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ALBANY JtTXrISTER. A CARD-$l,COO RKWARD rpnt: Aiiiivi: reward win. be .iv x. ne proving lo not cxi-i1 Em to a:1 the SIXtJK thousands apon tumi-a otluT old c(m'sini's' s:l cd, 1 li- SIX;EIS in. t. uat t Be sales t 1 all rubers lv id. While all the 89 ill 17:1 deereas-wonderfully. and keep al the head, where it always in anil should he. TITCS, B U lti; ARDKS & CO. Albany, Or., Sept). 25, 1874. BUSINESS CARDS. A. WHEELER. c. p. cccse. WHEELER. Machine A. wiif.f.i.er & ., SEir.I, OREGON, Forwarding & CoMiss!n Merchants. Dealersin Merchandise and Prodnce. A assortment of all kinds of Goods al ways in store at lowest market rates. Agents for sale of Wagons, drain Drills, Ciller Mills. Churns. Ac. c 'ASH paid for WHEAT, OATS, PORK, HOTTER, Ei.liS and l'OULTRY. "7 V W. MELAX, Merchant Tailor, FIKST STREET ALBANY. KK EPS THK CHOICEST IMPORTED riot and t he best domesi ie produc tions. Reasonable prices, and satisfaction gtmranteetl. - Iv7iu2 f-witir Nil 1 ?H Machine Sales for ales year am- t wo hundred and four hundred and leinu :i lars The table ot Sewing 7:; shows 1 1 1 : i 1 our ? runted td 332. 114 thirty two thousand, forty-four Machines, crease over the sales of the previous year (WJS.1 The table al-o shows that our Bales Ex reed llione ofany oilier 4 mif;nitv. for the period named, by the nniwberof 1 13. 2."VJ Mneliiiien. or nearly double those of any other Company. it may be further state ! that the sales of 1S7.I. as commrHl with those of I7i. show :i relatively larger inerease. beyond the sales of other makers, tlian of any other year. For instance in 1S73 we?obl 4",ooo more Maehines t han anyol herCompany, wiun as, in ls7;t, the sales were 113254 MaelttiiCH in ExfCfN of our lliub. Nl K oiilp litor. These fimes are all the more remark xltle, for The leason that the sales of the principal Comftanies in 17: are loss tlian t lielr Miile in 1 7ti ; w hereas, as has been shown, our al es liuve largely lii'reis'i . T. W. II A It KIN, Physicians ami Surgeons, ALBANY, OREGON. rFFICK OVER A.CAIIOTHERS&Co's 1 nir store. Residence of Or. Harris Fourlh-st..four blocks west t" the Court House. Residence of Dr. Houghton Opposite lr. Tate, on Third street. nov 1373 Estey Organs. ESTEY ORGAN? SOLD AT THE M. E. i Parsonaare, Alhanv.on the most favor able t. rms. The ESTfiY IRGAN lias been pronounced the ln-st ly the most compe tent judges. l)ot."t luy any other until you nave seen and heard these heantjfnl instruments. I. WILSON. CiRt: VT EXCITKMEXT ! THE EXCITEMENT at Portland is ras inir to a verv liiirll deirree on mroniit of tilt flie accoi made to the Patents. It will har ority of the demonstrati popularity t ionable. Name of Machines. Singer MPS Co Seeov S. M. Co W. & W. MPsrCo. . Domestic s. M. i o tirovor & BafeerCo Weed S. M. Co Wilson s. M. Co .., How Machine Co. Wileox & (iiblsCo American B. H t o 'lorence S. M. Co. it of sales is from nooni returns ownersof the Sewing M ite li i no llv in- denied, that the supcrt SIXliEK MACHINES is fully 1 at all events that their in the household i anqnea- In crease No. Sold. or 1S7S 1S7: Decrease .21.7."SS-233,444 In. 12,163 :;ll 3.430 3,619 .lTl.i.ss n,i90 ne.5,SU3 t'.'.V.i 4(1.114 S2.010 :j i. 1T; 4-2.144 21.76U 22,Wi 21,247 !tio returns. i..4 i:,.ssi 18,930 14.1S-2 1".T'.I3 ,9ti0 THE SINOER MANUFACTURING CO., 34 Union Square, New York. y.4to 15,831 1,419 4.74.S c.n.:;; Lalies' Crusade ! Also, at Albany, on account of the new stove winch 1 have opened at the corner of Washington and First streets, w ith a nicw Assorted Stock of Goods ! which I propose to sell at B e d r o e li Prices. J . HI.OOM, Kt Highest cash price paid for WOOL, FURS and 11I1E. Corner of Washington and First streets, A'bany, Oregon. Here's what a correspondent says aliottt the baby show, that came off at the State Fair on Tuesday last : The baby show that had been inaugurated by l' A. Smith, a photographer, who ered the following premiums : The prettiest balie under one year old, a lite size photograph; and the next one doen photographs, card size. Most all of the persons on the ground sup posed it was a sell: but when the com mittee was appointed, consisting of .lames 1). Locy. C. V. Yeaton, and Kli T. Perkins," it looked like business. Tlie exhibition was held in the oak grove, on the northeast side of the Pa vilion. The following named babies were entered : Bertha M. Townsend, age ." months; T.. Crump, ltl months ; J. Cross, 9 months; 3-1. Basye, 11 1-2 months; I?. Price, 1 months; C. M. Bticlianan. S months; C. Buchanan, 0 months; G. L. Hewart, 9 month?; S. M. Ihnbin. 