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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

Not having space for the entire mes
sage We extract such parts as are of par
ticular interest to our readers:
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Always favoring practical reforms, L
would respectfully call your attention to
an abuse of long standing, which | should
ike to see remedied by this Congress-
It is a reform in the civil service Of the
country. | would have it go beyond
the mere fixing of the tenure of Office of
clerks and employees, who do not require
the advice and consent of the Senate to
make them complete. I would have it
not govern the tenure, but the manner of
making the appointments. There is no
duty which so much embarrasses the
Executive and heads of Departments as
that of appointments Nor is there anv
such arduous and than kless labor lmpos-
ed on Senators and Representatives as
that of finding places for their constitu-
ents.
The present system docs not secure
the best, aud often not even fit men, for
public place. The elevation and purif-
ornment will be hailed with approval by
the whole people of the United States.
THE NEW POLICY TOWARD THE INDIANS.
Reform in the management of the
Indian affairs has received the special at
tention Of the Administration, from its
Inauguration to the present day. The
experiment of making it a missionary
work was tried, with a few Agencies
given to the denomination of Friends,
and has been found to work most adyan>
tageously. AllNthe Agencies and Super
intendencies not so disposed of were given
to the officers of the army. The Act of
Congress regulating the army renders
army officers ineligible for civil positions ];
Indian Agencies being civil offices l de-
termined to give all the Agencies to such
religious denominations as had hereto
fore established missionaries among the
Indians, and perhaps to some other de-
nominations who would undertake the
work on the same plan as missionary
work. The Societies selected are allows
ed to name their own agents, subject to
the approval of the Executive, and are
expected to instruct and aid them as
missionaries, to Christianize and civilize
Indians, and train then in the arts of
peace.
The Government watches over the Of
hciai acts of these agents and requires of
them as strict an accountability as if they
were appointed in any other manner.
confidently hope that the policy now pur-
sued will, la few years, bring all the
Indians upon the reservations, where
they will live in houses, have schools and
churches, will be pursuing peaceful and
self>sustaining avocations, and where they
may be visited by the law~abiding white
man with the same impunity that he now
visits the civilized white settlement |
call your special attention to the report
of the Commissioner of Indian affairs for
full information on the subject
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

A. B. Mcacham, Superintendent Of
Indian Affairs, has been orderd to Wash
ington to confer with the Department of
the Interior on the subject of the general
Indian policy Of the Government on this
coast He will 90 overland.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

CAUTION I'm our changeable eli
mate coughs, colds, and lung diseases will
always prevail. Consumption will claim
its victims. These diseases, if taken in
time, can be arrested and cured. The
remedy is Dr. Wsstar's Baksans Of Wild
CLey7u 10
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

The amount of the claims against
England fled in the State Department,
on account of losses by the confederate
cruisers dta5ama. Olstce, tallahassee,
.S1seaaaeloah and the Florida is s13, ,2S9,-
1857, 90.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

The Engineers of the North Pacific
Railroad have discovered vast veins of
coal on the line of the road in the valley
of the Missouri sufficient to furnish fuel
forever for locomotives over the woodess
sections OF the route.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

We clip the following from the States
man of Tuesday ----+
The Salem Flour Mill was coml elled
to suspend operations on account OF their
being frozen up, SO that sufficient water
will not flow to keep the mill in motion.
The child of Il. Wilson, died last
evening of the disease known as small
pox it was only weeks old and could
hardly be expected to recover from that
loathsome disease.
The following Board Of Pilot Commits
sioners for the Ump4ua River aud Bar,
has been appointed by Gov. Grover:
Edward Brecn, a. Boone and s. L. Nc
Roberts. Also George. W. Murray, as
Notary Public for Multnomah county.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

81 900 Reward is offered by the pro-
prietor of DR. Pierce's Alt. Ext or Gold
en- Medical Discovery for medicine that
will equal it in the cure of all those dis
eases for which it is re-; mmended
among which are severe, acute or linger..
ing Coughs, Consumption in its early
stages, Bronchitis, oliver Complaint" or
"Billiousness," Constipation of the Bow
els, Loss of Appetite. Scrofulous diseases,
and Skin diseases, as Eruptions, Pimples,
Blotches and boils. 1t is sold..by drug
gists.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

Private letters state that the sickness
and mortality privailing in the German
armies, and especially before Paris, are
much greater than has been published or
is generally supposed.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

