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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-01-06
Postal Telegraph.

The following artlcle Is from the
Pittsburg L.edtiar of Dec. 10th
The Associated Press papers pub
lished yesterday morning long ex-
tract from fhe New York Tsqiasle
against the postal telegraph project.
and opposing 1t principally on the
grounds that it win give the PRESIDENT
the power to influence pubic opinion
for day or two just as he pleased.
The publication of this very extract
shows that the Western Union Mono
poly, in private bands, eadT be made
ITO influence public opinionn quite as
effectively, Tor it SECURES the wide
dissemination Of the TYiJune article
against the postal telegraph, and
ignores the articles of the other papers
III favor of it. Commodore Wander
bilt controls the Western Union Com
pany, which controls more than three
fourths Of the telegraph lines in the
United States. lie is rs likely to try
to "lnfluence public opinion" through
this powerful insiruncutality rs the
President, and to be much more un-
senlpnlous in the means he employs to
do 50. II we must have an autocrat
of the telegraph, let US rather have
the President Of the United States
hedged in by the Constitution and
watched by Congress and the people
than an irresponsible specul1tor and
railroad operator.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-01-06

to the price Of hay here now and
scarce st s25 to $50 per ton; pOta-
toes at q so per bushel and scarce.
But if | can obtain pardon Of
you. Mr.: Editor, and of your
readers, for this long chapter Of
items which | have penned, | shall
be pleased, and so close this writ
ing. DAVID NEWSOM.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-01-06

An exchange pithily remarks:
Men eat too Much, fret too much,
exercise too little, sleep too little, and
thea drink whisky. Let them turn
themselves into the fresh air, eat sim
Die food. sleep enough and they will
he more healthy. Says Or. Guthrie: !:
"lf yon want to keepa dead man, put
him in whisky; you want to XIII q
living man, put tie whisky into him."
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-01-06

occurs in that region Of country,
Immense losses must be the cOnses
queDce. Ifear the worst, but hope
for the best.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-01-06

An Irishman, on being asked which
was the oldest, be or his brother, re-
piled, u am the Oldest, but If my
brother lives three years, we shall both
be Of an age.n
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-01-06
THF FIRST NrMATroNs

ofthe nights doings come from the
young ladies, who awose and found
themselves the victim Of this ''taking
OIL" Like Rachel, they wept bitter
ly-Rachel for her heirs, tile ladies for
their hairs. The whole transaction is
most mysterious. Did some one in
wade the sacred precincts and thus
violate vested rights in the Interests
OF The braid manufacturers and even
now do these wavy tresses adorn some
shop window OH Fourth street? Or
has some enrious female, with carroty
halr, turlip nose and bean eyes thus
deprived her rivals of their clief orna-
nielit. Or has that strange gentle
man who infested this city about
year ago, breaking into houses and III
dulging his mania for gazing at sleep
Ing folks, returned, with an addition
to his programme? We wet not.
SurlGi.es that chloroform was admin
istered are rife in the family, for the
ladies' declare they are extreemly
Wakettil. However. and whoever, and
whyeyer, it Is or was, this modern
rape of the lock- may be set down as
one Of the most daring successes and
romantic enterprises that ever startled
this quiet and usually well behaved
city from its propriety.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-01-06

OttS OVuhess "eSAS
general thrift and signsof prosper
ity, which mark the towns and set
Elements in it. Ne@wagons, new
houses and barns, fields lately |
fenced and the large amount OF
fall wheat and fall plowing; and
the extended improvements and
city-like appearance of Albany
the beauty of the valley-and de-
pots and stations along the railroad,
all assure him that Old Linn is de-
seryelly styled the Empire County
of Oregon. May her shadow wide
" expand. Let this short tribute
suffice.
DRAINING.
This county has more open and
superior farming lands than any
other county in Western Oregon.
But it is also true, that much of
these lands are very flat. Where
the sub-soil is clay, and retentive Of
water, underground draining is es-
sential to the production Of good
crops. Almost all the lands in Linn
county can be successfully drained.
Ifthe superabundant water which
falls here in our "misty'' season, is
suffered to remain upon she earth,
they chill it, and render it elammy;
and frequently crops must be sown
or planted late in the Spring, or
''muddcd" in, which is worse.
These gray lands can be made
kind and productive, if well drained
and deeply plowed and are puiyer
lied. And for raising heavy crops
ofgrass for hay, these lands should
be thoroughly drained. Il would
be better for tieland-bolders ofsuch
lands to sell one half Of their lands
and spend half Of the proceeds in
ditchihg, and the other half in sub
stantial Improvements, thanto farm
these lands without draining. With
the Collins plow, aPd the Champi-
ON Molines anG some other strong
plows, ditehing can be successfully
done. Ihaye written so much late
", and endeavored to rouse atten-
tion to deep plowing, that | shall
not touch upon that subject at pres
ent.
PRICES OF LANDS.
These are 50 low that strangers
are suspicious that our land titles
are not good. Unlike California,
VIC have none but good, original til
ties in our State The idea that
good lands with some improvements
upon them car be bought within
from I've to fifteen miles ofour val
ley railroad at from ten to thirty
dollars per acre-clear title-is
rather hard on strangers to believe
or accredit. Yet, such is the case.
One crop cf wheat will generally
pay for the land on which it grows.
We hope that the day is near at
hand when those old donation sec
tons and half sections will be sub
divided, and ten times the popula-
ton sustained here, that are here at
present.. 1t is not yet known how
much a given amount of this land |
can be made to produce if fully and
properly titled.
TIMBER.
There is a lack Of valley timber
near the best prairie lands of Linn
county. And here the great benefit |
of the railroad is manifested. Sur
plus timber from those districts
where it abounds in such abun-s
dance, can be brought in lumber
r., p Inv. ~
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TIMBER,

