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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-27

Manchester Miss Turner was willing
victim. To establish this latter prop
osition a most motley assemblage of
witnesses = landlords, post boys and
chamber maids-were produced to show
the liveliness of the young lady. She
actually shook hands, according to one
witness, on first meeting Mr.. Wakefield.
They were in such spirits in the car
riage that the hostler asked the voluble
driver whether he had got players with
him. They played draughts at Carlisle,
and at Settle they had gingerbread, and
she laughed loud enough for two.
The countenance of Mr.. Sergeant
Gross, who led for the prosecution, lost
its cynical expression, and his iron feat
ures relaxed at this long rigmarole. He
cross-examined the several witnesses
with rough contempt.
Well, they didnot quarrelor fght2'
emo"
MY friend has asked you every
question but whether the gingerbread
was good-was it good?"
&c Very good.
"She appeared to be in as good
spirits as a young lady would be in 60
ing from school to see her parents, did
| she ?"
'She was in very good spirits I
| thought they were brother and sister. J"
"And you actually saw her smile, did
you2"
eyes"
Indeed wonderful"
The celebrated David Laing, the
blacksmith, who for fOrty- eight years
had oficiated at Gretna Green in all
cases of runaway matches, was then
called on the stand. He appeared to be
very old, very deaf, and very illiterate.
In the course of his examination in re-
gard to the marriage, he said it 'fwas
done in the old ordinary form of the
Church of Scotland" This reused the
ire of Mr.. Brougham, who, on the cross
examination, gave brilliant exhibition
of those powers which led Mr.. Trollope
to dub him Boanerges. He rode
rough-shod over this vulgar and litter
ate traficker in clandestine marriages,
and made him disclose the history of 8
; long and decidedly ill-spent life.
He gave a description of the cere.
, mony which he had stated TO be the
ordinary form of the Church of Scot
land, which was at once chaste and sim
, pie. ''I ask them if they take one an.
other for husband and wife, and so ana
! So" aid no amount of badgering could
: extract from him what meaning, if any
, he attached to these words. It was Gus
! tomary, he said, for the groom to stanG
} bottle of ''shumpine " champagne
which David disposed of before com
mencing operations.
' The defense, though ably fought
; could not, of course, save the criminals
in the face of the clear case made on
3 by the prosecution. The two brother
Wakefield were sentencedto three years
imprisonment each, and verdict wa
: also found against Mrs. Wakefield, bu
' Judgment against her was not moved
t for.
t Miss Turner was afterward married
I a Mr.. Leigh, of Lyme, but died young
Gibbon Wakefield, on his releas
4 from prison, took an active part in co
f onizing New Zealand, and appears t
t have sought by the labors of matur
/ manhood to redeem the sin of hi
a youth.
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THE TRANSIT OF VENUS.

Very much has been said and written
during the last two years about the
transit of Venus, which is to occur Dec.
8, 1874. The interest which is so gen.
orally felt in regard to it has doubtless
reached many of our readers, and they
very naturally begin to ask, " " What Is Is
much importance ?' This is what I will
try to explain.
brightest of the planets, is not as far
from the sun as the earth, and that it
revolves round the sun in an orbit sim
liar to the earth's orbit. In each revo-
luton, therefore, Venus passes between
the earth and sun, and is then said to
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-27

stationed at A, and another at B, are
looking at the sun, 8. The heavenly
bodies, though at different distances
from the earth, appear to us as if they
were all situated In the same vaulted
surface, represented by the curved line
N o. The person at A sees the sun as
if it were at G, while the person at B
sees it at D. Now, in making tables
which shall give the position of the
heavenly bodies, it is obvious that their
places. as seen from any one station
upon the earth, cannot be taken, for
this would not be correct for any other
station. The place given them, there
fore, is that which they would appear
to occupy if seen from the center Of the
earth, for this always remains the same.
The true place of the sun, s, then, is at
F, and its angular displacement, meas
ured by the angle, c, or the arc, F
D, is its parallax at the station the
angle, A @, or F G, its parallax at the
station A.
The distance of a body affects its
parallax for it is plain that if the sun
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A Terrible Snake Story.

