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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24
A WEE MURDERED.
A Wife Murdered Because She
objects To Her Husband Keep
lag a. H'aram our.

The town Of Harrisburg, Va, has
been thrown into. an intense excite
meiit by a case OF wife poisoning sur
rounded by all the HORRORS usually at
tending such cases. For some months
past John Cameron and his wife, re-
siding near Mount Crawford, Rock
ingham county, have lived unpleasant
ly together on account Of bis keeping
mistress, named Steinbeck, in The
Deighborhood, and it is said he fre-
quently threatened to put her ont Of
the way if she did not stop quarreling
with him. They were both between
forty and fifty years of age, and be-
sides one grown daughter have sevor-
al well-grown children. About two
weeks ago Mrs. Cameron became so
unwell AZ to require medicines, and
before going out TO work her husband
mixed a dose of salts for her use
Some time during the morning she
swallowed the salts, and soon after
was attacked with violent spasms,
which increased so much in violence
as 10 cause her to send for her bus-
band aud several neighbors. The
neighbors arrived first, and, as her
husband entered the door OF her cham
Der, she pointed her finger at him and
said: "John, you have poisoned me,
as you said you would p All Of the
remedies tried failed to arrest the
course of the deadly drug, and in a
short time she was dead. A Coro
ner's inquest and post-morteDs exami-
nation were had, and the evidence
proving sufficient, Cameron was ar
rested and held To await further de-
velopments. The stomach was prop
erly sealed and sent to the dUniversi-
~ Of Virginia for examination.
The result Of the analysis was re-
celved here this morning, and states
that one and one half grains of strych-
nine was found in the stomach, sufii-
cient to produce the death of three
persons. Several days after the ar
rest Of Cameron, a number of the in
dignant people Of the neighborhood
visited the home of the woman, Stein
beck and, taking her out, administer
ed coat of tar and feathers. and no.
titled her that she must leave the
country. Cameron is about forty i've
years OF age; lost an arm several
years ago from the kick of horse
He il about five feet four inches high,
has rough, sensual appearance, aud,
if conscious OF the perilous position
he occupies, makes no sign of it. He
refuses TO converse upon the subject,
except 10 declare his belief that ''they
cannot do anything with me" and
when told Of the result of the analysis
of his wife's stomach, coohy re-
marked, "That don't prove put it
there"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24
TIE YAulTILL SENSATION.
4 Nan Sues His Father and Moth
er tn Law for Damages--Ths hs
Richest Case Ou Record.

Amasa Swaringem, 4 native OF Tip
pecanoe county. Indiana, but an i'm
migrant to Yamhill OF SO many years
as to almost be pioneer. is tail,
gauDt, ghost-hke looking fellow,
whose small gray eyes twinkle like
two koohinoors in a mud hole, and
whose hair stands on end like box
OF tallow dips when fiickering in a
potato socket. He married a young
woman, who shortly afterward was
taken sick, and has since been under
the weather" 10 such a degree as to
be unable To attend to her household
duties, and the greater portion of the
time has been under the care OF a ply.
sician, who, however. has not been able
to restore her health.
Amasa has become tired OF having
sick wife on his hands, and would
doubtless institute . suit for divorce
if the law made sickness 4 cause; but,
as he has no grounds upon which to
base compiaintifor divorce, he has
struck upon the original idea of suing
his father and inotbcr-in-law for dam
ages. In his complaint he ayers that
the parents of his wife imposed upon
him by representing that their daugh-
ter was of sound constitution and oi
good health. BY reason Of these
fraudulent representations he was in
duced TO marry her; that since the
marriage he has discovered that tbs
representations made to him wers
false; that. by reason of deception
practiscd upon him he has been pm,
to an'expense of $500 for medical at
tendance and the services OF a nurse
etc; that be has been deprived OF the
society of his wife, who, because .oi
her sickness, has been peeyish and
cross, and thereby rendered him un
comfortable by scolding; for all ol
which he thinks the Court ought te
award him damages IN the sum o.
$1,000.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24
THE CANVASS IN POLK.
ISpEpENpESeE, May Is, 1772.


