The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

IF is estimated that during Decem-
Der last two hundred 1ewspapers-
daily and weekly-suspended publica-
tion in the United States, and that dur
ing the entire year of 1874 no less than
%, 600 sO00 were lost in the newspaper
business.
THE House of Representatives at
Washington has passed a general law
granting to railroads the right of way
through the public lanes of the United
States. The bill provides that the right
of way through the public domain
shall be granted to any road duly or
-ganized under State or Territorial law
to the extent of 100 feet on each side
of the road
THE King of the Sandwich Islands
has paid his promised visit to Chicago,
and of course all the toadies, big and
little, hocked to see linn. AS it is the
first time real live king ever set foot
in the Garden City, little curiosity on
the part of the people to view one of
royal blood is perhaps pardonable
The Chicago papers state that the
.dusky monarch bore himself with be-
coming dignity.
Don CARLOS, the pretender to the
throne of Spain, persists in his rebel
1ious movement, notwithstanding the
restoration of Bourbonism under Al
5fonso. The Carlist army continues to
maintain its warlike attitude. This, q
threatened war with Germany, and the
continued insurrection in Cuba, viii
give the young King enough of bust
ness to keep his hands full for some
time.
TIE quarterly statement of the con-
.dition of the eighteen Chicago national
banks shows that these institutions
have nearly regained their ante-panic
position. It exhibits an increase of
loans of 81, o4O, 900, and a decrease of
deposits of So, 500, 900. This last item
shows an increased activity in bust
Eess: it proves that people are not
boarding their means in banks, but are
putting it out where it will do the most
good, in their estimation. There has
tOS0u u S1lRHb QocT0dS0 III C11CQldtlOn
from the previous quarter.
TIE late Capt. E. B. Ward, of De-
rtroit, died leaving property valued at
7the sum of $3.50, 900. By his will,
which has lately been admitted to pro-
bate, he leaves the bulk of his property,
in real estate and bonds, to his widow
and children, and DEGREES that the rest
-of his assets shall be devoted to pro-
vviding an income for the children and
family of his first wife. He remem-
bered a number of old friends, Ben
Wade among them, with a gift of
>$5, 600 each.
In the year ending June 80, 1878, we
exported breadstuffs to the amount of
1898 318, ,599, and in the year ending
with last June the amount was $16O,
--985, ,421, an increase of 500, 900, 600.
Provisions and petroleum were about
the same in both years, while cotton
fell off $15, ,OOo, 600 in the last year, and
tobacco increased $s,O0O,OOO. On the
other hand, the imports for the year
ending with June. 1874, were reduced
1866, 600, 900, thus showing that are we
finally getting the heavy end of our ac-
counts with other climes, on our side.
The great scandal suit of lilton
against Beecher, now in progress at
Brooklyn, bids fair to be one of the
longest and most celebrated trials of
the age. The first week was consumed
in choosing q jury. Judge Morris,
leading counsel for Tilton, devoted
three days to his opening address, and
.rover week was consumed in the exam
ination of the first witness. Moulton.
As yet no testimony further than that
contained In the celebrated :" state
ments'' of last summer, has been brought
-out. It is the opinion OF counsel that
the trial will be protracted through the
winter, and possibly far into spring.
GKN. s. v. BESET, Chief Of Ordnance,
-estimatesthe number Of heavy guns now
in our ports at 1, 745, of which 321 are
15-inch Rodman gums, smooth bore
1924 1O-inch Rodman guns, smooth
bore 80 S-inch Parrott rifles; 40 10
inch Parrott rifles. These Parrott III
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vtute but an unimportant item among the
-4,1s1 guns required for our forts, when
ready for their ornaments. and he
recommends that an appropriation Cd
$3.50, 900 be made by Congress for con-
verting smooth-bore gums into rifles by
lining with wrought IRON or steel The
above sum viii enable as to convert at
least 40 guns.
OFFICIAL advices have been received
from the City of Mexico confirming
ztelegraphic reports Of important rail-
road undertakings in that republic. a
contract was signed between the gov
eminent and . Few England company
-on the 5th Of December, for the con-
sstructton Of railroad from Mexico 20
Leon, and, on the 18th Of December,
another contract was signed with Ed