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ALBANY, OREGON; SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1870.
NO. 30.
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Transient advertisements per Square of ten
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Insertion $1.
Larger advertisements inserted on the most
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- ,JOJBWORK.
- HarDr troTi w typi stock ficjofored
inks, cards, a Gordon Jobber, otc., we are pre
pared to execute all kinds of printing in a better
manner and fifty per cent, cheaper than erer be
fore offered in this city.
Agents for the Register.
The following gentlemen are authorized to re
ceive and receipt for subscription, advertising,
etc., for the Register :
HIRAM SMITH, Esq..... Harrisburg.
Judge S. II. CLAUGUTOX Lebanon.
PETER HUME, Esq.. ... ..-Brownsville
W. R. KIRK. Esq -- .
K. E. WHEELER. Esq .Scio.
T. H. REYNOLDS, Esq Salem.
Gao. W. CANNON, Esq Portland.
: L. P. FISHER, Esq .. 'Frisco.
BUSINESS CARDS.
A. WHEELER,
Notary Public
BROWNSVILLE, OREGON.
IEGAL INSTRUMENTS OF ALL KINDS
A made an-t attested. Conveyances and col
lections attended to. 12 6S
THEODORE BURBXESTER,
4 TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
J Albany, Oregon.
OsncE In the Parrish Brick.
23
UNION REPUBLICAN CONVEN
TION OF OKEGON.
The Union Republican voters of the State of
Oregon will meet at the City of Portland, at 10
o'cloek A. M., on Thursday, the 7th day of April,
1870, in Delegate Convention, for the purpose of
placing in nomination a State Ticket to be sup
ported at the approaching election in Jane, and
the transaction of such other business as shall
properly come before said Convention.
Counties will be entitled to delegates as follows:
Baker 7
Benton '0
Clackamas 1 -
Clatsop 3
U003 ....
Curry 2
Columbia 2
Douglas 12
Grant .......... 7
Jackson. . ......... 10
Joseuhine. 4
Lane 12
Linn .........18
M arion 24
Multnomah 20
Polk 11
Tillamook 2
Umatilla- 5
Union.. 6
Washington 9
Wasco ft
Yamhill 11
The Committee recommend that the County
Conventions for the election of Delegates he held
on Satnrday, the 26th dy of March, 1870.
By order of the State Central Committee,
M. P. BERRY, Chairman.
T. B. Odessal, Secretary.
Portland, January I9tb, IS70.
PORTLAND CARDS.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
County and Precinct Conven
tion. The Republican County Central
Committee, to whom was left tbe time
for calling the County Convention of
Linn county, decided on Thursday, April
21st as the time, and Albany as the
place for holding said Convention, and
recommended that the different precincts,
hold their Conventions for tbe election
of delegates to tbe same on Saturday,
the 16th of April. The County Con
vention is for the purpose of putting for
ward candidates to fill the various county
offices and members of tbe legislature,
and to elect a County Central Committee
toseTve tbe next two years. It is hoped
that a full attendance of delegates will be
bad on the 2 let.
S. D. SMITH. GEO. B. COOK.
THE OCCIDENTAL,
FORMERLY
"Western Hotel,
Corner First and Morrison streets.
Portland, Oregon.
O
J. HAJXQX,
Attorney and' Counsellor at Iaw,
ALBANY', OREGON. -
FFICE -On Main street, opposito Foster's
Brick. l-Qg
Uiltabidel & Co.,
DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND PRO
visions, Wood and Willow Ware, Confec
tionery. Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, Notions, etc.
Main street, adjoining the Express office, Albany,
Oregon. '
E. A. Freeland,
DEALER IN EVERY DESCRIPTION OF
School, Miscellaneous and Blank Books,
Stationery, Gold and Steel Pens, Ink, etc.. Post
office Building, Albany, Oregon. Books ordered
from New York and San Francisco. I
S- XT- Clanghton,
NOTARY PUBLIC AND REAL ESTATE
AGENT. Office in the Post Office building,
. - , . Lebanon, Oregon.
