VOL. 2.
ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1869.
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ment, and, by keeping clean rooms and paying
strict attintit 3 to business, expects to suit all
those who may favor him with their patronage.
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he cx pec's to give entire satisfaction to all.
&t Children and Ladies' hair neatly cut and
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Deeds, Bonds, Contracts and Mortgages carp
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Homestead and Pre-emption Papers
made, and claims secured.
Sales of Real Estate negotiated, and loans
effected on collateral securities on reasonable
rate.
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.promptly executed.
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Attuuiy, Oct. 10, '58-5y
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: from and After this date, until further notice.
K. CIIEADLE.
October 3ft. 69-8
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Dam Washed Out. The new dam
of the Harrisburg Flouring Mill Compa
nay wag. taken out by the high water on
Saturday last.- The dam was builtacross
a branch of the Willamette river, from
the main land to an island, and so much
care was taken in the construction of it
that no fears for its safety were enter
tained by the Company ; but the treach
erous sandbank on the island side gave
way, when a whole summer's work was de
stroyed in less than twenty minutes. The
dam cost 83,300, and the whole damage
by reason of the stoppage of the machin
ery will not fall below 10,000. The
principal losers are Hiram Smith and Eli
Moore. It is the present intention of
the Company to put in a new dam next
summer, at a cost of 6,000.
Kailroad Talk.
The people of this county in particular
are anxious to know the,; precise line on
which the railroad is going to be built,
but unfortunately we are unable at this
time to give a positive answer on the
subject ; in fact, the Company has not
decided on which line they will locate
the road. - v
As is known to all, two surveys have
been made almost to the southern bound
ary of the county, one of which runs
through Albany, and the other further
east. Col. Moores, the President of the
Company, and Mr. Holaday, the con-
party is sadly disorganized. It attempts
a show of organization as an opposing
party, but it has no national head, body
or vitality. There is no leader in the
party who has the power influence or
magnetism to bring the conflicting ele
ments into harmony each with the other.
Pendleton is unpopular in the East, and
Iloffinan in the West. Chase is un
doubtedly an aspirant for the leadership
of the Democratic- party, but will the
party harmonize upon such a political
hermaphrodite? The party is now with
out a leader, and without any special
recognized principles, and Chase may
be selected with a faint hope that he may
Attempted Larceny. We learn
from Mr. J. M. McConnell, who lives
about two miles east of Albany, that on
Saturday night last a stranger in these
parts, entered his barn yard and tried to
make off with one of his horses. The
animal, having a liking for home, refused
to go, and so his would be captor went
. , . J Mr. lioladay takes quite an interest in
I na l.-.imw pump hift Mttor Ino nnTTtrr. 1
, , , . , ... , . i the survey of that pass, and leads us to
believe that it it shall prove practicable,
tractor, were in town the latter nart of
i . i e u x L prove the Moses of the Democratic party,
last week, for the purpose of consulting , . r J
1 r c t. TP fl T. 1,1 1 : . .
with Chief Ergineer lirooks, who is now
in the field, about the line on which the
road sh-11 run after leaving Salem. We
understand that nothing definite was
settled upon, nor can there be until
further observations are made.
Mr. lirooks has gone with Hon. Jesse
Applegate, who came to this city for
that purpose, to view the Ilock Creek
Pass through the Calipooia mountains.
This pass is to the west of the old Cart
wright road run n ins over that range.
If Chase should succeed in obtaining the
nomination for the Presidency at the
hands of the Democratic party, will
Hoffman and his organ, the Xew York
World, tamely submit to such a political
sacrifice? Looking over they whole sub
ject, and after a careful survey of the
field, the chances for success of the Dem
cratic party seem dark iudeed. They
The Influence of Confucius. ;
Few men have exerted a wider influ
ence than Confucius. He was born 549
years before Christ, and was coteruporary
with the prophets Daniel and Zacharia i.
At the time Daniel was interpreting to
the troubled king of Babylon the myste
rious hand writing which appeared on
the walls of his palace, 'Confucius was a
lad playing in . northeastern China, i"
what is now the province of Shangtung.
Socrates and Cincinnatus were not 'born
till one hundred years later. II is wis
dom was not borrowed from Greece and
Rome, whose sages all came aftef htm.
