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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

A manufacturer and vender of quack
medicines for rheumatism and the
growth Of hair combined, frequently
wrote to Il friend for a recommendation
OF his lthe manufacturers $ balsam.
In few days he received the following,
which we call pretty strong:
dear Sir The land composing
this farm has hitherto ben SO poor that Il
Chinaman could not get a living off it.
and so stony that we had to slice our
potatoes. and plant them edgways; but
hearing of your balsam, put some in
the corner of Il ten acre field surround
eel by rail fence, and i'll the morning
| found the stones had entirely disap-
peared. and neat wall encircled the
field; the rails We're split into fire.
wood, and piled up sylnlnetrically i'll
my back yard. l put half an ounce In
the middle of a blackberry swamp;
two days saw it cleared off, planted
with corn and pumpkins, and a row,
OF peach trees in full blossom through
the middle. As an evidence Of its tre-
mendous strength. / would say that it
drew a striking likeness of my eldest
son out Of a nlill-pond, drew a blister
all over his stomach. drew a load OF
potatoes four miles to market, drew
grease out Ofa flint. and evidently
drew a prize OF S97 out ofa defilnct
lottery
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

less farmers arc Influenced by these
habits, and grow up, and III many
instances, become even worse. The
result of this policy, or rather pi'ac-
t;cc. is TO retarl the growth OF the
country in every way beneficial, just
in proportion as the influence pre-
walls. The same principles prevail
in the development OF mercantile
and mechanical pursuits equally as
strong as to farming, Habits OF in
d,.stry, enterprise and fiqlgality,
guided by spirit of'progressivcness
born of intelligent inquiry, will al
wavs conduce to the broadcast sue
cess either individual or collective.
The same spirit of lightning activi-
tv; of slrewd, tar-secIng, detcrmin-
ell enterprise Of perseverance un-
di>nayed by sweeping disaster; of
buoyaHcy Of spirit that clears away
the rubbish of miSiorkue, and plans
and works for greater-conqueSts, as
exempliiied in Chic.go, may eharac-
terize the individual aud collective
lie eand growth Of Oregon as well.
If every man would think of this,
and act accordingly,w what grand re-
suits would follow in developing
the Industrial resources of the State,
Increasing her numerical population,
and III moulding the habits of the
youth. The substantial growth
and development Of country or
state, is III proportion to the cor
rectness OF the labits t.rmed and
practiced by its people.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

"A traveller at Kinsai was entertain
eel by the Viceroy, the Amir kilstai,
and this was one of the ainusements
:. That same night a jnggler appeared,
who was one of the Great kaaIl's
slaves. ami the Amir said to him,
Come and show us some Of your
wonders Upon this he took wood
eli ball with seven holes in it, through
which long thongs were passed, and
laying hold OF one OF these, slung it
into tile air. 1t went so high that we
lost sight of it altogether. ct was the
hottest season OF the year. and we
were outside in the middle of the
Palace court.) There now remained
only. short end OF thong i'll the
conjuror's hand, and he desired one of
the boys who assisted him to lay hold
OF it and mount. He did so. climb
ing by the thong, and we lost sight of
him. The conjIlrer then called to hiia
three times. but, getting no answer,
he silatched up a knife, as if in great
rage. laid hold of the thong and disa,,-
pelred in his turn By-and-by. he
threw down one Of the boys hands,
then foot, then the trunk. and, last
of I'LL, the head! Lastly, he came
down himself, putting and blowing.
and with his clothes all blood, kissed
the ground before the Amir, and said
something TO him in Chinese. The
Amir gave some order in reply, and
our friend then took the lads limbs.
laid them together in their places, and
gave kick. when presto. there was
the boy, who got up and stood before
us! All this astonished me beyond
measure
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18
Am Entire Family Murdered.

