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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 18G9 U. S. Official Paper for Oregon. Walla Walla complains of a scarcity of oats. Burlingame with the-Chinese Embassy arrived at Berlin on the 22d. Emigration to the iVest from New England is on the inci case. . The Walla Walla Statesman gives currency to a rumor of the death of Dr. Newell, at Waitsburg. ' Lyman Williams, in his suit against Dr. E. Poppleton, of Portlaud, for mal practice, gets a verdict for 900. Oregon and California Railroad, i As everything pertainiug t- the Ore gon Central and California and Oregon Itailroads (which must be regarded as practically one road) is of interest to our readers, we shall endeavor to keep them fully posted on the subject. The length of the road from Portland to Marysville is computed at six hundred miles, which is about equally divided between this state and California. As our readers ! are aware, the work on what is called the j Oregon Central Railroad is in the hands of Ben. IIoladDy & Co., while that on the California, and Orcgou Railroad is being prosecuted by Stanford & Co., ot the Central Pacific, who bought the franchise, including grants of land, from the original incorporators. Upwards of twenty miles of the Oregon end will soon be completed and in running order, while from forty to sixty miles of the California end is promised in the same time. Both companies, until they reach the mountains - forming' the boundary line between the two States, have level valley lands to pass over, which offer no serious physical obstruction to the rapid progress of the work for upwards of four hundred miles, passing over as rich and productive a country as the sun ever The money market in San Francisco shlnes on' 11 ,s ""'ated by those bav was much easier at latest dates than for ; 5nS thc enterprise in charge, that within some' weeks. I three years from the inauguration of the I enterprise the road will be finished and There iaa wagon at Hamilton, Nevada, that will bear up 40,000 pounds the largest ever built on this coast. "'. Gov. Woods is to lecture on Western Civilization," in Eugene City, on Wed nesday, December 1st. A Florence despatch says that at a meeting of th Cabinet on the 21st, all the ministers resigned. Discharged. Jack Ha who : fully equipped. This road is only second ...tney some weess since in ; in imporfance to the Pacific Railroad, so Portland, has been discharged by the j far aa the ;nterests o tbe neople of the Graud Jury. Pacific coast are effected. The railroad now in operation between Folsom and Marysville, Cal., fifty miles in length, . Repairing We notice that J. B. Sprenger has been overhauling, beautify ing and repairinsr the " Cosmooolitan " ! which intersects the Central Pacific, and of Portland. , jthus reaches Sacramento and San Fran- cisco, is part of the California and Ore- A Couple -of prints were to fight a j gQn road) and bearg the game name ; duet on the 22d, in Marin county, Cali- j Sayg a CaWorriia exchange : " From forma.' A female was at the bottom of , gan joaqvlia and Tulare valloy road) the imbroglio. , wh;cll has been un(jertaken b Stanford It is claimed that the Suez Canal is ! & Co., will extend the Oregon road on not yet complete, and that further im provements must be made before it will meet all the requirements of commerce. The Missouri River, Fort Scott and Gulf railroad is fiuished to within seven 'miles of Fort Scott, and will be com pleted to that place in ten days. Dates to the 22d give accounts of a j purrCt ?ound. i nearly a straight line from Sacramento and i?tocktcn to V isaha. and thence to the Southern Pacific ; thus securing a grand trunk railway from the waters of the Columbia river to the Colorado through the great central valleys of Ore gon and California. Ultimately the northern end of this line will reach destructive earthquake in the Phillipine Islands. Eight persons were killed, and many injured by falling buildings. The losa of property was very great. Suicide. A German hailing from Corvallis, named Rodeuiaker, committed suicide in Portland on the night of the 22d. Deceased came from Germany two years since, and had been living with a brother-in-law at Corvallis. West India advices by mail state that cholera, yellow fever and small pox were raging fearfully at Satiago de Cuba. Three hundred deaths have occurred in thirty days, and it was found impossible to give the dead proper sepulture. . 1 - The Sioux Indiana are again " making mischief." They are under the leader ship of a quarter breed named Richards, a man of some education, said to be dangerous. ' Nature has marked out the course for this road, as for the connecting lines on either end and the short feeding lines on either side. The topography of the Pacific States suggested long ago the railway system which capital and enter prise are now building. Oregon will gain even more largely than California from the completion of the trunk coast line, because she is more isolated with out ir, and ha3 fewer points of conven ient access to the ocean. The practical beginning of her part of the work is something-on which she may be heartily congratulated" STATE ITEMS. The following paragraphs are from the Roseburg Hnsiyn : It is reported that the relatives of Eli Durbin, who was killed bv runninir off the road in the canyon, contemplate bringing an action for damages against the Canyon Road Company. In consequence of the rain that has fallen during the week, the North Ump- qua river has been too high for ferrying since Wednesday night. Sheriff Van Buren has already col lected aud paid over to the Treasurer ot this county 11,G00 of this year's assess ments. " lie reports no scarcity of coin among the owners of property in this valley, and thinks that he will have all the taxes in much earlier this year than usual. Last Thursday, W. B. Singleton.Enoch Auderson and Jas. Harpane, of Deer Creek, were out on a hunting excursion near the head of Myrtle Creek. Mr. Ilarpane having separated from the rest of the party, lost his reckoning, and after many unsuccessful attempts to return to his companions, or find his way out, was compelled to lie out all night in a drench ing rain without food or blankets. Search being made the next day, he was found about two o'clock, sick and nearly ex hausted. On Friday morn in it the vouujr man shot and killed a huge panther near j the tree beneath which he passed the night. The animal measured nine feet from the nose to the end of the tail. We are indebted to the gentlemen who com posed the party for the above facts. The Portland Herald says' that George Fisher, of Eugene City, sent, a few days ago, some saddles, bridles, etc., by a teamster to this city. By' some means the fellow got hold of the bill of lading before its arrival in Portlaud, and repre sented to the person to whom the prop erty was consigned that he was the own er," and it was delivered to him. He went to a person whom he knew bought such things aud sold the " stuff" for a valuable gold watch, giving a note for a balance of 830, singing the name of "Geo. Fisher." The purchaser went to well known dealer on Front street, in ar ticles of this kind, and sold them. The veritable Fisher arrived soon after, pro nounced the signatures a forgery, and set about recovering his property, and succeeded in getting nearly all. The victims expect to capture the culprit and give him a few years in the State prison. From the Jacksonville Sentinel of the 20th we learn that Mrs. N. M. Wade obtained a decree of divorce last week, on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. The heirs of John Campbell have com menced suit to obtain the ground on which the city of Louisville, Ky., stands, which is valued at $30,000,000. A big thing if they "get it. j . j The gale on the 17th was terrific and wide spread. A train on the Harlcin road was blown from the track at Boston Corners, and hurled from the bank a dis tance of seventy-two feet. One boy was killed, and many passengers injured. - Chicago dates to the 20th speak of the terriffic gale on Lake Erie, during which many vessels went down or ashore, with the loss of all on board. The storm ex tended west from the coast of Maine to Cheyenne. The New York Times says that the recent election cost the Tammany ring ?900,000 j each . procession cost 8120, 000. Mayor Hall contributed one-fifth of his salary, and eight other candidates contributed $50,000 each, and all the candidates under their control were taxed ten per cent, on salaries. Operation of the Sinking Fund. The Secretary of