INpEpENpESeE, May Is, 1772.
Editor Domocrat:
Deeming that few lines from the
Gibraltar of Polk would not be de-
void of interest to your readers, /
seize the quill to write. .
Hon. Geo. II. Helm, Lnn's favor
ite son, was on hand here to-day to
fill his appointment, and large as
semblage of both Democrats and Re
publicans attended the meeting. Mr..
H., on being introduced by J. J. Da-
ly, Esq, took the stand and for more
than two hours held his audience
spell-bound. His mastery defense
of the actions of the last Legislature,
and his scathing expose Of the cor
rnptions of the Woods Legislature
of 1868, were greeted with rounds Of
applause. The Democracy of Ore
gon, as we'll Us of Linn, could find
no better advocate than the Lion of
Linn. and his mastery aggressive
campaign in Polk, as in other coun-
ties, has added fresh laurels to his
former well-earned fame. II Judge
Burnett has many more such warm
friends and able assistants in the
present campaign his majority will
be the largest that was ever given to
n Congressional candidate in Oregon
Mr.. Helm handled the Greeley ques-
ton in q very happy manner and
kept the audience in roars of Taught
ter while describing the agonizing
efforts of the Republicans to foist
the "whitc-coated philosopher" on
the National Democracy. Mr. Helm
speaks again at Monmouth this even
ing ut o'clock. ut the request OF
prominent Democrats Of that place
who were presentto-day. Although we
have had many older and more expe.
rienced speakers here during tho last
four years, there has never been one
who showed so much zeal in the
cause, or worked so earnestly for the
success of the Democracy.
Yours III Democracy,
....... Bed RocEEn.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24

advanced quickly towards me, guided
by my voice as | lreptedly hailed them,
At last only one case stood between
them and me; they rolled it away,
and graspcd the one beneath which |
lay,usu aeFf ss3et 81 liW e,r,r.}
"Are you much hurt sir?" asked
Carstairs. A..- ,...-5...;..7
al can scarcely tell,"T replied, as
they lifted me up. Then Ipointed in
theidirection of the skeleton. "Look
there!" / said. .Iaus 1
Mercy, mercyp cried the sailor,
his stalwart form trembling all over
rs his gaze fell upon the CHASTITY figure
which the glare oi'the lamp revealed
to us in all its. responsiveness. "'Tis
some poor fellow who's slowed him
self away for the passage he added,
when the first agony OF surprise had
passed away. ng3i45, 'o' ssh2S +
l was sorely bruised, but no bones
were broken. The sailors assisted
me along until | got under the main
hatchway; they went upon deck, Uia
the. forecastle, aud told the mate they
thought some one was down the hold.
He, thinking | had made a capture
opened the hatch, and | was hoisted,
more dead than alive, from the hold
beneath.
| explained all to the mate, except
the part relating to the two sailors,
for | did not wish to get them into
trouble, as they had aided me; and
next day the remains of the untortu-
nate stowaway, were brought up on
deck. From Il paper found in the
pocket of his coat we aseertlned his
name and former residence, and after.
wards learned that the unhappy man
had wished to join his sweetheart in
Australia, but having no money TO
pay for passage, he had slowed him.
self away i'll the pump we'll whence
no sound could reach TO the deck, and
so met the terrible fate have recor-
ded. i-'i
There was no more cargo broachcd
at night abroad the Wafer NyHph
that trip. e....r
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24
WHO FIRED THE NAUVOO
TEMPLE.

r ( s
Among the events of the famous
Mormon war was the burning of the
Nauvoo Temple. The structure was
burned in the night time, and sosuc-
cessf1l was the party engaged in It's
firing that probably he was never
even suspected. The recent death
of the incendiary, however, has re-
moved the necessity of forther Sc
crecy, and day or two ago we were
put in possession of his name and the
facts connected with the burning of
the Temple by the only living person
cognizant of them. The Temple
was fired by Joseph B. Agnew, who
recently died in Appanoose township.
Hancock county, in this State, at the
age of some So years. It was always
supposed that the party who burned
the building had entered through the
basement, but the facts are, Mr.. Ag-
new surreptitiously obtained q key
to one of the doors of the Temple
some time before the act. No one
was engaged with him, and only four
knew he was the party Three of
these are now dead. Agnew pre-
pared his fre-balls and other COM
bostibles at his residence. Placing
them in his saddle-bags, he rode. Oh
horseback to Nauvoo, and in the
night entered the Temple with bis
key, passed up to the cupola, ar
ranged his materials and fred them,
and then quietly escaped the way he
came. Our informant, who is a re
sponsible and d1prominent citizen of
the western part of the State, says
he thinks he can procure the key of
the Temple which Agnew secured Ill
order to accomplish his work.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24
DEATH OF A PROMINENT MAN