"Will attend to making Deeds and other convey
ances, also to the prompt collection of debts en
trusted to my care. I
Messrs. SMITH A COOK have taken this
well known house, refitted and refurnished
it throughout, bnilt a large addition, making
thirty more pleasant rooms, enlarged tho Dining
and Sitting rooms, making it by far the
Best Hotel tn Portland.
A call from the traveling publio will satisfy
them that the above statements are true.
SMITH A COOK, Props.
N. B. Hot and cold Baths attached to the
house for the benefit of enests. SO
Portland, August I5th, 1869.
AMERICAN EXClIAItGE,
CORNER OF
Front and Washington Streets,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
X. P. W. Quimby, ... - Proprietor.
(Late of the Western Hotel.)
THIS HOUSE is the most commodious in the
State, newly furnished, and it will be ths
endeavor of the Proprietor to make his gueste
comfortable. Nearest Hotel to the steamboat
landing.
;ggf Tbe Concord Coach will always be font
at the landing, on the arrival of steamships ar
river boats, carrying passengers and their bar
gape to and from tbe boats free of charge.
Ml out e mpphett tetf ratent r ire axtingmener.
f. I. xrrcnu.' ' i. k. nor-PH. a. smith.
Kitcbetl, Dolpb. & Smith,
ATTORNEYS iss COUNSELLORS at LAW,
Solicitors ia , Chancery and Proctors in Ad
miralty. Office over the old Post Office, Front
street, Portland, Oregon. I
JAKES A. WARNER,
Civil Engineer &. Surveyor.
IS PREPARED TO DO SURVEYING AND
Engineering. Uses improved Solar Compass.
Orders by mail promptly attended to. Residence
on 4th St., opposite Dr. Tate's residence, Albany
Oregon. v ' : nI9-6m
POWELL. ..-, t tub.
Powell Sc Flinn,
A TTORNEYS A -COUNSELLORS AT LAW
J and Solicitors in Chancery,
(X. Flinn, Notary Public,)
Albany, Oregon.' Collections and conveyances
promply attended to. A
W. ST. KEDriBXB. r- w. SPIXC
P. M REDFIELD Ot CO.,
CONSTANTLY r on hand and receiving,
large stock of
Groceries and Provisions,
Wood and Willow Ware, Tobacco, Cigars, Con
fectionery, Yankee Notions, to., Ac, Wholesale
and Retail, opposite R C. Hill A Son's drug
store, Albany, Oregon. - ' ' Soctw
ST. CHARLES HOTEL,
Corner First and Washington fits..
ALBANY, - - - - OREGON.
XT. BRENNER, Proprietor.
TJwTITH A NEW BUILDING, NEWLY
T w Famished throughout, the proprietor
nopes to give enure satutactxon to tbe traveling
puDiic. ado Deas are supplied with spring-bottoms.
The table will receive the closest atten
tion, and -everything the market affords palatable
to guests will be supplied. jao29-2I
ALDA Y BATH HOUSE.
THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
. fully inform the citizens of Albany and vi
cinity that ha has taken charge of this establish
ment, and, by keeping eleaa rooms and paying
tries ettmtic to bnsineso, expects to suit all
those who may' favor him with their patronage.
Slaving heretofore carried on nothing bnt
Fit-Class. Sai Dressing- Saloons,
he expee'e to give entire satisfaction to all.
TSSf- Children an d Ladies' hair neatly cut and
shampooed. - - "JOSEPH WEBBER.
. aefcMya .
Our District School. Tbe yearly
term of the Albany district school expir
ed on tbe 25th inst. Pressing engage
ments prevented our attendance at tbe
closing exercises, but the directors and
others who were in attendance give a
most satisfactory account of the manner
in which tbey were conducted. It is
generally conceded that the principal of
tbe school during tbe year just expired,
Mr. Thos. G. Taylor, is a thoroughly
competent gentleman, and has proved the
most successful teacher ever employed in
this district. We are glad to hear that
Mr. Taylor intends remaining in the
school, as we know that the directors
would be puzzled to secure bis equal as
a teacher.
