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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-01-23

FIRE MEETING-On Wednesday
evening our newly organized Fire Com
pany held special meeting at the Court
House, at which it was decided to give
ball, for the benefit of the Company, on
Washington's birthday, February 22d,J
at Parrish Hall, in this city. y uniform
for the Company was adopted, consisting
of a red shirt, black pants, glaze cap, and
belt with name and number of the Com
pany painted on it. The boys are very
enthusiastic, and are working with a will
to get things in readiness as soon as pos
sible for the successful putting out OF
any fire that may occur in the city or
environs. With the present energetic
officers and membership, Albany Engine
Company No. 1 is bound to be success.
Rori
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-01-23
HEALTH

Yreka and vicinity has never been so
healthy for many years as this winter
there are no very sick either of adults or
children, and unless we are visited with
the pestilenee of small pox, which prevails
north of US, the chances are good for
contiu uation of the blessing!
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-01-23

San Francisco Legal Tender rates.. 734 a IN
New York Gold quotations. 1868
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-01-23

Main street below the Gas Works, is
being improved so as to do away with
mud holes, by the digging of cutters on
each side, and leveling the centre.
The following paragraph is from the
Shasta (Cal.) Courier:
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-01-23
SCARLET rEE Ell.

This disease is still quite severe in
Scott Valley, eliminating in two deaths
and two more serious cases. Every effort
and precaution is extended to save tho
little ones from this dread disease. which
seems to create as great havoc with them
as the small pox
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-01-23

REV " al IN SCOTT VALLEY.
Rev. a. n. Cummings, Of The Baptist
Church, is holding protracted meetings
at Sharp,s school house, seven miles
south of Fort Jones, with great success,
fourteen persons having already been con-
yerted
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16

small farms of few acres each, but now
the West boast of the largest plantations
in the world.
Some who settled in that country but a
few years since have made themselves able
to buy up thousands of acres of the i'm
proved lands about them, which being un-
der the very best state of cultivation justi-
ies the employment of laborers at from
thirty to fifty dollars per month. Thus
the system of culvtiating large plantations
in the West is beginning to prevail, be-
cause the yield justifies the payment of
wages that will command the labor neces-
sary to carry on the heavy operations to
which we at the South have been accus-
toned.
These, Messrs. Editors, are my views on
the situation" hastily and imperfectly
presented, and with no intention of dis
couraging immigration from any quarter
of the globe, and without any desire what
ever to provoke discussion or sever criti-
cism from older heads than my own.
And such being the ideas / entertain, I
favor the colnization schemes that we are
told are being set on footaat the North. and
trust that the Immigration Association
will Immediately take steps to induce some
of these colonies to look to North Caro-
lima.
The sight of live Yankee colonists fol-
lowing the plough, while their educated
wives and daughters attend the dairy, and
perform their own household duties, will
have the effect of setting those young men
Of ours to wolk who now lounge about in
idleness waiting for "situations;" our
young women will catch the inspiration
and prepare themselves for the duties of
housewives; both men and women will re
cooDiZo the fact that thew Touct begin
where their grand fathers and mothers did !;
we shall see the matrimonial ranks rapidly
increasing and filing up, and that wide
spread generalization among our youth.
which is enervating and destroying South
ern manhood and intellect will disappear
before industry, prosperity, happiness and
vi-lrous oontentment SPERRY
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16
Increase OF Southern Representation.

As the time approaches for taking new
census, the effect of the addition of the
negroes to the voting population OF the
South is being seriously considered. A
Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald thus refers to the subject in a
recent letter:
The select committee on the next census held
another meeting to-day, continued their CONSUL
tation on the two propositions before them, to-
wit, whether to increase the basis of representa-
ton or the number of representatives. The COM
mittee is somewhat divided, portion OF them
opposing any further increase in the number OF
members of the House of Representatives., and
another portion being against al enlargement OF
representation. The former contend that the
House ia already too large and unTleldy, and
that an addition to its numbers would only tend
to embarrass it's business. The general impress
sion is that the basis Of representation will be en-
larged.
Hitherto the representation has been
fixed by the Constitution not to exceed one
for every thirty thousand, excluding In
dams not taxed, and including three-hfths
of the slaves. There being now no slaves
the excluded two-ffths must be counted in
any new adjustment of representation. Ii
the negro population is as large now as it
was in 1860, we find the following to be the
total increase in the representative strength
of the South:
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16
STATE NEWS,

