The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-02-11
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ton of Casserly aud then passed. 1t
provides facilities for obtaining patents |
to mining lands, and means simply to |
facilitate mining litigation and enable
parties locating to take up certain I
amount of land on each side of mining
claims for numbering, milling and other
purposes.
The motion of Williams, to take up the
claim for extra services for carrying the
mails to Utah aud Oregon, involving
over 81 900, 900, gave rise to discussion,
in which was urged the necessity for
greater vigilance in private legislation in
view of the extent to which the Govern
ment has been imposed upon in the
Chorpening claim. The bill was finally
taken up and recommitted to the Com
mittee on Post Offices.
SAN DIEGO, Feb1ary The Tucson
(Arizona) Citizen has the following:
A terrible state ofaffairs exist through
out the Territory, in the face of opposite
representations. The Apaches are null
tiplying their acts of theft and murder.
Within the past two weeks they have
captured train, killed one man and
wounded several others. Another train,
between Phoenix aud Wickenburg, was
attacked and a man named George Kane
killed and eighteen mules driven off.
Tully, Ochoa & Co.'S train was surprised
ten miles south ofTucson and one man
killed and all the stock stolen. The mail
coach, on its last downward trip, was at
tackled near Phoenix, in the vicinity of
Fubae, and one man named Joe King was
shot and mortally wounded and a number
Of horses run off. At Florence, thirty
three mules and one hundred head of
cattle were stolen. General demoraliza-
tion among the farmers. No one feels
safe. Many are abandoning their prop
erty and fleeing from the Territory, glad
to escape with their lives. Representa-
tives from all parts of the Territory are
at Tucson for the purpose of devising
means of protection from the savages.
An order has been received for the
transfer of six companies of cavalry from
Arizona to undisturbcd Washington
Territory.
NEW York, February IA train
leaving New York at 6 o'clock last even
ing met an oil train at New Hamburg
drawbridge. The oil train jumped the
track and broke into the oil cars and tip
ped over the passenger train, and set it
on fire. The locomotive, cars and bridge
were all burned up. Three sleeping cars
are among those destoyed. Eighteen
persons we're killed outright, and many
| injured who will not recover.
New HAMBURG, February 7-2 p. NJ
Nineteen bodieis have been recovered,
fourteen of whom are passengers, includ-
ing three children and FIVE employees of
the railroad The search will be con-
tinued, although it is thought that all
have been recovered.
VERSAILLES, Feb. "a special corr
respondent, who has been in Paris since
| the investment, came out to-day and
returned to night. He says that the
Commandant of Montroge has committed
suicide The delivery of arms has COM
menced at Sevran, and is proceeding
rapidly in consequence ofth convention
providing for the delivery of the arms
before rcvictualling Paris. The Pari-
slams are under the impression that the
Prussian troops will not enter Paris.
They are still ignorant of the terms of
capitulation, as it is believed that the
guns in the forts will not be taken by the
enemy. The prices oil provisions had
not yet been lowered. Of 100, 900
horses originally in Paris, 10000 have
been killed for food
The exchange of wounded and priso-
ners is proceeding to-day at the gates of
Versailles.
Arrangements are being made in Ber-
lin for the Emperor's arrival. He will
be in Berlin by the 9Th of March at the
latest. He will leave Versailles on the
4th, and pass through Windsor and
Magdenburg on his way to the Capital
The whole army of investment will
march through Ariude, Triumphe avenue,
De i Imperial, Rue De Rivoli and Ru
St. Anton, simply for the purpose OF
passing through Paris.
. The Inspector General of the English
Army, carrying provisions for the relief
of the French, entered the city yester.
day.
The feeling against Gambetta is in.
crcasing in intensity.
BERLIN, Feb. 6--The Prussian Cross
Gazette confirms the report that al
national questions before the Conferences
have been arranged. The same paper
denies that the Gar has written to the
Emperor William counseling moderation
in dealing with vanquished France.
PARIS, Feb. 4.-Intense suffering
prevails here. Hundreds are dying
daily of starvation, the food being wholly
inadequate.
LONDON, Feb. Ga complete rupture
ha. taken place between the Paris Gov
ernment and Gambetta. The restoration
of the Empire is most probable. 1t il
reported the Pope has undertaken t.
assist in the restoration.
Jules Fayre has resigned as Ministe
of the Interior, but will remain Ministe
OF Foreign Affairs.
. Advices from Versailles to the 6tl
state that Scherr has been nominated TO
J the Assembly by the moderate Republi
cans.
The authorities at Versailles now ALLOW
letters from Paris to be forwarded.
! A letter from Washington in the Gin
cinnati Gazette, says that if the Sal
Domingo Commission make a fayorabl
. report, there will be no difficulty in Sc
, curing the requisite number of votes il