The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-02-09

w %ashington treaty, declaring that the
claims Of the United States are too
high to be tolerated.
A revolution in the PHILIPPINE
Islands resulted in the death of 200
insurrectionists and a victory by the
Government troops.
The Secretary of War has recon-
mended that Congress make a special
appropriation of 100000 to continue
the armament of certain Southern
forts.
A fire at Bath, Me, on the LIST inst,
destroyed the Congregational church
and other property to the value of
S25,0OU. David Chase was killed by
falling bricks.
A German noblemaD was horribly
murdered by a German employee of
his, neal Chicago, yesterday. The
murder was committed with a Ratchet
and the body buried in a manure pile.
The murderer was arrested and made
a full confession.
W.T.. Collins, pension agent for the
District Of Columbia, is discovered to
be q defaulter to the amount OF S10,-
00D.
The Secretary of the Treasury,
Boutwell,, has been whitewashed of
his Syndicate transaction by u strict
party vote in Congress-11O TO 81.
a fiend named Slough brutally slew
his wife, at Richmond, Ky, and was
yesterday taken from the Jail by a
masked mob and hung.
Two Chicago Aldermen (Radical)
have been sent to prison one year for
bribery in selling offices.
The Congressional Committee is
still investigating the Legislative row
at New Orleans. The evidence is
very strong against the Governor and
State Legislature, showing violence,
bribery, etc.
Tuesday. Feb. 6.
A foot of snow fell at Springfield,
Mass, Sunday last.
AT powder house explosion near
Springfield, Ohio, yesterday, 6 men
were killed. Springfield was shaken
by the explosion and the ground
strewed with tinbcrs for half a mile.
10 smallpox deaths in PhiIadcl-
phia last week.
1t is 10 asserted in English circles
that the United States mast withdraw
the strongest claims in the Washing
ton treaty or submit to war measures
with England.
Wednesday, Feb. 2.
The snow-blockadcd trains arrived
at san Francisco yesterday.
Great excitement among high Off
Gals in New York in consequence OF
our relations with England.
The New York Herud says: "As
Great Britain is liable for the loss OF
our III and the prolongation
of our civil war, the damages must be
paid ~pcaccably, or they viii be coIlec-
ted At the point Of the bayonet."
The Tribune says: Unpopular clam
or in England should compel the with
drawal of their representatives a;
Washington, it is not US that will be
the heaviest losers by such a course. Il
a double murder and suicide was
! committed at Boscarth. Conn. OH
last Monday. W. r. Wing, an en-
: ployee OF DIR. Johnson, killed the Dr's.
daughter aud wife AMI afterwards cut
, his own throat. The cause of the
! murder was the refusal Of Miss John
son 10 marTySbim.
The following appointments were
confirmed by the Senate last Monday
4. {. Gibbs, Distric; Attorney foI
; Oregon; +. = Johnson, District Attor
ney, and A. Waters Assayer at Boise
City, Idaho.
, Great interest is taken in Pari.
over the discussion of the. Alabama
claims now going on in England.
The japanese Embassy was for
5 mally received at Salt Lake t. last
Tuesday by the Federal and Territor
ial authorities.
Ponyer Qucrtier is now on his way
. to pay the part OF the German indem-
nifty which fails due on the first o.
May.
Advices from minister Schenck
: state that the attack on the Washing
. ington Treaty was inS;igated by Glad.
! stone.
In New York Tom Fields wss ar.
rested and hailed in the sum ofs7 ,0G9
\ new Indictment has been found
against Tweed.