Messrs. D. S..Perkins, Joseph Straley
and John T. Steinrack, party of Chi
cago tourists, who returned yesterday
from three months trip through Park,
Summit and Grande counties, relate a
terrible snake story. They were en-
camped in Elk Head Mountains, in the
North Park, on the 10th of last Septem-
Der, when they met with a misfortune
which cost one of the party his life.
The party arrived in camp late one
night from days hunt and ramble over
the hills. After a hearty supper the
party laid down in their blankets around
the fire, which had been built in the
cleft of some large size quartz rocks,
and all were soon fast asleep.
Mr.. Straley was awakened in the
night by heavy weight upon his chest.
At first he supposed it was his brothers
hand, but, as it did not move, and be-
coming nervous and alarmed, he raised
his head, and was horrifed to find a
large mountain rattlesnake coiled upon
his chest, with his head nestled down
in the center of the coil. It was nearly
daylight, but Mr.. Straley was so par
alyZed with fear that he could not make
a noise and dared not me Ved. He re-
covered his presence of mind so far as
to be able to draw the blankets over
the reptile, which glided from him to
his brother, who was sleeping with him.
The snake passed from his breast to his
brothers face, when, in a fatal moment,
Henry Straley raised his hand to tear it
away. There was fierce rattle and a
loud cry from the half awakened boy,
and the monster buried it's fangs in his
right hand and second time in his
cheek. There was loud scream from
Henry as the poor boy jumped to his
feet, while the snake glided from the
blankets to a large fat rock near the
embers OF the fire. Mr.. Jenkins fred
his revolver at it, and the second shot
brought it down.
Poor young Straley was soon suffer
ing the most intense agony. His broth
er, at his request, cut out large portion
of the cheek in hopes that the poison
had not penetrated very deep, and a
tight igatare was bound around the
wrist of the bitten hand, which was
bathed in cold water. But nothing the
Mortified young men could do availed
to save the poor boy. He died in less
than two hours in the most terrible
aRony.-De1aUer (COI.) World.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-27

The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railway is a deservedly popular route
to the Southwest. Those who desire
to reach points in Missouri, Kansas. the
Indian Territory, or Texas, situated on
or adjacent to its lines, will find that
there are very few transfers, that they
viii make quick time, and can have all
the conveniences and comforts of mod
ern railway travel. The genial genera
passenger agent of the road, Mr.. Thos.
Dorwin, at Sedalia. No., win cheerful
~ furnish information in reference Ia
general or excursion rates over this
road
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were at the more distant point h, it's
parallax, N, as seen from A, is much
less than if the sun is at the point g.
Hence, when the SUMS true parallax is
obtained, it gives an accurate means of
calculating the suns distance.
Now Venus is the planet nearest the
earth, hence its parallax is larger than
any other, and can be more easily meas
ured. Moreover, Venus is much nearer
the earth than the sun, and its parallax.
of course, much greater. Because Of
this difference between the displace-
ment of the two bodies, observers at
different stations upon the earth will
refer the planet to different points upon
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-27
DIR. RAILWAYS
Regulating Pills,

Perfectly tasteles., slegsntly coated With Swsst
purge regulate. purify cleanse and strenRth-
en-. RAILWAYS PILLS. for the cure OF All disor-
ders Of the Stomach Liver. Bowels Ktdney ys, BlAd-
der, Nervous Diseases, Headache, Conenpattoni
Costiveness. Indigestion, Dyspepsia. Biltousnesos
Bilious Fever, Inflammation of the BoWelg, Piles
and all DeranRements OF the Internal Yiscera-
Warranted to effect positive cure Purely VeR0-
table, containing no mercury mtAef@Aas or delete"
Iioue drugs.
R|Observe the following symptoms resultin@
from Disorders Of the Digestive OrgAns:
Constipation, Inward Piles, Fullness OF the BLOOD
in the Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nauseas
Heartburn, Disgust ofFood. Fullness OF Weight in
the Stomach Sour Eructations, sinking or Rlntter-
ing at the Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the
Head, Hurried and Difacult breathing, Fluttertne
at the Heart, Choking or Sunoc@ttng Sensations
when in Lying Posture, Dimnesg or vision. Dots
the Head, Deficiency OF Precipitation, Yellownesa
OF the Skin and Eyes, Pain in the Side, Chest
Limbs, and sudden Pushes OF Heat, Burning in
IT, flesh.
4 few doses Of Railways PILLS win free the
system from all the abovenamed disorders.
Price IS Cents per Boz. Sold by Druggista.
Read "FALsE AND TRUE~
Send one letter-stamp 20 RApWAY a CO., no. 9
Warren Street, Now York. Information worth
thousands WALL h0 ment you.
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A Great Sneezer.

