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fcPFislitf VOLUME VI. ALBANY, OREGON, .JULY 31, 1874. NO. 47. "Canada mil's" Lnek. Tliere was published in the iter. Ovean of Saturday last an article, clipped from the 8an Francisco Chronicle, headed "Kobbers of tbe Rail," which discoursed in very good style upon the monte gamblers who "work" along the Pacific rail ways. One of the parties mentioned in it is Wra. Jones of Omaha, a man who has acquired an almost national reputation as "'Canada Bill. . lie is known among his class as "The Monte King," and is doubtless the most skillful and suc cessful shark in the West. Several years ago, before the Union Pacific was constructed, Jones turned the highest trick on record $38,000. It was on a Mississippi river steam boat, and his victim was a wealthy planter, who was so blindly confi dent of his ability to win, or so des- neratelv font, nn mntinir crnnA Liu J . . i.iw.m JW4 1JIO loss, that he immediately STAKED THE BALANCE OF HIS POR- Some 880,000, on anblher throw, when Bill was p'aced under arrest. Of course, had they not been inter rupted, he would have lost the money. Jones is a power In the city ho has made his liome'-'-owns three hotels and a number of sa loons, and employs thirty to forty men as decoys or "cappers " His operations are bold and almost in variably successful. Only, once In his lite, so far as is known, did he sutler a worsting, and 'hat. was at the hands ot an Iowa farmer, who deluded him into paying for a wagon-load of cheese one day in Council Bluffs. The aroma of that cheese still clings to him, and is the one Sore '-pot in his memory no one can touch without milling his tern- per. The Omaha IferalJ, abmt two years since, inaugurated a war agai nst ' the gamblers, and attacked " Jones as the most prominent figure among them. 1 1 is misdeeds were so raked up ,aud paraded under ''scare heads," that the half-reluctant authorities were obliged to look aftcrjiim. The jSheriff, aiter a tedious week '' of unsuccessful watching, caught him one afternoon in the' very act of FLEECINV. A COUNTRYMAN, And took him into custody. Out of deference to popular feeling, lie was o rderd to jail fbf ItWenty J.1) vs. By a convenient technicality,' his counsel procured his release on the thirteenth day. He instantly de parted for the farther West, In just, exactly one Week he returned, and meeting the city editor of the JfernI' on Karnaf" street, took him ,; into a bar-room and exhibited a " roll of money. "There's just $12,- 000 there," said he. "I made it since I got out. Take siithin'!'' The next morning he was money less again. Over night, lie had straggled into a faro bank and lost eveiy cent of it. The stories that ate told of his shrewdness and folly (for he is a man of weakness), would, make a very amusing boqlj.,, tyjp. men who, from their calling and experience, one would naturally supose too fiharp for any such foolishness. The city editor of the New York Herald lost his money, his luggage, and his wife's jewelry to him, while stopping over at Omaha on a tiip across the conti nent. On another occasion a Bos ton detective of considerable renown 'took a walk" with him, and left his watch and wallet. There is nothing at all in bis appearance to indicate the rogue. Tall, stdop- shouldered, angular and awkward, with weak eves, an idiotic half smile, a piping voice and a. Plains man's dialect, he is a picture of un sophistication, and therein lies half his success. . Slept With bis Spurn on. "bopJiW-Wrl. OciongJJy; he shears Mr. K. G. Morton, of the Mon roe Monitor, is not only a good looking man, but. he has a kind, genial face, and tliere have "been'm stanees where lie has been taken for what he is not. One day , tliree or four years ago, when he was pri a visit to some friends in a little town in Iowa, he attended an eve ning praycr-meeting in their com pany. The deacon who was conr ducting the meeting had either re ceived a hint that the visitor ' was a minister, or else he so imagined from the editor's face, and getting his name he waited until after the open-' iug hymn and then called out: "Brother Morton, would you lead in prayer?" , "Brother Morton" hasn't a.single bad habit in the world, but that request struck bim on a weak poiut. Some of the people knelt down, others looked to see why he didn't follow, and the editor wished he was buried in a well. The pause was painful, and filially, rendered desperate, he rose up and said : "I'd I'd do it in a minute, but but I've got the toothache.?'