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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1874)
L P Fisher VOLUME V. ALBANY, ORBoi Jtlt N, 1874. 5HX44. IT. S. Official PMr for OrKO. SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1874. Hot's s'blaaes! Fourth still lingers. Too muchee cuteo, is what's the matter with our left hand. Mumps still interfere with the little folk's enjoyment in this -city. Wool continues to arrive. Av erage price 28c. Blackberries arc now in their prime. Forty cents per gallon te the tax. Prosecuting Attorney elect, J. J, Whitney, Esq., started for Til. lamook on Tuesday, to attend Court. A preventive ot sneezing is to press the upper lip. That "accounts tor the small per centtgc ot sneez ing on Sunday nights. Public Installation. The Odd Fellows of i Lebanon give a public installation of officers at the Academy in I jebanon this evening. 6ATioxMr, "Sboap't oration At the grove on the Fourth is spo ken of with universal approbation, it was a tpkpdid address, timely and tall of sound and well digested thoughts. A. S. Mercer, ot the Grander, is Malting speeches through the county, in favor of the immediate improvement of the Willamette river, by invitation of the Central Grange Committee. Although the city was jam full of people on Saturday, and at times there was such; a press ot people that you could scarcely pass along the sidewalks at all, yet the day not even aht ocTjurring to disturb the .general tranquility. RuNAWAx.r-A team belonging to Mr. McLully, who lives a short distance from this city, ran away Saturday evening, throwing out the family, and "finishing'- the hack to which they were attached, com pletely. Friend Custer has one of the best two-horro 'rUg wageaelfi the country, but the tremendous loads of humanity with which be loaded t down on Saturday rather over taxed its strength, and coming in with the last load the front spring broke square off, letting the load out. The number in attendance on the celebration of Fourth iu this city is put down at from 4,000 to 8,000. It certainly was the largest crowd that ever assembled 'in this city. There were over four hundred hacks, and wagons an the procession. Probably two-thirds ot the entire number were farmers. Certainly the grand success, in the way ot num. here, is due to the tact that the Grangers tnreel oat Firemen's Ball. The liall at Pacific Opera House on Saturday night, under the auspices of Albany Engine Company No. 1, was large ly attended, and fully enjoyed. The Onesters never fail to give an elegant ami pleasant dance. Grand Music On Monday night the Albany Brass Band com plimented the editor of this right eous sheet by a serenade at his residence on Frst street. The music was beautiful an1 "soothinV' and we tender our best bow tor the compliment The boys serenaded all ot the successful candidates fi r county offices, as well as the State Printer eiect, and were hospitably entertained, as they were expected. New Hall. The Odd Fellows at Brownsville are building -an elegant hall, to be two stories high, twenty-tour feet wide by sixty in length the upper story, ot course, to be used as a Lodge room. When the building is completed and the Ledge furnished, a grand dedica tion will be in order which will be a grand occasion, as we hereto fore have had a taste ot the genuine hospitality aud liberality of the fra ternity there. AN INVALUABLE INVENTION. Eli Hazel is agent for the Climax Steam Washer, without doubt the best thing for washing clothes, etc., ever invented. He has (bid some sixty of these Washers in Linn county, and he tells us that not a single one has failed to five, the fullest satisfaction. It saves fuel, foap, time, fabric, labor in fact a big days' washing, by the old mode, can be doae with this Washer in two hours. Think of that. And then the price is low. Call at Mc- Farland's stove store and see them. Presence of Mind. On Wednesday two young ladies , of this city were eirjoying themselves fishing just across the river, near Pierce's ferry lauding. One of them, Miss Minnie Allison, in at tempting to change her position, stepped on a log which turned with her weight, precipitating her into deep water." HWcorafwirioli, Miss Lissa Williams, who is a good swintmfobgj ti'f ay,lojHj no time in going to the rescue, and by her courage and presence of mind suc ceeded i saving Minnie from, a watery grave. There's pluelc tor you, boys, and of the right kind. Nkax awd IaTy. Dr. Gray has been refitting his rooms in the Parrish brick throughout, and now has one of the tastiest as well aa convenient places we have seen any. where in which to receive and id minister to the wants of suffering humanity. A splendid Brussels covers the reception room, and new and elegant furniture adds to the general appe&anoe and attractive, ness of the room. The operating room and the labratory are both neatly and elegantly fitted up, with all the latent appliances and eon veniences for executing work speedily and in the most complete manner.1 (U and see the Dr. in his new dental room. Mr. J. C. Fleece, lateof Browns ville, came up on Tuesday. He is iu the employ of Klosterman Bros., commission merchants, Portland, with residence in East Portland. Protectant Episcopal Ser vices. Rev. Mr. Babcock, of Slem, will hold divine services at the Congregational church to-morrow, the 12th inst., at 11 o'clock A. M. A general invitation is ex tended. For Lava Lake. Mr- Andy Hill and wife, and his father-in-law, Mr. Cowan, and family, started for Lava Lake, in the Cascade Moun tains, on Wednesday, They will camp out and enjoy life in that healthful region for some weeks, when they expect to take the road tor California. The little frame lately occupied as a telegraph office, on First street, was yanked out, placed on rollers and moved further' down town, on Thursday. The building adjoin ing followsnext, both removed to make way for a new two-story bus iness house. Titus, Bonrgardes A Co. are sell ing immense quantities of silver plated ware. As they buy direct from the factory, they can Bell lower than ever before. Their excellent stock ot clocks, watches, jewelry, etc., are put right down to the low est notch, and of course are selling rapidly. Personal. We were pleased to meet with