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ALBANY KEGISTEK. I'. S, Ufflrlnl Pnpvr for Orii. FRIDAY, JANUARY, HI, 1H73. The Modoc TrouMo. Another Modoc Flirht. Herman e iniifi Hiion. A writer hi tlie Jacksonville j A telegram from Gen. VVIieaton, titwi says there arc not less than forwarded on the 27th, states that 15,000 head ot cattle aid 10,000 on the 23d fort., the Moducs came head of sheep in the Link River, ' out of the lava bed in force and at- Lost IJiyer aid ( lear Lake coun try, which are now running at large, a prey to Indians and coyotes, it The constant flow of emigration nn(:afe to oot after or ien from Germany to this country, has , them Hv ttK! destruction or loss neon lor some urae a sourec oi anx- ofthc of (amilie. wi 1)e ietyto that Government. Thous-! rei to fa Bcc,imu,a. ands of her young and middle-aged ' F t'tAi Lt. . t!i citizens, a large fraction l)elonging to the most intelligent and frugal classes, annually land upon our shores. Their sterling character for industry, and the rapidity with which they become assimilated to our institutions and form of Gov ernment, render them a valuable ac quisition. As the Herman Goveruj ment witnesses this constant dimin ution of her strength, this perpetual loss of national vitality, it is no wonder site gives, expression to her uneasiness by instituting plans to prevent it if posmb'e. On the 24th inst , the question was asked in the House of Deputies, at Berlin, re garding the measures which tbel ( tovernment had taken to prevent emigration. The Minister ot the Interior replied that it was impos sible to restrict it after conceding the right of change of domicil ; that enlightened and judicious legisla tion was wanted to elevate and im prove the condition of the people, and tender them of value to the home country. Yve wonder thnt invested in their herds. Tlie writer fears the 500 Snake Indians at Yainax ?amp may become excited and join the Modocs, and thinks that a sufficient force should be kept at both Klamath and Yainax to keep the Indians in subjection. He thinks iff apt. Jack's band is not captured before Spring, it will be an all Summer's job, and will prob ably extend to Goose Lake ami all the settlements in that vicinity. It is not known that a solitary Indian was killed in the tight; such lieing their impregnable position. ii" O -" ' -ii A TeaUMOotal to Hon. J. H. Mitchell. Last Friday evening the friends of Hon. J. H. Mitchell, United States Senator elect, uumbering about one hundred, tendered him a grand reception and banquet at the the St Charles Hotel in Portland. After the dinner was finished, the health and success ot the Hon. gen- tlenwn was proposed by II. W. Scott, who made some remarks ap- tacked an escort ot twenty-two men, who, with two wagons, were mov ing grain from Land's ranch at Ber nard's camp, at Jesse Applegate's, ("ear I ake The non-commissioned officer sent a courier to Col. Ber nard, who hurried to their aid with reinforcements and charged the Modocs, who were then slowly re tiring. The Indians being on open 'round fled in confusion to the lava beds Four of them were kill ed, several wounded and all their horses captured. Many Indians threw their rifles into Tule Lake as they fled to their stronghold in tlie rocks. It a State Prison convict take the small-pox can lie break out with it? Bulletin. lie may, if it doesn't matter. The Police force of Portland now numbers 23 persons one Chief, two captains, nine regulars, five specials and six night-watchmen. It is reported tint Gov. Bennett, of Idaho, has resigned, and retimed to the hast. FOREMAN JfEWH, I iirnnriatc to tlie sentiment, These Germany should have thought of to by Mr. Mitchel, any other plan to restrict it Many jn hfe mm JuJge children are unhappy within the j Upton also responded. Then after home circle, and depart from it, be-1 l)umermi8 8 were offi!rei and cause the attractions outside are ntvmM to by fon j, N. 1)oipJl superior, nunaeras ot u.ousanas, j p y Mf o'Meara, J nay millions of Germans have al ready been incorporated into the American body politic, because of its Mipcrior attractions, And their rela tives and friends at home in the Father Laud are only delaying to accumulate mean to enable them to do likewise. If Germany, or any other foreign Elation, desires to re tain her children, her subjects at home, let it legislate to render the national home circle equal, if not superior in a political, social and business point of view, and tlie problem will have been solved. The Bribery Lnw,. Tlie 'aw applying to thecaseb of those who offer bribes to Congress men and those who accept them was approved in February, 1867. It de crees that any ierson offering a bribe of any kind, or any member of Congress receiving the same, riiall uon conviction be fined not more than three times the amount of the fraud, Of I imprisoned in the Pen itentiary not more than three years; and a person holding office shall for feit and shall be disqualified from holding any office of honor, trust or profit under the Government of the Ii'Ud States. If theCredit Mobi licr investigation fixes a crime on any persons charged, this law will jover the case. F. Caples, Theodore Burmester, C. A. Buchanan, W. C. Johnson, C. Newell, M. F. Mulkey, Henderson and Chapman, at twelve o'clock the