\ family named Parks, consisting
of Cyrus N. Parks, his wife, son
and two daughters, were found
murdered in their house near Henry
vile, Missouri, November 18th.
The heads OF all were terribly beat
eli III and crushed with a blunt in
strument. The brains of Parks and
his wife and son were scattered
about the room. They We're lying
OH their beds. The daughters were
found sitting i'll the kitchen, alive,
but delirious and fatally hurt. Shots
were heard in the night by the
neighbors, but the bodies bear no
bullet marks. Information OF the
murder was promptly forwarded to
the police at st. Louis. Parks was
a leading member of the church to
which he belonged, and was much
esteemed in the community. No
clue has been obtained to the muir
derers. Great excitement prevails
III the vicinity, and should the vii
lains be discovered they will proba-
bly, be instantly lynched.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18
Hope On, Hope Ever.

Inrhese days of "New Depart
ures'' and numerous defeats in the
Democratic party, it is refreshing to
find one journal Of that persuasion,
which is printed at Salem, SO sam
guinely hopeful as the following lam
guage indicates:
"The signs to our mind are hope
fill and propitious for glorious
victory for the grand old Democrat
ic party i'll 1872"
Hope is an anchor, there, sure.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18


WHAT GREELEy KNOWS AnoEr
ToMAToEs.-W When Mr.. Greeley
was at tie Minnesota State Fair,
few weeks ago, somebody gave him
very ripe prize tomato, weighing
about three pounds. Mr.. Greeley
wrapped it i'll his red silk handker-
chief and placed it in his coat-tail
pocket. The good old man walked
around for while, sitting on vali-
Gus benches, and finally riding in a
springless wagon up to town.
When he. got to the hotel the
crowd called upon him for a.
speech He went upon the porela
and felt for his handkerchiefto wipo.
his brow. When he had insarfel
his hand i'll his pocket, a Thought
seemed to strike him. He grew rel
in the face .-he looked mad he
swore one Of those effective, ninc-
cornered oaths which he alone can
-coEtruct, and then he palled outliis
handkerchief 1t was an awful
mess and as the venerable Journal
ist gazed upon it. aud upon his I'm
gers, he turned away and went to
his room to think up some suitable
Language, in which TO express his
feelings The next thing we know
there will be an article in the zriL-
ause, entitled. "What l Know
About Prze- Tomatoes"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

TIE Truth, THE WHOLE Truth.
ETC.-It is strange how closely men
read the papers. We never say any
thing that anybody don't like, but we
soon hear Of it, and everybody tells lls
about it. If however, once and Il
while we happen to say good thing.
we never hear of that. We may pay
some man a hundred compliments,
and give him a dozen puffs. and he
takes it as II tribute to his greatness,
and never thinks of it-never thinks
it does him any good. But if we hap
pen to say anything that this very man
don't like, or something that he
ihagines is a reflection on him or his
character. see how quick he flares up
and gets mad about it. All our evils
is duly charged to us, but we never,
apparently, get any credit for what
good we do.-IIorace Greeley.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

None but respectable persons of
full age, or the prescription of a
physician, can buy poisons of drug
gists III Washington Territory, and
the druggist must keep a register
thereof. If s'tangle-0ot,' "bald-
face, ,"''rot-gut'' and "forty rod light
ning," and other deadly ssplzens"
are included-guess not, though
old topers will have to emigrate to
more congenial quarters where a
man can kill himself legally.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18
A gislpAt in Iowa lately, broke

"A gih1iQAt in Iowa lately broke a,
young colt. climbed tree after /.
basalky hen, and fell down and dis
locatea heE shoulder and chignon !;
sgt up. haralessed a horse, and start
eas faFF 2 doctor got run away with,
and a. bsoke her. collsr-honc,. and put
her Dose opt Of JOINT, got liked up,
and. was married three days after,
waSd, How is that for grit !?
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

A gun which will throw eight hum
dred five-ounce balls perminnte, either
cold or red-hot. IL distance OF two
miles. is in process Of construction OH
the east side of New York Bay. 1t is
circular in form and has the appearance
Of two discs of heavy iron plate about
four feet in diameter. The discharge
Is without Interruption. the balls
being conveyed to the chamber through.
Il funnel attached to one side. The
milzzle works upon a truniiion on the
periphery Of the circular plate, the
range being easily controlled by the
gunner. When worked by steam
power the gun will throw eight pound
shot or shell.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

Philadelphia, is def;lulter to the tune
of $4,000, Forbes was suspended
yesterday by the President. and the
Commission has gone to Philadelphia
to Investigate the matter. An order
for his arrest will be issued i'm a day
or two. As soon as discovered, he
offered to make the amount good.
How is that for high +! TOM.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

A few Cinnamon voted in the re-
cent municipal election at Victoria.
G,eat elephant! Why don't some
body yell. 's IS I'll
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

AT the great Catholic Reform
Convention at Munich, six thou
sand six hundred persons were pres
ent, from every part Of Germany.
Many OF them were noted scholars
and men OF influence in the theo-
logical world.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

General Beyeridge, Republican
candidate for Congressman at large
u IN illinois, had about 4 900 majority
III Chicago. ia s11eI
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

Mary Sullivan was burned to
death i'll 81 fire which broke out in a
tenement house in Chicago OH the
18th. At another fire in the same
city, John Mahon was suffocated.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

It's larceny to steal dog in
Washington Territory, as the Leg
islature has elevated the animal to
the d gnity and rights Of personal
property.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

Charles o'Conor believes that
Tweed will certainly fly, that the
preliminary steps taken by him all
indicate flight to foreign land
that he would not be the only
prominent criminal who would
leave the country; but wherever
they may go in Europe, they could
not escape the law. Fields seat I'm
the Assembly will be contested on
the ground of fraud in the election.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

y young clerk in Salem, named
d. +. Rice, has been arrested for
appropriating his employers receipts
for sales. That is a way to reach
position in one of the largest illsti-
tutions in the State, where trade
can be learned and sshash" got free
of cost.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

Ex-Secretary Seward has travelled
- 900 miles since he left tic stats
Departments
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

81 Washington Territory Legisla-
t,ire has passed an act to preserve
the fish in fresh water lakes and
streams. Hisalt is scarce, the brine
of the ocean might be channeled in
to advantage.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

There is but one gift that Prcsi-
dent Grant has never received-the
gift of gab.-Denaocrofic Journal.
As CAB, or more properly speak
ing, gas, is the most prominent
characteristic of a modern Demo
crat, how could it be expected that
Grant should receive such a gift
New-York tribune., 1871-04-12

pay spoke at length the advantages OF Florida for
setcment Land offered 10y their Company at from
E 70 o ah acre, onequarter down and the time.
country, and no obliged 70 buy OF them IL he
Souu 40 Dctter elsewhere Cheap rates Of transpora-
& doi hau oeeh secured, and every nducement was Of
eIu 10 go there but rather than that the 100000 people
IN lhs city VINO ought TO he out of IL should stay il,
ne was Wiling they should so to any other State in the
George H. Sweet OF Texas set forth the advantages to
De derived from settlement in that State. Railroads
were multiplying there, and the International which
was recently chartered would directly with this
money ="
Col J. II. Loomis, representing the Northern Pacific
Kairoad spoke next and said that the $1,000 people
hvng In tenement houses In this city offered sufficient
reason for the agitation Of this movement He favored
national system for the settlement Of these lands and
the union Of the railroads and steamer lines with
MARKET A gentleman present asked the speaker II he
was aware that there was organization OF working
men in this city who intended to test the right OF Con-
gress to give away such large tracts of land to his
pany Col Loomis said that he did not know Of it, but
would be happy to meet them and explain the nature of
Mr.. Greeley said that he did not consent TO helping
emlgrants by subscription. He believed that colonies
would be made by persons who had energy 10 make
them, and not by paupers.
Mr.. Marshall. the last speaker favored Mississippi
place for settlement must however, consult his
tastes and genius and he advised those who not
willing or had not the taste engage in ting the soil
not To think OF emigration. The vast numbers who
are starving in this city could be supported in the
south on one-quarter Of what they could raise,
perfectly safe for newcomers and instead OF
the 40 schoohOuses and churches which he had
10 know Of They had only about disturbances
enough TO show that they descendants OF Adam.
They sinners down there but the saints were up
here. aughterl If people did not come there TO get
good office, and make money and take II away from
there they would to the conclusion that they
the most hospable and people in the world
New-York tribune., 1871-04-12
rFLEGRAPHIC NOTES.

The Austrian frigate Noyara has arrived 40
annapolis
A Fair in aid Of the destitute in France was
opened n Boston YESTERDAY
The Mississippi River is now open to naviga-
,,,e Ths iss ent out o Lake Peiln ssunis'
The immigration 10 Kansas Is unprecedentedly
.re, tb, year especially Southern kansas and the Usage aDd
The second game Of baseball between the Mu-
,, @ si,v sn the Cah YESTERDAY esalei another
vistorT for the MataAs, standing 70 70 IL
Robert T. Glass Of Henderson. Kv.. leading
% ~ n AZ coo and prominent member OF the kcnncky less,
te was found In hs Ted Yesterday. Heart Gs snpioses 10
hay been the cause OF bis dealh
The observations on Mount Washington at
m r..t.ray yer, BaoueteT ~ y; minus 5i hep
n,meter me- change pla. 30 Relative humidity 81 Wnd, south
south vest; velocity % miles per hour
The Methodist Conference nj Peekskill adjourned
,t, S, yestera Tie report Of the Corteon Aistes shows
decrease Of AID pToaou dsrs tie pass sEop
Crk comfortable The Conference has made sey 90 ~.
poinunents
The thirl-class vessel Constellation, Of 1880
tuus crping gun. ceay rpaIe at Norfolk, and The s~s,
on Tss tans II and recently orrr The BoYbyn
E.v,.lari have oairrd Annapolis the nce % 20
The symen the Naval Academy on ihr an AL cruise b su'
The Missouri. Kansas. and Tcyas Railroad Com
nany are ls,ing the U4k n the Hdaa rs.lr rof
ps dav Thy VII reach r Arsaus Rycr Jun a d. sad ffl
ibe enongl tte Txs lle 90 ,oo h cattle Trade
whirh Il ernec 10 sch iali mihon head ID assA
seels dn,,I ~ Aansss last rsson
New-York tribune., 1871-04-12
REPORTS FROM VERSAILLES.

ANOTHER CIRCULAR FROM NJ. THIERs-AN IN
SURRECTIOS SUPPRESSED AT TOULOUSE
SPEECH OF FAvRE IN THE ASSEMBLY
ENGLAND RECOMMENDING GERMAN INTER-
FERENCE AT PARIS
LONDON, Tuesday, April 1l-Midnght.
Dispatches from Versailles say that NJ. Theirs has
issued circular to Projects for the information of
the people Of France in which he says The status
of Paris is unatered. The insurgents have returned
10 Asnieres Our troops have fortified the bridge at
Neuilly. Their conduct has been admirable There
has been an attempt at insuTectiOn in Toulouse but
II has been suppressed. The disarmament of the
Nationals at MarseIes proceeds. Outside the capi-
tal all is tranquility. The Government is satisfied
that the citizens have given it their confidence"
NJ. FavTe, in speech to the National Assembly
said that all the powers had expressed their sympa
thies with the Government of Versailles as the only
legitimate Government of France. He also stated
that the German Administrator in France, Herr Won
Fabrice. had declined the overtmes made to him by
the Commune, which he believed must shortly sue
cumb to the power of the Government.
The Cross Gazette of Berlin says: The British
Government is endeavoring TO persuade Germany to
intervene for the restoration of order in Paris.
The funeral of the generals killed in the battle OF
Neuilly took place to-day aud was attended by i'm
mense crowds of people.
The official journal guardedly denies that the
National Assembly is in favor of kingdom as the
Government of France but says pomtedy mat Ma
poleonism and Communism must perish
If is said that Herr Won Fabrice has informed the
Government at Versailles that the Paris Commune
has notified TO him it's determination TO stop traffic
ON the Northern Railway. Gen. Ladmirault COM
napds the Government forces around Mont Nalreien
and Gen Crissy those the plains of Chatillon.
The total number of French soldiers sent home from
Switzerland IL S4O34.
New-York tribune., 1871-04-12
CRIMES AND CAsUALTIEs-BY TELEGRAPH.

