The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-03-12


The widow Of Gerritt Smith died
Saturday, aged "a.
The cars were impeded by a snow
storm in Illinois last Sunday.
The President has signed the Civil
Rights Bill. and now niger is bet
ter than white man.
A paper box manufactory burned
At Philadelphia last Monday, and
800 girls are thrown out Of employ
ment.
A special session Of the Indiana
Legislature is in session. Cause, the
regular sessions failure to pass nee
essary laws.
Andy johnson took his seat in the
extra session Of the Senate last Fri
day, and was received with cheers
and bouquets.
A New York church fell down last
Sunday week while filed with peo-
pie at worship, and 6 persons were
killed and 25 injured.
The public debt statement for Feb
ruary shows decrease of Sc, $50, ,1SS.
But then the New Hampshire cleo
tion had to be provided forl
The heaviest snow storm for years
fell throughout the Eastern, middle
and Western States last Sunday
Railways blockaded in many places.
The freshest rumor is that Attor-
ney-General Williams is to be nomi-
mated Minister to Russia, and ex-
Senator Carpenter to be appointed
Attorney General.
Beecher is fast receiving new mem
bers into Plymouth Church. Four
teen Joined last Sabbath. Well,
some folks prefer that way Of going
to Heaven anyway.
The Boston Post has found out
what made the last winter so cold
Elder Lutz, Of New Haven, has been
delivering a series Of lectures on
"Hell closed for Repairs
The sick juryman in the Beecher
trial is well again and the trial goes
on. Nothing new is developed save
some more maudlin love-sick poetry
and hired girls disgust at being
snubbed by Tilton.
Victoria Woodruff threatens Gen.
Tracy, Beecher's lawyer, with libel
suit because he said in his address
that she was the most notorious pros
titute the world had ever known.
Some people are SO sensitive.
The Democratic Senators want to
adjourn the extra session Of the Sen
ate as soon as the Hawaiian treaty il
disposed Of, but Republicans insist
on remaining in session until Pinch
beck is given his seat and the Louisi
ana Kellogg Government recognized
The President has nominated God
love s. Orth, minister to Austria, ant
Horace Maynard, minister to Turkey
ex-member Of Congress, @. @. Sheets
Of Alabama, sixth auditor Of th'
Secretary, vice J. J. Martin, appoint
cd post master at Montgomery, Rnt
D. s. Wade for Chief Justice Of Mon
tana.
on the 18th inst. the Legislature
Of Minnesota elected s. j. Mcmillan
TO the U. s. Senate. He is at pres
ent Chief Justice Of State Supreme
Court; is man of moderate abilit.
and unimpeachable integrity, Ont
has always been a Republican, bu
having been on the bench for man.
years, has not been en- active partici
pant in politics.
Among the measures Of genera
interest before the late Congress
which failed, are the following: Th'
general amnesty bill, passed tn
House December, 1878, never ccnsid
cred in the Senate; a bill for tn
protection Of elections, known as tn
'force bill, passed the House afto
ten days debate, but only reached
second reading in the Senate from
an indisposition to permit q suspen
sion Of the habeas corpus, all tn
postal telegraph bills also failed; bill
to protect navigable waters OF tn
United States from injury and oh
structions; the French spoilatol
bill; one TO establish bureau Of in
ternal commerce; the pension bill
for soldiers Of the Mexican war; tn
Omaha bridge bill; McCreery's bill
regulating commerce by railroad
among the several States; the bill Il
repeal the pre-emption and home
stead laws, and the bill for the ad
mission Of New Mexico as State. =
The Northern Pacific and all othe
railroad aid bills failed, except fey
Qranting simply right Of way.
CUTTING LoOsE.