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ATTORNBI AND COUflSELOR AT LAW,
ALBANY, OREGON. '
MOfflw with Dr. P. W. Harris, over Cnruth.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Corvalli, Oregon.
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and Notary Public.
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ALBANY, OREGON.
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PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
ALBANY, OREGON. ,
jr Office on Main street, over A. Cnrother'
Store. Residence, on Fourth street. vBnHtl.
S. A. JOHNS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ALBANY, OREGON.
-Offloe in the Court House.TX
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H. J. BOUHTOT,
ALBANY, OREGON.
The Doctor is a graduate of the University
Medical College of New York, and is a late
member of Beilevue Hospital Medical College
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on Fourth Street, opposite Dr. Tate's.
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ALBANY, OREGON.
Office on Main street, one door west of Weed's
rroeery store, residence at in mo,.
Jan. Uth, 1874.
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PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
ALBANY, OREGON, ,
Office on Main street, between Ferry and
Jlroadaloln. Residence on Third street, two
blocks east, or below, the Methodist Church.
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, J. W. BALDWIN,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Will praciien in an mo iuuri,B n o .
and 4th Judicial District!! ; in the Supreme
Court Ol urepm, nnu m i vjuiu
triflt and Circuit Court. Oftice up-stairs in front
room id mrriflu n unvHHw1iu.v.,, , ,
Oragoa. ... vSnlOyl.
1R. . O. SMITH,
ALBANY, OREGON.
OFFICE i-1 Two doors east of Conner's Bank.
GEO. R. HELM,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
Till practice In all tbe Courts of this State
OFFICE : ALBANY, OREGON.
Nov. 11, 1870.
G. F. SETTLEMIER,
Druggist and Apothecary!
TWBALEE IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, OILS,
1 Paints, window uiass, jwuu.,
. Ewcj Soaps, Brushes, Perfumeries, 4 o.
iPrHfjiDliom Carefully Compounded.
AU articles and Drug! n our line warranted
f ths test q.oallty.
Krst street. Post Olfian building, Albany.
julliv5n48yl
ALBANY BATH HOUSE 1, ,
w. ....nnnnrniTrir. WAttt Tk BPCOOPT
1 fully inform the eitnem of Albany and ri
fiialj tbatrhtt baa taken charge of thii Kiubliih-
a i l i,..:ni aLuii rnnni nA nftvinrr
ftriotatUntioo to bostDeii, aipeeti to uiit ali
ttnua woo may lavor mm w.m iw p
FW-Clasa Hair Bressine Salooni,
' a. a- ..! ..,!,, A .11
jBVChlldien and Laiiien' Hair nsatly oat
aaa(Dpooa. . juonrn ruudm
T3n33tf. .
DR. G. XX, MLY9
' ALBANY, OaEGON.
-.PFICE IW PIRRISffS BRICK BLOCK,
Burner nf Kin nd Kerry stret'ta. Ottloe
hours from 8 to o'clock A. JLaud frou 1 to 5
'clock p. M.
aaldeuoei Cornw Fifth and Ferry atreeta. .
TKn-mf. .
- OYSTER SALOON.
Charlfa wt-hner bavino opfnfd
out a new ovftter-cAk)!), In the luilditj
next to Taylor's aaloon, invito th public to
give him a end. J- rh oyster acd ail ohm
atbbh'S served up tn any xtyi known to the
culinary art, on itort uotioa. WKf.
BAJU5ER SIIOF!
L. a ROTA I Pfoprietor.
Mavtvo TaEaed a skw shop oni:
d'K.r west of Kox'a alow, and cud It up
In a oeal and iatv manner, ! wilt b pirajd
to hv ail my oid eumafrs nmlinue th-li
jvimna, and mil uL4iaiil0 laiuation to
olliist,
aaa new oura.
VOL. X. t
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
THE WHITE HOUSE"
Has the largest assortment of First Class Dry
Goods, Millinery, Fancy Goods, Hosiery, 4c,
in Portland... LEWIS & STRAUSS,
. .. Ko. 87 First Street.
HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL,
HUBS,. SPOKES, RIMS, OAK, ASH,
. AND
HICKORY PLANK,
- KOllTRHUP & THOMP ON,
Portland - - - ( - - ' Oregon,
v9n4I-mos3.
holesale And Retail Dealer In Sash, and
Blindi, also German, Frencli
and American
WINDOW GLASS.
