The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-15

| the Intellectual standard Oi admission
| at West Point also the sale Of large
number or useless arsenals hi S0uth
| Carolina and elsewhere. and the es-
| mbllsment Of b moral arsenal Of con-
struCtiOn on the Atlantic slope and
another on the Pacific. these arsenals
| with that already at Rock Island. In
the Mississippi valley, woald eiflcient-
| Nv meet the wants OF the service In
| time Of need. He concludes by regret
| ting that one-sixth Of the army Is still
detained In Southern States east Of the
Mississippi river, and hopes All Inn
proving social condition viii soon
spare that fore for frontier service.
He says military expenditures are on
descending scale.
IL Is reported that Greeley has made
| up his mind that "no amount Of
damnlng will stem the present popu-
lar current"
1t Is estimated that during the past
year the wheat Yield of the United
States has been 100000 bushels,
an increase Of &l0OOO,0OO bushels
over last year.
Horace Greeley has resumed the
editorship of the New York Tribune.
He intends to nlake It thoroughly
independent"
Tho only insurance companies re
ported suspended IN New York City
because Of the Boston fire, were the
International. Relief, Corn Exchange
and Humboldt.
Six nuns were arrested In the north
ern part OF Boston on the 18th, caught
In the act Of firing buildings.
President Grant Generals Sherman,
Sheridan, Potter, ingalls,, Gilmore,
Forster, Commodore Stslnbel. Secre-
tary Robson. Ex-Governor Curtin,
and militia officers # adjoining States,
were hi Philadelphia on the 18th inst.
to attend tl. luneral Of Gen. Meade.
There Is a boy In Washington four
and a half years old, who has . a head |
covered with pure white nappy wool, |
white eyebrows and eyelashes orna-
menting good featured face Of bright, |
mulattO color. flanked by very dark |
ears. His neck and b0dy are white,
and around his wrist his skin is as
white and faiF rs can b.. From a
short distance above the elbows and
knees the skin is very dark"
In Mobile there are twin sisters who |
can not be punished for any offense,
because neither can be Identified. Re-
Gently one Of these young ladies put
to flight two dOg-catchers and a police
man. III court she proved to be her
sister policeman accompanied her
home to arrest the other, but. on ar
irving, could not tell which be had
brought aud which had already been
there, and went away sOrrowing with
out either.
AT the Oregon Presbytery held at
Salem last week. a committee consist
ing Of DR.. Geary. X. Robe, J. A.
Hanna and I. p. Powers wasappOint-
ed to prepare a brief history Of the in
PRODUCTION Of Presbyterianlsm Within
the bounds Of the Presbytery. and coll-
tinue tie same down to the present
time.
An elderly gentleman named Geo.
Gay Attempted suicide last Saturday |
at Salem by taking q large dose Of
laudnum. A powerful antidOte |
promptly administered saved the old |
mans life. Financial embarrassment,
the cause.
Gov. Grover desigilates Thursday |
2Sth instant as a lay Of general
Thanksgiving In Oregon In accordance |
with the 0ld-time custom.
Mr.. p. Frazer IGas arrived at Victor |
h overland from oregon, with large |
drove Of sheep for breeding purposes,
and llas settled at the head Of White
Stump Lake, IN Nicola Valley.