The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-05-15
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| PRoMoNToHY SUMMIT, May 10TH, IL m.--
To the associated Press, East and West ;--
The last rail is laid and the last spike driven.
The Pacific Railroad is completed. The
point Of junction il ten hundred and eighty
six miles west Of tho Missouri river, and SIX
hundred and ninety miles cast OF Sacramen'
to. Signed, Leland Stanford, Q. Z. II. II.
T. 9. Durant, Sidney Dillen, John Duff, U.
=. II. II.
SAN FRAsclsco, May o.-Business. was
universally suspended yesterday and the |
whole city gave themselves up TO celebra' |
ting the completion Of tho Railroad. The
procession was n splendid affair, considering
, the haste in which ii was cotton up. The
military display was excellent, and the civic
as good ~ could be expected considering the
short notice. The procession was 55 min.
utes in passing given point. Tho whole
city was decorated with flags, and ut night
the illumination was universal. The Occi.
, dental Hotel and tho new Office Of the Yves
| tern Union Telegraph Company presented
! n fine appearance the former having rep
Z. rcsentaiion Of the railroad track, with the
lcttcre s. i. p. r. Il. & N. Y. blazing forth
. by tho combination Of over 100 gas burners.
The telegraph Office was festooncd with Chi
! ncse lanterns hung in every available place,
with row upon row Of the Same sugpending
G across the street. Bonfres blazed on every
J corner, aud tho streets were literally jam
+ med with humanity. Several ACCIDENTS oc
: CURED during the day; balcony fronting
a Platt's Hall broke down, but no o:c was
! seriously injured. Runaways occurred with.
: out number
: DELMoSfco's, New York, May 8.-Tho
/ New York Press Club had its monthly din.
Y lner. Seventy members present. Sends
u greeting TO the journalists Of the Pacific
c coast and hearty congratulations on tho com
a pletion Of the trans'continental railway,
!. which leaves as no longer antipodes, but
makes ds next door neighbors. Ii begins n
y new era in American history. May Ameri.
can journalism grow like the country in dig
,f nity and ripeness, and influence.
n (Signed.j David @. Croly, Thos. w.
&c Knox, Augustus Mayrick, Albert b. Rich
Il ardson, Amos j. Cumming, j. W. Simon
/; ton. Coumittc.
= WAsnIxGroS, Mny0.-The Spanish Minis
!. ter has been applied 10 within the last two
/ months to report and state the expeditions
% fitting out in this country for the Cuban
c. service. lie did not pro luce the proof
Il The Secretary, however, has directed in.
n lquires 90 be made, North and South, where
!, il has been ascertaine1 there were no facts
" : upon which to found proceedings. Proper
VI officers have been instructed 10 exercise due
10 vigilance aud prevent a violation Of the
OF neutrality laws, which the Government has
s- assured the Spanish Minister will be en-.
forced.
ofI Ci*c,xxaTI. May THE saloon keep
- crs' society met in Convention at Turner
Hall laat evening. So. Louis, Chicago
p Cincinnati. Springfield. H., Louisville, Gov
III ingiOn and JelIersonyille, Indiana. wer'
~ represented. Tho object il to form a nation
Jn ri association, for which n committee {,
ms draft n constitution has been appointed, an,
10 will continue its session several days.
i. RicHxosD, May 6.-Bosh parties are pre-
pairing for an active campaign in this State
OF Joseph II. Piatt, jr., of the Wells party
~ was unanimously neminated By th
vi Convention at Petersburg for Congress il
m. the ID District, Charles W. Butts was agree
upon as Congressman Mt large on the Wake
;d ticket. Walker and Wells will stump th
:: State.
ca 4 convention of colored men will assem-
&c bic ,.crc on the 9Th Of May, to consider tn
or total exclusion Of coiored citizens fror
pi- many positions Of trust aud profit aud iron
IS the jury box.
ofI RicnaosD. Nav Sits stated on goo
n; authority that Genr-al Candy has fixed o
- tho lst TUESDAY of July ffer the election.
Cn.c.co, May s.-Thc Emigration soeic
eS IS Of English workingmen have sent siztec
-, agents West to select lands. Their )ocat;o
IN is 10 be made in Neb aska.
cs, A party Of Americans making boat jour
or neg up the Nile, recently, were attacked b
-. Arabs and two Americans killed.
=, The last rail has been laid on the chicag
!" and Rock Island Pacific Railroad, betwec
he Desmoines and Council Bluffs, giving Chi
cag0 two direct and distinct connections wit
III the Union Pacific at Omaha
cd a list Of sixiy.tsyo army officers, detaile,
ra- TO perform the duties of Indian agents an
&c. supeFintendents, will be published shortly
&c This order viii virtually remove nearly Al
the Indian officers now placed, except fc'
Quakcrs, lately appointed. Among thos
removed Is ono man keist, in Office by ia
!, rejection Of Quaker nominee. This order is i
az accordance with the law creating the India
Ill Bureau, which authorizes the President I
.w detail oGcers Of the army to perform the du
ties of agents.
ch HARTFORD, May S--The Senate rattle
the 18th amendment, II Republicans yotin
for it, and 8 democrats against it.
lso BosToS, May S.-The Senate rejected til
TN prohibitorY liquor bill on the Sd inst. by
mt to 20. The opposition is composed Of thos
EAR who favor n stringent license clause and III
mt ultra prohibitationists, who objected to cor
.be cessions made in tho defeated bill.
H.. Cnic1Go, May THE Ohio Legislature ha
II passed, by a strict party vote, the visibl
- admixture bill, which Furnishes with one
hg five years imprisonment any one not whit
on male citizen voting at any election.
lit OMAHA, May S.-A dispatch says that &C
,ut Siouxs attacked 10 Bannoek and Snake II
l. dians near South Pass City, ten days az,
ant and killed twcnty.ninc.
- New YoRK May 8-Arrangements ha,
az been made for a special service at Trinit
crs Church tomorrow noon, in thanksgiving f
cs, the completion of the railroad across th
continent.
of Tho convention of the Theta Delt CT
in Association was held at the Astor House Il
MI day. About one hundred delegates and
large number of visitors were present.
we was resolved to re.establish tho Souther
To- Chapters which were broken up at the con
ON mencement of the war.
ro New YoRK, May THE cable rates wi
We be positively reduced on the 1st of JUNO
for $40 in gold for ten words, with Ave wor,
= allowed for address and signature. III
80, press pays half these rates for general nep
" and full rates for cipher.
The excitement in Wall street continue
lat until the close of the day. All the marke
18th are unsettled and in feverish condition.
re- Private kilograms from London of gloon
ca character: and IN unofficial announcemcl
act from Washington that tho sinking fund wi
tho not be pus into operation till June both, hi
q. q huoyant effect on money, and very
" pressive one on the Governmnet.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 5.-Gen. L,
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