The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-05-17
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Miscellaneous.

The following, from the Chicago
Past, is pointed enough to deserve re-
printing; Mr.. Grcely will be known to
history as the great American co-ope-
rator. lie co-opcrated with the south
to dissolve The onion; with the rebels
to win Bull Run; with Chase to beat
Lincoln; with jeff Davis to escape pun
ishment; with Tamnmny to save Oakley
Hall; with American manufacturers to
secure protection; withthe Frec-trlders
to ruin American manufacturers; with
the Republicans against Trumbnll;
with Trlmbull against the Republi-
cans. He is now cooperating with
the Democrats to heat Grant, and by
Jnly will probably be cooperating
with Grant to beat the Democrats.
The san Francisco RHiie'n says that
for many years there was no man in
Congress from this side ol'tlle country
who 50 clearly understood our compli-
Gated and veXatious land questions as
Senator Williams. The reports made
hy him and the bills Introduced were
always in the interest Of the people and
in conformity with strict justice"
August Belmont was interviewed on
the 9th Instant on the result o!thc Gin
cinnati Convention. He said it might
be policy to adopt the ticket. lie be-
lieyed Greedy would run well in the
South; still, ii was too soon to judge
What Is best to he done. lie would do
almost any thing to heat the admins
tration-not because lie has any thing
against Grant, hut Inc don't like tie
idea OF giving up. The Philadelphia
Convention must meet yet, and then
the Democratic party must act wisely.
Ills opinion WAS that the Liberal ticket
would be Withdrawn i'll September if
the Democrats nominate good tic e..
4 san Francisco pair recently con
clwled to elope, and chartered Il tug
and a clergyman, intending to be made
one on the bosom Of the Pacific. In
fortunately, that body Of water belied
it name, and when the wonld-be groom
was asked whether his intentions were
honorable concerning the loving and
clleri>ling ofhis female companion, his
answer, for sundry reasons. were deliv-
cred over the ships side. The about-tc-
be bride. meantime. had tainted, and
the clergyman felt constrained to fol-
low the example of the groom. And
finally the ceremony was concluded;
hut all oftIic party from very weakness
We're torcedto so through the service
Oh their knees.
A singular financial transaction oc
CURED in one of our dock Offices a day
or two since. BY some means it hap
pened that the Office boy owed one of
the clerks three cents, the clerk owed
the cashier two cents. and the cashier
owed the boy two cents. One day the
the boy. having cent in his pocket,
concluded to diminish his debt. and
therefore handed the cent over to the
clerk. who, in return, paid half OF his
debt, by giving the coin tothe cashier.
The latter gave the cent back TO the
office boy, remarking: Now only
owe you one cent. The boy again pass
ell tile cent to the clerk, who passed
it tothe cashier, who passed 1t back to
the boy: and the latter individual inl-
mediatclv squared all his accounts by
paving it to the clerk, thereby dis
his entire debt. Thus it may
be seen how great l. the benefit to bfYI
derived from Il single cent, if only eX-
pended j,Uliciously Bgfaio Express.
Olive Logan commenced one of her
lectures in Newark recently. with the
remark. "wlleneyer | see pretty girl.
want to clasp her in my arms" so
do we, shouted the boys in the gal
lery. For a moment Olive was non
pltssed' but, recovering her scli-pos-
session. she replied, Well, 10y /,
don't blame you."
An exchange describing a fashion,
able party. speaks of a gallant who
to a lady. and then took
her apart and ngallantly adds that
lit is not very difficult feat 10 take
a lady apart, these times; but then
there is very little of her left after
ward"
4 ;ty old bachelor in Congress
to levy a tax Of % per Eent.
on corsets, wlicreupon down East
paper remaks: ''SinN there is 10 tax
81 men getting tight, why should not
ades have the same privilege"
A Memphis dueling party were driv-
IN into the cemetery by facetions
so that they might he
buried without unnecessary expense.