The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-08-21
nomE AND ABROAD
THURSDAY.

HOME AND ABROAD
THURSDAY.
Fifty teachers are being examined In
Salem this week.
Rev Weoioy, Of the Cumberland Presby~
terrain church, will preach next Sunday at / l
m 1T tho M y church south IN this city.
Reports from Toledo bring the news that
the Toledo Coal Go. are going down At the
rate Of sir feet day and will coon be ia tho
bed OF coal.
A $l20, 600 fire occurred in Portland yes
terdsy morning. Kolly, Damn Il Go and Zsn
Bros being the principal losers. The Far
mers Il Merchants Insurance Go, Of this
city carried $1,000 on SOFAS Of the property
The first wheat Of the crop of 1891 was
received and regularly takon ia this morning
At the Salem FIGURING Mil.. II wa Of The
regulation Oregon grade, large white berry.
and brought 1910. liushel. The farmer
Who brought II WAS John Rstes. Salem
journal.
WM. M. IIoAo, Of the Oregon Pacific,
arrived In Albany this morning from San
Francisco, and took a special train for
Corvallis. Mr. Hoag said nc proposed 10
NAeb1 w. WAh AH| bO1A Nbb b&F AtAk AuNY
get their pay. The truth IL Mr. Hoag
doesn't get the credit for present embar-
rassmert. the general opinion Of the en- :
pioyes being that nc has always done bis
best In the matter, but the New York
Office gets the benefit OF the extended de
lay. The public as we'll as Mr. iIosg pro
pose 10 stand In with the boys.
FRIDAY.
Tho city esuscl NESTS tonight
Wheat was rs cents in Salem yesterday.
Tho Willamette Valley is a. The BY and
will sail Sunday.
A fquad I recruiting officers for The Let
regiment is In Salem.
The overland Idue at 1920 last evening
arrived 81 2.30 this morning, beipg save 'ai
hours late, owing to break to the sD2i1e
Julian Hawthorne il writing Li,tofy Of
Oregon. couple men are now in Pendle
ton, on their tip over Oregon getting
data for IL.
The picture of Geo @ Blakely, Of The
DAlles, formerly of Brownsyille, President Of
the Oregon PhA mnceHtieal Society, appears
in tks last Pacific Drug Review.
Owing to largely increased business
Parker Bros have been obliged 10 hire an
other baker, an now run two, one at night
and one daring the day.
Miss Ellen sedgxiek, ~ this city, is be
| ing eYaniined for teachers csftihcste at
Corvallis, this Week. She has q sehool
aoross tbs river from AIbabys
Tho Rcd Crown Mills havo plseei q
"Whsisttom Middiings Putiier," manaisc-
tare,i By tho Salem Iron Works 10 the mill,
which according 10 sn item 10 tho Statesman
works Ike charm.
The matter Of he Oregon Pacific indebt-
edness 10 tho company's ewployes will b.
considered by Judge shattuck in the Circuit
Couit At Corvallis next Tuesday at o'clock
p. m.
An smploye of the government works 81
YAquins baY, fell from the ietty this week,
and was severely. but not fatally, injured.
Ho Was pioked pp unconscious and remained
80 for soms time.
A Coon srART.-Yesterday noon jas
Hunter started new MGssillon separa.
tor, purchased OF Stewart & sox, and the
first afternoon threshed 1900 bushels oI
wheat. Hecker & Co, residing in Ben
ton county, last evening, after trying
another separator since Monday. pur.
| chased @ MnsEtilon.
| Az EaoNg BuRsEp. - Last evening
on ing 10 the side bar on engine No 35i
drawing tha overland, being broken near
lake Labish, the engine was left at Salem
and another one secured at junction
City, causing . long delay. This morn
ing, just before daylight, the woodwork
of the disabled engine was discovered "a
be on fire. One OF the Salem steamers
was telephoned for and appeared with.
out q hose cart. A general alarm was
then given, but the damage was already
done, the woodwork being ruined. II
was finally extinguished by placing II
under the spout at the water tank.
This noon Sheriff Pitman, OF Lurn-
berson, Robcson county and Col McRea
Of Laurenburg, n. c., arrived in Albany
after McDougall, wanted there
for the murder Of his uncle. Though
occurring over 5000 miles away in view
OF the fact OF the man being arrested
here, the case has excited considerable
interest. Mel >ugalI was q merchant at
Laurenburg; his uncle resided in Robe
con county. One night in April q man
dressed NJ darkey, blackened for the
occasion, appeared Mt the uncle's home
and asked TO be shown the house Of Nj
Wilson. The old gentleman accompan'
led him across n field. Two shots were
heard, but thought nothing OF until
the next morning when the boly OF tn
old gentleman was found in the field
McDougall was soliciious 10 have the
murderer brought to Justice and had
three men arrested; hut they were dis
Icharged. In the mean time he was sus
recttd himself. He had been seen in the
vicinity: smut was observed on his face
as il it had been blackened, and he was
agent for his aunt and had power o.
attorney TO collect the insurance money
which was nearly done, on his behalf
About ten days after the murder he dis
appeared suddenly. But for his desire tc
hear from home he would not have beer
found. lie wrote there and il sealed hi
fate. McDougall declares he did not dS
the deed but knows who did. Mr. Pit
man and Col McRae will leave in tn,
morning for the East with their prisoner
who declares himself willing to be tried
As the evidence Is circumstantial tn,
legal fight promises TO be a warm one
To an unprejudiced 0regonian, il look
as il he Is the mau who did the deed.
| AruRpAf
New York dispatches report quite ris,
on wheat.
Mrs Jas X Polk died yesterday at Nash
| Vile, Tenn.
Sec w r Reads line Of dress goods an,
silks before buying elsewhere.
Ella Montgomery has b,onght suit 70
divorce against Wm NJ Montgomery.
The Finlay soda springs with shout 40,
acres Of land were sold todav to MIR Johl
Diamond, OF Cobury, Tor $2S00.
A meeting was to be held this atterucol
in the new grange hall across ths river il
Benton county, the iirst to be held in it. e
A white pony belonging to Worth Albel
was run .oysr near Albany a couple OF day
ago. His value was assessod at S35.
young woman was seen last evening {
enter Chinese den in this city. Thinking
she had cope in for the purpose OF smokinG
opium, the police followed her; but coul,
not find any trace Of her. she had prob
ably escaped by rear entrance.
piano
At KleinsBros
Boot and Shoe store.
Parker Bros, groeers.