The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-07-24

She Albang Aegjstes.
SATURDAY, JULY "a, 1860.
\ terrible Gre is raging ia the Rocky |
mountains back of Denver, DESTROYING
acres of v5laable timber.
.
It Is safd thst Seward's rheumatism in
tile arm was caused by hand shaking aud
SOD great a flow of spirits
Charles. brother of Beecher, also
Reverend, is reported to have played d
fiddle at the Peace Jubilee.
The health of JEFF. Davis is so poor
that his return to this country is doubt
full. lie is at present in Paris.
During the e'eetioa @asssssbances in
Paris, card was seen on a on the
boulevard, announcing: ssWindows to
let for to-ni@st's riot. Price, 20f"
Tho Mansion House, Northampton,
Massachusetts,, has one patron who has
bnardetl there, in the saihe room, without
interruption for 25 years. Of course he
IS an old bachelor
In his, speech at Greenville,- A. j. re-
minded his old neighbors that his first
political office was Alderman of that vii
Etge, Was this hint that he was now
free to occupy that post again?
\ Memphis (Tenn.) jury, having
fund man guilty of numbering citizen
who Is alive and well, are deliberating
whether to rcscind their verdict or let
the convicted man kill the citizen.
'Fkibbeaigibbet' is the title of a new
English magazine that is announced for
the avowesf purpose of proclaiming war
to the Knife against humbug, snobbery,
jobbery, corruption, scnsationalism, ex-
tremes and extravagance.
\ correspondent suggests that the in
ebriated person who proposed to escort
his girl to sec sCrossington Washing the
Delaware" should do so ON s'Birthing-
tons Washday'
The New York Times s:has heard from
Washington of Federal office for which
there are six applicants bfoomer
woman, a loyal negro, reconstructed
rebel, a Republican Irishmaf, a wounded
soldier and a red hot politician"
John c. Breckinridge recently s'thank
ed God for the old flag" The Detroii
Adrcrttscr says he has reason to, because
snder no other flag in the world would
he 90 into villainous rebellion for four
Sears sas come out unhung..
latest Eastern papers say that in most
of the States the yield of wheat will be
good, though the heavy rains which have
been reported ia sAaay sections may have
greatly iesseaea the expected yield. A
large deficiency In corn is locked for a.
certain.
On the 10Th Of Aprii, information wa
received ia London Of the safety of DR.
Livingstone, the indomitabie and un
daunted African explorer. He had LEI
Zinzibar, on the east coast of Africa, fo
England, intending to go via Egyp
overland
In communication to the st. Ioui
HEesttrhe Post, forty young Germans 9
Kansas City, Missouri, complain of
want ,af young women at the latter place
and invite manageable, especially Gel
men, women to come there, promising
snarry them right off.
There is IN London t.Temporar
Home for Lost and Starving Dogs"
which unfortunate .cuss of all degrees al
cared for. Tho pepout for 1868 state
Ghat 3aring tho Eve months of last yes
that the police regulations and arrang
ments with the Home" were in fore
j, ,465 dogs were taken to the refuge.
Ia Queensland, what little tiling
required is done by the gentleman farn
er's wife. While the lady is at Wor4
her lord and master sits id corner
the field chewing sweet nuts By