The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01
NEWS ITEs1s.

Hereafter Yeddo, Japan, will be
lighted by gas.
Hickham Hoffman has been nomf-
mated to succeed Ben. Moran as
secretary of Legation In London.
It is again reported that the Nor
/, mans of the United States propose to-
form colonies i'm Mexico, with the
intention of emigrating en- nadsse from
Utah.
ID. II. Davis, who once ran the
Cornelius ProWessi0nist, is now farm
ing in Missouri. He lately received
legacy of $S, GOO.
The liking ofthe Sandwich Islands"
is havinga rough time In the East,
brought about by the change Of Gle
mate. He had severe attack OF
bilious fever at Pittsburg, and Is now
shivering with fear at the cold weather
er in New York, whittier he Is going.
One of the Black Hills miners, 3
Mr.. J. w. Bense, ofSioux City. Iowa.
has returned from his search after
gold. He reports that there are sew
eral parties in the Hills who occupy
one camp, for protection. They have
found gold in paying quantities and
are very enthusiastic over the new
diggings. Bense proposes to go back
In the spring with large party. He
says his fortune lies In the Black Hills
a Fort Smith fKansas) special states
that the notorious j. w. Wilder, the
acknowledged leader OF the gang that
robbed the Pacific Railroad train at
Gad's Hill MOI. and subsequently the
Hot Springs stage. has been arrested.
and is now confined IN The Fort Smith
IaT1 To Rh0A TIomrT rxyBpr
killed by detective In northern Texas.
was one of his men. and had been with
him in all his expeditions.
The Cologne Gazette says that on
ths 18th inst. the German brig.
G'tstar, from New York, entered the
| harbor of Gnctari. ten miles from
| San Sebastian. On reaching the shore
| she was fire. upon by the Carlists.
| Notwithstanding she hoisted the Ger.
| man flag and hung out signals Of dis
tress. Next day the brig stranded
off San Ranc. when the crew were.
fsaved by Republican volunteers
Carlists on shore fired ON the boats
that went TO the rescue of the crew,
and aftefward seized the cargo of the
abandoned vessel. The German men,
been ordered TO chat point 20 demand
N(e2A44SaaS
attack upon the brig.
Among the interesting features Of
the Charley Ross abduction case. and
not the least so. was the libel published
by the Reading Pa.) Eagle charging
Mr.. Ross with bigamy, and alleging
that his former and only lawful wife
was the abductor of the child. A
criminal suit was brought by Mr..
Ross against the Eagle, and Messrs.
Hawley and Ritter, proprietors, were
convicted. Judge Allison had decided
upon imprisoning both parties, but
rejecting that the Information came.
from quarter supposed to be reliable,
mitigated the punishment by inf1icting-
fine of 81, 600. The fine was paid,
and thus ended the suit.
The following colloquy, which took
place at the beginning Of Dawes speech.
will scarcely find place IN the Con-
gressional record or the regular report
of proceedings.
Gen. Butler-You missta:e my
position.
Mr.. Dawes-I state your position.
as | understand it in your speech.
which has been withheld from the
record.
Gen. Butler-It WIS withheld PEI
cause was absent in New York.
Mr.. Dawes-I do not intend to.
mfsstafe your position.
Gen. Butler-The road to hell is,
paved with good intentions.
Mr.. Dawes-No one should be-
better aware of that fact than your
self.-Chtcdgo 1Iribuaae's Washington
Corr.
A sad accident occllrre yesterday after--
noon Dec. 18th, at Godfrey, Ill. result
ing in the death of Charles III. Mason,
one of the most prominent and respect
ed citizens of the village. The fatal
occurrence was as follows: Mr.. Mason's
hiredman was cutting down a. tree in.
the yard near his residence, and Just
as the tree was about to fall, one of
Mr.. Mason's children ran oat in the,
direction the tree was falling. Mr..
Mason, seeing the danger, sprang to,
save it. caught the child. and threw it
far enough away to escape the falling
tree, but in doing SO was crushed down
by the tree himself and injured So
severly that he died last evening at 10.
o'clock. His sudden death has cast q
gloom over the entire community
where he lived.
Two sons of Jacob Herswinder, who.
lives 10 miles north of here, Columbus,
Ohio, Dec. 26th,) have been arrested
on charge of numbering their father
and burning his body. They are IA
and 1S years old. The family have
deserted the house. The remains OF
Mr.. Herswinder have been found
among ashes in the fire place.
At the election Dec. 10Th in Boston,,
for members of the Board OF Educa-
ton for that city. there were nlne'
women candidates, five of whom were
successful, named as follows: MISS
Ahhv w. Nav, of ward 8; Mrs. Lucia
Crocker. of ward IL; Miss LNcia w.
Peabody. of ward "A; Mrs. Mary
Safforti Blake, OF wsFd Nc. and Miss
-. of ward 8; Mrs. Lucretia p.
Hale. of ward !, was defeated by g
votes
The State Board of Examination,
consisting of the Board of Edncation
and five practical teachers. meet in
salem, in semi-annual session. neat
Monday, January 4th, 1875. The
Board Is composed of the Governor,
Secretary of State, Superintendent of
Public Instruction. President T. NJ.
Catch. of the Willamette University.
President B. l.. Arnold, of tho A9-.
ricultaFal College, Professor r. w.
johnson, oftke Portland High school.
Prof. j. Allen Marcum, of Oregon
City. and Professor W.. L. Worthing~.
ton, ofthe Astoria High school.
The San Louis Obispo Tribune saws
that on the 9th inst, a vaquere 6y
the name Of Albert Piedrc. lAssoed
and killed a grizzly bear on the Ram
chits, about eight miles from town.
which weighed TOO pounds. Bruin
had beer Diltcaaering fat calves and