The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-09-15
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ing IN value.
The Canadian rifle team arrived at
New York on the 9th.
Weston's foundry burned at Hing
ham, Massachusetts,, on the 7th. Loss.
s25, 900.
Four Indians were hanged at Fort
Smith, on the sth inst, for murders.
Carl Schurz addressed large crowd
OF Hayes and Wheeler Germans at
milwaukee, Wis, last Friday.
Layon's sash and door factory at Cin-
cinnati was destroyed by fire on til 9Th.
Loss, $4,000.
A wedding witnessed by 1000 per-
sons took place in the Exposition build
ing at Philadelphia, last Friday.
Francisco Peralto on the 9th inst.
made the attempt to ride, at Cincinnati,
100 miles in five hours on 20 mustangs
John Berthmon, a German aged IS
years, was kicked to death by some
companions, in Chicago on the 7th inst.
Crock is on Hart river; considerable
sickness exists among his command, and
the troops arc considerably discouraged.
Gen. Thomas II. Rurgar has taken
command Of the Department. of the
South, with headquarters at Louisville
Kentucky.
A resolution was offered at the meet
ing of the railroad ticket agents, at
Atchison, to reduce the fare to Phila-
delphia.
Tom Allen published card on the
9th, stating inasmuch as it was impos-
sible t@r him to get fair play in this
country in a prize fight, he retlres for
ever from the prize ring.
Gen. Ben. Harrison addressed an au-
dience of 5000 near Evansville, Ind,
on the 9Th, in an able, comprehensive
speech, touching briefly all the questions
at issue between the political parties.
-Four Hundred people are giving cha.
to the Mortified, Mimi, bank robbers.
Gov. Himsbury offers a reward of ST.
500 for their capture.
The Halifax crew has been author
lied to challenge the London crew, both
now in Philadelphia, to row three
mile race tor $4,000, OF five mile race
for $4,000, at St. Johns or Halifax.
Eighteen, the Oaks Corners mur-
derer, was hanged in Canandagua last
Friday. He made speech accusing
Webster and Mrs. Crandall of having
committed the deed for which he suf-
fered.
The Radical negro rioters in Charles
ton, South Carolina, fred into the arm
ory of the Washington Guards on the
the 9th. The fire was returned, and
no one killed. The rioters threaten to
have torchlight procession.
Tie reduction III naval appropria-
tions will cause deficiency of $1,000.
600 in the pay of officers and men ac.
tually in service.
The Secretary on going West neg
lected to leave authority with any ore
to sign acquisitions in his absence. It is
probable that nearly a thousand of
these cases will accumn ate before his
return.
The Hawaiian treaty is likely to give
the United States trouble, because Ger
many, Russia and France will claim,
under the provisions of the treaty of
amity, commerce, and navigation, and
entry free of duty.
The Porte will not agree to an arm
istice.
Wheat is slightly dearer in the Liv-
erpool market.
A dispatch dated the sth says the
Servians still hold Alexinatz.
The powers are still urging the Porte
to agree to an armistice.
The Turks are accused of firing on
an ambulance as soon as the red cross
is seen.
Ilideous stories are told of Turkisl,
c'uclties. Rape and the roasting OF
victims being common.
Austria has decided not to interfere
with the Russians for espousing the
canse of the Servians.
The ship Arbitrator from New Or
leans to Liverpool, tonndered at sea on
the 23d ult. Total loss $3.50. 900.
Orders have been issue,i that any
Servian who mutilates himself to es-
cape military duty shall be punished by
death or imprisonment.
The Spanish Cabinet have decided
that while no manifestations offensive
to the Catholic Church will be allowed,
q proper respect for Protestant churches
shall be enforced.
A Madrid telegram says: VIM. II.