The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-02-20
EASTER NEWS BY MAIL.
We cory from the New York Herald
of Jan. 10th:
PENSION TO MRS. LINCOLN

PENSION TO MRS. LINCOLN.
The bill introduced in the Senate by
air. Morton, of Indiana, for the relief Of
Mary Lincoln, widow Of the late Prcsi-
dent I.incoin, rests upon good founda
ton 1t is presented in the shape of
claim ter Il pension due to the widow Of
the Communicating Chief cf the army of
the United States, slain by the enemy
While acting in the capacity of the head
OF the Cnion forces and in this shape
we presume there will be no objection to
the pension proposed in either House
Hr. Sumner suggested that The annual
allowance to the widow be fixed at Eve
thousand dollars and the Committee to
which tho bill has been referred need
have no fear that this will be too much
Considering the high prices of living
during and since the war, the Presidents
salary of twenty FIVE thousand dollars is a
pitiful sum considering the fact that
the untimely death of President Lincoln
cut off his family from the benefits OF
nearly a whole term of four years and
considering the good name, honor and
dignity of the Government Of the United
States, this relief bill should be passed
without chatfering and delay A grace
full thing loses half its merits if not grace
fully done.
From the Louisville Ky. } Sun Of
Jan. 10th, we have an account Of
GHOSTS ON THE OHIO RIVER.
As the Mississippi and Cincinnati
Packet Company's steamer Minncola was
passing up the Ohio, Thursday nj ght at
$50 O'Clock, when within short .lis-
tance Of the spot where the recent colli-
sion occurred between the mail line
steamers United States and Aa,eraca, the
watchman, Jacob Thorp, and ba1keeper,
John Mcuuron, who were on the guards,
together with Mr.. Murphey the steward
| Of the boat, looking out for the wreck and
desiring to see how the place looked,
were startled by pale-blue light which
rose slowly from out the water to the
height of several feet and lasted about
fifty seconds, when it disappeared. The
light itself was not very bright, yet they
could distinctly see the outlines of the
wreck and on the bank for some distance
| They were at first puzzled, but before a
minute elapsed another light was seen to
rise ths-same as the first. The pilot who
| saw the first one was now also puzzled
and was ready to believe it hail and
about to answer it, when a third column
of light rose nearly alongside. As sever
al of the officers saw them and consulted
| as they gazed in wondcrment at the spect
acle, at the same time watching closely
! for any sign of men about the wreck and
failed to discover any cause for these
singular phenomena, some became some
what excited aud one or two rather ter
rified, as they were not much unlike the
ghosts of the departed. The officers who
saw them affirm positively, and we can
not doubt their assertions, asserted earn
estIy as they are, that these lights, sc
singular, wonderful and unaccountable
exploded aud expanded after rising and
assumed human forms. Every one or
the boat was aroused and great excite
ment prevailed. All went out on watch
but after passing the wreck no more were
seen.
The New Haven Register Of Jan. 10th
gives account of
HEAVY ROBBERY IN NEW HAVEN.
/ DIR. w. NJ. Howard of West Earle,
(Vt), arrived hear last evening (l4th
on the seven o'clock train from New
| York and remained until the departure
of the eleven O'Clock for Boston. Dur
ing the interval he called upon the famil,
of o. E. Winchester. Soon after gettin;
on board the train he discovered that hi
coat pockets had been cut open and
pocket-book stolen in which he had four
teen $1,000 United States bonds, cigh
81 900 greenbacks and one $500 green
back-in all S22, 500. He remembere'
passing through jostling crowd in tn
depot. and a brakeman saw two me-
Jump off after the train was in motion
Putting these facts together, Dr. Howard
after conferring with tho police OF Hart
, ford, took an officer and returned her
this morning. On informing Mr.. Win
chester of the circumstances, however,
: was learned that the cut was made betor
: he called there, as MIR. Winchester or
, served it at the time. This would seer
} to indicate that the robbery was commii
} ted either in New York, on the road, 9
: when he left the train on its 'arriva
There was cut on the other breast {
, the doctors coat, about two inches Ions
which penetrated another poeket-boo
in which was S14, 900, which the thieve
did not succeed in extracting, DIR. How
ard stated to the officer detailed by Chic
lincoln to attend to tho case that he r,
. ceiyed SIS, 900 in New York in the pre-
3 ence of no one but the President of th
3 hank where he obtained it, but that
E counted over all he had in his hotel
the nresence OF the clerk. He was col
fdent that no one but the clerk ",
present; but it is just possible that 9th
ewes we're upon him and the fact th