The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-03-12


james Gordon Bennett is in Tunis.
Maj. Reno was permitted to re-
sign.
Senator David Davis owns 5000
acres OF improved lands in Illinois.
p. T. Barnum has given $1,000 to
the irish relief fund. Good boy!
Mrs. Tweed, widow of William NJ.
Tweed, died on Friday last, in Paris.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg has
been charming tho Parisians by her
skating.
The Sultan OF Turkey cannot pay
his debts, but spends 2,0OO,000 a
year for luxuries.
Victoria woodruff, when last heard
from, was teaching sunday School
class In London.
Patti says she still has "stage
irights' when she goes on in new
theater and q new piece.
Leather petticoats arc used for
walking by English women. They
look like satin, and wear forever.
President Monroe's tomb has been
desecrated In 50 far that the brass
plate has been stolen from It.
Miss LeeciI, scientific English
woman, has been elected a member
Of tho Pharmaceutical Society Of
Great Britain.
VIM. b. Astor owns 81 900 dwell
Ing houses in New York. How much
does he give 10 the HeraH Irish relief
fund ?
David Mathews, the builder Of the
first locomotive ever constructed in
this country, now lives In San Fran
cisco.
Sir Edward Thornton and his two
daughters are 10 be seen daily OF
horseback on the roads about wash
lngton, d. c.
4 On late social occasion At WASH
ington Mrs. Asfor OF New York wore
diamonds to the value OF over one
million dollars.
Mrs. General Lander's home, known
IN Washington as HoIIyhock Cottage,
Is one OF the most attractive resi-
dences there.
Blind Toms list OF pieces which he
plays in public aggregate 1000 in
number. Tom has got poto OF money
laid by for old age.
The President has promptly warned
, all intending settlers in the Indian
Territory to keep away from that
section Of country.
bright Eyes, the Indian girl, passed
an evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes
at the White House, by invitation Of
the President.
Mrs. President Hayes says she
cannot wear her hair exception the
plaInest manner without making her
self look like ssa perfect fright"
~
Gov. Roberts OF Texas, who is a
: gay old boy Of more than seventy
. years, recently danced with seveH
young ladies at a leap year ball.
Mr.. T. A. Edison is hard at work
at Menlo. Park getting his lamps
ready for the electric light with
E which he proposes 10 Illuminate
Paris.
: Gov. Cornell OF New York recon-
nIended ia his last message that a
law should be passed authorizing the
: election of women as trustees oI
schools.
Olive Logan describes Marie Chris.
tine, the young Spanish queen, as fal
! from being beauty. Thin to the
verge OF scrawniness, with high
cheek bones and q great hook nose,
she is as plain a young girl as one
would see in days vale.
: Senator Carpenters daughter, Miss
B Lille, keeps in her parlor spinning
+ wheel that Belonged TO her great
. grandmother. She Is distinguished
: in Washington as a vocalist, and
! when she sings her favorits song,
: Marguerlte's she spins fax as an ae-
: compartment.
Madame De Tencia said to the
; young Count d Hervingy, her protege;
: ssAlake more friends among the
women than among the gentlemen,
for by means of the women you can
! do all you wish with the men,"
) Seven.eighths Of the colored mem