The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31

DISPATCHES.
DATES TO MARcxH 81.

Chicago, March 23.-The Ohio Senate has
passed. the cight.hour bill with triiling
amendments, and it they are agreed to 10y
the House, the bill becomes II law July lst.
1t makes eight hours II legal dny' $ work.
The friends of Colorado do not despair OF
securing the admission Of that territory to
the Union, hv this Congress. An effort will
be made to renew the direct attempt. Ii
this fails, au effort will he made to admit
Colorado and Nebraska ly one net. Perhaps
Montana will be ready TO como in by that
time.
Georgia newspapers publish n ruinor that
there will soon be held IL Convention of col
orcd people nj Augusta, for the purpose oil
nominating representatives 10 Congress from
the territory Of Georgia.
The Secretary Of War informs Congress in
answer 10 tho resolution, thnt on january
9th there were l52,6ll men in the service,
namely regulars. q, 1851 white volunteers,
81 ,593; colorel, 65, 100. staff officers, etc.
| 100. The troops We're distributed as fol.
lows la,S09 in Missouri 4.64l in Vir-
ginia 3,l06 in North Carolina, 4.T6S in
South Carolina ~. $50 in Georgia 1924
in Mississippi l0.G23 ia Alabama 1864
in Tennessee S,561 in Arkansas ", 2j3 III
Louisiana. aud 99,24S in Texas. Orders
have been issued for u further reduction OF
1861 whites and 2,3e0 rnlnred.
The Rhode Island Union Convention
which nominated Cen. Burnside for Cover.
nor, put forward no platform, aud tho Dem
ocrats have decided not to nominate IA ticket
because of a split in the Union ranks. Thu
other wing viii probably nominate the pres.
ent Governor Smith for re. reelection.
Col. Williams, well known as Adiulnni
General Of the army of the Potomac, has
bcconle insane aud las been sent to the nay
lum at Augusta, Me.
Tho Charleston Courier SAYS it is hardly
possible 10 imaeine the extent to which
small poS prevails throughout the entire
South. In some places the blacks furnish
the most victims. while in others the white
population suifers most. M care 10 prevent
It's spreading is paid in medical treatment.
Those who have the disease walk through
the streets in the must indifferent and uneon-
cernrsl manner in several of the large towns,
The Washington correspondent of ths
Boston Post says, the new Mexiean lonn
project should be thoroughly understood rs
it viii most likely be reported back tayofnbll
by the committee aud pass the House. The
correspondent adds TINT these b0nds. 10 tlis
amount Of fifty millions. have already been
paid. They hnto IN the mnrket been sold
in gross. five millions to n wealthy comhina
ton now bent on carrying n resolution d
guarantee through Congress IN order Il
secure the magnificent results that mus
%cnsue. This combination will pay fabulon.
sums for lobby expenses, and it is proposed
to give the scheme every semblanee of legiti
macy bf goiag ~ far as to secure the SAINT
ton If the Federal Government TO eluit
several thousand men ostcnsihly for service il
the eause of Juarez. These expenses paid
leaves u surplus Of twenty Ave millions
three millions will then be divided AMONG
the movers Of this gigantic struggle. 1t i
the biggest lobby job Of lnte years.