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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21
Items by the way.
August I6 ,69.


MR. EDIroE: Since leaving your city
have passed through Polk, Yamhill
and Washington counties. The smoke
was SO dense as to hide the distant seen
cry, and give gloomy cast to the sur
rounding country. These lower countics
cannot compete with Linn county for
grain. In many instances the crops have
failed to a considerable extent, caused,
probably, by drought; in some eases,
however, rust has made It's appearance.
The harvest has only commenced down
through this part Of the valley. The
water is lower now than ever before
known at this season of the year. Nav
igation on the Upper Columbia is diff
cult. From present indications the Q. S.
n Co. have but small freights and few
passengers. Err M Portland to the Cas-
cades the smoke is so dense as to hide
the grand scenery along the banks Of
the Columbia.
Whisky is accomplishing its special
missisn in Washington county. Not far
from Forest Grove, L am credibly in
formed, man whose name I did not
learn, having imbibed freely to akeep out
the summer heat, in attempting to drive
a team of four horses attached to q
header, let them run away, literally
smashing the entiro machine, and break
ing the drivers arm, and otherwise
injuring him-drunkenness the cause.
A few days ago all affair took place
which came near terminating in a father
numbering his children and wife, and
setting his own premises on fire. It ap-
pears that the husband and wife were
both intoxicated, and were in regular
fight" in which the husband, in his
drunken frenzy, twice ATTEMPTED to shoot
his wife, and twice attempted to set the
house on fire, swearing that he would
burn the house and all in a pile. He
was prevented committing this horrible
crime by the timely appearance of a lady,
who succeeded in stopping the fire and
disarming the furious drunkard. am
well acquainted with the parties, and
| withhold the names through respect.
Four persons have been committed to
Jail on suspicion of the murder of Mr.
Morris, of Yamhill county. A Mr.
Dean, Gull. Hess, and two others ol
the Hess family, are the parties at pres
ent suspicloned.
Ny health is improving, and hope te
return to your town with better opinion
/ of its morals than ever before. My re
spects to you and family. !.
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Grants NepotIsm.

From the Rochester IN. " Chronicle.l
The Democratic howl about Grant
nepotisin is reduced at last to plteous
whine because of eight positions under
the Government, which are distributed
as follows:
Jesse r. Grant (father), Postmaster,
Covington.
A. Ell. Sharpe (brother-in-law), Mar
shal District of Columbia.
Frederick r. Dent (brother-in-law) J,
Brieadier General and doorkeeper.
- Casey (brother-in- law, Collector,
New Orleans.
Frederick Grant (son), Cadet, West
Point.
Silas N. Hudson (cousin), Minister to
Guatemala.
Judge Dent (brother,i in-law) Admins
tration candidate for Governor in Missis
sippi.
- Cramer (brother-in- law, recently
Consul to Leipsic.
And this statement comes from the
New York Woril, the leading organ Of
the Democracy in the country. Let US
see what the thing amounts to. jesse
Il. Grant was postmaster of Coylngton
before Ulysses S. Grant became Presi-
dent. Fred. T. Dent was advanced to
his present military rank of Lieutenant
Colonel in the line on the 31st of Dccem-
Der, 1867, and of Brigadier General by
brevet on the 18th of March, 1865, both
before Ulysses S. Grant was made Presi-
dent. Fred. Grant was appointed a
cadet at West Point two or three years
ago, while Andrew johnson was Presi-
dent. Judge Dent is only candidate
for au elective Office, and, as yet, the
Administration has shown no disposition
to favor his prctensions. And, finally,
Mr.. Cramer, s:recently Consul to Lcipsic, ;"
was appointed by President Lincoln or
President johnson, we do not now re-
member which.
| This leaves three cases of tsncpotism
| for the Democracy to grumble about, and
in one case only-that of Hudson-is
| the appointee blood relation of the
President The office of Marshal of the
District of Columbia is always given to
an intimate personal friend of the Exec
utive, and as DR. Sharpe undoubtedly
| fills the bill in that respect, and is both
worthy and capable, there is no good
reason why the Office he holds should not
be given to him. So in reality, the ia
voritism to relations, of which the Presi-
dent has been accused, displays itself in
the appointment of one brother-in- law to
a collectorship, and one cousin to an in
significant South American mission
There are few men who would not have
done more for their relations than this
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San Francisco Markets.

