The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-10-18
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The appointment of the Marquis Of
l,orne 70 succoed Lord Dufferin rs Gov
ernor General Of our Canadian neigh
bors -, fof several reasons, an interest
Ing event. His high rank, the fact Of
his marriage witha daughter Of the
Queen hf England, his youth, and his
ine taisnts, make his selection for tho
high post he Is about to assume, q pecuI-
iariy brilliant and striking onA.
Tho Marquis Of Lorne ii the eldest
Son ofstho Duke Of Argyll, enc Of the
greatest and most powerful Scottish
mobiles, whose family has long been emi,
nent IN statesmanshipand military fame.
The Dnko himself has for many years
held conspicuous place in England IS
y Liberal leader, and haa held some Of
the hiahnet cabinet Offices.
Several years ago, the Marquis Of
I.orn, then handsome young man, WHO
had jast become n minister Of tho House
of Commons. was attracted by tho beau
~ and grace Of tho Princess Louise, tlIo
Queens fourth daughter. She was, in
deed, the only child Of Victoria who
showed marked talent, having in her
girlbood become very akillful rs a scuIp-
trcsa and artist. g
The Marquis attachment was return
ell by the Princess; but no member of
the English royal family for two centu.
ries had ever married any one not Of
royal blood. still, tho Queen at last
aSsented TO the union Of Louise with
her lover, and great was the sensation
among the pTecedentloying English
when the engagement was made pub
lie.
His marriage, however, while il gave
him the wife Of his choice, cut of from
the young Marquis the prospect Of an
eminent political career at home. It
would not do for one closely connected
with the royal family 70 enter actively
ialo political contests, TO become the
chief Of a party, or 70 aspire 10 n seat
in the cabinet; for the English people
arc very jealous Of royal interference,
and the Marquis elevation, no matter
how much deserved, would give riAe TO
suspicious Of undue royal influence.
down with the fever, and two doctors
volunteered To nursesshim. That night
the fcver developed itself in thirteen
Of the crew, four Of those shipped AZ
Louisville being among the number. and
ono Of the doctors, frightened, left the
tho boat
Arrived at Gallipolis, some distance
from Cincinnati, hardly onr &c the crew
beside Armstrong was able to leave his
bunk. There an attempt was made "a
put the boat ASHORE but crowd Of cit
izens, armed with shot guns, threatened
70 shoot any man who tried TO leave
her, They offered provisions and med
ical supplies, however, and the boat was
tied 70 the shore, guarded night and
day by citizen patrol. The thirteen
who were sick with the fever died one
by one; the rest Of the crew except
Armstrong, escaped by swimming how.
ever, 70 the Kentucky store, and he
was left absolutely alone in the floating
pcat-house with tho dead around him
The last victim tho guard would not al
low him even to bury at the rivers
brink, so he weighted the body with
iron and threw it over the boats side.
Then he, too, fell in, and the local
doctor, who kept watch with the guard
persuaded them to allow the patient tC
be brought ashore. But they would moi
allow him TO be kept there. So the doc
tor put him in buggy, drove him Ter
miles down the river, ard there paid /
boatman $40 10 row him across to th,
Kentucky shore. Thence, how he hard
ly knows, he made his way to Louis
vile, and has since been nursed intc
health again.
Five Of the seven who escaped from
the Porter died of the fever after leav
ing her. The boat was left with N
one 10 takc care Of her until an agen
Of the owners came down from Pitts
burg, had her thoroughly diSinfected
and will take her up tho river as sooi
as a crew can be got aboard He
death list from the time she left Ney
Orleans numbered twenty-three.