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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06
TIE Peruvian, Hero.

at the time when the news of the ter
rible and magnificent naval combat il,
which the Hudscdr was captured and
her heroic commander perished at his
post was received, the report went
abroad, and met with general credit, that
the Peruvian Admiral was of German
birth. It ar pears, however, that such
is not the case. That gallant naval
C mmander was not an imported foreign
'nercenary. His splendid vaIor and his
inperishable fame belong righ,fully to
the nation under whose flag he died.
Ills father was a Colombian of Castil.
ian descent. Miguel Grau, his famous
! son, the hero Ut the present. naval battle
in which tie maritime strength of Peru
was broken, was horn in Piura in 1884.
When oi.ly ten years Of age the younger
Grau was shipped as an apprentice on a
merchant vessel, in which he la came
mate VIXEN III his eighteenth year. In
1857 he obtained subordinate position
in the Peruvian navy. In 1866 he was
compelled to leave the naval service in
consequence at having united with ihose
who protested i'll energetic terms agains,
foreigner being placed in command OF
the fleet. lie .hen once more found &C.
cnpation in the merchant service, and
became Captain Of one of the steamers
of the Pacific Steam Navigation Com
pany. In 1866 he re-eniered tie Peru.
Wan Navy, and Joined what was known
as the "Civil Party" which subsequent t.
ly proclaimed the candidacy of l'rado.
When the present war broke out he was
given the command of the Latoxcur.
aud with it that of the first division Of
the Peruvian fleet, consisting ofthe iron
clads which last May achieved such
splendid victory over the Chilean squad
ron.
1t is pleasa ct to note the fact that tie
Chilean papers do no: grndge their 10
bile enemy fitting need of praise
They speak of him as .'a hero worthy
of engaging with heroes" and dub him
the paul Jones Of the Pacific"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06
DIphLl.crIGIs i'm Russia.

The ravages of Diphtheritis in Russia
have been truly horrible. Originating
I'D Bessarabia, this terrible disease has
laid its grip epidemically upon thirteen
OF the government districts, and in the
Caucasus alone no less than 40 900 chill
dren have been slain by it. The Russian
however, does not fold his hands in the
presence of gigantic disaster and exc'aim,
like our friend the Turk. "It is the will
of Allah.' A christian nationaIi,v
however low its present grade OF caI,nre
always possesses the germ of civilization
in its convictions that no evil whatever
can possibly be the will OF the source Of
all good. A plan for a great campaign
"a Russian aggression upon the
dreadful epidemic has been worked by
Prot. Byssr"ff and adopted By the ccr-
mission of experts to whose examination
it was submitted. We learn that there
is something else beside nihilism occu
pying the Russian mind when we read
that it is purpoeed within the next fort
night to dispatch thirty select physicians
and three hundred sisters of Mercy to
Poltowa for doc;oring and nursing Of
those selzed by the disease. Each
physician is to receive 800 roubles for
travelling expenses and 100 per month
salary while each sister receives 100
roubles for cost ofjourney aud 25 roublss
a month pay. The resolutions of the
commission ca diphtherltis have been
laid before the general assembly of the
Red Cross for appreciation.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06
Specimens of Oriental Es.ravasanee.
Probably the ex.Khe,liye of Eg,