10 months; B. Dimbler. 7 months: Rose Pike. 7 months; D. E. Taylor. 1) months; L. Crooks. 5 months; G. Lindsey, '. months, and W. Koork, 2 months. There being eighteen en tries in all. When the crowd found out that the show was really coining otr. there was a general rush lor the Grove, and m a few minutes there were at least 4. (KM) people present, and as much interest and curiosity mani fested as if it v, as a menagerie show. After about an hour the Bachelor Com mittee decided as follows: James Fish er, 9 months old. the. first premium, and L. Crocks, 5 months old second premium. The committee, we are hap py to say. made gooU their escape af ter announcing their decision. There is talk of fretting np another show of the kind during the week. The fisheries at Mukilteo have begun tMittinsr tin salmon. Thev are not a 13 Titus, SSoiiruurtic & Co., Assent". Albany, Oregon. aprll'Tt TITUS, BOURGARDES & CO., DEALERS IN J E W E LB, Y, Silver & Plated Ware, Silver-Plated Ware ! Jl-ST RECEIVED, A FUX.E INVOICE of Roarers" Kllver-Plntctl Ware, Silver-Steel nil. ry. ete., direct friiui the Factory. We w ill sell Table Siooiis at 13 txM- s-t. and Teaspoons at 1 50, and oth er foods proportionately low. TITI S, BOURGARDES & CO. Are T O THEN You Groinj; X A I T . USE THE BEST. THE AVER ILL CHEMICAL PAINT MANUFAUTTRED I5Y TI1E CAL. CHEMICAL PAIAT CO. DIAMOND SPECTACLES. Purest AVhite, any Shade or Color. It is Cheaper. Handsomer, More Durable and More Elastic than the best of any oth er paint. It will not Fade or Chalk off, and will last twice as lon as the best White Lead. Thes. Faints an' prepared for immediate, application, requiring no mixing, and sold only by the gallon. Fob further information apply to A. CAROTHKICS A CO., Albany, Oregon, who are our authorised airents. and have the iiaint for sale in quantities to suit pur chasers. 53v6tn3 TAYLOR REACH, M. C. JEWELL, President. Kec'y & Chcmsst. MA X L'FACTURED AND ADJUSTED csix'cially for the Facitic Coast by the NATIONAL ELGIN WATCH CO. of Elgin, Illinois, viz : Pacific, California nntl San Francisco "WATCH, and we most confidently rec ommead them to the puhlic,as possessing more srood qnalities for the price than any other Watch in the market. We also Keep all other brands of Eltfin. Walt ham and Swiss Watches, Clocks, Jew elry, Silver and Plated Ware, Cartridges. C3T- Repairing a Sixcialty. C3J-A1I Worlt none and Goods Sold, Warranted to be ns Represented. Waltham Watches. These celebrated Watches have been greatly improved during the present year, and several new sizes added to the list. The stem-windinsr and settinirattaehment can now be had with any gradeorsize,and all the old established grades of key-wind- ers are also made as before. Any on' who I contemplates buying a watch, either now I or in the future, should send lor our new 1 teseript ive Price List, which is now really and sent free. This describes all the Watches, large and small, l.adies'nnd Gen tlemens. Gold and Silver, with prices of each, ami contains besides information in relat ion to watches useful to every one. It also explains in full our plan ot ' sending single Waltham Watt-lies at low prices to any place in the Union bv mail or express, with the bill to collect on delivery- with privilege to the purchaser to ojion the package and examine the 'watch before paying, and with no obligation to talcc it unless entirely satisfactory. Thousands have obtained genuine Wait ham Watches from us in this way and all have received full value for theirmoney. A large assort ment of extra heavy cases lor the Pacific trade always on hand. Every one should send tor a Price List, as the farther you live from New York the more advantage it is to deal with