The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned From the Telegraph.
Friday. Feb. "a.

A Columbus, s. G., dispatch says
the election of delegates to the Phila-
delpbia National Convention by the
Republican State Convention, which
met there yesterday, resulted in the
choice of seven white and seven black
men-all with a single exception are
ofiiee-holders. The platform adopt
ed endorses the Administration and
demonstrates against Federal appoint
ments in the State, which it says were
made by the President through mis-
representations. Senator Sawyer
says if those ofice-holders are not re-
moved the delegates will probably
vote against the denomination Of
Grant.
Great excitement is occasioned by
the discovery Of rich gold deposits in
the Black Hills, on White Earth Riv-
er, pear the Spotted Tail Reservation.
The railroad bridge across the
Missouri ut Council Bluff was com
pleted yesterday.
King Amadeus of Spain is disgust
ed with the Spanish people and wants
to "resign" the throne.
There are 1860 journals published
in England.
Saturday, Feb. "a.
Paris, France, celebrated Wash
ington's birthday.
Pennsylvania Legislature has adj
journed.
A New York woman, so years old,
while sitting up in bed smoking yes
terday, set fire to the bed and was
burned to death.
John Travis was hung at Toronto,
Canada, to-day.
Tuesday, Feb. 81.
Ex-senator Yates, OF Illinois, is
dangerously i'll.
Passengers who have just arrived
at Chicago by the Pacific X. X. were
a month on the road and speak in
severest terms of the officials of the
eastern end OF the road.
A panic took place at Berlin in the
Stock Exchange on the day news was
received from London of the con
~struction placed by Great Britain on
the Treaty of Washington. Ameri-
can stocks could not be sold at all.
General Sherman, Admiral Alden,
Lieutenant Grant and party, with res
idenis and visitors, went TO Pompei
yesterday, and had a picnic among
the ruins. Special excavations were
made to give visitors an opportunity
of Witnessing the process of making
discoveries. The party returned to
Naples at a late hour, much pleased
with the excursion.
Five distinct shocks of earthquake
were felt at Leghorn Saturday night,
which caused much alarm.
Germany threatens TO invade France
again if she changes her Government.
4 vessel capsized near London
yesterday and % passengers drowned.
Spain protests against the United
States returning Sickles as minister to
that country.
II ~ stated hat our Government
has authorized an offer to be made to
the Gladstone ministry to settle the
Alabama dispute for fifty millions OF
dollars.
Judge Davis, of the z. S. Supreme
Court, was last week nominated for
President by the National Labor
Convention at Columbus, Ohio.
On Saturday the American Iron
Works, of P%ittsburg, were burned.
Loss, $4,000 01. These was the lar
gest iron works in America.
The Tammany Society are reogan-
. izing the Democracy in New York
The German Democracy of New
York have endorsed Carl Schurz.
A clerk in Memphis has been ar,
rested for embezzling $4,000 from
his employers.
Corbett has introduced in the q. S
Senate a bill extending citizenship to
3 all persons born in Oregon before the
treaty of 1916, children of British
fathers and Indian mothers. The
number is said TO be large.
A fellow calling himself Christ
J. has been arrested in Connecticut fol
i, murder. He will doubtless be ''cru
cited"
Wednesday, Feb. %.
A Convention of Connecticut Ger
D mans passed resolutions laudatory
of Carl Schurz' political course yes
terday.
The japanese Embassy arrived il
Chicago yesterday.
: The impression prevails in well in
e formed circles that the present kins
of Spain cannot cope with the Difficult
n ties by which he is beset, and that
serious crises in Spanish affairs is i'm
4 minent.