The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-17
NEWS or THE WEEK.
Cleaned From the Telegraph.
Thursday. Nov. 8.

hepuD1icaHS caTTlcu SHiCdSO ny
large majority.
Republicans carry Minnesota. Hin.
ois and Wisconsin by greatly reduced
majorities.
Democrats carried Virginia by 90
600 majority.
Frank Winslow, Of the Boston
Jo",nai, while stepping from car at
Newton. last evening, was struck by
another passing train and instantly
killed.
Friday. Nov. 10.
Leading Democrats talk Of nomin-
mating Charles O'Conner, of New
York, for President.
The Wisconsin sufferers have been
amply provided with winter clothing.
Republican majority in the State of
New York, 12,00O; Legislature is
two-thirds Republican and Reform.
A boiler explosion in England kill
ed 5 men, and wounded nine others.
Napoleon visited the Military Acad-
emy at Chiselhurst yesterday and in
spectcd the Cadets.
SatuTQdy. NOV, i.
A terrible coal mine explosion near
Paris resulted in the death Of thirty
persons.
Eleven ku-Kluxes were arrested ut
Spartansburg, S. C., yesterday. They
were admitted TO bail and will stand
trial.
Gen. Mcclellan is appointed TO the
Public Works Department of New
York City.
Chicago adyertiscs for 5000 Chi
nese laborers. The Tribune protests
against their employment to the ex-
clusion of white men.
a railroad smaSh-up near Cincin-
natl injured Is persons.
Sunday Nov. i2.
/ The Yellow Fever at Charleston
has disappeared.
A special election for Governor OF
Georgia will be held Dec. 18th.
Indian buffalo robes caused small
pox in Philadelphia.
! 1t il said Tweed is meditating flight
from New York. The I,ribUe de-
mands his imprisonment:for life.
Monday. November l3.
/ Two passenger ears were thrown
from the track of the North Missouri
railroad near w ellsville. No. last night.
Two persons were killed and twenty
or thirty wounded, several it is fear
cd mortally.
/ The Mississippi election was the
most orderly ever held. The House
stands 6l .Republicans to 55 Demo
Gratis; Senate, - Republicans to IL
Democrats large Democratic gain.
The Governor of New York. has
pardoned Ben. Plachant. sentenced 70
hang for poisoning his wife.
North Carolina dispatches report
that the United States Court ut Ra-
leigh had sentenced a large number oi
the ku-klux to the Pcnitcntiary.-
On Wednesday twenty-one arrests
were made at Watsonville. The peo
pie are fleeing rapidly.
The Judge of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia decided
to-day that women do not have the
right TO vote The plaintiffs were
two women denied the suffrage. II
is understood that the case will be
carried to the United States Supreme
Court.
The President has proclaimed tho
suspension of the writ of habeas cor
pus in Union county, South Carolina
Qveen Victoria's health has great,
improved.
4 4 steamship sank near Liverpoo
and all the crew pcrishcd.
Prince Pierre Bonaparte, notorion,
for his participation in the assassina
ton of Victor Noir, was married TO
day at Brussels, Belgium, to Madame
Rifiiin.
Geo. Bolts is sent enced to he hang
ed in New York for the murder o
Pet. Halsted.
There were 100 deaths from small
pox in Philadelphia last week. There
are II cases in New York, and the
disease is spreading.
There were III miles of sidewall
burned in Chicago, to replace which
il will cost 100000.
The National Labor Reform Con
vcntion is to meet at Washington Dec
; 5th. Some of the best talent in tn,
United States will be present.
Tuesday. November ID
Two fires occurred in Chicago yes
terday, in each Of which person wa
burned to death.
A part of the Russian fleet arrivet
at New York yesterday.
Henry Ward Beccher preached
political sermon in Brooklin last sun
day night in which he characterized
the corrupting tendencies OF the clvl
: service as a standing threat agains
, the liberties of the nation. Ii place
of trust shall continue to be put u
for sale, as they have been, this Go,
ernment cannot long exist.
Grant, Sherman and ButlcE were i
New York City yesterday and held
, conference.
yesterday at Hcnryville, Missouri,
family named Parks were found mui
dered in their house.
t They consisted of Cyrus NJ Park
, and wife Isabella, son John, aged 10
daughters, Emily, aged IL, and Eilei
aged IL. The heads of all were tel
ribly beaten in and crushed with
F.. blunt instrument The brains {
! Parks, his wife and son, were scatter
. ed about the room. The daughter
q were found sitting in the kitchen aliv
but delirious and fatally hurt. Park
was leading member of the churc
! near his house and much esteemed
Y the community. No clue is obtaine
: to the murderers. Great excitemen
I prevails in the vicinity, and should tn