The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-02-28
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Grants trip to the South is indef-
nitely postponed.
The postal telegraph scheme is
abandoned by Congress.
PENNSYLVANIA gives s4.000,0 ,0c0 to
the Centennial Exposition.
Presiden. Grants homestead, 6
miles below ST. Louis, was burned
last Saturday.
Oakes Ames wasn't expelled from
Congress last week, and it is now
thought that be won't be.
TIE e. S. Senate has passed the
bill allowing the right of way TO the
Waila Walla & Columbia River Rail-
road.
Carrie johnson was about to be
buried in New York last Tuesday,
when she came to life aud thus busted
up the funeral.
Senator Sherman, of Ohio, is
threatened with impeachment because
of his completely with the Credit
Mobilier swindle.
An extra session of the Z. S. SEN
ate is called for March 4th. This is
to give the Senators nm opportunity
to attend the Presidents inaugural
! ball.
a Herald dispatch says that On
Saturday afternoon four thousand
dollars worth of bonds and coupons
were stolen from Vice President
Colfax.
Special dispatches give accounts
of two horrible murders-one at
Burnside. Conn, and tie other at
Bethlehem, Penn. Both victims were
men murdered and robbed.
In Yorkville, n. Y. last Sunday
morning, Elizabeth McGuinness, a
beautiful aud accomplished young
lady, was burned to death in conse-
quence of her clothing catching fire
while she was preparing breakfast.
In election riot at Quebec, Cam
ada, last Monday. 3 900 persons par
ticipated. Pistols, knives and clubs
were freely used. 1t lasted an hour
and a half Two men were ki led
and many wounded. 1t is expected
that many of the wounded will die.
Robert Champion, tcolored) was
hanged at Fayette, Mi sou,i, last
Friday, for the murder of his wife.
The execution was in an open field a
short distance from town, and was
witnessed by four thou an people
Champion was convicted on circum-
stantial evidence, and stoutly and
persistently protested his innocence
to the last.
In the House of Representatives,
last Monday. Ben Butler presented
the report of the Judiciary Commit
tee in the matter of impeachment
arising out of the report of the Credit
Mobilier committee, which was read.
The report says the only two impeach-
able officers involved are the Vice
President and James Brooks. in the
capacity of Government Director of
the Union Pacific. ,
It is thought Congress will pass a
law providing for the appointment
by the President of Commission,
to be composed of three orr five gen.
tlemen of learning and prominence,
not actually engaged in the political
discussions of the day, to go to Utah
during the recess of Congress and
make q thorough investigation OF
the whole Mormon question and
report their conclusions to the next
Congress.
Washington specials have the fol
lowing: In an interview with Repr e.
sentative Bingham. Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee. that gentleman
stated the House had no jurisdiction
whereby the case of Vice President
Colfax could Be reached by impeach-
ment,. and it had been decided in the
Senate that they had no jurisdiction
over the alleged offense of its mem
bers not committed during their con.
nection with the Senate. It is the
opinion that ike reasoning is ap-