The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-08-29
EASTERN NEWS.

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while bathing August 10Th, at
Centre Moriches, Long Island.
John Jeager, Of New Orleans,
upon return ing to his home on the
night of the 10th, found his wife
lying in the yard, having eight
buckshot wounds in her breast and
LETT arm. No clue to the assassin
alton was found.
The officers Of the Varna, Peru
and Mendoza and the Illinois, Mil
waukee and Northern Illinois Rail-
road Companies have lately agreed
upon a consolidation ofall the roads
forming an air line from Milwaukee
to st. Louis. They take the old
graded road bed, formerly called
the Milwaukee and l'eloit Railroad,
but long since defunct, leaving the
city to pay the bonds issued in aid
OF t'at enterprise, amounting to
nearly halfa million.
A Washington correspondent
says a new question has arisen un-
der the Treaty of Washington. 1t
appears that at the time the treaty
was signed British Columbia was
not part Of the Dominion OF Canada.
1t is consequently doubtful whether
that province is entitled to the ben-
efits OF the treaty as regards the
free Importation of fish and fish
oil. The attention of the Treasury
Department has been called to the
question, as one Of great importance
to be known by customs officials in
Washington Territory. There ap-
pears to be no section of the treaty
under which British Columbia may
claim these benefits. 1t seems
probable that the question cannot
be determined without diplomatic
intervention.
Information has been received
at Washington that the Mikado
will soon open Simonoseki, in Japan,
to the commerce OF all nations.
at Swaiusborough, Ga, on the
10th, fatal atfray, resulting in the
death Of both parties, occurred be-
tween James c. King and Bruce
Mcleod. 1t grew out Of King ad-
viSillg his sisterinlaw not To receive
the attentions ofMcLeod.
Great fires were raging in the
woods of Iosco county, Michigan,
last week. Tawas City was in dan.
ger.
The body of Thos. Munce, a
wealthy farmer Of Washington
county, Pa, who left his home in
July, was found picked in the dis
secting rooms at the Philadelphia
University on the 21st. The body
was found drowned on the Sd of
July, and removed to the Morgue
on the same day. On the 9th it
was taken to the College, some one
at the Morgue having sold it. 1t
appears that an inquest was held,
but at the time the body was not
known.
Two executions, both negroes,
took place in Maryland, on the 22d
ole was for rape and the other
for murder.
An attempt was made on
Wednesday night Of last week, to
capture the Paymaster's car on the
Hannibal ard st. Joe Railroad,
between Cameron and Kansas { ity,
by a gang OF men, thought to he
the same who robbed the Iowa
Railroad train, some time since.
The engineer saw the men obstruct.
ting the track, reversed his locomo-
tive and ran back to Cameron.
Another attempt was also made to
run train off the track on the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, near
Leavenworth, but failed. Several |
,hots were fired at the engineer,
all the windows of his
,ab.
In addition to the testimony III
he case Of the Italian boys, marshal
that in a two hours search
n Crosby street he found $50 chill
lren, and in each room 10 or 12
boys tied by the wrists with cords. |
There was a man in charge ofevery
'Oom In some cases the children
we're marked by padrones by brand |
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