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take Fort Schuyler, and then swept
the Mohawk Valley.

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the Mohawk Valley.
[9] Andre was hanged as spy
at Tappan, on the west side of tht
Hudson, in October, 1850. He had
been drawn into that position by the
villainy of Arnold, and could the trait;
or have been caught, Andre would
have been saved.
[4] In skirmish between Rich.
mond and Petersburg some Ameri-
cans were made prisoners. One Of
them was asked by Arnold, what his
countrymen would do with him ii
they should catch him. The young
man promptly replied. aBury the
leg that was wounded at Quebec and
Saratoga, with military honors, and
hang the rest of you.n Great efforts
were made to capture the traitor
while he was in Virginia. That was
the chiet object of La Fayette's expi-
dition to that State.
[5] Their son James Robertson
Arnold, born at West Point, became
distinguished officer in the British
army. He passed through all the
grade Of Office, from Lieutenant. /. On
the accession of Queen Victoria he
was made one of her aids.de-camp,
and rose to the rank of general,
with the badge of a King of the Roy
al Hanoverian Guelphic Order.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09

HEREToFoRE there has been a mis-
cradle sameness in the defalcations
that have startled the financial world
it has been mere embezzlement or
using other peoples money for private
speculative purposes, and there was
a terrible monotony running through
all the stories Of fiscal folly or crime,
But now the absconding cashier Of
the Security Bank Of New York has
stolen $4,000 outright-there is no
pretence on his behalf that he has
been engaged ID unlGcky speculations
--he has fled to parts unknown, and
if rumor does not belie him, is accom-
panied by an accomplice before or af-
ter the act, who will help him to
spend his ill-gotten gains The nov
city Of this ctime is noticeable. II is
the first case 81 the kind, for a long
time past, in which tho blame has not
been laid upon Wall street.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09
ALBANY, OREGON, FRIDAY JANUARY 8, 1874

that is a widow-cannot pre-empt
land. If this was not the case, l do
believe, that one of Solomon Browns
girls would go west and take up a
piece Of land. AS it is, they are all
going in the spring and Solomon will
enter a hundred and sixty acres IN his
own name, which in reality will be-
long to his daughters, as it will be
purchased with the profits OF their
farming Jacob Sloam's land.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09
JOAQUIN IrrLEER SHOWS 0Fr,

A correspondent Of the New York
Epening Post, writing from Rome;
November I'd, relates an incident
characteristic Of Miller. and which
corresponds with the eccentricities
exhibited by him on this coast and in
London: sas sao-f 1at oilT
Joaquin Miller, the Oregon poet,
was. here yesterday, and / requested
a friend to present him to Miss Hos
mer, the sculptor. Theinterview was
thus described to- me: When the
studio was reached Miss Hosmer app
peared on the threshold to receive
her, guests. After the presentation,
without making the usual salutation,
Miller stopped short, and, in his Pc
culidr manner, examined cufioisly
his hostess, and then blurted, Hos
mer, ] like your eye" The circuit
of the studio was then begun. Nil
Ter had but little to say until the
party approached a fine statue, around
the base of which were two serpents
twined about one eanother. These he
regarded intently, excIaiming, ..'Hos-
mer, I'm . savage, / don't know
much about your beautiful forms and
figures, but 1 do know what SER
pent is like and dern me If they amt
the best ever saw" The last stat
ue was some beautiful ideal affair Of
Miss HnsTnnr This seemed t0,af
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09

T1eHT-LAcINa AND RE1IuIoN. -A A
lady who had charge Of o young
ladies' Bible class, speaking of de-
fective home training, said her best
pupil, eighteen years Of age, had
caused her the most acute anxiety ~
Rain or shine she was always at her
post, The girls whole soul seemed
to be absorbed in the Strengthening
out of intriciatetheological problems,
"and yet" said the teacher, ''the
girl was so pale and wan that I was
afraid every Sabbath would be her
last in the class. One day she faint
ed, and in trying to restore her ]
loosened her dress, and what do you
think ! found2 Corsets so tightly
drawn that a full respiration was inn
possible. / removed them and found
the girls ribs actually lappedl !
took her to her mother, d very prom
inent and useful church member,
and stated the case witout reserve. ~
sWoll5 you see, said the parent,
Fanny never had any figure. I
shouldn't be surprised il the lacings
were drawn little too tight. Her
waist is naturally so large that it is
almost impossible to fit anything
genteely to her. How is your class
prospering, Miss - Ihope you
aro drawing many souls to Christi"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09

