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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01
FabllOusIy Rich Ore Reported to be
Worked in Colorado.

Professor Shirman, Director of the
United States Mint in Denver, ON Sat
urday, completed the assay of large
quantity of ore from the Cash Lode
Gold Hill Mining District, Colorado.
This ore is fabulously rich, carving
369 ounces of gold and 8, 151 ounces Of
silver per ton, the coin value of which
is $11, I'll. The main shaft of the lode
is down 85 feet, with 80 and 70 foot
levels, with two other shafts each down
40 feet. The main shaft is being worked
vigorously, and promises to be one OF
the best in Colorado.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01
The Bereayed Mother.

A child's face sweet and innocent
Peered into hers,
And to her life q sweetness lent,
Through weary years.
The fair bud faded ere the eve,
And died away.
Yet though her heart ceased not to grieve,
The night seemed day.
AS she neared deaths sheltering shore
Her babe returned;
Not with the dim brightness of yore,
It's sweet face burned.
A love holy and Innocent
Answered to hers,
And the child face that DER her bent
Scattered her fears:
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01
A Religious Anecdote.

Apropos of the recent conservation of
a bishop of western Texas, is the fol-
lowing story, about the early history Of
the Episcopal church In that state
:. The first services at Independence.
Texas, were held in an extemporized
church, the building having been pre-
viously used as saloon and gambling
place. The first Sunday after the pre-.
lminary services, just as the Rev. Mr..
Pierce had began his sermon, a gust of
WIND struck the building and blew a
card from neof therafters. 1t was the
ten OF diamonds. and fell face up-
ward upon theopen Bible. The c;rcn,p-
stance seem to disconoert the na;n;sss.
whereupon old Felix Robertson sfennad
up, and taking the card from the Bifie-
sald: Wen, parson, you've got him.
Ihe devil has thrown mp his hand All
ready '~A-
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01

grapevines, fruit trees, and the garden
in general, I find yearly or biennial
applications most satisfactory. OF
course less quantity is to be used at
each application.
Now is the time to begin to save
ashes, just as they are beginning to be
made. Save all carefully during the
winter, and apply early in the spring.
Remember the leached article is nearly
as good as the unleached. Let the
soap-making be done early in the
spring, so as to apply the spent ashes
early.-COr. Country Gentleman.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01
The Household.

KEEPING TALLow AND LARD.-Doctor
Dotch states that tallow and lard can be
kept from getting rancid by the follow
ing process: The tallow or lard is first
treated with carbonate of soda in the
proportion of two pounds of soda To
every 1000 pounds of lard, and then
subjected to digestion with alum in
the following manner: Ten pounds of
alum are dissolved in 500 pounds of
water, and one pound of slaked alum
added to the solution and boiled. This
solution is stirred well with 1, COO pounds
of lard, at a temperature of $50 or 200
degrees Fahrenheit, for about half an
hour. The liquor is then separated
from the lard, and the lard is treated
with the same amount of pure water
again. This lard will keep for q very
long time.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01
A TALE OF WOE.
He Deserted His Own True Love Rum
Away with Girl Named Sarah.
From the Detroit Free Press.

