The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-12

sSHb[9o
The nomination of Mr. E. s. Kearney
as U. 8. Marshal for Oregon has been con-
firmed.
The indications are that congress will
not interfere with the present internal tar
iff SYSTEM.
The California Legislature has passed a
resolution to exclude Dennis Kearney from
the legislative halls.
At Riverside, Cal, on the Sd. Mr.. Tai
made. highly respected citizen of that
place. hung himself. Temporary insanity
was the cause.
J. w. Mackey has purchased the interest
of j. C. Flood in the mills and mines on
the Comstock. 1t is said that lie paid over
5000. 900 for the property.
At Marysville, California, on the 81 John
Bunker. stopping at tile Philadelphia
house, took an overdose of morphine, and
before physicians arrived death ensued.
1t is stated that the New York Erentng
Express. which has heretofore been JOHN
kelley's organ, is about to tall into tile
hands OF Mr.. Tilden's friends and will lii
future be his organ.
The private secretary cf Leland Sanford,
president of the Central Pacific Railroad
CO., confirms the report that the Pacific
Mail gives up its China line TO the Union
and Central Pacific railroad; including the
steamers City of Peking md City OF Toxic.
A Washington dispatch says that the
Post viii have an editorial saying that at
meeting of prominent friends of Tilden.
which was held in New York last Satur-
day. the declaration was made by that
gentleman. that he acouLd, ,oiL.oa doubt, be
tie democratic candidate.
A fire on the 4th at Circlevitle. Ohio.
destroyed two coaches. eight freight cars
and contents. furniture, plate glass aud
other valuable chattel property. Loss es-
timated ut $40. .000, which is probably light.
From $3, 600 to $1,000 was realized at a
Parnell meeting OH the 4th i'll st. Louis.
A special to the Cincinnati Gazette SAYS
that G. Groseman and Wm. Carson were
found guilty OF the murder of Bernard
Picker at Van Vert. Ohio. Picker was
murdered at his door one night in Deccn-
her last. and the milrdcrets then tortured
his wife by placing her feet to hot stove
until she told them where to find 81 800.
When the men were arrested one of them
shot the sheriff and constable; inflicting
serious injuries. Daniel Harmon, tried
with tile Others, was acquitted.
An extensive reduction in the WORKING
force III the government printing office was
made on the 4tf.
A meeting of the Ponieroy greenback fac
tion was held at st. Louis on the 4th.
The press has agreed to leave Kearncy
unreported in the future. which is regard
ed as the best way to Eilf the intendtafS
off. A sensible conclusion.
The U. S. Marshal. of Delaware. on the
4th, arrested George T.. Ward aud Thomas
Hughes. assessors for Wilmington. ON
charge refusing to assess republicans
who desired to pay their taxes and thus be
qualified to vote.
The secretary of war, at the request of
Secretary SchurZ. ltIs directed Colonel Fl.
Clay Wood. assistant adjtrtant general. to
report to General Howard. commanding
in Oregon. for duty In Connection with the
Umatila Indians.
Captain Henry Johnson has been order
ed to relieve Lieut.. Col. Geo. f. Cooper.
assistant mefIical surveyor. temporarily i'm
charge ofthe department i'll San. francisco.
First Lieut.. H. G. Ellsworth has been
detached from command CT fine marine
guard of the U. S. ship Jamestown. and
nia} navy yard. to command the marine
guard OF the ship Lackawanna:
Tie U. s. steamship Ranger was placed
out OF commission ut the Mare Island navy
yard OIL the 24th u!t.
Some of the New York politicians are
kicking against Grant.
The Governor of Virginia has vetoed the
population act passed by the Legislature.
Truman Griffith was found frozen 10
death half mile from Truckee, Nevada,
on the 9TH.
E. G. Cotton, a well kown theafI fcal
manager, suicided at Alameda recently |
Lob
himself IN the brain.
The redemption agency has discovered a |
very dangerous 500 counterfeit bill on the |
National Bank of Commerce. OF Pittsbnrg, |
the first of this series.
Tie Committee OH claims reported in |
f. vof of paying the claim OF Warren Mitch |
ell, $12S. 600, money received i'm 1863 from |
safes of cotton aud given into the treasury. |
JAS. Redpafh, the special correspondent |
wifoirT the Tribune. has sent fo Ireland, |
writes that the famine Is we'll in hand, |
that ar danger of general starvation seems
to have passed.
TIE 1Se,stinel's WInneeone, Wis, dispatch |
says that the entire wheat crop OF that |
section will be a failure. The cause Is |
frequent freezing and thawing. Most |
farmers will plow it mp.
A dispatcff has been received ffom New
Orleans m San Francisco to send a lot u
Chinese down there. If they 80, and
snpplant the negro labor, we would not
give much tor the heatiTens chshces of life.
Walker Kilger, - years old. was hanged
at Mexicos Mo-. Oh the 5tl,, for the mnfler
of l.. d. WfiImghan ON Jan. E9tii.i Joseph
Core was hanged at Lebanon for flle
murder of William II. KiHg on Sept. 10Th.
Both executions were pdbiic and largely
attended.