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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25
TUU ouINEsIg MARE,s NEST.


That difficulty between the United
States and China which is touched up
on by one of the Washington dis.
patches is moonshine. It is said that
China claims Jurisdiction over the is.
land OF Formosa and that as United
States officers were permitted to take
part in the Japanese expedition against
that island therefore we have been
guilty of a violation Of neutrality.
Apparently the correspondent has be-
come the vehicle for the expression OF
some envious spite against tho officers
concerned or no is Illuminating the
State fury of Mr.. Bingham. Tho
facts are that tho japanese assuming
that the Chinese Government "claim-
ed Jurisdiction" over the Formosans
addressed that Government on the
subject OF the outrages committed by
that piratical people, and wanted to
know il China intended TO prevent
such outrages, or, in general terms,
"what it was going TO do about itY"
Forthwith the Chinese repudiated all
responsibility Tor the acts Of tho For
mosans. Japan theninquired if China
would take part in an expedition to
abate the nuisance, aud China declin-
cd, but hoped that Japan would go
on, aud gave all encouragement and
oountenance TO the enterprise. Such
are the clear relations OF Japan and
China in the case, and though the
Chinese are sly and treacherous and
may havo taken one tono with the
japanese and another with otheI
powers, tho record tho Pekir
Court has made against its right O.
reclamation ON tais subject is too cleal
for the presence Of our officers in The
expedition 70 afford pretext for dip
lomatic inquiry.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25
SOME NorABLE DUELa.

The niceties of the code have the
honor of being of royal origin Fran
els l. laid down the principle that the
lie was never to bo put up without
satisfaction, but by a base born tel-
low" and he divided lies into thirty
two classes. These nice distinctions
of the code have been the means Of
its preservation, They distinguish
the gentlemen" from other classes Of
men, and few men have had the nerve,
until recently, to repudiate the author
ity of the code in matters affecting
their honor among gentlemen, This
sensitiveness has at all times mad the
effect of making men in officials well
as in private station fly in the face Of
the law to resent real or imaginary in
suits. 1t is rather a remar kable tact
that dueling became more frequent in
England as society became more or
derly, and as the law looked with in.
creasing disfavor on the practice
Fox, Sheridan, Pitt, Canning, Castle
reagh, and many other prominent men
of their day fought duels In 1928
the Duke Of Wellington fought Lord
Winchelsea. In 1885 Disraeli chal.
lenged Morgan O'Counell, and in 1S4C
the Earl Of Cardigan fought Captain
Tuckett.
The duel in America had not a very
distinguished beginning; the first one
having been fought in 1921, at Plym-
outh, between two serving men, who,
like many better gentlemen, both sur,
vived; but only to be tied neck and
heels together for twenty.four hours.
But Notwithstanding this ignoble be
ginning Of the custom and ending Of
the first duel, and the stringency Of
the laws in all tho States, the custom
grew until it drew into its record the
names Of many Of our most distin'
guished public men. Even during
tho Revolution Charles Lee and John
Laurens found time to fight duel
and in 177S Cadwalader sent a ball
into Conway's head, happily without
any fatal result. Button Gwinnett
ono Of the signorS Of The Declaration
of Independence, was killed by Cen
eral Mcintosh in duel in 1777. In
the year 1904 Burr killed Hamilton.
Then Barren killed Decatur. Henry
Clay and John Randolph met in 1926
General jackson killed Charles Dick
iDson, and was "out" several other
times, Thomas II. Benton killed
Mr.. Lucas, fought others and was sup
posed to pc ready to fight anybody.
In 1888 the celebrated duel between
Mr. Graves, of Kentucky, and Mr..
Ciley, Of Maine, both members OF
Congress, occurred. COuriesJoMnat,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25
now AN OLD SALT WAS rRIcKED.


