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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07
THE SNAe PuLLER AT WoRK.

THE SNAG PULLER AT WoRK.
About the middle of last month
the Snag Fuller, under command
Of Capt. Geo. G. Smith, was towed
to the foot Of Gervais Slough, where
she was put in trim and went to
work cleaning ont the slough,
which is halt way between Fairfield
and Wheatlsnd. It is scant three
quarters OF q mile through this
slough, while BY the old route
round the bend (Biterman's) it is
one mile and three-quarters, so that
the rendering Of this slough navi-
gable is o saving Of one miles
travel to vessels. There is an i'm
mense amount of work to be done
right here in this slough, and Capt.
Smith is doing it in his usual, thor
ough manner. Maple logs, two teet
in diameter, are found imbeded in
the bottom Of the slough, which
have to be coaxed out with giant
powder. The Snag boat will hardly
be able to get this far up this sea-
son, but as far as she does go, un-
der the present superintepdence, the
work will be thoroughly done. The
river now is about at its lowest
stage, and the snaggipg, dredging
aud wing-daming should be done
now when advantage can be taken
OF this fact. The Grangers, by 60
ing to work at once, and in CON-
junction with the Government
agents, to improve paeigatiOn on
the Willamette, Sn accomplish
much more than they otherwise
with . smaller amount Of
money. aeqt' I #a..s
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07
COMMERg1AI..

New York quotations give gold
at ITO. Legal tenders quoted at
9O9@Sac, at Portland.
From Portland dallies we learn
that home money matters show
little change; money is compare
lively easy, and q growing DISPOSE
tion is manifest toward easy rates
for accommodations. The banks
are much more literally supplied
with funds than at this time last
season, and grain buyers desirous
of availing themselves Of aid in
moving the crops it is asserted will
be able to handle large amounts Of
coin and on better terms than last
season. This will be good news to
all. Large amounts Of money have
accumulated in the moneyed insti-
tutions Of San Francisco, and has
been drug in the markets there
for several months, so that there
should be no difficulty experienced
in handling the large crops of grain
that will be secured the present sea-
son throughout the Pacific coast.
1t is believed that there will not be.
much difficulty experienced in OBJ
tanning all the shipping necessary
to carry our crops to q foreign mar
ket, and that, too, at reduced figures
over last year. If fthese statements
prove reliable, the abundance Of
money, no want Of shipping facili-
ties, and the price Of wheat in Liv.
erpOOl approximating the prices Of
last season, there would seem to be
no reason why the producers of
Oregon should not receive at least
. fair remuneration for all their sur.
plus grain.
Wheat in LivrepOolis quoted ct
lis 5d@11s Sd for average, and
lis 1Od@12s 4d for club.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07
PRorRuDrSe NArrs.--Tbe pres

PRorRUDrNG NArLs.-The pres
ence Of Summer brings around the
old nuisance to be found wherever
wooden sidewalks are in vogue, to-
wit, protruding nails. During the
rains of Winter the boards swell
and draw the nails away from the
stringers; then along comes the
heated. term, when the boards
shrink, 'bl leaving the spikes protrud-
ing from q quarter to an inch or
more, where they stand ready to
catch the flowing skirts Of the Ia.
dies, the toes Of mems boots, or tear
holes in the feet Of the barefooted
boy as be passes over them. The
Marshal has been doing what be
could during the, week toward
driving down the nails, but it is q
thankless, moneyless job, and would
take one man . great many days
Of hard labor to compass the miles
Of sidewalk 10 the city, each walk
having three rows Of nails, nearly
every nail protruding. The only
way TO get rid ofthe nuisance that
suggests itself now, is for each
property.holder to take his hammer
and drive back the nails wherever
protrudipg in bis sidewalk. A
little exercise Of this kind would
prove beneficial to some Of them,
and while bene6tting others they
would probably save themselves q
doctors bill.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

HALsEY NEws.-One day last
week George Hill's team ran away,
threw him out and came within an
ace Of making q cold corpse Of him.
One Of the horses succeeded in kill
ing himself. ,....s,
On the LIST, . team attached TO q
vehicle in which several parties
were riding, among them Miss
Lame, ran away, upset the vehicle,
throwing the occupants out, more
or less bruising all Of them. Miss
Lame was picked up unconscious,
and remained SO for several hours,
in spite Of all efforts made to resus-
citate her. We have not been able
4
70 learn whether her injuries are
deemed serious OF otherwise.
Az the train passed up on Fri
day, sparks from the locomotive
set fire 70 the dry grass and stubble
near the track, destroying several
tons of new mown hay in the field,
and burning over . fine orchard,
probably destroying the fruit and
iniuring the trees. A wall Of un-
ripe grain, probably barley, proved
. check to the further progress Of
the fire, and doubtless saved an
immense amount Of grain and other
property. .,a..,g
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

