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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-12-27
Gosald and Erie.

Jay Gould has settled with the
Erie company, the terms including
the transfer of 10000 shaNs OF the
Erie stock, the Grand Opera House
and a number Of lots Of valuable
land, amounting in all to 81 ,OOO,-
900 at their current values. 1t is
stated, before the thing was COLI
s,lmmated, Gould was allowed to
pick up all the Erie shares he could
here and in London. He now owns
something like, 100000 shares, and
expects to make more money than
he has surrendered. He says since
the Erie war, his object has been
to obtain q series Of roads under
practlcally one management from
New York to San Francisco, and
in this way to obtain q fair share Of
all traffic OF intervening routes,
and that which accrles at either
terminus AS an evidence Of his
success he states that the Lake
Shore, Michigan Southern. Chicago
and Northwestern, Union Pacific,
Hannibal and ST. Joe, Chicago and
Rock Island, and Erie Railroads
are now controlled BY men who
have common interests lie also
says that Canada Southern and
Wabash are partly in their hands,
and the Pacific Mail Steamship
stock is under their control.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-12-27
smallpox Preventative.

An exchange says the most re-
liable insurance against smallpox
is a well.iillctl bar Of assafoetida,
in an active state Of perfume, hung
inside ones clothes directly under
ones nose. We should think that
would be powerful, but . skunk
skin pad would be still more etiec.
tual, if smell is the quality to be
secured. If the smallpox will
keep away from the other, so from
this, and everybody else. Get the
perfume either one Of them well
lodged in your raiment, and it will
abide there so long as there is .
thread LETT.
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EOREIaiN NEWS,

The Mayor Of Nantes, France,
has been dismissed for not giving
sufficient protection to pilgrims Of
1Iourdes.
The Khedive, of Egypt, has
concluded to loan twelve and o
half million TO the Bank Of Con.
stantinople.
A large portion Of the counties
OF Leicester, Derby and Nottingham,
Eng, have been submerged by the
late floods.
A dispatch from Liverpool says
40 persons, including passengers,
are said to have perished by marine
disasters within the past ten days
Thirty persons were lost BY the
sinking Of the Kdtchless, of North.
cumberland.
The French Assembly have pass
ed a bill restoring TO the Orleans
Princes their confscated property.
The Corsaire, q Radical journal
Of Paris, has been suspended for
advocating socialism.
It is hoped in diplomatic circles
that Greece will accede to the pro.
position to submit the mines ques.
ton to France and Italy for arbi.
tration.
Information has, been recSived
that ex.Minister Catacaxy han NOS
fallen into disrepute with the Car
He has just been employed to ad.
just certain ecclesiastical difficulties
between the Pope and the Russian
Government, concerning the ap.
pointment of Catholic Bishops in
Poland.
Three thousand students of Paris,
on the Goth inst, demonstrated in
favor Of Professor Lobin, . diating.
uished member Of the Institute,
struck from the jury list in colse.
quence Of his disbelief in the exie-
teilce of God.
The number of emigrants that
left Liverpool during November
exceeded that Of the previous month
by 1000.
An abbey in Ireland exhibits two
skulls Of Shakespeare--oln Of him
when he was a little boy, and one
when he was q man.
A Provincial correspondent con-
firms the report Of RiemarCk's
resignation Of the Premiership and
his retention Of the War office In
the Prassian Cabinet,
The International Convention to
secure uniformity Of coinage has
been signed by Denmark, Sweden
and Norway.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-12-27

The number Of Indians In the
United States is estimated at 80O,.
600. Some 81, 900 OF these prac.
tice the manners and customs Of
the whites; 1875, 900 are partly civ
ilized, and $4,000 are as wild and
savage as you please OF these
last, the Apaches may be regarded
as fair example--they are the real
barbarians. They once exercised
dominant power over oil Of that
immense territory included between
the Colorado river Of the west and
the one Of Texas on the east. They
then waged constant war with the
Spsniards Of Mexico. Now, re-
duced in numbers to not oyer 4, 900
warriors, they roam in small par.
ties over Arizona and New Mexico.
and contiguous regions, committing
their savage depredatiOns.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-12-27

If the sale of Q mans picture il
q proper test d his popularity, il
would seem from an article in the
New York Nail that among Cler
gyman, Henry Ward f,eecher is
the most popular. More Of his
pictures are sold than Of All Tie
rest Of the clergymen in the country
put together, says the article in the
MaM Among editors, the pictures
Of Horace Greeley meet with the
most purchasers.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-12-27

