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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
How a Deadlock Works.

A correspondent writing from the
House during the recent fihbustering
bout, gives concise description of the
way a deadlock is worked. He says:
es The method of proceeding is as fol-
lows: Some one of the leading Demo
Gratis moves that the House adjourn;
another demands the yeas and nays upon
this motion. Then some member on the
Republican side demands the yeas and
nays. This is where the fun comes in
for the Republican side. The Speaker
asks if the call for tellers is seconded,
and a sufficient number of Republicans
rise in their places. The tellers are then
appointed and take their places before
the Speakers desk, and the Democrats
who desire the yeas and nays come
marching down the aisles and pass be-
tween the tellers. The Speaker then
declares that sufficient number have
voted for the yeas and nays to second
that demand, and the other side Is not
counted, SO the Republicans have an OPP
portunity of giving the Democrats some
physical labor without trouble to them
selves. The yeas and nays having been
ordered on q motion to adjourn, some
other Democrat moves that when the
House adiourns to-day it be to meet on
Saturday next. On this question the
yeas and nays are demanded, the Repub-
icans call for tellers again, and repeat
the same proceedings as on the first mo-
ton. Next motion is made by some
Democrat to amend the last motion by
striking ont Saturday and inserting Fri
day as the date of meeting. The Demo-
Gratis are made Ito march between the
tellers again in order to get the roll call
ed upon this motion. Three roll calls
are thus ordered, and consume the time
for two hours or more. When the last
motion has been voted upon and voted
down, then the same routine is begun
over, and the same monotonous proceed
ings are repeated"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
A Rrakeman,s BraYery.

Charles CrandalI q brakeman on the
New York and New Haven railroad, saveE
the life of Mary e. Jones in PortchesteE-
recently at the imminent risk of his OWL
Miss Jones WAS crossing the track when.
she recognized an acquaintance In q httiee
boy and stopped to talk with him. He
was not on the road bed, but Miss Jones'
stood on the track, which was trembling
with the approach of a Boston express a&
full speed. A freight train stood on the
other track, and the men were busy
switching cars ON side track. CrandalI1
was on q freight car that was moving, and
hearing the express, shouted to Miss
Jones to get out of the way. She seemed
not to hear and continued her conver-
sation.
CfandaN jumped from the moving car,.
and ran towards the woman, who, too
late to save herself, saw her danger. al
thought all of sudden that I'd try,
said he afterward, in relating the story to-
his friends, "a and knew that it must be
! an awful quick try. She didn't see mss
| coming, but Just glanced over her shoul-
der quick like, and then shr1nk alto
| gether with sort of shrudder and whiS-
pered, I'm gone heard that whisper,
and il seemed as if the engine might have
heard it, too. It was about as near as I
was It was which and 'tother between
me and the express.
| ssThe girl put her hands to her face andz
tottered backward. I just caught kes-
round the waist, and lugged her of tise-
track as the whole train scurried past. f.
looked down at the little woman, and She
was as pale as ghost and hardly breatheH
/ Then was afraid she would faint, and L
wouldn't have known what to do them
To pull woman out of danger is easier
for me than 10 bring them to when they
faint. But she opened her eyes and
stared into my face in wondering wEys-
just as ono does On waking from sleep
after being sick and ight-heAded. +
| think the scare itself came near killing
her. She found ont where she was quick
enough, and bounded away. Don't
You ever come around this track agairl,,
said I. Then she laughed and started
for her home, as she remarked I think
shall remember this forever"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
Billiards---America VS.. England.

Chris O'Connor, of New York, has
issued the following challenge to Eng
land. It is believed that one of the
players referred to is Rudolphe, and the
other either Cyrille Dion or Maurice
DAILY:
II will wager St, 600 that can produce two
beat any two English players upon the follow
ing conditions: Two games of 1000 points
each to be played. One the English game, on
English table; the other the American game,
on an American table. The player who makes
the greater number of points in the two games
to be declared the winner. I will give or take
$500 to have the game played in London or
New York"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
A south American City.

