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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-27
A FiaIs Story.

An account is given in Sillimdn's
Journal, which If the magazine
were really edited bya silly man,
instead Of (as it is) by a very wise
man would scarcely be believed.
We are informed that at San Bne-
naveutna. il California, the agent
of the alifarlia Petroleum Com
pany was III want of water, and
therefore ,lpt nnillea to bore mother
earth till she gave him some.
When q hole had been male to the
depth of a hu,ulre,l and turly.slx
feet sl,e {. implied, aid like an Or
at,r. olce started, she slnu'ed to q
great extent. An abundant stream
Of water shot ~, to the height of
thirty feet, and then came down
a.ain. !y a,N-ly the agent no
tice'l that there hal ken numerous
arrivals l,y the ca al just "le'ed
from the lower w"rld-yps ',thM,-
sands OF them hyevrry jet." They
proved u be you"g t,"t, all about
two inches lung. He opened his
eyes n, a>tolliShmrnt, and they
opened theirs, tor nnlike the usual
inIIabita Is Of nbterrala'an caves
these fish had perfect visual oIbs.
The water as it came from the well
was warm, showing a temperature
Of sixty-hur degrees. This is a
much higher degree (it is Said) than
these fish rsi IRar, and though
they doubtless 'eIt as they came up
to daylight that they were having
a very"w reception, they could
scarcely have perceived the appro-
priate,ess of the place name. For
unless fishes speak Spanish in the
under world they could not tell that
San I5ue aveltura lneallS q h1ty
,celcone. The nearest surface
stream is several miles distant, 80 it
is cMc nsive that these trMt were
never guilty Of hei"g superficial /;
hut they were aspiring, and t'"'k
the first opportunity that opened Of
rising IN the world. What sDrt Of
an underground river they came
tum is aquestion tl'a: will he found
difficult to answer.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-27

An employee in the King Philip
Mill at Fal River, Mass was
>crnbbing the floor Of the third story
with a mop tho other day, when lie
backed up against o belt 81 Inches
wide that Passes through the floor
OBJ iquely, thence over q shaft and
down through the floor again.
The belt was moving at the rate Of
three quarters Of s,mile a, minute,
and the man was carried down
through the floor; but before strik-
ing the floor Of the second story, he
rolled upon another belt that was
running in the opposite direction.
The sudden reverse threw him npon
the floor, but he was not hurt. The
mop, however, ripped up three
boards, and was broken all 70
pieces.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-27

In . rural town in Bucks county,
Pa, there were seated at farmer
Dudley's table some company at
breakfast. The meal being nearly
finished, the head Of the family
having on HE slippers, said to his
youngest sol, "Come, lot, the dew
is pretty heavy, and it's pretty wet;
YOU run out aid teed the pigs /;
twill save my rigging up" The
good son, looking at his father with
. critical eye, said, "Why, Pap,
you needu't rig up to teed 'em, you
look we'll enough"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-27

John Cauto, a sixtee',-year.old
lad Of Idaho, is in Jail at Boise tor
stealing a saddle When lie stays
in forty days Gr the saddle, he will
20 in tr the bride which hs stole
from another PARTY, then he will
have to answer the charge Of taking
. pair Of spurs aid a shotgun with.
out the owners leave. After all
this, the horse Which lie ride will
have to he accounted for. We
should say John was on the high
road OF fame.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-27

Never nse erlameled kettles for
everyday common purposes; cook
no solids in them, for If the glazing
comes of they will poison the food.
II you clean yousiIrass kettle before
yOu sst It away, DO not do i with
Alt end vinegar-just coeS 4 with
6uO brisk dGSt.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-27

An Allen county correspondent
writes to the Bowling Green (Ky)
Democrat: 1--WE understand that,
aOt many days since, child in the
western portion Of this county threw
up (by vomiting) a needle, which
held a deposit around it as large as
aquill. The child had been treated
for liberation of the stomache by a
very able physician fora number oi
years. When the rust or deposit
was broken, aud the needle found
in the center, the parents OF the
child remembered that the child
had swallowed q needle many year
ego, and the fact had heen forgot
ten."
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-27

A Milwsukee man who expects
to be on tsial shortly for man
slaughter, wants On!y married men
On the jury. His defense iS.thAs Il
waS moving day when the oct wss
eommitsSd
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-27

The Mound City (In.) Journal
says: Mrs. Sam. ?. Steel, residing
Uear America, met with a peculiar
accident a few days since, the result
Of which cannot yet be known.
Lying on lr'nge, sl'Awas picking
her epr with the head of q pin,
when the pin slipped from her fin
ger and dropped into the ear.
Physicians aud surgeons have tried
10 vain 70 ti"d it and give up the
task as hopeless. The head Of the
patient is much inAsmed inwardIy
and the pain is most excruciati'lg
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-27
MAR He'd.

