The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-02-11

meeting of the members of Plymouth
Church, IT was decided that d committee
be appointed for the purpose of revising
the article of faith. Many members de-
mandcd that the church should rosf on =
btoadef foundation. Beecher sa;d be
approved the proposition.
The President, in accordance with tha
recommendation Of Secretary Cox. has
Withdrawn from the Senate all Indian
treaties by which il is agreed to sell land
to railroad companies.
1t Is asserted among Senators that The
Supreme Court will render a decision
ON the legal tender act. The Court will
sustain the constitntioDality Of the net.
but takes the ground that 1t was onIy
justified By state Of war, and that tho
national debt cannot be liquidated with
legal tenders
HAVANA, Feb 7.--Yestcrdav four
Americans walking along the street and
wearing blue neck ties, when near tho
Taccn theater, were stopped By man
Who addressed them in on excited man
ner, pointing to their neck ties. Not
understanding Spanish no answer WIS
returned. The man then drew his re-
yoiver and commenced firing. One
American was killed and two others
wounded and arc now IN a nrecar;o,,g
condition. Tho fourth made h;s eacaoo
and wal pursued BY the crowd shoutfnc
and crying "Stop him." The man who
fred the shots has disappeared. and l. l.
not known whether be was IA volunteer
or not. The American Consul Geueraf
1a investigating the affair. Sceretarv
Fish has telegraphed TO learn the partie.
ulars. Captain General De Roda il
highly indignant and has ordered evarv
exertion TO be made to discover the nor.
petrators, Offering thousand dollars ro-
ward for their arrest.
The Supreme Court decision on tba
legal tender question Is the great snbiect
Of discussion in financial circles. The
| decision as understood in Wall street Is
tiiaathe legal tender act was justified By
the var but that Congress has no powcr
to issIc any more legal tender notes and
| taYa1l contracts made before 1862 must be
! psTd in coin. 1t is not improbable that
some Of the poorer States, as North Car
DINA or Tennessee, being unable to pro-
vide for the payment Of debts, even on =
currency basis, may be driven by this
decision INTO open reputation. pleading
the action of the Supreme Court az i'm,
posing on them obligations they coula
not honor.
Foreign.
The Corps Legislatif has sustained tho
Government decree for temporary free
trade in iron and cotton fabrics.
The British Government, by net Of
Parliament, has taken possession of ali
telegraph lines IN the Kingdom.
In letter received here from r,nt
Coebrane, Of the Royal Navy. command.
ing tho ietrei. stationed off the Alr;cs,
coast, he states that DIR. Livingstone. the
celebrated African traveller, had been
burned = wizard By chief Of the
interior.
The Arch-D Duchess Elizabeth. Of Ana
trias has fed to America, having en-
barked at Hamburg.
| IAEts, Feb. Tin the Corps Tar;elat.f
to-day CFemeinex said he desired -
ton the Minister concerning the Rnchefert
affair. UllircF replied lllas he would ~.
await the result Of The interpofatioa b,s
would do bis duty. After an apitaled de
cnssiea the Chamber. By vote Of 100 r. x
adhered . the view Of Oliver. II was ' exl
lsecied that Rocherort, who uas IN his Sea-
during tho debate, wonll be arrested nm lss..
ing tho House but he was not. ~ tbs ,cr
nainatinn Of the sitting be preceded te i,s of
hce. ? 80 eight o'clock this evening. he
has not been taken into custody.