The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-05-12

whose business with the party no cBB
could make 0ut. It was surmissd that
he is the confssof Of the empress, who,
as is well-knuwn, is the most dsvout
and bigotel CasholiS IN all South Anaszi
ca. He looked tfss character, ~ all
events. The empress never made .
movement without cousulting him,
and whatever he said seemed 70 have
sufficient weight with her to decide her
action. Il will be remembered that her
daughter had riot with the emperor
not long since. The emperor decreed
religious freedom, which the daughter
did not like, 30 she vowed VOW never
TO wear shoes or cover her head till the
decree was revoked and the Catholic
| religion made as before, the only recOgS
nized religion. And she did go about
the streets ba.etooted, much 70 the scam
aa1 of the court, but with the entire
appreciation OF the priesthood, and,
backed by her mother, the emperor was
compelled to succumb. The empress
looks as if she were capable of the same
thing. The party return to New York
in short time, when the bummers and
the fashionables will make anothereffort
to gobble him. He has remarkably
good opinion of this country and It's
people, and it is desirable that he
| will steadfastly refuse TO be wined and
dined by the officials of this city, or be
entertained by the equally objectionable
snobe.
| BELKNAP'S IMPEACHMENT.
business called me to Washington
this week, in time to see the opening of
the Belknap trial one of the most seri-
GUS cases ever before Congress-the first
time that cabinet officer has been In
dicted tor stealing The bright Easter
Monday had drawn Thousand Of child
rem to their annual sport OF egg-rolling
in the cspitol grounds, which rang all
day to their shouts. But Within, tile
formal proceedings drew . gallery
crowd to see how the ex-Secretary sstook
it." The formalitics, slight as they are,
were very impressive from body that
pays so little regard, usually, to them
as the American Congress. Chief JUS
tice Waite came swiftly in wearing his
silk gown OF office, and the House Of
Representatives filed the floor in the
Senate to hear the proclamation made
by che Sergeant-at-Arms, and the inn
peachment read. The counsel on both
sides gathered, q formidable looking
array of sound learning aud character
on the side of the government lawyers !;
on the other, were the legal dexterity
OF Matt. Carpenter, the keen, crafty lace
of Judge Black, and the concentrated
regard Of pale Montgomery Blair. Mr..
Carpenter met his client, and brought
him in on his arm. Belknap was less
florid than usual, bat he seated himself
with ostentatious assumption of entire
ease, threw one arm over the back OF
his chair, slanted bis commanding per-
son negligently in his seat, and fixed
his eye on one particular part of the
gallery where two strikingly pretty
women were seated, and kept his re-
gardas there most OF the time while he
was in the chamber. The impeachment
summons was read, to which the coun-
i sci fled answer that the paid Wus. Bel
knap was not an officer Of the United
States at the date OF the summons. The
government counsel asked an adjourn
ment to prepare their answer, and the
show was over. The great selEindul-
gent dragoon who lately held the Office
of high cabinet minister, stalked out of
tie senate chamber, half dozen men
shook hands with him, courtesy which
he accepted in lofty impatient fashion
as if he had rather not be troubled with
OOAsts 0<Au0t1sst@stOue Uus teOS eeH@sVE
was seen to shake hands With him.
THE GRAIN TRADE.
TIE merchants of New York ara In
state OF mind about the grain trade.
Statistics recently 0oilected. show that
Baltimore receives nearly twice the
grain that New York does, and Phila-
) delphia about the same while Boston,
which was supposed to bedaads Is work
ing up very closely to both. The papers
are ail discussing the matter, and beg.
: ging the merchants to take steps 70
bring back the trade. The trouble isn'k
/, with the merchants, though the loaE
} aIIs on them. The TACT is the bioased
railFand uaoncplic. have done the work
r There are no iscilities in New York for
handling grain, chesply, quickly, q
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