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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-06

i has been we'll remarked by a
clever author that bees are geome.
tricians. The cells are 80 construc-
ted as, with the least quantity Of
material, TO have the largest sized
spaces and the least apossible in
terstices.
The mole is . meteorologist.
The torpedo, the ray and the
electric eel ar electricians.
Whole tribes Of birds are mu-
sicians.
The beaver is an architect,
builder and woodcutter. lie cuts
down trees, and erects houses and
dams. 'fs
The mamot il q civil engineer.
He not only builds houses, but con-
strncts aqueducts and drains to keep
them dry.
The ant is . soldier, and main-
taina q regularstai ding army,
Wasps are paper manufacturers.
Caterpillars are silk spinners.
The squirrel is . ferrymap.
With q chipo a piece OF bark for
aboat, and bis toll for a sail, be
crosses q stream. n iaF ~
Dogs, wolves, jackals, and many
Others, are hunters.
I Black bears and herons are fish
errnen.
Ants are day laborefs. '
Monkeys are rope dancers.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-06

! =
He was the son Of All old friend Of
President Sumner, and had been
transferred from All Eastern Division
of the road to run the express train
out Of Alden. lie had been living
in Alden for nearly a year and a
half previous to this time, and
having been 50 Warmly welcomed
BY Father Sumner and Alice, he
spent a good deal Of his spare time
at the house.
| He had become interested in
I Alice from tie first time they met;
and this interest increased until at
length nothing kept him from de.
claring his love but the knowledge
that he was poor, md the impras-
sion would be lie was after " Old
Summers bank account" "
Thus matters stood at the time
.Alice boarded the express locomo-
tive for sup the road"
After leaving A, nothing was
said by any one on the engine till |
at last Jack b'ew the whistle for |
Westfeld, when, turning around,
he exclaimed: |
"'fhauk God! / made it and
have half a minute to spare"
AT WestfeId President Sumner
and party, except Alice, a'ighted
aud went into the city, Alice in
tending 70 60 oil to Marshfcld, tile
next station.
Just as tile train was ready 10
start, Brooks came along and re-
marked, "Jack, we have orders to
: meet the down mail here; but
she is 10 minutes behind and we I
can make Marshfeld for her"
Miller protested against it, until .
at last Brooks said, ".Tsck Miller, !
believe | run this train; now I y
order you to 60 OH; you are under a
my commend" a.'''# i
Miller cbuld not do otherwise but 6
'bey but calling tie attention Of 9
oy-staliders said: /" Brooks, / will b
70 on, bnt ifany thing happens you s.
viii have to stand the blame, as "
is against orlers." q
So on they went, and Jack,
1t Nc was in bad scrape Il
he sooner he got out the better, he o
opened her out" and II they went m
Ively before, they fairly flew along ct
he track then. a '''''l' 8.& y
After getting within three miles
t MarShfeld, Jack, turning to bis IN
remsu, remarked: ".Ioe, it we a
yem only by the sDeyil's curve III
aiely, ! wouId feel easy" This 70
nrSe, bearing his Satanic majesty's Z
anne, was a dreaded part Of the
pad, it being long, sharp and dan "
erouS. '' th
lie had scarcely got through = =
'eaking when Joe cried; "My :"
.ol! Jack, breaks 7. 4. t.e j. = -
Jack, looking forward, saw the, u
own mail just coming around the II,
'rye, and not over q thousand =, -
ards sab ahead, pl Jack Immediately ! !,
his engine, and turning i,
lickly canght Alice il his arms, q I,
ID lifting her as i she bad been an ba
tant, threw her from the engine nj
to marsh covered with rushes), tol
Img, which the road had been pa
lilt. Alice was taken completely y
! surprise, the act being done 50 n; N
,pkly, but she picked herself mp llof
/. .-..l - H. L..A i. u Il
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-06

nnilliured.

