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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-04-11

Work on the Olympia & Tenino
Railway commenced on the 7th at
Olympia, the citizens turning out
en- masse, closing up every place Of
business aud devoting the entire
day to hard work on the grade.
The ladies of the city provided re-
fresbments tor the entire force.
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be found the platform adopted, anG
the nominations made, by the lie
pubIican State Convention at Salen
on Wednesday. We have but little
space and less time in which to give
our views Of the action OF the Con
veutiol,, this week. Of the noni.
nees we shall speak briefly. Rich.
ard Williams, Esq, the nominee
for Congress, is a young man who
has already made his mark, and
takes rank among the foremost
lawyers in the State II elected he
will make an efficient, working
member, accomplishing much good
for Oregon. J. G. Tolman, Of
Jackson, is unknown to us. He is
highly recommended as an able, up
right, conscientious man, who once
made an excellent county Judge
for Jackson county. He is stock
raiser, and is said to be always
ready to ''back up" his Judgment
on the winning horse; and as an
evidence OF his excellent judgment
as a horseman, it is said that Tol-
man las never yet put up or the
wrong horse. {. NJ. Foster, the
nominee for Secretary Of .|State halls
from Baker county; be IS personally
unknown to us, but we suppose he is
qualified to fill the position to which
he aspires as well as his opponent
at least. Dave Clark, Of Clark g.
Wyatt, hardware merchants of this
city, a resident at present Of Cor
wallis, enjoys a good reputation,
and would doubtless take as good
care Of the States coin as any one.
Z. NJ. Waite, OF Marion county,
candidate tor State Printer, enjoys
the reputation Of having always
been a consistent Republican. AT
the last city election in Salem, and
at the previous one also, he ran as
an Independent candidate for Coun'
Gilman against the regular Republi-
can nominee. 1t is charged that he
has always lad conscientious scru-
pies" about voting a astraight ticket,
and therefore has generally voted
for men, not principles. This is a
good record, certainly, if true. He
certainly is, as printer, far better
qualified to fill the position than
his opponent, Mr.. Brown. Prof
L. L. Rowland, Of Wasco, candi-
date for Superintendent Of Public In
struction, we know nothing of what
ever, and therefore shall say moth
ing. The ticket as q whole is a fair
one, much better, in poiut Of talent
and honesty, we think, than the
Democratic. Should the Taxpay-
ers endorse any portion ofthe ticket,
that portion will be elected. We
await the action Of next Wednes-
days Convention before predicting
general results.
-------=-'- 49, --------
The other day Grover remarked
to a Democrat, when asked for his
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- VI g77FITWT n y w .
The Massachusetts Senatorial
contest assll continues with shout
The aw y scK Day, TIE
ssOSi / Dawes s6,
81, Curtis II, Adams l6,
Scattering kis,qs p. 5aa ssJ
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Everybody has heard Of Harry
Meiggs, the Railroad King Of South
America. Harry disappeared from
San francisco years ago, very sud
denly, leaving a number Of people
minus great many thousand dol
lars which had been entrusted to him
for safe keeping. In bis railroad
contracts in Chill and Peru he
amassed a colossal fortune, and
those whom he had defrsuded in
California were repaid every farth-
ing. 1t would seem that bis career
in California made him amenable
to the laws, and as Harry probably
wished to return, bis friends and ad-
mirers introduced and passed a law
relieving him from arrest and trial
for past misdeeds. Gov. Booth took
the broad ground that Harry
Meiggs, the wealthy railroad con-
tractor, should be held just as &C.
countable to the offended laws as
though he were a poor man without
a friend or a dollar, and he vetoed
the law. The Legislature passed
the law over the head of the Gov
ernor, and Meiggs now has the inn
munity he desires.
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Grow for Grangers.

