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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19
The Fair Mexicans.

A writer in Lippiacott's says "ThE
Mexican women look thclr best IN
bali room. Their black eyes, black
hair. and white teeth glisten In thes
light they are dressed In the gayest
of gay colors ponderous ornaments OF
gold, strongly relieved by their dusky
compilations, shed around them rlctl1
barbaric lustre. Not that they eschew
adventitious means to blanch their SUN
.shadowed tints. For days some of the
senoras or senoritas have worn mask.
of a white clayey mixture to give them
an ephemera1 Whiteness for this occa--
sion. Those who could procure
nothing else have worn a pasty vizard
kneaded of common clay TO effect inA
some degree a like result by protecting.
their faces from the sun and wind
Should You visit New Mexico, and as
you ride along slowly in the heat of
midday meet senorita who gazes at
you with pair of jet-black eyes
through hideous, ghastly mask of
mud and mortar, do not be frightened
from your accustomed propriety. The
senoriJa is preparing her toilette de
bal. The New Mexican cannot be
considered pretty, generally speaking
In artistic symmetry of feature, In
purity of complexion, they are not to.
be compared with our country-women.
1nGb0 cAu D0Af Gn0 SSATCHluR 1l&Ab OE
day, when delicacy of detail can be dis
tinguished and appreciated. Those
look their best in the artificial light Of
the ball room. There the blue black
hair, the brilliant black eyes, the WE'LL
traced eye brows, the magnifcentlyz
white and regular teeth, the richly
developed forms, produce a generaH
effect before which our blonde anda
delicate beauties seem pale and fades
But the Mexican's coarser skiE-hez-
teint 6GsGse-is too plainly visible i'm
the light of the sun; you should see-
her only by the light of the lamps. tt
is doubtles rather from az instinct of
coquetry than from any other feeling
that in the daytime the Mexican women
shroud their dusky traits in the folds
of their robosos, leaving only one pilot.
eye to look upon the outer world.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19
a Human Yampire.

A very curious illustration of the
power of imagination occurred here
within the week, recalling the weird
horror of Sclavonic legends. A grand
seigneur Scribe, the Prince Nicholas
Borolajovak, came to Paris to live be-
cause he found it impossible to remain
in his own country on account of an
absurd superstition current in regard
to him. It was that he belonged to a
family of vampires, and that in this
family the eldest son of every third
generation returned after death to suck
the blood of the living Notwithstand-
ing the fact that Prince Borolaiovak
had been educated at Paris and was
cultivated, intelligent man, he was
unable to rid himself of the horrible
idea, and requested his landlord, q short
time before his death, to have his heart
taken from his body before it should be
buried. He was i'll but three days,
falling so the evening after making the
strange request.-PnrS Letter.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19

It is now more than half q century
since there resided in a large and p0pur
lous seaport town in the north of En-
gland much-respected and emi2ent
attorney, who was ever on the Q1ti ViVe.
for fun and good humor. His Jokes.
we're frequent, and he was noted all
over town for his eccentricitles and1
habltual pleasantly. Being wealthy
man, he frequently contributed to pub
lie and private charities, and was aewel-
come visitor to the abodes of the poor-
as well as the rich.
well remember the time when this
facetious gentleman filled the Office Of
Sheriff, and when he INDUCED his PEN
chant for the humorous by the sum-
moning of four remarkably queer iuriea :
to well and truly try persons at the .
court of quarter sessions for the town
and county in which he then resided.
At first, at the spring term, our face
tious Sheriff summoned fat jury
twelve of the most portly, ponderous .
men he could 6nd-and when they were
called on by the clerk of the court to >
take their seats in a jury-box, it was
found almost impossible to cram them :,
into it. And when, after much hard :
| squeezing and grinning, they were shut
up in the box, they became literally d
packed jury and no mistake.
/ The second jury summoned by this
dron official was the very reverse of his
first panel-twelve of the leanest and
| lankest men he could find all over town
men with long legs and long faces, who
seemed as though they had been fed on
| water Cruel, and never tasted roast beef
/ in the course Of their lives.
The third jury summoned by our.
facetious Sheriff, for the September
term, consisted of twelve BARRIERS,
whose shaving shops were near thes
Court-House and In SO placing those
BARRIERS on the jury all the barristerE
who attended court that day appeared
| with their wigs undressed and un-
combed-a funny spectacle for the Of
ficers of the court, the learned Re
corder, and all others who happened to
be present on that memorable occasion.
! But in his selection of jury for the
December term of the court of quarter
capped the climax of his official drollegy
SO awfully at the learned Recorder
when he attempted to make the first
charge to them, that the learnedJudg
could n6E help joining In the general
laugh, and exclaiming, in seeming
anger:
Sheriff"
| But the latter only remarked, in q.
very serious and amusing tone
Twelve good and lawful men, your
Honor"
And here let me add that 1 never
heard of " the facetious Sheriff" serv-
ing longer than one year.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19
A Remarkable Deg Story.

