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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

Pere Hyacinthe and the old Cath
olic Bishop Reinkins, Of Germany,
are at variance. Pere Loyson repu-
dates the latter's jurisdiction, and
the Bishops o&cisl organ replies
that the prelate has never claimed
connection with him since bis mar
riage threw light upon his revolt
from Roman Catholicism.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

sold Bill Allen" !" the present
Governor Of Ohio, is brought, out
as d Democratic candidate tor next
President, BY q paper Dfthat State.
This is unkind, seeing that the
growing nnpopularitv Ot his.ad-
tainistration as Governor promises
to retire him for all time to that
political bourne from whence he
but recently emerged after a quarter
ofa century II waiting and watch.
in0N q gs.8l
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

Rochetort has been interviewed,
but he refuses to tell the manner OF
his escape. He probably saw his
chance and rushed tort.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

S:rsampel Bakers African sxpedi.
tioncOstthe Khedive Of Egypt over
924O,OOO, while the results were
comparatively meagre, and bis
Highness grumbles.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

The Government engineer in
Paris used to be a printer. He is
setting up the Vendome Column
very rapidly.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02
Pacific Slopers.

A Jacksonville man will burn
100000 bricks this season.
An Ashland lady has sewed to-
gether 1882 pieces Of, calico into
two quilts.
A headless lamb was born in
Baker county last week. 1t sur
vived but few hours.
Average temperature at Baker
City for the week ending Apri,, 22d,
80 degrees above zero.
A large number Of cattle have
died on Main Powder river this
spring, from eating poisonous herbs
A couple of pounds Of butter are
wanted at Baker City, to supply
the market aud bring down prices
Charley Slower, ofBaker county,
cut off two of his fingers last week.
Moral-don't play with edge tools.
Baker City Academy, under
charge Of Prof Barrett and wife,
closed a successful term on the l7th
OF April.
Butter in Pendleton is now
selling at Bic, with downward
tendency; eggs, l5; potatoes, Lei;
beef, S@1Oc.
The road over the Blue noun
tains is now in such a condition
that freight teams can cross over
without serious difficulty.
A large packtrain passed through
Pendleton this week with goods
destined for Eldorado, Baker
county. Business is reviving.
Mr.. George Stanbury, Of Hep
ner, Umatilla county, had his leg
broken last week by the kick Of
horse which he was branding.
A new voting precinct has been
established in Jackson county, east
of Klamath Reservation. It is
called Sprague River Precinct.
The Pendleton Tribune insists
that La Dow will yet "corle to the
front in the canvass and make it
warm for his opponents" If 50,
why not.
The mail from Baker City to-
Umatilla Landing now runs
through in something over "a
hours, instead Of two days as it has
been doing.
jacksonville will have some fine
races toward the close Of May, on
the track near that place. Some
Of Che fastest stock in Oregon will
be there, both runners and trotters.
An abstract Of the report Of the
Superintendent of Schools n Baker
county for 1874, shows the number
of teachers examined during the
year, IT. Amount apportioned, in
coin, s1,7o2 IS, and in currency,
$2l7 S5, making the whole amount,
s1,92O 03.
The Independent Literary Soci-
ETY., Of Jacksonville, has received
=
large variety Of dramas, comedies,
ETC., from San Francisco, and are
now actively engaged in preparing
for the entertainments for the relief
Of tile sufferers by the fire, which
will take place on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday evenings, May.
14th, 10Th and 10th.
A sheep-raiser in Wasco county
writes as follows: "On the LIST Of
April + had 90 ewes with l54
lambs | have now about 300
lambs, more than one.thirl ofwhich
afe twins How high is thai? ?
Should they keep on increasing in
that ratio, | shall have over TOO
lamha from h21 ewes. This /
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

The Chicago Tribune says that
large quantities Of maccaroni and
yermiceIli are made in that city and
sold as imported articles.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

The estimated expenditures tore
lieve the suffers by famine in India
up to the end Of February are$l2,-
100000. q
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

One Of our exciting questions
now is, which is the third city Of
the Union? For a long time Brook
lyn has had the honor; now it is
claimed by St. Louis.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