He Deserted His Own True Love TO RuI
Away with a Girl Named Sarah.
From the Detroit Free Press.
"He's scooted with another woman p
exclaimed corpulent female, afflicted
with the asthma, as she pulled herself
through the door of the central station
yesterday forenoon.
The police sergeants are never hasty
about expressing their opinion, and the
one in charge of the station looked at
the woman and didn't even nod his head
for her to go on. The woman took a
chair, or nearly two chairs, puffed away
like hack horse for several minutes, and
then, as the tears came to her eyes, she
continued:
"Iu never forgive him, and if he's
caught you may sentence him for life
To think that after we've lived together
these five years and better he should de-
sert his own true love, and run away
with girl named Sarah -
You refer to your husband, ] SUD-
pose, said the sergeant, cautiously.
What other woman's husband would
be referring to?" she demanded
Of course its my husband-my John
Henry Polk p
Sand infer that he has deserted you %
That's what he's done-deserted me
and run off with a girl named. Sarah
something or other, and I'm left here
without friendl''
"He shouldn't have done that!'' re-
marked the sergeant after a long pause.
"No, he shouldn't" she replied.
"Why, what was he when I married
him? Didn't / take him when he was
good-for-nothing, insignificant whiffet
of sixteen and bring him up to what he
is2 And now this is my return
She sobbed away for while and then
went on:
"He called me his darling-his dear
gazelle, and he said that was sugar
melted over, and all that, and believed
it-yes, believed it, like the fool I am %
"And he's gone, eh ?"
"Gone Didn't i say he'd gone? |
can hardly believe it, though when I
look over the letter he wrote me, and
see how he called me has shining angel
and his MONDAY star, can hardly real
ize that he has left me and taken up
with freckled-nose girl"
"It's sad-very sad, - sighed the ser
geant.
"You don't know my feelings she
replied; s'don't begin to realize how
this heart of mine is wretched and up
set. I wish you'd catch him, sir. I
wish you'd bring him back here and
stand him over there, and leave me
over here, and lock the doors for about
two minutes"
"Be calm, madam remarked the
sergeant.
'sCarm How can be earn? When
I think of John Henry, and Sarah, and
dear gazelle, and shining angel, and noon
day star, can bid my heart be earn ?"
She left her husbands description
and went away. and the police will catch
him if they can.
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NY DEAR FATHER.-I hope that you won't be
awfulIy sick at what lave done; but I am
afraid that you won't like it. thought of you
"a great deal before made up my mind, but l
don't know what else / could have done.
There is q fellow up here called Mills. who is
just going to take his degree, and is very thick
with the dons. He was ct my tutors when
ST stild get one of the scholarships here. Some
how or other he found out from one Of his don
friends (Which, of course, he had no business
to do1, before the first day of the examination,
that Clifton fellow was pretty safe for the
first scholarship. and that the other was very
near thing between Dart s1d me. Now you
know that old Dart could not have come up to
and it did not make any difference to me, be-
cause you always Let me do what want. SO
the fact is, tkat did not do quite my best IN
the last papers. am as good as sure that il
did not make the least difference IN the world
for the dear old man is q perfect needler at q
critical paper (Greek particulars and scholar
ship tips, etc.. you know and was bound to
lick me any way. Only did not like to keep
it dark from you, though of course he must
saw any fellow so happy as he ls; and so you,
must not be vexed or at least must have got
TOMMY.
p. S.-Of course you will tell mother, and
she Will make you forgive me, know. ] am
aWfuIly well and happy; and the fellows here
are tremendously kind and jolly
TfWhen I had finished reading this
scholarly composition, and had breath
ed sigh for the lost slang of my carly
days, it occurred to me that had q
chance of praising my young friend fol
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-05
Time to Make an End.

The jury IN the Beechcr case gave in
their final disagreement after being out
eight days. They stood nine for verdict
for the defendant (Beecher) and three for
one for the plaintiff (Tilton). This is all
that the law can do for Mr. Beecher, and
he will do well to assert his own common
sense and personal power and arrest the
new war in which his partisans seem anx-
ious to involve him. The Beecher party
in brooklyn are completely out of their
heads with the happy incident of the
Loader affair, and are ready to institute
new suits against Moulton for completely
Wits, TO push the old suits for libel against
Moulton and Tilton, and to wage
social war with DIR. Buddngton. Even
DR.. Storrs is scarcely out of the line of
fire. The Beecher organs, from the Trib-
u'ae TO Joe Towards Star, are hot in the
vituperation of all who do not accept Mr..
Beecher's vindication as complete
This may be fun for the boys who are in
the melee, but for Mr.. Beecher it is mis-
chievous in the extreme. He has been
through the gravcst social scandal of the
age ; he has not been acquitted of guilt,
and millions throughout the land, includ-
ing people every whit his moral and intel
lectual peers, mourn the fall which they
fTp0thGg, hG)GvG. tRy have itial}}sz"1a nu "Gfe
best legal talent have failed to vindicate
him in trial which did not admit of all
the evidence against him. How can he ex-
pect to gain anything by crowdng the
issue to other trials where all the evidence
against him will be competent Why fur
Their harass public which, in its inability
to acquit, is still very ready to forget, and
tolerant to let live Why prolong the life
of scandal which time alone can bury,
and which grows more and more offensive,
the more it is stirred up? Mr.. Beecher
cannot deodorize his reputation by the aid
of courts and juries. The nearest he can
come to it is to 8, and he had better ac-
cept that result as at least something better
than conviction. And we think he will.
Whatever the talk of the present moment,
we do not believe Mr.. Beecher will con-
sent to any more trials of this scandal.
Springfield Republican.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-05
An Editors Encounter with a Bear.

