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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20

l. is known that the railroad from
San Francisco to New York passes
through the reservations of several
tribes of Indians, who invarable re-
gard the locomotives as terrible mon
sters by the Manitou to exterminate
the red man.
Several times already the Indians
have attempted to throw the trains of
the track. In these enterprises they
were led by one of the fiereest of their
chiefs, 4 Cherokee named Mana, and
surnamed Mocking Bird. All their
attempts having failed, Mana resolved
70 change his tactics.
Accordingly, on the I'd OF June last,
be concealed himself near the railroad.
and with extraordinary activity bound
ed upon the foothoam of train No. e..
from san Francisco to New York. He
then slipped along the train until lie
reached the locomotive, where he kill
ell tie fireman with a blow Of his TOM
ahawk, stabblng the engineer with his
kniie, and after scalping them. jump
ed on the tender. brlndisling the
scalps and bowling out q savage war
song.
The settlers along tile line became
terrified as they saw the train, which
now das'ied along at a fearful speed,
driven by the terocious engineer. The
passengers all cried oft for help. The
situation was extremely perilous ; in
fact, they were running into the jaws
Of death.
Finally an officer Of the navy, Hen
ry Pierce. determined to sacrifice him
self to save his fellow passengers.
Armed with Il large dirk knife, he ran
along the foot-boarl of the train. and
jumped upon the engine. The chief
uttered Il war cry and bandished his
tomahawk, and a hand-to-hand strug-
gle was commenced over the bodies OF
the engineer and the fireman.
The passengers put their heads out
of the windoWs,and with an anxiety
that may easily be imagined, tried to
see the fight. In about minute
Pierce fell mortallv wounded under
Mocking Birds terrible blows, who,
in the twinkling of an eye, scalped
him. But while he was trilunphantly
waving the scalp of his victim in the
air. Pierce, who was still living, had
sufficient strength to jump up and
lunge his knife in the Indians breast.
killing him instantly. He then crawl
ed to the valve handle. shut oil the
steam, and the train stopped.
The passengers ran to the assistance
of this brave officer. but it was too
late ; he died two hours afterwards.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20

An Arkansas local soliloquizes thus:
"Sonle Of our exchanges are publish
ing rs a curio,is item Il statement to
the effect that horse In Iowa pulled
the plug out of the bunglole Of a bar
rel for the purpose Of slaking his
thirst. We do not see anything ex-
taordinary in the occurrence. Now,
if the horse hid pulled the barrel out
of the bunghole and sIaked its thirst
with the plug, or If the barrel had pull
ed the bung|o!e ont of the plug and
sIaked its thirst with the horse, or If
the plug had pulled the horse out of
the barrel and slaked it, thirst with the
bunghole, orifthe bunghole had pulled
the thirst ont of the horse and slaked
the plug with the barrel, or If the bar
rel had pulled the horse out Of the
bunghole and plugged It's thirst with
q slake, it might be worth whilc to
make some fuss oter it,"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20
FOHE1GN NEWS.

Rinderpest continues to spread in
the provinces Of England.
The report from Paris of the engage
ment Of Miss Nellie Grant, is pro-
nounced false.
TIE gentlemen connected with the
Board Of Arbitration have gone to
BeTne.
i Prince Albrech. Commander Of the
Austrian army, aged 50 years is dead.
The volcano Maunaloa, Hawaii, is
again in active eruption. The specta-
Gle is said to be magnificent.
Eleven of the Narbonne, France,
rioters have been convicted and SEN
fenced to terms of Imprisonment from
four to fifteen months, and fined from
200 to 400 francs.
Gladstone defines the term ''enter-
prise" to mean. in America, newspa-
pers stealing the account of a treaty.
Royal engineers from Toronto, Can
ada. have lett for Pembina, where they
expect to meet the American party
appointed to determine the 4Sth paral-
el boundary between Canada and the
United States from Lake of the Woods
to the Rocky Mountains. The work
will occupy three or four years, it Is
thought.
A great land slide occurred near
Fraga Arragon, Spain, on the banks
of tile river Cinca Ben, the other day.
The waters being forced from their
course. inundated the country around
the town. carrying away the bridge,
and a barge containing forty men,
women and children taken from Hood
ed houses. was swamped, and all
drowned bnt three. Many other lives
were lost. and damage to property Was
very great.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20

