The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-04-29
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TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Gen. Stone, who served under Nc
Cleilan, has entered the service Of the
siecroy Of Egypt, and sailsfor Alexan-
drIa to morrow. A luD,bcr of the .ex-
Federal and confederate officers have gone
also. An agent Of the Viceroy is making
regular shipments Of breech loading rifles,
/. and recently made several new contracts.
Among the "rougbs" captured at New
Haven while attending a prize fight,
were three Brooklyn aldermen, w.:o are
still in Jail, together with number Of
others, and Governor jewell says he will
send as many as possible to the penitenti.
ary for two years.
4, ,420 immigrants arrived at New York
from Europe the Goth.
| 1t is freely stated by prominent officers
Of the Fcnian organization, that not only
will an expedition against Canada depart
within few days, but that fighting will
have commenced on the frontier ere the
close of the present Congress. Gen. o.
Neill will direct the movements Of the
raiders.
NEW YORK, April 19-The O'Neill
Fenian Congress assembled to-day. Be-
tween fifty and sixty delegates are pres
ent-rcprescntatives from both east and
west. 1t is stated that the credentials Of
the Chicago delegates were presented and
they we're refused admission (doubtfuD.
Further proceedings are unknown, but
the report is current that some twenty or
thirty officers leave tonight for the from
tier, to take command Of the advance
guard.
Senator McGreery and Jesse D. Bright
are spoken Of as candidates for the DEM
ocratic nomination for Governor OF Ken
lucky.
Lady Franklin has gone to Victoria.
Immigrants from Missouri and. AFkan-
sas are arris ing in California.
WAsHIsGToS, April 20.-Theamount
of gold required to pay the interest on
bonds falling due in May is about $685.
500, 900. 1t is unofficialIy reported TO-
night that payment will be made without
debate next month.
The House rejected by vote of 80 to
68, the proposed amendment of the Con-
stitution enabling women to vote.
LISBON, April 20.-Later adviccs from
the Argentine Republic contain more par
,iculars of the frightful storm which oc-
the 9th of March. The wind blew a
hurricane. The water Of the river De Ia
Plata flooded a great portion of the city,
and so sudden was the overflow that hor-
ses and men were drowned in the streets,
and many people barley escaped with
their lives. A great number of buildings
were undermined, which were subsequent
ly broken down entirely aud destroyed by
the weigh. Of goods in them. Ships we're
driven ashore and wrecked, or sunk at
their anchorage. Many sailors lost their
lives. The damage immense.
NEW YORK, April 2l.-Gen. O'Ncill,
in his farewell 70 the Fenian Congress
yesterday recommended an Immediate
movement on Canada. i
NEW YoRK, April l6.-Commodore
Mead died yesterday of appoplexy. >,
CHICAGO, April 1.-The TriJuae's
Washington special says the evidence in
the Frecdman's Burean investigation
shows that n. Howard and his brother
Charles were owners of the patent brick
of which the Howard University is built,
and made large sum of money out of it.
Tho Tribunc's New York, special says
of the Mcfarland case that there are in
dica,ions of reaction of public senti-
meut. whicl, before the trial favored the
prisoner Papers in and out of the city
which formerly sympathized with him
arc asking conviction, and tic tenor of
public conversation is daily less favorable
to him. It is generally conceded, howev-
or, that he will be cleared on the ground
of insanity.
CHICAGO. April 1.-THE female bro
kers, Woodruff, Clafin L CO., are about
starting weekly paper to advocate wo-
mans suffrage, aud support Woodruff
for the Presidency. @ i
LISBON. Apr.l l6.-The Rio Janeiro
steamer 10 day brings details of the end
of the war IN Paraguay. on the 1st Of
March, The Br lillian General carried
the position of Lopez. Lopez, his son
Col. Lopes, +. Yanchez. Vice President
of the Republic, Gen. Comino, and sew
eral other officers of Paraguay were killed,
and the mother, brother and four children
of Lopez, Mrs Lynch ard many officers
were made prisoners. \ large quantity
of arms and munitions OF war were also
ca tured At last advices a treaty Of
pence was being prepared with the pro-
vis;onal government of Paraguay. which
had convened Constitutional Assembly
for that purpose. 50