His simplicity was equal to that of Soc
he offered prayers and sacrifices to the
Shang Tai, or High Ruler.
T,he virtues taught by him were be
nevolence, righteousness, ( propriety,
knowledge and faith. This moral pre
cept inculcated by him " What you do
not want done to yourself, do not do to
others," is the negative side of the
teachings of the Savior, in the Sermon
on the Mount, delivered nearly 450
years later.
All questions relating to morals and
government are referred to, the writings
of Confucius, and those of the ancients
revised by him, as the ultimat authority.
ihe civilization of the present time
rates, his political system more enduring j habita, customs, social life, society in all
its relations is coniroueu oy a literature
coeval with that of ancient Greece. The
old civilization has not been changed by
the succession of dynasties, t Tartar con
quests, or Buddhism. I Like a river flow
ing from the high mountains to the sea,
through two thousand years it has pur
sued its almost unvarying course. ,
These are important considerations for
us f o . keep in view while wandering
through the great cities and observing
the manners and customs of the people.
Our Ifew Wat Round the World. I
bag, but pretends to know nothing about
j the. horse stealing, and says he was
drunk. He came through Corvallis the
day. that he made his appearance here.
The drunken man seems to have been
roughly handled some where, as his eyes
were in deep mourning.
have no man who stands a ghost of a j
than that of Solon. His father, who
was prime minister of" the province of
Loo, died while Confucius was a child,
and the son was educated by the grand
father. He was married at nineteen, but
after a year of married life was divorced
When only twenty-one years of age he
was appointed to-a high position, as su
perintendent of a department of internal
revenue. These were the days of form
and ceremony. Officials thought more
of their dignity, ease and comfort than
of their duties. Affairs were then much
bound around with red tape. He cut i
through old customs, introduced reforms,
show with the present head of the popu
lar and able Administration Grant,
who will doubtless be re-nominated by
the popular voice of the people.
cleaued out fossilized and venal officials
A Strange Story of Real Life.
Only a short time ago Col., Carr, the
i j . i j . . ' i 1 1 , , ' . . .
I anu reurgauizeu m uupm iuictul- uc j rosttnaster, received a heavy sealed doe-
revenue mat naa Deen pooKeiea oy tne ument at has ofhee, postmarked " Vien
offieials found its way into the treasury, j na," ami directed to Herr Von Yech-
Curiositicf.
The Merced Herald says : A monster
egsr on exhibition at the Postoffice Vari
ety store in this place, which was laid by
I the road will be run that way. It is
i claimed that it is a better route and ten
, miles shorter than the one by Eugene
j and Pass Creek. If this prove to be the ; a hen owned by S. K. Spear, a resident
i case, the road will probably be located j pf this valley. The egg measures eleven
I through the lloek Creek Pass, passing ! inches arouud its largest circumference,
-The party, composed of through this city and crossing the Wil
Hill, the Messrs. Kuhn latnette river at Harrisburs'.
j or lengthwise, eight and a half inches
around laterally. Proof positive exists
! that the eirsr was laid by a hen of the
Another question, however, enters into j Shanghai species, and we believe it is of
the location of the liue of the road, and ; the greatest dimensions of any yet re-
r. tin-rif.il bnnirt this wf-pl- -ifrnr having that th Kr,M.-, n rim nrr t Ko i ported. Jleasures have been taken tor
visited Ochoco valley, the Eastern coun- above named place. A draw
At Hum E.
Messrs. Fred
and W in. Driggs, that left this place
two months since on a pleasure trip,
will have ' iduuu ui '-po tAiuui-
! tinn .it TI13 Sl-jn -Tfi;.nnin Ilwfrift. fViir tbf
ties of Oiegon, and Walla Walla, in to be made in the bridge to allow boats I cominr, faii.
Washington Territory.
