The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02

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Miss SARAH Il. SMILEY is preaching to
largo audiences in Rochester, N. Y.
TnERE Is talk in England that Prof.
Tyndall Is likely to be made baronet.
THE Prince Of Wales has grown stout
and unhandsome during his Indian tour,
TINE women Of Charlestown, s. O., have
given 81 800 toward tho Lee mausoleum.
WHrrrrnR has bought house at Port.
land, Me- and will reside there with his
sister,
A NEW YoRK paper says "'rweed has
our symyathy,n Il might have added,
"and our money
JRFFERsoN DAVIS will sail from New
Orleans for Europe in a few days, accom-
panied BY his family,
A New YoRK man has had to pay d
woman $4,000 for calling her "a withered-
up old maid.p Serves him right,
FRIENDs Of Grace Greenwood say that
she will soon institute proceedings for u
divorce from her worthless husband
JuDoR DAVIS Is having t770 white oak
treesset outaround his residence ut Bloom
ington, all on account Of the Centennial.
ARCHBISHOP PuRoELL Of Cincinnati
will celebrate this month the golden an
niyersary Of his ordination to the priest.
hood.
THE designer Of the famous Cathedral
of Strasburg, the finest building in Eu-
rope, was Sabrina Won Steinbach, known
as "The Fair Saba
OLE BULLS wife lives in Madison. Wis
consin, with her invalid motherand trans.
lates Morse novels, some Of which are
about to be published.
Miss MARIA MrrcMELI, Professor Of
Astronomy at Vassar College, has been
engaged to deliver lecture ia Cincin-
natl within few weeks.
MISSES FLORENCE and Alice Tilton are
to unite with the Church Of the Pilgrims
onpr0fession of faith. Miss Florence had
letter from Plymouth Church, which she
refused TO accept.
Mr.. ALEXANDER AaAssIz has been
elected TO fill the vacancies ut the three
prominent Geological and Natural His
tory Societies Of Europe formerly filed
by his father, Prof. Louis Agassiz.
GEN. SABERT OaLEsBY, who had com
mand OF the division Of Gen. Jackson's
army nearest the river Ia the battle Of
New Orleans, is still living III Texas. He
was one hundred years old in February.
"MY daughter lives in little cottage
on the estate Of Mr.. Sartoris," says Mrs.
Grant, "and goes over to the large house
for her meals. So she has all Of the
pleasures and none Of the cares Of house
keeping"
GARIBALDI loves retirement, If not
luxury. He is described as living In
house Of two stories, whichis surrounded
by high wall, the area enclosed being
garden filed with flowers, and trees aud
conservatories.
Miss MARY PREBLE, of Boston, has
been for some time copying Turner's pic
fufes Of Columbus in the National Acad-
emy Of London. Her work, which has
attracted much attention, will be exhib-
ited AZ tie Centennial.
Miss GA. YALE, teacher in the
Clarke Institution, Northampton, ad.
dresses once a month the prisoners in the
Jail at that place. Her influence over
them 10 very marked. A large audience
is present from the town whenever she
speaks.
The Car Of Russia has spell of active
business ahead. After his return from Ems
to st. Petersburg, he willentertain In sue
cession the Duchess of Edinburgh, the
King and Queeno Of Denmark, the King and
Queen Of Greece, the Emperor Of Brazil,
and Prince Humbert and Princess Mar
garet of Italy.
WARTS Memorial Hall, erected to
the memory Of DR.. Isaac Watts, in South
amptoD, England, was dedicated few
days ago. 1t comprises block Of school
buildings covering tile site Of Dr.. Watts
garden, and standing near the chapel in
which his first hymn was sung. The
building cost about $4,000.
Mr.. AND MRs. sARToRIs will occupy a
house in London during the season, which
will begin there in about q month from
the present time. They will be presented
at the Queens first "drawing-room.p As
the wife Of a British subject our Presi-
dents daughter must be presented at the
Court Of st. James as an English woman.
THE coarse illusions 50 often made to
the Hon. John P. Jones's mining days
have given an impression that he Is un-
educated, but Mr.. Jones studied with
Edwin M. Stanton, after completing his
earlier course, and nogentleman in active
life has continued his reading with more
and pleasure than has the Neva-
da Senator.
MEssRs. HENRY w. LoNGFELLow and
James Russell Lowell, with other promi-
nent citizens Of Massachusetts,, have pc
titioned the State Legislature for the es-
tablishmcnt Of State park of diversified
land, five or six miles in extent, to be
used as q forest conservatory for the pres.
ervation Of the fauna and flora Of the
Commonwealth.
A GENTLEMAN who has visited Mr.. Al
exandcr II. Stephens writes to the Co
Iumbus (Ga.) Times that his condition Is
not so favorable as has been reported.
He has sat up only when propped up 10
bed to take his meals. His physicians
believe that he will gradually recover,
but Mr. Stephens does not share in their
iopes. He appears ~ believe that he
will never recover, and that he will not
i've much longer.
TuE widow of Admiral DahI0ren haa
Fought the celebrated South Mountain
House, which is situated on the summit
Il the South Mountain In Maryland, on
he national turnpike and in the middle
# the battlefield Of Antietam, The
,lace has acquired an historic name from
lavi1g been a resort Of Henry Clay,
rhomas n. Benton, John J. Crittenden,