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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10
DlED.

December 9Th, 1873, In Dalles City,
Wasco county, Oregon, COLON L.
FINLAYsoN, Of consumption, In his
32d year.
Colon T. FinlaysoH was born in
Dnnblane, Perthshire, Scotland, Janu-
AIRY 9Th, lS4l. At the early age Of
three months, his parents removed
from Scotland to the United States,
settling in Indiana, where they resided
for twelve years, when they moved to
Oregon, settling in Linn county. As
a boy, Colon was known among his
young aequaintances asa genius. He
finished his education at the Salem
University, graduating with high hon
ors. He afterward filled the Chair of
Mathematics at the Albany Collegiate
Institute, giving the fullest satisfaction.
In the science of mathematics h Q had
few equals. A pamphlet published
by him a few years ago, entitled
the ''True Philosophy Of the Tides, :"
gained for him a wide reputation, both
in the United States and the Old World
attracting the attention of the first
scientists of both countries. In later
years, as an inventor, he projected a
Submerged Wheel" for propelling
ocean and river steamers, which Is
thought, by competent judges who
have examined the invention, will rev.
olutionize, eventually, the system of
propelling boats. In the death of
Colon Finlayson the world loses one
Of its brightest intellects. Some two
years since, while residing in Califor-
mia, deceased lost loving wife by the
same disease which has at last taken
him from among us. He leaves two
children and large circle of friends
to mourn his loss. Peace to his ashes.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

AT IT AGAIN. Hank Mendenhall
occupies his old place at the City Mar
ket, where can be obtained at all times
the best the market affords in the way
OF pork and beef steaks, mutton chops,
"boils" and ''bakes" and ''stews, :"
etc, at the lowest rates. Hanks old
friends will be pleased to learn that
hereafter he viii wait upon them,
giving the fullest satisfaction to all
who may favor him with a call.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

A man at Trenton, who found sew
eral thousand dollars over two years
ago, and has advertised it every day
since that time, gets great credit for
his honesty. ANY man would have
quit looking for an owner long ago
yet this Trenton man keeps oil adVer-
tisIng. But he owns the paper in
which it is advertised, and pays at full
rates out of the money fund. After
three years more Of advertising the
whole amount will have been absorbed.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

FRANKLIN MARKET J. L. Har-
ris, late of the City Market, has taken
charge of the Franklin Market, and
will take pleasure in throwing in
sight all kinds of meats OF the best
obtainable quality to old and new
customers. As a butcher Jim has no
superior on the coast, and having
catered to this public SO many years
he knows Just what Is wanted.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10
posr OFFICE REGISTER.

MAILS ARRIVE:
From Railroad north and south, daily
From Corvallis, daily, at 10sOA. N.
From Lebanon, tri-weekly, Monday,
wednesday and Friday at 10.S0 A. M.
MAILS DEPART:
For Railroad north and sC7tA|, daily,
close prompt at II a. NJ.
For Corvallis, daily, at l.50P.M:
For Lebanon, tri-weekly, Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday ats M,
Office hours from 7 A. M. toSP.M.
Sunday, from 12 NJ. tO2P.M.
Money order office hours from A. NJ. to
sp.M. p. II. RAYMOND, P. NJ.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

SKATING.-Ts freely INDUCED In by
the young and gifted Of our city.
There are several places in the Canal
that afford splendid opportunities, we
are told, for enjoying this kind of ex-
.ercise. Those old cOdgers around
town who are enjoying q brief spell
of t'rheumatlz," /" don't take a lively in
tArest in such sport---not any.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

The REGISTER is issued twice each
week "Wednesday and Saturday morningsl
At the low price Of three dollars per year,
In advance. Call at the Office, corner of
First and Ferry streets, and subscribe.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

SEED WHEAT.--Howell, Harper II
Go. have for sale choice article of
Wheat for seed, such as Fall or White
Winter. Click and Chila Club, Sonora,
&C., &C., all of which they will dispose
of by exchanging for other wheat, or
on other terms which will nl1tf
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

FRozEN.-Navigation on the Upper
Columbia above the mouth Of the
Willamette ceased since Friday last.
Navigation of the Lower Columbia,
IRON mouth of the Willamette to
Astoria, is difficult as well as danger
Gus, although boats continue to make
irregular trips.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10
ALBANY REGISTER.


A correspondent Of the Oregonian,
writing from Harrisburg, puts up the
shipment Of wheat from this county
for the present season at about the
right figures. He says:
The shipment of wheat from Linn
county will be greater than many cal
culated. Albany will ship at least
$4,000 bushels; Tangent, 100000;
Halsey, 10000; Harrisburg, lSS, 200;
Miller's Station. 1900; Peoria. 3d.
600; making total OF l, ,l4S. 0OO bush
els. There is rs much wheat In the
hands of the farmers yet unsold as will
bring the surplus for shipment up to
l,20O, GOO bushels, and the total pro-
duction of Linn county is fully l,500,-
QUO bushels, including what is kept for
home consumption and seed for the
coming crop. This will give $l,2O0.-
600 to be distributed among the far
mers of Linn county tor wheat alone,
not taking into account the amount
availed for oats. barley, hay, sheep,
cattle and the other productions ofthe
farm. From every part of Linn county
there comes the cheering news ofplen-
ty, prosperity and satisfaction as the
result of the years industry and a
smiling providence.
The same correspondent, in speak
ing Of the price Of land In this county,
says:
In the southern part of Linn county,
farm land is not as good as the Albany
prairie nor so well cultivated, and the
improvements are not SO far advanced.
This is evident from the difference in
the price Of land and the production of
wheat to the acre. In the Albany
prairie land sells at $35 per acre and
produces an average OF thirty bushels
of wheat to the acre. In the south
eastern end of the county prairie farms
sell from $l4 to $40 an acre and raise
from eighteen to twenty bushels of
wheat to the acre. These are average
prices and quantities. There are farms
in the Albany prairie that would bring
$780, acre and that produce from
forty to fifty bushels to the acre. The
best farms in Linn county are capable
of still higher cultivation and increased
production. Lands in the foothills,
adapted for sheep, can be bought from
81 to IS an acre, with considerable
free range in the Cascade mountains.
The farms for sale are held firm at
present rates, with a decided tendency
upwards. As soon as Oregon has d.
rect communication with the Eastern
and Western States by railroad, emf
grafton will come in rapidly and
prices of land will advance in proper
tion. More direct communication
with Europe by sea will secure a great
ly increased demand for the fine wheat
and choice flour of the State at enhanc-
ed prices.
A Good word is spoken for the Pat
rons of HusbaInIry:
Such is the popularity ofthls organi-
Zation in Linn county, that the great
majority Of the local oranges have to
hold meetings once week to initiate
members. They are wisely confining
the membership to farmers exclusively.
If the past is a guarantee for the good
judgement, wise counsels and prudent
action of the future, the Patrons of
Husbandry will work a great revolu-
ton in favor ofthemselves and the in
dustrial classes generally; when the
farmers are prosperous In an agricul-
tural State like Oregon, allother indus
tries are benefited to agreat extent.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

A bill will be offered to repeal so
much of the postal law of the last Con-
gress as prohibits the passage of news
papers through the mails without post
age. Good.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

Navigation is reported closed on the
Upper Columbia river. Evidently
they have been having cold weather
up there. The Lower Columbia is re-
ported full of floating ice, seriously
navigation.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

THE PRESIDENTS MEssAGE.-We
give, this morning, the balance of
President Grants message. 1t is a
plain, matter-of-flct document that
all can readily understand aud appre-
ciate. II is worthy of careful and
candid perusal.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10
SPECIAL CABLE DISPATCH.
From the Worlds Fair.

VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Aug. 20, 'T3.
W. G.. WILSON, ESQ, President
Wilson Se,ciag Machine Company, Clere-
land, Oato:-The Wilson Sewing Ma
chine received the GRAND PRIZE Med
AL for being the Best Sewing Machine,
and a Grand Prize (medal Of honor
was awarded to the Wilson Sewing
Machine Co. for manufacturing sewing
machines in the best manner, from the
best material, and by the best known
mechanical principles. These cele-
brated machines ar now on exhibition
and for sale at the store Of
lltf. BLAlN, YOUNG & co.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

A dispatch from Halifax, dated De-
cember 9th, says the missing steamer
Ptcton is supposed to have been burned
at sea, and all hands perished.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10
H3EIHINNs
A. WHEELER & CO.,
sHEDD, OREGON,
ForWarding& Merchants.

Dealers in Merchandise and Produce. A
good assortment of all kinds of Goods al
ways in store at lowest market rates.
Agents for sale of Wagons, Grain Drills,
Cider Mills, Churns, &C., &c.
CASH paid for WHEAT, OATS, PORK,
BUTTER, EGGS and POULTRY.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

General VyashIngton's family Bible
Is advertised tor sale. It Is In three
large quarto volumes, and the public
are grayely informed that It WAS pre-
sented to Gen. Washington by the au-
thor.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

CLOSING THE Hereafter the
mails going north or south, by rail-
road, will be closed promptly ut II
O'Clock A. N. No further change will
be made.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

CHANGE.-Mr. w. H. Dodd has
been appointed agent for Wells, Fargo
& Co., for this city. He entered upon
the duties of the office on Monday.
Mr.. Dodd, is an old employee Of the
Express Company, and stood very
high In their estimation.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

Wheat quotations in Portland give
81 9592 05 q cental--the latter only
offered for large lots to be delivered
Immediately.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

TIE CENTRAL GRANGE-Met at the
Pacific Opera House yesterday after
noon. There was quite a large at
tendance.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

They have a very smart business
man in New Jersey. Last week a
young man was struck by lightning 10
4 field near Trenton, and when the
people began to flock to the spot to
look at the victim, they found : man
by the corpse trying to sell
Iightning rods to the crowd.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

The Danbary Ne,cs man has dedica-
ted his almanac to ''that distinguished
co-laborer In the Aeld Of meteOrologi-
cal horoscopy. inAammatory rheanla-
tism."
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

CoLD.-Cold, freezing weather is
the order. Ice sufficiently thick and
strong to skate upon now delights the
youth of Albany.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

California agriCAlturists are going
largely into ginger. They haven't
get mach beyond the first syllable yet.
but hope to do so when their plsuts
germiMate.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

SLEIGHNG-Is what's the matter in
Portland. We didn't have enough
sleighing up this way to make a be-
ginccment.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

Our latest advices from Liverpool
quote the wheat market at lbs 2d913s
i'd for average, and lbs 4d9l3s Cd for
club.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

Bismarck says he wants TO get rid
,of all the fools In the army, therefore
be encourages Dwelling. s
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

The Democrats claim Texas by 40,-
600 majority.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10
In pssycaasAta0 a asaoAfae sssex GAe asoa pop
tllGri!g
NEW TRIUMPHs!
SALES OF LAST YEAR.


THE STATISTICS FROM SWORN RE-
Il turns OF the Sales of Sewing Machines
In 1872, reported in 1879, show that the
Singer manufacturing Company sold, last
year, over F0RTY-FIVE THOUSANDmore
machines than ANY other Company, and
over one quarter of oil machines sold dur
ing that year. Nine out of ten of said
Singer Machines were for FAMILY use
proving the gr, at popularity OF the Singer
In the household. Annexed are the Sales
of the different makers:
MACHINES
The Singer Manutac'g Co. Sold 2l0,75S.
Wheeler h Wilson Mfg Co.. Sold l74,0S8
Howe Machine Co. testimatedl. $4,000
Grover 4 Bakers. II. Co.. 5000
Domestic s. NJ. Co. 1854
Weed S. NJ. C0................. q 42,444
Wilcox & Gibbs S. M. Co.. -. 33,639
Wilson s. NJ. .CO........... 22,666
Amer B. Fl. 0. 4 s NJ. Co... 1880
Gold Medal s. NJ. Co. ......... " 1887
Florence S. M. Co. 1873
TITUS, BOURGARDES 4 Co.,
Agents, Albany, Or.
Also, all kinds of machine needles kept
for sale. nOvl5y73
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

-RnlGToUs. -MeetingH are still held
SIshtIy At the NJ y. Church.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

PERSONAL. -Rumor has 1t that W.
r. Alexander is seriously III, at his
farm about nine miles southeast Of this
<ity.
Bob Head was in the city on Tues
day.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

A. WHEELER. C.P. HoUGE.
G. r. WHEELER.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-12-27
From Kaufman County.
TERRELL, December %, 1873,
10 the Editor Of Tur DALLAS HERALD

