The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

III" 'no 1AhnDeT uark IN spite of the
time of day. Such are the trammels of
use and wont But after an obyious
struggle the plant submitted to the
change, and turned day into night
without any apparent i'll effects.
WOMAN'S RIGHTS.
It woJ5Hiid Seem to be obvious that the.
man who seizures and occupies seat in
a railroad car, is entitled to its peacea-
BILE possession until he reaches the end
of his journey. Not so it is only by
constant watchfulness that he manages
to secure himself against the demands
OF the ever coming woman1 Let him
leave his quarters but for moment at
way station, and she is in it in spite
of his protesting coat and valise. Woe
betide him If he insists on his own
again An illustration Of this occurred
but recently. A gentleman was occu-
pylng seat in train~on principal
line of travel to certain city. Quit
ting the car for moment at station,
he laid on the seat some manuscript pa
pers, and on these he rested his travel
ing-bag. Returning in Eve minutes, he
found respectable appearing woman
and a child in his seat. His papers had
been rudely brushed on the floor and
were trodden under foot; his bag was
near them. On being told by him po-
litely that this was his seat, the woman
declined to give himthe place. The con-
ductor, being appealed to said that the
gentleman was entitled to, his seat if he.
claimed it. The usurper, aided by a.
female friend, said that .tno gentleman
would incommode lady" The gentle
mans position was trying one.- His
sex was against him, as he sought to re-
cover his own from feminine clutches.
The temptation was to gather up his
papers and bag a. nd seek a seat else
where, under the blackmail pressure of
outraged womanhood. But principle
was atstake. Had he not a duty to re-
claim that seat which was wrongly tax
en- from him? He evidently thought SO
and insisted on hisrights. The woman
easily found another seat elsewhere,
and for three mortal hours thatscar was
filings from that woman and her fSiends
at the bold, bad man who had dared to
insist on having the seat he had paid
for when it was wsnted by woman.
Now who was in the right? Let the
ladies decide this question.
GEN. JACKSON,S COUItTSRIP.
It was law of Tennessee, in early
days, that man could bedivorced from
his wife only by two successive acts OF
Legislature, and it took two sessions of
the body to accomplish the feat. Ap-
plication for divorce was made person
ally before the Legislature, and it was
decided by vote whether the cause
should be heard or not at the next ses-
sion. If the decision was favorable, the
case was investigated by a. committee,
who reported at the next session
favorably or otherwise, according to.
the evidence, and the decree OF di-
vorce was granted or refused as the.ease
might be.
Mrs. Jackson's first husband was
miserable scamp named Roberts. She
/
the Legislature for divorce. He%did
SO, and she, supposing~ the decree
/ granted, after year or more, married
| Andrew Jackson. After a time it was
discovered that Roberts had not taken
the case to the Legislature for its sec
ond hearing, and decree had not been
1 granted, although Jackson had been
living with Mrs. Roberts for two years.
as his wife. But a divorce was finally
obtained, ana Mr.. and Mrs.sJackson re-
married according to the law. This IL
nocent transgression of the laws of So
ciety and the State, was the skeleton in
the closet at the Hermitage. This led
to the death of Dickinson, and was+tsle
cause of nearly all the seventeen daels
in which Jackson was engaged. :, He
would allow no man to reproach' his
wife for unchastity and she, it seems,
was quite as sensitive. In his cfn-
paign for the Presidency tkis scandal
was revived, and there is no doubt it
shortened her life. The aspersions
upon her character crushed her; that
she, who had been a chaste, faithful
wife for thirty seven years 1.-THE guide,
the leader, and the ornament of a re-
ligious circle, should be dragged into
the public prints and held up to the
contempt of a nation as an adulteress
was more than she could endure. She
died of heart disease. Said~one of ner
friends : ''sr
"Her heart was broken it was 9.
clear case of broken heart"
CURIOUS POSTAL Rules
| Among the rulings of the Postoftice
Department are some that read queerly
enough. "The Postal law does not
exempt postmasters from working on
the public roads, Ladies' garters,
in packages not exceeding twelve
ounces, are subject to postage OF two
cents for each two ounces. Pack
i 1f 1,r~,o- hoir not oyaan1fn0