The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-11-19
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LouigviiIo Digpatch.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. GA brakeman on
the express train from Nashville last
night. was shot dead while the train was
leaving station on the road, by con-
cealcd assassin. The cause Of the act
is but conjecturcd.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 0-On Sunday
evening party Of one hundred men
came 10 Richmond. Ky. jail and took out
a man named Yafcy, the author vi iee
murders, aud hung him in tic court
house yard, with placard on his back
not to cut him down until seven o'clock
Monday evening.
LOUISVILLE. Nov. 9.-Cov Stevenfon
repricycd Wm H. Neil, convicted of wife
murder. uutil December 18th. Mean.
whsle application IS TO be made to the
Legislature to commute his sentence.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 9.-Ncar Crab Or
chnrd Springs, Kentucky, on Friday
night. four men went to tear down hnuse
Of i'll fame. Finding parties inside 10
defend, 'hcy opened fire with Spencer
rifles. killing Geo. Tankclsue, an inmate
New Orleans Dispatch.
New ORLEANS. Nov. 9.-Dr. Lcet,
who murdered young Barnes at Oakland,
M.ss.. few weeks since, was taken from
The Jail by citizens Sunday night aud
hung
Prohibition Defeated in New T-amr ssGrc.
C0NcogD, Nov. 9.--Thc vote on the
adoption of the State Cons,abulary act
was very light IL was defeated by "a
large majority; all the populous towns
giving large majorities against it.
Terrible Accident at Camden. n. J.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9.-Nine frame
dwellings at Camden. y j.. were burned
this morning 4 man named Elliott, bis
wife aud five clsildren were burned in
their efforts TO stop the flames. The
aged mother who was thrown from the
second story window Received probably
fatal injuries.
General kilograms.
NEw YdgK, Nov Snow foot
decp las fallen IN Northern Vermont
during the past two days.
LA CRoss. Nov. S.-Wm. Miller hung
himself this morning. No cause known.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 9.-The convention
bill passed the Senate to-day II was
amended to reduce the number of mem.
bers To fifty. The House has uot acted
on amendment
BEVERLY, Mass, Nov. 9-The Trus-
tees of the Peabody Institute have di.
rectcd that the building be closeed until
the arrival of the remains of Peabody
They directed that the building be ap-
propriately draped and other arrange.
menis be made for the funeral The
remains are expected early in December
CONCORD, Nov. 9.-Josiah S. Pike
who murdered Thomas Brown and wife
at Hampton Mills, May, 1868, was hang.
ed to-day.
Death Of Gen. Wool.
Troy, n. Y, Nov. 10.-Gen. Wool
died here to day.
A ~. z. Herald Sensation.
NEW YORK, Nov 1.-THE Herald
concludes that the activity of naval mat
ters, and the order for the Miantinoma
to be ready for sea, with the ordering
into commission aud fitting out so rapidly
Of the Swatara and two other vessels, and
the sudden transfer of stores and army
supplies to the irigate Albany, with or
dcrs for that vessel to sail Immediately
for Cuba, and other important movements,
indicate that the Government is about to
take a decisive course on the Cuban
question and in favor OF Cuban indie.
pendence.
Tarragut's Claim for Prize Money.
New York, Nov. lit is stated
that in Farraguts claim for prize money,
he sets forth that Porter, master Of the
fleet, bombarded the rebel position seven
days without doing any apprecloble dam
age, or incapacitating them from defense,
and that he did he did not capture any
portion of the enemy's feet.
Porter puts in paper stating that he
was the first to suggest the attack that
he worked eight days to get Farragut's
feet over the bar; also, that the state
ment of Farragut concerning him has no
foundation in fact
PITTsBURG, Nov. 1.-THE joint COM
mittce on the union of the Presbyterian
Assemblies reported informally in both
bodies for the union. They stated
they had agreed on all the legal points,
and would this morning recommend the
appointment of committees by both bod
les to complete the details of the recon.
struction of the united assembly, to meet
for their first session at Philadelphia,
May next, and report. This is regarded
as deciding the question of reunion.
Tennessee Legislaturc.
NASHVILLE. Nov. 1.-THE Senate,
to-day, insisted on its amendment to the
Convention bill, and the House adhered
to its disagreement A committee of
conference was appointed.
The House passed to third reading
the Senate bill removing the disabilities