L. B. Drew, formerly of Sacramen-
to, who had his arm pinchcd by a
friend by way of 4 joke about IS
months Since, from the effects of
which cancer was developed, died
at San Francisco on the 7th inst. His
arm was amputated in September,
1871, and he had submitted to two
subsequent operations without relief.
Death resulted from The effects of this
foolish practical joke. lie was u ma
tive of Plymouth, New Hampshire,
and leaves a widow and five children.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20

A Missourian, who stole a kiss from
a pretty girl, was fined by a magis-
trate, horsewhipped by her brother,
hurried into the brain fever by his
wife. The clergyman also alluded to
the affair in Il sermon, the local editor
took sides with the clergyman and re-
viewed the case in print, and the po-
tato bug ate up every blade Of the
male-factor'S wheat crop.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20

Jones assumes, on coming home to
dinner, the air ofan outraged husband.
why is it, Mrs. Jones. that you ride
through Walf street in the very equip
age lam struggling to maintain for
yon at high charge, and cit your hus-
band?" Mrs. Jones reassurrS him.
"You certainly would not have your
wife, from a five thousand dollar ba-
ronche, bow to 4 man who Is 1t work
for his living:"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20
SEWING MACHINES.
NEW
Wilson Improved Sewing Machine.

To know that in the stubborn contest for-
superiority in samples of work, at the great
Northern Ohio Fair, their flvorite has
carried of the two great premiums tho
Medal for best six specimens machine
work, and the Diploma for best embroid-
cry. ASthc great competition wasin these
>tw0 classes, 1t Will be seen that the VIII
sons victory is complete. We knew this
would be SO; it could not be otherwise.
There is no talking down the iNct that the
New Wilson is the best Family Sewing
Machine now manufactured capable oi
doing the hest work on any kind Of goods.
underal circumstances.
This award of the highest premiums
should and will silence the talk OF that
large class of sewing machine men who
have made this machine the object of their
special cnmity, simply because it is mod
crate priced machine amp undersells their
extensive ones.
90 and see the Premium New Wilson
Sewing Machine, the best in the world.
now on exhibition at Snow & Roos Art
Gallery, 73 First street, Portland, Oregon.
and remember you can buy this pTenlilsM
machine for 40
Ess- Agents wanted
MINER & PEARSON.
July l9, T3-46
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PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
Street bootblaeks are now in saler

|
house to house in Olympia.
| Northern Idaho crops have been
badly damaged by rains lately.
Clackamas farmers are having their
wheat chopped into feed for hogs.
The new Court House at IIillsboro
Is nearly finished.
Corvallis is still anxious to have the
State University.
The State Fair promises to be nu-
merously attended.
! The Willamette river at Portland is
within a few feet # low water mark.
There is much travel between Pun
phrey's and Olympia.
| In San Francisco on the 11th inst,
out Of $50 jurors examined to sit in
the Fair case. only one was accepted.
Rev. Mr.. Chitman is to be installed
teacher at the ChehaliS Reservation.
lie is lately from the East.
The lands of Washington Territory.
taken as a whole, are more valuable
| than those of New York or New Jer-
sey.
Lands along the river bottoms in the
Souud country, are being taken UP by
settlers.
At Yakima City wheat commandsa
dollar hushel; oats and barley, sew
enty five cents.
Several prominent Mormons were in
California last week attending the
State Fair,
A 'diSh washer" OF San Francisco
is reported to have fallen heir 10 &c.
600, coo.
The Missionary collections by the
preachers of the Oregon Methodist
Conference Tor last year, aggregated
$l,l34 "a.
=. NJ. Denny. Esq. of Portland,
was admitted to the bar by the Sn-
preme Court on Wednesday of last
week.
Wm. Mcmillan, a small boy ofPort-
land, broke his arm by falling from
an apple tree last week.
The dredger was engaged in clearing
out distractions at the mouth Of the
Willamette last week.
The Book Depository provided by
the late General Conference of the NJ.
f. Church to be set up at Portland,
will not be established this year.
Mrs. Edith O'Gorman, the "Escap-
ed Nun" will visit this State soon,
and visit the principal towns.
A little son of DR.. Henderson, of
st. Ielens, was very badly scalled on
Wednesday by the upsctting OF a cup
ofhot coffee.
Four jurors had been obtained in
the Fair case, San Francisco, up to the
18th inst.
Owens River Valley, Cal, has been
visited by sharp shocks Of earthquake
recently.
The Enterprise says that it is reliably
informed that Gen. Joseph Lane will
shortly take the stump forCreeley and
Brown.
The Willamette University opened
Monday before last with tlat,ering pros
poets. So also the Monmouth Col
lege.
1t is rumored that tlle Union Pacific
Railroad Company is negotiating for
the control Of the Utah Southern, with
the intention to push the work to the
extreme southern part of Utah.
For the position OF a student in the
US. Naval Academy. for the Terri
tory OF Washington, Charles Overho,t-
ger. of Walla Walla, was selected.
Mrs. s. i. May, of Salt Lake City.
in letter to a lady friend, informs
her that at recent election in Utah
Territory, she and Mrs. Governor
Woods cast their first ballots.
On Wednesday night Of last week.
at Republican gathering which was
addressed by Corbett, Mitchell, Meach-
am. Galley and Caples, a Grant Club
of two hundred names was organized.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20
EASTERN NEWS.

