The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-09-20
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ings--total loss estimated at $40, 600.
A Detroit telegram of the 10th says: !:
/ The mail train west last night, on the
Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad ran
over COW near Lowell, throwing off
several coaches and killing two passen-
gers. named VIM. Beaman and Calvin
Mitchell, both of Michigan. J. l..
Barchan, mail agent, and Birmingham,
express messenger, were severely in
| jtwed.. Several others were injured
none seriously.
In New York, on the 18th, Walter
Bray, while riding on the front plat
form of a Third Avenue car struck
struck an Italian street-sweeper OH the
head with car hook, because he did
not get out OF the way as promptly as
the driver wished. The wound will
probably prove fatal. Bray has been
arrested.
| The propeller Tronsides, one of the
largest steamers on the lakes, found
cred within seven miles of Grand
Haven. on the 10Th. Twelve passen-
gers all known to have been saved /;
fourteen bodies have been recovered.
The following is Il list of those lost
whose bodies have been recovered and
identified: John Driscoll, steward of
the boat; John Hills. of Milwaukee;
Charles Winnell, agent ofC. f. Harl-
ing Il Co.. New York; Mrs. Ii. A.
Valentine and child. Milwaukee; A.
J. Donelson, Grand Rapids; Mrs. j.
b. l.. Dewitt, Milwaukee.
At a meeting of the Grand Lodge
|. o. 0. +. on the 10th, now in session
mt Baltimore, an amendment to the
Constitution to change the time Of the
annual meeting Of the Grand Lodge so
rs to permit its session at a later sea-
son OF the year, in case a southern city
be selected for the place of meeting,
was adopted. Propositions to add adj
ditional qualifications for membership
to Grand Lodge, and to change its
name, was postponed.
There isa rumor that General Rocha,
commander-in-chief of the Mexican
army, is getting up revolution on his
own account. Rocha has the reputa-
tion OF being a fighting man, and in
the Mexican army, if he rebels. he
will have plenty Of followers. He is
now at Zacatecas, in command of a
large force, and is said to be in SYM
pathy with the malcontents of Saltimo
and Monterey.
Another great fire broke out in Chi
cago on the afternoon of the 18th, in a
lumber district, near corner of Seven
teenth and Halsted streets. raging with
great fury, and spreading a distance of
nearly one mile. The wind was blow
ing gale from the southwest, carry
ing burning brands a long distance
ahead Of the fire. The entire fire de-
partment were on the ground. A dis
patch from Omaha says thirty-SiX
block were burned.
The widest excitement prevails in
regard to the yellow fever in portions
OF tie South. AT Shreveport, Louisi-
ana, the fever is still raging, sixty per
cent. of those attacked die. The
terrible disease seems to be increasing
its victims.
There was 4 violent storm on the
Black Sea last week. 1t was very de-
structiye to shipping. Seventy vessels
were wrecked south of the Bosphorus
and nearly all on board persisted. At
one point on the coast 265 corpses have
been washed ashore.
From San Diego, California we learn
that Hon. VIM. n. Robinson, defeated
Democratic candidate for the Assem-
bly,, has lost his reason since his defeat
became certainly known. and will be
sent to Stockton.
The .Mlrk Lime EfprcSS estimates
that England must import twelve
million quarters of wheat this year.
The weather throughout England to-
day is wet and uufayorable for 6rops.
Henry Bouvcrie and Wm. Brand,
Speaker Of the House Of Commons,
and family, sailed from London on the
18th, to the United States, to remain
two months.
Nineteen dead bodies of passengers
and crew Of the ill-tated propeller
hoasjdeS have been recovered. Thirty
are known to be lost, and two missing.
Detectives viii rtfrom New York
for San Francisco, in a few days, to
bring Irving, the self-accused Nathan
murderer, to the first-named city.
Mrs, Ben. Holiday died at the fam
lily homestead, Ophir, Westchester
county, New York, on the night of
Wednesday, September 18th.
The great banking firm of Jay
Cooke 4 Co., New York, is reported
among the failed. Intense excitement
in consequence.
The failure of the Electric Life In
surance Company is announced, witha
deficiency Of nearly 100000.