The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-25
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reach places of safety. In the princi-
pal street the water was four feet deep.
The postollice and several stores could
only be reached BY boats.
Maine has had six feet ten and one
half inches OF snow this season.
Thomas Jenicks. of Rhode Island,
is retained by the Attorney General to
assist In the prosecution against Credit
Mobilier and Union Pacific. 1t is pro-
posed TO prepare bill in equity in
which the Government. us II creditor,
will seek first to compel stockholders
to pay into the treasury Of the corpo-
ration the par value of full paid stocks
as required by the charter but which
was issued tor much less secondly. to
compel Credit Mobilier stockholdersto
restore to the company treasury their
illegal and inoyiiiate profits, which
have endangered the credit of. the
Government loan to the road.
Ex-senator Cole has Informed the
President and See. of State that he is
not a candidate for any foreign ap-
p0intment. The general impression
now is that ex-Stnato Nye will be
appointed Minister to Japan.
A resolution in the New York As
sembly, on the 10th, was adopted cr-
dering the arrest and bringing before
the bar of the House, Vim. NJ. Tweed.
Jay Gould and j. B. butcher, for re-
fusing to appear and testify before the
Erie investigation Committee.
India has 900 Methodist Sab
bath school scholars-S00 of them
in Lucknow.
Over 1000 children are IN the
American Methodist Sabbath
school ms Sweden.
The St. Louis Republican recon-
mends ali ambitious debating soci.
ETY. in Kansas to take as its next
subject switch is the butt end OF
a goat?"
a western paper informs the pub
lie that board for the summer can
be obtained "at . large and shady
back gentleman's 5 residence.
Paris has a band Of robbers led
by boy Of Is. They have commit
ted eight thefts, with violence, and
at least six murders. Three of the
band are females.
The Persians say Of noisy,
unreasonable talk, II heard the
sound ofthe milestone, but | see 10
meal" "
IL is easier.to earn 81 in this
country than 30 cents in England.
New York city has ninety one
Presbyterin churches. The first
church of this denomination was
organized 17O6, and the first house
Of worship was built III l719.
The New York Senate has chosen
Robert Il. Livingston as the repre-
sentative man Of the State, whose
statue is to be placed in the Capitol
at Washington.
The Buffalo church choirs are said
to be the best" courting societies "
in the State.
An American reporter spoke of
Columbus as 50 dimond iii an oasis,
who scared above all his contempo-
raries. "
A Detroit butcher has q sign
hanging over bis retail scales which
reads: "a false balance is an abom-
nation to the Lord, but a just
weight is his delight" Proverbs,
Chap. XII, LIST verse
Miss Ella lawson having passed
the required examination has been
made Bachelor Of Science and Let
ters in Paris.
James Bradley, Of Milford, Con-
necticut, has stopped drinking.
lie took a horn Of yitriol the last
time.
A western editor says OF q con-
temporary that "if he had written
the inscription on the wallin Baby
Ion, Belshazzar would have been
a good deal more scared than he
was" Another wants to know
"what poor Daniel would have
done.
The passionate are like men stand
ing on their heads. They see all
things the wrong way.-Plato.
All inferior article Of use may
serve its end, but a shoddy ornament
is worse than ne.--Akers.
A Rhode Island man has invent
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