the Treasury has transmitted to General Spinner, Treas urer, of the United States, the following letter of instructions, which illustrates the working of the Sinking Fund, and will therefore be of interest to the gene ral reader : Washington, Nov. 1, 1869. Sir : In answer to your letter of Oc tober 30th, stating that you have $77, 277 50 in gold of interest due this day, on bonds purchased for the Sinking Fund, and $576,536 50 in gold interest due this day on bonds specially' purchased to await the action of Congress, and asking instructions as to the disposition of these amounts, I havo the honor to say that yoi will sell off said gold and with the proceeds purchase bonds and add the same to the respective funds from which the gold was received ; that i8t the gold wceived as interest on the Sinking Fund Bonds to be expended for the purchase of bonds and added to that fund, and . that received from the bonds specially purchased to.be sold and expended in bonds to be added thereto. ; , , , Very respectfully, Geo. 8. Bovtwsll, Secretary. An Important Decision. Dallas, Polk CocsTr, Oregon, 1 November I7th, 1869. J Mr. Editor A question of consid erable imporlance has been decided by Judge Bouse, now holding a term of the Circuit Court in this place. - The Asses sor of Polk county presented to the County Court of Polk county an account against the county for a considerable sum, charged for mileage while assessing. The decision of the County Court was adverse to the claim. The Assessor pro ceeded by mandamus to compel an allow ance of the demand. On a full argu ment in the Circuit Court, Judge Boise decided : 1st. That the remedy, if any, was not by writ of mandamus, but by a writ of review. 2d. That there was no law for allow ing mileage to Assessors. It is important that this decision be known, because these demands for mile age are being allowed in some of the counties, although there is certainly no law for it. I have taken some pains . to inform myself of the facts likely to be developed in the alledgerf Jenny Boise abortion and murder case, and I have no hesitation in saying that none of the parties accused can be convicted by any sensible jury on the evidence that will be introduced on the trial. J. Qcinn Thornton. VARIOUS ITEMS. Grant favors the resumption of specie payment by the government. The estate of the late Amos Kendall is valued at 300,000. Alabama has ratified the Fifteenth Amendment. Hon. Wm. H.. Seward has a portion of the National Palace assigned to him arid his party duriug their stay in the City ot Mexico. - Terrible hurricanes have been experi enced in the Mediterranean sea, resulting in the loss of an English steamer. ' The Bishop of London delivered the funeral discourse on the death of George Peabody to an immense audience. South America is still convulsed with " war's dire alarms." Vessels are being specially constructed for the navigation of the Suez canal. .The King of Belgium is to pay a visit to the Queen of Eugland at Windsor Castle soon. Tennessee only owes $39,000,000, and has $20,000 to pay it with. The Avondale fund has reached a sum in excess of $200,000. Eight editors in Iowa were nominated for the State Legislature. In portions of Indiana corn is higher than wheat. The government property of Harper's Ferry is to be sold on the 30th iustant. Gen. Butler sends two of his children to be educated in Germany. An Ohio paper says that " every cord of wood given to the poor will be so much fuel saved from use in the next world." A St. Louis paper gets off the follow ing comparison : " The black pot, caught railing at the uigritudinous' peculiarity of the kettle." A county in Missouri is to be favored with a colony of Swedes, who are- to raise cotton and manufacture it on the spot. j I Paris dry good dealers complain: of 1 the dullest times in trade seen for manv The white lead works of Pierce, An derson & Douglas New York, were des troyed by fira. Thomas Wallace with his wife and child occupied the third story. Being cut off by the flames, they joined hands and leaped j'ruui the third story window. The father and child were instant'y killed, aud the mother lived but two hours. Almanac. MeUorimck's Almanac for 1870 has been received by us. It is filled with valuable statistics and inform ation relative to the North Pacific coast that can be obtained no where else. Every family iu Oregon should have a copy. Ed. Freelaud has it. The Statesman is informed that the Clackanras Railroad bridge is to be re built, and the gentleman in charge of the work has undertaken tohave it done by December 20th. This we hear by good authority. Money and energy will accomplish wonders, even iu high water. 