no the Editor OF TnE DALLAS HERALD,
Terrell, on the Texas aud Pacific Rail
road, has 50 rapidly grown aud Is 5,
rapidly growing, that, perhaps II few
lines In relation 10 II and vicinity ma,
be acceptable toyour many readers. /
has not been eight months since th,
erection Of the first house, and nov
there are about seven dry goods stores
Nix grocery stores, several saloons,
drug store, u hotel, u restaurant or two
n livery stable, and many other build,
ings Among the buildings In course OF
construction Is the "Tenell Institute
n fine Gothic edlhce, beautifully stu.
ated IN n grove Of oak trees, northwest
Of the town. It's erection Is due 10 the
energy and enterprise Of General
Somers Griffith, II. l.. Parsons, Colonel
G. w. Carter and several other prom
incnt citizens, II Is probable It will be
open for the reception Of pupils on the
first Of February next. On account OF
It's high, dry situation, and It's cool,
clear water, so famous for purity, II Is
presumed It's patronage will be large,
and It's success brilliant, Even fair
Dallas, so justly celebrated for her mer-
camille position, will doubtless send
many Of her sous and daughters to this
Summit, the name first suggested for
this place because II Is the most ele-
waited position between the Trinity and
Red River.
The land for many miles around Ter
rell is undulating prairie, interspersed
with woods which afford an abundance
of timber for all practical purposes. As
to fertility, the land is ALI farmer need
desire. 1t is especially adapted to the
cereals, but cotton does remarkably
well. There Is more land here sown in
wheat than usual. Already site has
been purchased on which will be con-
structed n large Touring mill. Andt the
natural advantages Of the place are
such rs, in due time, to induce capital
lists to erect factories of different kinds.
Immigrants from the old States arc
pouring in, and ere long there will be n
dense population in and aroundthe city
of Terrell. II is true there is a vast
quantity of land here for sale, but so
soon as the advantages Of this position
are fully known to farmers, merchants
and those seeking health, all the land
around will be purchased and perma-
nently settled.
And last, though not least, Prof. j.
w. Barrow, the erudite scholar and
polished teacher, has purchased ten
acres of land in the suburbs for agarden
and nursery. His intent m is to raise
seeds for market, as well as culinary
vegetables, etc. The Professors ability
and energy is n guarantee of success
He means to supply seeds of such veg
etables us mature in this climate III
his nursery, he intends to keep a sup
ply of scions of the rarest and best irulC
trees. More anon. b.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-12-27

MJ yNcc"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-12-27

TilE DAILY HERALD % published eyery
mogn,nl4i! cH ,o,p Aolnl,ilplial slO q 5cli, In
AdNh 'ln tnli' lalA mouths nrpnn Month,
geuiA, '
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-12-27
TIE WEEKLY HERALD.

THE WEEKLY HERALD wIll be nub.
lshei every Saturday mnming sub,lriu.
llon, y,D peT nnnnm sl,N lOr Xix months
,'ayRnlH ~ advance, No subscription t1nri
lDr less period Than six months
Advertisements inserted NJ lhe mte of Al IA
per square ipr the FIRST Insertion, ana "a osnis
iur each subsequent insertion
obituary notices, marriages, deaths publle
meetings, cards of Thanks, HlC,, 10 be phid I'M
MI half advertisement rates. '''' '''
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-12-27

Woman's Medical Adviser, n en5 rem, rent
,o",. containing causes, symptoms any 'It ~
fn ne sex, can be had by enclosing % Genus
Address as above. .,,r =, dallas, Texas,
sofa "hoi''"'0 II. c. H0SklNS'
, 1873-09-27

The Capture Of the "Deorhound:"-The
officers and crew OF the Dcchoad h We been
removed to the citadel OF San Sebastian.
Colonel Stuart aud Captain Travers are
confined in separate cells W0rs2 than those
in Newgate, and have to sleep on beds on
the floor. They are allowed to receive their
meals from the noteI. An application from
the British yiceconsui, that they should be
considered as prisoners OF war aud let out
on parole, was rejected. The consul at
Bilbao has been requested to come over.
Colonel Stuart is ready to assume all the
responsibility Of his act, but he protests
against the seizure of the vessel as illegal,
and has prayed Lord Lyons to represent
to the French authorities that the interna-
tional code has been violated in his case.
His desi e is to be tried by the laws of his
own country. Capt. Travers, who is an
old navy officer, and saw much service du-
ring the Indian mutiny, affirms that he was
within four miles of the French coast and
thirteen of the Spanish when he was seized.
He indignantly denies ever having raised
the Spanish flag. The crew of ten English
men and one Spaniard are scandalously
treated. They are badly fed, and locked
, 1873-09-27

mystery. AS soon, however, as the Local
Government Board b%estirred themselves in
the matter, it was easily tracked to the
milk supplied by particular company, and
to the particular portion of that milk which
came from one farm. A former occupant
of this farm, it was discovered, had suffered
from typhoid, and the water poIlutions on
the spot denoted it as the source of the
disease. 1t is not yet explained whether
the dlseasewas communicated by watering
the milk or by some other means; but one
fact tells most fatally against the company
in question. Itappears that for a long time
"the suspected milk has passed into a state
Of putrelaction with unusual rapidity, and
complaints have been made to the company
upon this point" To have ~disregarded
tnese complaints should lay the company
open to q charge of mansIaughter in --tbe
event of the death of a customer.-From
the Wca Idi0n.
, 1873-09-27
SOUTH AMERICA