The Oregoatdn says that Ben. Ifolla.
day, H. Thielsen and H. B. Thielsen
have filed articles Of incorporation IN.
the connty Clerks Office OF Portland.
to be known a. the '.OregOn Leather
Mandatory Company They are
TO engage III tanning. nnanufacturlng
leather Of all kinds, working IL upiDtoo
shoes, boots etc. The capital is placed
at SlOO, 600, and the number Of shares
Rt l,OOO, Of 500 each.
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Portland Journals award much
praise to their fFemen for their II.
defatigable exertiOns last Sunday.
They labored 6aslessly AMI untir-
inglyuntil the fire was extinguished,
working all day and far into the
night, all doing their duty, Port.
land has . right 70 b proud d
men who thu anllnchihgly tace
danger and endure Atigaeto pre-
serve her lie and property.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-12-27

The present Pope Of Rome has
established . reputation tor wit,
which his age does not seem to
have dulled. When he was in.
formed that Father Hyacinthe had
taken to himself . "rib," his "IToli.
ness" extended his hands towards
heaven and exclaimed, "Now let
all the saints be praised the sinner
has taken his punishment into his
own hands!''
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-12-27

Rev. i. +. Campbell, editor Of
the Monmouth Messenger, and
Prof Chaney, are going to debate
the origin and character Of the
Bible, at Portland, during Christ
mas week.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-12-27

| Cutu'S vsc sscs 70" sOtUiio,
fires Of an unusually disastrous
character have visited many parts
Of our country and the world. They
seem to have become contagious,
and scarcely does the lightning
messenger cease TO chronicle one
narrowing disaster, ere another is
ready to be announced. But a
few weeks have elapsed since the
devouring element consumed the
woolen millsst Oregon City, throw
ing many persons ont Of employ
ment, and bringing a loss Of some
$81 900 clear OF insurance to the
owners. Now, the news OF q more
disastrous conAagration comes from
the city Of Portland-the most de-
structive and fearful ever experience
ed by that city. It originated, last
Sunday forenoon, some time after
nine o'clock, III the back part Of q
Chinese wash house, the house be-
ing situated to the rProf the block
lying on the river side of Front.
between Morrison and Alder streets,
near the River Side saloon. The
Celestials were boiling pitch which
they were using to fill the cracks in
the floors Of their apartments, to
render them watertight' The pitch
boiled over into the fire producing
a flame which terrified the Chinese,
and set the buildings which were
very .infammable to burning. The
fire, favored by the wind, spread
with great rapidity until some
twenty-five buildings were destroy
ed lying between Morrison street
on the south and Washington street
on the north, for the space of two
full blocks on the east side Of Front
street, and three-fourths Of the
block on the west side of Front
street, between Mbrrisonand Alder.
Then the efforts ,,'f IF the firemen,
which had been braVe and untiring
from the first, were aerowiled with
success. Durillgtlie terceSt Of the
conAagration, when The destruction
Of the city seemed inevitable, dis
patches were sent to Vancouver,
Oregon City, Salem, Albany and
Eugene City for assistance. The
fire departments IN these places re-
sponded with promptness highly
commendable, but, before any of
them reached'the city, the progress
Of the flames had been stayed, |
though their assistance was very
valuable in extinguishing the burn
ing buildings, also in relieving the
exhausted Portland fremen. Con.
sidering the excitement and terror
which prevailed among the people
who thronged the streets Of Port
land during the confagration, the
accidents reported are extremely
meager. No one was killed, as
yet reported, and not more than
half a dozen persons were very
dangerously injured. Many per-
sons IN Portland have lost heavily
BY this fire, and the progress Of the
city has been more or less interrupt
ed. The State, too, will feel its
E; but the indomitable spirit
of American enterprise, never ready
to faint and witIler beneath the
heavy pressure of misfortune, will
not fail 70 be seen inspiring the
plans and efforts of ell classes in
The burnt blocks will
soon be rebuilt, more Creditable and
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EASrEzx SEws.

