The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-16
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A Few days since Frenchman was
murdered near Spokane bridge CIV. 7. }.
from appearances, while sleeping. The
deed seemed TO have been done with an
ak, as there was horrid cash in his
heed. A rope was about his neck, as if
it had been the intention TO drag the body
away from the scene of the murder One
riding and one pack horse, the latter
loaded with grub belonging to deceased,
had been taken by the murderers.
A few nights since, at Salem, fellow
tried to steal one of the blooded sheep
recently purchased at the East by Mr..
Jos. Holman. The thief was pursued
but escaped after receiving whack over
the head fIem club in the hands of his
pursuer.
The contract for supplying the State
with stationery was let to j. K. Gill, of
Salem, his being the lowest bid.
According to the Salem Statesman,
the contract for carrying the overland
mails, from Portland, Ogn., to Sacramento,
Cal, has been let to Gilman or Altman, of
Yreka, at the rate of s95, 500 per annum,
Jesse d. Carr being his bondsman.
A private letter to the Portland Com
mercial, dated june 10th, states that new
gold discoveries have been made on Jocko
river, in the Pen d'Oreille country. and
there was quite rush of people to the
new diggins at that date.
The Portland Bulletin is to be issued
MOI ming and evening.
The census returns in Clackamas coun-
ty show that, out of a population of 3 900
enumerated, there has been but 80 deaths
in the last twelve months. This is good
showing as to the health of Webfoot,
and will be hard to beat in any other
State. Many other counties make an
equally good showing
Farm hands are said to be in demand
in Yamhill county.
Messrs. HALEY & Co. have transferred
their stage line from Kclton, on the Pa
cific Railroad, to Dalles, to a California
company. TIE consideration was nearly
100000.
Ben. Holiday & Co are erecting a
large hospital in East Portland, where
any of their employees who may be in
jured will receive medical attention.
All but one of the Wisconsin Congress
men emphatically declare that they will
not accept denominations.
The South Carolina Republican State
Convention, to nominate candidates for
State officers, is to be held in Columbia,
on Tuesday, July 26th.
The Temperance men of Michigan will
hold Convention at Jackson in August,
and talk of presenting an Independent
ticket for State officers.
The London Times imagines that the
time sis favorable for any well-considered
attempt to reorganize parties in the Uni
ted States, and obligingly suggests free
trade as the cardinal issue when such an
attempt shall be made. Curious to OBJ
serve how anxious Great Britain is for
this country to adopt the free trade sys-
temt
The Democratic Members of Congress
addressed circular to the Southern sup
porters of their party urging them not to
s.risk the loss of Senators or Representa-
tives By electing men who cannot take
the test oath, or who are under the disa-
bility imposed by the XVIII Amend
ment." This is very good advice, and we
second it with all our might
The Chicago Republican appreciates
the Presidents independence in the Sc
lection of his officers He picks his men,
says the Republican,, as he did his SOL
diers, for their fitness, honesty, and integ-
rity of purpose. Il is bad habit, no
doubt, and gives rise to much personal
abuse, but the people seem to stand it
pretty WELT In fact they rather enjoy
The Springfield Republican says that
there are indications that the Massaehu-
setts Democrats intend to make political
capital out of the en- ployment of Chinese
laborers. They hope to please the "Cris-
pins," it says, and to carry the State by
the help Of the latter. Such an expedi-
ent might turn out to work very much on
the principle of the boomerang and re-
turn to plague its authors.
By proclamation of Gov. Baldwin, the
Legislature of Michigan will meet in spe-
-cial session at the Capitol, in Lansing, on
Wednesday, July 9th, to take action in
reference to municipal aid to. railroads,
some action being deemed necessary in
of the recent decision of the
Supreme Court of the State, that many
OF the bonds issued by counties, &C., in
aid of railroads have been issued under
the provisions of laws which are uncon-
stitutional and void
IF the recently published address of
the Democratic Congressmen, says the
New York Herald, is to be taken as the
first grand pronunciamento of the cam
paign, the initiative shot into the enc
my's camp, it may as well be said to have
fallen still born, or, like the fuse of damp
powder izzle out before it attracted at
tention. 1t would NOT fll. worthily,
place in the political column of country
newspaper, and that seems to
be the way In which that class Of journals
are treating the document.