The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-05-05
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
M TELnaRnru TO DArE.


Doris. late assistant secretary of tue
land league. has been released from
Dundalk Jail. He was informed that
his movements would be strictly watched
and he would be arrested If he did not
behave himself properly.
General Manager Cooper. accompanied
by Vice President James +. Clark, of
the New York, Pennsylvania aud Ohio
Railroad, and a party of four others, left
New York in q private car on the cath
for California, and will be absent about
two months.
Sixty-three buildings were burned at
Eau Claire, Wis, on the 25th, causing
loss estimated at from $250. 900 to $2T0,-
600. on which the insurance is probably
not one half. Losses are small to individ
nails and none running over $40 900, but
there are q large number of them.
VIM. Hewlett, marshal Of Nortonville,
KY, shot and mortally wounded one
Menser, and killed his son. The marshal
recently arrested Menser on q charge of
gambling, and the parties meeting at
place called Gradewater on the 24th, the
father and son attacked Hewlett. who
shot them in self-defense.
The steamer City of Sanford, on the
way from Sanford to Jacksonville, Fla,
took fire on the 25th and nine persons
probably persisted. The steamer Bird,
coming down the river few miles ahead
of the Sanford, put back and brought
the survivors here. The steamer and
contents are q total loss.
A sensational elopement is reported at
st. Louis of John g. Curtis, II years
old, son Of former clothier, and Mrs
Jennie Dixon,s wife of = traveller for
Lorillard's, of Kentucky. She left be-
hind three small children, and shocked
and mortified lot of relatives. Her hus-
band is in New Mexico or Colorado
The truants are supposed to have gone to
Chicago.
The London Daily News says one of
the suspects claiming American national
ity refuses the offer of release. He came
TO Ireland with the express object of
raising an international question. The
other American suspects, having under
taken to quit the country will be released.
The Telegraph says it has reason to be-
lieve that no decision has been arrived at
in regard TO American suspects.
John J. Flynn. recently appointed con-
sui to Chemnitz, who disgraced himself
by drunkenness, so that the German
government refused TO recognize him,
was for years resident of Chicago and
well known elsewhere. For six years
his habits had been exemplary, although
before that he had been an inmate for
long time of an inebriate's reformatory.
He was supposed to have been fully re-
formed and much regret Is expressed at
his deplorable contition.
The London Standard says: The speedy
release of American suspects on terms
that involve the recall of Lowell, gradu-
ally release all political suspects and
treat those detained upon suspicion of
completely in Outrages, the substitution
Of the summary jurisdiction vested in
magistrates, and amendment of the ar
rears and purchase clauses of the land
act, are the principal features of the
ministerial programme.
The n. Y Herald hints at the forma-
ton of gigantic whisky ring and reports
that Kentucky spectators are in the
scheme. It says an enormous quantity
of distilled spirits are now in bond,
nearly gallon and half for every man,
woman and child IN the United States,
including Chinese and Indians. This
fact shows the magnitude of the game
the ring is playing. Happily for the
measure the bill concerning distilled
spirits in bond remains open to debate in
the senate, and we trust the report we
print viii insure a thorough investiga-
tion OF it.
A private letter from Fort Wrangel
states that there was a great amount of
snow on the ground, and that Stickeen
river was still frozen. DR.. Foster reached
point within three miles of the Hudson
Bay Company's post, when he was taken
i'll. He was placed on a sled and dragged
back to the mouth. and thence trans
ported by canoe to Wrangel, having been
nineteen days on the return trip. There
were no provisions at Glenora or Tele-
graph creek. and a number of miners
were detained at Bucks bar, unable to
proceed. Major Rodgers, who goes to
explore Kicking Horse pass for the Cana
dian railway, leaves for the Rockies.
A fight occurred on the oath at Horse
Shoe canyon, New Mexico, between In
dians and indian scouts and troops. The
latter were victorious. Four Indian
scouts were killed and three soldiers, and
four soldiers wounded. Small bands of
hostiles are seen going south over the
San Simon fat. a band of 90 or 80
crossed the Southern Pacific track
early this morning going north to-
wards Burro mountains. Mcdonald, a
well known prospector in this section,
arrived from Gila river this morning.
He assisted is burying the bodies of 20
men yesterday, and reports several per-
sons missing. Among the killed are
John 2. Risquea, rising young attor-
ney of Silver City, Capt. John W. Slaw-
son, mining superintendent, Mr.. Tres
colt. Alexander Knox, S. ID, Pinkard and
Pinkard' 8 herdsman, name unknown. The
Indians number over 300 bucks, squaws
and children as shown by actual count,
while passing York's rancho. The In
d1ans are completely surrounded and
corralled in Doubtful canyon. Those
seen on San Simon fiat last evening were
evidently stragglers. All the male citi-
zens of Leitendorf, Shakespear and
Lordsburg are under arms.
Collector Robertson, of New York, has
ordered careful investigation in regard
to recent importations of sugar. It has
been represented to the collector that
certain parties, whose names are with
held for the present, have been evading
paying duty by bringing sugar from the
East Indies to the United States via the
Hawaiian islands. After being taken to
the Hawaiian islands in q raw state, the
sugar is put through the centrifugal pro-
cess, then it is shipped to San Francisco
where 1t is entered as an Hawaiian pro-
duct. From San Francisco it is sent de
rect to New York importers, thus evad-
ing a duty of three cents per pound
which they would be required to pay If
impoftations were made direct from the
East Indies. This matter is causing
much excitement among the sugar i'm
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