The Khedive Of Egypt has taken
military possession Of the Suez
canal.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

Gen. John. B. Hood, Of the late
C.S. A., is doing his best to repop-
ulate the South. He has been mar
ried five years, and is now the fa-
ther ofseven children.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

The Jacksonville Red Men are
going to give a grand ball on the
18th of May.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

ENTHUSIASTICALLY. J. f. Smith
is ready to be subsidized to do
whitewashing, kalsomining orhouse-
cleaning, and can be found at his
residence on Third street, between
Ferry and Washington, when not
engaged at work.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

In France the Pope alone can
grant a divorce, but does not pre-
vent actions for separation.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02
Home News,
PARAGRAMLETS.

w CdtlICt OJOi etbN
Onions, raddishes, etc.. in full
supply.
Mills about stopped work, having
run out of wheat.
The heavy raintalls Of the week
have interfered with blowing
N. Baum wants an Unlimited
amour. of wool.
Democrats anything but happy
over their ticket.
Plenty. Of snow yet to lie seen on
the mountains.
Our people are engaged in put,
ting their houses and property in
good condition for the coming sum-
mer. House cleaning is in order.
The Odd Fellows procession on
Monday was very large and i'm
posing affair.
Several large cakes left over from
the supper on Monday night, will
be,sold by II. w. Dodd at auction
to-day.
1t would pay some one to erect
a few neat dwelling houses to rent.
Houses are In demand.
Nlessrs. S. T. Denny, ]. Priest
and William McCulloch started
for a visit East last Monday.
The meeting of the stockholders
of the Albany Farmers Company
transpires on the 10Th inst.
A number of emigrants direct
from the East, arrived in this city
during the week.
To-day the Independents hold
their County Convention. Ten
o'clock A. NJ. is the opening hour.
Wheat in Liverpool, lbs Sd;
San Francisco, 81; Portland,
81 65 u 100 lbs.
Niodoc yells now agitate the still
night air from the throats OF Albany
hoodlums.
The receipts at the Indian show
Tuesday night were s25O-the
biggest house yet.
Delegates to Independent Con-
vention commenced arriving yes
terday.
Communication from "Bedrock
Democrat" will appear next week.
It's a scorcher,
For ticket to Albany College
entertainment last night, We make
our best bow.
For splendid double cake 1.-TWO
story, we'll frosted, lettered, etc,
we are indebted to the daughters Of
Rebekah.
The wife Of Rev. DR.. Z. r.
Geaey lett for the East on Thurs
day, having received o telegram
that her mother was lying very III
Campbell, Independent candi-
date for Governor, and Grover,
Democratic candidate tor the same
office, speaking at the Court House
this evening.
Judge Walton, Giltrey, Wright,
Cornell, and a number of other
good boys gave us friendly visit
during the week.
John MilIard, our enterprising
nurseryman, presented upwith stalks
of rhubarb (pie-plant) that meas
ured over 4 feet from the tip Of the
Leaf to the root, and the leaf was 3
feet across.
Chas. Fiulayson, 5 years odd,
charged mustard bottle with
powder, the other day, and then
touched it of with q coal. His
face was somewhat blistered and
hair scorched, but nothing dan
OprOllE.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

LARGE WAREHOUSE Messrs.
Parker & Morris have commenced
work on their fine warehouse on
the bank of the Willamette river in
the eastern edge of the city, and
expect to complete it early in July.
1t will be one of the largest and
most convenient buildings in the
State.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

Weston promises to become one
Of the liveiiest towns in Umatilla
county.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

Walla Walla wants a brass, band.
They should have one.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

! The crusaders are still on the
streets Of Portland. .,ss
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

The Indians at Umatills Agency
are prospering finely.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

Mrs. Pbabe c. Bailey, who wasa
great.grand.d daughter ofJohn Alden
and his wife Priscilla, ofMayiower
times, has just died at Dover,
New Hampshire, at the age Of
.niuety-one, having lived to see
three generations ofherdescendants.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

The closing exercises ot the Ba,
ker City Academy were q grand
literary treat.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