us. When you writeplease mention that the advertisement was seen In the Albany, Oregon, Kkristkk, Address HOWARD j CO., No. 222 Fifth Avenue, New York. ton3v7 FOR J. D. TITCS. J. 13. TITUS. CITAS. BOrRGABDES. Titus, Bourgardcs & Co., AT JOHN OAXIEB'S OLD STAXD, First street, ALDAN Y, OREGON utininir at the 15i Skookum fishery yet. John Neither, of Jacksonville, has been recommitted to the Insane Asylum where it is hoped lie will soon recover from his maladies, . L. S. Dyar. lr. S. Indian Agent, advertises for 50,000 pounds of wheat for the Klamath Agency, and -20,000 pounds of Hour for Yaniax. Cyrus Pointingalias "Shanghi Char ley," died in the Royal Hospital on Friday, the 2d. An old servant of the Hudson Bay Company, who came to T.angley in 1827, died there the other day. The Chilliwliack Agricultural Ex hibition was held last week, aud was very successful in every respect. On n earing Xew Westminster on Tuesday of last week the Entnr-rixe en countered dense fogs, which delayed her for live hours. The C: P. It. survey-part', under J. Trutch. is camped seven miles from Chilliwliack. They left the montain range at Cheam, and have taken the line of the new wagon road. The annual shooting match of the British Columbia liifte Association was held Isat week. The number of competitors was large, but the btiblic was conspicuous uy tneir aosence. The gross receipts of the Olympia Fair were something in excess os $(100 more than enough, we understand,to pay oil all expenses incured. The Port Townsend Arqus lias word that a steam ferry will soon lie put on between Port Discovery and Turkey's Landing, to be run by Captain Waite. General Michler, In charge of a par ty of surveyors, left Olympia Wednes day week, for the Cbehalis Reserva tion, intending to establish headquar ters there, and examine the Cbehalis river as to its navigability. The Agricultural Society ot Ada County has secured the public Plaza, in Boise city, for the purpose ot holding their annual exhibitions. There arc two schools in Oakland and both are. full. There are no empty houses in the place. The last of the county seat of Union left LaG ramie lor Fnion last week, consisting of two prisoners and the cooking utensils belonging to the jail. An '"irrepressible conflict" is goin on between the City Council and the fire engine company of Astoria. The former have instructed theCity Marsh al to carry the kevs to the engine-house. and the latter have instructed their stewanl to do likewise. Mr. Lambert, while plowing in a field near Vancouver, on Monday of last week, had the misfortune to be run over by a frightened horse. Father Lambert's leg was broken, and being somewhat in years the calamity is miite severe. Little Hannah, eldest child of Hon. .T. Hilleman, of Vancouver, met with a frightful accident on Tuesday Tue people's convention for Pacfiic county. W. T..pitt the following ticket in nomination: For Representative to the Legislative Assembly, jointly with Chelialis county, J. Clinton McKay, of Knappton; Councilman, jointly with Cowlitz and Wakiaknm, VV. H. Lnp ton. of Oysterville: Sheriff. Ji H. Whitcomb; Probate .fudge, M.S.Gris wold: t'ounty Commissioners. S. Gie sey. L. Luma's. Samuel Walker; Treas urer, John Crellinf Auditor, Robert Turney; Surveyor, II SOile" Coroner, Issac Lane; School Superintendent. M. S. Grisuold; Wreck Master. I). Wing; Harbor Master, John Corlett. We are informed that in tlic great thunder storm witnessed in King' val ley. Benton county, on the Ufh inst., the lightning struck in several places on the farm of Hon. James Chambers. At one place along a whole line of fence the mils and stakes were shiver ed to splinters. The men harvesting were stunned two of them and one or two persons in the house were knocked down by the current' of elec tricity. The storm was one of great grandure and force.and one the like of which is seldom seen in Oregon. The Journal says: "I- W. KanotT and brother have rai-ed this year, on thirteen acres of ground in the McKen zie river bottom, about seven miles from Eugene City. 12.500 pounds of hops, which they sold at 27'. cents per pound, amounting to $3.4301 The ex pense of harvesting