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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1871)
OUK WASIIKVUTON IETTEIt. "Washington, Nov. 17, 1871. THE CIVIL, SERVICE COMMISSION fur the past week Las been engaged in discussing the subject of compet ative examinations. So far so good. "Would it not be more beneficial, both to the government and the people, if they would only employ a few of their leisure hours in ex- aminincr into the status of some of the larger fish, those who handle the government's funds ? Can they not give us a reform in this quarter ? It is needed here more than iii any other place. Frauds "have become so numerous of late that if they do not attempt a reform in this direc tion very soon, I have the best as surance for saying that Congress will take the matter in hand, and pass a law providing that none but men of known honesty and integri ty, shall hold these positions, and that those who recommend person for such positioft, shall be held accountable, as well as bondsmen, for the faithful execution of the duties required of the person they recommend. This may to a great extent do away with the loose manner in which some of our public officers transact business. It is the duty of the Commission to look after such things ; it was instituted for this purpose. A great many of our prominent officials are beginning to look upon the Com mission with disfavor, because they Lave not made a move in that di rection, instead of spending all of their time uiscussing wheth er a govcrment clerk that can do sums in geometiy, should be pro moted when Lis fellow-clerk who has good common sense and busi ness tact can only work out sums in arithmetic. AUSTRIAN MISSION. Just now our fashionable circles are in a flutter in anticipation of the expected marriage of Mr. Robeson, Secretary of the Navy. This mar- riagejhas been reported as to come off time and again, but the time passed by and the bachelor of the Navy Department still Temained single. Now dame rumor has it, that he will certainly throw off his bachelor robes early in December next, j and as, a bridal present, the President will tender him the position of Min ister to Austria. Mr. Jay, the present Minister, writes to the Department, that he cannot serve in that capacity much longer, and would be gratified if his resignation would be accepted, as pressing business engagements re quire his attention in this country. stokes. A few days ago the grand jury of this Territory, found true bills against Hon. Wm. B. Stokes, of Tennessee, and Victor G. Powell, of the Second Auditor's office, for defrauding the government. No day has been set for the trial. Stokes has employed able counsel, and feels confident that he can nrove his innocence as soon as the case is brought to trial. - The gov V ernment, it appears, bases its proof on documentary evidence, and this . of the most positive kind. The amount involved toots up to $os,- 400. - ' WOMEJfi ; A short time ago some ladies, residents of this Territory, attempted to exercise the elective franchise, and were refused. Feeling aggri vated, they brought suit in the Su preme Court of our Territory. The case was fully argued by able coun sel on both sides, and a decision at last arrived at, which is rather lengthy, or I would give it. Wo men are declared citizens of this Territory, and of the United States ; but are debarred from voting, by the act creating the Territory hav ing the word male placed therein. And before they can exercise the privilege, Congress will have to legislate on the subject, as it has jurisdiction over the entire length and breadth of the Territory. An anneal will be taken, and the - JTi ca?e carried to the Supreme Court of the United States. absent. On Saturday next (the 18th inst.) Mr. Davis, the Assistant Secretary of State, will sail for Europe, to at tend the Geneva Conference. Gen. Francis A. Walker, Superintendent of the census, is still absent on our frontier, on a special Indian mission. He will not return until the first of I next week. Gen. 13. ll. Cowan, Assistant Secretary of the Interior Depart ment, who has been absent on a western tour for the benefit of his I health, has returned much improved, and was at his desk to-day. appointments. During the week the President made the following Internal Reve nue appointments : Robert C. Hat- ton, Collector of the Fifth district of Michigan ; Edwin Kilbourn, As sessor for the Fifth district of Miss issippi ; Robert E. Chandler, Col lacter of the Sixth district of Iowa ; Jacob C. Frick, Collector of the Tenth district of Pennsylvania. lie also made the following appoint ment : W. S. Kerns, of Philadel phia, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern district of Pennsyl vania, vice General Gregory, de ceased. ...... TOM. PAt'IFIO COAST NEWS. FOREIUX SEWS. On the night of Xovemtier 24th, nine gamblers were arrest e:ljby tlw po lice, in S:in