The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-02-04
Teiegraphic Summary.
MISCELLANEOUS

Fort BENTON (AI T.), Jan. 81
Charles B. aIcknig ght and man named
Ross, belonging to the post at NIusse
Shell, while out hunting on the l1th
were shot and killed by war party of
Sioux Indians.
GRASS VALLEY, Jar 3I-Robe.t
Cute, the man who was hurt by falling
down stairs, Sunday morning, died from
his injuries this afternoon
CoLUsA, Jan. 31-Mr. Shaw. of the
firm of Bond, Reynolds & CS., and w.
w. Thomas of this place, were severely
injured this afternoon by the running
away of team which they were driv-
ing.
Adviees from Tahiti announce the ar
rival there Of the German bark Gazell,
with barley, from San Francisco, cap
tured off Iquiqui, Peru, by French
steamer, and sent there as prize.
Rivas, Mexican Consul, under orders
from Mexico, declines to sign any clear
arices for vessels or goods for Masdalena
bay. The Lower California Company
having advertised free ports, free trade,
etc., he notifies the public that Magdale-
ma bay Is not port Of entry, and any
goods loaded for there will be liable to
seizure The only port of entry on the
peninsula of Lower California is La Paz.
The Curlew, chartered by the Lower
California Company, being refused
clearance for Magdalena sailed without
papers,
The United States steamer Nyack,
from Honolulu, with adyices from the
crew of the wrecked war steamer Sagi-
nav, IS now due, and her arrival look cd
for with much anxiety.
RENO, Jan. 31-About $50 p Al to.
day, while the Susanville stage was
approaching town, at point one and 4
hale miles north, two men masked jump
ed from behind the sage brush, one
catching the leaders by the head and
covering the driver with revolver, the
other covering the passengers with pis-
tolls in each hand and calling on all to
raise their hands. The driver was then
requested to dismount, when they search
cd him and obtained $50 in coin. Major
Eggleston, U. s. A., was then requested
to aismount which he did, when the
robbers searched him and found 5000 in
his pockets, and requested him to remove
the belt around his waist, which contain
ed 81 900 The robbers must have
known ofrhe fact and followed him for
some distance. While they were exams
lining the Major, the driver, from whom
they had taken revolver, drew a derin-
ger and fred at one of the villains, and
undoubtedly hit him IN the breast, as he
fell to the ground and afterwards got up
and staggered of, firing as he went
The other robber decamped, and the
report of the pistol caused the team to run
away. They ran a distance Of halfa mile
before they were stopped, when Lieu.
tenant Hay and another man proceeded
back to follow the robbers. When they
arrived at the scene Of the encounter they
found the Majors belt containing the
81 900 and the $500 of private funds.
MONTGOMERY Gala Jan. 21.--
Judge w. 2. Shelton, Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge Of Free Masons, Of
Alabama, died last night lie was for-
merly Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the State. Both Houses of the
Legislature and the Supreme Court adj
journed until Monday in respect to his
memory.
FOREIGN
LONDON, Jan. 30.-All rivers are
open for transportation to Paris.
Bismarck leaves Franco after the meet.
ing OF the Assembly at Bordeaux.