UNHAPPY THoUGHTs:-Thats so few
people should know beans. y,r4
That so many want TO be President
That money continues 70 mako the
mayors 60,
That men of small calibfe should be
such great borea. ta.t "
That it is cosy for d man to make .
donkey Of himself
That there is no process by which
you can make two and two five.
: That "Old Prob can't furnish us
all with the kind Of weather We wish.
That there should be SO much think
ing in the world and so few thoughts,
That there should be 50 many more
lunatics out Of the a6ylurHS Chan in
them. . t.a. atFr
That people should drink to keep
themselves up, when it only keeps
Them down.
That nearly every English author
shonld think that he can como here
and play the Dickens.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09

A rn1sKY old gent, Of sixty sum
mers, accompanied by blooming
damsel of ffty-six, called at o Justices
Office in Des Moines, the other day,
md requested him TO unto them in
matrimony. The squire demanded
the license. The would-be groom
produced, from pile Of old news
papers that he carried in his pocket,
decree of divorce separating him
some time in the far past from an
other Eliza jane. The justice
scanned the document with critical
eye, and promptly informed his
customer that he couldn't marry him
on "those papers" A bystander
suggested TO the amofous, aged in
dividual that he would escort him to
the office where licenses were sold,
and the offer was accepted. The
twain got dollar and a halfs worth
Of thumb papers, and returned Ia
the Justice, who speedily made them
one. The groom inquired what the
charge was. Tho Squire replied
that two dollars would hquidate the
financial claims against him. The
old man demurred. Said he; "Its
too much. Them license cost dol
lar and a-haf, and them divorce cost
fifteen dollars; and now pilin' two
dollars atop O. that is too steep. =
The Squire calmly and firmly de-
clared that he wouldn't take any less,
and Unlimited that he would unmarry
them instanter unless tho groom
forked over the change. That threat
brought him TO LimTick, and he
paid up.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09

ANOTHER steal is in contemplation.
Senator Nipple has introduced a bill
in the Senate condeming the new Gus
tom House just built at Portland and
providing for the erection Of another.
There is no sense or justice in scuh
extrayagance as this, and it can only
be consistently defended OH the
ground that somebody must have a
stealing contract. No wonder the
public debt is increasing millions
every month.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09

Those old soakers never lack for
arguments. Lately ono replied to a
temperance lecturer by the following
poser: eff water rols the Boles Of
your boots what effect must it have
on the coat Of your stomachg@
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09

IT is stated in connection with in
surance that in 1879 more than ff-
teen times as many policies in life
insurance companies were dropped
by parties holding them as expired
by death or limitation.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09
ALBANY BATH HOUSEl

|NlfE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
fully inform the citizens Of Albany and vi
n that he has taken charge of this Establish
and, by keeping clean rooms and paying
IA attention to business, expects to suit all
90 who may favor him with their patronage.
wing heretofore carried on nothing but
Nirst-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,
Epects to give entire satisfaction to all.
Children and Ladies' Hair neatly cut
"a .hampooed. JOSEPH WEBER.
v3n33tf.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09

A New York street car Oonducter
who said "Yos, madam, ITO q lady,
has been presented with a new over
coat, and they talk Of a statue ot
him.
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Billy now went to his box again,
ind received q brief and explanatory
message: a1 u
"DEAR BnIY,--I sent you brothers
letter by mistake. Mail il to him in
-immediately, and he will send
you yours. Your sweet chuck.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09

Tho lady who doesn't attend
church because sho cant dress fash
ionably, never stays away from o
hanging or q horse race on that ae-
count
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Billy is now in a quandary in rela-
ton to the course to be pursued by
him in the future. Mobile Tribune
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09
MIR. JONES, LOWE LETTER.

