The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-09-04
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Massachusetts Democratic State Con.
veut.on.


WORCESTER, Aug. 25.-The Demo
cratic State Convention met to-day. Levi
Woodbury.. presiding. In his opening re.
marks he advocated the immediate free
dom OF the Canadas and Cuba from their
European subsection. looking to their ul.
innate annexation TO the United States.
John Q. Adams was nominated for Gov
enor. and $. o. Lamb og Greenfield, for
Lieutenant.Governor. Resolutions we're
adopted dcnouncing the prohibitory law
and condemning the Legislature for not
granting charters to certain labor organ.
izsiions, They recognize the duty Of &C.
auicscing in results already arrived at in
national affairs. etc The convention was
in the main harmonious.
Revenue Matters.
The Internal Revenue Department ap-
pears to be still compromising the rcve.
nus frauds. amounting TO $50, 900, were
settled on terms Very satisfactory TO the
accused.
Movement for Removal Of Belment.
The TriJune's New York special says,
the movement for removing Belmont
from the Democratic National Com mittec,
aud putting Weed in his place, appears to
be popular with the Democracy.
Chair-makers' Strike.
Nearly all of the chair. makers of New
ark. n. j., arc on the strike, owing to iu-
sufficient pay and the introduction Of ma
chinery.
NEW York, Aug. 25.-John Quincy
Adams, in a speech accepting the Demo.
cratic nomination for Governor Of Massa-
chusct,s. declared it to be the duty of the
Democratic party to abandon dead issues
by accepting as established facts universal
and unqualified suffrage.
The Mississippi Canvass.
JACKSON, (Miss.,) Aug 25.-The can.
vass has been opene'l 10 this State. One
colored orator from Virginia and cnother
from Tennessee are at work for the Con.
servatives. Judges JefTards aud Will.
ians published list Of appointments to
address the people.
Attack by Iadians on the Platte
OMAHA, Aug. 25.-About hundred
and fifty Indiar.s attacked Daugherty and
the Goycrnme at surveying party, on the
South side of tho Platte, near Alkali Sta.
ton, on Sunday morning and succeeded
in capturinr; their cutirc outfit, except
the men who reached the South Platte
yesterday morning.
China Ncws.
HoNGEoNG, Aug. 8, via London, Aug,
26.-Ths Pekin Government refuses to
ratify IL convention concladed by Bur.
lingarnei and the Chinese Embassy with
the United States. The Chinese text oi
Bur,ilgame's credentials differs from the
fore i,yn version. In the former he is ap-
pointed Envoy of China to tributary ma.
tie,ns.
Steamer Built for Puget Sound.
New YoRK, Aug 25.-Thc new steam.
ell Olympia, built by Geo. S. Wright for
the Puget Sound trade made her trial
trip yesterday, which proved highly salts.
factory. She sails for the Pacific coast
next Tuesday.
Sale Of Railroad Land.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 27.-Thc National
Land Company completed sale to-day
for the Kansas Pacific Railroad Company
Of 80 900 acres Of land, lying in one body,
to representatives of an English colony
of ], 200 families, some of whom have al.
ready commenced improvements on the
land.
InterpatieHsl Boat Race.
Tho following is tho weight of the crew:
Havards-Fayo, (bow,) 155 lbs: Lyman,
lob; Simmons, Ill; Loring, (Etroko,l