Van Tassel, known in Portland as the
"Hungry Brother" has joined the Good
Templars, and there is hope of his re-
formation.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

Trains on the Union Pacific Railroad
west Of Cheyenne. now carry snow plows,
ready for the heavy storms that may be
looked for at any time.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

KING WILLIAM y TRAITOR TO FREE
MAsoNRY.-A few days ago the news
papers published a Orient Of Paris, II Is,
against Reverend Br9thleer-W ether William, King
OF II tt==sI, =slsIss as a traitor to Free Masonry
The King took no notice of the citation !;
SO he was tried as contumacious, and
condemned to accommodation. In
connection with this, NJ. Victor Hugo
newspaper, the Rolpi, publishes the
following: Brother William is now out
of the pale of the law. All Free Ma
sons are authorized to assault him and
to innict upou him capital punishment.
1t remains to be seen how the sentence
will be carried out. \ Free Mason, in
whose presence u doubt was expressed
as to the seriousness of such condem
nation, replied, ''Do not laugh the SEN
tence of IL Masonic tribunal is of such a
dreadful nature that Bonaparte under
took the Italian war solely to retrieve
himself from the excommunication pro-
nounced against him by the Lodges OF
Naples and Milan Planort and Orsini
were Free Masons."
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

An enraptured writer inquiries: "What
is there under heaven more humanizing,
or, if we may use the term, more angel
izing, than a fine black eye in a lovely
woman ?" Two black eyes, is the ready
answer.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

Jacob X Baer is the name Of the in
dividual arrested at Oregon City on last
Saturday, charged with embezzling s15,-
3o7, in money and valuable packages,
belonging to the U. s. Express Co. The
offense was committed at Brownsville,
Nebraska, in August, 1860. He was ar
rested by Henry Kip, general agent of
the u. S. Express Co., and Ed. M. Moss
man, under requisition from the Gov
erpor of Nebraska. Thissis said not to
be the first case of robbery in which
Baer has engaged.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

Gov. Grover has appointed Capt.
Tichenor, Judge of Curry county, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
the Hon. G. NJ. Scuddcr
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

PRESENTS. We are among the favor.
ed ones this whiz, without doubtless.
Our first Christmas token is from Mr..
Freeland, and is in the shape of large,
splepdldly bound rap-book-just the
tiful picture, handsomely framed, entitled
"Purity," presented by Messrs. Pike, Fred.
Hill and Chas. Mealcy. Thanks, kind
friends we shall always endcavor to merit
the esteem and good wishes thus ex-
pressed
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

There are some forty Postmistresses in
South Carolina. They can overhaul the
males, if anybody can.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

The following matrimonial advertise
ement appears in journal of Rhenish
Prussia "The true friend of a Catholic
lady who, from family circumstances,
remained unmarried up to her thirty
sixth year, calls attention to the lady
in question. She combines with hand
some and youthful personal appearance,
strong and blooming health and an admir-
ably cultivated mind and heart. She
belongs to very good family, and pos
sesses, besides, a capital of Is, 900 thalers.
For the moment she is without opportu-
mites of forming for herself suitable
acquaintance. Gentlemen of answerable
age and character. possessed of secured
means of existence, great solidity. and
high consideration, are therefore invited
to offer their hands in alliance on the
prospect of a happy union. Belonging
to the Cath olic confession is much wished
for, but is not made condition. Pho
tograph indispensable"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

A gallant was lately sitting beside
his beloved, and being unable to think
of anything else. to say, asked her why
she was like tailor. II don't know"
she said, with pouting lip, "unless it's
because I'm sitting by goose"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

SCHOOL Boy LoTrERY-The Grass
Valley onion says We understand that
some of the school boys of Grass Valley
have lottery scheme on hand. The
first prize is to be 10000 marbles and
the lowest prize is to be twelve marbles.
The number of prizes and number of tick
cts have not been fully determined upon.
The tickets are to be sold for marbles,
and the surplus marbles, after paying ex-
penses, will be given to lame boy who
cannot play well enough to win any of
those things SO necessary to boys hap
piness. This scheme is a genuine one
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

BULLY BoY.-Mr. Dubois, at his
grocery store on First street, received on
Thursday evening, a bran splinter new
stock of Christmas toys, candies, nuts,
etc, TO which he invites the attention of
the nublic.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

They have been putting up ice for
summer use in Portland during the
week.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

