The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-06-11
Simon Cameron does not much favor


interviewing. The Boston Herald,s man
says ITO All interviewer he is tomb.''
A modern historian has discovered shat
s.good Queen Anne'' was a. very ordinary
person, chelfly remarkable for her obstin-
acy.
w. w. Story, the poet-artist, is to re-
ccive an order for n statue Of the late
Professor Henry. Of the Smithsonian In-
siitution. TO cost $4,000
Alexandra Dumas daughter. Catholic,
whose mother is a member of the Greek
Church. is to narry Lippman. the I'arisl IN
banker. who Is Hebrew.
Bret Harte's speech at the Royal Aca,le-
my was not much OF success. He is
nuctk Iionizesi as the guest of Lord Gran
vile, the Duke of st. Albars and sir.
Fro,ttle.
Queen yietoria is good amateur
draughtsman, and reproductions Of some
of her sketches will soon appear They
will be accompanied by reproductions OF
some of Prince Albert's pictorial EXPIRES
sions''
Senator Blaine says that though he studied
Inv tor two years in tile office of one oil
the most eminent practicioners in the
United States. he has never been in Court
as ain attorney, plaintiff. defendant. wit
ness or juror.
The general appropriation bill contains
q clause that no part of the
appropriation shall be used TO pay mar
shals and deputies for fees earned tile past
year.
At the city election of Richmond Va,
the conservatives had an overwhelming
majority over the readjusters, while
Petersburg was carried by the read
iusters.
Minnesota and Wisconsin greenbackers
have elected delegates to national cor-
yent'on. Both conventions denoinced tile
Imprisonment Of Denis Eeariley as an oiiG-
rage.
at Arcon. Penn. while they were pre-
pairing torpedoes of giant powder, one ex-
ploded, aud killed aud an.,ihilated all con-
cerned and leveled all the buildings in that
vicinity.
The M. E. general conference at Cincin-
nSti has adjourned. Tie co,ldurt of hish-
ops was approved bishop Scott declared
non-cffective aud no report in favor OF an
African bishop.
A clerk of the librarian of congress who
got check caslled at the treasury and
put the notes i'll 4 side pocket. found some
thief had stolen them and put a worthless
package In tIeir place.
Thurlow Weed protests against the
nomination of Grant. appeals to the con-
vention TO sustain the anti third term pre-
ce teut. says Grants nomination would
ruin the party, but says lie shall vote 70.
the candidate of the party, who ever It
shall be.
The Chilians threw 200 shots lately with
ont any harul to speak of. In IA recent
sharp fight the PeruviaIIs got the worst of
/: as usual. bnt they have got some advan-
tage in fighting ON their own soil. and
the Chii;ans are getting tt;rther away from
home all the time.
Bismarck says a single word from the
pope or bishops would terminate the aili-
ance between the German socialists and
the priesthood and it i tleir own fault
thtit the negotiations don't succeed /; that
basis Of mutual tolerance is the most
they will ever cuncede to The church OF
Rome
After a iiA,tle pending at Tacta. y vic
.oliniI-. tlse Gillian government intends to
offer peaee TO Peru. and If NOT victorious.
they will proceed to hontbarl Caiiau.
Meantime the Peruvian and Bolivian
tronps are III fine conditions and il looks
rs ii tiI.y were beginning to get into the
spirit of he thing, and it Was about time
they did.
A fight occurred recently. opposite Pine
valley OH Snake river. between two xhit~
men and party of Indians in which one
Indian was killed and one of the white
men badly wounded. The two men male
their escape and alarmed the settlers.
More trouble is likely TO follow.
The Idaho Statesman says the snow Is
melting aud gong off so gradually that
the river behaves spiendidly and don't get
OH destructive ..boom.''
The StrIlhcoom NV. T) Express says
''Mr. Peterson. while looking after some
stock on the South Coqtfille River Last
week. was aftacketl by n panther. from
which he received serious injuries. H..
WAS 81 badly Injured that he could uof
get TO bis home until the next day. and
then could not give full detail of the EN-
counter from the fact that he was iilsen-
sib!e Tor time as to what was going on.
hut thinks his life was saved only by the
timely assistance of his dog, who fought
the beast with vengeance.