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IMMMMN -'u ALBANY kEOTSTEK. i S aQ a to purr orpicti mi, inter. MAILS AHIUVK: From Railroad worth and south! (laity V li.M V. Jt. From fonallK dully, at In 80 A. . From Lebanon, trl-weekly, (Monday, Wednesday ami Friday) at 10.SO A. at. XAIUi OKl'AKT I For Railroad (north ana dally, close prompt at tl a. Jt, For Ooivallls, ihiily.at 1.50 P. M, For Lrhanoii.tri-weekly. (Monday, Wed- iio!hj aHd FiUayiat S f. M. ( ntlco hours from 7 A. M. to 8 P. X. -rovlav, from H M. fo S p. m. Money order MlUvi hours from ! A, M. to (l P. k7 P. U. RAYMOND, P. M. SKKVK'KS NEXT SIS DAY. liAPTIST CHURCH-Servlcea at U A. M. and 7 P. M. Sunday School at 12 P. M. Rev. 0. H. Mattoon, lastor. II. K. ClU'RCH-Servioeeat 11 A. M. and 7 P. Hi Sunday School atX P. M. Rev. Isaiah Wilson, 'Pant or. UNITED PBESBYTER1AN - Servian at 11 A. M and 7 P. M. Snmlar School at iX P. M. Rev. 8. G. Irvine, Pastor. congregational church without a Pastor at present. 8nnday School at m p. m. M. E. CHURCH SOUTH -Services In Con "national Chnrch alternate Sundays. Rev. Jos. Kmery, Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - Services at College Chanpcl, alternate Sabbaths, at 11 A. M.and7 P. M. Sunday School at 12 k P.M. Rev. K. R. Geary, D.D., Pastor, Odd Fkllows Celebration. The Odd Fellows ot thin city propose celebrating the fifty-fifth anniversary of Odd Fellowship in the United States which occurs on the 26th ol April next, in a maimer and style commensurate with the occasion. If the weather prove fair, the celebration will transpire In a beautiful grove near the clty-r-otherwfee, a suitable hall will be obtained iu the city. The grand feature of the occasion will be the ball and sociable, under the con trol and management of the Daughters of Rebekah of Albany Lodge No. 4. Pacific Opera House will be used for dancing purposes, while those who do not wish to dam can enjoy themselves at the Sociable, where refreshments will be supplied, at the Hall of the Order ou First street The best music to be obtained in toe State will be secured, while the supper, as it is to be gotten up by the Daughters themselves, will be superior to any thing ever gotten up in this city. A general invitation is extended to the fraternity in good standing every where to attend. The three linkers of this city propose to make it the grandest a well as most pleasant occasion ever celebrated in the State, and therefore wish their brethren all over the State tn participate. Penmanship. Prot. I. M. Garrison spive us a call last Wednesday, author izing us to state to the people of Iibanon and vicinity, that he will visit that place soon, for the purpose of organizing a class in Spenoeriau Penmanship. Prof. G. is an expert with tiie pen, and haying taught this winch successfully for more than five year-, he is eminently well qualified to satisfy all who may join bis class. In fact, Tie guarantees to those who endeavor to succeed, a lasting and al sfketory improvement. His meth m! of teaching Is simple and can be readily coinurtheoded by the yonug i- wail as old. Tills valuable branch of education is too often sadly neglected and we hope the good people of Lebanon will make good use of this opportunity, and by so doing, increase tlielr future fortunes'. By all means, we say, improve jwr hand writing. Real Estate Transactions. School Superintendent to A. I. Hc Farland, 20 acres, $45. Geo. Archart to J. Morgan, 40 teres. 11,000. W. Davidson to Joseph Hoffman, 1'iO acres, $4,000. W. R. Cannon to 8. A. ami W. F. Dawson, lots 3 and 4 in block SO, Albany, $1,000. Vim. Hunter to Elizabeth A, Smith, lot 2 in block 4, Xortli Brown ville, $325. A. Montgomery to H. 8. Bishop, 20 acres. 1300. H, B. Blop to A. Montgomery. 3i0acw,fl.00. i A. Kirk to A. C. Hauaman. 