The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-02-11


the generalization e. the city, the vice
and crime that made New York an nnde-
strable place tU live in, was hunting iis
largest interests. III them howlers kin
stop that kind Of a tlling,'' said he.
they are doing me the best turn they kini'
n Not very Christian reason, but an exceed
ingly practical one. But when you come
to revtvallsts. there are two in the city who
deserve more encouragement than they
are getting;
DwTER AND A'cAUIEY
Are two brands snatcl,ed from the burning,
tlmt IL, one was miserable drunkard aud I
the other was prize fighter. They were
converted, aud both felt called upon to do
sotllethiIIg for the people they had former
~ known. So they take lofts or cellars.
Just as they can, down In Wafer and VAN
dam streets, and they hold services among
tile lowest and most wrefcfsed people in
tile city. They are Tnobbetl, and hustled,
and 0espitefttiIy used lin all sorts of wavs. |
but they stick to it with the zeal of martyrs,
and are actually accomplishing something. |
Ihey have got together small congregations /
In both those streets. and have actually in |
dtced large number of men and women |
to try better lite. They work without |
pay. or hope of pay, happy when the well
inclined give them enough 20 get kerosene |
to light up their rooms. Men willing to
labor for humanity where they do. deserve
better encouragement than they have re-
eeivetl or are likely TO.
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Is just rs bad as ever. Last week there
were forty-six failures, some of them very
large. One jeweIry house went up with
liabilities to the amount III 100000. with
over 500, 600 worth of goods in their store
that is goods that had cost them that
amount. This 500, Zoo worth OF goods
cannot be I'D to day for one-fourtii their
cost, tor the reason that only very few are
buying iewelry. and that few can buy the
best Ia the world, of individuals. at half
the prices they can of dealers. A diamond
never gets to be second handed, and the
people who have them are all willing
enough to realize OH them, Ia the hope OF
holding OH till the better time comes. II
any Of your readers want 100000 cash.
mere shawl, or q $4,000 diamond, they
will do well to strike it now. would buy
a dozen or two myself but for reasons.
have no sympathy for those who fail
because of fast living, or extravaganza. but
that is not the class that is going under at
this time. The failures of to-day are caus-
ed by the depreciation of goods, and the
terrible dullness of trade. 1t is horrible
tor a man who has worked hard ali his lite,
and is getting IN position to retire on Il de-
cent competency, to have 1t all swept Ont
from under hin. The sufferers OF to-day
are mostly of this class, and they are to be
pitied.
THE EXPREss MONOPOLY.
Everybody except the Express Compa-
nies and their subsidized Agents, ought to
| hope for the successful repeal of the post
| age law which increased the rates on all
| tIIirtl class matter. This amendment has
/ been flVorably reported to Congress by the
| appropriate committee. The Express
| Companies are straining every nerve to de
| feat It. but we shall see whether Govern
ment exists for the good OF the people. or
intends the people shall exist tor the good
| of monopolieS.
The Companies in New York have a
| large lobby in Washington. and are spend
| the matter. Any Congressman who finds
his expenses running high with the enor-
| nous board bills of the Capitol, knows that
he has no safer or surer place to apply for
| Temporary accommodation than to
one OF the express lobby. There never
was-a measure more directly for the good
of every voter who has ten dollars year
to spend to please himself or his family.
than the law which sent packages By mail
for cent an ounce. 1t brought books and
] half the facilities OF the city, for getting
better goods and lower prices TO the do0l
of the loneliest farmer in the northwest, liv-
ing miles from any village, but visited by
the mail rider once a week. The Express
Companies have had the field long enough
TO make gigantic fortunes for every one OF
them, bur with their usual dog -iu-fhe man
ger spirit, they doll't want poor people "a
have their little parcels sent mt the only
rates they can afford TO pay. There viii
always be business enottyll for the Express
people In taking boxes, and articles toe
large for the mail. but with unparalleled
greed they even grudge the sending o
books mt the reasonable and habitllai rate:
of mail. The oppression Of shc new post
age law in operation the last year, ha.
nearly killed the profits OF tie large news
papers. Some had increased their size By
a column or two to give their readers tn,
benefit of more reading. but the Increased
weight ofa half ounce doubled tfse postage
and nearly ruined the proprietors. / know
of one of the largest and most popular
newspapers IN the country, whose increRs,
of postage by this Infamous bill, was $40,
COO, and there are plenty more to tell 1
If any one Iabors under the deiusion tha
the express companies need the protecfiOE
of high postage, let them come to New
York aud see the magnificent building
they do business IN, the palatial house.
| they live TN, and the enormous salaries TIM
officials vote themselves. Lat it be un
tler<tood that the profits Of these monopo
lies do not show in their statements. Il
was urged In Washington that they wers
making only moderate profit on theil
were using up their profits la $50, 600 sala
ries, and that every stakeholder quarteree
on the company every relative he had il
the world.
SERVANT GIRLS.
IN this city it frequently happens tlsa
servants sue their employers for wages
It Is thing they are fond OF; if they nave
any small gruige to pay Oh, they take TIN
time when most inconvenient Co eieinant
the money, and IL it Is not forthcoming n
once, TO enter suit for sake of seeing 4 del
| fssate mistress Obliged TO GO to hft3an,1s