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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16
RAILROAD POLICE NEEDED.

The cars of the Central Pacific
Railroad are infested by gang of
cutthroats, thieves and gamblers, who
commit violence and robbery, to the
terror Of the helpless passengers. Mr..
John De Yoy, formerly well-known
stationer on Sansome street, who, it
will be remembered, retired from
business after winning $4,000 in the
Havana Lottery, returned from Eu.
rope last week. He relates the story
Of q robbery on the western bound
overland train, of which he was an
eyewitness. At Elko, on Thursday
morning last, when the train stopped
for breakfast, the outrage was perpe-
trated. DR.. Box, who could not
speak q work of English, and his in
valid wife were passengers. The doc
tor, witha satchel strapped to his side,
got out to getcup ofcoffee for his wife:
In the satchelhe had several hundred
dollars in notes and his wife's Jewell
ry. The blacklegs knew this. They
gathered around him as he entered
the refreshment-room. In one cor
ner of the apartment q faro game was
in full operation. They invited the
foreigner over to witness the same,
and when he opened the satchel to
take out a note to pay for his coffee,
one of the blacklegs thrust his hand
into the satchel, pulled out the notes,
and threw it upon the faro boarh.
Before the doctor could recover from
his astonishment the banker of the
game snatched the money up. Next
the thieves siezed the jeweiSy and
hustled the victim out of the room,
threatening to shoot him if he made
any disturbance. Mr.. De Voy saw
the outrage and appealed to man
standing near who was reputed to be
the sheriff. The latter asked Mr.. De
Voy if he or any Of his friends had
been robbed. De Voy sSio no, but
that the victim was, stranger to him.
The officer thereupoM told De Voy
that be had better mind his own bus
mess. The locomotive bell rang at
this time, aud all hurried on board
the train. One of the gamblers had
the audaoity to seat himself alongside
of De Voy and asked him if he was
not afraid of getting shot for interfer-
ing with gentlemen. Some words
passed between them. De Voy spoke
of the meanness of the gamblers in
taking the jewelry, whereupon the
man said he would give DIR. Box an
order for the jewelry, SO that he could
recover the money. Mr.. De Voy fur
ther AYERS that the conductor of the
train threatened to put the blacklegs
off if he caught them molesting or
abusing any of the passengers. The
employees Of the company, he says,
had no more to do with It than the
man in the moon. The passenger
was robbed in the depot through his
own fylly and childishness, and with
out q word of protest or resistance.
Such outrages are being constantly |
perpetrated at the various stopping
places on the road.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16

A DARKENED LwE.--In Nashua,
New Hampshire, resides O young
girl whose pitiful lot excites the deep
est sympathy, yet for whom sympa-
thy can do but little in alienation of
the sad misfortune which has dark
ened her life. When q child she
was terribly scalded about the head
and face, and although she survived
her injuries, she was thenceforth dis
figured for life, and the rosy face Of
childhood was changed to a mask
a trayesty on the human countenance
absolutely frightful in its hideous-
ness. In Lowell, Massachusetts,,
where she once lived, so great was
the horror excited by her appearance
that she was forbidden by the au-
thorilies to show herself on tho
streets At Nashua sho venturod ont
the other day, when several ladies
fainted of sight Of her, and call is
now made upon the authorities Of
that place to forbid ker appearance
on tho streets. What a mournful
fate is hers To live through tho
terrible physical suffering only to en-
dure honceforward a keoner mental
anguish in the knowledge that She
is a thing Of horror, to DO abhorred
and Stunned by human kind, with
no hope in tho future except the
grave, which shall hide her deformi-
ties from the gaze Of her fellow be-
.agB, -Boston Transcript
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16
FKONI TIE CHANGERS.
Tho Chief OFFICER of the Alabama Gram
gers Denounces the Malicious Lies Of the
Carpet Baggers.