F1RE.--On Monday last, the 9Th, the
residence of Sam. son Boon, Esq, of this
place, was consumed by fire. The fire
occurred between one and two o'clock, P.
NJ, and was purely accidental. A good deal
of furniture was removed from the build
ing, but in damaged condition. No in
surance. The loss is heavy one to Mr..
Boor.-Fayetteville Presbyterian.
The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the Carroll
ma immigration Association desires US to
urge upon the Committeeman appointed
for the various counties to use their inme-
diate exertions towards raising the reqair-
ed funds for Mr.. Atkinson It is desirable
that the funds should be sent to him at an
early day. All money should be sent to
Mr.. E. B. Borden, Treasurer of the Asso-
citation, at Goldsboro', North Carolina.
GoldsbOro' Messenger.
The FRUIT CROP The fruit crop, as was
thought and expressed by many some time
ago, to have been injured by frost, is now
believed to be only partially injured. The
crop in this county and vicinity, we are
told. will yet be a fair one, should no more
cold snaps intervene in the mean time.
Goldsboro' Messenger.
A CowARDLY ACT-Josiah Turner was
fred upon through the window of his Of
fee late on the evening of Tuesday last
Mr.. Turner at the time was alone in his
office sitting by the table reading, when
suddenly he was aroused 10y the loud re-
port Of pistol or gun, the smashing of
glass, and the hurriedly retreating foot
steps OF the Oowardly miscreant outside
SEEING Ii pistol he went TO the door, but
not III time to discover the would be as
sassin.
From an examination of the hole made
by the ball through The blind and glass,
the aim was good, but the ball in passing
through these distractions took different
angie from that intended, by which fortu-
nate circumstances Mr.. Turner is indebted
for his lfe.-Raleigh Giraffe
WILLIAMSON AND TARBoRoUGH RAIL
R0AD.-CoL. Whitford, Agent for the Con-
tractor, was in town last week, and, in
company with General Lewis, made a
thorough eXamination of the entire line
Of the load IRON this place TO Williams
ton.
lii with pleasure that we learn from
him that no turtner delay may be expected
and that the first dirt will be thrown in a
few days
1t is intended to push the work vigor-
ously forward. Col. Whitford and Genl
Lewis lett for Raleigh on Monday last to
complete some final arrangements.
Tarboro SOuthermer.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16
More Bond Robberies.
Milton Chronicle.

Bond robberies seem again to be the
order of the day. The one hundred thou
sand dollars worth of booty secured by
burglars in South street. in this city, some
time between six o'clock on Saturday even
ing and eight o'clock on Monday morning,
consisted chiefly of securities and negotia-
BILE funds. The sum stolen at perhaps tie
very same hour from the Safety Fund So
ciety building in Philadelphia was ten
times as large, and, as it belonged to about
three thousand depositors of an humble
class, the loss of this millions worth of
bonds and greenbacks is peculiarly grie-
vous misfortune. Both these great bur-
glaries must tend to impair the trust of the
public in the safes and savings banks, in
watchmen and detectives. More vigilance
and energy will be needed to protect us in
person and property against our danger
GUS classes. New York Herald.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16
STATE NEWS.

RICHMOND COUNTY. james J. McCollum
and John @. McLaurin have been ap-
pointed Justices for Richmond county by
Gov. Holdcn.-Raleigh Standard
PARDoNED.-His Excellency, Gov. Hol-
den. on yesterday pardoned William Steel.
who was convicted at the Fall term 1868,
of Alamance, Of assault and battery, and
sentenced to six months i'm prisonment.
Raleigh Standard 10th.
JUSTICES APPOINTED. following
Justices of the Peace have been appointed
for Duplin county: T. W. Boney, Cicero
Bowden, John Carlton, A. NJ. Robinson,
D. Fl. Williams, G.. ". Ward, D. T.
Mcmillan Raleigh Standard.
On THE SrUMP. understand that A.
II. Galloway, colored, intends to stump
the city before the May election, in oppo-
sition to the ratification of the bill re-
moving the Common Council.
Other Indicate ns point to the conclu-
sion that the contest will be a warm one.
Newbern Jour. Of Com.
SECOND ATTEMPT To AssAss1NATE. Has
the Governor issued the pardon in advance
spoken of by Gen. Estes, for our assassina
ton ? Estes said if Joe Turner was shot in
the back pardon could be obtained for
the assassin or he might. perhaps, have
it in his pocket before committing the
crime. On Wednesday, the oath day of
March, bold attempt was made to assas-
sinate US in broad day light. On last night
a second effort was made to shoot us, where
Estes said, in the 'back." At Il o'clock
last night we were fired upon FROM our
room window. The window is ONLY four
feet from the ground. The ball penetra-
ted the blinds and glass, and then into the
bed. We sat by our lamp, only ten feet
from the window. The assassin got our
range by looking through narrow crevice
in the blinds. The muzzle of the rife or
pistol was placed against the Stats of the
window, just above the crack, and fred. -
The ball, from the hole in the window, ap-
pears to have been of good size and we'll
aimed, and by coming in contact with the
blind seems to have been diverted from
its course, and We live to tell about it this
morning. We tell the carpet bag ruffians
their poniards have no terrors for us. We
shall continue to expose their baseness.
venality and corruption. You are mis-
taken in supposing your victory is COM
plete, and that your system of calu mpy
against the good, and your purchase of the
venal and the base, among the natives, can
long hold the State in the CALLING chains
OF party despotism, which, with the aid OF
the negro and the sword, you have for q
time fastened upon Us. We tell you carpet.
baggers your presence, after your march
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16
Taxation of Rank stock

The United States Supreme Court has
just delivered an opinion in the case of
James T. Austin, plaintiff in error, against
a town authorities. in error to the Supreme
Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. The corporation had taxed
number of shares held by Austin in
various banks. He set up the plea that
the State act relative to the returns and
taxation of shares in associations for bank
ing established under the laws of the
United States, was repugnant to the statute
OF the United States passed June 3, 1854
But the Supreme Court affirmed the va
lidity of the statute of Massachusetts,.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16

That this total increase of forty eight
members will have an important bearing
upon the future legislation and politics of
the country is self-evident. Whatever may
be their politics, when our negroes find out,
as soon they will, that New England
adventures have not from education or
association views in unison with the COM
mercial and agricultural interests of this
section, this new strength of the South
will go far towards assisting the strength
ened Northwest in defeating the monopo-
lies with which protective laws have en-
abled New England to grow rich at the
expense of the rest of the country. The
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16

We have had occasion very recently to
pass over the entire length of the Whining
ton and Manchester Railroad, with consid-
cradle opportunity to examine the condl-
ton of the road. We were truly surprised
to see how much work, skillfully and eco
nomically performed, had been done with
in the past few months. The road-bed is
in magnificent order, and the track, under
all circumstances, is not surpassed IN the
country. The end of the war found this
road in as bad order as any in the South,
with a heavy debt and impaired credit.
But fifteen miles of new iron have been pur-
chased, yet the condition of the track is
such that the cars move with as much
smoothness as if the iron had been recent
ly laid. The road is superbly ditched and
the track dry and hard.
We suppose that this road will soon pass
into other hands. Its new owners, who
ever they may be, will find their road in
good order, needing only new iron to make
it as good as the best in the country. They
will have reason to be grateful to the pre-
sent management of the road for the con-
dition in which they will receive it. With
a Western terminus at some business point
which will open to this road fair compe-
tition for freight and passengers, we be-
Iieve that it will be one of the best paying
railroads in the South, and will be source
of much benefit to our city. If it be posi-
BILE to extend the Wilmington and Man.
chester Railroad to Columbia Or Augusta,
or to both cities, its future is indeed a
profitable one.
We are unwilling to close this slight no.
tice of this road, without paying just and
merited compliment to the Superinten-
dent, General WILLIAM MACRAE, to whose
energy and fine executive abilities, the
present superior condition of the road is
mainly due. Indefatigable in the perform
ance of his duties, and intelligent in their
perception and execution, he has brought
this great work up to standard that is
wonderful, when we regard the opportuni-
ties and means OF his command.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16
For the Journal
Raiiroad Meefinp

A large meeting of the citizens of Cleave-
land met in the Court House in Shelby, on
Tuesday, the 9th instant. D. baltimore
was called to the Chair and G. G. Durham
requested to act as Secretary.
The object of the meeting was explained
by DIR. J. W. T. Miller, to take into con-
81 Iteration the amendment to the charter
of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruther-
ford Railroad Company, and the appoint
ment of proxies to represent the stock of
Cleaveland county in the meeting to be
held at Wilmington on the 18th of April.
The following resolutions were then read
and advocated by Messrs. Honesty, Caba-
Mss and Durham, to wit
ResoIued, That it is the sense of this meeting,
and We believe of the citizens and stockholders
in Ceaveand county, that the recent amen dment
to the charter of the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Rutherford Railroad Company should be &C.
cepted by the Company, and that do hereby
authorize our representatives in the meeting, to
be held IN Wilmington on the 18th, to vote for
and urge its acceptance.
Resoloed. That DR.. J. ". T. Miller and A. r.
HONESTLY be appointed as proxies, to represent
the stock of this county in said meeting.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
On motion, the Western indicator and
the Charlotte and Wilmington papers were
requested to publish the proceedings of the
meeting.
The meeting then adjourned
d. LATTIMoRE, Ch'mn.
G.. G.. DURHAM Sec'y.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16
Senator sprague Of Rhode Island,
From the New York Sun tHsdi,

from the New York Sun (Radical
Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island
attracted, very suddenly, the attentio, las
the whole country. His speeches arc o'
pied and talked about everywhere. ~,
Democratic papers are loaded with ~ ue
tracts from them, and the Demor,o,4
readers are delighted with the home thu
which they contain at the Republicsr'
while the Republicans themselves stan5'
q sort of silent Amusement at the sudd,"
ness and vigor of the repeated blows da.i,
them by long time comrade and alIy
VI the abstract character of the spgecbo-
it is perfectly safe to say that No an'
speeches were ever before made - ~
Senate of the United States Ii is o. ;t ue
stalwart boy were to seize the vennroll
fathers of that staid assembly by their ,'S lie
boards and sling them about him. 70 LAY
right and to the left, for the entertainr,o'tnG,
of the spectators. There is no circnr"IIt
cution in what the bold orator darI,nl
His words are plain-darting like EaLt
ming at the thing it strikes, ut whom
ever it assails. Looking his brother So
tors in the face, he tells them that thay a~,
a pack OF fools and knaves. He saws "to
has never listened to so much ignoro,ao
before as has just been spoken in The Sar
ate on the subject of finance. Turnin,.
fiercely on one of the more experienca5
and most distinguished of his ASSOCIATES
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts-he aS,.
ed him in substances: What do Won knn1.
about society and business? The Senator
he says, knows very we'll how to build ~,
political parties; but he intimates vsr,.
plainly that. in his opinion, he knows
nothing of the situation and wants of tba
people. And yet the Senator whom La
>hus berates is one who has mingled faml.
iarly and most extensively with all Glasses
Of the people. He next charges corruptiog
and bribery, not loosely and generally, but
pointedly and specifically; he knows, lie
says. of Senator who was to be paid or
was offered 100000 for a report. The
man would be more than human, he as
serts, who could resist the temptations Of
the times. He finds corruption the order
of the day.
In almost the same breath Senator
Sprague assveates that he has spent more
money in politics than any other Senator
probably than all others together. OF
course he has been au exception, and has
spent all this money purely and with clean
hands. He has spent it, he says, in buld.
ing up the Republican party. We pre-
sumo he built it with clean, VIII .e marble.
such as they are using for the Washiustrl
monument in the city OF Washington, ana
shat the contractors none of them cheated
Mr.. Sprague on one occasion turned
from the Senate to the ga lelirs He did
not say soft, or gentle or pleasant things
to them. He conceded that they were
we'll dressed but insinuated-wlth the
same way of iusInuating which tue man
had when he told another that he lied
that in spite of their tiue clothes they were
no better than other fylkS, and no better
than they should be. L. word, he pro.
nouuced them idiUtS-ur 'IdIUtIc"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16

IMPEACHER ASHLEY, OF Ohlo' has peen
a,pointed Governor OF Montana lie Is
inst the man for the place according to the
Radical standard, as is proven by the fol-
lowing extracts from letters written by
Ashley, in March, 1861, to " trooly loil )"
patriot, named Frank Chase, whom he had
endeavored to have appointed Surveyor OF
Colorado. These letters are dated March
y. Is and IS, 1861. and rnn thus
snow, Frank. this is the best Office in my judg-
n,ent in the gift of the President, and would re-
sinn to-day if were sure l could keep 1t four
years If you get it, l want to unite with you as
q full partner in all land specuations and town
sites 1.-THE Pacific Railroad
VIZ VIZ - ~ - DC cso cret IL II
will probably be chairman OF the Comnlttee on
Territories if we can carry out the programme TO
elect Grow Speaker, and your brother, Charley
Chase OF Indiana, Clerk, and then Will know al
,oSt Won in advance" Nov,
one word as to ourselves. 1t IS agreed that my
brother Eli is to be chief clerk and my brother
william, who lis now in Colorado, shall have such
a position as he can fill, he having always been
farmer. The surveying contracts, &c, we Will hx
after the appointment"
have drawn up the enclosed agreement, which l
wish YOU would sign and keep, and copy one just
like it sign it, and for ward and return the other
agreement"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16
HANGED 90 that the millions of dollars of

HANGED so that the millions of dollars OF
appropriations will command price at all
adequate to complete the railroads for the
benefit of which they are to be issued :?
If twenty million of dollars of bonds are
worth in deprecated currency barely fifty
cents in the dollar, what will be their value
when the amount Is more than doubled !?
Does Governor Holden believe that the
credit of the State can be improved by pro-
CARNATIONS and letters complimentary to
the peaceful disposit on of our people 20
be used in the advertisements Of land and
immigration Associations, when he gives the
lie to his own words by telegraphing
sensational dispatches against the re-
moval of troops from the State :?
Is North Carolina to be bene-
flied by it's Chief Executive rushing
excitedly through the streets of the Capt.
tai, brandishing bludgeons over the heads
of quiet and pious ministers of the gospel,
and endorsing the disgraceful and coward
ly attacks of mob and urging them to re-
peated violations of the peace, bis lawless
ness uuulNb It's uaIuI ai SCI idoA III VIC ohol 10
of the would-be assassin in a midnight at
tempt upon the life of the object of the
Governors enmity ? Is the braic that
first conceived the violent death of ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN to seek new victims among
other political foes Is peace, prosperity
and returning credit to be encouraged by
officials pedling out pardons for murderers
and assassins
Taxes may be laid, laws nay be passed,
our people may be orderly and Industrious,
but if ignoramuses are to have charge of
the finances of the State !; if thieves are to
control our railroads. and if public officers
are to offer rewards for murder, the credit
of North Carolina will never be re-estab-
lished.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16
Election In OhfO-Democratic Triumph In
Cleveland

CLEVELAND, April 5.-The Democrats
have elected their candidates for city off
GERS by heavy majorities. Their nominee
for Mayor has over one thousand MAORI
ty-a Democratic gain of over three thou
sand. The vote for President stood thus
Seymour, 5. 742 Grant, 7,S49.
CINCINNATI, April 5.-Torrance for May
or, and Taft for Judge of the Superior
Court both Republicans, are elected. The
whole Republican ticket, with three unim-
portant exceptions, is elected.
CINCINNATI. April 6.-The Republicans
elected their whole ticket except City Com
missioner and three Councilmen at the
municipal election yesterday.