dull times which we predict.
ed some months ago are certainly upon Us
Business Of every kind seems TO be on ths
standstiIl. The merchants Of PrneyilIe re
port this to have been the dnllest month II
trade they have ever known. And there
seems to be little prospect for revival oi
business for some months to come. A
large portion OF last years crop Of wool has
not yet been sold, hence the money which
should have been derived from that source
Is not in circulation, and the year OF presi.
dental election Is usually dull one for busi.
ness, so without some unnatural cause such
as the building of railroad which we hope
and expect will be done this season,we can
not expect revival of good times in thi;
locality for some months TO come.
Three years ago Mrs II Copperfeld and
husband,now living in Milton, were resident
OF small town in Iowa. One afternoon II
July, 1884, Mrs CopperfeId was engage,
In kneading dough for a "batohT of bread
and having gold ring upon one Of her flng
ers which interfered with her work, she pa
her finger In her mouth and pulled the rim
off with her teeth,as we have often seen wo
{ men do but the ring slipped down he
s throat and she was suddenly taken wit
. choking spasms Remedies were apple
e for her relief and for the recovery of tn
e ring, which was highly priced, bur 1t wa
not recovered. Soon after this incident tn
. family came West.and located near Mjltor
2 On Wednesday last Mr.. Copperfeld killed
couple of chickens, of which he has severa
hundred, and Mrs G., while dissecting on
Of the fowls, noticed bright looking objec
among the entrails. She picked It up, p,wher
10 and behold, 1t was her long lost ring
:, little worn, to be sure, but the identical eli
Is clet with her name engraved on the inne
a surface. And, stranger still, small particle
J, of dough still adhered to the inside Of th
: ring. Milton Eagle.
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