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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1873)
VOLIIMK' VI. CURRENT NEWS. Two freight trains collided on the Eastern Railroad, at Kennebec, on the 19th, killing three persons and Wound ing several others. It is stated authoritatively that the transfer of the Atlantic A Pacific Tel egraph Co. to the Western Union was completed yesterday, the 19th. By the terms of the lease the Western Union, which owns three-quarters of the stock, is to pay four per cent, per annum on the whole capital of two million dollars. The Samana Bay company's enter prise is a failure. The President's father-in-law, Col Dent, was buried in St. Louis on the 20th. The first section of the Oriental ex pedition of Topographical corps sailed from New York on the 20th for Egypt, with Professor JamesStrong in charge. He will be joined by Geoige May Powell and assistants at the mouth of the Nile in March, and proceed through Sinai, Mosb, Bashal, Central and Western Palestine, Asia Minor, and Greece. Woodward, county Auditor under the ring, has surrendered him self, and offers to give full information if immunity from punishment U as sured him. A committee of the Church of the Pilgrims and Clinton Avenue Church, Brooklyn, liave addressed a long letter to Henry Ward Beecher and the mem bers of Plymouth Church, declaring that denominational alliance with that church will be suspended should they affirm the previous proclamation ot the right of PlymouthChurch to judge in every case what fellowship, advice or assistance may, according to the laws of Christ, properly be offered or received from other churches. Sheriff Brennen, and bis Deputy, of New York City, have been cited by Judge Danuels to appear and show cause why they should not be punished for contempt of. Court, in allowing Harry Genet to escape " The trial of ex-Mayor Hall Is pro gressing In New York. Attorney General Williams has furnished a written opinion to the Secretary of State declaring that the Vtrginlus, at the time of her capture, had no right to carry the United States flag, and that her registration by Patterson was a fraud. An official investigation of the Virginlus case will be commenced at once in New York. Ti-e Time recommends the Presi dent to withdraw the name of Wil liams, on the ground that "Lawyers regret the nomination." The amendments reported by the Senate Committee on Civil Service to tin House Salary Bill, are in the form of a substitute for the bill. It repeats the law ot March 3, 1873, so far as re lates to members, officers or employes of Congress, fixes their salaries aud compensation at exactly what it was at the time of the passage of that act, and fixes the salaries of Cabinet offi cers at 8,000, and requires the Secre tary ot the Treasury to convey Into the Treasury all sums withdrawn or re turned which are due or have been re ceived tinder the act of March, 1873. The impression is gaining ground that the Virginlus had uO right to fly the American flag. . The Postmaster-General has an nounced that he will arrange a system by which European malls shall be dis patched trom New York four times a week, on steamers sailing on any giv en Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday, which, according to past record beat tulfllls the conditions of speed, security and certainty. Strong opposition in the East to the confirmation ot Williams as Chief Justice. The adjournment of Congress without deciding the matter, is takes tywmMlrffcattoofdoftMt, Trouble is anticipated in settling the mayoralty question in Metamoras. Berthold, of hbe French Legation, has been appointed Minister to Wash ington. MacMahou has had his pay Increas ed. The King of Dahomey has joined the Ashantecs. Fever continues among the British. One half the supply of food in Ben gal is exhausted, and famine is hardly to be avoided. The Dutch troops in Acheen are in possession of all the country on the left bank of the Acheen river. Congress has adjourned until after the holidays. Newton Booth was elected United States Senator for the long term, on Saturday, the 2d, by the Legislature of California. Great rejoicing in many parts of California over the result of the elec tion, aud tiie jieojile claim a victory over monopolies. Frank Callow was ran over and kill ed at Townsend street depot, San Francisco, on the 20th. He leaves a family. A Key West dispatch of the 22d. statss that the Colorado and I'm Italian, the latter with the monitor Manhattan in tow, arrived there on the 21st. The Colorado reports passing, early the day before, the Ompee with the Virginiu in tow, the latter having steam on. ThcPolish exiles