Hon. F. V. Shoup, of Portland, who delivered the grand oration at i lack Ionian's grove on the 4th. Mr. Shoupe is one, of the ablest and most successful law. yers on the Pacific coast, and is a most agreeable gentleman socially, possessing rare conversational pow ers. He made a most favorable impression upon the people of Al bany, who will be pleased to meet him often. Look out for the Comet. For several evenings the Coggia comet Has been plainly visible to i the naked eye, between nine and ten o'clock each evening, in the northwestern heaven; This comet was discovered in April last, at? Marsailles, France, by M. Coggia, a celebrated astronomer. The comet will continue to : increase in suse until about the first of August, when it will gradually pass out of sight. About Seven Hukdkkk. The gate-keeper informs as that six ban dred aad titty-three vehicles passed through tlw gate from the city lead ing to Hackieman's grove. Large numbers came in from the east and south, making a grand total of over seven hundred vehicles, each vehicle containing from two to fifteen per. sons Many of our citizes patro nized the hacks running between the city and grounds, while large numbers of independent freemen took it afoot. From these facts some idea of the immense concourse ot oitisena that visited us on Satur day can be gathered. jM.fr5tfi usacallonTteday, Rev. M. McCain, of Shedd, tailed on Tuesday. - , . , the soda business flourishes largely these melting days. All the county officers elect took their seats on Tuesday. County OotraT. A special term of County Court convened on Mon day. 1 Mrs.' Belle Van Cleve, of Rose- burg, arrived in this city on Tours. day, on ashortivisit. ' -11-L J. ill ; Mrs. Judge Baber on Thursday was reported very k,v with heart disease. Erysipelas in the hand has been troubling Mr. McConnell for some days. W. H. Dodd sold $11,000 dol lars worth of machinery and farm implements last month, and yet he's not'appy. Dave Froman and wife returned from the springs on the McKomne on Wednesday. Dave reports plenty of deer in that region. G. B. Haight returned from Ochoco the forepart of the week. Reports cattle in excellent condition out there. Andy Cambers, the Craig brothers, and one or two others, started, in company, for Fish Lake, on Wednesday. Andy expects to be absent six weeks. Rev. J. W. Van Cleve, of Rose. burg, and family, start for the East in a few days. They go to Illinois where they will hereafter reside. Fortune attend them. A few days since, Dr. Plumnjer was united, in marriage to a lady in Portland. The Dr. is as well as could be expected under the circum stances. Installation of the new officers of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Lebanon transpires this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The public are invited. Rehekah degree lodge iu the eve The Police Commissioners of Portland have at last listened to the request of the City Council, and reduced the police force ot that city. The Oreffonian hopes that hereaf ter the good order ot the city will baas well preserved by the nine policemen two captains and one Chief of Police, as it was three yean ago when the entire force con sisted ot the Marshal and five dep uties, and the population of the city was nearly the same aa at pres. ent! , , . ft- Cochise, the famous war chief ot the Apaches, is dead. Reservation life seems to have been too much for him. His eldest son, Taza, has been proclaimed and acknowledged by the tribe as his successor to the chieftainship. Cochise was the most terrible and bloodthirsty en emy of the pale feces among the red men on the border. His last word to his people were to come band reside on the reservation, aad cultivate amicable reUtkmsand tt peaceful art oCo white man. Hferrhbar, July 7, l4. At a meeting of the Committee of Arrangements, held this evening, the following resolutions were adop-ted,- Resolved, That our thanks are due and they are hereby tendered, Hon. Geo. R, Helm, for his ser vices kindly rendered, as Qrator of the day at the Fourth of July cele bration at this place. Eesolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished Mr. Helm, and. each of the county papers for purfficatkm; I M, FULLER, h& Milt. Beach called on Monday. Says Buena Vista stili scours. inUili A postal money order office has been established at Brownsville. ! J. B. Cotnley came down from I 'ass Creek the first ot the week Marion county Court House, furniture and all, cost the taxpayers $110,267 & S k - Riley Kirk, ot Brownsville, wis in this city on Tuesday, on Probate business. Ex-Congreasman, J. K. Haw kins, on the 6th at Memphis, Ten n , made, a speech advocating the repu diation of national and State debts. . y - . Tom Scott, the handsome, left us Monday. Tom forgot his beauti ful, "tnla," meresham pipe, and the boys have a war da noe arpucd it every night, . . , 4 nun John Wesly Fairchild, accused ot cramping on another man's horse, in default of bail stands committed until the October term of the Cir. cuit Court. Judge 0. N. Terry, eGrid Secretary of the Grand Lodge I.O. O F,; on Tuesday, started for Oali. fornta, his future residence. He has been i resident of Marion county since 1851. I " . , The big cannon had to be re moved from Court House block, as ft was breakii-g all the window panes ki that iwighbotrwod on the 4th, ' ; A terrible storm of wind aad rain passed over Washington City, D. C, on the evening of the 4th. Trunks ot (trees two or three feet in circumference were snapped by the hui'ricaiie, and ornamental and shade trees all over tbecity, includ ing a number in the Capital and President's grounds and public parks were either entirely destroyed or shorn of their brandies. Five houscstii a row were completely tripped ot their roots, which were carried several hundred feet Sev eral carriages passing along the streets were overturned, and a lady m one sustained severe injuries. The telegraph wires to all points wen prostrated. While a number of children were enjoying them selves in a hall, tlw roof fell in, caused by the wind straining the rat. ftps, and four ot the children were injured, the steeple of the Me tropolitan Methods Kpocopal Church, one hundred feet highs was moved five feet from its psqjondfc, war, and ii now m a ftg9M ontftfa ,