The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-16
News Items.

Chlrth III the United States as reDort
ed at the General Assembly of that
| bo1y at Chicago, last May, is 455. 37S.
This, however. does not include the
who.e, as nlny congregations were
not reported. Contributions for the
purposes of the Church for the wear
ending in May are reported to have
amounted to So, ,097. 70j-ln increase of
nearly $500, 600 over heprevious year.
Some idea of the amount of money
contributed for religious purposes in
this country may be derived from the
| statement that single denomination,
and that not the most, numerous one,
has raised so large sum.
| Friend Galloway writes us that
Oliver McPhillips, son of b. Me-
| Phillips, was accidentally shot and
killed, near Amity. by a lad named
Monroe. The practice OF boys carry
| ing firearms is a pernfcious and dan
gerol,s one. VIII parents ever learn
wisdom in this behalf.-S;llem Mercury
of 18th.
The National Division Of the Sons of
Temperance adopted the following by
vote of 81 to 80, at Boston, Septem-
ber s.
Whereas. In the Order of the Sons of
4 Temperance, under the jurisdiction of
| the National Division. we know 10 dis
| tinction OH account of race<color or for
mer condition therefore.
/ RESOLVED, That all are alike before
| the law.
RESOLVED. That in future action we
| do not deem it eXpedient to organize
| separate bodies in the same territory
on account of these Or any other dis
| tinctiOns.
The North German Bishops have
| Just commenced series of conferences
| at Foulda to consider the question of
/ the dogma Of inflllibitity. At these
| meetings it has been decided to omit
1 the customary morning cathedral high
mass. From their earnest manner
since they have commenced to conduct
their sittings, it is evident that they
mean business.
| Mayor Hall asserts his intention to
| fill out his present term of office and
run again, and let the people pass jndg-
mcflt upon his administration.
Cornelius Walsh was nominated for
lican Convention held ut Trenton, Sep
tember 7th.
The former home of Newton Booth
was Terre Haute, Indiana. His former
| friends and neighbors rejoiced greatly
over the news of his election.
At Virginia, Nevada, one hundred
guns Were fired in honor of the Repub-
lican victory in California.
/ Mrs. COLT, the wealthy Hartford
pistol nlai!ut;tctnrcr, is not satisfied
with building a S200,00O church, but
she must now build a S50.OO school
house for the children of her employees.
1t Is good for such people to be rich.
TIE widow of IL man who died III
4 / Irni3tnn Ohio of ri, FRO
has recovered 1000 damages from the
man who furnished the whisky.
IT Is said tllig Humphrey Marshall is
preparing speech Oil the political sit
,latioi. and it is limited that he will
support the New Departure.
TIE Ohio wOInan-women claim ar
other great victory because one of their
number has been put upon an appraised
board. in the c;tse of the appraisal ofan
! e-tate.
ACCORDING to an exchange Mrs.
iianeSt. of Illinois. was lately kicked
iii the chin by Il mule, causing her 10
bite off the end Of her tongue. Since
then Mr.. HameSt has peen offered
thousands of dollars for that mule. but
| stontly denies all offers. lie now
prizes the mute higher than anything
else OH earth.
The PittshtIrg Post proposes Gen
George =. Nee for the Presiden-
cy. That's u sort Of Pitt sblrg Post
nle.-t.,m nomination.
/ y. &. Cook. Republican member of
I Congress from the Sixth District of Iii
iois. has rendered his resignation. and
his successor viii be elected in Nov.
\ new paper i'll Pennsylvania starts
oft by calling a neighboring editor =;
scoi.;idrel, liar and assassin.
..,I. 4 &ys. a
place as a cotton center.
Lemons are among the most recent
successful products of Illinois.
The prices paid by Robert Bonner
for the collection of renowned horses
| which his stable contain. are stated by
Il gentleman. who is said to have re-
ceived his information from his {Bon-
ner'sl ow-n lips, TO be as follows: DeX-
ter. $33. 600 Pocahont;ls, Sf5,0o0 f:
Peerless. $4,000; Lantern. $4,000 ;
Bruno, $25, ,0Go Ed. Everett, $40. 900
Zoe Elliot, $4,000; Lady Palmer,
s35.oo0 Starr. 100000 FIatbush
Maid, $50. eco. Total. $27s.O00.
Cornelius Walsh was nominated foI
Governor of New Jersey, by the Re
publican Convention held at Trenton
on the 9TH instant.
Very friendly feeling exists now be
|
ments.
The Bottom Herald of August 2Stl
has the following:
Margaret DriScoll, a woman 10;
: years of age, and residing with hel
daughter, 30 years of age, at 81 Soutl
street, WAS wandering around tina
street last night. having been put out o
the house by Il hard hearted daughter
Officer McCarty found her and took hel
home. where she was most shamefully
treated by her daughter.
Seond E.ffendi Mostecha has beer
raised to the dignity of Pasla and ap
pointed Minister of foreign affairs.
:. General Essad Pasha, Commander
of the First Army Corps, has been az
pointed Minister of War.
DIR. w. G. Breck, of Springfield, wa:
awarded $4,000 damages by the Mas
sichusetts Supreme Court for injuries
sustained by a collision of the freight
and passenger trains on the COnnecti
cut River Railroad. Tie accident wa'
the result of negligence. and the award
should serve as a warming rs it will
serve as Il precedent for similar cIses.
Railroad and steamboat companies viii
presently learn that accidents are costly
lnxuries, while every dollar expended
in care ard safety yields two in return
The royal family OF Belgium is sin,
gularly unfortunate. The King is par.
TALLY blind, and suffering at times
dreadfully from photobia. The Queer
is afflicted with dropsy of the heart
The Kings brother, the Count of Elan
ders, is stone. deaf. His wife. tlls
beautiful Princess Hofenzollern, |.
consrlmptive; and Carlotta, the King.
sister, Is Insane.
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