Probably the ex-khe,iive of Egypt
has no superior among living members
of royal families III al least one respect
-extravagahce. There are in Cairo
about forty palaces, occupied at various
parts OF the year by tho reiguing mon-
arch. Abide, .he winter palace, dur
ing the rule of Ismail I'asha, was re-
built five or six times. Tie ornament
alton OF the rooms was frequently
changed. One day salon would be
furnished in white and gold; few
days later in blue, witt light medallion
frescoes; then this would be changed TO
something else; the architect was given
no peace, and the estimated cost OF the
building was s2,5GOCO a. Gizeh is
another palace, the most expensive of
them all. The intervening distance of
three miles was to be filled to a level
with the Nile banks aid park laid
out, but this project was abandoned,
and the grounds about Gizeh alone ii led
at an expense of S5,000,000. In re-
building his palace, His liigness often
changed his mini and altered The ar
rangement OF rooms and suites in such
a reckless way as to carry the expense
to fabulous sums. The furniture, which
had been ordered in advance, was
stored, became moth eaten, and was uIl-
fit for use. The items for interior dec
orations are astonishing. Costly mar
6le stair.cases with silver rails abound.
and everything else III keeping. The
cost OF the palace was s11, 100000
The ralat;al residences occupied by the
relatives Of the Khc1ive, on a smaller
scale, are fully as magnificent.
The buildings set aside for the l.arem
were flushed with all the luxury Of
wealth. Repairs are constantly going
on, and by this tenn is meant the de-
struction OF an entire building anal the
erection of another, vastly more ex-
pensive, in its place. At Alexandria,
tie same thing is repeated, stately pal
aces abounding in the midst of miSera-
bic mud huts. The personal expenses
of the khedive, were the cause of his
downfall As AN iis,aEce of this, refer
ence may be made TO the sugar estates.
Reasoning that Egypt should export
sugar, lie ordered 81 ,010 900 Of ma
chinery from England and France
Wherever there was a space To grow
cane, tall chimueys and immense build
lngs arose along the banks of tie Nile.
-Four hundred and eighty thousand acres
OF land were taken from the tellahs bv
force; dikes were built, railroads were
laid out, and at one puitt alone 5000
men were employed in gathering cane.
Tie net revenue was So, GOO 900, very
small margin. At the time OF his dep
osition from power, besides the secured
debts upon lis estate, Ismail Pasha lett
debts to the amount of So $500 o.
Some of His Highness' follies, like the
sngar-cane one, were based npon sound
IDEAS, only the working was carried on
beyond the capacities of the county
Netr York 1tGts.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06
The Saalnc Infan.y.
ext weei

The Maine infamy appears all tie bald,
er aud more wretchedly ul.iustifiabl in
the light of the Unanimous decision ot
the supreme court, the ink on which was
i ardly dry before the outrage vas per-
petrated. That document was absolute.
Iy unatswerable, ard il is noticeable that
the Garcclan party have not attempted
to answer it except with defiance. No
course i'll reasoH and justice was lett TO
tile fusionists except TO enroll tEe names
OF the rally elected members of the
legislature, ard assign the courts opin.
ION as their authority for doiug so IL
neglec,ing To adopt this course, the Gar
celon party have lost their only chance
OF escape. 1t is marvel that some o
the gentlemen, who are stalking ehelr
polItl AL on the success of the demo-
cratic party in tie elections this year
did not bring influences to bear on Gov.
Garce!on and his fellow conspirators
which should cause them to adept this
course. We have said It is a marvel.
but 1t is better to withdraw the express
ion. The democratic party leaders have
become so accustomed To blunlerinc
that they can TO nothing else CHico.
30 Times.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06
TiIIau's Income Tax FOamd.

Some months ago the government
filed a bill of discovery in the case of
the United States vs. Samuel J. Tillen,
propoundiug questions as 10 TiI1ens in
come during the year enumerated in the
complaint. Gov. Tilden, through his
counsel, demurred to the bill and Jud ee
Blatchford decided against him, order
ing that he should answer the Iuterroga
tories. From this order Gov. TiiIen
appealed to the supreme court. Sixty
days have nov elapsed, and Gov. Tillen
has not filed his answer, claiming that
it is not neces, airy until tie supreme
court has decided i'll the appeal. Today
District Attorney Woo,lfor,l moved be-
fore fudge Blatchf,rd in tie L s. circuit
court for further order TO compel Til
den to answer tic interrogatorles at o,ce,
irrespective of appeal, which was oppos-
ed by counsel on the other side. The
case has been set down for Argument
ext week.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06
Orasorical Success.

