The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-01-13
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Foreign News.

to Dec. Goth are received. The cattle dis
ease is spreading in England. Upwards of
10000 have died, and more than 5000 are
attacked every week.
The treaty Of peace between England and
Austria will be Immediately signed.
King Leopold Of Belgium is dead. His
successor has assumed the throne.
Capt. McCaferty, late Of the Confederate
Army, arrested at Cork and tried for partic-
ipation in the Fenian movement, was found
not guilty.
Parliament has appointed a committee to
make a searching inquiry into the condition
of affairs in Jamaica.
The fact is revealed that Stephens, the re-
puted Fenian leader, was all the time in the
pay of the British Government. His arrest
was a ruse, and his escape an arranged trick.
General News.
New York, Jan. 5.-Ex-P President Fill
moro and wife have started on q European
tour.
A fund of ten million dollars is On hand.
FOX e. benefit Of sick and disabled seamen in
me lfe49
An l~1sreasc and reorganization of the army
is being considered at Washington.
Gen. Hickey, Chief Clerk Of the Senate,
died this morning, aged 40 years. He had
been in the employ of the Senate AZ years.
A resolution has been introduced IN Con
gress providing that all the public lands in
the Southern States be thrown open to set
tiers, agreeably to the decision of the Land
Commissioner.
Richmond, Jan. 5.-An exchange Of shots
took place in the Capitol between Pollard Of
the Examiner and Coleman Of the Enquirer.
Six shots were fred without effect. The diff
fculty grew out Of an article in the Examiner
relative 70 the public printing.
New Orleans, Jan. At is Tumored that
the military viii soon deliver the banks into
the hands Of the owners.
New York. Jan. 6.-The detectives en-
fployed TO ferret out the counterlciting Of the
500 Treasury notes have made q startling
report. Secretary McCalloch has given thC
parties implicated an opportunity to prepare
rebutting evidence.
1t is said that the delegation from Tennes.
see viii soon be admitted to seats in Con.
eress, as a concession 10 the President.
\ list Of eighty Generals, reported TO be
mustered cut several weeks ago, has not yet
been acted on. \ strong pressure Is mad,
to prevent any more dismissaIs.
Secretary Stanton has declined to deliver
the euioginm on the late Abraham Lincoln
and another eulogist is to be selected.
~ S1ii44 1Ea GAt ItislGG-ENkEd4L y liz
Northern Pacific railroad has passed into tht
hands of Ne8 England capitalists.
The amount realized By the G0TeTnmen
for the sale of confiseated cotton. sugar, &c.
in Mississippi. for the last two years, exceed
half n million Of dollars.
1t is asserted that Gen. Grant is opposes
to the immediate readmission of the South
ern States.
The negro troops in Texas are to be sen
to garrison the forts along the coast.
The charges against 0'AIahony, heal cen
ire Of the Fenians, are 10 be investigated b,
the Congress.
In the Fenian Congress yesterday a sharl
debate occurred. Gen. Sweeney, President
was charged with not being an initiated Fe
nian. which he did not deny. Impartan
dispatches from Ireland Of a fattering char
acter were read.
Ketchum. the forger and thief. was take1
to the State prison at Sing Sing to-day.
Washington. Jan. 5.-The Secretary 0
War reports that the entire number of vol
~unteers called into service during the wa
was 2,l2a. 04l.
10000 white and 1900 negro troops ar
to lie discharged this week.
The counsel for Capt. Semmes viii to-da,
ask for his release ON the ground that havin,
been paroled by Sherman, he cannot be hel,
to answer for anything prior to the parole.
The aggregate debt of Massachusetts i
S73, 00G, 900.
Mexican Affairs.
New York. Jan. 6.-Gen. Crawford, lat
of the Federal service. is a General in til
Liberal army, and is engaged in raising
large force. 1t is reported that Gen. Lev
Wallace and Gen. John A. Logan are con
nected with the movement. Crawford is en-
listing soldiers still in the Federal service il
Texas, promising them discharges from tn
Government at Washington. The Fedora
authorities do not interfere.
People along the Rio Grande on the Mex
lean side are moving on the American side
to escape tie heavy assessments of the Lib
erals