Delegates to the State Convention
And all others who wish to attend, are
informed that ooe of tbe P. T. Co.'s steam
ers will leave Corvallis on Tuesday morn
ing, April 5th, at 5 o'clock, for Portlaud
through in one day. Delegates will be
passed to tbe Convention and back free
of charge for passage, and all others
who go to attend the Convention will
be charged half rates. The boat will
reach her wharf in this city about 6
o'clock A. M., and it is desirable that al
who wish to go down will be promptly
on hand, as the boat will make as short
COJTIOPOLlTA HOTEL.
. (rORXEBLT ARRIGOSrS,)
Front street i : : Portland, Oregon.
THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING PUR
chased this well known Hotel, are now pre
pared to offer the traveling public better accom
modations than can be touna eisewnere in me
city.
Board and Lodging S2 OO per day.
District School Premiums.
We have been presented by the Pricipal
of the District School, Mr. Thomas G.
Taylor, with the names of those who
were entitled to premiums for tbe last
term :
HIGHER DEPARTMENT.
Class 1, 1st Division Icedora Bring-
ham, Idilla Pennington, Emma Ketch uui
and Carrie Adams all 1st premiums.
The above young ladies were considered
a tie.
2d Division Josephine Hackleman,
1st premium Ellen Ridout,2d premium.
4d Division Granville Driggs, 1st
premium ; JNeliie- Uanon, zcj premium.
4th Division George Humphrey, 1st
premium ; tuiUn tiray, za premium.
2d Class, 1st Division Abraham But
ler, 1st premium ; George Foster, 2d
premium.
2d Division Wm. Montgomery, 1st
prtmium ; Uelcvan bmitn, za premium;
Mary Althouse, 3d premium, and Mar
tha Poster, 3d premium a tie.
3d Division Ina Rankin, 1st prem-
mm ; Atidwara ctauara. za premium ;
Viola Johnston, 3d , premium ; Samuel
Cowan, 4th premium.
3d, Geography Wm. Miller.
2d, Geography Atvilla Bingham.
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
1st Class, 1st Division Minnie Canon
and Fanny Hackleman. ,
2d Division Nellie Hackleman and
Flora 'Cowan.
2d Class Neddie Gird and Emma
Bryant.
Mental Arithmetic Wilkie Dunni
way. 2d, Geography Fannin Hackleman
and Willie Webber.
1st, Geography Nellie Hackleman
and Neddie Gird.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
1st Class Belle Gray. 2d Class
Olive Culver. 3d Class Bessie Cranor
and Dallie Houk.
1st Reading Class Annie Mansfield.
Obedience Amelia Miller.
Democratic Precinct Convention.
The Albany Democratic Precinct Con-
a stoppage as possible, and will stop at no 1 vention met on Saturday afternoon, and
poiuts except where it is expected to take ' organized by the election of Judge Cra
on delegates. That there shall be no t nor, Chairman, and A. N. Arnold, Esq.,
The Hotel Coach will be in attendance to con
vey Passengers and baggage to and from the
Hotel free of charge.
J. B. SPRENGER.
delay, and that tbe trip through may be
made with comfort to all concerned, dele
gates and others should be prompt in
their attendance at their several shipping1
points.
A Neat Present. About as neat
and tasty a present as a man can present!
Office Oregon A California Stage Company, B.
G. Whitkhouse, Agent. 2tf
to his wife, and one that will be appre- ,ouerca a resolution mat tne vote oe tasen
viva voce, arm mat eacu rae nicer upon
voting for his choice of delegates should
also announce his choice of candidates
iew Columbian Hotel,
Nos. 118, 120 and 122 Front street,
PORTLAND, i i s OREGON
ED. CARNEY, PROPRIETOR.
The I.argest, Best and most Cofvenient
Hotel in Portland!
Located in the center of business and near all
the steamboat landings.
Board and Lodging
From one to two dollars per day according to the
room occupied.
