The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1877-01-19
NO. IT.

| on the chess-boarel The democracy find
it hard work TO keep up an excitement.
and they have about abandoned the idea OF
interposing any objection to the iraugura-
ton of the legally elected President. Hayes.
They have quit drinking blood, and as an
easy way of letting themselves down, talk
mysteriously of an appeal TO the courts.
Nothing will come of il. They have lost
to grin and bear It. The men of money
will not respond to the invitation 10 the
tented field, for fighting means money.
and the merchant who has regular busi-
ness has not the interest In putting Brown.
the warl-striker, into n sinecure in the
custon1-house that Brown has. Conse-
quently he don't want to go to war for
Browns sake, and Brown has not been
able to stir him up to it as yet. The etli-
torial mill is stili sending out its ready
made intellect, but there are evidences that
it will close next week. Uncle Samuel has
bled many millions and he has got tired of
1t, especially rs ne is certain to be beaten
In the end, and the effect of the election of
Hayes is showing itself more and more.
Gold is down to ~ making 1t possible to
resume specie payment at any time While
business is dull. everybody feels hopeful
that the spring will being revival. and
business men are content TO wait till the
matter Is settled beyond a peradventure.
BUSINESS.
New York has received another Offset.
The grain trade has been gradually leaving
the city for Boston, Philadelphia and Bal
timorc. Vanderbilt made an effort to get
it back by cutting freight in favor of New
York, but the other lines have finally
beaten him. The Baltimore and Ohio
brought him down, and the New York
Central has in the new arrangement raised
its rates, SO that Baltimore has very heavy
per cent. over New York. The wholesale
merchants are feeling ugly over this sur
render Of Vanderbilt, for goods are very
Fsr n1vY fAnrH Harlrf L.
this is bad tor New York, but It is we'll for
the interior cities and the producer. There
are no facilities in New York for handling
grain, and it costs altogether too much to
get 1t through the city and on shipboard.
Chicago, Toledo and Milwaukee are ship
ping heavily to Baltimore, and the Gry
goods and grocery trade is following IL.
The elder Vanderbilt is still ON his bed.
ana his son William does not seem to have
the acuteness OF his father: At all events
Garrett has beaten him badly, and New
York sufferers. The Vanderbilts control
too much railroad. Mr.. Garrett works his
road in the interest of his city, and its man
agemeiit has always been liberal. Between
the Baltimore and Ohio and the Pennsyl-
vania Central, New York has come to
grief. Take this diversion and the fact
that the lake cities are shipping direct to
Montreal and supplying New England
direct. and It Is easy enough to see chat the
prestige of New York as commercial
centre is in danger.
FIRE ESCAPES.
Tie Brooklyn horror has served one GOOD
purpose. The authorities have Inspected
every theatre in the city, and are compel
ling the managers to make them safe.
Ifiey are c;1tting doors for escape, and are
laying water pipes in every direction, so as
to flow the stage in event OF fire. One
theatre was compelled TO suspend till this
was done, and the people who crowd them
breathe more freely. The churches are to
be overilauled next. and then the factories
ana large buildings in which people work
six stories mp are to be looked affer The
effect of it all is, TO make life tolerably safe
from fire. There are buildings In the low
er wards. which shelter nightly from two to
three thousand people, six stories in height
with only one staircase. and tIIat 4 verv
narrow one. In the event of a fire I'm one
of them, the unfortunate occupants would
burn like rats, for escape would be virtual-
~ impossible All of these are to be gone
Inrongn with, and the owners compelled
to make them safe.
TEMPERANCE.
Five thousand ladies of the first fami-
lies signed an agreement not to offer In.
toxicatlng liquors to their callers on New
ear 8 day. The big temperance Glemon-
STATIONS Will commence Immediately after
New Years. and viii be kept up Just as
long as any feeling is shown. Boston and
Philadelphia are TO join with them. work
ing the same way. the speakers changing
about so as to always have something new
and attractive. It is hoped by the ofigina-
tors to get mp feeling that will count on
the rum mills, especially the fashionable
ones. 1t is a business mems movement.
and has the support of the heaviest mer-
chants in the city.
The weather is cold and delightful. much
to the joy of the ice companies and the liy-
cry stable people. The avenues leading to
the park shine with splendid equfpaoes,
It makes very brilliant show.
PTErRo.