CHANGE OF TME.-On the first
Of the present month the new time.
table took effect on the O. 6 G,
Railroad. The train going north
passes this city a half hour or more
earlier than formerly, neCessitsting
the closing Of the mails that much
earlier, due notice of which Post.
master Raymond gave last week,
but which we neglecte! to cali at
tention to at the time. For changes,
see PostofiCe Register, st head Oi
local page. a,HWalGl
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

ENLARGE.-Tbe present volume
ofthe REGIsTER-sIx closes with
four more numbers, and, "no pre-.
venting providence" we shall CON-
mence volume SEVEN by issuing .
regular bed.blsDket sheet an eight
page, fitty-six column sheet lt'l
ha whopper, and no mistake, and
we shall charge but two dollars
end q halt per year tcr it, when
paid in advance. ToClubs oftwenty
twill be furnished at 50 each copy
per year, and one copy gratis to every
one getting up a club. As nearly
the entire paper will be reading
matter, the RRe1srER will not only
be the largest but the cheapest pa
per on the coast. When such an
opportunity i offered for getting .
big paper, full ofthe choicest read.
ing, miscellany, poetry, news from
= T. = NJ. .
every part ofthe world, market re.
ports, and full and complete detaili
ofall local matters Of interest, If
fotded at 50 low d price, every
citizen ought to have pride enougt
tost once come forward and sub
scribe for II, putting into the hands
ofthe publisher the means to still
tarther enlarge and improve it
We sre opento be interviewed from
IA M. to Q P. NJ, each week
day. en ~.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

A PAINFUL ACCIDENT, ~ On
Monday Mr.. Jos. Speidel, ofPeters
q Speidel, while working in The
blacksmith shop, was struck in The
night eye by > piece Of iron, aid
tliasaid member teartully injured,
Tthssight benOt entirely destroyed.
II wilfbe some time before Joe will
be able b resume labor again.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

HANDSOME. - Messrs. Titus,
BOurgardes & Go. have purchased
. handsome span Of young sorrels,
match colts, that step out we'll and
bid fair to get away in good style
in short time.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07


FINGER BADLY Torn. Harry
Benjamin, while shoeing a horse at
the shop of Peters \ speidel, last
Monday, through the animals max
ing ! sudden lurCh, bad the second
finger Of the right hand badly torn
and mutilated, The finger was
torn open from above tho second
joint p the end of the finger, clear
to the hous, Harry bed the finger
byutd up y ! Fpg, and Is now a
work as though nothing bad Lap
pened. ............, ...,...,.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

NIear 'WA1cH. W. IF . night
watch is ever needed ID Albany,
this Is exactly the season Of the
yeSr when he should be employed.
A very siightspaF the stump Of
% cigar thrown away lighted, may
ignite combustible matter and create
Q COnfagration that would destroy
more in an hour IN 2 city built up
almost entirely, IS isOurs, OF wooden
teneraents, than che cost Of several
watohmen perannum. We believe
.thata majority ofthe business men
ofthe city desire that the City ljoun.
CilshOuld appoint such an officer,
who should serve ut least during
the dry months. We feel con-
.vineed that the moment the City
Council find that such is the desire
tOfthe citizens, 3 DightwatCh will b
ordered. A petition presented TO
that body at the next meeting,
properly signed, would reeeiYe due
attention. W, a Is lllsly I'D \
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07


PREPARING FOR BIz.--On Mon.
day the regular freight trains were
put on the Oregon and California
Railroad, to be prepared for the
immense amount Ofgrsin that will
soon be in readiness to forward to
deep water. Unnecessary the pres
ent transportation facilities over the
road will be doubled, and ID ca
OF emergencies special trains viii
sent flying through the IN
loaded with the golden grain
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07
A TRAM WRrcKED.--The fol.