Some years ago, while Mr.. Hamilton
was fislling near the lower rapids of the
Mississippi, just above the Keokuk. he
observed below him man baiiing q
canoe, preparatory to taking himself,
wife, and baby across the river. At the
same time Mr.. H. saw that his New
foundland dog was Watching the pro-
prehend their intention, the dog uttered
peculiar howl, and, passing rapidly
up the river for some distance, plunged
into the water and SWAN diagonauy
down and landed ON q large rock stand
ing ont of the water about midway the
strearn. After shaking the water from
his shaggy coat, he again watched the
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19
All Sorts.

THEY are eating green peas, fresh
from the garden, in Savannah.
Mr.. BEEcHER is no longer a con-
tributor to Bonner's New York Ledger.
A POLITE way of putting it-Troubled
with a chronic indisposition to exer-
ton.
THE sultan of Zanzibar, who is to
visil England next spring, will also go
to Paris and Vienna.
CLEVELAND has q new church. SO
finished in front with bronze statuary
that it looks like temple erected to
Thespis.
OVER sixty nations now use Pennsyl-
vanla petroleum, and full that number
of fatal deaths by explosions occur
each day.
A NEW YORK firm has manufactured
23, 900 children's sleds this year, but
them SO far.
A sNEAK-THIEF is obtaining access to
houses in Newark by representing that
he is sent to tune the piano. He must
be one of the forte thieves.
CAPT. CHARLES PARKER, well known
at all ports from Montreal to Chicago,
died, December %, at his residence in
Oswego, N. Y. He was q commander
and vessel-ewner.
NINE. JENNY LIND GoLDscHM1DT and
her husband will permanently reside in
| Wiesbaden, having accepted the posts
of leading professors at the Rhenish
| Academy of Music.
SEwARD is about the only man of
much consequence whose grave is not
neglected. A monument with ts He was
| faithful" on it marks the place where
he lies in the cemetery at Auburn.
GERRTT SMITHS last letter was written
| to Prof. John M. Langston, of Howard
University, and bears date December
| %, 1874. It was an inquiry as to the
probable fate of the Civil Rights bill.
TIE burglar MoshAr, killed at Bay
Ridge, was a man of striking appear
ance, and seems to have been well edu-
! Gated. He never used Intoxicating
liquors nor tobacco, and, according to
his sister-in-law, was very pure in his
speech. His only fault was desire of
| ill-gotten gain.
/ The census of the Delaware Indians,
now in the Indian Nation, has Just been
taken, and the tribe numbers but 759
persons, all told. Five years ago. when
| us
their number was 9S5, q decrease OF
227. At this rate it will not take many
years for the tribe to become extinct
P1old (Kass.) Spirit.
| ONE OF the oldest sensations is said
to be that of being lowered fifteen hun
dred feet into mine. The great length
of cable allows a spring of foot OF
more upon the slightest movement in
the basket, and w. J. Florence, the
actor. who has just had the experience
in Nevada, says it feels like being a
ball at the end of rubber string.
The Hawkes. family, of North Saugus,
Mass, still occupy the farm owned by
their ancestors in 1880, the year of the
settlement of Lynn. Salem and Boston
| The house was erected in 1865. Adam
Hawkes. owned the iron mine which sup.
piled ore to the first foundry established
in the country. Another homestead
over 200 years old, two miles from this
one, is still held by branch of the
| aame family
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party, who, in the meantime, had en-
barked in the canoe. Just as the little
boat passed the rock, it was caught III
the rapidly descending current and in
stantly capsized. The woman, in fall
ing into the water, 1oosed her hold on
the child, which foated down the
stream. The man caught his wife and
waded with her to the rock. The in
slant the child fell into the water, the
dog leaped in, and in short time was
seen in the still water below swimming
with the child in his mouth, which he
carried in safety to the shore. e.-Ffa9aI
Ii92 (KV.) PdtTaot.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19
Merrie England.

