The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-08-11
GENERAL NEWS
coming yea

Heavy rains in Michigan have seri.
ously damaged the wheat crop
The Harmony nillsat Cobocs. n. Y.
have reopened with only 30 operatives.
A new railroad bridge across the
Missouri river at Blair. Iowa, is pro-
jected, to cost 81 100000.
Grant and Trescott have been con
6rmed commissioners to negotiate a
commercial treaty with Mexico
II is reported that the British have
intercepted carrier bearing DISPATCHES
from Arab PAsha 10 the Sultan.
Forest fires have destroyed nearly
s250,000 worth Of property in South.
ern New Jersey.
Sevsnty.three strikers have return.
Ell 10 the Pennsylvania railroad dock
at Jersey City.
The New York stock marke. il re.
ported as excited, aud somo stocks rap
idly advancing.
Arrangements are being made for
a six days meeting OF ex confederales
at sedalls, Missouri, on the lith last
Judge Schultz, Of Austin. Texas, at
editor and politician, was shot and
killed by Hiram Heat, "bad citizen, -
on the I'd inst
The California department OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic wil
hold their encampment In Santa
Cruz, Aug. l., 13 aud II.
Yellow fever Il prevailing at Ia
redo, Texas, as well rs at Browns
vile, and neighboring towns are en-.
forcing quarantine.
Gen Sheridan and party passed through
Omaha on tho 2nd inst en- route tC
Fort Mashakie and the Yellowstone
They intend returning via the North
ern Pacific.
Chinese agents are preparing u pur
chase crown lands on tho northwes
coast of Vancouver Island with ia:
view of colonizing them with larg'
number of families from Cbiaa.
The tariff commission on tho 9Th
inst. listened TO arguments of persons
interested in the jute trade, and the
importations which enter Into manu-
facture OF paints.
A dispatch from Lowell, Mass
Aug. 9Th, says The central bridge
across the Merrimac burned thii
morning /; loss $34, 900. While work
ing on the fire four firemen were pre-
cipitated into the river and seriously
injured.
Gen. G. X. Warren Is critically III
at his residence at Newport, II. I,
He has hoen greatly depressed of late
on account Of the result of his recent
court Of inquiry, and but slight hopes
are now entertained OF lis recov.
cry.
| IA circular OF invitations to Knight.
1emplar to visit San Francisco In
August, 1883, is issued by prominent
Knights Templar, who state that IL
Is desired to make the programme q
memorable one.
Clara Garfield, an eight year old
daughter Of John @. Garfield, of San
Francisco, was accidentally shot and
fatally wounded few days since cy
Nellie McAulifFe, aged fourteen,
while playing with pistol.
u. S. Deputy Marshal T. G. Hew.
litt shot and killed Sandy Bynum
(colorod) prominent republican
leader at Huntsville, Alabama, on
the 9Th inst. A mob of negroes con.
gregated vowiug to kill Hewitt, but
were finally pacified, and Hewitt
fed.
Philadelphia Times A move
ment is on foot to put a third repub-
Ilcan ticket In the field in that State,
on which all republicans can unite if
they wish, leaving sectionalists to
fight 1t ont among themselves.
The Railway Age shows that the to-
tai construction of pain lines of rail.
way for seven months in the United
States has been more than 6o00 miles.
Should the proportion hold good for
the remainder of the year, the total
mileage for 1882 would be nearly
$4,000 miles, but it is not likely to
run over 10000 miles.
The Governor Of Missouri has Just
oardoned three lottery men after sery-
ng sixteen days in prison. They are