The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-12-13
and the Poor Farmers.

tnd the Pocr Farmers.
FARGO, N d., Dee. 6.--At meeting Of The
recently organized Dempsey Athletic Club,
held this evening. Il WAS decided 10 offer
purse Of $50. 600 foF 6ght 10 finish between
Sullivan and Jackson,
jeff DaA Il Dead.
Mgw ORLEANS, Dec. GA, ~; IS O'Clock
Jefferson Davis. ex-presideni Of the confeder.
ATE States, died at the residence Of his life long
friend, U Payne.
At6 o'clock las, evening. without any as
signable cause. Mr. Davis was seizel with q
eongextive chill, which seemed TO absolutely
crush the vitality out Of his Islready enfeebled
body. So weak was Mr Davis that the yioI-
rnee Of the assault soon subsidized for lack Of
vitality upon which 70 prey, From that NOM
eni 10 the moment Of his death the history Of
the case was that Of gradual sinking,
AT O'Clock Mrs Davis administered some
medicine. but the ex-president declined TO &C.
eeise the whole dose. She urged upon him
the necessity oi taking the remainder. but put.
ting i aside with gentle gesture, he whisper.
cd, ''Pray excuse me. These were hts last
words.
Find Himself.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. s.--Poice Judge
Laidlow, of Oakland, to-day fined himself $50
GoT drunkenness. This morning. after the
regular calender had beea dis9osed Of. the
Judge saids MIR Clerk, you win please eater
upon the docke, charge against Alexander
Iaidlow. jnsge Of the police court, charge Of
violating an ofdinace Of this city, The Judge
then proceeded 10 read \ statement, In which
he pleaded quality to the charge and stated
thai the charges Of drunkenness and adseem-
ly conduct, published in the pFess, were 70 a
certain estent true,
THAT was drunk Is true" said hts honor;
shat there was no palliasion, no exienuating
circumstances. then nor now, for this osgense,
IS true; that the entire occurrence Is iamensah.
le, sincerely and sadly regretted can honest
ly and sincerely state, aud do 80 state.
Poor Ernin Pasha.
LONDON, Dec. s.--A dispatch from Zanxi-
bar announces that Enin Pasha has me: with
probably fatal accident being near sighted
he walked out OF window by mistake and
fell on his head, fraesuring the skull. lie now
lies At Boyomoyo in critical condition.
Eight Men Killed.
BoIcE. Ala, Dee. s.-The boiler of Cal.
houn's gin, at coIiax. exploded this morning,
killing six men and two women. and wosnd
ing many others. All were negroes.
The Old Itching.
SEArrtg. Dec. s.-Jnlias A S,falton 4
former resident Of Salem, Or, but now o
Seattle, has been recommended by The Kim
county legislators Al Olympia. as successor to
the late w w NewiiH, prosecuting attorney,
Governor Ferry viii probably appoint him.
Number ThIriy.SIne
wAsmScToS. Dec. 4.-The senate had a
iOtiery TO day Of greater proportions than has
ever been witnessed in tina, body in the history
Of the country. Six senator's from three new
states drew for order Of admission into the I'm.
ion and for terms, under complicated fcsolu.
ton introduced by Senator Hoar, which he
said was in conformity with the resolution oi
May ~, 1850, aud the constitution,
Then came the lottery. The draw was FIRST
for o. der Of precedence by states. and sena-
tors Allen, Casey and Moody, for the three
states, drew slips Of paper from ballot boz,
Allen got No. !, 20 Washington il the
thirty. ninth; Moody get No 2, giving South
Dakota the for;ieih place, and cassey's luck
gave North Dakota the forty FIRST place. That
leaves Montana for the baby state. Washing.
ton was accordingly the first to settle on the
length Of terms. and there were slips Of PAGER
representing four and two year term put in
the box.
Allen drew first and got the four year term,
leaving Squire with but two years to serve his
state.
lie Escaped.
SAN Francisco, Dec. Am Eramiaer
special from Ottawa, Ont, says: A dispatch
received from Vancouver, B c., to-day S atcs
that on the steamship Batavia there arrived
at that port from Japan Russian gentleman
who had just escaped from Siberia, where he
had been in exile eighteen years. r he gem
tleman, who had assumed the name Of Brant !,
was eighteen years ago editor Of q newspaper
In Russia,
4 Remarkable Child.
PENDLEToN, Dee, 4,--The following is
taken from letter written by wasco coun.
~ lady. After giving the name and date OF
child's birth, She writes; sslVhere the cbild's
fingers and toes ought to have been, there
were rattlesnake's heads, and there was a
small snake grown from the top Of It's head
and hung down on its face. The head Of the
snake was the child's nose. and whenever the
baby moved the snake on its face would raise
up, run out It's tongue and hiss. The baby
only lived five hours, but the snake part lived
five hours longer.
Two Boys Fight Duel.
POMONA, Cal, Dec. 1.-Two Pomona boys
fged about IS, named Pricsily and Lucas,
cuarreled over girl whom both loved, the
dispute resulting in one challenging the other.
They met 10 barn last night and fought vita
toils with the button showed back three quart.
ers OF an inch from the point Al d sharpcned.
Priestly was badly prodded about the face and
chest.
The Lunatic Conductor. .
PENDLEToN, Dec. 4.--The crazy man who
took charge Of the'train as published in the
Oyegoniau this morning is from Philadelphia.
His name is James II Arnold, and he has a
brother. w II Arnold the head of a large pub
fishing house in Philadelphia,
Baeklen'n Arniea SAVE
yhe best sslys b tho world for Cuts, Ernises.s e
Uisefss feJt Atsunl, fevsr soref. letter Cfafnad
Asane, 4hiiblaihs Germs, and ~ Bkin Eriptlmf taa
pesiHyeE sNroe fiies, oy 70 pay required. lts&Edr-
.nteea - klfe Reffeet satisfaction, or money stn<h
Mses . ssrts psr box. For sale ~ foshsyhnd