The Chief Officer of the Alabama Gran
gers Denounces the Malicious Lies Of tn,
Carpet Baggers.
WASHINGTON, October c. G. NJ
Kelly, Secretary of the Nationa
Grange Association, having writer
to w. II. Chambers, master of the
State Grange of Alabama, inquirina
as to the truth or falsity OF the var
ious reports of political outrages in
that State, Mr.. Chambers replies as
follows:
| Alabama is to-day as law-abidine
as New York, and its people are as
much opposed to violence and pro-
scription as any community in New
England. 1t is not denied that there
are instances of outrages and viola
tions of law, bnt they are as prompt
ly condemned and denounced by the
people Of this State, as they would be
anywhere else in the United States.
No band of incendiaries who ever
met under cover OF darkness to plot
schemes for burning the homes of un-
suspecting citizens and numbering
them in their sleep, more richly de-
serve the gallows than the scoundrels
who deliberately concoct lies like
these for the purpose OF arraying
against the people of the South the
prejudices and hatred of the masses.
These harpies who have been fatten-
ing upon their robberies of the South,
under the protection of federal bayo.
nets, foresee their doom ia the COM
ing elections, and as their only hope
of perpetuating their hold upon the
offices which have given the form. of
law to their expressions, they seek by
lies to inhame the public mind of the
North into sucl active hostility
against us as will force the Admins
tration to an armed Intervention in
their behalf, AS general thing the
negroes are quite well disposed, and
well behaved, and l may say univer-
sally kind when not instigated by bad
white men, who seek to secure office
by appealing to their prejudices and
inaaming their passions, In some in.
stances they haye so far misled the ne
groes as to lead them to acts of vio-
lence, and there have been instances
which, in spite of patience and for
bearance on the part Of the whites
have resulted in collisions. In not
single instance so far as know or be-
lieye has a collision Of this sort occur
red in which the negroes or those
who misled them were not to blame,
and in every instance the whites have
been forced from sheer self-protection
to resist their demonstrations against
their lives and property; but the
whole thing is misrepresented, in that
it creates a false Impression OF the
state of things in Alabama, There is
no more sense of insecurity than there
has been at any time since the war.
| live in q town Of the heaviest negro
population in the State, where there
are fifteen negroes to one white per-
son, and we feel as safe here as you
do in the District of Columbia New
er since the war has there been an in
stance of a collision between til races
IN this neighborhood; welive as peace
fully as any community in the Union,
and so we shall always, unless some car.
pet-baggcr comes among us to stir up
strife.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16
THE GUATEMALA EARTHQUAKE.
The Earth Rose and Fell Like the Waves
of the Soa--EIeartrending Scones--Feur-
fuI Loss of Life and Property.

The Earth Rose and Fell Like the Waves
of the soa--Heartrending scOnes--genr-
fuI Loss of Life and Property.
The following particulars of the
great earthquake in Guatemala are
from the Panama Star and Herald
given in its correspondence from An
tigua, under date Of September 4th:
Che ground shook violently in a
direction from east to west, with
wave-like undulations. The first
strong shock lasted from rs to 30
seconds, when the contents OF large
tank in the courtyard of the hotel
were thrown out. Wild screeches
and screams continued even after the
early terror had somewhat subsided,
and long after there was any noise Of
walls falling. Many shocks followed
during the night, every one of which
gave rise to new alarms and new ex-
clamations. 1t was intensely dark
during the continuance of the shocks.
An inspection in the morning showed
that about two dozen inhabited
houses were destroyed, causing loss
Of thirty-two lives. The number Of
houses damaged and which will have
to be taken down is considerable.
Many old ruins Of 1873 suffered SO.
verely. During the confusion Incl
dent to the earthquake, several men
appeared, armed with long knives,
for the purpose Of stealing and mur-
dering, but the political chief Of An
tigua soon suppressed them. All the
squares and open places are covered
with tents for shelter, and even car
riages and carts serve as temporary
1t will take some time be-
fore the people Of Antigua will re-
cover serenity Of mind enough to 90
to sleep. in their tottoring houses.
Slight shocks were felt in the Gu
capital. Three Indian vii
lagos at tho foot Of the volcano Of
DefeHgo were destroyed.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16
A ROMANCE or THE REVENUE.

