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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1880)
nr j i it V 1 TE ALBANY, OREGON, APRIL 86, 18SG ft d: 31. VOLUME XII. r - MITSiyjSSS CARDS. 0a t?$5 SW "v7o.ia. t3omethingf : -. rJOHNBRIGGS TIKES tms 01POlVrVfictTT TO IXFORM kU friotxl al the public generally, tliat Is now settlcsl in his E7 BUSINESS HOUSE, WW too oi l at next door to P.C. Harper A Co , where ran lie faBt as great an assortment and as hurra a stock ot Stfls'aiiwCvItaiige's ffVC he foitnii In any owe house this siJo of JQOW -A. PRICE. " ALSO Casllroin, Bra&Knamcled KETTLES,- in great variety. Also, Tit., Sheet Iran, Galvanized Iron. " . anit Copiervrarr, Vra on hand, and raaJc to order, AX LIV i U4TKS Call OX3L TT1T13L 'Albany. October Si, l75-3v8 - . . CITY saTTa-' ;8T0RS. ;ismr "first a sueverSa. st - AiBA)i, ontfiov. 'i , : Has again takon ciar t tft . ' i. ' -. - ; - - . - City Drug Store, Sarins pnr-hrt the entire interest of C. W Kkavr, ac3or to A. Carothrs Co., anil i- w rccctvititf a "Sploadid STQ-yr Stock, wbifth. ad-led to the for mr, re tiers it rerj mnlftr in all th diiferent dcimrtimrnts. TttMng aMred that all can be Malted in both Quality and Prica, b mrdiallr lnit his old rriend andpuntom- Will re"!- immediate and curefhl attention m mil baarv, wy m4 nljrbt. Cffllt Wtlncs and Lienors for medlclnn W:.-v . SAITMARSIS. CITY XItXili:T ! Ilrvt street, 3 doors west of Ferry, OREUOST. SOZkACH&S is GrGUTZ, Prop's. HATlSti pnrchae.l the City Markut.I will kof coastatitlv on hand all kindsnf M-nts a iwi to Hi oiiislnf. i in the market. r siriva at all tiins tit meet thrt a islles of ll wha t; Urr me wiin ier yoifUHAe. Tki m'tfir .-cneslly wt; Invited to call at iny snn when Tn want of meat. KTThc liislHHt shrtee paid for PUUK. 5lvl013 Kew Cels t Xcw Departure I tllLUHESatafia CRESSHAKIKO. MM: o. f. parks; SrAVntti PCBCHA-SED THK MIMJ.V.CRT L tontately owned by Mr.CJ.l-li and riaxjuitK added thereto a new invocpf Kite Clioica llilliaozy. V Tiimaiajs, Bonnets, Hats. ., takes !eLre . in inviting theladhSsor'Jillmnyahd vicinity to call nid laanoct fat thfcityivlvea. - AllKoods will lie sold atnrietlU.tdycotiirietl!io. llarlo; secured the services of a first Class Dressmaker! t am prepared to cnt, nt. and make trrasa Jn any style desired, at short notice and m a satis Saet4f t manner. Calf3Silt Clothing for children a specialty tin re oil north side of rirst.east of Klls worth treei. You are invited to cnll. MUS. O. L. PAKK3. .. A Sore Shot For , BSTRI! A IOXa KKSIDK!HCl4 AMoxg the Indian tribe of the orthst andthe inte Mnr, I haro ha 1 the trovl fortnne to rtieOVer, hnni tho "SI i Mcilne" rata ttt the several trilics, and from other soarees, a nnmher ot remedies for dlserwas Incident- to this conntry, consist tj of roots hariM and bark, and havlnif !wn Miiclte-1 by many pcoole of this valley. ho h ve tried ad r"wed the lunacy of tlem in 4las; to proenre and nlftjr the SaiAe for sale, t taasth mean vf announcing to nil that. Anting h pu esrsm.I hnvet!itdtn extend ml timr thntnh the tnotintatn and valleys, and have seenred certain of these remedies Wblch arc a snre cn re for - Fever and Ague. -. i Thnwt snflTtTlno; from Agno who desire to lie ire l,ean hsv onlers at M r. "ron' store on rirst aliwt, where t will ftimish the remedies; svarr.wtina; a radical cure or I will demand no taar. W. A. JOIIH. IsSfRehiodiea done up in $1 paeliaaes. ;. M LEGAL. h. rvixx: . j?: citASSBkRijAisr. OFriC'K-In Fosffr's new brick block, IttSt door lo the lolt, up .-ttlirs. villi 15 j. c. wwF.li., nr. U: bilyku. PO WELL b IilL 1 JL Attorneys at Iaw am) Solicitors In Chancer)", Albany, - Oiikgok. COI.I.KCTHiXS proinptlvnmdennall poin!s. Ucmiis iitotiuted on reasonable terms. Ortiw in roster's ucw block. nlivll J. K. WEATIIERFOBD, Attorney1 - at LaM', ALB.VNT, OEfUjON. Wrrfc fKAtrricK is tiik .frktrtUNT cVblr".MT, We !se. Snti-tii) mTi. iiiioii it iv- uu ti- :-iiivivuJid ;n-o:ate tiuttter iKi--if-K in (JCIII f CHOWS' TCMplC. , 11V10 1. B. Hi BMt'KlltmXj ATrrORKtV AT LAW. OKKtJO. PBOSffT ATTKSil'lOX iIVE. TO ALL business. MvU K. B. UfMl'IIREV. C. E. WOLTKllTUX. Iluiiipiirey A. Wolvcrion, Attorneys and Connselora at Ijiw. Tiri i. j. vk actk'k in ai.i,.tK coitrts T n tlii.Site. OtFI"fe-i i r roiiinn "shriek (upsiiiiis, Allmiiy, Orefjon. , llnlS I4. H. MOTASVE, Attorney at IjttW, ALBA IT Y, OKEtTOX. OFFICE I'pstnirs, over John Brig?!', store, ou First street. villi in C. II. HEWITT, Attorney and Counselor at taw. Oplev, Old It lXHx Building, Albany, (krrgon. PU.VtTiCK in thcUiflrrcntCourtsof ft the Stale. vllnj2 MEDICAL. DEI. II. 3. iif Iineepittble Fhyfclelau aiul Snrfeou, OFFICE -In. Mcllwain's hrUk, AUntny. Ogn. Clmmic '-li.