The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-11

for Mayor Of New York by the Ma
tional Democratic Convention.
Tweeds' son denies that his father
has fled.
Mr.. William L. Despair. Of Greene
county, Kentucky, has eloped with
his sister-in-law and two of a neigh
bor's horses, leaving a sick wife and
nine children to mourn his loss.
Secretary Boutwell, arrived at 81.
Lousis on the 9th inst. visited the
Fair in the afternoon and spoke In the
Temple at night to q large audience.
composed mainly Of the substantial
men of the city without regard to poll
tics. His speech was q clear and con-
else statement Of the financial condi-
tiOn.
An explosion Of nitro glycerine oc-
CURED at Bayonne, N. j.. on the 9th
inst. on the railroad where IL was ap-
piled for blasting. Patrick M. Glynn.
forty feet distant, had his arm torn. off
by piece of rock. Another labofpr
was struck in the bowels and was In q
dying condition. Another was lifted
IN the air and was severely injured.
A residence two hundred feet distant
had the roof crushed through by boul-
ders Of thousand pounds.
Chief Of Police McWilliams, and
Detective Doyle, of the Jersey City
force. were arrested on the 9Th, charg-
ed with being implicated IN the at
tempted robbery of the First National
Bank Of that city.
Buckley, Justice OF the Police Court
at Brooklyn. N. Y, was indicted on
the 9th. for intOxication while on the
bench and for dereliction of duty.
In a work on finance now IN pre-
paration BY Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury. Richardson, he says. after
quoting the law of February, 1868.
for the reduction Of currency, at this
time the amount outstanding Is three
hundred and flfty-six millions. That
Is the limit below which the circula-
tion of the United States notes cannot
be reduced without Congressional en-
actment, and the amount out has flnC-
tuated between that amount and four
hundred million as authorized by law.
The Issue of a reserve Of fOrty-tlve
million Is left to the discretion Of the
Secretary, who has never since avalled
himself Of it to any extent whatever.
except on two occasions. During
September. 1869, about million and
a half Of three per cent. bonds de-
manding certificates came In suddenly
for redemption and were paid out Of
this reserve. but the. amount so with
drawn within two weeks was again
restored thereto.
Tehgrams to Mr.. Morl. japanese
Munster at Washington, from San
Francisco on the 9Th. contain the latest
advices from Japan to Sep. 7th. and
state that the country iS quiet and the
Government affairs are progressing
favorably. Mon authorizes a denial
of the statements Of the anti progress
sive movements In Japan.
Government has received informa-
tion of extensive smuggling off the
Gnlf coast, from Key West to New
Orleans, by running goods along the
Gulf shore and thence Into the Inferior
of the railroad points. Measures have
been taken to stop 1t.
Miss Annie Murray on the 4th inst.
was thrown from second story win
dow In Brooklyn, N. ", by Patrick
and was impaled on picket
fence. Her injuries will probably
prove fatal.
Near Austin, Miss, negro out
ragged and murdered Mrs. Weiss,
German woman. and plundered her
house. Citizens were IN pursuit,
Advices at Washington from the
Northwest Boundary Commission. say
that little progress l. made In locating
the fhNy-nlnth parallel.
Rodney Adams. one Of the oldest
editors in Eastern New York. ls dead.
10 ease the money market Acting
Richardson directed the A.
sistant Treasurer to buy $1,000, 900 In
bonds and sell $1,000, 900 in gold on
the 7th inst.
Greeley has been invited TO make
another western tour.
Serious trouble was apprehended on
the 9th. between the authorities OF
Georgia and the Z. s. Marshal, in re-
yari to the surrender of the Atlanta
md Chattanooga Railroad. General
Iyatfod is instructed by Gov. Smith
not to give up the road, rather tear it
lp first, The Marshals have arrested
Sheriff Of Dade county, and more
rouble il looked for.
Eighteen fiars expelled from the
1uatemalian Government sailed from
New York on the 9th for Europe.
The reading room Of Cooper Insti-
ute was thrown open to the public for
he first time on the 9Th, and was visi-
ed by nearly 400 persons.