. : Some one else was nominated,1 and when they all got engaged the editor crept softly out; and during the remainder of his visit he went to bed at sundown on prayormeet- ing nights. Keokuk (Iowa) Gate City, Some curious gossip about Prince Bismarck is given by a German cor respondent of a London paper. The Prince has loqg been in the habit of retiring to rest after midnight drink ing regularly one or two ibottles of champagne as' a sleeping potion. He dotes on a comfortable ...borne, and assemblies. He1 likes farces, and all the cartoons and sketches respecting him are carfully collected by his daughter and placed- in, al bums. The more absurd the carri catures in Berlin comic journals, such as the KladderUdnUeh, Wei pm, Vlk and liumormi, themore he.laugbB.! Hebasa great liking for journalists, and they are all fbnoV of him. " 1 ,-. '- Delinquent, subscribers to the Olympia Kaijroad Union, both to, stock and labor, are requested to pay. immediately 'to the treasurerw ooLi I , nj ITU M9H1 .!lMn.l . . , lectingflgejit. as. Me moneyw D60 lotely necessary; ' 9ilT s: ,-i; i'fifiT (iihwuuiuui wuolb m beat it down. Vo0 1 "Yes,'' said the old aian with a smile, "I remember one time in par ticular, while out prospecting with an pld friend, about twenty years ago. We were traveliiig on Jvise back, and came across a.tavern one night about 10 o'clok. Being very tired and hungry, as soon as we got some. 6upper, and something warm to keep the cold out, we asked to be shown to our room On looking around, we found the room had two beds in it, one of which was already occupied by two strangers, who were both snoring lustily., The fact of there being two beds in the room did not sur prise us, as in back wood taverns there were frequently three beds in a room. We uojresscd, and just as I was going to blow out the light, ray friend, who had got into bed, espied' the foot of one of the strangers sticking through the bed clothes at the, foot of the bed. With a suppressed chuckle he mo tioned me to hold on a moment ; he got quietly out of bed, and go ing to where the stranger's boots were he took off a huge, sharp, Mexican 6pur, and carefully ad justed it io the bare heel ot the .unconscipus strange', With an other audible chuckle as he thought of the consequences that would fol low when the stranger drew in his foot, he gat back iuto bed, and I blew Out the light and followed him. He soon managed to get a long straw from the bed and reached over and tickled the stranger's foot. He instantly drew his legs up until his knees almost touched his chin. In doing this he drew tbo spur the whole lensth of his bed-fellow's leg, making a bad scratch. The victim uttered a yell and sprang out of bed with a muttei d exclama tion that I did riot make out, and then he commenced a wild dance around the room with his nether garment under hi6 arm, and mak ing frantic efforts to dislocate his neck, or to 6ee how badly he was hurt, all the while making exclama tions that would have made a bag gageman with a Saratoga trunk on his shoulder turn green with envy. Tie innocent cause of the trouble had .been awakened at the first yell of the victim, and, in straightening his legs out, scratched himself most unmercifully. lie 3il not J'ell nor say badjwordsbut be jurned out ot be4.aic made for 1 1 is friend with the purpose of . taking revenge, I supposed, but be had. not taken two steps before be jabbed the spur into his ,leg again, r The ..kmdlurd then appeared with a light, followed by half the boarders in the house, nod inquired what the matter was. , n 'examination brought to light the sjiu'r, which explained' the matter. Trie stranger looked sheepishly at the spuV, 'tlien a Ms sm tch , a i id finally' 'axfttoiticd his boots, ,and with a sickly smilo said : "Well, boys,' I have livM all my lifejiuong people hf w,ear spurs, but never beforeiawa man" who could null mo iuuw, x u ucaii in wie iiiuti Burled Alive! Salt Lake, July 4. A horrible discovery was made here yesterday up n exhumiug the body ofa young man named Wil im ft Lackhurst, ivl. Wis Dlitied in the cemetery on the 23d of June last. On the 20th of June Lackhurst attended a pic nic hero, and while tliere concluded to take a bath. He did so in a running stream nearby, remaining in the Water some time. He was then in perfect health and appre- bended no ill consequences. After coming but from his bath Lackhurst went back to the picnic grounds, and, getting into a swing, began to amuse himself. All at once, while in the' swing, att HEAD' DROPPED, His muscles relaxed, and he fell heavily to tbe ground. He was picked up and every effort made to revive him. but in vain. The senseless young man was placed in a carriage and driven home, where restorative agents were' again em ployed, but to no purpose: After some hesitation the physician in at- teiidance pronounced the young man DEAD, And preparation's were made for