There is lack Of valley timber
near the best prairie lands Of Linn
county. And here the great benefit
of the railroad is manifested. Sur
plus timber from those districts
where it abounds in such abun-.
dance, can be brought in lumber
for fences, buildings, &C., upon the
road, and distributed along the line
at reasonable rates. Brick in vast
numbers can be made Of tile gray
clay here and laid up in buildings.
| And here let me call attention to
the matter of Usage Orange hedges
in this valley. The hedge Of Mr..
joel Houston, twelve miles south
east of Albany, fully proves that
the Usage Orange can be made a
perfect success here. in hedges. /
could give full directions as to cul-
tivating and forming hedges Of this
most valuable hedging timber, but
space win not permit.
THE FUTURE cPoP.
II is manifest that our crops should
be more varied. AZ much larger
amount Of root crops and hay
should be produced here than are.
As proof | would refer my readers
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-01-06
A SINGULAR CASE.
The Betl-rOoaa Of Two Young ladies
Entered nt Night and sac Hair
sRaNVed CA0se from Their Heads.
from the Louisville courier,Jomnal,
june 20.l

from the Louisville courier,Journal,
june POL
A. small cottage on Last Market
street was the scene, night before last,
ofa most remarkable occurrence. If
the history of the most noted burglar
les the world over furnishes parallel
case 1t must have happened IN the days
of knight-erranlry, when the slipper.of
some tsoubaslonr's ..lady Ike. Or Il
lock of her golden hair WIS hesd in
more esteem than the fabled wealth oI
the Orient.
The Cottage consists Of tnly three
rooms, all OH the first floor occupied
by a family of taste and reillement, n
the clinging vines aud beautifully
adorned ilower-pots in the front yard
indicate. On Saturday night last, the
back room was occupied bytwo young
ladies, daughters OF the hmily, the
father and mother sleeping in room
adjoining.
SOME TINE DURING yIE NIGHT
the room of the ladies was entered so
noiselessly that nothing was known OF
the intrusion until next morning. The
burglar left behind abundant traces OF
his romantic adventure, but nothing
to indicate his identit'. For entering
the window Ike had bought into req
uisition a small laddr Used as a frame
work for flower-pot, placed them on
the ground in sucha manner as not to
injue them, and hen moved the lad
der to the wintloy sill until his pur-
pose was cifectei, afterwards replac-
ing everything is he found it.
The sash was raised. noiselessly, al
most breathlessyit must have been,
and the midlght rover entered.
There
---s'with aptheir errors,
And alltheir diarms like deathwithout its
teiTors.N
slept his beautiful victims, their wealth
OF golden lair sweeping in rich pre-
fusion and inimitable negligee over tie
snowy pillow. lie approached the
bedside, cautiously, gently rolled down
the covering until neck and shoulders
lay barc--alId, then what?
is IT A MURDER,
bent on deed Of blood? or an escaped
maniac, possessed of an infatation for
drawing the glittering steel across
swan-like throaIs2 Happily neither.
A few clicks of the scissors, making
''less a sound, and all is over. Those
flowing tresses, the ''glory of a wo-
man." as Holy Writ declares, are
shorn closer than Gampson's beneath
the filithless fingers OF Delilah, taken
oil as close to the scalp as a barber
might have done by daylight. Several
articles of jewelry We're taken from
tlleirproper place, hutn were taken
away. The apartments occupied by
other members OF the household were
entered, clothing thrown about con-
fusedly. gold IOcket, a breastpin, sew
eral pieces OF money scattered around,
but all answering promptly neAt
morning.
1t is evident that whoever the in
truder, he or she, was only bent on
getting possession Of ''the glory Of the
sex.
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DRUGS, ETC.