San Francisco Markets.
kilograms to the 18th inst. place US
in possession of the following quotations ::
Flour-No sales reported except 900
quarter sacks, fine country brands, at 81.
Wheat-This article is quoted, NOM
inally, at 81 rs for choice, with few if
any buyers.
Oats-Quotations remain as they were
last week. 81 35 for California, and 81 65
for Oregon, with little doing.
Barley - Choice feed 81 023; do.
brewing, 81 124.
Pctatoes-New, Soc.@s1.
Greenbacks-75 cents.
NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL.
Gold in New York, 1891. Wheat
and Flour, steady, at former quotations.
Liverpool-Wheat, lis. Sd.
The Sacramento Union says that there
is now no doubt that the condition of the
crops in England and France have added
fully one million dollars to the value of
the wheat in California, and added that
much to the available assets for the
transaction Of business.
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A party of prominent st. Louis mer-
chants will soon visit this coast to work
for the interests of that place.
One hundred and seventy men IN the
Pittsburg iron foundries have contracted
to go to Cuba and work for the Cubans.
General Stokes accepts his dcfeasin
Tennessee, and bows to the will of the
| people.
a terrible accident is reported on the
| Schuylkill and Susquehanna railroad, a
train having struck large rock which
rolled down on the track. Engineer and
fireman killed.
| The temporary bridge used for repairs
at the Falls of st. Anthony, on tho NJ lis
/ sissippi, VS. whirled away and three
| men sent over the falls.
There is scarcity of cotton in Eng
land there will be good demand for
the staple raised in the South.
4 Johnson is candidate for the Senate
in Tennessee. Ridge is his opponent.
/ Grant tells Texas politicians that their
State must elect men who can take the
test oath, aud must ratify the amend
ment before the Administration wall ia
vor their restoration to the Union.
At St. Louis one Coping and woman
were arrested with S40O, 900 in So coun-
terfeit notes in their possession.
Admiral Davis has been ordered to
survey the Isthmus Of Darien for ship
canal.
/ Weston has walked so miles in ten
hours and ~ minutes, walking ne-half
mile backwards.
I New York Bay is patrolled night and
day by armed tug boats to prevent the
. | denarture of Cuban steamers
In Cuba the Spanish have captured a
rebel convoy commanded by Gen. Jor-
dan. His troops fed and he escaped.
Spain is in general state of fear and
commotion, agitated by republican move
ments and Cabinet plots.
The river Nile is lower than has been
known for one hundred and fifty years
The prospect for cotton in Egypt is
good. The crop is estimated at 1885,
900 bales.
Divers have been at work on the
wreck of the steamer Gern,ania, and
have rescued some of the specie and nine
bags mail.
General Jordan has commenced active
preparations for a Cuban campaign.
The Cubans claim that if the United
States will grant them belligerent rights
they will have possession of the whole
| island, outside Of Havana, in thirty days
i The Spanish troops are represented as
demoralized beyond control. Everything
is favorable to the independence of Cuba
The Haytien Government has pur-
chased of the United States the steamer
| Algonquin.
/ The Sultan forbids the Viceroy ol
Egypt to purchase arms ordered by him,
and ship of war also ordered.
1 The European Governments do not
fear any serious trouble between them
as they can neither of them afford to &c
to war and have not the means.
| The Carlist chief, Starus, has entered
Spain and passed into Catalogue.
8 It is said Spain cannot be in a worse
condition than at present.
The London Times says, concerning
! the relations Of England and the Unitec
States, ssthe sureties of friendship ane
peace abide on stronger basis thar
{ diplomacy can furnish"
q There will be large wheaf. harves
IN the Danubian principa1ities
) The English Parliament will assemble
j on the 3Ist of October
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The editor of an Austrian newspaper
has been fined ssfve forms" for. calling
the respectable Mr.. Andrew johnson
"the most corrupt scoundrel in America !"
Reckoning the value of the forin at
thirty-five cents, this indulgence in libel
Gus Injuries has cost our German cotem-
porary the enormous sum of 81 ISL
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and while one panther story was being
told, sudden scream and stampede oc-
curred among the women and children,
which alarm was quieted by the brave
boys moving the fire Immediately in
front Of the tent. Il is horrible to camp
in the mountains infested by cougars and
wild cats. Il.
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A swarm of bees alighted on the front
of locomotive on Vermont railroad
recently, and the engineer not daring to
disturb them, they got a free ride into
Canada.
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WANTED.-The following appears in
the San Francisco Chronicle "lFanted
A few Democratic mechanics, of vot-
able age, at the State Prison. Steady
work given until after election
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james Long, of Scott county (ky)
has young turkey with double head
four distinct legs and thirteen toes.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21