Crystal sheet, Enambted, Stained and Cut
Glass. Oln zing done to order at Han Fraucisto
priced, and satisiuctkm guaranteed. . ,
66 Front treet, - - - - Portland, Ogn.
- v9u418ms.
Til Si LARGEST JEWELRY STORE IN PORTLAND.
B. L. STONE,
j ( DEALER Ilf
Watehen, Diamonds, Jewelry and SUverWare.
Sole Aprent for the
Celebrated Diamond
Spectacles. Aont lor
American Watch Co.,
National Watch Co.,
Howard Watch Co.,
and Charles E. Jacot
Watchea. Beth Thom
as's Clocks.
rfj Walshes and Jew
elry repaired and war
ranted. Ail orders sent by ex
press promptly attend
ed to. Uoods sold at
one price only.
No plated Jewelry
of any description sold
at this Establish meat,
out Street.
FIRST-CLASS
SEWING MACHINES,
SOLD ON A NEW PLAN.
$25 to $50 SAVED !
Extra attachments for doing
LIGHT
RUNNING,
all kinds of work, free.
Manuiacture commenced in
1878. Over 8U.0O0 now in use.
HOME
A. J. Uuiur. State ALrent lor f.
of H., has made special arrange-
SEWING
menis to supply inemuers wnn
these machines.
MACHINE
IS'o combination! no mo
uopoly I
"The Home Machine Co" the
pniy one that refused to Join tho
Hewing Machine Ring.
rriCPBOi ail kiuuh in newinn
Machine Needles reduced to ii
cents per dozen. Price list, cir
culars and full particulars sent
to any address on application.
General Aaent,
Home Sewing Wnchine Co., S
W corner Morrison and 8d street
TWO KI Ht5T PIIEMIU5IS
AT STATE FAIB, 1873.
PORTLAND
Largest manufactory norfn or
San Kranciscoi A full assort
ment ol sugar toys, cornucopias,
iwax candles, etc.. for the Holl'
CANDY
Manufactory
days. ALIHKY & HEGELE
is o. ivi p itsi nireeii.
DEUXaCHE APOTHE1CE.
Weil assorted foreign and do
mestic drugs, chemicals and
medicines at ine new arug store
of
Apothecary.
corner First and Oak streets.
Orders from the country attend
ed to with care and dispatch.
WILLI AM I'FUaNDH;K.
V. o. box, 21$. .
J. K. & Co.,
75 FIRST STREET.
School books, blank books, mis
cellaneous books, and a lull line
nf stationery, at low rates,
Staionery ,
UK. J. D. rililYLHUl'IH,
Professor of Diseases of the Eye
ana Kar in iweuicai we
partmentof the Wil
lamette Univer
sity. Office corner Hrst and Wash-ino-ton
streets. Specially made
of diseases of the eye, ear, nose
and throat, uross eyes siraigm
ened. Artificial eyes inserted.
.Spectacles prescribed for liuper
feet vision. -
NKW WILSON
SEWING MACHINE l
laUBelhe straight needle"
Maken'the lock stitch, runs
HIGHEST
light, and will do cither light or
heavy work without change or
adjustment, being an improve
ment over all high-priced ma
chines. PRIZE
i Buy no machine unui you
have examined the Wilson the
urioe is ten to twenty dollars less
EXPOSITION
than others.
Needles tor au macnius
cheap.
Send for Circulars and Price
OVER ALL
COMPETITOR 8j
List. A. VAIL,
uenerai Agtjiiv,
No. lift, Third Street,
TKU88 AND U. WAKJN.UiiUU,
, Manufacturer 4 Dealer in
SPLINT CUTLERY, SURGICAL AND
nirvTAT TKHTKITMENTB.
Manufactory No.m Fiwt street.
Leather'. A. STKOWBRIDGE,
ruroM TmTOirfpr. flcalerln
AND 8TIOE LEATH R& SHOE FINDINGS
FINDINGS o. 111. rroilLrrem.
JOHN A. BECK,
TTrrrn nrlv with Rpfk A Son)
WATCHXAK'B,
WATCHMAKER A JEWELER,
ISO. 1UO r BO Pi A OlBfcM.
Brfial titfntion tfiven to
pairing watches, clocks and Jew-
JcWcLLtnipromptly attended to.
JOHN CONNER'S
BANKING AND EXCHANGE OFFICE
albany! Oregon.
DEPOSITES RECEIVED,
SUBJECT TO CHECK AT SIGHT
interest Allowed oaTime Deposit, in oin.
EXCHANGE ON PORTLAND, BAN FRAN
CISCO, and NEW YORK, for sal.