The Ames Hotel at Ames, Iowa. was burned
on sunday Loss $1,000 insurance. sles
William Harrison, aged S5. resident Of Cen;
Road pear Sterling Conn, Saturday night
John HAYES, William O'Brien. and Michael
swan are Boston charged with recent extensive ROBBIE
nee and vicinity large amount Of stolen properly has been
recovered
Jobn Vaudeville and Jacob Clark are under
arrest in charged With the murder o Joseph johnson ooOred
on sunday night
J. b. Brewer, editor Of The Fairfield County
coan DssSfM M beneath e shse HI, leg was Sro.a and be
rs. seriously n ured about the body and bead
A severe gale at Keokuk, Iowa, on Monday, un-
Iu ptiITp the wall Of the frs, Baptist
Church beside denobDg several oabudngA The Telegraph hnes
were also damaged
The T. s. Grand Jury of the District Court of
pe.,on ha, indicted Bey G. Dass late cashier Of the Webster
National HANK emb.Ang 80 600 from that in'iuon ssi Henry
for mbe1ng e5So from Tia fourA Nshonh BANK OF
which be cashier.
"A terrible rain storm prevailed at Pottsvie,
Yesterday Afternoon lasting hall hour The e were Hooded
and mpAsssDe % , % % several feet bIss The
mo-t serious dAmsg sustained wsshy u W. Wolf annt o +s0
On Monday night on the down train from
tsno of robbery when and danr.os.y soaaed BY
nsmed Archer Daniel Golt,boro Of ply
The body of Mary Mccarthy of Boston has
been found beach Ne Henry Joy Of aAoo vas wHh
or ,Is Numbered JOY e bundle bis we' door containing
45s directions his iunk at the railroad depot seh vhn
found contained letter eohns adultery and his ns'"'A " o''
Reports from Iowa show that Saturdays storm
vac nue. @G, 'e,s ,han Sd es s,SsP and & de,s,aas &
tpfel hroVg portion Of Toe State fom inches 81 $40. H Al
ioea o Monday ught AMI y feared the isall fruits i Isee
Wa also Bloomington h. snd s Aftd hs a aAds
have oa'se s 1s vIs Ss r, Ss q ~ hoa TIE road ~;
LAd .sph wires desH and much OteI damass It'aed
New-York tribune., 1871-04-12
MORE sORTIEs FROM PARIS.
IrY TELEGRAPH To THR TRIBUNEl

ITbe following published ga portion Of yesterdays eioa
LONDON, Tuesday, April ll-5;so a m
specisl dispatch from Versailles to The TRIBUNE
on Monday states that the insurgents made two
Forties on Sunday, one against Cbatlion plateaus.
A sharp fusillade was kept up for two hours. The
tortie was Iepulsed. Ten thousand men occupy
Chatillon. A Versailles brigade about leaving was
to remain and Ietnforcements were sent forward.
Another soTte by the Auteul and Point du Jour
gates has taken place. The Commune occupies
Boulogne and other villages on the Seine, aud has
arrested the municipal councils for refusing TO
obey it,
The cannouade from Montmartre drove away
the inhabitants OF Puteaux and Courbevoie. Last
night there was violent cannOnsde toward
MeudOn
Twenty-Five thousand French regulars are eX-
pected from Germany on Wednesday. The Prussian
garrison at St. Denis has been reinforced with 1900
Royal Guards.
New efforts for Cancellation are making p Paris,
eighteen members of the Commune having declared
themselves disposed to treat with the Versailles
Government
New-York tribune., 1871-04-12
A CURIOUS ASSESSMENT CASE.

