The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-09-01
JrMBLAcKnunN WHIPPED. The Brown

JlMDl4AChbuRN w iIIPPED.- Inc Browns
vile Times tells the following: On Tnes.
day evening n portion Of this place was
treated to genuine fistic encounter, in
which Jerry Keeney and Jas Blackburn did
the battery work. The parties had been
"edgeways" for sometime and upon meet.
ing on the evening mentioned they met
with the results herein stated. The fight
started in front of the Royal saloon and af-
ter the contestants had rolled and battlel
for some time they found themselves some
sixty feet away, with Blackburn under and
calling, enough" after this part of the
performance was over Jas hied himself
away in search of gun and some ammuni,
ton, which he procured. but in the mean
time keeney beat nasty retreat, routed
Marshal Powell for a body guard and re.
turned to the scene of action. The officer
requested Mr. Blackburn to give up the gun,
but he assured him that he had no inten-
tion of using the gun unlawfully but was
going hunting next day, and he was al
lowed to retain possession Of the same
There were no arrests
| A STEAL The first elats rate on east
con freight from Portland TO Corya Ills
over the s p has been advanced to "a
cents per hundred pounds. From
the snowy night in January 1880, when
the first regular train entered Corvallis
until few weeks ago, the rate remained
at thirty cents per hundred. Referring
TO the advance of "a cents per hundred a
promineat merchant says, The rate
from The east to Portland and to San
Francisco are the ssme. The advance
will cause us to have all eastern freigh.
sent to San Francisco there TO be re-
shipped over the o + to Corvallis, at a
rate OF 2S cents per hundred by which we
Will save S4.20 per ton. The curious
| part OF this remarkable schedule is that
| first class rates to Corvallis on freight
shipped at Portland are only % cents
per hundred Corvallis Times. About
tie same complaint is made here.
ouR MARxEr.-A Prineyille paper said: /:
There is better market for all we have
to sell st Albany than there ever was or
will be At The Dalles, aud all we wan. to
buy, such as fruit, -four, bacon, lard and
such like is far cheaper. so II any OF this
road money must be spent in reaching
railroad, let il be spent in that direction.
Besides all money spent on the McPher-
son canyon would simply be so much
paid out in the interest OF two toll roads I"
70 this. Nevertheless il is true. fer the
same reason that wheat is nearly 10 cents
busheI more in Albany than in The
Dalles. Wool is always higher here, and
goods generally cheaper, because our
| freights are cheaper.
PLUcKY GIRLs.-ltems about plucky girls
are always appreciated. Here is sne from
the Statesman, one cf the girls being
niece of Mrs w b Barr. Of Albany: Miss
Berthe Price and young sister were driv
ing to Salem from Turner 10 bring Miss
innie McAfee home Thursday evening.
They had young horse drawing the dog
cart and at the Davidson place near town
the animal became frightened al 3 broken
traction engine standing in the middle of
the road and he shied of into the ditch and
upset the cart and spilled the girls ont
Then he started TO kick and run but Miss
Price clung to the reins and managed 10
stop the horse
SHOOTING ACcIDEST.-A correspondent
of Bellknap Springs, writes The Eugene
iuard that one Of the campers there, John
Vernon, from near independence. Oregon.
went out for n hun; this morning aud
slipped and fell, and as it threw his gun
from him il s. uck a rock. .discharging itself.
the ball passing through his left fore arm.
half way between the wrist and elbow. max
t------sfr ---4---leA---I&-s missed fbe
lones and arteries, passing np thr0ssa6 izlS
breast 81 his coat and hat arisn. Tn. man
/ Is s. years old and quite reselnEe. as be
walked into camp, bringing his gs1n with
him, one and one-half miles
STRICKEN wtIH PARAEYsIs.- teie.
stating that Nj Smith. Of Albany, had
been suddenly stricken with paralysis Mr.
Smiths daughter, Mrs 4 Kirk. left on
last evening train for Albany to attend his
bedside NJ w Hunt. who Is a nephew Of
Mr. Smith. also left last evening for Albany.
No information. as to whether she shock
was fatal or not. was contained in the tele-
gram.-StatesInan- sir Smith l. q black
smith. He will 10 taken tomorrow 20 the
home Of his parents in Salem. His recovery
is doubtful
WoS'T GET oUr.-The O. 2. osfice at
Chitwood has been ordered discontinued:
but the agent refuses 10 discontinue until
his back salary. including the old one, Is
paid. He continues TO do business. and
the company seems unable 10 get rid of him.
The management have ordered the eondue-
tors not 10 accept tickets issued By the
agent; but such tickets would undoubtedly
be good il: the hands Of an innocent travel
er. The matter is exciting considerable
interest around Cnitwood.
HoP PMoSEY.-Engiish dealers have ad
yanced Meeker a quarter of a million
dollars 10 be used in harvesting the crop of
the Northwestern so much of il as the
Meekers control. They are now Offering TO
contract at II cents. SAYS the Seattle POST
lntelligencer Mr. Meeker expects to be in
Salem on Monday, when he will rent
room and open a hop Office here, where be
viii remain during the season. or Ier
manently.-Slatesman.
A BEAR SToRY.-The Scio Press tells a
bear story: Master John Goodman. of Jor-
dan, aged not quite IL years. is the most
successful bear hunter, Of any that we have
heard Of lately. Last week he proceeded
where bruin was doing much damage. As
result of the morning Chase. he had bagged
2fun grown black bears and 2 coons. The
following morning he succeeded in killing
another bear.
| An ASSIGNMENT. Beam, the grocet, has
made general assignment to X F Canter-
bury for the benefit of his creditors, J
Whitney attorney. His assets are groceries
etc, $500; fixtures. 600. accounts, etc.
s1243.45. Total. s3043.45. His liabilities
are about 5000. mostly wholesale houses,
except account Of J A Crawford Of 5000.
THE announcement In the Morning
Herald that the contract to complete the
Orphans Home building had been let tc
the lowest bidder, ] B Cougiil, for $1,000,
is very misleading as my bid was $I909
Is there anything rotten In Denmark
w S TRAINoR.
DIED IN BAKER CTTY.-The young sor
of Mr. and Mrs Coll VanCleye died tn
residence of Mrs r. Shepherd, Baker City
Or, on the oath, 1893. They did not know
that the child was dangerously i'll until 8
few hours before its death It was bnriet
at Albany Aug 25th, 1888.
An Easy winner,