By Rev. w. r. Rislop, at the
residence Of Will,Mglrhv Churchill,
on tire 18th inst, Mr.. F. y. .Tor-
dan aud N'isS aura B. Churchill
all of Linn cml"ty, Oregon.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-27

Cow E,sr.-Ahmt noon ON
Monday nr. Tate. wife and daugll-
ter, took the southern bound train
on the Oregon & California rail-
road G,r San |''rancisc,. After a
short stay in ''alitrnia, they will
take Tie overland route TOR the
East, their first stopping place l'ei'g
at Chicagl. he Doctor and fam
lily Will probably sper'a the greater
portion o"t'r :,nnnv visiting the
Eastern '';'-.As, ''doirg" all the
great cites. ard passing over all
the important railways 1t is ill.,
tended as pleasure trip. and az
soon as travelling and sightseeing
ceases t" I've profitable or amusing,
they will return to Albany. We
wish them q pleasant journey aid
safe return.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-27
The Worlds Award

as shown ny sales proved by sworn re-
turns 10 the owners Of the principal Sew
inn Machine Patents y which last year
amounted to two hundred and nineteen
t3l9, ,15Sl machines, nine out OF ten OF them
being for Family Use. This is over 5,O0O
more Sewing Machines than were sold by
any other company during the same period
and over One Quarter Of oil the machines
sold in 1879 These enormous sales are
owing to the lOng-teeted merits Of the
SINGkR machines, which meet the wants
of the public In superiority and simplicity
Of construction, and carAhility for great
variety and excellence Of work, That the
users 6f Sewing Machines ind these desi.
rnbIe qualities In the SINGER, beyond all
Others Is shown by The sAlea above given,
aside from the aWAr1a Of International Ju-
riea, either At home or abroad.
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING Co,
u linton Square, New XOrk.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-27

TisaS, Bs9FgaF Fdes q Co..
& AssGs, AAAsay aRsiSa.
aVwIlTA
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-22
Collision In New York Harbor.

NEW YoRK, April 21.-The steamer Elec-
ira, of the New York and Providence line,
and the steamer City of Boston, of the Nor
witch line, while rounding the battery into
East river, both endeavoring to escape q
collision with the ferry.boat, collided with
each other. The Electra struck the City OF
Boston amidship, bursting her larboard
boiler and cracking her steam-chest. No
body WINS hurt. The passengers Of the City
OF Boston were transferred to the steamer
Rhode Island and taken east with only an
hours delay. ...
The City Of Boston vas towed to her
dock, where she will discharge and repair.
The Electra, which had her bow badly
smashed, returned to her dock and forward
ed her passengers by another boat tonight.
During the excitement in the harbor over
the accident the steam-tug s. J. Christian
was sunk by the tug Camilla while both
were going to the assistance OF the City Of
Boston. The crew were saved. The reye.
nue. cutter Washington was near Mt hand,
and offered assistance, which, however, was
not required.
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Tho Louisiana Flood Sufferers.

CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF hEAsUREs-MoRE APP
pEALs FOR sUCcoR-25, 900 PERSONS TOTAL
LY OR PARTIALLY RUINED.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-The Senate has
passed House bill for the relief of persons
suffering by the overflow in the lower Mis-
sssippi river, with an amendment providing
that the provisions of the act Shall expire
September l, 1874. The bill goes back to
the House.
Latsr.-The bill as amended by the Senate
passed the House, and goes to the Presi-
dent. 1t gives army rations and clothing not
needed by the army to droWned-out Louisi-
anians. B..
There is q large amount OF clothing at
Jacksonville, Indiana, and commissary
stores at various points, which will be hur-
ried forward when the President signs the
blinded, transportation has been pre-
pared in anticipation Of the event.
Northern cities are reported as responding
literally in money to appeals for relief e
NEW YORK, April 21.-The Mayors OF
BROOKLYN and Newark have received tele-
grams from the Mayor of New Orleans ap-
Dealing for aid for the flood sufferers.
A Boston telegram says: "a dispatch
from New Orleans, in answer to one sent by
the committee here, asking for details OF
the calamity, has been received. II
saws the number of people in the State par
tally or totally ruined cannot be less than
$4,000, many OF whom are in absolute want
Of food"
BoOToS, April 21.-A meeting was held
here to-day of prominent merchants and
others to raise subscription for the relief Of
the Louisiana sufferers. All New England
cities have been requested to cooperate. A
dispatch authorizing draft for Slo,0OO was
at once sent to New Orleans.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-22

"ENERAL LEI CHILDREN AND NEPHgws-
PROPERTY DEVISED TO THgH.-Thc will Of
the iatc Mrs.. A. NJ. Frzhugh, which was
el"ncd TO see if she had lett any orders con-
Corning the dispose! Of her remuins, bcstows
lhe bulk OF her property upon the children
oi the late General Il. +. Lee, relatives of
her husband, by whom it was bequeathed to
he7. She was worth 100000 in bonds,
Nock, and money, in addition to her large
landed estates. The Rayensworth estate
goes 10 General 4. Z. Lees children. Gene
fa' Ilzhugh Lee gets a portion Of Richlsnd
anu a1,oO0. The rest Of the Richland and
Arkndalc estates is divided equally among
General Fitz Lees four brothers-Henry,
Smith, John, and Daniel-Mr. r. &. Lee re-
cciving the late residence of Mrs. FitZhugh,
IN this city, 81 900, and an annuity of $500;
not, however. to come into possession of the
bouse until after the expiration Of five years,
during which time his mother is to occupy
II. MIR. Charles Carr and his sister, Miss
Eliza, each receive $4,000. The Goldsbor-
oughs. OF Maryland, are also remembered,
and William Burke, the dning-room SER
want, gets the cottage in which he lives and
s$,0C0.-AIexandria Gazette, April 20,
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NV CHANGES ORGlSIzpD.-By T. @.
Gr!res: Liberty Grange, Greene, Edwin
Bp,ton, master; John Nj. Cole, secretary.
Ey same Rapidan Grange, Madison, G..
+. Garth, master; &. y. Thrift, secretary.
Bysane; Dundee Grange, Greene, George
v. Graves, master James r. Graves, secre'
tarv.
by William McComb: Rapidan Grange,
Orange, \. J. Hinkel, master; Strother
he"man, secretary.
BY \. 81. Moore: Winchester Grange,
fiF"I"rich, Thomas \. Lupton, master; }.
II. Burgess, secretary.
b same: Fairfax Grange, Frederick,
JON" y. Meade, master; Jesse O'Rear. sec.
r",ary.
by W. 3. Wcstbrook: Windsor Grange,
i>'sof Wight, ID. NJ. Kitchen, master A. NJ I.
E!cy, secretary.
q! same: Lie OF Wight Grange, Isle OF
"'Shi, stephen A. Crquhart, master; j. L.
l.. Delk, secretary.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-22

. g ElSa1uKHkLeaEsUz
LrrTIl EocE, April z1.--.so "a IN bos,,,.
.Sices have only Threatened each other. Ma.
snIalnR more dangerous than yells have NJ,
sAcnanged. !. Brooks and Bsxter IL 'Ts,,l
E y.seo ~ about m equal number Of. blasFp
tts uTu,a,.cannen command two Streets. ana
sns Elsuerals restrain the epntestnnts heyond
tsunsnot Of each other. They seem 10 ha ~. :,
sne IestEalnt patiently. Ti,p onfv cns,,,,.s. III
ase one person Killed BY falling from ! horss
ana announcer crnabed betwaea ca,n p,,sa
ness Is suspended and the city ii e,,iets 1'.S'G
- Later 8 :
LiTTLH kocK, April i2f.-Goy,ynn. p,-:
-, forces nave been increased IN the ar;
Vai OF several companies this morn;no Tha.
state.House party also received sone re,n,.
lorcements. One. company Of United s,ot.s
troops IL now stationed ut City Hall. Othsra
are back on Sixth street, and the eannnr
have been. Withdrawn to a more fayorahla
position. A temporary armistice Is now In
force. Baxter's troops can hardly be held
In check, although quiet prevails. An out
break may occur at any hour.
Pence has been maintained since the truce.
Additional Federal troops, as we'll as adhe-,
rents the contestants, have arrived. .Bosh.
claimants are strongly entrenched in their
respective positions. A number OF arrests
have been made by both parties for violating
the provisions of the truce. It Is stated that
more Federal troops will arrive tomorrow
morning, which makes the Baxter men more
anxious to advance before there is sufficient
force here to prevent them.
A.-Fighting is now going on in the
streets,
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BUrLKR ISTRRvIEwED.-BeastB Butler bein

