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t2; Ooo Month, SO cts.; Single Copies, 12 cts.
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1 PHI
; C irrespondeuts writing over assumed signatures
br anonymously, must make known their proper
n imos to the Editors, or no attention will be given
o thoir communications.
All letters and Communications, whether on
usiness or for publication, should b addressed to
JMlHjror Brown.
BUSINESS CARDS.
- 6. W. BIGGERS, M 0.,
.BOTAHIO PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
GRADUATE OF THE PHYSIO-MEDICAL OR CURTIS
COLLEGE. OF CINCINNATI. OHIO.
tmploys in practico neither mercury, arsenic,
morphine, nor any other poisons, but rv-liis on such
agents as act in perfect harmony with the laws of
life and are entirely harmless.
Ojirtca Parrisha Block, upstairs. Residence
on VI ater street, below Fierce s terry.
ap29n37v5m6.
M. J. CROCKETT,
(Graduate oftheE. 51. Institute, Cincinnati,)
PIIYSICI.4X .1XD si'RCEOX.
Office In Foster's Crick. Albany, Oregon.
T5n3i'.tf.
D. B. RICE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN ASDSl'BGEOX,
ALBANY, OUEGOX.
Sr035ce : On South tide of Main street.
Residence : On Second strctt, opposite Pcsree's
I'errr. aprliv5u3jtf. .
C. B. BEtllSClB. TOEODOBB BthllESTTB.
BELLINGER & BURMESTER,
ATTORN KYS AT LAW
ALBANY, OEEGOj.
March 11, lS70-n:i0r.'tf.
X. II.CK.IXOK,
ATT0R5EI AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Ofs-ice In X.jrcross Brick CuUding.up-stairs,
A Ibaity. Oregon. au4
S. A. JOHNS.
A T T O K X E Y AT L. A V,
ALll.lXY. OKEUOX.
D
ILIGUNT attention will bogiveo to all busi
ucii ia UU lice. jau23e lu23tf.
JOIIX J. WIIITXEY,
ITT32XET AND COUNSELLOR AT
and TJotary Pnblic-
pccial attentions s'.v.n to e jliettiucs.
0:-ric I.i t'je foart II iU--e.
Albany. O.-.'ym. '-n
LAW
33tf.
J. HANNON,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
ALBANY, OEKUOX.
OS Ji up stair
over I5r-oncr"s st jrc, opposite
the "..stOSea.
rjnlvt
J. C. PUYKLL. .
ravrLL Jfc I'LIX,
-iTTO flXEYS AXD COL'SSELLOUH AT
LA W AX U. SOLICITOUS IS VII AS V Eli Y.
(Im Fiinn, Notary Public-)
LBAXY, Oregon. Collections and convey
'-J- anejs promptly attended to. oc20n!01y
A. WIIEELEIX,
NOTARY PUIiLIC,
Drawnsvillc, Oregon.
LEGAL IXSTUCMEXTS OF ALL KIXDs
made and attested. Collections and Con
veyancing attendedto. no26viul5yl.
IlILTAUIDEL A CO.,
DEALKU3 IX GROCERIES AXD PROVI
siona Wool and Willow Ware, Confection
ery, Tohucco, Cigars, Pipes, Notions, etc. Store
on 31 .line street, adjoiniu the Express office, Al
fa iny, Oregon. e2Sv3n7tf
THE EYES! THE EARS I
DR. T. L. GOLDEN,
OCULIST AND AURIST,
ALB AX V, OUEUOX.
Dr. Golden (a son Gf the not-l Old Ophthalmic
Doctor, S. C. Uolden). has had experience in treat-,
la the various dUeaaes to which the eye and ear
are subject, and feels confident of giving eutira
satisfaction to those who may pUce themselves
under his care. aprl0v lu34tf
OFFICE OF COCSTI SCHOOL SUPEEISTES'T.
kiim, on the Santiatq, pust office address,
reuMton. J. W. MACK,
vialilf Co. School Superintendent.
r, . BgPPlELD. w-
F. M. REDFIELD & CO.,
C0XSTAXTLY OX HAND AXD RECEIV
IXG a large stock of Groceries and Provi
ions, Wood and Willow Ware, Tobaceo, Cigars,
Confectionery, Yankee Xotions, etc., etc.
Wholesale and Retail.
' -Oppoeite E. C. Hill A Son's Drug Store, Al
bany. Oregon. oc9v5n8yt
C W. GBAY, D. . S.,
GRADUATE OF CINCINNATI DENTAL COLLEGE.
lrULD IXVITK ALL PERS0XS DESIR
TT iaj Artificial teeth and first-class Dental
Operations, to give him a call..
Specimens of Vulcanite Base with gold ftJate
iiuiqs, aod other new styles of work, may bo
3en at his office, up stairs in Parrish A Co.'t
rick, Albany, Oregon.
Residence, corner of Second and Raker streets.
aprll'63v3a3itf T
. ALBANY BATH HOUSE!
milE"trxDER3riXED WOULD EESPECT-
- : 1 fully idform the citizens of Albany and vi-
- ciuity that he has taken charge of this, Lstablisn
u.ent, and, by keeping clean rooms and paying
strict attention to business, expects to suit all those
' who niiv favor him w.th their patronage. Having
" heretofore carried on nothing but' .
