The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-10-23
Telegraphic Summary.


The New York Chamber of Commerce |.
appointed delegates to attend the opening |
Of the Suez canal.
Browns colossal statue of Lincoln is
ready to be unveiled at Brooklyn.
The Virginia Legislature seems very
intent upon electing men to Congress
who will have influence in securing
public improvements.
Ex-Gov. Ritter, of Pennsylvania, has
died, aged 80 years.
More Spanish troops are arriving in
Cuba.
The diamond fever has broken out in
Australia, and companies are forming to
hunt for diamonds.
1t is said that the President entirely
denies that the Rothschilds have ten
dered any loan to this Government.
A FIRE destroyed Maurick's Petroleum
Refinery in East Boston, with 10000
barrels of petroleum. Loss, $4,000.
A block of machine shops and tobacco
works, on South Canal street, Chicago;
has been burned Loss, 100000.
Oct 15.-The Louisville Commercial
Convention has resolved in favor of the
line of the 35th parallel for the Southern
Pacific Railroad, which fills the st. Louis
and Louisville people with anger.
The health of Admiral Farragut is
much better.
The HerGld's Washington special says
he has seen letter, purporting to be
from NJ. Ferguet, agent of the Rothschilds
in New York, to friend in Washington,
stating that his proposition and cores
pondence relative to offering an unlimited
loan from the Rothschilds to our Govern
ment at 4 per cent, has been conducted
by him directly with the President at
his request. NJ Ferguet says the public
announcement in the Herald was evi-
IDENTIFY the result of jealousy on the part
of the Secretary of the Treasury, who
was not consulted in the matter. NJ
Ferguet will return to France o-moIrow,
but he believes the matter will be sue
cessfnlly carried out NJ. Ferguet is said
| to be partner in Rothschild's banking
house, and was for many years the spirit
of the Paris finn
| Gen. Thomas made a thorough report
on Alaska, its condition and resources,
in which he takes very different grounds
from Mr. Seward. He thinks the prin
cipal if not the only present value of the
new Territory, will be in the effect its
transfer to the United States will have
upon the losing hold of England upon
| British Columbia. He thinks the send
ing of revenue and other civil officers
there useless expense, as the only bene-
! tit is to those who draw the salaries. He
thinks the military posts should be re-
duced, and that the expenses of supply
ing and keeping up a civil sevlce very
far exceed the revenue collected. The
| Territory was a constant burden to Rus
sia. She held at great expense, simply
for the benefit of the Fur Company
There is no probability of any emigia-
tion in that direction, as there is not the
slightest induccment for any. No mines
of valuable mineral have been discovered
which would pay TO work. There is
plenty of timber and coal, but plenty o.
as good quality and easier access, can be-
had 900 miles south Of the Territory
and as an agricultural region it has M
value whatever.
FROM Acknowledgements state tha
modification of the French Ministry il
talked of and more liberal programme
The strike of merchants clerks il
Paris is quite general. They are per
tectly orderly and do nothing to provok
the police.
Advices from Paraguay say that Lope;
has established new line of defense
where he has considerable force AM
plenty of artillery. The allies will soo1
re-organize and resume the pursuit
Later news says that Lopez has bee
pushed from his position.
In Spain the government is general
. successful against the insurgents.
SAN Dates to the lit
say that the first regatta of the San Frar
: cisco Yacht Club took place yesterday
, The flag was won by the Emerald. Peer
less, second.
The Columbus celebration of the TIA
ians was very creditable. The proces
t sion was large, and an address was deli,
cred in Italian.
Oct 1S.-The Pavilion at the recre;
ton grounds was burned last nigh
Loss, So, 5,000-insured. Two men wer
o arrested as incendiaries.
i A building was burned this mornin
in the rear of Ola Market street. Los
SIC, 1000, partially insured
C Under the head Of Valuable Inve1
- II Crs 4 Il ell