The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-26
Another Greeley Republican has

come to the surface in the person 0
John F. briggs, Of Michigan, wh'
was turned out Of Congress by hu
indignant constituents because liz
sold a cadetship. lie is now one d
tic loudest-mouthed howlers for q
"reform' III the corruptions Of the
Administration.
/ Senator Schurz made a speech at
st. Louis on the night Of the 22d
inst, i'll which lie said that Greeley
was not his choice as q candidate.
lie said that nobody need he afraid
that he (Schurz) would lead them
into the Democratic party, for he
did not 60 there himself, and uule>s
lie mistook the signs OF the times,
there would be 10 Democratic camp
TO go to.
a serious strike was in progress
at Williamsport, I'a., on. the 22,l
inst, among the mill workmen Of
the city. Tie strikersoveupowcred
the police guarding tile mills whore
worknen had hot struck, and closed
the mi Is up. Several workmen
aid policemen were injured.
! A special from Washington to
the I,utcler says sumner has
written q letter to Gard cr
i;rewer, Of Boston, coming out in
.avor Of Greeley aid Brown aid
against Grant strongly.
There was slight frost III some
parts Of New York on the night OF
the 2l>t inst.
Josie Mansfield, who was at
Saratoga, n. Y, 70 testify in the
!
Barnard impeachment case, was re-
fused almlttarce to the Grand
Union and Congress hotels.
President GRAFT was IN Washing
ton onthe 23l.
Tom Murphy writes from Long
Bra ch that lie believes President
Grant himself rail for his seaside
cottage; that lie did not contribute
anything toward it, at any rate.
\. I. stceler, Of New York, has
resigned from the Liberal Republic
cags and will support Grant.
l3y fall Of hosting machinery at
McAcale Il Noban's safe factory,
III iicimati Oh the 23a, the BROTH
er og The proprietor, Julius Noban,
was killed, aud three Others serious
ly injured
Ihc strikers riot at Williams
port is suppressed.
senator Conkling, OF New York,
addressed large aud enthusiastic
public meeting at Cooper Institute
on the 23d, on the subject Of" Grant
aud his de.amers = Seeds Us.
Words" lie assertel. that it'there
ever had been a just President who
neyer knowingly failed in bis duty,
Grant was that one.
The charge made BY schurz in
his st. Louis speech, on the 22d, to
the effect that he had been offered
official patronage by President
Grant and his friends, to bolt against
his conviction. officially, in regard
to the annexation Of Aan Domingo,
was laid before the President by
Secretary BE kuap, on his arrival
here this morning. Tie President
pronounced the whole statement, 50
taras it attempts to reflect upon him,
as absolutely untounded in TACT. IN
no way was any one ever authorized
to tender Schurz orany other Sena-
tor the control or use Of the patron
age for his approval OF the San
Domingo annexation policy, or any
other measure Of the administration.
1'he President expressed his earn
est desire that Schurz will at once
publish the letter which he claims
to have in relation to this pretended
protler in order that it may lead to
a full exposure of the dishonest mo-
tiyes and character Of the person.
$. NJ. Foulks, Calvin Brown and
Z. l.. Sullivan, Of California, have
been appointed Commissioners to
examine a Report on the Railroad
and Telegraph line constructed by
the Southern Pacific X. X. Go.
Senator Sumner still insists that
no one is authorized to act for him.
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