The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-01-07
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Music, the latter winning the money,
champion cue and game by 404 points.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Mrs Bel
KNAPP, wife of the Secretary of War, died
here this evening, after several months
illness. She was the daughter of the
late John Tomlinson of Ii arrodsburg,
Kentucky.
Samuel Reed, the oldest Mason in the
West, died at Covington, Kentucky, yes
terday.
Motley has written letter in vindi-
cation Of his course in England. The
substance of this epistle is not yet known,
but it is understood he claims to receive
no intimation of dissatisfaction Gu the
part of the State Department, until tel
egram snmmarily dismissing him, which
came to hand after the San Domingo
treaty was rejected by the Senate.
John H. Surratt was advertised to re-
peat his lecture here tonight, but was
persuaded to abandon it by the Mayor,
who advised him to withdraw the ap-
poiutment for fear of trouble. 1t is said
a number of persons had determined to
prevent the delivery of the lecture in any
event.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Representan
tive Sargent, of the Committee on Ap-
preparations, will on the assembling of
Congress report the Indian Department
bill. The amount will be one million
dollars less than the bill of last year.
The public debt statement shows a
reduction during the month ofDcceinber
of S2,24O,700, 95. The coin balance is
S107 ,S02 ,2S0, including'i in certificates,
amounting to SO, 10000. The currency
balance is $50, 0,2S4,291.
Chicago, Jan. 3.-The Illinois Leg
! islature meets to morrow. The Senate
rial contest is exciting great interest,
and the Capital is crowded with politi-
! clans
MEMPHIS. Jan. 3.-Two cars of a
passenger train on the Mississippi and
/ Tennessee Railroad, were thrown from the
high bridge ten miles below here by
breaking of an axle, aud five negroes
were killed, and one white man it is
feared fatally wounded.
BERLIN, Dee. 2T-Information has
been received here that the Porte has
ordered the Bosphorus and Dardanellcs
coasts to be protected by torpedocs.
MADRID, Dec. 27.-The Royal Civil
List gives the King six million francs
annually aud makes him heir to half the
palaces of the Kingdom.
! HAVANA, Dec. 3o-Advices from
Santiago dc Cuba, dated the 23d, state
that on the 18th eight hundred iusur-
gents including forty negresses armed
with cutlasses, sacked and burned Socapa
a fishing village, distant five miles from
and opposite the Moro fortress at
the mouth of the harbor. They forced
a small detachment of defenders to retire
and killed nine persons, including two
women; then decamped, after taking
everything from the village
/ VERSAILLES, Januaay st is report
ed that the Grand, Duke of fMecklen burg
was dismissed summarilly from his com
mand by Moltke for not keeping the
French at a respectful distance. a II is
probable that Generals Bour bdkf and
| Chaucy will assume the offensive and at
tack Prince Frederick Charles, and per-
/ haps with success.
/ The Germans are dreading tho war
outside the French ring which is con
| tracting, while inside the French ring is
1 expanding
/ The Seine is frozen sufficiently to bear
/ men and guns.
/ LONDON S.-A special correspondent
of the Tribuue at Paris sends letters and
papers of the 3lst inst. He says coal
cannot be bought, as it has all been used
for casting cannon and by railroads aud
mills. Wood is nearly all gone. The
trees of the Bois of Boulogne and the
Boulevards are now being cut Children
are dying for want of milk. The total
number of deaths for the last two weeks
was two thousand seven hundred. Bread
is plentiful and is not rationed. 1t is ex
pcctcd to last to the end of February
The Prussians continue their field ope
rations, Notwithstanding the very colt
weather.
Trochu says Fort Avron was evacua
ted voluntarily
The Prussians throw shells further
their guns being of longer range thar
those of the French.
The French troops are joyful over th,
reported resignation of the Gladston,
ministry.
CHICAGO, January 3.-The Journal
Washington special states that, in dis
: patch to the State Department, Ministe
! Wasbburne expressed an opinion that th
surrender of Paris will not terminate th
war. The French have at no stage 0
| the struggle evinced greater determine
, ton, and he thinks they will not submi
r as long as they have men or money left
The Electeur LiJre of the 31st of De
) cember demands more energetic militar
measures and makes increased attacks o.
the Provisional Government, and quote
the Poys as saying authorities show slug
gishess and hesitation.
La Franco,s complains that the inhah
itants of Montere have been notified t
|, take refuge in Paris to escape Prus
!, sian shells, and says an attack on Va
: lerien is expected to commence immedi
ately.
Il The Eiecteur Libre says cantours c
1.-THE National Guard are distribute
among threatened forts, Noisy an
Rousny. t4
RI The Bank of France takes the balanc
of the Spanish loan on the terms origina
ly agreed to. es
The HAGUE, jan. ga new Cabint