The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-11-03
BY TELEC r AT n
Vermont q. y. Sennfors.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Thc Prcsi-
dent visited Baltimore to-day, to attend
the closing session Of the Roman Catho-
lie Plcnary Council, and afterwards re-
turned to Washington.
Destructive Storm In the West.
CHICAGO, Oct. PA gtOrm Of rain
accompani ed by severe wind prevailed
here last night, blowing down a four sto-
ry brick Building, the walls Of which had
just been but up on State street, near the
corner of Madison. The falling walls
crushed 70 ar small buildings on the cor
ncr of Mad olson, occupied by barber shops,
small tenef ncnts, ETC., burying twelve per-
sons, five Of whom were taken out dead.
The loss of property is about $4,000.
October 23d.--The hurricane that pre-
vailed here Friday night raised the roof
Of the Liudcl Hotel, in ST. Louis, and de-
molished the new Catholic Church in the
same city. The total damage in st. Lou
is is estimated at 100000. The storm
also did great damage in Louisville, Gin
cinnati, indianapolis, etc. All the tele-
graph lines are down.
Storm at Sea.
WAsHISGTOH, Oct 21.-Lieut. Calder
Gascon, Of the United States steamer Ia
pora, reports under date Of Nashau, 9th,
that on the 3Oth ult., when on line be-
tween Bermuda and Hatteras, they en-
countercd a revolving storm Of hurricane
violence. The hurricane moved at the
rate Of thirteen miles per hour its diam
etcr was about 100 miles. The vessel
was on the outer circle and sustained no
damage; put it passed over the island Of
| New Providence, on the west, leaving
more than half Of the city Of Nashua in
ruins. 1t was under this storm that the
steamer Il Eevcning Star went down on the
I'd with 2f5 souls on board. The chap
ter Of cast Ialties Of this storm is not half
written.
Sherman and the War Department
WAsHIS NOTION, Oct. 29.-Gen. Sher.
man had another conference with the
President to-day, and it is currently be
licvcd, til bugh some authorities deny it
that he W II assume the portfolio Of tho
War Dcpd rtment about the first of De
cembcr. Nearly all the annual report:
arc ready for submission to the President
The Land Office report will be unusually
Interesting, particularly about minera
lands, and will be accompanied by mar
showing thc quantity Of mineral lands
now held by every State and Territory
Generals Grant and Sherman have com
pletcd their reyisal Of the list of field Of
fcers for The new army regiments, which
will be an nounced in a few days.
Gen 4 verill, our new Consul to Can
ada, left 1 Or Montreal to-day.
Fanny Seward, only daughter of Sccre
tary Sewd rd, died this morning, aged 2:
years.
The md nthly report of the Agricultu
raj Burea b, Of the lst of October, esti
mates tn wheat crop at $4,000, ,00i
bushels, b ut says the decreased amount j!
compensat ed for by better average quail
Iity. The estimates point to less thar
III 000,00D bushels in the eleven South
ern States, and to surplus for export il
: California of nearly 10000, 900 bushels
But little note has heretofore been mad
Of the California wheat crop, and thi
year the excessive corn crop is large
than ever previously chronicled in tn,
country, a nd the yield Of oats is extraor
dinary. The cotton crop is estimated a
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