The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-01-21


is heir to large entaiIed property, aud
will become wealthy upon the death Of.
his uncle there. 1t has been ascertained
that be spent the week before his fight
in borrowing money from his pensioners.
and that he secured many thousand dol
lars. The accounts Of Cook, taken in
connection with his recent villaiDy here.
leave no doubt that he Is a deliberate.
cool blooded scoundreI. No palIiation of
this offcnse on. the score of mental iDfrm-
ity, or the use Of liquor, or opium can be
charged.
Later advices state that the notorious
Cook has been quietly conveyed to the
Insane Asylum. His family have left the
parsonage. Miss johnson is quite iii.
The principal characters in this scandal
have disappeared from view.
A convention Of Postmastcrs of the
principal cities haze resolved to submit to
the Postmaster General during the com.
ing week their views 10 full upon the
feasibility Of the reduction Of the postage
upon newspaper matter mailed By the
publishers; provided the same be pre-
paid BY weight in bulk at the of6ce where
mailed, the publishes being allowed TO
transmit special copies, enclosed posters,
prospectuses aud supplements.
Gov. Drake, Of Utah, died last Satur.
day'ot pneumonia.
The strike Of the telegraph operators Is
ended
The relief fund for Mrs. Stanton has
reached nearly 100000.
The President has nominated T. G.. !.
Phelps Collector Of Customs at San Fran
cisco.
The Ohio and Kansas Senates have
both ratified the 18th Amendment.
| A few nights ago at Leighton, Alabama,
q band OF masked men rode to the door
and called out Granville Pillow and Rob-
ert Pillow, pepbews of General Pillow,
and 81 OF and killed both. The assassins
escaped. leaving no clue.
The New England bill repeating the
liqnor law was tabled in the House.
The family of Victor Noire will sue for
damages for bis murder.
Garibaldi has gone to London.
Woods, who murdered Duffy, at Lew
iston, last 18th Of July, was hanged by
some uDkDow parties on the evening OF
the 18th. Causc-se3tence commuicd to
. imprisonment for life.
Some two weeks ago 10 San Francisco
man named Jarefzky was married TO
! widow after a very short acquaintance,
! bat before the airiage ceremony took
place. she cxaeted q pron,issary note of
$4,000, payable on demand. as gaarau-
tee for bis good behavior. After the mar
rage was eonsummated, she refused TO oe-
) cupy the bridal couch until he had paid
; her $40. They lived togetherohIy four
: day, when she caused bis arrest, alleging
that he whipped her. and after the case
was disposed Of. they agreed to separate.
She then demanded the $4,000. lie
, decided bis property to his brother-;n. law
} IN trust for his children. when she ssrais-
ed cain" and had him arrested again, snd
} before the case was heard he cut his
r throat. lie viii probably recover.
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the House, Wood presented Joint
resolution Of the New York Legislature.
Withdrawing the assent heretofore given
: ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment. II
was tabled.
In the Senate, Conkling presented res
r olniions Of the Legislature of New York.
: withdrawing assent heretofore given to the
ratification Of the Fifteenth Amendment.
lie stated that he thus discharged dis
tasteful duty. and another time would
2 show how little consideration snch pro-
eeediBgs deserve at the hands Of the SEN
ate.
The Senate confirmed Thomas Biddle.
Of Pennsylvania, Consul General to Ha-
vana, and Record Beardsley, of Indiaua,
G Consul to Jerusalem.
Admission ofvirginia.
In the House Bingham's substitute for
the bill reported by the Reconstruction
Committee. was adopted By vote of %
to %. The following is the vote:
Ages-Adams, Archer, Axtell, Bailey.
, Banks, Barnum. Beck Biggs, Bingham.
| Bird, Blair, Brooks of New York. Buck
e ley, BureEard, Burr, Calkins, Cleveland.
Cox, Crehs, Cnllon, Dawes, Dewesse,
Dickinson, Diekey, Eldridge, Farnsworth,
Ferry. Fenkelburg, Fitch. Fox, Garfield,
Geliz, Galloway. Greene, Griswold.
Haight, Halsemen, Hale. Hambleton.
Hammil, Hawkins, Hay, Heaton, Hol-
man. Hooper, Ingersol, jerks. johnson.
Kellogg, Knott, Latin. Logan Marshall.
j Mayham, McCarty, McCormick, Mencely.
} Moore, Morgan, Mungen. Liblack. Orth.
Peters, Potter, Randall Reading. Reeves.
Rice, Rogers. Sanford, Schumacher.
Slocum, Smith of Oregon, Smith Of New
j York, Stiles, Stone, Strader. Story,
! Swami, Sweeley. Tillman, Trumbuil.
Van Aiken. Van Trump. Voorhies, Wells.
Wilson Of Minnesota, Wilson, of Ohio.
Winans, Winchester Witchncr, Ward and
Woodward-9S.
Nqys-Ambler, Ames, Armstrong.
Arnell, Asper, Beaman Beattie, Benia-
. min. Bennett, Benton, BalIeo, Bowen.
/ Boyd, Beck. Darlington, Rurdett, Butler
] of Tennessee, Coke, Cossan, Churchill
| Clark, Cobbs of Wisconsin,, Cobb of
! North Carolina, Coburn, Cook, Conger
: Cowles, Dickey, Dieken, Donnelly, Dewall.
! Dyer, Ella, Ferriss, Fisher, GiliIlan. Ham,
Q ilton, Hawley, Hill, Hoar, Hoag of s. Car
olina, Judd, Kelly, Kelsay, Knapp. Lazar.
Lawrence, Longbridge, Maynard Marcy
McGreen, Mercur, Moore Of Ohio. Moore
of New Jersey, Morrill, of Pennsylvania.
|, Morrill, of Maine, MERGERS, Negle, O'Neill.
Packard, Packer, Paine. Palmer, PhelDs.
Pomeroy, Prosser, Root, Sargent. Schenck.
Scho6eld, Shank, Sheldon Of New York.
! Smidt of Ohio, Smith of Tennessee
Smvtha IF Toua C4art-rroo.lo~