"They Who Eave Nothing for Sale
are Farthest from Market"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-06-13
CHAPTER 222.

AN ACT to repeal section two Of
chapter fifty mine of the laws Of the
Twelfth General Assembly, and en-
act q substitute therefor.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by the Ges-
eral AsscEs6ly Of the State Of Iosca,
That section two Of chapter fifty-nine,
ofthe laws Of the Twelfth General As
semby be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed, and the following enacted in
lieu thereof: ssThere shall be a Board
oftrustees. whose name and style shalt
be the Board Of Trustees of the Iowa
Reform School, which shall consist Of
five persons, who shall be appointed by
the General Assembly, no two ofwhom
shall1 Snhen from the same congress
siQ&n1 lllstficA Apand shall hold their Off.
ces for eix yeot6 and until their sue
ceseors arc elected ana n6qualifelIaxAll n
vacancies occurring In said board by
death, resignation or otherwise, shall
be filed by appointment Of [by].. the
Governor of the State.
SEc. 2. This act being deemed Of
immediate importance, shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pub
lication in the Iowa State Register and
Des Moines Leader, newspapers pub
lished in Dcs Moines, Inwa.
Approved, April "a, ~. q
hereby certify that the foregoing act
was published III the Daily Iowa State
Ragiaterr retl= .naiia I1,.sa Ga = -.--a 49,
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary Of State.
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CHAPTER 23s.

AN ACT to repeal section 9S75 Of the
Revisions of 1860, and to enact
substitute therefor.
SECTION /. BE ii enacted by the
General assembly Of TIE Statc ef foma,
That section 5S75 OF the Revision Of
1860, be, and the same is hereby, re-
pealed, and there is enacted In lieu
thereof the following. tO-wit: s'Sectiori
1876. Either party before the trial is
commenced may have. o change Of
venue upon filing and affidavit that
the justice is prcjndiced kgainst him Or
is near relation to the other party, or
IS a material witness fofthe ailiant, or
that the afliant cannot sobtain justice
before him, but no itorc than one
change of Venue shall be allowed to
each party, unless the jtstice to whom
the case shall be transu1itted is related
to either party by cohsanguinity or
aflinity within the fourth degree, or is
witness, or been an attorney employ
ed in. the action, in ether OF which
events, second change Of venue may
be allowed to the same Alarty.
Approved, April "a, H72.
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CHAPTER 243.

AN ACT amendatory Of the school
laws OF the State, and relative to the
formation of independent school.
district in certain cases.
SECTION /. Be it enacted BY uie Gea-
e,ul Assemtly Of the State Of Io,co,
That where, under the school laws Of
the State heretofore IN force from the
necessities Of localities arising from
natural obstructions, the organization
Of school. districts under said laws aud
for the convenience and accommoda-
ton Of the people, school-distriets
were formed Of portions Of two coun-
ties OF territory lying contiguous To.
each other, and where, under present
laws, such districts are now provided
for, at the written request Of five legal
voters residing in portions OF said
territory in each county, the board Of
directors of the district township to,
which such territory belongs, having a
majority Of the legal voters, shall fix
the boundaries OF an independent
school district composed Of such Sec
tions of land, or portions thereof, as
may be specified aud described in the
petition for such independent district,
and shall give at least ten days notice
Of the submission of the question Of
the formation of said independent dis
trict to the legal voters of the conteni-
plated independent district, at q special
election for said purpose, specifying
the boundaries of the district, the time
aud place OF the meeting Of the electors
Of the district containing majority Of
the legal voters, at which meeting the
electors in the contemplated district
shall vote by ballot for or against u
seperate organization. Should MAJ
jority of the votes be In favor Oi
such seperate organization, the said
board Of directors shall proceed by
ballot to elect, in the manner now
provided by law. the necessary officers
and organize said independent district
SEC. 2. This act being deemed o.
Immediate importance, shall take effecl
and be in force from an after its publi
cation in the Iowa State Register alid
State Leader, newspapers published q
Des Moincs, Iowa.
Approved MAJ 9th, 1872.
hereby certify that the foregoing
act was published II, the Daily low,
State Register, Nav Sth. and in thu
State Leader, May 9th. 1872.
Ed WRIGHT,
Secrcta.ry Or State.
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CHAPTER 24e.
i-,gy -. 4CIIAII TT ZfZ.
AN ACT in relation to Capitol Punish-
ment. and regulating PartlOns.