A young man whom we shall call
Billy Jones, could be seen in the
postoffice few days ago, boasting
to a crowd of friends Of the soul in
spring letter which he would soon
receive from his Dulcinea., Fhe mail
being distributed, Mr.. Jones hurried
" unlocked the box, and there before
him to his hearts delight, was the
long-looked for white-winged mes
sage, bearing the well known initials
of his punctual correspondent, De-
string to show the productions Of her
prolific imagination to a couple Of
his intimate friends, he sat down on
the iron stairway in the postofiice,
and broke the latter open. His be-
wildered countenance plainly show
ed that something was not right, and
folding it upy he gave it TO- one Of
his companions to read. That conf
panion has kindly furnished us with
the following copy: ~
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09
RATES on ADVERTISING.

Business notices in tho Local Colunna. rs
ceats her line, each insertion.
For legal and transient advertiavmAhta 81 Sd
per square Of Il, lines, for the 1rat Insertion,
and II 90 Per square fct each subsequent u.
sertion. tlll.l
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09

lNGREN q sMINDLER,

Irli Importers and Manufacturers OF every
~ OF Furniture, Bedding. Mirrors, Picture
|01ne. and Upholstery Goods, have removed
Wourooms 70 the corner OF Front and
|NH EIIccR Portland. 9m3.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09
October 9th, 1877.

'MY DARLING BaoTHER:-I have
just written Billy the spooniest letter
ever penned by silly girl to o moon
struuk youth, I dislike TO continue
corresponding with him while you
are SO strenuously opposed to it, but
his nonsensical answers to my foolish
letters afford me so much amusement
that / cannot give it up OF present.
I write him pages Of the most famil-
lar quotations from Shakespeare, and
he thinks it all original with me. But
to view my position more practically,
you must remember that / am twenty
five years Of age, with nothing to
support me and very little prospects
ofgetting married, True Mr..
and myself are engaged, but he is so
slow, and fear he will eventually
sever our association. II I thought
so, and saw no favorable opportunity
of doing better, l believe / would
marry Billy as a last resort You
must admit. that he is O young man
Of some ability, however limited that
may be, and his prospects Of making
o living at least, are pretty good
considering the times and his child
ishness. After o few years Of con-
tact with this working-day world, ]
think Billy will be something, and il
not, his submissive disposition and
genuine affection for me are com
mendable qualities in his compost.
ton, Now, brother--, give me
your consent TO keep Billy on hand
until am sure what course MI.
will pursue in relation to our engage
ment. If you can spare fifty cents
please send II to me so / can have a
gem taken Of me for Billy's watch
case. Your loving sister,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-09

'Is drug in the market, No
'Tilda, and Josephine, and Sarah, and
Flora, all of those pretty, traditional
ways of a woman turning an honest
penny are out of date. I've been
thinking this over, and I've made up
my mind. Come girls will you stand
by me? Have you the courage to lay
aside your dainty slippers, to encase
your feet in heavy shoes, to let the
sun kiss brown freckles on your face,
in fact--to wear a bloomer?"
"a bloomer," the four cried to-
gether.
aYes. my dears, for of course the
work, that I have laid ont for us to
do, couldn't be done in trains. l
have been thinking that We had bet
ter take Jacob Sloam's farm for a
year" and Miss Lucy, as she spoke,
opened her pocket knife and com
menced whiting a bit Of stick in
true Yankee style.
Jacob Sloam's farInw they cried
agbast.
"Yes, dears, I was over talking 10
Jacob yesterday, and he's quite de-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-17