7 acres. $36. , JerryTwljge to 6, . )Y. Crowder. :(0fl nerev? L MattWmutMW 9. Montgomery, lot 5 iu block 83, 9900 .letter Vr.nn Mr. Kthiiis. Ai.HANt. March 11, H74. Ed. Kwhster: Mr My attention lias been called to several'small edito rial articles and communication' pub lished In tile Albany DmmKrnt of the (itli lnt.. In which my name lw been used freely without first obtaining my consent, and connecting' it with the. heinous crime of :tsiting in putting In circulation a call fot a Taxpayer's and Laboring men's convention in this county and State, and therein disturbing the peace and harmony of the 'Commonwealth. All of Site charges I do most solemnly denv. and chal lenge the proof. 1 solemnly lielieve that the Democratlc-Lil)eral-Republi-can ring i at the bottom of the whole thing. As for myself I am in favor of cleaning the whole political and dth cial stable. It has become very filthy, and needs cleaning badly, and the taxpayers and laboring men' of all parties can 'do it effectually. Let It come and come quickly, i am not a candidate. I am a laboring man and a taxpayer. More anon. L.BLKINS. Letter of Thanks. Albany. March 11th, 1874. To Joseph Webber, officers and members ol Albany Fire Company No. 1: Gentlemen: Please, accept my thanks for the promptness and goodwill manifested by the Company in tlu.it. nmli.avor to save mv own and the property of others. In the late fire. As a'i evidence oi my appreciation oi vonr eervlivs. T will subscribe 20 ior the purchase of a Fire Alarm Bell bv the citizens, as a present to your Company. Yours, Ac., 9. iUEKKll.1., Powder-Burnt. Lafayette Wil son, sixteen years old, son of Bush Wilson, Clerk of Benton county, met with a serious accident on Saturday last. He had gone across the river gunning. He had just fired off his shotgun, and was in the act of reload ing. As the charge in his flask did not bold enough once full for a load, he had poured a quantity of powder into bis right band ; he then proceeded to pour the powder from the flask into the gun barrel, when the powder from he heat of the barrel or some cause exploded burning young Wilson from his neck to the crown of his bead, and exploding the powder held in. bis band. His face was somewhat blis tered, bis eyebrows, eyewinkers and his hair scorched, but not as bad as at first reported or as feared. He will be all right in a few days. Muzzle loaders are not the kind of guns any how they are out of fashion. Democratic Cocntt Convention For Linn county, assembled in this city on last Saturday. A. C Jones, Esq., was elected Chairman, J. II. Smith and Geo. F. Burkhart, Secreta ries. Fifty-two members were re ported entitled to seats in the Conven tion. The following gentlemen were elected delegates to attend the State Convention, the majaority ot whom, it is understood, are for Whitaker for Governor: Wm. Cyrus, Thomas Munkers, O. P. Cusbaw, C. P. Burk hart, John Austin, James L. Cowan, W. A. McPherson, J. P. Schooling, S. H. Echleman. H. L. RekM. M. Paine and I. N. Smith. The follow ing resolution offered by W. A. Mc Pherson, was then adopted : liexolml. That this Convention favors the creation of top office of county re corder tor l.tnu county, and we se- egation of the duties pertaining to snch otnoe trom mat ot county Clerk, the County Recorder to receive a sal ary not to exceed $1,200. We also favor making the office of County Clerk a salaried office, with a salary not to exceed $1,600. We also favor a modification of the laws regulating tne lees oi snenu ot i.inn county so that the annual expenses of said office do not exceed $2,000 per annum ; and we respectfully commend the consid eration of this question to the Demo cm tie County I Convention for the nomination of couuty officers soon to S held in this city. M the passage of this resolution the boys were hugely tickled, as they be lieve this was all they had to do to kill the Independent move. That resolu tion caused Mc and Brown severe study for days, bnt tliey are now com paratively happy, although still a little dubious whether it will have the effect desired. The Convention then ad journed. ' f 100 Krr of Sjnrap. Juet reeshred, by schooner Ofegf nim. direct rem the San Francisco Pacific Sup Bflery,. or hundred kegsofSymp, Jtor salt) low byi ai 27roJ SAMUEL 1. YOUNG. 