The party en-
to pass, and it is feared that it will be
joyed the trip veryuuch, and returned difficult to make a pier stand the floods.!- . . , 1 i- j
, ,- !isa child that was born and has lived
home with the best of health and spirits. The other route is, however, open to the j - . , , ,
. , , , . , . ifive years without ahead. Mrs.
though they were out in several heavy ; same objection. Although the McKenz-.e i , , . . ., c ,
'u.:.,!,...!..!.! ..v -l. -ixr:,, : - 1 mother, is the widow of a soldier,
iaiu aiunu wuiic iu iuc ucijuvwuuuu vi lorit oi tne liiameiie is uot now navi-
Walla AVaila..
f,irrrMrW Hvii in Alnrshnll rfinntv. whn
; gated, yet a Legislature unfriendly t'j the ,. . . - iL ciu o u
, ' f f J i enlisted in the bixty-fitth, or Scotch reg-
the warm road m,Sht dt?lare t -soT or a steamboat j iment arJd -Was killed at the. battle of
A. Cowan ! comPaDy might put on a small craft in Lexington, Missouri-. She was standing
the winter, when the courts would com- ' bei-ide her hustand during an engage
ment, when a cannon ball carried away
Quite a Loss. During
weather of last wetk, Messrs.
t Co.. at their Dork packing establish
. - ,i - , ,i i-at pel the railroad company to take down
ment in tnis city, unfortunately lost r j
J J .i : ti
ht nogs, weighing in the ag- ; r r
; state or lacts exist at the crossing of the
j main river at Springfield, or even higher
up. bo it remains a question whether or
Having won the approbation ot his sov- j ter, Galesburg, Knox county," -State of
ereign, he was appointed to a higher po- Illinois, United States of America."
sitiou, as superintendent of grain. Men (Knowing that the missive must be ot
who are turned out of office always have
a grudge against those who displace
them. Corrupt office holders cannot
tolerate an honest colleague, and success
begets envy. The favor of the sovereign
and the applause of the people were off
set in the case of Confucius by the en
mity of the mandarins, who were able
to drive him from office.
importance from its j crested seals and
general official appearance, he dispatched
Mr. Win.' Post, chief clerk of the post
office, in search of Herr Von Vechter.
Mr. Post made diligent inquiry of seve
ral, but qould not find any trace of the
individual ho wanted, until he found Mr.
John Loos, the well known saloon keeper,
on the east side of the square. Mr.
He traveled in his own country, and Loos knew a Charles Vechtet, who was
studied the habits and customs of the
people of the different provinces. Find
ing vice and immorality prevalent every
where, he took the side of virtue, rallied
good aud true men around him, was
eventually called to court and made prime
minister, with alnmst absolute authority.
There was an overhauling of public af
fairs, correction of abuses, abandonment
of old customs and a clearing out of dis
honest officials. They made every effort
possible to get rid of the new minister,
but he was nearest the throne, and had a
strong hand. The state coach with its
new driver, crushed all who threw them
selves in its way. Some mandarins lost
their heads, others were exiled.
China at that time was composed of
twenty-eight hogs, wen
gregate 6,000 pounds- The hogs were
killed and dressed at or near Independ
ence, and were shipped in good order,
but the warm weather" Fpoiled the meat
before it could be properly attended to
here. This is quite a loss to Messrs.
Cowan & Co. if they should be compelled
to shoulder the whole of it.
his head, his body falling into her arms j nine provinces, instead of eighteen as at
and covering her with blood. When her j present, each governed by a prince. The
Acceptable. Mr. John Luper, who
lives some five miles from Albany, left
at our office on Monday, a sack of pota
toes, the smallest of which were "stun
ners." They were of the Prince Albert,
an exceedingly large potato, white kid
ney, and other varieties, and weigh up
wards of sixty pounds to the bushel.
Mr. Luper's success as a farmer is pro
verbial, and his constant rememberance
of the printer is only another evidence of
his big heartedness. Long life to him
and his, say we.
An Opportunity. Harrisburg, in
this county, like many of the small towns
in Oregon, is destitute of a hotel. It is
a thriving place and a shipping point for
a rich fafming district of from twelve to
fifteen miles around, and we know of no
place where an enterprising hotel ist with
a small capital could establish himself
with the certainty of making money more
certainly than in Harrisburg.
Channel Changed. Capt. Miller,
of the steamer EcJio, informs us that the
late freshet has almost ruined the river
channel between Harrisburg and Eugene
City, and that unless the new chutes are
very much improved by subsequent high
water, it will be . impossible to reach
Eugene City with boats except at the
very highest stages of water.
