The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-01-01
MANY CITIZENS
TelegraphIc Summary.


WASHINGTON, Dec 24.-Edwin M.
Stanton died this morning of congestion
of the heart. He had been confined to
the house for about week On Sunday,
his ffty-fourth birthday, he was visited
by Grant and Colfax, when the former
rendered him the position of Justice of
the Supreme Court, which was accepted.
Yesterday he complained Of sick ness, and
before midnight the symptoms became
alarming. 1t was found impossible to
obtain relief. Rev. Dr. Starkey, of the
Episcopal Church was summoned, but
the dying man was unconscious. He
died at 3 a. NJ, surrounded by his family
consisting of Mrs Stanton and four
children.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 27-There was a
terrible family quarrel in Westwood last
evening, resulting. in the fatal wounding
of wife and the self-destruction of the
| husband, Cordelia Wilder and John r.
Wilder, known in Western cities as fur
nishers of houses of prostitution. Their
family consisted of twelve children
The oldest daughter was about year ago
married to an attorney in opposition to
the wishes of the father and in accord
ance with the wishes of the mother. The
quarrel grew out of this circumstance,
and Wilder first cut his wife's throat and
then shot himself.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The Sun this
morning says an American Annexation
League has recently been formed in this
city with the avowed purpose of procur-
ing by persuasion or force the annexation
to the United States of all the countries
and provinces of North America, and
all the islands along the coast. Their
motto is that the national safety OF the
United States demands the acquisition of
all North America and the West India
islands. Prominent citizens are members
of the league. The officers are the fol-
lowing well known men Colonel George
Gibbons, President General George A.
Cole, Secretary General James E. Kerr,
Financial Secretary General James b.
Colt, Treasurer. The organization is
preparing an expedition for active par
ticipation in the hostilities going On in
the Red River country against the rep
resentatives of the Canadian Govern
ment. The expedition is to consist OF
1,500 men, of whom 800 have already
been enrolled. twenty-five guides have
been hired who are. familiar with the
Red River country, and who win con
duct the troops from the last railroad sta
ton across the border line. Fifteen hun.
dred Spencer rifles have been stored
away ready for use. Ammunition and
other supplies are also at hand, and nc
further great expense is anticipated. a
prominent railroad man is member oi
the league and has promised the troops
free transit to within 200 miles of the
border line. From this point to the
place of operations, the filibusters viii
make their way by forced marches. They
will depart from New York in squads Of
from one to two hundred as quietly as
possible TO avoid detection and delay
The first squad will start before the 18th
day of January, and perhaps as early as
the first day of that month. The las
detachment is expected to leave the city
before the beginning of February. Foul
bodies numbering $50 men each have
started for the Red River country al
ready, from four cities, viz: Chicago
Buffalo, Detroit and St. Louis, and have
probably crossed the border line already
but no news has yet been received from
them.