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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18

only see thousands of glittering uni
forms and superb horses dashing
madly toward the crowd. Nearer
and nearer they come, and ever at
the same terrific pace. 1t will be
death for the Imperial party who
are on the ground below! Sud-
denly the Grand Dukes sword flies
up again in the air; the officers pass
the word along; still the $4,000
horsemeu shake the earth. The
Grand Dukes sword falls and the
mighty mass comes to a stop as if
transfxed by an electric shock.
Perfect silence reigns. The long
line Of cavalry is as calm and steady
as the marble pa ACE itself, and far
back through the centers all is
tranquil.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18
Marvellous Cavalry.
WHAT THE RUSSIANS EXHIBITED
TO THE EMPEROR or GERMANY
DURING HIS LATE VISIT.

A correspondent Of the Daily
Ne'cs, in writing Of the late review
of the Russian cavalry in honor of
the visit of the Emperor of Ger
many, says:
In what other country can one see
horses like those which dash along
the NeveSka 50 free, and fresh, and
graceful? In what other country
do they have such a glossy skin,
such swan-like necks, such delicate
limbs? And III what other country
do they offer such material for cav
airy?
The sleek and muscular beasts
had evidently been selected as care
fully as the men themselves. For
each battalion they were all of one
color-now a glossy black, now a
rich brown, now a light gray, aud
the uniformity seemed to extend
even to their shape and motion.
The effect was singularly striking.
There were probably $4,000 men
in all-the cuirassierS with their
white coats and heavy black horses,
the husSars with their pixies, the
mounted greladiers and dragons,
at the wings the reckless CosSacks
again. The Grand Duke Nicholas
waved his sword and the entire
force moved toward the Emperor
and the spectators, AT first it was
= light trot, then an easy gsllop,
then faster and faster, till one could
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18
Literal Answers.

a lady noticed a boy spr'nkline
salt on the sidewalk to take off tht
ice, and remarked to a friend
pointing to the salt:
"Now that's benevolcnce."
"No it amt" said the boy, some.
what indignant; it's salt"
SO when a lady asked her ser.
want girl if the hired man had
cleaned off the snow with alacrity,
she replied:
"No ma'am, he used a shovel "
A very polite and impressive
gentleman said to a youth in the
street:
"l'oy, may | inquire where Rob
inson's drug store is?"
"Ccrtainly, sir" replied the boy,
very respectfully.
"Well, sir" said the gentleman,
after waiting awhile, "wherc is it?"
81 have not the least idea, yer
honor" said the urchio.
"Boy, | want to go to Dover
street."
"We|l, ma'am," said the boy,
"why don't you 60, then?"
"Did any ofyou ever see an ele.
plant ?" inquired q teacher of
all infant class.
81 have," exclaimed one.
"Where?" asked the teacher.
Con the elephant" said the boy,
laughing.
81 wonder where those clouds are
goingf" said Floran
Her brother replied:
81 think they are going to thur
der"
"Halloo there; how do you sell
your wood?"
"By the cord"
GLOW long has it been cut?'
"Four feet"
81 mean how long has it been
since you cut it,"
"No longer than it is now"
This reminds one of an instance
which is said TO have occurred once
in Chatham street, where a country.
man was besieged by a shop keeper.
"Have you any fine Shirts" said
the countryman
GA splendid assortment. Step
N, sir. Every price and every
,tyle. The cheapest in the market,
,ir."
care they clean?"
"To be sure, sir"
"Then," said the countryman,
with great gravity, you had better
out one on, for yon need it,"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18

4 friend, visiting in a minister's
family, where the parents were
ve.y strict in regard to tie children's
sabbath department, was contiden-
TALLY informed by one OF the little
girls that "she would like 10 he a
minister" "Why" inquired the
visitor, puzzled to understand what
had giSen the child SO sudden an
admiration OF that calling, She
was quickly enlightened by the
prompt reply: go that | could
holler on sunday"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18


"Lame!" sighed Mrs. Partington.
"Here have been sutierin' the
bigamieS of death for three mortal
weeks, First | was received with
a bleedin' phrenology in the hamp-
shire Of the brain which was ex-
ceeded by the Stoppage of the left
ventilator Of the heart. This gave
me the inflammation Of the lett
borax, and now am sick with the
chloroform morbus. There is no
bleSSin' like that OF health, particu-
larly when you're ILL.,"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18
A Major General in the Gutter.

