The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-06-09

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Tho Both annual convention of tho In
ternational Typographical Union was
held in the city hall at st. Louis on tho
9th.
James Winpenny, proprietor Of Areola
mill. Philadelphia. committed suicide on
the 9Th. He leaves an estate of $250, 600.
Mental arrangement was the cause.
The new system of telegraphic orders
for train signals went into effect on the
Northwestern railway on the 4th. The
time card for the 11th does not provide
for fast mail, as expected.
Representatives of business interests
of New York state met in convention on
the 2d to form an association for protec.
ton OF business men, merchants, manu-
faeturers. shippers and farmers, rs
against all questions ieopariizing their
business.
At memorial service in Brighton.
Mass. on the 4th under auspices of the
| q. A. R., Colonel J. ID. Washburne of
Worcester delivered an address in which
he advocated repeal OF all legislation
disqualifyipg confederate soldiers from
positions in the U. s. army.
General Garabaldi died on the 4th:
His will orders his body cremated, and
ashes preserved in q porphyry urn near
the tomb of his dead child at Caprera.
The viii is dated September II, 1881
and entrusts execution of his wishes to
his wife. All italy is in mourning for
the dead soldier
Prof. ". Frank Stewart. of Nevada.
died at the Crawford house Boston, on
the 9th after short illness. Previous
10 1879 he lived in California and Nevada
for many years, where he was q miner,
editor, state senator aud mining expert.
For the past year he has been interested
IN Maine mining interests.
In Usage county, Fla, Mr.. worburton
started IN a carriage with his wife aud
twin children, the entire family. for lake
Eussas. On the way he drove into the
lake to water his horse. The latter drew
the carriage after him into deep water
| and tue whole family were drowned. The
four bodies were recovered.
Times Richmond: The proposition 10
remove the body OF Thomas Jefferson
from the old grave yard at Monticello,
in this state, and place il in q cemetery
at Washington, meets with widespread
indignation in Virginia. II Is safe TO
assume from all that can be learned that
the remains will not be disturbed.
Lieut.. Augustine Hewitt, of the 22d
| infantry. died at San Antonio, Tex.
after q short illness on the 4th. Prior
to death and after his case had been pro-
nouneed hopeless by physicians, he was
married to Miss Katharine, eldest daugh.
ter of Col. Blantop Duncan. Mrs. Hew-
EFT is also very sick and not expected TO
live. Lieut.. Hewett was q native OF
Bridgeport, Conn.
The town of Epis, in Sumter county,
Ala, was almost totally destroyed by
fire on the 9Th. Particulars rs follows:
In the afternoon u crowd of drunken
negroes became very boisterous in the
streets, insulting citizens and threatening
violence. Some whita. men banded to-
| gether and drove the turbulent crowd
ont of town. After nightfan the negroes
returned and set fire 10 the place and
seven stores were burned. Four OF the
negroes boarded train on the Alabama
Great Southern railroad and were ar.
rested when the train arrived at Tusca-
loosa and returned to Epis.
Eight counties in Kansas have reported
through their clerks 10 tho secretary OF
the state board of agriculture their alb
stract OF assessors rolls. These counties
aggregate In all about an area of | ,242,
933 acres, an increase over 1881 of lS6,
333 acres. A loss of 20 per cent. occurs
In the acreage IN wheat. while all other
crops show increase in numbers. Sheep
have advanced more than 100 per cent.
Reports from correspondents indicate Il
heavy yeild In wheat, the product aggre-
eating more than that of 1881, AID all
fruits are in fair condition. The outlook
for Kansas this year is promising.
The new penal code of New York does
not go into effect until December next.
1t provides for the punishment of all
persons who break contract of service,
or after hiring and knowing what the
probable consequences will be, to endan.
ger persons or valuable property, thus
taking cognizance apparently OF strikes
as for example, when workmen in an
iron furnace agree to quit work just az
the molten metal is ready for casting
when compositors on a newspaper with
draw at an hour purposely, so late as to
prevent issuing the next days paper and
when railroad hands stop at fixed time
along the line of road, leaving cars, pas
seDgers and freight wherever they may
happen to be at the moment.
Special from Apache, Arizona: A
courier from Capt Kramer's camp al
Forest Dale brings intelligence of Indian
depredations. One man was killed and
some stock driven off. Captain Kramer
and citizens are in pursuit toward tine
Cibicu country. Pedro and part of hi
band of White mountain Indians were
having war dance when the courier
left. It is thought they did not intend
going on the war path. however. Depre
dations are believed 10 be by Cibicu anG
party of Pedro's young men, whom ht
could not control. The courier was fired
on and pursued for some distance from
camp. A troop of the 9th cavalry wa
dispatched to Kramer's assistance.
A Cleveland dispatch of the 9TH says
! The breach between Bishop Gilmour ant
, flock is wider than ever. His lette
threatening to excommunicate lady mem
! bers of the land league was read in Cath
olic churches to day, and commented OF
, by priests who favored the Bishops posi-
ton. A large meeting of the land leagu
was held tonight, and the general senti
, ment favored the ladies, who have th'
! support of all landleaguers in the city
> The ladies are determined MOTTO disband
Miss Mary Rowland, president of th
: ladies' branch land league, has written
; bitter letter to Bishop Gilmour, In whicl
she says women of the Parnell branch o
the land league will continue in tn
work they have undertaken. She set
I the bishops threat of excommunicatiol
= at d eiance.
f A dispatch from Baxter Springs, Kas.
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