The only thing that Earl Russell ever
did greatly was to sneeze. His achieve
ment in that line was thus decribed by
a biographer: ''This remarkable man
seemed to concentrate himself for gi-
gantic effort, would be bent nearly
double by the force of the explosion,
and would then dive down into the
flaming banner of red silk. from which,
after several minutes observation, he
emerged with CO tenance as vivid as
the back of a scalded lobster. The
late Lord Clarendon said, "When
Lord John takes snuff the consequence
brings down the House.
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R. R. IL.
RAILWAYS
Ready Relief,
The Cheapest and Best Medicine for
Family Use in the World!
one SO-Cent Bottle

one oO-C0nr 6oCCI9
WILL CURE MORE COMPLAINTS AND PREVENT
THR SYSTEM AGAINST SUDDEN ATTACKS OF
EPIDEMICS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES THAN
ONE HUNDRED DOLLA Rs EXPENDED FOR 9TH.
ER MEDICINES OR MEDICAL ATTENDANCE.
THE MOMENT RADwAY's READY RELIEF u
APPLIED EXTERNALLY-OR TAKEN INTER
EALLY ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS-PAINs
FROM WHATEVER CAUSE, CEASES TO EXIST.
IMPoRTANT.-Miners,F Farr.srs, and others re-
siding in sparseIy-settled districts, where IL 10
RAILWAYS READY RELIEF is Invaluable. It can
be used with positive assurance Of doing good In
all where pafu or discomfort is expSrIenceds
If ed with Infu otheria Sore Throat,
Bad Coughs, Hoarseness, Bilious Collie, Innnmmn-
ton Of the Bowels, Stomach, Lungs, Liver, Kid
neys or with Group, Quinsey. Fever and A9ue; or
with Neuralgia Headache. Tic Doloreux. Tooth
ache, Earache with Lum baRo, Pain in the Back,
Rheum atism; or with Dierrhea, Cholera MOE
bus, or Dysentery; or With Burma, Sealds. or
Bruises; or with Strains, Cramps, or Spasms. The
application Of RADWAY's READY RELIEF Will
cure you Of the worst OF these complaints Ina few
hours.
twenty drops In half tumbler Of water win in .
few moments cure CRAMPS. SPASMS, SOUR STOA-
ACH, HEARTBURE, SICK HEADACHE. DIAk-
ELS, and all INTERNAL PAINS.
Travellers should always carry bottle OF RAD
WAYS READY RELIEF with them. A few dropf
in s.~Ier will prevent sickness pAins ron
change Of water. It is better than French Brandy
Bfttera . stimulant.
Sold by Druggiats. Price so CensA
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-27

Official records of Custom House re-
turns at Washington show that the
total value of musical instruments ex-
ported from the United States during
the year ending June 80, 1874, was
$3.50, 1927. Of this, $258, 176 was for
pianos and 1892, 151 for parlor or reed
organs. Of this latter amount, $685.
169, or more than one A0! of the a0Hole,
was of the cabinet organs made by the
MASON & HAM1N ORGAN Co.. which
bid fair to become as famous in Europe
as they have long been in America.
This company certainly have reason to
be proud of the fact that the European
demand for their organs is larger than
that for all others combined.-Bos stoTl
Tr01elLe1.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-27

MEAsuRE OR FOURTH CAKR.-One cup
Oh 5utter, two of sugar, three of -four,
ana tour. eggs, with a very little car
Donate OF potash, dissolved in four
tablespoonfuls of milk. or two of wine,
and little nutmeg. To have the cake
light and fine, the eggs should be we'll
beaten, yelks and whites separately. and
stirred in lightly after having rubbed
the butter and sugar to a cream.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-27

ATTEND to the first symptoms of Con-
sumption. and that disease may be checked
in its incipiency. Use immediately DIR. Wis
hart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial, a safe remedy ia
all diseases of the lungs.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-27

Nor every one can be President but all can
buy SILVER-TIPPED Shoes for their chill
dren, and thereby lessen their shoe bills two
thirds. For sale by all dealers.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-27
IT Is THE ONLY POSITIVE CURE FOR
KIDNEY and BLADDER COMPLAINTS.