A new selfcanceling postage STAMP
has been invented.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21

The head of an Indian arrow was lately
found imbeded in a sugar-pine tree, near
Red Bluff, California. 1t is estimated to
have been there for four hundred years.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21

Placer county (Cal.) boasts of DEM
ocrat who has drank, since the year 1858,
Fl hogsheads, I8 gallons and 1 quart of
whisky. He still lives.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21

Nearly four thousand persons starved
to death in London last year.
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1MpoRrANT-A learned cotemporary
wants to know If. it is possible for a
.nigger" to have the white swelling, and
if so, how many
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lSGD-1O.
Albany Collegiate Institute.

Albany Collegiate Institute.
TENHE NEXT TERM OF THIS INSTITU-
Il ton for youth of both sexes, will open on
Monday, tho 1eth Of October next
1t will be in charge of tho Rev. EDWARD r.
GEAnY and the Rev. SAMUEL G.. IRVINE, assist
ed by corps of competent teachers.
CELENDAR.
The first term will embrace Is weeks of tuition,
ending February 4th, 1879.
The second term will embrace 20 weeks of tu-
ition, from February 7th to July st, 1870.
RATES OF TUITION
(pER QUARTER OF TEN wEEKs.)
Preparatory and common branches. 49,. ...$o 90
Andvanced English. sh........................... 90
Ancient and Modern Languages, Higher
Mathematics, &e.....- y w
Tuition charged from date of entrance to end
of quarter, and payable in advance.
Organization of College Classes.
A Freshman class will be formed and course
of study prescribed at the opening of the term.
Principal Text Books.
Wilson's Readers, Clark's English Grammar.
Robinson's Mathematics, Hooker's Natural
Science, Quackenbos' Rhetoric, Abbott's Aber-
crombie's Mental and Moral Philosophy, Hark-
ness Latin Series, Fasquell's French Series, and
the most approved editions of the Latin and Greek
Classics.
A Record
Of every recitation will be made, and average
given in Quarterly Reports also, of attendance
and department.
Government.
The aim viii be to develop in the student a
high sense of moral obligation, honor and integ-
rity, and those who cannot be governed by such
motives, will not remain in the school.
Board
May be had in families at 81 per week, and
rooms procured whore students may board them
selves.
By order of the Board of Trustees:
EDWARD r. GEARY,
Albany, Aug. 2I, $3.50 President.
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CHEAp.-A fearless youth of old Pike
offers to bite off the heads of rattlesnakes
at enc dollar each.
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.REDUcTIoN.-On the 14th railroad
fare from Sacramento to Omaha was
reduced to s111, currency; Sacramento
to New York, $3.50. A late telegram
says second class fare from Omaha to
Sacramento has been put down to SO,
currency. The fare over the great over
land route will soon be reduced to such
figure as will enable all to take a ride
East. Speed the time.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21

4 wag suggests that suitable opening
for many city choirs would be, so, Lord
have mercy on ussmiserable singers"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21

ifhe peasant, who some years ago sased
The life of the Gear Of Russia, was re-
Gently murdered in his own house.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21

Swamp land in Tennessee to the ex-
tent of 5000 acres has been purchased
by a Frenchman, who intends raising
frogs for the Memphis market.
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MARRIED.

On the 18th inst, by S. II. Claughton,
Esq, Mr.. E. Keeble to Miss Margaret
Smelser-all of Linn county.
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Petaluma (Cal.), has stern-wheel
chicken. 1t has an extra pair of legs,
which project backwards from the base
of the tail.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21

A few days age, young man named
Powell was struck deaf and dumb while
mocking deaf and dumb person, on the
cars, in Tennessee.
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4 complete jury of Smiths was recentl..
empanneled in Sheffield, England.
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The postofice at Centerville (Ind.) }, is
IN charge Of lady, who is spoken of by
a local paper as "obliging and gentle
manly"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21

