The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-06-01
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at Seattle includes two donations Of
$lo,0o0 each, one Of $4,000, ton Of
$1,000 each, ten Of s9500, three Of $2,-
600, one Of sl50O, ten Of $1,000, and
thlrty.nine Of $500 each. The people
had to the lst Of July to raise the mon
ey, but have come within the time two
weeks.
The treasury reserve Is down 70
6,664, ,03a. which Is $l2, 100000 be-
low per cent. Of the outstanding legal
tenders. Receipts for May, SO far, have
been $9s, 100000; ordinary expendi-
lures, s29, 600, 900, leaving an excess
on the 2sth of SG,00o,000. The pen.
sion account for May having been de
Quoted the balance from this time will
probably improve.
Senator Condee Of Chicago, the other
day in the Senate, while certain nomi.
nations for Chicago justices OF the peace
were pending. made the assertion that
Justice Prindive, seeking denomination,
was under the control of Chicago gamb-
lers, and was the tool OF Mike MeDsn-
gal. Yesterday Condee VAS accosted by
McDongal while walking the streets Of
Chicago. and after some words. thu lat.
ter spat in the senator's face.
i Brooklyn has bad It's bridge opening,
Cincinnati its dramatic festival, Nash.
vile It's military tournament, Saratoga
it's religious anniversaries, In Chicago
the railroad exposition Is under way,
and now San Francisco 10 preparing to
take her share in the municipal shows
of the year BY welcoming to her hos
i pitality the trienniAl conclave knights
Tsnplar. About 10000 knights win
be In attendance, and ID viii cost the
local lodges nearly 100000.
A. Walcott. who arrived at san
Francisco from Texas few days ago,
states that within the past six weeks
large number Of people have started
!!out from there for Oregon and Wash.
ington territory, where they w!llrer.
manentIy locate. Most ef these have
their own outfits. asd viii make the
trip overland. A German colony which
arrived in Texas late last year was
about ready to start ior Eastern Ore
gon, and another colony intends To
settle near Seattle.
Dinah John, pcpularIy known as
"Aunt Dinah" throughout the State of
New York, died at the onondaga In.
dian reservation. aged 100 years. Aunt
Dinah was married TO Thomas John
early in the present century. Thomas
was a warrior in Captain Coles compa-
ny Of New York militia, in The war Of
1912 lie went with. a company as
cook. The couple served throughout
the war. Aunt Dinah drew ; pension
for about City years She was nurse 10
Iex-Gov. Horstio Seymour at bis birth.
| A fendish plot TO destroy a whole
family is reported from the town Of
Nelson, Illinois. Friday night ropes
were tied TO all the door knobs Of the
house Of Mr.. Boyd, and then lasbed to
trees in the yard. Coal oil was then
poured on and around the foundation Of
the dwelling and fred near the main
house. Boyd was awakened by the
noise OF the flames, and luckily was
able TO burst open the doors, and with
lhis wife aad several children rushed
through the flames without harm, but
the escape from terrible death was q
very narrow one. &c is not known by
whom or for what reason the deyiIish
deed was committed.
The people Of Georgia, according to
local papers, are SO united ia reprobat-
ing Chinese as residents that no bill of
indictment can be found against men
who assault them and destroy their
property. A party Of men drove ont q
small colony Of Chinese that had set
tied near Waynesboro. and destroyed
their poor buildings. The Chinese min
ister invoked the general government
and the Chinese bad the matter brought
into local courts, both on civil and
criminal processes. The grand jnry
has refused 10 render any bill against
the persons implicated in the riot. and
a Wsynesboro dispatch Says this actIoR
is. heartily approved by the people,
whose sympathies have been entirely
with the yonpg men in their troubles.
Alexander Sullivan, president Of the
Irish national league Of America, says
letters received from nll parts of the
country give evidence of the hearty co..
operation of Irishmen to an extent be-
yond the most saguine expectations.
Societies already have affiliated which
never before were connected with q
national movement, and none of those
before connected have Withdrawn their
cooperation. In his opinion the Irish
people throughout the country. never
before were 10 strongly united. Within
thirty days he predicts the national
league IN Chicago will include greater
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