Rooms newly furnished and well ventil
ated. Superior accommodations for families.
Tbe New Columbian Hotel Coach will be
in attendance at all tne ianaings to convey pas
sengers and baggage to and from this Hotel
17 Free ot Charge I -tfe. 69
ciatcd, too, is to call at W. H. Kuhn &(
Co.'s and purchase one of those fancy
spice boxes. I hey are neat and the
'handiest thing in the world," as tbe
principal box contains a number of
smaller ones, each of which is intended
to told a special article, the name of
which is printed plainly on the top and
side of each box, so that you are never
at a loss to tell "which from tother,"and
as each box has a cover, there is no
chance for a speck of dirt to ''mix in."
But then the establishment contains
many other articles of beauty and utility,
which should be seen to bo appreciated.
Call and see.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
LADIES' EIHPOlHUfll.
C. ME A LEY
DEALER IN A MANUFACTURER OF
PTJH-IfflTTJIlEI!
and
CABINET WARE !
Bedding, Etc.,
orn er Pint and Broad Alb in atraets,
ALBANY, OREGON. -
J8f PARTICULAR ATTEHTIOST PAID TO
ORDERS OP AU. KINDS
in his line.
October 1868-8 .,
BSRS. A. 4T. BUNIWAT,
MALM IS .
Followt Dress- and Cloak Making in all
. , - i. ti- their varied branches.
BLEACHES AND PRESSES STRAW GOODS
In Latest Style and host manner.
STAMP rOJt BRAID AND EMBROIDERY.
Corner First and. Broadalbin streets, Albany,
Uregoa. -1- . janlnl7-70
Tho Boat Crooda at that Lawsit Price.
JOHN G. KOD6B -CO., 327. 829 and S31,
SaasotM' street. - fan Francisco. California.
keep the largest stock of Stationery, Blank
Bkf School Book, wrapping paper, playing
cards, pocket entlery, razors, scissors, notions.
f few foaad on the Faeifls eoast. Prompt
attention given to shpply the trade, and satisfao-
(y gaaraateea, r 4
n24-lss . - JOHN O. HODGE A CO.
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RAWBXDS-BOTTOmSD CHAIRS,
Spinning Wheels.
BsT Shop near the "Magnolia Mills."
JOHN M. METZLER
Albany, Not. 38, 1888-ia
g-V ALti KINDS, printed at the vary lowest
V7 rates, as oraeroa, at mis eaoe.
Secretary, and Dr. Stone, Assistant Sec
retary. The Chair having announced
that the business of tbe meeting was to
select ten delegates to represent tbe
pprecinct in the County Convention,
(which assembler! to-day) to nominate
candidates for county offices, Mr. Jones
Waterloo Precinct Convention.-
We found the proceedings of the Water
loo Republican Precinct Convention on
our desk last week some hours after the
Register for the week had been mailed.
How tbey came, or who handed them in,
we are at present unable to answer. We
are sorry that we did not get them so
that wo could have published them last
week. As it is we will give the gist of
the proceedings.
The Convention met at 2 o'clock P,
M-, and organized by the election of
Isaao B. Courtnay, Chairman, and John
A. Ambler, Secretary. Messrs. Sylvester
R. Clark and Joel Vail were elected del
egates to the County Convention. The
following-resolution was then offered, and,
after an eloquent speech from Rev.
Thomas S. Kendall, was unanimously
passed : . ..
Resolved, That tbe administration of
President Grant has fully met the antic
ipations of his friends who placed him
in the official position he now holds and
so justly honors.
A : Precinct Committee was elected,
Messrs. Chas. Williams. G. W. Klum
aud J. A. Ambler, being tbe gentlemen
chosen. V' i- T , ?: . ,
New Goods. We omitted to men
tion the faet, last week, that Messrs. R.
