The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-21
General News.
Prince Bismarck is suffering

irom recurrence Of govt.
The Ways and Means Committee
have decided to recommend the un-
conditional repeal Of the law under
which Sanborn, Jayne, and Others
operated.
In New York City Owen Mang.
ham, No. 200 West Twentieth ST.,
threw lighted kerosene lamp at
his wife, on Saturday night, and
burned her so severely that she
died yesterday. Mangham was
committed to await the action Of
the Coroner.
Judge Brady has granted the
motion ofTweed's counseltoamend
the Clerks record of Tweed's SEN
tentence to conform to Judge Da.
Wis language as taken by the steri-
ographers, thus substituting the
County Jail for the Penitentiary.
N. H. Bloomfield has brought
two suits before Justice Besll, at
Kalama, against +. L. Budlong,
for services as attorney in the ex-
press robbery cases. He claims
5000, and will probably continue
to claim it, even if he should gain
his suits.
A Woodbridge, Canada, tele.
gram OF tue 18th says: Burglars
entered the office of the Wood
bridge Agricultural Implement and
Machine Works, blew open the
safe, took the contents, fired the
building and escaped. Total loss,
100000. One hundred men are
thrown out Of employment.
At New York on the 14th, the
jury in the Cbsllis libel suit against
Woodruff and Clatiin returned
verdict Of not guilty. Judge Suth-
erland charac,erizes the verdict as
one Of the most outrageous he had
ever heard.
The Register says Vancouver
needs a City Marshal. Mr.. Shea,
the Marshal elect, has removed to
the Dalles, and is engaged in 8 mail
contract between that city and Och
oco valley. That city has virtually
been without City Marshal for six
months past.
Mr.. II. Oliver, from Centerville,
Snohomish county, informs the
Transcript that the farmers in that
section are preparing to put in large
crops. Double the amount Of
acreage will be sowed and planted
Of any previous year. Farmers in
this county tell us the same thing.
Grain looks fine and promises unu.
sually well.
A special from Lightning Creek,
British Columbia, Feb. Is, gives
the following wash up for tie past
week: Point, 92 ounces; Van
Winkle, 1870 ounces; Victoria, 80
ounces; Vancouver, 532 ounces.
The Vulcan Company struck slum
in their shaft last week, and there
were fears at one time that they
would lose the shaft, but by
great exertions they managed to
save it.
A petition, signed by Alonzo Le-
land and seven other citizens OF
North Idaho, praying that that
portion Of the Territory be attached
to Washington Teuitory-slso q
memorial from the Legislature Of
Washington Territory, asking for a
portion of Of Idaho, were presented
to Congress by Hon. J. w. Mes
NTH, and referred to the proper
committee. The Delegate from
Washington Territory takes no &C.
ton in the matter; ''he is not hunt.
ing after more Territory" Nor do
the members from Oregon.
A delegation Of 100 ladies, from
large meeting in the Clark St !,
Chicago, NJ. Z. Church, marched
on the 10Th, to the City Hall and
presented to the ConDcila remon.
STRANGE against the repeal ot the
Sunday Saloon closing Ordinance.
The Council received the petition,
but passed the repeal ordinance by
q vote of 22 to IA. The defeated
ladies' then ran the gauntlet ofa lot
Of bummers, who insulted, hooted