The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-08-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

Covmgt'n, n.y., are both under the
charge Of womeu."
A girl in Bayfield,, ILL.,, was lately
frightened to death by feeling hot
breath on her face and finding a
rsttlesrake by her side
A Scranton woman put her
tongue to a flat-irnn to see if it was
hot. She has l,een so quiet since
that her husband stayshome almost
every night.
A Tennessee lady presented her
husband with a pair Of twins and
in due season added triplets. "Dear
me-" exclaime, an a>tomshed neigh
boz, 81 s'lnse Mrs. Stebbing will
have quadrupeds next, and then
centipedes."
A monster diamond has been re-
ceived from the Cape Of Good Hope,
weighing 2SS3 carats. This is the
largest diamond South America has
furnished, and When cut it is esti-
mated it will be lalfas large as the
Koh-i-nocr.
The telegraph informs us that
Murphy, the murderer whose SER
tence was commuted by Gov. Dix
q few days ago, was so overjoyed
at hearing the news Of his sentence
having been commuled to impfison-
ment for life, that he fairly danced
with joy, and expressed his willing
ness to spend the rest of his lite in
expiAtion of the crime.
Daniel Whelton, a convict in the
Massachusetts, state Prison, attack
ed John Z. Chamberlain, the War
den, q week ago, striking him on
the head and cutting severe cash.
The WardeI drew a pistol aud shot
Whelton, the ball taking effect i'll
his left leg The prisoner seized q
shovel and renewed the attack,
when Chamberlain fired another
shot, the ball striking the shovel
and glancing off. The convict was
seized and held until the arrival of
officers and taken to the hospital,
where his wound was dressed.
The Democrats OF the Fifth Con-
gressional District, Ohio, having
earnestly requested the Hon. Mr.
Lamison to resign his seat because
he voted for the back-pay bill, he
has gently responded: "Resign be
d-d! l'll see you in HI first"
The Cincinnati Commercial
(Liberal) says: "The talk ofa Dem
ocratic revival is all folly. There
is not possibility Of success in it.
A majority Of the voters In the
United States prefer the Republi-
can to the Democratic party, and
are likely to continue to do SO. AS
long as political contests are be-
tween the Republican aud the Dem
ocratic parties, the great bulk Of
victories will be with the former"
Hon. Sidney Breese, the new
Chief Justice Of Illinois, is 70 years
Of age, and has been in active pub
lie life TOR more than halfa century.
Mr.. Dent, father of Mrs. Grant,
has been dangerously i'll at the cot
tage of the President for several
days past, and although he seems
better, it is evident to his family
and the physicians that be cannot
long survive.
A colony ofone hundred and fifty
families have organized in Indiana,
with a view of settling in Southern
California. Their plans are to pur.
chase not less than 10000 acres of
land, good for farming, lay out a
town in the midst of it, and then
allot to each member farm and a
block 800 feet square in the town.
A machinist died lately at the
age OF tifty-tnur, in Rhode Island,
who had been unable to do any
work for twelve years, and who had
never received over 81 so per day
for wages, and yet he left a snug
little fortune of $4,000, all from
his own earnings. He was not
penurious, was married, had one
child, aud educated her, lived com
fortably, and dressed neatly. He
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