First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,
' ha, expects to give entire satisfaction to all
TChildien and Ladies' Hair neatly cut and
Bhampooed. JOSEPH WEBBER.
aprv3n:tf
, -NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Tl ID3 WILL BE RECEIVED at tbb OFFICE
II of the Willamette V. and Cascade Mountain
Wagon Road Company, at Albany, Oregon, to
May 3rd, next, for building a new piece ot tioaa,
commencing at the first crossing of tbo South
Santiatn River, in Cascade Mountains, and tbenee
along south bank of same about 2J miles to the
' fourth crossing, at Vine Maple Bottom so as to
cut ott lour or tue fords. .
For speciQcatiopa, call at Company's offise, Al
iany, Oregew. JASOX WHEEEEK,
n33w2 President.
A D V E 11 T I S E M K NTS.
iu:.ti. m.stati:.
STITZEL &. UPTON,
HEAL ESTATE IlKOKERS,
A5D
GENERAL, AGENTS.
BRAXl'II OFFICE-Albany, Oregon
J. C. MENDENHALL, Affent.
General Land Agency for Oregon cstabliabrd
July. 1888.
An office where general information ootirurninj;
the rcsourecs ot Oregon can be ublaiutd rte 1
caro.
Loans regotiahlo on first mortgage, real estate
and colateral security.
Hare for sale a large amouyt of property loca
ted in the town of Albany. Also fanning lands
of every description in Linn and other couutiei of
the Stale.
To the citisens of Albany and vicinity, and to
the owners of real estnto, we take this nivthml of
calling your attention to our ptare of buincss.
Having determined to open a branch office in your
city, we can oflor you a medium for obtaining pur
chases one that is appreciated by buyers, as it
naves Ihctn miioli time ani labor iu securing what
they want. Our principal agency at Portland,
Oregon, is thoroughly established, and the oflice so
well furnished for giving information upon real
estate, that it afford tbo most complete facilities
for all parties having business iu our I nr.
r-ff-Yon incur nn expeme in placing your
property on sale with us unices a sale I made.
Office on First street, opposite pout t.fBi-e.
J. MENU EX HALL. Agent.
Albany, Oregon March 23, 1S70. vSnSL'yl.
UMATILLA HOUSE!
DALLES CITY OUECOX.
IIAULEY & SIXXOTT, Iropr.
T
HIS WELL KXOWX FIKST CLASS II0l'.K
having been recently repaired and rcuovaie-i
Ihrotihuuf . oners sticritr ueeemmtittations stil
gives better satisfaeti-n to the Trave.ing Public
than any tl-tel in Dalles l ily. It is the only
First-Class Hotel in the City, aud really the only
Hotel the Traveling Cmmuutty patron lie.
Suit3 of Rooms for Families, aud Superior
Accommodations for 300 Guests !
This Iiottl is located near the .ctrambat Landiug
and Railroad Dep. t.
THE HOTEL OMNIBUS
always be at the Railroad Depot aud
Steamboat Landing n the arrival of Pa.f-neiT.
.to convey thrm n t tiieir nairraee to anl rrm
the Hotel fr-e of charge. Tiff" Particular attention
paid to calling gne-ts in the morning for the boat
and ears; and cilr.i attention paid to e ii g fjin
ities tilt on the cars ana roat.
,r-fl-Thy have !w- lar-e FIUK-PR00F
SAFES in the ofnee, for the ne of their cuel.
.T-llotit .pn a!! ni-bt in rhar -e .f a rar.--
ful Watchman. In c mnectioa with the Hotel
thy hive a f ne
Billiard Saloon anil Bending Boom !
si-rch ii, isro-vitr.i'tr.
LITERARY MINDS AWAKE!
w- s. DRIGGS,
INTENT LPOX GRATIFYING THE SOl'LS
of those woo hunger aud thtrat after wit and
wisdom, has,
FOR TH AT EXPUF.XS PCIU'OJiE!
Opened a Xcw and well selected stock of
Standard and Miscellaneous
BOOKS!
ranging from Sebool Primers to Shakespeare.
Also, constantly on hand,
SHEET MUSIC "LATEST AG OX I ESS
STATIONERY! Albums, Diarict, )ritinj Fluid, Etc., Etc.
I've goods to suit all kinds of folks,
.In palaces or hovels ;
I've liible. Poems, Antic Jokes,
Clank Iiooks, Gold Pens and Novels.
COME! Call fur aoytbing in my line and It
accommodated.
J&r'oa will find me in Hill's Drug Store.
Albany, March ,IS70-ly. W. 8. DRIGGS.
We the Undersigned Committee, ap
pointed to decide upon the merits of the washing
done by Eane's Condensed Soap and CvUimon
Boiir, decide that the waning done by K AXE'S
'COXCraSED SOAP, U the best, doing the work
in a superior manner witn less tanor, no running
being done in using Kane's Soap ; but that borax
was used in the Automatic Boiler.