1 A It AUK A JII'KP' W. ChurehlllJ of Hrr1sburg, 'gv us a pleasant crtH'Oii Moislaj-. A new funiltHTi! store Is talked of j soon. Jihlge McCoy, of Peoria, made tw a i hdslH call on Tuesday. Local ItMns'aml pleasant weather j are snximHy hwlrett for hy all classes. ! Mr. Clenient le able to bp out on the J Street again after his severe Illness. j Rev. Mr. Wilson is reported slowly j convalescing. A large amount of disagreeable weather dtlring the week. A ne-v awning has jjone up In front J of the Foster double frame, oil north side of First street. Those wishing to perfect themselve In penmanship at Lebanon, should at teud Prof, Garrison's school. , Steamboats still disturb the early morning hours with their discordant whistling. , At the Relwkah ball on the tSth of next month, the ladies are to dress in calico. Hoopee! A. Carothers A Co. are furnishing fruit trees, shrubbery, etc.. from Wai ting's nursery, near Milwaukee. Democratic State Convention meets In this city next Wednesday March 18th. The third lecture on "Evidences of a future state," will be delivered by Elder Stephenson, at the Court House, to-morrow evening. One hundred kegs of splendid syiup just received at Samuel E. Young's a tremendous lot of sweetness for sale low. The talk is that we are to have two more butcher shops in the city soon. There are but three now ample room for morel Republican primaries meet next Sat urday. We bope they will be largely attended, and the best men selected as Delegates to the County Convention. Tc the courtesy of Mr. Peters we have been furnished with copies of the Dally S. F. Chronicle, for which Mr. P. is agent for this city. Mr. Warren will open a furniture store on First street, in rooms lately occupied by the Cosmopolitan Restau rant Fred Hill had both bands severely burned, last Saturday, while attempt ing to extinguish the flames arising from a lot of burning paper. The Good Templar Lodge of this city is increasing its membership rap idly : ten new members were initiated last Tuesday evening. Hugh Lee. aged 74, living near P eoria, was very low with erysipelas on the 10th. His friends had little hope of his ultimate recovery. Mr. James Sherrill, of Halsey, called on Wednesday. Mr. S. is engaged in the manufacture of Seeders and Cultivators, a . large number of which be has built and sold this season. Mrs. R. A. Chamberlain, trans medinm, lectured at the Court House on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, to Mr audiences. Lectures free that Is, the "hat was passed" at the close. Mrs. Harry Godly. W. H. Dodo' and M. V. Brown were the delegates elect ed from the lodge in this city to attend the Grand Encampment of C. of R. C. at Salem. The Rebekahs give a grand ball and sociable in this city on the evening of the 26th, to which a general invitation is extended to all Odd Fellows In good standing throughout the State, i Arthe meeting of the Central Grange on Tuesday, Messrs. L. C. Burkhart, 8. D. Haley and Wm. M. Poweis were appointed a committee to ascertain the feaslWIIty and probable cost of im proving the Willamette river so as to make It navigable to this city all the year round, with Instructions to report at the meeting in May. . 'i 1 '', vV:Hf'.o!'i " ' :.'i."l 'li The charge In the Democrat Ot last week that Mr. Luther Elkins was at the bead and the principal instigator of the Jndepeno movement in this county, la totally -fidse and without any farneMtfo WbateWr, and We have reasoft to-belleve he editor of the the false charge. Halsev Grniuw t of II. hw a mem- iberslilp ofventjitlve. A. 8. Mercer, is to address the Gran gers of HiuVey to-day. I r. K. O. Smith has obtained a pat cut for some kind of a dental apparatus or Innmtnent. The subject of the discourse at the II. P. Church at 11 A. M. on Sunday, will be, "Immortality." Mr. Depcw. f (own, has opeiwl a new tin and stove store on First street, east of A . Carothers A Co. A large number of farmers were in the city on. Tuesday, attending the meeting of the Central Grange. K. it Merrill only claims to have lost $!0u by tlie fire of Friday night, Instead of $3,600, its at