A correspondent from GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, sends the following: Forty
years ago q child was. born in this
county Of respectable parentage.
The infant grew up to be a lady OF
great beauty and charming manners.
She lived in this county but few
years, when she removed to Mexico.
Alternating between Mexico an
Baltimore, she finally won the heart
and hand Of Baltimore meat mer-
chant They were married, and for
q number of years lived happily to-
gether. During the time that their
marital relations continued, they Sc
cured the patronage of wealthy sea
captain named Demming, and for q
long time supplied his vessels with
meat, and possibly other provisions,
The husband finally died, and a pos
sible warm feeling having grown up
between the old sea captain and the
young widow, as it appears from the
subsequent action of the captain,
she accepted proposal OF marriage.
Finding that the woman was act
ing in good faith, the captain made
her large adyance-say 10000
as he now maintains, with the hope
of some day liquidating the entire
claim by seizing the object of his
benefactioh and claiming her as his
own. subsequently, however, the
lady came in contact with o much
younger and handsomer man-in her
view, doubtless possessed of greater
charms-and married him, leaving
the captain without either security
or money. Some years having
elapsed, and the captain feeling that
he had been egregiously wronged,
brought suit in the Baltimore court
against his intended for the sum
loaned, basing his right to recover
upon the fact that she had violated
her marriage VOW, and therefore
should refund the money. For three
days depositions have been taken be-
fore notaries in this city, both par
ties being represented by Baltimore
lawyers. The defendant is now q
resident of GAINESVILLE, and for q
number of years has been living
with her husband in afiuence and
noen
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25

of guarding and perpetuating usurped
authority, and the Metropolitan Po-
lice, paid by the city, under control
of the usurper, quartered upon you to
overawe and keep you in subjection.
Every public right has been denied,
and, asif to goad you to d speration,
private arms are seized and individ-
uals arrested. To such extremities
are you driven that manhood reyolts
at further submission. Constrained
by general sense OF duty as the legal
ly elected Lieutenant Governor Of
the State, and acting Governor in the
absence of Governor McEnery, do
hereby issue this my proclamation,
calling upon the military of the State,
comprising all persons between the
ages of Island As years, without re-
gard to color or previous condition,
to arm and assemble under their re-
spective officers, for the purpose Of dri-
wing the usupers from power.
Given under my hand and seal this,
14th day Of September.
(Signed), d. P. PENN,
Lieutenant Govrnor.
General Order, No. l, is also issu-
ed, appointing General f. Logan
Provisional General of State Militia;
also, a proclamation to the oolored
people of the State, assuring them
thatin this movementagain Kellogg's
usurpation no harm is meant toward
them, their property or rights; telling
them to pursue their usual vocations
and they will not be molested; that
the colored as we'll as the white race
is interested in putting down the
usurping Government.
WASHINGTON, September 14.-In-
telligence comes from New Orleans
in such terms as justi6es the assertion
that Gov. Kellogg has called upon
the President for Federal aid to sup
port the State authorities.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25
KnEP AMMoNIA m rnn HOUSE.