Dispatches from New York state that
arms are going in great quantities from
that port to France. Many vessels have
also sailed from Boston for French ports
with arms and other war material. The
English are also shipping to France vast
quantities of all kinds of materials of war.
Since the commencement of the preseat
struggle ps-tt97uropU It is estimael that
the value of munitions of war shipped
from this country amounts to fifteen
million dollars. The principle manufac-
tories of improved implements are fully
employed on foreign orders. At the out
set the North German Consul at New
York protested against the shipment of
arms to France as being in contraventlon
of our neutrality laws. but that theory
was speedily exploded, and the aforesaid
Consul subsequently received instructions
from this Government not to concern
himself further in the matter, because
there is no law among nations to prevent
such shipments by private citizens.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24

BRIEF, Bur CoMpREHENsIvE.-T
conclusion of President Grants annual
message to Congress, is brief and COM
prehensive, expressing in few lines
what verbose statesman would have
generalized upon for several newspaper
columns Of matter. We commend its
perusal to every citizen
In conclusion, | would sum up the
policy of the Administration to be a
thorough enforcement OF every law, a
faithful collection of taxes provided for,
economy in the disbursement of the same,
a prompt payment of the debt of the
nation, reduction of taxes as rapidly as
the requirements of the country will adj
nit, reduction OF taxation and tariff, so
as to afford the greatest good to the great
est number; honest and fair dealing
with all other people to the end that war,
with all its blighting consequences may
be avoided, but without surrcndering any
right or obligation due to us; a reform
in the treatment OF the Indians and in
the whole civil service of the country !;
and, finally, III securing sure untram-
meled ballot when every man. entitled to
cast vote may do so just once at each
election without fear of molestation or
prescription on account of his political
faith, nationality or color.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24
Navigation of the santiam Practicable.
LEBANON, Dee. 16, 1870.

LEBANON, Dee. 16, 1870.
EDfToR REuIsTER Dea. ,Sir-Will
you please give place in your paper to-
the following:
NAVIGATION OF TIE sANTIAM.
On Wednesday, the 14th inst, party
OF three persons, consisting of Ex-Goy.
bailard, Hon. Jason Wheeler and Esq.
Ciaughton, procured skif, and armed
and equipped with an ak, lead and line,
pencil and paper, and bucket of "grub,
proceeded to make an examination of the
Santiam river, from Lebanon to Jefferson,
which they successfully accomplished in
about four hours. The object of the
enterprise was to ascertain if said river
was or could be made navigable for
steamboats, to Lebanon, and, according to
the report of the party, there are very
few obstacles in the way to prevent nav
lgation on the South Santiam, between
those two points. The party made a
thorough examination of the river, trac-
ing its meanderings and sounding its
depth, and making complete diagram of
the same, noting bars, and rifles, and
obstrpctions by trees, snags, etc, and re-
turned perfectly satisfied that the river
can be successfully navigatcd in the COM
mon winter stage OF water, it being only
necessary to remove a few logs and snags
that obstruct the channel The "big
drift" that has heretofore been terror
to all stean.boatmen and others who have
thought or spoken of the enterprise of
navigating the stream, is now no more a
matter of notice, as the water has cut a
channel entirely around it, and nothing
remains to prevent the free passage of
boats save the few trifing obstacles above
! mentioned. Steamboat men have been
heard to say that if it were not for "that
drift" they would run up to Lebanon.
We eiU see A diagram or map of the
river from Lebanon to Jefferson can be
seen at any time at the Office of Esq.
Claughton, in Lebanon. Shall we not
have small steamer plying regularly,
during the fall, winter and spring months,
between Lebanon and jefferson, connect
ing with the Oregon & California Rail
road at that point, and thence to Albany,
Salem and Oregon City? What say
you? ENTERPRISE.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24
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The n. Il. Railway.

