The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-01-27
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list:
There Is o lively scramble for the
United States Marshalship. The leaders
in it are John Myers, who once held the
office; Henry Grady, of Pendleton; Eu-
gene Forbes, q brother OF the Portland
councilman, and Mr. Jeffery. OF bitumin-
| Gus rock pavement fame.
For the Portland postoffice G VI Roby,
former incumbent, Charles Waite and
John Finlay are pulling against each
other.
Henry Blackman, OF Heppner is the
only avowed candidate for revenue col
lector.
TT Black, OF Halsey, is eaid to be the
most prominent aspirant for the collector.
ship Of customs.
For district attorney ther, are Dan
Murphy, A Z Starr,L B Cox and fudge
Macarthur.
The collectorship of customs for Alaska
has been in the habit OF falling into the
hands OF an Oregon man. Henry Gray,
OF Portland, and Colonel John Lane, OF
Roseburg. are jousting for the prize.
WHAT THE WIND DIp.-A writer In
the Long Greek Eagle published In Grant
county, Is trYing to make out that we
have Kansas storms In Eastern Dragon:
"Talk about heavy wind stormsl Why.
the last wind storm which visited Wagner
discounts anything In that line ever known
In Grant County, at least the experience
which befel q steer belonging to John
Collins is decidedly out Of the usual run OF
things. When Mr. Collins went out to
feed his stock next morning after the wind
storm, behold there stood the steer on top
of hay stack. Now, II the wind did not
blow him up there, how did lie get there D
1t Is q question Mr e Is unable to answer.
but he is of the opinion that the force of
the wind carried him mp the side of the
stack and landed him safely on top.
FLED TO ORaoox. i'm 1885 C r Carter
and Thos W Kelson murdered o man
near Mt Vernon, No., by beating his |
brains out with stones. They were found |
guilty OF murder In the first degree and |
sentenced TO be hanged on July 1ss, 1887. |
Just before the day for hanging Carssr |
escaped, shooting the jailer, Chas War
rem, but not fatally. Over I've years |
passed without any reliable clue to him |
until several days age he was recognized
and arrested At Mt Tabor, PortIand's |
ou1utUs W AafeuAi AiutOf uA CAteEus s81u
Deceive Simmons, OF Portland. Carter
has been living at Mt Tabor under the |
name OF Rose, and owns property there.
sheriff Wilson, and Chas Warren, the /
isiler who was shot, have arrived and /
viii take Carter back to be hanged. The
men capturing him will receive 500 |
reward.
PORTLAND SALooSx.-At The beginning
OF the quarter commencing January Ist,
there were 4os saloons doing business.
Nineteen new names have been added 20
the lis, ssme OF which take III. place OF |
old names. Three hundred and twenty
nine licenses have been issued. aggregas-
irg S3z.9oo, and ssrcnty-six have gene
out OF business or are selling without |
license, as they are sixteen days over due.
Last quarter there were thirteen Chinese |
places where liquor was'sold and one more
was added today.-Dispatch.
JrsrrcEs AND CossrknIKs.-Under the
new division Of the county into Justices
districts there are only ten Justices and
seven Constables in the county. They |
are ss follows: