The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
cURRENr ITEMS.


: CURRENT ITEMS.
w. S. AsroR's tax on real estate last
year was $4,000
THE forty-two theaters in Paris viii
accommodate 81, ,0s0 persons.
WITH his four wives Congress con-
siders Cannon too heavily loaded.
BARRY SULLIVAN. the famous Irish
comedian, viii visit America next season.
ScHuRz is said to have decided to write
a political history of the United States.
A PATTERSON On. J.) clergyman, who
lives three miles away, skates to church.
IT is Miss Lewis, of Manchester, Eng,
that they say James Gordon Bennett has
gone to marry.
THE Plymouth Church people viii
hold daily prayer meetings during the
Beecher trial.
THE luxury of smoking brought forty
millions of revenue into the National
Treasury last year.
A CoNHECTTeUT Justice claims that the
exclamation Hello!' is swearing, and
he fines man for using it.
Who are these parties down in Brook
lyn, Billion and Teecher, who are having
such laundering long lawsuit
THE owner of Oecident challenges any
horse in the world except Goldsmith
Maid to trot in San Francisco for
$40, 600.
An unknown disease is. destroying the
cattle in Missouri. 1t is supposed to be
caused by unaigested chinch bugs eaten
last summer.
LORD DUDLEY, of England, whose
wife recently lost $25, 900 worth of jewels,
had an income last year of $1,000, 900,
so we guess he can stand it.
FREDER1cK SEWARD is attracting much
attention In the New York Legislature by
his speeches, which are delivered with a
finished grace of manner.
The last King of Spain, before the one
Just proclaimed, bearing the name of
Alfonso XII, historically known as the
Avenger, reigned from 1924 until
his death before Gibraltar in 1850, SO
that between Alfonso XI. and Alfonso
XII. there is only the little period of 225
years.
A DErIcArELY nodded Englshnan is
spoken of by the Liverpool Post, who
lately made wager that he would bite
toad's head of, eat an ounce twist of to-
bacco, and follow this up with three raw
potatoes. The bet was the price of the
tobacco and two gallons of beer, which
was easily won.
AMONG the distinguished Unitarians
who have died within the past year are ::
Charles Sumner, United States Senate !;
Millard Fillmore, ex-President of the
United States; Nathaniel Z. Hall, ex-
Postmaster General James Walker, ex-
President Harvard College; Ezra Cor
nell, of Ithaca, and Gerrit Smith, of
Peterboro.
Mr.. THOMAS HOLLOWAY, the celebrated
pillman, is now engaged in the erection
of college for women near Egham, In
Surrey, Eng, which is to cost nearly
81, 900, ,0OO He also intends to erect two
more hospitals in London, and has an
nounced his determination to devote
1900, 900 to such objects of charity as
may be deemed advisable.
A RUSSIAN nobleman promised his
guests dish they had never before seen.
When the lid was raised from tureen
five feet long it disclosed the prettiest
actress of the Folies Dramatiques, dress
ed la Lady Godiva, on cushion. The
feast was for the eyes only, and cost
81, 600, $1,000 of which went for the
game and Sic, 900 for the dish on which
it was served.
THERE probably never was man with
his presence of mind quite SO far away
as the fellow who was seen flying down
the streets of town in Texas, q few days
ago, his coat-tails streaming in the wind
and he Justify yelling, Police police r.
while q. man at his heels fourishing big
knife made pass at him with every
jump. The only policeman in the vii
lage was the man who was yelling.