RE11GIous. REV. Joseph En-.
cry, Of the NJ. +. Church South,
viii preach at TIE Congregational
Church tomorrow at II O'Clock.
All are invited.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

The surgeons of the Confederate
army and navy are to hold a Con
yentiot at Atlanta, Georgia, on
May 2Oth, for the purpose Of en-
bodying in permanent form the
important medical and surgical
facts brought out BY their war
experience.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

A note of $1,000 sold at auction
sale in Pendleton on the 10Th inst.
for $50.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

Pullman, Of palace car tame, is
building a $4,000 cottage at Long
Branch.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

The Methodist proposes TO abolish
tho itinerant system which has out
lived the conditions that made it
effective. Its principal use now is
to prevent preachers from getting 40
quainted with their congregations.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

Tacoma isgoing to have another
hard,times ball.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

w. Z. Webb, . stock raiser on
Main Powder River, has lost over
fifty cattle by their eating poison
ous herbs.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-02

The widow d Captain Hall, the
Arctic explorer, has petitioned con
gress for add r.e1 sfi M A
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25
WHAT Do THEY MEANt

At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Board OF Aldermen OF Virginia.
last evening, after quite a discussion
about the social evil rs 1t exists In that
ungodly city. IL was decided that UNI
der Its charter the city had no power
to regulate houses Of ill-fame, there
fore. they should be eradicited alto
gether. The City Attorney was. there
fore, instructed to prepare an ordinances
and present 1t at the next meeting OF
the Board. prohibiting houses OF ILL
fame within the city limits. What do
these Aldermen mean. Do they pro-
pose forcing prostitution to be carried
on more privately, or do they mean 20
drive all the prostitutes down to Gold
lIili? Are they going to Sodomize
slippery Gulch with their cast OIL in-
iquities? Angels aud ministers OF
grace defend us" But. perhaps ,hl' Is
only a sly job pu, M by some smart
spectators who own property In some
eligible locality jus, oatside the city
limits, on the Divide for lnstance-a
sort OF corner -" 30 TO speak. Per-
haps Alderman kyan ~ explain.
Seriously. though, II the city charter Is
defective. IL should be so amended at
tho coming session OF the Legislature
-next winter-as to contine tho social
evil to certain limits and completely
control 1t. Having endured IL 50 pa.
tiently for years the Horntowners sure.
Is might be able to stand it a few
months longer Ill! properly controlled
by legislation.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25
Truckee Items.
lrrom the Republican, rcbruar, al

lFrom the Republican. February AL
A quantity of fresh trout was sold
here yesterday that were taken ut
some point between Reno and Wads'
worth by means Of giant power. The
perpetrstors NJ this outrage should
meet with the severest punishment
that the law provides. Tbs o!ien'c
was perpetrated In another State, but
the slaughtered fish were sold here,
and we presume the parties offering
them for sale can be tried aud punish.
cd under the laws Of this State. lnef'
ficlent fsh-laddcrs around mill dams,
filling the river with saw.dust, using
seincS aud g~rab.hoOks, etc. arc bad
enough. but giant powder Is u new
method of fish murder which ought
not to be tolerated. The people OF
Reno should be ylgilant aud II pos
sible ferret out the offenders using
giant powder In their vicinity and
bring them to punishment.
John Jameson. OF Dutch Flat, has
sent a challenge to Captain j. Is.
Henry Of this place TO play a series OF
games Of checkers. We understand
Captain Henry will accept. Both Of
these men are the champions Of their
respective towns at this game Of skill.
The tilt between these checker sharps
will be looked upon with interest. In
this connection we will state that II
Dutch Fiat has any chess champions
they can DO accommodated with an.
ta.,Nt.ta Ia. 'IFilsl.a Half a slnVAl nj
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25
Horrible Suicide.