No housekeeper should be without
a bottle Of spirits Of Ammonia in the
house, for, besides its medical value,
it is invaluable for household pur-
poses. 1t is nearly as useful as soAp,
and its cheapness brings it within tie
reach of all. Put teaspoonful Of
ammonia to quart Of warm soap
suds, dip in q flannel cloth, and wipe
off the dust and fly specs, and see for
yourself how much labor it will save.
No scrubbing will be needful., II
will cleanse and brighten silver wen
derfully; to a pint Of suds mix q tea
spoonful Of the spirits, dip in your
silver spoons. forks, etc., rub with
brush, and polish with chamois skins.
For washing mirrors and windows
it is very desirable; put u few drops
Of ammonia on a piece of paper, and
it will readily take off every spot or
finger mark on the glass. 1t will take
out grease-spots from every fabric;
put on the ammonia clear, lay o blot
ting paper over the place, and press
o hot fiat iron on it for few mo-
ments. A few drops in quart Of
water will clean laces, and whiten
them as well; also muslins. Then it
is q most refreshing agent at the toi-
let table; a few drops in q basin Of
water will make q better bath than
pure water, and, if the skin is oily,
It will remove all glossiness and dis
agreeable odors. Added to footbath,
it entirely absorbs all noxious smells
SO often arising from the feet in warm
weather, and nothing is better for
cleaning the hair from dandruff and
dust. Fer cleaning nail and hair
brushes it is equally good.
Put a teaspoonful OF ammonia into
one pint of water. When they look
white, rinse them in water, and put
them in the sunshine, or in warm
place to dry. The dirtiest Of brushes
will come out of this bath white and
clean. For medicinal purposes am
monia is always unriyalled. For the
headache it is q desirable stimulant,
and frequent inhaling Of its pungent
odors Will often entirely remove &C.
tarrhal cold. There is no better
remedy for heartburn and dyspepsia,
and the aromatic spirits of ammonia
is especially prepared for these
troubles. Ten drops of it in wine
glass of water are often a great re-
lief. The spirits Of ammonia can be
taken in tho same way, but it is not
palatable.
In addition to all these uses, the eff
feet Of ammonia on vegetation is ben
e6cial. If you desire roses, gerani-
ums, fuchsias, etc, to become more
dourishing, you can try it upon them
by adding five or six drops to every
pint Of warm water you give them,
but don't repeat the dose oftener than
once in five or six days, lest you
stimulate them too highly. SO bo
sure and keep a large bottle Of it
in the house, and have a glass stop
per for it, as it is very evanescent,
and also injurious to corks.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25

be found in wealth.
I have only hinted at his faults,
few as they were. l have no heart
to dwell upon his feelings. He had
the egotism Of genius and the impa-
tience of fanatical conviction. He
may be said to have lived alone, never
knowing pleasant companionship,
and meeting the world only to be
dattered and admired or to be fought.
His, however, were faults we can
readily forget, and failings we are
willing to forgive,
He is gone from among us. His
chair in the Senate, to which all eyes
were turned when any great question
agitated that grave body, will never
be filed by public servant more
pure in his motives, more elevated
and courageous in his action, OF
truer to his convictions. Let us keep
his virtues in remembrance. May his
monument be Of spotless marble, for
it cannot be purer or winter than his
1ifa
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25
TATnnRs, ATTENTION.

What ought; what can q mother
do, when o good, pleasant, careless
husband constantly thwarts all her
efforts to teach or govern the chill
dren, and yet cannot be made to sec
or feel what be is doing9
Let us illustrate and sketch from
memory, not imagination.
Mamma, please give me q piece
of pio."
"No darling one piece is enough. :"
"HRlf q piece, please mamma"
"No, Freddie, no more"
"Do give the child a little piece;
I'll risk its hurting him"
And the mother gave it.
"Mamma, may / go out to play?'
"It's very chilly, and you have a
cold; / don't think it's best.
"Bundle me up warm, mamma,
and won't take cold"
"I fear you will; you must play
indoors to-day"
"Just u little while, please, NAM
NAL"
'CNo, Freddie, you must not go out
to-day"
"Do lot tho child go out. What a
girl you are making Of him. Wom-
en- mover were fitted to bring up boys.
Dress. him up warm and let him run;
it will do him good"
And Freddie went out.
"May have my blocks in the par
lor,. mammal"
"No, Willie, make your block
house in the dining room. Miss L..
is an invalid, and / want the parlor
kept very quiet
"I'll be very quiet"
"You will intend to be, but you
cannot help making some noise, and
as Miss L, very rarely goes any
whero, / fear she will be very tired
at best; so be d very good little boy,
and play in the dining room this
afternoon"
~ won't make one bit Of noise nor
tire her one spe6k."
"You must play in the dining
room, Willie, and not say any more
about the matter"
"Nonsense; it will do her good to
see q happy little face; it will give
her something besides her own pains
and aches to think OF. Lothim bring
his blocks in the parlor"
And he brought them in.
"Whet torment that boy has got
TO bel It's teaze, teaze, teaze from
morning till night. It's enough to
wear the patience out Of job. II
you don't whip him / will"
And she whipped him.
Query-Who ought to be whipped
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25
RnToRn1 oE our INDIAN POLICY.

