The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-11-29
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The horse epidemic is abating in
the East.
A Spaniard shot his wife dead in
New York last Sunday.
The President has pardoned Pay
master Hodge, the embezzler.
Extensive snow storm in New Eng
land last week.
The contributions to Harvard Col.
lege now amount 70 100000.
Morton was reelected q. S. Sena-
tor by the Indiana Legislature last
Tuesday.
The Herald club gave Stanley
banquet at New York last Monday.
The Liberal Governor OF Ten
nessee was elected by 1871 ma
jority.
5000 immigrant negroes will
shortly arrive at New York from
Liberia.
Another "corner" has been gotten
up in stocks in Wall Street. and
panic is feared.
Jay Gould has been arrested for
wrongfully nppropriatiDg 81, 500. 900
of Erie money.
Stanley, the discoverer OF the
great discoverer. Livingstone, has
arrived in New York.
Grants official majority in New
York is, $4,000; Greeley's official
majority in Tennessee is S.576.
Three mysterious disappearances
and three violent deaths excited New
York City last Saturday.
The Presidents message is COM
pleted and was to be considered by
the Cabinet last Tuesday.
Horace Maynord, Of Tennessee.
wants to be next Speaker OF the
House of Representatives in Con-
gress.
Gen. Mcdowell is promoted Major
General in the place Of Gen. Meade
and ordered TO the Department of
the South.
The Democratic majority in Texas
is 10000. Democrats elected all the
Congressman and have majority in
both branches of the Legislature. -
Three cheers for the Lone Star State
A st. Paul special says that 500
track Layers on new railroad on the
extension of the Winoaa and St.
Peters Railroad are showed in, and
are 100 miles from any white settle.
ment, with q short allowance OF food.
At Westfeld, Massachusetts. one
evening last week, Albert Smith,
actuated by jealousy, fred seven
shots nj ono Sackett and Miss Bates
probably fatally wounding both.
Smith fed.
! And now comes telegraphic advice'
from the East that the chickens
ducks and other domestic fowl have
been all attacked by some insidious
horse disease. and are dying off by
hundreds and thousands.
Since the election the New Yorl
Times comes out and says that tn,
Republican party is now strong
enough to enable it to increase th.
salaries of the United States officials
That's it. more money.
Two-thirds Of the business portion
OF Galva. Henry county, Illinois
was burned last week. Twent,
places of bushes were destroyed
Loss estimated at $500, 900, to $500,
900, but either amount is exaggerat
ed.
! Ex-Mayor Kalbfeisch of Brook
lyn, has fled IN answer to the com
plant of Mrs. Wand, in which sh,
seeks 500, 900 damage for breach o
promise of marriage. The reply at
tacks the plaintiffs character an,
promises proof of the allegation.
| a special dispatch from Londo'
says the Khedivc's expedition con
sists of 5000 men, commanded b,
Purdy Beyt, and goes to Zanzibar il
transports, with the intention of join
ing DIR. Livingstone and co-operatin!
with him, if agreeable; otherwise, t
act independently in solving the prob
lem of the sources of the Nile unde
Egyptian colors. 1t is, however
doubtful whether the expedition j
intended to join Livingstone or NEE
Sir Samuel Baker, but to open a new
line of operations into Abyssinia.
sThe Commission to investigate tn
outrages on the Rio Grande border
have completed their report, which j
very long. They spent two hour
with the President on the subject las
Saturday. The Commissioners con
fined their Investigations to the dis
tance OF FIVE hundred miles from th
Rio Grande to Rio Grande City. est
mating that the Americans includes
in this limit have suffered to the ex
tent of thirty million dollars, to sa
nothing of the murders committed b