The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1877-01-26
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&Aiiu Sllil IticfG Is IlO 9SI,dtOr oIeCteu
from Louisiana. Poor Pinchback.
The number of Custom house officials at
San Francisco is being reduced.
Senator Key. OF Tennessee. will proba-
bly, be reelected TO the U. 5. Senate
Boutwell,, of Massachusetts. shows signs
of weakeing. and Hear will probgbIv be
elected q. s. Senator. Later-On the 10Th
Hoar was elected Senator from MassachI-
setts, the vote being Hoar 146. Boutwell,
az, Abbott 62, Rice 10. Scattering
The Senate committee has virtually COM
pleted its labor in New Orleans, and will
return to Washington.
Five laborers were shut in tunnel on
the Marietta and Clevelani railroad, by the
bank giving way. on the 18th.
A company is being formed at San Die
go to build u direct line of railroad to
Yuma, on the line OF the FL Paso.
II. c. Bennett. the ahsconding Pension
Agent. has been sentenced to pay n fine of
1000. or two years in the Santa Clara
Jail.
James f. Bailey has been elected Sena-
tor. for rhe short term, from Tennessee.
After his election he was serenaded at his
hotel. when he made broad, conservative
speech.
Secretary Chandler denounces as a de
liberate forgery the following alleged dis
ed. none such having ever been written or
sent by hitn:s
NEW YORK Nov s.
To Gorernor .Steuns Hold Florida for
Hayes and Wheeler. Money and troops
will be sent you. z. CHANDLER.
Geo. A. Steel. chairman of the Repnbii-
can central committee has been appointed
postal agent for Oregon. vice Underwood.
Chas. Collins. chief engineer of the Lake
Mi,hi Poll
was found dead in his house on the Goth.
Probably suicide.
DIR. n. Marx. well known physician
of Denver. Colorado. shielded on the 10th.
Deceased had been indicted for abortion.
The German Protestant Orphan Asv-
lum. ten miles from st. Lonis. was burned
on the 18th. One child Of six persisted in
the flames. Loss, 100000; insurance
$4,000.
AT an election in Delisle. on the 18th.
forty men engaged in free fight. French
Canadians would hot allow the English to
vote.
Albert Saunders was. on the third ballot,
elected e. s. Senator from Nehrasks. He
was the last Territorial Governor of Ne
braSka.
Andreas Hilbert, under indictment for
the murder of VIM. Osborne, his son-ln-
law. but out on bail. shot himself on the
Chicago.
The resignation of W. j. Murtagh. mem
her Nfthe police board has been accepted
by the President. Ira G.. Kimball was APP
pointed in his place.
From the first to the twentieth of Janu-
airy. III rev cases of smallpox were re-
ported to the board ofhealth, New Orleans.
The Brooklyn Theatre, recently burned,
will be rebuilt ut cost of $4,000. The
new theatre viii seat 1920 persons.
It is ascertained that the President has
said il is his intention to sign tho bill pro-
viling for counting the electoral vote, in
case it passes both houses of Congress.
Judge CadwaIlatler has received the
opinion OF the Circuit Court in the matter
of the distribution of the balance in the
hands Of the Centennial board of finance.
The decision is adverse to the claim of
the U. =. Government.
The Worlds Washington special says the
surrendered dispatches number 1000,
many of which are of no public interest.
The Trorld's New Orleans correspondent
saws there is an apparently we'll authenti-
Gated report that Packard. Antoine. Mich
OILS and Wiltz have been summoned TO
Washington.
The House judiciary committee on the
18th. reported n bill providing that any
woman who shall have been member al
court or Supre me court of the District ot
Columbia for three years. maintaining good
standing. and have good moral character.
shall. on motion and production of such
record. be permitted to practice before the
Supreme court.
! On the 20th Sargent presented petition
| of male and female residents of California
| asking the adoption of the sixteenth
| amendment to the constitutions of the
United States to prevent the dlsfranchiSe
| ment of persons on account of sex. Re-
| ferred to committee on privileges and elec
! tions. In presenting the petition Sargent
said the influence OF women at the polls
would pnrifv elections and give us n better
class of public officials. and the State Womb
benefited by comforting the right of srff
| rage upon women; this movement wa!
| growing year by year. and had already
passed the period of ridicule both in thi
i country and in England.
/ Dunn & Co.'s annual circular show
| 1900 failures In tine United States for thu
the year 1876 with gross liabilities exceed
ing $4,000. 600. This Is 1850 more fail
ures than in 1875, but reduction of $l4.
300 on average liabilities as compared Will
1915. The percentage of failures in tb'
Pacific States is one in every 60 business
houses ]: iii the Western States. one in 70
in New England. one in so; in the Midtll
/. St,tes. one in 81 ; in the South. one in 81
| +, cnada for 1876. the failures were on
in 80. notwithstanding its specie currency
! because Of oyertraG.ng aud indisereet crefl
its. The circular anticipates decided h'Is
ness improvements as soon rs the Presl
DENTAL muddle is settled. Pre.nonltlon
I OF such improvement appear on everN
hand. AMI have solid basis near the ap
proaeh Of specie payments and great remit
nerafive production. coupled with genera
economy and reduced importation.
San Francisco dates to the 2oth say
Rain has ceased throughout the State. bu
/ the reports from the south indicate anorhe
| storm approaching. The rainfall ha
amounted to I6 TO 2 inches in tlifferen
localities. The storm las subsiletl in th'
mountains. The snow is deep, but no
Crifted to interfere with running trains
The rain has been sufficient to start pIow
ing I'm southern counties where crops hat
not been sown, and greatly improve,
grasses. In the north where grain is III
the prospects for good yield is excellent
The SENATE claims committee have favor
ably reported 4 bill authorizing Col, Be
!. Holladay to bring suit in court of Claim
for property used by troops. depreciation
by Indians and damages and expenses IN
Cured In changing the mail route by on