The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-10-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned From the Telegraph.
Saturday. September 30.
FOREIGN.

Glcaned FROM inc felcgfapn.
Saturday. September 80.
FOREIGN.
Bullion in the Bank of England
ha, decreased s2, ,407 900. Consols
92s.
A Protestant league is in course of
formation throughout Germany, the
object of which is the expulsion Of
Jesuites from the country.
The iron miners of Staffordshire
have been conceded by their employ
ers an advance of ten per cent, in
wages, and are to be given further
increase as iron rises, in proportion
TO the price per ton for shipping.
The brig Monty was wrecked to-day
on Drogheda Bar, in plain sight OF a
lifeboat. The men refused to go to
their assistance during the prevalence
of the gale. Six men were carried
off the hull and drowned. A lady
put off from shore in small boat.
and at the risk of her own life, saved
the men left on board the vessel.
There was aterrible explosion OF
fire damp to-day in one of the mines
in Canton Grison, Switzerland -
Thirty persons were killed.
The Kingdom of Bavaria is about
TO recall its Ambassy to foreign States,
and will, in future, be represented
only as q portion of the German EN-
pire.
DOMESTIC.
John Quincy Adams has written a
letter accepting the Democratic nom
ination for Governor.
No casses will be heard bv the Uni
ted States and British Claims Com
mission before December. Claims Of
British subjects residing in the South
during the war will not exceed $500, :
600.
John p. Hale who has been parti-
ally paralyzed some time. was knock
ed down by q runaway team, to-day,
and had one of his knees fractured.
He is comfortable but feeble.
The Times. while expressing salts
faction with the work of the conven-
ton, as q whole, thinks it has sub
stantially disappointed the expecta-
tions which were entertained con-
cerning the means for the overthrow
of Tammany.
The Missouri arrived yesterday
from Havana. She brought q num-
Der OF coolies who have completed
their eight years term of service, and
are now en- route for California to
make their future residence in San
Francisco. The party leave for the
Pacific coast Monday next.
Sunday. October /.
FOREIGN.
The Newcastle strikers have deci-
ded to hold mass meeting to-mor-
row. and have invited workingmen of
Sunderland and other places to send
delegations.
No cases of cholera in this city.
The loan of the city of Paris has
been taken with subscriptions for
more than thirteen times the requir-
ed amount. Several confic,s have
taken place in the past few days be-
tween French citizens and German
garrison of Dion. The town is in
tensely excited.
Four members of the Cabinet are
now in Washington-Secretar
Belknap, Robeson, Delano and Cres-
well.
Gen. Sherman will leave Sunday
night for st. Louis on private bust
ness.
Recent army promotions are to be
Robt. s Granger to be Lieut.. Col.
Jas. Van Voast to be Major.
Two important Railroad contracts
were completed yesterday. The Di-
rectors of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Co. awarded contract to Bayson,
Cundy & Co., of Chichago, for con-
struction of the road from Red River
to the Missouri, distance of 200
miles, work to be completed by Dec.
1st; and a line from st. Cloud to Per-
abera, about $50 miles, to be comple-
ted before Jan 1st, 1873.
In the National Commercial Con-
vention to-day reports were made bv
a number of committees, including
one asserting that Government should
derive its revenue mainly from i'm.
ports.
The demonstration of Democratic
reformers at Apollo Hall last night
was an immense affair. The announce
ment of the chairman of the meeting
that o Democratic organization had
been established in the opposition to
Tammany was received with tremen-
dous cheers, as also was the reading
of letter from John A. Dix announ-
cling his concurrence in the move
ment and his willingness to contrib
ute to it's success. The general Com.
mittee, which has for its head ex-
Mayor Havemeyer, is made up of the
best men in the city.
Some of the friends of the Control
Ter last night held q meeting and ap.
plauded the course of Connolly
Mayor Hall was denounced as Know
Nothing.
Monday. October 2.
DOMESTIC.
/ Brigham Young was arrested at
o'clock p. M. to-day. upon an indict-
ment of the Grand Jury charging
him with lewdly cohabiting with one
hundred and sixty different women
The arrest was made by United
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