The purpose of great speech is tc
persuade men. 1t may be brilliant and
eloquent, SO much SO that men will sag
of it, "that is oratory," and GO on about
their business. When men act as ifthey
had not heard a word of speech, it is c
failure, even if it is thought worthy of a
place among Specimens of eloquence."
ga great Speech" said O'Connell
speaking OF addresses to jury, is q very
fine thing: but, after all, the verdict il
the thing"
Professor Mathews. frcm whose book
on "Oratory and Orators'' we quot
O'Conneli's remark, insists that no one
would discover the perfect orator, il
such there could be, while he was speak
ing. He tells two anecdotes TO illustrate
his assertion:
When Cl.iet Justice Parse ms, OF, Mas
Fachnsetts, was practising a: tile bar, a
farmer, who had often heard him speak
was asked what sort of q pleader he
was.
"Oh, he is good lawyer ard an ex:
cellent counsellor, but poor pleader,'
was tile reply.
"Bnt does lie not win most OF his
causes?"
"1es, but tLat's because lie knows the
law, and can argue well; but he's nu
orator"
a kard-headed bank president once
congratulated himself. in tie presence OF
Mr.. Mathews, on resisting, as foreman
OF jury, The ozatorical Establishments
of Mr.. Choate.
"Knowiug his skill" said the hard
headed man, Sin making white appear
black, and black white, made mp my
mind at the outset that he should not
fool me. He tried all his arts, but it was
ofno use; | just decided according to
the law and evidence
GOT course" answered Mr.. Mathews,
"you gave your verdict against Mr..
Caoate's client?''
"Why, no; we gave verdict for his
client; but chen we couldn't help it; he
had the law and evidence on his side"
1t never occurred to the bank preside, {
or to the farmer that Choate aud Par
sons were after verdicts, not admiration.
Ard they got them, because they sunk
the orator into the advocate
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06
The False nn., the True.

Old ST went To the minstrel show las,
night, and as lie returned he remarked
to us:
s'I'Se done wil dem kind OBJ freeait.
e1s.!''
"Why is tha:, si?''
"Kase for dis, dat 5cy minds me ch
de boss OBJ clo'es sto' wearin' secon.
hand brifcher!'
sin what way, Si:'' :
"Well, sab, when a white man is
gwinc ter play niggcr. dar's mo- ob his
legs got ter lay on the grou,' dan
seed ennywhsr on dat pla,fo'm ter
night!''
"AIn>t have big feet, of course"
"And daI'S got Ter be mo- meat dan
red paint 'reu'' lis monf-dat's anud.
der ting!''
"Cer'ainly"
'An' when he gifts down de las flor
on er jig he's got ter bust a plank e,
rip a sole often his shoo!''
"Wcll. dIdn't know that.''
abe facK is dat dis ting oh a stan'i,
collar, white man biacken his face an
p.ttin' on de nigger style, is mighty on
satisfactory cirkus ter a ginuwine dark
cy, fer he kin see de holes in de per
to'mancc same as yen KIN see dem in .
free hospital skeetcr bari"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

The real beauty of Democratic states-
manship shines with unusual brilliancy
at this time, while democratic mobs in
Indiana are welcoming the down trodden
cOIored people with outrage. and Demo
cratic mobs are gathering about the
capital of Name for the purpose of over
throwing by force the government of
the peopIc.-Bgc.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

4 houscmald writing TO frien,l re-
spectmg the fashions, says: "As for To-
necs, the lper it is the mo fasl.uuable WI
air drest. Miss Goodra gave me blew
NV hers; cuts It's Ice ri, and Suzin
Simmuns cut ort lerr, an we attrax a
grate deal of attenshion to our necs.
prominading in the stretes Iy'e other
ladyes, and holding up eur cloze. No
body isn't nothin now which dosen't
hold up her clozc, and the hier you holes
them the more you is no,iSed."
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

Gneral Grant while Ia south Caroli-
ia was told that tissue ballots were used
to ncntrallze the overshado~ing negro
majority; and thus his democratic in
formant alleged, preserve civilization
The general replied tia. he hopel the
necessities of civilization would MT call
for repe'inn of this sort of thing.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

Only two manufactures devoted ex-
clnsiyely to making plate glass exist in
this cnnntry-one at New Albany, Ind,
and the other at Lenox, Mass.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

a very handy snlphureied hydrogen
apparatus may he made by putting into
large test tube, fitted with a cork am.
delivery tube, mixture of equal weight.
of parafine and sulphur. On applying
heat hydrogen sulphi'le is gwen of, and
on Withdrawing the lamp the evolution
of gas at o'-ce ceases, SD that the same
mixture may be used many times, and
will last for long period.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

In consequence of frequent Instances
of spontaneous combustion the Austrian
authorities have tlecrced special arrange
ments for tie packing and transpolta-
tion OF weighted silks.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

The yeild OF Timothy and oats in
North Paluse is almost Incredible. OF
the latter instances are recorded IT 100
bushels TO the acre. Beets and turnips
weighing from Is to 20 pounds aIe no
rarity in this region. This section lies
northeast from Lewiston about 55 miles
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

