The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-08-17

drowned herself last Sunday,
Hartman, the well-known nihlint has
arrived In London, TO make arrange
meats Tor socialist congress.
a fresh colllsicn occurred between
troops and the populace at Ekaierenos-
law. One hundred people were killed.
Several big 6res occurred last .sun-
day. One at Vineyard Haven, Miss,
had loss Of $4,000, one At Atlanta,
Ga, loss q ,ooC, 900, and at Msdford,
Ont, a $4,000 hre occurred.
While a lineman of The Western
Union Telegraph company was up
pole, repairing wires, at 0 A. N. Sunday,
three ride shots were Rred at him, two
Of which whistled close BY his head.
Mrs. VIM. G. Fargo, widow OF the
president Of the American Express Co.,
was married in Buffalo TO r. +. Fargo,
formerly city clerk. The second hus-
band is no relative Of the other Fargo
family.
The socialists at Chicago held pic
mic at ogden's grove Monday, which
was attended by fully 10000 people.
There was q parade and display Of
banners and flags, but no speaking.
The German government viii sends
scientific expedition to Egypt lhis Z y
to examine into the nature and cauae
Of cholera now prevailing there, and %
ascertain the best measures 70 prevent q
spread Of the disease.
Forty coal cars Of train on the New
Jersey Central railway were thrown
from the track at the Philipsburg. NJ.
depot Sunday morning. Fourteen
were wrecked and the contents scatter-
ed along the track for distance of sew
eral hundred yards. The track Ia block.
cd.
Itis said that the proposed railroad
from Red Bluff, CAL, to Oregon, via
Modoc county, ia only a paper road,
and that the California and Oregon
Land Company, which owns the lands
east Of the mountains secured by the
Oregon Military Road Company, Is at
tho bottom Of the scheme.
The Paris correspondent Of the Aors-
iag Post understands the attention Of
the United State minister at London
has been called to the fact that America
Is furnishing China with arms and am-
munition, which, IL Is bclived, are des-
tined for Tonquin. The correspondent
adds that the American legation refus-
cd TO answer q question in regard 70
the subject.
"A compromiss having been effected
between the Southern Pacific and the
California Southern railroad, the cross
ing was put in Sunday afternoon, the
hrst opposition track that ever crossed
the Southern Pacific railroad 4
large number Of citizens were present
ard made joyful demonstration.
D.O.Mills, formal presentation 10 the
capital commissioners for the state qf
California Of magnificent piece 81
statrary, representing Columbus at the
court OF Queen Isabella, nine feet high,
which cost $50, 900, has been accepted,
aud viii be placed in faw days in the
rotunda Of tho capital, at aiills' ex-
pense.
A terrible rain aud hail storm swept
through Iowa, near Council Bluffs,
Monday. Il was about two miles
wide. beating corn and all growing
vegetation into the ground. Il Is re-
garded as one Of the most severe storms
that ever visited western Iowa. Several
lives arc reported as having been lost.
Wednesday evening John Fisher,
aged lS, was sailing with two young
ladies at Quincy, Massachusetts, when
. gale Of wind struck the sails, and the
boom swinging suddenly around, Fisher
and one Of the ladies, named winifred
Butler, we're swept into the water
Fisher was Immediately drov ned, and
Miss Butler died soon after being
brought on shore.
Explorers recently discovered cave
At the base Of Lookout Mountain,
Tenn, the opening being at low-waser
mark in the Tennessee river, three
miles from the city. Explorations
developed q wonderful cave Of unknown
depth. AT the extreme point a very
large lake was encountered, into which
a fall $50 feet high poured its water
with noise Of thunder. Other water-
falls and other interesting phenomena
were discovered.
A sheepherder, named Rutherford,
in Silver Peak district, White Pine
county, Cal, was shot and killed last
week BY Indians, whom be and Q man
called Doc. Clay undertook to drive of
little patch Of ground they were cul-
tisatipg. Rutherford is thought TO
have been innocent in accompanying
Clay. The Indians threaten that they
viii kill. Clay. The neighbors say that
the violence was unprovoked, and If
Clay is killed II will serve him right.