The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-20
NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Pioughing clubs are reported to b.
popular in Canada.
Mrs Buffun, of Chicago, wants /:
woman for President in 1872.
a Virginia paper calls the philozoph,
OF Diogenes s'Tubism."
The Indians in Wisconsin are 50 nea,
starvation that they are eating diseased
meat
4 "A oiack walnut tree was cut in Put.
nam county, Ohio, which turned out 81
QUO worth Of lumber.
The Liberal Christian saws that the
most successful lobbyists in Washington
are women.
"A workman at the London docks re-
Gently sucked brandy from cask through
pipe until he died
The New York Sun remarks: .What-
ever else may be said of Fisk. no one
will deny that he is good to the LAWYERS y
A Engishman has lately confessed
cutting his wife to pieces and scattering
her remains about in different places.
seventeen years ago.
The pope has bestowed his patcrnal
blessings upon a French lady who re-
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travagance Of women in dress.
John c. Beckcnridg intends to practice
law at Lexington, Ky, with his former
partner, james G. Beck, who now repre-
sents the district in Congress.
The State Agricultural College Of
Kansas, teaches women, and has seventy
one young lady students. \ military
Grill Is part Of their education.
Much popular feeling against the own
er OF the boiler which recently exploded
in Elizabethport, N. J., exists there,
and he was arrested when abb to leave
town.
According to the Boston LA9cerfssey ::
sin several Virginia counties the tavern
and storekeepers pour rat poison and
whisky for their customers from the
same bottles.'
The New York Herald called the pro-
posed Inauguration ball grand spasln of
Washington vulgarity, and is glad that
Pres;dcnt Grant had it '.knocked in the
head"
The Boston Post says: att is suggested
mat certain State constable be appoint
cd Superintendent of the Streets as he
has been in the gutter often enough to
know his duty"
The new favorite shade for full dress
is SAID to be warm tint of salmon, known
as melon, or more correctly, cantelopc
color, which lights well, and suits va
rlety of compilations.
At Bristol. r. l., recently, a man aged
92 was married to lady of 81. Both
had previously been twice married and
the groom has how over $50 children and
grandchildren living
The inhabitants of Peeskill, N. Y. are
enjoying sensation. A wild panther |
from the woods and two escaped hyenas
nightly roam the streets, and evening
parties are slimly attended.
a citizen Of Cleveland. Ohio. is in
great joy because his wife left him few
days since. She took all the money
saved during twenty-six years of Joint
labor, but he says it is a cheap rddance.
A. I. Stewart has sold twenty shawls
this season worth $4,000 each, and one
worth $4,000. One woman lately ran up
a bill for 1000 at his store in a couple
Of months.
A young lady of Kansas City, Mo-.
lately went to Independence, paid her
overs fine, released him from Jail, and
married him.
There are twenty nine business houses
n San Francisco that have each sold over
| million Of dollars worth of goods during
he past year. OF these, the largest sold
s3, ID ZIG.
Mr.. Evans, one Of the editors of the
1ua, who has just returned from his
econd trip to White Pine says. it is the
biggest thing on earth in the silver line.
md the best place to stay away from
or the next sixty days.
General Lee when some one spoke dis
of General Grants abilities
n his presence, shrugged his shoulders
nd said: SAT all events, he seems to
ccomplish whatever he undertakes"
Last year, s250,OOO were expended
n improving Waterloo, Iowa. About
ne hundred and fifty new buildings were
rccted.
For stealing box of steel pens,
'harlcs Frcdericks, Of Meridian, (Conn.
7as awarded years instruction in the
reform School.
The Lieutenant Governor residence.
D Toronto, Canada. is expected to cost
10000. "His Honor's" salary is S.
90 year.
Horses are SO scarce 10 Japan that
ows take their place, and the war horse"
an army officer is one of these ami.
halls shod with straw and musical with Q
tile bells q
An Irishman on arriving in the coun-
y took fancy to the Yankee girls, and ..
rote to his wife: Dear Norah-These