The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-05-16
EASTERN NEWS.

The death OF Chief Justice Chase
caused general grief throughout New
York City. Many flags were dis
played at half mast.
An attempt was made to assassinate
Governor Kellogg. Of Louisiana, at
New Orleans on the 9TH. He had
driven to the Texas Railroad wharf.
to inquire into II complaint made by
the Superintendent Of the Company In
relation to the interference OF the po-
lice gtIarl stationed there with the
busiress Of the company, when a
crowd gathered about his carriage,
swearing and hoOting. As the car
riage started some one fired, the bull
let passing so close to the Governors
neck as to caltse him to feel 1t.
Affairs III Louisiana on the sth were
very alarming. The McEnery party
were armed or arming, and It was
thought in many parts O the State
they would be able to offer successful
resistance to Kelloag's forces. AT New
Iberia skirmishing occurred all day on
the 7th.
Eight dead bodies, including that Of
a child eight months old, have been
found mItler the house OF a family
named Bender, thirteen miles west Of
Parsons, Kansas, near whelt the body
| of Senator York : brother was found.
The Bender family left the country
some two weeks ago.
The Treasury buildings at Washing
ton are to be draped in mourning for
thirty days as tribute to the memory
| Of Chief Justice Chase, by order Of
Secretary Richardson.
The President teleglaphed the fol-
lowing relative to the death Of Chiet
Justice Chase: Your dispatch ar
nmncing the death of Hon. Chief Jus
tice Chase received. His family and
the nation have my coincidence in
mourning the loss Of distinguished
and faithful public officer"
John b. Hawley, Of Illinois. and J.
NJ. Rusk. Of Wisconsin, have returned
their hack pay into the Treasury.
Hallahan. of Baltimore, has been
sentenced to be hanged for the murder
of Mrs. Sampley.
At Bo'ton. in the Supreme Court,
May 10th. Judge Colt ordered decree
Of divorce in the case Of Charles Sum
ner vs.. Alice Sumner, Oh the ground
of five years deSeltion.
Rear Admiral John Winslow, of
Kearsage fame. fell in a fit Of apo
plrxy ut Washington on the 9th.
Hopes were entertained OF his recov-
cry.
Berry White. Of Philadelphia, set
fire to his house on the 10th, cut the
throat Of an unknown woman and
then cut his own throat. Both died.
The funeral of Chief Justice Chase
took place in New York City on the
10th, and was very imposing. The
| pall-bearers were Hamilton Fish,
Irwin Mcdowell. w. 7. Sherman, G..
Smith, Wm. Cullen Bryant, Mayor
Havelneyer, G.. Wells, II. Barney,
VIM. NJ. Everett, J. !. Cisco, Charles
O'Conor and Whiteaw Reid. DR..
Tying read the Episcopal service. The
remains were escorted to the Washing
ton train. The President will make
no appointment to fiji the vacancy
until after the meeting Of Congress
News has been received from Cap
tain Halls Arctic expedition stating
that on the Stll of October, 1871. iii
latitude 81 deg 81 miu., longitude II
deg. "A min, Captain Hall died Of
apoplexy and was buried on shore. A
wooden cross was erected'tO mark his
grave. He had a short time before
returned from a northern sledge expe-
dition, In which he attained a latitude
of 50 deg. 6 min. Nineteen survivors
OF the expedition we're taken into
Roberts Bay by the Tigress. They
were driven from the Polaris by
gale, which burst her moorings OH the
10th of October, 1872, in latitude ~
deg. 80 min. When last seen the Po-
laris. under command Of Captain Bud
dingtml, who had thirteen Of the crew
with him, was under steam aud can
vas. making for q harbOr on the east
side Of Northumberland Island. Her
boats were gone and her bow some
what damaged. Atthe time the nine
teen, headed by Captain Tyson, were
driven from the Polaris, she had been
drifling in heavy Ice for some time in
a southern direction. The sledge par
ty crossed Kane's Polar Sea, which
they pronounced to be strait about
Is miles wide. The failure Of this eS-
petition is deeply regretted by the
President, as he had hoped it woalU
rebound to the national honor.