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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1869)
LOCAL AFFAIRS Run T 1 -r- ... , . , - . , ; er ruies. iaijci;j-i .New iork Gold quotations .... ., -- . .Messrs. Miionor iV: Kobbcre authorized to act as a-rerts ia procuring advertisements ami subscriptions for t'ao REGISTER, in Purl land, Oregon. Afflicted. We learn that the w".e of our cotcruporary ol the Democrat, Mr. Abbott, is seriously afflicted, compelling hia constant c:irc and attention. Mr. Brown has also been suffering from dis ease. Under these accumulated ills, it is announced in the lust Democrat that, for a short time, tha paper will be issued on a half sheet. Both gentlemen have our sincere sympathy in their afflictions. " Handsome as Ever. I). C. Ireland. Esq., editor of the Oregon City Enter prise, stepped into our sanctum on Tues day last, looking as handsome as a red wagon. lie is as sanguine as ever of the future of the Lowell of the Pacific coast. Ireland had cn, good "harness," and looked as though his juncr man had Leon wall cared for. He makes a first-class paper of the Enterprise, and deserves the hearty support of the Clackamas people. His arduous efforts in behalf of Oregon City and Clackamas couuty, the fruits of which are already apparent, gives him a claim upon them which should be met in a corresponding spirit of liberality. . There is no human agency that equals J a we'll conducted newspaper in rapidly ad vancing the growth and prosperity of a community. Accounted Fox. Two weeks ago we stated that the assessed value of taxable property in Lian county, for the year 18 j3, was half a million less than for.the year 1867. The reason for this, as we learn from those who are fully informed on the matter, is that it was found that property in Linn was assessed at a much higher rate than any other county in the State; that under the high rate of assess ment in 1SG7 we paid into the State treasury over 500 more than any other coujty in the State during that year. Therefore ' the rate of assessment was lo .e red. Unimproved property, assessed J at $20 per acre in '07, in 'GS was assess- j el at 10 and 12, thus decreasing the j 8 tin total of valuation a half million. Property has undoubtedly largely increas ed in value since 18t57, but the assess ments have been lowered to correspond with those of other counties. f! A rt ! . Piotitkf! Wo r 5nrlphffd to Mr. J. A. Winter, of the Picture Gal-l.-ry, for the presentation of a number of fine card pictures of our noted Generals, the late Emperor Maximilian and thj Empress Carlotta, and other notabilities. nr i ...l l l i'ir. liuer ua.s receuuy receivea a. i;-.rge numbir of these pictures, which he will dispose of at very low figures at the Gal - lery. There is nothing like pictures far ornamenting the parlor qr sitting-room. Temperance f Lecture. H. N. George, G. W. Cl T. of Oregon, will lecture at the Congregational Church in this city, Tuesday evening, February 2d, on the subject of temperance. After the lecture, Mr. George will organize a "Band , of Hope," a juvenile temperauce associa tion requiring no foes for membership. Mr. George is highly spoken of by the press of the State as an able and instructive . lecturer, and we bespeak for him a full house. - . Paid Up. Quite a number of our subscribers have dropped in during the week and asked us for our autograph, paying us S3 therefor. It -is a very pleasant pastime, and we extend a general invitation to everybody to call and see us on the same term 3 mea will meet witlua double welcome! Dou't be bash ful or backward about coming forward ! Election Notice. Attention is call ed to the advertisement of the meeting of the Albany Cemetry Association, on. -Friday the 5th of February, at the "Court House, for th election of President, Treasurer and three Trustees of the" Association. The City Printing. Under this caption the Democrat of the 23d has an article that displays the usual wit and sprightHness that has ever characterized that sheet under its present management. The columns of the Democrat have con stantly teemed with railings, bitter de nunciations and scurrilous abuse of indi vidual members cf the Union party, whom it styles Radical,-, chargiug them with wantonly and wickedly robbing the public treasury for their own aggrandize ment, thus increasing the burdens of tax ation which are now weighing down the energies of our people ; but when it is shown that these robbers and thieves are bed-rock Democrats who have con stantly affiliated with the Democratic party, instead of condemning it palliates their faults aud little digressions from a strictly honest and upright course by the sneaking . plea of "precedent." Any criminal may put up this plea of "prece dent" with equal propriety. And when this pretended conservator of the public weal is called