The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-30
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The Republican State Conycl-
tion Of New York put Gen. Dix in
nomination for Governor by accla-
nation on the alst. Thur'ow
Weed said that the nominee would
accept. General John G.. Robinson
was nominated for Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
AT the recent Liberal Republican
and Democratic Congressional Con-
yentions at Toledo, Ohio, after
vain attempt to agree on candidates,
the former nominated i. II. Hurd,
dem for Congress, and II. Free@
Liberal Republican, for Presiden-
tial Elector. lfree>c declined, and
the Liberals repudiated llurd and
then adjourned without making any
nominations.
A dispatch from Marysville, Mo-,
August 2lst, has tic following;
/ An atrocious series ofmurders were
brought to light yesterday by the
/ arrest of a man uamed Osborne at
j ClaremolIt. ltappears that Osborne,
who was travelling with a covered
wagon, stopped tor some purpose,
when some men were attracted to
| the wagon by Stcleh proceeding
from it. Upon examination they
found tive bodies in it. Osborne
confessed, at the end Of a rope, that
the murders we've committed by one
Williams, near llalton, Kansas
! Osborne had been employed to pat
! the bodies out Of the way. He
confessed tolaving travelled en- with
! this terrible load for tived days. From
a memorandum found on one Of the
/ hulieS it is inferred that they were
a party Of cmiglantS, consisting Of
Mr.. Ohms, wife and two children,
/ and a young man lamcd Dickson,
supposed to he q brother of Mrs.
! Ohms. They Lad Travelled from
Minnesota to Southern Kansas, and
were probably on the way TO Ne
braska. The last memorandum by
the young man was near lialton.
The Coroner held all Inquest yes
! tcrlav, and the bodies were buried
at Ciarcmopt.
The Treasury Department com,
mencel the payment OF interest
without rebate on the ten-torty
bonds due September lst, on The
26tb.
Independence Hall, at Philadel
plia, is to he restored as nearly o
may he to its f,lrnature and appear
alcc as it was in July, 1776.
The Democrats and Liberals D
Missouri have nominated the fol
lowing State ticket. For Governor
Silas Woolson, Democrat, Of Bnch
anan county; Lieut.. Governor, G
\. Frost, Liberal, of Phelps county
Sec. of State, i. Wiegel, Liberal
of st. Louis.
The Republican State Conyen
! ton of Arkansas have nominated
Il. 4. Eaxter for Governor; w
Smith for Lieutenant Governor.
II. Page for Treasurer; Register 9
lands, Fred. Solomon, Q.iberal,) Q
st. Charles; Judges Of Supreme
Court, l.. i. Ewing, II. NJ. Noor
hces, j. a. Wood and Washington
} Adams, all Democrats.
At the regular session Of the Tia
Dor Refomers Convention at Phila
delphia on the 22d, they resolyet
to preSert the names Of O. Como
and Salisbury to the Lonisvill'
Convention for President and NicI
President.
Andrew johnson has about de
termined to run as Independent
candidate for Congress, against the
regular Democratic nomination.
Some time ago General Pillow
late of the Confederate army, sent
o letter to The Secretary Of War
asking the value Of 200 mule'
seized by the Union troops q
Helena, Arkansas. The letter va
referred to Attorney General vii
liams, who has given an opinion
holding the claim not good, tn
property having been seized in
State which attempted to withdraw
from the Union, and belonging !,