-
about the streets in this city, ragged
dirty and penniess, subsistirg OF
free lunches and the charities o
gamblers, has not slept IN bed fol
months, who, during the war, was
one of the most daShing cavalry
officers in the Union army, and
promoted from the rank Of first lieu
tenant to full brigadier and brevet
major-general for brilliant exploits
on the field of battle, and who for
a long time had a large and impor-
tant command.
lie has been here for two Or three
months under an assumed name,
being ashamed to dim the brilliancy
OF his record in service Of his degre-
dation under his former honored
name. He is generally very reti-
cent, having little to do with any
one, or talking but little, save when
''engineeriug" for a drink, at which
he is remarkably successful.
A few weeks ago, while lying
heipleSsly drunk in the rear part Of
a Third street saloon, some men
thought to play a joke on him by
stealing his shirt, aud proceeded to
strip him. Underneath his shirt
and suspended by a string around
his neck, was a small canvas bag,
which the men opened, and found
it to contain his commission as Bre-
vet Major General, two congratu-
latory letters, one from Grant and
one from President Lincoln, pho
tograph OF a little girl and a curl of
halr-"a chestnut shadow" that
doubtless one day crept over the
brow of some loved one.
When these things were discov-
cred, even the halt.drnnken men
who found them telt respect tor
the mans former greatness and pity
for his fallen condition, and quietly
returned the bag aud contents to
where they found them, and re-
placed the sleeper's clothes upon
him Recently anews reporter tried
to interview the man and endeavor
to learn something Of his life in the
past few years, but he declined to
communicate anything. lie cried
like child when told his name
and former position were ascertain
ed, and with tears trinkling down
his cheeks, said: "For Gods sake,
sir, don't publish my degradation,
or my name at least, il You are de-
termined to say something about it.
1t i enough that | know myself
how low | have become. Will you
promise that much? 1t will do no
good, but will do my friends great
deal Of harm, as fortunately they
think | died in South America,
where I went at the close Of the
war"
lntemperance and the gambling
table, he said, had wrought his
ruin.-Kansas City Nail.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18

The Des Moines man who wore
a hst-band inscribed "sweet potato
plants for SALE" has committed
suicide since he heard of the old
Illinois farmer who~>walks around
the streets Of Springfield with a
sign on the seat Of his pants which
reads: "Use Browns patent bee
hive"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18

Arrah, Pat, and why did I
marry ye? .Jist tell me that; for
it's meSclf that's had to maintain
ye iyer since the blessed day that
Father O'Flanigan sint me home
to yer house. "Swate Jewell"
replied Pat, not relishing the charge,
'an' it's meselt that hopes may
live to see the day you're a widow
waping over the cowld sod that
kiverS me-thin, by St. Patrick,
I'll see how you get along without
me, honey"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18

"Oh," gasped fat Mrs. Weighty,
as she ascended the second fight OF
stairs in her new residence, "lreally
cannot run up any more stairs"
"Of course not" testify answered
the husband; "but it the stairs were
made Of ofdreSsmakerS' bills you could
run them up very easily"
Il do detest puns," exclaimed
Mrs. w. the next day, recounting
the conversation to a friend.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18

The heat during the past week
has been very oppressive, and those
whose business did not call them
out in the sun were glad to remain
within door and sing
"Oh, for lodge in garden of cucumbers.
Oh, for an iceberg or two to control!
Oh, for vale which at midday the dew
cumbers!
Oh, for a pleasure trip up to the pole!"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18

The most original spelling we
ilave ever seen is the following: 1t
beats phonetics.-S0 you be-a tub.
so OH pea--a top. BE S0-bat.
rec S0-cat. Pea S0-pat See
oh! double you--cow. See you be
cub. See a bee-cab. BE you
double tea-butt See a double
,cll--call.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18
The Family Altar.