"A con'ere' ce of meteoroIogists recent
ly me: at Hamburg to consider the pro-
posal to establish stations within the
arctic circle, at which meteorological
phenomena shall be observed for twelve
consecutive months.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

The lower house ofth Kentucky gen
eral assembly on the 22nd. passed bill
So to So, revivihg the whipping post.
The same bill! passed the house of tile
last assembly, but was defeated in the
senate by The sasring vote of Lieut.. Gov
Underwood.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

Washington, Jan. 23-Mrs. Wallace
of Indiana, Lucin:a b. Chandler oi
Pennsylvania, Susan b. Anthony aid
other delegates to the Woman.s Sufrge
Association, made arguments on the
23 d. before the Sc nate committee in fav.
or of 10th. amendment to the constitu
tuition 10 entrancl.ise women.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

A French scientist las discovered a
new rose-red coloring, which he extracts
from the little blond red al ia found at
the base of damp walls.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

'Prisouer, how old are yon?" "Twen
ty-two. Your Honor" "Twenty two?
Your papers make out that you were
born twen'y-three years ago. $50 !
was; but spent one year in prison, and
[ don't count ihat-it was lost time.''
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

The Astronomical Museum at tile
Paris observatory Is approaching Gem.
pletion, and mary of tho most interesting
re les are already in their places.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

Darwin has won tie prize of $4,000
francs offered at Turin tor discoverie, in
the physiology of plants.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

The increased use of arsenic in th,
manufacture OF paper collars and cuff
will bring these articles into disrepute.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

Serious preparations are being made
in Franco for the construction of rail
road into the interior of Africa
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

It ia believed that more damage il
done by the empI, yncnt of Paris greer
than is done by the potato bug.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

The Oldest timber in the world, used
by man, is found in the temples OF
Egypt.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

a regular tidal rise and tall in the
waters of certain wells in South Carolina
has been observed.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

There was sound frivalry by night
Il was 9. cat.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

Deafness is seldom or neve. known
among the American indians.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06
80 10 % On
will be paid to any Public Hospital n, ha ,n..a
Ally egreed upon. for every certiHeate of flse ,s
Its Insrediera4a.

AZ, a10W our faith in the safety and exessasea ana
sne 4 b, upon proper personal auriieaffS-s 49, ~ ~
satsned that no imposition IL inaendea. @s ss;fs
&sve snc names OF all its ingredients hv ia~ss
pr,etor OF any other Family Medicina m IN ~
an any further inform afia.. 49,
kuu dtsecfiOua for using will be fnIr7 ~ MAlA
pnies Treatise Diseases 81 thn Fs1~.sn X -
bottle sencIOeed. Price 81 res fSs@1ss -
&enlng A. ounces, or 40 to so doean 5sNr@ -
.. AAzsoa, sos 9 Co.. PEop'ls. Rn5seiss. n sl
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06

Emerson defines weed as a. plaLt
whose uses have not been discovered.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06
King Of the Blood

Cures all Scrofulous affections and disorders rssu1t
ing from 1mpurity of tho blood Il IN lseeslses ~
specify ALI AZ the sufferer usually perceive tlsr
cause; but SaH RheHus, PSmptSs. UEcsye, Ts,zlagr
0osres S0ssSngs, &e.s are the most connnnoa -
d wen ss many affections Of the Heart, Heed E;esr
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-04-22
Conversion of Cane Sugar into Grape
Sugar in Cooking.

At a sanitary convention in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, recently, the Presi-
dent OF the State Board of Health called
attention to bad practice among
cooks, by which cane sugar is
converted into grape sugar in cooking,
thereby losing more than half of its
sweetening power. Some women, he
said, will put the sugar in with mass
OF acid fruit to be cooked, and keen
cooking and keep adding sugar while It
keeps on growing sourer, until at last
they will use two and half times az
much sugar as they ought to secure the
desired result. The cane sugar has
been changed to grape sugar. Now. If
the sugar had been added after the fruit
was cooked, much less would have been
required, and the result would have
been far more satisfactory.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-04-22
He Drove q Sharp Bargain.

