The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-24


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SATURDAY, JUNE "a, 1871
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The Prince Imperial of France pro-
poses to run for the Assembly.
Wagons filed with emigrant families
have reached Eastern Oregon, direct from
the States across the mountains.
a marriage has been arrauged between
the Duke Of Edinburg and Princess
Thira Of Denmark.
Many Germans are leaving France for
their homes-the French papers say
laden with plumber.
Gen. Forrest has been ordered to Wash
ington to testify before the Congressional
Ku-Klux Committee.
The Democracy of Iowa have ''aecept-
ed the situation" and have adopted the
Ohio platform.
Hon. J. NJ. Francis. editor of the Troy
Times, has been appointed Minister to
Greece.
The magnificent railroad bridge across
the Mississippi river Mt keokuk, Iowa,
was finished and opened for travel on the
14th instant
William Smith is the champion shin
gle maker of America. He made in six
days, at place near Saginaw,s 165. 800
shingles.
Miss Barbara Cassell, of Virginia, has
just received $4,000 damages for breach
of promise Of marriage from Randall
Waddcll
Goveornor Weston, of New Hampshire,
was iraugurated on the 14sh, and a grand
military and civil procession held in hon.
or of the occasion.
Shook UP.-Our old Democratic
friend, W. II. Newell, of the Walla
Walla iStatesmaas has been enjoying the
delights of fever and ague of late, and
teeis considerably shook up thereby.
In Penns5 lvania there are now, it is
said, nearly sc, 900 members of the Order
of Odd Fellows, and last year nearly
's300,000 was paid to those needing
relief.
The other day s1r. George Morrow, a
pioneer of Vancouver, started for New
York to live. slr Morrow has been the
husband of fge wives, aud the father of
twenty one children. He never put off
till to- Morrow, what he could do to-day
Colored Cadet Smith, recently dismiss
cd from the West Point Academy, has
had his sentence commuted by the Presi-
dent to one years reduction in academic
standing, and be will join the frst class
next September.
w. H. Watkinds, the Superintendent.
of the Penitentiary, who attacked S. A.
Clarke, editor of the Salem Statesman,
with rawhide, aud shot him with a
revolver, is under bonds of 50, 600 to
answer for the crime.
The. Philadelphia correspondent of the
London Times thinks that Hoffman is the
strongest Democratic candidate Tor Presi-
dent yet named, but says he is too much
compromised by his connection with the
Erie Ring.
Deaf and dumb clerks are on trial in
some of the departments in Washington.
There is no reason why they shouldn't
succeed. Dumb walters were introduced
into all the leading hotels long ago, and
have satisfied everybody
The country around Ottawa, Oatario
is threatened with a repetition of the
terrible fires Of last year. The whole
country about Pembroke. Chelsea, Buck
iDgham ;nd Gatineau Point is filed will,
dense clouds of smoke, and the FIRE is
rapidly spreading.
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y is not 50 bad as We supposed. His
EKeelleney, Andrew Johnson, spoke
three honrs at Knoxville, ..before every
man, woman, and child in the place. 2
and satisfied with one definition of his
policy, avOwed his unalterable determi-
nation of retiring to his grave and bis
grocery.
w Stronan, native of Denmark