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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1873)
r V.. FRIDAY, AUGUSf 8, 1873. tlEKWHB. , There are per..... Oregon who, either for robbery or revenge, are fiendish enough to place nbrtrnc. woiw on me iniCR 01 we mumau for the purpose of throwing the train off. This ha been done re cently between Cornelius and Langhlin's Gap, and Sunday before last a threshing machine cylinder was placed ou the track opisisite r n i arson s nun, ,o maiicr wnai the motive prompting the perpetra tors, these are seta which tor heart lew criminality are unsurpassed. By them the unsuspecting traveler, innocent of any offense, is hurled momentarily into eternity, or maim ed for life. How can beings, bear ing llie semblance of humanity per form such cruel deed! The rail road company has ofl'cred 8100 re ward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persoi & who were guilty of the offense as indicated above. We hope they may be dis covered a d punished. Twice before the last, was hack pay taken by Congressmen. The firstwasin 1855. the second iu I860. 1 No ; articular noise or fuss was made about it on either of tl-.n-e occ&mmir. Why? may be asked. The IhiUtt'tH tai'tiiinslv ansuorv "We have so much more virtue : now." I Mistook her Mas. A story has zone the rounds of liters gossip about n attached pair f "ke Jerusalem, can it lie said to lie names not unknown to tame, who . "a city compact together;" but for went to board where people also fouiest "mmi it has no aaperii went, who were literary and of , . good taste. The ladv thinking ' TfeT ''V 7 "! eve" ,,ie that as she rsl her husband weiej,nh of P18?"' ont JVrwwicy, all in all to each other, it was as and badly mixed Hepuhlicanism. well they should remain so, desired i In the way of substantial private of thejr hofttesa that there migl t le ' , Vk jmpK,VWWIs Salem is no introductions to other warder, . . ' ... , which was observed. Various ten. Mvaucmg, I he magn.hcent res. der pasages between the amiable deuce of K. V. Cook I ns approach pair on their way to and fn.m the ed completion. It is probably the dining-room edified the family dur-1 m(Wit ,IM,me building in tie uig the season. In time a lloston ... , . ,. m. . x- i i- i State. Hie ( onrt Hons is taking man came to board, and on his wav i to the Ixi-ement at dinner, goii g 0,1 its finishinir touches, and in a down late, he heard a light laugii , short time will lie handed over for behind him, and a figure, not so the approval or uou approval of the light as the laugh, sprang on Cl)m,h Without question. shoulders ami ciaunml nde down u . . . sUirs. The Boston man u,k wh.tect.ml beauty and m. thii gs coolly, carried hi burd"n 1 pleteness of finish, it will surpass down stairs into the dii.iiig.room, i any building of like kind on the and shot her into a vacant seat at'csU. the town chek is placed the table. The lady I iked up t. ! . ,. . . . ' find her husband already here I'" tU m?U ,,,,m,,(, t,ie beli.re her, and every eye was j lu,,,rs u liurrieillw pasamg turned to watch theweKtraordiiiary j by. The crowning elegance of this proceedings, 'I here was iwthhig H.agtiifice.it superstructure is the w . ...nw .t vo oursv ...io wars, which she did. Av Intkrrsti.no Game. A gentleman from New Haven, Conn., lately exhibited some sweet little games fbr children. One of them called the "Fly Leaf," in dm in this way : Take a sheet of writing paper; cover it on one side with id s rides in the way of lifting it gum mucilage; llien catch a fly; j waf, gUe the siir'ace of term then turn the fly over on his back; U. , Tia , f , '. stick the back d the fly on to the r U'e fi","d,ttoW ,s Pftier; then catch another fiy 8lla j bout comp etel with a suiliciency do likewise; put the flies close to. ' of the brick work to lay a portion gether, heads all one way, keep ou of the sleepers tor the first floor, doing this till you get the sheet We believe the building when cm full, then turn the pa.ier over, and ... . , , ' you will swear that tl par is r"'11' ''onortothe State, live. It will run all round the ,,,e Su,e Medical Faculty arc room. When you tire of this sport, turn the pajwr over and admire the movement of the flies' lei's. It will be a perfect ftus timile of grass swayed by a zephyr. This Will be cheaper than taking the children to the country to see it. . . A rrunner correspondent, who saw Ospt. Jack after his capture, remarks that his appearance would have been Improved If he had been washed before c wii Ironed. After thinking of thin, and at the same time forgetting thnt ifto, t the rate of two-forty, I went j there, wbei io a moment alter I re membered I ahuuld have been going ; with the same acceleration just in another direction: after leaving my wf , doW1, vm mX forgot. ten, in a word,a'terssing through a siege of fuss fti-d tnry sufficient for one who intended to cireumnftv igate the ghl I found myself . rf A , at 12:30 o'clock I'. M., Ju'y 21st, . . , , ... . 