From Eastern exchanges we see that
work ON the Northern Pacific Railway, at
the Eastern end, is progressing rapidly,
and there seems to be not shadow of
doubt but that it will be completed with
IN the contract time. A Minneapolis
journal of the 18th of November has the
following paragraph in relation to the
progress of the road:
Track"laying on the Northern Pacific
Railroad is still progressing west Of the
junction, and will continue as fast as
possible all winter. Twenty-Five miles
are now laid. Grading, of course, is pro-
crossing uninterruptedly beyond the end
of the track, and from the Mississippi
west on the Western Division. There
arc about three thousand men employed
along the line, and the force is increasing
every day. Sixty miles have been graded
west of the junction. At the close of
this month one hundred miles of grading
will be finished and forty. miles of track
laid. There are parties of engineers at
work constantly between the Red river
and the Missouri, making surveys, pro-
files and locations and from the Pacific
ocean eastward the great work is being
mapped aud profled preparatory to con-
struction. The most remarkable feature
of the work on the Northern Pacific
Railroad will be that it will not cease all
winter. The contract calls for the COM
pletion of the road by July 1st, and there
is little doubt, judging from the rapidity
of construction thus far, that the road
will be finished within the contract time.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-12-24
The Presidents Message.

Not having space for the entire mes
sage We extract such parts as are of par
ticular interest to our readers:
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-07
Wholesale Demand FOR Indemnity.
TIE CREIM OF TIE JV.aR VIEWS.
King William and the Captive EN-.
perOr-

King William and the Captive EN-
peror-
The following is the reply of the King Of
Prussia to the letter of the Emperor Napoleon,
in which he resigned his sword:
Monsieur my Brother-While regretting the
circumstances under which we meet, accept
your Majesty's sword, and beg Of your Ma
iesty to appoint one OF your officers invested
with full powers TO treat for the captlllation of
| the army which has so bravely fought under
your orders On my side appoint General
Mollke for this purpose. | am your Majesty )
good brother, WILLIAM.
Before Sedan, September l, 1870
Procla nation by the Crown Prince OF
Prussia.
The Crown Prince OF Prussia has published
the following address TO the Germans:
Through great victories OF the armies the
hope OF Il glorious peace has been won Tor the
German people. On the battle Held Of France
the nation has become conscious Of its great
ness and union, and this gain, sanctiiedby
the blood Of many thousands OF our warriors,
we trust will keep its binding power Tor all fiji
ture time. But To the enthusiastic ontbursts and
emotions vi these weeks have come also ecl-
ings Of deep sorrow. Many OF the lower Of our
youth, many OF the leaders Of our army, have
fallen victims OF the victory, and greater still
| is tie number OF those who, from wounds and
| excessive endurance and eXerlions, will be
unable in future 10 gain their livelihood by their
own efforts. They above all, ami those whom
the dead have left behind them, and The living
victims of the war, have Il claim 10 the grl-
titllic Of the nation. Whoever has shared lie
enthusiasm OF this contest; whoever, from
the rising up of our whole people in their
might, hopes for new happy era of peace,
and whoever in our victories and the defeat of
out foes worships Il judgment Of God OH high,
let him now prove his fidelity to The warriors
of our peoples army and their families. Help
from the State alone, however fully it MAJ be
given, will not suffice to support the large
number Of the invallds and their families.
That help only affords what Is absolutely
necessary and unavoidably confined 10 general
normal rules, and cannot attend to the need
and wants of the individual. Great efforts of
voluntary help will be required this time, for
huge as the success have been the losses OF
the war. In the same way in which this war
has created an uniform and united Gcrman
army, in which sons of all the German lands
fought in broaherly emulation of bravery, the
care for the invalids and helpless whom this
war leaves behind must become the common
business of Germany, the north and the south
OF Onr fathcrlGnd taking like share in It.
Former experience has taught that II does not
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-07
Poll 2. McCloud's- Martin F. Becker, ". B.
Seabrook, Willy Days.

Poll 2. McCloud's- Martin F. Becker, ". B.
Seabrook, Willy Days.
JOHNS ISLAND.
Poll l, Rushland-Samuel Johnson, William
Wright, Adar Simmons.
Poll 2, Cedar Spring.. J. Rivers. Noah
Brown, Weston Curtis.
Blygon, Goblin Geddis.
wADNALAw ISLAND.
Poll l, Enterprise Landlng-John Jenkins,
Stephen Jenkins, Allen Sans
Poll 2, Garetty's Store-Benj. Jenkins, Peter
Sans, David Fryer.
EDISTo ISLAND.
Poll l, Calvary Church-Richard Gordon, T.
G. Hamilton, Dennis Gibbs.
Poll 2. Wright's Store-George Wright, Abra-
ham Brown, Ishmael Moultrie.
Poll 8, New Church-Francls Dover, James
Hutchison, Primus Morrison.
CHRIST CHURCH PARISH.
Poll l, Mount Pleasant -Wllcock F. North,
Ehock Murrel.
Poll 2, Mill Church-John Miller, John Law
renee, York Wheelding.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-07
GOLD IND BOND MARKET.