17 Seven new railways are in process of construction in Georgia. Several new ones are planned in Alabama and Ten nessee, and there is sign of activity and prosperity in the South, even more-than thero was exhibited before the war. AIBANY RETAIL MARKET. Albany-, Novembei 27, 1869. Wheat, white, bushel 4550 Oats, & bushel 30 Potatoes, bushel 2537i Onions, bushel 75 1 25 Flour, barrel t3 50(s)4 00 Butter, lb 25 Eegs, p dozen 3 Chiekens, doxen $2 503 00 Peaches, dried, tt) 20 Soap, tb - 55i Salt, Los Angelos, tb 213 Syrup, keg $5 25 60 2 Tea, Young Hyson ib 1 00 " Japan, " I 00 " Black, " 751 00 Sugar, crushed, lb 1820 " Sea " 141 Island. ' " 12 14 Coffee, tb .' 2325 Candles, p tb, 25 33 Rice, China, tb 1216 Saleratus, 3 ro 16$ Dried plums, tb. 1520 Dried apples, "p tb 5 Dried currants, p lb Bacon, hams, p, lb " sides, " " shoulders, p tb Lard, in cans, p B 1012 Beans, P lb 35 Devoes' Kerosene oil, p gallon 1 00 1 25 Turpentine, p gallon $1 251 50 Linseed oil, boiled. & gallon $1 6241 75 White lead, p keg , $3 754 25 Tar gallon .... i Powder, rifle, "P tb.;. 75l 00 Tobacco. tb $1 OOfoil 25 Nails, cut.p tb .-. , 6474 Domestic, brown, p yaTd 1516 Hickory, striped, p yard 1630 Bed ticking, per yard .'25 50 Blue drilling, p yard I625 Flannels, -yard 50624 Prints, fa-t colors, p yard.... , 12i Pork, p 1 56 Mutton, p head $1 752 50 Beef, on foot, p ft 56 years. A terrifEc panic lately occurred in a Methodist Church, iu Troy, New York, caused by an alarm of fire. Some one struck up a good old Methodist tune, and the power of music quelled the tumult when many lives were in danger. that hatched on its own hook in a manure pile. The chicken raised himself under the discouraging circumstances of not being able to identify his own parents, and is to-day as fiue a rooster as can .be found. The ship O'eiitral Lee was abandoned at sea on the 12th of October. Her cargo was wheat, valued at $53,650 iusured in England. f . w discoveries of rich placer diggings NEW TO-DAY. rp, r, , ( iAlme reported in British Columbia, on a The Railroad. The California aneM' , . 4 i? Oregon Railroad is progressing rapidly from Marysville northward, with 600 Chinamen at work. The grade L now completed from Marysville to the Feather river, and the bridge across that stream is nearly finished. Unless extraordinary stormy weather interferes, it is expected the road will be completed to Chico by New Year's. From thence it can be built tributary of Pearce river. to the mouth of Pitt River durinir the Also that Mr. Campbell, on Apple-i balance of the winter, and next summer gate, Jackson county, raised on his farm i proceed with the road to Shasta Valley Tfa this season, from one pound of Early 1 nu 1 s uul.1.1 lua ut r:ure'u U,, f!.tu o,;n ..na iu frn,;, have theroad to this place in about a one pound of Norway oats, 5J bushels. Who can beat that? The same paper says : Mr. Colwell, of the Crescent City stage line, we learn that a young man, 17 or 18 years of age, was drowned in Illinois river, Josephine county, a few days since. His name was William Wakeman. He was endeavor ing to cross the river on horseback when the accident occurred. His body had not, up to the latest information, been recovered. . The News reports a big sell in the way of a big quartz lead. "All is not gold that glitters " as in this case the glit tering stuff turned out to be 4i mica." A man .named Young was thrown from his horse while racing through Dverbeck Gr. ve and badly hurt. One ear was so badly mashed that a portion of it had to be cut off. Rev. Mr. Driver preached the thanks giving sermon in the Jacksonville M. E. Church. Jacksonville complains with being overrun with skunks. Alaska Items. The Alaska Times has entered upon its second volume. From it we glean the following: I A correspondent calls upon the charit able ladies of Sitka to provide for a num ber of Russian orphans, who are desti tute of shelter, clothes and food. I