The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-05-26
NEW YORK LErTER.
New YoRg, May 18th, 1893.

1
With the suddeness Of an April shower,
spring has at last presented itself; al
though it is late it is better late than
never. In consequence OF the approach
ing warm weather The summer resorts
assume an air OF activity, ice cream
dealers wear smiling counienances, and
the theatres are preparing to close for
the summer. Although many people
have made the assertion that the cable
on broadway woul1 not be completed
until the horses that are attached to the
present rolling stock should all die nat.
ural death, It Is nov q foregone conclu-
| eion that this ears will be run over the
entire road in about week. The trial
trip was successful one and the great
thoroughfare will soon have cable in
ssead ot hoise power which II successful
VIII be great Improvement.
Now that the notorious CARLYLE w.
Harris has been put TO death and the law
at last fulfilled II Is 10 be hoped that
newspaper sensationalisis will let the
dead man rest in his grave and seek ether
neids tor new rumors and scandals. IL
u no surprise to learn that Harris de
clared his innocense in the death chair.
Inc system OF execution by electricity is
succees and electricians and physicians
agree that Harris was killed in less than
one minute after the current was turned
on.
The hest OF friends must part. So said
Admiral Hopkins of "Her Malesties''
navy TO his American companion Admir-
al Oherardi ,as the four British war ships
ilited anchor and sailed for home on We'd
nesday afternoon. The officers of the
foreign nayies tho took part in the naval
review were received with great hospit
ality by the committees appointed by
mayor Oiiroy, but where was there any
thing done for the sailers who stood out
on the yard arms on that cold and rainy
day and who marched for nearly six
miles 10 the delight OF thousands Of New
forkersg The several crews OF the
American vessels however. arranged =
program and good lunch, and then
with conseni OF the officers. invited the
crew oi the foreign vessel opposite their
own and many a cong and dance took
place on the deck The officers are being
led and entertained but the poor sailors
and marines are being ignored. The
Blake" which Is the British flag shin.
reported over hfty dessrtions, and. in
fact, all Of the foreign vessels suffered
from this infaiuation Of their men for the
land OF liberty and many vessels can in
struet { ir bands TO play, "He never
came back, as the roll 10 called The
great feet IL dispensing and in a week the
last OF the mighty ships Of war will have
departed for distant shore
'.0ld Deacon" White has failed again
and the announcement Of the assign
msnt on the door of the Stock Exchange
created sensation on Monday. Aoo1,
a year ago the deacon vas caught in =
corner while specr latiag in corn and
Jailed: he had iusi paid of his creditors
when the great attack made urson in.
dustriaia On Wall street compelled him
70 make another assignment Steven V.
White Is resident Of Brooklyn from
which city he was sen. 10 congress q few
Yeas ago. tie 10 = pillar Of Plymouth
church and was great iriesd OF the late
Henry Ward Beecher- A man of manv
friends and great financial intellect. he
is known On Wall street simply AZ The
= Deacon. Mr. White is eniirelv an
honest man and will no doubt be on his |
ieet skaln before long His pzssis n for
speculation 10 what has caused 10th his
failures.
II Is with great sorrox that the usw,
Of the death oI Mrs Chauncey NJ. Decew /
vas received throughout the ci;v. The
venerable orator is 0yerwhsln ed with !
Ertef and many friends prominent In SOL
ciety have called at the hoase OF mourn |
ing and let their condolences. A tele-
gram from Ex President Harrison a.
indianapolis read: mo one can extend /
10 you deeper or more appTeciatiye /
than mine. May God strength
en- yon 10 bear this inexrressible scrrow. p
Mrs. nepew' s maiden name Was Heee-
man, and she came OF sn old Kuicker. /
oOeker family, which came with the
early Dutch settlers She MAS prominent /
ard influential IN may charities aud vas
but forty seven years old. This ia great
blow 10 the popular orator AMI he has
The sympathy OF his fellow townsmeu.
Mrs Depew gas troubled with sserip. !"
n h:ch she caDeht some time ago and /
the effects oil which caused her sad death.
The assertion that ne will soon cross
the Atlantic with the same uneoncern,
IS taking passage by ferry TO jersey City,
has little boom. The Concord steam
ship or rather floating palace, the Cam
pania. has broken all ocean records by
making the trip from New York 10 |
Queenstown in the remarkable time of /
Eve days and seventeen hours.
With strong tide and under a blue
sky the boats from the Z. s. ships Phil
adelphia, Chicago, Newark, Fersins,
Baltimore and Bennington. manned by /
able seainen, contested for prizes in the |
Hudson river on Thursday. The course |
was over distance of three miles and |
the river was filed wi.L boats OF all dis |
criptions. all eager TO witness the very |
event. The first race was |
won by the crew from the Newark" |
with Phisadelphia's boat second. The
second race was captured by the Versus |
able oarsmen. The men will no doubt |
have jolly time when they go ashore to |
invest their winnings in good "grog."
II is very fortunate. for the British WIS.,
itors, that they did not accept the chai-
lenge sent them hy the sailors OF the U.
s. ship San Francisco for il a race had
been run there is no doubt but that the
Queens tars would have teen left in the
rear. WM. F. II. kogLscH. -