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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17
Tar PLAouE THREArENIsa FaAncE.

TIE PLAGUE THREATENING FRANCE.
Poor, ruined, desolated France Is hard
j. over one trouble before another is at
her door, threatening to be more exact
ing in its demands for human life than
the scenes of bloody strife but just
drawn to close. Indications now are
that that terrible disease, more to be
dreaded than war, that destroys whole
communities in day, cholera, is rapidly
approaching along the accustomed routes,
and will soon be demanding more victims
to swell the list of unnnmbered dead.
One column has swept over the
country from the Ganges to the Black
Sea, travelled along the Volga and reach
ed St. Petersburg, while still another has
crossed the Mediterranean and IS busily
at work ia Italy. Both are moving
steadily and surely towards the scenes oi
the recent strife, and will surely reach
France during the present Summer. The
class of diseases which are said to have
always been observed as the forerunncr,
Of cholera now prevail in France, adding
new terrors to her devoted Inhabitants
The Summer may witness moro sufferin:
and death in that ill-fated State thai
| ever witnessed before.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

EDITORIAL MUss.-At Roseburg on
the morning of the llth inst, shoorlng
affair occurred between Thomas and
Henry Gale, of the Ensign Republican,,
and VIM. Thompson, of the Plamdealer
(Democratic), in which Thompson re-
ceiyed wounds, through the neck, face
and shoulder, and his side grazed by
still another ball, while Thomas Gale was
shot through the breast, making dam
gerous and troublesome wound, aud
Henry Gale was pounded over the head
with revolver, and severely hurt. The
quarrel arose out of some newspaper ar
ticle- Mr.. Thompson is credited with
previous misunderstanding" having
killed his man, and severely wounded
another, in California. At last accounts
ali the parties to this disgraceful affair
were recovering. We are glad to hear it,
and hope that this lesson, SO dearly
bought, will suffice. Men who have ca
paeity sufficient to run newspapers sue
cessfully, should certainly have sense
enough to keepout of such ssfoolishness'
as shooting leaden bullets at each other
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17
FIopped Over.

Under this heading the Bedrock DEM
ocrot has the following sarcastic remarks
over the recent conversion to Demoe-
racy of Mr. w. A. Nc Pherson:
We see it stated that w. A. Nc Pher-
son, ex- State Printer, has renounced his
radical belief, embraced the Democratic
faith, and is now connected with the
Salem Mercury. As we have not received
the Mercury for two or three weeks we
do not know this-of our own knowledge
Under ordinary circumstances we all
ways cheerfully welcome any one who,
seeing that be is wreegs has the cour-
age to forsake his party and join the
Democracy. When man is convinced
he is wrong, it is his bouDden duty to
forsake the course he is pursuing .and
attach himself to that organization which
he thinks is right. Butin the case of
Mcpherson we have no idea he turns
over TO the Democratic party because
convinced that the Radicals are wrong.
He has been Radical as long as il
would pay him he was Radical while
they divided the loaves and fishes with
him; he was o Radical while he
was state Printer and in the hey-day of
prosperity, holding the best paying office
in the State but when that failed, and
Senator Williams quit bleeding for him,
and when he had lost all his money and
property by gambling, aud his party
would help him no longer, he then sud
deuly becomes convinced that the Radi-
Gals are wrong aud he will join the Dem
ocratic party We know not what others
may think, nor do We care but, as for
onrseIf, we have no faith in such conver-
sions Mcpherson of course can profess
Democracy he may vote the Democratic
ticket but he can do nothing more
with our consent. He must take .
back seat and stay there. He will bring
no strength to the party except his own
vote; he will work injury, to us rather
than beneft-just as Kanaka Jim has
to the Radicals since he Topped over to
them and we think tho Mercury editor
I've mean Upton--did not exhibit his us
ual sagacity when he took Mcpherson
into full fellowship, and permitted him to
become one of the exponents Of Demo.
cratic principles in the state Of Oregon.
Such are our sentiments, and if any
one don't like them he need not endorse
them, and he can take the lessof It.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The grain crops all over the State are
giving the best of promise, and there
seems to be not shadow of doubt but
that the crops will be very near if not
quite double that of any previous year
some contend that the increase will be
sixty per cent. The fruit crop, however,
owing to the ravages of the caterpillar,
will be greatly reduced, and fruit will
therefore rule high.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