Our whole Indian policy must nee
essarily be changed with the opening
of the remote West to settlement,
and the force Of circumstances will
not permit the change to be long
delayed. We have already outgrown
the folly of treating the Indian tribes
as independent nations with whom
we can do nothing except by solemn
compacts and treaties. We must
treat them with kindness and hui
manity; but it must not be the alb
surd coddling kindness which has
been attempted by the adIninistra-
ton Of President Grant and his
Quaker advisers. Our attitude
toward the Indians must not be one
of persuasion or supplication, but of
frm, peremptory authority, which
speaks only to command, and com
mands with q fixed determination to
compel. Whatever policy we adopt
must, therefore, be backed by ire
Slsuble physical force. Our klnd-
ness must follow and accompany
obedience, and it will be all the more
eifectual when the Indians see that
it is not extorted from weakness nor
offered in the spirit of a bargain to
purchase their good behavior. They
must be taught that we shall execute
our policy in any event, and that
they can escape our severity only by
compliance. When they have learned
this lesson kindness will tell; but not
before. Their forcible settlement
on reservations, with division of
the land in small parcels, is the cor
ner stone Of the only sound policy,
but the plan of the edifce to be built
upon this corner stone requires tho
exercise of much thought and wis
dom.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25

II is not generally known that
nearly 200 people in New York city
rise at day break for the purpose Of
repairing to the sIaughter-houses and
drinking the warm blood Of animals,
These people arc not Vampires, but
consumptiyos, who find in the blood
the means Of prolonging existence,
One lady, who has followed the prac-
tice Of drinking warm blood for sey.
eral years, contends that ii has pro-
longed her life fifteen years, and has
become an absolute luxury. At first
the taste is said to bo repulsiye, but
subsequently the desire for the on
sanguined fluid becomes intense, and
It's good effects make it commendablc
to inyalids. The Irish peasantry are
very fond Of baked blood, which is
placed in large shallow pans and
baked until it is Drowned. IL is no
torious that consumption is a disease
almost unknown among these people,
and. perhaps, Velpeau and other ia.
nous physicians, who have recon-
mended the drinking Of blood, have
taken the hint from the baked blood
Of the Irish peasants.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25

II you wish TO drown yourself,
kick aud splash about as violently as
you can, and you will soon 60 to the
bottom. But if you remember that
you are lighter than water, and ifyou
calmly and stoailyIrefrain from darwp-
ing your breath while under tho wa
ter, keep your head raised and your
arms under. you viii soon learn to
swim and 1oat like a duck.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25

Henry Jones, Of Vermont, on bis
dying bed said that he had never writ
ten . word which he cared % erase.
They thought it was a big thing until
they found out that be dld'rt kcna
enough 10 write his own name,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25
WILLAMETTE
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.

ENRON AND AFTER DATE UNTIL FUR
lher notice, the Company viii dispatch q
boat from Albany to Corvallis on TUESDAY
and FRIDAY Of each weak.
Also will dispatch q boat from Albany foi
Portland and intermediate places on same days
leaving Comstoek & Cos uhari.
Fare at reduced rates. J. ID. BILEs,
Dec. 10, 1871. Agent.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-25

The wickedest boy in the West is
reported ia Ohio, where he cut oil
three Of bis toes in order that he
might not receive the benefits Of the
Sunday school instructions.
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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-10
Defrauding the Government.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Some very interest
ing developments have been made by special
agent of the Internal Revenue Bureau, who
has been making investigations in Cincinnati
and throughout Ohio. He found that there
was a very extensive combination in Cincin-
natl, which included some of the prominent
Republican local politicians, to rob the Gov
eminent by frauds in the Internal Revenue
Department These dishonest men had ar
ranged with number Of gaugers and other
Government officers to practise very great
frauds by illicit distillation of spirits, and by
various other ways. Some Of the proprietors
Of the Cincinnati Times, and collector OF in
ternal revenue, are said to be mixed up in this
business. It seems that one of the chief
rogues went to gauger and tempted him by
telling him that now was the time to make
some money. The Republican party was
dead, and there was only two years left for
good Republicans to get their dues; therefore,
it was best to make hay while the sun shines.
This gauger was an honest fellow, and told the
special agent the whole story. There will be
lively sensation in Cincinnati when all the
details of this case are made known.-N Y.
Sun
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-10
THE QUESTION OF TAXATION.
The Pro and Con.

