The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-06-12

milton for Cuban expedition. Two
hundred and fifty men ara announced
to sail from here next Monday for Cuba.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-Lcttcrs from
Cuba, received this morning, state that
a force under Gen. Jordon has succeeded
in joining the Cuban forces after several
fights in which the Spauiards were re-
pulsed with large loss. The losses of Jor-
don were slight; only 215 were killed and
wounded. lie saved his artillery, arms
and ammunition, in cludiDg 1,700 new
rifles
Washington News.
WASHINGTON, juno 5.-Thc Presi- |
dent has made the following appointments:
G. G. Andrews, Minister Resident at
Stockholm J. L. Graham, Consul to
Florence; Chns. II. Mobley, Attorney
for the Southern District of Florida -
John Lynch, Surveyor General for Lou.
isiana.
Attorney General Hoar submitted o
lengthy opinion in which he says he
finds no reason 10 tho law Of the Presi.
dent Withholding his approval from the
findings of military commission 10 the
case OF James Weaver, citizen Of Texas,
convicted of murder and sentenced to be
| hanged. The question involved was
whether q military commission in Texas,
in September, 1869, has jurisdiction over
u citizen not in the naval or military SER
vice. Authority therefor is found by
the Attorney General in the statute Of
March I'd. 1867, placing certain rebel
States, including Texas, under military
control, which act was operative in Tex
as bccansc she had not adopted consti.
tuition 10 conformity with the provisions
Of tho act, and all acts Of Congress are to
be presumed constitutional unless the con-
trary plainly appears.
John w. Sangston having declined the
Mission to Liberia his brother Charles
has been appointed in his place.
Dispatches frow Hays city, Kansas,
say that mail train which lett Sheridan
yesterday morning was run off the track
by Indians four miles west Of Grinnell.
4 considerable number Of Indians were
near by while the track was being re-
paired and shots fred By both Indians
and persons belonging on the train, but
no ono was hurt.
One Of tie California papers, some
weeks ago, printed articles, which were
widely copied IN the which it was
charged and shown by specification that
a good deal Of lawlcssncss exist among
the soldiers there; that ouiragcs of an
indecent character bad been pcrpetratcd
upon a number Of women that some Of
the troops were greatly addicted to drunk
enness, and 'siers living openly with
abandoned women as misircsses. Other
reports show that Indians and natives
had been abused and malieratcd in many
cases, and that there is a deplorable lack
Of discipline among portion Of the
troops. The President has made inquiry
into tho matter, and 6uds that the news
; papers have not told the worst. An Of
ficer of more efficiency than General Davis
has proved to. be will be sent to take his
place.
Considerable excitement is arising
over the municipal election in Washing
ton which occurs to-day. The Democrats
charge the Radicals with importing ne
, eroes from Maryland and Virginia. Il !!
! reported that the Conservatives have 60
warrants for tho arrest of several hundred
OF these pcgreos. The Democrats have
no. nominated any ticket, but will sup
port the independent citizens ticket.
The GubernatoEial Canvass in Tenncs
sec.
;, NASHVILLE, June 5.-Col Stokc
opened the gubcrua.orial canvass 20 da,
Il at the capital in three hours speech oil
: tho question of enfranchisemeut, II
. said tha: he stood by his record, aud re
ferrcd to letter written BY him in Jul
= last, in which he said he was not in favo
! of universal suffrage and never had been
:, He didn't know II ever should be. Ii
2 was in favor Of giving the ballot to rebel
= only when it could be done with safety
aud then by two.thirds majority of th
: Legislature. He also referred to hi
!. speech here in reply TO johnson, and rcit
Grated the views therein exposed. Ii
. claimed that his policy was in accordanc
p with that of the party as shown in the l4tl
;. Amendment, authorizing Congress to re
4 remove political disabilities by atwO-third
= vote.
At the conclusion Of Stokes spcecl
Gov. Scntor gave his views. He regard
ed Stokes policy on enfranchisement a
not sustained by tho Chicago platform
If elected, as he felt sure he would be
he would recommend the Legislature +
take steps to remove tho disabilities O
:. every paying citizen. The Gove1aor,
= speech gave great satisfactoV !
: friends. Both gentlemen sce.,SoTrol
dent OF success. Al
NORFOLK, June 5.-John IF
y respectable citizen of Portsmo
lo shot dead by Alexander Perry, 8!
y y suspected of scducing his daugt
'o he fred tho first shot with slig
: Perry was bailcd for his appear
- Monday. -
- New YoRK, June Sit appe
- = it was the uncle of the Cuban h,ie
- - Quesada who was lately capturscat-
= shot. car
: Thomas McIntce was arrested ,m
: charged with committing forgery at Um;
. ha, to the amount of thirty or forty tn,
= = sand dollars. 1t is also asserted that h
- deserted his family and brought here
= :" young girl from Michigan, whom he ha
= scdnced.
' Application for filing bonds to secul
tho release of tho Quaker City has gou
over till Monday.
70 PHILADELPHIA, June 5.-Two polio,
n men of this city have been arrested an