The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-19
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ten miles.
The Legislature of Tennessee, by bill,
has postponed county elections to the 4th
Monday in March, in order to submit
the amended Constitution at the same
time.
An American citizen named Vincent
Danny, of Florida, for relating some
what modified account of the assassina-
ton of Castanon, was set upon by vol
unteers, in San Jose street, Havana, and
beaten to death. Nine Cubans were
also masacred in Havana and Matanzas.
In New York city, John Goulding, a
well known politician, WIS discovered
having intimate relations with the wife
of Joseph Sinne.t, seaman. He fed
from the wrath of Sinnett In the even
ing, and the wife at once cut her throat
with her husbands s razor.
The new naturalization bill, now be-
fore the House judiciary Committee,
takes the matter from the State Courts
and puts it into the hands of the United
States officers. Four years of continu-
Gus residence before application for nat
uralization must be proved by persons
intending to become citizens.
The people of Long Island still con-
tinue excited over the Mormon question.
The Legislature of Virginia has elect
ed Gov. Rice. of Shenandoah county,
State Treasurer. His county cast its
vote for Fremont and Lincoln for Presi-
dents.
The steamer Anna reports having sue
cessfully landed, December 10Th last,
on Cuban soil, % men, including Col.
Ryan, Cespedes and Gaicuria, with
2,400 stands of arms and 80 tons of
powder, shot and shell.
Gov. Butler issued proclamation
calling the Nebraska Legislature together
on the 18th, for the purpose of ratifying
the 18th amendment, dividing the State
into Congressional districts, providing
y >
etc.
The Territorial government asked for
by Alaska will probably not be granted
by Congress.
Horse racing has been restored at
Rome by the Papal authorities.
From Madrid (Spain), it is reported
that another Carlist instruction is in
preparation.
A minority of the Committee investi-
eating the alleged defalcation of the NJ.
+. Book concern at New York, report
heavy irregularities in the printing and
binding department give the total de-
falcations implicate the son of one of
the ex-managers, and reflect upon the
the father. The report is 81 gned by the
Revs. S. Slicer and Pike, and by the
Secretary of the Committee.
Julian, Chairman of the House Com
mittee on Public Lands, has prepared a
bill prohibiting further grants of public
lands to railroads or other corporations,
under any circumstances whatever.
Counterfeit five cent nickels are in
circulation. 1t is announced that twen-
ty-fve per cent. of those now in circula-
tion are spurious. All the old issue will
probably be called in, and new issue
made
The Mormon Legislature of Utah has
passed the bill granting the right of suf-
frage to women, and acting Governor
Mann has signed it.
In San Francisco last week, articles OF
incorporation were signed, creating the
San Francisco & Northern Coast Rail-
road Company. The design is to con-
struct railroad from point near San
Rafael to Healdsburg, with branch to
Bloomfield aud Tomales. The company
is said to have the capital and enterprise
to carry out the project.
The man James Dwyer, who was out
on S16,O 900 bail to answer for the murder
of DIETRICH Wohler, in San francisco,
was arrested on Saturday last in that
city, charged with robbing man named
Ball, few hod8 after his discharge on
BAIL
On the 18th inst, Oregon oats brought
81 60 per 100 pounds in San Francisco.
Wheat firm at 81 400 l IS per 100
pounds Flour, in sacks, "a 5000 oo,
as to quality, per barrel.
In San Francisco, Charles Kyle q
Samuel Carr, keepers of saloon on
Kearney street, on Saturday last were
sent to the penisentiary, each for his nat
ural life, convicted of the crime OF mur-
der.
Brick Pomeroy boasts that ne once
worked by the side Of negro compost
tor. The negro compositor turns out
to be one Noah Pickett, who writes to
the Herald that he did work along side
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