The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-05-03
rr1EaRarls1r OEsAsrsos.
John RIorrisssy died yesterday.

John Mprrissey died yesterday.
Grant was at Milan on the 27th.
Continuous fighting is reported in
Creto.
A delegation Of Southern Congress
men is visiting Boston
Woods tariff bill is said to be unpop-
ular even with free traders.
O'Brieu of Flood & O'Brien, San
Francisco, is about to die.
Five thousand workmen are engaged
on the Paris exposition building.
A Chinese minister to Washington
will soon leave China for this country.
Servian soldiers on furlough have
been ordered to join their regiments
Immediately.
Some Greeks, Thracians and Maced-
onians are joining the Mussulman in
surgents.
The u S. Senate has voted to post
pone the repeal of the bankrupt act
till next january.
Ed. Durham shot and killed Chris.
Hoffman at Deadwood City on the 26th.
Lynching is being talked of.
The next dividend of the Con. Va.
will be only sl,a share, owing to the
repairs necessary in the mine.
A communist named Lagoon, is in
New York purchasing arms for the
fraternity throughout the country.
John Carnage, who stabbed Lebreton
in San Francisco, is under $4,000 bali.
Lebreton's condition is critical.
A man named Joe Murphy has been
arrested at Briggs, for an Outrage com
mitted at Gridley, Cal, on Friday
night
Gen. Todleben has been appointed
communicating in-ehief of the army in
Turkey, with Gen. Imeretisky as chief
of the staff.
A very disorderly public meeting
was held at Vietogia on the 25th, in
which the lights were put out amid
groahs and Kisses.
Grand Duke Nicholas has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of field marshal gen
eral and recalled to Russia on account
of his III health.
Hayes and party made trip through
the coal mines of Pennsylvania, before
returning TO Washington from their
Philadelphia reception.
England will not listen to the italian
proposition to state her views until the
main principle of European control has
been settled.
A privateering scheme is said to be
fitting out in San Francisco to attack
British commerce. 1t is supposed with
Russian letters from marque.
1t is runiored that Pacific railroads
are satisfied with Turman's funding bill
as it viii enable them to appeal success
fully to the u s. courts.
The treasurery department has an
nouneed that Mexican dollars are not
legal tender in this country and that
those accepting them do it at their own
risk.
Heavy rains and melting snews have
swollen the streams in the Black Hills
to such an extent that part of Dead
wood City is threatened with inunda-
tion.
A gushy Democrat says that Roscoe
Conkling will soon make the great
speech of his life and will be Democrat
ic candidate for the Presidency in 1880.
Russia still holds to her territorial
gains, though ready to yield much when
it will insure peace. England has gone
50 far with warlike preparations that
it is thought that she cannot back out
without fighting.
Democrats IN caucus are said to have
agreed that the Judiciary committee
set during the recess and investigate
the Presidential title If the testimony
warrants, Hayes will be impeached.
Some Republicans are said to be work
ing with the Democrats.
Intelligence is received in CONSTANT
nople that the Mussulman insurgents
surprised Russian encampment near
PhillOppopolis, taking 1000 prisoners
and four guns. They are now march
ing toward Samakofr 1t has been sug-
gested that the Porte should offer the
insurgents amnesty in the event of their
laying down their arms.
The amount of U. S. notes retired
the present month in consequence of the
issue national bank notes will be about
sl,2Oo,000. The Secretary Of the
Treasury orders this amount to be re-
placed by silver dollars, to be paid out
in the course of business. This sum
will be distributed among the various
sub-treasuries and public repositories,
SO that to this extent the silver dollars
will be paid out for currency obligations.
This payment of silver dollars will not
interfere with procuring silver dollars
in exchange at par for gold coin at any
time.