Cheadle & Co. bad received a fresh lot of
goods, and that the last ocean steamer
brought them still another lot. This
bouse receives goods by almost every
steamer, and, thus their stock never runs
down, but is constantly kept full and
complete. Their goods are , tho very
best, and their prices the most reasona
able, besides tbey are the most accommo
dating gentlemen in tbe trade.
for tbe offices ot Sheriff and County
Clerk. This resolution met with the
most violent opposition, and a large por
tion of the afternoon was taken up in
denouncing, on tbe one hand, and sup
porting on the other, this innovation of
the time-honored and cherished customs
of the Democratic party. Several amend
ments were offered and lost, but an
amendment or substitute offered by A
N. Arnold, and accepted bv Mr. Jones,
was at length passed, which provided
that the election should be by ballot, and
that each voter should write upon the
back of his ballot his choice for Sheriff
and Clerk. A large maiority of the
Democratic voters of the precinct were
in attendance and much feeling prevailed.
Following is the result of the balloting :
Of tbe two candidates for Sheriff,, Jos.
Nixon obtained 67, and BobJ Irvine,
present incumbent, 164 votes majoritj
for Irvine, 97. For County Clerk
Fred. Hill 80, and John Hackleman 91
majority for Hackleman, H. Richard
Powers and Isaac Hayes were nominated
as J ustices of the Peace for Albany pre-
c'net, and Jas. Sperry and Geo. Master
son as Constables. The delegates elect
to the County Convention are : E. Knox,
J. McUee, John Davis, O'ney If rye, V
M. Cook, L. Cox, A. W. Stanard, A
f arker, J. Liayton, C. Westlake.
New Stock. Ed. Freeland, at the
Post-Office book store, is in receipt of
new books, letter and cap papers, etc.,
wbicb fill up his shelves, make a nea
appearance, and enables him to better fill
all orders in his line. .
'Out friend Geo. Settlemeir, druggist,
in the same building, bas also ordered a
fresh assortment of goods in bis line,and
is determined not to , be undersold by
anybody. George- ia on it, square-toed,
when it comes to the drug business.
Tit pot Tat. A Democrat informs
us that, as the Benton county delegation
threw off on the Linri county candidate
for the State Printersbip, and thus aided
in bis defeat, tbe Linn county ' importa
tions " will be withdrawn, and thus leave
Benton county in tbe hands of tbe Re
publicans. V All we can say is, tbey de
serve, it they should have stood by their
frier.de. : -. - . ' '"' '
The Countrt for Poor Men. Ore
gon is the poor man's paradise. Her soil
is the richest in the world, producing
fabulous crops with little labor. Her
timber is unequalled, and as a stock rais
ing country she cannot be approached
Until very lately Oregon has labored un
der the disadvantage of facilities for
transportation, except in the immediate
vicinity of her navigable streams. The
railroad now in course of construction on
the east side of the Willamette, and the
contemplated road on the west side, will
soon place all points of the State in close
communion, affording facilities for the
rapid transportation -of produce, which
will accelerate ail branches of industry,
bring an increase of pjpulation, and soon
double and treble the price of real estate.
At present real estate is offered at figures
and on terms at which a poor man can buy
and build up a comfortable home. The time
to secure a home is the present. This
golden opportunity is rapidly vanishing,
and it will soon be too late to take ad
vantage of it. But we started out to re
late a cord wood story, just related to us
by a gentleman of veracity, that illus
trates the cheapness and ease with which
a poor man may become possessed of
rich lands in this neighborhood. A gen
tleman living in this city sold a tract of
thirty-six acres, lying a mile or two from
this city, for seventy-five cords of wood,
to be delivered. One fir tree on the land
made thirty-four cords, or nearly half
the total amount to be paid for the land.