The late Democratic State Con-
vention resoluted strongly for the
farmers movement" and then to
show how far their sympathy really
extended towards the farmer, they
placed upon their ticket three law
yers, one printer, one merchant and
one minister of the gospel-entirely
ignoring the claims of the class of
people they had SO recently ex-
pressed SO much sympathy for.
Any of those six offices, with the
exception, it may be, of the office
of State Printer, could have just as
we'll been filled by farmers. The
delegates to the Democratic State
Convention seemed to think the
agricultural class of Oregon are
willing that the average politician
and time-server shall hold all the
Offices of honor and trust, il the
Conventions putting them in nom
iDation will only pass resolutions Of
sympathy! Ii the estimation Of
Watkinds, Grover & Co., crow is
all the farmers want, and therefore
the ring gobbled all the turkey and
kindly threw the crow to the Pat
rons Of Husbandry. We are in
clined to think that 50 much crow
has sickened the farmers, and that
the June election will prove it.
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The other day Grover remarked
to a Democrat, when asked for his
opinion as to the result Of the can.
vass, that there was an 'undercnr-
rent now at work among the people
that he was afraid Of. II the Peo-
pie really intend to have a say, then
I have little hopes for the Demo
cratic ticket This is the substance
ifnot the exact words Of the Gov
ernor. He sees the handwriting on
the wall, but Is compelled BY his
masters 70 continue the canvass,
much against his will. '3's
--s-.--- tfa---- lA 3t
Connecticut has gone Democratic
as usual, The Senate stands II
Democrats and 4 Republicans;
House, 143 Democrats SO .Rspub.
licans and 2 Independents i,aads
Secretary ltiChardson said od The
9th that when he decides t6 tetIFe
from the Treasury be win notify The
puDllG nil lo lQ5G $685. i9as
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River News.

The river was rising slowly last even.
ing, the marks OF the wharf indicating 12
feet 10 inches in the channel,
The Mallie Ragon departed for Pitts
ourgh at A. NJ, and the Courier for
Parkcrsburg at 10IA NJ.
There were no passing boats yesterday.
Business about the wharf Is very inac-
tive.
Tho Express leaves for Parkersburg
this morning.
The Hudson is duo from Cincinnati at
noon to-day.
The Granite State Is due from Pitts
burgh at midnight tonight, en- route for
Portsmouth.
Efforts are still being made to Tighten
of the three bsrGes of coal grounded at
Brunot on Monday, and with a good
show OF success. These belonged to the
Dick Fulton Ne. Q, and che was 80 unior.
tunate subsequently, as to sink one and
ground another. -
We UNDERSTAND that Dir. 3. +. Dana,
who purchased the Oil Valley at Pitts
burgh Monday, will use her to tow coal
out Of Kanawha to the mouth.
LBy telegraph
PITTaBuRGu, April 16-River 0 feet, 6
inches and about stationary. Weather
cloudy and cool. Tho Allegheny Is 0 feet,
inches, and falling at Oil City. The
Monongahela is stationery.
CINCINNATI, April 18.-River 80 feet,
aud falling, Arrived-Andes, Wheeling;
Ben Franklin, Memphis; Exporter, Now
Orleans. Departed-Camelis, Nashville;
Andy Baum, Memphis.
LOUISVILLE, April 10.-River falling
fast, 10 feet in the canal and IA feet In
the Indian chute. Weather cloudy with
light rain all day. Business dull.
ST. Louis, April 10 0-Arrived-How.
ard and Mande from New Orleans, Belle
OF Memphis from Memphis. Departed
Esperanza for Pittsburgh, Roberts for
tho Ohio river. River falling slowly.
Rain all last night. Weather cold and
raw, drizzle today.
CAIRO, April 10 6-Arrived-Alen Ste.
vens from 81. Louis, Chss. Brown from
Louisville. Departcd-City Of Alton for
g. Louis, All. Stevens for the Ohio river.
River risen ID inches. Weather cloudy.
Mercury 40.
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the BRIDGE ACROSS the MISSISSIPPI
ONO LEGISLATURE.

COLUMBUS, April 16.-In the Hous,
this morning, House bill TO prevent coun
ty recorders from acting as conyeyancer
was passed. The Senate joint resolution
Tor printing tho final volume OF the geo.
logical report was adopted. -#,.
In tho Senate, House bill providing tha
specialists may be employed as teacher
who cannotpass an examination In the or
dinary branches Of education was passed
House bill TO authorize Boards Of Educa
ton to purchase text books failed 10 pass
Yeas 49, nays 10.
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What Can be Done for Temperance
RdItora of tina IntcllI0erner