upon and its theory put to the test, what is its practice ? Let the facts answer : A City Council is elected; four of the Couticilmcn are Democrats, two arc Union men. A committee is ap pointed by this Council to solicit bids for the city punting for the current year. Two bids are offered the Register of fering to do the work for 50, the Dem ocrat putting the figure at 75. Now here is a chance offered these self sacri ficing Democrats to show that they be lieved in the Democrat' s theory, and that they believed the editor to be truthful and in earnest in his shrieks for economy ia the public expenditures. They show their appreciation of his truthfulness and honesty in his attacks upon the extrava gance and wastefulness ot public servants, by voting the city printing to the Demo crat at 75, thus uselessly squandering 25 of the tax payers money. And the Democrat, that virtuous sheet, that pillar of Democracy, that shining light of Dem ocratic honesty, late'y so terribly horri fied at "Radical extravagance," with its wouied charitableness when Democrats were to suffer by the carrying out of its previously enunciated theory, excuses these worthy Democratic Couucilmen on the glaringly dishonest ground, that the squandering of twenty-five dollars is so i small a matter that it isn't worth the meu-. tion ! The pr"'ce is tno same as if the city treasury had been robbed of twenty five j thousand dollars instead of twenty-five, Mr. Democrat, and your at tempt at upholding the action of the Council in ? this matter is so weak and nonsensical that you arc ashamed of it yourself. Every man gifted with coa uion sense iu this community, who has perused the Democrat for the last few mouths even, can and does see that it has, in this matter of the city prititing, gone back on the record sought to be estab lished by its teachings heretofoie, and now virtually upholds robbing the people of even small sums, provided the robbing is done by Democrats for the benefit of Democrats. Here is the whole matter in a nut-shell. So long as Democrats do the squandering, throw away the people's money to benefit Democrats, you will hear no word of condemnation from fliis virtuous and honest editor ; but let him even imagine the boot to be on the other foot, and his indignation and wrath at "wickedness in high places'" would cause him to write column after column in ieaded small pica crammed with the choicest billingsgate hurled at the heads of the guilty offenders. Weather. There has been a great deal of "unqualified" weather during the week, j Not a day during the latter part of the week has it rained continually for more than twenty-four hours. And as we write, the soft patter of the rain upon the roof tells of the rich harvests of the coming summer, of the continua tion of so ft spots iu the roads in which to fall, of" muddy clothing, slippery side walks, and reminds us that some diaboli cal unreconstructed cuss has stolen our ambril- ' May the naogbty thief who, of his own will. Took and toted off our m w ambril, Be bung and thot and killed and drowned. Till he's sent it back all safe and sound ! Fine Property. J. -B. Monteith, ..Esq., offers for sale a first-class dwelling house and necessary outbuildings, all new, and four lots, in a desirable portion of the city, on low terms. ! For particu lars inquire at P. T. Company's office, Albany. . Fire Meeting. The regular monthly meeting of Albany Engine Company No. 1, will be held at the Court House on Tuesday evening next at 6 J o'clock. A full attendance is requested, as business of i nportance will come before the meet- Still Free. We have heard of no small pox case in our city or vicinity up to this writing, and are in hopes that the precaution already taken will keep us free entirely. : " Markets. It is said by the "oldest inhabitant" that our markets have never been so illy supplied "since," as they have been for the past "a few weeks. There appears to be no butter makers in the county. Vaccination. We give this morning a highly interesting article on the subject of vaccination, from the pen of one of our first physicians, Dr. J. P. Tate. It is worthy a careful perusal by everyone. Personal.