first reported. Martin Lttpnr and family go out on to the home form this week, to remain until the crops are all put in and har vested. Dr. Wardlow has returned to the cit.y again, after a long absence, lie signalizes hi advent among us in his usual happy style. Jos. Webber and his daughter Mag gie weut to Portland on Thursday, to attend the grand firemen's ball there that evening. Wilbur Cornell, (t Is said, will get away with the Democratic nomination for State Printer. Wilbur is one o the best boys In Oregon, and would make a good run. Sam'1 Simpson. Esq., was in the city on rimrsday. Mr. S. has been resid ing for several months past in San Franciso. He Is one of tlie most bril liant and forcible writers on the coast. Mr. L. C. Burkhart as agent ot the Grange associations ol this county, has given bonds for the faithful perform ance of his duties in the sum of $10, 000. J. H. Berry, of Junction City. In tends erecting an addition to bis hotel, 25x60 feet, three stories high, hard finished throughout during the coming season. A call has been published in Wasco county, calling for an Independent Convention to nominate candidates for county officers, and elect delegates to attend the State Conventio at Salem. On the 10th last, a Miss of some seventeen summers, of this city, gave birth to a bouncing boy. When press ed by her lady friends as to who was the father of the little cherub, she an swered, with a far-off look in her eyes: "That's just what I'd like to know !" Hank Mendenball Informs us that he intends to discontinue the butcher ing business as his health will not al low him to pay the necessary attention to it. He has rented the shop to other parties, and will probably go to the Springs on the McKenzie as soon as toe weather will permit. Our best wishes follow him, and may be re cover his usual health. Mi toMftljr HrpMhllrnn tn- f , 'T ' , tlou. In acoortUvn Willi tbe reoommenilfttlmi of tlie Rc'SiMlinn Vitie Central f'omnilt' tee. it KcMtihlirnn !oiivehtlnlt for l.lnii eotlntv will le lielil at llcC'n'irt House In Alhajrl- on SatitHav. Mrnvh 'isili. Iw4. at ! 1 oVIo.'k t". M.. for ilic ottrinmeof si-hrtlft't ten ili'li-mtts 'o ittten l tne Keiiit'initm S ate convention, to tie held at ftalein, on Wo'ltnwtHv. ApiilWli, 1S74. The vnrlons I'rtrlncts will linhl their Pntnarles on Sutnnlav. Minvh ilst, IS74. at 1 o'clock P. M. for the iitimw "I eleBtjM Meaates to MwOewttv convention. 1 ite Precincts will 1st entltkd to roprtwenta tion as follows: ...... nf Waterloo 1 Kmnklln Hnttr iiili-ans 2 .1 Itrnsli Civek 1 4 Syracuse 1 4 .('enter 2 tlalsev Totnl 94 Byrtr r l.lttn Co. HepitliHcan fXattral CoinuiJttutf. mix. VASftMrvft ChfllnnWi Co. Cent. Com. A CALL. To the Tax-Pajfrti nnd La hnrlntr Men of all Classeti of Linn Comity. Wis kkka, Throotih political leadersatid rings, eomnrlslii iwtlt jmrties, tlie Agrl enlmral. Mechnnkttl an I laborlnst titter ests of Linn county have lieen crltnlnally ncKlecteu and (intrajreoii-ly taxed, nnd the will Of the people, th-orarh petition anil o;herwlse expiwetl. shamefully illstv ltardeJ. their tiwisnrj lettlttt!'!, and heav;' oiilisations cotitracte'!. In otxjn (UsragaW of just economy and In dlrecf violation theconstltittiiTn and law: therefore; bet R-solwd. Tltat. as Farmers, Mecluialo L and lAhorinR Men, we cut ourselves loose from all party oongations in ioou num, and rally nnder a banner brood ewntti to etubraoe all Who favor Just lawn ana op pose olhjnes, rings, combination of Mo nopolies, oxtraviunnee, and dfsrejra of economv hi Counfy. State and Nation. Therefore, as Farmer, Jfechar.ic!. and Laboring men of all clusocw, we cnfl trfmn tlieTai-nayersof Linncownly to meet In their respective precinct on SATYRPAY, MAtlCHSR.Kffl.toeltwtdelramttNtoattcna a Coun ty Con ventlOB, to be held in Albany, on Saturday, April 4, 174, to select from t he Tax-payers, lrrespeet i veof party. Candidates for all County Offices. Each precinct will I entitled to one delegate for every tweat-. -Ave votes. Also, to elect Kleven Delegates to attend an independ ent Slate Con