The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-04
TeiegraphIc Summary.

IeieSrapnIc summary
At the session of the Feniau Congress,
| in New York, on Saturday last, propo-
| to- assassinnte Prince Arthur, of England
| while in Canada The proposition was
unanimously voted down.
On the 9th August Dexter made a
mile in 2.17a, under saddle, on the Fash
ion Course, although the track had been
freshly narrowed.
The President is said to be much dis
pleased with the conduct of the late
China Minister, Ross Browne Spec
ulation is rife as to who will fill Brownies s
place. Among the names mentioned are
Gen. Dodge, Of the u. p. Railroad w.
b. Mann, of the East Indian Telegraph
Company John S. Baldwin, editor of
the Worcester Spy, and John Russell
Young, late of the Neg York 1ribunc.
The Assistant Treasurer at New York
has been directed to continue the pur-
chase of bonds and sale of gold during
September to the same extent and man.
ner as in August.
Last Saturday, Casper Waltz, of St.
Louis, killed his wife, literally chopping
her head in pieces, and then walked to
the railroad track, placed his head on
the rails between two ears Of a morning
train, which passed over him, sevcripg
the head from the body. He had been
drinking freely.
A telegram from Cincinnati dated Au-
gust Goth, says that Mr.. Houghton, an
attache of the Enquirer, got in the car of
a hot air balloon, yesterday, to ascend
with seronauts. The balloon was let go
by mistake, Houghton alone in it.
When about q thousand feet high it col
lapscd and descended among the houses,
landing Houghton, unipjured, in an
alley.
One span Of the bridge across the Ohio
at Louisville is completed, and measures
80 feet-the longest single span in this
country.
Here is the account of the boat race
on the Thames !: The Harvard's led off
finely, maintaining the lead for mile
when they we're two lengths ahead.
They lost distance in shooting Hammer
smith Bridge, a mile and three quarters
from the start. At two and half miles
the boats were level. At 3S miles, the
Oxfords were two lengths ahead, and won
the race by four lengths. The English
papers do full justice to the Harvard crew
and their excellent performance with SO
much to discourage them. The news was
telegraphed to New York in 23 minutes
and reached Oregon the same day.
The English papers comment freely on
the rejection by China of the treaty made
by Burlingame with the United States.
Rurlingame denies the rejection of the
treaty.
The prominent Republican politicians
of Tennessee, are urging the Governor to |
call an extra session of the Legislature. |
A committee of eight, one from each |
Congressional district, have prepared /
and reported a memorial to the people of |
the State and Congress, giving a history
of the late canvas and election, showing
frauds were perpetrated,
the election proclamation,
denying the validity of the election, etc.
The memorial don't ask for Congression-
IL or Federal Intervention.
Lawless whites in Tennessee are pro-
aucing much trouble. Negroes are being
driven from the plantations and planters
will be unable to secure the crops unless
protection to them and the negroes is af-
forded. 1t is thought that planters may
be enabled to combine and protect them
selves and the negroes in some locali-
ties
The illness of the French Emperor
created an immense excitement in Pari-
san circles, aud on the Bourse panic.
The latest kilograms say that his sickness
IS not of an alarming nature chronic
malady that confines him to his bed
In China, in the province of sSzchuen,
twenty Christians and Missionaries have
been killed by the populace. The Pekin
has instituted an inquiry
into these outrages.
The telegram in relation to the mutiny
md consequent hanging on board the
Sabine at Cherbourg, is discredited.
Copious rains have fallen in portions
If the East, and hopes are entertained
hat the heated term is over.
AT Toledo, Ohio, Conrad Mics, for the
murder Of Solomon, is sentenced to be
hanged November 5th.
Prince Arthur has arrived in Cana.
la.
The war in Paraguay remains in sta,u
no.