propose to erect a statue to Kosciusko in Central Park, New York. The Senate lias confirmed Walter VanDyke as District Attorney for California; Edward Marcellus, for California; William F. Wheeler, Marsha) for Montana; Sylvester C. Sllsby, Postmaster at Idaho City. Idaho; William H. Gilliam, Post master at Seattle, Washington Terri tory. John Bedford was drowned on San Francisco bar on the 19th. The Schooner Mary Unit is beached, bottom up, at the mouth of Smith riv er, twelve miles north of Cresoeut City. A man named Jamison, from Taco ma, was killed by Hie upsetting of the stage near Tenjno on the 20th. Mr. Kelly lias introduced a bill giv ing Oregon two years more time to select swamp lands. From Havana, Cuba, December, 18th, we have this : It is reported that a steamer named Santiago de Cuba lias succeeded in landing a filibuster ing expedition on the southern coast of (he Island, between Guantanamo and Santiago. Advices fiom the in surgent sources state that a column of 500 Spaniards set out on Monday last to surprise the depot of arms and am munition near Guaimaro, but fell into an ambuscade prepared for them by Gen. Gomez with 600 cavalry. Only 100 ot the Spaniards escaped. The commander aud 900 soldiers were killed and the remainder were taken prisoners. The Cubans subsequently released General Marietta aud the other officers, and after attending to the wounded sent them under escort to the vicinity of the Spanish lines. A Spanish column under Col. Arminau lias started in pursuit of the insurgent force. Orders have been given from Wash ington to close all extra work at the Charlestown navy yard. Several em ployes have been discharged. Henry W. Genet has been convic ted of fraud In connection with the building of the Harlem Court House. Another Tammany thief in trouble. A Westport, Connecticut, man has got a jury in a tight place. He weigh ed 290 pounds, and tumbled head fore most into a well, and they cant tell whether he died from drowning or from butting his bead against the bot tom. The End of the Woftt-0 ete ALBANY OREGON, DECEMBER i.m.i .11 FINANCE m COMMERCE. Gold In New York. 110 H. LprijI tenders, mmOHe! Wheat In Liverpool Average, 18 4d W 13s lid ; Club, litoedCrtMa The southerly winds have about ac complished the work of opening up the Columbia river to our commerce, and transactions in grain will now commence in earnest. The ship Navigator, from Rio Janeiro in ballast, after a delay of twenty-five days in the river, has finally reached Portland, as has also one or two other vessels, and the warehouses being full to repletion, it is expected that these vessels will have dispatch. There are some ten or twelve vesseb still below in the river, all coming to load grain, and still others to arrive There has been exported so far this year, about 700,000 centals of Oregon Wheat, including that lightered to San Fritncisco,mostly to Great Britain, and the vessels here and on the way will carry about the same quantity, leaving a large surplus yet unprovided for. But there is a large fleet of vessels on the way to San Francisco, In ballast, lroni various foreign ports, and the high rates of freight offering here will no doubt be sufficient Inducement to bring many of them to onr river. There is very little change to note in prices ruling, save an advance in Oats, and a few domestic articles like choice butter, eggs, &c, in consequence of approach of the holidays. There will undoubtedly be a still greater advance in the price ot Oats, as the supplies iu California are being worked off. We may look for an advance of about twenty per cent, during February and March, and perhaps a still farther ad vance in April. From the present outlook, however, it will be unsafe to hold longer than until some time in March, as the abundant rains and snow fall In California assure good crops for another year, and farmers will feed up everything on hand before buying, and teamsters, and those keeping feed stores, will likely buy in small lots, anticipating low prices after harvest in their own State. There is likely to be a call for bread stuffs in the East Indies, as the report of a threatened famine in that region comes to us by telegraph. Upon the whole, we think there is every reason to calculate upon a good price for our remaining surplus, and nearly as much for the next years' crop. We advise the sowing of an in creased acreage the coming year. Following is the receipts of Oregon produce in San Francisco, by coastwise trade, from January 1st, 3873, to De cember 1st eleven months: Flour, qrsks, 386,053; oats, centals, 112.946; Wheat, centals, 276.546 ; salmon, bar rels, 3,951, halt barrels, 3,459, packa ges, 10,561 ; apples, ripe, lwxes, 13. 