The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-01-29

via Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad, was formally opened this week
distance, 497 miles
New York, Jan. 2O.-Prince Arthur
and suit arrived at the Hudson River
Depot at noon, and were met by Mr..
Thornton. Tho suit took carriages and
drove at once to the Prevoost Hotel.
BosroN, Jan. 20.-The City Council
refused to appoint Commissioners to ex-
tend the hospitalities of the city to Prince
Arthur.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Lieut. Com
mander Eastman, commander of the
steamer Mantle, attached to the Pacific |
fleet. has been ordered to proceed to the |
Bay OF San Michael, where his vessel |
will act as depot of supplies for the Da-
rien expedition.
The Committee on the District of Co.
lumbia, IN joint session, received the del
egation from the Woman's Suffrage Con-
ventlon, about twenty in number, nearly
all ladies. Mrs. Stanton, Miss Anthony,
Mrs. Hooker and others addressed the
committee, who listened attentively, but
gave no intima'ion that they would grant
the prayer for female suffrage in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
/ NEW York, Jan. 20.-The meeting
of. the representatives of the Express
Companies adjourned this afternoon. The
American, Merchants and Adams & Co.
arrived at a unanimous solution of all
the questions at issue which is embodied
in general agreement of all the compa-
nies which only awaits the signatures of
the United States Company, not repre-
sented, to make it complete.
ALBANY, Jan. 22.-In the Assembly
to-day Mr.. Littlejohn introduced reso-
luton directing the Senators and request
ing the Representatives in Congress, to
vote for the reduction of the compensa-
: tion of Congressman to three thousand
dollars per annum, and reduction of
mileage and the abolition of the frankine
privilege.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-The Ne,c Nation,
the organ of insurgents, has commenced
publication at Fort Garry. 1t says ::
, I'VE regard the Hudson Bay Company's
Government obsolete, never to be resus-
citated. The Dominion Government, by
criminal blunders and gross injustice, has
| forever alienated this people. We con-
/ slider it too far distant to intelligently ad-
minister our affairs" It thinks g the
, United States Republic offers that system
, of Government which would best promote
| order and progress, and open up rapid
i ly this country of magnificent resources /;
but in our present dependent condition,
| we hold it our duty to advocate independ-
ence for the people of Red River as a
cure for all the present ills, annexation will
follow in time"
ualap NJ Sbofor of 1,ror o,r
/ fenced to one year in the penitentiary
r for fraud in drawing pension money after
Eer marriage.
S PROVIDENCE, Jan. 22.-Elias B. Pitch
: er, prominent citizen, committed suicide
b last night, in consequence of the failure
f of firm whom he had largely endorsed
: PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22.-Dr. Tandis
S was sentenced to one years Imprisonment,
a and a fine of $4,000 for the publication
of obscene books.
$ ST. LOUIS, Jan 22.-The jury in the
g libel suit of Eliza Buckley VS.. the St
j Louis Republican tor $4,000, after be
IS ing out since Thursday, returned yer
g diet giving the plaintiff S5, 900 damages
Information has been received at mill
IS tary headquarters of Indian depreciation:
Y in the Indian territory, sixty miles south
l. of the Arkansas river, a few days ago
e There are some appreheusions that ther,
IS will be trouble in the spring.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 22.- George. d
j. Prentice died at four o'clock this morn
e ing, aged SO.
h HUNTINGTON, (Pa) Jan. 22.-Bo
e huner and Vanderburg, the murderers o
is the Rugton family, have been count
d guilty of murder in the first degree ant
sentenced. Vanderburg declared that h
J. was not guilty and knew nothing abou
1t the murder until after his arrest.
ar LONDON, Jan. 20.-London paper
r. contain accounts of the rejoicing in Eng
to land on the 1st of January, when tn
new bank superintendence law which
va abolishes Imprisonment for debt, excep
d. in cases of county court judgments
k; went into operation. There was gener
d. al Jail and sponging house delivery o
IS debtors. At one prison, the larges
IS place of detention in London, the priso
is ners were notified that all might leav
H. who pleased, at midnight of Decembe
tn 31st. OF 81 inmates only 81 had avail
ne ed themselves of the privilege, the other
begging that they might remain IN jan
&c having no homes.
ne The Times has four columns reviewing
10 Mrs. Stoves book on the Lord and Lad
Byron matter. The writer admits tn
e. likelihood that Lady Byron was drive
insane by her husbands passion 70
as mystifcation and really believed hir
ne Incestuous.
as s---- -
SPEECH! SPEECH Figaro says thi
in is medium sample of the negative, m
IS gratory, and nullifying speeches made
the present Legislature:
n "MR. SPEAKER.--I don't see the nj