Mrs. Fair may stand aside. An Ar
kansas woman named Emily Sarah Lord
is reported to have had nine hus-
bands in ten years. Two died with
suspicious suddenness and three we're d.
vorccd. What has become of the rest is
not stated. An exchange says she is
misnamed, for evidently she is an Emma
Sarah of Satan.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

ACCIDENTS NEAR JEFrERsoN.-Prof.
Taylor, of Jefferson, gave US the follow
ing last Saturday: Onthe 7th. Maxwell
johnson, who lives in the vicinity of
Jefferson, was blowing, with the lines
either over his neck or around his body
when, the gplow striking stump, with
such force as to break the double tree,
the horses started, dragging HIM over
the pillow, bruising and lascerating his
body considerably, causing him immense
pain. On the same day, little four
year old daughter of Jas. Miller, who
resides just out of Jefferson, got hold OF
some matches, during the temporary
absence of her maternal parent, which
she lighted, setting FIRE to her clothing,
badly burning her face and limbs before
help could reach her. Through efforts
of the physician she will doubtless soor
recover, but will bear the marks through
life.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17
Last year the Presbyterian General

Last year the Presbyterian General
Assembly resolved to raise Nine Million
Memorial Fund in honor of the reunion
of the two wings of Presbyterian faith.
The fund Committee recently reported
to the Assembly convened in Chicago
that the sum Of s7,706.O00 has been
collected. This unexpected announce
ment occasioned great cheering in the
Assembly. which at once appropriated
S5 900 900 for the erection and repair of
churches, 81 ,405 ,54S for home institu-
tions of learning, S93.509 for foreign
institutions and SIS, ,666 for hospitals.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

MoTIoS OvERRULED-Tn the case of
Holladay VS.. Elliott, now pending in the
Multnomah County Circuit Court, de-
PENDANTS counsel last week moved for
leave to file an amended, supplemental or
cross answer. Judge Upton's opinion is
printed in Tuesday mornings papers and
is clear statement of the facts and law oi
the case. The motion was overruled.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

X The question of how to secure an ade-
quate supply of water at fair rates is q
problem that is exciting the greatest
interest among the citizens of Portland.
The owners Of the present water mouopo-
y 10 that city are demanding xhorbitant
rates for water, and portion cf the city
press is adsocating the erection by the
city of entire new works, to be owned
and soptrolled BY the city.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The BalIetin says that on the compile
ton of the Oregon & California Railroad
to Eugene City, that place will become
the most prosperous and important busi-
ncse point south of Portland. This is
also the opinion of Eugencists, and they
have already commenced backing their
opinion with substantial improvements
We rejoice in her prosperity.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

Fashion, in the midst of her many &C.
centricities. has revived the high she'll
combs of our grandmothers. Gold buck
les have also appeared, aud as waists arc
rapidly growing shorter and more deeoi-
lette, we shall probably soon see the
styles of Recamier and the toilets of the
First Empire the fayorites.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The Oregon 8 European Immigration
Society, located at San Francisco, is
prepared 10 offer great inducements for
immigrants from Europe. An agency
has been established by the Company ii
Frankfort, Germany, and Herman G..
Muller, o veteran editor and an old
resident of California, has gone to take
charge of &c.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