| The cost OF living Is on tne increase
in our cities.
The President arrived In Washing
ton on the llth inst.
The corn crop of Illinois is reported
the finest ever known.
The Exposition at Cincinnati was
visited by 10000 persons on the 1lth
inst.
There is reason to believe that the
amount by the Geneva tribunal is $l5,-
000.0
The tobacco crop for this year in
Missouri is estimated at 10000 hogs
heads.
The corn crop in the Southwestern
States this year is estimated sufficient
for the next two years.
Nine lives were lost by the wreck
ing Of the schooner lYMcy Graham off
Prince Edwards Island.
TIE Maine election has more than
ever satisfied the President with the
political situation.
Commodore Vahlerbilt'S income is
said to amount TO the enormous sum of
$4,000 day, or $4,000,000 year.
At Marietta. Wis. on the llth. Wm.
Maxwell shot Walter Foster dead, in
q dispute about 4 livery bill.
Morton Ea>tbnr, Bishop Of Diocese
of Massachusetts, died on the 18th at
Boston.
NJ. II. LichenStein, a heavy real es-
tate operator of New York, commit
ted suicide on the 18th, by hanging.
Secretary Morcan states that at an
interview with Charles O'Conor, that
gentleman said he had consented to ac-
cept the Louisville nomination.
Heavy rains prevailed throughout
the northwest last week. Consider-
Bile damage was done towheat in stack
aud stocks in some localities.
Daniel Gibson. of North Adams.
Mass, who murdered his wife last
spring, has been sentenced to be hang
ed.
Peter Hayacinth says in q letter de-
tending his marriage, that marriage
and priesthood are by no means an
tagonistic; that his step has not been
inconsiderate or hasty.
Rafferty,, the murderer of policeman
O'MeM, Of Chicago, has been adiudged
guilty of murder in the first degree,
the jury being out but fifteen min
uteS.
The President has issued procla-
nation aholishiug all duties on inl-
ports from Japan in japanese vessels,
SO long as Japan preserves Il similar
rule in relation to exports to that cotll-
try from the United States.
A man and his four boys We're lately
capsizcd on a barge near Wheeling,
Western Virginia, and the father kept
his four sons up until they were res
cued, and then fell back and was
drowned.
Y. II. Walker, for Governor, John
Walruf, for Lit. Governor, J. J. Was
ky, for Secretary Of State, S. A. Riggs,
W. Il. Laugton and Gen, Robt. Mitch
ell for Congressman, is the Liberal
Democratic ticket to be beat in Kan
saS.
Louisville. ky.. was crowded with
visitors Oh the 18th inst. TO the Peace
Reunion. People from all sections Of
the country We're pouring IN. About
$4,000 persons We're on the grounds,
Stand. we're erected in favorable places
for speakers. An immense barbecue
had been prepared. Thirty bnliocks,
one hundred and fifty sheep and fifty
hogs We're TO be Seryedup. Fifty cooks
bad been employed and one hundred
walters. The effort to get Greeley,
failed.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20

stage-driver, viii they give Greeley's
opinion and treatment Of him? Hank
Monk still handles the whip and reins,
but we fancy he has more friends on
this coast than Horace Greeley, though
the latter is running for President.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20

They tell ola sharp Yankee down
on Cape Cod, who being told by the
postmaster that his letter weighed u
tri1le over half an ounce, and therefore
required another stamp, with his pen
knife cut off the corners OF the envel-
ope, and thus reduced its weight to the
single stamp standard.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20

Candy eaters will not find the fol-
lowing very agreeable reading: In
teresting but unpleasant revelations
have been lately nade concerning the
adultemtion of Candy in New York.
Terra alba, vertligris, red lead, ambo-
line and fusil oil are among the ingre-
dients employed. Some of them act
as violent poisons in the system.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20