A nice young man employed
cigar-store on King street, Toronto, r
solved the other day to present his y
tended with nice pair Of boots. ns
accordingly procured her measure snu
went into one of the fashionable stofs'
on King street and purchased ? ~
dollar pair of boots. In order to max
the present appear more valuable g
marked five dollars (the amount q :
we ek's wages. we think) upon the sos y
of the boots, and at his request V
clerk put receipted bill for five doila'
into one of the boots. The present.
ton was made, and the lovers we1s
happy as lovers should be. But maIl
the sequel. The girl examined .n
boots in the daylight and was NOT 49, ~,
lied. She was convinced that her io'ei
had been cheated in the purchase. 8, =
such a pair of boots at that price. oss
decided to GO and change them ana -
tain better bargain. The next w
she appeared in the store and sollchosi
pair of boots, price four dollars, -
politely returned the boots for wn'I
she said her husband had paid hye s ~
lars. The receipted bill was producs4
and the bootman found it was lmpCssss n.
bic to go behind the returns =
smart girl took her four-dollar Pal y
boots and obtained one dollar 10 mops
and went home happy and sat'snss ~
The bookseller sent bill for three NJ
lars to the young man, who prop XII
paid the difference, but he THINKS 81
girl knows more than he though Z
though he has been going with n''
long. Toronto Graphic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-04-22

1T has been ascertained by carr IT,,
analysis that rain which falls u 4. I'm 4
often becomes heavily charged WIZ il.
furious properties, and can only y y. VI
districts be regarded as thorough
drinking water,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-04-22

One or two clam shells, kept in the
tea-kettle, viii prevent the lime from
forming on the sides of the kettle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-04-22

-Ihe Boston Pilot, the Irish organ.
says that lrishmen in this country have
NO business with green flags.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-04-22
My dear Miss Blake
Ny heart you break.
IT'S you l love,
III never rove -

sup Neu: interrupted Meg; "vOu
shall not make fun of my friends. You
are the most disagreeable boy ever
away" 81
"Guess 1 will" he answered. swinp-
ing down on to the floor; "you're not
extra good company to-day. OBLIGED
to you all the same for toilinp for me ),
and he sprang over chair on his wav
TO the veranda. pausing in q yery snir-
tied rendering Of :. We Sail the OCEAN
Blue to ask, where's motherp,,
Gone to bed with a headache - 70
Pled Meg. - presume your racket
has helped her." though she had not
once thought to caution him before.
/" Mother sick! Bless her dear little
neart' exclaimed Ned, stepping softly
toward her room. 81 wouldn't have
made any more noise than a kitten
You ought to have told me Mo-
French, and he closed the bed-roomS
door carefully behind him.
linen Meg complained again audihlv
Four o'clock! Dear! I'll never Get
through. Five more pairs. and did
NO ans 20 20 SO much, and down went
the basket. and down came a torrent Of
tears from Meg's blue eyes. In the
MIDST OF her outburst Tom came in
saying excitedly:
: Meg, l think mothers very s;ck
her heads awful hot, and when I kissed
her' and asked her what was the mat
ter. sne only moaned, and Tn scared
xoo.t ner, and am going after father.
GU q DETER stop your crying, and 90
% there and tend to her, q
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-29
WRECKED STEAMERS,
Perlls of the Stormy Season.


The bark Oriana, from Quebec for Nor
tevideo, lumber-laden, is total wreck
near Cow Bay, C. B. The crew arrived
at North Sidney in the steamer Nebo,
from New Orleans.
j. U. Gregory, the agent Of the marine
and fisheries department at Quebec has
received the following dispatch from Mr..
Pope, keeper of the Southwest Point An
ticosti lighthouse "The messenger his
arrived from Bechscee river and reports
that the British bark BristoIian went
ashore there last Monday night that four
of the crew are dead, and the. remainder,
including the captain and mate, arc badly
frozen. The messenger also reports the
brigantine Pamlico, Of Quebec, ashore at
L'Oase aux Fraise, but that the crew were
saved.''
The steamer Columbia, of the Chicago
line, reports that while passing the
Ducks" on Lake Huron, she encountered
large portions of the wreckage of steam
er, with which the lake is strewn for miles.
She saw life-preserver marked Sim
coe." The Columbia searched for hours
but failed to find any tidings of the crew.
1t is the general opinion that the Simcoe
struck on Magic Reef off "the Ducks"
and went to pieces in the gale of the carly
part Of the week.
The first mate of the steamer Ortiqia.
which sank the Oncle Joseph, states that
seeing a single mast. head light about a