and which he can deny. He shuns me be-
cause he breads truth. If l am elected to
the Senate, | haze friends in the North
who served with me in Mexico, and l could
exercise influence with them. Mr.. John
sons election would enrage the North,
and he could have no influence
with them. His election would
not please Southern, men because he
betrayed them in the hour of their trouble.
He cannot read on me any resolutions of
conventions or speeches of prominent men,
because / never endorsed them.
In speaking to the negroes he (Savsge)
was very frank and plain. He said SD
premacy or separation was inevitable. The
negro was not and never could be the
social equal of the white man, and the at
tempt to make him so would always create
disturbances. If any negro is hard-work-
ing and industrious and is willing to aSSOci-
ate with his own people, he is my friend
and am his. But if any negro wishes to
uuit bis own race and thrust himself Into
white society, let him not vote for me.
Col. Savage said he did not believe in
the plan of placing the name of Senator
on the ticket, because the Radicals IN that
way could elect the Senator of the Demo-
cratic party by uniting with the johnson
men. But the people ought 10 express
their opinions in public meetings or other
wise, as to what man they preferred for
Senator, and this will of the people ought
to be respected and obeyed by the Legisla-
ture.
His speech was more than two hours in
length, and was listened to with deep in
teaest, interrupted by manifestations OF
applause, or disapproval, according to the
temper Of his hearers.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-17
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS
UNMASkED.

W. W. Murray, United States Dis
trict Attorney for the Western District
of Tennessee, writes us under date of
Huntingdon, Oct. Is, complaining of
our article ascribing to him "a long re-
port detailing II any outrages,
making particular reference to sixteen
negro prisoners taken from jail recent
Nv and hanged" Mr.. Murray says.
This quotation does me great injus-
tiee, as there is no such statement,
either in substance or in words. made
in said report"
We are happy to give this formal de-
NAL by Attorney Murray the full bene-
fit of all our editions, daily, semi-week-
" and weekly. The quotation" COM
planned of was made in the exact words
of the Associated Press dispatch. In
our editorial reference to it on the 18th
INST, we suggested that possibly the
report had been doctored at Washing
ton" Mr.. Murray's statement shows
that this suggestion proved correct, and
the injustice done to him, gas done by
Attorney General Williams and his
Bureau of Outrages. The letter of At
torney Murray places that miscalled
Bureau of Justice in true eolors before
the whole country. Comment were
ssuperhuous.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-17

NASHVILLE, Oct. is, 1ST4.-W. c. Shell
ley, Chairman, sc. Marshall, Secretary, Re
publican Central Executive Committee
Gentlemen: have read the resolution unan-
imOusly adopted by your Committee, earn
estly recommending me for the position Of
Senator from the counties Of Davidson and
Wilson. | am deeply sensible Of the hon
or you do me, and especially when it is re-
membered how pronounced my po-
litical opinions have been, that /
am a Wing and Conservative, and
since the war have been identified with
the Democracy, and always in opposition
TO the Republican party /; that | am OPP
posed to the Civil Rights bill, and a warm
advocate of the election Of Judge Porter
for Governor of Tennessee. Hence, your
compliment is peculiarly grateful. think
il augurs well for the future peace and con-
cord OF the State, when you can express a
preference for me, a Conservative, for the
Senate, and the Democratic Convention can
nominate from this county three Republic
cans, judges Lea, East and Mr.. Giers, for
the Legislature. My professional duties,
however, render it impossible for me to eil-
gage in politics at this time, aud compel
my deelinatiOn.
With many thanks for the homer tender
ed, am, yours sincerely,
VIM. G.. BRIEN.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-17
WASHINGTON.
The Union Pacific Road Reported
Complete.
A Land Grab of Twelve Million
Acres.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 16.-The act
ing Secretary of the Interiorto-day received
the reports of James Moore, Of New Jer-
sey, John b. Merriam, of Minnesota and
John l.. Delano, of Ohio, the commission
ers appointed to examine whether the de-
ficiencies in the construction of the Union
Pacific Railroad, as reported by commit
tee Of eminent citizens, appointed by Sec
rotary Cox, under the act of Congress OF
April 10, 1869 have been supplied, and the
road completed as required by said report
The present commissioners examination
was commenced on the 18th of September,
and completed on the 9Th inst, and they
claim to have made it thoroughly and In
detail. The commissioners ind,
from personal examination, and from
data furnished by the company,
that the expenditure required by the former
commissioner in finishing bridges, in re-
placing high trestles by fills of earth, etc,
etc, were 1nally completed in the month
Of September, 1874, and they have there
fore decided that the road as built is first
class railway, fully complying with its
charter and with the requirements OF the
law, and in accordance with the instruc-
tions of the department furnished TO them.
The report Is signed by all three Of the
commissioners. 1t will require the approx
al of the President and the formal accep-
tance of the road as completed structure
before patents will issue for the land grant.
The Supreme Court to-day advanced the
Union Pacific Railroad tax cases on the
docket, and set them for argument on the
second Monday Of December.
Straining at Gnats-
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-A lady clerk in
the Patent Office, in an Interview with
Assistant Secretary Cowan, assumed the
entire responsibility of gathering subscrip-
tions from clerks and others in that Office,
TO purchase tea set for presentation TO the
retiring Commissioner, Leggett. She was
informed that her admission could concern
only herself, and not exempt other contrib
utOIs, the law requiring the summary dis
charge Of those in the Government service,
who contribute for such purposes.
The notice heretofore given by Secretary
BrislOw, that it was his intention to re
move one of any two of a family in the EN-
plOy Of the Treasury, was in a partial
measure put into execution to-day by noti-
tcatiOns sent to twenty-five clerks that
their services would be no longer required
after the LIST prox. The blow fell particu
larry heaSy in Treasurer Spinners bureau.
More Of williams Outrages.
The Attorney General is in receipt Of a
telegram from a United States Marshal of
Alabama, stating that AZ additional arrests
have been made in Sumpter county, of
persons charged with committing Ku-Klux
OutrageS and stopping the United States
mails
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-17
JUST COMPARE THE RECORD.


