The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-04
EASTERN NEWS.

A lengthy address to the Democracy
Of fthe United States is issued by
committee of the Louisville Conven-
ton. Itexplains the object of the as
semblage, opposes the Baltimore plat
form as not Democratic. contends that
the Democracy did not demand the
nomination ofGreeley and the adoption
Of his platform says the watehwod
is not anything to beat Grant" but
anything to prevent Greeley from beat
ing and destroying the Democratic
party. and that Grants election will
be much less calamity than that of
Greeley. If the former is chosen the
responsibility rests on Baltimore,
which refused the people either DEM
ocatic nominee or 4 platform. The
address concludes by invoking Demo-
Gratis to vote for O'Conor and Adams.
The Iowa O'Conor Democrats have
nominated a State ticket.
Silks, valued at from 100000 to
$150,000, were stolen from public
store in New York city, in one week.
The National Steamboat Convention
at Cleveland, has organized apcrma-
nent National Board.
Attorney General Barlow has in
formed Tweed, Mayor Hall, Sweeney
& Co., that their trials will begin next
October.
Second Lieut.. Chas. Jordan of the
10th U. S. Infantry, recently sentenced
to dismissal from the service and
one years imprisonment for embezzle-
ment OF money, while acting as Quar-
termaster at Jackson, Miss, has been
sent to Dry Tortugas.
The United Order nf American Me-
chanics held a brilliant celebration at
Newark, n. j., on the 26th ult., So
600 members participating.
There was q light fall of snow in
Maine week before last.
Mobile, Ala, has been without rain
for forty days.
| William Irwin, living near Terre
Haute, Ind, was killed on the 18th
ult. by means of an ak in the hands Of
his son-in-law, J. Miller, whom he had
reproved for spilling a howl Of cider.
The Straighout Democracy of Wis
consin have concluded to nominate a
State ticket.
NJ. Gering, of Jersey City, N. j.,
murdered his wife on the 26th nit,
and cut his own throat, dying Instant
ly.
Greeley arrived in Cleveland, Ohio,
| on the 9th. He made several elec-
tioneering speeches on the route.
The national steamboat convention
met in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 24th.
President Grant arrived in New
York city from Long Branch on the
oath. He started for Washington in
the afternoon.
The soldiers monument at Pitts
field. Mass, was dedicated on the 9th,
George w. Curtess delivering the adj
dress. Twenty thousand persons were
present.
The Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum,
at Newburg, Ohio, was burning on the
25th.
A bloody fight occurred at Hunter
don, N. j., last Saturday night be-
| tween l50 blacks and over 300 whites
at work on a tunnel, resulting IN the
death of one white and three blacks.
| The whites were the assailants.
General VIM. Harrow dledat Evans
vile, Ind. on the 9th ult., from the
effect of railroad accident.
| A railroad accident near Nashville,
Tenn, the other day, killed one man
and wounded Others.
A telegram says the weather through
out the west for the past week has been
very cool, with frost in various places
At a house of ill-fame near Fulton,
ILL.,, j. O'Neal stabbed Hiram Rexforl
repeatedly with dirk. and finally
chopped his head off withan az
The Oreqonidn tells Of Mr.. ). f.