Francisco, and held to bail in $1,000 each. Pat King, missing from San -Francisco, since the 15th of Nov., was found drowned in the Bay. Hon. Frank Clark's lottery bill, of Washington Territory Legislature, has been killed by ths Council. ' " Good." ' The bill for the division of ClarK county has passed the House of the Washington Territory Legislature, and it is thought will become a law. ' John Foster, the villian who enticed the young girl away from the State Fair G round, to Portland, and there accomplished her ruin, was last Satur day sentenced, by the Court at Port land, to three years imprisonment and hard lalor in the Penitentiary. A week ago lat Sunday evening, the covot.es went into the town of Baker City, and barked and howled furiously, says the Democrat, From seventy-five to one hundred half breeds from British America hav ing established themselves for winter quarters iu the vifinity of tha Jiilk river Agency, Montana, recently, with a view to supply the Indians with liq uor and amunition. General Gibbon directed apportion of the Seventh In fantry to suppress this, spoil the liquor, destroy the huts, bring away whatever was valuable and drive them trom that part of the country. Brigham Young, having failed to re turn to Salt Lake City last Wednesday, forfeited his lail. The papers say the bail has been raised by contribution among the people. Old settlers iu Utah say that the storms they are now having there are more terrific than they ever knew. I n consequence of them, work is generally The city of Guatimala, South America, was visited by a destruc tive tire November 4th. Insurgent troubles cause mucli anxiety to the suspended and everybody is gloomy. people. A slide is reported in Cotton wood , . . , Canyon, by winch four men lost their 15 J I Jives. r 'i-i . - t j -1 i .. ....i., h.v.v.j , i'reperations are beins made m rejoicing is the result. Political affairs in Peru are com plicated. The press generally is placed under sever censorship. The editor of the Rational was arrested. A revolt is threatened. The Prussian army has been fixed at 400,000 men for three years, at a cost of about 90,000,000 thalers. AH classes in France are anxious to learn the fate of Gen. Ilossel. News from Berlin, Prussia, dated has been announced -as candidate for Nov. 27th. state that the Kiwr -copying clerk of the California, Assem- San Francisco for the reception of Prince Alexis of Russia. A clerk in a store in Santa Rosa. Cab, recently shot a burglar through the door, seriously wounding him. At Los Angeles, Cal., Noy. 20th, a six-year old daughter of Henry Fagh died from drinking boiling water from a kettle. Also, Richard Chapman fell from a loft in a barn and drove a spike into his head. Condition critical. , Mrs. Cornelia Boyle, a Vallejo lady, opened the Diet in person. His speech from the throne proposes a general increase of official salaries, and recommends the encouragement by the Diet of railway enterprises was well xeceived. A convention, guaranteeing the inviolability of trade-marks between the United States and Austria, has bly. A workman employed in a saw mill in Portlnd aseended a ladder for the purpose of oiling some of the machine ry, lne ladder started to iali. and the man in trying to save himself, fell to the ground, and was caught in the ma chinery, and had one of his legs dread fully lacerated, says the Bulletin. From the Jacksonville Time we learn that Samuel Hawkins : has sold been signed by the Minister of his claim on Rogue River, six miles each. below the mouth of Applegate, to King Victor Emanuel opened Evan Taylor and Edward Neely, who with a speech, Nov. 27th, the first are at Present making preparation t i- t v . i i i to work their claim. His last half Italian Parliament held since the - , , . . day's work on the claim amounted to occupation of Rome. He said at about $25, among which was a nugget the beginning, that Italy was res- weighing $13. After selling his claim tored to herself, had regained her for $2,000 he went two miles further place in-the world. He was con- down and struck diggings ns rich as :A i 4. t ii -i inose ne nau jusc soia. lie ooauneu vmced that Rome would remain the , . , ,. . . - . - , . $3 from a single pan of dirt in ma new seat ot Pontificate. The relation tmM ottri .,aca ria Ki?f w I OO 6 VAJl PJ-my the vein or channel is eight or ten was friendly. He warned Parlia- I miles in length, and that it will require ment that they would be held to a between sixty and eighty feet digging strict accountability in the future, reacn if they neglected to perfect a thor- The "Hattie C. Besse," recently niio-h nnranW'ifmi! nf ,;iffo chartered in Sai Francisco to carry. and naval forces of the Kingdom. a ot lumber from PuSf, Gen. Sickles was married in ouna to fthangnae, otnna, was Madrid, Spain, on the 28th of No- driVu in a repent gtorjn and vember, to Miss Creach, and im mediately started for