The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-12-06
LOCAL RECORD

TME JAPANESE TEA" to be given by
the ladies' 81 the ist Presbyterian Church.
at tho Armery,on Thursday evening, Dec.
slh, Friday afternoon and evening. Dec,
eth, premises to be one Of the most inter-
eating social events of the season. A
number Of ladies and gsntemen viii aP.
pear In Japanese costumes, and varied
program win be given each evening.
Many beautiful and useful articles will be
offered fer sale at the Japanese, fruit and
faney article booths AT the refreshment
booths on beth evenings will be served ice
cream aua cake, tea and cake, coffee aud
oandwichss,at 7s cts a dish,ths cups,ssusers
and napkins TO be given az souvenirs
Bashets OF delicious French homemade
candy for ss cts, basket Included. Visitors
should not fail to sec the Curlo booth.
Admission, 10 cents.
A MINtNe LacruRER. Yesterday after
aeon quite large number OF our citizens
assembled In the City Hal 10 listen to Mr.
Marnett revlsw HE experience and relate
his actual work IN the mines Of the North
west, says the Brownsville Times. he
showed how thsldiitsrent mining camps
were At 6rsi desplsed, aud msay Of then
rejected for years, Shen by the energy
and selfsaeriaee Of few, their true rich
nsss was brought before the wSrld. Ho
thinks our nlnes above here are equal u
not superior. to those Of aRv region In the
northwest, and that they are bound to te
developed, bring wealth by the millions,
and inhabilann by lhs thousands, to this
part Of th estate.
PorULATIsNs.-Iti Is generally estimated
hat the population Of a city Is five times
that Of the vote at a general election.
There sheald be some allowance made at
sity slsstion, say 80 per cent. Al the
eiection Ia Sa'sm 46a vstss were cast
Making a liberal allowance and the inei-
csasns would be tina, that city has a pop
ulatisn Of at least 1905, while Albany has |
probably 1000 judging from like allow
aRes. As a matter of fact Salem has a
population of about 6ooo, the vote there /
being small outside the penitentiary and l
asylum. Anything above that ia exagger.
alton, while Aibany's is about 1000 and .
anything above that at the present time is
traggsradon.
THK RIVER STEAMERS. Captains
OF the river steamers arc getting excited
about the relative merit Of their crafts, and
az a result we are able to publish the iol.
lowing from Salsn paper "rhe rsls-
tive merits Of the Orisnt and the Hosg
have excited sone diseussioa In steam
boat circles. Ed Hersu, agent o. the o
r &N in this city, oEsrs to bet sIoo that,
starting even fron Portland, the Hoag eau
not reach Salem Gfteen mlsutcs ahead of
the Orient. He has another 5Ioo which
says that when ths Msdoc comes from the
ways, serapsd and rigEsd With new deep
water whssl,she can run from Portland to
this port sheen minutes faster than the
Hoag"
HUMnERs AND NAMEs.-The streets Of
Albany should be named and the houses
should be numbered. Such system
would be Of great advantage to the city.
San Franeiseo's style would be the best
fer place like Albany. in numbering
houses, az 1t gives big opportunity for
growth. thG numbers ON block always re-
malning the same, and the block being
easily known from the number. Albany
is large enough for the luxury and It would
be a convenience for the public generally.
Cor WHIPPED THES.-rhe expression
that man feels fiat, hits the case Of James
Gordon, of Newburg, n Y. lie waited
fifteen years to lick John shoOk,an when
he finally pitched in he got such pound
Ing that he had to be carried of 10 ar am
bulsnce. People who buy their groceries
Of Conn Bros do not have to wal, and they
always receive good treatment. Call on
them fer holiday groceries Of all kinds.
Why NAMED-The naming Of Bueoda,
In Washington, is a good sample Of the
hauling and pulling Of the present day 4
gsneraIIy to be the mosl conspicuous in
the public eyes. Here tits Thers were
three great railroad men In that portion of
the esuntry where the town Is now and
their names were Buckly, Coulter and
Davis. Each Of them wished the town
TO be named after himself. But they could
not come 10 an agreenent,and finally as
eonprsmise.the tive arst letters from each
name we're taken and placed together and
thereby originated Bu-eo-da.
KEnr YovR EYES OPES.-Guiss & Son
have received fine line Of holiday goods
sueh as plush albums, fancy goods, nicely
pat up perfumeries, and an elegant stock
ofartisls goods, in which they are making
nlIffn n ernnlar auarfnlffss The
Keeping as fine an assortment as Is TO be |
obtsined In the city.
Tine FIREMEE.-At meeting Of AL
bany Engine Co No held lat Monday,
Mr. C n Stewart was nominated for Chief
Engineer, and Mr. TT Oyerrnan. OF the II
a J.. Co, for Assistant Chief. Linn En-
gine Co No met but made no Doniina
tions. A special meeting will be held for
hatPurpose.
Low BIDDINo.- The Salem Building
and Loan association met lastMonday and
loaned 5000 at thirteen months interest in
advance. AIocal paper says the prospects
for the success Of the association are
growing ever brighter We do not wish
to be critical; but it will require higher
bidding than that to make stock very val
liable, though 1t is bonanza for the bor-
rover.
BEN DEAD.-Ben,the Celestial who pu-s
down carpets, with headquarters at Qwong
Sings, died on Sunday, Dec. Ist, and was
buried with proper ceremony by his broth
sr celestials Monday. In time his bones
will be taken to Portland and shipped 10
China. Another Chinaman informed the
DEMoeKAT that the cause Of his death was
''hea2 sick"
Prom THK SHOULDER Last Monday
aAisPuts between cosple prominent Re-
publienns, two Of the most muscular rsen
In Albany, resulted in one Of the hsrcest
fights in the history of Albany, in which
some heavy shonlder striking was 5ene
and some big black spots left. The affair
was the talk OF the day as we went to press.
A HEAKsE RUNAWAY Last Monday
the hearse Of A II Marshall had been re-