D. RUXXELS, XorthsYambilL
DANIEL STRANG, Salem.
R. C. CRAWFORD, "
Salem, June, 12tb, 1869. Committee.
Eane's Condensed Soap. Vaxcouvkr, W.
T.. Anznst 7. 18C9. Mr. Ka.ie Sir: lours of
the 6tb received, and in answer to your inquiries,
I can say that your Soap has given perfect satis
faction has performed all it was recommended to
perform. On giving it a trial, the washwoman
washed six dozen of piecci. without the aid of any
machine or rubbing. Your, respectfully.
augl2n52v4tf. J. L. RAXKIX.
I. F. RUSSKLI.,
Att'y at Law.
C. P. FKHHV,
Xotary Public.
RUSSELL & FERRY,
REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
;:- AND
COLLECTING AGENTS.
-Special attention given to the sale of Real
Ettute. Real Estate Litigation and tbo Collection
of Claims. Office, X. W. Corner First and Watb
ington Streets. . .
Portland, Oregon.
Fcb'23, 1870. 1 v5n28tf."
MARBLE WORKS I
A..VT- MOITKOE,
DEALER IK ' !
MONUMENTS, , OBELISKS, TOMBS.
Head and Foot Stones Executed iu Cali
fornia, Vermont arjd Italian
" Also, Mantles, Grates, Fire Bricks, Withstands,
B ureau .. and Counter, Tops furnished ot'de;.
State St. Bet. Commercial and Front, ;
SALEiVt, - . - 6rEeM.
ynS3tf. .
THE DAUGHTER OF MENDOZA.
" Oh, lend to tne, sweet nightingale,
Your music by the fountains f
And lend to me your cadences,
Oli! river of tlio mountum,
Tlint I may sing, my guy brunette
A diamond nrk. iu eorul set,
linn for a Prince's coronet,
Tlio daughter of Meuilon.
Ilow brilliant is the Morning Ptnr !
The Kvening Star, how tender!
Tim light of both Is iu hereyos!
Their softness and their splendor.
Hut for the lash that similes their light,
They were too dazlihg for the Vghl,
Anil whoMMhe shuts them all is night!
The Daughter of Momk'nn.
0! ever bright and beauteous one,
Dewilderifg und hi-uil ng,
The lute is iu thy silver tone.
The rainbow iu thy .lotting ;
And thine, too, o'er lull and dull,
The bounding of a young gazelle.
The urrow's fliirhl and oecnu swell,
Sweet lUuglitur of .MeiiJoxa.
What, though porclianco we inert no more,
What, though tot, suoti we sevir;
Thy form will flout like twvrnld light,
llt-forn my vision evert
For who rim see. and then forget.
The glories of my gay brunette t
Thou art too bright ji star to set,
Sweet Daughter of .Meiuh ia."
VOOING.
A liitlo bird nnco met am t!n r bird.
And whitted to her. "U'P.I yuu bo my tonic?"
WitU fluttering wiiiKsitiie-twitt. ied, Jfow abauid!
Oh, what a sil y patu
And off unto a distant tree she flew.
To bud concealment in its lrt ndly ooter;
Aud puK.t the buur in slyly pcipiug thr-uh
At hir rtjee'vd lour.
The jilted bird, with drooping heart and win.
Pouted fi'ito his unci uit -lay 111 plau,live .uiih ;
Te'iiiig in auiiv tba ear l "'j ring
Ti-c t'y of hi,i wronf.
l'.ot little thought he. while each o .ok and ilvll
Witb the wild inuoic of ii.s piaiut WatthnUii g.
That cc.n'.ful lir. u.l with i.h bi in lj .will
Il-lf -pity nig, an 1 liall wiilio"
Next month I w illi.-d the imt ..,uf tf r.- l way.
Win u luc tnj;rtln r on a laij 1 pivd theui ;
And in a ncht hait-t.i.i wit!. Uae ih re lay
Four Lulu bird boidc ll.tm.
Cy mai l, litis m -rl iu your ear I !r"p:-
Vbcn lovers' b".c witbiu their kvarts you
pri.,n,
Fly out of nx'-t and hearing S do not stop
To !. beb nd ai d li't.-n !
Tu W kTEI'.JI M-.!TlltV fur Ajril.
EARLY DAYS.
0 live me I aek n,y rnrly d.iv..
The Irrsb ipriii,'s end tie bright,
T'-at nia'le the e. urc of b yl.ood's wy
A j-.urncy of .
And iiie n. Ua k ll.e vi.lct blue,
Tb w.",i!,.nc and the r.e.
That oVr my -. tl-ly n i'r.ni. thrrw
The frar.it.-c -f rcp-.-e.
1 would jjivc ai! t;.at y; ar ha a brought
Of wi in . poorer .r
F- r oiiu (,( h or ! i!y iLooS.t.
TJ-i s -J. I M ! Id al.ovc.
0:k- sail up.. 11 tint Samm-r rti.
t h'e in'-rnioK t..rui arc all
I.i .hi Wi'.d 1I13I How tn.rv m.rrily
And dewy wfj t:ua fi.il.
