The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-11-23

and secured money with which to tax
him to Philomath, and from there he walk
ed tothe Bay where he has been residing
Saturday evening he was going along th'
track just this side of Yaquina City whel
: he was struck squarely by the COW catche
of the evening train, and thrown off tn
track. lie was picked up for dead but wa
only dead--drunk, some one informs us
! His only injuries were bruised head ant
wrist. lie was taken to the hotel, In th,
morning he got up and inquired OF someon,
whom he had been fighting. lie was tolt
Ed. Ford, the engineeH was The man
. Hunting up Ford he Immediately strucl
him---for two bits, Ford ''stood him off
and insisted on Little's giving him the rea
cause of the accident, when the following
version was given, which, iftrue, beats any
thing ever told in the line of Irish bulls, al
any rate II will do no harm to believe 1t
lie had just received letter from his wife
and was walking along the track, In the
middle, trying unsuccessful TO read it,when
the head light loomed up, and thinking this
| was just what he wanted was reading the
letter by that light when raised from the
track, escaping almost miraculously from
even serious injury.
JEALoUs.-Astoria people are very jeal-
Gus of Yaquina Bay, now that there Is q
possibility of railroad reaching them,
more so than Portland. The following Is
from the Transcript, and displays just a
little vindictiyeness too; "That the expec.
tations with respect to Yaquina may have
turned to very serious doubt, which dl-
rect connection at Astoria would remove
quickly. When the proposed road Is COM
pleted 1t will have TO come to Astoria, be-
cause there Is not now at Yaquina bay, or
likely TO be, harhor suitable for general
commerce. Yaquina is a no more lit place
for the terminus OF transcontinental rail.
road than Portland, Tacoma or Seattle
Astoria is what they want. Come and see
II we've exaggerated the least particle.
Look at this harbor, seven miles wide, only
fifteen miles from the sea, then look upon
either of the four above named"
BACK AoAIN.-Warm Spring Johnny
i home from his two aud half years So
journ in Salem, passed there for crime
he probably did not commit. lie Is much
improved in appearance and SAYS he is go
ing to turn over new leaf, living soberly
and industriouSly b. himself, and wants
absolutely nothing to do with his former
companions. He should be sustained in
his good resolutions. He speaks highly oi
the good management of the "pcu."
Saunders is in the cooking department and
head of the tailoring establishment, in
which he does the measuring for new
suits. lie is sometimes made n trusty
Johnny thinks he is generally failing in
health and will not live many years.
Two BRoTuERs.-The following from
the Baker City Democrat is an account of
two as ferocious brothers as one often
meets: az horrible duel between the
Hutchison brothers took place at Blackfooi
last week. A feud has existed between
the two brothers. John and James, for some
time. James had threatened to shoot Johr
on sight, and that afternoon they met in :
billiard hall. Both pulled their revolvc RI
and began firing simultaneously. Foul
shots were exchanged and John turned and
ran down the street, the blood streaming
from 4 wound in the side of his neck
James fell to the floor on his face while the
blood streaincd out OF gastly wound IL
the right temple, the bali came out at III.
base of the brain, which oozed out through
the hole made"
CRooX CoUNrY.-Even the heaven,
wept over the result OF the election they
wept to the extent OF about three inches o
snow here Tuesday evening =. No wonde
money is scarce in Crook county when tn
people have to import about one-half o
what they consume. The Dcschutc
rive- affords the best natural water powe
of any river in the world. Falls are abun
dant and the river has the one advantage Z
never varying in heighth more than on
: foot. "A son of ]. VI. Ralston, of Lebar
: on, has been in Princyile the past fet
weeks looking for alocality for estabiishin
a mercantile business Mr.. Ralston is on
of the substantial men Of Lebanon and "
|. hope he may be induced to engage in bust
ness. ID + Powell returned Mednesda
evening from Kansas City, Missouri, ,wher
he went some months ago with band G
horses. He sold the horses he took wit
! him, but does not speak in the highe'
terms of Missouri as a horse market.
: WHERE Do YOU TRADE.-Do you knor
( of any people in Albany who DO their trad
: ing in Portland when they have cash an
in Albany when they have to ask credit
In this connection the following terribl
threat from an Astoria paper is full of ele'
: trifed interest awe are preparing a Iii
y of Astorians who do most of their tradin
r in Portland and will publish the same sooi
e Merchants can then refer TO their book
IS and ascertain why they sell on credit, Will
It Portland merchants sell for cash. II wi
open the eyes of our merchants"
: BAD BEAsTs.-Cows that mutilate sid
!. walks, open gates, browse on shrubs, plan
Is and garden struck" get trusted for ii
,. grocer's produce and don't go home Il
r. morning. Men who whip their wive
Dogs not taxed Tramps who forage {
r the public, live in barns and bark for a tvs
q bit piece. A horse without master.
g porker fed on stones. A man who wi
: take paper several years and get the
q M. to write "not called for" to the edito
/. without IiquidatIng.
A PIcTURE.-The traveller passi
d through Albany on the cars, after readir
= in the dispatches OF the morning paper a
$, codnts of big snow storms in the East t,steI
out on the platform and is met by the sig
., of Mr. Gross's flower gardens, filed wi
rs dancing chrysanthemums, roses pansie
:, ETC., and words cannot be winged enoui
- to express the wonder that fills his fac
to Mr. Gross's gardens are remarkably fl
s. advertisements for cur county.
IN AWKWARD ANGL AKITIEs.-A sew
n with both ends higher than the middle.