The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-01-15
NEWS OF rmr wonLD.

4 tue Atteu feoPlo VoAuto "'tAAuAhbs AA'
says the Irish are witty and Affection
ate, and tho witless aud heartless Car
not govern them.
In the championship eight inch Balh
line, handicap match At billiards lasI
week at San Francisco for 81 600
Morris to begin at the scratch aud play
500 points as against Sawyer's 800
Morris won with an average Of III
and 20. Sawyer made 33l points with
an average Of 90 and %.
Msrmon Bishop David Stewart has
been sentenced TO pay tine Of $500 and
be Imprisoned six months for polygamy
at Salt Like City.
Two brothers, Matthew and Walter
Evans, residents Of Dickinson county,
Iowa, were drowned last week in Iowa
while skating on West okobsji Lake.
b. 5. Smith, 81 years old, died at bis
home seven miles east of Vienna, ILL.,,
last week. lie was married seven times,
and was the father Of twenty-three
children, only four Of whom are now
living.
The yisible supply of wheat reported
by the New York Produce Exchange is
s,645, ,325 bushels, an increase Of 2l3,.
5l2 bushels corn, l0,255,357.
Heretofore ships have heen permitted
to pass through the Susz Canal only in
daylight but now war ships and
steamers provided with electric lights
Of sufficient power to illuminate the
canal 1900 yards ahead may go at
night.
August Heidem, who has been out Of
employ mSnt some time, at Joliet, H.,
committed suicide by hanging himself
10 nail 10 tie wall Of his house.
Pension Agent Everett, last week
issued to Alexander Gilhist, Of Indiana,
Pa, the largest pension ever paid a
private soldier. The back pay aggregat-
ed Sl2,l5 and the money came TO
blind, crippled old man, who has been
an inmate Of the poor house for twelve
years.
The great strike in the Monongahela
Valley, Pennsylvanis, has ended, and
the miners have reSumed work. The
river is full OF empty boats and barges,
and there is not half a million bushels
Of coal ready for market. The strike
will cost the strikers about 81 500, ,0e0.
At private dance at Red Fork,
Ind, last week, the Intrusion Of three
wild Uchs Indians, shoe ing their re-
volvers and lwhOoping in the hcuse,
while drunk, caused sudden and un-
expected termination Of what promised
eArlierlin The evening TO he very
pleasant party by a select company.
For time it was impossible TO tell
who was making the m1ss noise, the
screams Of the ladies or tie whoop Of
Lo.
Rev. Arthur o. Brykman died last
week OF Baltimore in his eighty-Grst
year, Of hemosrhsge aud jaundice. Hs
was born in Koenigsburg, PrussiA, and
was the son Of the most prominent Ger
man physician Of the time. IL is said
he WAS closely related To a royal family
in Prussia. He graduated at The Upi-
versity Of L~ipsis, and entered the Lu.
theran University. His connection
with the troubles of lS48 in Prussia
caused his expulsion.
Fred Fishel, aged 50, confidential
clerk TO Bernbeiu & Bauer, Of Sic
Broadway, New York, at salary Of
$4,000 year, has sbsconded with S75,-
600. The old story-wine, women and
cards.
Governor S.oneman last week ap-
pointed Senator j. ID. Spencer, editor
Of the Modesto Nelcs, Clerk of TIE Su-
preme Court, vice McCarty, decAmped.
He has flcd bis bond. Lucky editor.
A severe snow storm prevailed
throughout England during last week.
Railroad traffic was greatly impeded
and many telegraph wires broken. The
snow greatly interfered with travel ia
| London.
At o'clock Wednesday morning o.
last week $4,000 barrels Of oil took FIR,
from some unknown cause, belonging
to the Standard Company's No.
works. They presented msgnifcen
scene to Cleveland peope.
A. The snnuel sale If the plymouth
Chsich ps~s last week there was |
slight falling off. Although Beecher'
salary is $4,000 year, be is actual,
sakiDg but $4,000, as be contribute
So, 600 for music.
Thomas Duncan, bully, AMI Judsoi
Hickman, consumptive,hsd terribl
fst fight last week 10 Va. II was com
menced by Duncan speaking disreSpect
fuI Of Hickma,.'s finance. The 6gh
lasted an hour, and strange as it ma
seem, Duncan's skull was cracked .
that he died.
The new cremating furnace Oh Lon
Island II unsatisfactory. Two bodis