The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-01-07

sands, have left the city in quest of work.
The officers of tho Kings county Aims
House positively deny the story that they
have expelled disabled soldiers because
they voted the Republican ticket.
A motion was made to yacatc the or
der for the arrest of Ben. Butler in the |
"Twigg's Sword case, on tho ground
that the property was taken under orders
Of the United States Government; aud
that there was no conversion. Decision
is reserved.
One nigcer killed another 10 Tennessee
last Thursday week, aud masked party
captured and shot tho murderer.
Thirteen Spanish gnnboats are now
anchored in Charleston harhor.
A policeman was shot IN Brooklyn,
Thursday.
Danie! G.. Major, u. $. astronomer and
surveyor of the boundary between Cali.
forniasand Oregon, has arrived 10 Wash
ington with the final report Of his i'm.
portant survey.
In Bristol. England last Wednesday,
there were Is persons killed while at
tempting TO escape from burning thea.
ter.
Trappmuan s being tried in Paris for
the murder oi the Kinck family.
The French Ministry has resigned
In court in New Yolk, last Thursday.
Judge Daley decided that steamboat com.
panies as common carriers are liable for
the baggage Of passengers left in state
rooms, Notwithstanding notice may have
been put up that the baggage is not al
lowed in the cabins or statcrooms, aud
that when placed there is at the risk 0f
the owners.
A match has been arranged between
Jem Mace aud Tom Allen to fight near
Cincinnati about March.
Rumors Of lock up OF grcenhncks
are current. The various reports OF bank
dcfalcaiions. and the intentions Of the
Secretary of the Treasury in regard to
sales of gold, have unsettled all the mar.
keis.
4 Washington special says Senator
Pratt. OF Indiana, will send his rcsigna-
tion t. the Governor Of Indiana, to take
effect on the 10th proximo. lie will re-
turn home and retire from public life
Declining health is tic reason assigned
for resigning.
The IIorid learns by private advices
from Washington that the adjustment of
the Alabama claims will be made in
Washington. and that the Duke of Ar.
gye will be ambassador from England,
clothed with authority to net upon such
terms as may be agreed on. II is like
wise said that the apology which Sumner
insisted England should make for her
course during the war, will not be accc-
ded 10 on the pat of that government,
but in lieu OF this, the British Govern.
ment proposes 10 transfer TO the United
States all that territory lying west Of
Lake Superior, including British Coinm,
/ bia and all her possessions on the Pacific
coast, in consideration Of our paying
large sum OF money therefor
| As far as heard from the Texas Legis.
latnre stands about Us follows: Senate
Conservatives, Is; Republicans. II. ono
to hear from. Ilouse-Con~eryalives. 10;
Republicans, SO, nine in doubt G. ".
Flannigan is elected Lieut. Governor.
| An earthquake was Eel, in Canada last
Thursday.
Geo. ID. Prentice is critically i'll Of
rheumatism Of the heart
Three heads oil departments are absent
from Washington, aud good many more
brains
NiGsers have started paper in Wash.
ineion.
New York spent So 100000 on educa.
ton last year.
4 man confined in Jail at Memphis.
vas sho, through the window Of his cell
By party of rufiisns last Thursday
Senor Sorsilla, Minister of Justice,
made n speech in Madrid, Spain, on
Thursday last, wherein ne declared that
| IL the Government cannot find King,
they will throw themselves into the arms
cf the Repdblic.
Victor RufFy, Of the province of Vaud.
President elect Of Switzerland, died in
Lucerne last Wednesday.
Nevada is being shaken by earth.
quakes.
The Fenians arc fast organizing militia.
ry companies in New England
Cinnamon that have been sent South
demand the same wages as other laborers
on plantations. Not much benefit de.
rived from their importation as cheap Ia.
borers.
The Cuban insurgents are said TO be
losing ground.
On last Friday Vincent Colyer handed
to the President memorial. signed by n
number of property holders and business
men in Victoria, TO be followed by anoth.
cr which will contain the names of all
British merchants and others at Victoria,
Nanaimo, and other places, in favor of
the transfer Of British Columbia to tho
/ United States.
There were 13 deaths from small pox
in New York last week.
The Ohio Legislature met in Colum.
bus on Monday last. The Senate organiz
ed, cccting u. T. Hall (RcpubIican)
Clerk and B. f. Churchill tDemocrat)
Scrgeant-at.arms. The House partially
organized, eIecting A. j Cunningham
j Indepepdent Republican,, from Hamil-
ton county. Speaker; Laymon (Democrat) ],
CLERK. Three independent Republicans
from Hamilton county voted steadily
with the Democrats, and Cunningham vo-
ted for himself.
/ A terrible storm in the east damaging
much property
The operators of the w. U. telegraph
line are on strike.
New gold diggings, said to he the rich
est ever discovered in British Columbia,
have been opened 10 the Reese River
Countrv