The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-12-08
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on full cask, and must drink both the
first and last glass it contains in order
to be married within year.
The claim OF Mary Ann Foster upon
the Singer estate has been compromised
for $75, 1000. The whole value of the
property is s14 100000.
Miss Stella Hutton, aged IS, of
Washington, d. c., quarreIed with her
parents, and then committed suicide.
This is an age of sudden. changes.
The girl who is picking up autumn
leaves this fall may be picking up cod
fish year hence for sholt-haired man
with wart.-DG9a6a7y Ne,os.
Milton Turner, colored, u. S. Minis
ter to Liberia, has commenced suit
against the proprietors OF the Astor
House for $4,000 damages for refusing
him accommodations.
Edwin Booth has been defeated in
his suit to restrain Jarrett & Palmer
from further using the name of
"Booth's Theatre,' and to recover
$4,000 damages for the use of the
name since Edwin Booth retired from
the management.
The Times New Orleans corresnon-
dent expresses the helief that the re-
turning board are now only going
through the torn in canvassing the bal
lots, and they have fully determined to
count Hayes and Packard in at all
hazards. Republican witnesses from
contested counties throng the streets.
Col. Zacharie filed protest against
the sudden modification of the rules so
as to allow the admission as rebutting
evidence eX parte affidavits in contested
cases. He claimed it was irregular aud
a discrimination against the Democrats,
The protest was tabled without reading
or action.
y secret agent OF Partisan police,
wondering what attraction the sewers
offered to SO many gamins, followed
some and found them fishing for rats
with very strong wire lines. They ex-
planned that they got from five to ten
cents (American) for the skins, accord.
ing to size. They are turned into ladies'
kid gloves. Rats should rise III tile
market at this rate.
Republican lawyers say that the three
electors who are supposed to be elected
In Louisiana will have the power TO fill
the vacancies made by the five defeated
ones whose names were not on all tue
tickets.
The House committee of appropria-
tions estimates the debt in round num-
bers at 475, 900, 900, against $50, ,OOO.-
900 appropriated by the last ongress.
Press trials in Germany will hereaf-
ter be before juries.
Suspected Crtbans are arrested daily
in Havana. Campros has resolved up
on severe campaign against the insur
gents.
The long projected marriage between
King Alfonso, of Spain, and the dauoh-
ter of Duke Montpensier is now def
nitely arranged.
An iron collier from Philadelphia
was sunk oD the 22d, not far from iSos-
ton, with 1000 tons of coal and II per-
sons on board.
Joe Dion beat NJ. DAILY, DAILY beat
GARNER, and Rudolph defeated q. Dion
IN the billiard tournament in New York |
OH the 22d ult.
The Vermont legislature has instruct
ed its Congressmen to use their influence
70 secure resumption of specie payment
N January, 1873.
Charley Long and Henry Bo1and,
were arrested in Rich |
nond on the 22d, with $4,000 worth of
exeellently counterfeited money.
The Orthodox Friends last week
we're in session at Cincinnati, and re-
port the peace policy carried out in the
indian country as very satisfactorily.
South Carolina legislature is Demo
ratio on joint ballot, by one vote. Ar
sument was heard on the 22d inst. con-
,erning the count of the electoral vote
It is rumored that two colorcd men,
,ers of the Louisiana Returning Board
rave sold out to the Democrats for
100000.
Speaking of the Florida mandamus
he Times says that the Governor and
Returning Board are masters of the
Wells of the New Orleans Returning
3oard continues to receive threatening
etters.
Nearly 1000 striking longshoremen
marched through the streets of New
FORK on the 22d.
Respect for she Dead.
Irreverence in the presence of death {