The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-24
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day, issued proclamation designating No.
vember 30th as the day for submitting the
new constitution to the voters of Mississippi.
The clauses of dIsfranchisement and incligi.
bility to hold Office are to he submitted TO n
separate vote also, the portion Of tho test
oath in article II, and the clause prohibit
ing loaning the credit of the State in aid of
any association of corporation. .
Attorney General 1loar has decided that
the commencement of the main line Of the
Pacific Railroad is at the one hundredth
meridian of longitude west from Greenwich,
terminates ut the Eastern boundary Of Cali.
fornia.
One of the eolored churches in Alexandria
held meeting on Monday to see what should
be done with the church members who voted
the Conservative ticket at the recent election.
The Church Treasurer was among the offend
ers, and he was removed from his Office. 4
long and exciting debate enSued ON the ques.
tion of turning all the offenders nut of the
Church. Action was not reached.
w. Ford Of Mississippi, was here on be.
half of the Conservative Republicans of that
State.
Gen. Sherman this morning received as.
surance that the administration in Missis.
sippi will be impartial. The military off.
GERS who conducted the registration for the
election in Virginia will be ordered to Miss.
issippi for duty.
Southern Labor Convention.
MENPHIs, July 1S.-The Chinese Labor
Convention met to-day. Governor j. q.
Harris Of Tennessee, was chosen permanent
chairman. i telegram was received announ-
cling that Koapmanshop would arrive to-
morrow, whereupon the convention adjourn.
ed to ten O'Clock tomorrow.
MEMPHIS, July lathe Labor Conven.
tion met at Wallack's. The audience was
large, chiefly planters and land owners Of
the neighboring States.
The finance Committee reported in favor
of joint stock emigration society, with of.
fcers at the principal cities, promising vel
come and protection TO all emigrants from
China and elsewhere. The Transportation
Company reported that emigrants can be
brought from the Pacific States 10 Memphis,
in lots of 500 and over. $500 each from
Hongkong to San Francisco for $50 to 800
each.
Or Rem Orr, q Chinaman, q years in the
country residing in Louisiana, addressed the
Convention. lie stated that over 5000
Chinese are now in the West Indies. Much
distress prevails because they were not Sc
lected with proper care. lie proceeded t0
describe the habits aud pcculiarities Of the
Chinese. He thought them we'll ADAPTED 10
southern plantations, the products Of China
being In many ways similar to those of the
Southern States. Koopmanschap also ad-
dressed the Convention, stating that his
house brought 10000 Chinese 10 California
where 1000 are now engaged in general
railroad work. They were paid ninety cents
to the dollar and ten cents per day, in gold,
as labOrers. and can be induced to come
here for 800 per month; but they can be OBJ
tained much cheaper IN China Under q
fifteen years. contract they can be had at SO
to So per month. The Convention adjourn
ed until to morrow.
Indian Trouble.
CHICAGO, July l4.-An Omaha special
saws Gen. Auger has received dispatches
from Cen Carr, with the expedition on the
Republican river, to the IIth inst. A large
village Of Cheyennes was taken by surprise
and fifty warriors, commanded BY Tall Bull,
were taken. Seventeen women and children
were captured, among them Tall Bulls
wife and daughter The warriors held two
white women, captured on the Saline river,
as prisoners They murdered one. name
unknown, and attempted to murder an.
other BY the name OF Maria Weigel. She
will probably recover. The Indians were
so completely surprised that they were un-
able to carry of a single package. They left
most of their saddles and provisions. Carr
captured $50 horses and mules, lodges, 80
rifles and pistols, and number Of camp eq-
uipages.
Great Flood at Paela.
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are published of the great food a PaoIa.
The loss of property is very great. Streams
near Paola rose 80 feet in few hours, car
rying of houses, mills. fences and everything
capable of floating. Paola, looked ike an
were drowned, and crops in the bottom
on Monday nearly as rapidly as it rose.
Many heroic deeds were performed in saving
the lives of those in peril.
Terrible food and less Of l'fe in Texas
GALVESTON, July 14.-Special dispatches
from Columbia, Texas, says the Colorado
river is higher than ever known before. The
water rose Al feet inches. 1t is now fall.
ing slowly. The whole valley is under wa.
ter. Crops are destroyed, and the railroad
between Alleytown and Columbus is washed
away for several hundred yards, and mum.
bers of persons have been drowned below
Columbus. AlIeytown is six feet under wa.
ter. Dead bodies have been seen floating
past there. The water cut off Dem1evar and
other plantations at Eagle Lake. The occu.
pants are supposed to have perished at La
Grande. Water is still four feet deep in the
public square. 1t is rumored that Bustror
and Weberyille haze been washed away and
many lives lost.
GALYEsToH. July I5.-Tbe cars were SEM
out from Harrisburg, Texas, to-day, with
boats to rescue the sufferers by food in the
Colorado Valley, who had taken refuge ir
the tBee-tops near Eagle Lake, and who had
been two days in that position.
1t is said the water is two feet over thu
tops Of the telegraph poles on the farms ir
Eagle Lake bottom.
ST. LOUIS, July 13.-South Missouri rail
road bridge, at St. Charles, will be pushed
rapidly forward, and completed within {
year. Work has been temporarily suspend
ed on account of high water.
Henry r. Whitmore, Secretary of the St
Louis grain movement, leaves for Europe
soon on business with the through grair
movement.
MANSFIELD, Ohio, July 1.-THE State
Prohi bitory Convention met to-day anC
moved the adoption of platform in tn,
Convention. They nominated full tieke
of State officers as follows For Governor
j. e. Ingesoll, of Cuiahoga Lieut.. Cover
nor, Wadsworth, of Cincinnati; Treasurer
Thomas Edmunson, of Clark county: At
torney General, 1. A. Simmons, of Harris
burg.
CHICAGO, July ia Iri5unc's New
York special says the Erening Post publish
es list of the names Of bills that PASSED