The Lyndon Union tells this story about
the editor of the Morrisville Citizen -
Brother Earle, in abiding to hunt last
week, said the hunters caught a bear,
which, upon close inspection, proved to be
Ase Hunt of Morrisvile. Ase is a dark
colored, hairy, good natured, two-6sted
fellow, and Earle thought the joke CAPT
tai one until he met his "bear" in the street
the evening his paper came out. APP
preaching Earle, Hunt shook hands with
him cleverly and, throwing his arms around
his body, made demonstration of affec-
ton peculiar to the bear kind. Earle en-
dured 1t as long as he could hold his breath,
and would have called it good joke but
he couldn't speak. His tongue protruded
two inches beyond the fork, and his eye
balls were five inches from their sockets.
Earle had never been embraced by "bear'
before and was surprised by the intensity
of his affection. During the embrace Hunt
chewed off some fourteen inches from the
top of Earle's right ear, and they maintain
that, unless Earle gets it spliced, or cuts
the other one down, he can never pass him
self off again for more than half an ass.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-05
Gold, Paper and Land.

To illustrate the fluctuatings of gold,
paper currency and land, during periods
of great political excitement, civil war and
commercial revulsions, we will cite an in.
stance. In November, 1864, when gold
was at 260, four small houses situated near
Fourth avenue, in the neighborhood of
forkville, were purchased at the rate of
$40, 1000 apiece. making $4,000, which at
that time represented a gold value of
$l5,349. Those houses have since paid
never less than per cent, and more fire.
quently 10 per cent. They were sold not
long ago for $4,000, when gold was at
10, netting the owner $45, 304 gold. ANY
system which exposes those who buy and
sell to such enormous profits and losses
must, if continued, lead to inevitable ruin.
We commend careful study of this and
kindred subjects to those gentlemen in
Ohio who are standing on that monstrous
structure which they are pleased to call
democratic platform. ~. y. World
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-05

The recent attempt to revive the Bail
murder excitemen in st. Adams is of such
q character as to deserve more than pass
ing notice. 1t seems that the meeting of
Wednesday afternoon was only composed
of citizens of Districts 9 and 10 in st. AL
bans and Z and Is in Fairfield, the whole
embracing about ten square miles. The
selectmen and constable of st. Adams,
Justice Farusworth and several lawyers
were also present. A union investigating
society was organized. aud a vigilance
committee was formed.
DR.. Branch, an aged physician, who is
suspected of being half Crazed, was then
called upon for remarks, and commenced
by speaking of the murder that was COM
mitted on this spot year ago. He was glad
that this association was formed, and it was
rather wonder to him that something Of
kind had not been done before. Crime was
so common now that it was time to put a
check to it. Mr.. George Gregory Smiths
name has been mentioned in connection
with the murder, and nothing would please
him better than to see Mr. Smith present at
the next meeting.
DR.. Branch further said that it did not
seem possible that the murder of Miss Ball
could have been committed by two men
WItuOuI ptuCi pCOpit hlOWES sohlcthius
concerning it. He believed there were
people within the sound of his voice who
could furnish possible clues to the detec-
ton of the criminal. The speaker then
inquired of Justice Parnsworth if he did
not understand that Mr.. 4. f. Hoadley
still accused Walter Abel of the murder
Mr. Farnsworth replied that he did so I'M
derstand it that Mr.. Abel was accused of
the crime by Mr.. Hoadley and others.
+. f. Hoadley and George Gregory
Smith Concerning whom suspicious have
been atloa) were invited to attend the next
meeting of the investigating society, to be
held on Thursday next.
The Messenger says the meeting was
eminently respectable and orderly, and
evinced Il strong determination for earnest
work, while the Adcertiser reports that a
good many of the parties present expressed
some dissatisfaction with the proceedings,
and said they failed to see the point or OBJ
ject of any such demonstration.
Our own information from St. Adams is
to the effect that large majority of the
citizens of that village, look upon this ex-
citement as ridiculous and uncalled for, as
well as wicked and wanton persecution
of Mr.. Smith, whom they are confident is
innocent of crime, and against whom there
is not the slightest evidence worthy of con-
sderation by sensible men.-Burlington
Sentinel.
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service has ever since been, and now is,
conducted.
These acts we're but the prelude to ma
tionality. The great event was to follow.
July @, 1775, one hundred years ago, the
congress of the united colonies assumed
the direction of the war, and issued an adj
dress stating its causes and necessities,
concluding with these words: "We have
" not raised armies with designs of separ-
" ating from Great Britain and establish
ing independent states. Necessity has
" not yet driven us into that desperate
" measure. We exhibit to mankind the
spectacle of people attacked by unpro
voked enemies, without any imputation
" or even suspicion of offense. In our ma
" tive land, in defense of tho freedom that
SIS our birthright, for the protection of
" our property against violence actually
"offered. we have taken up arms. We
" shall lay them down when hostilities
" shall cease on the part of the aggressors,
and all danger of their being renewed
" shall be removed, and not before" 1t
is evident that this declaration meant more
than it said. Although it disavowed sepa-
ration and independence, yet 1t declared
that hostlites would not be suspended I'M
til Great Britain should grant terms impos-
sible of being granted without conceding
independence. This and the acts preced-
ing 1t mcant and could only mean, nation
atty. So Franklin understood il, for he
wrote the next day that "concliation was
hopeless" As Bancroft says, by refusing
to treat separately the colonies ANNOUNCED
their union, which preceded their indie
"pendcnce." Surely this event was worthy
of commemoration, and, as providence had
so ordered 1t that the fourth could not be
observed, the centennial anniversary of the
first declaration of Union was worthy of
special notice. The event itself united the
colonies and made other than nationality
impossible, and so its due commemora-
ton would have fostered and cemented
that renewed spirit Of nationality
upon which we base so much of our hopes
of the future of the country. AS our
Hibernian friends would have it, the fourth
of July ought, this year, to come on the
sixth
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-05