meeting adjourned. The Bulle tin says it was a testimonial to Mr. Mitchel ot which any man might feel proud. It is-thonght the President will veto the bill granting a hundred thousand acres of land in Iowa to the Rock Island and Pacific Hail road. The Iowa Legislature does not want it passed; At a meeting of the old soldiers of the war of 1812, held at Phila delphia on tlie 8th, in commemora tion of the battle ot New Orleans, but 12 veterans were present Speaking of the "Signsof Spring," the Olympia 'Yibune says : "If the appearance ot insects denotes the close proximity of spring, then that season is not far off. Bugs and moths and flies are returning to life, while the swarms of mosquitoes ami gnats may daily be seen near pools of standing water Frogs are be coming nightly more numerous and more noisy; trees are again budding; all nature, in short, is yawning in token of awakening from its winter slumber. Unless we have more and heavier frosts than have yet appear ed, we shall hardly be able to real ize the fact that we have passed through another winter." In con trast with the mercury-freezing weather of tlie Fast, to call the weather we have lieeu having on this coast winter, is a misnomer. As yet, the weather has not been suffi ciently cold to freeze the earth in this part of the valley, the grasses are now growing richly, and prairie flowers are blooming. Providence has been unusually kind to us At Savannah, Ga., on the 22d inst, (ten. Gordon was elected U S. Senator on the fifth ballot, by a majority of twelve votes, Stephens receiving eighty-six and Ackerman seven. Jones P. Jones, the new Seuator from Nevada, in his speech the night of his election took grounds in fa vor of Postal Telegraph. Bulletin. 't hat fromtd was well taken. Bancroft, U.S. Minister, has re turned to Berlin. 7"he Prince Imperial is not to be called Napoleon IV., but Count Pierre Fouds. He haw adopted for his motto, "Strength, but not Im patience. Ferronilly, l)c Camps and Benot , three condemned communists of France, were shot on the 22d inst, on the Satomy plain. The death sentence of ten others was commut ed to imprisonment for life. The contract marriage of the he reditary Prince of Egypt with the daughter of Elhani Pasha, was signed on the 16th inst Each Con sul received a present of cash mere shawl and a dromedary j. Gov. Archibald, of Manistoba, takes his seat in the Dominion Cab inet as Secretary of State. Eugenie has concluded to leave Chiselhiirst and take up her resi dence iu some other part'of England. The most formidable opponent Thiers has now, is thought to be Jules Dufaure. He was a Cabinet, Minister under the Government ot Caraignac and l)e Tocqaeville in 1841. Buckingham Palace, Fug., ha been placed at the distosal of the Shah ot Persia, for a residence dur ing his visit 1 The new King of Sweden, Oscar II., will be crowned on the 1st of May. Bismarck was in the Chamber of Deputies on the 25th, and was warmly received. He says his re tirement was occasioned solely by ill health. It is reported that trouble be tween Germany and Bavaria is brewing. .King Louis of Bavaria has refused to recall the Bavarian Embassador from Home, and this refusal has given offense to the Ger man Government, as throwing ob stacles in the way of German unity. The Queen of England has sub scribed S800 in aid of the North Fleet sufferers. The Empress Jelia, of Brazil, died in Lisbon on the 26th, aged 61. She was married to Emperor Pedro in 1829. The union of the Orleans branch with the older members of the line, of the House of Bourbon is claimed to be complete. Seven Princes of the Orleans family have recoguized the fount de Chambourd as the rightful King of France. 7'he latest report in relation to the Anglo-Russian troubles in Cen tral Asia is that Russia proposed establishing a neutral eone, guar auteeing the independence and neu trality of Afgahnistan. The Rus sian Grand Duke Nicholas will par ticipate in the Khivan expedition. i: A VI Ell mws. The President has tigned a bill abolishing the grades ot Admiral and Vice Admiral in tlie navy. The Senate Irs continued the ap pointment of Bancroft lavis as Assistant Secretary of State. It is proposed iu Congress to take a careful canvass of the Indian tribes. John Hill, of Chicago, shot and killed Cat Kearney, proprietor of the Central House, m that city, re cently, Hill laving discovered him in his house, and supposed him to be a burglar. Sumner is still in doubt about his ability to appear in the Senate this session. Shute, cashier of the National Granite State Bank of Exeter, N. IL, has absconded a defaulter of $35,000 from that bank, and a large amount from the Exeter 'Sav ings Bank. There were 184 cases of small pox in Boston last week, and 35 deaths, a decrease of more than fifty per cent At Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 25th, the Jersey Street M.E. Church burned Loss, $10,000. It was rumored in New York on the 25th inst., that ex-Collector Murphy would soon succeed Comp troller Green. The death sentence has been pro nounced against John R. Johnson at New Haven, f onn., for the mur der of Johanna Hess. Twenty-two years have elapsed since a death sentence was pronounced at New Raven. When Foster, the car-hook mnr derer, at New York, had returned to his cell after receiving