Some genius has succeeded in perfect
ing an invention which consists of con-
densed soda water, put up in boxes, con-
tanning material for sixteen glasses of as
pure soda water as can be drawn from
any fountain The powder is charged
with gas, sweetened and favored with
pineapple, lemon, orange, etc., ready for
use, and picnic party can carry their
soda fountain in their rockets.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

CHANeE.-Major Adams has sold his
journal, the Vancouver Register, to Mr..
Stephen p. Mcdonald, typo, who.
judging from the number before US, will
keepthe Register up to the mark as first
class journal. Success to Nc.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

We learn from the San Francisco
Chronicle that a. newly-invented gun,
specially adapted for killing fur seals, is
the latest triumph of mans genius on
this coast. The new weapon has q
noiseless report and is said to be so skill-
fully constructed that an Improvement
thereoasis among the impossibilities. It
has not Jet been patented, the inventor
keeping the utmost secrecy up to the
present time. The gun has, however,
been tested, and itsis said that it does its
work admirably. The trial Of operations
has been conducted in the waters of the
North Pacific, the result of which was a
| large haul of fur seal Heretofore this
| valuable animal has been killed during
the breeding season. when it resorts to
land, is utterly helpless and the fur of an
inferior quality. Through the agency of
this new invention he is killed during
the night time while sleeping in the water
its head being merely enough above the
/ surface to admit of breathing BY this
means, also, the seal may be pursued
during the Writer season, when its fur
is most valuable; It's destruction during
the Summer, or breeding season, as car
ried on heretofore. tended to ruin aud
exterminate the animal. As fur seals
are now worth s25 in the London market
it will be seen that good catch would
result in fortune. The probable results
of this importan. invention will be that
Congress may pass a law prohibiting the
killing of seals hereafter during the Sum
mer months
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

EsLARaED.-Wm. NJ. Hand, ESQ,
the jovial young man of the Moaafaiineer,
has spread out some of late, and he now
prints 2S-column paper. Bill deserves
credit for his enterprise, and we hope the
citizens of Wasco will 'ssee" him liber-
ally.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The trial of Mrs Fair cost the city of
San Francisco $4,000; Mrs Fair paid
her counsel s12 900, and one of the daily
journals paid s1,435 for photographic
reports of the trial total of SlS. .735.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

/. Armada Jane Marble disappeared from
her home in Portland. on the 9th
of May, and her parents are anxious to
learn Of her whereabouts.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The Democracy of California are
having il rough. The Sacramento Dem
ocratic County Convention had terrible
time, and several delegates withdrew,
one Of them telling the Convention to go
to hi The ticket nominated does
not suit at all, and every man on it is
certain to be defeated.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

One of the oldest settlers in Oregon,
Mr.. Charles Pope, of Oregon City, aged
SO years, died On the 1Ith inst.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

An EAST PoETLAsp TaAaaDr.-On
last Saturday, two boarding house keep
ers near East Portland named respec-
tisely Rustin and Amos, between whom
a 6sud hadexisted for aometime, met on
the high bridge in that city, and after
some words Rustin drew Smith 4
Wesson Eve shooter and fred at Afnes,
wcunding him severely. Ames immc-
diateIy cramped on Rustin and threw
him OYER the bridge, distance Of oftwenty
feet, into the water, which WAS ten feet
deep, from whence he was fished out and
sent TO jail Amcs' wound is serious
and his recovery doubtful.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The Chicago Times, leading Democratic
paper of Illinois, publishes the recent
yallandigham resolutions adopted in
Ohio, under the head of ssObituary"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The Grand Lodge of T.O.G.T. met in
Salem during the week, There was q
good attendance.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

During tho recent troubles in Paris,
Bismarck notified the Commune that in
case Minister Washburne's residence was
sacked, the Germans would lombard
Paris and give the sParisians such .
warming up as they had never exper-
fenced before. Il is unnecessary to say
that the Commune was careful Of that
residence.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The settlers in Ochoco valley are anx-
ious for the establishment of postal privi-
leges, their uearest post Office now being
100 miles distant.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

e The Mountaiaeer is authority for say
ing that the peach crop in Wasco is
going to be immense.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