In October, 1865, the CrotOn Aqueduct Board
made contract for building sewer In Fourth-ave On
the 18th Of June, 1865, after the finished,
Brewster and others, with covenant that they were
unincumbered and free OF taxes, charges and asses
ments October 1866 Brewster and others sold the lots
to A. Dowdney, with like covenants in the deed Five
days afterward for the construction of tho
sewer was confirmed. and made lien on the premises
FOR ~ 7f Mr. Dowdney sued 10 have the city decreed 10
discharge the premises from the assessment and Judge
Barnard at Special Term. judgment In his fayO
The CITY appeaed and the argued yesterday NJ
General Term the Corporation Counsel claiming tat tno
facts alleged do not constitute breach OF covenant
which was that that day June 49, 1890 the premises
were free from all former assessments, &C. Ihough the
sewer was then process Of construction there was no
lien for assessment then existing For the respondents
1t was contended the expenditure aud not The asses
ment created the debt and lien the land The C0uit
reserved its decision though expressing me opinion lst
the position taken by the city was correct.
New-York tribune., 1871-04-12
EASTER ELECTIONS.
The following Episcopal Wardens and Vestry

men were elected yesterday
CpHcu OF Holy TRtNrY-U UdrdHs-Rohen namon :. Herv
nuNl Ve,rgme-J. Nelson T.Dpsn X z. Trna9 hInshsm n
Nichols Charles X. Randall William b. Nouiup, William L. Ab
dreHs Jonathan Edgar Rgfus NJ. Brunlge - =,
Sr THosAss W0rd,aSLymsn Deni-on, Edvard W.
Wiett V,strgmS-Geo C. CouHs EAhu L. NK John William,
Daniel r. Hosg George Kemp John H. Watson, Allen Cumrg Jan'
I. Fargo . . n.
81 CLExESrss Wariens-John Buckley jr. Peter
sbuts Ves.rym-Rugeue DGth Chss A. sherman Cha Os.
John Wheeler r stephen T. Wygsoi, George H. Romne SaS
Lavrsnce, Gusayus ". Faber.
ST. PSTEKs Car s, Warieas-Jane n. Wels George Psns
Qu.rkenbos IL d. VestrymepJohD w. Morrison lrael Pt
obrook Cushmau Charles ". Ogden George sle'euson L. Ia
Livingston. james Jerrett. j. F. X. Wells ., p.t. ~,
ST LuKE's CHrRcH.-Uorfens-A. b. McDouad fnhes IoS
YsstryH>nCharles Hedge, A. L. McDcnii lasc sgiP "' !"
Root Tayor Julian Bots John Pals, Dr.. taaFs = hb- m,
CHrgcH GrdSps art bfo"n rtn ~
Peyst1 Vsslrgmna-NnL H. Aspinssl John iyng Alnhs %
Aspnwsn Fred q. Foster Archibald Russell 'oIH ''"4"' -
Leland, James NJ. BfoRn ~. -. po.l V,y,.
sr ANS CHuRo BdriasSamue HON es J"hn LOO spP
nea--D Golden murray II. Wait, L. stewart & 4ia9 !" -'
Nelson Wright j. o. Fitzgerald. Heny Rsgnt go. cuh.,.
Jacob Reese Ves,ygBbr-Phetus ~ H9 or.s :" .rt
M,tthews WIN H. Vanderbilt stephen A. MALE ~, u.,h- .
IoHss CHURCH, BROOkIiN.- az a. "a ~ 49,.
Gennze X csreoo In Vssfrrnr-6ecrge VI "'Si",'a " ~"
Ter, Geo W. Aletsnder. Eras'us 0sOss' D. ~ W - " "
S,ith Iohn a.