The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-12-25
NEWS PARAGRAPHS


agree as to the formation of commission
10 regulate the relations between Church
and State, and define the rights of each.
Placards were posted in Paris the
night of the 18th of December, calling
the people to arms in the name of the
Republic. The next day number of
arrests were made.
The Spanish Cortcs has determined to
investigate the robbery of the crown
jewels, of which act the ex-Queen is ac-
cused.
The Alabama question is exciting re-
newed interest in England.
The..Suez Canal is not to be closed on
account of additional work to be done,
as has been reported.
Geo. Harker, manager of the Pacific
Wine Refinery, has absconded with 81 600
of the Company's money.
The Placerville and Sacramento Valley
Railroad (Cal.) has Incorporated. Capt.
tai, s750,000
A terrible mining accident occurred
Dec. 18th, near Hazleton, Pa. A coal
mine which had not been worked for fif-
teen years, caved in, filing shaft and
tunnel, and carrying down two large
houses with it. Several persons in the
houses were instantly killed. and some
persons are supposed to have suffered the
same fate In the mine. Ten persons are
killed.
The Sultan of Turkey has contracted
for 10000 breech-leading rifles to be
made in the United States.
Florida is said to be in a bad state as
sassinations frequently occur. A request
has been made for troops to be sent
there, for protection.
Intense excitement has been created
in Terre Haute, Ind, by lectures against
Roman Catholics, delivered by DIR.
White, exposing the conduct of priests
in confession, etc. His lectures were
densely thronged. The Catholics had
him arrested bnt could make no case
against him. He afterwards lectured
with still more effect.
The Surrogate has denied the applica-
ton of Richardson's brother to admins
ter on his estate, on the ground that ad-
ministration belonged to the widow and
children of the deceased. Richardson
left $4,000 Tribune stock, and property
in New Jersey.
A report from Washington in refer
ence to the impeachment of Judge
Triggs, of the U. S. District in Tennes-
see, creates great surprise in all classes
and parties, as he is a universal tavorite.
The President transmitted to the Sen
ate on the 18th, a voluminous document
in reply to the resoluti calling for in
formation in regard to Cuba. There is
little news in the correspondence submit.
ted, which includes the entire cores
pondence of the State Department with
Minister Sickles, and all other parties in
relation to the matter.
The failure of Charles T. Sheppard
Co., Albany On. V, flour dealers, fol
$4,000 liabilities at Buffalo, and $40,
at Oswego, is announced. 1t is said theil
creditors have not lost heavily.
The merchants of Salem have quite
generally agreed to close their stores OF
, Christmas.
J A. w. Ferguson has been elected
J High Priest of the Dalles Royal Arcl
Chapter No. 6.
There is news of much excitement a
;, Baker City and vicinity about rich quart
lodes recently discovered
A young man named Baker was com
mitted to the Eugene Jail, last Saturday
, for larceny, committed on the Coast Fork
The steamer Grecian from Palermo
went ashore on Long Island and broke i
two
Y The Mountaineer says: John Halle
t intends running line of stages from tn
Dalles as soon as the boats stop runnin
on the upper river.
Some member of the Tennessee Les
islature, having proposed the sale of Ger
: Thomas portrait which hangs in tn
!. State Library, the General has offered I
refund the cost of the same, and to +,
+ turn the gold medal voted him by th
last Legislature.
: The Eugene Journal says: Sewers
families, who are direct from the ol
: States, arrived in Eugene few days ag
aud we believe are intending to sett
here if locations can be had to suit W
!. understand they came by railroad to Ca
g ifornia, and thence by steamer TO Por
land"
A letter from Jesse Applegate is pul
!, lished, in which he expresses the opinie
IT that route can be found running fro
Eugene, south across the ridge east
Spencer Butte, which will probably |
y. better than the route up the river. Pa
;. ties have been engaged in ascertainir
the hight of this ridge, and the amour
of cutting or tunnciing which will
N necessary to cross it with road, b
= have not as yet finished their investig
!. tion.
4 A correspondent of the Farmer wri
ing about Nchalem. river and valley, sa
there are four families residing in Il
n valley at present, near the old Cover
D. ment crossing. The valley is from Of
to six miles wide in some places i
lie cluding branch valleys, ten miles wild
D. There are about thirty head of hors
N and cattle in the valley this winter. CO
K, crops out along the bank of the rive
in Bands of elk--ten TO thirty-are Fl
p nuentlv seen Climate mild and agree