I'tit, ah f that Soiuuii r ra no inoro
t'un l ar ne zny ly ?i.
My t'jik Iks ..n tu urv shore,
My Colter. Kg ails are gne.
'Ti uo il,at beauty may not bring
Fnsh picasurca to my brca.t ;
But I aui wtm witti waiiUcdiijf
To find a b Hoc of rkt-
(iREIXGY AMI HIS VISITOUS.
The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia 'J'ebyrnjih tells this story
illustrating Mr. Greeley's impertura
ble manner with bores :
Mr. Greeley, like other distinguish
ed men, is boreil with visitors of whom
it 13 not always easy to get rid. Among
them, one day, was a man an "o'jjj
subscriber, probablv. lor it is frener-
aJ" Jour old subscriber, liko an old
mend, who takes the hbertv of saying
disagreeable things who has some
grudgo against Horace on account of
f some thing that had been naid in the
Tribune. So without standing quite
within or entirely without the sanctum.
but reinainin.T perched upon the
threshold, he commenced a tirade of
some twenty minutes length, to which
Mr. Greeley,' writing spider's webs on
the foolscap before him, vouchsafed
no reply.
"You've been carrying on this gaino
a long time," said the subscriber at
length in desperation, "but I've found
you out."
"I'd rather you'd found me out than
found roe at home," answered the cal
ligraphic sage.
"I've been talking to you all this
while just to ttll you what I think of
you," pursued the angry visitor.
"You've been a devilish long time
doing it," replied Greeley. .
"And I've just come to say that you
are no gentleman," added the subscri
ber, sure now that he had hit the mark.
"Who the h 1 said I was?" re
marked Greeley, going ou with his
writing.
The subscriber bolted, and was nev
er seen in that office again, and Gree
ley finished tho article as quietly as
though nothing had happened.
Puzzling.- A lady occupying a room,
letter B, at a hotel in New York,
wrote on the slate as follows: "Wake
letter B at seven ; and if letter B says
'Let her be,' don't let her be, nor let
letter B be, because if you let letter B
be, letter B will, be unable to let her
house to Mr. B , who is to call at
half-past ten." The porter a much
better boot-black than orthgraphist
after studying tho above all night, did
not know whether to wake letter B or
to "let her be," -,
The Greensburg (Indiana) Press
says that a gay Greensburger, when he
goes to see his girl, a little . west of
town, "carries his fine boots under his
arm till he reaches the gate, when he
doffs his stogas and marches into her
presence as fresh and green as a new
blown pumpkin blossom."
K little boy of town couldn't re
member the text exactly, but thought
it was "something about a hawk be
tween two. pigeons." It wag "why halt
ye pjjtwcen two opinions ?"
'111; (.111:11 ii:ii:ntiiiax.
17,211) wn.ta o.v foot.
Colonel 5L L. DclTiiHicr, a notice
of whouo arrival in the city ittiTicareil
in our litHt itwuo, honored uh with a
fit! I JCMtenluv ultonioon. and from
him wo obtuiucd a brief account of his
wonderful und Ktrauo adventures.
So reniarkiiblo urb hit exnerienccH.
and ho novel and vitvied have been the
incidentd of tho iiant few yoar of hi
uio, mat wo jirertent urielly tlio Htorv
which linn brought him into jirojui
nenco. llo ia a nntivo of lioudon
county, Virginia, and a decendant of
an illuntriouH Huguenot fumily, who
canto to this country near two centu
ries aro. J I rece ived a mushed classi
cal education at tho first universities
of 1 uorjo, and devoted several years
to travel and study iu tho Old V orld.
Ho returned to lrtruna, just irior to
tho rebellion, and upon tlie secession
of Virginia, tendered his srvices to
the south and fought with Lee, hn
and well, and whs promoted to a col
onelcy for bravery and gallantry. Ho
received several serious wounds in bat
tle, and at length was comjudled to
retire from the service. In ISO'o, pri
or to the close of tho war, ho was iu
.Sclitia w hen tho Feilcrals made an at
tack, und assumed command of a
regiment iu defence of the city. In
the engagement which followed, he
received two dangerous wounds, which
finally resulted in paralysis. Obtain
ing no rt lii f in this country, ho visited
I'aria, after the war, for treatment,
but the luo.,1 i!in!i)igiislu-l and learned
physicians of Kuropo failed to give
him any relief.