A South American letter-writer saws
Buenos Ayres is modern commercial
city, built upon an old Spanish town. 1t
is laid out into squares by streets cross
ing at right angles with perfect regular
ity. The narrow streets were originally
lined with rambling one-story houses OF
brick, faced with white cement, each
with its patio in the center, and its large
street windows effectually protected by
a network of iron bars. In recent
times the wonderful commercial pros
perity of the city has rendered necessary
q more crowded style of building, and
these structures have been run up to two,
three, and rarely four stories in height.
The shop-windows of the Florida, the
principal street, will remind you of New
York or London, but glance at the
edifces will bring your thoughts back to
Buenos Ayres. The sights In the streets
have the same two-fold character. The
old custom of horseback riding still pre-
walls largely, and the clatter of hoofs
without the rolling of wheels is marked
peculiarly. The bakers outfit is dom
key or sorry jade of horse, with huge
panniers on either side, between
which sits the man of the loaves
galloping down the streets. / be-
heve that, fortunately, pies are not
in demand here. The milkman, dressed
gaucho fashion, with q slouch hat,
shawl over his shoulder, and another
about his legs, comes trotting in from
the country with his cans slung on either
side of his horse. He puts water into
his milk there is another variety" who
does not. He may be seen driving two
or three COWS down the street with calves
tied to their tails. When hailed he will
draw the milk for you before your eyes,
unadulterated of course, unless he may
have q syringe full of water secreted in
his sleeve, as one ingenious fellow is said
to have done. You may see drove of
turkeys down the street, and if you de-
sire one for dinner, the agile driver will
catch the object of your choice in a mo-
ment and wiring his neck in your pres
ence. The carts, you see, all are very
high two-wheeled vehicles, with the
shafts thrust into a saddle on the back
of one horse, while another, fastened to
one corner by chain caught in one side
of his saddle, gyrates about much as he
pleases. These are trihing matters, but
they are street pictures = along with
street-cars of New York manufacture-the
driver of which winds horn at every
crossing to clear the roads, and equipages
as fine as any to be met on the grand
| boulevard in Chicago.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

You've Alfonso's allowance has been
fixed at 5000. 900 reals s., 500, COO
which ought to prove real comfort to
him.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
Wanted to Copyright a Dog.

The Cincinnati Enquirer. tells tins vera
cious tale GA rather intelligent-look-
ing man came into the United States
Clerks office recently and stated that he
desired to take out copyright Mr..
Tom Ambrose explained that by the
change in the law of 1870 his applica-
ton must be made directly to Washing
ton. He said he had table perform
ance he wanted to get copyrighted, and
inquired how it should be done. Capt.
Ambrose told him he would have to send
three copies of the work to the depart
ment at Washington. sOf which, the
table or the dog9' asked the man. What
do you want copyrighted9 inquired
Ambrose. Why, a performance on a
table by dog. I might send three ta-
bles on, but you see l have only one
dog. The little fellar acts the cutest you
ever seed, and there's money In it for
me if can only get a copyright on it
so other folks can't learn their dogs to do
the same tricks. How'll it do, Mister z
Capt. Ambrose assured him that he had
no remedy, except to make his dogs
acting so superior to others that they
would not be encroachable by dogs of
inferior talents just the same copy
right which artists enjoy"
The PERus OF SERESADINa. = Sere
nading In Lewiston, Oregon, has ceased
to be popular. The following extract
from recent police report will explain
why stThe too me1odious nocturnal
band was brought before his honor Re
corder Vincent, who, after hearing the
facts in the case, recorded fine of $5
and costs, which amounted to 50, making
total of S12 against the E-fiat cornet,
which was paid by Charles Willis (con-
traband1; the trombone was nulcted ia
the same amount, and made good by
Billy Duffy. The snare drum and bugler
not having the necessary amount to sat
isfy the insatiate maw of the offended
dignity of the city In the person of the
Recorder, Martin Williams and Brick
top" took il upon themselves to offer
themselves as hostages in the city jail
until the expiration Of the alternative, six
days.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

Now Is the time when prudent parents
see too it that the part OF the boys on
which they aide down hin nre property
half-soled with leather, tin, or sheet iron.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12
Expenditures OF the Government for
Public improvements.