A copy of the London Times Of Oct.
3, 1798, contains the following pro-
gramme of sports to be participated in
on the anniversary of the birth of her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Wur-
temburg
"An persons of jovia1, friendly and
loyal dispositions are invited to be
present at and partake of the under
mentioned country sports, which, with
others to be declared on the ground, are
intended, if the weather is fine, to be
exhibited at Mardan Castle, near Dor
chester, this day, at IL O'Clock, in the
honor of the birthday of her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Wurtem-
burg 8:
To be played for at cricket, round
of beef. each man of the winning set to
have ribband.
s A cheese to be rolled down the hill
prize to whoever steps it.
A silver cup to be run for by ponies
the best three heats.
A pound of tobacco to be grinned
for.
"a barrel of beer to be rolled down
hill prize to whoever stops it.
2" Michaelmas Day goose to be
dived for.
"A good hat to be cudgeled for.
Half guinea for the best ass il
three heats.
" A handsome hat FOR the boy mos
expert in catching q roll dipped il
treacle, and suspended by string.
leg Of mutton and gallon of por
ter to the winner of race of 100 yard
! n sacks.
| S A good hat to be wrestled for.
| Half guinea to the rider of the as
who wins the best three heats by com
| ing in last.
A pig prize to whoever catches hir
by the tail.
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THE eKUs,BL1NG PEASANTS.
A Roman Tale.
BY JOHN @. SAKE.

one summers day-the tale Ia told
An honest peasant, poor and old
Worked in the meadow with his Wife
When thus she spoke: "a Well, on my hfeI
lis precious hard that you and
must sweat beneath the burning sky,
Like galley slaves, for paltry pay,
And all becauee-alas, the day!
OF Adams fail Il but for his sin
ana Ewes. how happy we had been! 7"
- True y said the peasant ssI believe,
Had been Adam-you been Eve
no foolish fancies would have come
To drive us from our Eden-home:
But all the race, this very day
Had IN the garden been at play I"
The Count, their master, standing near,
Through quite unaoticeda ehanced to hear
.. 1ae Their wise discourse; and, laughing, said:
" Well, my good friends. suppose, instead
Of paradise, my mansion there
We're yours to-day; with princely fare
For FOOD to eat and wine to drink,
would that content ye. do You think 2"
All that were paradise indeedl
g Well-we shall see, y the Count replied;
=" But that youf virtue may be tried,
remember, on the table. served
with many dish, there's one reserved;
Partake of every one you see
Save that, waich Qike the Fatal Tree)
Just in the center I will place.
Beware of that lest Adams case
Back to your sickle. rake and hoe :.
soon to the castle they were led,
And by a table richly spread,
AS for bAcohanal carouse
a. Sen9la eea 81, TN the Peasant pes aud his spouse!
Far more, I m sure. than we can eat:
With such excess we well may spare
The dish that's in the center there ~
." Who cares for that {" the peasant said.
(While eagerly the couple fed
From ali the plates that round them layl
. My dear wouldn't look that wayl"
" 10 harm in looking fe said the wife;
- I wouldn't touch it for my life
But in their minds, at length, there grew
strong desire for something new;
WhereAt the woman said, "a wish
knew what's hidden in that dish ~
81 And, to be sure" the man replied,
'& Merely to look was not denied :"
st And even touching it, said ehe,
- We're no great harm, it seems to me:
OF course, will not lift the lid :
AS6 lchO lcOtEld knose IL If dad pr
She suits the action to ths word,
When from the dish little bird
(The Count had slyfy hidden there>
Game rushing forth into the air,
And through tue open window few:
Andgo it was the master knew
What they had done. " Away !" he said !;
." Back to the field and earn your bread
As yon were wont-and neer complain
OF Adam and of Eve again! I"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19
THR King OF the Belgians. ont of hiI