his interment. The body presented a singularly ifc-like appeara.ice so much so, indeed, that the friends felt uneasy abont going on with the funeral until more positive evidence that life had wholly gone had been ob tained. The funeral was indeed delayed one day, but finally the physicians reaffirmed their previous conclusion that Lackhurst had died of heart disease, and the body was therefore interred June 23d, THE, IIORRIilLE DISCOVERT. But one or ' two friends of the family seemed haunted by the rec ollection, of that lifelike face. They wont about whispering their fears, and finally these haunting doubts spread throughout the city and led to a proposal to exhnme the remains and settle the question forever. Permission was obtained from the authorities, and yesterday a. number of the, friends of young Lackhurst repaired to the cemetery and opened the grave, Upon lift ing the coffin and removing the lid a horrible and sickening sight met their gaze. The body was, turned over o its side. The skin and O li US 1' I EC E " OF FLUSH K Had been torn from the face, the air pulled out in huge patohes from the scalp, the grave clothes and oftiri-liuing torn in shreds and the finger-nails worn down totliequiok by the frantic efforts of the man to burst the cerements of his grave. The sight was 'the most terrible ever witnessed and ; the stoutest hearted of the party nearly fainted when the lid of the coffin was re moved. A!h investigation hxi been, de manded, and will be had at , once, to reo if tliere is no way of fixing the responsibility f,br this horrible blunder and its awful results. The Burial "Service lu Pari. The burial Of the dead in Pari is performed by a chartered com puny, that includes all interment! under nine classes, everything sup plied ; the first costing over 7,000 francs, and the ninth about nineteen francs. The city pays the company five francs per body interred, and out of leceipte the company allocates titty-six per cent, of its profits to support the various religions recog nized by law, or one , and three fourths millions of francs per annum. Tbe company is also bound to bury gratuitously the indigent, which in 1873 amounted to 25,000 cases, against 19,000 nearly who payed. The rich thus bury the poor and the dead defray the religious rites of the Hying. T'be company has in its employment 585 agents, 570 hearses and mourning coaches, and 270 horses, and supplies a master of ceremonies. It is ;the Govern, ment who furnishes the officer with the three-cornered hat; he takes charge of the body at its domicile, heads the procession through tbe streets, and retires only when the last spadeful of earth has been thrown into the grave. The mutes dp not like to be called croque morts, and they classify 'corpses as "salmons, herrings,' arid whitings," relireseiiting respectively the rioh, the poor, and the children. They are not sad employees, though si lent; many are very gay, do duty in the pantomimes and chorus scenes of theaters, and some lead tbe dances it the public balls. nliClifton, who; stort 'and killed a man in Juleshargy Was ty$id. tor .njurdeniii Evans, last md,, aniJ.ao dopes are net always of the, LjTo togn mtimfaU 4UngagnloM()BrnpifI jwpitprl TheevhteficlilinwBdSrthat The first Spat Between Queen Tie. and toe "Utile tartar." It appears that the Queen, in go ing out driving the first time the Duchess of Edinburg accompanied her, placed, as usual, the Princess of Wales beside her on the back scat, so that the Duchess and her spouse were forced to sit opposite, with their backs to the- horses, which was all very well for the Duke, he being a man in his mother's carriage; but 'the proud and petted daughter of all the Rua sias had no idea of being made to yield the first placeio any one. On her return fwm the drive, there fore, she informed 1 Queen Victoria that she had never occupied the front scat iii ft carriage' before, and would not submit to be placed there again. The Queen reminded the irate duchess that the Princess of Wales, as the wite of the heir to the crown and the future Queen ol England, was of course entitled to take precedence over the wife of her second sou, and that, moreover,. the Princess Beatrice, as an unmar ried princess, still under the imme diate protection of the Queer, was entitled to take precedence over any of the other female members of the royal family. "Reawtnbtr that I am the daughter of the greatest sovereign on the earth, of the Czar of Kussia." To this, the Queen re sponded ; - "1 acknowledge no earthly soverefgn as my superior." So there tlie matter rests, and the Tjucbess oiEainbunjA was not pres eut at ttaWnVja) drawing. the killing was d0'ti.lt-defeaW- WPItOJieijsibwjtol illness.