AN ACT in relation to Capitol Punisll-
ment. and regulating Parslons.
SECTION L. he IL enacted dy the
General assembly ef the State Of I0scd,
The penalty of death AS punishment
for crime. is hereby abolished. M
SIC. 2. All crimes heretofore pun-
ishabie with death, shall be punished
by imprisonment for life at hard labor
in the State penitentialy- .e15
SEC. 3. That in all cases of conyic-
tion under the preceding sections, the
Governor shall not grant a pardon
unless the same shall have been recom-
mended by the General Assembly OF
the State.
I SEC. 4. This act shall take effect
from and after its passage and publica-
ton.
Approved May lst, 1872
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ttIAPTERas6.
AN ACT 10, the improvement Of the
the Iowa state Penitentiary, at Fort

iSFstf ~ yti fNtANAA A&@SA$}~Su tsfS ti III
AN ACT 10, the improvement Of the
the Iowa State Penitentiary, at Fort
ss sIe1ios i. BE- u a,aetcd b. tne
General 1sscsbly' Qf the iSt6te Of Iotrd,
That there ishercby appropriated out
Of anys monsya in the treasury, not
Otherwise appropriated, the sum or
nine thousand and six hundred dollars
Or SO much thereof as may be necesr
sary for the Improvement of tho State
pcnitentiary, Is follows. to-wit: For
the construction of q second story to
the blacksmith shop inside the walls OF
said pcnitentisrv, and for putting new
ioof on same, the sum Of two thou
sand two hundred dollars; for the con.
struction of a second story. to the
foundry, the sum of four thousand
four hundred dollars.
SEC. 2. There Is hereby apprOpri-
atcd out Of any funds in the treasury,
not otherwise appropriated, the sum Of
three AAasnsas1 dollars, for the pur-
chase Of gas fixt0sea aud all ncGeG 4
apparatus for the nSntl q ne
prison. Y & 5ss. s''' IS
Sic. 8. The money hereby appro-
prlatcd shall be expended pMil&f the
direction of the warden, the plans and
estimates, first being submitted to and
approved by the Census Board. M
SEG. 4. This act being deemed of
immediate Importance, shall take effect
and be in force from and alter its
publication in the Daily State Register,
rfAfrsfspft IT sr-ysy
Approved April "a, 1872.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing
act was published in the Daily; Iowa
State Register, May l, and in the Daily
State Leader, May 2, 1872.
ED. WRIGHT,
Secretary Of State.
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ED WRIGHT,
: Secretary of State.
CHAPTER 224.

,,., ,..-.lr
AN AL 70 amend sectloMsReeven se nun
drcn & ana elghty-onc oi tiIc hevlsioh l'E
oi lcou 80 ,,
oEcIioN !, be g GA'cteu q oy sae s1en- 'at
~ T, -issemoey y Me s,aase W losca
AAa. scc.vu y, sIrcn .unulcu ,oan anu eiSn,
.y-onc y thc REVISION oI LooU pc, and
.hc sunny IcrcD! ~ alne''aeo 80 as 70
icsu ~ as ~, lviioWs .-,
oEc. !oi. nMMeaiassiy aiter Lie eA-
pifHtioh " ninety uays IRON the latc
o. compleleu service oi written notice,
~ herelnal.er PROVIDED, Which snail IA
no case ne iess Ihan tWo years anu nine
mo1tns q lrom lne date q SAFE OF the
lanu lne.e.n 80. sor!n, lor lakes, nndcr
.ne P.oYisioas u ,iiis act, thc treasurer
lheh IN once shail make out decd Tor
@ eacn iot on parccl 81 iand 50 sold ana
remain uhredeemeo, ana denver the
same 20 tne purchaser upon the return
oI Lhe cerIncate ot purchase
Inc nouce shail date the day OF sale
the description o1 tne land or town lot
SOLO, tile name ot the purchaser, ana
mat Inc r1gnt 81 redemption viii ex-
plre. and deed Tor said land be made
unless redemption from snch sale be
be made withiil ninety days from the
completed service thereof
1t shall be signed by the lawful hold
er Of the certificate Of purchase, his
agent, or attorney, and shall be served
upon the person or persons inpossession
OF such land or town lot, and also upon
the person or persons in whose name
the same is taxed, II such person resides
In the county where the land is Sifu-
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oTTUMwA wAPELLo COUNTY, IOWA 13.