Following is a brief sketch of the
suicide of +. /. A. Pioche, in San
Francisco. concerning which SO much
has been said in the California papers:
The Post says:
| This morning at eight o'clock, T.
L. A. Phoebe shot himself in the head
taG his residence on Stockton street.
The weaponn used was a navy revol-
yer which cgried an immense ball.
and shattered the head of the suicide
in horrible manner. For months
past Mr.. Phoebe has suffered intense
pains in the head, and during the pre-
yailing hot weather he has been in a
frantic state because OF his illness, and
it is supposed that while in a state OF
mental distraction he committed the
act that has deprived San Francisco OF
one of her best citizens He com
planned incessantly of his head yes
terday and this morning, and acted
in a very strange manner just previ-
Gus to the act of self-destruction. =
Mr.. Phoebe was born in France So
years ago, and when quite young
man was sent to Chile as Chancellor
to the French Council. He remained
in Chile until the discovery OF gold in
California, and then came to San Fran
cisco. He began business as liquor
and provision, merchant, and being OF
thrifty mind, he saved his money
and amassed colossal fortune, that
was ever at the disposal of charity
He was the first person who built a
wharf in this harbor, was the prime
mover in the Hayes. Valley. Railroad,
which did so much to enhance the
value ofproperty in that region; was
the founder of the Sacramento Valley
Railroad, the first road built in Cali
fornia; was the originator of the San
Francisco Gas Works, and has gener-
orally been identified with every
movement in the interests of the city
As a millionaire, Mr.. Phoebe was also
humanitarian, and every year he de-
voted thousands of dollars to charita-
Bile purposes; and during the Franco
Prussian war was a large, if not the
largest, subscriber to the relief of the
soldiers of his native land. He was a
citizen whose place few can fill.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24
! GRANT AND GuMBo.

8 y :
Among the distinguished citizens,
remarks the Sun, who took Vice
President Colfax at his word when
he declared his intention to retire
from the political arena, is q South
Carolina lady of color rejoicing in
the euphonious appellation Of Mann
ring Gumbo. Mrs. Gnmbo is cham
pion OF Woman's rights, and has
proclaimed herself a candidate for
the Vice Presidency, and says that
she will go to the City of Bretherly
Love to press her claims in person.
Her ticket, "Grant and Gumbo, !"
would have the pierit of sounding
well, and would be likely to carry
many colored votes in the Virginias
and Carolinas. 1t reminds one of
the old slave ballad about the "Gum-
bo and the Cream Common GAL
lantry would seem to require that the
lady's name should have the preced-
ence, in which case the ticket would
read "GunLo and Grant," but un-
der the system OF w5fnan's rights
gallaptry is out of the question.
Considering that Colfax has retired
SO frequently, and that Grants chan
ces for recollection to the Presiden-
cy are visably lessening we recon-
mend the extensions of the franchise
to the colored ladies of the South
by Congressional enactment and the
adoption of Mrs. Gumbo by the
office holders convention as brill
liant coup d'et0t.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24

FIRE N YoKoHAMA.-By the arrival
of. the Steamer Japan at San Fran
cisco, on the 18th. the following ac-
count of terrible fire in Yokohama,
April 23d, is received.
A frightful confagration occurred
in Yedo during severe gale, which
destroyed space of the Princes
late palaces in which troops were.
The fire leaped whole blocks, burn
ing places a mile from the beginning.
An immense amount of property was
destroyed Where the wounded and
lame were unable to escape the Off
cials dashed right and left with
swords, and thus by an instant death
saved many from more awful one
by fire. Thirty thousand people are
houseless, but Government has open
ed rice storehouses and fed all who
applied. This fire has led the Gov
ernment to permit foreigners to lease
land in Yedo, by owners making
monthly reports, and will cause for
eign money to be invested there to
improve the city. A new plan OF
the burnt district will be made out
to be, built upon, and wide streets
and substantial buildings will only
be allowed. so f
The railroad to Yedo is at last
nearly completed, and will COM
mence running in week. sssi4
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24

