The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-01-27

There are as lady lawyers In the United
States.
"A SI,Sooooo Gre occurred IN Philadelphia
Monday night.
Wood Is retailing in Pcndleton at $3.50 a
cord and coal at $ts ton.
Billy Dempsey was killed In prize fight
near New York City last Sunday.
The mother OF President Garfield died
last Saturday.
IS members of Congress have announced
their intention TO speak on the revenue
question. Comment IL unnecessary.
The CIR. Il. p. U, have set the price OF
salmon The coming season at ST. and Si.as,
which'cannery men say Is more than they
can stand.
The mercury at San Francisco went down
- degrees below zero but the papers
were ashamed 10 own II and did some tail
lying about the condition OF the tempera-
uIlre.
A ST. Paul man, who has well-stocked
tish-pond, has tanned a big trout so that Il
comes at his call, cats from his hand and
shows It's delight by jumping out OF the wa.
ter and turning In the air with very plain
manifestations Of JOY.
Cremation seems to be growing In favor
in New York. From December 18th to
December 3Ist fifteen bodies were incline.
rated nj one crematory. On four days there
were two incinerations per day.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Revo-
lutionary war ended roo years ago there are
now IS widows drawing pensions on &C.
count OF their husbands being In .it, the
youngest OF whom Is 6o years of age. A
curious fact.
Anexplosion In the Wellington collieries
near Victoria, B, c., last Tuesday, caused the
death of over seventy miners, About one
hundred were taken out alive.
Mr. and Mrs Peyton Wilkes, aged respec.
lively 81 and 81 years, of Greelyiile, WASH
ington county, were married In 1915, and
hence are ahead of Mr. aud Mrs John Smith,
of this city, eight years.
Sheriff Mimic has received only $4,000 of
the taxes for this year, and as he will be re.
quired to pay $2o,ooo to the State next week
Is in somewhat Of pickle. Sheriff Smith
has done much better, but needs more money.
\ party OF explorers on the Harney lakes,
discovered an island three miles in length
that is apparently the home and breeding
place OF ali the various water fowl. The Is.
land Is said to be simply alive with ducks
and geese and Is a very paradise for sports
men. Deer were also found on il in large
numbers.
The fire at Wakefield, Mich, which de-
stroyed forty buildings, started in the thea
ter Somebody threw frozen cabbage at
a monkey which appeared in the play The
animal in retaliation threw lighted lamp
toward the audience. The lamp struck the
stage and set It on FIRE. There was wild
rush to get out
-Four months ago there was no such town
as Milton, Dakota. It's site was open, un.
cultivated prairie. Now there Is a lively
village, two large grain elevators, three
stores, n bank, and all the minor industries
of a Dakota town, including blizzard and
freezeups
Over at Lexington four preachers were
holding a distracted meeting" and one
evening three of them got into row, using
some rather strong words, until Mr. Writ,
the preacher who was conducting the meet
ing, was obliged to dismiss the congrega-
ton. Next day two Of the holy disputants,
Farnsworth and Kirk, were fined $40 and
costs each, and the other one Beach, $40
and costs, for disturbing religious meeting
z. q.
Henry Huston, while walking from Hepp-
ner to Pendlston, had his feet badly frozen,
near Vinson,y yesterday. lie was picked up
by the stage driver and brought to pendle-
ton. Last night ind-hearted Mat Taylor
furnished him with food and lodging, and
probably Judge Lucy viii make him coun.
~ charge to-day until he Is able TO @rustle"
for himselfagain. Young Huston's parents
live near Prineville.-E. o.