The expenditures of the United States
for public buildings at Washington,
from the time the capital was located to
the end of fiscal year, June 30, 1873,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

EX-SENATOR NxEis esoftening of the
brain . is contfadicted.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12

CoLoRADo has established an agrieailE-
ural college.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-17
WESTERN RAINS.

A Western paper reports an interview with a
Granger who was disheartened by the late contin-
nous rains in that section, and who gave the fol-
lowing sad statement of the case;
His potatoes he said were vigorously attacked
by bugs, which at length were forced to attend
to business in Captain Boyingtons ar1nor, and
finally found watery grave. The POTATOES, en-
Outraged by the disappearance ofthe bugs, and
stimulated by the rains, then mounted up so last
as to tear themselves out by the roots. They are
dead loss.
His Lima beans he planted just as the rains
commenced. He spliced the poles three times,
and gave up because the vines got ahead of him.
They have since been running up and down the
poles and squirming and wrggling around each
other, and having it all their own way. One am
bilious vine ran out into the road, mounted a tel
egraph pole and struck on wire in the direction
of New York. Its end is mystery.
His tomato plants have grown into immense trees,
but like all ofhis growing crops, show no signs OF
bearing fiuit. One of the plants was uprooted
by the wind, and, besides tearing down the gar
den fence, smashed in the chicken coop. An
other was struck by lightning and this stuntcd its
growth, which 10 aicOnsolation to the farmer
His pumpkin vines, back of the barn, are play
ing hob with the place. The vines about the size
of gas mains, and the leaves like umbrellas, have
gone under and into the barn and threate to tear
the building to pieces. And yet there is no sign
of pie to be seen.
neighbors, and if they bear, which IS doubtful,
it is presumed that the ownership of the fruit will
have to be settled by litigation.
Our farmer has been up among the branches OF
his pea vines with ladder and field glass, but
has not been able, asyet, to discern apod. lie
says the vines are big enough to get up peas the
size of ten-pound cannon shot.
lie was out in India rubber boots yesterday look
ing at his cabbages. The leaves drop over Ii Ike the
roof of a COW shed, with little pimple in the
midst that may under favorable circumstances,
come to a head. The two apples and one peach IN
his orchard have been beaten off by the ptlless
rain. All about his farm forests of weeds,
through which the rain drops and the WING signs
mournfully. Here the mosquitoes build Their
nests and go forth at night as vampires to suck
the farmers blood On the lawn, once sunny ana
closely shorne now rank and slushy, lies the once
Offering scvthe blade, rusty and defed. Ona
soggy hay-cock sits a hop-toad with an umbrella
over his head, lamentng long continuance Of
damp feet and toothache.
Drying his hay in the oven of his cook stove,
and reaping his tangled oats with his sickle, the
farmer should be rejoiced that he has some hay to
cure and some oats to bind in sheaves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-17

yestication. "Ticonc'' further says: "If the
Kennebec voters could know these facts, the pro-
test would be loud and deep" The voters Of
Vassalboro' do know the true facts and their pro-
test is lond and deep, not against onick Halves,
but against cowardly assassin, who strikes the
dagger. not for truth or principle but for his own
base purposes. At an unusually large caucus Of
the Republicans of vassalboro held at the town
house on the l4th inst for the purpose of eecting
delegates to our county convention, the following
resolve was offered and passed by rising vote,
with only two persons dissenting, and they under
the excuse that it did not seem to them a fitting
time or place for such expression.
"Resolved, That We, the republicans of Nassal-
boro', in caucus assembled, hereby express our
entire confidence in the integrity of fellowcit
izen, Orrck HAYES, denouncc as false and infamous
the report put in circulation touching his conduct
in connection with alleged frauds in filling the
quota of this town, and we instruct our delegates
TO the county convention to support him for re-
nomination as County Commissioner"
"Ticonic" still further says with this record
do not think that Mr.. Halves ought to be called to
an Office of trust and emolument; and as an indie
pendent republican, should refuse to vote for him
if he is again presented" Perhaps it may not be
out CT place for me to say here to "Ticonic" and
others in the county of Kennebec, to whom he has
sent copy Of the Wing and Courier containing
his statements Of my conduct in connection with
the paper credit frauds, that am glad to have
learned of the difficulty under which he has been
suffering for tie year past, in season to relieve him
by this true statement of facts before the meeting
of our county convention, trusting it may remove
his objection that expect to be presented for NOM
ination according to the long established practice
in this county, and unless have been recreant in
du,y, think may reasonably expect the custom
airy usage. ORIuck HALVES.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-17
REpZy 10 "YICONIr."
NORTH NAsSALBoR,

