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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1871)
TR03I OIKOWM rKK4LMON DKNT. Washington, D. C., Sept. S, 1S71. Ahot'NDTnfc caittol. . XVa-shliigton with lU one Ituiulretl ami tliirty-one thousand iuliabifciut-s is, in reality,' very little uiore than an awkward, overgrown village. To the casual ob-ierver thi is a nuitter of ttuiosity ; - but a few days' sojourn here enlightens the mind by revealing the modiM ojietandi, mid wowler- tnent eetises. The stranger enter.- the city by the Baltimore and Ohio Kail- ! TXrd, or comes on foot there bring but the two moiled of reaching it and as he steps upon tlie worn-out pave- ! ment, in front of the dilapidated tumble-down depot, his eyes turn to the left. Following a row of dingy saloons, "low gambling liclls and lirntlieN. the sidewalk enciimbfTetl with a p ?., wamit and mndy, stands, the great hipvd.tig Oijritol." with its huge pilhirs, elaborate carvings, and immense cupola, looms up before- the enraptured vision a monument; of na tional glory the jiertectiou of arch itectural lieliuty. The amazed behold- er pauses, inmiiabie at one glance of -voiuprehending tlie grandeur luf the seeue, wlieii his gaze falls on tliose Vld structures the undisputed abode of vermin ami pestilence kitowi ns "street; r.iilroail stables," and the t-harui is broken. AVIrit , A picture 1 An edifice not having its equal on tlie. uoufineitt, as central liguiv, and Jow -squalid sliautios that would disgrace tlie merest liainlet in tlie kind for a Jbreground ! At tlie intersection of First street n,ud Pennsylvania avenue the constantly thronged tlioroiigh fare almost within the shadow of tlie tapitol lictwcou it and tlie beautiful ISoUiiiii: Garden, tlie smoking, hiss ing, thundering locomotive, with long trains f rsissenger coaclies or ilirty frciglit cars, packed with lwgs, sheep and cattle, pass and reKss every hour of tlie day and night, with not so much as a signal-ihig to give warning of the approach of tlie engine aiid this di rectly across the jKiih of our Senators and Keureseutntives, who for the last quarter of a centurv have suilcred tlie nuisance to exi-. ... i ALONG THE AVKXfE. Vhe lias not heard of Pennsylvania avenue? It ha a world-wide fame! Much of tlie sidewalk to-day, tlie stones broken and worn, is but tlie 'Sliattei-ed remnant of that laid seventy otkl yejirs ago. Overt'ie- fragment's lotiee solid mi Mmnotli. tiaj iiiniiortal WafJiington lias walked, and the feet of America's i.oblc-t sons have psiss ed. This thon-ugbrare, lying lietwcen the Capitol ai.d l'lv i -ury, a space of one hundred sii.d six feet, by a trille ' more than a miv. nerds noeuloiry from me. It reput;)ti hi i-establishei ; and yet there are fir nv-rv lieautiful, far "more jirosperou- aver;it's hi many western cities with ...e-foiu-th the population of tin.;. Tin r. is not one exensive or eleg;:.it l:iK:k the entire distance, nothing I.WV. Ji-:hiiissrrand! The sjaih side con. -i-t-. in most' Ktrt. of low antiquated. o.;e nisi two storv buildups- These are of brick and wood thrown togc titer- ii tlie most uii-ijirhf Iv manner, anti woefully dc- r4 I...,.. Z . .1 ri-u .ve at every corner iikc a full view of that .liithy open sewer. .the channel -of the old Cliesapeake ca:al. and the olfactory jtfirei are shucked iv full unhalatious of the pest Ueuial ctfimiuiii and Was brandishing a revolver- lu his The hard knobs press into his flesh awl baud. J le was found to be bleeding , fill his body with a thousand pangs; very freely, and a wagou was procured every motion increases his agony, But in which he was conveyed to tlie Wors- ; his cries for mercy meet with no re liant House, where lie liad been board- ! spoiite. When lie leaves hi cell, it in lug. lrs. Kogew and Lynch were : with blinded vision and weak unsteady summoned, and made. au examina- ; gait ; with limbs bruised, and body tion of the wound. Tlie surgical aid hime uml sore throughout, arrived too late, however, for lie grad- Men are often confined In these cells ually sank under tile excessive hem- '; for three weeks at a time, and occasion orrluijre until a few minutes after 1 j allv for mouths. Durinir tliat time seeds ot ilisea.se and death are implaut- eu, wmuii yieiu tneir Harvest speeauy ' PACIFIC COAST NEWS. Hay is reported scarce iu all parts of the valley. The Salem State. put o'clock, when he died. THE STOUY OK THE TKAUKDV. . , Tlie cause of the shooting was tlie alleged seduction of Mr. Browne's d:i lighter Millie bv Mr. Adams. Tli ! latter gentleman last MoiHlay spoke to j one of his brother Vlerks and" said tliat I lie was iu trouble. Asking him what j was tlie mutter, he replied that Mr. Browne had said that he must marry ! his daughter, to whom he liad been paying attentions for some time. He ; said that he had luid criuiiual knowl edge ot tlie lady in question. THE FATHKK'S STATEMENT. Mr. Browne has made tlie following statement: "Friday last I first dis covered my daughter's condition, but never learned its autlior until yester day morning. As soon as I learned of it, I went immediately to Mr. Adams, who was sfiiying in Secssi l's, and told him lie mu-t marry my daughter. This was about 8 o'clock, and lie" told me to go away and he would be. nt my store, No. 315 Stind stm t. I went away ami waited at my store until a not it nan-past Hi, when lie not com ing, 1 again went to Sees-sel's., Going up to him 1 asked him why he luid not come to my store according to promise. He made some frivolous excuse about someone being sick, and tiwt he miuld not neglect his business. Telling me to come around to a certain store 011 Union street, lie went away. In com pany with my son I did goaround and there met Adams. He said lie could uot111arrytnygirtbccau.se lie had uo money. I told him that while I did not liave much, I could and would lielp him along all iu my power. My daughter was willing to marry him, and I hail nothing to say. Upon his again flatly refusing. I said: - I will go unarmed to-day, ' but if you do not marry tny daughter this day you take your own lite in your hand.' He laughed at me and said that was a game two could play at, and tliat he could pull and shoot as quick as I could. C'oming out on the sidewalk, he said : Well Fsupose you will not take any advantage of me. You will give me a .