The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26
TeIegraphlc Summary.

TeIegrapnIc Summary.
The President has signed the joint
resolution giving the widow and children
of Judge Stanton years salary as AS
sociate ustice.
Eugene Schuyler has been nominated
as Secretary Of Legation a. ST. Peters
burg
CHICAGO, March 1S.-A Tribune dis |
patch from New York says four vessels |
went ashore on Long Beach yesterday,
and three on Long Island. The crews OF
two were all lost. and three of another.
The loan for the Mexican overland
railroad will be placed in the market
soon, based on a large grant of land by
the Mexican Government, both on the
line of the road and in the northern part
of the Republic General Rosecrans is
interested in the enterprise, and proposes
to establish an American colony on the
land granted to the road.
NEW YORK, March 19.-The particu-
lars of the explosion of nitro glycerine
at the factory in Ridseway, New
jersey, show that there was about
1000 pounds sot nitro elycerine in
the building and twenty five thousand
pounds of material used In the manufac-
ure. The building is mass of ruins
scattered miles around. The explosion
was heard for miles, and its force shat
tered the windows of houses mile dis
taut. The bodies of the four men killed
were blown to atoms. Loss $4,000
New YORK, March 13.-J ulian G
Vcrplanek, the we'll known author and
politician, died to-day, aged 81.
! Capt. Slocum, of the schooner .Salo-
din, from Jackmei, reports that on the
18th inst, in lat. 800 lon. 75', he saw
curious creature, 60 feet long and 24 feet
broad across the back, resem bling the So
called sea serpent.
The extensive freight depot of the
New Jersey Railroad at Communipaw
was burned with it's contents, including
twelve loaded freight cars and six horses.
Michael Gnirk, the watchnan, was burned
to death in the eudeavor to save the
books. Another man was seriously ln-
jured Loss, from $50, 900 to SlU0 600.
Insurance light.
CITY OF MEXICO, March 90 Via
Havana, March 17.)--The revolutionary
| movements are all On the wLne and the
Government officials are becoming more
overbearing. Peaceful citizens are abused,
aud much public corruption has come to
light. Three prominent army ofhcers
have been imprisoned for forgery.
Schlaher, the German Charge d Affairs,
has left to attend a session aud explain
the commercial treaty with Mexico. The
current expenses of the Mexican Gov
ernment exceed by one half the revenue.
General Gauderrame has surrendered
III /, Stot Of
San Luis Potosi is entirely free from the
revolution, and the insurgents In that
State have rebelled against their leaders,
who were compelled to fly for their lives
\ heavy battle is reported between the
Potosi revolutionists and the Gov
ernmcnt troops. At first the rev.
olutionists were successful, but they
were afterwards beaten and compelled to
fly before bayonet charge Of the troops,
Three hundred insurgents were killed
and 600 taken prisoners. Generals
Cadena and Hoita escaped with 5000
men. General Toled, has about the
same number, which is all tha,
is left of the formidable force recently
menacins the Government A pronun-
ciamento has gone forth for the purpose
of concentrating revolutionists in Mich
oacan. E>cobedo is directed to turn all
his attention there. TIE rcvolutionsts
: have disappeared from Guadalajara. Tive
merchants of that State have offered the
Government commander voluntary loan
The revolutionary officers who left Mex
leo have been mostly captured or killed
during the past few weeks.
HAVANA, March 1S--The plantation
of Mrs. Emmerson, an American lady
residing in Wilmington, North Carolina
; situated near Sauga La Grande, wa:
burned by the insurgents also six plan
tations near Santa Espiritu. Owing te
these reports sugar is bnoyant. Many
plantations have nearly finished grinding
GEN. GRANTS LETTER During tht