What Can be Done for Temperance.
Editors OF the IutGllIgencer
A communication headed what can be
done for temperance published in to-
days INTELLleENCER and signed D. W.
Fisher, prompted me 10 make the follow
ing suggestions:
The Incorporate and violent agitation
Of temperance, the lamentable abuse oi
religion and the employment OF means
however respectable amounting to open
lawlesSness in the zeal and advocacy Of
that cause are certainly not calculated to
advance 1t but must necessarily tend to
awaken the public mind to conscious
ness and subsequent conviction that the
attempt TO correct the evil Of intemper-
ance by such means is subversion only
Of true religion and good government.
We hays a stringent law in this State
regulating the sale Of intoxicating liquors.
Let it be enforced. Let the City Council
carefully and impartially examine every
application ior license, scrutinize the ap-
pllcant's character and his bond. Let the
law regulating the sale oI-liquors be
strictly enforced, and the number ol
saloons will soon diminish and the busi-
ness be conducted only by good and law.
abiding citizens.
An experience and observation In this
and other cities for more than twenty
years has convinced me that drunkards
are not made in well conducted saloons,
they do not frequent them), but
obtain their liquor principally at the
smaller shops, groceries or retail liquor
shops, by the half pint, pint or quart,
drink In seclusion, and when drunk ex-
hibit themselves often near saloons pre-.
cisely in the same manner and to the same
purpose as fancy loaiers often congregate
IN front OF hotels, churches, and other
public places.
What then can be done for temperance?
l. Prohibit the sale Of liquors less than
q gallon by retailers.
Q, License only such men as are known
to be Of good character and lava hiding
tcitiEens.
8. Punish every violation Of State or
municipal law regulating the sale Of
liquors.
4. Discriminate between the license for
the sale Of distilled and fermented liquors
so as 10 encourage the consump-
ton OF wine, beer, ale, etc, and
restrict the sale ot distilled liquors, 80 as
make the traffic improbable, and you will
have accomplished all that can be done
for temperance.
DR.. RICHARD BLUM.
Wheeling, Aprl 10, 1874.
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GEsG'ttelIig
What win tho Presiden, Do :

A powerful pressure Is being exerted
upon the President to induce him TO veto
tho Currency bill Just passed by Congress.
50 intense and influential Is this
pressure that the Wall street mind
Is apparently apprehensivc that II
will succeed, and that the bill will
be sent back 10 the Senate where
It originated This apprehension shows
that Gen. BUTLER Is not believed toknow
whereof he spoke when he assured the
House that there was no danger Of veto.
And yet,iper contra, there Is the TACT that
four Of the Presidents most influential
champions in Congress are in favor Of the
bill-Viz, Senators MORTON, CAMERON
and LOGAN, and Gen. BurIER, and this
fact has its weight in confusing public
opinion as to what tho President will de-
eide to do. And besides this fact, there
is yet an other one that tho public Is
pretty well aware Of, viz, that it
takes a great deal of pressure to change
the Presidential mind upon any subject In
regard TO which 1t is once "sot." AS Mrs,
GRANT said upon certain occasion, "Mr.
GRANT is very stubborn man" He has
a habit Of standing by his friends and his
opinions very tcnAciouSly. And then,
too, be is on the record in favor Of Issuing
$440OO0O0 reserve whenever called for
by the necessities Of the Treasury or the
emergencies Of the country. The secre.
tary oI the Treasury put out about $5.'
100000 before tho last Presidential cleo.
ton and about SEQ ,0OO,0 900 after the panic
last fall. So far, therefore, as the incor-
poration Of the reserve into the green.
back circulation Is concerned, 1t is argued
that the President is committed In favor Of
the Senate bill. What his views may be in
regard TO an increase in the National
Bank circulation is another question. The
Senate bill does not make it obligatory
upon the Treasury Department to
issue the $lsOOOOOO of greenbacks
yet unissued, and tho CINCINNATI
Gazette of yesterday remarks that the
well known desire Of the Secretary for q
reserve makes it probable that he will
keep that much back for an emergency. It
also remarks that Of the national bank
circulation, there was outstanding April
A, SS49 OIL .057, which was nearly S..
1000 less than the amount then euthor.
lied. which shows that there was no great
demand for circulation from parties wish.
ing to start new banks, and that it is not
probable. therefore, that the additional
amount now authorized will be taken in
hurry.
The cutting down the ratio Of reserve
which may be held in tho hands Of re-
decming agents in the redeeming cities TO
25 per cent Of the required amount, makes
1t necessary for the banks to keep larger
balance Of greenbacks in their own vaults,
and to this extent 1t is measure Of con.
traction. This contraction will be lmme.
dlate, for the bill goes into effect as soon
as it is signed by the President, while the
expansion Of the currency will be slow
and protracted. Therefore, the effect
upon business will not be what was ex-
pected, and therefore, for all these reasons,
we hardly expect to SEQ tho President
veto the Senate bill.
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The Flood in the Cumberland River.

NASHVILLE, April 16.-The Cumber-
land River Is still rising one inch an
hour. Several hundred yards of Market
street, south OF Broad street Is now sew.
eral Ieet under water, TO the great DAM
age Of stores and residences. One more
foot will invade the Easements Of thirty
or forty business houses on Front street
north ioi Broad. The merchants are now
moving goods and cotton to more Sc
cure places. Ono firm will have more
than six thousand barrels Of salt damaged
thousands Of dollars The damage
alreadyto property by moving goods
and groceries will amount TO thousands
OF dollars. There Is great damage
to railroads from high waters and trains
are temporarily, delayed, The Decatur,
Waverly, and Northwestern Railroads
suffered seriously from the storm Tuesday
night. The Tennessee River Is very full
and rising two inches an hour and threat
ems 10 overflow. The Cumberland, Stone
and Duck Rivers arc higher than Of any
time aimee 1s47, and from present indiea.
tons will reach or excel that year.
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ST. LOUIS.


sr, LOUIS, April 10.-It is un derstood
that the railroad superIntendents and
and managers, in session here yesterday
to consult in regard to the summer time
schedule, decided to make no change in
the present through time.csrds, except to
shorten the time between Chicago and
New York about half an hour.
TIE BRIDGE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI.
The Keystone Bridge Company com.
pleted the iron work on tho bridge cross
ing the Mississippi river here yesterday
and gave a banquet to the employees
some ECO In nunber-at the Grand Cen,
iral hotel last night, in honor OF the event,
This work on the bridge has been finish,
ed two weeks inside OF the contract time
for which the Keystone Company receive
9 bonus Of one thousand dollars per day
The approaches will be hAstened TO com.
pletion, and the railroad tracks laid, and
tho carriage ways finished as speedily as
possible. The indications are that the
bridge will be thrown open 10 pnb!iC
traffic at much earlier day than at first
anticipated.
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Baltimore Cattle NInrka,.

BALTIMORE, April l8-Cattle-Quiet
and 4afc higher; very best on sale 6fa7tc;
that generally rated fret quality 5fs6ic;
midling or good ialr quality 4sa64; re-.
ceipts 1,005: sales 0Q6.
Hoes-Modcrate demand and prices
stihening; sales at 7tsssc; receipts 5,329.
SnEEP-Wool-Quiet; Case; sheared
midllng active at4tA6sc; receipts $3.50.
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AN IMPORTANT CAsE-The U. s. Dis
trict Court now sitting in this city is hear.
ing a case OF unusual importance. 1t is
known as the case OF JOHN johns, Jr., as.
signee in bankruptcy of JouN s. CLARK
BON, against the Charleston Extension
Company, and involves the title 10 some
one hundred and twenty acres Of land
within the corporate limits Of the city ol
Charleston, the State Capital. 1t seems
that several years before the war the
property was sold to CLARKsoN by o
Commissioner representing tho estate oi
WM. r. Cox, and that in 1859 in default
Of the deferred payments q decree Tor q
resale Of the property was obtained from
tho Circuit Court OF KsnaWha county,
From this decree C1ARKsoN took an ap.
peal 10 the Court Of Appeals at Lewis.
burg, but the decree was sustained by
that Court, and the order for a resale con.
frmed. The decree, however, was not
Immediately carried into execution, but
postponed with view to an accommo.
da,ion between the parties. The war
coming son= and property being de-
pressed in value, no steps were
taken to. sell the land and consequently
twas suffered to remain in the nominal
possession Of Clarkson until June, 1864,
at which time a Commissioner named
Lowell sold the property for the benefit Of
the creditors TO the present extension
company, a combination ot17 persons who
Joined together and purchased 1t fol
$l9,S5O. At the time Of the sale Clark
son was in the South, where he had gone
early in the war, and his assignee In
bankruptcy claims that his property was
sold far below its value, because Of col
luslon between the Commissioner and q
ring that had combined together to buy
the property on speculation. He alleges
that tho Commissioner threw suspicious
upon the tito Of tho property, and that
in this and other ways it was
deprecated in value and sold at a sacrl-
fee. On the other hand, the defendants
claim that the purchase was made BY
them in a regular and legal manner, and
that they paid all that tho property was
worth at the time in the estimation Of re,
sponslble and dlsinterested witnesses
Also that tho fact that the property be
came valuable in their hands has no legtti
mate bearing upon the price that they pAit
for 1t, inAsmuch as 1t was the result O
circumstances that no one could iorsee
such as the great oil Juror Of 1854, the fall
ofthe Southern ConIederacy, the growing
prospects Of Charleston, Sc, or courst
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80 LINEA 9NN0 YAQIaa gg0NEaIgTI - aELrErHw 80

there are numerous details, embra.
cling these and other points, that
enter into the contest between the plain.
tiff and tho deiendents, and that win be
brought out in the course Of the trial.
We have simply given mere outline
view Of tho case. The issue interests .
considerable number Of people directly
and indirectly, inasmuch' as the property
has been Incorporated since its purchase
as part Of Charleston, and has been di-
vided outinto lots and built upon by two
or three hundred persons. From the
character Of the Counsel engaged there
ought to be some interesting speeches
heard before the case Is submitted to the
Jury.
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BOSTON.

