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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
The Austrian Polar Expedition.

According to accounts in the late
London journals, the Austrian North
Pole expedition was frozen in at the
north point of Nova Zembla, in August,
1872, and was driven in "a northwesterly
direction with the ice. The crew
worked five months in vain, during the
summer of 1873, to free the ship In
the autumn of that year, north of the
8Oth degree of latitude, unknown land
was discovered, whose boundary line
north and west was not to be seen. A
thin line was explored, in sledges, from
the 9th OF March to the 4th of May,
1874, up to the SD degree. In honor
of the Emperor of Austria, this was
named Franz Joseph Land. There
were no signs of animal life. On the
25th of May, 1874, the crew left the
ship Tegethoff, in four sledges, and
after travelling ninety-six days, reached
Nova Zembla, where they met with
some Russian seamen and were taken
to Wardoe, in Norway, after undergo
ing indescribable suffering and priva-
tions.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

VIRGINIA owes $45, ,0OO, 600.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
Herding ON the Plains.

A correspondent of the Chicago Z}i6-
atne, writing from Wyoming, describes
the system OF cattle-herding in vogue
there, and the habits of the animals:
A herd of cattle, left to itself, forms
a sort of organization, and is governed
by set rules. In approaching the herd,
first we see few stragglers on the hills,
that look like Indians, and which are
the sentinels for the great body quietly
feeding under their protection. If these
warders, or sentinels are alarmed, the
whole herd rushes together and prepares
for flight or battle. The bulls command,
and the dams and calves render them
cheerful obedience. The cattle Craze
then groups of dozen and lastly we
come upon the great body of bulls,
steers, oxen and cows, mixed promis-
cuously together. I visited herd on
the Laramie Plains, and observed them
closely. I saw their warders, or senti-
nels, their families, and next the mass
of the herd. We drove for miles and
miles-young bulls believing around
us, heifers kicking up their heels and
scampering away, and old dams hasten
ing to their young, as If fearful we came
to rob them of their pretty calves. It
was q grand sight, this herd OF fifty
bulls and 5000 COWS, with their 1 800
calves. 1t seemed mountain of beef,
and large fortune for one man to pos
sess yet YVES told the gentleman who
owned this herd had three others larger
still.
If pasturing on high ground, about
the middle of the day, the cattle leave
the hills and go to the bottoms for
water. About o'clock they go back to
Craze in the high grounds, on the rich
gramma and bunch grasses. Here they
remain until nightfall, when they lie
down on the warm, sandy soil, and sleep
until morning.
The little family herds of four, six,
eight and ten stick close together, and
seem to have interest in common, de-
Tending each other, and exhibiting con-
siderable signs of concern and affection
if one of their number gets lost or falls
into trouble. In travelling back and
forth to water, they march in single file,
and follow the same path, like the buf-
falo, wearing deep ruts into the earth.
The cattle frequently go four or five
mules to water, and, having siaked their
thirst, nearly always return to the place
from which they started out.
Not more than two-thirds of the men
who try stock-raising on the plains sue
ceed. With one it is bad luck anoth-
er's stock is stolen another is lazy
another drinks !; and fifth CANDLES off
not only the profits, but sometimes the
whole herd. A man, to raise stock,
must be not only sober, but industrious
and when the storms come, he must be
brave, and keep his cattle together, and
feed them, even at the risk of his life.
In time OF peril or danger, the herde1
must never let go his grip; if he does,
the herd is ruined, and the labor OF
wears lost
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

long march into the unexplored re-
cesses of the Black Hills he ordered his
dinner to be served for him on the 31st
of August, on his return. He actually
got back twenty-four hours before he
agreed to, thereby surpassing the feat
of Jules Verne's mythical hero who
engaged 20 make the worlds circuit and
return to the London Reform Club be-
fore the close of the eightieth day.
KNowLEDGE and timber shouldn't be
much used till they are seasoned.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