In Novemlwr, 18G5, upon the advice
of a distinguished member of tho fac
ulty of tho University of France, he
attemped walking, in order to obtain
...i;..f At ii,v t...... I.. u,.fr..,-...l ,,..,dy, publicly says "he does not under
verelv, and his effort resulted in three
quartern of a mile. In four days and
a half ho had panned the suburb.! of
the city, a distance . fix miles. Con
tinuing the novel experiment he pro
ceeded south from 1'nri; ami making
- .
his wov slowlv and with much dilht ltv
1 nU rei
St,a it. throu-'h wh eh he imhs.;:
. 1 , . t...t.. .1.. :..,. .....:.. . t
t - -F I
IU 11110 11.111 , i ui-ii. v itifj .-luiina, 01
which he made an entire circuit, pass
ing through all tlio principal cities.
ri. 1 i...... ,t... r :,. ,.t
Prussia and into Hanover and in the!
country of
it-
the Kliii;
the mo:,t beneficial and
i.faetorv results. His next course ; COI,,!,la5 l.h: "fW ' Ir prd
wa i.if., Swit.. .l:m.l. thence to Ver-i mr. a1 tn?J Judge Dcody s Court,
una, ending a circuit of the continent, j
save ltusM.i and Austria, llo then!
made his travel; and inner circuit
I through the Ge rman country, and a
i still more contracted circle in spiral
r ...... 1:...-., - i.v.l.r,...
tOlill, I'lJOlli Ul t LIUAIt'lh A JI4M ;
Finding
great relief from his travel and thai" , i , ""Y"".'
? ,- 11 ;.. 1 ... ,1.:. - 1 and all tlone m the name of ,y'rf.
fatigue rendered in his walking, and . , , t ... , -v '
. " , 1 .1 j " e have indeed m the wive, but
having Msited the most attractive!. , . . . J . .. . . '
i,. ..,.; r...s. i.!h:ivc wrought his fetters into man-
. t . 1 1 .. f 1.. 1 ....:..,. 1 . 1
1 . , 1 v t in j v . t 1. t-'uaii l inn 1 1 hi 1 . .j
He prooeedcel from Frankfort through
Paris to Havre, always on foot, when
he sailed for America and laiielcd in
.Mexico in I'ebruarv. ihhi. lie oncei
more commenced his long journey, ri
which has been continued on foot
foot ever
er :
.l1ii-sfa T -a.fi visis- IsV-VW-fl ti'lWUflil 1 tt
to Texas, thence through tho Indian
Territory and Arkansan to St. Louis,
ho proceeded sothh through Mississipi
pi. past Mobile. aion? the coast to
Charleston and through the principal
cities of the seaboard to Augusta,
Maine. From there ho went west fol
lowing: the lakes into Minnesota.
Here he eliverged making a circuit of
the central Western Sta'ea, passed
through Colorado, back again' to Texas,
making an entire circuit of that State,
and proceeding along tho gulf to New
Orleans. Here ho staited up tho Mis
sissippi, often diverging to visit au im
portant city or an attractive point, ar
riving at St. Louis about two weeks
since. From that eity ho came
through Illinois to Jacksonville, anel
thence to this city, whero he arrived
Friday night, making the entire tlis
tanco walked, from tho time he left
Paris to his arrival here, 17,211) miles;
an undertaking the vastness of which
seems at first almost impossible. Over
four years on foot, throu'di all cli
mates and every variety of country,
traveling over i7,0UO miles, appears
almost incredible. The difficulties
encountered aud tho dangers which
he met in his travel sy tho obstacles
that he had to over-come, would fill a
volume, and woulel have crushed al
most any other man.
His object has been solely to restore
his health and recover his former mus
cular anel physical powers. He now
considers himself almost fully restored,
and is on his way to Virginia, anel
fearing the consequences of a sudden
cessation of .walking, proposes to
gradually decrease the distance trav
ersed each day, until he can safely
abondon his long-continued exercises.
During the whole time, he has not
rode a quarter of a mile excepting in
crossing streams or places impractica
ble for foot travel. His average day's
walk is twenty-five miles the general
average, since leaving Paris, being a
little over nineteen miles.
During his extended lour, he has
made extensive and . careful notes,
gathered avast amount of data and
jotted down observations sufficient, if
written, to fill a library. , He has over
3,000 sketches of attractivo scenery.-
Quincy Seruld.
A gentleman was chiding his son for
staying out late at night, and said:
"Why, when I was of your lige my
father would not allow me to go out
of the house after dark," : "Then you
had a deuce of a father, you had,"
sneered the' young profligate. The
father vociferated, "I had a confound
ed sight better one than you, you
young rascaU"
Tin: iii:.ii"riioN of tiii: kadi,
cai. ui:m:,
Malhiot, an honest, simple minded
01a x rcucuman, some yeura ago com
menced the culture of grapes in this
county, near Buttevillo; becoming old
ana somewhat infirm, ho lately trans
ferred his business to his son I'M ward, a
young man who had hecn taught to
" prune and train tho vine," and who,
by his industry, has since managed to
earn for himself andaged parents an
honest livelihood. For tho two or three
years that his vines have been produc
ing, ho has sold his grap:;s in this
market, ami some of our townsmen
know him and will notice the infamous
outrage that has been committed upon
him by tho Federal leeches that infest
this, our land. It seems that last fall,
having more grapes than he had mar
ket for, ho converted some of them in
to wine, and a littlo of that into brandy,
not knowing that ho was violating an
law or doing any wrong. Homo of
tho miserable spies hunted him out
and found that through ignorance, he
had not paid a special tax," levied
l3 tho Hadieal Congress.
