The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-08-01
Albaug ge9istrt.
EAsrERN NEWS.

one hundred houses, ana relluereel
some sixty families homeless. The
burnt district is bounded by Mul-
berry, Liberty, Lexington aud
Howard streets, comprising about
ten blocks. The total loss is e>-
temated from $500, 900 to $500, 600.
The only casualty reported was a
nun in st Alphonso's Church Con.
vent falling dead from fright.
On the morning Of July 26th,
a fire at Portland, Me-, among tie
buildings belonging to the Grand
Trunk Railwaj, occasioled a loss
OF $500 900, Oh which there was
an insurance of 100000. \ fire
was also reported at Nor,olk, Va,
on the same day, deStroyl' g Or
injuribg six or seven buildings.
Loss, about Sl50,000.
An $4,000 Interest in the st
Louis Doily Times was lately sold
to Geo. B. Clark, state Auditor,
and Charles A. Maltz, st. Louis
County collector 1t belonged to
the estate Of the late Major Ewing.
Senator Sherman, who in a re-
Gently Published letter says he did
not intend Ia draw lis back pay.
or have anything to do with 1t, Las
changed his mind and drawn tie
amount due him, s4.336 40, and
conveyed the same into the Treasury.
This makes sixteen Senator's WHO
have returned to the Treasury THEN
back pay, which amounts in the
aggregate to SG5, ,S44 A. The
Representatives Foster OF Ohio,
and Foster OF Michigan, also con-
veyed their pay into tie Treasury
and this inc.eased the list Of uame>
of members Of the House who lave
acted III the same way to thirty->iN.
The total amount conveyed in by
these thlrty.Six Representatives is
Sl52,16l A.
1t is rumored at st. Louis that
Thomas scott is to be President o.
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.
The Iowa railroad robbers have
been tracked as far as Pattenbury,
Mo. They were pushing south
ward, with jaded horses, and were
likely to be captured,
About two miles from Mount
Hollv, y. j., on the 2Sth, j. !.
Early, OF Lancaster, was found witt
his threat cut almost from ear t.
ear, but not dead. He said three
colored men wayIaid him,
James NJ. Coulson. reporter for
the New York HeraH, was selt
70 visit the steamer city Of Chester
on " edIe$lay OF last week, but
was not heard OF until last Monday.
His body was tnen found in East
river.
American mowers and reaper
carried off the palm at Vienna, ii
S reported.
sydney Dorian, the famous oys-
terman Of Fulton market, New
York, is dead.
The notorious West Allen, a
Sing Sing convict, Of New York,
refused OH tile 28tl to join a party
of fellow couvictS, who were being
taken to the Auburn State Prison.
lie refreated into his cell. armed
himself with a knife, aud when the
prison authorities were about to
attack him. he pointed to a can Of.
ntro-glycerire which he Lad with
him In the cell and threatened to
blow mp the prison if moIested.
The officers retreated.
\ New York Dispatch of the
oath says; "a motion was made
to-day in the supreme Court Cham.
ber>, before Judge Pratt, to remove
VIM. NJ. weed .Jr. from the
Rece'yerShip otlhe Commonwealth
FIRE INSURANCE Company. it is
claimed the Receiver has not, as is
required by law, filed his quarterly
reports with the Clerk ofthe Court.
aud that he has, without the an.
thority Of law, expended over
100000, and that the bonds he is
~ a ~ " N