-how." Says I : "WlKit show did you give tne? what snow in yor r.ivu my dai r.11- TKIi? 1 will take any and every advantage of you tliat I can, as you luive done tlie same witli me." We then seienit ed, and I then returned to my ntore, wliere Colonel I luBose came with John I). Adams alioiit 12 o'clock to see me. Colonel ihiBose said that he luid come as a mutual friend, to see if this thing could not lie arranged amicably. Says I : ThU is no child's play ; I am terribly in earne-t. and that man uni t marry, my daughter- That was tlie I.-ist talk I hail with ai y of them. When I returned home hist night I met my daughter and questioned her. She told nie'that Adams bad asked her if I was a Mason. She told him -Yes;' and he said tliat he ali. was a Mason. and that Masons were under ohliga- j howl ami cry t'tons to protect each other's families, j e-: in fact, tin and whatever they did that way was ;i!l risht. By this kind of talk lie succeed ed in effecting his pnrpose and ruined my daughter. We!!, this morning I got up and told some of my folks that 1 was "oiur after Adams. 1 had some trouble in jrettins: a irtni. lrtit fiuallv In tlie year 1821. the eftect of solitarv confinemeiit was tested thoroughly in Auburn prison. The cells were palaces compared with the black holes of Sing Sing. Yet, notwithstanding this fact, tlie prisoners suftered terribly. Out of eighty convicts confined, fiv-e died be-, fore a year luid expired, one became hoi-Iessly insane, another junicU out of his cell and over a gallery when his keeper's eye was turned away, and was killed. Tlie Governor fiiuilly foiuid it advisable to pardon twenty-six con victs iu order to savctlieir lives. N. Y. i ribuiie. Anolbrr Vt UU Mum. A VE1SY PECri.IAK CHAUACTKH AHltOAD IS PENNSYLVANIA. The following sensation is from the Heading Eagle : Never in the history of tlie souUhtii Ktrt of Parks has there tieeu such -an excitement as lias been gone through within tlie last two weeks, caused by tlie subject of this ar ticle. About two weeks ago a man presenting the apcaraiice ot a huge overgrown liear made liis appearance on the Welsh mountain, directly opK sito tlie village of Morgaiitowu, and made night hideous with its beast-like howling. The citizens becoming so alarmed, concluded to catch him if IKtssible ; and with this object in view a number of neighbors assembled armed with guns, clubs, etc, andtart ed for the mountain. Tlie men were deployed iu squads, ami at times tlie yells of this lialf man and half beast were so close to tlie.ni tliat tltey thought it utterly Impossible for him to escape, yet when morning dawned the object of their search was nowhere to be found. Night after night the same. DOLEEn. iiowLrscw lie-echoed through tlie valley border ing. 011 tlie mountain. A few days since lie was seen iu a field lutck of the village, and a iiuiuIht of the citizens started in pursuit and overtook him. He was captured and brought to the hotel of Mr. I. K. Plank. Wlten caught he was very nearly in a nude state, having but a few rags Uiugiiig to his body. The hair on his head Iiangs down his back ; his face is very tieartl f':veri't with Inner fmliv li;iir giving him tlie appearance of a gorilla your shoulders to the wheel, ye more man 01 a iitimau ncing. 10 questions put to him he said he was a native of Ireland, and bad lived iu tlie State of Connecticut tor along large amount of hay has been up for emergencies. ' A few mornings since the follow man says that the farmers are gen- j.ing -handbill appeared in various erally housing their straw in antici- j pation of a severe winter. Tlie j prudent man, so far as he can, pro- j vides against every contingent evil. Portland was visited with a sprinkle of rain not long since. There was a break at the Xevada State Prison, at half past six o'clock . of last Sunday afternoon. Five of the guard were wounded. 3Iatt Pi x ley, proprietor of the Warm Springs Hotel, was killed. Twenty nine prisoners escaped. Lieutenant Governor Denver was wounded, but not seriously. Hobert IJed man,' sentenced tor life, did good service ' in assisting officers and guards to hold the prisoners. Troops from Virginia and officers here are in hot pursuit of tlie escaped con victs. . Capt. John IJrishane, of tlie steamer James .Mortie, tell from the deck of his vessel while setting a sail, ami was drowned. Occurred at Seattle, W. T., Sept. 15. At the Occidental Hotel, in Seat tle, Joseph Hunter a Scotchman, committed suicide, Septemler 16th, by shooting himself tlirough the head. Supposed insane. ' Tlie Misign. office, ltoseburg, was destroyed by fire 011 tlie lOtlu Xew crop California pears have reached tlie New York market, the best specimens selling for 25 cents each. A muskmelott five feet long is shown at Los Angeles, Cal. They have a severe attack of railroad fever at Puget Sound. One of the papers closes a long article with: "Then blow, ye winds .' put hired 0110 t-r three d.