-:i-H-i n. &oiultp. Can lc fouwS at my ortk at all liunrs ot the day or nihr, when not professionally absent. .vlinlu J. SitltTIAN, M. D., fttXTfSiR TO Till. HKKWElt.) OFttCt XD IlHlliEXCE -On Scond St., m-ur Alimny Knein: C. No. One's engine house. . Albnnv, Or.-,1 Jan. 9, lrO-vlinis B. STAGS, ST. ID., Physician nwd ureii, Fromans's Brick, np stairs. First t-ec. t Albany, Onxoa. PSTSICIA2T SX7R&S01T. At-BAXlr, MRHWV. Office iv trr.v.iJr's nniCK P.r.irocK. Ki-sideiiL-e one door nbr;!i of brwotot fucto ry, Lyon street. Ilvl3 Jl.MIS I WI31XIAa, AIITIST, Fresco, Sign, Scene. AM) Pictorial I?aiiitiiiB-- DKSKJNlXt; A SPECIALTY. Itooms and 7, larriili block, corner First And Ferry i-trei-ts, Albany, Oregon. I. C. OJlrAItlv, SVCCKSHOE TO J. B. WT ATT, dcnlcr in Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Iron, Kteel snjd .'JlecSinntcs' Tools, First door cast of S. K. Yonni, AT.ISAXY, (vlln49) Otl&GOX. ST. CHAftLES HOTEL, Al.BAXT, : . OHECON, llrs. C. Honk, Proprietor. TfllS tlMl'SK l:ns !cen thoroiurhiy overV.nnl--d mid iinov:ted. nnd pUic-d b" find clnis cnilt'tW trtr ;be aceommtv'-Vu-.n bf isssnefts. iool Sample Uorn tor Cir .!ri'ri-.i:il Travelers, tcneral Sfnsc ti.TIre for ' "i-vn'.!i-. Independ ence nnd j-lnnon. 'ree Conch to aml i rin the boose. vnn4! TITUS 13IitOS., T o"vro3L&arjsi, Albany, : Oregon. RKrtULATIJtO TIrtE'PIECKS ft BEPAIr lnij Jewsiry a speciaJty. Jnll. vllnl7 AsrcnU for "Jw II im" oettins; X rhinrK. ALBANY Sritepiiite gajetitiite, Alljany, Oregon. Xlie lecond Term will open on November I3t I8T9. CO FAR ' AS tt W .riKMIi.vllLB THREE courses of ilHttractitril will Im hcirsmi: In this Institute, viz: Ciossicult euienlitia and Nonnut A MlCorpi of lnstrictors lias lieea For pmrtleiflars cohcurnhiK ebtirses of V to v study, and lite plt--e of tnition. 0aroia r tourer Aaaorlalloa . Recording Secretary's Office. Salem, April 17, 1380. J SlR. Editor. The eighth Annual Ke tinlon of the OreRon 1'loneer Association, will be held this year nt the city of Port land. Jime 15, lS8(j; It being the thlrtr fottfth .tnniverSfiry of the signing of tffe treaty settling the boUnilary between the two' great ffowerS; the" Uiiifett States and Great Britain. .And, as t!iat stfct relieved the American settlers of Oiegou of the un ecrtalnttes Hint had tat so long ti time betn S source of great rineaslness in regard to ibeir statrs, liether they would be com pelled to lire tinder an English flag, or have the pleasure of residing where tlie stars nnd stHheS that they loved so well shculd be the eiiibletn tsf their native re publican government. But the signing of the treaty on Juno is. 1S48. feV the minlsteis of tlie twtf Irlgfi'' cohfftjetht powers ftliliig ttirevef, that Oregon shotiUllma )oition of the tJnilefl Statts, was lulled with joy by the eitiisens of Oregon, who luid staked their all ai'Jd bnivetl every danger in traversing tlKf plains and crowing the nigged inotinlHiiis. or sailed Jhroiigli dit-int oceans, to Intro lnce civilization and make Itnuies on the sliores of the great Paeifle and lay the Inundation of the sun-down State of the Union. A tew years ago it tiecanie mainfest to a number ot l'ioi;eers. that it would be of givat bi-netit lo the rsopie of Oregon and especially to fhe hUtorian. to orgiinize an :i-siM-:itioii w itli one of its oliii-cl a set f Mill In ili-ir Coiititiilion. 'tocitHeet fr:nn living vvittivs-e-H such facts relating to Hie Pioneers and history ot tlie Territory of Oregon, as the AoX'tntlon iniy deem Worthy of jre-i v.i'iop. and to promote social iHtcroourse among it members." This iatiilable oIij,-i;t is bing earritl Oiit in -spirit as well a- to the letter, and even now, at this early d:iy ot the Association exUt'iivt a Rivat "rt mount of valuable history hits licen collated and placvil in permanent form in the animal publications of the Association ; thus rescuing from oblivion that which is daily growing mom dilftVnlt log'Miicr. as tlie htirdy, bo!d and eiiterpriMiig men whu took flu nbtive part in affaire w!!i.n "Oregon tvs h w. '' are -rapidly passing away, and htanV t.irl;y i'. their toitdis recollections of iiicidrnr.s "timf may seem trivial within Ihcnisclvss. but make