After cutting the 75 eords, it is esti
mated that there is left tinibef standing
for over 500 cords of wood, besides 100,
000 feet of lumber. Thus, after paying
for the land, the owner has left $450
worth of wood and lumber, and 36 acres
of rich land, wbicb, in a few years, will
command a good price. And there are
many such chances for poor men in Linn
county, who have the will and energy, to
hew out for tbemslves and families a
good home, even if they have not one
dollar when they arrive here. A man
possessed of ability and industry will
have no trouble, with proper manage
ment, in acquiring a competence in Ore
gon ia a very brief space. Oregon needs
muscle and energy to develop her vast
resources, and men of this stamp will
meet a cordial welcome on their arrival
here. -
The New Army Bill. The new
army bill now under consideration re
duces the army to 20,000. It abolishes
the offices of General and Lieut. General,
when vacated by tbe present incumbents,
and reduces the number of Major Gen
erals to three, and Brigadier Generals to
six, when the present incumbents vacate.
In reducing the army, the President is
authorized to discharge any officer apply
ing for such discharge before September.
Officers having served ten years are to
receive two years extra pay and allow
ance ; those having served five, and less
than ten years, are to receive one and a
half year's , pay, and those who have
served less than five years, one year's
pay. it autnorizes mm to retire, on tneir
application, any officer who may have
served thirty years, and allows tbe re
tired list to be increased to three hun
dred. The enlisted men, which now
number 32,000, it is expected will be re
duced to 25,000 by the first of Septem
ber, reducing tbe expenses of tbe army
several millions. Ihe House bill, as
partiajly adopted, it is believed, increased
instead of lessened the expense of the
army, by several thousand dollars.
For the Register.
Sabbatb on tbe Pacific.
Point of Jdnction.- The bill called
up by Howard, on the 25th inst., and
passed, fixes the point of junction for
the Union and Central Pacific railroads
north of the principal meridian and base
line in tho Territory of Utah, section 36,
township 7, range 2. It gives the com-.
pany 6 additional sections, one section in
each township being reserved for. tbe
benefit of schools , in Utah, and these
lands are to be paid for at the regular
Government price, $2 50 per acre. The
rights of private persons are not to be
effected by this act.
The Traveler's Guide Is tbe title
of a new weekly, published at Portland,
by Messrs. Russell & Ferry, the great
real estate and insurance agents of that
city. , It is neatly printed, contains val
uable information for the traveler, and
will prove a valuable auxiliary to the
publishers in pushing their business.; .
A Female Lawyer. Miss L. Bark
alew, of Brooklyn, New York, a lady
student in tbe St. Louis Law School,
passed a severe examination before the
Judge of the Circuit Court, and was ad
mitted to practice. She received high
encomiums from, tbe "Judge. She will
commence the practice ot law in St.
Louis, Mo. -
Simon Cameron is said to have fallen
million-heir to bis father-in-law.
Marca 15th, 1870.
How from tbe innermost depths of
memory well up the deepest feelings of
my soul as I reflected upon tbe vastness
of this great, illimitable old ocean, whose
snow-capped billows roll and radiate in
the beautiful sunshine, just as tbey have
ever done in days like this since first tbe
morning stars sang together and all tbe
sons of God shouted for joy.
Off in the east rises the dark-browed
coast, shutting off the surging billows
from the quiet dales in the dim distance
where are nestled our quiet homes, and
where live our darlings and Jur all of
earth. Look to theorth-, abd south,
and west. Nothing ia visible but tbe
vast waste of dark bluo and white-capped
waters, now lashed into fury by the
track of our steamer, and now subsiding
into placid ripples, upon which flocks of
Eea-gulls light and ride with all the
grace of fairies. But I did not imagine
I should write like this when I began to
scribble ; and I must arouse myself from
tbe reverie to tell you something of our
journey.
I left home on tbe 8th inst., and, go
ing aboard the Reliance, found myself
for the first time in my existence as a
traveler, without the company of a single
acquaintance, except the captain. Noth
ing of interest transpired until we reached
Canemab. The steamer was loaded with
grain to the water's edge, and a strong
breeze was blowing up stream, there
fore the captain refused to land me
at Canemah, and I bad the doubtful
pleasure of walking back from the Basin
and lugging a basket over tbe old mule
track, to my sister's residence, ordinarily
a walk of a mile, but in my exhausted
physical condition an interminable dis
tance. I felt like doing a little scolding
on my own account ; but concluded to
ask you to get tbe Mercury after the P.
