The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1877-01-12


are appointed executors of the will, and
trustees, The codieil gives bis grand.
son, Cornelius, % ,496 shares of the cap
ital stock of the New York end Har-
lem r. r. and 8 $50 shares New York
Central and Hudson r. r.; to Win.
X. Vanderbilt, another grandson, 30
600 shares n. Y. G. and Hudson stock,
and Fred'k W., another grandson, 20
900 shares of the same stock, deliyera-
BILE at his majority to George Wander
bilt. another grandson, 1000 shares of
the same stock, with the same restric-
tion. The will is witnessed by Francis
p. Freeman, Sydney A. Casey, Joseph
Harker and Chas.. A. Rappallo, and tie
codicil by Edwin Il. Worchester, S. d..
Ericsson and Ghas. A. Rappallo.
There is already some talk of contesting
tile will.
The Times Washington special, on
the Oregon business. says the case is
thus far made out that Pclton, Tilden's
private secretary, had $4,000 of some
body's money seut out 10 Oregon on
the day of the meeting OF the electors,
fact from the committee. 1t is further
shown that Cxonin: haying been the
Democratic eleetor receiving the high
est number OF votes, was the only per-
son who could carry out the Democrat
ic programme; that lie took advantage
of this position III which he found hiHi-
self to be conscience stricken till lie Sc
cured So 900 to pay expenses of $500
at most. The Cronin college cost mon
ey, and money went from New York
just about the proper time that it would
have been needed.
Ex-Gov. Islam j. Harris has been
elected Z. s. Senator of Tennessee for
the long term.
Phelps was inaugurated Governor of
Missouri on tie sth.
The Senatorial canvass III Illinois
wakes hot The Democrats and hide
pendents are in snarl, the former re-
fusing to support the latter's candidate,
aud vice versa. Gen. Logan will be
reelected il is believed.
The rumor that Gen. Hancock had
been transferred to the Pacific coast
from New York by tie President and
that he had refused, threatening to re-
sign his Office if the transfer was insist
ed upon, is utterly denied by the Gen
eral. He says he has never received
any such orders, s.d has never threat
ened to resign if he does. More "bu-
reau" lies.
4 new bridge has been built at the
scene Of the AshtabnIa disaster, and
trains are now running as usual.
A 500. 900 FIRE at Pontiac Mich, ou
the 9th.
a telegram OF tie 9th from Los An
geios, California, says: No. registered
mail was received from Arizona to-day
the California and Arizona stage hav.
ing been robbed near Prescott Thursday
night last. and about 500 taken from
Wells, Fargo 81 Co.'s box, The mai
bags cut and valuable letters distracted
and the baggage of passengers taken.
1t is reported that the robbers were cap.
tured al Prescott and lynched, hut the
the report lacks confirmation.
Dates from San Diego, California, to
the 9Th inst. say Stock throughout
the country is poor, many are dying and
many more must die fr want of feel
Some ranches can go a month without
| death, perhaps, but others are far more
needy.
Tie Democratic stories that the Flor.
ida committee will unanimously repor-
Florida went for ,Iilden is false. Re
publican members say on the contrar,
| that the evidence has not disturbed tht
$50 majority for Hayes, and they thinl
Stearns a'so elected.
The 7fi6mee's Washington specia
says: None of the South Ga1olina rep
resentatises expect to see the farce o
! two governments i'll that State ED ,nlti
it is determined who is President, atte
the 18th of March. If Hayes is inaugu
rated, they say the Hampton party vii
promptly submit to Chanberlair's au
thority; but if Iilden comes in they ex
pect to see the Republicans abandoning
their offices without struggle.
The M5tits Washington special say
it is understood that Col. James II
O'Bierne, correspondent of the New
York Herald, is abont to clialleng
VIM. J. Muuagh. proprietor of th
Washington Republicans, to fight
| duel. The offense consisted in charg
in the Republican, that the gambler
had bought mp the Washington burea
of the Herald.
The Times Washington special de
scribes the character OF the affidavit
taken by tie New Orleans House con
mittee. The affidavits are-alike ia siz
and wording for each parish, and in fac
vary very little throughout the Who'll
State. Where the applicant is colore,
it is 50 printed, and those for the whit
affidavit makers are a little stronpe
than for colored. The-e are man
thousands OF those documents whic
will make perhaps 600 printed page,
or two-thirds of the Democrats cas-,
In each parish ore man general
attests al of these papers and the
look yery much as thouoh ono ,,,o,, is.,