The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-02-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned From the Telegraph.
Friday, Feb. 10.

Friday, Feb. 10.
The water cure establishment at
Galesburg, Ills, burned yesterday.
Loss $4,000.
Gen. Sherman was received by
King Victor Emmanuel in Rome.
The famine in Persia continues un-
abated. Many are starving daily.
Grand Duke Alexis was in New
Orleans yesterday.
A man burned a tabocco factory at
Sacramento, KY, yesterday and was
hanged by a mob.
An unprecedented storm visited
Sioux City, Iowa, yesterday, and
many people were ovcTtaken before
reaching shelter and persisted.
Stokes, Fisk's murderer, is on trial
in New York.
England offers to pay America
$4,000, 900 in settlement Of the Ala
bama claims difficulty, but it
will pay no more.
Washington City had a severe shock
Of earthquake yesterday,
Gen. Sherman proceeds to Naples,
whence he will sail for the Crimea.
The General, accompanied by Lieut..
Grant, had an audience with Prince
Humbert.
The English expedition to search
for DR.. Livingston has left London,
sufficient funds having been subscrib-
ed.
1t appears from official documents
that the value of property destroyed
by the fires Of 1861, value of property
destroyed by the Waterbury explos-
ion, collisions, and wrecks, was ST.
$4,000; lives lost $40; number OF
steamers inspected in water flowing
into the Gulf of Mexico, 1,077; prop
erty destroyed s1,414,000; lives lost,
COS; number of steamer inspected on
the lakes, Ga; property destroyed
$4,000; lives lost, 235; number OF
steamers inspected on the Pacific
coast, $50; lives lost, 206. There Is
no statement of the amount ~ofproper-
ty destroyed.
War in Mexico still continues.
Saturday, Feb. IL.
France wants a monarchy.
An artnisticc has bsen formed he,
tween Spain and the South American
Republics.
The only daughter of fudge Swayne.
of the Supreme Court, aud Edward
Parsons, Of New York, were married
this afternoon in Washington.
The Legislature of Maine will adop;
woman suffrage.
At Utica, n. Y, yesterday, a wo.
man became enraged at a man and
fired n pistol at him. the ball passing
through his cheek and shooting anoth
CIR man through the heart, killing him
instantly.
Earthquake in Portugal; also in
Hawaiian Islands.
A grand parade OF American Pro
t~estants will occur in New York or
the %.
New York had a s65, 900 fire yes
terday.
Another frightful railroad collision
at New York. Several people killed
and mangled.
A destructive fire occurred at Sharps
burg, Bath county, Kentucky, Tues.
day last, consuming the Presbyterian
Church aud five Of the best bushes:
houses in town. Three men hav,
been arrested charged with starting
the fire. 1t was with difficulty thai
the mob were prevented from hang
ing them.
Rock Island had a $1,000 fire yes
terday.
The Maine Radical State Conven
ton instructed for Grant and Colfax
A call for an extra session of the
Nebraska Legislature was made b,
the President of the Senate, and the
Legislature met al Omaha, but Tho
Governor wouldn't give them the Ike,
to the Legislative Halls and so the mem
bers broke open the doors and took
possession.
Mrs. VIM. B. Astor died yesterday
At Springfield, Ohio, last night
Robt. Scott shot his wife dead and
killed himself.
Gen. Badger, Chief Of Police o.
New Orleans, and G. w. Carter
Speaker of the Louisiana Legislature
fought a duel yesterday with rifles al
60 PAGES. After each had fired and i,
was found that nobody was hurt, the
duelist's made it up, shook hands and
took a drink.
Sunday, Feb. 19.
An American was stabbed to deatf
in London yesterday, by mistake.
Ronanartists in France ara attaufpf