T. Company, and say no more about it
myself. How convenient to always have
somebody ready to fight one's battles !
Took dinner at the Cliff House a
very good house by the way. Itn old
proprietor succumbed to circumstances
and whisky some time since, and Mr.
Wm. Barlow and wife now run the " in-
. . i
stitution. ' Thirty-two imported voters
were quartered there recently by one of
the factory managers, who agreed to give
them work and board until after election
tbey, of course, agreeing to go "Dem
ocratic straight." Their employers tried
it a week, and then notified the landlord
that he could not longer remain responsi
ble for their board. Some person bad
told the poor man that bis voters were
" selling" him, and he settled the bills,
complaining that the rascals bad already
cost him $250. Said " rascals " left tbe
hotel and went to work on tbe railroad.
They will vote, for whoever gives them
the most whisky on election day. A
pretty muddle you poor men do make of
politics.
Roll on thou deep and dark bine ocean, roll I"
There 1 I teel as famous now as did
the California legislator who made a
speech. Said be : " I know not what
course others may take, but as for ME,
give me liberty or give me death 1" ;
In sight of .Mendocino. Can Bee
nothing but tbe Point myself ; but a dis
tinguished architect on board informs me
that one corn-crib and two pig-pens are
visible. No Chinamen in sight all
right.
'. We embarked in tbe steamship Moses
Taylor, Captain Mezger, on Thursday,
tbe 10th inst., at 4 P. ; M. Nobody
from Albany on board, except your cor
respondent, A: Cohn and family. Bat it
does not take long to become acquainted
on board a vessel.
We are having a : pleasant trip. Of
course we were delightfully sea sick on
the first day after reaching the bar; bat
all are better now, and having, much to
the chagrin of our important darkey,
secured the smoking room on deck as a
eabin for both , ladies and gentlemen,
(said darkey having pompously asserted
that tbe ladies have no business here),
wo are warm and comfortable, social, and
no longer solitary. One ia astonished at
the meager accommodations which are of
fereded at $12 per day on this North
Pacific line ; no fire in the saloon, state
rooms smaller than closets, insolent wait
ers everywhere. But we are rapidly
approaching the bar. Can already see
the outlines of tbe famous Golden Gate.
March 14th. Arrived at tbe wharf
at half-past nine last nicht. Went with
friends to the " International" where all
the good Methodists most do congregate
Slept but little. Met Dr. Benson and
other noted Methodist brethren at table.
"Did" .Woodward's Garden and the
California, theater , through the day and
evening. Want a; whole day to write
my views of the play. Couldn't do it
justice in month. One Buoh play will
suffice for a' life time. " Giraldi, or the
Night Dancers." Ah, me ! " "
But the ladies will want to know
something about tbe -sty lee. Hata are
out a la " military," and bonnets well
they resemble beautiful cabbage leaves,
elaborately trimmed with eun-flowera and
tomaotes, festooned with potato vines fall
ing gracefully under the chin of the
wearer. . Mrs. D.
"Mark Twain" Married and Set
tled. By the last mail we received a
delicate nink envelone eontainioe still
more delicate carda tr a tall more du
cate pink, one bearing the words' "Mr.
and Mrs. S. L. Clemens, Delaware Ave -nue,"
and tbe other, "Olivia L. Lang- .
don." and a note announcing tbe max .
riage on the 3d -of - February,- in New,
York, r bo Mark and Alias Jaogdon navtr -been
made "Twain" according to the
statute in such cases made and provided.
ana cis nosi or rrienas win wisn mm joy
at bis good fortune, for the lady is spoken
of as beinsf beautiful, accomplished and
amiable. And Mark bas prospered finan
cially, for bis book yields him a band
some income, ard his lecturing receipt
should make any ordinary mortal happy.