Urinary and Womb Diseases, Gravel, Diabetes,
Dropsy, Stoppage Of Water, Inconttnence Of Urtnes
Brights Disease, AlbuminurIa, and in all cases
wnere there are brick-dust deposits, Chronic
rheumatism Scrofula, Glaudular Swelling, Hack.
lug Dry Cough, Cancerous Affections, syphilitto
Conn mplatnts, Bleeding Of the Lungs, Dyspeps1as
Water-Brash, Tic Doloreux, White Swellings,
Tumors, Ulcers, Skin and Hip Diseases, Mercnria1
Diseases. Female Complaints. Gout, Dropsy, Rick
cts, Salt Rheum, Bronchitis. Consnn ptton, Liver
Complaints, Ulcers in the Throat, Mouth, Tumorss
Nodes in the Glands other parts Of the ystems
Sore Eyes, Strumoroug Discharges from the karsS
and the worst forms of Skin Diseases, Erupltonss
Fever Sores, scald Head, RsngworW; salt Hheum. I'M
Flesh, Cancers in the Womb and all Weakening
and painful discharges. Might SweAts, Loss OF
Sperm and all wastes of the life principle are
within the curative range of this wonder of Mod
ern Chemistry, and q few days use will prove to
any person using IT, for either Of these forms Of
disease. its potent power to cure them.
Sold by Druggists. $1OO per Bottle.
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ENGLAND has surplus of 100000
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evening Stats Saarmal.
CAPITOL NOTES.

The Virginia commissioners to adjust
the boundary line between this state and
Maryland have returned to the Senate an
interesting resume Of their proceedings,
which contains great deal of tho early
history of the state hitherto inaccessible
to the general reader. 1t is understood
that the committee on Federal relations, to
whom the matter was referred, will ask that
the document be printed for general distri-
button. Tt is inferred from cursory peru
sal of the document that our Maryland
neighbors, while entirely willing to do the
fair thing in the matter of the unadjusted
boundary, they are yet decidedly averse to
surrendering their right of eminent domain
to places long usage has taught them to re-
gard as their own.
There is some comfort in the thought
that there are so many bricks in the old
Capitol building that in the event Of its
falling down it would be nearly as high as
it is now. 1t is computed that there were
four million bricks used in its construc-
ton. However there is no possibility of
the thing happening for several genera
tions to come. 1t is to be regretted that
the financial condition of the common.
wealth does not at present warrant the
erection Of suitable state-house.
Hon. Alex. H. H. Stuart is chairman of
the House committee on finance, and much
of relief to the state is expected from his
conceded ability in wrestling with abstruse
monetary propositions. 1t is asserted that
the state, at the present rate of taxatoN,
cannot pay more than four per
cent. of interest on her public debt,
and with equal positiveness it is
asserted that the present Legislature is
entirely averse to adding to the burdens of
the people by increasing taxation. 1t is
the duty of Mr.. Stuart and his committee
to find out how the missing two per cent.
can be supplied. If they prove equal to
the task, then work will have been ac-
complished which the people Of Virginia
will not be slow to thank them for.
A number of people interviewed Gov
enor Kemper to-day, some of them fair
damsels of this city, who wished to get his
excellency to pardon Mr.. McCarty from
his Imprisonment in the city Jail. A
number Of the members of the Senate and
House also made similar requests.
A lady to-day seeing the gallant mem
Der from Accomac standing near the
ancient stove, asked him to give her the
history of it. Not wishing to pass off an
apochryphal relation in reference to the
matter, he is now engaged in hunting up
the antecedents of that antique piece of fur
niture.
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Items.

Items.
ONLY about thirty-two more days Of
winter remain.
The MORE some persons deal in other
persons money the better they're of, or
rather the further they go.
Nor ALL THE MUcILAaE with which
the obliging clerk of the House of Dele
gates supplies members can make some Of
them stick to their business.
The CUSTOMARY TALK nowadays is
about everybody's s'assets." Do you
know the value of your assets of leisure
during these long winter evenings2
1T Is SAID that wealthy member of
an uptown church is SO opposed to
worldly vanities that he will not allow his
family to use gilt-edged prayerbooks.
The EXISTING GREENBACK, if we
may believe the Chicago Times, is lie.
We have no conscientious scruples, how
ever, regarding this species of wickedness.
The LAW FIRM of Jenkins & Popham,
Of this city, has been dissolved. Colonel
jenkins now resides in Yorktown, and Col
onel Pophain when not here is in Washing
ton.
AMMAN 4llE 10 Tie ma.
tional convention of the Order of B'Nai
Birth, now sitting at Chicago, appears
the name Of William Robenstein, of Rich
mond, Va"
WHAT is A DOLLAR ?o inquiries the
Chicago lnter-Ocean. We are informed on
pretty reliable authority that it amounts in
this locality to about ten ordinary drinks,
or half q stack of white chips.
A CHURCH HILL MAN thought his
house was particularly quiet, and after
four days silence began to search for his
wife. She had fallen into a well. He
was for letting well enough alone.
The COUPLING PIN Of freight car on
the Petersburg railroad broke about 8
O'Clock yesterday morning as the cars were
ascending the grade near Falling creek. A
detention of half an hour occurred, when
another engine coming along the train was
divided and made its way to this city.
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1856 Inv.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
LIED STATES for the Eastern District of Vir-

