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

WINTnRop, Me-, Oct 30.-On the
ID of last July the safe of the National
Savings Bank, in this city, was robbed
by burglars of 500, 900, mostly govern
met railroad and municipal bonds. The
bank officers effected restitution OF
$50, 900 bonds, for which they paid the
reward advertised, $4,000.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 3O.--A telegram
from MADEIRA to-day states that part oi
the crew ofthe American ship Joh1e
Pascal, Capt Toply, which sailed from
Calcutta July 18th for New York, had
landed at Ascension. They report that
the ship took fire at sea and was totally
destroyed, and that the crew were saved
; by taking to the boats. Eight of the
crew are ON board the steamer 4fricdae
and the Madeira authorities have tele-
graphed to arrest them on their arrival
in England, their testimony being un-
satisfactory.
LONDON, Nov. News received OF
the British expedition to punish the
pirate vessel on the Congo river, for the
murder or English sailors, states that the
entire squadon on the west coast of Afri-
ca was engaged and sent boats up the
river. Many villages were destoyed,
and large number of natives killed.
The British lost one killed and six
wounded.
New York, Oct 30.-The Board
of Education of Union Hill, New Jersey,
voted last night to prohibit the reading
! OF the Bible in the public schools. Some
citizens openly threatened there would
be bloud shed before the Bible should be
removed.
WILEsBARRE, Oct. 30-In the great
ejec.inent suit of Calhoun M. Deringer
/ VS. Cox ct al. for coal lands, valued at
S4,000,000, verdict was rendered to
day for Deringer.
New York, Oct. 3O-John E. Hall,
arrested for alleged completely in forger-
North America, was discharged to-day
on the ground that the prosecution had
failed to produce any direct evidence.
CINcINNATI, Oct. 3O-The Times
indianapolis special says: As the freight
train on the Pan Handle Railway was
approaching the bridge near Cambridge,
Indiana, last night, during the terrific
storm, the engineer saw the bridge totter
and fall. He reversed his engine, jump
ed off ard saved his life. The engine
and four cars went through, carrying the
fireman and head brakeman, killing
both.
SYRACUSE, Oct, 31-A severe snow
storm prevailed here the entire day.
Five inches OF snow fell.
BosToN, Oct. 31-Snow fell through
out New England to- day.
Contracts for carrying the mails from
January 1st, 1875, to June 30th, 1879,
under the advertisement of September LIST
have been awarded by the post-ofice de-
partment as follows:
California-From Redding to Lake
City, Jas. Ii. Warren, OF Albany, Wis,
at S770 per annun.
KANSAS, No., Oct. 3O.-Extensive
and destI uctive pIairie fires are raging
in Southern Kansas along the line of
the Fort Scott railroad. At one place
in Cherokee county the ties on three
miles of track were burned. The fire
caught from locomotive and at last
accounts had SWEPT over miles of coun-
try destroyed houses, fencse and crops.
LONDON, Oct. 30.-The Leeds Her
c,u'y of to-day says the large iron produ-
GERS, j. Bolckow, Vaughan & Co., en-
ploying in these collieries, mines and
works nearly ten thousand men, have
notified their employers at Aidd!esbor-
ough. Wilton Park, and eston works
IN Yorkshire, tnat owing to the depress-
ion of trade their engagements must
| terminate on the Both nf November
Carlo, Oct, 3O.-The Egyptians
army has entered Abyssinia, the enemy
offering no resistance.
Oregon-Eagle creek to Highland,
0. Price, $241. Washington Territory
$3.50. No proposal is accepted for SER
vice ON any other Pacific Coast route
advertised, all the bids received for them
being considered too high.
WASHINGTON, Oct 31-The assistant
treasurer of New York has been instruct
ed by the secretary of the treasury to
sell $4,000, 900 gold coin during No
vember, as follows: $5O0,OO0 each
Thursday.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Mdrh Lane
Express in its review of the corn trade
for the week, says the weather has been
more moderate and but little chance for
field labor in England. Yet samples
are in good condition but the cautious
ness OF millers kept prices at previous
rate. At Paris flour was a, franc cheap
or while wheat was unchanged In
the provincer, wheat is 8 pence to shill-
ing higher. In Belgium, Holland Ger
many and Vienna, prices were firm and
in the latter the market was rather dear
er. At Odessa there has been scarcely
any business, because ofthe pretensions
| of holders.
PARIS, Oct. 31.-The ironclad ia
/ genta, flagship of the vice admiral CON-
manding the French squadron of Ton-
lon, caught FIRE yesterday and exploded.
AL on board were saved.
LONDON, Oct 31.-Private telegrams
from Montevideo, dated the 28th, say
Tho Yoef<,ro flor. <.f ,Noooo TTYU.1opxy is