SMALL Pox.-Several new cases 0
this disease are reported at Astoria.
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The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany have 10000 miles Of wire, repre-
sented by an investment Of $50, 900, 900
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CHANGES IN PREMIUM LIST
OF THE
Linn Co. Agricultural AssOcl'I

At meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Linn County Agricultural Association, held Aug
ust 7th, 1869. the following changes were wade in
the Premium List
Glass 8, No. tho premium is increased to
$25 and $I2 50.
No. 3, in class 3-withdrawn and the following
inserted No. 3--sweepstakes.-Best trotting,
two mile heats, two In three, three to enter, two
to GO $40 and $50.
No. in class 4--withdtawn, and the following
inserted No. 4-sweepstakes running,
three years old and upwards, two mile heats, two
in three, three to enter and two to go, 800 and
$50.
In Rule 9, the words ssseven years old 11IIbs."
is stricken out.
A liberal premium will be given on the best
running on Velocipede on0mile.
A liberal prize viii be given to tho best drilled
D. rRoMAH. Pres.
A. c. JoxEs, Sec.
August 7th, '69-48
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tt costs $500 year to supply flowers
for Beecher's pulpit.
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AT the Iowa Democratic State Conven-
tion, the Democrats appear to have given
up the war on the everlasting niger .
judging from the fact that a resolution
offered in the Convention on the Fifteenth
Amendment was laid on the table. In
no two States SO far do the Democracy
agree upon the platform for the future.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21

W. e. johnson, of American town
ship, exhibited to us, says the Sacra-
ndento (Cal.0 Bee, a young hare having
six legs and two tails. Four of the legs
were behind, and the tails also. The
little thing could run like = trooper
using every leg apparently to advantage,
bat the dog caught and unluckily killed it
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RIvER-So low that there is very
little hope Of an early conyalescence.
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"SARKAsTIcK." The following NOR
sci is from the dramatic journal, Figaro,
and explains itself:
1t is reported that ten-cent subscrip.
: ton is projected, to enable George
Francis Train 60 leave town and visit hi.
magnificent villa at Newport, which thu
POOR people of San francisco have as
sisted in constructing.
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The population of Mexico is 5000, 900
souls, according to the census recently
taken.
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TeIegraphIc Summary.