THE King of the Belgians, out of his
own private purse, has founded am an
nual prize Of %, ,0O0f., to be awarded
for the best historical, commercial or
artistic book published in Belgium.
The prize is, as rule, restricted to ma
tive authors but every four years for
ei9ners will be ad dmitted to compete.
and foreign jurors will be allowed to act
as judges.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19

THE Orange county man who upsee
his wife's freshest pail of cream. sub
sequensly admitted he had been dairy
licked,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19

VIZ should manage our fortune like
our constitution enjoy it only when
good have patience when bad, and
never apply violent remedies but in
cases of necessity,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19

Making total award dof............... OF. .$791 056
The award was made for 1, 100 differ
ent cases.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19

READY money system-Dun, or bs
done.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19
: Southern Claims,

The following are the awards -of the
Southern Claims Commission for the
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-19

SAes~S@A@A~So @O~4AASA
Of the hill.
ssWen 70 she cried, ST never was
more thankful for anything in my life
| I'm tired TO death waiting"
g Are you 2" said Charles Everett, as
he checked the horse in the middle Oi
Eyes. Why don't you drive closer ?''
sharply demanded Mrs. Dewsford
"Oh. did you want to drive home
with us ?"
ssWhy, of course I didl I'd have
been home long ago if I could have got
off this place. .
g Weil, ma'an," said Charley, in ac-
| cents of the coolest deliberation, while
| to his side, ss shall be very happy to
hello Won of the cliff on one condition. :
ssGondition Charles Everett ~ ex
! claimed the astonished and indignant
matron: g what do You mean r.
| ss Simply this, Mrs. Dewsford.
l want to marry your daughter. Bu
| I,izzy. like too dutiful child, will moi
1 hacomA nv wife without your consent.
ssWhich she shall never have r. sais
| Mra. Dewsford, emphatically.
ssvarv well. ma'am Gee mp
wh;tev f,s-and he shook the reins.
( ssYou're not going to leave me here9
sbrieked Mrs. DeWsford, in panic o.
g TJnIess you comply with my condi
tion. ma am, most certainly shall.
0 And that condition is
ssYour consent to my marriage witt
vcur daughter.
q win .you be witness TO this-thi
. atrociosas conduct, and not interfere
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-24
TORNADO.

renrruI Destruction by Tornado
ruouses. Trees and Fences Laid Waste
-yne Town of COmack Demolished
Destruction OF Railroad Train
Fearful Suffering in the Devastated
Territory.
AUGUSTA, Ga, March 23.-The tor
nado caused fearful destruction along
its track, laying waste houses, trees
and fences, and killing persons and
stock.
The Baptists were holdinga meeting
at ELAN church, near Comack, Wheh
the storm demolished it, killing three
and wounding twenty-five persons.
Residences aud out-houses were de-
.molished on many plantations IN war
rem. McDuffie and Columbia counties
in Georgia, the destruction extending
into Edgefield, Aiken and Barnweli
counties in North Carolina.
In some places persons were thrown
a distance of sixty yards. Every house
on Mrs. p. Il. Wulton's plantation, IN
cludingifive residences, were DESTROYED.
In Columbia county three negroes were
killed and twenty-five persons wound
ed. Ten houses on DR.. Hamilton
place were destroyed. 1t is Impossible,
to give a correct idea of the amount OF
property lost. Several hundred thou,
sand dollars will not cover it. feariul
suffering is already reported in the de,
vastated territory. 1t was the seVeres'
storm ever known in this section.
LATER.
Eight counties in Georgia and three
in South Carolina need relief from inc
ELF cts of the tornado. The llst OF lh'
killed and wounded is appalling.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-24
Capture OF the Last One or the Men,
plis Express Robbers.