hAShAHN NEWNs
The President nominated Gen.
Macarthur Postmaster Of Chicago
on the 10th.
At an interview between the
Louisiana Committee and the Presi.
dent, on the 10Th, Judge Campbell
asked the President 20 se',d to New
Orleans three impartial, learned
men, to make a full inquiry and
take testimony. The President said.
he supposed it was competent for
the supreme Cou't todesignate any
one Of its members to proceed to
Louisiana. but did not think it quite
proper for him to make the request
of them. Congress had power to
investigate the facts of the case
presented, but he did not propose
to interfere with local affairs in that
State by putting one set Of officers
or another in power. No action
was taken in the matter till the de-
cree OF the United States Court
was attempted to be set aside or
resisted by the Governor Of the
State. Then the Marshal was
simply instructed to see that the
decree OF the Federal Court was
sustained, and military force was to
be used, if necessary, to support the
Federal authority.
Thomas /. Bond, a prisoner III
the county Jail at Cincinnati, under
col vtction for assault with intent
to kill Rev. J. J. Thompson, cut
his throat with a penknife ON the
10Th, and his recovery is doubtful.
The theft of q body from agrave-
yard by students Of Toledo Charity
Hospital Medical College for dis
section some weeks ago resulted
seriously. The corpse was that of
victim from smallpox, though
this was not learned until the body
had been conveyed to the dissec-
ting room, which is in q large block
in the heart Of the city, occupied
in the lower part by stores and Off
ces, and above for lodging rooms
and medical college, The contagion
was not only disseminated through
the building, taken by unyaccinated
occupants, but was carried by stu.
dents to their boarding places and
has been widely spread through the
city. Though distributed from a
corpse cases resulting therefrom are
Of the worst form Of black small
pox. A number Of deaths have
occurred aud other patients are iii a
critical condition. Peopleare highly
indignant, and the city council has
taken cognizaDce Of the affair with
the view TO prevent any similar
occurrence in future.
The President, Hon. Jesse Mar
shall and Sharpe left Washington
on the forenoon Of the 10th for
Covington, Kentucky, 70 visit the
Presidents father.
Senator Corbett introduced q bill |
in the Senate ON the 21st appro-
pristlng $25,0O0 for the improve
ment Of Ysmhill river, Oregon.
The settlement Of Jay Gould
with the Erie Railroad was con-
Summated on the 2lSt.
A recount Oh the Msyorality
vote of Boston shows Henry i.
Pierce elected by a plurality Of
twenty.nine votes over Mayor Gas
ton.
Summers oblivion resolution was
condemned in the Massachusetts
Legislature by a vote of twenty to
nine in the Senate, and one hun.
dred and four to seyenty.six in the
House.
The cpizootic prevails at Leven.
kanSaS, TO o great, extent
n ~
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A very Foolish Governor.

II the fool killer ever goes to
Virginia, he will not fail to 90
straight to Governor Walker, and
take him off in a twinkling. Be-
cause Grant and Wilson carried
that State, the childish goose re-
fused to issue a Thanksgiving Proc
lamation, in accordance with the
recommendation of the Chief Mag
istrate. lp spite sof this peeyish-
ness, the people of Virginia, having
some respect for the decent opinions
ofmankind, quite generally through
out the State observed the day.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-12-27

An individual in Baker couaty
thinks he has found platina
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-12-27

A full jurywas completed in the
Stokes case on the 2lst.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-01-13
The Assassination Of Col. Fisk.