There are few memories that arc
81 fresh and powerful in after year,
as the memories Of the household
altar ] can travel back over Tho
path of forty years and recall tn,
very tones OF my fathers voice, as
he revereatly read the Bible, and
AevoutIy prayed, in the midst ofhis
children; how faithfully he taught
them lessons Of Christian truth and
duty, in those thoughtlesS days Of
youth and | bless his memory now
for what | did not appreciate then.
| believe that the memories OF
Christian parents, aid the early as
hoclatiorS Of q Christian home,
rcarceiy ever die ont OF tie heart.
Rev. DIR. ADAMS, in his beautiful
book on ".Thanksgiving Memories, I"
gives us tie following incident: "In
the Cathedral Of Limerick there
hangs chime Of be Is, which were
cast in italy BY AL enthusiast in his
trade, who fixed his home near the
monastery where they were first
hung, that he might daily enjoy
their sweet and solemn music. In
some political revolution the bells
were taken away u a distant land,
aud their maker himself became a
Tctugee and exile. His wauderiugs
brought him alter many years, to
Ireland. On calm and beautiful
evening, as the vessel which bore
him hoated on the placid bosom of
the Shannon, suddenly the evening
chimes pealed from the Cathedral
towers. lis practiccd ear caught
the sweet sound, and he knew that
his lost treasures were found. His
early home, his old friends, his be-
loved native land, all the best aSso-
cations Of his life were in those
sounds. He laid himself back III
TIE boat, crossed his arms upon his
breast, and listened to the music.
The boat reached the wharf, but
II! | he jay there, silent and motion
less. They spoke to him, but he
did not answer. They went to
him, but his spirit had fled. The
tide OF memories, that came vlbrat-
lag through the heart at that well
known chime, had snapped its
strings"
And 50, sometimes, in after life, |
when feet OF wayward man have |
'trayed far away from the home of
lis youth, and his heart has war;
tlered far from his fathers God, |
some memory of the past, like the
sad melody of the evening chime,
may wake long-slumberiug SchoeS,
aud stir long.ealed fountains; and
n fathers couuselS and a mothers
prayers will come up again from
the sacred burial places Of the past,
with wondrous power to melt and
win the wAyward Eeart.
Yes, Q family ought to b. little
( 1hurch OF Jesus Christ. lIe father
should be its pastor, conducting its
daily worship and leading the dear
circle III the way of truth and duty.
Every tie which binds one living
heart to another, should be made
stronger and more tender by the
influence OF a common tie to Jesus.
such a household will have a happy
home. Their circumstances may be
humble and their lot may be lowly,
@,ut if they have Christ in the tam
lily there will always he sunshine
amd peace That house cannot Sc
cure the highest domestic joy, which,
like the i'm at Bethlehem, has no
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18

\ worthy o)d farmer who was
being worried in his cross-examina.
ton by lawyer in Maine, exclaim-
ed: Look here, Squire, don't you
ask a good many foolish questionsP"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18

"Where are the men of'76?"
shouteda patriotic orator. ''Dead, "
responded q sad.looking man in
the middle aisle. The orator
seemed 70 be disturbed. by the in,
formation.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18

The local editor Of one Of our
exchanges has buStling paragraph
as follows: Delinquent subscribers
should not permit their daughters
to wear this for a hustle. There
being so much due on it, there is
danger Of taking a cold"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18

What is the difference between
a Jew and a lawyer The one gets
his law from the prophets, the OthR
bis profits from the law.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18

"A DlAmpND NEShLANh-IIUW |
it to be got?
by working?
No.
BY dancing?
No.
BY writing?
No.
BY embroideringP
No.
by teaching music?
No.
Py painting or being painted?
No, 10, no, no--a thousand times
no.
You shall see how it is done.
The Countess T, who pos.
sesses the post beautiful collar in
st. Petersburg, if inquiry is made in
regard to the price Of this treasure,
replies, "lt cost me ten months in
prison."
Here is the key to the enigma:
The Countess had q revenue Of
about three hundred thousand francs
year.
One day jeweler presented him.
self at the Countess house with a
famous necklace.
1t pleased her immensely, of
course; and she eagerly demanded
the price.
"rwo hundred and fifty thousand
francs" reported the lapidary.
"lt is great deal. lhavn't the
money!" sighed the beautiful Mus
coyite.
"Well, I shall take it to the
Princess N" lie replied.
This lady was a rival of the
Countess. 1t panied her to the
heart to think the Princess should
acquire these splendid jewels.
stop" said she, "Canyou keep
them for me for ten months? en-
gage 10 purchase them at the end
Of that time"
The jeweler was satisfied, and
the bargain was concluded.
Thereupon the Countess went
into a Greek convent for ten months.
She bade adieu to all luxuries and
vanities, discharged cooks, COACH
men, and all other domeSticS, and
devoted the expenses thus saved
from housekeeping to the fund for
the diamond necklace.
Ten months thereafter she re-
turned to fashionable life more bril-
liant than ever, with a diamond
necklace de plus.
"a necklace of two hundred and
fifty thousand francs!' cried all the
great ladies, her friends. "How
lid you manage it, CountesS?"
81 have gained it by a certain
method, and every one Of you could
10 the same. But know you
will not try"
And that is true.-Eench Pu-
per.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18

An earnest appeal is being made
IN California in behalf Of the widow
of Gen Candy.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-14
THE PUBLIC DEBT.

