The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-07-18

on the I1th for the murder Of Post
master Scofeld in April last.
Six Treasury officials, under the
direction OF Col. Jones, departed for
San francisco on Monday with
currency, for which they viii bring
back gold.
A heavy rain-storm, accompanied
by tightening, swept over Yorkshire,
England, on the 18th. The crops
were greatly damaged and several
persons killed.
The impression is gaining ground
at Washington that the President
will tender the vacant Chief Justice
ship to Conkling, If he has not al
ready done 80.
European mail adyices report the
crop prospects much more favorable
than Of late. Throughout the conti-
Dent there has been great. improve.
ment in the wheat crop.
The DaiEV Netos of Milwaukee;
learns from Senator Carpenter tbnt
the Chief Justiceship will bo offered
TO Senator Howe, Of Wisconsin,
should ConkliDg decline.
John Stevenson, Deputy Uuited
States Marshal, was stabbed and
killed in Jersey City, Friday after
noon, by Russian sailor whom he
had arrested for desertion.
The final settlement Of paymaster
Hodges defalcations shows a total
loss TO the Government OF e44 BOG.
There were no bonds given covering
the period Of the defalcation,
A terrible accident occurred all
Barclay coal mines, -four miles from
St. Louis, Friday. An immense
piece Of slate fell in one Of the shafts
and instantly killed four men.
Grand Rapids, Michigan. was
visited by terrible FIRE on the 18th.
Twenty acres Of ground were burned
over aud 200 buildings were consurn.,
ed. Loss not less than $500, 900.
The same extraordinary measures
that are adopted in Spain to put
down the Carlists are to be used in
Cuba against the Insnrrectionists.
Slavery will be abolished by specit /
law.
A destructive fire occurred at
Greenbush, opposite Albany, New
York, on the 18th. Loss estimated
at between $3.50. 900 aud $500, 900.
A boy named Brodt was burned to
death.
Jim Brown. a negro, who last June
murdered Mrs. Duzier and kfrp.
Jones, two old women living III
Nancemand county, was hanged On
the 1Ith. in the Courthouse yard at
Suffolk. Virginia.
Lewis & Rosters foundry, tIe
Oldest in Pittsburg, was burned
Friday evening. Loss, from $25.-
600 To $50, 900; insured for $40, ,0U0.
The Ere spread aud destroyed a
number of tenement houses.
Mrs. Carlton was charged, FRIDAY
afternoon. in the Police Court wi h
plating distractions ON the track If
the Concord Railroad on the Sth
inst. She pleaded not guilty. and was
committed TO prison 10 default of
So COO.
Dispatches from Brestan say that
violent type of cholera has ap-
peared. There has been eighteen
cases. fourteen fatal. In Lanter-
burg. thirty-four miles northeast of
Strasburg there were eight cases,
four OF which we're fatal.
You pg Walworth was taken from
the Tombs, in company With other
criminals, and driven to the Hudson
Railroad depot, for Sing Sing. Mrs.
Walworth was at the Tombs in q
carriage, aud when her son was
brought out she requested that he
might be conveyed, with a Deputy
Sheriff, in her carriage to the railroad
station, but the request was refused
and young Walworth was marched
with the other prisoners and placed
in the prison.
An attempt was made to throw the
Boston express train off the track
Tuesday night, near Sun Greek.
Two men were seen placing trees on
the track by a woman, whom they
beat insensible and threw among
some bushes. She managed to reach
the DEPOT and told what she saw.
The obstructions were removed. The
assailants robbed the woman of near
~ S400 dollars, and her satchel, that
contained it, was found with the
1 following note attached to it: eve
made more money than we should il
we had thrown off the train, you
fool"
There was a tumultuous scene in
the National Assembly of France on
Saturday. The disorder became SO
great that the President Buffet was
obliged to suspend the sitting. Up
on the resumption of the session
NJ. Gambetta aascended the tribune
and addressed the Assembly. He
said France was revolutionary. He
desired universal suffrage and accus-
ed the majority of wishing to mutt
late the Republic. The Minister of
Justice protested against tire charge:
Gambettal said the Government was
willing to accept at any time debate
upon its policy.
The Goodrich murder mystery,
of New York, has been cleared up.
He was shot by Minnie Waltham,
alias Kate Stoddard, on the night of
the 21st Of March. She was arrest
ed on Tuesday last, and yesterday
she made full confession of her
guilt to the police authorities of
Brooklyn. She now spends her time
Id nlaYing on her piano in the Can-