| Ttfrs ~ f-is-l fi''f' s''NJ ~Nsfs @S PsOVup'
on the other train, no serious trouble
would have ensued but before
Jack could "back out,'' the mai
train bounded into him, completely
mashing "old 32," intp pieces, in,
juring the mail engine badly, be,ids
maShi"g up three cars on the ex-
press train. .
Jack got one OF bis lower limbs
broken, and the otler mashed in a
terrible manner. and alsp received a
severe confusion in the side Of his
forehead, which caused him to be.
cpme insensible. As,it.was he did
not hear the exn'tant remarks made
by Charley Brooks who, by the
way, saved his bacon" by jump
ing from the train on first scent of
danger-alld who had jnst come
up, saving, F." he was glad Jack got
hurt, d-n him and the girl, too,
she ought to be served the same
way, and he hoped she would have
some sense next time.
A ringing, scornful voice caused
him to turn and he beheId Alice
Sumner with her eyes fairly ablaze
with indignation. It was some
time before she could control her
feelings sufficient to speak. At
length she broke out
"Nr. Brooks, you are q great deal
lower than | ever thonght any
human bel z capable ofgetting. ri
probably would have been killed, |
as You tried 70 serve Jack and me
both, had not Jack saved my life
10y lifting me into the marsh. / |
L
charge you with this whole accident.
1t never would have happened had
You remained at WeStfeId as it was
your duty to do, aud so Jack told
you. Here are several killed and
agreat many injured" Then turn,
ing to one Of the passengers said.
. Arrest Charles Brooks, on the
charge Of manslanghter, preferred +
BY me-" Brooks clustered around
'ome, and said that was all very
veil but he would like to see tile
authority for go doing.
The passenger spoken to stepped
Onward and said "you are my pris.
'ner. AS for authority, l will I,
merely say | am Sheriff Of W.
onnty, and was passenger On
'onr train from Westtield tonight" !
In the course ofa few hours, re- t
ief was obtained in the shape OF |
"spccla" train, and the dead and =
INJURED were taken to West6eld, :
ogether with the Sheriff and 4
'harles Brooks, his prisoner. a
But Alice and Jack, together 2
nth President Sumner, whojoihed !
hem at West6eld, went back to = =
Alden, where Jack recovered III i
be shortest possible time under the e.
are Of Alice. H N v
Charley Brooks was charged by J,
,e Coroner's jury with the crime Of il
'anslaughter, by running, against b
'e orders i, Of the Company; and at tt
EXTERN ofCircuit Court was found Y
uilty, and " sentenced TO fifteen years a. a.
the PepitentiaFy, where he can CT
ave plenty Of time iD which to W
edltate on his past acts and the "a
flowing notice he read III the, on
aper one day: '.'a W
MARRIED. - AT Alden, by the III
ey. Dr. Green, Mr.. John II. ad
Iillert0 Miss Alice, orly daughter 70
Hon. .WmsgSamnsg, F9eaaent wl
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-06

A funny sort Of combined fish.
Ing and wedding trip" that must
have been whicht the Mormon Rep.
resentative Cannon took when he
married bic fourth wife. He took
along (Belle Kirhball sayA) his
wives Nos. and;;;4, leaving Nos,
2 and 8 1t home. But which of /
and 4 Gshed and which + cat bait ''b
is the cOnundrpm which that happy 4
trio alone can answer. -,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-06

a petition,is being circ6lated st ta'
salt Lake for The disappointment Of c.
NV. Berihet sSsAls one u Chez
Justice.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-06
Miscellaneous,

Written for the Regisier.l
OLD RUMNEKS BANK ACCOUNT.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-13
SOtIiern and Dundreary.

Here is an interesting Renaissance,
related by the veteran actor, Mr.. G. W.
Couldock ''In 1859, just after the
terrible panic, was playing in New
York city with Laura Keene. Sothern
was with us. One day Miss Keene
handed me the new play, " Our Amer
lean Cousin" L was assigned the part
of Abel Murcott. 1t was then prom
inent part-had not been cut down to
what il now is. took the play and
read it. / considered it Yankee farce,
and said / wouldd't play in it. Sothern
came stoTming INTO my room and said
he wouldn't play Dundreary. We de
clared we'd throw up our engagements
Then Miss Keene came about to pacify
us, and begged us not to leave her.
She said we could change the parts to
suit ourselves. She would not hear to
our throwing mp our engage
meDts The play was to run
only a week, and she thought it
would be hit. Finally we yielded.
Well, when Sothern came upon the
stage as Dundreary for the first time,
he happened to sneeze, and the audi
ence laughed So he introduced
sneezing into his part. A night or two
aiterward he happened to trip over a
piece of carpetlng as he was coming up.
on the stage, and the audience laughed.
So he introduced the skip that causes
SO much merriment. Again, he forgot
his part one evening, aud stammered.
The people roared with laughter. After
that Dundreary was a sufferer He
stumbled into the very eccentricities
that have made his fortune. I'm glad
he's doing so we'll. You know it's
mark of genius to avail ones self of
an opportunity when that opportunity
presents itself That's the secret of
friend Sothern's success"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-13
A Atrange Country.