They tell curious story in Wash
ington in connection with suit
against the bondsmen of default
ing revenue collector. Davis B.
Bonefeoy was Collector for the
Fourth Texas district in 1867, head
quarters at Marshall. One of his
deputies stationed at Jefferson got
about SIS, 900 behind in hisaccounts.
Bonefeoy went to him to get a settle
ment. Bonefeoy and his deputy
were alone in the room. The depu-
ty drew pistol and threatened to
shoot Bonefeoy if he did not sign a
receipt for the missing money. To
gain time Bonefeoy consented, and
while the deputy was preparing the
receipt the Collector shot him dead.
Bonefeoy was cast into jail by the
civil authorities. That night his
house was entered and his wife mur-
dered. This turned sympathy in his
favor, and he was released on bail.
On his way home he passed the new
made grave of his wife, and fell in u
fainting fit. In twenty-four hours
he died Of q broken heart. The mil
itary authorities took possession OF
Bonefeoy's safe. Breaking il open
they found S6S, 900, which was $76,-
900 less than there should have been.
MI. IT, l.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16

GLIMpsEs or THE "NEw REBELL-
IoN"-ln Vicksburg, Miss, the for
mer soldiers of the Union and Con
federaLe armies have held several
meetings, and have finally associated
themselves in a society TO be known
as the order Of the Blues and Grays.n
That this fraternization took place in
a Southern State, and in a city whose
Radical officials were recently making
a frantic call on the President for bay.
onets, is q sufficient answer TO the
charge fostered in the North for party
purposes, that the Southern people
hato the Republic and are seeking to
destroy il. IL was in Southern State,
the other day, that General Forrest
offered to lead a company Of Southern
white men to hunt down and destroy
tho desperadoes who had oppressed
the freedmen in Gibson County At
this rate the ''new rebellion" which
the Radical politicians would be SO
happy to see, and which they have
neglected no effort TO provoke, will be
a long time coming to bead.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16

CATHOLIC MIssIoNARIEs.-The
project broached by tho Pope OF
Rome, having for its object the seVd-
ing Of missionaries to labor in the
southern part OF the United States, to
convert the freedmen negroes to the
Catholic religion, is again revived.
Another delegation Of priests to en-
gage in the work is expected to arrive
shortly from Rome. At yespers re.
rently in South Fifth Avenue Redcmp.
ZIONIST. Church, New York, DR.. Gross,
Catholic Bishop Of Savannah, deliver
cd an appeal for pecuniary aid in one
of tho projects lie has undertaken
for tho spread Of religion The Bish.
op stated be had 100000 colord peo-
pie whitbin bis diocese, TO say moth
ing Of a million and hall Of Ameri-
cans, Irish and Germans. The colored
people are described as good.natnred
and docile, but, very ignorant,
and be says they are ripe for conyer.
sion. The Benedictine Fathers whom
be brought over from England few
months ago to labor among the
colored people have baptized thirty
adults already, and arc preparing as
many more.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16
A SPANISH MASSACRE,

A dispatch publishedin the Londor
newspapers gives the following &C
count of massacre by Carlists:
These ill-fated men were at OloI
when an attack against Puigcerda was
arranged. In order to proceed tc
the succor Of the place, the Republi
can troops had to march in the direc.
ton of Olot. Fearing a rescue, the
Carlists marched their captiyes tow.
ards Vallfogona. Once there Saballs
came to the horrid resolution Of
shooting them all. Whether it was
from objections made to him against
such q wholesale butchery, or some
other cause, the order was modified.
1t was directed that all douaniers, or
Custom-house troops, were to be exc
cuted, and that every fifth individual
Of the commanding officers and SOL
diers OF the line on the list of prison
ers should suffer the same fate. This
was done, cross being affixed to the
name of each victim on the margin Of
the paper containing the list of pris-
oners. These LA men, with the rs
Oarabineros, took the direction Of
Ripoll, and at a short distance from
that place the rs Carabineros, with
their guard, turned off TO the left and
the soldiers to the right. The first,
on arrivingnearthe Cemetry of Llanes,
in the Parish of Ripoll, were inform
ed that they were about to die. They
were tied i'll couples, and as the exc
cutioners were less in number than
the victims, the latter were made to
enter il parties of eight, ten and
twelve each, and were then shot
Seventy-fve prisoners, among them
an officer of Carabineros, married
men, most fathers of families were
thus murdered ard inferred in the
cemetry Of Llanes. While this mas
sacre was taking place, the la troops
of the line, or every fifth man select
ed for death proceeded in the direc-
ton of the town San Juan de las Alb
adesas, At about two miles distant
from that place that fatal order was
to them, and they
were made to take off their coats,
which were thrown upon pile of
wood Strange to say, four men
to hide themselves among
the coats and succeeded in escaping.
The doomed party were then tied in
couples and shot. The corpses we're
left with an order to the parish au-
thorities to be burned at San Juan.
An immense trench was dug in the
and in il lie the ITO victims
of this Carlist atrocity, among them
being a field officer, twelve officers
and a doctor.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16
A CONVICT IN LUCK.