MEMPHIS, March 2l.-A dispatch
from Sherman, Texas, last night,
states that Detective Pat. Cornell had
arrived there with Matt. Morris, the
last of the gang concerned in the rob
berry of Messenger Brady Of the South
ern Express Company, on Madison
street, in this city, Oh the first of Feb
ruary. Council states he found Nor
rls in the mountains at the head of
Red river, about 100 miles west of
Sherman, in company with a woman
and two roughs; that he was only ena-
bled to bring Morris of by putting a
pistol to his head and threatening to
kill him if any resistance was offered.
The woman had about $1,000 of the
stolen money, but refused to give it
up. 1t is a notable fact that in all the
robberies committed on this company,
in every instance the robbers have
been captured. Morris will be brought
here to stand trial with his three ac-
completes, now in Jail.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-24

T>HE STATE OF TEXAS-To the sheriff
/ or any constable of Dallas county, greet
ing: You are hereby commended that,
by making publication Of this citation
IN some newspaper published he'd In n,d the
GUS to the return day hereof, you sum.
dent OF the state Of Texas, TO be and appear
before the district court, TO BE- holden In and
thereof, in the city of Dallas, on the first
Monday in June next, then and there TO an
swer the petition of Il. M. Spies, Fred Nissan,
W. 8. Gales and Joseph Gales, filed In said
ieaina n substances as follows, to-wlt:
That the plaintiffs are partners under the
firm name OF Spies, Nissan Il Co., doing bu-
sincss In the city and state Of New York;
Taat heretofore, 70 w.t. ON the 1th day Of
time, plaintiffs sold and delivered to the de-
PENDANT, DeLong certain goods, wares and
merchandise, as set forth In account filed
with the ir petition and made part thereof, In
confederation whereof defendant promised
and agreed TO pay plaintiffs the various
prices In said account mentioned, which he
has failed to do, except In so far az shown by
credits on said account, TO plaintiffs, damage
two thousand dollars. They further allege
Dallas county, Texas, and they pray. judg-
ment against defendant for their debt, in
terest, and costs Of suit, for damages, and
that writ OF attachment may issue against
the property OF the defendant sufficient to
satisfy their said demands.
Herein fail not but have you then and
there, before said court, this writ, with your
return thereon, showing how you have exc
cuted the same.
Witness, A. Harwood, clerk Of the district
court OF Dallas county.
Given under nv hand and the seal Of said
court at office In Dallas, this 10Th day OF
March, A. ID. 1876.
s.st.g A. HARDWOOD,
Clerk District Court Dallas county, Texas.
BY PIERRE NJ. Brown, Deputy.
3idlt2Sw4w .
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-24
MARK ETS BY TELEGRAPH.

GALVESTON, March %. - Money
steady. Gold steady at ll4l@ll5, buy
ing and selling. Silver higher; rates at
lO7l@l0S buying and selling.
acknowledgements bills scarce;
rates very firm.
Hides-Very weak, but not quotably
lower. Dry flint, as they I'm, l7c;
with kip and calf selections, 17!c; kips
and calves, one-third off; wet sailed,
selected, Sc; as they run, 74c; butchers
green, Sc; dry sailed sold as dry flint,
with allowance for salt; glue stock, DC.
NEW YORK, March 22-Gold opened
at ll6l. Stocks active and unsettled.
Money per cent. Exchange-Long,
"a 81: short, "a So. Governments ac-
tive with better feeling. State bonds
quiet and steady.
Cotton quiet. Sales | ,472 bales. Up
lands l6sc; Orleans l7c; futures opened
steady; April 10 23-32@l6 l3-l6c; May
II 1-l8Gl7 3-32c; June II lS-329l77-l6c;
F,yening-Money 2I@3 per cent.
Sterling dull at 81 81. Gold Steady at
1G0l6l. Governments dnll and strong
at l6S. State bonds quiet. Stocks
closed active and steady. .,o
Cotton dull; sales $50 bales at l6s@llc
futures closed dull; sales IA 3OOO bales;
March is 17-52@16 0-16c; April 1880
IS 2l.32c; May II 1-32c; June l7s(9l.
1889; July II 2l-32@l7 l1-l0c; August
II l3.iG617 22-32c; September IL 5.l6(s
II lI-32c; October 10 25-32Cgl6 III 227S2c;
November I6 19-32@16sc.
LIvERPooL, March 3.-Noon-Cot-
ton firm. Middling uplands, 7B@Sdi
Orleans, sgd. -. =,
middling uplands, nothing below low
middllng, shipped April and May, SID