The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-05-24
OUM lHAIsRzsBUna LETTER.
HARRfsRIa. Nav p, 1s72.


enthusiastic (!l crowd greeted ex-Sen-
atOr Nesmith and his bOdy-g'nrd, c.
G. Curl, Esq, at their appointment at
this place on Friday, The 18th inst.
Mr.. Curl opened the ''tliscusSlOn," )"
devoting nearly all his time to the
Lock and Dam Swiulle." lie said
that the offer Of the P. 7. Co. was en-
tirely different to the bill which pass-
ed the Legislature; that while the
present company. according to the
terms Of the contract, have to con-
struct the works chiefly of "stone, iron
and. cement, " the z. L. Co. proposed
TO build slide or inclined plane, with
stationary engine at the top. Said
the people wanted something more
substantial than this, and hence the
passage OF this act. which would con-
stilute one Of the brightest pages in
the history of Oregon legislation
lie gave It's to understand tht the T..
I. Go. could not have done the work
If they had offered to have done it
Tor t,ro ,loiit0s 0td Mlt. Two or
three attempts were made to cheer the
speaker, but they could not raise the
wind, until lie set down, when they
stamped long and loud.
Next came the Colonel, WHO said
that ina>much As Judge Wilson had
failed to discuss the Republican Plat
form, he would do that thing for Mr..
Wilson, and commenced with the see
ond resolution. lie compared Grants
administration to that OF Buchauan's,
and said while under the latter, in one
years time, titly-tive million dollars
were unaccoulted for, under the pres
ent more tlan eighty miiioa doilHs
had been stotea. Under the present ad-
ministration the Indian Department
alone costs the government two mill
ion dollars more per annum than any
former administration had done, lac
cording to NeSmitl, and that, too,
when the Indians are constantly de-
creaSing, and at the present ratio he
contemplated with fear what the last
Indian would cost. He next took up
the tariff question, and spoke of the
protection ii afforded to American in
dustry; said he lad visited the Gus
tom House at Portland, and there
found Scott and lot OF big huSkies
sitting in easy chairs, protecting
American industry" He told us
what he knew of Robinson Crusoe,
Christopher Columbus, Alexander Cor
tez. etc, etc, but said their names
''sllnk into ilisigniiicanee and paled
their Intellectual fires, on the altar of
his memory, before such men as Scott
and his great big huskies protecting
American industry But your space
will forbid me following the speaker
through all his remarks. Strange to
say, neither of the speakers touched
OH the so-called litisant act. Their
efforts were both very weak and futile,
and will not add much to the cause Of
Democracy in this precinct.
The Union Sunday School picnic,
held last Saturday near Halsey, was a
very pleasant affair under the circum-
stances, the exercises being conducted
in the open prairie, without any shade,
except the canopy of heaven. Able
addresses were delivered by Dir
Marsh, OF Forest Grove, and Rev. G.
W. Shaw, of Albany. The exercises
were interspersed with music by the
different schools, during all Of whicl
the best of order prevailed. About
noon the great crowd, which was va
riously estimated at from 1000 to g..
600, repaired to the creek and dividet
off into little Squads, and then partool
of dinner in regular picnic style. AT
ter dinner the Harrisburg Base Bal
Club played a short game; then TIN
people were again called back to TIN
stand, where each school sang few
pieces, which concluded the exercises
We think everybody must have gont
home feeling satisfied with the day
and that they had been to the picnic o
tile season.
Geo. Cunningham and J. NJ. Shelley
were last Sunday elected delegates
from the Harrisburg Sunday School
to attend the Sunday School Convel'
tion to be held ut Albany, on the 2Stl
inst. X. e. Is.
CONSULTING ROOM. -AIesSIS. Il. Z,
Hill Il Son have petitioned off a neat
| little consultation room in the south
west end Of their drug store, for tllt
use aud special convenience of physi
clans and their patients, which fac
will be appreciated by them. TlHi
stock Of drugs, medicines, ETC., Is FIJI
and complete.
ENTERIRIrE.- Our gOahead and stir
ring druggists, Messrs. A. Carotller
& Co. are the first to employ femlal