On the 9th inst, James Cossulman,
living six miles south of Roseburg. was
kicked.in the stomach by horse and
fatally injured.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

Mrs. Belle W. Cook, of Salem, has
recently published a volume of poems
entitled, "Tears aud Victory" 1t forms
a volume of $50 pages. and is well spoken
Of by the press.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

Wells, Fargo & Go. shipped s62, ,155
in bullion last month from Owyhee.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

Grading on the o. & C. Railroad has
been commenced between Roseburg and
Eugene City.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The Roseburg land Office sold 1916
acres, for cash. last month.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

- The Vancouver, w r., land Office
disposed of 1904 acres of land during
last month.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

EscApED.-0n Thursday afternoon of
last week two noted convicts, Hackney
and Bargsnan aisas Shultz, made their
escape from the State penitentiarY at
Salem. Hackney was caught and return
ed to the penitentiary on last Sunday,
but Shultx, at last accounts, was still ii
large. This fellow Shuts has been .
great terror to people Of this State, cost
ing many sleepless nights. and the
country is rife with accounts of his do,ngs
since he got his freedom. When he
left his quarters at Salem he was encnm-
bered with heavy Gardener shackles, and
lit would seem that If the pursuit had
been properly followed mp, Shultz would
now be engaged in making brick. instead
of prowling over the country terrifying
women and children and robbing at bis
pleasure. In view Of the great misman-
/ agement Of the State penitentiary of late,
as exhibited in the escape of convicts
and those, too, of the very worst stripe
is it not time that Governor Grover made
change therein? !? This thing Of letting
out one or two of the most daring crimi.
mails confined within its walls every few
weeks, to destroy property and prey upoI
our people. and then taking hundreds o
J dollars from the State treasury to pay fo
hunting them up. besides paying thous
ands more to the capsors, does not shov
to any advantage the boosted ECONOMY
that was to be brought to bear in regu
lating prison affairs when the Denlocrac,
obtained the keys Such outrageou
mismanagement, to call it by no harde
: name. has never been equalled and cali
loudly for change
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

Mrs Woodruff says: mo more ba-
ibiss, or at least poor article-this or
the ballot
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

Il is chron;cled that ON the Sd instant
snow fell 10 Boise City.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The thermometer measured o2o in the
shade at Portland ou Saturday.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

a loving heart and pleasant counte.
nance sEe commodities which man
should never fail 70 take home With
him.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The Balefin gives the escaped high
wayman. Shults, notice that, If he made
his escape from the pcnitentiary with the
intention Of "going for tho School
Direcsorship Of Portland, he has made !
great mistake, as that city has No. /
Director, Col DennisoD, who has made
his IO0.marks, and has capacity sufficient
10 bust the fund without outside help /;
and besides, there is no such Office to
gil Just 1t present. This will be dam
per. doubtless, to Shultz.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The Roseburg Ensign says the apple
crop in that vicinity win be immense.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17
wuxxAnG DAVIDSON,
REAL ESTATE DEALER,
Oncs, No. a Front strsst.
0REa0N.


