The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-02-06
cIesraphic Summary.

division of the b. & O. Il. Il. explodel
near Barnsville, killing the engineer and
fireman and injuring three train men.
On the 10Th January at Biersburg,
(Tcnn.) J, FIVE notorious horse thieves were
taken from the jail and shot to death by
the citizens. Nearly all the citizens par
ticipated in the shooting, and no attempt
at disguise was made.
The stockholders of the Pan Handle
railroad have unanimously approved the
lease of the Columbus, Chicago and Indi-
ana Central to the Pan Handle road.
On Jan. 30th at South Petersburg
three laborers were killed aud five
wounded by the premature explosion Of
nitro-slycerine.
A Washington telegram on the 1st
says:
Orth will introduce proposition in
the House to-day that the territory be-
shall, upon application by said Republic,
of the United States, to be called the
Territory of st. Domingo, upon certain
terms and condi: ions: that the people
shall adopt Republican form of Terri
torial government. Such action of the
people by and with the consent of the
existing government of said Republic,
and such form of government shall be
submitted to Congress for approval, and
the admission of such Territory shall be
with the view of the ultimate establish
n1ent Of the State government, Republi-
can in form, and that any other territory
in the West Indies whose people or gov
ernment shall apply for admission as ter
! ritory shall be admitted upon the same
terms and conditions as stated. These
Republics arc knocking at our doors and
the question is no longer whether we
shall buy them or protect them, whether
we will take them for nothing
In the House 4 number of bills and
resolutions were introduced, including
one by Elliot to prevent the collection of
illegal ports under color of State au-
| thority, meaning the tax on railroad
passengers. One by Robinson for the
| increase of the Presidents salary to $780,
600; also to pay the sum of $4,000 to
the widow aud children of President
Lincoln; by Shanks directing the Sec
| retary of the Navy to deliver without cost
| to the Greek Government, through its
| Minister, the two monitors 1Iaaton,ah
and Agoaean; by Spaulding, constitu-
| tional amendment changing the mode OF
the choosing of Presidential electors, al
lowing each Congressional district to
choose an e.eetor; by Highly to aid the
construction of the San Diego Railroad;
also to regulate the interest Of the United
| States in certain lands at San Francisco;
| by Kerr allowing ten per cent. additional
compensation to department clerks.
Tabled. BY Worth joint resolution
relating to the annexation of st. Domingo.
After brief discussion, tabled.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-The Times special
says the transfer OF the Indian Bureau
to the War Department is likely to fail
| this session, despite the wishes of Gen.
| Grant.
The contest for the Speakership of the
next House is becoming exciting. The
friendsof Dawes and Blain are conducting
a spirited canvass.
The House Committee Of Ways and
Means will probably report favorably on
the subject of renewing the reciprocity
treaty with Canada.
The TaJune's special says that not
withstanding the vote by which the reso-
luton for the annexation of San Domingo
was tabled yesterday, Judge Orth feels
confident that it can be carried through
before the close Of the session.
NEW York, Feb. 2.-Investigations
by the revenue officers show that the
wealthy trustees of churches up town
have used money set apart exclusively
for religious purposes in investment in
stocks through their favorite brokers.
One revenue officer estimates at least
100000 in church funds thus invested,
while the names of the real capitalists
never appear public. A Baptist clergy
man is known to have speculated largely
in stocks and spends most of his time
among brokers' it is said numbers OF
churches have been mortgaged for pur-
poses of obtaining money to use in stock
speculations.
The English papers say Gen. Dix has
succeeded in obtaining regulations dis
i pcnsing with the necessity of passports
for Americans arriving in the South of
France. A circular from the Minister
of the Interior has been issued declaring
that all citizens of the American Union
shall hereafter be permitted to enter,
travel and sojourn iu France on the sim
pie declaration of their nationality. The
Times recommends that arrangements
be made about the proposed Alabama
treaty and that we remedy the defect il
we are in earnest about preserving pence
five want war let us be honest; if We
want peace let us embrace the cpportu
nity to secure it, but let us do one or the
other and not keep the question open tt
the evaporation of the people OF both
countries without doing good to either