The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-05-21

News Paragraphs.
Russia is preparing tor war with China.
The present rate Of immigration from
Europe is about 12.OO0 per week. Over
100. 600 Immigrants have arrived 1T Castle
Garden. N. ". since JANUARY Hs~ssF '.ss
From returns received from all the
wheat growing States. it Is believed he
crop will be equal to that OF 1879, the only
exceptions being Kansas aud Iowa. 5.
4 telegram from Galveston dated the
10th. says band of fifty Indians attacked
train going west IN that courty, killing
one man and wounding a woman. Two
men are missing. supposed to be killed.
AT Corpus Christi. Texas, on. the 18th.
Horace Burr shot his wife and. mothcr-in-
law. Mrs. Bernard. and then killed him
self. The cause of the shouting was dis
agreement between Bsrr aud his wife. and
the return Of the latter to her fathers.
Thomas White. for killing a eoloretl
OH the 18th
Carl Mauke was hanged at Buffalo. y.
Y. on the 14th for the murder Of John
Atlof. April 2sl. 1870.
Charlie w. Bromley, six years old, was
found murdered back of the house on the
STEP mother.
Cllas. Gartlella, organ grinder. was
arrested at WilkeSharre, Penn. on the
10th, charged by his 1o-yesr old daughter
with killing his 5-year old daughter two
years before. a "a /.
Two whites and five blacks were publicly
whipped at Newcastle, Del. on the 18th.
One coloreei man. a burglar. received forty
laShes, which brought the blood freely.
The bin tor the relief of settlers OH the
public lands has been approved by the
Pres itIent.
n. G. Orflway. Of New Hampshire, is
TO be Governor of Dakota Territory.
Gen. SclIofie!d is to take command OF
the military department OF Missouri, and
Gen. Pope will be transferred TO the
vacancy. West Point.
A terrible fire at Milton, PENNSYLVANIA,
on the 18th, destroyed nearl: seven
hundred houses in the business portion,of
the city. including all the churches. Fire
supposed TO have originated from sparks
from saw mill attached to the ear works
Thirty thousand people left homeless salnl
hungry. Ole tnan. aged. SIS. was burned
to death, and one lazy died from the
effects of fright. During the confusion,
many articles were stolen. one lady losing
$50. 600 in government bnn1s.f The total
loss is figured at from 81. 900 goo TO 81, ,OOO.-
600.
A party OF % men on the hunt for the
Indians who murdered +. Deff,bach in the
Kara mountains and run or his stock.
came upon party of 10 Indians OH Little
Powder river on Thnrstlay of last week,
killed four of them and captured ~ hoEses.
John Rhodes, one ol the party, was
killed, unfortunately.
On the 10th, at the Jewish cemetery.
Louisville, KY, Ds. Gabriel Kaiser shot
himself through the heart &C the foot Of
the grave of his wife, who had been dead
about six weeks. as
The Pope Is ina bad fix; he dare not
leave Rome, aud yet 1t Is 40 secret that II
he stays he does at the peril ofifis lite.
Truly Popes, EInperors AID Kings are
having llani times. is these latter days, !
Last week. according to the Washing
ton City Star, a party. signing himself
"A Soljier,'' wrote letter to the Presi-
dent. in which he enclosed $3.50, saying that
the sender lad taken H.. horse belonging
to the Governments during the late war
and sold him, keeping the money. Since
which he had become converted for the
deed Joined the NJ. E. Church. aml
asked Gcd for mercy. and liad to promise
Him to pay for the horse. and / li: so.
and He torgave my sins. and now am
able to nay the money intoEyo.tr hand. rs
it belongs to the government
The Philadelphia press states that
Madame Santherof, a Peruvian beauty
from IAnsa, is throwing all Paris into i
fever gRsHis sbous twenty-oae4nhd wears
her hair In Grecian banaleaux. A.
bandeaux is probably q band box Of some
kind. The proper place for woman TO
wear her hair is on her head. but If she
must take it OF band-box Is no place for
IT. She should hang it up. What ii
more nobody, not ever, Peruvian beauty
should be ailowesl to threw Mawwheies city
Int fever. She should be alaraptined
az once, whether she is good looking or
mot. - s.s.
Pacific SI0pers.