Il
lowing 10 relation to the train
wrecked on the O. & c. Railroad
on Tuesday near Csnemah, is from
a correspondent Of the Salem Sta
tesman, unde date of August 4th /:
The down train this afternoon found,
near Canemah, the wrecked loco
motive, Harrisburg, Of the morning
Express train bound down. II en-
countered at this point, . COW on
the track, just where the road winds
around the rocks on the brink Of
the river. The locomotive struck
the COW, run over her and converted
her into chunks, convenient size for
eating, but while thus engaged the
COW hoisted the engine off'the track,
on the river side, and in turn the
engine drew after it, two freight and
the baggage car, leaving the psssen.
ger coach alone on the track. The
rails were torn loose and bent like
reeds. Ties were smashed into
splinters, and the ground wasplowed
into deep and angry-looking fur
rows. The locomotive ran, thus
off the track, perhaps forty or fifty
yards, when it keeled over OH its
side and stopped, careened against a
big stump which was all that pre-.
vented its rolling over and over
into the river. Two or three cars
were considerably smashed in wood
work, but the locomotive was the
only one remaining of when we ar
rived. That Still lies wedged in
between the steep bank and the
stump against which it lodged. A
down freight train was here wait
ing when, we came; but that and
our train have just passed the wreck
on the reconstructed track, at $40
Pm. Strange enough, nobody was
hurt seriously. The engineer stuck
to the locomotive until il stopped
and when the passengers got out
they found him setting on top of
the stump gazing mournfully at bis
dilspidated pet. It was a rough |
accident and it seems almost q mir
acle that everybody escaped injury.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

A New PosToFF1cE--Has been
established at Sweet Home, and
our young friend ]. B. Hughes has
been appointed P, M. Mr.. HUI
ghes is our authorized agent at
Sweet Home. @
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

DANGEROUSLY III. DR.. Alex
ander is reported as again danger.
Ously II At his farm residence, ten
or twelve miles rom this City. DR..
Ballard, we believe, is bis attend
ing physician. The Doctor has not
been enjoying very good health
since bis severe illness last fall.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

New WHEAT-Is beginning to
come in right peart. In q few
days more our streets will be lined
with teams, hauling in the new crop,
from morn till dewy eve.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

SOAF BETrER. .-Atlast accounts.
Miss Mary FqlsysO,p, Who was il,' ~ u,
taCked with henOrhage Ofthe lungs
while visiting Yaqaius Bay ldst
week, hsa recovered suiHcientIy, Il
vas thought, toepable her toenaute
sAs tatigus ettAs ZIP 6SsE
home DeAr this sitksd yiso1ae,' M
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

The PREMIUM LIST = To be
awarded at the Linn County Fair,
will soon be in the hands of the
printer. We are told it will be
much more liberal than any yet
offered by the society.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

Gone From our GAzE.--Late
Tuesday aftarnoon, DR.. Gray and
John Millard, seated in atwO-horss
hack loaded With good things in
the eating liue, fishing rods, double
barreIed shOt-guns, ETC., departed
from among us for Yaquina Bay,
and other points Of iptefess in that
disectioD. We ish them the best
ofluck al NE way through.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

The VIcToRs. In the third
game d hase bah between TIE
Bulletin and OregoniGn typos,
which transpirsd last Saturday, the
fOthntr WJere w beaEen..l Y ~ laIl3 ~
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

Physicians report considerable
sickpees mostly bilious attacks.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

We call the attention Of soldiers
and those Interested to the adyeR-
tiyemeut Of the law snd collection
agency Of w H. Aiken, Of San
FmnOisCol They will there Rud
reliable Information as to additional
travel pay Bounty Pensions, Prize
Warrants allowed by the Govern.
ment. We believe that Mr. Aiken
from big OaiOiAI position in the
Grsnd Army has Che confidence
OfSodiersiou this coast IneOrns.
AtiOn giyeRby himifee Of charge
canal ia running tall .of
v,Ato,. -, I, a., IL. ss,l M
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

.B0RE--In tbis city, /, ON The Slst
ult iotshe yilROt M Hiass asOna
The geutlemapFand lady are lataly
from Massachusetts jstt IN ii t,i
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

WANTRD, A tun oF two ofgoOa
Timothy bay, Immediately. Inquire
at this odice,, ''.1'.a +, ,@1, ..''.1 81 I,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-08-07

canal ia running fall pf
water, AZ tbV buainsise ines
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03
IlIPRovGMnNTo OF IyILLAnEgrTn.