-ivs. telling tlie in-Ul I v:is going a TouTTwalked into tiie store 'tuiiiu.gi, Kaciwcu Hi tin: wmokt by heaps of rotten vegetation and de composing animal corruption. TJie, .nihisjua ' lrm Ibis iiDitn;iise iJoiigli, constantly flouts over tite faiaocs aTe . nue. and spread through every rt of the cily, carryiiis disease and death sinto many iiitheo hapjiy homes. The nrth side is the si3ef the rcs e- jlne. H.Te h:rve the Kxcltanw hunting, and had 1 the just iron nulled down on him before he siw me. wiiea lie dnpj)ed as if sliot. hehiiuJ tiie counter. 1 ran around some la dies who were in the store, ami shot him. 1 gave him every show, but he would not repair the damage lie had done me, and this was all tliat was left tiie to do." While making his statement. Mr. Browne evinevd much emotion, at Washinjrteii, JOuthiental, Mrrajdi- 5 times half suppressed sols welling up tan, National,' Alarr, i.'rrWrtHtJ. in his throiit se as to stop his speecli, Jeuuess, WiJlani and Owen IkhcIk. J1 riTrhile liis eyes fllicl with tears, -mere or less renowned, bnt nothiitK!! . . . externally t attract stiecial attention. There axe u larse hlecak! iou-s, Tetsa.l.'beiiK-the chief r3e Theuon rel of all the wd -patents"' ever jswtl, and to make tlas wore we.rfej.-t I a 5rMo strip of the ft Id bbk so-one istj retained through the centre. tSliattet trees are few, broken, uncared for, and an appehrauce of slothful neglect is apjiarent on either ha mi, TOM. Prison Atroeille. . The Memphis AraJaurtie, .f An ti st For more tici:t forty years Sing Sing promt luis lHn tlM; swiie of u;itoll fenrjrs. AVitliin its g'oomj precincts tinrhts have Ixhmi lasheil with the cut. tortured with the eroetlix, niuiil ero with tlie shower-lmth. Yet crime i" Uhi hiorise. Tiie inhumanities of "f!s; lvt luive tautrbt notbinir. sive. !j pet'fcis. a perfection in that art of TEirj. aihi, 10-siiy ine: pn-MMt stauis a bitter reprojich to the- system wlarii jjovern-s it : a monument ol .sel's dry gfHis stre. .u Sua srreet .ami asked for some lawus. One of tlie clerks fftiowed him several ifiei-es, ajfn- j which the mna asked to pee saiga -So- j mesties. Tliis class of gds -was kept j In the rear portion of the s(re, end, aisking his catomer to step back. 31r. I Beasley asked the man if he woald net JeaveTiis gnn There niitilthey Tetariil. "Oh nor I don't care; I will" jnt tvirj it along with me." "Toihe right of and very near tlie -end or the ftoce wras She faVm.ss5nierer' eou nter, unter eliaTjre of Captwa i- Theodore - Adams. That ; geialeiniiu was at the time engaged in waStingTip- - -on sonae hrfies. Cn walking hark' Mr. - Beasley was a. few feet In mHvae of iii4 cu-tomer, and after passing die Jadieo utentioued, he ttrruefl tm iook ifor the persaa. J. THE SHOOTISS. , Tohigreitt astonish nv-nft he found hiin - witk his yrm at his shoulder, taking deliberate aim at Adams. : That gentleman, looking an and seeing tlie mau, dropped hehind the counter and oauneiuied crawling toward some boxes, behind which he could screen himself.- When he dropped to the floor tlie man ran rapidly around tlie eiid of the counter, and again taking aim, fired. The contents of the gun a quantity of large buck shot struck .Mr. Adams in tlie left leg, directly at the knee, shattering the bone and cut ting the femoral artery. The man turned around,- and without saying a word, passed tlirough a row of terror wtrieken clerks to the front door, where he handed his gun to a . young niau who was evidently in waiting. Stand ing for perhajH half a minute pn tlie sidewalk, as if deliberating, the man started op Main street to tlie Adam . street Station-house. Meeting Captain A they at the Station-house, he said! I wish to surrender myself f I shot a man in Seessel's store a" few minutes ago, and I guess I killed Win." ioing in with him, lie gsive his 11:11 no as J. VVr,,ti. Browne, aial after being search ed was taken back and placed 111 a cell. Mr. Adams, after being shot, cried out i "Don't shoot. For God's sake, somebody take him away." The pro prietor of the store and several of tlie employes of tlie house w ho were up stairs at the time, hearing the report and subsequent confusion, came run ning down, and were the first to go to Mr. Adams' assistance, 'fhat gen tleman waa evidently iu great ftony. . r..n : -.p i me!iui ini'OiniK'teucv, cornuiiioii aim f,w"! '"""r.";"''. ."ii bnuility. A reporter who lias sjieut a tr.ijic epeitt, of which neuutn bn. j tbue in biv.-stig:iting this matter, been made by telegraphj .jirj-sent t!M fi.Mowing as a portion of Afew muiUtafterl9oclockTeSicr-'i .r,,it4 his kihor : r rlav morning an elderly rri.11. dressed ' . 54 J1"" T-egislative enactment alx.l plahily. as if Jjinner. eaTrring alW! tlie nse of tlie showvr-lth, cru-louble-barn shot-gmv eir!ee4 Sm-'! 10- cat-o'-ume-taiis ni our jjeuid f.lKlel. It was not thought tiuit iu sfninientsof torture efptafly Iwrheiric wwilil supply their pla-es. Tint this iMtressiou was erronetais will lie reau- lr oaiecded, oil learning tlie opera- lifuis of tliat my.