The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-10-29
Home Interests.
Saturday. october g.

and pupils OF the different departments Of
the public schools OF this city met yester-
| day afternoon in the room Of Mrs. Mans
field, aud had very pleasant and enjoy
able time. Prof. Roysc's pupils led with |
declcmatIons, essays and spicy little pa
per edited by Miss L. Rumbaugh, and was |
read In clear and distinct tone, which is /
something unusual In one so young. After |
which Prof SGnlor's pupils performed their
pieces In q manner highly creditable to the
| Professor, as well as the pupils. After the /
exercises were over, several Of the visitors |
present offered some very appropriate sug- |
gestion.. There wasquite number ofthe
! patrons present, but not half 40 many as I
should have been, from the fact that it /
cheers aud stimulates the pupils TO greater
exertiOns in the future, to know that their |
parents and friends are interested In their |
behalf. Next Friday, Mrs. Mansfield is |
| to be mistress OF ceremonies. Let the
friends go, and by their presence assist the
teacher as we'll as the pupil.
AN OREGON CoNvECT.-A correspondent
writing from Albany, N. Y, to the Sa'''
In relation to the number of distinguished
embezzlers now confined there i'm the State
penitentiary, says: There Is Major Virgil
s. EgglestOn, formerly paymaster in the
United States army, avery bright fellow,
not get middle aged, an excellent account
ant, and very valuable to the contractors,
who employ him in their office. He was
on duty away out at Portland, Oregon,
when his accounts failed to balance by $l2,-
279 40. The facilities fer balancing books
there was not rs good as in the army when
| the official report. Books lost in action,''
or ''lost in crossing river brought balm
TO many an officers heart. Eggleston
couldn't fix things that way. So here lne is
for five years, to be followed by five more
ifhe does not pay the $12, ,279 40. He has
been here year, and hopes to get out la
four more. not deeming it worth while to
take five year contract at $2.455 SO per
. anum If he can get out of it,
FROM PALoUs.-NIr. Lewis Simpson
arrived In this city last Thursday from the
Palo,ls country, on the North Snake River,
in Washington Territory. He reports
!: everything up in that section Of country as
being In a flourishing condition, bat no
money m the country. He says there is
's any quantity of wheat, oats and vegetables
Q there, and that stock Of all kinds are seal
= fat, and that the winters there are so mild
= that the stock does not have to be fed dur
II ing the winttr. Mr.. S. drove down here
sr 50 head of beef cattle. He says that that is
" just the place for emigrants who have come
here for the purpose of taking up farms
Va and making homes, as there is plenty OF
land there vacant and OF the very best
quality. Mr.. s. will return in the spring.
He'll, FOR PosTAGE.-Some people have
either queer way of doing business, OF
else they are very careless and negligent
There are letters To the ntnber of twenty
five or thirty held every week either fol
n. postage OF directions at the post Office In
this city. The following list of letters arr
now held for postage and direction: ID. w
Bennett, 336, Broadway, N. Y; Nv
Hambleton, Yakima City, w. T. A. &c F
tcare Of G.. j. Evans) Albany, and one fo
direction.
r DTED.-On last Thursday evening, Oct
21st, In this city, of typhoid fever, D
.. Stevens, aged about 48. Mr.. Stevens llaC
resided In this city but short time, h,
having came from EairbaHlt. Minnesota
His family has only been in the city
or about two weeks. Mr.. Stevens was mem
ber ofthe Masonic order and will be burieC
by the fraternity to-day at ten clock.
COLoisS REtEivED.-Tlle handsome col
ors donated by the citizens of Salem II
Captain U. B. Scott's new steamer, ssCity
Of Salem," have been received from Sal
Francisco, and will be presented with mp
propfiate ceremonies to shat officer on tE.
arrival oftle boat at the capital.
II Mr.. Simpson informs as that our ono
fellow-tOwnsman, Mr.. Ed. Beach, Is run
: ming saw min in ColGax, Whitman
comfy, w. T.
DIR. C. H. Mack sold his trotting hors
rn MARK Twain last Thursday for the hand
some sum OF "a, 600.
The rush at Bakers dollar store contiu
uea. There are stilIa few more sets Q
glass and croekeryware left.
The Oregon City Fruit Drying Estah
ment has been awarded the gold medal OF
fered by the State Agricultural Society.
Mrs. Emma Byland, daughter of J.. w
Bell OF Lebanon, IS very low with the cor
sumption.
It's IS dark as the inside of tar barre
,, after night.
Prof. Wells had about fifty scholars a
his writing school last night.
Forest Grove has ''Charlic Ross'' ser
sation.
Tho College Club of Salem is the chan
20 pion base ball club of the State.
The Lebanon stage came in yesterda
me- with four horses attached to it.
Oregon City last Wednesday nornin
had a 47,250 blaze.
Ctas. sanDOrn was drowned at Euger
City last Monday.
- VIVA. Bagley has bean appointed Agei
ar at the Siletz Agency.
'ke Oregon mud Is rIpening very fast.
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