the hops was $000. leaving$2,830 clear of expense for their summers work. This being the first crop, it was only halt a crop. 2.000 pounds being considered a fair yield in Oregon. In New York State 800 pounds per acre is about the average, while 2,000 is the average here after the first year. Next year they expect to have 25.000 pounds on their thirteen acre, and if the price is the same as this year they will clear about $fi,000. On Friday last, the ftth inst,, an al tercation took place at Obe Corder's, on the overland road near Boise City, between Mr. Silvey (brother to Tom Silvey; and the China cook, about a dog. And Mr. Chinaman becoming becoming very angry rushed up stairs, where Mrs. Corderand Hattie Dunni gan were sitting sewing, got Mr. ('or der's derringer and was in the act of cocking it, so as to be ready when he came in presence of Silvey. when it went off. striking Fred. Dunnigan's daughter. Hattie. The ball entered the upper portion of the thigh, ranging downward. Dr. Smith, was sent for, extracted the Kail just above the knee joint. John Chinaman during the ex citement took leg bail and has not been heard from since. The Indians on the Skokomish Res ervation are getting along exceeding well. Five logging camps are in suc cessful operation, all entirely managed and run by the Indians, who have five ox teams engaged in hauling logs. During the last month, they sold two booms of logs, the proceeds of which, after paying all expenses and pur chasing some oxen, they divided $1,200 among those interested. Many have houses erected on the forty-acre tracts' recently surveyed by the government. The agent has assisted them in build ing thirty of these houses anil will put up ten more. The lumber for these buildings was purchased with their annuity monev. by their consent and desire. Mr. Ellis states that there are 300 Indians who live on, and come and go from the reservation, but thinks the number belonging there to lie 800, the reservation being too small to support them ail. The Walla Walla Statesman of last Saturday reports the sudden death of Geo. W. Stewart of Minnesota, at Omaha, while on bis way to Walla Walla to locate. He left an estate of nearly $300,000, and alife insurance of over $100,000. He was a brother of Dan. Stewart, a well known citizen of Walla Walla. Shipments of coal from both the Tenino and Cbehalis mines are now of common occurrence over the North ern Pacific Railroad. Several lots from lioth have gone to Olympia by way of Tacoma. and notwithstanding the double handling and lengthy trans portation, are offered in that city for seven and eight dollars per ton. The delegations of the counties of Idaho. Nez Perce and Shoshone, con stituting the First Judicial District of the Territory of Idaho, met in Boise Citv, Monday. October 12th. and unan imously nominated S. S. Fenn as the Democratic nominee for District At torney lor the First Judicial District. There was paid inro the Treasury of Hoise t'ounty on lhnrsilav, the 15th inst. the sum of $15.GG0 31. The IForZcZ says all this sum will go to pay the salaries of three of the leading county officials. Messrs. Ross & Davis have issued posters announcing the approaching races over the Walla Walla course. Heavy fires have been raging on some of the mountains southeast of Yakima Cify- The Medical Society of Washington Territory meets at Seattle on the 21st inst. A foot race for $500, between men weighing over 250 pounds, was a fea ture of the Fair at Boise City. T. W. Bennett. Governor of Idaho, announces himself as an independent candidate for Dek'gate toCongressfrom that Territory. Messrs. Marshbanks & Davis, of Wasco county, have bought out Ad. Edgar's stage" route between the Dalles and Canyon City. Frank Stott. Esq., ofHillsboro, is lying dangeronslv ill at bis father's res idence at Wapato. He is suffering a relapsed attack of typhoid lever. A zealons preacher up the valley prayed for "the poor unfortunates who were confined in asylums, hospi tals, prisons and the Legislature." It is understood that Mr. 0'Mear,a late editor of the Bulletin. Is doing the heavy writing for the I'nget Sound Courier. The.f commenced