The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-05-17
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cream on the Santiarn.
Representative Luttrell Of California
is sick in Washington.
Mrs. Tilton is preparing detailed
statement of her confession.
The number Of dead in the Mime
apolis fire is now swelled to Is.
John Mark of Applegate creek, Jack
son county has herd of 500 goats.
The. funeral of W. S. O'Brien. in
San Francisco, was very largely attend
ed
a Russian naval officer is en- route
from New York to San Francisco, over
land.
The House has passed the legislative,
executive and Judicial appropriation
bills.
A Mexican attempted to ride S05
miles in IS hours, at BROOKLYN, on the
4th.
The funeral of john Morrissey, at
Troy, N. T., was attended by an immense
concourse.
1t is thought that some practical
action viii be taken on the Chinese
question.
Reports are current respecting the
withdrawal of Russian troops beyond
the neutral zone.
Hayes will allow the Pacific railroad
funding bill TO become a law by the ten
days lapse.
A shepard boy living near Ashland
recently discovered a porcupine's den in
the mountains.
The Salem Eagles beat the Monmouth
base ball club-the Champions-four
runs, ON Saturday.
The South Chicago WOODEN mills were
destroyed by fire on the 18th. Loss
S150,000 to $4,000.
Russians are to return Turkish re-
fugees to their homes at the expense of
the Turkish government.
The British admiralty has ordered
that the island Of Heligoland be prompt
II and efficiently fortified
Charles Menzie committed suicide at
Omaha, on the 5th, on account Of hav-
ing been disappointed in love.
The Jacksonville Tinles-whieh BY
the by is one Of the spiciest and neatest
papers in the State-intends enlarging.
Lots of emigrants are this year
crossing the plains in wagons. Let 'em
come to grand young Democratic Ore
gon.
The Times Pera correspondents tele-
graphs that Gen. Todleben is taking the
Rhodalphe insurreesien vigorously in
hand.
c. C. Milton while working in a
chute at the mouth af Gotta Neva
creek, Cal, fell forty feet into the ocean
and WAS drowned
TIE mining season is drawing to a
close in jackson county. Times have
been very prosperous this Spring with
all the miners in Southern Oregon.
The Turks have evacuated Aation,
in the Pashalik of Trebizonde. This
is considered the commencement of the
execution of the treaty of San Stefano.
A number of distinguished Masons
met at Washington on the 9Th, and
formed the Royal Order of Scotland.
The Order has never existed outside of
Scotland
Grand Duke Nichols has reached st.
Petersburg. Gen. Todleben, who is
left in command near Constantinople,
is the right man in the right place in
case of war.
Joseph n Jones, of Evening Shade,
Arkansas, step forth into the cleaning
light of day. Your sister Eliza wants
to hear what you are doing away ont
here in Oregon.
SerYian detacbmeats are advancing
gardually toward the Prissend, Nitro
vita and Salonica railway at Uskupur.
Their progress has been impeded by
guerrilla warfare.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the celebration of the Queens
birthday at Victoria. Visitors are ex-
pected from Oregon, Washington Ter
ritory and other points
The mother Of William Skelton, the
man who killed Joshua Brown some
time ago in Douglas county, has come
all the way from Portsmouth, Ohio, to
see her son. Their meeting was very
affecting
/ Congress expects to adjourn towards
the last of June. A week will be
given to the tariff bill, and about that
time afforded for the consideration of
the Pacific railroad bills, and some
other prominent measures.