A SUMMERvmLE, Oregon, astrono
mer announces for the benefit of those
that did not get a chance to see the
comet during its recent visit to the
earth, that it will appear again in
2157 A. D.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18

the inmates in a wonderful manner. but killing none. A part of the same bolt struck Wm. Bond, some rods distant. spinning him round, knocking him down.
 and making his mouth taste as though he
 had been eating matches. s.-Herald PLYMOUTH held a town meeting, last
 Saturday, to reconsider the license ques- tion. Last fall the town voted no license
 and they have concluded to ''stick "-Mr. Shanley, owner of the Shanly feed mill, l near F1ntesville, died with cancer, last Sunday. lie lost a son, recently, with | the same disease.-Jed Blakeslee was
 obliged to kill valuable colt last Satur- day which he was training for Q man in Northfield. The horse fell, breaking his fore leg at the shoulder
 seems to be the order of tho day. here, | now. New houses, new fences and side
 walks. Aaron Thomas has put a side
 walk from the NJ E. church to the cov-
 cred bridge. and is building new fence
 in front of Central Row. TaEley Sentinel. At WoncorTy1nLE the police court has | been in session again. James Mcdonald,
 whose visage is getting familiar, was ar-
 rested for drunkenness Wednesday after
 noon.- Saturday, Mr. Hayes, charged with stealing a Panama hat from Hopkins
 store, had his case adjourned to Monday,
 when it was further adjourned to next
 Saturday seven boys who were
 indulging in base ball in lot back of the cemetery, last Sunday, were brought be- fore Justice Bronson, who leE three of the younger ones off easy and fined the other four one dollar and costs, making $10,66. They can better afford to lose
 working time than pay for the fun at that
 rate.-A strawberry festival will be held i'll Granite hall Wednesday evening, June 17th, the proceeds of which will be .devo- ted towards repairing the fence of the
 cemetery in order to keep out cattle and horses, and other necessary improvements.
 The band will probably be in attendance. Tuesday, North Goshen and South Nor folk were visited by q severe hail storm which lasted, however, only about ten minutes. Stones two or three inches in circumference were picked up.-Aneri- can.
 At WARREN an excellent select school flourishes this summer, under the care of of Miss Julia A. Stevens of New Britain We hear that Capt. Homer s. Curtiss,
 who has long been in very precarious
 health at Bridgeport, hopes to come to
 Warren soon, if he can travel so far. It
 is now more than year since his first at
 tack of hemorrhage of the lungs. Her. ald
 NEW MILFORD base ballists contemplate
 organizing a club.-Mr. l.. B. Bristol
 has wainscotted and papered his bar
 room.-There is some talk of reorganiz-
 ing the band.-The Housatonic river is
 full, even with its banks, caused by the recent rains at the north. The debris of
 old barns, sheds, fences, &c.,. floats down tho stream.-Messrs. Williams < Lake, the mason contractors of the new block,
 have commenced placing the stone sills and window caps preparatory to laying
 the brick walls.-.J0eWsaol
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18
STATE ITEMS.

A remarkable game of base bail was played between the Nightingales and Rus sell school nine at New Haven on Satur- day. The clubs stood equal at the end of tho ninth inning. On tho fifteenth each scored two and the game was not decided till the seventeenth inning in which the Nightingales scored two and won.
 Several attempts have been made to re- lease Rice, the Collinsville burglar, from jail.
 The Episcopal Diocesan convention met at Hartford, last week. They chose Dr. Beardsley of New Haven, Prof. John son, of Trinity college, Dr. Clark of Water bury and pr. Mead of Norwich clerical deputies to the nationel convention; and Messrs. o. $. Seymour of Litchfeld, Benjamin Stark of N. London, j. B. Rob terson of New Haven and H. S. Hayden of Winsdor were elected lay deputies.
 Civil engineer G. H. Mann was killed by the cars on the Canal railroad at New Haven, last week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18
COUNTY ITEMS.

FALLS VILLAGE Good Templars have been debating the respective culpability of rum-selling and rum-drinking. g.-The Dudley House is undergoing extensive al- iteration and repair.
 At RIvERToN, on the 9th inst young man named John Ramsbottom, about 21 years old, was found dead in his bed.- The Episcopal minister has moved into his new parsonage.-A Herald correspon- dent claims that there is no rum sold in Riverton.-No great damage was done here by the flood.
 At CANAAN Mir. Joseph Kegler is about building fue new house for his son-in- law on the foundation just west of his | own residence.
 The LAKEvILLE postoifice is to go into the new addition of Wm. Jones store, now nearly completed. Miss Jane Hub bard has opened large boarding house and has engaged all that can be accomo- dated. It is an elegant house, charming ly situated. MT. George Dodge also has boarders.-The Holly Manufacturing Co. are painting their store and some ten oi their tenement houses.
 EAST CANAAN has been visited by 6 band of gypsies who barracked in the basement of the Methodist church. bacco buyers have been prospecting about this vicinity but no sales are reported.
 SALISBURY received no mails from Sat urday till Wednesday night and conse. quently the News devotes four columns to the flood and none to correspondence oi ] which it usually has good amount.
 The TWISTED Catholic Total Abstinence Soc. holds q picnic at the church grove on the 4th of July-Miss Louise N. Car rington, of Winchester Center, sister oi Geo. Nj. Darlington, Esq, of the West Village. has been appointed librarian oi l the Beardsley Library. Still another storm, on Tuesday evening. This time | it was lightning and hail -hailstones fall, ing in Main St., as large as walnuts A bolt of lightning struck the house of Wm. Sykes, on Boyd St., making havoc in l every room but one, and playing about
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18

tion requiring the appropriations to the different departments to be made on spe- clfic estimates was reiected.-An amend ment requiring submission of the propos- ed changes of the New Britain charter to the people was rejected.
 On Wednesday resolutions &c., were re- ferred regulating railroad fares; reducing fares on N. '. N. Fl. < Hartford R. R. ln- creasing county commissioners fees g; q day taxing church property; paying Gen. Sedgwick his expenses cOntesting appli- cations for release from State Prison; ap- propriating g, 800 to special bank com missioners.- bill providing for uni formity of text books was rejected. Res olUtlon passed appointing c. H. Briscoe judge of Hartford county. appropriating g, 800 to special bank con- mission was discussed. Messrs. Eaton and Harrison wanted it passed at once, Messrs. CatGn and Clarke desired its ref erence to committee on claims which was carrled.-A committee of conference was voted on the Barnum circus bill.-Reso- | lution Passed raising joint committee on l retrenchment.-The constitutional amend | ment giving towns of over 5000 inhab- ltantS two representatives each was ap- proved. 179 to 25.-Resolution passed re- quiring the capitol commission to report l on what terms they had changed their plans.-The fish committee reported n bill appropriating S5, 900 for propagation of fish.-The amendment of the Hartford city charter was then discussed.
 On Thursday there was quite discus slon on the question of proceeding imme- diately to the election of judges. Messrs. Eaton and Bills were very strenuous for an immediate election; Messrs. Harrison and others opposed, and the motion was finally carried, and the following gentle men were elected: Roland Hitchcock, of Winchester; Ea-l Martin, of Killing gly; Sidney B. Beardsley, of Bridgeport - The submission of the Norwich charter was again debated, and the House finally receded from it's former action recurring such submission, by vote of S6 to TO- MT. Eaton resigned his seat in the House On Friday the resolution appropriating &, 1000 for fish culture was discussed. Dr. Taylor, of Now Milford, objected to such an appropriation while dams were allowed to stand that destroyed all the fisheries above them. MT. Cocks, of Huntington, said a fishway would be put in the Housa- tonic dam like that of the HoIyoke dam, as soonas that is perfected. The resolution finally passed.-The resolution extending time for the shad fishery to June 20th, passed.-Bills passed authorizing the city of Hartford to issue $25O, 1000 water bonds; requiring record of assignments of future wages; and validating doinss of towns and school districts improperly warned. Adjourned till Tuesday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Geneva Award bill has gone to a committee of conference.
 The Civil Sundry Appropriation bill is under discussion ill the House and an amendment passed requiring heads of de- partments to prescribe rules regardin g civil service appointments.
 Tho House appropriatcs half million to sufferers by recent Southern floods.
 The House has rejected the currency bill as amended by the conference com mittee.
 J. c. Bancroft Davis is confirmed Min ister to Germany.
 The Moiety bill has passed the Senate.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18
Washington.

The Gunnery nine beat the New Pres ton boys badly, last week, fSee report of game under "New Preston''l On Satur- day of this week, at about P. M., they play match game in this place with tho ''Nameless" of Litchfeld
 Thirteen mechanlces at work on Baker & Brinsmade's store are rapidly bringing it toward completion. Only eight days to John the Baptist's day, June 24th. The Masons will hardly be able to celebrate his day in their new hall.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18

and resisting an officer. Charges were also brought against the policeman for using his club unwarrantably, and the trial resulted in the discharge of the rr;s. oner, and the suspension of the police man for week. For beautiful scenery the Hudson river valley is unsurpassed. The whole, as far as eye can reach, seems to be vast forest of verdure. The season here is far in advance of Litchfield. We are having beans and peas, and stravber ries are almost ripe. G. c. R.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18
DOMESTIC.