-tcroiis rtsiiii so ciirc falty shielded from public bscrvnfioi!. la this room is wlmt tlie prison ittieers fuietiously term "the trapeze." It consists of two thin tarred roixjs run over a pulley. A hnrnileis looking, stantriviuice, yet it never fails to drive tlie color from the face of the convict who. expect to feel its power." Tlie ends of these ropes are fastened to tlie thumbs of tlie convict who is to be punished. Then one pull by Pat Shlimesa, tlie. convict torturer, and tlte victim is lifted off hU feet. As tlie man dangles in mid air, his entire weight depending upon his thumbs, his sufferings are really horrible. The most excruciating pains are felt in every part of his &xly, and every fiber quivers with keenest agony. Tlie tend ons of tlie arms are stretched to their fullest length, and seem like redliot lire in the man's Hesh. Elbow joints and shoulder blades snap as if ready to separate, and tlie thumbs, swollen and black with compressed blood, often actually split open. At this point the miserable wretch, filled with terror, happily sinks into insensibility. Wlieu released lie is generally unnble to walk by reason of temporary paralysis. ; ' But there i till another method of reducing refractory convicts to siiImu'is- sion, which Is fully as bad as the tra peite. : Tlie dark cells are stone dun ceons seven feet hi U-neth, three and o;ie-lialf f(;et wide and six feet hish, with a solid iron door tliat shuts out all ventilation. In '; one of these dark cells is a companion to the ti-apeze. It is termed 'the bed of roses." This luxurious coudi i a; stout wooden tloorinsr which covers the cell bottom V nou this frame is . fastened ; half srilieres of hard wood, about the size of billiard halls cut in halves. These are secured tightly with tlie rounded surfaee turned upward. .The prisoner to be lainished, is forced in npon- tlie bed," after fie has been deprived of his coat, shoes and stockings. A few days in a ceil containing tliis worse than stony bed, and a recking pois onous atwospliere, reduces tlie convict to a state of utter physical and metr tal weakness. In vain he strives fbr rest in sleep' or a position of eae, time. lie gave his name as Thomas Foley, and says he lias been roaming iu the wimkIs for two years. A good suit of clothes was put upon him. and he immediately started for the moun tains, TKAKINO HIS CLOTHES IX STUUS As he moved along. The liorses and cattle leloiigiiig to tlie farmers along the mountain 11111 and gallop through the fields continually, as if frightened from some unknown cause ; U10 dogs soon as tiightapproach tKiimiuuity is in a ter rible state of excitement. Crowds liave gone out night after night to capture tiim, but up to this time with no suc cess. At times he is seen 011 his hands anil feet, moving along with the tieet ness of a wild tiger. A most singular circumstance counectetl with this aitair is tluit sIihv lie made his apjenranee, ami ticnr the residence of Robert Yo cuin, a farmer, his horses and cattle refuse to eat and are constantly run ning over tlie fields as if some lKMOS WAS AFTEK Til KM. He runs through the budies witli the llei'tue-ss of a deer, and ier.ons cannot get near him. On Stonily night about forty men from the village and va ent ity reKiired to tlu niou itiiii, aisl near tlie residence of Mr. Ymiini, ami ket watch all night, and at times lie would appear iu close proximity to them, but when they would shirt for him lie w;is oil" like a" ra-e-liorse. A few nights since thi.i " Wliat Is It?"' made his ap jiearaiice in tlie village, ou his liaiuis and feet. In a few minutes tlie villa gers were up in arm, ready to annihi late this curious specimen of humanity. He made for the crowd on all fours, wlieu there was st ireneral scatteriuent and staniiicde. V iiat will become of this animal is ilillicuit to tell. AM oth er tonics are lost in the discussion of this strange aitair. If caught -tlie citi zens liave promised to bring liiui to Reading. TUP I'll -mr. I.lvliisrtone Known nl EiiiHt. Sir Roderick Murchison is hereby in formel that Dr. Uvingstone I very dead iiMkrt. ' fAu: intelligent giwiikt lias n'cently lieeu iitterviewetl by a Xew York reporter. fiid gorilla in formed tlie rcjiortcr lluit he had tiie giMid fortune to serve the doctor as a iMxly stTvant iu the interior of Africa, and thus di scribes tlw manner of his msister's death. The doctor was ae custouicd to pitss his nights iu tlie stomach of an aciiiaintaiicc a croc odile alsiut fitly feet long. Stepping out one evening to tike an observation of one of the lunar eclipses petadiar to the country, he told his liost tliat as he should not return until after bed time he would not trouble him to sit up to let him in ; he would leave the door open until lie came home. , By way of doing so, he sat up a stout fence rail hetween his landlord s distended jaws and went away. Returnlnff about midnight, lie took off his boots outside, so as not to wake his friend, entered softly, knocked away tlie prop, and prepared to turn in. But tlie noise of pounding on the rail had aroused the honselioTder, and so great was the feeling of relief In duced by the relaxation of the. maxil lary muscles, that lie unconsciously shut his mouth to smile, witliout giv ing his tenant time to go into bed. The doctor was ju-t stooping to untie his drawers, when he was caught be tween the floor and celling of the reception-room like a lemon in a squeez er. Next day the melancholy remains were given to our informant, who dis plays a singular reticence regarding hU disposition of them,- merely pick ing his teeth with his claws in an ab sent, thoughtntl kind of way. as if the subhct was too mournful to lie discussed iu all its harrowing details. None of tlaj doctor's maps or instru ments were recovered ; his bereaved landlord holds them as security for cer tain rents claimed to be due and unpaid. It is probable that Great Britain will make a formal demand for them, and if they are not surrendered wiii sub mit Iter claims to a conference. ADVERTISEMENTS. Stumped 'Don't a Quaker ever take off his hat to any one, . uiaiiima?" "So my dear." ' "If he don't take off his hat to a barber, how does he get his hair cut . ,. : ... The New Hampshire Gaaette claims to be the oldest newspaper iu America, having been established October 7, 175U. It is now near the close of its I lot h volume. . - j.. ' .'