BUrLxR ISrERvlEwEp.-BeastB Butler being
interviewed by New York Herald reporter,
said some good things-as witness:
Reporter: If Congress were to issue
$500. 100000 OF paper money to-day would
it still fail to depreciate the currency!
General Butler with deliberation and
closing the famous eye): If Congress were
to issue $500, DOC. 900 of greenbacks, and with
them take up $500, 100000 OF interest-bear-
ing bonds, the interest would be saved,
would it not? Would not the greenback, as
part of the national debt, be enhanced in
value? All the difference would be in the
premium.
Again:
Reporter Do you think that President
Grant will veto the bill, General?
General Butler: I have no means OF
knowing except what you and every body
knows. For my part, must needs think it
very impudent, impertinent proposition
to ask him to veto bill which merely legal.
lied what they had previously asked him to
do. For this and other reasons do not see
how the President can say by his veto that
it is not proper for or within the power of
Congress to make that legal which he him.
self had done.
Again:
Reporter You are the only member OF
the New England delegation, General, be-
lieve, who is in favor Of expansion:
General Butler: am the only man who
feels himself independent of the capitalists of
New England. and also of those who would
enrich themselves at the expense of the in
terest Of the people and the business OF the
country.
Finally:
Reporter: General, what do you think of
Governor Wa>hburn's election as United
States senator?
General Butler: All, he has never been
elected to any office but as compromise
candidate. lie is a very amiable and re-
spectacle gentleman, but he is not the choice
Of anybody, for it took them mouth to
agree upon him. He is the first Governor
Of Massachusetts who has demeaned himself
bv being q candidate for the senatorship.
We have always held the office of Governor
higher than that of senator ever since Gov
ernor John Hancock and George Washing
ton waited two days until one of them could
make up his mind as to who was to pay the
first call.
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nAxses x,ss.sIa,
The Scranton {pa.J Rsp u csiain bf Aa,nr.

MAN PLuNGEs INro IL mon ruNxxng.
The Scranton GA. iss s stssciia oi sa.ur..
day says: 4sisasss5R 4 &:%a3l ~
Shortly before llo'clock yesterday morn.
ing the men wofk king on the night shit al
the blassfurnaee d. the Ltckawanna Iron
ana Coal Company were Mortified by
one OF the most shocking cases OF self.de-
struction that has ever occurred IN this city.
The victim OF the suicide was a young
man named Theodore Marone, who, while
the Workmen at No. furnace were enjoying
short respite from their labors, took advan.
cage OF their temporary absence and plunged
into the SETTLING furnace, which at the time
was at white heat. His cries attracted
the attention OF one of the workmen
nsned Duffy, who, together with his
companions, ran to the furnace and
looked down only to see Msrone gyrating
amid the liquid fire, and waving his hands
aud feet In the most intense agony. A long.
handled shovel WINS lowered to him, but be
Was unconscious Of Its presence One of the
men ran Immediately and stopped the blast
OUT human aid was Of no avail to save the
unfortunate man in the furnace, and he was
dragged up as quickly as possible by means
OF large hook. charred, disfgured, and
unrecognizable mass. Hc could not have been
III the furnace above few minutes, rs his FIRST
shrill cry was beard by the workmen, who
fastened to bis assistance, but the intense heat
of the place was sufficient to destroy life
IL he had been there more than second.
Marone was native Of Pomarn, East
Prussia, where his father occupied posi-
ton as professor in one Of the gymnasums
or schools Of the place, in which Theodore
was also employed as q teacher. He was
subsequently engaged In the war that oc-
Cured in 1866 between Prussia and Austria,
aud emigrsted to this country about four
years ago. The sequel Of the suicide goes
to show that the rash act was premcditated.
He was then twenty-five years Of age--being
tweny-nine at his death--and might have
done well but for his disSolute habits, which
beset him snd reduced him to state of alb
jcct misery. He found work in the employ
Of the Oxford Iron Company as a common
laborer, aud often at his daily toll when
comparing bis position with what he
was at home, he wept in presence Of his
fellow-workmen, among whom was 4 man
named Nearle, at present in this city. These
fits OF dependency had a terrible effect
upon him, and his friends feared he would
lose his reason while suffering from one OF
them. He came to Scranton on Tuesday
last. and found shelter at the Centre-Street
Lookup. While there he attempted to take
bis life by heating = poker red-hot in the
stove and placing 1t to his neck to DESTROY
the carotid artery, when he was detected by
one Of the officers. He lay around the blast
furnace during the evening prior to bis de-
struetion in consequence Of some men being
at work there with whom he was acquainted
at the Oxford iron mines.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