- Judge Thornton arrived in our city on Friday morning from the East. He" seems to be in good health and .spirits.: We welcome him back to his old home. Sabe? If we could find out who sent us that last lot ol nice apples we didn't get we'd like to know which! Awful scarce apples is ! l For the Register. J Vaccination a Protection Against Small ; j Pox. ( - - - ' Variola Vaccina or Cow Pox is a dis tinct disease, and is governed by certain laws as uniform in their operations as is that of any other. That it is a specific protection against small pox the civilized world has rested in the belief for the last seventy years, and those communities which have availed themselros of its advantages have been comparatively free from that much dreaded and most loath some of alt epidemics. In those cases where vaccination has apparently failed, it has not been from any want of pow-. r in the vaccina principle to protect, bat because the system was not brought fully under its influence. This may be justly inferred from the fact that the vat majoxity of those who have been vaccinated do not take the diseise when exposed to it, while in thoss who do it is modified just to the extent to which they lave been brought under the prophylact:c--Hifiueuce of .vaccinatum. An individual may have all the charac teristic marks of a genuine vaccine pock, together with all the attendant constitu tional symptoms of the disease, and jet not be fully protected. To ascertain this and to insure safety, revaccination is advised. If it takes we have the evidence that the protection was not complete, and vice versa, if after a fair trial it does not. There i3 uo more reason for tli3 opin ion that vaccination "runs out," or that its protective power causes after a lapse of years, thau that an attack .of measles or whooping cough does not protect the person throughout the remainder of life from a subsequent attack, though some are of a different opinion. Lelbeg says : "The susceptibility of infection by the virus of huui-iu small pox must cease after vaccination, fr the substance to the presecicatf which this susceptibility is owing has been rem jved from the body by a peculiar process of decomposition, artificially excited. Rut this substance may be again generated in the same in dividual, so that they may again become liable to-contagion, and a second or a third vaccination will .anain remove the peculiar substance from the system. It has therefore become the general practice to revaeeinate at the commence ment of each recurring epidemic, wherev er there is danger cf exposure to the disease. Every one whether liable to immediate exposure or not should be vaccinated in childhood, the period of life in which the system is most susceptible to conta gion. From the f urth to the seven'h month of infantile life is regarded as the best period for vaccination. The circu lation being active and the opposing forces being comparatively wei-.k, the pystem yields more thoroughly to the vaccine influence than at any other period of life. A good deal of prejudice exists in the minds of many against transmitting the virus from one person to another. When properly dene and with the neces sary precautions it is just as safe and ef fectual as if taken directly from the cow. It is very essential that the person from whom it is taken should be healthy. It is also equally or even more important that the viru should be taken from a genuine vaccine pox, and at the right time. Bad results may follow where the virus has been taken from an apparently healthy person, not from any previous constitutional taint in the individual from whom it was obtained, but because I the vaccine infectiou was mixed with matter caused by inflammation other than that produced by simple vaccination. It is therefore of the highest importance thnt the virus should not only be ob tained from a healthy subject, but that it should be selected by an experienced person, who shall hve observed the de velopment of the disease through its va rious stages until the virus is taken from the pock. I3y observing these precau tions it may be transmitted from one to another for years, and perhaps for gene rations, without becoming inert or loseing any of its prophylactic properties. But without them we are in danger of prop agating from impure or worthless matter. Then vaccination is pronounced a failure. People lose confidence in it. The result is when small pox " makes it appearauce there 13 but little to oppose its spreading, and the rest we know, or at least the people of San Francisco da. T- Eclipse. A partial eclipse of the moon occurred on Wednesday evening about 6 o'clock, as per announcement in our almanac. It was clearly observable by a large portion or those who witnessed the sight of ik The cause of those little affairs of the moon have been variously put up" by various theorists. After lengthy and confounded research we epitomize onto the causes thusly : The majority of those who do not know a thing about the causes of a good many tilings preponderates over those who .do in about the ratio of 93 million 500,000 and 23J to 0. This fisiurms may be'a matter of twenfy-eiht or fifty million out of the way, but what's a few million more or less among so many? Persons who dispute these "obvious" figures are re quested to form clubs in three or four different localities, each cHb to be com posed of eighty-five persons (more cr less), charging 3 each as a membership fee, forward the total receipts to usand we'll agree to "eliminate" on . this important subject in such a plain and "palpable" manner that he who runs (slow) may read. Council Proceedings. Council met Thursday evening, January 28th. Pres ent Mayor Standard ; Councilmen, Nixon, Ilacklemau, Comley, Mealey and Marshall. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. A petition from I'. II. Farrell, Jos. Bradley and others, asking for the con struction of sidewalks from south-east corner of block 113, Hackleman's addi tion, to south-east corner of block 3, in the Eastern addition, to be completed within twenty days, was granted, and the property-holders within the said described limits ordered to build and complete said smcwaiKs w.u:u twenty uays irom ims date. Marshal I'roman presented bill of 2 75 tor lepairing crosswalks, which was allowed aud ordered paid. M essrs. Abbott & Drown presented bill of S10 lor job printing referred to Finance Committee. - Councilman Cuudif entered and took his seat. Councilman Hackleman reported that the Committee on Pest House had purchased of Mr. L. C. Burkhart the place formerly occupied by Mr. Payton, consisting or is acres more or less, tor the sum of 8275. On motion it was ordered that the Re corder advertise to receive bids until Tuesday evening February 11th, at 6 o'clock, for building all crosswalks in the city, for the next ensuing year; alsc for graveung t tie same. Dr. Lister presented a bill of $36 for service as Health Officer, wmch was received, placed on file and ordered paid, i Council adjourned. L. W. DOOLITTLE. Recorder. A party of wood choppers in the Black Swamp, in Ohio, found an old earthern jar in the butt of a large hickory tree. The jar, which contained English and Spanish coins, ranging ia date from 1597 to 1702, crumbled to pieces at the slightest touch. The Bainbiidge (Ga.) women have de termined to abjure Northern goods and wear homespun only. The average Bain bridge woman must be a prodigy of self- denial. Pacific Coast Almanac. We have received a copy of the Pacific Coast Al manac, published by Henry G. Lanley San Francisco, Cal , for 1809. In ex tent, variety of subjects treated, reliabil ity of statistics it is a valuable work, and should be obtained by every business and professional man on, the coast. Personal. Col. Dow, editor of the Portland Commercial, soujourned in our city day or two this week, looking after the interests of his paper. ALBANY RETAIL MARKET. ! Ai.BAsr, January 30, IS69 Vhoat. white, bushel Oats. 4 liuouei...... Putat us, ji bushel uuions. rJ Dusnei. lb.. Flour, 3 barrel IJuttcr, f lo. Ee-jj!, tluzen Chickens, " i zon.... Peaches, dried, 'fi lb Soap, lb - Salt, Los Angeios, tfi lb. Syrup, gallon Tea, Young Hyson lb. Japan, " " . " Elatk, Sncjar, crushed, " SOit " Inland. " Coffee, lb Candles, lb Rice, China. lb Salcratus, lb Pried jdama, lb Pried pp!e3. lb Dried currant. 3 lb JJacon, hams, lb " sides, " " shoulders, f lb Lard, in cans, lb Beans, lb Pevoes' Kerosene oil, gallon.. Turpentine, jrallon Linseed oil, boiled, Tji gallon Whita lead, l kes Powder, rifle, lb Tobacco, p lb Xaila, cut, 9 lb Domestic, iirown. yard Hickory, striped, yard Ujd tii king, per yard Blue drilling, 3 yard Flannels, iji yard..... Prints, fa t colors, 1 yard Pork, t lb Mutton, lb Beef, on loot, J lb ..$1 SO 35 I 25 Si 505 00 40 16 $2 503 00 i i nit x 12il 25 1 00 . s 75C?,1 00 " 3C(;t,lS 29 Ml 33 121(5 lo 1520 (a,8 1415 I2i (a.6 10 4 1 00 Si 251 50 $1 62J1 75 $i I 4 25 (5(g:.l 00 $1 001 50 1630 2550 2030 5075 a i 21 56 1012J 415 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. L. SEWERS. - M. STB1BE.; (- J- TTBIICMM. SENDERS, STERNBERG & CO., DEALERS IX STAPLE DRY GOODS ....... :I1'J ' I First street, in J. B. Monteith't Brisk Building ALB ANT, OREGON. N EV ADVERTI SEM ENTS. P. W. STINK. A. CAUOTBERS. P. W. SPIfc'K l. CO., (SCCCESSOUS TO Jl. W. MACK.) v Dealers in Tin, ShecMron, Copperrcare, First, between Washington & Ferry-sts. " i O ' ; " - . . - T. HE undersigned having purchased the stock formerly owned by. M. AV. Mack, and having made largo additions thereto, now t.ffer to the public tne fullest and coinpictcst assortment of fir.st-class poods in our line, yet offered ia this market, con.sistinjr ot . FAB LOR, BOX, HALL, ... and ... x COOKING STOVES, of the following patterns : Cluck, Black Kntht, ' Golden Gate. Henry Clay, New Nation, IJuckeje State. &c, &c, &c, from the best manufactories, which they are offer ing at lowest rates. Also, a large stock of j'rcncJi Saucepans. Ladles & Shimmers, Iron, Enameled, and Brass Kettles, Iron Tea kettles and Ooe?is, Iron and Lead I'ipe, Eorce & Lift Pumps, and a full assortment of -j COWAN'S PITCHER PUkiPS! "We will continue to keep on band a large stock of NO. 1 TIN WARE ! which we will dispose of to dealers at the lowest market rates. "We are better prepared than ever to do all kinds of REPAIRING! in a neat an d workmanlike manner. at short notice. Persons from the country will find it to their advantxge to give us a call, as our facilities for manufacturing enable ua to give a liberal discount. Terms Cash, or marketable Prodvee. P. W. SPINK & CO. Nov. 2S. 