NORTH NAsSALBoRo' August lG, 1915.
To tie Editor Of tie journal.
| trust you will allow me little space in your
paper to reply to a communication IN the Bangor
Wing and Courier, under the caption of"A spicy
letter from Waterve," and signed "Ticonic," in
which the writer, after citing the action of the
Kcnnebec Journal in exposing the conduct of AL
bert Moore of Arson in filing the quota of his
town years ago with paper credits instead of men,
says: GAN right, go ahead expose Albert
Moore; he deserves it richly" And then "Ti
comic" makes villainous and cowardly attack up
on myself; villainous because false cowardly be-
cause he thinks to hide himself under the fimsy
garb, which he has manufactured in re:terating
your charges against Albert Moore, and COM
mending you for the same. He says: zone of
your own County Commissioners, Orrick Halves,
did precisely the same thing for the town Of Vas
salboro'." lie also states that "the Journal says
that Albert Moore bought his men of democratic
paper credit brokers, Pike and Delaney" Ticonic
then says: $50 did Orrick Halves buy ofprecise-
ly these same men. lie bought thirty-five 1850
paper credit men from Pike and Delaney, and
paid fourteen thousand five hundred dollars of
Vassalboro's money therefor" Now to the
above assertions plead 'not guiHy." All or near
ly all of these thirty men were purchased
without my calua5le assistance l was not one
of the sclectmen of the town at the time those pa
per men were purchased; and if / had been
should not have been chargeable with any fault,
as the selcctmen who did purchase them acted
under authority from the town. At a meeting of
the town held January IL, 1865, called for the
purpose of raising money for filling our quota UNI
der a call from the Government for men, Mr.. Ira
D. Sturgis made a proposition for filling our
quota, and after hearing his proposition and fully
discussing the question, the town unanimously
passed the following resolution: "Resolved, that
it is the expression ofthe town, that if consonant
with the hest interest of the town. the selectmen
be authorized to purchase men of Mr.. Sturgis."
The selectmen did purchase the men of Mr.
Sturgis, as thus authorized, and those were all
or nearly all of Vassalboro paper men. In 1868
l was chosen to represent Vassalboro' in the fol
lowing Legislature, expressly to ferret out, if pos
sible, the paper credit fraud. was a member of
the committee Of investigation, and with the other
members of that committee dio all that could be
done to ferret out the gully parties, but not being
successful in doing SO, the committee recommend
ed the appointment Of commission; that com
mission was appointed and made thorough in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-17
TIE CURRENCY QUESTION IN ON

TIE CURREHCY QUESTION IN ono
The Roberts papers in Maine are I'M
willing to have attention directed to the
political campaign In Ohio. What have
we in New England to do with the cam
palgn in that western State they indig-
nantly inquire. We will tell them. The
election in that State is being contested on
an issue of great national importance.
The result will affect every State in the
Union. it will have its influence upon
the people of Maine as much as upon
the people oil Ohio 1t is in relation to
the currency which everybody uses in their
business. Ii it were a question of only
local interest, dependent upon the State
legislature, we should have no occasion to
be concerned about it, but it calls for the
action of Congress, and that action, were
any to be taken, would operate here just
the same as in Ohio.
The issue presented in Ohio is whether
the greenbaek currency shall be made
equal to gold, or whether il shall be kept
at deprecated value as at present, OF
even reduced by imitation TO STILES value
than il now bears In comparison with the
gold standard. The republicans are con-
tending gallantly for currency equal to
gold, convertible into gold everywhere,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-17
PRINCIPLES COMPARED
REPUBLxC.s.v DOfTRT.yE.