In Himilar cases iu tho Atlantic
States, where the offenders are wealthy
distillers, whoso delinquencies amount
to hundreds of thousand:! of dollars,
proceedings are generally squelched
by tlio judiciotiH distribution of hush
money, and tho record shows (as it
might have done in this case, had sim
ilar means 1s!cn uh-i1) the simple, but
not to Is? investigated entry XoW:
Uut this poor man, i;poraut of the
law governing the manufacture and
sale of Kpirituous liquors u law so
intricate! and incouMsteut that the
Deputy Assessor w ho lodged the com
plaint in thw case, and who is now
serving hi second term iu that capac-
lH01'11? l? ,k'lil,e. t,J? ri.hU
( tlllil Ittlllitf Ud III fill w iliittr l.tllli.uu
under it," Ixcauso of his igi oranee of
his liability under this law which he
had never seen, and if he could
not understood, and further, because
he was too honest to offer a bribe, and
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w ' : lJ "-"'"V
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w e ntire ring, whose fees tlc-
pehiled ujKJu his cenviction, was sentence-heed
to what? Pay the amount
of the " tax" with reasotiale damages?
N7' ''"' U'!H "'d
sat-iHi'RS1fl',1.,oa!lVH' n"'.1. lttst wctk' V
at Portland, and sentenced to i-av a
i ink or Two Tuot'sANu Poi.i.juis a.vi
Ci"ts, am i;e Iuciusoi.-kd, ix THE Corx-
Tt J All,, FOB TS!K TtCHM OF ONE VK.VH.
Ixinguago fails to express tho indig
nation every honest man must feel at
. . .1- ...
iRt:les for ourselves. Salem I
reus.
U-NFoarrsATE IIkumoxu 1 The tie-tail.-
of the terrible catastrophe in
' liichmoud, Virginia, have now reached
in full. The telegraph, usually so
if."
.miir.tif. mill rrrniihin m itx .1 iu-t-i ti
r- i --
tioni of 8uch occurrences, acknowl-
ieu?e; " "a 10 uo ju.siico to the
puuuui huoject.. -v iago numocr OI
the Citizens of Richmond were assem
bletl in the old Capitol to hear the de
cision of tho Supreme Court of Ap
pca!8 in the case of tho disputed May
oralty of tho city, aud ou which con
siderable excitement hael existed
amongst tho community. Just, it
would Bcem, as tho Chief Justice was
about to tleliver tho opinion of the
Court, and while tho audience were
listening iu breathless suspese, a sud
den vibration was felt, and the floor
gave way, in nn instant precipitating
them to the basement, wouneled, dy
ing and tlead. But few escapeel with
out injury. Over sixty dead bodies
and more than two hundred wouneled
and maimed bore mournful testimony
to tho terribleness of the visitation of
tho angel of death. Unfortunate
liichmoud 1 It seems but a littlo
while ago that her streets resounded to
the warlike tread of her armed ami
gallant sons; but now the muffled
tread and slowly tolling bells, as the
mournful corteges pass along, ore all
that greet tho ear. The old building
where so many victims met an untime
ly death is a relict of the past. With
in those walls, hoary with the frosts
of nearly eighty winters, tho eloquence
and wisdom of some of the most prom
inent of the framers and defenelers of
our ancient Constitution fouml eager
and attentive listeners. But those
were tho days of Virginia's pride.
Who shall say that the old hall, weary
of the present, with its political par
venus and reconstruction measures,
did not in sheer humiliation and eles
pair bow down its gray old head, and,
like the ancient Hebrew giant, fall
elead 'mid its torments. Salem Press.
Erroneous Punctuation. The fol
lowing ludicrous sentence is the re
sult of a compositor's erroneous punct
uation: " " Cocsar entereel upon his
head, his hamlet upon his feet, armed
sandals upon his brows, a cloud in his
right hand, his " faithful sword in his
eye, an angry glare 1" ;
A countryman stopped at a telegraph
window, where a young lady was re
ceiving dispatches, and, after looking
on a moment, called to, his companion
"Say, Bill, just you come ana see ner
make paper collars V Don't she know
her biz, hey, Bill?'' -' - 7
The Qaeeo of England keeps a little
private- shcool that is, by deputy. The
pupils -number 120 and are children ofj
people employed a oout tno place, i. Dir
ty beys aod thirty girjs, seleotod for good
conduct. 1 No good conduct, no good din.
,ner.
t OXXKCTH UT IEtIOA V.
The last address of the Democratic
State Committee contains tho follow
ing truthful arraignment of tho Aboli
tion party:
We arrign the Republican party for
its War tltion the imve.rnme.nt ;
A t) - - .. V , t.JX iLq
arbitrary and despotic acts in violation
of the Constitution, by virtue of which
tho government exists.