Thanks, Gentlemen. We are spec
ially indebted to Messrs. Jo. Webber,
Ike Conn, W. J. Hiltabidel and Isaac
McClurg for aid in getting our Gordon
Job Press in the Register office last
week. When it comes to muscle oh,
no ! guess not. . .. .
Returned.; Mr. Martin Payne and
lady, who went East some weeks since, !
returned on Monday night, j Mart, looks
as though traveling agreed with him, and
the trip proved as pleasureable rs he
expected.
,
Higher. Dealers at Harrisburg and
vicinity are asking fifty -five cents for
wheat, but we have heard of no sales at
that figure. " ' -5 ' ' -. ;
A Cambridge lady had a stuffed bird
in her hat, which was so natural that her
cat, thinking it genuine, captured it and
ate it half up before she found that she
was mistaken- The result was a ruined
hat and a sick cat.
not it would be economy in the end to
build a draw bridge at Harrisburg or in
that vicinity. -
But the routes through this couoty are
so nearly equal, that it is partially within
the control of our people to give the di
rection to the road. The Company will
be controlled in some measure by the
amount of damages it is compelled !o
pay for the right of way. Farmers and
others along the surveyed line which
passes through this city, who shall con
clude that they are benefitted (and who
is not ?) more than damaged, and shall
freely give rights of way through their
premises, by so doing will hold out an
inducement to the Company that will
enter largely into the selection of the line
on which the road will be built.
. Political Matters.
Just at the present moment political
matters are very quiet, j The great po
litical sea usually so rough and boister
ous, to.day is calm, and untroubled, with
scarcely a riffle to be seen upon its placid
bosom. We do not now remember a
time when the political horizi n was so
cloudless. The late elections have as
tounded and thoroughly demoralized
what was left of Aie once proud and
boastful Democratic party. It makes a
show of strength in California, but it has
no national strength. To-day the Dem
ocratic party is cut up by dissensions,
divided in council, and as far from suc
cess as at any time during the late rebel
lion. On the questions of finance, tariff,
etc.,. the Democracy is terribly divided
and therefore weakened. While in
Pennsylvania the Democracy are for a
discriminating tariff, in Ohioj Illinois
and other Western States, the party is
thoroughly anti-tariff. ; In the Northern
States there is a party in favor of direct
or indirect repudiation, j There is a por
tion of the party in favor of paying every
dollar of the war debts, principal and
interest, in accordance with the letter
and spirit of the acta of Congress in
relotion to the national loans and indebt
edness. The last fdrm in-which the old
rebel spirit can show itself is in advocat
ing the repudiation of the national debt.
Democrats who " were not rebels and
traitors to their government at heart,
cannot stand repudiation, let it i take
what shape it may j and, therefore, Pen
dleton was unable to shape repudiation
in such a way as to deceive the honest
portion of the party who are thoroughly
opposed to the odious doctrine. It is
plain to be seen that the Democratic
child was born there was not the sem
blance ot a head about it. The limbs
are perfectly developed, the arms long,
and the shoulders, where the head and
neck should be, smoothly rounded off.
But the most surprising thing ot all is
that the face is situated on the breast.
Of course there being no neck the power
of turning the head is wanting, except
as the whole body is moved ; but this
difficulty is overcome by the singular
faculty it possesses of turning the socket
enabling it to see quite as wells as those
more perfectly formed. The upper por
tion of the body is as white as the purest
Caucasian, while from the waist down
ward it is blood red. This strange crea
ture, now an active boy of five years, as
if to compensate for his deformity, pos
sesses the most clear and birdlike voice
ever listened to, singing with singular
correctness eveiything it may hear, and
I its voice at this early age accomplishes
two octaves easily. .
Samuel Sedgewick, of New Lebanon,
N. Y., recently killed and dressed a hen
because she produced no eggs ; but upon
being dressed, fifteen eggs were found,
six of them with hard shells and full
size, and two with soft shells, also full
size. This was one of ten fowls which
produced 1.000 eggs in four months
the one dressed above having laid during
that time ten eggs measuring seven by
eight inches. No wonder she stopped
laying.