iinportaitt lactois towarris a com plete history. The Association has always been Feady and U noy aujciolis tn receive contri butions from all aim nlfly tlcsire to give sketches of Mlvetitllres, biographies .fir all tlt-cened 1 'inne r, tit" atito-lflograplllei of the livii.g borh insle and lemale. The loiindcrs d t-.o Association having a just apprcfinti'iii of the benignly lntln. ence of. woman tir tlie good of man. thus jneatj' .issiting lii re-noving the .ttperi tie of frontier life. Iliey Were coriltal'y In vited to bevonic tncuil.ivrs of tlte Aocia t in. , . : . " . TIhi Re-IJniotts liavn fHeji a sourf f great profit to ail who have atrived in Oregon of lare years, as well ns of pleasure to those w ho are eligible to liccome nietn !er. To the lorim-i class, it affords an op()ortHnity to see many of the olil men and wctiicn who have become mort. or h ss notetl as pionetrs. and listen to their account of incidents, both grave and gay of days long gone by. as they are related a'mfttit! tlie camp-fire. To listen to tlie addresses replete with valuable historical fact which ciiutiot bo obtained in any other way To see tlie men who rocked tlietrradie of Oregon in i its infancy of Provisional Government, guided in sturdy yotrtli as a. Territory, and looked with parental pride.vheu it was fully developed and admitted as a State ot the union. To members, it irt lng iheui face to face with tlr5 whom tliev most nrobiblv have' not met for yeais. and afford an opportunity to talk over old limes; to refresh tlie memory of tho departed, and ascertain the we'tare of the living; it affords an opportunity i social gathering which is bcnrftciVU to all. !uc!i l)eiiig the cii!. It is sincerely Iioxm1 that all pioneers ami their frie.ids will make an rxfea eflbrt to attend on Oregon's Day, the 15th ol Jhe next. That day was chosen for several reasons but the gratest is for that mentioned -bovc the final settlement ot the Oregon quest inn ; another, it is tlie most pleasant lime of year, wla-n there is really move let.mre than any other lime. It "being betivcen seed-fime and harvest. And certainly we can atliinl one tlay from tlio toll of life from the farm the workshop, from count ing houe and fn-toty. We. as a people, tk) it Iiave a sttltirient nMmbt'r of holidays but tim mm b toil. Arrangements have lieen made with the different transportation companies, that all who attend, lo pay full fare in going, but return free, on flic; certificate ot the Secertary. J. HUN'UY BROWX. Ilecurding Secretary. The Portland Standard tells of a young man who called to see his girl, and after the customary Interchanges of fashionable gossip conceftiing tho weather she asked iiiin It he liad lieat of the new parlor game called '"LeaiYear."' lie had not but. ex pressed a willingness to learn if. (Well. said the cold-blooded murderer of his future happiness, "it's awful simple. I just put ymi on my knee, so; and then I squeeze you. like this ; ami tlien I say. "I.Mrfii g. will you l" mine ?" He was fairly cauglit. Rod surrendered without a struggle. Xo Citrtls. m Breatlies there a man with soul sd dead . Who never to his wife ha said When she has laid her little la-ad Upon Ida wesket fir a bed I " W'y. there's ycr sky-blue botrtbaiSihei ' I'm sure It's nicer'n any seen' A-sweeplng muddy crossings clean j W'y won't it do to turn the mean, ungenerous "old briile.' . ; c- The Gold -Hill Xfifs is resprtn'ir.ie for this story.' A stranger in Bndie last veek 5n eating a plate of hash at a restaurant, being verv linngry, ngllarde.lly neglect ed to chew it proprrly and shallowed ft large coat button. Tliey doctored him fof pneumonia fhree drtjrS b":lore lie was able to explain. Then they tert him a. big buttoii-hole tied to a string and fished it out In no time. He, now jwii all hi hash through ft cane bottomed chair very carefully before eating. The Troy (3V Y.) Whit alleaws" tlwt Hendricks is ready to" atlapt himself to any issue that infly fee brcngbr foftfard. He . .... . ... M 1kiw.lri9rff lt,di IS Willing I" run m . date on a stifrarnoney tjlattWtff. or rtes rerun. As a n agl'e straddlet lieiWfieKS Is tor ahead ef Datkl UavK- I'olltlenl li The Cltic'nnrill Commercial says that f.r a frail nnd feeble . invalid, Mr, seems to be doing, a good deal of work. Tile leading Repub'lcan newspaper of fh'dlnna. the Journal ot Indianapolis, is hrefi'l In bht with nice lift! paragraphs aboiit tVashbhrne. . The Cincinnati Enquirer says : Kven In Indiana tliere is less exhibition of the demiitid tor Hendricks since Jewctt baa bee'tl brought lutd tile field. . Tiie Ciqciimatl ComnTfcffll thinks tlwt Senator Edmtlttd Is a good man, but he Is rJet theo-.sly rifnri tvlfbcHii Sa Ne llie country from sudden and total deatrlivtlou. . Sherman Is sanguine tff sl&cass;, which Is 'more thtn can be' said of ntost Hf his organ: H!s U fpr'-'Hl tS fiavfS nfi doiiKs ahottt tits iiKtffinfltioii rft Clftcagfi, and to i' greatly eiicbttraged by bis visit to Ohio. - . Tfic JEtoblle Register sadly remark: it U prbtef to say mow, abU , we-jay to wfth regret, ttfsf; wHM Alabrttiia Jn, bt lot wluxvef Is noflmiftfcQ by 0Mt3iietnntl Coiivtiilloii; i wilt Ije exee'eiffniJly difficult to' cari-y the State for Mr. Tildeu." i n Tiie Cp'nnect kKt enitblicans in Crn- . . ....... ............ ...... ... v ... liistrUt'ttous to delegates, but pledged a vigorods snpnori lo the Chicago nominee. The delegation favors ItUitue, with Kd mtlmi' .IS second citoice. The tienver Trfftune mourns over the Shefuiiiii "boom. !' ami intimate that Its untimely decadence wtfs due to tPc persis tent lying ot Its oppotit'tft?.- The Lansing (MicH.) Republican thinks that the Republicans are wild in entertain ing a hope tliitt the electoral f'ote ol any Southern Suite may be depended iipan by ihcj'.i. l ite propheev is titfcretl by a corres- poiulent . lire . w York Stm, that lieu linrier of ia-acliusctt, and Mr. A. II. Stephens of'Oeorgia, will be the candidates otitic tirveuback-laixir fjonvenitoii that meet on the Oth of June, in Chicago. Iowa Democrats met In State Conven tion, and drug up tiie fraud business first tiling. The Chairman declared that I lie electoral frauds must be tlie chief campaign tsne. and that "a man must be nominat ed at Cincinnati who can defeat Oraot. as anyliody of ense can see that Grant will be nominated,' It Is evident that some droppings Irom the bar'l' have readied thb Hawkeycs. Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, says the Chicjigti Trib'me, has written to a memlier tf I be .Massachusetts Ieislatnre a letter on the Presidential question, in which lie advise strongly against - .instruct ions to delegates to tlie Chicajgrt CisnVeiitloii, but urges that Intm I selettthl Wild can tm de pendisl upon to act tor the best : interests of the Repiitdcnu party when tlie time tor nciiou comes, lie dc not believe Gnlnf. Hie strongest catHlidafe tliat could be iiHtliliiiitetli fenrlux that in the event ot his iirtitiliirttioti flirts oiifd le large de fections among thi Germans, mid Repub!! cams opposed toa third term. : The Mobile (la ) Register thinks the Mayor of Galveston who proiosed tlie following tonst at a baixnici eiven toOen. Gnuit In that city; ought trt toe nmrlC PVist- m;sster Ueneral nt Hie very least. 1 lw 'tonst was "Generar Grant wr bonon-d auest. Greater at inies have niardied under bis command than Xaioleon"si His glor ies are greater than tile crown." The Atigiita (Me.) Jnnruat r!as a san (riiine estimate, but which it. claims is from a Verv careful ami act-unite calculator of national political a flairs at Washington, which predicts that orl the first ballot in tlie National TtepUbiiean ConventiHu Blaine Will liavf 3.9 vote. Grant 201, Sherman 1 43 and Kdmunds S3. This woutd he lor Blaine within id VrJteS of a lominaiinn. The Sr. T.n!ll Glim-DiMtcmt thinks the Cxotln investigation lias nciiU; the lieni fH'rals very -ick. It aiMs i ' lite Soiiliicrn people kiw the real cames of the move inert ft Ihe c-ilorial people Northward, and it they wili to stop ille diove'iieiit ihcy;mut remove the c.1 It 's. t. ingress can add nothing to their inlormttion. nor is it tlie business of Congress-ttf stlggest a reaiedy." The man who first invented sleep Was blessed by Sancho lanza. Who seemed to "tMok :he fellow had Just struck a big bonanza. But there are times tlie thing wont work And then we bless the master Spirit of Renins, which brought forth The soothing inuftard plaster. The ex-Krnpres Kngen'e's . grief for the tragical : neath of Imt son is to have a nemiliar expression. She will sail in FewuarV In fhe same steamer which took Prince Louis to ZtvJulsnd. ; occupy his Cabin., us his horses - and canlages on landings Unlge in bis apartmuets at Natal, follow bis route to the bni-b wliere he was( killed and kneel on tlie 'Identical spot where tlie boy lell pierced with assegai wounds. Tliem lwwill plant a memorial cros Which, at great expense, she has liad ttiannfachred, and then let race her weary way to l5hlarid. 