Intelligence from Peru is, that the Ava
cucho revolt has been entirely suppressed.
The receipts from the Custom Houses dur
inc the first six months Of the present ifs
cal year amounted TO ALSO 600 solos, an
increase of nearly 20 per cent on the
amount collected in the corresponding Pc
Rod of the previous year. Instructions
has been issued to the Legations aud Con
suIates abroad to afford all possible protec-
ton to Cuban citizens, authorizing them
to issue passports to the patriots, and to
perform all the necessary duties requi-
site for the proper I~egaIzation OF Wills
and other documents. Accounts l had
been received Of extraordinary yields of
the silver mine near Chanaral aud pros
pectors were H%ocEing IN thousands to the
district.
From Chill we learn that the Govern
ment had purchased the Railways, and
had obtained from Congress authority to
spend 100000 in the purchase Of new
rolling stock. The T~ransandine Telegraph
had been repaired and communication re-
established all along the line. The Lon
don, Mexican and South American Bank
ing Company was about 10 open a branch
at Valparaiso with a capital of $50, 900.
Mr.. Humboldt, the British Charge d'AE
fairs had arrived. Smallpox prevailed at
Valparaiso ibid.
, 1873-09-27
NOTICE.

IRON this date MIR. Chiston Il.
T Taylor is no longer Agent at
West End for the House Roche
Bros.
Christianstcd St. Croix the Goth
September 1878.
EDw. c. ROCHE.
, 1873-09-27
TYPHOID FEVER.

The cause of the epidemic of Typhoid
Fever in Mary(ebone was for some time a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-21
A Hollow moOksru.

Mr. SteadmaD, Of Detroit, went out TO
. farmers house to buy a span Of horses
and found that the farmer was working
with a neighbor mile away. A near
way across the lots to the neiRhbor's
house was shown him, and he was warn.
ed that one Of them contained q very
combative bull. BE prospected this LOT
and saw in It some stumps and logs and a
strip Of bushes, but nothing to prevent a
man from crosSingit He started across,
thinking only Of how he was going to get
that span Of horses for $50 Iess than their
value. When about ten rods from the
bushes he heard q sound Of distant thun.
der and look around to see from which
way the shower was coming. The sub.
sequeDt proceedings are thus detailed by
the Detroit Free Pres:
About thirty rods away he beheld the
old bovine coming for him, head down,
back up and eyes blazing. SteadmRn was
satiShed that he was the man who wanted
to be making the gravel fly, and he went
Tor the bushes. BE thought the bull
would stop and run around the strip, and
was startled when the old fellow dashed
through them on bis trail, uttering deep
"bOom r every instant. Steadman lodged
this way and that, but the old bovine tore
along after him, smashing bushes and
leaping logs, and 1t was getting 10 be a
red hot affair when the man spled the
open end Of large hollow log. Tho bull
was not over forty feet behind, and into
the log went Steadman, finding an orifce
about twelve feet long and large enough
to be roomy. The bovine had seen the
and stopped at the log and rip.
ped of bushel Of bark at the first dash,
Then putting his horns under 1t he
gave It roll, and Steadman spun
around like a dried pea in a
policeman's whistle. The log was
large, but old and tender, and every time
the bull hauled back and jumped for 1t he
covered himself with glory and clouds OF
bark and wood. Sometimes he Whirled
one end, and then he gave the centre q
heave; and then he knocked a foot of the
other end. Steadman swore, shrleked
and pleaded, his eyes full OF bark and his
mouth stopped up, and every act Of his
life passed before him like a vision.
"W.o.o.hi whoopp beloved the bo-
vine as he slammed away at the log, and
every moment Steadman expected 10 SEQ
the roof cave in on him. he was In dc.
spair, when he heard the barking Of dogs
and the shouts Of men, and after a few
minutes the farmers succeeded IN releas.
ing him, but 1t took q good hour to get
the kinks out Of his back and the rotten
wood from his ears and eyes.