Spain. t.'.
MADRID, April 21.-Fresh supplies of pro-
visions have reached Bilbao sufficient to last
to the middle of May. a vigorous BON.
bardment of the Carlists' positions is going
on.
The vigorous cannonade kept up by the
National troops upon the Carllsts' position
before Bilbao is beginning to tell. Several of
the points which were bombarded by the
Republicans have been evacuated by the in
surgents. 1t is supposed that the supply of
food of the Carlst force is exhausted and
the men are eating horse flesh.
Cuba.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CARDBEks.
Havana, April PA large fire is raging
among the sugar and molasses warehouses at
CardenaS.
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BALTIMORE MARKETS,

BALT1HoRR. April 21.-Flour quiet but firm.
Wheat Wheat firm; sorthsrn dn! and lower; Ohio and
@s1.55. Corn dull; white southern, S7GSSc. !;
Yellow southern, &c. Oats weak southern, SO
@67c. Rye firm u .01 GQ81 05. Hay frmer ut
s20@x26. Provisions strong ard active with i'm
lied offerings. Mess pork, 1880. Bulk meals
Shoulders, 6*@7c.; clear RIB, 95c. Bacon-Shoul-
ders, Ike. clear rib, 104c. Sugar-cured hams
14@15c. Western Dutter firm 32636. Lard,
10*c. Coffee firm; good TO prime 204G22kc.
WhIsEey quiet at 81. Sugar. quiet and steady At
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-22
Albany. n MeYoralty.

ALBANY, April 21.-Mayor Judson was
,nanoTrated to-day, His first act was to CALI
mon the citizens to respond to the appeal IN
behalf of the afflicted people in Louisiana,
and he recommended that the uneRpended
balances raised for the Chicago sufferers pc
haIded over for this purpose,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-22

PosrAL.-Dr. John R. Curd, postmaster,
Goochland Courthouse, Goochland county,
Va, cice Mary j. Davis, resigned. DR.. D.
S. Watson, postmaster, Issequenna. Gooch-
land county, vice Miss c. 81. Woodson,
moved away. William Stephenson, post.
master, Lovingston, Nelson county, uice Miss
NJ, A. Morgan, removed for cause.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-22

The State of Georgia declines to subscribe
for centennial stock-tirst, because the ceie-
bration is not regarded as national affair,
and second, because she never did like Phil
adelphia. Something further, an allusion to
Forney and humbuggery is urged, but the
first reasons seemed sufficient Chicago
Times,
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,,,ios from 81 Fire.
r,,s,c,-Goopscs, Va; AND IEsS'' {

$3.50, (; ooDsoN, VA. AND IESN''I
Ek'S'''> April 90, 1874. }
->...,,,,b You have already been
rito's | ~" la;e destructive fire in Bris.
f. Il; RI t. 1s:! IS; Of Of Ss -
~ nss' estm,hle lady who died d, this h.s
Z % m" ,,s ss i"f sssssS so i IS
rS,n ,s sS ct the Mrs h n,;Is
s'c; 'r i%r,i, R,c5mond and panV'l'e railroad
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rs &asi
BAGGAGE EXPRESS.
DHILADELPHIA, RICH. 90,

HlLAD ELPHIA, RICE. AfIFA
MOND, And NORFOLK STEAh MsaB2&S
S SE LIEE-FOR PHILADELPHIA TWlUEI
w MEEm;IUnti further notice the cleaners Of thf
.n1 SAIURDAY, and Richmond every MONDAY
sIs laUHSDA9 At IL O'Clock H..
Jersey, and Delaware, for Providence enc Boston
ALSO. ior Antwerp ana Liverpool ria Red SsaY and
amspsan Steamship lines, and bills Of lading aane<
sire 1t at low rates. Wv
Passage q Philadelphia, including meals sut
staterocm, %. ". p. PORTER. Igen.
-.. No. 242o DocL ssreet. Rjc6mn5d.
WILLIAM P. CLYDE & CO., Agents.
fe IL No. IL South Wh2rves. Phihdeiphsa
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Fire.

CHICAGO, April 21.-A fire in Ishpenning,
Mich. to-day rendered thirty families home
less and destroyed twenty-five places Of bust
ness, Loss of S150,000. SIS
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-22

Congressman William A. Phillips, OF KAN
sas, recently received the following truly
explicit and pathetic dispatch:
SALRNlNI, KANSAS, April IA.
Hon. William A. Philips, Washington, ID. o.:
Your residence, valued at 900, has been
totally destroyed by fire; but through great
exertions most Of your library, valued at Slo,
was saved.
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Cremation Company In New York.
ALBANY, April 2l.-A bill has been intro
duced ia the House to incorporate crema-
ton company, with capital of $1,000. !,