The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-12
Telegraphic Summary.


HAVANA, Feb. 7.--Yesterday four Americans
were walking along the street and wearing blue
neck ties. When near the Tacon Theater. they
were stopped by man who addressed them in an
excaed manner, pointing to their neck ties. Not
understanding Spanish. no answer was returned.
The man then drew a revolver and commenced
hrlng. One American was killed and two others
severely wounded and are now in a precarious
condi.ion. The fourth escaped pursued by the
crowd, shouting and crying 'stop him. The
man who fired the shots has disappeared, and it is
not known whether he was a volunteer not.
The American Consu-General is investigating the
affair. Secretary Fish has telegraphed to learn
tne particulars. Captain General Derodas is
highly indignant, and has ordered every exertion
to be made to discover the perpetrators, offering
thousand dollars reward for their arrest. Iffound,
they will be tried before drum-head martial
and executed forthwith. People of all parties de-
nounce the deed The victims of this affair ar
rived from New York few weeks ago.
line volunteers who took active part in the
recent disturbances at Mantanzas have been ar
rested by order of the Captain General, and
now confined in Mono Castle, awaiting trial by
Court Martial.
ST. Louis, Feb. 7.-Despatches announce the
return of Major Kidd, from a scouting expedition
TO ms camp OF supplies. Satana, a kiowa Chief
had been regarded as threatening hostlities and
Major Kidd was sent tour of observation
He thinks the expedition had the effect of arresing
the msehievous plans of the Kiowas.
ion on the legal tender question is the great sub
ject of discussion in financial circles. The decis-
ion, understood in Wall street, is that the legal
tender act was justified by the war, but that Con-
gress has no power to issue any more legal tender
notes, and that all contracts made before 1852
must be paid in coin. In this shape the decision
is certainly very important but its influence on
values has been remarkably slight, considering
the decision makes some millions of railroad bonds
and an immense aggregate of State and city bonds
payable in coin, both principal and interest of
which for eight years have been paid in green
backs. 1t is not improbable that of the
poorer States with heavy debts, as North Carolina
and Tennessee. being unable to provide for the
payment of their debts, even currency basis,
may be driven by this decision into open repudia-
ton pleading the action of the Supreme Court as
imposing them obligations they could not honor.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. SIN conversation with a
delegation of Georgians to-day the President said
that previously he had been Impressed with the
idea that all acts of the Legislature, previous to
| the expulsion of the colored members, had been
4 legal and binding, and the election of Senators
valid but mature investigation satisfied
him that the present legislature the first legal
| organization, and that all action should commence
| with the The President remarked that
both himself aud Gen. Sherman had great conf
/ dence in Gen. Terry.
kilograms from Havana fully confirm the re-
ports relative to the continued advance of the
! Spaniards through the insurgent districts.
RICHMOND, Feb. s.-The Legislature meets to-
day. The Governors message will declare the
opr ion that ali the offices in the State vacant
and advise the Legislature to appoint board tc
make appointments to fill them until election
| is held. The Governor deprecates the keeping
up of the hostile feelings evineed in the campaign
and promises to be Governor of every citizen, IRE
spective of party or class.
NEW YoRk, Feb. S.-The ladies who started q
brokers' Office Wall street, all having
/ large share of curiosity If not of business. Al
kinds of rumors are in circulation with regard t.
their credit One is to the effect that they brough
seven hundred thousand dollars into the street
another, that they are backed by Commodore
Vanderbilt.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. THE notorious Fred. Bieb
usch and Alex. Murphy were arrested to- night, OF
| charge of dealing in counterfeit money. The fer
mer has been arrested thirty times Tor the sam
| offense during the last sixteen years, and oul.
convicted once.
CLEVELAND, Feb. S.-A laborer named Snyde
was cut in two by railway train, at Milbur.
Station while attempting to crawl across the tracl
| under the train.
Jay Gould received credit, few days since, 70
a contribution of SO 900 to the professorship o
mathematics in Princeton College. 1t is probabl
that the donation was from Jay Cooke.
! Three gentlemen from California have put in
claim for Goat Island in San Francisco harbor
There is prospect of some litigation before tn
case is settled.
CHICAGO. Feb THE House Territorial Com
mittee will soon report a bill organizing ne'
territory in the Indian country. The Preslden
heartily favors the project, and thinks the eectiv
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Cherokees, and other tribes advanced in ciyiliza
tion.
NEW York, Feb. THE London Lance say
Queen Victoria has been suffering for the past fe'
months from neuralgia, affecting the ditfcren
parts of the body bad enough to cause alarm.
CHIC AGO, Feb. 7.-Mr. Wright, of Indianapo
lis was assaulted, robbed, and left for dead on Sal
urday night by four ruffians, who knocked hir
senseless and cut his throat Wright was foun
on Sunday morning with his feet bidly frozer
and in a very critical condition from loss of blood
The object was murder.
A rufian in street at midnight on Satul
day provoked disturbance with the passengers
and being too powerful for unarmed men to ejec
he actually drove the ladies and gentlemen fror
the
Judge Billings, member of the constitutions
convention, has become insane, and been sent
the insane hospital.
The committee of convention have nearly CON
pleted their work, leaving the convention to ad
just and revise the various articles reported.
Los Angeles, Feb. S.-The drought continue
to be the absorbing topic amongst the farmers
this county, and business of all kinds is suHcrin
on account of the prevailing anxiety. Capitalist
are taking advantage Of the prevailing depressio
to invest in real estate. More new houses are n o.
being erected than for some time past.
This week another prospecting party leaves her
for Death Valley.
Experiments with the marble, lately found i
this county, to be made, and it is believe
an investigation viii show that good qualit
can be obtained.
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