The way that the debts of the Southern
and Southwestern States have been in
creased since the government of those
States were forced into the hands of the
negroes and earpet-baggers is perfectly
appalling, and as the bitterness of the
late contestlpasses away the people will
begin to see more clearly the frightful
condition OF affairs in those States.
Since the close of the civil war the State
and county debts of the Southern and
Southwestern States have been increased
from figures merely nominal to some
thing over one hundred and fifty mil
lion dollars. The increase in the State
debts alone is over one hundred and fifty
million. South Carolina owes S24, 000,-
000-with municipal debts, $4,000, 900;
Florida owes G,500,O0O; Virginia $780,
100000; North Carolina 49,, 500, 900.
These are specimens not above the aver
age. How the debt affects the residents
llIN bt lI4El4tu 4AbAL ~ v
statement of taxable property values of
these States. North Carolina's debt is
nearly a fourth of all her taxable prop
erty, real and personal. Florida owes
one-ffth as much as she is assessed for
taxes, and South Carolina one-sixth. In
the latter State the State and county
taxes in most of the counties are as high
this year as 10 to II per cent The high
est taxes paid by any county in California
are those assessed in Calaveras- about
four per cent, and they have been legis-
lating for its relief In Nevada there is
no county where anything in excess of
four per cent is charged, Yet people
growl' about hard times and high taxes,
and are unwilling to adopt a suitable
municipal government for the protection
of property against fire, and for cleans
ing the town and providing for the gen.
eral health, simply because it costs some
thing.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-14

ing ticket was nominated; Assembly
C. Fully. of San Benito; Sheriff.. b.
Smith. of Monterey; for Collector, Man
uel Antonio Castro, of New Republic;
for Treasurer, B. F. Nixon. of Salinas
City.
SAN Francisco, August IL. :
There was a boisterous meeting of the
Republican County Committee last night.
Threats of violence were made, and after
adjournment pistols were drawn. No one
hurt, however.
The police rescued two Chinese girls
from All Yet. All Yet said she paid Sl55
for each of them in. China, and when
they arrived here the Hip Yet Tong soci-
ETY. demanded $50 from her as their
share, which she promised to pay last
night, The girls have been sent to the
Mission House for protection. Others
being told they were free to go where
they pleased, went with ALI Yet.
No quorum for the meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce last night. They
will meet next Thursday.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-14

And in accordance with law and an order Of
the Board of Trustees, made on the 10th day
OF June, 1873, and with q subsequent order of
the Board of Trustees, made on the 23d day
of July, 1873, SO many shares OF each par
eel of said stock as may be necessary will be
sold at the Office of the Company, Room No. l.,
No. All y California street, San Francisco, Cal 4,
on Monday, the LIST day of September,
1878, ut the hour Of II O'Clock IN. Of said
day, to pay said delinquent assessment thereon.
together with costs of advertising and expenses
OF the sale. W. W. HOPKINS, Secretary.
Office Room No. /, No 4llh California street,
San Francisco, Cal aulI-td
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-14
SheriR's Sale.

Df VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
- out of the District Court In and for the
county OF Lincoln, State Of Nevada, and to me
directed and delivered, for Judgment rendered
in said Court on the 18th day Of August, A. D.
1873, in favor of o. P. Sherwood and W. II.
Sherwood, and against George W. Coffee, for the
sum of seven hundred and seventy-seven 7I-lO0
gold coin dollars damages, together with 500 IS
TAX costs, and all aceruing costs, have levied
on the following property, to wit; That certain
real estate or town lot situate in the town of
Phoebe, Lincoln county, Nevada on the north
side OF that certain street running easterly and
westerly, and being north Of Boone Dolman's
corral and feed stable, and now occupied by said
George W. Coffee, defendant, as q residence.
said lot or real estate being fifty feet front, more
or less, on said street, by one hundred feet Deep
more or less. together with the house thereon.
Notice is hereby given that on Wednes day,
the I'D day Of September, A. D. 1873, at IL
O'Clock m, will sell all the right title and in
terest of said defendant in and to the above de.
scribed property, at the Court House door, in
Phoebe, at public auction, for cash in hand, to
the highest and best bidder, to satisfy said
execution and all costs
August Is, 1873.
W. s. TRAVIS, Sheriff
By b. II. HEREFORD, Deputy Sheriff nul4.td
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-14

