The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-01-12
LATEST NEWS GLEANINGs.
EUROPEAN.

Inc ladies OF Strasburg have Or
ganized committee to receive sub
scriptions towards the payment Of
French indemnity to Germany.
Gen. Sherman and Lieut.. Grant
have arrived in Paris.
Theirs gave state dinner on New
Years in honor of the Emperor and
Empress of Brazil.
Several Italian Archbishops and
Bishops waited on the King Of Italy
on Christmas and presented the con-
gratulations of the season.
The English papers publish a let
ter from Her Majesty, Queen Victo-
ria, in which she says that she de-
sires to express her deep sense of the
touching sympathy exhibited for her
family by the whole nation, and for
her dear son. The feeling, says the
Queen, shown by her people during
the painful and terrible days Of the
Princes illness, their sympathy with
herself and beloved daughter, the
Princess of Wales, and the Joy mani
tested at the improvement in the
health of the Pripce, have made a
deep and ineffable impression upon
her heart. The manifestations of the
people are nothing new to her, for
she met with the same sympathy ten
years ago, when similar illness TO
that under which her son is suffering
removed from life the best, wisest
and kindest husband that ever lived.
Her Majesty says she also wishes TO
express the heartfelt gratitude of
the Princess Of Wales, and concludes
her letter with hope that her faith
ful subjects will continue to pray for
the complete recovery OF the Prince.
Bismarck is said TO be seeking a
pretext for re-cccnpation Of the evac-
uated French provinces.
The commercial treaty recently
concluded between Italy and this
Republic has been carried into effect
by decree of the Italian King.
A Cairo Egypt letter of Dec. 1st
says n report is current there that
Sir Samuel Baker aud his men, who
were exploring Central Africa, on
the headwaters Of the Nile, have
died Of starvation. One report says
the men uutinied and shot Baker,
another states that only Baker and
his wife are left OF the expedition.
A box was found the other day a.
the Grand Trunk Rail way depot, at
Quebec, containing the mutilated
body Of female in Il partially de-
composed condition. The limbs had
been cut off. and the flesh chopped
off in large pieces. The box was
left by stranger, whose name is un-
known Foul play is suspected, and
an investigation is pending.
Valmaseda has issued proclama-
ton, in which he says that the offer
of pardon to the Cuban insurgents
cannot last forever. He now pro-
claims that every insurgent captured
after Jan. 18th will be shot. aud
those surrendering after that date
will be sentenced TO perpetual i'm
prisonment.
EASTERN NEWS.
Little Rock, Ark, had q 500, 600
FIRE last week.
The next National Republican
Convention will meet a. Philadel-
phia.
Boss Tweed is missing from New
York.
Edward Power. n civil engineer Of
Chicago. has petitioned Congress for
permission to make experiments for
producing artificial rain by means of
gunpowder and cannon. He cites
many instances in which rain follow
ed great battles. and asserts that
similar results follow similar causes.
He requests the use of 300 pieces of
United States ordnance, 20 .0U0 blank
cartridges, 10 miles of insulated
wire, electrical batteries. and such
men as may be needed 10 make the
transportation of the materials.
Rev. Robert j. Breckinridge died
at his residence in Danville, Ky, on
the 9th ult. after long illness.
At Patterson, \. j., Chas. r. Bur
roughs committed suicide by poison,
on Dec. 10th. His body remained i'll
the room till the 2sth, when it was
discovered, frozen stiff.
At East Arlington, VT, on the
Goth, bloody affray occurred. Far
we'll e. Lawrence, saloon keepers,
shot five persons; two have since
died, and two more are mortally
wounded. One of the victims is
Farwell's son. Both murderers are
arrested.
Chicago has an abortion case OF
the Bizenweig -Bowlsby type, the vic
tim being Mrs. Mccoy, u beautiful
young widow of Crestline, Ohio, and
the female physician Mrs. Fal-
busch. Her body was shipped in a
box, the contents of which were dis.
covered by lynx-eyed brakesman.
On Christmas day, at Marshal. Sa'
line county, Mo-, the white citizens
and negroes had bloody row, in
which two negroes were hanged and
three shot dead. At latest accounts
crowd of armed men were starting
out swearing they would kill every
negro in the county.
Jessee Grant, the Presidents faith
er, is lying at the point of death at
Covington, Ky.
Smallpox is spreading in Chicago
with alarming rapidly.
At Columbia, South Carolina, on
the 2Sth, in the U. S. Court, John
F. Miller, one of the Ku Klux, was
found guilty. Judge Bond announ-
ced the decision of the Court over
ruling Stanberry's motion for a new
trial and arrest of judgment. All
prisoners, so far convicted and who
pleaded guilty, have been sentenced.