The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

A Hong Kong dispatch hilnOnnCe
E That the Alaska sailt4l tor saii Fahcist,
outhe 9Th If February with u FIJI
cargo AMI 600 emisrpts. aa,
There was a very serious fire Il
PanaWa February 10th, by which tlp
greater portion Of THE city was blurred
Among the buildings destroyed wet,
The Grand Hotel. City Saloon. ant
Bank. The loss il roughly estimated
at $1,000 700. covered by insurance.
| The Senate, In Executive session
Febrpaly 9th. after an hours diseus
sion, confirmed Simmons for Collector
Of Boston bv u vote of 81 tn II, Demo
crat present voting in the Affirmative,
The two following liens are from
st. I.onis. mNler date Of March 81 :. A
fire t-night. whirl, originated HI fht
basement of No. 40 North Fourth
) street. destroyed $4,000 worth of rub.
bci goolS stored tlep. belonging tc
the GotNlvear Rubber Company. anil
completely g,,tted the Dollar Store oi
j. w. IalOu on the first tioDf. La
tons loss cannot be aScprtailed to-
ni2ht. The insurance on the rubber
stick WINS $40. 600.
Lewis NJ. Oak. real estate agent,
hlpw his brains ont this evening.
Cause. financial trouble.
A Washington special. speaking Of
Lnttrell y efforts to sec IRE the investi-
2 lion Of Central Pacific Railroad con
tlsets. says Mr.. l.uttell has been ever
siace the opening of the session lan-
nrring at an attempt to have these
railroads investigated hy Congress or
Courts. hut lie has failed uniformly IN
hi cndtavorS. He isa new member.
bat he fms been 80 per>i'tentl lliat some
success might by this time have
crowned his efforts, That he has fail
cd can only he attributed to the influ-
.cnce ct the strong combination in this
iicy. whose endeavol Is TO prevent in
rastigatioI of the subject.
A Washington special says since
he Committee agreed to MrCnery's
iii and the accompanying report.
there has been time for reflection.
which his had the effect rather to
weaken its hold on Congressman who
wore 1T tir't disposed to accept it az a
possible plan for solution Of the
cheap transportation problem. 1t pro-
Nile>. it will be remembered, for Il
Board OF nine Commissioners. who
ar TO have control, IN effect, ofsixty-
seven thousand miles Of railroads in
tlis country, This will have the
eff q to create another Bureau or DE-.
patment here at Washington. and Il
tie duties Of the Board rs lpvolved o.
th 10 by the bill are faithfully per
formed. it will require Il clerical torcr
Of >ucll numbers rs will mike a new
Department secold only to the
Treasury Department.
From 81. Georges. Bermuda, Feb
rury "; The steamship Rising Star.
fron New Hork tor ASpinwall, before
with a general cargo. arrived
oif these islands ina siuking condition
'n the night Of the l4th nit. Commn-
iication was had with the agent of the
IN nlerWriters and the vessel was taken
% the navy yard, under permission of
We superintendent III charge. aud there
Dnt aground in twenty feet Of water.
She was then leaking about two feet
per hour. The cargo has been dis
,htrgpd and the vessel will 60 into the
lock for repairs tomorrow. The boil
,rs got adriit during the gale in which
ne snip sprunga leak, slId the steam
)ilc broke nearly IN two and was olrIy
naie available by lashing with canvas.
ope, etc. Had it broken entirely |
lcr9ss, the vessel must have foundered |
II i've hours.
FOREIGN.
This from Madrid, Spain, on same
late: SerlTlno has been declared Pres
Ilent ofthe Republic, and Gen. Zabola,
Of War, il appointed Prsi-
lent Of the Council OF Ministers.
Gen. Morionez failed to relieve
,ilbOa. and it is reported that his
rmy has been defeated by the Car
lists with loss Of 5000 men, killed
nd wounded. Amposta has been
aptnred by Carlists.
From Japan. Feb. 9th: The in
'lrgentS have advanced to the walls
I Nagasaki, and there has been some
ghting, with what result Is not known.
'oreign residents are safe under the
roteetlon Of their COnsuis and men-
fwar in the harbor.
A special dispatch to the London
relerqph, from Central Asia. says the
'oumed Turkomans recently made an
tack on the Russian iortification,
nd were defeated; and while crossing
le frozen river during their retreat
Ne ice broke, and a large number
'ere drowned.