. . : The Russian language, from tlie in tricacy of its grammar, is the hard est of modern tongues to learn, though the easiest to speak. steam gtxls ! and hasten on the time fbr which weare looking, long ing, dying !' A large numlier o immigrants coming to this State come here for the purpose of engaging in agricul tural pursuits, and as a consequence, farms are in demand, though those pre'erred are such as are cleared or lartly so. The principal business done in the real estate market at present is the disposal of farms, and 11, as a general rule, bring very good prices. In Douglas county one dollar is paid fbr wheat, buyers taking all that oilers. Travel to Idaho is increasing. Colonel John b'cott of Nevada has lieen appointed to represent Iowa and Iowa fruits at the Califor nia State Fair next week. Tlie Sait Francisco Chroiti'-fa figures tho California Iegtslature thus: IJepublicans, 75 ; Democrats 42. In the House the- Democrats have but 22 members out of 79. The Sacramento lifjxtrter, Dem ocratic State organ of California, has received light. ; It talks iu this way alxmt the election : It is no child's play, this fighting Kadical ism in California. Tlie Democracy triumphed four years ago by the aid of thousands of Hadical votes. A majority of the people of the State are Uadicals, and the election of the Gth instant leads us to believe that they endorse the whole policy of that party. Los Angeles town, which gave Ilaight six hundred majority, took twelve thousand drinks 011 election dayonly twenty drinks for each voter. A new town called Goldtown, lias been laid out in Klickitat Val ley, W. T. J. II. Ilawley, accused of forging a letter ot resrgnaiion in ine name of Judge Le wis of Idaho, has been held to answer at the next term of court in the sum of $3,000. Many of the California papers publish obituary notices on tho death of "Litigant Hill." Tlie Boise Stntesnwn says' that the home supply of grain in Idaho is equal to the home consumption. John Brown and George Evans have been sentenced to the 'ash ington Territory Penitentiary for three years each for having stolen a watch and a revolver.' - . ; From the Oregon City Enterprise, of September 14th we copy this : Joseph Paquet has a contract from the Government to build a snag boat, to be used in clearing snags in the upper river. This has been badly needed, and wo hope the upper river will soon be placed in a condition so that boats will be able. to run as far as Eugene City the entire jear. The Boise City Aujemoc ratio organ, has ceased publication. The Idaho H'orkl i now the only Dem ocratic paper in the Territory. The Jacksonville Sentinel learns from Southern Oregon tliat the country round Langels9 Valley is fast settling up, and that it is esti mated that there is over 600 head parts ot ienver, Colorado, ana xs said to have been followed by an extensive exodus of blacklegs : Murderers! Thieves! Five coffins "ttttt-a 1 And Robbers! Beware! Tlie first man that commits mur der, robbery, or commits robbery to the amount of 20 is our meat. A word to the wise is sufficient. Tliis is the first and last warning. Thieves notified to leave this place will do so at once or stay at at their peril. By order of Tlie Executive Committee. Tlie Jacksonville Sentinel re ports several families afflicted with scarlet fever in that valley. Also, new fires in the mountains, and the density ot tlie smoke increasing. There were sixty-four deaths in San Francisco last week. Seven miles south of Ashland, Joseph Wells shot ami killed James Dennis, last Friday. Parties were alone, ami Wells says he did it in self-defense. Killing done with a double-barreled shotgun. A brute, by the name of Walter Serwell, was placed under bonds, by Squire Bingo, of French Prairie, for cruelly beating two of his own sisters, because they insisted on giv ing their father medicine at a time when tlie doctor's prescription did not order it. Liquor seems to have lieen at the liottom of it. The contract for grading the Co lumbia City Railroad, from Colum bia City to Ilillsboro, is reported as let. The Corvallis Gixtte rejiorts work hands scarce, at from 2 to $3 Ier day. The Salem JStotestnnn reports a lad by the name of Tarbuck, while playing with the belt in a saw-mill, lieiug caught, ami having his left arm torn oft" between the shoulder ami elbow. At la accounts, lie was doing well. Last Saturday the Republicans of Salem had a grand time, jubilat ing over the victory achieved in California. A large crowd was present, and stirring speeches were made by Judge ISoise, Hon. J. C. Caples and Hon. Rufus Mai lory. The Jacksonville 7i'Vi reiorts that Sam Bowdeti's comjiauy have struck rich rock 'in their lead near Willow Springs. From the same journal we obtain the following : While cleaning out the well in the Court House yard, J the workmen prospected a pan of'i dirt from the bottom of the well, j and got alxmt eight cents of" coarse ' and fine gold. In what other country do they find gold in the j wells ? I Tlie amount of assessable prop- J erty of Wasco county for the year j 1871, is $04,000 