The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-05-06
II Y TELE q IL A r III !

WASHINGTON, April 30.-Tbe Sd.
preme Court adjourned to-day to the frss
Monday in October
The Supreme Court decided that under
the provision Of the act Of 1924, In civil
actions In the courts of the United States,
no witness can be excluded because he iS
a party to or interested in the case.
The Chicago TriJune's Washington
special says: The bribery investigation
opens large field of inquiry, aud may
not be concluded for two or three weeks.
Senators who have been sworn saw the
evidence will eonvfnce the country that
parties were here with money and buy
ing votes against Bingham's amendment.
The vote on the Oregon Railroad sub.
sidy bill yesterday, was equally divided
between the two parties, the Eastern
Democrats and Republicans generally
voting against it.
The New York Dispotch says parties
have arrived here from South America
TO arrange for the survey OF railroa1
from the waters Of the Amazon to Guay-
aquil on the Pacific coast. The Brazil.
ian Government has offered concessions
| iof tut CoHriEuctlOu Vi the line.
A Times New York special says it is
known from authoritative sources that
Secretary Fish will Withdraw from the
Cabinet the moment the San Domingo
treaty is ratified by the Senate, it being
a scheme to which be will never give } is
c"nsent District Attorney Pierpont wiiE
| Re his successor
RICHMOND. April 30.-W. Dunham,
agent of The S. s. Line, one of the vic
tins. died to-day.
tx State Treasurer j. s. Colyer. is.
believed 10 be dying. Offers Of aid are.
received from New York, Philadelphia.
Baltimore and other places.
| ] he Senate adopted a resolution Of re-
spect TO the nemory of Senator Bland :,
colorcd. to-day.
Gen. Candy has issued orders relin--
gushing the cotnmand of the Depart
,nent of Virginia. Gen. Candy and staff
left to-day for Washington.
CINcINsATi, April 30.-The Chamber
OF Commerce unanimously passed resolu--
ltions sympaihizing with the citizens Of
Richmond. Virginia, and paying speciat
tribute to the great worth of Patrick
Henry Aslette-
i CHICAGO. April 30.-The Consritu-
iional Convention yesterday adopted an
amendment 10 the bill of rights. p.ovid-
ing that The General Assembly may
abolish the Grand Jury
4 WAsHISGToS, May 2-The Com
: miftee on Territories, in the Senate to-
; lday, submitted report organizing the
r Terr tory Of Oklohoma, and consolidating
The Indian trusts under the Territorial !
Governmcnt.
A Washington special says the House
refused 10 receive the resolution to ad-
journ July 4th.
Gen. Logan was taken suddenly i'll
on Sunday. md is not much better now.
Gen. Shields is contestant for the
sc held by Van Horn in the Sixth
: Missouri District. lie fled brief be-
fore the House Committee on Elections,
containing startling assertions TO the
effect that Van Horn and his friends
went to the Secretary cf State of Mis-
souri, and induced him to withhold the
certificate of election from Shields on the
ground that Van Horn could produce
an affidavit from one Bcavis, Supervisor
: of Registration. which warranted the
Secretary in throwing out the vote of
one county, thus defeating Shields. The
:, Supervisor now swears that this affidavit
is forgery throughout, and that he
never signed it.
!, ST. Louis, May 2.-Col Paine and
= Mr. Siap'eton, two prominent citizens of
3 Monticello, Kansas, a few days ago quar-
relied about trivial matter, and agreed
to settle the matter in dark room.
Paine had knife and Stapleton a re-
volver. The citizens hearing the pistol.
burst open the door, aud found Stapleton
with his throat cut and Payne sho,
through the lungs. Neither has bot
: little chance of recovery.
! LOUISVILLE, May 2.-J. II. Morton,
a youth aged nineteen years, son of MIR,
Morton. banker of this city, shot and
killed Dan. Puwers in a gambling house
/ of fame, last night.
II Oregon kilograms.
JACKSONVILLE, May 1.-The boav OF
a teams,er, known as Jack, the ma,e
l. was found on the Crescent City Mount.
! aims on Friday last. He left here abou,
= March lst for the coast, aud had eyi.
). IDENTIFY fallen asleep and pershed in the
snow.
OREGON City. May "A man by the
name of George Yeung walked of the
c bluff back of this city. last night. falling
a distance OF sixty feet, injuring him
: severely.
!. Considerable excitement was felt IN.
day in regard to the city election, result.
;. ing as follows: DIR Forbes Barclay
a Mayor; James A. Smith, Recorder r
y Jacobs, A. j. Apperson. n w. Randall
G. p. Church, w. w. Buck, VIM
/ Broushton and j. D. Miller, Council.
V men; S. D. Pope, Assessor and Collector
g. L. 0. McCown, Treasurer; G. f. War.
;; reu, City Attorney; j. W. Ryan, Cit,
Marshal aud Street Commissioner. Tbs
: Republican ticket is elected by maiorit,
o. of thirty five