". .,re il receipt Of quits q number %
COMMUNICATIONS on the subject Of taxation
.,nd the attitude Of the city in reference
thereto The following are samples ot thu
articles submitted for publication
Pcrhnps.
TO thc Editor Of the n. 0. Bulletin:
Ii the action Of the City Council in ,nan,-
mous opposition to the Mayors just and wise
recomme Edation, that no harsh measures he
used to enforce illegal and oppressive tai
alton through the process of ii. fdS. Issued
wholesale by that fraud called a court. over
which Jacob Hawkins presides, Is to be Ia
zen as tinality, then j think that
q meeting Of the Taxpayers properly
holders and business men should
be called 81 once to let those so recently put
into office by the votes Of those very citizens
whom il is row proposed to mercilessly pros
ccnte for the purpose of wringiDg illegal
taxation, under illegal judgments ground oui
1v a indicial fraud, who vas manufactured
10 order by mongrel Legislature, which was
elected by cross mark af1idayits. which were
viaized by drcnken judge, who has Just
resigned to try and save himself the disgrace
OF imp eachment and dismissal. know that in
following ont such action they do not repre-
sent the people. who have no desire to sus-
tain the metropolitan police, the park COM
missioncrs, tho school board nor III any way
10 recognize anything emanating from Jacob
Hawkins's Judgment mill, but who do indOrse
and stand by the Mayor il the position he has
taken. $.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-10

The Chicago physicians are puz led BY
Michael Finnegan, patient in one Of their
hospitals. During more than two months he
has lain rigidly in bed, seldom moving a
muscle, and vet shows no other signs of illness
than this strange impassiveness He is led
with liquids poured down his throat; his limbs
are moved with difficulty by the attendants,
as though the muscles had become fixed; and
he never speaks, although his eyes move, and
at times he seems to be sensible. The physi-
clans believe it to be a genuine case of cata-
lepsy, or of hysteria and simulated catalepsy
There have been instances Of cure of both
these disorders by fright, and an experiment
was made on Finnegan. The physicians
talked in his presence Of cutting his jugular
vein so as 10 kill him and end his suffering.
and after great show OF preparation scratched
his neck with the point OF knife: tut he ex-
hibited no fright
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-10
Taxation.
Editor Bulletin:

Sri am one of the taxpayers who has
maid. Ii all who were indebted t. the city
t,r taxes had paid as promptly as [ did, the
present embarrassment of the city would have
been avoid ed. 1t is not Inc, but those who
have resisted, to which we must attribute the
deprecated cre dit Of the city. l saw moi
long since bill for groceries presented to the
late Administrators ard allowed, in which
butter, tea, Nour, ETC., were charged five times
tie market price.
The reason was that the grocer, who pays
cash or buys on short time, could not afford
10 wait for his pay from the city an indefinite
period, and if he took warrants, the net ash
Tor the sale of them would only pay him a
fair price. This is only one among thon.
sand instances what show how the city is run
ming in debt.
Cash payments would reduce the indebted
ness of the city, and yet because have paid
promptly, l am to be taxed in the future to
pay for the delinquency of others
1t is a species Of injustice and hardship to
me to be pecuniarily punished. for the delin-
guency of others. l am in favor Of and will
support any measures best calculated to i'm
prove our affairs, but l cannot see how when
the city is paying in warrants four times the
value of the cost of all articles and materials
purchased it can free itself from continued
difficulties. 1t is certain l will be a sufferer
and all others who have been as prompt as
have been. It may be, and no doubt will be
q great hardship to many to be forced to pay
yet * can sec no other way than to pursue the
course which the Administrators have re-
solved upon. Y.