The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-11-22

t'iucc tuci lue NlSiiabbVo hosS hoshco
the citizens who aided the Sheriff to
leave the county, and they have
deemed it expedient to do SO.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad track will reach Red river
tomorrow. and Dennis, Texas, this
month. The Texas Central will reach
Dennis about January 1st, completing
the great railway line from New York
to Galveston, via ST. Louis.
1t said of the President Of Mexico,
Lerdo dc Tejada, that his skin is AS
white as that of the fairest daughter
Of the Anglo-saxon race. A forehead
SO high as to seem almost a monstro-
sity, and of q marble whiteness,
towers above face that CLEANS with
the glance Of the eagle.
Il special consultation of Demo
Gratis and Liberal Republicans was
held at Columbus, Ohio, last Saturday.
The latter resolved to favor the con-
solidation of the elements favoriDg
the leading principles OF the Cincinnati
platform. 4 Joint Central Com
mittec have issued an address to the
people.
Tee Kentucky Presbytery rendered
n verdict of guilty against the Rev.
DIR. Gilbert Robertson, charging him
with drunkenness, lasciviousness and
falschood, and sentenced him to be
discontinued from the ministry and to
be suspended from the privileges of
the church until be shows repentance
befitting him for new membership.
A horrible murder was committed
in the township of Dnmmed, near the
head of Strong Lake. One Britton,
a laborcr employed by farmer named
Payne, murdered his wife aud child.
The woman's head was terribly
crushed, and the child's throat cut
from ear TO ear. The murderer has
been arrested, and narrowly escaped
lynching.
a Washington special sa, the city
is filling rapidly with politicians, who
comment severely upon the course oi
the President, in relation TO the Civil
Service rules IS manifested in hi:
remarks to the Pennsylvania dclega
tion in regard 10 the appointment, o.
the postmaster of Philadclpa. The,
allege that the strict enforcement o.
Civil Service rules will exclude man,
men from holding Office who hav,
just claims on the Republican party
and who can creditably fill the Office
for which they apply; but ncrer,hc
less cannot pass Civil Service ex
animation,
\ Washington dispatch says the
action OF the United States Marshal
in Alabama, in arresting Democratic
members of The Legislature for nj
Iered violation Of the election laws
and carrying them TO Mobile TO pre-
vent n quorum, is severely condemned
by the Administration as unyisc, un'
necessary and perhaps illegal. Il The
account of the afiair as tclegraphed
North is correct, the Marshal who
made the arrests will receive severe
. reprimand ard be dismissed from Tho
office. Such is the view of Attorney.
General Williams.
\ terrible ;ragady was enacted in
Washington City last Monday. The
testimony in 4 suit for the divorce o
Mrs. King from her husband, J. c
:. King, lawyer of that city, was being
:. taken before Judge Sutherland. \
ONcill, n detective on the Erie road
and his wife were witnesses. 1t j:
said that the evidence of both showed
very brutal conduct on the part o
/, King toward his wife. After the cas-,
was adjourned O'Neill started dowr
, stairs followed by King. When ONeil
had reached the second floor of tn,
!, landing King drew pistol and firet
three shots in quick succession, from
which ONeill shortly after died
;: King was arrested.
Eighty vessels were wrecked oil
the English coast by heavy gale
:, last week, the fishermen on the islans
of Ciengat, Daro and Hiddenzol los
+, all their fishing smacks ant
i, apparatus, and their houses and tent
i, were greatly damaged. Nearly al
|, the cattle on tie island were drowned
Wells were flooded from the sea, ant
the inhabitants are suffering for wan
:, of fresh water, food and shelter. TIL
:, loss of life is very great. The storm
!. was also very disastrous on the coas
of Denmark. Great damage is don
to seaport towns, and numerou
; marine disasters occurred. Report
= = of the loss of "a ships have been re
7" ceived Half the town of Presto, O
y the island of Zealand, on the Baltic
: was laid waste. The small islam
!. " of Botay was entirely submerged an
all of the inhabitants were drowned