Monday of last week to build a telegraph line from Silver City to South Mountain. Owy hee county. Piatt Burr has contract ed to put up the line. At the Boise Fair, which was most ly races, some very slow tim" was made by trotters, the best beinp 3:14, but a 2-year old made a mile, runging in 1-54, "which is pretty goob. The splendid ship. Western Shore, was safely launched at North Bend, Coos county, on the 10th inst. She sat on the waer beautifully and is the fin est ship ever built north of San Fran cisco. Burr Smith, boat builder at San Ju m, died suddenly October 12th a't the English Camp, of heart disease. Mr. Smith built the schooner Favorite. steamers Emma and Mnutle. and manv other vessels plying in Puget Sound and British waters. A farmer from Cbehalis county in forms the Transcript that the wheat crop in his vicinity was not half a crop. The heads appeared to be plump and lull, but upon thrashing did not turn out half as well as he ex pected, being hardly worth the trouble of harvesting in some places. Messrs. Powell, who reside on the upper Nisqually. about thirty-five miles from Yelm Prairie, left on Mon day last to trap tor furs, along the streams further up mountains. They annually obtain large numbers of ot ter.v.mink, bear, beaver and other furs, which thev sell in Chicago. Oreoox's Geniuses. List of patents issued from the United States Patent Office to the citizens of the State of Oregon for the week ending Septem ber 27th, 1S74 : Brackets for Dentists' Chairs, Geo. W. Gray, Albany. The pivoted upright standard bears a tube through which passes a sleeve or feathered slide, carrying a grooved arm, an new in position oy tnumD- screws. The grooved arm is connected to a tube, which in turn is connected by a ball and socket-joint with table or tray. Car-Couplings, H. E. Smith, Port land. Hay and Cotton Presses, E. T. Arm strong, Baker City. Pressure attained by a drum-axle and ropes. A ratchet-wheel in its mWdle is worked by a double paw lever. Clod Crushers, William P. Ander son, Albany. The frame is nearly square, with three sets of cross-bars. Each pair of bars carry wire teeth, inclining back ward and downward, each succeeding set of teeeh being placed closer to gether than those in advance. i ' i . . . ... . . ..-. ,,-'.!!...-., ... l ,i. - of last, week- Slw ran tothe woodi.ilo 1 -"- 1 . u"l-s - , . . L 5 uuring wincti several iiisl in Lime lo receive on lhc ujiciv ui BLANK Neatly executed, Call at the Register Office. her hand the full weight of a descend ing cord stick as it was thrown from a wagon which was being unloaded. The bones were all mashed, and it is extremely doubtful if the hand can be saved. f The Fair held by the ladies ot Baker City for the benefit of the Sisters' School at that place last wtfek, netted $780. plenclitl purses will he distributed among the patrons of the turf. lion. .las. Mix and Col. L. B. Nash are announced to stump Walla Walla county on behalf of B. Sharpstein, can didate for delegate to Congress. At the Dalles Congregational Sab bath School last Sunday, Mr. Samuel L. Brooks was electee1. Superintendent, vice Rev. R. W. Butcher, resigned. The Skeleton Mania. The mania for "thinness" has of late years seized upon the young Parisian ladles, and has been carried on to an extent that his seriously injured their health. They have "declined all solid food, and existed on sweets and pastry. This phantom fashion, as it has been called, has already made some martyrs. One of the most brilliant actresses has lost her good looks through the starv ing diet to which the Moloch of fashion condemned her, and another had a nar row chance of losing her life. Fortu nately, however, the high rate of mor tality among these French votaries of Banting has aroused the attention ot lookers-on. and a stop will probably be put to the absurd practice before long. It has been called the "trans parency" fashion, since its object was to render its followers as much as possible like anatomical studies. "Put a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil." Establish a mendicant upon the uppermost section of a charger, and he will transport himself to Apollyon.