How IT WoRKs.-At per cent. per
annum interest eats up the principal in
1873 years; at 5 per cent, in 90 years; at
4per cent, in % years; at per cent, in
SO years. Every 1917 years the debt of
the United States would double if we did
not payithe interest. Every 16 "a year
we would pay in interest as large sum
as the original debt, provided we had not
extlnguished part of it. Every 49, q
years the people of England pay to the
holders of debt securities about $4, 2OO,-
100000 in the shape of taxes. That is,
they pay off the debt every 49, years
but still the debt remains and the tax
goes on from year to year. from age to
age, from century to century, perpetual
mortgage on all the land, houses, money,
incomes, labor and all the people con-
sumo or produce.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-14

The ELECTION IN CALIFoRNIA.-The
nearer the approach of election day in
California the hotter wakes the contest
According to the San Francisco Chronicle
the Democrats are becoming confident of
either re-electing Casssrly or promoting
Wallace. 1t is safe to say that the Dem
ocratic aspirant who succeeds will be
either the one or the other of the gentle
men named All things being even, if
the Legislature has Democratic major
ity Wallace will be Senator. The Demo-
Gratis are now sanguine OF carrying San
Francisco, or were day or two since.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-14
NEVADA STATE ITEMS.

ABOUT the disappearance of Layton
Childers from near the Glenbrook Hotel
on the 18th of July, the Carson Appeal
says: He went below provided with up
wards of $500 in coin and some checks
the amount of which is unknown. His
mission was to purchase fresh stock of
goods. Several days after the date Of his
expected return he continued absent, and
Mr.. Rigby becoming anxious dispatched
to various places where it was probable
he might have stopped, but heard moth
ing from him. Finally he sent his
nephew Johnnie Rigby to California to
make search for him Young Rigby pro-
ceeded to Sacramento and made thor
ough search for the lost partner in that
city, but was unsuccessful and gave up
the hunt. III the meanwhile friends Of
Childers in San Francisco and Grass
Valley had been telegraphed to who did
everything in their power to find him,
but all in vain. Up to yesterday moth
ing further has been heard, and Mr.. Rig
by has come to the conclusion that his
partner has either been murdered or has
become insane. Before leaving home
he had been suffering from nervous head
aches for a long time, which made him
very thin and preyed upon his mind
The stronger probability, however, is,
that he was murdered by the railroad
roughs on the C. P. Railroad, his paying
freight bill and buying ticket at
Truckee. showing that he got on board.
Mr.. Rigby does not entertain the slight.
est suspicion of dishonesty on the part
of his partner who was man OF correct
habits and unsulled reputation where
ever known.
From the Reno Crescent August 9Th
REPORTS from Columbus do not SPEAK
well for the prospects of that town. The
population of the town is estimated al
$50, of which $50 are professional gam.
blers, so laboring men, working at 81
per day, and so dead-brokes, who live on
what they can beg of those who have
money. Borax is below par, and the
number of laborers is steadily being
diminished. As fast as man is paid of
and discharged the gamblers clean him
out, and he joins the army of the dead
brokes. Barnes, of Gold Hill, is in Co
lumbus with printing material for the
purpose of starting newspaper. Oul
reporter, a practical printer, says that
Barnes offered him work, but as he
would not stay in the town for less thar
$40 per day, and there was nothing tc
justify Barnes in paying 20 cents, nc
bargain was made. The heat is reported
to be suffocating, the water simply hor
rible, being tinctured with borax, salt
lime, sulphur arsenic, assafetida, etc
Strychnine whisky is as milk in compar.
ison. The citizens of Columbus con.
graduate themselves on their prospects
in the world to Gomez there can be nc
future punishment for them.