The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-07-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned From the Telegraph.
Friday, July II.

Friday, July II.
FOREIGN.
A Fenian attempted to assassinate
London Chief of Police yesterday.
French army numbers 230 900.
DOMESTIC.
The New York rioters swear they
viii be revsnged upon the police
who killed so many of their number.
A Protestant League is being
formed in New York to drive the
Catholics from the country.
Over so persons were killed in the
riot and between 800 and 400 wound
ed. Several women were killed who
were unable to get out of the way
when the riot commenced. Many OF
the killed and wounded were simply
spectators.
All is quiet in New York to-day,
and the dead are being buried in
large numbers. The carnage was
fearful.
Connecticut Legislature has abol-
ished the usury law.
Saturday. July Is.
FOREIGN.
Favre is negotiating with Germany
for a return of 1000 captured cars.
The members Of the Commune
will all be tiled together. Arrests
continue.
Journals are mainly devoted to the
approaching municipal elections.
It is considered probable q very
large number of voters will refrain
from exercising the franchise.
DOMESTIC.
Governor Hoffman is everywhere
being praised for his prompt action
in suppressing the New York riot.
At the New York city Morgue this
morning the crowd was allowed to
pass around the bodies of those killed
in the riot yesterday, to see whether
they could identify any of the dead
as their friends. About 1000 peo-
pie must have passed through it be-
fore II o'clock.
One of the rioters shot down Ia
dy and her little, girl with his revol-
yer, putting its muzzle right against
their faces. ~
The rioters will probably be tried
next week. The grand jury will in
dict rioters caught firing at the pro-
cession for murder.
The U. S. army has been reduced
to 80, 900 men.
Nebraska Constitutional Convenr
ton is in session. Female suffrage
will be submitted to vote of males
and females of the State.
Sunday. July le.
FOREIGN.
The magazine exploded at Vincien-
mes with terrible loss of life. A large
number of men, women and children
were killed and wounded. Many
victims were buried under the ruins.
Thirty ships were yesterday burned
near London.
Spain will send 10000 troops to
quell the Cuban insurrection.
Monday. July II,
FOREIGN.
Archbishop Guebert of Tours, has
been appointed successor to Darboy,
as Archbishop of Paris.
A committee of the Assembly upon
the organization of the army has ad-
opted the principle of compulsory
service.
The National Guards will be dis
solved.
naMrcrtC
Two well-known merchants who
were wounded in the New York riot
died to day. Several more deaths
are hourly expected. Among these
are Walter Prior, son of the popular
actress, Mrs. J. j. Prior.
Thomas Lincoln, youngest son oi
ex-President Lincoln. died this
morning at Chicago, aged 10 years.
New Hampshire Legislature has
adjourned.
A fine brick Methodist Church in
Virginia, Nevada, costing s75, 900,
fell to the ground yesterday. It had
been sometime ago loosened by an
earthquake. No lives lost, but one
niger had his head peeled.
Tuesday, July 1S.
FOREIGN.
Spain refuses to sell Cuba to the
United States.
The trial of Communists by court.
martial will commence tomorrow.
Great fire at Rheims yesterday
Fifty persons killed and many build.
ings destroyed.
Asiatic cholera in Poland.
DOMESTIC.
Beast Butler announces himself as
candidate for Massachusetts, Cover.
nor.
Fearful storm in New York OF
Sunday. Loss of life and property
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