greater than it was last year. The Portlami Jdtt'n intimites, that that a project for a home or local Insurance Company, for Fire and Marine risks, is in contempla tion iu that city ; and that one party offers t head the Miliscription list with 50,000. The Portland Ifrntbl narrates a distressing case of abduction that occurred iu that city quite recently. A poor Irish woman hail by hard labor secured money enough to have her eldest daughter brought over from Ireland. The daughter had lieen in Portland but three days, before a female keeper of a bawdy house, succeeded in enticing her from a virtuous lite to lead that of a courtezan. The poor mother, al most distracted, was in search of her erring daughter at a late hour last Saturday night. To what depths of infamy can human beings descend ! How much ditlereuc is there, in one point of fiendish de pravity, between the soul of a hu man being that can thus intention ally hire the innocent to ruin, fbr time and eternity, ami the burning soul of the Arch Fiend ? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ! BOYS AND - GIRLS! FOB YOl'K 0iPElAL BDSEFIT ! Please Head! W. 1. HILTABlDKL. i D. AXDUKWH. W. J. HILTABIDEL, Sc CO. Have just received, IMrcct from Sun Francisco, , And now oiler for sale AT T11KIB OLD KTAXU, One Door Below Conner's Bank A full assortment of GROCERIES, BOOTS AII SHOES, FURNISHING GOODS, YANKEE NOTIONS, ETC., ETC., Consisting in purt of Calico, Gliiglms, ';" Jjiwiis, Merinos, '. ' 1'oplins, .Brilliants, Hosiery, Marseille, r Dcnuiis, Dress Silks, JeaiiK, Diaper, Table Jincn Crash, Ticking, Dciuhics, Cheek, Stripes, , Skirts, Corsets, Table Covers, Brown Domestic, Brown Sheeting, Bleached Sheeting, Children's Shoes, Ladies1 and Misses1 Shoes, Gents1 Boots and Shoes, Boys1 Boots and Slioes, Slippers and Gaiters, JLiucti & Silk ihmdk'cliiet's, California Merchandise. WE INVITE ESPECIAL ATTENTION 10 our hirjjfe stock of Ixioisainl shoes, whieli lira of tlie Ih-sI qusiliry. A lull itHsortincnt of f?eiil' and lioys1 imts. A K"oJ a-stMirliiienl of Gi;.TS' CLOTH IJVC-i, Sueh ns iiieU-im anl fine biiiniss fnils, nietliuui un.l lino jnuits, nieItiiiii ami line eoul. medium iiiid line vur-ls, front' un Uefsliirls, gents' coilon uiiti wooicn soeks. A fail HXKinmiiit of Crockery and Ias Ware, A full assortment of lluena Vista liollow tvure, ixMbir till, itHlnr buckets, vloilics litiskets, limrkel baskets, tu'ite cullcry, INH'ket cutlery. A eoiii-leie aisul ment of piweries eon slmitly on liuiitl. IV e I'oHitivcIy Il-. ly Competition. Allnuiy, July , 71-47 v3m3 Xew Store ! Sew ioolH ! J. BEACH Is now oiH!iiin a Selected Stork or tienerttl 51 crchaad ise, Consist ins "f Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, GRGCERIES, HARDWARE, Crockery and t-ilasx Ware. IMMITS Al KllOKS TAINTS AMI OII.S, ETC., ETC., ANI IS OKFERINli TIIE Cl K His TO tht; public at nrieesetMTi-s-onlini with the times. All kiii'lsof ineiTlmntirlepro..litc-t:ikeii in exchange for fcoo-is. Com.- one, wine nil, an-l exiimiiie iri4-e, at tlie old hIhiiiI. formerly Keunieit by Ii. It-iu-li Son,oiiKwit. Foster's Irk-.k,tsHi:h sitic first street, Allnny, Oregon. 3lv3 HEAL ESTATE. STITJESiL. V IPTOV, Real luwttitc Brokers and Ciencrsil Agents. BRANCH OFFICE, ALBANY, OR., j.c. iu:iii:mi.u.i., Agmt. 01 EN Kit A1. T..NI AtJENCY F1: OKE T Son. KstnbiislioilJiily. liiS. AnolIl-e -wlien; ftencml liifommlioii cKTiiinf 1 he reouives o( tlii-roii tun lie obtained fitHt of e.lmi:e. lonns iioliiile'1 on iiist mortrnre, nl estate hikI eiHit erti I sW-irii U. We nnve for sale a larjn: uiiiftimt of io-)erty lot-n'4Ml in the town of ADiHiiy. Als, 'farminif lauUs. of every Utssoription, hK-aled in Ehiti ami other ttnintiis in this Statu. ADVERTISEMENTS. An invention was introduced into this country from Russia, by Cas sius M. Clay, late minister to that government, whieh is rapidly com ing into favor here. It is called a perpetual caiidle, and really seems to be worthy of the name. The caudle consists of a small tube, with iu which is placed a close fitting wick soaked with kerosee. This tube is screwed into a candlestick, and fits inside another tube, made of white china, and simulating close ly a candle in appearance, the whole taking the look of au ordinary can dle aud candlestick. Uy beating the top of the brass tube the kerosene-soaked wick generates gas and gives a fine blaze through a num ber of small apertures in the end of the tube. A good light for five hours is, it is said, furnished thus for the cost of one cent. This is certainly both simple and econom ical, and would seem to obviate many of the dangers and objections to the use of kerosene. It .could easily be made useful in railway cars, and for hotel use would seem to be the cheapest and most practi cal form of lamp. Tlie expense, fbr either candle or oil, would be much less than ttiat 01 any lamp now in use, while it would form a desirable of stock in the valley and immediate article for addition to the hardware vicinity. Grass is abundant and a ' trade. To tlie Citizen of Albany, And vicinity, an-l to the owners of real es tate : We take this methoil of cilliii yonr attention 10 our pliue of business. Ilav in ilelerminert to open a branch otHo in your city, we. inn otter you a medium for obtaining pureha.