1856 Inv.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
LIED STATES for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia.
In the matter of Patton Co.. VS.. William
Thalhimer and Charles Thalhimer individually
and of the firm of William Thalhimer & Sons,
bankrupts-in bankruptcy.
At Richmond, on the 22d day of January, a. d.
1874.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that a petition
has been, to wit: on the 22d day of January,
a. d., 1874. filed in said District Court by VIM.
Thalhimer s. Charles Thalhmer, of Richmond
city in said district, who have been heretofore
duly declared banlkrupts under the act OF
Congress entitled An Act to establish a
Uniform system of bankruptcy throughout
the United States, " approved March I'd, 1867,
for a discharge and certificate thereon from
all their debts and ether claims provable under
said act, and that the 18th day of February, a
d. 1874, at 10 O'Clock a. m, before W. W. Forbes,
one OF the registers of said court in bank
rnptcy, at his Office in Richmond, in said district
Is the time and place assigned for the hearing
of the same, when and where you may attend
and show cause. if any you have, why the
prayer of the said petition should not be granted
w. w. FORBES
Register in Bankruptcy
ia 24-S2w for Sd Oong'l Dist. of Va.
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6140
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE-That on the
Il 10th day of January q. d., 1874 a warrant In
bankruptcy was issued out of the District Court
Of the United States for the Eastern District of
Virginia, against the estate of F. @. Rixey
of Culpeper county and State of Virginia, who
has been adjudged bankrupt on his own pet! I.
ton That the payment of any debts, and the
delivery of any property belonging to said bank.
rupt, TO him or for his use, and the transfer of
any property by him are forbidden by law: That
q meeting of the creditors of the said bankrupt
to prove their debts, and choose one or more as :
signees of his estate, will be held at a court q
bankruptcy, TO be holden at Richmond, Virginia.
before w. w. Forbes, esq, register on the
goth day of February, a. d., 1874, at 10 o'clock n.
m. DAVID i. PARKER,
in 27-Tu2w n. S. Marshal.
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ru,. re- TN a,vs sl4 sor,.

l. I'D day of January, a. d., ls741u warrant
In bankruptcy was issued out of the District
Court of the United States for the Eastern Dis
trict of Virginia, against the estate of William II.
Colwell, of Dinwiddie county, and State of vir-
ginia, who has been adjudged bankrupt on
his own petition that the payment of any
debts, and the delivery of any property belong.
ing to said bankrupt, to him or for his use, and
the transfer of any property by him. are for
hidden BY law that meeting of the creditors
Of said bankrupt, to prove their debts and
choose one or more assignees of his estate, will
be held at court of bankruptcy, to be
holden at Petersburg, Va, before J. L. Water
man, esq, register, on the 18th day of February,
d., 1874, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
DAVID B. PARKER,
ia23-F2w u. S. Marshal.
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GENERAL ITEMS.

"A Jersey City policeman was recently
discharged, and he was so put out about
it that he went right away and married a
girl worth S2s0,000.
Eugene, it is said, is getting old very
fast, and, worse still, is getting stout.
Fate has dealt harshly with her for some
time back; but these are the unkindest
cuts of ALL
The Siemese twins were quarrelsome
fellows, and in the earlier period of their
existence frequently fought each other.
Later, however, they were provided each
with a wife, and accordingly did their
fighting by substitute.
DIR. Lively druggist, of Yardleyviile,
on the complaint Of the Coroner Of Mercer
county, New Jersey, founded on the
verdict of jury of inquest "that one
taking cyanide of potassium sold by DR..
Lively for iodide ofpotassium which was
ordered by the prescribing physician.
The coal companies have agreed to
open the trade on March 1st at an
advance of fifteen cents per ton on the
price on corresponding day Of last year.
On April LIST they will advance the price
five cents per ton; on the LIST Of June there
will be an advance of ten cents per ton,
and during the remaining months of the
year an advance Of fifteen cents per ton
per month.
-" Suppose Herald reporter present
when the morning stars sang together" is
proposition by the Brooklyn Times; but
it cannot be tolerated until it IS positively
known whether the performance was
previously advertised in the newspapers
mentioned.