The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1877-03-16
CONDENSED Lightning.

lt Is announced that PRESIDENT Hayes
will call a special session from the first
TO the 10Th OF M2y.
'sGire Horh1's Washington special
says: It is again asserted in Re-
publican circles tonight that Chamber
lain is to resign the governorship and
be provided TOR elsewhere. Ii this is
true it viii Solve the South Carolina
difficulty.
Notwithstanding conflicting rumors
regarding the Supreme Court vacancy,
it is rnmored the President will nomi-
nate Bristow unless some unanticirated
sound reason for the contrary shall ap-
pear.
The Times Washington special says:
Garfield declined the SenatorShip at the
| request OF Hayes, who wished to keep
him in the IIone. The next House is
likely to be weak on both sides, and in
experienced in legislation, and Gar
fields loss would be serious.
There Is the best reason to believe
that Shurz will not remain in the cabi-
net many months, bat will resign 20 ac-
cept foreign mission as soon as he en-
joys for short time the. honors of a
cabinet position. Aside from the Pres
ident's personal admiration and desire
to show his sincerity for civil service re-
form, Shurz's appointment shows how
utterly false stories about his Know
Nothing principles were.
There were from three to twelve feet
of snow in tie streets of Pesth on the
18th.
Turkey asks help and kindly feeling
from the rest of Europe in the manage
ment OF its affairs.
Turks are making Christians pay tax
a second time in Bosnia. Christians are
fleeing to Austria.
The rindcrpest, and foot and mouth
disease, have broken OUT among cattle
in different parts of England
An Egyptian man-of-war was burned
in suez Cult on the 18th. Ofthe 420
men on board only 90 perisTled.
Spaniards are angry because Hayes
has appointed Shurz and Evafts to his
cabinet, as they are supposed to be Gu
ban sympathizcrs.
The German Government requires
about SIT 900. 900 mere of the REICH
stag this year than last. \ hot debate
ensued on the question.
Packard feels secure in his position
and is determined not to surrender.
The business men of Memphis APP
plaud the course foreshadowed by
Hayes.
Senator Sherman's resignation has
been accepted by Governor Young OF
Ohio.
a boy was poisoned at Ware, Mass,
on the 11th, by eating wild tarnips.
The Republicans at Raleigh, South
Carolina, sustain Hayes in his Southern
policy.
Richard W. Thompson, Secretary of
the Navy, has left indianapolis for
Washington.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany will declare It's quarterly dividend
of ] per cent.
Three Polish jew children were
burned to death iii fire on Ludlow
street. New York, on the 11til.
Matthews is almost certain of ousting
Banning as Congressman from the Gin
cinuati district of Ohio.
Cornelius Vanderbilt objects to his
fathers will, because his brother w. IT.
Vanderbilt gets nearly all the estate.
In view of Hayes Southern policy.
the Nicholas Legislature has passed a
resolution very complimentary IN It's
tone to Hayes. They will probably
not elect Senator this session.
The 15i5,oae's Washington special
says: It is reported that one Of the
bolslest acts OF Hayes administration
will be to change S. me Of the important
Federal officers in Louisiana. Several
of these are negroes, who can neither
read nor write Even the important
position, of naval officer at New Orleans.
is held by a negro, whose accounts come
up to the auditing offices of the Treas
ufy signed by his mark. This person is
unable to read or write, and it is re-
ported that he divides the large enioln-
ments of office with outside persons.
tt is more than probable that Hayes
will appoint Bristow to fill the vacapcy
in the Supreme Court.