Prof. Seeley, in a recent address before
the workingmens college In London, ad-
vlsed his hearers, as a rule, not to study
Greek and Latin, which In nine cases out
OF ten turned out to be valueless to those
who devoted even good deal of time In
their study. In preference to the ancient
classics he would recommend them to study
English classics, and to select Milton or
Shakespeare for model
Manufactures of all kinds exhibit de-
cided improvement in the artistic decora-
ton of goods produced, whether they be
stoves, machinery, furniture, tools or car
rlages. Hereafter 1t may be laid down as
rule that the most highly finished and the
most beautiful goods in every trade will
command the best market and the highest
price, and that, other things being equal,
the measure of their artistic value will be
the measure OF their commercial value.
There is considerable excitement in in
surance circles at Boston over the difficulty
between the national beard of fire under
writers and the Boston companies. The
Manufacturers Fire and Marine company
having been expelled from the national
board for refusing to open Its books for ex
animation by the supervising agent, all the
seeding companies have made like refusal,
and 1t Is supposed will be dealt with in the
same manner. A lively insurance war
would seem to be on the taps.
A tame raccoon, owned by resident of
indianapolis, escaped the other night,
climbed into an open window of a boarding
house and crawled into bed where two
young men we're sleeping. Every one in
The house, and a good many persons out
side, assembled with pokers, shovels,
brooms, ETC., in response to the shrieks of
the affrighted youths, and the neighbors
did not find out till late the following day
whether there had been murder, burglary
or fire on the premises.
DR.. James r. Nichols, in the Boston
Journal of chemistry, throws the light of
his long experience on the mysterious ex-
plosion on Washington street Boston. Dr.
Nichols has no doubt but what the explo-
siyc force was toe vapor of ether, which he
has known to lift and PROSTATE heavy
buildings and walls of masonry, when it
was present in no larger quantities than
would be generated by the ether kept in
the cellar of Dow 3 laboratory, if by any
accident a five-pound bottle had broken
When mixed with air In the proportion of
one to six or eight, this vapor explodes
with a terribly destructive force and with
the peculiar rumbling sound which was
heard at Boston. Dr. Nichols speaks out
Of an experience of a quarter of century
with chemicals and explosives.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-05
THE BALL MURDER.
Letter Of George Gregory Smith.