The meeting At Corvallis last Tues.
day to devise ways and means for The
clearing out Of the Willamette River,
was largely attended and much inter
cst manifested, "A. S. Mercer Esq.
addressed the meeting, making an ex-
tended statement oftbc advantages,
as we'll as The cost'of this enterprise.
Capt, Smith, who surveyed the River,
also made bis statement of the condi-
tion Of the river, and an estimate of
the cost Of dredging. His figure is
$4,000 for clearing the river for nav
'igation oil the year round as far up as
Harrisburg. A committee wasappoin-
ted to solicit aid from our citizens
generally in farthcrance Of this most
important enterprise. Leteyerybody
help II along.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03

defence was patiently listened to by
the Jury. The law was read and
argued by the respective lawyers to q
considerable length; the instructions
of the court were heard, and the jury
retired to deliberate on their verdict,
and after being out 23 hours they re-
turned o verdict OF guilty as charged
in the Indictment. A motion was
then made by counsel for defense for
a new trial, which motion was thor
oughly argued pro and con by the
Attorneys. The Judge, after taking
the matter under adyisement for two
or three days, granted new trial on
the grounds that the evidence did
not warrant the finding of the jury
from the fact that the evidence did
not show that the defendant had any
former acquaintance with Schoppe
and hence could not have entertained
any malace toward deceased. Or in
other words, according to this ruling,
peace officer must be acquainted
with man before he is justified in
arresting him for attempting to take
the life of another. A peace officer
has no. protection in Portland, no
matter what the circumstances are;
they, however, must do their duty,
and if they are compelled to use vio-
lence in order to arrest an OUTLAW.
they are always severely punished.
Greatindignationis felt at the Judges
ruling.
The coming Fourth of July will be
celebrated in East Portland and II
predict that it will be snccess, how
ever, | will be better able to Judge
Of that after it is over, and / will fur
nish you an account of the same.
OBSERVER"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03

Among the bills which go over TO
the next session Of Congress are tho
Postal Telegraph bill; the bill grant.
ing pensions to all soldiers OF the
war Of 1872; for the reorganization
ot tho army; for tho equalization
oibounties to authorize the organi.
Sation Of national banks without
circulation; repeating tho pre.emption
'aud amendatory to- the homestead
laws; NIecreeiy's bills regulating
charges on Interstate railways; ali
the land grant bills aud many hun.
drsds Of bills for the relioi Of indiyid-
uals
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03
OF THE WILLAMETTE.
Only S35, 900 Needed.

Capt. Smith, to whom we referred
the other day as having explored the
course of the Willamette river from
Harrisburg down in the service
Of the Linn county Central Grange,
has completed that tour of .obser-
Yation and seems to have come
TO the conclusion that the improve.
ment of navigation to secure depth
of three and a half feet of water
during the Summer and Autumn.
need not be a task accompanied with
extraordinary difficulty or expense.
Capt. Smith was selected for this sur
survey on account of his experience
in such work. He supervised the
construction of the Canal and Locks
at Oregon City, which must be
regarded as work of magnitude
that was completed in the best man
Iier.
We do not have complete data from
him as to what bis calculations were
based on, or how thorough his inves-
legations were, but we learn from a
gentleman with whom be conversed
after reaching Portland, that he gave
it IT'S his opinion that the river from
Corvallis down cohld be made availa-
BILE for transportation at all seasons by
an outlay of thirty-tiye thousand dol. |
lars This too, hs named as an OK
treme sum, and entirely sufficiently
to meet any requirements. This is |
not over balf what has been usually |
named IN that connection and places
the enterprise entirely within the
reach Of the citizens OF Oregon. The
cities and towns, from Corvallis to
Portland, have an immediate interest
in the trade and commerce Of the
country that is dependent on the
navigation of the Willamette river
Portland should contribute literally,
Salem, Albany Corvallis and inter.
mediate points should do their part,
md the country should respond with
liberal subscriptions, which can be
EASILY secured through the organiza-
ion of the Oranges. 1t really does
'eem MS If we were better able "to
work out own salvation" SO far as
liver improvements are concerned,
han to keep starving watch for
congressional appropriations. What.
Ner sum may be by Congress appro.
'riated for use the present summer,
nay be turned in to help the good
york, but we are certainly able to
'ush il through ourselves and realize =
'eneiits fully equivalent before next :
January.
IL is important to carry improve.
ients as far up as Harrisburg, and v
lrther up il possible, but Corvallis /
iould offer an out let for great part
I the grain of Polk and Benton
ounues, and we shaN do much by
rowing the feasibility OF securing p
avigationso far. The question now Il
are we TO put our hands in our pock. ),
Is for tho small sum needed, or must '
Q wait the uncertainty Of Govern.
ient aidg--Record b
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03

