The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-12-15

one. Despite the brag and bluster of
the Democracy, Hayes will be inaug-
urated, if he is declared elected, and he
will serve his four years. 1t is sig
nificant fact that while the Republicans
here insist that they will not have the
Presidency unless Hayes is fairly elected,
the Democratic leaders say nothing OF |
the kind. They have declared III ad- |
vance that the count must necessarily |
be fraud, and they will haYe the con-
troll of the Government whether they
are entitled to it or NOT; and as moth
ing is done in Democratic circles ex-
cept by the direction OF Tilden himself,
all this inflammatory talk may be
charged directly to him. If we have
any trouble he will be responsible for it.
THE 1IENZIEs LIBRARY
Which was SO d at auction, taking i've
days of last week was one of those col
lections which give the ordinary reader
new ambitions III the world of books.
To give some ordinarily appreciable
idea of its value to begin with, the
library brought nearly s75, 900 at auc-
ton, not one-fourth its real worth.
Some black letter books brought over
thousand dollars apiece, being mat
ter of 800 years old, and among the
earliest specimens of printing in exist
ence, but these would not compare in
the sight of enthusiastic Americans with
the original manuscript order book of
! Valley Forge, faded aud with the pages
: rendered with time, and handling, but
preserved in case of heavy morocco.
: There were many specimens of the
Z earliest printing i'll this country, but in
/ any eyes save those Of book collector,
! the prizes Of the library were an Ab-
:, bottsford edition OF Walter Scott, and
4 one of Ruskin's works with proof en-
: cravings. Such luxury of type and
: delicacy Of illustration was sent the
Y poor book lovers, who cannot afford
], editions at three and four hundred dol
:, lars, away saddened, but glad to have
: rejoiced their eyes with such elegant
c volumes.
c Mr.. Melizies had what had cost him
;, over 100000 in his library, and in
G ordinary times it would Lave realized
r twice that amount, for some of the books
extant, and were priceless. But books,
like real estate, have felt the effect oi
}. hard times, and so the Whole lot sold
for What collectors would call "a song.''
1t is understood that the owner was
compelled by stress of bad financial
weather to part with collection thai
had taken lifetime to get together.
TWEED.
d The champion thief of the nineteenth
c century, is once more i'll Ne York
VI and in durance vile. He landed las
d Thursday morning from the UniteG
Sr States steamer Franklin, and was turnet
m over to sheriff Connor from whose Gus
or tody he escaped two years ago. HI
10 got away in a yacht, landed in Cuba
Up was protected by the Governor Genera
to of that island, at cost of $500 COO
ne and when SO closely pursued by til
re American officials that hiding was i'm
III possible, he fed to Spain where he wa
~ apprehended and returned. His histoY
re is suggestive. a few years ago, he wa
a worth his stolen millions, he was SUI
ne rounded by parasites who hattered hir
i'll to the top of his bent. Tilden was hi
tie obsesqious tool and partner, he mad
n- Governors, Legislatures, Senators, an
se Representatives, he disbursed million
re- unquestioned, and his ambition wei
all beyond his state and he was reachin
to for the control of the country. No,
,;s he is poor, old, broken-down mai
ON Gone are the friends who shared b
,at prosperity is his money, gone
,a+ his power, the man whom he befriende.
n. and who shared mis- pluder, is at Il
ht head of his organization and is tryir
it to steal the Presidency, and of Il
M throng of followers and flatterers WI
s4 drank his wine aid took his none
ne three years ago, there is not one so po
- as to do him reverence. Itdoesen,t pa
- to be thief The old man is we
- aware of what is before him. The
he are indictments enough on him to ket
al him in tie penitentiary three times
.rt long as he is likely to live, and he W
vas get the full benefit of them, for no o.
ri dare say word for him. It is curio
all how that old party went. Fisk W
ain shot, Genet, Sweeny and Connolly a
the skulking about Europe, and as brok
me man, Tweed will die in the penitentia,
no and Tilden-well, the less said abo
ON him the better. 1t may be lit