The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-05-12

The Strasburg brewery Mt Bellows
Falls. VT, was burned on the 9th. Loss
| $25, 900.
The Cumberland paper mill ut Port
land, Me-, was damaged by fire on tue
| 7th to the extent of $25, 900.
A telegram signed by Capt. Berry.
from kolynia. Northeast Siberia, states
! that thirty of the thirty-seven persons on
board the Rodgers were lost.
A dispatch received from Fort Wash
axle, Wyoming. dated May 5th, speaks
of the arming of citizens against an app
pretended outbreak OF Indians.
Parnell distinctly and emphatically
denies that he has ever entertained or
entered into any agreement with the
British government TO withdraw the "no
rent" manifesto.
The entire lumber yard of 4. J. & q.
Z. Corell, of Montague, Mich, with two
or three million feet of lumber was
burned on the Sth. Loss over SO. 600;
insurance in eight companies for $30,-
COO.
The Brooklyn Eagle in commenting
upon the great tragedy in Ireland on the
Ith says: Here We have another illustra-
tion of how swiftly fools may destroy
what it has taken men ages of patient
toll TO build.
johnson, the attorney general for Ire
land, temporarily takes the chief secre-
| taryship. vacated by the death of Lord
Cavendlsh. At the resumed inquest at
Dublin johnson represented the govern
ment and spoke with some emotion.
Fredolin Schumann, q leading saloon
keeper, OF Cincinnati, has been given the
full sentence under the Smith law for
keeping open on Sunday; 500 fine aud
thirty days ir prison. Police are ordered
to arrest on SIGHT, Sunday, all who
openly violate the law.
The supreme court of the United States
have denied the petition for n writ of
habeas corpus IN the Mason case. The
court martial have full jurisdiction 10
try him, and proceedings were within
the jurisdiction nd the sentence is not
In excess of its power.
Excitement in Montreal in connection
with the Dublin tragedy is intense The
murder Is generally attributed TO Irish
Americans who were sent over, il il
thought, for the purpose. The curreLt
popular verdict denounces the crime as
the most cowardly and vile ever commit
ted in Ireland.
Major OToole, post trader at Fort
Keogh, now at st. Paul, laughs at the
idea of Grow Indian outbreak The
Crows are angry because whites have
entered their country; but there Is more
danger that the whites viii kill the Crows
than the reverse. Their only reprisals
viii be by theft.
A Philadelphia dispatch of the 9th
says: A complimentary dinner to John
Russell Young, the new minister to
China, was given In the union league
house this evening by the directors.
Young starts for San Francisco to-mor-
row on his way TO China.
1t is announced that previous to prov
ing Longfellow's will the heirs pledged
themselves to carry out its plain intent,
regardless of legal formalities. The
poets brother, Samuel, will therefore
receive legacy of $1,000. and each of
the children Of the latter $1,000.
The Boston Herald says: The news
from ireland is very sad and terrible,
and of the EXTREMIST moment The foul
assassination will receive nothing but
abhorrent condemnation from Davitt and
Parnell, and we shall rejoice to hear that
the Irish leaders have given practical ex-
preston TO their indignation by pro-
claiming the ban of the league against
the cowardly assassin.
A disastrous fire occurred in Racine,
Wis, on the 7th. Seven blocks were
burned and over forty four buildings
and ten million feet of lumber consumed
The loss figures up three-quarters of q
| million. That part of the city that is in
ashes was the oldest and least ornamen-
tai, being largely composed of inferior
buildings with here and there fine one.
Citizens are preparing to rebuild.
There were with Capt. DeLong In the
first cutter, when he reached the Lena
Delta, the following persons: j. A. Am
bier, surgeon, U. s. A.; Jerome j. Col
lins, New York Herald correspondent;
w. Z. Nindermann, II. II. Erickson, A
| Gartz, G. II. Boyd, n. Iyersen, A. Dress
ler, IL. II. Koch, L. +. Noros, w. Lee,
| All Sam, Alexy. BY the departure of
Nindermann and Noros for assistance,
and the death of Erickson, the party was
reduced to eleven, whose bodies have
been found by Melville. DeLoDg landed
at Lena Delta September II, 1881.
| Erickson died few davs after, and was
buried. Nindermann and Noros were
sent forward for relief, and were fortu-
nate enough to find Melville. Noros is
| now on his way home with Lieut.. Danen-
hover, but Nindermann is with Melville.
With the exception of Nindermann and
Noros all OF the people in belongs cnt-
ter are dead.
Noros, one OF the men sent forward for
assistance by Capt. DeLong in October
thus describes the parting from the suf-
fering comrades IN tue SHOWS OF Siberia:
The captain read divine service before
we left. The men we're seated on the
| bank OF the river. After service he
called the two men and told them he
i wanted them to push on ahead and that
! ne would follow with his party. "If you
! find game" were his last words, "then
return to us; if you do not, then go to
Kumakswika. All the men shook hands
| with as and most of them had tears in
their eyes. Collins was the last and sim
ply said, 'Noros, when you get to New
York remember me-" They seemed to
have lost all hope, but as we left they
gave us three cheers. We told them we
would do all that we could do, and that
was the last we saw of them. Such is
Noros' story of the last seen of Captain
DeLong and his suffering party.
/ A Pittsburg dispatch of the 7th says:
The most disastrous fire that has taken
place in this city, since the memorable
i riots in 1877 occurred to-day. The court
house, or the principal portion of it, Is q
mass oil ruins. The fire created intense
excitement, and, on account of the jail
beng attached to the building, it was
feared that the prisoners wouldescape. A
close -pi1ard was kent over the. inmates