On Saturday afternoon last, Colonel James
Fisk, Jr., was shot in the Grand Central
Hotel, Broadway, New York, by MIR. Edwin
S. Stokes. Three shots were fired by the
assassin. The first lodged in Fisk's shoulder,
the second whstled close TO his head. and
the third took effect in his abdomen. From
the latter wound, Mr.. Fisk died st gbo0t
slevsu o'clock on Sunday morning. The
assassin was promptly arrested and confned
In the Toombs. The shooting caused pro-
found sensation throug hout The city. and fears
were entertained that the prisoner would be
lynched, aud his quarters were strongly
guarded by the police, Like the case Of MIR.
Albert d. Richardson, says the n. Y. Her,
all, and, aasl like thousands of other cases,
the allurements of lovely women have bsen
the maddening influence that has brought
about this tragedy. Mr.. Fisk had the mis-
fortune some time ago to become infatuated
about Mrs. Josephine Mansfield. This in
fatuation 30 grew upon him that it appeared
as though, had he been king instead OF a
"Princs,'' he would have declared to Mrs.
Mansfield, "f'd crowns resign to call thee
mine" He did give mp great deal to her
and he not only enriched her, but made her
the confident of his remarkable schemes of
gigantic speculation and, it is said, Of po.ili-
cal manipulations. The course of this in~
fatuati0n and passion did not run smooth
and there was ultimately Disagreement that
resulted in enstrangement, and under hostile
Influences into something that looked like
vindictiyeness and cnmity. The consequence
of all this was that Mrs. Mansfield was dis
carded. It is said that .'green-eyed ieal<
ousy" brought this chilling and cooling" to
an untirnely end. and that if Mr.. Fisk had
not favored another lady with whom he be-
came equally enaInored, Mrs. Mansfield
would have been his "trde love" to this day.
She became acquainted with Mr.. Stokes, and
woman-libe spited her old lover by taking a
new one. This irratated Nr. Fisk, and by
way of obtaining the sweetness of revenge,
he became mixed up with Mr.. Stokes mer>
camille concerns, and eventually the latter
was arrested for embezzlemeEt. Then COM
menced the tug Of war. From the gilded
parlors and bowers of love in the Twenty
third street mansion the fierce fight was
transferred to the law courts, to recrimina-
tons in the public prints and to the thrsat-
ened publicatian of compromising CORES
pondsnce. In this encounter Mr.. Fisk seemed
to be getting the best of it, when he was
struck down by the cowardly hand of his
enemy, who played most effectually the role
of an assassin.
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of sparkling eyes, "auburn tresses u1con-
trolled, :" n scowing rival, and full~rigged
ship bearing myself ard B. L. over the
foamiug Atlantic /; but the morning knocked
sky high my Morpbeus-spun fancy.
The next day, Marion, Maud. Georgina
and myself set ont for drive along the side
Of Lochtea hill. l took hold of the ribbons
and drove along rather slowly. l saw ap-
proach us a clergyman driving along at fair
speed. | drove according to the American
custom by pulling to the right, whom, ac~
cordiDg to this country style, [ should have
pulled to the left. The priest raised his
hand, which, undersood afterwards, meant
that he wanted me to keep the proper side.
Marion says to me. Don't you see the priest
beckoning to you?" Said /. Yes, but he is
onlv giving Maud and l his blessing' We
had not gone very Car when a tltmbling cpl
sodc occurred. was engaged in whispering
"s0ft nonsense" into Maud's ear. and enrap-
tured with the beauty of the scene which
rose before US at every step we advanced. l
did not mind how the "hoss" logged, till
bang went the wheel against the side Of the
hill, sending Us all topsy-turvy, sprawling
on our fall lengths. Tho ladies screamed
and "hollered, ;" but were not hurt. | was
sent spinning over a threo>foot wall, janming
my head and shoulders" right up through
my polished "stove pipe" AS soon as we
picked ourselves up and compared notes. we
found that we had all escaped without any
bruised bones. Marion's Dublin trimmed
bonne. was made as fat as a pancake !;
Georgina's molre-antique silk dress and Gre-
clan bend were rent most fearfuly, while
little Maud only had her Lama-skin cloak
slightly stained, We had to make a hasty
retreat back to Marion's. where 1 will stop
TIL my next, when 1 will describe all points
between Derry Castle and This lively old
town. Ifyou give this in full. please to
send the FREEMAN to the enclosed addresses,
as l promised them that would send an ac~
count of my jolly adventures to an American
newspaper. Wishing yourself, lady and
family, and all paid up subscribers to your
paper, thousand merry Christmases and
fvo thousand happy New Years. remain,
my dear Mac.
Yours. very truly, ERIoNAcH.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-01-13

In speaking of the recent conflict between
Church and State authorities in Williams
port. where Father Stack called in the courts
to aid him in his conflict with Bishop o.
HaTa, the II. Y. Tribune says:
It seems to be generally agreed that the
present condition of the Roman Catholic
Church in the United States is anomalous in
this regard, and onght not to continue but
we do not see how it is to be reformed by
injunction, nor is 1t easy to understand how
the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming
county, without arrogating one of the prerog-
atiyes of tho papacy, can assume to reverse
the sentence by which Bishop forbids ons
of bis inferior clergy to perform certain cler-
ical functions. The prohibition is binding
only upon the conscience OF the Rev. Mr..
Stack; and what has Judge Gamble to do
with that2 AS for the priest, he went into
the Church with his eyes wide open, and
vowed obedience to his bishop, and if bis
bishop uses him unjustly he knows that his
only appeal tfrom Catholic point of view
is to the higher authorities Of the Church.
and not to the civil courts. It may be hard
that he should snbrait to such rule. but he
took the obligation upon himself, and should
not complain if it hurts him. OF course, if
he chooses to cut loose from what he regards
as tyrannical church. he Is at liberty to
do so but we have little sympathy for men
who will stay in a society and refuse to obey
its rules.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-01-13