1 ; - William Bighitm, says the TnUtnd Em pire, at one time a resident of Butte creek in thts countyv but now refilling In Stevens comity. W. 'I';, recently so'd a band of cat tie owned by himself and Dan Dnnnheiler for $V).Ot)0 These gentlemen still retain their floe band of 700 hor-es with tlie tlioronBiibretl stallion Oregon, rwn brother to Bill Bigbam. at the head. 'They have managed matters shrewdly RBd. if ihey have no bad luck In the next two years, will la able to reckon tliemselves among Ihu foremost in means, as tliey are now foremost In cutcrpilse. of that great ami growing territory. The Infmtd Empire says ! Tlie ltl yard of the Oregon Railway and Jf avigntlon Co. Is being metamorpbrtsed so that no one would know It. All the buildings are be In raised neafiV tour feet and the lot fill ed Hp In proportion.' The new car slwlp Is nearly completed and Car building will be gii! ttt once. ' ' ".:: the fitat&iMan tells how Mrs. Garrison's hrtho came near burning,- A kerosene lamp was left burning without .1 Cbhtthey. wiile she was in another parlo the house visiting Tlie I.-iirip tlirst and . scatters! bnrning fttiid; she heard the noise of glass breaking and Was ahle to put out tlie fir's Without much damage. Come, sweet lote, when tkS gbit-voiced " wren ' - : i -,'; f -; Is piping its silvery notes. Tell mother to set the briixi'e Aeni And pn to be siiro he vofen. .' My darling Is happy now, 1 wrerh t And will always see that tffy grate's kept greeny - - A good charactef can not ba etoien by day of nUhf. Ii any man 1ms, i character tlwt can bo stoleii, the tbiet will get cheated. A Moaarrk of te Sea. Tlie City of Rome,4he new steamer ol the Inman line, now being built at Baf-row-ln Furness, Lancashire,-England, will be a marvel ot marine architecture. If thtj contractors specifications and the proin Ises of tbe managers of the steatmlfip trdrh pnny are compiled with tbe City ol Rome will be the largest aim finest tncnji&rit vessel in tlie world. ; Site will be 3.000 tons larger than the Arizona or the City of Ber lin, her sister ship, and 800 tons larger than the new Cunarder, oovr being con structed on tlie Clyde. She is to cost a forritne-over f 1,000,000,;. tt is said and will fee as hear perfection lu tlie way of safety, speed and -comfort a it Is possible for steamer corripanies and ship builders to rltfnlli. Site tit bS Completed in tlie spring t.f lssi, and I to.be placed ou tlie regtUot line between Jfcw York ami LivCrpe. The dimensions of the fjity of RdmL will be : Length of keel SW feet '; length vef all. 590 feet ; breadth of beam, 53 feet ; detph of hold; M feet 9 inches ; depth from top of deck houses to keel, 42 feet. Her measurement will be 8,300 toos. Tbe ltHll will be of the best iron and will be built In the best manner, with 11 horizontal bulk- LeMs-and 2 IWnglt.'idhiai biilkliead through engine and boiler rooms. Tlie engines to this marvelous addition to the Inman fleet will be 7,500 horse power, with 6 cylinders 3 of which will be high pressure and 3 low .... uTiJ . , ... . pressure. There .wni.De. cigni Doners, heated by 4S furnaces and tt is promised that the new vessel will attain the great speed of 13 j-i knots an hour. There will be three smoke funnels. She will be fonr-mnstcr and carry an enormous pfead ot canvas Hi tin auxiliary to the engines, Tho saloon and stritfcrooms will be placed amidships and will contain every facility for comfort and luxury. All the'In'test iui provemeuts are to be added, ami the cabin will be splendidly furnished and Upholster ed. There will be 253 revolving chairs at the saloon tables, and the staterooms will easily accommodate 30(3 first-class passen gers. A drawing room, which can be oc copied by 100 ladies at once, will be placed on deck iniinedi&tery over tlie saloon. The smoking room will be above tlie drawing room, and will accomodate 100 smokers at once. Tlie saloon will contain six bath rooms. There will be room on board for a vrry large number of steerage passengers and space for an enormous quantity of freijrht in the hold. fcbarblcf bjr ttilitleuialaea. On Tiicsday last a German butcher by the name of Hans WIg".r fased through our town en route for Uttte JiOck. wbetss. he stated, he had mitny' Irknids. After traveling as tar as the first crossing of Da Vis Creek he became fatigued, and