The recent resuscitation of an effort to
discover the murderer OF Miss Ball has
caused son.c excitement at st. Adams.
George Gregory Smith, esq, a son of ex-
Gov. Smith, and lawyer, having by in
situation OF DR.. Branch been charged with
having some knowledge of the murder,
now demand Of the selectmen thorough
investigation of the charges, which have
been alluded to, and will take place July
Goth. at the court house in st. Adams. In
justice to Mr.. Smith we publish the cor
respondence, as follows:
MIR. SMITH TO TIE sELEorMES.
To John W. Neoton, Chas. b. Smith and
A. T. Kellogg, Selectmen Of 50. Adams.
ST.. ALBANs, July 3, 1875.
GENTLEMEN Whereas, certain vile and
outrageous falsehoods, connecting nv name
with the murder of Miss Marietta Ball,
have been set afloat, and for months past
have been stealthlly disseminated and pro-
mu1gated by persons who for the last three
years have filled the atmosphere of this
place with the most malicious utilization,
SANDER and defamation from base motives
well understood in this community
hereby, in the most unqualified manner,
deny, each, every one and all such rumors
as absolutely baseess and utterly false, and
avow my entire innocence of all these
charges; and although l have, as have
other gentlemen similarly charged,
privately cleared myself before the proper
authorities and TO their entire satisfaction
proved the impossibity of the slightest
completely in the tragedy do now demand
and insist, as my sacred light, that pub.
lie investigation as thorough, complete and
exhaustive as is possible, shall be held at
the earliest convenient day, and hereby
challenge and summon all persons who arc
in possession of any act, circumstances OF
evidence which directly or indirectly tend:
to crimnate or throw suspicion upon my
conduct, to appear at that time and place
and give their fullest testimony
respectfully request an immediate an
swer hereto, which may be appended tc
to this letter, that the public may he in
formed of the date and place of such in
vestigation.
am, gentlemen, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
GEO. GREGORY SMITH.
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SATURDAYS RACES.
At Chester.

The inauguration of the races at Chester
driving park on Saturday was success,
and the association, under whose manage
ment the meeting was conducted, are to be
congratulated for the admirable order and
good arrangements provided for both par.
Elephants and spectators, and everything
passed off with entire satisfaction. Fifteen
hundred people were upon the grounds, as
shown by the tickets received at the gates.
The two races were fairly and easily won.
The following were the entries for the
THREE MINUTE RACE.
Purse $l75-Sl00 to list, $50 to I'd, S25
to 3D.. A Pitts, Charleston, N. H.. enters
bl. G. Col Luke Henry Nutes, South Yer
non, enters b. G. Rebel; +. w. Titus, Brat
tleboro, enters b. m. Bessie A. ii. Dan
forth, Rutland, enters b. G. Farmer Boy !;
F. p. Field, Chester, enters b. IN. Little
Bessie Ed. Harrington, Salisbury, enters
b. G. Little Flirt II. Lowell, Springfield,
enters bl. &. Black Frank
~ r''-o won the race in three strnisht
heats. On the third heat Little Bessie
was withdrawn.
Time.-3:01, 2:54, 2:55.
FREE TO ALL.
Purse S175-S1OO to LIST, $40 to I'd, $40
to 3D.. s. W. Jones. Brattleboro, enters b.
g. Dictator" +. Ii. Reed, Brattleboro,
enters b. m. Belle" A. ii. Danfortl, Rut-
land, enters b. m. "Volunteer Belle"
The race was won by Dictator in three
straight heats; Volunteer Belle won Sec
ond prize, and Belle the third.
Volunteer Belle, driven by A. Ii. Dam
forth, had many friends, as did her driver,
but she behaved badly, breaking at the
first turn so badly that she did not recover
the loss she made. Dictator behaved well,
not making break in the entire race,
while Belle was so nervous her driver, Mr..
Reed, though very strong man, could but
Just hold her down to trot, though she
came in second handsomely on the second
heat.
Time, 2.4S, $50, 24l.
Judges-W. w. Davis, William Robin
son, A. II. Fullam.
INCIDENTS.
Messrs. Cram and Smith feeling the
freedom of the day, with benevolence, fur
nished free seats, which they erected in
front of the judges stand, for which many
hundred la lies and gentlemen return
thanks.
The Chester cOrnet band furnished music,
playing well many rare pieces. George II.
Hilton and Ed. p. Terry were marshals.
There was an inquiry whether Mr.. Ii. had
been sioorn IN as special constable.
Mr.. Lawrence of the reporters staff of
the Tint, FieM and Farm was present,
and THE GLOBE reporter was happy in
rendering him assistance.