The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-03

in the matter saved the lives OF TN
entire party. The men who were IL
the center compartment Of the sllaf
escaped drowning by crawling through
into the pump compartment. from
whence they were hoisted to the sur
81 face of the mine. TIL sSS&5s fsAs5s
Boss Tweed was taken to the Peni
tentiary on Blackwell's Island No
vember 10th.
Frahk l.. TaihteE deEalting Cash
ier Of the Atlantic Bank, New York
was sentenced on the Goth nit. to seven
years in the penitentiary. y.-.s,.~.,..s-.e
| IN New York, on the 18th Mt,
Judge Davis fined Graham. Fullerton
and Bartlett, senior of 'rweed's counsel
in the late trial. $3.50, after giving
them sharp lecture for breach oi
morals in handing him paper giving
reasons why he should not, preside
at the trial. The junior counsel vas
1 let off with a reprimaDd. The cd,lrt
was densely packed with distinguished
lawyers. and Judge Davis remarks
were frequently app|audel.
Early on the morning Of November
\ goth, in East ST. Louis. there were
burned Livingstone Il Co.'S planning
mill. lumber yard, wagon and black
smith shops ami Several small tene-
ments. Loss. $100, coo to $l50,000.
A dispatch from 81. Albans states
that Arson J. Crane, Of burlington.
Assistant Collector of Internal Rev.
enue for the Third District of Yer
mont, has been declaeda defanlter to
the amount Of $1,000. Senator Ed
munds is one of his bondsmen, who
are expected to make good tile, defal-
cation. Crane says Jewell, former
Collector, embezz'ed the money.
Democratic members Of the House,
in caucus, have determined to nominate
Representative Cox for Speaker.
General Maxwell will contest the
seat Of Cannon, Mormon delegate from
Utah. on the ground Of the latter's
ineligibility. because he is living in
violation of a Congressional Inv pro-
hibiting polygamN, and that Cannon
II not Il free moral agent. having taken
M oath, which he considers binding.
that he will obey the Mormon revpl-
alton with reference to polygamY and
orders from Brigham Young, upon
certain pain and penalty Of death for
disobedience. All the votes cast for
Cannon were under this oath. There
are nineteen other reasons against
Cannon.
Special dispatches report between
sixty and seventy eases of smallpox in
Toronto, only twelve Of which are at
the hospital. A man who died from
ii the other day. received public
funeral; hence The disease spread. 1t
is also reported to be spreading in sew
eml Provincial towns and villages.
From Amsterdam we have the fol-
lowing: The steamer Eontg JTilhelm,
from New York, which arrived at
Southampton on the 26th, and pro-
cceded for Bremen, has gone ashore
near Nicuve Diap. on the coast Of lIol-
land. Passengers are all SAFE. Two
tugs are irving ta haul her off. 1t il
expected she will have to be unloaded
before she can be gotalloat.
The bullion in the Bank Of England,
has increased A,065,000. The bank
rate is reduced to six per cent,
The Rothsclildls announce q Rus
sian loan of $40. 100000.
kilograms from Madrid, Spain.
dated November 9th, state that; Car
tagenia was bombarlcd BY land bat
teries eight hours yesterday. Tie
town and the mall-of-war Menasz
Nnaez replied With vlgor. The outly-
Ing fort Don Juan was sileneed by the
fire of the beseigers. 1t L. reported
that It's commandant and several other
officers were Killed. The insurgcnt
fleet in the llarbor gotpp steam to-day,
what purpose has not yet been devel-
oped. Rebel leaders, through the nd
mirals of foreign sluadrons, have re-
qnested a truce Of two hours. It Is
believed that propositions for the sur
render of the city will soon be made.
Washington dates to November 2Sth
say: There is great activity at the
Navy Department. to-day. The SacIe-
taYy of the Nav has returned and had |
a conference with several heads Of |
bureaus. A large number of officers |
are being ordered to duty. There. Is |
great unwiilingness to give intorma-
tion at the present stage of neg0tia-
tions, although It has been repeatedly |
denied that Gen. Sickles has left |
Madrid for Paris, and that the Virgia- |
ius has been scuttled. These reports |
are persistently circulated today, and |
are believed by many. The reluctance
Of executive officers to converse on the
subject is regarded as calculated to les
sen the hope now entertained of q
peaceful solution Of the difficulty = hnt
at present nothing official has been
made known to warrant a definite |
statement coAcerillng It. II Is stated |
0n good authority thatyOllra GOyeap-
nlenths extenfe6 the time fornSEain |
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