The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-17
SYNOPSIS OF LATEST NEWS.

VI. i
Mississippi u separate vote will be taken ON
the Acknowledgement clause.
President Grant has informed prominent
that twas bis desire that en-.
tire fairness md impartiality be observed in
making the arrangements for the elections in
Mississippi. The Commanding General will
be instructed accordingly.
The 1ribuaeS Nashville special says II Is
ON all hands that the decision Of
the Supreme Court, affirming the power Of
the Governor 10 remove Registers at his plea.
sure, secures the election Of Scnter.
A dispatch from Houston reports unpre.
cedentcd floods in Colorado valley. The tel.
cgrapb lines were down for four or FIVE day.
west of Lagrange. The water in some places
vas two feetdeep and still rising Lagrange
has been evacuated. Columbus is also dc.
serted and women and children mostly gone.
Houses were seen fnating past Lagrange
most Of the crops in the valley are destroyed.
An Omaha dispatch Of the l6th. inst, says
Senator Harlan and family arrived and left
for the Pacific coast that day.
Frank Blair publishes cartl in relation
10 his speech at the banquet. stating TINT he
did not intend to wound the feelings If his
comrades. but compliment our own army by
speaking Of the late a1Yersaries as worthy
of their steel
The Tribune'g New York special says It IL
currently reported that the directors Of the
English Atlantic Cable have secured con.
trolling interest in the French cable.
The Ueraid credits the report and calls
upon American capitalists to lay cable to
be owned and operated by Americans.
The commercial excursion party from Chi
cago had an interview With Brigham Young
sa .& A.Ff II. IA
ring the conversation he told Senator
Trumbnl that he would probably hear Of
some Federal official being nut ent Of The
Territory. IF done. he might be sure Il
would be for good and Cor sufficient reasons.
TrumbuI advised him before taking such
step to make known his grieeance, % presi
dent Ora (. who will not admit a violation
II Iaw O. - unpuniehcj and that il viii not
he safe TO n,olest r.s,lic nsiccrz in the dis.
ehhrge ot their .4nties. Young said that
Grant bal re- .,nyed nuIy the Mormon IF.
ceFs IN ihH Territory of Utah fpr no rea.
spn exc. .st that the we're Normohr. lie fur.
tEeT declared ,lseg would not "iicy the law Of
yongrcss prohibiting pnlygantys because
Con gross hal 10 right II interfere in that
matter.
Mr. Trdmhuil replied declining 10 discuss
tie matter. but said the law Mt all cvcnts
would bs. upheld md oheyed. Young's dec.
Inrnti6ss caused considerable excitement
among the members nf tho party.
Tcle2rums and letters from the entire
Son'b state meetings nrc Icing held
and delegates appointed 81 the Chinese lab,r
convention on the 18Th inst. 4 number of
planters nre already here
The Times regards no posfr onetneut "I
The debate on the 4 ,alarna claims "a sutis.
factory.
4 tro: over 'at fashion csspr~e IN the l2th
inst. hstween Lady Thorne and American
| Girl. i. harness, FIR purse Of s.. 500, was
seon be American Girl, shc taking 'he first.
second and lourth bcate. The isc@t time was
t2.2ii. The track was heavy with dust, and
: neither horse IN frat rate condition
/ Governor peaSc. of Texas. bal "a Ion: in.
tcrsicw with The President On Monday. in
reference To affairs IN that State. The Coy
crn"r nrges tho fixing of :he election "f Tex.
aN at an early dav. bcsauae tf delayed till
! Noycml4cr. il VII BE- detrimental H. the az
r;cnl'ural interests of The State.
/ Ono hundred guns we're fred in the Park
"n Nnninv, in honor oF the quick passage
III tho yacht Daunsle~s across the Atlantis
Iocean.
| pe'monicn was arrested and fined $50 fnI
selling cigars in glass cases without tho
lpTnper STAMPS. 4 clause has bren diBcOy-
! cred tn the Revenue law requiring stamps on
boxes even If the oIgnr7s hare paid full duty
/ About twenty cigar dealers have heen ar
rested and fined. Il is understood thar war.
rants are out fnr ono thousand more in Ncw
York. The cigar dealers are greatly excited
oyer the matter.
/ Delegates were coming in ~ the Chinese
Labor Convention heldin Memphis on Tues
liay last. koopmanshap. an importer a
San Francisco. ielcgraphcd that &c would b.
present. Planters from varions parts of tn
South eas, were there in strong force.
The pc'iiinn of Cni. Yerger. PRAYING fni
n writ of habeas corpus to take him from lie
fore the military commission. was rrcscnteS
10 Chief Justice Chnse. The Chief Justic'
received the npnlication, aud fixed Wednes
day morning fnr hearing the argument IL
the Supreme Court room. Attorney Gene
raI IInar will represent the Government -
The paint to be determined is whether tn,
clnnse in the reconstruction acts permitting
military commissions to try persons accused
with crime is constitutional.
4 4 Paris special TO the Herald says the EN-
peror yields assent 10 the demands Of th,
Corps Legislatif, the nature of which hai
hecn already stated. The change in th'
Ministry has not yet been announced. Re
Organization Of the Cabinet in short tim'
is certain. Throughout the whole of this
crisis The Emperor has exercised his usna
facts and slrewdness. lie invited nearly q
the Deputies from the Corps Legslatif to dine
and Soiree Mt ST. Cloud this week, chatteC
playfully with many of them of all shades o
opinion. giving expression To those piquan
sayings 50 attractive to Frenchmen. For in
stance, to one by whom he had been taker
by the button hole he said - All Mons
Buffet, you mean to take hold of my coat {
fear might pull back" To group witt
7 several of whom he was conversing on tn
, situation he said - You begin to trust m
like the old lion in the fable, trying to Gu
my nails and take my teeth out, and leav
? me nothing but my name, which is c0usid
cred harmless" To another he said :. :. Tn
elections prove clearly must choose betweei
Empire and evolutioa-between neither cal
individuals be set up" To others he sal
+. II will give full satisfaction to the aspIra
: tons of parties, but dread to make conces
SONS at the boundary prescribed in the con
!, stituti0n."
Wheat-San Francisco, $l,65@1,15
Liverpool los. Sd.
! oats-Calfornia s., l,35@sl,65 Oregon
81, ,60@1,70.
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