The maintenance of the high standing of
the credit of the State; the promotion OF the
development Of its agricultural ana manufac-
turing resources the extension of educational
facilities; the prohibition by law
Of the sale Of Intoxicating Iiq.
uOrs and the enforcement OF
that law the equitable adjustment OF the
burden of taxation, and the tightening OF that
burden to the fullest extent; and, in all, the
exercise Of that rigid economy that admits OF
no outlay for purposes of doubtful utility, and
demands full equivalent for every expendi-
ture; these are the objects ihe Republican
party of Maine has had steadily in view, the
pervading principles of its common law, and
they all have the hearty support of my con-
viciion and my sympathy From the Speech
of Gen. Connor at the Republican State Con-
rsntion, accepting the nomination for Cor
ernor.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-17
Lincoln County Republican Con
ventiOn.

The Republican voters Of Lincoln County are re.
quested to send delegates to county convention,
TO be held at Union Hall, Newcastle, Tuesday, Au-
gust cath, 1875 at II O'clock, A. NJ for the purpose
of nominating candidates to be supported a. the
September election, viz. :-one Senator, County
Commissioner, County Treasurer; to choose a
County Committee for the year 1876 and TO transact
all other business that may properly come before
said convention. Each town, and Monhegan Isle
will have one delegate, and one additional delegate
for every fny votes cast for Governor Dingley, at
the September election In 1874. traction Of TWEEN
ty-six will be entitled to one delegate.
By THE COMMITTEE.
July s7th, 1875
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-17
GENERAL NEWS.

Gen Sheridan is instructed to suppress the
Mormon Indian trouble in Utah, and will I'M
doubtedly do it.
The sum of $50, 900 has been expended at Jack
sonyille, H., in an unsuccessful attempt to find a
bed of coal worth working.
Immense beds of sulphur have been found in
Humboldt county, Nevada, about thirty miles
from the Central Pacific Railway.
English gardeners now gladly pay four shillings
each for toads. They find them the best and
cheapest destroyers of insects which inlest their
plants.
Webb, who started on Thursday afternoon to
swim from England to France without any appar-
atus, was picked up at midnight, having accom-
pished half the distance.
There were fifteen thousand people at Rocky
Point, r. l., on "Wednesday, representing all
classes and conditions of people-farmers, mil
operatives, Englishmen, Sunday School children,
and yet there was no disturbance, not the slight
est accident, and the entire number were safely
taken to their respective homes in various parts Of
New England by railroad and steamboat Who
says we are not well behaved people,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-17
from the Bath Times.
LET US HAVE HONEST MONEY.
BATH. August 18th, 49,

BATH. August 18th, 1875.
Mr.. EDITOR There is not manufac-
turing interest In Bath or in Maine, from
shipbuilding to shoemaking. that is not vi
tally interested to-day in having our cur
rency brought to the specie standard.
Every enterprise in the country to-day Is
languishing from the effects of the panic
of 1873, and no man of the least expert
ence or wisdom in business matters be-
lieves that we shall have any return of
solid prosperity except on the basis of re-
turning to specie payment.
This being the condition of affairs in the
business world, how do we iiud political
parties treating the question? The repub-
lican party from Maine to California in
every State convention, north, south, east
and west, have resolved in favor of specie
payment. Maine republicans are not
more decided in their expressions on this
question than are those in Ohio, Iowa and
Wisconsin. Indeed the party presents
one solid front for honest money and en-
during prosperity.
The democrats on the other hand are
all divided, distracted and helpless on this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-17
TOLIIICAL.

Congressman Schumacher intends to resign his
seat in Congress.
The republican journals in Pennsylvania are
sanguine of good majority next fall; old dissen-
sions appear to be healed, and the Opposition is
fant-hearted and divided.
The Baltimore Gazette (dem.) predicts that all
the Ohio Liberals will return to the republican
party at the approaching election, and that Hayes
majority, after allowing for all foreseeable leak
ages, will be somewhere from 10000 to 10000.
The Tammany General Committee has compile
ted its organization, and the result is the utter
discontinue of the Short Hairs and the victory OF
the Swallow Tails. Hon. John Kelly Tapped his