The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-04-18

TnE MoNARcH MAsropoN - Qucel
Jumbo will be IN Albany on Wedncsda,
April a3d. The announcement Of II
coming OF McMahon's circus heralds IN
advent OF the largcet animal known a
history, as we'll as many interesting afcni
features destined to create quite furore
The arrival OF the mammoth elephant Il
New York was the all absorbing topl
and subject OF much newspaper comment
The car arranged TO bring her majestic
majesty from the Atlantic to the pacl6
was found TO be too low, causing few
days delay TO enable the car builders 4
raise the roof and lower the iloor between
the wheels. TWAS then doubtful whether
the car could 20 through the tunnels CT
route The movements Uf the big on,
across the continent being telc raphet
from point 10 point caused much enlhu.
slasm among the people along the line
Immense crowds gathering at the stations
only TO be disappointed, ~ the weathcl
was cold aud the mastodon could no, be
exposed
AFrlR TnlRry -rnREE YsAas.--It was
In the year 1857 that marriage took place
IN Eugene City whieh resembled that oi
Edumaud Dante's In "Munte Crlsto.
Tha, X, L was the rcparailon Of fault, a.
well "a the union of two souls. The BRIDE
groom was keeping dry goods store, and
called his friends into u neighboting bar
to take a drink. Everybody within hail
was called to participate, excepting an old
topper who sat by the barroon stove. He
eventually made his way TO the bar. and
spoke his mind In words more foreihle than
elegant One Of ihe-party, then a boy Of
rs, wa~in Eugene again not long agoand
told the story over bar, The bartender
reached over nn1 shtok the narrR,or by
the hand "Nou tell Il right, he said; II
served those drinks."- Ex.
LEBANON looming ReA. J. r. Kirk.
patrick came down from Lebanon one
morning. lie tells the DEMccRAr that
duriag SATURDAY he made twelve deeds to
lots ai that place, 40 great Is the demand
for dirt Nork will be begun May ist on
the paper mills, thirty or forty men being
wanted. The -four mills viii be transferred
Into roller process, and many other I'm.
provements are In progress that promise
to make our sister city fine town.
A CRowER.--A Philomalh man on our
streets had on exhibition AN Immense
partIidge-eochinr rooster weighing thirteen
pounds. He was fine looking fellow
and received many compliments, such as
"a regular Clvdesdale," emust be of the
Berkshire stock" etc. The man said that
was the way the tribe grew, and he woald
sell the ru,S,cr for only s.. lie would
make a good n>oster to crow for the papers
just after an election.
NoN Esr.-at a meeting of the diree
tors of the Pacific Insurance Company,
held IN Portland, Il was voted to close the
business Of the company and the same will
be done as soon as possible The stock
holders, Il Is thought, will get back some
where near forty rer cent OF what they
paid in. The DEMOCRAT suspects that IN.
ternal dissensioni mad something to do
with the failure OF the company TO con-
tinue business,
A clothing house In this city received
twenty-five S,so god picecs over It's
counters on Moniay last. The primaries
were held on Saturday. Mercury.
A. there are practically no ssso gold
pieces In circulation, the above Is evident
Iy an invention aud we'll wager, In order
TO be on the opposite side. that no met
chant received five 81 so gold pieces In a
day.
Will CELEBRATE Albany Lodge No 4,
I o OF, Is making extensive preparations
to celebrate the seventy FIRST anniversary
Of the order on April 76, 1890. There
viii be parade ard other exercises, com
meneing at I O'Clock p M. An oraiion
will be delivered AZ the opera house az go
p m, by Hon NJ G George, Of Portland.
There viii be social AZ the opera house
In the evening. All Odd Fellows and
their friends are cordially invited
Ex COMMITTEE.