18i3, and when seated, with tvag- gage before and abml me, I liegnn then to realize, that what had hilt held place, and taken form in the realm of mind, was now to lie real iwd in the realities of varied prac tical exjierieice. A lew moment of reveri-, and the engine whistle , twits, the hell ri.gs. We look at i Alhauy, say good-by, and are gone. Yes, the joiiru'y to the loved ones I beyond the snow crested billows of the Pacific; beyond the grand o d Ilocky and Sierras; beyond the sweeping plains and verdant prair- ies; this journey, longed for, is now begun. A tew moments, and we are at Jeiferson. Thei. an hour and fit, teen minutes, aisl Salem, the queen city of the Pacific coast, is reached, u.... O tt i.;t ..,.1 now will scratch down some notes interest for your renders concern- i.ur the canitol of their Mate: In size, Salem is not as large as Baby lon, nor as small as Albany; neither ; , p vices and virtues of the fallen sons and daughters of Adam's race, she purports to deal righteously with the children of men, regardless of age, sex, or color. The State Capitol is making rap- putting up spacious build ngs which will be ready for use by the com mencement of the coming school year. But night "draws on apace," and we take sheltei in the well known Chemeketa Hotel, where we spend a very uncomfortable night in a very uiwnmfortab'e bed. Six o'clock next morning we are ALBANY REGISTER. aboard the express train and about Hi o'clock are landed in the me tropolia of the great North West. And now helievuig we have blown off sufficiently for an introduction, and wishing to hold s niethirg in reserve for hitnre use, we sulm.it I'ort and, July 25, 1873. tlr I M i td ton. The !an Francisco Chronide, is responsible for this; A few evenings since, an odd looking character entered one of the leading hotels of this city, a. datter scrawii g his iiame,".Iohii Higgins, Sucker Flat." upon the register, caH dowu a (20 piece Hw the counter, and asked for a "gusl nsim." 'I he obliging clerk docked him 498, somewhere in the attic, and John liiggiunut ' ucker Hat. was shown into the elevator Fur some reason or another the boy was not at his post, and Higgins, sup nii.g it to he the room in which he was to the night, immedi ately Iwgan to undress. In a tew moments the elevator boy returned, ami found Higgins minus everything but his undershirt and drawer-. The gentleman from .'sucker Flat was considerably surptised at what he considered the unceremonious in trusion of the hoy, and demanded why he had dared to cme into a gentleman's room without knocking, i he by took in the situation at a glance, and seeing a party of 'adies coining up, with tlie appiire'it pnr sie ot aHending in tie elevator, concluded tlat iligginsmust Is1 got out of the way as soon as ssihle, and giving the rpv a tug, sent the Hp aratus kyward. Tlie nrnmei t U;u thing hegaH its ascent Higgins liegan to Uiund about ihe'contined apaitnunt like a caged lunatic, and tor a while it wa hnrd to tell which was of the two wa most thoroughly (righte eil, Higgins r the boy. At last they reached the top tloor and came to a dead halt Here the Micker f lat man burst ope the dour a. .d rushed out of the elevator airily clad in the simple costume of a red under shirt and white draw ers. He was closely Kdiowed by the boy, who wasevidentlv anxious to get the gue-t in rouin 4U8 as mmii as the cireiun taices would iernut. As luek would have it, however, a uumlier of chumhermaids were just passing the spiii, and, as Hig gins broke loose in their miilst, they tilleil the upper corridors with uu-arlh y shrieks and. tied in differ ent directions. At l.vt, iiy the as sitaie of several alters, Higgins was caught and taken to his room, where his wearing apparel was af terward brought to him. Higgins now uses tlie stairs wheu he wants to go up or down. During the performai.ee of some theatricals at Shinoste, .Japan, in the course of which a combat with swords is represented, a yaconin stepped from amongst the audience upon the stage, and nsk.il one of the per.ormers what he meant by such proceeding The actor, in trepidation, answered "Nothing." This answer the yaconin pooh, poolied, faying he did not believe it, suddenly drew his sword, and at one blow took otf the hi ad of the actor. 