The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-05
photographic.

GALVESTON Tex. Nov IA fire at
Sherman, Texas. to night, tlestroced three
blocks i'll the business portion of the town.
Al 8 O'Clock the telegraph manager report !
ed that the fire had nearly reached his Office |
amp he was preparing to move. The wires
are now down on each side, and 10 is sap
posed the Office IS bHrned.
NEW York. Nov. There was an
other large gathering at the revival meet
ing at Brooklyn this evening. SanRey
go bury.
BaLTMoE. Nov.1.-Tt ST reported to-
night that the schooner Beatd of Norfolk,
fovsndered In Chesapeake bay yesterday
evening. Capt. Jerry and Wm. Barns,
mate, are said to have been lost. Two. of
the crew were saved
MANCHESTER, n. H. Nov. 1.-The Mer-
rimac has risen several feet yesterday and
to-day. on account of the severe storm OIL
Saturriar night. Serious fears were enter
tanned for the safery of the river wall which
has been built by the Amoskeag Company
TO straighten the river. The wall IS built
of solid masonry, 10 feet high and nearly
half - mile long. On account of the mar
rowness ofthe river channel and great press
ure OF santf on the inside. about 90 feet of
the wall shows signs to-day of giving way.
Tee damage is already estimated at $1,000
Other rivers in New Hampshire and Maine
show heavy rise. Rridges and dams aud
and Little Ossippee river Maine.
Sr. LOUIS. Nov. 1.-The Repubticala's s
Kansas City special says news from the
Usage Indian agency is to the effect that
| Agent Gibson has sent to Cheyenne agen-
| cy for one hundred cavalry. ond with this
| support expects 10 fierce the Indians to sub
/ mission. These Indians who are opposed
TO Gfbson's late actions have ordered him
to remove all goods off the reservation.
Superintendent Hoag has been sent for. and
/ he viii probably quiet the disturbance aud
settle the matter in dispate on hfs arrival.
New YoRK Nov. THE new route
/ to Chicago oid the Erie Railway and
connections south of the lake opened to-
day-evidently great success. BY
/ this route passengers get their meals in
i the Pullman cars by taking the hotel
cars. The new arrangement withdraw
all Pullman cars from the Michigan
Central route.
SAN FRANc1sco, Oct. 31-James
Otis, mayor of this city, died this morn.
ing at 10 o'clock, of bronchitis. He had
been sick bus a few days, and had no,
been considered to be in dangerous con
dition until shortly before his death
i Mr.. Otis was a member of the vel
known mercantile firm OF McCondry &
I Co.
The Board of Supervisors met thi
evening and adopted resolutions Of re
spect to the memory Of Major Otis. ant
ordered that tile city hall and charnbe
of the board be draped in mourning fo
:. 30 days, and that officers OF the city ant
county, q d officers elect, be invited
70 attend the obsequies. The city coun
u attorney has been consulted with re
gard TO supplying the vacancy, bein,
uncertain whether the board eanappoin
Of their own members, under the law
Pans, Nov. The ironclad Ma
esata, which took FIRE at Toulon day be
fore yesterday, is total wreck. Th
explosion set FIRE to the Vsctoriease an,
hc.aarear, but the flames were promptl
extingnished. A few persons wer
. slightly wounded by the explosion.