214; dried, packages, 1,835; butter, packages, 1,566 ; beef, barrels, 100 ; bacon, packages, 499 ; lard, packages, 3 ; bams, packages, 16. The exports of Wheat from Portland to the United Kingdom since the com mencement of the present harvest sea son, August 1, 1873, were as follows : AUGUST. vessel. centals value Br sb Lieut. Hanry, Cork 19,346 934,040 HKPTEMBEB. Br sh Otaga, Liverpool. 29,97 $56,300 Br ah Privateer, Cork 48,011 53,400 AmbkWetterhornJ.lverpool.41,308 44,11 Br bk Windermere, Cork 44,7111 45.000 OCrOKBR. Br bk Borneo, Liverpool 19,904 39.800 Or bk Theresa Behn,Queentn.U,857 47,715 NOVKXBKH. BrahQty of Paris, Liverpool .49JW0 Br ah Fhwhero, Liverpool 11,748 Lord of the Isle, Liverpool. . .40,97 58,740 43,45 44.100 M AN) wektia, u. a, u, Nr bk vasts, U. K 14,117 44.400 Brahruahlm.U.K 41447 4S.454 u , ...lllliFW IW.VW Br sh Santa Rosa, I7. K 3f 98,738 Nr bk Gumrner, U. K. 17,749 35,909 Br bk Xafcdale, Liverpool 4314 44,000 Br hh Alloa, r. K.... 4M89 44,600 339,441 9M1JW Daring the months of October and November 18,019 barrels of flour were shipped fans the same pet to Ltrer- rtfUMOeV 27, 1873. Ban f r-MnrlM-o Markets. Wheat - Finn at 94 4VS4 32 M 100 IDs. Pluck Extra tn demand for export at 9 IBM f DM, OATS -II 00(31 HO f 100 11.9. 0NIo8-l 75?il 83 V 109 Us. Portland Markets. WHEAT-isi4 05 V cental of 100 n. OATS-48C W bushel. Flour--Firm ; choice brands 95 50((t 50 V odi. Baulky -4. 401 41 percental. Onions-1 &2c ft. . Butter Extra dairy 30G85c V ft ; com. mon, iswwc. Booa Weak at 30c V dozen. Poultry Grown chickens, 9a V dozen HiDKs-chotce dry, 14c V n ; salteu, 7c. Albany Market. Wheat White, V boshel, 91 Oats-V bushel, 37 cts. Pi tatoks- V bushel, 50 o. OKio.- bushel, llfil 30. Plovr -Vblrt, 0 00. BKAKg White. V II., 34 o. Dried FRTIT-Anplcs, V to, 5 cents Peaches, 16 He; Plums, lc; Currants, 10c uuttkk resn roil, us f v. E(Ki8- dozen, 30c. Chickens- f dozen, 93. Suo rb Crushed, Uc; Island, 1014c San Francisco refined, 18 Xc V Tea Y oihi(j: Hyson, 91 25; Japan, 75c CoKKW. -2So ) ft. Salt- 1K62c181I. Syrup- Heavy Golden, V kegr, 93 on ; Ri heavy Golden, 41 00 V Ral. Bacon Hams 18c, Sides 8c. Shoulders 8c Lard -In tins, 11c V Hi : in kcirs, 9c. Oils Devoe's Kerosene, 75c f ga)., V can, 5 gals., 98 50 : Linseed Oil, raw, V TO1.91 85, no lea. 91 37 s. Hides Undressed deer skins, 20c V "., aressea. 91 85 : arv cow bides, flint ho. 1, 1012Jc f Hi ; green salted, No. 1, 5 tic; smx'isKins,(iH)eeat'n. The Boy Whose Mother cits Ills Hair. Yon can always tell a boy whose motlier cuts his hair. Not be cause the edges of it look as if it bad been chewecf off by an absent-minded horse, but yon tell it ov the way lie stops on the street, and wriggles hi shoulders. When a fond motlier has to cut her boy's hair, she is careful to guard against any annoyance and muss by laying a sheet on the carpet. It has never yet occurred to her to sit him over a bare floor, and put the sheet around his neck. Then 'she draws the front hair over his eyes and leaves it there while she cuts that which is at the back. The hair which lies over hi eyes appears to be sur charged with electric needles and that which is silently dropping down under his shirt band appears to be on Are. She has unconsciously continued to push his head forward until his nose presses his breast, and is too busily engaged to notice the snuffling sound that is becoming alarmingly frequent. in the meantime he is seized witn an irreslstable desire to blow his nose, but recollects that his handkerchief is In the Other room. Then a fly lights on his nose, and does it so unex pectedly' that he involuntarily dodges; and catches the points of the shears in ins left ear. At this he commences to cry and wish he was a man. But his mother doesn't notice him. She merely hits him on the other ear, to Inspire him wljh confidence, and goes on with the work, when she is through she holds his jacket collar back from his neck, and with her month blows the short bits of hair from the cop of Ids head down bis back. He calls her attention to this fact, but she looks for a new place on his head and hits him there, and asks him why lie didn't use his handkerchief. Then lie takes his awfully disfigured head to the mirror and looks at it, and. young as he is, shudders as he thinks ot what the boys on the street will say. Dan bmyNen. -r Would Sell. An exchange tells the following story : "Buy any butter here?" said a countryman, who walked into a dry goods store in a certain city, and looked much like a diameter who knew a great deal more of himself than be eared to tell. "No, nr," replied the merchant, "we don't wish to buy