The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-08-08
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The salmon fisheries have heel
more successful this season than il
any previ,Als one.
The Police have unearthed 30
ciety, numbering about $50 mem
bers, called "Hlp Yee Long Soci
ety." whose object is to prosecute
the traffic in Chinese women for
purposes Of prostitution. even
members had heeh arrested and the
police were after more. Tie cir
cumstarces leading to the discovery
were these: III .luue last, . girl
(Ah Sing) fled to the police tor pro
lection from Nh Yee, keepers Of a
brothel. She was selt to Ilr. Gin.
sons mission school, and was there
married by him to Yut LING. On
the 18th ot'tliis m nth, Vat Lung
was brought he'ore tie Sociott at
its room VI, Jackson street, aid told
there that he must pay Al Hee
$3.50 as the price Of the girl Or Suf
fer death at their hands. He pron.
ised to paw aud was released. lie
went to the school again. q ID tIib.
son told him not tn psy the money.
He remains there, afraid IL appear
on the streets. On the 18th uIt.
he received a letter tium in I.et
Po, advising him to pay 500, anA
warning him that lie csinlOt hide
long from the fearful power Of the
Society. The charge against the
prisoners is conspiracy.
I'm Yen, Of ,,'an Francisco, hang
himself tile otler day. /
The Seattle and Walls Walla
Railroad Company have opened
books.
The papers in the case Of Ann
Eliza Webb Young, prsying for =
divorce from Brigham Young, were
personally served on the 2sth nit.
The Prophet seemed nrli,Garbed,
and passed the documents to tie
Following are the main
points OF complaint: Plaintiff
AYERS she is The wife of defendant;
that she was married on tie 9Th
April, '6S; has two children by for
ner marriage; has ~ personal
or means Of living; for one
rear after marriage defendant lived
With her; Ei,ne tlen has almost eH-
irely deserted ber. Defendant sent
ler and her children to live on Q
arm four miles from SGlt Lake
Jity, where she aid her only COM
,anion, her mother, has to do men-
ii work for their support, dressing
oarSely and Grl'g badly. Defend s
mt visited her occasionally and q
ever remained over halt an hour. Q
treated her with contempt and v
corn and exacted tie earnings Of Q
he farm. In the fall OF 1872, by
irection Of defendant, plai"titf took d
D a residence III Salt Lake lity, q
Ihich she has been compelled TO :
ave from want ofSurport and lear =
{ violence from defendant. She
as called upon defendant frequent p
I for maintenance and has always
cen refused; is in feeble health aid :,
nder medical treatment, and has y
cen obliged W sell furniture to
leet current expenses. She sues pl
" divorce on account OF neglect c
I'd bad treatment. She Statcs tlat W
sr husband has all lucome Of Sa0,. bl
10 a month. She pravs for law Gu
srs' fees, $50 600, $4,000 Of which
. to be paid down as a preIimin' :.
y fee, and the balance on the ter .
ination Of the suit; she meanwhile, a
receive $1,000 per month Er re
pport. She finally prsys that the
m Of $4,000 be set aside from ch
estate and paid to her ~
alimOny. The reply is set for ~ "a,
ugust 9th. -
The receipts over in Union cOun.
for the year ending July 18th, ~ -
ls $3.50 O4. :. =
The wife OF VIM. Moreland, Of a.
ACksmas county, 8 few days ego de