The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-04-01
VARIOUS ITEMS.


1t is proposed to remove the capital Of
Illinois from Springfield to Peoria.
BIa-AMY.-Amy Richardson, of Iowa,
weighs 352 pounds.
Prince Napoleon (Plon Plon) is apply
ing for divorce from his wife, the Prin-
cess Clotilde.
Sir Henry Bulwer, the diplomatist, has
been elevated to the peerage, with the
titles of Dalling and Bulwer.
The Boise City Statesman of March |
21st states that Judge John r. Mcbride |
is to lecture on "Meu that have known"
Mr.. Elijah Corbett, late of the Oregon
and California Stage Company, has been
awarded the contract for carrying the
mail between Monticello and Olympia,
Washington Territory.
The Prendegast family, consis ing of
seven persons, were poisoned in Monte
rey county, California, few days ago,
by eating toadstools which were thought
to be mushrooms. Three of the family,
small girls, died the others recovered.
A Washington special says there are
three hundred and twenty-six defaulting
Internal Revenue Collectors in the United
States, the total amount of whose indcbt-
edness foots up over S200.O00,000, six
twentieths of which is due FROM ten in
divduals.
Fanny Fern has reached the ripe age
of three score, and is still hale and hearty,
with more health strength and buoyarcy
than half our girls possess now-a.days at
twenty.
4 veteran observer once declared that
no one knew what envy aud jealousy
were until he had served in the army
The observer probably never belonged to
church choir.
, The stimulating effect of quinine upon
. some persons is well known, but the most
remarkable instance of it is that William
, c.. Bryants finest efforts have been pro-
duced under the influence of quinine.
| He has become quite deaf from an inor>
e dinate use OF this drug.
A recent Texas letter toa Colorado
paper, dated at Austin, gives the prices
of cattle down there as follows: Beef
cattle Sl2, cows 81, yearlings 81, hogs
: SO, good ponies from SIS to $50.
e The other day, while the Legislative
i Committee were walking through the
: wards of the Lunatic Asylum of Rhode
= Island, one of the female patients, after
i looking curiously at the group, said
T .Well. | declare: if there ain'tthe animals
S from Noah's ark"
e The census Of Great Britain is about to
u be taken, aud instructions and forms have
been distributed through the kingdom, SO
that the officers may be ready to ascertain
J. the number of inha abitants and persons
:, residing in each house April Sd. The
Y superintendants have plated out the
$ country into So 900 enumeration districts
. and are now appointing enumerators.
The Stockton Zeal. Republican says
" that the first section of ten miles beyond
: Peters on the Stockton and CopperopoliS
Railroad is nearly graded. 1t is expected
the road will be in running order twenty
J. four miles from this city, within fort;
n days from this time.
'f More than 25 years ago, Senator Ben
: ton made "a speech in ST. Louis, on th.
D Pacific Railway, in which he said ]: ;fTht
l. man is now living and full grown, ant
IS listening to my words without believin.
them, who will see the day when the
a, commerce of the Indies will enter th,
st waters of the Columbia and climb tn,
y slope of the Rocky mountains, and pou
lie down over our widely extended Union.
y Could any dream have been more com
he pletely realized than the Senator'S proph
ecy
= The most beautiful girl in the Unite,
"a States lives near Lincoln. lii. IIer hal
e is Of that peculiar hue that field of rip
. wheat throws towards the setting sun
~ Her eyes send forth light so etTulyeo
~ aud majestic that strangers become spell
- boand under its influences and stand rud
~ iy gazing Her cheeks bear a bloom
- - like the sunny side of an early peach. !
III pearl would seem almost black besid
u her teeth. Her form is so graceful tha
=, men worship her before seeing her fac'
y Her hands suggest the idea of waxe
fingers tipped with vermilion. Her smil
seems actually to illuminate her presenc
e aud when she laughs the listener fancit
e. he hears sweet music in the distance
u Exchange.
'e A Letter from ex Senator Williams cor
- firms the statement that an item was il
~ ~ serted in the appropriation bill on tt
~ - last day of the last session of Congress Fl
s. Sic, 200 for the improvement of the Wi
- lamette river above the falls.
li> c,ao,-,r Comm -Fo,,ow;ng are the eases i,
a posed of in the Circuit Court up to Friday:
State Vs. Jas Wilburn. Selling lager beer
" Sunday. Dismissed.
rst A. H. Charlton VS.. E. Lewis. Action to reco
m cr money. Judgment for plaintiff for STA.
III Jacob KEGS VS.. W1ilet Thompson Confri
~ alton of Sheriff's SALE Sale confirmed.
Do State of Oregon VS.. j. S. Thomas. Con6i IN
I'd ton of Sheriff's Sale Sale confirmed.
,of w. A. Churchill ct. al, VS.. J. NJ. Churchill
al. Confirmation of Referees sale of real prope
20, ty. Sale confirmed
ITS John Meeker VS.. E. W. sgsby ct. al. Acti,