Methuen has a division store situated
in two States,. Massachusetts and New
Hampshire, three counties, Rockingham,
and Hillsboro, New Hampshire, and
Essex, Massachusetts, and three towns,
Methuen, Mass., and Salem and Pilham,
N. II. It is doubtful if there is another
store in just such a position.
In New Bedford there is a thorough
bred horse, four years, old, sixteen hands
high, handsome and perfect in every par
ticular, with the exception that he has
no tail. The place where the tail ought
to be, is occupied by a lock ef hairabout
a foot long. He was born on the battle
field of Seven Pines.
A Greek maid being asked what for
tune she would bring her husband, replied:
'I will bring him what gold cannot pur
chase a heart unspotted, and virtue
without a stain, which is all that descend
ed to me from my parents.'
Corns.- One teaspoonful of tar, one
of coarse brown sugar, and one of salt
petre. The whole of them to be warmed
together. Spread it on kid leather the
size of the corns, arfd in two days they
will be drawn out.
A little girl was told to spell " ferment"
and give its meaning, with a sentence in
which it is used. The following was
literally her answer : F-e-r-m-e-n-t, sig
nifying work. I lave to ferment in the
garden.
Seven farmers in one Vermont village
have 102 children. Johnthan Eddy's
share is nineteen. He heads the list.
wise administration of affairs in the prov
ince of Loo, of which Confucius was the
prime minister, soon gave it a superiority
that provoked the enmity of surrounding
States.
The prince of Loo, not unlike other
princes of the so-called loyal blood, who
have lived since his time, thought less of
virtue than of the voluptuous damsels
which were sent to his court by a neigh
boring ruler, who understood the weak
side of his royal brother.
Through woman's charms Samson lost
his eyes and hair, David his uprightness,
Solomon his exalted wisdom, Mark An
tony an empire, and Confucius his place
at court.
I think it was a Persian king
Who used to ay that evermore
. In human flesh each evil thing
Come of the sex that men ailore ;
In brief, that notliing e'er befel
To harm or grieve our hapless race,
But it you prube the matter well,
You'll find a woman in the ease." ,
iiet not this be construed as a calamity
against the better half of the hutnau
race. Antony was far weaker than Cle
opatra, and the prince who sent Confu
cius into exile more foolish than the
damsels who captivated him with their
wiles.
At the age of fifty-six Confucius laid
aside the robes of office,' left the province,
traveled westward, melancholy and de
pressed, hunted by his enemies, who,.
haviug driven him from power, determ
ined to take his life. He was harrassed
from town to town, from the plains to
mountains, and from tho public road to
out-of-the-way places, and forced to con
ceal himself iu lonely retreats, where he
bemoaned his lot in verse as thus trans
lated :
" Through the valley howls the Mast,
Drilling rain falls thick and fast ;
Homeward goes the youthful bride
O'er the wild crowds by her side.
How is it, 0 azure Heaven,
Krora my home I thus am driven,
Through the land.iny way to Jraco,
With no certain dwelling place f
Dark, dark, the minds of men !
Worth in vain comes to their ken,
Hasten on my term of years.
Old age, desolate disappears."
He gathered a band of disci plcs,taught
them moral aphorisms, inculcated virtue,
composed hymns, and collected the writ
ings of the Ancients. About fifty years
before Ezra annotated the Old Testament
Scriptures, Confucius collated the Sacred
Books of China, which frnm that timo to
the present, through twenty-three cen
turies, have been looked upon by the mil
lions of this land with a reverence akin
to that given to the Old Testament by
the Jews and the Christian nations of
modern times. Four other volumes were
added to these Sacred Books by his dis
ciples, about three hundred years before
Christ, that are historical, biographical,
and poetical, with aphorisms, moral pre
cepts, and principles of political econo
my. In one respect they are in marked
contrast to the Jewish Scriptures, the
religious clement being almost wholly
wanting. .
Confuoius himself worshipped the
spirits of his ancesters, also, the heavens
and earth. He believed that heaven had
power to govern, punish and reward, and
working on the new hotel building, and
both walked over there, where they
found Vechter about to ascend the ladder
with a hod on his shoulder. When Mr.