The tract of country known as the
Slate Range Valley is probably one of
the most curious that Southern Cali
fornia can boast of. IL is there the
immense deposits of borax were dis
covered something like year ago, and
at the time the whole lower or central
portion of the basin was covered with
a white deposit, breaking away in some
places in large soda reefs, in others
resembling the waves of the ocean, and
in still others stretching out for miles
in one unbroken level, from which the
sun reflected its rays with a glare al
most uncomfortable. But one of TIE
most singular features in connection
with this section was the absence of
rain or moisture the days were sunny
and hot, the nights without dew, and
generally warm. For more than five
years, IL is said, by those who claim to
know, there had been no rain there, I'M
I'll some three months since the spell was
broken. Suddenly, and with scarcely
any warning, rain commenced to fall,
and for thirty hours it came down
steadily but increasingly, unaccompa-
MED by wind, but yet a thorough
drenchlng ram. For two or three days
il remained pleasant, when suddenly a
water spout was seen winding its way
through the valley. IL came in zig.
gag course across the upper end OF the
lake, striking the range OF hills on the
east side and coursing rapidly along
them. The canyons and gorges were
soon filled with water, which poured
from them in fearful volume and spread
itself out upon the bottom. In short
/ time il was over, and denizens of the
locality now look for another dry sea.
son of five years. The borax company
now IN operation there are said to be
doing well. and another set Of works
on small scale viii probably 90 in
within q short time. Thirty five hun
drod pounds OF the refined article wer,
recently shipped TO San Francisco, and
ten tons of crude material. los An
gciCS Express
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-13
An Australian Swamp.

In that strange country heart, whence comes
the breath
Of hot disease and pestiential death,
Lie leagues Of level swamp, that from the hills
Seem stretching meadows but the food that
fills
Those valley basins has the hue OF ink,
And dismal doOrways open on the brink,
Beneath the gnarlcd arms Of trees that grow
All leatiess TO the top. from roots below
The Lcthe Hood aud he who enters there
lenoath their screen sees rising, CHASTITY ban G.
Like mammoth bones within a charuel dark
The white and ragged stems Of paper bark,
That drip dow" moisture with ceaseless
drip,
From lines that run like cordagc OF ship;
For myriad Creepers struggle 10 the light,
And Irvine and mat o'erhead in mmdorous
fight
For lite and sunshine-like another race
That wars on brethren tor the highest place.
Between the water and the matted screen
Tho bald-head yu,tures, two and two, are
seen
In dismal grandeur, with revolving face
OF foul grOtesque, like spirits Of the place:
And now and then spear-shaped wave goes
by,
Its apex g,ittering with an evil eye
That sets above its enemy and prey,
AZ from the water IN u treacherous way
The black snake winds aud strikes the ob.
scene bird,
Whose shrek like waiiing on the hill is heard.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-13
The East.

A LARGE number OF working men assembled
in convention at New York on the 9Th, to de-
nounco the Board cf Assistant Aldermen in
failing 10 order the heads OF departments TO
have all work done by day labor instead Of by
contract. The Chairman urged tho working
men TO come 10 the front and hold their own
against swIndliug politicians Who wanted TO
keep them in starvation. A committee Of five
was appointed 10 wait on the Mayor and
Comptroller, but Oh marching to the City
Hall they were refused admttauce. \ large
demonstration Is proposed, to be composed
OF all me unemployed M th city and march
to the City Hall ana pass in review before the
Mayor.
IHE Boston Gazettc publishes a stat, ment
Of II. 5. Jackson Secret Service agcn. Of the
Treasury DEPARTING (, to the effect that he
was employed by the Government, two wears
ago, TO ferret out frauds relative 10 Jon Ian,
Marsh & Co
THE supreme Court Of the United states
has given decision In favor Of Geo. q
Marcy, OF Boston, confirming the validity Of
forty Thousand dollars worth Of llinoi. req.
stered town bonds issued in and Of the Grand
Trunk Railroad. The Town ATTEMPTED so
avoid paying interest on the bonds alleging
that thc.s were illegally Is ucd
JJES W. CARrWmoHT, ono of the receivers
OF the Boston Hide and Leather Insurance Co.
has been sentenced 10 six mouths imprison-
ment, by Judge Dcvens, OF the Massachusetts,
Supreme Court. for not complying with an
order u the court TO pay back sl3,56j which
he drew from the assets 81 the company as
compensation for his services, Cartwright
has appealed to the full Bench
Tue Erie Canal Il now completely closed
locking up about $4,000 bushels If grain
which will have to rem4in all Vm.er. In this
amount Is included nearly 500 Oe0 bushels Of
wheat
Al explosion Of 200 pounds OF giant pow.
der occurred in the Oregon mine, near Aus
TN, New, on Saturday Two miners, Geogan
aud Ryan, were instantly killed. aud over 200
ieet u the shaft destroyed. Geogan's body
was not recovered A miner named Broderiek
was terribly injured.
TuE iron bridge over the Missouri nyer al
bonneville is finished
ANEw York company, owning valid state
charters. under which direct railroad has
been located from New York city 10 Omaha.
has requested the House Committee on Ran.
roads 70 recommend a bhl granting them a
National charter over the same line. The
road runs through Illinois on the charter Of
the auscauue, kcwanco aud Great Eastern
Railroad The company ask tor a subsidy Of
$4,000 per mile 90 guaranty Of the bonds.
and the Importation, toe Of duty. Of am the
iron aud steel necessary Pr ITS construction.
The committee Will not report IN laysr Of M,
suhzid
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-13
Foreign.