IL is told of a young gentleman
whom maiden liked but father didn't
that at a reasonable q hour the Old
gent mildly intimated that the time
Tor retiring had arrived. II thinkyou
are correct, my dear SIR" answered
nineteenth century, modestly, 1--WE
have been waiting over an hour for
YOU to put yourself in your little bed. "
Father retired thoughtfully.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20

General Tom Thumb went for a
sail recently in Brigpot, Conn, when
the boat capsized and nearly drowned
the little general.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20

DR. Greeley has been done in sugar
by an enterprising cOnfectioneL and
now every little shaver in the country
goes In for licking him.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20

Three thousand men are employed
on the great Mississippi bridge at st.
Louis.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20

and other TREES.
Also, GRAPE vi ES,-best in the State;
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Plants, Cur
rants, GOoseberri' Strawberries, Roscs.
Dahlias and Bulbs which win be sold ~
low as fJat-clasa stock can be afforded.
Nov. 25.tsY4 ]. A. ML4LARD,
New-York tribune., 1872-09-12
WEDNESDAY, Sept. LIP. NJ.

The stock market, during the early hours of
tbe doy was somewhat eccentric as other days
Gently The general market weak at the first call,
and while few stocks on the stmade further decline,
Others particularly Northwest Lake Shore; Pacific
Mail c. c. and c., and Union Pacific advanced to
per cent As the day wore on however prices weak
ened and there were considerable sales to realize which
resulted in general decline the speculative list rang
ing from u per cent 1.-THE most prominent stocks
in the days transactions C., c. and
l. c., Northwest Ohio and Miss. N. T.
Central Pacific Mail Western Union and Erie, the last
named having moved down in sympathy with decline
a London In regard to the proposed alliance Of the
Erie Railway Company with the New-York, Boston aud
Montreal consolidated lines clip the following from
the columns Of The Erening Post nothing new in the
premises remaining to be added:
"At the meeting Of the directors Of the Erie Railroad
Company yesterday afternoon at the law offices OF Mr
aents for tifty years with the NGyYork Boston and
Montreal Railway Company was ratified Thls Is a new
company which owns or controls the new lne OF rOhn
running from this city Brewsters station, and COM
monty known as Tie Lake Mahopac line also, the line
running FshSll 10 Milerton; also the line run
ming from Chatham -Four Corners to Rutland VI In
order 10 make this line continuous ing oi nteeh nes
viii have TO DO bult IRON Bp9wsteIs otaO 20 POM
on the road from shAl to Merton nearly Que east OF
POughkeepse; also INK t OF thP% P!So Pes P,,ss HV
least ths It has been pointed out to us on the COM
suctlon OF this 10 miles OF road, which we are oId VIII
be completed IN the line VIII be CONTINUOUS rO
NcH-IOrk TO Rutland. From Rutland 10 MOhtIth inc
road OF the Rutland ana Burlington will be used The
Boston connection will Dc BY the way OF te Boston
Hartford and Erie Road This traces the maiu connee-
tions the road. The road will come into NewIork by
the Central Underground chartered In l6s and when
forms the opposition line the Vanderbilt Under
ground Road The main line OF the New
York. Boston aud Montreal Road runs mid, ,
way between the Harlem Road and the Old
Hudson River Road now consolidated with the New.
York CenraD. So than the entire scheme Is IN direct
opposition 10 the Vanderbilt roads both In and out OF
the city, The misfortune the public Is that this com
petition cannot be brought into play within year 30 far
as the NewYork Boston and Montreal Railway l. con
cerned for that line Will not be completed Ia less time
We are unable 20 say when the Central Underground
Road fold charter OF 1868, which Is now in the interest
OF the sew-lork Boston and Montreal will Oc begun.
The contract which the Erie directors affirmed ycstei
day does involve any outlay VI money Oh their part
New-York tribune., 1872-09-12

The Philadelphia stock market is inactive. PennsyI
ana Co. third issue. lOCa bid; Philadelphia aud ~Ile
New-York tribune., 1872-09-12

the arrangement understand it being for inter
change OF traffic with the New York. Boston and Mon,
tredl, when completed"
There is az yet, positive news concerning the fatd
OF the steamer America. At least the Company have
ccyed nothing ncw though there arc rumors on tho
street Of private dispatches cOnrna0ry OF tho alleged
disaster and oiiIion is st divided as TO the truth or
otherwise Of The story The NewYorh Central Railway
Company have declared semiannual dividend OF
per cent, leaving tho much mooted question
OF further watering OF the stock by tho
issue Of scrip dividend stih In abeyance.
Aside rom the shares already mentioned there was nt
lie business done. the changes following those In tho
leaders Of the list. The Investment shares we're steady
Panama sold at 1872; Delaware Lackawanna and West
eIn, 10cl; NewJofaey Central iO TO lo5 Harlem. li
and Chicago and Alton, Ill to I'LL In the miscellaneous
stocks Quicksilver active at a 20 4l for Common,
and s5 for Preferred. Canton sold at s2 aud Consolda-
tion Coal at ~ to 424 In express shares, WesFargo
sold at SC; American, II, and United States 7ol Tho
opening, highest, lowest, and closing prices OF stocks
were as follows:
New-York tribune., 1872-09-12