'I his naturally created great consternation amongst those present, who all left the place precipitate y. The murderer was secured iu a short time by other yaconins, and turns out to be insane. Different tneinlers of his family, tor three generations back, have go e insane, it is said, in conse quence ot one oftheir ancestors hav ing injured a fox. Inquisitive people sometimes meet with little adventures that make them weak. A fellow who was paying attention to a girl in Ando ver, Massachusetts stole up to the kitchen where she was at work the other morning, thinking to see what kind of it houekecer she was. He got interested as he stood be hind ft door all unobserved, watch iug the fair one at her toil, and in the ardency of his observation he obtruded his now into a crack iu the door. She innocent 'y shut the door a little and there was a mashed bugle, Ua now wears it in a sling. ArafeUa Htaca FASTENING THK HORSE IS THK BAST WONDIRFUI. BNDURAWCS OF THE ARABIAN BREED. No Arab dreams of tying up a horse by the neck; ft tether replaces tlie M lier, aim onr oi inr annum hind legs is encircled about the stern by a light iron ring, fur. nished with ft padlock, and con nected with an iron chain two feet or thereabouts in length, ending in a rope, which is fastened to the gnu (I at some dista; ce by an iron jieg; such is the customary method. But should the animal be restless and troublesome, a tore leg is put under similar treatment. It is well known that horses in Arabia are much less frequently vicious or re fraotory than iu Kurope, and this is the reason why geldings are here so rare, though not unknown. No particular prejudices that I could discover cxisw against tl.e operation itself, only it is seldom performed, liecause not otherwise necessary, and tending, of course, to diminish the value of the animal. Hut to return to the horses now before us. Never had I seen or imagined so lovely a col rction. 1 heir stature was somewhat low. I do not thina that any come fully up to fifteen hands but they were soexqnis tely well shaped tl at want of greater size seemed tiardly, it at all, a de'ect. Uemarkably full in the haunches, with a shoulder of a slope so elegant as to make one, in the words of an Arabian poet, "go raving mad aliout it;" a little a very little saddle-backed, just the curve which indicates springiiicsR a head broad above, and tapering down to a nose tine enough to verify the phrase of "dri king from a pint pot," did pint pots exist iu Nedjee; a most intelligent and yet singularly gentle look, full eye, a sharp, thom-like ear, legs fore and hind that seemed as if made of hammered iron, so clean and yet so well twisted with sinew; a neat round hoof, just the roquisite for hard ground; the tail on, ar rather thrown out at a per'et arch; coat smooth, shining and ught; the mane long, hut not over grown i ior heavy, and air and steps that seemed to say: "Look at me, am I not pretty?" Their appearance justified all reputation, all va ue, all poetry. Their prevai ing color wa chesnut or gray; a bay, an iron color, white or black, were less common; full bay. tlea-bitten 01 pie-bald, none, Hutifftsked what are, after ail, the special 'y distinct ive points of a Nedjee horse, I should reply the slope of the shonl ders, tlie extreme leanness of the shank, and the full rounded haunch, though every other part, too, ha a per'ection an 1 a harmony unwit nessed, at least by my eyes, any where else. Nedjee horses are especially esteemed or great speed and endurance of faiigue; indeed, iu this latter quality none can come up to them. To jss twenty-four hours on the mad without drinking and with' ut ilagging is certainly something; hut to keep up the same abs'inei ceand labor conjoined under the burning Arabian skies for torty-eight hours at a stretch, is, I believe, peculiar to the animals of the breed. Be sides they have a delicacy, I cannot say of month, tor it