Illinois and Indiana Independents have formed new party and nominated state tickets.
 A serious coal miners strike is in pro- gress Ill Ohio.
 The Oregon Democratic state ticket is elected.
 Brooklyn Commissioners of. Charities have been convicted of fraud and fined $20O each.
 UeoTgc U111I8m CurtIss de1ivvrv,l-o fine eulogy on Senator Sumner at the Boston Music Hall, last week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

Fance.-The struggle still continues Ill the Assembly. Ganbetta has been eaned by hot headed Imperialist. On Monday the proposition to establish a monarchy was defeated by 100 majority, and small majority voted for repub- lie.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18

The LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW for April contains: The War between Prus- sia and Rome; Samuel Wilberforce; The Medical Charities of London; Russian Advances in Central Asia; The alleged Apostacy of Wentworth Nord Strafford, ) Political Caricatures, Gillray and his Successors; Discoveries at Troy; The Fail of the Liberal Party.
 Leonard Scott Publishing Company, New York; $4 year.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18
EMouIRER CLUBBING RATES.

Our Litehfeld County subscribers may not off, tan ba able to take advantage of the low rates offered largo clubs by most magazines and peri odicals. For their convenience and as an extra indueement to new county subscribers VIC will ssndthefOIIOwing periodicals to county subscrib- W~wnnd
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18

Insurance seems to be profitable in Tex as. The Houston Co.,, organized eight years since, declared a twenty-five per cent. dividend few weeks since. and since its first start has divided $34O, ,OOO on capital of $20O,OOO.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18

Subscribers who arc in arrears must make up arrearges before taking advantage of the forego- ing propositions and subscribers who arc in advance may deduct the amount their subscrip tions arc in advance
 Money should Do sent by post-oflice order, check or registered letter, if possible If remit tanees are made by mail we cannot be responsible for loss before the letter reaches us but will take all risks of remittance to the clubbing peri odical.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18
Births
At Goshen, May 26, a son to MT < MT Lafayette B. Weeks.
hea.fhS

Poverty is bad, but the worst kind of makes man ''poor indeed," for It takes I away his strength, courage and energy; but enrich the blood with its vital ele- ment, Iron, by taking the Peruvian Syrup l Ca protoxide of iron), and you will feel rich and Gas good as any body" Try it. What every fourth person needs Is some convenient, aggreeable and prompt remedy for Habitual Costiveness. ''I would advise all those who arc troubled ] with Dyspepsia, Costiveness, Piles, Bill iousness, Headache, or any form of Indi- gestion, to use Dr. ,Harrison's Peristaltic Lozengers. "-Elisha Huntington, Nj. D., Governor of Massachusetts. They are pleasant to the taste, and never require increase of dose to perfect Q cure, Trial box, 30 cts. Large box, 60 cts, mailed free for this last price.
 DIR. HARRIsON's ICELAND BALsAM,
 a splendid cure for Coughs, Hoarseness, and all throat and lung complaints For sale by P. s. Harrison & Co.,, Proprie- tors, No. Fremont Temple, Boston, and by all Druggists. 10: At
 
 very remarkable Fsmily Slave. It cures astonish everybody. Contains no grease, aud washes off without soap. It is trans parent, like currant jelly. For all the purposes of Family Slave it is without an equal. 13 ly. Saturate Piece of Bread or Meat with gastric juice, and it will dissolve This is digestion. Add to such 0 mixture little alcohol, and it will not dissolve. This is indigestion. Beware, then, of tinctures, or tonics, or decoctions containing spir- ituous liquors. Shun all rum ''tonics," and rely solely on Dr. Walkers Vinegar Bitters, the finest digestive invigorant known, and free from the fiery curse of Alcohol S4w WINE OF THE WooDs invigorates the Liver 44 7v
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18

1he NORTH CoLEBRook cheese manufac- .ury makes SCO cheeses annually, varying non lS to 46 lbs, conspming about 46O ots . of milk per day.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.

