The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-26
Brief Editorials

The Grand Ronde Sentinel reports
that wheat in that valley is scarce, and
the price up to 81 25 per bushel.
Rich gold diggings are reported as
recent discoveries in Baker county, on
Salmon creek and Ryan gulch.
A new Democratic club, called the |
Blossom" has been organized in New |
York. They train in Nasby's back
room.
A prominent citizen of Ohio lost his
purse containing $4,000. Upon its be-
ing returned to him by young man,
his gratitude was SO great that he i'm
mediately proffered the young man
cigar for his trouble There was liber-
ality for you.
There were 723 divorce cases before
the Chicago courts last year, 469 being
successful. Of the successful ones, 3O5
were brought by wives.
A bill has been introduced into
the California Legislature giving premi-
ums for the ten plows capable Of turn
ing forty acres per day, to be put in
operation with the next ten years, aggre-
eating $4,000.
The great {. catch" Lord Ainsley, the
English blackleg, recently married to
New York belle, has absconded, leaving
his deceived wife to bear as she can the
ridicule and rebufs of society.
The "funny cuss" of the Herald, who
the s' lokes," offers to pay the thief ten
cents upon the return of his &c ambril,"
but promises, if he don't return it to
hunt him up, run the ss umbrir" down his
throat and open it F!
From the manner in which the CAPT.
talists of Portland are going into splen-
did brick buildings, improving streets,
and starting up new enterprises, We
should judge they were in no apprehen-
sion of being {" busted out" by any other
rival town. We are proud of our little
metropolis and are glad to witness her
prosperity
Salem is making rapid strides in
growth and prosperity. An immense
amount of money has been expended
during the last season in public and pri-
vate dwellings. Reeds Opera House, in
point of style and elegance, will vie
with any other building on the coast.
If energy and liberality will build up a
large city, Salem is largely endowed with
the proper elements.
On the night of the 18th the steam
er Emma, on the Lower Mississippi,
struck snag, which careened the boat
and upset the stove in the sladies' cabin,
setting fire to and entirely consuming
the vessel. Ten or twelve lives reported
lost. A terrible gale prevailed at the
time, and it was intensely cold.
Deserters say that Lopez is construct.
ing canoes to cross the Paragua and
descend the PARA that he has fortif
cations, defended by 700 men and foul
f guns, at Pandero, on the Araguay river
and that he is habitually drunk.
The Kenebec river, of Maine, is on the
r rampage, the ice freshet being without I
: parallel in that section. Many bridge:
; have been washed away, and immense
: damage to other property done.
7 G. R. sypher and Leonard Myers pub
2 lish cards denying that they ever re
5 ceived money for procuring cadetships
: Ben. Holiday is expected to arrive il
y Portland about the 4th of March.
The bill making Portland port o
entry has passed the Senate, and vii
= pass the House as soon as it can be reach
It ed In the regular course of business.
l. is rumored that H. W. Scott, editor of tn
n Oregonian, will receive the appointment
r of Collector of the Port.
l. The Military Commission having a.
e certained that Butler, of Tennessee, ha
" sold Cadetships, he explained to th
is Committee that the money was use
N partly to assist in electing Stokes Cove
g nor and the balance he divided betwee
m himself and other politicians. Gollada.
is of Kentucky, is also implicated.
lie There is prospect of a row anon
OF the Democrats of Jackson county. II
Sentinel says It is known that tt
,e Sbed-rocks'' have already held caucus
,e and in all probability made up ticke
,e which win be formally proposed fl
b. denomination at the next party CONVEX
ID tion. when the county delegates, wi
~ represent great majority of the vote
4. of the party, will have CHARGE to aga
h publicly sanction the authority of the
town masters.
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