The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-04-25
General News.

IuIlIti, Ill Olu CltiLeiI AiNl ldTIneTs
who had been living alone in q
small cabin on his farm, about nine
miles out Of this place, was yester.
day found murdered. He was lying
outside Of his cabin. A shotgun
with one empty barrel was lying
near. He had been shot in the
head and struck by some heavy in.
strument. No clue to the murderer.
A telegram dated April 20,
Wells, Nevada, has this: A shoot.
ing sffray took place last night on
the western bound emigrant train,
under the following circumstances |;
George Shields, section foreman on
the section west Of the Wells, had
been in town during the day, and
just as he attempted to get into one
OF the emlgrant cars to return home
he was met by a passenger who or.
dered him not to enter, and at the
same time presented a pistol to his
breast. Shields struck the pistol
down just as the passenger was
pnlGng the trigger. 1t was dis
charged, the ball entering Shields'
left thigh, where it now remains.
The would-be murderer has been
detained at Carlin. Deputy Sheriff
Mcintyre has gone for him with a
warrant from Justice Smith Of the
Wells. sa
The following postal changes
have been ordered for the Pacific
Coast: Postmasters appointed
James II. WhitIock, Greenyille,
Plumas county, California; David
9. Oserholt, Canyon City, Grant
County, Oregon. Discontinued
Ankeda, Marion County, Oregon.
The following strom New York,
April 18th: Gaf4
The most important event affect
ing stock operators and commercial
men at present is the proposed new
combination of Western railroad
lines, to turn the tide offreight and
traffic hitherto flowing over the
Northern routes, via Chicago, into
a new channel. II is said an, AL
is contemplated between,
the Toledo, Wabash and Western,
and the Hannibal and St. Joseph
roads for through connection for
and passengers over THOSE
lines to and from Omaha and San
Francisco.
This is from Rochester, New
York, 18th inst: The Industrial
Congress, in session here to-day, dis.
cussed and adopted the following
resolutions:
aResolced, That the Industrial
Of the United States, rep
resentihg the producing classes,
hereby issue this protest agar st the
expansion Of currency, issued BY and
the manipnIations 6f tie
National banking system, believing
y to be q robbery Of labor and the
sum Of all villalnies.
ResotteK, That we demand The
issue ofa notwithstanding nledi-
am by the Government directly to
Ihe, people, the same to be legal
lender for all debts, public Or pri-
gate, based upon the faith and re-. re-
sources ofthe country, without the
intervention Of the so-called Ma
,ional Banks. 5.as n 1e7,
Resotved, That a copy Of these
be forwarded tothe pre-
'iding officer ofthe Senate, andals
2 the House Of Representatives
The days Of 'tchiyalry" are not
Jet entirely gone. A New Orleans
dispatch of the 18th says:
.A'ddtl was fought tIiis morning
1t Tuolme Station Mississippi, be-
,weeli William Wood andaA. J.
Bachemer, The weapons were du-
ling pistols, and tue distance was
'weIye PAGES. EacIiellcr was shot
through the right thigh atthe first
ire, and Wood was uRhurt The
'ause oflthe hostile meeting was tho
each other ii the papers
md public places on account, Of
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