as there Was no hod-e in sight, concluded to rest himself UpHn SHtnc Hat rocksi which form ed quite an inviting' resting place by the roadside. Exhausted In blind as well as Llxwiy, he soon fell asleep and all was a blank to hlin until lie aroused with a stait and the reajiiation that He was In the clutches- of srlfiiS Hue HF something ; look ing down, such a sLht met Ids eyes as would have made the stoutest heart! bound with agitation. Clasping both right and left legs were IB rattlesnakes of the dia mond sjJbcies. colled from the feet tip and looking him greedily in the face from both sides. It was a moment to try the nerve of the bravest herb' ferlown to history, ami we need liartlly say tliSt .Mr. W. trembled fttihi head to foot,' but knowing tliat ids salvatirin was Inaction rather than action. he drriijled back as If slior, and lay as one dead; htHv long he remained In this pre dicament is hard to tell, as Under such cir cumstances minutes lengthen Into hours and hours into days, but some time after dark both snakes, becoming wearied, no doubt, slowly uncoiled themselves, and, after trawling tinder his neck and round his head several times, moved quietly away. It Is needless to say that cur Teu tonic friend made tracks for the nearest bouse and fell fainting while trying to climb the fence to enter. After some little trouble he was revived, but it was found that during h:s lying still, blood had oored from his eyes and mouth ; his hair, which, lie said, before was raven black, liad al most an Iron-gray cast. Ilttrrison Art.) Times. - A j Combat with linfo. A remarkable and perhaps Unprecedent ed combat took place at Bostlck's Mills. niar Pee Dec N. C. It seems General Bostk-k and One of-his employes) Ander son Waylest went iuto a corn bouse which had been stored With corn tor nearly twelve months, and which has been Closed for ttiat length ot time. After getting tn they found tliat the place was literally alive with rats, Who, so far" from short ing terror, began to attack fiercely the two men. who in vain attempted to beat thetrf bft".. They came Upon them in droves,:' biting them about tile hands and face and legs, several actually getting under WaT'lea shirt. In tlie struggle Wayles unfortunately turned over a heavy bale of fodder,. 'which blocked jp the door and prevented 11161? retreat. Both ihen Crlel fof help and wet a rescued fi'om their perilous situation. The whole of General BttstlcVa left ear was. eaten off and Ids face was horribly gouged Wayles resented ft sickening sight, Ilia nose and lips hciiiM literally fcateu so that hU best friends t'Uiild not recognize hiirij while his left eye was torn ffota its soclcet. Augusta CoMtitttttmuitstt ' ' On td A pril nth the sheriff at ffomriaa county had Collected m0.53&S3 lo taxes. An exchange writes ot a man "emwd- 1 lig the ltd off- lib liter by cramming. RelsaorlnlitanM. The best thing out it bad cigar; . Tlie best cosmeth? seap awl water .v , 1eadville Is fiierrtia with bauVefs- FaFo. An auctioneer is a man of morbid tastes. There are mrthngenesi, but no wotrieiv age'ries., A bad Etylo aVlChmefic'-tivUic'n among families. , - The first-prl2e trick-cat lii ttie Bost'on feline Congress was named "Uncle Sam my." .. . - ' A dead - whale drew , bi audiences lo New York, but the, lVall-street sharks can discount him. , . ;: - Sensible roarrled men always depend on their better lmlves, wlien they .want to clwnge their quarters. ,. . -., t It soraetiuuja. occurs . in tlie Thespian hcnvebS that a neljitlous aggregation ot cTiuceits ki mistaken t&fjfaj trt? "iife editor of the Crei Sforte Rkatrd ; Xvfsti es to purchase 40$boo jacks, fia ts must be very numerous in fels back yard. . ' - New English racing rule : In all cases tlie horse that comes in first shall be de clared the winner, provided lie is not a bloody Ilamcricai I. . . : ' . Tbe latest sweet thing In tbe song line Is entitled. 