The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-12-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned From the Telegraph.
Thursday. Dec. "a.

Thursday, Dec. IA.
Hannibal, Mo-, yesterday lad q
500 900 fire; also Scranton, Penn,
ditto.
Geo. Bolts is to be hanged at
Trenton, N. j., Jan Goth.
Smallpox increasing in New York.
Jnlien gave ball to the Duke Al
exis, in New York, and absconded
with the 81 900 realized from it, leav-
ing his musicians unpaid.
The entire expenses Of the late U.
s. census was SO, ,287 600.
Colfax still positively asserts that
he will not be candidate forre-elec-
ton.
The Treasurer OF De Witt county,
Ills, has absconded with $4,000.
A special from st. Petersburg
states that tho Czarowitz Alexandria,
in quarrel, assaulted Prince De
Russ, the German Minister. Friends
interfered and the parties were sepa-
rated.
Yesterday there was total eclipse
of the sun in the Southern Hemis-
phere.
Prince Alexis is in Canada.
The inhabitants are starving at
Turks Island, West Indies.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Congress will appropriate $3.50, 900
to pay for tho Geneva arbitration.
Following bills were introduced in
the Senate: One for the erection of
public buildings in Chicago; one for
paying the expenses OF the last CEN
sus.
Friday, Dec. Is.
5000 insurgents surrendered to
the Spanish authorities at Port au
Prince, West Indies, last week.
The illness of the Prince creates
great anxiety throughout England.
The Republicans and Democrats Of
London, are about to send an ad-
dress of coincidence TO the Queen.
A dissolution of the Spanish Cor
tes is imminent.
Congress is to be asked for an ap-
preparation for ship canal around
Niagara Falls.
Attorney General Alderman has
resigned and Ex-senator Williams,
OF Oregon. is appointed in his place.
Alexis contributed $1,000 to the
poor OF New York. II is understood
that he has given $4,000 for the poor
of Boston, and that he will add
S., 900.
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the House, Hoar. from Commit
tee on Education and Labor. report
ed bill for the appointment by the
President with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate, Of three persons,
to hold Office two years unless their
duties be sooner accomplished. who
are to investigate the subject of wa
ges, hours of labor and division OF
joint profits of labor and capital be-
tween the laborer and the capitalist
and the social education and sanitary
condition of the laboring classes of
the United States; also to show how
the same are affected by existing laws
regulating commerce, finance and
currency; the committee TO receive "a
salary of S. 900 each, and may en-
ploy a clerk. They shall report the
results OF their investigation to the
President, to be transmitted to Con-
gress.
Buckingham. in the Senate, offer
ed long petition for woman suf-
frage.
Saturday. Dec l6.
In New York, yesterday, Miss Ten
ME G. Clafiiin appeared ut Market
Court and complained to Justice
Standley that her father and mother
were a source of continual annoy
ance to her and Mrs. Woodruff. She
complained specifically that they
went to her residence, on Wednes-
day evening last, and created great
disturbance. Justice Standley issued
q summons for their appearance to-
morrow morning, to answer the
charge of their daughter.
The Prince OF Wales is recovering.
The New York Internationals have
declared in favor of Cuban independ-
ence and denounced Grants admin
istration.
aChicago had $50, 900 fre-a
block OF buildings destroyed. Also
Mansfield, Ohio, had q $50, 900 fire
in which o man and woman lost their
lives.
The arbitrators under the treaty of
Washington to attend the Geneva
Conference were to meet at Geneva
on Friday for organization. The
case as made up by the United States
on one ride and by Great Britain on
the otner will be delivered to each of
the arbitrators tomorrow or Satur-
day.
Lady Charlotte Burgoyne, wife of
Field Marshal Burgoyno, died in
London last night.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The contested election case of Ces-
na against Meyers, of Pennsylvania,
is before the House Committee.
In the House, Snapp offered res
olution for the abolition of the print
ing and transportation of public doc
uments at public expense, which was
referred.
Sunday Dec. IL.
Charles Mellen, of the firm of
Mellen, Ward & Co., who was in
1869 convicted of fraud against the
Government and sentenced to five
years Imprisonment and to pay fine
of 100000, has been pardoned by
Grant.
The President has recognized j.
III. Riley, the well-known Washing
ton correspondent, as Consul-Gener-
al for the free States of South Amer