Lewis Garlipp, Richard Livingston and John Beck, sailors on board the cut ter Lincoln, were drowned at St. Paul by the upsettiag of the Captain's gi" in i the surf. Four thieves, named Brady, Mullen Douglas and St. Clair have been banished from the Territory by Gen. Davis, i The Time devotes a column and a half to replying- to Gen, Thomas' report. . A monthly mail will be carried be tween Port Towusend. W. T.. and Sifka A. T. . The steamer Constantine will do tne service. A number of officers from Sitka were detailed to hold a general court martial at fort longas. ? Mr. McGregor, the famous traveler in the Rob Roy canoe, has brought out a profusely illustrated work on his travels in the far West. Ballou's Monthly Magazine. We are in receipt of this marvellously cheap and handsome Magazine for De cember. Its table of contents is varied year, or two years at fai ihest. 1 he great question on striking Shasta Valley will be its course to Siskiyou, in which all our citizens are greatly interested. It is thought the road will pass directly through Yreka, aud proceed through Ilawkiusville, crossing the Klamath at Groat's Ferry, aud reaching the eastern base of the Siskiyou mountain via Cot tonwood while others think it will run across Shasta Valley towards Little Shas ta and Bogus, leaving Yreka ten or twelve miles west of the road. When the road is in running operation to the mouth of Pitt River, the travel north will naturally follow up the Sacramento River and through Shasta Valley to this place, which Will greatly iucrease and build up our city, so that it importance will at tract the railroad to it. The adoption of a route from Biitteville to the Siskiyou remains to be decided by survey, as it has never been assertained which is the cheapest and best route, whether through Yreka or through Little Shasta, or it may be possible that the most practicable route is directly along side the stage road and telegraph line. Yreka Journal. , Midnight. If it be a fact that mur derous deeds are done in cold blood, the proper time for such a deed is between eleven o'clock at night and one in the morning; for it is in this . interval that the temperature of the human body falls into a minimum. From some researches lately communicated to the Royal Society, ! it appears that healthy beiuga go regularly through a daily cycle of variable warmth. e maximum heat is reached at nine A. M., when, in persons under twenty five, the temperature of the flesh stands at ninefy-niiio degrees Fahrenheit, and this is maintained till six -P. M., when it slowly and steadily falls till an hour before miduight; the amount of decrease by this time is something over two degrees. At about three A. M. the upward turn is taken, aud the heat in creases until nine o'clock. It is curious that this exteut of change only occurs to young bodies. Old folks preserve a nearly eqmil degree of warmth all the twenty-four hours through. Other nota ble facts are, that feeding has nothing to do with the variations, and that hot and cold baths do not appear to interfere with the regulurity of the sudden changes. Somfi nporilrt don't believte in advertis ing, because they say " nobody reads the j papers." But let them get into a scrape and you will fiud them flying around to the newspaper offices with the request, lase dou't mention that little affair ; $15 GOOD AS GOLD. BUY THE ONLY GENUINE IMPROVED OROIDE GOLD WATCHES, XASCPACTOBBD BT THE OROIDE WATCH CO. They are all the best make, Hunting cases finely chased j foolc and wear like fine gold, and are equal in appearance to the best gold watches usually costing $150.- full Jeweled Lecera, Gent's and Ladies' sizes, at $15 each. ' Oar Double Extra Refined Solid Oroide Gold Hunting Cases, Full Jeweled Levers, are equal to $200 Gtitd Watches; Regulated and Guaranteed to Icerji correct time, and wear and not tarntnh, ,xtra tine Vtineit, at a-u eacn. No money is required iu advance. We send by Express anywhere within thc United States, payahle to aent on delivery, witn tne privilege to open and examine before paid for, and if not satisfactory returned, by paying the Express charges. Good will be sent by mail as Registered Packages, prepaid, by sending cash in advance. : An A'fent tending for six walche get an Extra W ATI, H FREE, mal ;-,, ereu $15 WatcKefar ?!0. or ei en $20 Watehc'n for 20. Also, Elegant Oroide Gold Chains, of latest and most costly stylos, for Ladies and Gentlemen, from 10 to 40 inches long, at $2, $i, $6. and $8 each, sent with "watches at lowest wholesale prices. State kind and size of wath required, and to avoid bogus concerns, order only from OROIDE WATCH CO., 13to 148, Fulton Street, New York. NEW TO-DAY. I. COWAN. A. W. TAHAItD. A. COWAN & CO., WHOLESALE AMD RETAIL DKALCRS 1H STAPLE and FANCY DRY GOODS FIRST STREET..... ......ALBANY. They offer a large and wel (elected stock of STAPLE BUY GOODS I At Extraordinary Low Prices Cash or Produce In addition to a very large stock, covering everything in the line of Cottons, we have a complete assortment of FANCY DRESS COODSX Latest styles of Boys' and Men's CLOTHING ani FURNISHING GOODS! HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, Ac. ALSO J Carpet,. Wall-Paper, Paper & Linea Blinds, fitc, Slc. Especial attention is directed to enr stock of IRON AND STEEL AND GENERAL HARDWARE I Which is the largest and most complete this side of Portland. You' are invited to call and examine onr goede and prices. The highest market price in cash paid for Wool, Bacon and Lard I by Oct. 30, 1S69-8 A. COWAN 4 CO. DIRECT IMPORTATION ! WAR WITH SPAIN ! CUBA TAKEN OUR MINISTER WITHDRAWN ! Expedition to Remove Snake In dians. From a letter written by Dr. McKay to a gentleman in this city, we learn that Mr. Meacham .safely reached the Indian country the latter part of Oc tober, but found only a tew Indian bands, NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THIS P. C. HARPER & CO. Have just received from t-4iiiv Francisco, a very large and well selected stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE ! W HICH IS OFFERED At Prices to Suit the Tiies ! ! M'CORMIOK'S MAJBMOTII STOCK OF TOYS, FANCY GOODS, YANKEE" NOTIONS, GIFTS, PRESENTS, BOOKS, &C.,&C. Forthe Holidays of 186'J-70,ha arrived. Direct from Icw York, And is now on Ehibition at - SANTA CLAUS' HEADQUARTERS, lOS FRONT STKEET, PORTLAND, Where every purchaser will find T7ie Largest Stock ! The Greatest Yariety ! I The Cheapest Price ! ! yiS This immense stock having? been par chased for currency in New York, will be scld to dealers and others in coin, at Less Prices Than Ever Before ! and charming, embracing the usual fine ! nd my of ,those ?ho, did icon?e t0 the varieties of serials, sketches, stories, poems and attractive engravings. The publishers announce in the prospectus for the coming year, a serial story for adults by the popular Magazine writer, James Franklin Fitts, and a juvenile serial by the young people's favorite, Horatio Al ger, Jr. The price of this periodical is a marvel to everybody a hundred page first-class illustrated Magazine for fifteen cents, or $1.50 per year, is indeed won derfully cheap. Elliott, Thomas & Tal bot, Publishers, Boston, Mass. From the Salem Statesman we learn that Mrs. Louisa Epperly has been grant ed a divorce from John Epperly, at the present term of Court for Marion county. Orlando Bidwell failed to appear, and thereby "forfeited his- bond. Thatcher vs. Mary Huntington et al judgment by default for 8750 and costs. Harrison Smith vs. Salem & Des Chutes Wagon Road judgment by default for $750 and costs. An English banker's beautiful daugh ter saw a pensive Mahomedau in Lon don, 'fell in love with and married him, accompanied him to Calcutta, to find her home a miserable dwelling and herself the fourth wife of a teacher of languages She took passage back in the same ship and is now one of the loveliest of Indian widows. ' Council were determined not to remove to the Reservation. This was the result af ter several days spent in Council with them. The Chief Ye ye-wa-wa and his Indians, f the Malheur District, refuse to go to the Reservation, i Ihese are the ones who have been among the most war like and troublesome, and they will probably have to be coerced. Dr. McKay thinks they are not subdued and are likely at any time to resume hostilities, but are restrained by the presence of the military. At the date or writing the Council was deferred to await the arrival of old Winnemucca, the Piute Chief, so well known in Washoe and California. This old rascal, who used to go on the war path in Oregon and Idaho, at the very time