The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-10-23

Hayns& Back have the contract for build
Ing ssewer 10 Corvallis a, the price OF $500.
base ball league is being arranged to be
composed Of Aoscow, Spok sne, Walla WalIa,
Pendlst4n. Ls0nnde and Baker City.
The State Christian Eade.vos Society will
NEE, In Albany on Friday aft rnonn. Oct 30.
aud hold meetings over Sunday. The
Presbyterian church has beea selected a.
the place in Wh. .ch 10 hsld the convention.
The team Of Jsns. Hnnter became fright
ened lsst eveniug aud ran away. Mls
Huntcr was tht''wn ont and some what
bruised. The iugsy was pretty badly
damaged.
All of the Albany druggists have recsived
from the siate i.essd Of pharmacists cs, tid =
Gates OF membership. ensitling them to Get
a. pharmscists. Among the number are
Chaa Cusiss aud 4 j Hodges. who get the
rsgistersd title for he frat time.
Company CO G. last evening had an
election Zoe Captain, presided over by Lieu
tenant y l. Chambers. FIrSt Leutenaut
Geo o Yorsn was elected Captain. aud 2nd
Lieutenant Rf,bt Parker Vss elected Fret
Lieutenant in place of Mr. Yoran. aud NJ
Williams 2nd Lieutenant. t.-Eugcae Gard.
The grand lodge of K OF elected the
following officers at Portland Yesterday sfser-
noon: Grand chancellor. J 4 Hayne, Of
Ivauhoe No 10. Portland: vice grand chan
eellor. + 4 Shaton. n harmoav No %.
tendletan; PrAn,l prelass, A Wadlel, Of
Castle No l3. Portland; keeper Of record.
aud seals, P A WAgn.r. OF Phalanz No Il,
East Portland.
LEG BRoKES.-Last evening al Leba-
non q young man, a stranger there, in
seuffle was thrown against stove and
oae OF his legs was broken.
$3.50 the PRIcE.-E w Langdon and
DubTuille, the arbitrators appointed to
set price on the right of way over the
Morteith estate for the Willamette bridge,
met this forenoon and agreed upon $3.50.
A deed will he made out, and thus the
matter is disposed of. Smooth sailing Is
now promised.
UP IN A BALLooN.-ProfW Whitney made
a pretty balloon ascension last evening
at 8 o'clock, no doubt worth the price
paid by most who saw it. He landed
near First street and the S z switch.
He forgot to make the parachute Jump.
But, in oil circuses something Is sure to
be left out.
TnR Scow for the bridge building ar
rived in Albany last evening after six
days trip from Springfield AS the
water is low it stopped on nearly every
sand bar. Another pile driver will be
brought up from Portland, and the piers
will be built in an astonishing rapid
manner.
A SnoT GuN CAsE.-Today Mr.. A. l..
Cannon, OF Peoria, came to Albany and
swore out complaint against -David
West for assault with dangerous weap-
on. Mr. Cannon charges that last night
he was going home in q buggy when Mr.
West stopped him, pointed q shot gun
at him and threatened to kill him, but
changed his mind. They had had some
trouble over a settlement Of accounts,
Mr. West having been working part OF
Mr. Cannon's farm. He once paid a fine
for assaulting Mr. Cannon, and at anoth-
er time one for assaulting Mr. McCor-
mack Mr. West also told Mr. Cannon,
so that gentleman states, that IL he had
him arrested he would waylay him and
shoot him, and then shoot himself.
Wet being in the city was arrested by
OohoLatiN Dui d1lu l1keIk DeIOf6
Justice Humphrey and was being ex-
amined at press time.
THE BAprIsrs. very interesting
essions OF the B aptist convention con-
tinue, and will close tonight. About
seyenty-tive have been present from out.
side, an exemplary company OF Christian
people. Last evenings session was de-
voted to education. Rev G A Woody,
editor OF the Pacific Baptist, delivered an
able address on Progress in Denomina-
tional Education" He was followed by
Rev G w Donnell, who took the duty of
Baptists in Oregon to provide a higher
education for their children, as his sub
ject, which he handled in an interesting
manner. Rev Clay Nj Hill spoke on .'The
True Education" which had a very
healthy ring to it. This forenoon, after
the introduction of appropriate resolu-
tions, was devoted to young peoples
work this afternoon to foreign missions.
Tonight will be given to young peoples
work, and there will be addresses by
Revs G E Ellis, G Read and L d Good
win. The next convention will be held
at Independence and Rev j @ Read will
preach the sermon. The new board of
are III M Clinton, OF Portland !;
d O Lalousette, OF Oregon City; w b
Hall, Of Portland DIR Jessup, Of Salem
Rev Ellis, of Baker City; and Rev Craw-
lord, OF Roseburg;