The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-09-15
|BY TELE RAP
Fcnian Congress.

SohoISbS duJOuTucu 6We Nfe JesbcIuHy,
having been in session all Saturday night.
Col. Roberts was reelected President; !;
Mahan President Of the Senate, and Fitz-
gerald Speaker of the House. General
Swccny was deposed from the position of
Secretary of War, but no successor was
named. His az 2unt1 were satisfactory,
but he was believed to be incompetent.
General O'Neal was appointed Inspect.
General of the Irish Republic army, and
General Bailey Chief Military Organizer.
1t was hoped that General Sheridan
would be prevailed upon to accept the
chief command.
Another movement on Canada will un-
doubtedly be made during the fall, if con-
tributi0ns are plentiful.
A fire at Sing Sing yesterday destroyed
over twenty buildings, including Yea
narden's large File Works. The loss il
estimated at 100000.
Foreign News.
New York Sept. 10.-The Boston ar
rived to-day.
Count bismarck delivered speech in
defense Of the German annexation policy.
lie declares that Prussia m lst lay ID
and keep what is o r her; that II :
ropean Congress would produce that the
crown is determined and able to defend
its new territorial acquisitions. lie be.
lievcd the consolida on of the power OF
the Prussian crown strengthened German
unity.
The commander at Camp Chalons in
dismissing the troops ad cssed the SOL
iers by order ofthe Emperor, calling at
ation to the victories by name in which
apolcon /. &C Gated the Au -ians, Rus
slams and Prussians, telling them to ever
che ish the memories Of Vienna and A Is-
terlitz
1t is reported the insurgcnt Poles in
Siberia defeated the Prussian re nents,
and being joined by the revolu onary
Russians have moved wards the from
tier.
Later by Ihe Cable.
The Upper House of the Prussian Diet
has passed the bill to indemnify the King
for acting without thc assent Of the Diet
in the matter Of Budget and army sup
plies
The Chamber Of Deputies rejected the
Government proposals for the issue oi
sixty million of treasury notes, and put
in an amendment authorizing the issue oi
thirty millions, ryable in ono year.
1t is reported that the King of Saxony
has decided TO resign in favor Of his /.
Madrid, Sept. l0.-The papers sta :
that the recent visit Of the Queen oi
Spain to Eugene was of political l.
! turc.
London, Sept. 10.-Thc directors G,
the British California Bank are urged to
wind up the affairs of the institution.
Lord Stanley is spoken of as successor
to Lord Cowles as British Ambassador te
the French court.
ST. Petersburg, Sept. 10.-It is said
the tribes of Digheslion have rcvoltcd
a. .ainst the authority Of the Gar.
Florence, Sept l0.-Thc conference
between the plenipotentiaries OF Austria
and Italy progresses slowly.
The Italian Government has issued .
decree which tlisban,is 10 900 men.
Austria has invited Italy to send pleni-
potentiarics to meet others appointed By
Austria, for the purpose Of adopting
measures for the improvement of tele.
graph and post communications between
the two countries.
Athens, Greece, Sept s.-Thc Crctans
have rejected tho terms offered by the
Turkish Government, aud continue in re.
volt. The Epiratcs, inhabitants of Epi.
rus, also claim their freedom from Tur.
kco, add have abandoned their habitationG
and taken to the hills.
Political.
CHICAGO, September 1.-THE returns
of the Maine election yesterday show
gains indicating majority of $4,000 for
General Chamberlain, and every Con.
gressional district carried by the Repub.
licans. Portland gives Lynch, for Con.
gress, 1852, Sweet 1,204, and SO other
towns give Chamberlain 1926, Pills
bury 1926. The same towns last year
gave King Gall, and Holland 7,134.
Dillinghurst's majority in Vermont i.
over 10000.
The President ON has Tour.
President johnson arrived at Indian
apolis from st. Louis last evening, and
his reception ended in a riot, ono person
being killed and several wounded. The
President made several attempts to speak
but was choked off with cries for Grant
and Farragut.
The President will visit Cincinnati, but
the City Council have voted not to receive
him.
Foreign.
A strange rumor comes from Rome t.
the affect that conspiracy to poison the
Emperor of the French at Vichy was dis
covered before he left that place. This
poison was to have been given in a potion
which the Emperor was accustomed t
drink after his bath. It is asserted tha
a man named Valentine was to have car
ried the design into effect, but when il
was discovered, through warning letter
sent by one of the conspirators in Rom.
to the Emperor, Valentine committed
suicide.
A French newspaper announces tha
the Empress Carlotta has paid her las
visit to the Emperor, and there is n,
longer the slightest doubt that he has late
ly announced to the Princess his irrevo
cable resolution not to subscribe to any O
the arrangements she had come to pro
pose, as the means of aiding the dynast,
of Mexico. 1t is not certain that thu