About a week ago in Shasta coun-
ty, William Fugit, aged "a, was ar
raigned on an indictment, charging
him with completely in the robbery
Of the Shasta stage-coach about three
years ago. He pleaded guilty, and
was promptly sentenced to two years
at hard labor in the State Prison.
There were three men concetped in
the robbery, Two We're arrested
soon after The outrage, +ried and con
victed and sentenced to prolonged
terms at San Quentin. Fugit, true
TO his name, fled, and all traces of
him were lost. He went East and
married o beautiful girl Recently
he returned to this State, but he had
not been here very long before he
was identified and arrested for his
part in the robbery. On Tuesday
last Deputy Sheriff Robert Konnedy
left Shasta with Fugit in charge for
San Quentin. He allowed his pris-
oner to tarry one day in Sacramento
to bid farewell to his young wife.
The Deputy, having another prisoner
in charge, came on yesterday, mean
while entrusting Fugit to the custody
of Sacramento officer. Kennedy
went across the bay yesterday and
turned over his prisoner to tho War
den at San Quentin. Upon his re-
turn he expected to meet tho officer
from Sacramento with Fugitin charge.
While waiting for them he was as
tonished upon receiving a telegram
announcing that Governor Booth had
pardoned the young man. 1t is be-
lieyed that the Governor relented be-
fore the fearful entreaties of the con-
yiet's wife. At the time of tho COM
mission Of the crime Fugit was only
q years OF age, and according to
his own story he was led into tho
robbery by olderheads.- s.. H. Chron.
icle.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16
OUR ASSOCIATED PRESS LETTER.
Philadelphia, September 1874.
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.


I did not guess upon the subject
when stated in my letter, bearing
date August 1st, that "the facts do
not justify the interference Of any
notable revival of business during
the coming fall" That observation
was not made until I had obtained
the views of many of the conserva-
tive business men of the city, and it
was made in the face of editorial ar
ticles in almost every one of the Is
dailies published in this city which
asserted most positively that there
would be busy and prosperous fall
trade done here.
Neither do I give mere opinion
based upon theory when I state-as 1
now do-that a lively and profitable
trade will not be reached until the
bursting of the buds in the spring of
rs. Everything must "touch bottom"
before there will bean upward turn in
the tide; everything that has not yet
reached lowest prices is rapidly reach.
ing that point; rents, labor, freights
and fuel are the last to succumb.-
Our property owners are reducing
rents 25 per cent, for the reason
that the unemployed tentant cannot
possibly pay more; labor wages have
fallen rapidly within the past few
months, because there is literally
nothing doing and an over supply of
willing hands to perform the little
there is to do; fuel keeps up because
the English stockholders of the Read
ing Railroad company, want y per
cent dividend upon their Investment
and Americans are fools enough to
uncomplainingly crafty them, and
freights are not being reduced be-
cause rich stockholders don't choose
to recognize the fact that one dollar
to-day purchases as much farm pro-
duce and wearing apparel as twice
that amount did three years ago.
Exorbitantly high rents are main
tanned because the annual expendi-
ture Of twenty-five million dollars for
purposes, squandering
and stealing, requires the imposition
of q per cent. tax rate to meet it.
AS our municipal elections occur in
February and have no bearing what
ever upon the State or national cleo
lions which take place in November,
[ imagine the present state Of affairs
will continue just as long as tax-pay-
ers and people rally under the party
call and elect only professional poll
5icians to administer our city govern
nent.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16

GONE BY OSB THE Roses FADE.n
-Ex- Governor Joseph Il Brown, the
ablost member Of the Republican par.
ty South, aud It's chief pillar IN Geor-
gia, in aletter just published, declares
bis utter hostility to the Civil Rights
Bill, and says that if it IS TO DO a tost
Of fidelity to the Republican party
every gentleman in tho South viii fe-
pudiato that organization. Senator
Brownlow Of Tennessee is equally out.
spoken in his hostility 70 that meas
ure.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16
WILLAMETTE
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.

