The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-05-14


The Albaltg Be9lstef.
q. s. Official Paper for Oregon.
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SATURDAY, MAY II, 1870.
PUBLIC SPEAKING-The Republican
and Democratic candidates for Congress
will speak at the Court House today, at
o'clock p. NJ Everybody should go to
hear them. As the weather may be very
warm, and as Wilson will skin his man
Slater, it may be well to have enough of
the equitable adjustment " fraternity in
attendance to salt their champion, SO that
he will keep till June.
SAN FRANCIsco-Littlew won the dia-
mond cue championship billiard game IN
San Francisco on the 7th. He made
1,O01 in seyenty-three innings to his op-
ponent, Koedings, 6o6.
OP IN RE <AAAA
nitro glycerinc at the railroad tunnel near
Wurtsboro, n. Y. on the 9th, one of the
workmen was blown three hundred feet
in the air aud torn to pieces.
HoT-The Salem Statesman is max
ing it terrible hot for the Grover organ.
1t is now engaged in publishing an auto
biography of the organs editors, which
shows them to be Git instruments for the
repudiators.
Storm IN KANsAs.-During a violent
storm in Kansas City on the night of the
9th, large three,story brick was blown
down-loss, 100000 Immediately af.
ter, four story brick, owned by Askew,
Dubois & Co., fell with crash. Loss
on building and stock, s71 900. i
FRANcE.-Arrcsts of parties, for com
pliclty In the assassination plot, continue
to be made. Lermina, who urged the
impeachment of the Emperor, has been
sentenced to two years imprisonment and
u une OF 1U,UUuI.
EARTuoUAKE. = The Waila Walia
Statesman AYERS that shock of earth
quake transpircd in that city on the night
of the 9th. It lasted about forty min
utes. caused the windows to rattle, and
had all the indications Of first class
earthquake.
MExIco.-The Mexican Congress has
passed an amendment to the Constitution
creating a Senatus, which now awaits rat
i6cation by the States. The revolution
lists remain quiet. President Juarez is
expected to pardon son of Santa Anna.
Nor A DOUBT OF IT.-A correspond
cnt from Oregon City to Democratic
journal, writes that he fears the recent
victory of the Republicans at the NUM-
cipal election will be but repeated over
again at the June election. His fears
are well founded for once
GONE EAsT-Mr Thomas Cross, the
renowned porkist of Salem, has gone to
Chica go, with the intention, should the
prospects look favorable, of engaging in
the pork packing business there. He ex-
poets to find wider field there in his
specially, the preparation of fancy hams
LAND GRANT WANTED-The Salem
Statesman says that the people of Tilla-
NOOK county are engaged in building two
roads from that point, one to Salem and
the other to Portland, and in fact have
constructed several miles of each road.
They ask Congress to donate lands to aid
them In building the roads.
CUBA.-Gen Jordan and staff have
arrived In New York, their business be-
ing to procure arms and munitions OF
war The General reports the campaign
substantially ended for~the present, as
having resulted in favor of the Cubans
The Cuban army numbers 10000 mer
well equipped and armed, with artillery
and mountain howitzers sufficient for the
service
HAIL SToRM.-A great hail storm
which occurred in Philadelphia on tbt
9Th, destroyed nearly every pane of glas
on the south side of Chestnut street. Al
the windows in the Continental hote
were broken; fruit trees in the distric
were almost entirely destroyed. The
stones were from the size of pea tosev
en- incheZia circumference.
Rev. j. Ii. WILBUR REAPpoINrED
From the Statesman of the goth, We
learn that Rev. J. III. Wilbur has been
reinstated at the Simcoe Indian Agency
in Washington Territory. His removal