BosToN, April 1S.-The following Is the
third ballot Tor U, s. Senator: Whole
number Of votes 26S; necessary to choice
1906 Dawes, 90; Hoar, Ss; Curtis, ";
Banks, 8; Adams, 4; Sanford; q Wash.
burn and Whittier,1 each,
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A TROY cremstiopist asks, wouldn't i
be pleasant to receive q dispatch some
thing like this some day:
DEAR MoTnER:-William died at nool
to-day. Ashes by mail.
Yours in sorrow, JOHN sMrTH.
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Weather Rannr,.
... Wan DEPARTHIxr, 4
WAsunuFoG, u. O., April 1850 P. =.

.... PROBABILITIES.
On Friday over New England winds
will veGr 10 the north and east, with lower
temperature, increasing cloudlness and
probably rain and snow.
For the Middle States and Lower Lake
Region, fresh and brisk east to north
winds, cloudy and rainy weather, but
partly snow over the northern portion Of
this area.
For the South Atlantic States, increas.
Ing winds mostly from the southeast to
northeast, cloudy and rainy weather.
For the Western Gulf States, north and
northwest winds, with clear and clearing
weather, which will extend over the East.
ern Cult States.
For the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys,
winds veering to the northerly, generally
cloudy weather and light rain. R"U
From Missouri and Iowa northeast
ward to the Upper Lake Region, rising
temperature, partly cloudy weather and
winds wearing to the southeast and east
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Died.,

EMzADETH, N. j., April 1G.-Rev. Dr..
Thomas Coulton, late Of the Methodist
Book Concern, died at his residence here
this morning, aged 60. He was Treas
urer Of Elizabeth at the time Of bis death.
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WORCESTER, April 16.-Phtllip and
Joseph Adams, aged fifteen and thirteen,
were drowned to-day while sailing on o
pond,
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BY TELEGRAPH
NEGOTIATED PRRss RHPoRT

Ry the Western Union Line.
Once Northwest cor. Of Main and Monroe eta.
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The business OF lecturiug has been gen,
orally as Improbable this season to the
lecturers as to the lectured;
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NEW YORK CITY.
THE SENATE BILL FOR EXPANSION OF CUR.
RKNCY.

RRNcY.
NEW YORK, April 10;-At q meeting
last evening oi some oil the bankers, cap-
italists and merchants to consider the &C.
ton necessary to represent the feelings of
tho business men Of New York to the
President In regard to the Senate bill tor
the expansion OF the currency, Peter
Cooper was called 10 the chair, A peti-
ton 10 President, Grant was read. Il is
signed by Brown Bros s. Co., Henry G.
SIebblns & Co, Drexel, Morgan & Co.,
Samuel B. Ruggles, and about $500
others, including majority Of the Presi-
dents of the banks In the Clearing House
Association. The petition says they ap-
peal from their own judgment to the Ian.
guage OF the most eminent Statesmen in
the Senate and House Of Representatives
in 1862 In justification OF their plea
that further issue Of greenbacks under
the existing circumstances without
the warrant Of necessity will irlict
q stain on the honor Of the republic and
impair confidence in every future pledge,
and the promise given In It's name. Ad-
dresses in support Of the petition were
made by Stuart Brown, Rev. L. Bacon,
August Belmont and others, and q com.
mittee was appointed to present the peti.
ton TO the President, asking him to inter.
pose his veto to prevent the enactment OF
the Senate currency bill, which has re-
Gently passed both houses OF Congress. or
any other bill having in view an increase
of inconvertible currency. The com.
mittee includes Messrs. James N. Brown.
Howard Potter, D. Wills, James Jacob
y. Vermilye, Jonathan Slurses, VIM. MI
Evarts, Cyrus w. Field and other repre.
sentatives. The citizens petition viii be
presented tomorrow. ~ ""' W