New York His visit is a mystery, ' News from Mexico to Nov. 28th, state that Cortina had appropriated the Dav of the Government troons to himself, causing a revolt and dis- Besse was owned by Messrs. Harris went to pieces twenty miles south of Cape Flattery. ..The captain and crew saved lhemselvesl)y takmg to the boats previous to the ship strik ing the rocks. They succeeded iu landing upon the beacK The Snow is reported six feet deep on a leve", and drifts from twenty to one hundred feet, at Cottonwood, Utah. , The will of ' the late Horace Ilawes, of San . Francisco, is now being contested by his wife in the Probate Court of that city. JSlie pleads that he was insane when lie executed the will. Overwhelming proof has been presented that such was the rase. 'I he suit involves a million dollars. The Walla Walla Union gives an account of two carpenters who narrowly escaped from drowning, in attempting to cross the Columbia river, from the steamer "Webfoot" to Wallula in a small boat. Hie wind blew so hard as to cause the boat to capsize. The men witli difficulty saved themselves by swimming to a small island in the river. After a good deal of halloo ing and delay, the half frozen men succeeded in obtaining' relief from Wallula. The boat and their tool chests were lost. 1 he dealer of a monte bank at Walla Walla was robbed by one Schafier of 250 on Thursday night of last week. The dealer was sack ing up his money, when Schaifer walked off with the sack. i:vsti:k. sews. I C. Harper & Co. banding of the troops. A general & Holman, of Portland. Sh was revolt against the Government is ex- valued,. at $40,000, with, $15,000 pected on the 1st of December. insurance. - - r I. Nine Ncah Bay Indians were , Iukatment xf Wounded. caught out in one of their canoes by .u. wiiu w .wrauiiy- the gt and drowned. diiTiny the war with Franr arH amv Dlv"" uM in. w. had an opportunity to see much of From Reno Nevada, Nov, 29th the treatment of the wounded, says: is the following: Monday morn At one end of the hospital the mode in Mr. Heath started from Sum' 22&SJ&!! lley, to repair the telegraph ing the fluid to enter deeply; then lines, a distance of eleven and a half zinc ion, nnt aDove tms, ana the -nw. x-vi lawuiug whole bound with adhesive plaster, j Truckee, on Tuesday night parties 1 he results from this mode of dress- went out in search of him and found ing seemed perfectly marvelous, him a house ten miles from the iPavlTlfT ; Q I rrrr xra iIaavi kAAHhvt I . ( granulating surface, and avoiding Summit. He was two days and all the inconvenience of lint dirctly one night in making - the distance appUed. The zinc foil seems to act through snow four feet deep and through the oxide which ; it Z forms sinking eighteen inches at eafcfcstep. in contact with pus,' and exerts a He was brought to Truckee, and healthy influence upon the wound, will soon be all right. 0 8 From New York, we learn that Connolly was not bailed out up to Nov. 28th. His friends say that the Sheriff is unnecessarily severe in re fusing men who were fully able to respond as sureties, lie will be com mitted to Sudlow-strcet jail, if bail is not furnished within a reasonable time. The 1 One says that Mayor Hall will-' shortly be arrested on a similar complaint to that which caus ed the arrest of his fellow conspirators. There were 153 deaths from small pox in Philadelphia last week, 'and 92 new cases reported last Tuesday. Gen. Scheuck being conuected with the Emma Mining Company in Utah, as one of the Directors is said to be the basis of the objection to hi in farther continuing as Minister to England. At Hunter's Point, I-ong Island, Nov. 27th, forty Catholic children were expelled from the public schools, by direction of the Commissioner, be cause they objected to read the Bible- Delegate McC0rmick, of Arizona, on last Monday, presented a petition to the President signed by all classes of citizens, asking that the control of the Indian affairs be given to the mili tary authorities and not to the 1'eace Commissioners. "The President hoped Gen. Schofleld woijild satisfy the people of Arizona. The Government pro posed to deal summarily and rigor ously with the Apaches if, after duly notifying them to j go and remain on the new East Reservation, where they would be fed and jirrtected, they con tinue on tne war patn. The Board of Directors of the Mis souri Pacific Railroad decided re cently to pay ofit half a million of floating debt between now and Janu -jj -- r ary first. $300, 00p will be left which will be paid in April. The road will then be free of floating debt. Ex-Senator "Wade declined the offer made him by Secretary Fish as Umpire of the Commission between England and Siberia. His position as chief law officer of the Northern Pacific Railroad will not j permit him to be long enough away. Rev. Joel S. Edwards, a Methodist Minister of.Marshalltown, Wisconsin, has been notified that an