We copy as follows from the Port.
land toregon) Bulletin Of February
10th:
A man named Selllnger committed
suicide last Friday week. February
9th, Mt Port Gamble. and the circum.
stances connected with the casc are OF
the most horrible nature. II seems
that some time since the man Sclllnger
had beaten n Klootchman at Seattle,
and fed to Port Gamble to escape pun.
lshment for the same. The men around
the place magnifed the affair, aud old
sellinger that the Sheriff was after
him, and that II they Of Seattle ever
got hold of him he would surely be
hanged. This workedsup the poor
hall. witted fellow so that he was fairly
scared to death. On Thursday night
he conceived the plan OF committing
suicide. aud being excited up to That
state Of frenzy where tho more bodily
pain he could inilict upon himself the
better 1t satisfied his diseased mind, he
commenced the operation witla small,
dull p~ocket.knife. At first lie at-
tempted to stab himself to the heart,
but he applied the knife too low, aud
literally hacked the flesh away rem
his left breast In order to enable him
to reach the fountain Of life. Then he
plunged the knife between the bare
ribs, aud worked the blade about In
the cavity of the chest, but he reached
not his heart. Ills lett lung collapsed,
though, and. being unable to Kill him
self by w%cundlng the heart, he at.
tempted to bleed himself to death, and
In this effort he nearly severed the left
hand at the wrist, and badly lacerated
the right wrist. lie was found In this
horrible plight OIL Friday morning,
quite out OF his mind, aud some time
during tho day he died.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25


Tug California Supreme Court have
decided the question of the right OF
co!ored Children to entrance into pub
lie school. Of that State. The opinion
was delivered by Chief Justice Wal
lace. who holds that ,ciers separate
SCHOOLS ar. ~, proriieL the children
OF colored parenis shall not be exclud-
oil from ally school supported by taxa
ton Of the people Of that State. The
principle as decided Is so absolutely
just that upon 1t no question ought
ever TO have been raised. IL We re-
member correctly a decision Of our Su-
prcme Court two o. three years since
~eaunciated thu same doctrine.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25
'rur value Of A conscience received

rnE value Of a conscience received a
very delicate illustration n day or two
ago in Washington, In the case Of a
man who sent twenty-five cents 10 the
United States Treasury, which amount
it Is charitable to suppose was duly
charged on the books OF the conscience
fund. mis- man had a conscience Of n
miserable kind. IL was too large for
the occasion. lie had smoked cigar
which he knew was Struggled. After
meditatins aud groaning over his guilt
he sent an amount sufficient to cover
the duty. Modesty will keep that
nan from becoming a saint. His
temptation, his fall, and his reform
should be recounted In letters Of gold
and prominently displayed in all the
public offices OF the land. And novel.
lst and poet should narrate tile story
Of the man who had a conscience.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25

DfsrArcuEs from Washington say
the interest Ia the fight over the Bcs-
ton Co'lectorship appears to he on the
increase. General Butler was over In
tho Senate Monday converting with
Senator Boutwell,, who, II Is rumored.
IA showing signs o; weakness In his
adyocation Of simmons. Petitions
aud kilograms on the subject continue
to come In In large quantities, and IL
was said By the friends OF Boutwell,,
that he could no, afford to 90 agains.
the sentiment Of so large a portion OF
his constituents. General Butler APP
pelrel to bs as confident OF winning
rs ever. The Committee on Commerce
will OF course now await action on the
nomination Of Summons until alter
hearing the Boston Delegation.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25

TnE hue and cry raised against GER
tain State officials OF California, lnclu-
ding the Governor, who, acting as a
Board Of Examiners, drew additional
pay therefor, has received a qulctus,
the Supreme Court before whom the
case was brought, deciding that ~
had \ legal right to the extra com n
sation. The opinion was rendered by
Justice Crockett, Chief Justice Wal
lace aud Justice Niles, concurring.
Justices Rho,des and Mckinstry dis
sen,ed. This will probably have the
sti.c, to remove the stigma OF salary
grab5er applied to Governor Booth
aud others By certain Of his bitter
journalistic opponents.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25

TnE opposition to the confirmation
OF ex-Gov. McCook as Governor Of
Colorado continues. The Senate Com
mittes Oh Territories, which has under
consideration this nomination, has
agreed to Delegate Chailee's motion to
send for witnesses and papers which
he requires from Colorado to sustain
his opposition. The general opinion
1, that Chatfee viii suffer BY the con-
test.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25
The bill, went over without action.