For a long train of abuses and usur
pations, pursuing invariably the same
object the subversion of popular gov
ernment and the
er, to perpetuate party assendancy ;
For placing a largo portion of the
people under absolute despotism ;
a or rei using many states the right
of representation which is tniaranteed
by the Constitution a right inestima
ble U tho people, and formidable to
tyrants only;
l or dissolving legislative bodies re
peatedly by the sword flU Itl 4 neiA
of Georgia and other States;
a or assembling Legislatures by mil
itary decree, of men not chosen by the
..wijiv, uiw who uo not represent
them : surrounding nuu.Tnl.i;u i..-
armed .men, comjHUng them to adopt
acts for changing the government of
iniwei mates, n well as tho Con
stitution of tho States;
For obstructing Hiet h.u-a ,.t
ulization, and violating their own pub-
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i..; .-(. uy mo registration ol negroes;
For eleLTadinf th
making au independent branch of the
L'OVe'l timeilt ilr-twtwl.nt ,.,!,,....:
. ouunctr
eat to partizan elictatioii;
a or erecting a multitude of new of
fices, and sending out swarms of offi
cers and tax gatherers to harrass the
people and eat out their substance ;
a-or levying an internal revenue tax
without reirard to renrei.rin;r.T.
in, violation of the spirit of the Consti
tution, by w hich seven and a half mil
lions of dollars annually ar kit-on
from Connecticut, anil t.hr.A on.l
half millions in excess of her propor
tion : 1 l
For rendering the militarv indr.tw.n-
de-nt of, and superior to, the civil
power;
f or subiecti
tion foreign to their Constitutions, and
unacknowledged by their laws; and
lor quartering largo bodies of armed
lieHjps upon their people ;
For depriving them, in many cases,
of a trial, by jury;
For taking away charters, abol
ishing most valuable laws, and alter
ing, fundamentally, the form of our
iroverument:
For suspending Legislatures, and
declaring Congress invested with pow
er to legislate for the jeople of a Stato
in all cases whatsoever.
A arty whose character is thus
marked by every act which may define
a tyrant, is unfit to manage the gov
ernment of a free peole, and it should
not be encouraged by theit votes.
Ever vote given for the candidates of
the Republican paity this spring,
tends to approve of and confirm arbi
trary acts: find in f-nnmimrrn 4Va
treme Radical leaders to still further
deeds of aggression.
An American traveler relates the fol
lowing : "From Detroit I go westward
ho! In the railway car was a he looking
female, with a green cotton umbrella iu
one hand, and a handful of reform tracts
in the other. - She said every woman
should have a spear. Them as didn'tjfde
mand their spears didn't know what was
good for them. 'What is my spear ?" she
askcd, addressing the people in tbe car.
'Is it to stay at home and darn stocking,
and be the slave of a domiueerin' niau ?
Or is it my spear to vote and speak, and
show myself the ckaal of a man ? Is
there a sister in tho keer that has her
proper spear V Saying which, the ec
centric female whirled her umbrella
round several times, and finally jabbed
me in the weskit with it. 'I have no ob-
jeeshuos to your goin into the spear bii-
ness, scz 1 ; 'but you II please remember
I ain't a wild boar. Don't spear me
again, if you please.' She sot down."
"Poy tlocs ay dat, way down iu Geor
gia dey make poor nigga work twenty
five hours cbry day," "Xow look hea,
I'se been tole dut a day hab'nt got no
more nor twenty-four hours." '-What an
ignoramus nigga you is, Scipio; why way
down dar dey make poor nigga get up
one hour 'foro day doesn't dat make 'em
twenty-five?"
A darkey having been sent to Califor
nia, thus speaks of his introduction in
San Francisco: "As soon as dey landed in
do ribber, dar moufs began to water to
be on land, and as soon as dey waded to
de shore dey didn't sco any gold, but dey
found such a large' supply of nuffiin to
eat, dat dnr gums cracked like baked clay
in a brick yard." .
A Xiggcr Judge in Alabama, when his
first case came on , and. everything was
ready, was told, by a lawyer that he had
neglected to charge the jury. He rose
up and put on his spectacles and said,
"Gemmen oh de jury, I charge you half
a dollar a piece, and you must pay it be
fore do case goes on." ,
After tin dance, Charles "Tell me,
Lauy, why that sadness? Tell me why
that look of care ? Why has fled that
look of gladness that thy face was wont
to wear?" Laura "Charles, 'tis use
less to dissemble; well my fuee may wear
a frown, for I'ye lost my largest hair-pin
and my chignon's coming down I" . .
For vigorous, original English, let one
go West or South, A Memphis gentle
man is described by a paper there by tbe
remark that" his forehead extends to the ga
ble end of his neck," which ia interpreted to
"mean that ho is barefooted on the top of
Ui3 heauV
II Y TEIiEuRAPII.
Terrible Accident at KicamoBd Va.
Richmond, Vo., April 27. A large
crowd assembled this morning at tbe up
per portion of ll.e Capitol building, where
the supreme Court of Appeals is located,
to hear thedecisoo in the Mayoralty case.
At about eleven o'clock the floor gave
way beneath the dense weight, percipifa
tsng the crowd to tbe floor below, which
was that of the House of Delegates. It
is hard at present to ascertain the extent
iif the injuries, so great is the excitement
but some arc killed and a large 'number
severely injured. Many escaped the ter--ritlcfall
by jumping into the windows'
when tbe floor gave way.
Later - It i still impossible to as
certain the extent of the injuries at this
hour. Among the killed are P. II. Ay
Icttc, a distinguished lawyer, Dr. 3. Ii. .