DlsPArcn TO the London News from Vienna
says 1t is expected that Baron schwarz Zen.
horn, Director Of tine Universal Exposition,
will be appointed Ambassador TO Washington.
\ DISPATCH from the City OF Mexico saws the
first Methodist church has been opened there.
INTELLIGENCE has been received that the
steamship Eibe, bound from London to Ham
burg, was lost at sea, aud that thrty.two Of
those on board peushed.
THERE Is a complete rupture between Pres
ident CASTELAR, and Salmeron, President OF the
Cortes. There Is some excitement in Madrid,
but the success Of the Government m the
Cor,os Is considered certain.
| ADuCEs from Cape Coast Castle To Deem
/ Der 10 report that the Ashantees we're driven
across the river Prah, re.enteung their owl
territory IN great disorder. They lett a lug,
number Of dead aud wounded on the bank 5
the river. Nolsloy is pursuit With five hun
dred sailors. The troop ships Himalaya an,
lamar have arrived. Everything was read
tor an advance upon Coomassiv. Tue gol
coast was very unhealthy,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-13
THE NEWS.
Spanish Affairs.

decree has promulgated at Madrid, sus-
pending constitutional guarantees, and put
ting in force throughout Spain the law o.
1870, for maintenance Of public order.
The new Minister Of the Interior, Garcia
Ruis, has ordered the publication Of all
Carlist and iutransigente newspapers to be
stopped.
An armed rising OF volunteers Of liberty
took place IL saragossa on Sunday II was
melted by the municipality. After eight
hours fighting the troops took two hundred
inaurgont prisoners andcaptured six cannon
and large quantity OF rifles and ammunition.
The municipality has dissolved.
Senior CASTELAR,, in a letter addressed 10 the
country, says he must protest with all his
energy against the recent brutal coup detat
He concludes "My conscience will not per.
NIT me to associate with demagogues, and
conscience and honor refuse to accept sltua
ton created Iy bayonets.n
Several members Of the majority which
voted against CASTELAR, now approve Of the
stand he has taken. The capitol is quiet, but
there are rumOrs of disturbance in ValadOlid.
The overthrow of the CASTELAR, ministry has
been farorably received IN Havana. Tho Cas-
mo Espauol is especially iu5llant The vol
unteers are in favor Of monarchy. The crown
on the sterns Of spanish vessels IN the har.
Dor, which were painted over when the rcpub-
he WAS in vogue, are now beng regllded
The imperial Spanish coat-oi-afms has again
been placed in tho palace Of the Captain
General
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-13
The West

IHE California Legislature offers $4,000 Tor
the capture cf Yasqucz aud his gang.
SMALL-Pox is on the Increase in san IRAN.
cisco.
THF funeral OF Gen. b. J. Sweet took place
At Lombard, H., on Monday, 10 the presence
ola large gathering oi personal friends. Rev.
Robert Collyer presided
TIE people OF Kingston. Fresno county.
Cal, are afraid OF fasquez and his gang. and
keep strong guard CON ,auty over IA, conn.
~ treasurer.
TnE schooner Ehda, from Coos pay. ior San
Francisco, j. reported lost with an ia hoard
Number Of crew and passengers thirty.
The wreck was seen short distance north "a
San Francisco harbor, by people Of nj. bark
Brontes, bottom up.
Tur stock OF provisions IN St Louis il a.
follows Pork. 1880 barrels lard. n .Oy
tieIccs dry.sAlt,d meats, about $1,000 .ON
pounds hams and shoulders m sweet pickle
about $780, geo
IL New Albany, Ind, on Wednesday. iohi
Parker, carpenter, shot his wife through
the head, and blew his own brains out Par
ker died instantly. Il understood that do
nestle infelicity was the cause.
A TEILaRAM from paold, Kansas, states tina
some tends removed rail from the track o.
The Missouri River and Gulf Railway, between
Barnard aud Lacygne, by which freight
train with eight loaded cars aud the engine
bound northward, we're dtched, on wcdnos.
night, killing the fireman aud badly iniu,i ing
The conductor, engineer aud brakeman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-13