--ers-oiie I hat is aniutv eiate'l by buyers, as it saves them miu-h time ami lalMir in saieliinfr for what, they want. Our prineiiml a-eney, at. lortlami, Orejjon, is thoroughly established, anil the otlteo so well ttirnishotl for iviu Informa tion timn real esta'c that It atfonls the most complete fucilit les for nil rmrt les liav ItiK business in our line. You incur noe.iiense in placing yonr property on Bale with ns unless a sale is nui'lo. Oilk-e, First, street, near telejrraph (ron JOHN V. MENDENIlACIAont. AUwiny, March 23, 72av3tf NEW FIRM! W. II. KUHIV A CO. Have Just received a large and well select ed siock 01 Such as Farmers' & Mecbanlcs' Tools, rHNSL'?TING 11F-AN VIL8, VICES, BEL- lows, baininers. slethces. aura, pluses. cross cut and mill saws; together with a large ASfSO BTtRIT OV IK4 ASIO NTKKI., Nails, springs, axles, thimble-skeins, bolts, etc., etc., etc A well arlceted a tori of Wagon Timber, SPOKES, HUBS, Bent rims, shafts, poles, hickory axles, etc All of which ore now offered to the pub lic at. low rates. As we make tho business a specialty, we can and will keep a better assorxmenr. hi lower pnoea, iiuui any bouse in this city. GROCERIES AND PROVISION'S, Wholesale and retail, or nor First A froitdalbl-n, Albany. A. C. MYTOX, Proprietor. V CLAYTON, HAVING ITHCHASEn . I lie slock of lieoi-tfe W. Youiik, and a lclo:i to it a large assortment of GROCERIES AND NOTIONS, Solicit tho patronasre of his friend and tlie public Tlie stock is well soiected, and will ho Sold at the Lowe Pi-Ice, We mean trade, and win kIvq you value received. WIVE A TRIAL-. . . A. C. LAYTOH, Vpr. First and Broadalbin St a. FARMERS' We want votir produce, and will giTe as good a barirain as can uo found I" this urgb. Call and see us, Also receivinK and 01-cning, a large and splendid assortment of WOOD AND WILLOW WAEE, Which we offlltr at reduced rates. ' f W. H. KUHN & ft.. Monteith flro-proof brick, First street. March 14, 70-27 , , MOME1; C'AK NOT BUY IT, FOR SIGHT IS PRICELESS! lint the IlliiBionii Kpeetttrles will preserve it. WK NOW OFFEK A GLASS TO TIIE public which is pronounced by the most celebrated opticians of the world to I mi the most perfect, natural, artilleiai help to the human eve ever known. Tiicy are Kround under our own su)ervisioii, at our own maniiltictorV, in New Haven, and are so constructed Unit the core or center of the lens comes directly in front of the cje, producing a I.KAIt A5fD WISTIXCT VIMOS, As in the nalnnil, heultliy siahl, and pre vent in;? nil nnpleasaiil sensations, such as Kliinuiei iii!f and waverinjf of siuht, ilizzi uuss, etc., ixt-uliar to all it hei-s in use. TUese lasse are mnmtlact ureil from mi nute ervstal iM-blili-s melt-d totfether, and tleiive theirname,lMHiinml,'''on luxoiint of their harducssand brilliancy. They are mounted in the tinest manner, at our own manufactory, in all styhsiof jrold, silver, stc;l, rublier, anil shell tniiiies, of the Im-si iuulitv. Their durubiiily can not I ur lsse'r, ami their iinish is such as will suit I he most lastidiotis. Nolle Pennine unless bwirinp: our trade-mark, sinmiXHl on everv I'ramt?. For sale by the print ipul opticians and iewelers, llirouhout ilie country. Munu faetnreil bv J. K. !Swni er .;., pnu-ikiil oplU-Uins, New York. For sa c only by TITL'S nitu'l Hr.lis, Ilesders in watches, des ks. Jewelry, silver ware, etc.. Ail any, Oregon. Knlere l m-eordiiiK load of i'inixns, in the vejir IstKI, bv J. E. Silencer A Co.. iu i he cierk'i. oiliii- ol Hie Hist rid fonrt of the l lllie'l HH. IUI iui;ciu.i:.h 1'w.ini in New York. iov3 ALIJANY FOUNDRY And Machine Ssliop, A.r.CIIFItRV Proprietor, AI.I5ANV, ORKGOX, Mauufatlu-ros Sic am Eugluos, riour and Satv Mill "IneliiH ) . WOOD WOKKIXO An l AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, An I all kinds of IRO A!SI IIWASsi t'AS1lli:. Hart lettlar attention paid tor-.-,airiii3nll kinds of innclilnery. 4i3 IL KSiirtler In A!na::y ; AS.NEVEl! VKTitEKN KNOWN, AN1 no Ihivaieimirf ol it ut jhvj.miI. ICU(Il I- a thinv which sometime mti-t liefnll every sou an-l iiiil;;h;.crof the liutuun fitnl ily ; land yet. At the M!il-lay, f vonrllfe, it disease lays his vile htinds upon you, lliere issiill "a ImIiii in t,Ilii'l, bv wfiieh von may la- rfstoivl to perfect bin 11 h. ami prolong your days '.uamira'.-u-Ions extent. e:ow? Ity calling on II. C. A SOX, Vilh n prescription, where you can have it compounded by one cxiM'rteie rl iu ilia' particular line. Also, constantly 011 hand a tood assortment of fresh dni.js, (latent me. Hollies, ehemfa-als, imtnts, oils, dye siulf-s trusi-es 0U1. Ajrents for th 'elebrnt U VnM Witd IlrHiMly, Or. Orecon KhennMitlo Cure; Ir. 1. Jayne A Sons' UMMlieiiws, d e. . ' townee's Hosittvc and Neqra'ive Vtwdecis kept Ui stuck. Also agents for Ihu Home KlintUe Sew Injr Mfneliluc, One of tho most useful rlves of household furniture extant, (.'all and exiimiiie. K. t:. HILL & StX. Alliany, Juno K), 7I-lo 3 - L1VEKV, FEED AKD SALE STABZiBS, ALBANY, OREGON. BARTC.ES A, MERRICK, PROPRIETORS, TR ARE PREPARED TO rTRNlSH T he public with neat turnouta in the way of tylbiU Itnmrlmt ua Onrrtr-s-en and Fnat Stock, On tho most reasonable terms. Our 11 vcrv is all new, and of tlw lii'i-nt stvles, and wii shall take prt lc In Ktvintr our initronsas tieat and rolinble fin out lit as can 1h? ob tained in the 8'ate. Horses boarded at reasonable rates, by t he week or mom h. Ihu-.ks and carriages furnished for par ties, etc. ' ' A share of public pntronaRo is sollHtftd. BARTGE8 A MEHKK K. Albany, Pee. 17, 1M7M ?T1IE FARMERS' UXIOSI w At Shedd'n ttln, IU, ftK 1M UKAiUNKtWTO V Et 'EI V K tcraln'oh and after AuKUst. W, WiL .T.:. - 1... k iL. .liwitniff iinil elf n 111 uu Iliniifiiwi r- vatlnK inathbKry W tho most uppmrw c,stSidlu Sack-will Fi furnished. a n.I tlie hh?lHt Albany P Wd bo lkt, la n, fsr ma All Kinds, Terms for storasa, etc.. made kupwn on ptuleaiion at the warehouse. 