New YORK, October G-Eyenins.
Governments closed stead. though dull.
Tennessee ex coupons 62s; new Coz. Virginia
skies, ex coupons, Ga3aG3s; new G4. Georgia
skies so; sevens 30. North Carolina skies. ex
coupons, 5Ot; new 27a274; South Carolinas,
old 30; new G7l. Louisiana SKIES, ex coupons,
70; new C5; Levee SKIES 7Gi; eights 81. Arkan-
sas serens CT. Missouri skies. 90:. Alabama
eiChts lO0 Stocks irregular and lower.
LONDON, October G-Evening.
Consols 9s? Bonds 9l4. The bullion In the
bank Of England has increased $4,000 pounds.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-07
MANAGERs OF ELECTI 0NS.

The following is list Of tl.o managers =:
election, appointed by the commissions rs, lor
the parishes outside of the City Of Charleston
ST. JAMES sANTEE.
Poll l. 32-Me House-W. G. Plnckney,
James Simmons, Stephen Geddes.
Poll 2, DeTarles' Creek-ElDah GreVrey,
Joseph Meyers. William Nowl. wv,
Poll 8, Club Holse-Jacob Z. German, Will
liam Sanans, Benjamin Broughton.
ST. STEPHENS PARISH.
Poll l. Muster Houses. D. Russell, ]. G..
Tinganan, William Small.
Poll 2, Pineville-J. N. Gilins, +. Lesene,
A. G. AllslOn.
ST. JOHNS BERKELEY.
Poll l, Black Oak-AleX Ardopi, Nero Smalls,
Moultrie Waring. g.,
Poll 3, Eutawville-M. H. Godfrey, Il. L..
Thomas, Edward Gilllard.
Poll 4, Biggins Church. Richard SilVey, Isaac
Gillins, James W. Cannon.
Poll S, strawberry Ferry-Wllliam Halston,
Thomas Evans, Edward Halston.
Poll 6, Strawberry Road Garrett Church,
YIN. Walker, Joshua Garrett.
Poll 7, Frits Old Field-Adams Cross, Nelson
Grooms, Henry Goes, VIM. Dallas.
ST. THOMAS PARISH.
Poll l, Brick Church-Ge0rge II. Allen, John
yanderpool, James X. Brown.
Poll 2. New Hope Smalls, Ben
jamin Holmes, Isaac Gethcrs.
ST. JAMES GOOSE CREEK.
Poll l, Smile PulGp-Jessc Smith. James
Carter.
Poll 2. Goose Creek Church-Wm. Grant, ia
cob Hesh, Toney Gibbs. ,r W.,
+. Pinckney, Robertson Thomas.
Poll 4, Stoppelbein, Mar
Gus Huggerr, Nathaniel Barnwei.
Poll S, Wassamasaw-Edward Greene, Mack
Williams, Jacob Perry.
Poll 9, Hilton Cross Roads,. n. Halston,
Abraham Sulalls, ]. FL. Hilton.
Poll 7, Hickory Bend-Nelson Joiner, joseph
Bunch, Henry Edwards.
ST. andrews PARISH.
Poll l, Lambs Farm-Samuel Miles, W.
Brodie, Isaac White. -,.-,,
Poll 9, St. Andrews Church-K. B. Moultrle,
Jacob Grant, Thomas Parker. >, ~,
Poll 3, Wilkes's Old Plantation. 4. Moui-
trle, J. P. Clements R. W. Williams.
JAMES ISLAND.
Poll /. Fort Johnson-Benjamin Dennis,
George brown, Samuel Elliott.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-07
IN ENGLISH ESTIMATE OF TIR-
GLNIi,S NOBLEST SON.
LONDON, October 6.

LONDON, October 6.
The Standard D'Israeli's organJ of to-mor-
row will contain an article written in anticipa-
ton of the death Of General Lee, reported by
telegraph to be lying now al the point Of death
in Virginia. The article says: "A country
which has given birth to such man as Robt.
E. Lee may look the proudest nation, in the
most chivalric period OF the history Of Europe,
fearlessly in the face; for no race has, in any
age, produced nobler soldier, Christian gen.
tleman and man, than the heroic Virginia Cap
tain :.