he was counted as a good peace subject in Nevada, found it convenient to leave just belore Mr. Meachani arrived, and an express had to be sent after him. Ocheyo, one of the most influential Piute Chiefs, declared in open Council that he and his people would go to the Reserva tion; his people number 250, they are the same with whom Gen. Crook had such a battle at the head of Pitt River. He is now very friendly and much good is hoped from his assistance. -Statesman. " plea it's a mistake ; I don't want my name published all over the country. y Strawberries in November. Mr. John Durham has brought to town spec imens of November vegetation and fruit age very surprising even for this valley. Wild strawberries in bloom, and with the fruit perfectly ripe, form thechief attraction. Blackberry blossoms, oak buds bursting into leaf, wild roses iu full bloom, pea vines in blossom and bearing peas these are thc strongest proofs that we can give of the boasted mildness of the Oregon climate. During the last few weeks we have had very heavy rains, but much of the time the temperature has been warm as that of April. We have for two months past heard very wintry reports from the Atlantic States in the same latitude, which have been ice and snow bound, while we have had scarce frosts euough to kilt the dahlias and to matoes. In our gardens the roses are blooicinK still , the daisies are coming out in full force, the gillie flowers are flourishing, and even the verbenas con tinue in bloom. The tenderest house plants have kept safe in the .shelter of an open poarch. There have been no frosts tor a month past, and those that occured were few and light. Statesman. The Prussian executioner will have to soon behead ' at Gorlitz a girl f eight een who murdered her parents because they would not allow her to marry the man ef her heart. Three Men of Oreqon.-(j The Cali fornia Alta tells of three ruffians captur ing a young girl, of 14 years of age, in San Francisco, and her release being effected by a gentleman named Clinton, who demanded her release of the miscre ants, and being attacked by them, fousht for her rescue. He had knocked two of them down and drew a revolver on the scoundrel who detained the girl and drove thein all off the ground. They had ter rified the child so that she was uncon scious. The Alta speaks of Mr. Clinton, and two strangers who - came to his as sistance,; named Wilson and Taylor as Oreeonians. These could not have been any of the " Oregon flats " we read of. Their stock consists, in part, as follows : A large supply of HEAYY CASSIMERES AND FLANNELS! Denims, Hickory Stripes, Checks, Sheetings Bleached and Unbleached ! AND ' French Col tonades, Canton Flannels, " AND Heavy J31an.3s.ets Plninjrers and citizens will find SANTA CLAUS' HEADQUARTERS a most interesting place to visiti as the gorgeous array of new nov elties, slid the thousand comical toys therein, giro thc store the appearance of an Eastern MUSEUM OF CURIOSITIES! Some idea may be arrived at as to the extent of the stock when it is known that of Dolls alone tliere' are one hundred amd fifty-jit arrietie! Making that Department a perfect BAZZAR OF BEAUTY I " Tommy, my son, fetch in a stick of wood." "Ah my dear mother," .res ponded the youth, " the grammatical portion of your education has been sadly neglected. You should have said : ' Thomas, ' my son, transport from that rWumbeut collection of combustable ma terial upoa the threshold of this edifice one of the ' curtailed excrescences of a defunct log.' " A Parisian -paper recomends the fol lowing method for the preservation of eggs : Dissolve four ounces of beeswax in eight ounces of warm olive oil; in this put the top of the finger and anoint the egg ali around. The oil will immediately be absorbed, by the shell and the pores filled up with the wax. If kept in a cool place, the eggs "after two years, will be as good as if fresh laid. A bashful young man escorted home an equally bashful young lady. Aa they approached the dwelling ot the damsel, she said entreatingly, " Zekiel, now don't tell anybody you beau'd me home." " Sary," said he emphatically, " don't you mind ; I am as much ashamed of it as you are." ' A Spendid assortment of LADIES' 1)IMS CiOODS! SUCH AS f Silks, Pujdiiis, lirwades, Empress Cloths, jilvrinos, Prints, .Delaines, Moli