The days business at the u s. sub-Ireasury was as
follows:
Gold reeus g729165 26 Curncy balance. II 2os %
Ga as-onts T7I57l9 gg Customs .......... 5A3tsO 90
Gold bsiance....... 81 lIl0 - Cancelled gold oett-
Cueucg recripts.. 22Og1u 32 sent to WASH - go
Currency paYments. b@,IO5 ~ lns'oA '''''''''''' ''
New-York tribune., 1872-09-12
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
Tho North American Boundary Expedition,

Tho North American Boundary Expedltioh'
n.ting of about 50 officers, noncommssloneu ouo0ls'
,nd nrvatos OF the British Royal Engnees' iel'
~ for cucbec N, Aug a. The party, which nas M sono &
,lrcuSb special coUrs, instruction. Is NuueI ~ 20 e
an of Capt A. Foaiho- Stonhaugh and Is 20 20 ~ ~
"seSt vc years colpete survey VIII ne ,s" ,Sc line
lie boundary of the Rcd RIVER settlement anu 0 INV
of boundary crossing tho Rocky Mountains
Goribaldi has written a letter to the Mocr
,enfo OF Genoa in when he traces out kA0'o"I r'o
,,o.,mc which he imposes the Government oi N'to'
Emanuel on pain OF being oyerthrown lie oemauus 'no
suppre sion Of an religious corporation without eH'T ~
sffncon Lastly hc utcrdicis tie eAis once at Rome 4i
any Catuoic teaching, because "the cleric sec
instead OF oducatug' -,
The british nation ought TO be satisfied with
A., ironelad leet These vessels cost each about half
million Of pounds sterling, WITHOUT mentioning q IL"
tens OF thousands yearly for disordeTed Inaohno'S'
started plates and other casualties which are eonsVy
recorded IN tie English naval Journals now t v
eTai OF the shp" says Ihe Cntsd heIriee GGSe~e
cr"enT as il is supposed on the working OF ther
enormously armOr plated tOn>ldes on
lively weak bottom framework. TIE collapse OF hctrS
eads omit as ocean cruisers this princlpe ap
pcars question oi time only aud that oi o' ioS
Duration"
correspondent of The London Daily Ners'
who lunched with the japanese Embassy during Vst
t,v paid 10 Brehton SAYS spent pleasanter
or more instructive hour. There is literally nothihS oi
The conventional Oriental characteristics about the
Jansncse II the members OF the Embassy are far type
OF their coantrymcn. That they speak pure Engisn,
dress IA we do and in perfect taste; prove themselves
shrewd critic Of public Affairs, aud are thoroughly con
vcrsant with our customs aud TIE social topics oi t tIt
lour-are ali nothing compared With the quick lnteli
geuce and ready wit they show Ihey seem DW ~
higher decrce 10 DE 10 all other Oreutals WHAT tlt
French are European peoples OF slower apprehension
TnCre was not topic from the recent establishment
coal mines m their country To the present position O t
Conservative party in this with which ihey were no
he Ter acquainted Than half the Engshmen one nees
Tne whole tone OF the conversation was such as oh'
luoks for among highly educated, cultivated men,"
New-York tribune., 1872-09-12
Coleman Bened.cI's closing quotations. wore

The gold market has been dull and OF no importance
in speculative way from the opening until the close OF
the room the mercantile inquiry having been OF mod
crate dimensions All the sales Of the day were at l2s
ll3t feature being the easing up OF the eash gold'
rates veerng l32 4 g. and per cent for borrow
ing to at and p g. and per cent paid for carrying
The Treasury will sell 81 900 tomorrow The Assistant
Treasurer paid out in coin interest on the pubc deDo
$4,000, redeeming 5000 in called bonds-a total OF
s59oC35OO The specie shipments to-day were $4,000.
The days business at the Gold Exchange Bank was as
follows Gold cleared 500 gold balances i2Jeo9
currency balances, s3lO9OlO. The following were tho