WiNan,eae Farmer please COPY.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-08
Trustee's Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEFD OF TRUST
d made and executed to me by William
G. smith and Anna smith, his wife, bearing
date the I'd day or A pTil, 1866, duly recorded
In the Recorders office of the county OF
Ohio in book so. folio 3l3, TO secure TO Be-
nOni q. Good, trustee for Hester A. Fdging-
ton, and said Hester "A. Edglngton. the pay
neut OF nine several pTOmtSSOTy nOteS, eight
of them for the sum or one hundred dollars
each, payable respectively at one, two. three,
date, al d one for the sum OF fifty dOllari
payable nine years after date, all bearlng in
teFeSt, shall sell TO the best bidder, at pub
lie auction, on the premises. on Saturday.
Ihe 2lIh day ora prIl, 1869. (cOmmencing
said sale at IL o'clock A. MI the following
the City OF Wheeling, on the farm formerly
owned by Hester A. Edgtngton, decd, and
bounded as follows: Beginning at linden
stump corner TO the Mcclure tract, and
original corner OF the Good tract; thence n.
$50 w. 81 poles to a stake, near run; thence
down the run S. IL W. lU12 poles to stone;
thence with said run s.. "a f. 32Ia poles To
large run; thence up said run, with the sew
eral meanders thereof 81 poles to Il leaning
cling thence continuing with said run N.
67I46 E. "a CLIO poles TO the beginning, con-
tanning 25-lLO acres.
The stone.cOal underlying the above de-
scribed property Is reserved.
Terms OF sale Si25.IU i'll hand, and the
balance to be divided into equal instruments.
with interest from the 81 day o. April. 1866,
and payable respectively on the ID day OF
April. 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874 aud 1873, the
purchaser TO give notes with approved SO
curiIy for said deferred instruments, and the
title retained as further security until the
whole are paid.
ceiling az trustee, shall convey TO the
purchaser only such title rs Is vested In me
mariS-SUt ii. o. GOOD. Trustee.
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for Sale.
Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF a DEED OF TRUST
d from n. g. Cool james Y. Caldwell and
Mary T. Caldwell, bearing date the twenty.
inst day of October, 1870, duly recorded In
the Recorders office for the County OF Ohio
state OF West Virginia, i'll book 49, folio 1911
shall sell to the best bidder, at public auc.
ton, at The front door of the Court House OF
ohio County, on
saturday, the 18Th day of May, 1860,
Commencing said sale at 10 O'Clock A. M,
lots NUMBER " and the northern part OF lot
80, bounded as follows: Begin ming at the
corner of lot % at the intersection OF North
street, (now called Webster ktreep, with
Water street, and running thence north
ing Creek, thence up said creek TO the west
ern boundary OF alley Il, thence to II stake
one hundred feet from Webster street,
thence weStwaIdly crossing lot No. 80 on q
line parallel with Webster street SiXty-one
and hair feet TO the line dividing lots go
aud 50, thence up said dividing line south
wArdIy one hundred feet TO Webster street,
place of beginning. Also the following lots
or parcels OF land situated in Joseph CnId-
wells addition to the City OF Wheeling and
E part OF said city, that is to say, lots pun.
TERED Seventy-hve- (15), sixty-Slx 1867, tWen-
ty-twO (22), twenty. nine (f9), 1ltty-eight $751;
rifIeen tl5l, eighteen (lS), tiity CO.. sixty
(6O), and nine (9)-accordinG to the general
plat OF said addition, together with all
rights. privileges and apputtenauceS TO the
Terms OF sale cash.
The title to the above property is believed
10 be good. Selling as Trustee 1 shalt only
convey such title as ls vested in me by said
deed OF trust. y. BRADY,
Rpr7-2aWtS Trustee,
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f., te pond to h.vr.. and follow such book,
and snch Book Farming would be
worth following, wouldn't ilH'
Il Can't deny. it. But amt great
many of these farming o9oks and pa
mars vi item by III en- no min t. farmers,
| and e no don't Know anything about it?'
| tThet ia true,' said the p rCIft9Scr, 'and
on that account some OF them are Well
nigh. if not entirely worthless. But it
DON'T follow that no man can profita-
bly, write about farming unless he is
| himself farmer. Ltebig was not a
farmer, vet what he has Written about
agricultural chemistry has been worth
| more to farmers, than anything ever
written by farmers themselves Sir
Humphrey Davy was not farmer.
Yet Sir humphreys Investigation con-
corning the food best adapted to our
various grains, and the manures that
in each case will best supply that food ,
has been of absolutely incalculable val
ue to farmers.
yes, said the Captain, the owner of
| that seventeen acres / spoke of, told me
that he considered that he didn't half
know exactly what food each grain or
plant needs, and then knew just how
| much of that,good was in my soil, and
what was lacking, could easily and
certainly supply just what was Lack
ing, without having to experiment, as
| i no" no. anu nave 80 u4hIy Vi NY 6A-
periments failures, for lack of such
| knowledge. And, he added, with en-
phasis, no man can be q successful farm
or, 7tnEcSS he Is a thorough chemist. He
can't even profit by his neighbours ex-
periments, since the characteristics Of
the soil, and other conditions of growth,
are so different even on adjoining
| farms.'
For some time, the Colonel's eyes had
been diIaling, and by the time this
point was reached, he seemed COM
pletely astounded. To hear men talk
| OF farmers needing to be a thorough
chemist-he couldn't tell what it meant.
He didn't even know whether he could
trust his senses any more,
But the Professor replied to the Cap
| tain
AN the premises your friend stated
are true, and his conclusion, upon
the whole, is also doubtless true.
" acquainted with the nature of
the food needed for the various grains,
nor are we able to analyze soils with
sufficient eXactness, in all cases, to de-
termine precisely what is lacking. As
vet, our best chemists do not know
enough to more than appro ximate the
truth in these matters. The time prob
ably will come, when they will be able
to do all that the Captains friend de-
clared necessary
But, even when that time comes, it
may not be best for the farmer himself
to try to turn chemist. he might not
make good one. But then, and now,
he does need to read what the chemist
and others do learn that is valuable to
him, and to put it into practice. No
man can be a happy farmer, can make
his home worthy OF being type OF
heaven. as 1t should be, nor can he even
be fully successful farmer, without
being familiar with more or less of the
agricultural books and papers-in short,
without being Book Farmer
SPIEGEL.