Tue New Orleans Times Is opposed
to the project Of ordering new elcc.
ton In Louisiana. IL says that were
a new election ordered Pinchback
would be a power for mischief. the
force of which Is almost i~ncalcnlablc.
lie would appeal to the negro voters
rs a martyr to his color, not his crimes.
The prejudice of race, now fast dying
out. would be revived, aud a couserv-
ativo result would be absolutely I'M
possible. Certainly the ills We have
are bad enough; let us not fly to 9th.
ers that are worse"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25

TUE Maine House OF Representa-.
lives yesterday refused TO pass the bill
passed by the State senate some few
days previous, abo!ishing the death
penalty. The vote was 80 for, to 70
against its passage.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25

joins G.. WHITTIER Is spending tho
month OF February with Ex-Governor
C!atiln In Boston. He IL enthusiastic
over the repeal Of the Sumner resolu.
ton Of censure. No triumph Of hi,
life, a correspondent writes, has nov
ed him to profounder delight than the
passage Of the act of repeal. which was
originated by himself aud which frees
from nnmeri,ed censure the honored
name Of his friend.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25

A PENNSYLVANIA couple lately had
tue bad taste to DO married Ia q grave
yard. Tho festive incident caused the
worst pun We yer heard for some
wretch said But then, you know.
it's cemeterial." Immaterial, indeed /!
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25

"DEcLiSE or TnE DIANA" Is an odd
phrase, when there are 1913 theaters In
Great Britain, exclusive OF Is OF all
kinds In London alone, TO say nothing
OF ?95 music halls employing l,ilu
professionals, including, alas! 24S
comic vocalists!
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25

The Librarian OF the Worcester
Public Library, says In hi. annual re-
port that tho Sunday opening Is doing
a great deal for the Intellectual I'M.
provcment Of the citizens. aud rti.ing
the moral tone Of the community.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25
ORR NEXT STATE ELECTION.

"
For the information Of all those who
are not posted as to the number OF
State offices to be filed at the next
election we will give the list, together
with the names Of the present incum-
bents and their politics:
OFFICE. PRESENT rscrxsESr.
Governor. ...."....L. X; Bradley, Dem.
Lisutensut Governor. Frank Denver, Dem
se-retsry OF state. -. ID. Minor. Rep.
Attorney Gensrsl......L A. Bucknsr, Dem.
Comptroller. ......w. W. Hobart. Rep.
treasurer Jerry Schooling. Dem.
state Mineralogi-t. ....H Il whitehin. Rep.
sup't Pub. instiaetion.A !. fi.her. kepo
state Printer. ..........C Av. Putnam, Rep.
Surveyor General. John Day, Rep.
Judge. Of the Su. ! N. z. Whitman. Req.
prone Court &C. II. Belknap, Dem.
The terms OF all the above offices
are four years, save those Of the SUI
preme Judges, who are elected for six
years. aud the State Printer. who holds
only for two years. The term Of Chief
Justice Whitman will expire next
Winter, and hi, successor must DO
chosen at the next election. Judge
Belknap was appointed to I'LL a vaesn-
cy caused by the resignation OF Judge
CARRIER. The appointment cannot ex-
tend over an election, and the vacancy
must therefore DO filled next Fall by
the people.
A Legislature Il also to be chosen at
u next election ; or, In other words
one.hslf the State Senate aud the
whole OF the Assembly are to DO elect
ed. Those chosen to this Legislature,
with the hold.over Ssnators-one'haii
that body, elected two year. since
will elect a United States Senator to
succeed VIM. VI. Stewart, Rep. &C
term OF C. W. Kendall, Dem, u
present Representative In Congress-
will expire March 18th, 1873. n sue
ce,sor must therefore no chosen at our
next election who will take his seat
March ). 1875. as a member OF the
Forty.fourth Congress.
All county Offices are also to be filled
at the next election.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-25

VI ALuABLEs LOST IN SUCH PLACES
recovered at small expense
a. aADING OF all kinds contracted for; Terms,
,onsble. Orders from Gold Hill. Silver
civ or elsewhere. l-ft at Piper's Corner. b
sire 1t Virginia, promptly attended to.
foIou JACOB ROGERS.