The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-02-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned From the Telegraph.
Thursday, Feb. /.

Mayor Hall, Of New York, will re-
tire to private life.
Duke Alexis attended n grand ball
at Louisville, Ky, last night.
At a wofnan suffrage convention. in
Boston, last night, VIM. Lloyd Gar
rison denounced the free-iove doctrine
of Victoria Woodruff.
$. G. Vineyard is appointed by
Grant L. S. Attorney for Washington
Territory.
Mrs. Fanny Hyde killed Geo. Wat
son, in Williamsburg, y. j., yester-
day.
Miss Fowler, of Kingston, y. j., is
awarded $4,000 damages against Mr..
Martin for not marrying her.
Hon. j. X. Doolittlc, of Wisconsin,
is confident OF the success OF the new
movement TO elect Trumbull, of ILL
nois, Presiden; over Grant.
The population of Rome, Italy, is
250.
The income from pew rent in Henry
Ward Bcecher's church last year was
s36,77I. Collections for charitable
purposes during the year amounted
TO $4,000.
At Cleveland, Ohio, n family named
Martens have had trichina $piraiis.-
The father and mother are dead. a
little boy six years old is in n critical
condition. a younger child it is
hoped will recove-
The Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue has given instructions to Super
visors throughout the country to cause
a reduction to the lowest practical
standard of the clerical force in the
offices of the Assessors.
The report of the Railroad Com
missioners of Illinois, just laid before
the Legislature, shows that that State
has more miles of railway than any
other in the Union. On the LIST of
December last there We're 5,49O miles
in operation and 1,70s in process of
construction.
Preparations are being made in st.
Louis I erect a magnificent hotel on
the site of the Lindel, which was
burned several years ago. As st.
1<ouiS 10 oiS vi DtSOuilhS III
capital of the Republic, the new struc-
ture will doubtless be the largest and
most elegantly furnished hotel in
America.
A series of damaging mistakes have
been made upon the bridge across the
Mississippi at st. Louis, in consequence
of which work has been suspended,
and much of the structure will have
to come down. The enterprise will
remain in statu qato until some Euro
pean engineers, who have been sent
for, arrive.
A convention was TO be held in Gin
cinnati yesterday (31st) to take steps
to secure the passage of an amend
ment to the Constitution Indicating
that we are a Christian nation.n-
While these good men are about it,
some apt words indicating that the
sun rules by day and the 400 by
night might be expedient.
Friday, Feb. 2.
A riot occurred ut Barcelona, Spain,
yesterday, in which several custom
houses were burned and two rioters
shot by the soldiers.
England will give, on Feb. 9th, a
public thanksgiving for the recovery
of the Prince of Wales. ~
Gen. Sherman and staff have ar
rived at Constantinople.
Duke Alexis visited the Mammoth
Cave of Kentucky yesterday, accom
panied by a large number of ladies
and gentlemen. He then went to
Memphis.
A. M. Holbrook, for 35 years the
editor of the, New Orleans Picayuase,
died yesterday.
The carpet-bag State officers of
Texas are indicted for stuffing ballot
boxes.
Jim Fisk's estate foots up $1,000.
600.
AT a railroad accident in Lehigh
Valley, Pa, yesterday, 5 persons were
killed and Z wounded.
Sunday, Feb. 4.
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