A SUN IN Political ARITHMETIC
General Grant received in the popu-
lar vote of 1868 a majority of 209,-
568, and of the electoral votes ma
jority of SO, and these votes were
cast in twenty-five of the States, in
which there are 1868 counties and
about 10000 postoffices. BY little
calculation, it will be seen that a
change or reduction of the Radical
vote of only 220 votes in each coun-
ty, or of only fifteen votes in each
postoffice district, would absorb
Grants majority and give the result
to the opposition, if concentrated on
one candidate. This fact should in
spire the opposition to think and be
wise-to be patriotic, and act in har-
mony for the general welfare. We
already see a much larger number
of the Radical vote-the Reform
Liberal Republicans-leaving Mr..
Grant to join the Cincinnati move
ment. Even a majority of the 1868
Radical voters of some counties In
Connecticut, Missouri and Illinois,
have already avowed themselves sup
porters of the reform movement
And more: if this change of 900
votes in a county to the Refol mers is
brought about in even thirteen OF
the States which gave Grant a ma
jority in 1865, it will defeat him in
| 1872. 80 -
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24

"WHo's AHEAD?"-A, gentleman
asks the GIRLS the following pointed
questions: sCould you love maj,
who wore false hair on his head, when
be had enough of his own? Who
painted his face and improved his
form as You improved yours? Nhn
pinched his feet with small shoes his
hands with small gloves, his waist.
with corsets; and then. as it he hal
not already deformed himself enough.
tied a huge hustle to bis. back and
thrust tiny mountains of wire into his
bosom?" In reply to which lady
responds: "Could you love a girl
who defiled her mouth with tobacco
and loaded the air with tunes of ci,
gars? Who staggered home several
times a week the worse for liquor
Who indulged in fast horses, bet high
at races, and staggered around th,.
streets with questionable companions.
Which picture wears the most allur-
ing colors?' We also ses. it reported
that Mrs. Van Cott says if she had
all the money eve. paid for liquor she
could buy every foot of land in the
world. Very likely. And if she hail
the money pald by women for back
hair she could buy every drop of hq-
uor in the world.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24
HARD YARNS.

A lot of young fellows were trying
their skill at story telling few days
ago. Among the numerous storie,.
told on the occasion were the follow
ing hard crust kind of yarns:
Bill said: I know a tree that seven
men chopped at for seven weeks, and
they took a notion TO go round and
look at the other side They trav-
eled four days and then came to a
party of forty, who had been chop
ping at itsfor four months and had
not got half way through.
Tom said: I remember it we'll i
was an oak, and five millions of hogs
were fatted yearly on the aeorns tina.
fell from it, s.,s---
Sam said: The tree was at length
cut down, and Ave hundred saw mills
have been working on it for tive,
years, and it is not half cut up yet.
Two new towns, FIVE bridges, and
nearly a thousand barns, have been
built with the lumber it has produced.
The chips in cutting it down whel,
closely heaped, measured four mil
lion cords, and have supplied tive
furnaces with charcoal for the las:
two years.
Jack said: Deacon Brown after
wards dug out the stump, and turn
ed the place into pasture field. 81,
keptiso many COWS on it that he made
million pounds of butter and near
ly as much cheese every year. 2
Now came Joe Moore's turn
Drawing himself up, he said: Wa'al
dunno how many pounds of butte,
and cheese Deacon Brown makes [,
year; but do know that he runs the
FIVE hundred saw mills Sam mention.
ed by butter-milk power. :
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24

WoMAN's RIaHTs.-According to an
Act recently passed in the, Illinois
Legislature no woman of that State
shall be debarred from any occupa-
ton or profession except that of sol
diering. She cannot don regimen
tails, nor be eligible to Office, but on
the other hand she will not be re-
quired to work on streets or roads, or
serve on iuries. The bobery which
resulted in the passage of this Act
was kicked up by Mrs. Bradford who
desired to be admitted to the bar.
and whose case is now before the Su-
preme Court 8d3 sais ltlaaH 8
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24

PRoMpr MEASURES. Immediately
after the late uprooting of the Erie
Railroad, the following notice was
posted on the door of the Grand Op-
era House. af.4 l.,o 1.
j Obey no orders from Gould or any
of his hirelings. JoHN A.. DIX.
Carl PreAEel, observing. this, wrote
immediately under the following:
Ofer some beebles attempt to shoot
dis up, | haul him on der sphot SO
gwick you could say Rob dickinson.
isass.' ScHoN A. DIxEs.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24
n. s. DU BOEs & co.
ALBANY BATH HOUSE!

THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
i fully inform the citizens of Albany and vi
cinty that be has taken charge of this Establish
asnt, and, by keeping clean rooms and paying
strict attention to business, expects to suit all
those who may favor him with their patronage.
Having heretofore carried on nothing but
First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,
he expects to give entire satisfaction to all.
Ep Children and Ladies' Hair neatly cut
and shampooed. JOSEPH WEBER.
-. Y3n33tf -. III ~ -.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24

If the loyalty of the New Yorls
Herald to Grant was not above suss
picion, we should say that the. follow
ing reference to the great bribe-taker
was a cruel sarcasm. That paper
says of Ulysses the First.
.That there will come time when
Americans will see in Grant not
mere vulgar, drunken, stupid sot, wh.f
stumbled into the Presidency very
much as Christopher Sly became q
Lord, but great captain. worthy To
be named and remembered with
Washington
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24

A Montana paper relates the fol,
lowing strange occurrence, but fails
to give the exact locality: "A small
child OF Mr.. King was lying at the
point of death when suddenly he re-
vived. Directly after the child reyiv-
ed flash of lightning passed through
the room, and was Immediately fol-
lowed by bright or ,whitish object,
about the size and shape of dove
with expanded wings. 1t moved to
the bed on which the child was lying,
and for a few moments hovered over
the child and then disappeared. In
about fifteen minutes the child expir-
ed" -
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24

Jones had heard about a widow who
saved a train of cars from destruction
by warning the engineer, as the train
approached, that a certain bridge had
been washed away; and who had
been liberally rewarded, receiving a
free pass for life on nearly all the
railroads in the country; and pres
ent of ten thousand dollars from. the
company whose train she had saved
so Jones thought it pretty profitable
business and concluded he'd try it..
He lived near a railroad bridge,
and he anxiously watched and waited
for 1t to wash away, feeling that il
must go some time. Every rainy
night he got up and paced the floor
by spells, then took his umbrella and
and went out to see if the bridge was
beginning to go; but it was no go. q
At last he concluded that if an ac-
cident would not happen of its own
accord he would make one TO order,
so he got up on high bank at the
side of the track one afternoon and
rolled big rock down own upon the
rails. 7''''' '''
1t was just a few minntes before
the lightning express was due, and
throwing off his coat and hat, so as TO
appear as excited as possible, he went
forth to meet it. He saw it coming
in the distance, so he tied a red cotton
handkerchief to hoe handle, and
waved it above his head in wild, ex-
cited manner as signal of danger
But he presented such a singular APP
pearance that the engineer thought
him crazy man, escaped from a
neighboring lunatic asylum, and SO
paid no heed to him, and the train
thundered. on. tFta~ ies,-sl1 gna
There was a sudden whistle of
"down brakes" a rapid reversing OF
the engine then a terrible crash. The
train was wrecked; the engineer and
fireman were instantly killed; the con-
ductor and all the brakemen danger
iously, if not fatally wounded; and
about ten per cent of the passengers
horribly mangled aeFiss NfiIH asa1
Jones didn't get a pass for life on
the principal railroads of the country
and purse of $4,000, but he got
ten years, in the pcnitentiary for man
islaughter,9 having been seen by a
neighbor when in the act of rolling
the big rock on the track which
caused the calamity. o
And now he is learning to manu-
facture shoes by the original process,
and is of the opinion that. railroads
are curse to the country.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24

The Washington correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Gazette (RadiOaD cona
municates a curious bit of news. He
says in. his letter of April "a: ut is
now claimed in prominent Admins
itration quarters that there is consid
cradle doubt as to whether Grant wils
accept the Philadelphia nomination.,
Within few days, in conversation
with a prominent member of Cons
gress, the President intimated that he.
had had about all the experience III
civil Office that he wanted, and thai
he was very sorry that he accepted
the Presidency in the first instance. :