sentence on the 24th, he foil down and wept The present Mayor ot Boston is the first bachelor ever elected to that office. Secretary Delano has returned to Washington in much better health. The Senate Committee on Elec tions commenced on the 23d to in vestigate Louisiana troubles. In Tweed's case on the 23d, Car ney testified he left the city because of threatened assassination, which was received with laughter. Tlie Tribune is afraid that Tweed will escape adequate punishment because of bad management of the case. A great snow stonn occurred at Chicago on Thursday and Friday of last week. Nearly all the rail roads leading to that city were blockaded. The Senate Klecticn Committee have lKgun to examine witnesses in the Louisiana contested eiectionc ase- Pratt's .stral oil works iu New York have been destroyed by fire. Loss, $50,000. A tire occurred at Damn, Geor gia, Jan. 25th, in the Court House Public records and other property were binned. 7'hree stores, the American Ex press and Western Union Tele graph offices at Tapeer, Michigan, were burned by an incendiary fire on the 25th. Loss, $20,000. J. V. Gunui g'a wagon factory at Hillsboro, III., was burned on the 25th. Loss, $30,000. An immense amount ot lumber has been carried away and dams de stroyed by the late ice floes and floods in the Delaware river. There is every indication that the Atlantic Mail Steamship Co. must soon pass into other hands from its present management if the line is not altogether discontinued. Some fort processes alleging debt arc said to lie prepared against the Com pany to the aggregate amount i f ; $160,000. Paul Messant, a well know n French journalists, resident of this country since 1869, died at l ong Island on the 26t.li. There is a movement on foot to secure the passage of a prohibitory liquor law for the District of Co lumbia. A couple of boosters, one of whom was named Trooth, lately had a little quarrel over the divis ion of some corn. Trooth was crushed to the earth, but lie arose again and vanquished his assailant, and the eternal ears (of corn) are his. Senator Sprague is chief proprie tor of two or three newspapers iu Rhode Island. On Sunday two passengers, a man from Illinois named John Johnson and a boy going to Reno, died on the eastward bound Pacific express train. ' -About seventy-five ea Heads of bones, gathered from tlie plains of Western Kansas, tlie frames of de funct buffaloes and Texas cattle, have been sent over the Kansas Pa cific and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroads during the past season. A large part of them have gone to Wilmington, Del, where the best are selected for combs, knife handles, etc. ; the next best ate ground into dust and used iu refin ing sugar, and the refuse are ground into meal for fertilising Austin Savage has been confirm ed as Collector of Revenue for Idaho. Woodhull and Claflin and Cot Blood are out again on bail. Wm. Macken has been elected U. & Senator from Kentucky. We leant from the StMeman that Gov. Grover, having satisfied himself that be bad a legal right to appoint Capitol Commissioners, has appointed John F. Miller and Samuel BroWu, of Marion county, and Henry KHppel, of Jackson county, to that position. He also appointed Sylvester C. Simpson, Superintendent of Public Instruction. Dead fob a Dccat. "Prince" Is dead. He met Ills (Site through an overdose of strychnine. He passed In his checks on Tuesday. Six other dogs took the same chute about the same time. Prince once had a hone he came at the call of his master. James Elldns. Ot late he lived by his wits lielongcd to nobody, pakl no taxes, and was apparently happy. With silent fault and as many virtues, loved by few and hated by none, hig record Is over average for a dog. Damnum absque injuria. Soi Out. Mr. John Ganter, so long connected with tlie jewelry busi ness in this city, has sold out of tlie business entirely, and will probably go to Europe on a visit next Spring. i ur nest wishes go witti mm. Almanac. The Pi&lh ledger Al manac for 187.1 has reached us. It Is publislied specially for the readers of the Philadelphia IMoer, published by Geo. W. childs. It is a complete almanac, and we welcome its presence in our sanctum. Fine Weather. Jerry Whiter. who returned from the mountains on Wednesday, reports tlie weather there splendid no snow. Reports game carce and suy. ms party lulled nvc deer only. Smelt. A delicious pan-fish is smelt and this Is the season for them. Mr. Joseph has them, at Ms grocery on First street fresh from their original layout. Fashionarlr. If you wanta splen did perambulator, "cheap as dirt," go to Meaiey s Furniture warerooras, where you will find as well everything in the furniture and house furnishing line, at low figures. To see is to be convinced. '91w4. That Enemy op Mankind, Con sumption, can be cured ; but it is far better to prevent the cruel disease from fastening Itself on the system, by the timely use of a remedy such as Dr. Wist(tr Jkdftim of WW Cherry affords. 34 Houx)WAY8 OlNTMElrT.-T'he pene trative aiidhealiiig action of this po tent salve is a marvel throughout tlie tforld. Nothing else should oe relied on in scrofula, cancer, salt rheum, erysipelas, and external injuries. Sold 78 Maiden Lane. N. Y.-Prtce, 5 cents per pot Ask for new style A old is counterfeited.