is common to ride them without bit or bridle, but of leeling, and oliedieuce to the knee and thigh, to the slightest cheek of the halter and the voice of the rider, far surpassing the most elaborate Mtttiefft given in a Euro, pean horse, though furnished with snallle, curb and all. I often mount them at the invitation of their owners, and without saddle, rem or stirrup, set them off at a full gallop, wheeled them around, brought them up iu mad career at a dead halt, and that without the least difficulty, or the smallest want of correspondence between the horse's moement and my own will; the rider on their back really feels himself the man halt of a centaur, not a distinct being. Louis Ottman, Governor of San Francisco, suicided on the 2d. Butler and IU Yaakct. Bet. Butler was a down-East lawyer bethre he got to be Mftjor General and Representative in Cotw ' grt'-s. l ike all lawyers, Ben had a lard pull of it at the start, aid pet haps the sharpness and acumen for which he is so universally cele brated, were acquired at this early period of his life, when he was striv ing tor a practice, and the odds were brains or starvation. One day, while sitting in his of fice, there entered a long-legged, gaunt, hatchet-'aced specime" of the Genus Yankee, who iKiknl sharp enough to make his meals on pins and needles, and who thus accosted the future Congressman : ".Mr. Lawyer, I'm going into ft little bit ot law business, a id as you seem I ke a right smart, plucky rt Of a chap, 1 f bought I might as we. I give the job to you." "All rijjht," says lien, "yon can't trust your case in better hnls." "Well, then, I hal a ham hang, ing in an ontshed, and a neighbor's dog came along and ate it. What would you do?" "Wmv, prosecute the owner of the .log. of course. Make him pay tor damages." "UatV the talk, Mr. lawyer," said the Yankee, with a sly smile beginnii g to work around the corn ers of his eves and mouth. "But you see! don't know as it makea any dilferei ce the dog was voum." tiutier npwied his eyes a litt'e at this onslaught, but he wasn't sroinff to be t iken a' wk in this manner, even hv a brot er Yankee. "What do vol. value voiir ham at?" aked feu, drawing out hie wallet. "W ell, I guess Jo will be letting you off cheap," said the Yankee, "tor it was an all-tired good ham." Without entering a word of pro test. Hitter paid the money, and then aid : "I here is your damage for the ham. Now fork over llO.' "Whatfhr?" inquired the Ya Ree. in his turn astonished. "For my legul advice, pi,l fan; you doa't suppose I can wo k with out a tee, do you ?" Mr. Yankee was bit; so drawing a face as lung as his legs, he slowly counted out the money, and inward ly vowed he would bring no more ftW business before the youthful but raz ,r-l ke dispenser of Loke and Blackstoue, Te Dlfttlnx Koran M Vienna. A Vienna correspondent of the Baltimore Atmricun says: In tl e course of our rounds wc dropped in at dissectinff house, one. of the peculiarities of this great nospiiai tiemg tut all who die within its wal s must lie subject to a post-mortem examii ation. With so ma ,v patients tie number ot deaths daily range from thirty to fifty, and every morning the pro tesso s with crowds of students are present to witness the opening of this hecatomb of dead, and to decide upon the cause of death in each cftse. It they have friends they ar,- allowed to take them away when tli" pro'essors are done with them, and provide tor their burial; but if not, its is generally t,e Case, many of them are cut up and quartered off among the students, one taking a leg, another an arm, or anoti er a head, as the case may be. Each i.ody is brought into the rooms with a ti" token tied to the rigid big toe, numliered, and tell ing the ward in which he died, while nr. und the ankle is tied a piece ot pftr, upon which is the opinion of the physician attending as to the cause ot death. In one of the basement rooms was a row ottwei tv-six bodies just ,rom the dissecting room, the hearts of each ot which were split open, present ing a most ghastly sjwtacle. In anothe room were those who had recently died, they ling kept there or twelve hours, with a string leading to a spring clock tied to their hands, so that an alarm would I given in caso of re suscitation. The student who spends a year in this extensive hos pital ought to be able to know some thing a!x.ut the structure ot'thaform divine."