The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-06-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned From the Telegraph.
Thursday, Ma1 30.

Thursday, rzay 30.
Yesterday an enraged husband in
New York stabbed his wife, her para
monr and himselfto death.
The Democratic organization of
New York city, under the leadership
of Ben. Wood, last evening adopted
a resolution TO cooperate with the
Liberal Republican mass meeting on
Monday night next. a motion to In
struct the New York delegation to
the Baltimore Convention to vote for
Greeley, was unanimously carried.
The boiling Republican State Con-
vention Of Louisiana me, IN New Or
leans yesterday.
Friday, May -.
Gratz Brown speaks Monday IL
New York.
Lieut.. Fred. Grant has been pre-
scented TO the Car of Russia.
The Charleston Republican. TIE old
est Radical paper in the South, comes
ont in favor of Greeley and Brown.
The Democrats of Georgia are said
10 be almost unanimous for Greeley
and Brown.
In Owen county. KY, yesterday,
john Branham split his wife's head
open with an axe, killing her instantly.
\ mob hung him.
The Illinois Democrats viii unite
with the Liberal Republicans and run
. State ticket.
Saturday, Jrnc !.
Congress will appropriate $780,
COO to build a icy postoiiicc in Phila-
delphia.
Sumner has offered a resolution
proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution providing for an election of
President directly by the people, and
the Office of Vice Presi-
dent.
Penoletnn has written q letter to
Nh. Barr, sa wing hat while he recog-
nizes the personal integrity of Gree
ley, and approtes the Cincinnati plat
form and Greeiey's acceptance of the
nomination, he f. ars the Democracy
will not support him.
England threatens to withdraw her
arbitrators from the Geneva Confer
ence.
Monday, Juno 3.
The Pennsylvania Democrats have
nominated a strong State ticket
The Alabama claims treaty is a fail
ure.
An account of a freshet in South
Missouri says whole farms in
the valley of the Spring river, Center
Creek and other streams, are com
pletely washed away, leaving nothing
but rock and gravel. Live stock of
all kinds were drowned in large num-
bers. One hundred yards of the At
lantic and Pacific railroad track is
swept away from its bed into adjoin-
ing fields. There is a fall of water
five feet high rolling down Spring
river, leaving devastation and ruin be-
hind.
The n. Y. Irish Democratic Union
have endorsed Greeley.
James Gordon Bennett, proprietor
of the n. Y. Herald, died yesterday.
Tuesday, June 4.
Greeley and Brown have both for
mally accepted their nominations.
The National Republican Conven-
ton to nominate Grant meets at Phil
adelphia Tomorrow.
The Supreme Court Of Florida have
decided Blathonn, Democrat, elected
Lieut.. Governor by As majority. l..
Davis, Republican, hitherto filed that
position.
Wednesday, juno S.
James Gordon Bennett, deceased,
left an estate worth $10,000, 600.
New York Masonic Lodge in sess-
ion.
A special says out of the delegates
at large elected to the Baltimore Con-
vention from Pennsylvania eight are
in favor of endorsing Greeley. The
delegation is led by Congressman
Randall and VIM. A. Walker. The
delegates are unrestricted and not di-
rected to vote as a unit.
Ex-President johnson is in Wash.
ington City.
Thursday, Jane 8.
The largest meeting ever assembled
in New York was>held last night to
ratify the Greeley nominations. Let
tiers were read from Senators Trum.
bull, F%enton, Casino, Macleay and
Montgomery Blair, expressing regret
at their inability to attend, and de
claring a firm belief in the success Of
the ticket and platform of the Cincin'
natl Convention.