I'rock, reporter of the Examiner, Samuel
I'at'jn, clerk to Mayor Cahoon, Capt. W.
A. Chartres, Cs k-f ef the Fire Depart
ment, X. P. Howard, lawyer, A. Levy;
merchant, Chan. Watson, Hugh Hutch
inson, L. O. Webb, and a brother of
General fc'chofield, P. H. Lanry.Jr., Sen
ator 15 !and, colored, and Powhattan Rob
erts. It is supposed that twenty mem
bers of tbe Legislature ore among the
killed and wounded. The Judges of
Appeals all escaped unhurt. Ex-Governor
Weils in badly injured, also T. H.
Chandler, Counsel lor Cahoon, and
James Mason, and Judge Meredith,
(Joun.se 1 for Ellison. About two hun
dred persons hurt by the accident. Great
est excitement prevails, and hundreds of
persons are iu Capitol square weeping
and waiting as the dead and dying art
brought from th building. Gov. Walk
er escaped unhurt, though ou tbe Court
room floor at the time.
Riciimoxd, April 28. An accident at
the Court room of the Court of Appeals,
yesterday, resulted in the killing of fifty
three persons, including many prominent
citizens. Among them, in addition to
tjiose sent to day, are Dr. J. R. Blood,
eTditor of the Enquirer; Ckas. J. Gner
man, of Washington; C1. P. Wolfolk,
and L. II. Foley, Deputy U. S. Marshal;
also, a Captain, a Sergeant, and nine pri
vates on police duty in the building.
One hundred and twenty were wounded.
Among litem, Ex-Gov. Wells, who had
three ribs broken and was otherwise in
ternally injured. Hon. Thos. S. Bocock,
ex-.Spcaker of the U. S. House of Rep- -rescntatives,
has had a leg amputated.
Judge Meredith and both Mayors Cahoon
and Ellison are slightly injured. Di- -rectly
after the disaster, a book and lad- -dcr
company came to the rescue, and
ladders were thrown up to the windows.
For three hours tbe stairway and park,
were filled with weeping women and anx
ious men. At two o'clock the last vic
tim was drawn from the building. After
this the police closed tbe patk and refus
ed admittance to any one. All the city
stores were closed iu consequence of the
disaster and no more business was dona
during the day. To-night a meeting
will be held by the members of the press. -association,
late military association, and
citizens generally. To morrow will be -observed
as a day of general mourning.'
Second dispatch. Last night a great'
mcetiog of the Cahoon and Ellison Po
lice was held, at which resolutions of re--spect
to tbe memory of deceased breth
ren were adopted. It was agreed that1
both patties should participate in the fu
neral ceremonies. To-day business: will4
be suspended so that every citixen can
devote himself to . the memory of the
dead. It Is needless to say. that j uo .de
cision has been rendered in tiie mayoral
ty case, and it is now doubtful ! when it
will be delivered. Both branches of the
General Assembly held a session at the
Exchange Hotel, merely meeting and ad
journing until to-day noon, to avoid any
interruption to the proceeding. It is be
lieved that the Capitol will now be aban
doned as a public institution. It was
built in 1792. -. t
Third dispatch. The apailing calami-"
ty is much greater than yet reported. -The
number of killed will reach- oveir
sixty, and that of tbe wounded is' koowD
to he over two hundred. , The scene of
despitir aud anguish in the vicinity i-heart-rending
beyond description. Dark
mouruing covers the whole city.
Wasuinotox, April 28. A privates
telegram from Richmond says,' tho Court
was about tA deliver an opinion in favor
of Ellison, .one of the Judges dissenting,
as the flour fell through. 'v Ji'
Rochester, April 28r The Xcw
York Democratic State Convention nom
inated Sanford E. Church for Chief Jus-
tice of the Court of Appeals;- Gha.
Rapple, of New York, II. K. Peck man,
of Albany, Martin Grover, of Allegheny,
Associate Justices. i '
The Tribune m dispatch say a bill pass
ed the House for the establishment of a
Depar.meut of Justice, and designed to.
reduce tho expenses now insured by, cx
tra legal services. It appears that 'tho
amount paid in 18G7, exclusive o the
expense of the Surratt trial, oggregitei
nearly 810,000. During the period fron
1861 to 1867 the amount paid Was M.
Evarts alone was over $47 ,000.. , v
The Columbus Ga., iS'unsaysf "vSVare
told of a young grocery clerk, who toyed
fondly but not wisely, for the totae waa
bitterly opposed to the mateh. The
young lady roturned tho attachment.
The father was a patron of the store.
The lovers arranged a system of eorres
pondeueo, and Ibo . gcntlemaa wrote hia
love messages on the eggs which the dad
dy of the betrothed bought. - . , -;
'The boy at the head of the class will
state what . were the dark ages of the,
world." Boy hesitates. ;"Next MatK
ter Smith.,, can't you tell what, tho dark;
ages were f" I guess they were the ages,
just before the invention of spectacle,
"Go to'you seats." . ... ; .a"
' Remember. -You can have the Dv
oobat until after election lot t.wDtjfcSytt-cents.