'Kiss me Quickly, Birdie Dar ling." It is described as serlo .comic the scrio part probably beginning upon' tbe arrival of the old niatt. A cumiing correspondent trit'rf to ptH tlie New York Sun in a hole by inquiring: "Can a man in tills country marry tils widow's sister ?' Tho reply was : There Is no law against it." The New Orleatig Pttafttne is authority for the statement that 'witch Emma Abbott kisses iier R6nieo" the sound is so start ling that the stnifc-carpenters think tbe balcony is breaking down. ,. A young larly sent a poem entitled "I Can ?Tot SlakS Illm Smile" to a British newsprfper." Tlie editor ventures to cX' press lie opinion that she would hare su ceeclcu liatl s!ie shown him tlie poem, A candidate for tiie nomination for Gov ernor of Missouri is down tvttli the measles caught in kissing tfe $fi baby ot a dele gate fd the convention. The opposition papers aft; poking fun at It In rhyme. In tbe United States about 400 news, papers style themselves "Journals, 275 "Democrats," about fit carfi "iifiralds" "Gazetc's" and Republicans," 190 "Times," 150 ''News," and 130 Press es." A fashion jonrn il says that "some of the new satin brocaded stuffs are brightened with gold threads, and tliese goods take tbe name of cloth ot cold." - The - heads of the nieii no ay for themj;iswt)rrghf. encd with silver threads. "As for me." cried M. Cbesnelong in the cliamber of depntles during the debate on Article Seventh, "I lay my hand on my conscience as a ctirlstlnn, a Frenchman, a fattier of A family, and I push away that law, every bit of it." It is feared tliat Colonel Prcjevalsky. tbe Russian explorer in Central Asia, Is lost, and the ditly consolation In tlie case is that Count Beia Szsciienyi, who is iil search, of him, is also in a fair way to disappear. The removal of rtti3!iih names from tlie English language can never bo' regretted. There is ndthtng new under the sun which is not art Old tliirig in China. Ni hilism In all Its doctrines and practices was Invented by Wang-ngan-Teche, a Chi nese chief, born in l027, who red need it to a socialistic system, and in 1060 Wng-ngan-Tche was the most powerful man in tlie empire next to the emperor. The Harvard Athletic Association , has establislied an r amateur prize ring. A couple ot young men belonging to that ancient St-rit Uf learning nummeled each other a fe'iv days ago so that tlieir respec tive maternal ancetors could not have re cognized theirt. And yet there are old fogies in tills coiintfy wtio say - that the cause of education is not advaoclng. In tlie national hymn which tile Mar quis of Lome has JUst Written tor Canada lie ma des "Dominion" rhyme wllh "Uni on" ;his very first rhyme, which lie -repeats several times), terrors" with "mir rors, ture " "upon Iier" with 'houor," nor ' with "hurt her." "hours" with "ours." "sorest" with "forest" and "glo ry' With "o'er ye." No one outride" o" a royal family could do this and escape a clubbing. " '. Sweets to the sweep : - "And whin wn'j yer be gettin' up. sor t Sure, I wat t to come up and swapc." , Undergrad : "Oh go 'way sfoody. When you come up and sweep, I'll get up and dust." This Is tlie latest for wcddlnjg invitations : 'Come around and see ns capture a mother-in-law, at eight O'clock, sharp." - Tlie grocer offered him a frozen ham but ho said he'd rather not take the cold shoulder from any one. A witty lady bfclnsf ttsked her opinion of moustaches, replied, "I have always set my face against them." : . It is thfe same with tlie rffeft as with. You can't tell whether thev are MM - bad till they're broke. ' 19 T". rirst Ira fe Female I'd hat t i your shoes I" Second tiitio--" Yon tfiruihlt.l. get In them !" 'No ma'am.'4-: said the crrocer tn nn .n plicant for cretlit. J . .... TTX I woiikin'i: j.. i.i'i . " . own fcelinjrs." . irusi my Greet all ihe bwtbreru,f says St Paul: wlth a holy Idsa." , "Now; VthrS tne Chicago Mo vwill td mahr naV tors misinterpret tbe word heAti, o i A man In Texas sliot five filen. and no attention was paM to It, but &dSJ hi W??" V bour the Otfefton is iniiltv ntik. ' . . .'" IT tfira ihfs wife Polirnn give, An Illinois glrlV toast,: Tha t-riiini. our arms tirclr reward ; fall If,, mer) ; fin In 1?9; i.000 wtlesE. tt.liil . . ..-.. . In 1879, 24.ioH3,Otf(i osul cards war , isedintheU.S. . , . vT ' -ZJ. riilladeiphia scbool-teacbers salaries tt be Reduced 8 per cent. ; -, , . . Norfolk Va and RiclnncJnd, tty to b. connected by Hf.U. . , Jefre.-son Davis exp'erts to' fn:jse' tJfySa bales of cotton oil his MUsLssl ppl piaatssn . Ancitlii K. 11. ext The tfmttm OdiiisKtaiat-, means has been discovered lii Englaiil. ' , A full-blooded Senaca Indian is a CreT " man on the Erie Railroad, and a giiosf 1 one too. ) t ,." -i.a Nearly 5.000 women and girl ars , ployed about the coal mines ot Great BrUv , aln. ' ; -'; :- "- - Gross earnings nt tbe Iron Moant&la R. for 1379. $5,292,611: increase ffver- 1,878, f778.290. Goss, Sawyer A Packard ot Cotu!t,'t.'"';j have since 1868 baiit '13 . veeseU' L..J KHins, BW,w.l incnes. , -..