air, . Fancy Patterns Shawls, Jiarnorals and Fancy Notions, Trimmings, t'c. T.adies and Misses Hoods, Hats, Nubias, &c. A good Assortment of MEN AND BOYS' CLOTHING! CENT'S FUltSlSHISG GOOHH, 4C. A complete assortment of Men's and Boy's KIP AND CALF BOOTS AND SHOES, TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Also the latest style and quality of Ladies, Misses and Children's Shoes. A- splendid assortment of Crocerics, Queenaware and Glassware ! Hardware, Pocket & TaLle Cutlery, Window Shades, Lace and Muslin Cur ( tains, Carpeting. MEN'S, BOYS AND CHILDREN'S HATS ! WOOD AND WILLOW WARE. In fact, almost everything usually kept in a re tail store. - Having bought our goods on the best terms tbe market will afford, and selected them with great care, we feel warranted in saying that we can offer as great inducements to customers as any house in the trade, and hope, bv strict at tention to business and the wants of customers, to merit a libera) patronage from the tiubliu. ' S-. Remember the place. The house for merly occupied by D. Mansfield fc Bro. I P. C HARPER & CO. Albany ft. 30, I860.-8 ' . " SS- Full Descriptive Catalogues now ready. Call early to secure choice gifts. S. J. M CORMICK, Pmfi Agent for Santa Clam. NOTICE To the Taxpayers of Linn Co. I WILL BE PRESENT TO RECEIVE Taxes levied for the current year, at the tussee aud places as follows, to-wit s In i November : Lebanon, Monday, 2d ; Waterloo, Tuesday, 23d ; Nye's School House, Wednesday, 24th ; Brush Creek, Thursday, 25th ; South BrownsTiHo, Friday, 26th ; North Brownsville, Saturday, 27th. Iu December: Ilarrisburgb, Tuesday, November 30th, and Wednesday, December 1st; Peoria, Thursday, December 2d ; Orleans. Friday, 3d ; Albany, Sat urday, 4th ; Scio, Tuesday, 14th ; Franklin Botte, Wednesday, 15th ; Santiain, Thursday, 18th ; Syracuse, Saturday, 18th ; Center, Monday, 20th. As it will save time and trouble, I hope every tux-payer will be prepared to settle his tax at the times and places above named. K. A. IRVINE, October 23, 1869-7tf Tax Collector. alt ham Watches, y Let every one who wants a Watcn, read thus carefully. ; , Especially if in some remote out-of-the-way place. Now that the railroad is open, we propose to give the residents of Uhroo.h the opportunity of getting single genuine Waltham Watches at the Thc Lowest Wholesale New York Prices We sell more Waltham Watches than any other establishment in the country, either wholesale or retail ; we send great numbers to evcrr section of the country by Mail and Express, carefully pack ed, and in perfect running order. Our plan u this : You want a Watch, and see our advertise ment; now, we want you first to write ts us for our Descriptive and Illustrated Price List ; we will send it, post-paid, by return mail. It ex- plains all the different kinds, tells the weight and quality of the cases, with prices of each I yon then make a selection of the kind you prefer, and send us your order. We will then send you the Watch by Express, with the bill to collect on de livery. We give instructions to the Express) company to allow you to open the package and examine the Watch ; if it suits, yon can pay and take it ; If not, you are under no obligations to receive it ; and if it is taken, and afterward does not prove satisfactory, we will exchange it, or REFUND THE MONET. . As an indication of the prices, we will quote one Watch of our list. The P. S. Babtlett, Lever Movement, with Extra Jewels, Chronome ter Balance, Patent Pinion, Patent Dust Cap, and all the other lute improvements, in a Solid Coin Silver case, , . $28 in Greenbacks, or abmt $20 In Coin. All the' other kinds, both gold and silver, in the same proportion. Do not order a Watch till you have sent for a Price List, as it eentains a great deal of information regarding these Watches that will enable you to make an intelligent selection. Dnnt forget, when yon write, to state that yon saw this advertisement in the Albant Rcsister, and you need not put in stamps for return poet age. Addies in full, ;. HOWARD k CO., Jewelers and Silversmiths, 618 Broadway, IJT. We refer, by permission, to Messrs. Wklls, Karoo Jb co., N. Y. and San Francisco. I. W. Raymond, Esq., T. R. Bctlkr, Esq., B, c. Howard, Esq., San Francisco. W. S. Hobab, Virgiuia city, Nevada, t