any." "Want to buy any eggs?" "No, sir; we keep a dry goods store here." "So! Wa'al, then, may be you'd like to buy some chickens fat as pigs, and a mighty sight nicer tew." JNo, sir; l tell yon we don't deal in anything but dry goods." "Couldn't I sell you a nine, tat shoulder of pork?'' "I toil you. sir, we deal in dry goods exclusively here." "Wa'al, then, what will you give tor dried peaches?" As an evidence of the lightning-like rapidity with which things are moral along In these uaj-s of telegraphs, it is said that a minister ot the DteetpaM' Church recently Immersed ooe hnndred and forty-three persons In ooe hear la Sffffi?rimror at U rate NO. 32. General Grant. Ex-Senator Foote writes this to the Washington Chronicle : General Grant was called upon six years ago, in a manner and under cir cumstances difficult to be resisted by any ordinary man, to cause General Lee and Joe Johnson to be arrested and tried Tor treason, despite the solemn xn-ol which had been accorded to them, and in shameful disregard of the fidel ity with which its conditions had been compiled with. There were not a few then in whose bosoms revenge was rankling and some even in high places were lieard to cry aloud that the "time had come to make treason odious." What was tlie conduct of this jrreat captain when called upen to do a deed of shame? He indignantly refused to be used as an Instrument for the per petration of such injustice and tyran ny ; and, with something of the stern and lofty virtue of an Aristides or a Cato, nobly risked bis own official position upon the result ; thereby, in my judgment, acquiring more of true glory tlian he ever had previously done ill all the successful battles which he fought in defence of the Constitution and the Union. Who has dared openly to ooneure General Oranfc for acting this noble part? A Tucson special to the San Diego Union says : "Lincoln, December 10. David Warner, Mr. Herreld, J. L. Glynn and Juan Martin, have been killed under the following circumstances: Juan Martin, constable, and a posse tried to arrest two others, Warner killed the constable and the posse killed Warner. The bodies of the other two were found completely raddled with bullets some distance out of town. Afterwards the bodies of two Mexicans were found in a stream near Lincoln. Friends of Herreld are susiected as the murderer. The Sheriff and a posse of 26 men under took the arrest of Herrcld's men, who . were drawn up in line with Henrv rifles and revolvers, and promptly in vited the Sheriff's party to come on. i tie latter urn not accent and no arrests were made. People who are foolish enough to risk their money in betting on horses should be fought caution by a witness at a recent trial of a horse case in Springfield, Mass. The witness was a well-known horse trainer, and edified the Court with a description of how the best of horses are made to come In last, aud quoted a number of instances in which this method of cheating has been practiced. Wilkie Collins has canceled all his lecture engagements In this country, because, first, he cannot do himself or his audiences justice, and finally because the lecture business is greatly overdone. Mr. Collins should have learned these someyvhat Impor tant facts before he came here ; but better late than never. It is reported that Harry Genet, one of the New York ring thieves, and who escaped from durance vile a few days since, had got away in a yacht. provisioned and equipped lor a long voyage destination, Rio Janeiro. Ex-Senator Taylor, of Jersey City, was with him. A Pekin. Illinois, Coroner's Jury rendered a verdict that a man, yvbo-e body was found In that river, came to his death hy a blow on the head. 'which was given either before or after drowning." A movement Is on foot in London to erect a monument to Oliver Gold smith, the centenary of whose death occurs next year. At present he is only honored by a simple slab bearii .g his profile in Westminster Abbey. The worklngmen of London have a Shakespeare Club, where they meet, with their wives and slaters, to read and discuss Shakespeare. The men say that the women understand Shake speare better, and know more of him, than they do. Herr Woerlau, a bookseller ot Nur emberg, at a recent public meeting, spoke ot the Emperor of Germany ami his Chancellor as "Herr Wilhelm Hohenzollern, and bis dragoon, Bis marck." He is bow serving ouf a term of three months In prison. The Peoria BerUm says: "A Peoria letter-curler, alter walking nine miles aflddelvering the same letter to 137 awn, none of whom would receive It. sat down on a fireplug and wept be eause Pecahontas was snch a fool as to eaten the old nana war-dub,"