The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-06-02
VARIOUS s.FODDER.-

1t appears that Macaulay, while lie was
writing his brilliant essays, could only earn
about 81, 900 "a year. That is what you
Macaulay poor encouragement of genius.
Two hundred and fifty thousand people
including 175.O0O 'slead head" visited the
Exposition ground on opening dav. This
is far i'm excess Of the number that attend
ed any previous Worlds fair, in one day.
A man took lease of some property on
Seventh Avenue, New York, the other day,
for the period of one thousand years. That
fellow has faith in the permanence of this
world, Notwithstanding every thing is 'sgo-
ing to the Dogs just now.
A Washington correspondent reports the
following conversation about the testimony
given by General Castar. Some one near
me in the gallery said, 'sThat story of Gus
tar's in his testimony the other day, was a
mere canard.'' 'sNo,'' said the other, sit
was Gust a-d.''
Fifty thousand dollars IS the price our
Reform Democrats will have to pay for the
precious testimony they have taken regard
ing the navy yards. from Kittery to Mare
till long after Adjournment, when its value
will be precisely-nothing This is
beautiful specimen of the talent of the
Democrats for the noble art OF investigation,
which enables them to spend more money
in hunting up an alleged fraud than the
fraud itself, II it exists, has cost.
A Washington special says that promi-
nent Democratic members of the House
have recently declared that their side will
not allow an adjournment before Novem-
ber unless the Republicans agree that all
the investigating committees which desire
to continue may sit during the recess.
Otherwise they propose to hold Congress
and keep those committees going through
out the entire campaign. They have been
running these smut mills since the first of
December aad have brought to light more
dirty Democrats than anything else.
There is an old German proverb to the
effect that great war leaves the country
with three armies-an army of cripples, an
army ofmourners and an army of thieves.
Don't attempt to punish all your enemies
at once. You can't do a large business
with small capital.
A religious paper published in Tennes-
see says: 'sThose of our subscribers who
pay promptly are marked Christians
Parties just down from tho Upper Co
lnmbia, near the mouth of the Spokane
river, state that there are from 75 to 100
Cinnamon and several white men engaged
in mining on the bars of the Columbia,
who are doing quite well. The Columbia
Is rising steadily and bids fair to keep up
longer than usual, as the snow Is reported
to be very deep in the mountains TO the
north and easts Earthquake shocks are Of
daily occurrence, and the loud ominous
noises that have made the regions of the
country around Lake Chelan AMI the
Methow river a terror to the Indians for
years are still heard. As vet no one has
visited that region to find out what is
going on in that part Of the laboratory OF
nature.
William; son OF John Barker. proprietor
of the stage line between Oakland ana
Scottsbnrg., was badly Rfcked BY q vicious
horse at the latter place last Thursday, and
it Is feared severely injured.
The next Oregon State fair commences
Oct. 9th, 1876.