The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-07-30
VOLUME VII.
Home News.
SATURDAY. JULY q, 1875.
The revival meetings closed last night.


The revival meetings closed last night.
RUNAwAY.-A team belonging to John
Luper, attached to Il hay wagon. ran away
to-day, throwing the driver, Mr. Foster |
heavily to the ground and iniuring his hip.
The team was considerably Scared up, and
the wagon broken.
DIDN'T KNOW uIM.-Fred Graf-s father
whom he Ind not seen for about twellty-
three years. arrived in the city a day or
two since. aud Fred went out to the depot
to meet the old gentleman. After the ar
rival of the train and after Fred had anx-
iously scanned each face In the vain ell
ticavor to find his father. an acquaintance
came to him and informed him that his
fltler was looking for him. Each had
probably passed and rePessct. tire other
without recognition. the constantly rolling
years having made such great changes
in the two men.
PRoBABLY FATAL Acc1DENT.-About
noon to-tlay. out on Abe IIaekleman's
place, couple of miles south of this city.
- young man named James Chambers fell
from tie barn loft striking "a stake OH a
wagon-rack partially loaded with hay.
with such force as To penetrate the cavity
of the stomach, cutting cash five or six
inches in length, from which the on.ials
protrutieal. The stake penetrated the left
side just below the pbs. Drs. Jones. d. C.
and J.. L. Iiill were called In, who re-
moved portion of the protruling nlcm-
brane. The physicians will exert all their
skin to save him, but there is scarcely any
hope for the wounded man's recovery.
ETHNoLoGY.-Tht Smithsonian Institute.
wishing to secure rs large display as pos
sible illustrative of the ethnology of the
Efiibed, States. 10 be exhibited 1T the Cen
tenniaI at Philadelphia III 1870, has sent
ont rirrular requesting all friends and
correspondents, and all who are interested
in the completeness of such a display, TO
the way of stone. bone. eartheiware. etc,
tcildinG to illustrate the past and present
history of the aboriginal races now or
previously iilIlabiting the Continent of
North Anerit=l. including what is strictly
prehistoric in its character or relating TO Il
long-plst age, and what belongs to the
present day. Such articles as axes, cliisclS.
1leSllcrs, knives lEI I:nIiers. pesfics, Inortars.
scrapers, smootlers. polisIers. sinkuss.
pipes, tubes, vessels, or vases of eartien-
ware or soap<tone. both entire or fragtnen-
tary. The modern objects required are
articles of dress, ornament, aiId the toilet.
implements of war aud the chase, hllts.
Wigwanls, s!edS, boats, dog and horse trap
pings agricultural iniplencnts-ilI short
everything that tends to tiIrow light upon
the manners and customs of the American
tribes. Skulls and skeletons, both ancient
and modern, will be acceptable. also
Photographic portraits OF modern races.
All specimens slIoHld, as far as possible, be
accompanied by an invoice and Il statement
OF the circumstances under which they
were collected, whether iii a mound, Il
grave, or found on the s,Irfstcc; with the
exact locality, collectors. etc. ,fhe coilec-
tion thus obtained will, after they have
served tlseir purpose OF exhibition at the
Centennial, be brought back to Washing
ton aud form part of the permanent eN-
hibition at tue National Museum, where.
as in Philadelphia, due credit will be
given to the contributors. The display
in question will be exhibited under the
joint auspices of the Smithsonian hrstitu-
ton aud of the Indian Bureau OF tIie
Interior Department, both departments
being engaged in making collections for !;
common object. Parties hereahouts whe
may hive specimens a. above described
can hand them to Mr.. John Briggs, wne
will pack them nicely and forward them
to Washington. where AL packages for the
Institution should be forwarded.