English estate, worth over $30,000,000, which Mr. Edwards grandfather' leased to the crown for 99 years in 1772, is now legally the property of himself and 34 others. . Personal. Hiram Smith, of Har- risburg, - called Ion us Wednesday. High is as full of life and business as ever, and speaks highly of the future for Harrisburg. Dr. Jones, of jlowa, called on U3 Wednesday. ' He j is looking for a home in Oregon. ' . ; Jacob StitzeL, Grand Worthy Chief Templar of Oregon, called j Tuesday evening. , Sorry ye were absent at the time. Come again. Mr. Brownj latp of Dayton, Oregon, Agent of the Continental Life Insu rance Company, called on us Tuesday, Mr. J a(mes Finlayson : and lady re turned to this city from a visit to Cali fornia, on Wednesday evening's train. He is disgusted with what he saw and experienced while traveling through tnas otaie. There is food for reflection in these figures : Of the I total population of New xorfc city, 342,292, no less than 720,999 are of foreign parentage on both sides ; 34,824 have either father or mother of foreism birth, and onl v 160,431 are of really American paren tage. PS Pi 0 0 O M S "1 O . o O K ii Tt H & O o j a tS 2 o f"1 a i w w K o ii? C2 EZZl t-3 Self-Opening- and Self-CIoBin'g: ; G ;A:'fr'. E,. : PATKXTUD JiY joilX" DIC1CSJK, June 4, lSt.7. ffUK (iATK IS SO l;.sJl.l.1'V!,, Avliccls on ie iao pa ow a Iovct wlilcli i liny. mwniilL' IllO traTe IXJlOl O J OU UlKl lll?l- eniiiif It own. Alter urtinu; tlmmtfli, tlio coiinecte:l Willi ilieate lime, ctmsinK l!io 'itte, in ita ro.ution, to sluit behind you unJ lii-tten. No Getting Out of Your Vehicle ! Xo Kalsing: of l.sitclies Sor Pulliiiff of String's, 1 Kxccpt the "riblwns" of your team. It i OliCII CUilOU THE "LAZV MAN'S GATE," '.,..,,.. Ana sv ..'..-...'.--.' "5eal Open ami Shut.99. This irate is simple in ils construction, bol li of iron ani wikxI work, ami not likely to jjut out of order. If rt nciit, chcao inilt! (isir'l.it mav )e inside Jij-!ir. wi.h thans cro. lars ot wood and one-fourth inch wire, neatly curved nt the top. t he lower mwl hid iii the liortom bur. whit ll hi llu; style of a fjiciory liiafe U"te. The x&tv are now in priici leal u in Kevmul of tlio counties uroanil Sun Friincist-o, mid plenty of testimoniiuiiScan bCKivcii,: ;: imwM J. S AFFORD, Having purchased tlio ' " ' I&3g2it for ILinn Co., Oregon, lias u ow on hand, and will maunfactnm the above .described afe. Wlicrevcr it lia.- been used it has received the liiliest cn coinimns, as the iare uunilx-r of witifi cate from promineiit f:inners in nil jiartH of the .country, uow in my hands, wdll testify. PATENT GATE, ETC. CARRIAGES AXa WAGOXS, Of All Descriptions, On hand and manufactured to order. Riacksmithiiig' and Hepairliig- Done to order at most reasonable nitew. Miop loot oi i' errv s: reet, opposite IJeacli, Monteilh & Vo.'a liourin milH. , THOMAS J. S AFFORD. Allmy. Oct. 28. l(S71-rtv4 MllL-liSUl', iliE.-5rf AlAKlxMjr MILLINERY. DRESS HAKIM, AJfJJ LADIES' A!SD CHILDREN'S FURNISHING HOUSE! TMIK UNDERSIGNED nAS OPENED A new slock of iniilinerv Roods, trim miners, ladies' and children"! funiishinir gtiodtf, of all kindis, of tlio latest nud most . . ". n.iioiiciiui'n) in tins ISIlllPSOf Alllunvunrl ,,....,,..,1; 1 at the lowest rales. In the Cress Making Department crnarantee eiiflro i(hf.int -n. liberal. . . SPECIALTIES : flnltllfl.. Alirmv " 1. S t . . - clnldrens' ready made under clothimr. cloaks, sack s, aprons, etc. ' DrfH) Tplmmin.ra A ... 1 riety of 8llk, gat in, cotton and ' woolen dress trimmings, always in store. water-prool ciotli, of the best qusUiUe j - " u.m ciiiiurenTs com. Itvis 801 ,ur and,anawn,ot latest - -myr..i.n-,i iyics constantly on liaud, at low figures. ' MlwwIlniMuui.. t : . .' . ofeau gmdey si qasas? a'ruir! JA(hK LIN EMBROIDERIES -.I r- IV KlAlIES O I GLOVES, HOSE, KTO. . ... mi iuauiv of work mil Opposite A. Car others & Co., First street, Alhan v, Orejron XfVVHl'virii t m- MRS. C. P. MKKDBSHALL. MKS. SA11AJI G. OODL.KY. Agent for Mrs. Camenter'a rm w BltATEll DKK83 MODKL. 071 l-UliTL AN I) H OTKL. HOTEL. Corner Front and Salmon Sts., PORT LAUD, OREGOri. This new and elegant hotel, with New Furniture Tlirougliou t, Is now ' OPEX TO THE Pl'BUr. Bath Room for tlie Mrcommodatlon or Uncsto. FREE COACH TO THJS HOUSE. Come and See Us. Oct. 7, 71-5v4 INSURANCE C03SIPANY. ATA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF Directors of the Union Insurance Co., or ban Francisco, an assessment of fortv pve per cent, was levied to repair the capi tal stock, payable forthwith. This assess. ment, being made in strict, aocordanc with the law, under the direction of the btate insurance Commissioner, and also agreeably -with the wishes of the directors and stockholders of the Company, places the Union In a position, not only to con tinue in the highest rank on thiscoast,but also to assume a distinguished place among American Insurance Companies. 9rtmt