'C3-12 I THE ABOVE NEW FIRM TAKES PLEAS TJIIE in informing tti citizen of Linn county that they have just opened a irau ieca stock of. "' FAfSCY DRY CObpGX BOOTS AND SHOES I OIlOOERIEOt and a full assortment of General - Merchandise X "Which they will dispose of for CASH OR COUNTRY PRODUCE 1 . AT r- .-..; ; FAIR LIVING RATE81 Wo respectfully ask the publio to , CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK AND - - PRICES! . ; ' Before purchasing elsewhere, and. we asiure all i . . . -1 1 ? - ; mat we wiu gits . Entire Satisfaction to Prompt Customers MRS..". DUN Ml WAY mAKES PLEASU-RE IX INFORMING IIKR i numerous patrons that she has on hand, and is in regular receipt of the Latest and Choicest Styles of Goods .. .. ls TriE ; millinery Lino 2 ISILTSEBEIS, LADIES ! If you purchase TEN COLLARS' WORTH of Fall Millinery you will bo entitled to the Demorest 3Iajazine, for the year 1SC9, as a premium on the purchase ! Dress and Cloak Making- in all branches. Bleaching1 and Pressing in the latest and best manner. Goods Cheap and Patience Xnezhanstible Corner Main and Broad A'bin streets, ALBANY, OREGON. November 7, 1868-9 THE OLD STOVE DEPOT! JOIIJY IZftlOGS, SEALER IX ' A On the 26th California vp heat was quot ed in New York at 2 052 10. Flour atSGll. Liverpool dates of 26tU quota Califor nia wheat at lis 7d. ; San Francisco market quotations to the 2Gth are as follows: - Flour We quote local brands, super fine in sks, 4 754 87 i; extra 5 75 5 87$. Wheat 75rai 77 Barley heavy, $ 2152 25; for fair to choice 82 252 35. . Oats Oregon, quotable at $2 202 35 ; California at S2 102 25. - -choice grades scarce at SI NEW TO-DAY. Cemetery Notice. - NOTICE is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Albany Cemetery Association at the Court House in Albany, on Friday the 5th of February, 1809, at 1 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of electing a President, a Treasurer, and threat Trustees of the Association. .By order of the Trustee. JOHN CMITII, Sec. Albany. January 26, 1808. JFor Sale. HOUSE AND FOUR LOTS ! IN this city, a good new dwelling with all the necessary outbuildings, and four lota, about twenty minutes walk from the steamboat landing. For particulars inquire at the office of the P. T. Company, of J. B. MONTEITH. Albany, January 30, 1809-21 STOVES, C00R, PARLOR & BOX, of the best patterns ! ALSO Tin, Slice t Iron and Copper , ru .ro ! and the usual assortment of Furnishing Goods to be obtained in a TIKT JKS Repair neatly and prompttg executed, "f jJEfifon reaaonable terms. "tS, "Short reckonings, make long friends." Front street Albany Next door to Mansfield &, Co. dcc5'C8-12 . BLACKSMITH. NC ! PLOWS ! PLOWS ! PLOWS ! "TMIIE undersigned gives notice to the general M public, that he is now manufacturing the Galcsburg Patent Plow ! and any other style of plow that may bo ordered. Also, particular attention paid to Horse Shoeing'. Wagon and Carriage Malting, . and General Jobbing. Ail work entrusted to me will receive prompt attention, and be executed in the best possible manner with good material. A share of public patronago is solicited. - ' Shop on corner Ellsworth and Second streets, opposite Pie'co' Ferry. . . F. WOOD. Albany, November 21, 1863-11 We have a Branch House, long established, at SOUTH BROWHSVltE, where we keep a large and vrl selected stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE I Albany, Nov. 14, 1863-10 -" , . : : u' POSITIVELY SELLING AT COST ! THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY give notice to the public in general" that they will sell their ; -;- - ; VYEIL SELECTED STOCK or ' : " i DRY GOODS! Soots eft? Slioesl C Li O T II I NGlV ' AND- . ' GENERAL MERCIIAXDISE t from and after this date . . Those desiring to make purchases will do well to Call Immediately I as we desire to close out Our Entire Stock I on the above terms. - . t FOR CASH I OR MERCHANTABLE PRODUCE t-- All persons knowing themselves indebted io the undersigned, are requested to come forward wlth- out delay, and settle their indebtedness, aa w are determined to close our mercantile business and collect our dues. W. W. PARRISH A CO." Albany, Nov. 28, 1868-12 . .v . C. MEALEY & CO., DEALERS IN A MANUFACTURERS OP and- CABINET W ABE I 33 eel din g-, "Etc.', Corner First and Broad Albin street,, ALBANY, OBEQOX; ' JS&" PAUTICTLAU ATTESTIOR FAIB TO ORDERS Or AT.T. KINDS in our line. -. ' October 31, 18S-8 v -- v . Ed w i Aif mpiBsajoAo . , j( -j' AJjXa KINDS OK . ,TUHWIjrGt.:; I ke p on hand and make to order . RAWHISB.BOvroi!ss cntar Spianlnsr ,WhtU .:s Shop near (he "MagaolU MUla.' JOHN M. METZLER Albany, Nor. 28, 1868-12