The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-11-02

| a DOMESTIC PLAY,--~An audience
about two hundred City greeted "Dad
dy Nolan" at the opera house. The pla
Is peculiarly a domestic one, full of live
rolicking scenes, In which the parts ar
filed with great nataralness. Mr.. Sully a
Daddy Nolan has q very easy way abou
him, being an Irlshman without IN
hrogue, great relief TO the audience, whiel
sometimes gets tired of the exaggeration o
the Irish character. The benefit one get
from attending theatrical performances !
principally In being able 10 laugh the ma
laria out OF ones system, and this play o
| fers a big field In this respect. At tlfc SAINT
time Il contains scenes that affect the sym
pathies and s'art a tear. Daddy Nolan
Is worth attending.
PECULIAR AceipENr.-A former Al
bany gentleman few days ago experlene
cd the folio sing accident at Pendleton, a.
narrated by the Y. y: Last night Il ID VII
son, w S Byers Il Co.'S head miller, was the
victim OF an unpleasant accident. which
however might have terminated worse
than Il did, lie was casting box with
babbitt's metal, and did not notice tha,
there was drop or so ot water IN the
mould. This he afterwards painfully dis.
covered when the metal flew out in all di.
rections, a portion OF the molten mass strik.
ing him In the face burning him around the
head and eyes"
EAST OF HgRE.-rhe Oregon Pacific
conductors and brakemen generally are a
gentlemanly, courteous class OF men who
treat people well, and in this respect they
should not be contounded with the "exlra'
referred to In correspondence IN a con.
temporary, In which perhaps a correct ac.
count Is given OF an experience la going TO
the front, though we are not posted on that
point, We understand the conductor In.
tended TO be hit Is Dan' Cooley,
VERY AcrWE.-The Grand Jury las,
week was the most active ofany fora great
many years. II considered eighteen cases
and brought In true bills In fourteen oithem,
OF these six referred to the sale Of liquor,
three to its next door neighbor, gambling
and the sthcTs to larceny, libel, etc. Most
of these cases will probably be put over un.
vi Nffc next term OF 1uufks
LEG BRoKES-L Last Thursday Mr. n.
II. Allen. propElctor of Albany Electric
Light System, was going down the incline
towards the Magnolia mills, when he
slipred and fell very heavily to the ground.
his left leg striking 10 such a way as TO
break both bones about two inches above
the ankle In a serious manner. Drs, Mas.
ton and Wallace were called and set the
bones. Mr.. Allen Is now At home with the
prospect of confinement there for six Or
seven weeks, fact his many friends
through the city generally will regret very
much.
X. X. sUgD-Last Wednesday Mr. II
Lame. Of IIalscy brought suit Ia the q s
Circuit Court against K Koehlcr, receiver
of the o * cR X Co for the value Of a
cow. In his complaint he alleges that on
the 2oth Ct March the o & c track near
Haisey was unprotected By fence for a
distance Of $50 yards, and that by reason
thereof valuable COW OF short horn stock
was killed by a passing locomotive. The
complaint sets forth that the COW would
soon have become a mother TO valukbic
cali, and assesses the damages at 5000.
VIsIoSARY.-A Salem paper says the
following item VIII appear in Oct. 1870
Insert Albany after the word "left'' and IT
is possible the item will be true: "Yes,er-
day a solid train load Of wheat, consisting
of I3 cars, left on the Astoria & South
Coast line for Astoria, where II will be
transferred 10 the Azurine for shipment
10 Japan. To-day several car loads OF ap
pies go TO join II, being also for Japan and
China. Wheat is worth IS cents"
MARafED.-At the residence of X c
Finley, Charlottesville, Oct. nth, by G w
Pugh, Esq, Mr.. Erastus Stewart and Miss
Mary Workman. At the residence of Jas
Kceney, Oct. rs, by G w PugL, Esq, Mr.
Samuel Stewart and Miss Bessie Keeney
The grooms are Crook county young men
and have taken their wives there TO reside
RIPE BLAcKBERRIEs.-M Mr. Martin Payne
has just brought into the open sauctum oi
the DEMOCRAT Office branch of finc, large,
ripe, luscious Lawton blackberries. They
were raised In his garden and are fine
example of what glorious things this coun-
try can do. Things just naturally have to
grow here.
REMGSED.-Mr G W Freeman, engineer
at Fort Stevens has resigned his position
there and accepted one at San Francisco un'
der the Southern Pacific Il Il Co. The Pioa-
eer says ''Mr Freeman goes away with the
best wishes Of his employees, who have tho
highest respect and admiration for him
During the time he has been there he bai
won the confidence Of his men by his kind
ness aud many fayors shown, He is gentle
man in every sense Of the word, and hsI
made an honest and efficient officer,
JACK SAYs.--Jack Alphine, of Little Elk
was in the CITY. lie informs the DEM
ocART that he has stumbled around tn.
city considerably and says our sidewalks
are worse than the Little Elk wagon road
and our officials ought to be ashamed 70
allowing anything of the kind. That il
plain talk but Jack says he will stand by
it, and there are plenty of others will too
OFF.-The commissioner of agricultur'
has reported that in Oregon there is mucl
complaint of the yieid from early freezing
rain in June, hot weather in July, and rust
and blight. AS we have just had the finest
crop in the valley In our history the G. oi
A. has evidently slandered US.
IEBANoN.-T two hotels at Lebancl
have been consolidated About 5000.
bushels of grain have been stored this sea
Probably half of the wheat has been sold
| 49,. About 6o,ooo pounds ofhops are stores
here, all of which have been sold for I2L