prosecution fails. or when the money
cannot be made from the person liable
TO pay the same, the facts being certi-
fed by the Justice and sworn to, shall
be allowed and paid out ofthe county
treasury. rs .s......rs;
Approved April 25th, 1872,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-06-13
CHAPTER 283.

q - o. "a Il. ~ " u. +
AN ACT,to amend chapter III, laws
Of the Ninth General Assembly, and
J the acts smendat0rys thereto, in re-
lation to the voting and levying ol
school taxes s4Yfs Va a4n3F + isf ,,4ts
SEcTlON I. Be IL enacted by The Gesa-
al Assemdly 9f ftks Gsats Qf Iosca, That
all taxes hereafter voted aud levied
under the provisions of chapter l72,
laws Of the, Ninth Gcneral Assembly,
and the acts, amendatory thereto, shall
be after the following manner, tO-wit
Each sehool-dislrict township and in-
dependent school-district shall vote
the, several specific sums Of money
deemed by them necessary TO be raised
for school -h0use fund, teachers' fund,
and contingent fund, respectively in
their respective seh0Ol-districts, - the
same time 40. now provided by law,
and the secretaay Of each listl'ict town.
ship, or independent school-tlistrict
shall certify the several sums SO voted
to the board of supervisors, designa-
ting the amount Of schOol-hOuse tax
to be levied in each sub-district, who
in levying the said taxes shall deter
mine and fix rs near as may be, the
per cent,uM necessary TO be levied
upon the PROPERTY Of each sab.dis-
trict, township, or independent school
district, in order 70 realize the respec-
tive sums SO certified, due regard be-
ing had in all cases, to-, the proper ap-
poIti0nIaent Of the schOol-hOuse fund
tax, between the several ,sub-districts
of any district t0wnshipas now pro-
lvided By law, PrOcided,s always,
That the per centpM, 20 levied sliall in
no case exceed the limit now fixed By
law, but in case the board 0i super
,visors ascertain that the specific, sum
certified Is greater than tlle' maximum
per centum now authorized will pro-
duce: the board shall nevertheless,
levy such maximum limit; and. the
amount raised for contiSent fund "shall
not exceed i've dollars per scholar. and
the amount raised for teachers fund,
including the amount received from
the semi annual apportionment, shall
not exceed ffteen dollars per scholar,
for each scholar reading in the district
township, or independent district for
which the tax Is levied. The number
of persons between the ages Cf five and
twenty-one years, as shown by the last
report of the county superintendent,
shall for the purposes Of this oct, be
deemed the number Of scholars in each
school district. a,5 III.
N Sc. ~ All acts or parts of acts In
consistent With this act are hereby re-
Approved, April q lssss .I'', '.''' Z
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CHAPTER 24l.

AN ACT TO amend sections three, six,
, ten, twelve, and fortv-fOnr, Of chap
ter ono hundred and nine Of the acts
Z of the Thirteenth General Assembly.
q SEcrIoN i. BE st enacted By the Gea-
e,,dl 4sscDaOly Of Tie State If Iotrn,
That the third section Of fcllapter one
hundred and niue OF tho acts Of the
Thirteenth General Assembly of fowa,
be amended, by striking out the words,
s'and approved BY the superintendent
and inserting the,woris, t.anti approx
cd by The board !" and that the sixth
section Of the same act be amended by
striking out all after the word show
ever,' In the twelfth line, down to the
word ssthcy," in the sixteenth line, and
insert the following: That the same
person shall not hold the office Of sue
perintendent aud stewards" and by.
striking ont the word "FlOrsded," !"
where II occurs the second line in said
section, and all the words which follow
it in the same section. Aad that Sec
tion ten Of the sumo act be amended, by
adding after the word Hospital in
the sixteenth line Of said ..ction, '.but
no part Of the moneys SO drawn for
current expenses shall be used in ma
king improvements. And the same
act be amended by striking out section
twelve, and inserting the following:
sThe steward, under the direction OF
the trustees, shall mako all purchases
for the Hospital where and In such
manner as they can be made on the best
terms, keep the accounts. pay all emf
,xInvn,.S and have n na,ssnuAl sIfnnrin.
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CHAPTER 29,.

AN ACT supplementary /, chapter fif-
ty-sIx laws OF the Tent General As
semnly, relating 10 weiehmasters Of
RuDlR scalcs.
( 6E0IIbN ]. BE i.eAGc!e. oy ths Gell-