It seems Mark s latner-in-law played
an elaborate practical joke on him on the
night of the wedding. . The bridegroom,
being busy with bis lectures, and not
finding a bouse for sale that suited his-
purse and taste, instructed Mr. Langdon's-
agent in Buffalo to secure him rooms and
board in some nice family, wbeie there
would be but a few other boarders ; end
though the commission was executed,
Mark could not learn the name of tbe
family or the street where they lived;
and he privately determined to caution
his father-in-law, as soon as admitted
to to the family, against continuing such
a stupid agent in the management of bis
business. Finally, a dozen particular
friends escorted the bridal party from
Elmira to Buffalo, in a palace car, end
on arriving proposed to call on tbe newly
married pair in the morning. By some
more stupidity on the part of the agent,
tho bride and groom were tbe last t
leave the car, on account of the carriages
being blocked in, and when Mark reached
his "boarding house," be found all hie
friends awaiting bim in a splendid man
sion, ($40,000) elegantly furnished, sta-
Die, norses, . coaen, liveries ior servants,
check oa the bank for a handsome)
amount and alt a present from the
father-in-law. He said it only needed s
dron rnrtain and a nrnmnlar tn tlae
the characters in position to make it
seem like a scene in a sensation drama.
In his letter be says : "I have read these
absurd fairy tales, in my time, buff I.
never, never, never, expected to be tne
bero of a romance in real life as unlookedl
for and unexpected as the wildest of
them." In the postscript to his letter he-
says : 'in tne good old tasnionea wry
tale, the hero would' infallibly hap
pen to notice an opal bued mother of
pear box on tbe centre table, and would
Leedlessly open it and find in it a deed for
all the newly acquired property. Bnt
bless you, I never bad any experience:
in playing hero in- a tale, ana so n mat
ter who shoved that box toward me, or
hinted darkly at its contents, my calm.
unruffled stupidity was victorious every
time, and at last tbey bad to- shove the-
box under my nose in the most nnrc
mantio way, and open it and display the-
deed and - insurance papers. All hand
laughed at and abused me, but I told
them it was all so new to me taekle me
again with another house, and see bow I
would sail through my part. ' The cheer
on the bank, accompanying tbe gift, wssv
not necessary, tor my book and lecturing;
keep me equal to minor emergencies r
Aha.
A Model Husband. The New York
Herald, 4th instant, tells tbe following S
An extrordinary instance of compli
cated matrimonial relations, occurring at
Dobbs' Ferry, on the Hudson, appeared
in the Herald a few days since, in, abieik,
were portrayed facts in relation to a
woman, who after obtaining a separation
from ber husband married his assistant,
while the former bead of tho bouse con-
outrageous disregard of the marriage ob
ligation, coupled with tne lndiflerenco
shown by a husband and father to tha
wife of his bosom and the mother of bis
children, bas bad a fitting termination'
one in full accord with the, perhaps, un
precedented strides in this instance made)
toward the hideous goal of "free love."
. It will be remembered that the woman
(who is the wife of a blacksmith,) after
obtaining what purported to be a separa
tion from her husband, proceeded with,
her new "affinity" to tbe residence of
clergyman in the village above mentioned,
and was then and there united ia matri
mony with the employe of her husbaad, .
and that the latter offered no objection,
but remained in the family as a boarder.
The assistant, who had so strangel
become tbe husband of his employers
wife, boro the responsibility placed upon (
bim for about a week, when failing, it is
said, to get control of some property tsj
possession of his so-called wife, be delib
erately packed his trunk and took pes
sage on a westward bound train,. makin
no secret of his intention to seek "fresh ,
fields ' and pastures new."- It is no.
tYit mnflh nnrXMltlon WSS offered '
by the brido of a week, who at one,
transferred her first husband from hi ,
ignoble position as boarder to his former
. Vn.tialiil anil fmlMnS-4 mtkA
BMl.ua t a uubusuu y ,
now, while the blacksmith's hammer con-,
tinues to ring merrily on his anvil, peace w
reigns at his domestic hearth.1 "&heo,
fly j don't bodder me." ' - -
'i h ihM manuiaeiurinar uwni tn x.aysa- -
TCno-land are train or ahead faster than nirs
others.