The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27

Jhe Albaug Re9jster.
SATURDAY, MARCH q, 1869.
In NEvApA.-The White Pine Min
me District is in Nevada.
ApJouRNED-The Nevada Legisla-
ture adjourned on the 4th instant.
ApvANcED.-All white sugars have
advanced one-half cent per pound.
DErEATED.-The Maine Legislature
has defeated a bill for the abolition of
capital punishment.
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A marriage is reported at Stockton
(Calo between youth of ffty-fve and
an old lady of thirteen.
Green peas and rhubarb have made
their appearance in. San Francisco, and
are selling at fifty cents per pound.
THE FIRsT.-On the 18th President
Grant signed the bill to strengthen the
public credit, being the first bill signed
by him since his Inauguration.
SMALL Pox.-As another inducement
to go to White Pine, it is reported that
several cases of small pox have made
their appearance there.
The Nauvo Legion, Mormon organi-
cation, gave military ball at Salt Lake,
on the evening of Washington's Birth
day.
A bill to admit the Territory of Utah
as State will shortly be introduced into
the House by Delegate Hooper.
Mrs. S. L. Anderson, of Snellings,
California, wants to hear of her son,
Prior Perkins, who came to California
across the Plains in 1858.
At spelling contest in the Central
public school, Salem, last week, Miss
Zilphia Raymond was declared champion
for the week.
AN OLD TYpo.-speaker Blaine is an
old editor; formerly Of the Kennebec
Journal and Portland 4aocrtiser. Our
profession does not lose its representative
in the retirement of Colfax
The Grass Valley Union says whirl-
wind, few days ago, took it into its
head to cut caper, and accordingly got
hold of Peter Hanson's barn, located a
few miles from that town, raised it up
and turned it over on the side, smashing
wagon and other things The barn was
a building 20 by 80 feet in dimensions.
The REAsoN.-The Democratic press
complains of the rhetoric of Grants In.
augural, says the Marysv,lle appeal. As
all Democrats are classical scholars il
was not to be expected that the plain
language of the President would be
agreeable Our apology is, that the
times call for honest men, not scholars
ENORMOUS BUsINEss.-The New
York Herald calls attention to the fact
that the total business done by associated
banks in New York city last year, reach
ed the enormous sum of S3I ,159, ZIG, ,34e
about twelve times the amount of the
national debt. Allowing three hundred
business days to the year, the actual aver
age business transacted here through the
banks is about 500, 900, 600 daily.
SAVE YOUR GRAY HAIR--It is said
that gray hairs in New York are worth
cent apiece. Hair-dressers, says an
exchange, inquire of their customers fol-
them and beg that they be saved from,
the comb in dressing. So, when you
snake out gray hair, lay it up. When
the ten come to Its funeral, snake them
eThere's money in it,
AUSTRIAN PoLIcY.-The Empires:
of Austria, being on the eve of bringing
forth a new Austrian, it is suggested BY
friends that. she visit the capital o
Galicia and there. produce her Austrian
It is thought that this act would great,
please the Poles, and attach them NOR,
strongly than ever to the Hapsburg dy
nasty. The Poles must be easy to please
The DARK SIDE.-Says Figaro: w
notice in recent letter from Wite Pin