WINE OF THE WooDs invigorates the Liver. A 1y
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18

MT. Eaton and the extreme partisans of the majority in the legislature finally sue ceeded in defeating the amendment which required the submission of the Norwich charter to the people and which once passed the House. ''State's rights" are tour" rights; city rights, 'tyour'' rights, it seems.
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-22

the event, and make more profit out of it
than anybody else. To he students them
selves the time and money spent in the
elaborate preparations for the race are worse
than wasted. There is no physical advan-
tage. and the influence on their morals and
manners is certainly not admirable. The
apprehensions freely expressed bv some OF
our contemporaries Of the corruptlng lndu-
ences of Saratoga associations, do not seem
to have been realized, and we confess that
they always seemed to us somewhat fantastic
and ill-tounded, but the influence of the
contest itself is bad and demoralizing.-W Or-
cester Spy.
Now the question for the Ohio Democracy
is, ''Shall we go with the Maine Democrats
or the Indiana chaps?" A solemn question
it is. too.-Cincinndt Gazette.
Not so solemn after all; for the New York
World, the Boston Post aud the rest of the
leading party papers east are just as well
satisfied with the Indiana as the Maine
resolutions. The two crowds mean exactly
the same thing only they don't use the
same kind of English. We are a great
people.
Consoling-A dry goods clerk, on a salary
OF SIS week, with wife and six children,
politely requested by his employers to take a
vacation of six weeks-without pay. Fact!
Commercial Aduertiser.
The Philadelphia Press thinks we shall be
obliged to refer the currency question to the
people of the congressional districts, as Mr..
Greeley did the tariff question. 'The people"
are still useful when the politicians are timid.
The Republican people of New Hampshire
are accusing the prohibition leaders of ny
| pocrasy because their organ said nothing
while the fate of the measure was pendir g
| in the legislature and because Blackmar the
| prohibitionsts candidate for governor
spent election day in distributing votes for
a representative who voted for the license
bill, knowing 81 the time that the man was
Of that stripe. Bad
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-22
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosooGGIN COUNTY

ANDROSCOGGlN COUNTY.
At meeting of the directors of the Lewiston
Falls Manufacturing Co., held Monday after
noon, it was decided to start up portion of the
machinery at once.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
A young lady by the name of Mary Jewett,
died suddenly in a fit at the factory boarding
house in Hallowell. Wednesday. ..saz,
Joseph Sawyer of Halowell, fell from load
OF bay, Friday, aud fractured the upper third
of the right thigh bone.
KNOX COUNTY.
John Cord, aged fifteen. of the schooner
Jacob and William of Calais, was drowned at
Seal Harbor, Monday.
A sN arm of bees escaped from hive in the
Express office at Rockland, Monday, and flving
from the door. badly stune a horse hitcbed in
front of the office; the owner of the horse re-
ceived about fifty stings on his person in trying
to brush them clear
The work of rebuilding the lighthouse at the
entrance to Rockport harbor, has commenced.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Eight students, including one young lady, are
to enter Colby from Hebron Academy.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The remains found on the Woolwich side of
the Kennebec a few days ago. prove to have
been French boy who was drowned in
Brunswick last winter
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Nehemiah Brown of Bradley, fell from the
stern of bstteau into the river at the "Big
Edcy" between Oldtown and Great Works,
Sunday, ana was drowned
Tboms Mccain of Bangor, was swindled ont
OF $l2 ia 6oston, Monday, by the state conf
dence game.
One company of the Coburn Cadets will
probably go into encamprnent with the state
militia.
A young man, brother of Capt. Jergensen of
the ship Hamburg, was drowned at Bangor,
Monday, while in bathing.
300 pounds of milk are used at the Sanger
vile cheese factory, daily, and 400 pounds of
cheese made.
Potatoes are now lower in Bangor market
than for many years before, selling from 25 to
80 cents per busheI.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A man named Savage has been arrested in
Bath for attempting an Infamous crime upon
two little girls.
YORK COUNTY.
The Democratic county convention for York
county will be held in Alfred on Tuesday, the
18th day of August.
John Bridges of Saco, has pleaded guilty TO
charge of stealing watch and chain and is
held in $1,000 for appearance at the September
term of the S. j. Court.
IN GENERAL.
Over $500 600 is invested in the IS flour and
grist mills of this state.