REAL ESTATE In this CITY and EAST
PORTLAND, in the most desirAbIe loeslltles. con-
sistiue Of LOTS, HALF BLOCKS and BL0CkSs
HOUSES and STORES; also,
IMPROVED FARMS, and valuable NM
STATE for SALE.
REAL ESTATE and other Properly par
chased for Correspondents, In th1s O11x and
throughout the STATE and TEKH1IOk1ESs
with great care and On the most ADyANIA-
0EOU6 TERMS.
HOUSES and STORES Isaseds Loans
CRIPTIoNS PROMPTLY c0LLECI8D. And
. General FINANCIAL snd AGBNNCY BUsA-
NESS transacted.
AGENTS OF this OFFICE in al the CIT
les and TOWNS in the STATE, will rscstve
descriptions Of FARM PROPERTY and forward
the same to the above address. Svz5
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The Masonic Grand Lodge meets =
Salem next Monday.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFRAY.-At
Salem on Wednesday afternoon, as the
story goes, William H. Watkinds, Super
intendent of the, Penitentiary, attacked
Samuel A. Clarke, editor of the Statesman,
with cowhide in Myers store on Com
mercial street. Watkinds struck at
Clarke with the rawhide, when the latter
drew a pocket knife to defend himself,
whereupon Watkinds drew revolver
and fred four shots, hitting Clarke but
once, slightly wounding him in tho hip,
but seriously damaging some of the new
clothing in Meyers store. Dir. Clarke
was conveyed TO his residence, where be
was doing well at last accounts, while
| Watkinds was arrested and put under
81, 900 TO appear on Thursday morning
before j.. Murphy, J. r., for exam
ination. Observations in the Statesman
with regard to the escape of Shultz and
the general management of the State
Prison is. said to be the cause of the
shooting. Bill Watkins, as he is general
| " called, is man of powerful frame and
muscular Development, while Clark is a
small, feeble, lightly framed man, who,
it is generally understood, is q non CON-
batant This being the state of the case
people generally will form poor opin-
1 ion Of the courage Of Bill Watkinds.
i We don't propose at this time to express
an opinion in the matter, but would sug-
gest that when man who has charge Of
criminals himself turns criminal, it is
surely time that an outraged people call
to strict account an administration that
appoints aud keeps him in high official
position. The penalty prescribed by the
flaw for crime of this character, is i'm
| prisonment in the Penitentiary for not
less than one year, nor more than ter
4years.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

c. d. Mcclure, writing TO the States
man from Yaquina Bay, says that Simp-
sons new schooner was launched last
Saturday; that work on the light house
is being pushed with vigor; that settlers
are rapidly filing up that section Of coun-
try, but that there are still many good
locations vacant that onatta is rapidly
improviDg-as it is the best anchorage on
the Bay, is the headquarters oftl. New
port transportation Company, Simpsons
saw mill is located there, therefore is dcs.
tined to rank among the commercial
towns of Oregon.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17
SUBLIME.-This from the leader of
the Oakland Nf,cs:

SuBLIME.-This from the leader of
the Oakland Nf,cs:
Creation affords no moro delightful
spectacle than little dog fixing his exas-
perated teeth into the sleek calf Of .
aunky who has persistently Kicked bin,
or long-sufering jackass uplifting his
suppliant hind legs to heaven. kicking IN
traasitu the wretch who is.beating him
with stick with nails in it.
Can sublimity any further go9 Such
beautiful imagery, such pathos, such
grand and unapproachable language
just imagine dogs teeth getting undu-
" exasperated Or look, if you please
at the witchery embraced in the "uplift-
ing Of the suppliant hind legs' of an
Oakland jackass towards the hevings
Such m assive intellect as displayed
above could only eminate from first
class Wallapus Oakland's one ahead.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17

The great inquiry now il, what became
of Summer6eld's sphial," tho contents Of
which were 10 Get the ocean on fre, and
thus destroy the world Ifour friends
of the Herald could get hold oe that pill
wouIdn't they shut of the wind Of the
Bsslzetin and Oreqpnian fellows! But
wouIdn't they make i warn FOR the
ssoppositiona generally on this coast !
Phew +! Potassium and squills 1t mikes
! fellow almost alop over at the bare
idea
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17
HIS CAPTURE.

Joseph Hackney is lively young
man, aud kept his captors from going to
sleep by his vivacity in relating the fore
going incidents. Heyeached home again
Sunday noon, not in the Presidential
Car" which passed up little before,
but by the regular train, and is again .
happy and contentcd prisoner OF the
bounty Of the State. Statesman q l3hs.