ENRON AND AFTER DATE UNTIL FUR
ther notice, the Company will dispatch a
boat from Albany to Corvallis on TUESDAY
and FRIDAY Of each week.
Also will dispatch a boat from Albany for
Portland and intermediate places on same days,
leaving Comstock Cos wharf.
Fare at reduced rates. J. D. BILEs,
Dec. l6, 1871. Agent.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16

A Snowman whose notices called
for q few fat boys 70 feed his canni-
balls, received a card from a man
saying that he couldn'tspare bis boys,
but he bad a good ,stall-fed mother
iu-l.W" that he though. would suit
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16
HARD TIMES.

cannot more forcibly portray the
distress existing in this city among
these who labor for their daily bread,
than by instancing the case of Bar
nun who, when he brought his Hip
podrome here, advertised for a great
number of men to parade at each
performance; great many more than
were required presented themselves,
and although their services were 16
hours each day, they gladly accepted
the pittance of four dollars aoee6
which the great showman-who made
a net profit of $4,000 while here
with princely liberality gave them.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16
ALBANY BATH HOUSEE

TTNHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
fully inform the citizens Of Albany and VI
enity that he has taken charge Of this Establish
ment, and, by keeping clean rooms and paying
strict attention to business, expects to suit al
those who may favor him with their patronage.
Having heretofore carried on nothing but
First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,
he expects to give entire satisfaction to all.
G3-ChildIen and Ladies' Hair neatly Gu.
and shampooed. JOSEPH WEBER.
v3n33tf.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16

OLDEST DEMOCRATIC PAPER IN OREGON
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16
HISTORICAL BUILDINGS.

The Hall of American Independ.
ence is located on Chestnut stree
below Sixth. It's usually visited by
the stranger in our city, and L opino,
with feelings closely akin to those
which awed the crusader when he
first gazed upon the tomb of Jesus,
the Nazarene. Directly upon the
corner Of Sixth and Market streets
only one square distant-once stood
the residence of Robert Morris, the
famed fnancier of Pennsylvania
whose pre-eminent wisdom and man
agement of the financial interests Of
the government during the revolu-
tionary struggle seemed guided by
an over-ruling Providence. Imme-
diately east Of the residence and
grounds Of Robert Morris stood the
home of5GEoRGE WASHINGTON, Presi-
dent of the United States, the only
name in the directory of that period,
printed in small capital letters. This
house was built for Governor Rich
ard Penn, and was occupied as the
Executive Mansion Of Washington
and John Adams.
A very fair representation Of these
historical buildings-which we're long
ago torn down, is preserved in the i'm
mense painting of them presented to
public view ON the Sixth street front
of the colossal structure now stand
ing upon their sites. just here let
me call the readers attention to the
fact that this gigantic establishment
the largest Of its kind in the world
is the practical result of iudicious
and liberal advertising in He city and
country newspapers. Fourteen years
ago its proprietors began business;
the first days receipts were but "a
dollars and 67 cents; they now fre-
quently reach $4,000 day, and
average 81 900 for each working day
Of the year; and it is the earnest hope
Of every little clothing merchant III
the city who has not the sense to adj
vertise, that John Wanamaker, Esq,
viii at once retire from business or
discontinue advertising. Itseems to
me no other deduction than that if
he man in business would prosper
be must liberally patronizo his coun-
Try newspaper.
Only one square further North, at
.he Southeast corner Of Arch and
Fifth streets is the last earthly resting
place Of Benjamin Franklin, and his
wife Deborah, who lie buried in one
,raye with a large square marble I
lab laid tiat-way above them. This /
Iouble grave IS so arranged that it /
al be viewed from the street walk. /
In the face Of the distress existing I
mong the poor Of this city, the /
ieading coal company has advanced 1
he price Of coal Is cents q month (
or the last three months, and has
t the same time reduced the rates
Or labor wages BY suspending work
t the mines, and putting their rail
Dad employees on half-time. just
Ihy we are compelled 10 pay IS cts.
ton more fox coal, aDd it is costing I
be company 40 cents q ton less 70
iine and carry it TO market than It
id last spring, has not yet been ez-