The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-29

Among tnG pE0pOsItlOHS piNNcnlcu
In the Constitutional Convention at
| Harrisburg, Penn, on the 2lit was
one increasing the Term of Office OF
Governor to four years. extending the
term Of State Senators 10 f0llf Years.
and Of Representatives to two years,
with q biennial session Of the Legisla-
ttte.
Official returns from Virginia give
Grant %, 40S; Greeley, 91.655. Buch-
anan coiinty's vote will probably be
thrown 0tit on account of inf0rnality,
If slich be the case, Grants majority
will be i,775.
It'll generally conceded that Texas
DEMOCRATS have elected MI the candi-
dates for Congress, md 4 majority in
both branches Of the Legislature.
A Baltimore paper Of November
9TH says
Augustus Wilson, a white man. atA
tempted to ravish c0l0red girl Oh
Sunday evening, near Porter's Post
Office, Carroll colinty, Md. The girls
father, Washington Valentine. was
attracted by her cries and came to her
assistance, when Wilson knocked him
down and stamped and beat him to
death. The murderer has been secured.
This is a Michigan marriage notice:
Married on Thursday, October Is.
Mr.. Frank Modrow and Miss Matilda
IIunmel, both of Three Oaks. Saw
yer keeps stock Of collins on hand"
A Virginia girl recently had her
garter taken of BY a stroke 0t light
ming.
Chicago claims to have gained 50-
600 in population during the past sum-
iler.
The business men Of Philadelphia
have nearly raised 100000 for the
family Of Glen. Meade.
The light created by the Boston fire.
was seen at sea. ninety miles from the
shore. and even at Portland, Maine,
which Is over one hundred miles dis
tant.
A Virginia city ring are getting up
a corner In fuel. Consumers propose
to break Il BY Importing Rocky Noun
tain coal IN large quantities.
Thirty thousand feet Of fire hose
was destroyed in the Boston Conhagia.
tiOn.
One firm In Boston removed one
million dollafs worth Of goods from
their store on the night Of the fire.
Groton. Mass, where Hon. Geo. =.
Boutwell, began political life as u
Democratic Representative, isnow the
banner town Of Massachusetts Repub-
licanism and on Tuesday the 9Th Inst.
did not give 4 single vote for the
Democratic candidate for Governor.
A large number Of thieves went
from New York to Boston, for the pllr-
pose of robbing the sufferers BY The
fire. bltt they we're excluded from the
burnt district. and dispersed themselves
In the suburban towns. where they
caused much trouble. iii Boston. 75,A
600 worth Of property was taken from
thieves, ami over 200 Of the tascals
arrested.
Ninety counties iii Kentucky give
Grant 7S,S2S votes. Greeley S8,263,
OConor 1861. This Isl Republican
gain Of l.l25, and u Democratic loss
Of 5,l54.
At the election for Y. s. Senator by
the Indiana Legislature on the 26th
inst. the vote stood Senate-M Morton.
~ ~. ID. Williams lilem., al. House
Morton, a.; Williams, IL. Nor
TONS majority on Joint ballot, 10.
Hon. II. b. Washbnriie, U. .. Min
lister to France. was given dinner at
the Fremont House, Chicago. last
Tuesday night BY personal friends.
The guests included Gov. Oglesby,
Senator Logan and therdistinguished
gentlemen. The dinner was entirely
Informal. WashbnrlIe replied TO
toast IN A tew remarks. The only
political discussion was the denial d
the report that he WAs candidate for
United States Senator.
The horse disease Is spreading
among farmers horses III Iowa and
Illinois.
Estimates Of appropriations for the
next fiscal yeafare completed. Those
for the Navy Department are smaller
than last yeaN as are also those the
Indian Bureau, which are cut down
from fourth to hall million dollars.
There Is a slight increase made In the
Legislative, Judiciary and Executive
Appropriation Bin. rendered necessary
BY the increase IN The nnmbcroi mem
bes OF the H0ise under the new Ap-
portionnient Act and enlargement Of
the Cltiek appointments III the MILF
tary Alltl Naval Academies. All
things considered, the aggregate Of
appropriations will be the same az
heFet0fove.
The President, 1t Ia understood, was
moved to pardon Major Hodge BY the
belief that Hodge was drawn into the
As4.. l.ra Aa.Vsa l.us TkA., ksseraWNta NJ nkharS