The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-09-26

'btpto cTUpS hnh pFOuuellOnhy1eF pow
er Will be felt more than 1t Is now,
and she will command the respect OF
hose who aro how cnIy disposed to
taunt her.
Nit. WATrERsoN fears that the
United States wlllhave togive Rhode
Island Republican form OF govern
ment, as a federal Constitution de
reefs. The Republicans Of Rhode IS
land, says Mr.. wattcrson, admit that
In that state they have an oIlgarchlc
form OF government which disffan-
chise 80 or 40 per cent. OF the legal
voters. Logically, II would seem
proper TO at once give Rhode Island
Republican form ofgovernment.
AS man cannot serve God and
Mammon, II Is equally impossible for
Bishop Gil Haven TO serve Grant,
Shepherd, Mullef, the Chinese and
the Lord at the same time, and he
should immediately CHOOSE which he
will serve, and advertise the result OF
his choice. Some OF the older and
more sensible bishops Of the Metlo-
dist church should suppress Bishop
Haven, whose zeal greatly outrnns
bis discretion, and In the wrong d.
rectlon.
PRoF. NOEDENsKJoLD has announ-
ced his safe arrival at Yokohama, Ja-
pan, having demonstrated the feasi-
bIlIty OF the Northeast polar passage,
as previously given by US. The peo-
pie at large viii be glad TO learn thus
authoritatiyely the successful issue OF
this latest Of the arctic explorations.
Tho dispatch says: eve left winter
quarters on the 18th, aud doubled
East cape on the goth OF July. Pro.
ceedcd thence 10 Lawrence Bay,
Port Clarence and Behring's Island.
AT the international grain fail
which opened at Vienna on Aug. %
the official report on the grain crop
states the efficiency In wheat in the
Ausiro- Hungarian crop, at 1000, ,OOC
metric centals less than the crop o
1878. In consequence Of the reserve
Of 1873 only 2,OO0,0o centals o
wheat viii be required to DO import
ed. The cat crop of 1879 il NOR,
than sufficient for home use, bu
4 900, 900 metric cenlals of rye will
have TO be imported.
THE colored brethren claim 70 holt
the balance of power In Ohio, com
manding, rs they say, 10000 votes
But, although they have always votet
with the Republican party. and pa,
S15, 600 900 Of property, and com
plant Is made that they get none o
the offices. Some Of the coloret
leaders have improved the pending
campaign TO call the attention OF the
negro voters TO this neglect, and they
suggest that now Is good time tc
make the power Of their ballots Sc
cure them their share of standing
room at the public crib.
GES. GRANT arrived at san Fran
cisco from China last Saturday even
Ing and was greeted with a verS
grand reception. The longest speech
he ever made was delivered from thu
balcony OF the Palace Hotel tina
evening IN response TO repeated call
from the populace. We give 1t en-
tire and still It doesn't crowd ou
much other matter. "Fellow-cIti
zens Of San Francisco: After TWEEN
ty-five years absence I am glad Il
meet you and assure you of my cor
dial thanks for the kind greeting got
have given me. ] shall stay in you
city long enough TO greet you NOR,
fully.
Mr.. SCOTT, leading agriculture
statistician, IN his annual letter 10 an
English contemporary reviewing the
crops Of Great Britain, estimates the
outcome OF the grain crops at a thirt
less than an average, amounting to 1
loss of e25, 200, 900 TO cultlvators, anC
that 16 900 900 quarters of wheat, o.
possibly 100000 quarters, will Ib'
required from abroad. He also esti
mated that the deficiency by the po
tato crop win cause q loss to cultlva
tors of et5, 900, 900 and the deficiency
in beans. peas and rye loss of 93,
100000. Among the greatest suffer
ers will be the tenant farmers of tho
West OF ireland.
THERE are indications of bad blood
between the royal princes of Europe
There 10 GOODNESS between Russia anC
Germany, on the other hand Germa
ny and Austria are growing close to-
gether. Germany wants Holland
and perhaps Belgium. France wants
Alsace and Lorraine back again. Ger
many also wants to govern all Ger.
man speaking people; Austria wants
to extend south. Thus complications