Mark Twain, ut a public dinner in
London, recently, responded TO the
toast " The Ladies, and in the course
of his remarks said All, YOU 10.
member, you remember well, what a
throb OF pam, what great tidal wave
OF grief, swept over rs all when Joan
OF Arc fell ut Waterloo. daughter
Who does not sorrow for the loss of
Sappho, the sweet singer of Israel
laughter Who among Us does NOT
miss the gentle ministrations, the soft
ening influences, the humble piety a
LucrczR Borgia (Laughter.D wi,
can join In the heulless libel tint
woman IS extmyagaut Ia dress when q,
can look back and call to mind On,
simple and lowly-minded Mother -,
arrayed IN her modification of In,
Highland costume '
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-13

Lignum Vitae Is a we'll known hard
and heavy wood of America: its weight
IS us, IFS specific gravity is L14i.
When first cut it is easily worked, but
becomes intensely hard on exposure to
air. The wood is cross grained, and
contains a quantity of resin, which
makes It very durable in water. II is
used in machinery, wherever much
friction Is required, and wherever
hardness and strength are necessary
The tibrous structure Of the wood is
very remarkable. the tibres crossing
each other very obliqucly; it can
hardly be split, and can only be divid-
ed by the saw its fracture resembles
more that of a mineral than ordinary
wood. Chips will burn readily from
the amount of resin they contain.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-13
at Large.

~ long existing between the
and other patents tor
tug ct power by
aghousc Air.
- West.
aN.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-13

Ar Blyais, France. some very val
liable relies have just been found 4
workman has dug up vase containing
many gold pieces of the times 1T the
Roman Emperors. other vases hay,
been discovered and IL is reported tia,
there are more than ton million com.
concealed m the neighhorhood OF the
ancient clty. Nearly one million have
already been dug up The proprietor
Of the land claims the treasure rs a,
also the workmen aud the state.
LAURA Fam has selected "a san Fran.
cisco lawyer as her next husband.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-13
Washington.


A WAsmEGToN dispatch states thata def
mite attack upon the entire civil service sys.
TEN is contemplated. prominent Eastern
representative has decided TO make q test case
to determine the Legality and coustltutionality
Of the system
The Treasury Department will favor such
modification OF the custom laws az will ox.
oude ali custom officials from participating IN
the intormers' shares, except actual iniormers.
THE decision OF the Solicitor Of the Treas
ury, that duties should be refunded on fruits
imported from tropical countries, will take
S400 600 from the Treasury.
TnE Acknowledgement recommends tGat
pasdous be Issued to John b. Wright and
George W. Waters, convicted at Pittsburg,
over six years ago, Of couutcrfeting, aud I'M
pusoued at Allegheny City, in the Western
Peniteutiry.
lr is proposed to repeal the law OF 1883 au-
thouziug the President to appoint Chief JUS
tice vt the supreme Court, and to have the
power 10 select a ChcfJustcc. under the Con.
stitutlon, with the members OF the courts.
/ The feeling IN favor Of the change is gaming
ground ~ high official circles, and Republican
Senators and Represen atlves express them.
selves IN favor oft.
! JANIS L. RAIDER, OF the Internal Revenue
Bureau, has been sent by the Commissioner To
Raleigh, n. C., With instructions to institute
proceedings against certain revenue officials
on charges OF forgery alleged to have been
committed against the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau.
A MEMORIAL to Congress has been prepared
m behalf OF the widow Of Joseph B. Leipsker,
an American citizen Of New YORK, who was
murdered IN Peru some three years since aud
robbed Of SO 600 to $4,000 hya Major in the
Peruvian army aud Chief of Police of the city
OF Pota, and nephew OF the late President of
Peru. The murder occurred while Lcipsker
was was under the protection Of that oficor
Though our State Department has had long
correspondence on this subject, az yet the Pc
ruylau authorities have made no reparaton.