-., .... j . California averages higher rates lor far . labor thart iny Atate in the; Union. tUl, . $4T month without board, and t3-37 ar J day for transtetit belaid tmi-taat tisnst.- t Theclieapest railroad to operate In tfo&- -country is the Sandy River road, in Ms'ne," of two feet gauge. Tbe road, which t ' eighteen miles long, employs seventeen " men, and the total cost of running the.-- trains In this, the worst season of the yca, , Is stated to be not more tban $20 per day. The Maine Beet Sugar Company' tm'-ii completed the working Hp of the..be6t ,j$-r n last years Crop. Tlie expenses for baeiai " lalior, Ac., were $107,000. The produce , of raw sugar was sold to a Boston reftawry - for $110,000. - ,w, , A printer at a horse race says s talis) dash Is too lo;ig for a newspaper columu. - ; Sensible men witii grey heads are Me good words they never dye. . ; . i. ? vev A mad dog is a pronounced instance ot , ; cur-rage. ?. -l '"' The tMitcbers are the 'oaesr priacipalrr concerned in the adoption pf tb looat- trick system. Its a matter of Joint Inter-, , est to tbenT.' -' It is . very, well that tho ; yootSw: of our country should get high, bat -. they should do so just as tbe oaks da, hf, drinking water.1 Ynnnir nrplt 'fiehnofffae ehonfrt ffleA i r. . Vto haveT.my. nViistocre fived,' . , oil" barber. 'Certainly ; did fbS bribjfj it . wIl., . . , you ?" i. '' ;' '''.. . Andrew's iiainar says it I naturai o , concliMle that Father Time is married, swe because he Is called father, but becaus tu is so often tikert bv the forelock. A little giri 8fj-- miptMtm fce&fo ' , the minister. Tiie subject was 4eow.V She wove in tills compiirnmtaryjBentenae ft., "The cow tbe most nsctul animal fa ttS ' -worhl except religion." . - ' - ' 1 When yon hear a man, In tho taid&l entlou has beerf contractI.fcw; t i xiie largest sugar .mm in , lAUr Howard MorrJisritptl tlantarion, Clmrles parish. Tiie rblleHitio ft tt f an argument ; XS'l 1 4sjSin v, lreto4 to. k.&4dgm ? C M$ mt" -. yoacsrr juat bet that tit (U, -ealu'' himself jitfe of the rrtattcr xtadbf ' discussion, and ca'culates W aW?? tH there is to knot abont it; "Janaes" YoorV received. It la , ' called a drop curtain, becaaee when ft goes down the boys go oat lot droft ' ' ot something, a cnetom baude4 &vmtl" ' ' troro the days of Shakespeare. " ' Several bills are. before ' Oonre&s aiming to provide Alaslta. with aoea : kind ot a govcrnrHeut, s.The ..BOfjeMty . of passing subh ifjeiUdtB aaaoon '-, .' powiiblo is argent. The early develops 1 " 3 mentof the resouroea of th Territory', ' is a matter ot , greatet importaBca t the Pacific coast and would benefit tt-4 tlie whole ooantry. i , - .fj - It is said that HUlne touched 50 sM the last of Jannary. Grant wis 5T ' la t April. , Sherman waa CO Jac MMji. Washburn was G3 in September. Conkling was 60 in October. 'Thtfr. -.-1,J Vil Uti.tS .Uti.i:i tT-.1 isa reavueu ma uuw uuuiust lu Amc irembef. Ilfehdricitl was 60 in Seotem. t T ber. Garfield Ufa his 49th yer , Bay ard was ii in October. TUden waat -66 and Hancock 55 in February. Sey- ' mour will bfe70fin if ay Washlngtoa was in his 57th year when he was first, , ' " elected, nd had jnrt entered, h' 66iV ' year hen h6 left John Adarel " was 61 wh ha' waa, elected, JafTemtd -i i was 57, Madison in his 59th year; McSt -roe iu his 59th and Joliti QatneyfAds ' ' ' ams in his 68lh. JacfanVn was 61 whert " chosen first time, ifod tiHiotk t3 ' ' when re-elected, whfle fc'e tad tfttachiii his 70th when bo hid gnUtedVo;oa. J , v an liureii ,wai bi ad Harrison , 11 . when they werer elected. t fathilo: Tylcl -when he took office had just passed tJa lir--51st birthday. Polk was elected oa a.I. ft t most precisely his 49th birthday. Ta- lor waa not cmtte- 6$ when oTecUj, asi FlllnioHf was in bia tjlt year wbi, & sncceeded hirn. Rerts hid fiisi ytf completed! Lis 48tb eaf whth bar "''" elected, and he was the junior df , e,:f who have taken th6 presidentiil dba.", except Geucral Grant: f Mr; Eat. " an was elected fn bid ctt Zt. Tja,- " .hr in bis 5dt and t-Ctb, whif 'Jcl.' ton' sncceeded (a b 57lhw . ' I .urt-i : ; i--- . i. ' T"' ' '" 6 .-- Iroprofementi oool'tcua' to i li W 'partisan tac'tif fa tH latest is to circ'nrfjvent poKtiosl $jigf$ptt cn T-cfN' C -rt '-w.l Conthliofj' tttncthtis 4c drif!ngoobjeei:.:ii:3-- ... .AJti''" faction. 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