Post handed him the letter, and he had
read it, the delight of the hodman knew
no bounds. He threw his hod of bricks
away, aud embraced Mr. Post, calling
him his dearest friend. The letter con
tained a draft for 7,500 on the First
National Bank of Chicago, and he in
sisted on paying Mr. Post $500 for being
the bearer of such joyful tidings as the
document eontaincd, which, of course,
Mr. I'ost refused.
In the year 1857, Ilerr Von Vechter,
being then 19 years old, and of a noble
family, catered the Austrian army as a
lieutenant, and through regular grada
tions, in I860, arrived at the rank of
Major. In the month of September, of
that year, he was grossly insulted at a
levee, by the Colonel ot his regiment.
Proud and high spirited, he reseuted the
insult, and a challenge was passed be
tween the two othcers. They met
pistols at ten paces and the Colonel fell
With great difficulty Vechter escaped
the authorities, and at length escaped to
England. There he remained but a
shor time, and, finding rro suitable em
ployment, he embarked for the United
States, and upon his arrival, proceeded
to Chicago. He arrived in that city on
the day the intelligence of the fall of
Fort Sumter flashed through the country,
and, his means being veaily exhausted,
he enlisted iu the Nioth Illiuois, then
being organized. The man who had
worn the epaulettes of an Austrian offi
cer for more than five years, carried a
musket in the ranks of that battalion,
and was severely wounded in the san
guinary battle of Pittsburg Landing.
When he was mustered out,- he.obtaioed
employment of various kinds, and endur
ed many vicissitudes incident to the lot
of a laboring man. He feared to write
to his relatives, as the Austrian govern
ment might hear of bis whereabouts,and
cause his arrest under the extradition
treaty ; and so he suffered and toiled on
in silence, until finally he found himself
in Galesburg carrying a hod on the new
hotel.
' The packet he received yesterday con
tained a full pardon under the sign man
ual of the E.upror. The Colonel had
only been severely wounded, and freely
acknowledged that he had been in fault,
and that the duel had been of his own
seeking. - By the death of his uncle Von
V. inherits a rich estate and title of
Baron. " Thus has the humble hod
carrier been elevated and restored to his
proper place, as at the same time he
lauds in his ' native country he will re
ceive his commission as Cclooel of his
old regiment.
Previous to his departure on the 9V20
train for Chicago from where he will
go to New York, where he will embark
for Eurepe he made many generous
presents to those who had befriended him
here. Captain Emrich informs us that
a marriage in high life will .ake place in
Vienna shortly after the Baron's arrival
there. Galesburg (111.) Free I'rr.ss.
A Yankee waged a Di tchman that he
could swallow him. Tho ouicuman lay
down upon a board, and the Yankee bit
his toe severely. The victim screamed
with pain, and told him to stop. " Why,
ye tarnal fool !" cried Johnathan, "ye
don't think I'm going to swallow ve hull.
do ye r . "
Deaths are reported in all parts of the
country of children poisoned by eating
lucifer matches. , It may relieve parents
to know that the little dears can be cured
by drinking spirits f turpentine.
Advertising The Call says trying
to do business without advertising is like
winking at a pretty girl through a pair of
green goggles. You may know that you
are doing it, but nobody else docs.
Romance of the Stage.'
, The life of a prima donna is a curious
one, and, in many eases, an enviable one.
The stage has always been to women &
possible stepping stone to the peerage.
Miss Stephens became , Couotesa of "Ka
sex; Miss Foote, Countess of Harring
ton ; Miss Bolton, Lady Thurlow J Vic
toria Bafle, first, Lady Cromptoo, and
now the wife of a Spanish grandee ; our
present favorite, . Patti, baa married a.
man ot birth, a late equerry to the Em
peror of the French, of whose court he
was a distinguished ornament; and the
name of Christens Nilsson has been
coupled with possible titles. Tbe tri
umphs of the stage have been endless, aa
the lovers which fair cantatricee seem to
attract there.; Of MlWTiejena a most
rnmanti nthrv in fold. Tn the Cftrlv daVS
. j
of her triumphs a young man of wesltb
and rx-isition wished lo laarrT ber. bnt he
made it a condition that she was to give
np the profession. She asked for nine
months to consider the proposal ; ' but,
happilv. at the end of that time she
made choice of the atage, to the lasting
benefit of the world generally. Popular
applauso is lavished, upon public singers-
in a manner that scareeiy any otner wo
man can possibly enjoy.
