The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-06-16
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field.
The 4th ward school house at Manistee,
Michigan, was burned ON the Sth. Loss
0,0O0.
Boynton & Ackley's saw mill at Grand
Haven, Michigan, was burned on the 7th.
Loss S120, 900.
The annual election of New York Cen
trail officers was held at Albany ON the
7th. No changes were made.
The champion four-oaaed crew from
Hillsdale, Michigan. arrived at Philaiel-
phla, and sailed for England on the
10th.
The silk rearing exhibition was opened
at New York on the Sth under the aus
pices of the North American silk ex-
change.
About 500 Moraon emigrants have
landed atNew York since January l, and
200 more are expected in o bunch before
the 1st of July.
The German Lutheran synod for the
northwest convened at La Crosse, Wis,
on the Sth. Three hundred delegates
were present.
Z. j. Moses, ex-governor of South
Carolina. pleaded guilty to petit larceny
and was sentenced to the New York pen,
itentiary for six months.
Saturday night, in Billings township
Mich, Anna Stevenson shot her husband
William, dead. for trying to gain access
to his mouse after she had barred him
ont. The parties. though married long
time, had quarreled often.
AT meeting of the stockholders of the
defunct Third National bank, receiver
Jackson made statement of assets in
dicating that not only would creditors
be paid in full. but stockholders realize
20 to 30 per cent on investments.
4 heartrending accident occurred near
Harris station on the Missouri, Kansas
aud Texas railroad in Missouri On the
4th John Jackson went to church, leav-
ing his four children, the eldest II,
youngest two years old. locked in the
house. From some unknown cause the
house caught fire, and when the parents
returned they found their dwelling IN
ruins and their children burned to a
crisp.
The liberal and prohibition convention
met II Raleigh, N c., on the 7th. Del
egates present 80, of whom three were
cans. It is understood the democrats
and republicans have not agreed whether
q democrat or republican be nominated
as congressman at large. Republicans
insist they will not go over to the demo
cratic wing of the liberal party.
A Dallas, Texas, dispatch of the 7th
says: Another of the men who attempted
to rob the Missouri Pacific train near
Denton was overtaken and killed by a
posse to-day. A fourth is still at large.
These two are noted train robbers, bat
the police refuse TO give the names, and
said they had planned TO rob two
other trains, but circumstances pre-
vented.
President Lawrence, of the New York
stock exchange, announced that the gov
erning committee found Wm. J. Hutch
inson guilty of obvious fraud, and de-
creed his expulsion from the exchange.
The charges aeaast George 81. Kennedy
were that he allowed his partner, Hutch.
inson. to conduct wrongful transactions
without protest, when he could have
prevented them. These charges were
not sustained by the necessary two-thirds
vote of the committee.
Crop reports from all parts of the
northwest received at st. Paul on the
10th ara more favorable than for two or
three weeks. The weather is everywhere
warm and dry, and corn, which vas set
back by cold spring rains, is coming for
ward well. In the northern Minnesota
counties wheat is six or eight inches high,
covers the ground well and looks thrifty.
In the southern part OF the state reports
of all grain are equally good, except in
few localities where rain is needed.
Heralds Washington special: Crapo's
bill extending charters of national banks
may fail entirely unless the senate COM
mittee report it soon. That committee
propose TO add several amendments,
which will send the bill to the house,
and at this stage of the session a delay
may cause the failure of the bill. The
senate committee propose to amend the
of Mr. Sherman's refunding bill, and a
clause authorizing the issne of gold GER
tifcates which are to be a part of the
bank reserve.
No new developments In the railroad
situation at Denver up to the 9Th. Off.
cials of the Union Pacific, Denver and
Rio Grande. and Chicago, Burlington i
Quincy, are holding succession of con
ferences. This is thought to be an effori
TO get the Burlington road into a pool
and many believe this will be accom-
plished. On the other hand there is an
impression that an alliance of the Bur
1ington and Rio Grande road is virtually
accomplished. The fact is the Burling
ton road has not yet signed the contract
by whi:h the cars may enter the Union
depot.
a lecture was delivered by DIR. Riches
at Kansas City, on Jesse James on the
evening of June 7th, at which Mrs
Samuels and Mrs. James were present
but only so other persons. The lectur.
was simply recital of the many trair
and bank robberies committed during
the last 10 years with which the name o
the dead outlaw has been connected
Mrs. James wept copiously the whole
time, but the absurdity of the proceed
ings stifed any sympathy which nigh
have been felt for her or her children
The horrible pronunciation and gramma
of the lecturer created general smil
and his allusion to young Jesse as
s'strappling caused laugh. Before th
peroration, which was very fiehty AM
disjointed, was completed, the audienc
was leaving the hall.
Herald's Washington special: The LAM
scheme of the duke of Manchester
now certain. Negotiations we're closes
on the 9th with the Canada Pacific syndi
cate for five million acres In section
running from Brandon to the eastern
boundary of British Columbia, with al
interest in all town sites laid out by th
RAILROAD eo,.,nanv n,.ice go IN ner acre