WOODS HOUSEHOLD MAGAzISE.-The tenth
volume of this periodical opens with the j an
uary number, which is before US. Like its
predecessors, it is full OF substantial home
reading which is admirably adapted "to pro-
mote knowledge, virtue and temperance" Its
contributors for the month include story by
Virginia f. Townsend "The Dead Year of
Disaster" by Geo. s. Burleigh " Washington
and His Loves, by Rev. j. B Wakeley, D : D ;
g NeN Nburgh and its Surroundings" by Joel T.
Headley "Going to Housekeeping, by Elsa
Mansfield; planning a Career, bv Horace
Greeley; City versus Country" by Gail Ham
lton; Tempranee Story, by Alice i. Will
lams; The Wife of DIR. Franklin - by Jas.
Parton; "Enough's Enough by Thomas X.
Beecher, ETC., etc. The Household flIsa a blank
that has long existed, by supply yiug,ssat n low
price, good Magazine which is but one dollar
year. Any person not acquainted, with it,
will receive a specimen copy FREE, by address
lug s. S. WOOD & CO., Ncwburgh N Y.
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The Great Enemy.

When the blood becomes charged with
noxious particles exoteric to the uses Of the
body, 1t seen lays waste one organ after an-
other, uutil the whole is destroyed or until
some deep-seated lesion gnsws into some
vital part whose proper functions are neees-
sary to health and the proper enjoyment Of
life. Chronic diseases, which by thsir slow
consumings are apt after while to impair
to an irremedfable extent the whole censtir
tuition of man, should be attended 10 With
as much care as those Of an acute or speedily
acting disease. and if this be done they are
quite as amenable to treatment. Consump-
ton, so fatal when it has fastened its fangs
on its victim. is of easy cure at the start.
4 tiuful of water would put out the spark
which burns down a city. So bottle Of
Dir. KEYSER'S LUNG CURE in the begin
ming of Cough or Cold will allay all irri-
tation and separate from the Lungs and carry
out of the system all morbid mat ter. both
by expectoration and the other. channels of
the body, and give to the blood that plastic
quality necessary to the supplies of life
Read Dir. KETSER'S pamphlet on Chronic
Lung diseases, sent anywhere free of charge.
Price of Lung Cure, 81. so per bottle. or four
bottles at one time for s.. at DR.. kEYSER'S
Office for Lung and Chronic diseases, 167
Liberty street, Pittsburgh. Office hours,
from 10 A. NJ. until l P. NJ, and from 8 p. NJ.
until 6. and on Saturdays at night until 8.
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JAMES FISK. JR.-How large share OF
public attention this man drew to himself
was made apparent on Sunday night, when
the telegraph flashed over the whole coun-
try, and the pres, yesterday, distributed the
news of his sudden death. Among the best
men there were words of pity expressed for
the sinner but no one attempted TO palate
the sinfulness of his life. There must have
been a singular magnetism about the man,
for it attracted to him many individual
friendships. The fears that Stokes, his muir
derer, would be lynched, that the house of
the woman Mansfield would be rnobbed and
herself maltreated, were sufficiently strong
to induce the authorities to put large pros
portion of the police force of New York on
guard. and even to lead them to confer with
the military upon furnishing their aid should
the threats of vengeance against the assassin
and the woman be turned into overt acts.
Fortunately their fears were not realized,
and no acts of violence were committed
But the tragedy Of James Fisk's death being
done, another is in waitiag-that of his
murderer, who must answer before the law
for his crime against it. The assassination
was in every particular a cowardly, colds
blooded one, instigated by the malice that is
Of the devil, and, as such, no matter what
reputation the victim had earned for himself,
or in what manner he wrought for the end
he met, it should be punished.-PAiLa. IN
Qnirer,