The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-03-10
GENERAL NEWS.

In the circuit court Of Chicago Judge
Tulley has decided that depoaits in tbe
hands of private bankers arc taxable.
Tho coinage executed at the United
States mlnts during February, was
5000, ,s70, Of which 81 100000 we're
standard dollars.
IL Is stated that Mrs. scovills bss
written long letter in regard to Conk-
ling's confirmation, in which she stntc1
that he IL more responsible for Gar
fields death than her crazy brother.
The editor Of the San Francisco Wasp
was caned on the 2Sth by man
named Hunt. II il very evident that
tho fellow had hunt mp The wrong
customer. as the Wasp man got away
with him.
Vest introduced in the Senate q Liil
10 deprive the national banks Of povor
to issue circulation after July lst OF
this year. He said hs knew the finance
committee was opposed to this bill and
therefore he would bog not TO bury it.,
but give the Senate chance TO vote On
Il.
The thumb in China is REGARDED AZ
a better means OF Identification than
tho fseo itself. Celestial vAgabonda
are not photographed for u roRuss'
gallery, a. in this city, but ihsir thumbs
are smeared With lAmp-black and
pressed down upon piecs Of papor,
thua furnishing rude impression,
which is carefully kept in the police
records. A face may Ls altered, say
the Chinese, but thumb never ehan-
gcs.
After ten years debate. the German
legislature has decided 70 create a per
naneat Parliament House, on = scale
worthy the nation ,on the konigs Plata
a iittie ts he h,-.h e - Rrsnden-
burg Gate, aud rot far FROM tie end Of
the Cnter den Linden. The cost will
h- Hbost 81 800, 900 for tho site and
! $500 900 for tE7 nIiiding. Fundi
:or tho purl-lso arr already st ths di.
p04A! ot Parliament.
Z. j. L'nsiag, a leading attorney oi
Eurckn, Nav, shot Sud killed his wifi
about 1880 e'ciosk on Mr.. 2ud. Ian
.irg then walked TO the jail aud gave
hirnself up to she shorilf. snying hc b a.
shot bis wife, but declined 70 max,
further statements. The deceased VA
shot little above the right eye, ID,
ball passing through the brain anc
causing death almost Instantly.
The west bound passenger train OF
the Baltimore and Ohio road on Marcel
2ud, ran upon u stone at the toll gat,
near ParksrSburg, W. ", throwing al
the cars except the sleeper from th'
trnck. The engine ran into tbs stor'
Of Geo. W. James. The store and trair
except the sleeper were burned. Johr
Giglsy aud John Bremen, engineer anC
hrsman. were instantly killed. Thi
mail and express matter was mostly
saved.
Henry Sallivan, q miner Of Lead
vile, lived alone and Owned a lArg
stsel trap for catching bsars. The traI
had lain open in his hut fer a lon,
tilas, AID had become rusty. Sullivan
in trying TO shut IL, hammered it, and
csrelrssly pu,ting his foot on the sprini
it closed, The tssth clafching him jus
above tha ankle. lie nearly fsiu.e,
from pain, Aad after vain efIrLs I,
pull the jaws open, be luckily foun,
a heavy wrench wiLhin reach, sn,
fnally succeeded ia uuscrewing th
bolt Of tho trap, aud bis Lex was rs
leased. His fsOt will probably hHv
10 be ArlPutated.
The snowfall 10 Austria haA been =
great that in many places the drift
rssched the telegraph wires. DARN
some Of the storms passengers AM
drivers have been compelled TO Sbaudo
stage and coaches and sesk safety a
beat they might by cutting their wa
TO the nearest houses, leaving baggag
to be dug out later.