4v3in3 rVI.MON. WIIEELER. Leasee. ADViSlTiSifi MJJNTS. WIIOI.Bllt'! DBUG8iSTS(- cam rsAueisea, Ciiu, . .11 . .. . . . I. fttMKtr Ium BMtort. mmit of Netvly Arrived " Goods, eoniooiHMl In part or tlia following articles, tptgn"' Srerr thlnir kept In a wctl iurpHt4WH01.lv BALI OBUU HTUKE. t Fsssn Darns, ' 1 lTini'irlBWiT,Ki Patsmt Mi'icis. I Dicvaoisrs 6cPw Tusr.SurroTl Soabcb Hans, ; EssBirn&l. Oil, FFtiami, Which ws offer at the lowest Cash frttx, sad are determined not to be aadcrsola. '. , R. H. McDOVALD CO, 6 rAXCTco, Ci- For Sale. , , i":""3V ; Ourdrnjf buidness, located In km fran- , Cisco, VmU After our best wishes, and expressing- our thanks for the liberal patron atre wo have received for more than tweli' ty-one vears, dnrintr which period we hava been steadily enKaxod In t he draff business in California, we bo to say that la conse quence of the rapid trrowth of the of In-. -Walker's faliromia Vheatar Barters, now npread over tlie United (States and nur Ix-vfMid, we are necessitated to devote our entire time to said business. . s - ' We are t he oldest drug- firm on the Pact no Coast, and the only one continuous under the same proprietors since 1H, and have determined to sell diir Uiro, pmsrwroila, and well established busliHMS, on iavorable terms. , .... Tliis is a rare opportunity tor men wit If means, of entering; Into a profltbl- bnsl noss with advantages never befotwonered. For particulars enquire ot R. H. M-1MNALD ftCO.. B. n. MuPoKAbD, Wholesale Drniwlsbs J. !. Si'ENenH. I Pan rrancisco, Cal. N. B. t'ntil a sale Is made, we shall con tinue onr imporlations, keep a laiiro stock of fresh iffsxls constantly on haad, and sell ot prices to defy competition.. ' ,7 The Great Medical tlHscweryt. Dr. WALKBB'S OAZJTO&lTZA VINEGAR BITTERS. Hnndreds of Thousands Bear testimony to their Wonder- m p.? fol Curative KCeots. 4 t S I i WHAT ARE Et! nnMI Mrit inci rge: ill IS ffl f y in j-;3 ., .... .. "" ---e&t a!i TI1EV ARK KOT A VILE Ifancy Dfl;l NK,Mi Made of Poor It am. Whisker, ' I'rf Hplrlts aud Refursn I.Iqaeirsdocturud,plced and sweetened pleuu tUo taste, railed "Toa- tlie tippler on to Jrankenoi sod rain, bnt are a tree Medicine, made from the Native Roots sad Herbs of California, frco fraa fll Alcohvlio Httnialants. Tlioy are ttio ti H E AtZ?-?-Pl'lUPIEltanil UrtUIVINUrUISi. Ull LCapencci i . i;m v kwi r wiiiiiiTisuniiviiii tlie rslcm, csrryuis on an poisonoos Blaster wq restoriuK t'.io blood to a hcalthjr eonditiun. ' No person can take these Bitters aeeordliiK to dtroe tlo,i and remain long an well. For inlnmmutarr ami Cbrwalc Rhea m.allsnl aud lioat. Dyspepsia. r lntti-a-esiiau. HiliesH, ifeaillleut and Inter mittent Fenra, Dlngaan af the! Hlsod, l.iver. Kidneys, and llladrter. these llll tera have been motit eueecMfnl. Bach Dis eases are caused by Vitiated Dleeal, which is generally produced by denouement ef Ilia Disesi ive Orwans. UVsPEPHIA Olt INDIGESTION. Mcsdnclie. Tslu In the siionldsrs, Courtis, T ;' t ness of the Cliest, Dizziness, Sour Eracistlous of the Storaadi. Bad t&M.; la the Month B.Hon At tack. Pslpltntlnn or the Heart. Iiiflauunatlaa of tlie Langs. Psiu In tlie rcg-lon of the KMoeys.ad a hundred other palatal symptonui, srj the off springs of Dyspcpsls. Tlicy Invigorate the Momsclt s-hi stimalste Ui torpid liver and bowels, whtch render tara! of mtr Kiuallcd etacsry 1 1 c'eanslng the blood of all Imparities, sni inipsrtlue new life and vigor to t!ie whole system. , - FOIl SKIN DISEASES, r.rnptk)n,TettrT. Fait niicnin. Blotches. Bpot, I'lmplcs, Putnles. Boils, Csrbaaclcs,i:ing-WrBS,6cUl-Ue8.I,8ero Eyes, ErylnIa, 1 tcii. SeurSt. DlseoUwstlons of tho 8ktn. Humors sud Diseases efllij Rktn, of whatever name ornatnre, ara litersllr dag up end carried out of Via system Iu a sf.on time by the ase of these Bitters. One) bottle in each cases will convince t'.io most Incredulous of their enratlve effects. Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever yon and Its Imparities buriUnx throoeh the skin laltpi ples, F.ruptiuns or ore t clcensc It when you nnd It obstructed and sloggtski la the veins; elcanse it when It Is f.ml. and yoar fbuUua will c!l yon wlicn. Keep f:3 blootl pare and tint health of the system will follow. PIN. TA PK and other WOBMH, birtrtng in the ayleui of S3 inany thousands, ara effectually destroyed and r-moved. For full directions, read carefully the clrcalsr aroand eseii bottle. J. WALKEK. IViprk-tor. ft. H. MflDONALD CO., Dmwelsts and Uca. Agents. Ban FrsBdsen, Cal , and 32 ami 31 C'lmiineveo Street , New Yor!c. SOLD BY Al b 1H1UOGIST8 AXO HEALERS. THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. 1 r- 1 i . .' : r ' v - v 1 1 tar i w . AnlnfaUfble autoa puatrPIKat. possess ing rare totic sud ICKaiVlxsi proyerth-s . a certain cure for taiaitjaije.'riaa. saoirr M l ntlAl.n. and all kindred Ptssssas. " It completely rsstorea the system when Im- pslreil by disease, revives the acttoa of th, stXBIVa mm KESITAI. OSMiAma. rsdl- eally enres scaoruu, atauEuas., and all EatmiVK mm cwvAancoua) Dis eases, gives lmm-1'f'f and permanent Rile In DVararaiA. EanVaUs, Tumors, Soils, BVadd Head, Dlosrs and Sorest eradi cates fjom ths system all tracsa of Mercurial Disease, ItnrvaEtv VEsatxAa-t, being mads from sn herb found Indigenous In cium., It is thcrufors peculiarly suitable for use by rcmalea aud ChiJdren. as a blood rostt- FIES d SK.VOVATOS. Fr Sals by all OrugglaM. ; CCBIIIOTON. KOITCTTIR OOi, AOENDS. fiSO and 631 Market Straat, T ' flan FraacSios, .S"