The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-26

The Equitable Insurance Conpal.y of
Elizabeth, N. j., has failed. No money
in the concern tor creditors.
The gold clique had entire control of the
N. 4. market on the I'D.
Weather extremely cold In New York
ON the I'D; thermometer several degrees
below zero.
Ex-Congressman. John Hickman, died
at WeStchester, PENN, on tic 23d, aged
60.
Teiegrams of the 10th say that ex-sen-
accept the mission to Russia.
Andy johnson is expected to loom up
in the Louisiana matter. LGter-He made
three-hour Characteristic speech; which
let him out until next session.
Mrs. l.. L. Wimpy has been appointed
postmaster at Hangman's cret k, Stevens
county, w. T., and Mrs. Ira Watson at
Possy Rock, Lewis county, w. I.
A competent geologist win be sent 10
the Black Hills by the Interior Department
as soon as possible, to ascertain accurately
1 its mineral wealth.
| The Legislature of Alabama adjourned
| on the 22o. Its last act was to withdraw
| the license tax from hotels, permitting
| proprietors to make special contracts with
| boarders.
| It is announced that the terms of the
| Louisiana compromise viii not be made
! known until the meeting of the Louisiana
| Legislature-about the 10th of April.
Rev. J. Dewitt Talmadge has telegraph
cd to Moody and Sankey, at london,
England, declining to go there to assist
them in revival work, on the ground that
there is too wide q field here.
It is stated that by the Wheeler COM
| promise the House is given 10 the DEM
| Ocrats and the Senate to the Republicans,
with small Republican majority on joint
ballot.
An ice gorge has formed in the Della
: ware river. six miles above Water Gap,
and extending back eighteen miles. The
| ice is piled ten to fifteen feet high all the
} | way, and much alarm is felt along the
/ valley.
A London telegram of the goth states
that John Mitchell is dead. The Irish
! societies of New York and other cities
r will have public meetings to express re-
: gret for his death.
OLeary, of Chicago, and w. r. Reid.
a of New York. finished their 20-mile walk
ing match at Chicago on the 10th, O'Leary
winning in hours, "a minutes and 10
e seconds. Reid gave out on the 10th
\ | mile.
], Laudis, founder of Vineland, N. J.,
= u 4bftt6fS<HtA<Ak
that place, on the 10th. There was some
hope that the wounded man WOslld re-
cover.
A monster nassmeeting was held AT
o HYDE Park, London, on the Goth. by the
= Irish, it being estimated that 800. 000 peo-
pie were in attendance. Resolutions
were adopted demanding the release oi
Y Fenian prisoners, eondennfng coercive
4 laws in Ireland. and condoling with the
family of John Mitchell.
Gen. Butler has published = letter say.
! ing that the civil rights bill does not giv<
4 negroes the right 70 enter drinking sa
r looms without the propKietors' consent
nor was the bill intended. to affect barber
; shops or any other private business, bu
r licensed amusements, in which all mel
from time immemorial have had equa
rights at common law.
There is n threatened strike on TIN
Pennsylvania railroads, because TN
J, Companies have asked employees to resigl
:, 1 membership in the Mechanics g Work
:. ] ingmen's Benevolent Association. Largel
y attended meetings have been held, AM
the employees have resolved 90 stand b.
q their Association, and many new member
+ are joining.
- The programme of the Democratic Ser
q ators is announced to be to raise point {
II OENtOE OH tic 1LOttEsEtIId ISS5OIuGIOflS auus
:. overruled, to interpOse sundry dffator
+ 1 motions. and thereafter to debate il 10 tfl
!. | fullest extent, SO long rs amy hope of dle
: feating it is entertained. If this prc
], | gramme is carried out, the session may
= | protraeted two Or three weeks. Later
failed, and the Senate adjourned ON th
= 24th.
n The Omaha, Nebraska, Herald contend
le that the suffering in that State from gras
hoppers has been greatly exaggerated, an
Il asserts that the answers to appeals Il
- public charity were simply enrichin
4 many whose crops are abundant. If thi
n be true, can't some plan be developed /
i | give the rascals positions In the Sta
II Penitentiary for twenty years at leas
They deserve this much attention,
least.