vetitlon, to lie held at ftaUmi, on WedueMlay, April 18, 1874. Found. On Tuesday a gentleman placed In our possession a note, which he picked up in the road, drawn by John VYatkins in favor of Edtnnn Gary, for the sum ot $600, due and payable in December next. The owner can have the same by calling at this office, proving property and pay ing charges. , The HmM says It is reported that the Subcommittee of the Committee on Banking apd Currency ofthe House ot Representatives has discovered that certain officers ofthe Oeean National BanK in collusion with certain par ties to wall street, made all the necessary arrangements for having the bank closed up at a particular time, and that the arrangements were per fected months previous to the time when the bank really closed. Among other features ol the arrangement it Is alleged that testimony shows that Davis was decided Upon as referee fbr the first day ; that the conspiracy was resolved upon, and that to make the conspiracy a success it was fount! necessary to secure the official assist ance of a prominent and well-known official of the Government at Wash ington. The Committee left for Washington on the 7th. ' . . v m p .. In New Hampshire the election la very dose, the State Senate probably a tie, and the House very close. From the returns there would seem to have been no oholiB Of'QOTiirnor, and It will devolve.upon the legislature to On B 11th Oliver Atoe's Was elect- ed'PnsMeut of tfa-V,. JftUoMtt Company .Vlliiny....... Lebanon..... ftouiam Karrtsbiirg.. Roto RnMrnmrllle . S'f ifome. W s Elklna. JOS Klk Ins. J Wasdoai, P fl Ifowell, J ff smith, Jobn Settle, L Ritrer, E Stringer, T fimu, A Compta, J U Koland, Geo Settle, M Siiytler, HLKann, J V Jaqulst, J HGUumhv, R Liggett, C Oowan, A Krwin, J Himons, R H Robinson, S A Ntckemon, ti W Wheeler, H F Blodgett, W B Gllson. J W MoKnlght. STMBIer, John Bold, David Smith, Geo W Hon, E Cheadle, Q R lillmon-, W B Donaca, John Denney, J Ralston, F O Husnrd, G W Young, J Ellison, Fl'arfon, BW Baker, J Kevins, E E Fanning, J Turner, I.Knighton, I Blevlns, J B Jenks, T Clemens, W O McCoj-, a Parker. C P Knighton, DSpangler, W Goldsltcrrj-, J A Met ilieC, J W MeGbee, (i H Baiier, M Lnpcr, H Calloway, J Scott, R MoChmg, DRHardman, ; JC Prior, WW Foster, Green Kinder. B Hiiitensliaw, B W Hamilton, Jas K Charlton, J Newman, George Crabtrec, FM Smith, JobCrabtree, Andrew Cra'tt rec, Win J Grab tree, J NCrabtree, J wOary, JO Nixon, JamwJMdgeway, AsnHPetciwon, RFClayiwol. Isaac Sylvester, O Sylvester, ! A James, John WadkuuK W Part, John Beard, A J Beard, W 8 Smith, WmPrier, Robert Moore, Joab Powell, Jr. M llliike, C Martin, J Mallet t. M Ttllert, K Mnrray, JB Titus, 8 E Young, J Kreharf, D M Thompson, li F Simpson, R Cheadle, Richmond Cheadle, J A Powell, ti wray JOSLU GW Cellar. G W Kezartee, J B Roberts, Louis Lorentx LF Smith, W P Anderson, Daniel Ilouck, K A McFarland, J F Backensto, WG Harris, N M Tenlll, Richard Cheadle, Phtlestcr Lec, JBParrbn, R Csher, A M Wilson, W A Peterson. David Peeblei , D Stmcns, D Simons, Jr., J M Marks, W Miller, J G Rowe, A C Vernon, (' Scott, LF Smith, E r McClnre, J H Simpson, AFWyer, , MWerU, ' W L Vance, 1 1 Howk, W Benedict, W H MlUer, J H Gllmore, A J Blevhis, David Froman, L E Blatn, B M Cook, s Dnncan, L McFarland, J Anderson, L LI nel rger. J A Hummer, M James, D PrlneT TRCurl, R Tucker, JMCurl, J N Daniels, JPCrabtree, John Wilson, JD South. James Llmuey, BWPolnOexier, John Kinney, J B McKlnney, JMSouth, JMilK A W Oltarloton, AH Charlton, G FItiwater, JAJenri, II D By land, John Gun, Jas 1 Uolmsou EPowell, C J Ievr, WRay, W Ray. H V DerfhlcW, K L Pluntnier, JW Garland, C Clark, pcaarfc, A New York dlspatchjaf JIarch 6th, says : During the absence of1 Afithony Cofiwellof ChapmiylUe, F"ent.., his wife apparently died and was buried. On, returning he had the coffin opened, and it was found that the. body bad tamed in, its place, indicating that the woman was onjy in a trance, when Interred. The discovery o affiMW thehusoantl that h& b iloW' w 'mint maniac. mob, killing lour persons,