HMn y9oaAN,s TEMPERANCE MOVE.
MENT

N
AHe 'aoles q boston nave some
~na' noalnea ane temperance cru'
AAoe .aoslcs' Iney nave decided no'
to-n0ld PRAYER meeungs - saloons
pns VII Mooss'ly lneersleW m
hn'oOr AsePers perTOnai5' ano 81
sns,. 0es' y pefsuhue 'ns'h % s"s
UP sus'r neiaflous sra'nc'
ms = 'ns Ply issAi auu ia9ion"
nlannsf Z .iea' ~ '4D'ss @Nu
4 Our opinion n,u0 OsN,sA s''0u'S'eu
= p1ouuos iAu'0A' ~ ps'n"non'
soou iesu'ss 'nAn 'ne nanper ~
wnicn ''e crpsaue nas Dsen carr,eu
N 4 ~ DoDS = "ohnen y
'@u M p'40sS Il UusipssS Z ~ ~
0s',s.s ~ S'0sA, X ny S'ros'S
- ri - IN 'ns', ,as 'ls ""u
s'.ess $50 s.sno9' ,,,.i ~ snass,si Ha
n s' = sAo's" ~ = ~ .ianiO ~ =
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03

A Macon negro philosopher dis.
cnslng tho relasions Of tho races, said:
You know de turkey, he roost on
do fence, and dc goose he roost on dc
ground. You pull do turkey Off dc
fence, pnd he viii get up again. You
crop hls wings bur somehow or mud.
der noe gwino o git back on 40 fence
nov you Put 40 goose Oh do senco
an be win iall on; he don't belong
dar' DE turkey an 40 white man. =
liss down now, but Is gwiOo 10 nc,
np agaip- De Niger Is "a goose
'ic 'eiicr finl harhe brloras
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03

In 6Nre'se coAgicr aays That IL
ihsro iaa prohibition ticket 81 tho
aela next Fan -as unqaoslionably
There will NJ y win draw from the
rnnla q ilia nopablieaqsmnny thou.
aands oivoics A party cannot carl
? water On both shoulders without
eq'll'ng rome q it The Republican
fEiss g 'Hnsl'ne'Y ae p tpil on
gtk As.tar oppe
--
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03

OsH Of the colleges that Schuyler
0olfaz is soon 70 address is the Wis
eonsin university at Madison. The
studontz q That institution deserve
the deepest comlniseration lor being
thus compelled " receive lessons IL
bypocrasy, yenalitE. lying, and per-
Jury let Us hope shat most Of ihom
may como out Of The trial morally
unecashed.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03

IHE doctrine which Grantism i'm.
pressos upon the mind is that there
IS no important difference between
right and wrong, morality and cor
ruption, manly industry and larceny,
truth and falsehood, honesty and
fraud, veraciiy and porlury. Get
niorAy, is the maxim Of Grantisu =
and i You are caught stealing il,
Grant will write you a certificate that
you arc a true Republican, ,-and that
be is your friend.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03
SEWING MACHINE SALESOF 1878

The table Of Sewing Machine Sales for 1873,
shows that our sales last year amounted to
@32, 444 two hundred and thirty two thou
sand, four hundred and forty-fourl Machinasi
being large increase over the sales of IL pre-
vious year (lS72.)
The table shows that our sales exceed those
of any other company, for the period named.
by the number Of 1I3, 254 Machines, or
nearly double those Of any other Company.
1t may be further stated that the sales OF 1873,
as compared with those OF 1872, show a relative
y larger increase, beyond the sales of other
makers, than OF any other year.
For instance in 1872 we sold 5000 more Ma
chimes than any other Company, whereas, in
1873, the sales were
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03
wnAY VIII nE DO wrrH rrr

Now the Tilton-Beecher scandal
still goes on, in which Tilton is fully
prepared to prove that Beecher dis
played anything but clerical or re-
igious disposition towards his wife.
II is not important, so far as Beecher
and Tilton are concerned; but Sam
Clarke, Of the Salem Record, says
Elton is unreasonable We'll, he
may be, in the light Of the Salem
Records chivalry, but really We be-
lieye q Western or Southern man in
tho place Of Mr., Tilton, would inter
view MI. Beecher with saline elm
club or a doublo-barreled shot gun.