The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18
Current Paragranhs.

EVERY negro in Savannah that owns
over $1,000 worth of property is
woman.
GEORGE WAsHNeToN-First in war,
first in peace, and last in getting
monument.
A BAvARIAN telegrapher has discov-
| cred method of transmitting auto
graphs by electricity.
WHEN the Hoosac tunnel is in run
ming order, it will take train forty two
minutes to go through it.
THE gold price of silver bullion has
again got so low that the fractional
/ United States silver coins are not worth
any more in gold than in greenbaoks.
New ENGLAND papers predict mild
winter because the birds have not yet
commenced their fight to the south,
and blue-fsh still linger in the waters.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON is to write
J the inscription on the monument to be
erected on the spot where the Americans
fell at Concord. He viii also deliver
the address.
THE base ball championship of the
United States is decided for another
year. The Boston nine carry the
| streamer for the third term. The Mu-
tual club of New York came in second
/ best
THE fog was SO thick in Troy, early
the other morning, that the Times sol
emnly AYERS one could not distinguish a
policeman from a hitching- post across
the street, if he didn't know that hitch
ing posts never snore.
THE Rev. Adirondack Murray oc-
cupies the old homestead on his 3OO-
acre farm at Guilford, Conn. He can
look from the ancient roof-tree over his
own private race-course, where forty
colts and horses are put through their
PAGES.
BoAsTFUL Texas sheet "We know
some men who take their pint day,
and some who take their quart, but to
find man whose standard liz as high
! as a gallon is rare. Sherman has q
man who boasts of chambering that
quantity"
PARIS is said to be heaven for
broken-down and discarded diplomats
of all nationalities. They hobnob
nicely among themselves, drink consid-
cradle coffee at cheap restaurants, and
| smoke an endless quantity of cigarettes,
while they talk regretfully of bygone
days.
The rubicund reporter of the Eagle
said a good thing to notorious bor-
ute, Mac" said the latter, "there's q
man owe ten dollars to, and want to
find him." "Yes," said Mac, in his
richest brogue, ftye want to find him
dead !''-Brookly1e San.
Mrs GRANT, who lives in Polk
county, near Kings Valley, California,
killed two deer on Tuesday of last week.
On the Monday previous she killed a
very large fat buck. This lady has now
killed eighteen deer since she resided
on the Lucklamute, and is one of the
most successful shots in that section of
the country.
GEN. LESLIE COMES, of Kentucky, was
recently summoned to recognize the
handwriting of Mr.. Sudduth, who
was surveyor of sixty years ago. He
ing. The case will probably be de-
cided by his testimony. The case in
wolves some {, 800 acres of land ada
cent to the Blue Grass region.
A TALL and stately Piute walked into
Paxton & Curtis bank this forenoon,
/ says the Austin (Nev.) ReUeiIle of Oct.
81, and approaching the desk on which
the report of the San Francisco Stock
Board is kept, and casting d glance at
the list, said to George Mccormick ::
S How is it this morning ?" tDown, ;"
said George. ''Down again !" ex-
claimed the savage, cheap dam !"
SOMETIMES good fortunes come in
troops, like their opposites. Here is
Mr.. William CASTOR, of Boston, who
woke up the morning after election to
find that he had a Governors message
to write, and now Denver (Col) dis
| match sfofou that soma raa1 70 NJ hioI1
he bought there in 1854 for 81, 900 has
recently been sold, and realized the
handsome sum of $163, 800.
| A CURIOUS case of mistaken identity
| happened at Faneuil Hall, Boston, the
other evening, while the Democrats
were holding their jollifcation meeting.
The defeat of Gen. Butler had just been
announced, when a man who was taken
for Butler by everybody walked upon
| the stage and sat down, smiling, mean
while, with as much radiance as any
body. The audience were taken aback,
and, as soon as they could recover their
senses, they began to hiss, but Mr..
John s.. Holmes Immediately stepped
forward and shouted, 81 am not Ben
Butler" and the crowd was satisfied.
FLINT PEAs1EE, prize candy man,
who has been doing thriving business
at Worcester, Mass, retailing packages
of candy, some of them containing
money, has been compelled to leave
that city through the interference of the
Young Mems Christian Association of
Boston. The moralists are rejoicing,
and may well do SO, as the business is
demoralizing one; but the manner of
ousting him is little questionable. It
appears that the opposition to Peaslee
came from one Southmayd, of Boston,
VINO belongs to the Association and is a
heavy dealer in candies, and Peaslee in
terfered with his business. From this
it would appear that Southmayd was
not altogether candid in his efforts to
get rid of Peaslee.
The Freight War.
The trunk lines composing the Sara