The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-06-24
GEsEnAE NEWS.

Depew has been denounced IN Al
bany as the tool Of corporations.
White men arc contracting the opium
habit on the Canada Pacific railroad
from contact with Chinese.
CLARK Adams has consulted high
legal authority which he claims advises
tho right Of Cannon to seat in the
house.
z. IL. Conley, of Maine, boat John
Mckay OF Dartmouth on the l7th, at
Halifax, in four mile seull race for
$500 side; time 2s;55.
Heart complaint aggravated by hur-
rying to catch ttain, caused the death
of VIM. Boueieault, Dion's brother, at
London on the 18th, inst
An old couple named Chailee, were
killed, several honses were wrecked and
several persons severely hurt by n
hurricane at Wells, Ks, on the 9th.
A suit has grown out of the division
of the spoils in the profits of the Boss
shepherd real estate pool in Washing
ton. interesting Developments looked
for.
a telegram states TINT "a hundred
persons were killed and six injured by
an earthquake which recently devasted
a number of villages in the passalic oI
Van, Armenia.
The brewers on strike still hold
out in New York, aud talk confidently
of holding out all Summer. IL was
said that great labor movement would
soon follow the strike.
Senator Kellogg called on Cen. Grant
on the nth, at tho Fifth Avenue hotel
where Conkling and Platt are quarter
ell. The quarter OF million will be
presented to Grant shortl,.
Over G2J saloon passengers so out TO
Europe on the 18th. The rush is 20
great that officers have given up their
rooms, and some passengers pay full
fare for special stecrage accommodations.
The White House aud executive dc.
partment have been in state of seige
since the inauguration, aud it il just
possible that the old civil service rules,
from necessity, may be erected as q
barrier against tbe bcseiging army.
The Choctaws are excited because
whites living in the Choctaw nation re
fuse 10 lay the tax levied 10y permit.
Two thousand men are armed and or
ganizel to expel the whites who refuse
TO pay the tax, burn their houscs, aud
make it generally unpleasant.
Articles of incorpora ion Of the Salt
Lake and Western rai'roa.i we're filed
at Carson City on the 9Th. The road
will run fromSalt Lake through Neva-
da, TO San Francisco 20 compete with
the Central Pacific. Gould aud Dill
lon are backing the schemes.
The Democrats OF Iowa nominated
Judge d. G. kiunie on the 10th, for
governor; G. ". Walker, lieutenant
governor; II. i. HenJershott, jndse Of
supreme. court; w H. Ratter, superin-
tendent public instruction. The con
vention demanded revenue reform.
4 man named Martil. at Ottawa is
building miniature ark in anticipa-
ton Of flood ON the l9th, of june.
His wife spent the entire week prepar-
ing provisions for the trip. Another man
was taken to the asylnm for the insane
crazed by reading of the early end Of
the world
Sergeantat-arms OF the senate,
Bright, has discharged several employs,
which causes much Indignation among
Democrats. They claim il Is unjust,
anu contrary 10 instructions given him
before the recess was taken. II is
probable That an investigation win be
Instituted next winter.
l. IS understood that Goulds termin-
al point on the coast will be at Sabine
pass. Il has been stated that Gould,
has brought the Crosby road from
Sabine pass northward for fifty miles.
1t viii be pushed forward to Monrola
as rapidly as possible. This will force
the Texas Trunk railroad to parallel
line from Palestine TO the pass.
Il is estimated that the postal revenues
Of the year ending July lst will be $780,
579, 600; congressional appropriation,
$40, ,955, ,000. Reductions in expendi-
ture Of star service since the 4th Of
March are almost exactly 100000
per annum. This includes 100000
cut off during the past week.
Cbas. Allison, Lewis Perkins and
Henry Walls, the notorious road agents
were inyeigled into livery stable at
Alhuxueque, Tex, on the l7tIp where
they were Immediately covsred by
twenty revolyers and captured by men
who sere secreted in the stable for that
purpose. There is a reward Of $1,000
ror Allison and 200 each for the others.
Wisdom was expected backat Wash
ngton on the 18th, and the facts
brought out in the investigation of the