Usurper Kellogg's eheck-book had
its stubs inscribed with the foremost
names IN the Republican party of the
whole union. They are still in power,
and no virtuOus Republican in the
whole land dares rise to pitch them Oat.
w. E. Chandler, chairman of the
National Committee of the Republican
party, Matt. Carpenter, President pro
tenn. of the Senate, Benz. f. Butler,
chairman of the Judiciary Committee
of the House of Representatives.
Tweed the rascal of a single NUM-
cipaity was exposed, cast out of the
Democratic party, and sent to Black
wells Island by Sam j. Tilden, then
chairman Of the Democratic party of
the State Of New York, and now its
candidate for Governor.
Cakes Ame's Credit Mobilier memo.
randum book was inscribed with con-
elusive proofs of the venality Of the
remaining foremost names In the Re-
publican party. Here they are: Schuy-
Ter Colfax, then Vice President of the
United States, Henry Wilson, now Vice
President, Henry l.. Dawes, Chair
man of the Committee of Ways
and Means of the House of
Representatives, Jamas A. Garfield,
chairman of the Committee on Appro-
priations; Sam Hooper, chairman Of the
Committee on Banking and Currency;
John A. Bingham, then chairman Of
the Judiciary Committee, now Minister
to Japan; Glenni W. Scofeld, chairman
of the Committee on Naval Affairs;
William ID. Kelley, champion Of
protection in the Ways and Means
Committee, VIM. B. Allison, of the
same committee, and now SenatOrfrom
Iowa; James Harlan, his predeces-
sor, j. F. Wilson his former colleague,
Patterson, Senator from New Hamp-
shire, and Senator Logan the inAatOr
and repudiator of Illinois. Not one
Republican rises to cast these men
from power. No combination of vir-
tuous Republicans is formed for that
purpose. On the contrary, they rule
the Republican party with a rod of
iron, and every one of them,
excepting Colfax, who only got a
character" from Grant, has either
been continued in place or promoted.
The attitude of the Democracy toward
the man who cleaned out the Tweed
ring of this city, sent them to prison or
exile, IS sufficiently shown by the fact
that be was maintained at the head of
the party throughout, and is now their
standard bearer. They supported Saml
j. Tilden, who did it, and now they are
making him Governor.