The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-04-26
EASTERN NEWS.

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Melt.
Minnesota has had thirty snow
storms this winter.
Ten stores and shops and two ho-
tells were burned down at Cham
berSburg, Pa, on the night of the
Goth.
There is no prospect of Congress
acting upon the admission Of Utah
into the Union dutiug the present
session.
1t is thought that Congress will
fix on May 9th as the time for ad-
iournment.
II is estimated TINT one.fonfth Of
the pension claims are fraudulent.
The Virginia Liberals will favor
Davis for President, and Wilmer
for y ice President.
1t is said the Democratic traders
Of New York desire the nomination
of Davis at Cincinnati, since they
regard him as untried, and pliable.
Zen Woods paper, Of New York,
says Davis must he nominated, If
the Liberals desire Democratic sup
port.
The New York SIN favoN
ADAMS and Groesbeck.
The New York Tribune has ex-
preset no preference as yet.
A Washington dispatch says that
Attorney General Williams starts
to night, April 22l, for Oregon, to
participate in the campaign.
An effort is being made to secure
the nomination of Senator Scott, Of
Pennsylvanca, for Vice President,
at Philadelphia.
At Grecnbush, y. ", on the 2lst
inst, Mrs. Maker ilitcrterred in q
fight between her two sons, was
struck by one, breaking her neck.
Warren Bar>tow has been named
az Associate Justice Of NewAIexico.
The Senate las confirmed John
I. Boyer as Receiver Of Public
monies at Walla Walla, w. 7.
Memorial service in honor of Pro-
fessor Morse was held in the House
OF Representatives, Washington, on
the evening Of the 10Th. The Speak
er of the House presided, assisted
by Vice President Coliax. The
President, his Cabinet, the Judges
Of the Supreme Court, and the
Governors of the States in person or
by proxy occupied seats in the in
ner circle. DIR. Adams opened the
exercises by prayer. Speaker
Blaine then delivered q brief intro
ductory speech. Appropriate reso-
lutions we're offard. kilograms
were read from foreign countries,
also dispatches from home cities
Speeches were then made by Fer
nando Wood, Garfield, Cox, Voor-
hees and Banks.
A young woman in masculine
disguise completed four years of
study and was recently graduated
as Bachelor by the unsophisticat-
ed dons Of a New England college.
A company is putting up a large
factory in Fairfield, Connecticut,
and will shortly engage in tlIeman-
utacture of carriages made entirely
of India-rubber, except in axles and
tires. A decided superiority is
claimed for the material over wood.
A lawyer in Tene lIaute lately
went to an editors Office to cane
him. The doctors have dug three
bullets out Of his frame, and say
there is another one that they can't
find, which will probably kill him.
a New Haven colorel womanat
her death left $4,000 to the theo-
logical school at that place.
Non-explosive oil was the cause
ofthe recent $4,000 fire at Usage,
Iowa,
Ohio ranks first in sheep and fifth
in hog raising.
Henry Ward Beecher owns a
$4,000 house in Brooklyn, $4,000
farm in Peeksville, and sun4ry 9th.
er comfortable propertiea
Suits instituted ly the wives of
drnkenh husba.lds, to the amount Of
$4,000, c.re pending against the
saloon-kcepers Of fIronton, Ohio,
'.,ixty.tive dollars is said to have
been paid by Mr., o. w. Childs for
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