When Piccoiomiot sang in Italy they
not only showered boquets upon her,
but now and then a white glove fluttered
to her feet. When Jenny Lind sang afc
Stockholm the rush for seats was so great
that they were put up at auction and
realized fabulous sums, all of- which'
went to a fund to establish a school there
for decayed artistes. As a body there is
ho one more charitable then musical -artiste?.
When, in 1847, the .ilisst
Pyne (then not so well known to fame")
heard that a society for homeless child
ren must fall to the ground for want of
funds, they volunteered, unasked, to give
a concert for its benefit, which was em
inently successful. ' "
Clara Novello's triumphs ought not to be.
forgotten. At Genoa her audience threw
boquets containing valuable coronets at
her feet, to say nothing of camelias worth
twenty five guineas apiece, and then
escorted her home with torches and flam-
beaux. . :
A" greater triumph, however, has
scarcely been achieved by any singer
than the unparalleled reception given to
Patti of late in Russia. Tbe sums which
fortunate singers realize, too, is almost
incredible. Everybody, doubtless, re
members Gabrielli's reply to Catharine
II. of Russia, when she expressed her
astonishment at her demanding eight
thousand ducats for singing, " Why, I
don't pay a field marshal as much aa .
that !" " Well, then, get a field marshal
to sing for you," was the reply. The
Empress seems to have seen the force of
the argument, and paid the demand.
There are so few first rate voices in the
world, that they can almost insnre their
price. The said Gabriel'i made a large
fortune, and lived in the greatest splen
dor. The anecdotes of her extravagance
are endless. One will suffice. A Flor
entine noble, who came to pay his court
to her, caught a costly lace ruffle in hr
dress and tore it; as a compensation-she
sent him six bottles of Spanish wine, .
corked with flemish lace. Mrs. Billing
ton at one time realized an income of
14,000 a year. Ilubini's income on
year was 600,000.
One-Half Guilty. A fellow named
Donks was lately tried at Yuba City, for
entering a miner's tent, and seizing a bag
of "old dnst vnlnoii at picrhtv- four rlol-
-- s - . -c j -- --
lars. . Ihe testimony showed that be
had once been employed there, and knew-
exactly where the owner kept his dust ;
that on the night specified he cut a slit
in the tent, reached in, took the bag, -
and then ran off, Jim Buller, the prin-.
cipai witness, testified that be saw the
hole cut, (taw tbe man' reach in, and
heard him run away.
" I rushed after him at once," contin
ued the witness ; " but when I ootched
him I didn find Bill s bag ; it was
found afterward where he had throwed
it." . .... .T'Ov:,-:?. : U.- .
" How far did he get in when he took
the dust ?" inquired the counsel. '
" Y ell, be was stoopm over about
half in, 1 should say," replied ' the. wit
ness. '
" May it please your honor," interposed
the ooutuel, "the indictment isn't sus
tained, and I shall demand an acquittal
on direction of the court. The prisoner is
on trial for entering a dweliog in the night
time, with intent to steal. The testimony .
is clear that he made an opening through
which he protruded himself about half
way, and, stretching out his arms, com
mitted the theft. But the indictment
charges that be actully entered the tent
or dwel.ing. Now, your honor, can a
i enter a house, when only one-halt
of his body is in, and the other half-out?"-
' -::,;--'
I shall leave the whole matter to the
.... .. i j
jury, i ney must judge ox tne law ana
the facta as proved, replied tnejuage.
the jury brought in a veraict oi
" Guilty," as to one-half ot his body from
the waist up, and " not guilty as to tne
other half. -
to two years' imprisonment, leaving it to
the prisoner's option to have the innocent
part cut off or take it along with him.
A lady of Harrisburg, P., is lan- -guishing
in jail becauseof her appetite
for whisky, and putting her arms around
men in the street, without a license.
Men must be protecteJ in some way.
Many persons destroy their window
sash endeavoring to remove old ; putty.
This may be obviated by applyisae ' hot
poker to' the putty which wiU then readily .
yield to the knife. - ; t
Good children will be glad to hear that
Texas has raised .a larjje castor oil crop -this
vear. .::