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COLLECTIONS MADE AND PROMPTLY REMITTED
-Banking bours, 8 a. K. to 4 P. .-
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and FRIDAY of aacb week.
Also will dUpalck a boat froas Albany for
Portland and intaraiedlAU ples on same days.
laaring voboiwcb
Fare at redaeed rates. 1. B. BILES,
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OUR ASSOCIATEDPRESS LETTER-
FhUadelpnlo, Deo. 4, 1874.
THE THIRD TERM.
A gentleman, well-known in this
city, now a resident of Washington,
to whom the President talks, informs
me that President Grant has con
sidered the November elections in
all their bearings upon the third
term question and is entirely satisfied-
that this 'question was in no
seuse whatever, one of the issue.
When reminded by this gentleman,
that the convention which re-nominated
Gen. Dii, resolved: "The ad
ministration of President Grant has
been distinguished for achievements
in domestio and foreign policy, un
surpassed in the history of the coun
try," and that New York gave a Dem
ocratic majority of 60,000, the con
vention which nominated Mr. Tilden
having resolved against a third term
for the present incumbent, or for any
other President, Gen. Grant replied :
" The Deinocratio convention ' of
Pennsylvania, at Pittsburg; thought
it premature to even consider the
subject, and the question was in no
wise brought before the convention;
while- the Republican convention de
clared against it most emphatically,
and they even went so far as to pre
sent Governor Hartranft as the can
didate of the Republicans for presi
dent in 1876, yet the majority of 35,
000 by which Governor hartranft was
elected is overcome, and the Demo
crats elect their ticket by several
thousand majority, .
The fact is the President enter
tains a lively hope that he will be just
as available to the Republicans in
1876 as he was in 1868.
My informant further stated that
if an amendment to the Constitution
is passed limiting the presidency to
one term, General Grant thinks the
conservative element of the country
under the leadership of such men as
Schurz, Trumbull, Palmer, Evans,
Medill, Bowles and Halstead, wili
direct the policy of the Republicans
in 1876. In thai event, Grant is of
opinion that Governor Curtin of
Pennsylvania, will be the most avail
able candidate that could be chosen.
Thoughtful Republicans, who are
such from principle, are gratified at
the result of the recent elections. Al
ready are its good effects apparent in
this city, most copspicuously in the
sudden and decided determination of
the Mysterious Filgrims to decline
all nominations for publio office
wherein a popular vote is requisite
as a confirmation of their candidacy.
The fate of Pilgrim Ash, who fell by
the wayside beneath a majority oi
1600, while his colleagues on the
same ticket' who were not pilgrims,
were elected by 13,000 majority, has
warned his brother Pilgrims of what
is in store for them if they persist in
braving public sentiment. The lion
in Ash s pilgrimage for the Coroner
ship, is too savage a beast for the
Prince of Pilgrims, Mr. Rowan, to
encounter, and rather than go under,
beneath a majority of ten thousand,
Pilgrim Rowan gives up his candida
cy for Quarter Sessions clerk, and a
eentlenian. in whom the public have
conncience, win oe uiiu&eu iu mo.
stead.
The effect upon prospective candi
dates for city councils is even more
disastrous than upon candidates for
Sheriff, Recorder, Register, etfi.
I expect to see the Republican party
in this city nominating for City
Councils such gentlemen as Thos. T.
Tasker, James A. Freeman, John
Price Wethenll, Amos it. .Little ana
Chas. D. Colliday, to the exclusion
of the Glenns', Vorhies' Marcus' and
mich other nublic spirited city Haul
ers, whose private enterprise is truly
wonderful.
THE nUE ARTS.
As but very few Philadelphians,
comparatively speaking, have ever
witnessed the work of preparing a
model from which to take a bronze
nafltinr for the reason that artists'
studios are not generally thrown
nnen to the public, 1 imagine mat
those irom tne country wuu uvo ,v
noaanrl such work are also limited in
. -. , -t
nml.Al therefore it is a pleasure for
me to state that the studio of Mr.
Geo. F. Gordon, at the corner of
Junioer streets in this city,
is open at all times during the day
for the free admission of those whose
Inn! or curiosity leads them to study
such things. I visited uoraon s an,
Studio a few days ago, and confess
that for the first time in my life I saw
an artist at work; he was moulding
the clay in shape for a model from
which a colossal statue oi ueorge
Washington is to be cast, and as far
ng I am able to iudire, it will be the
grandest statue of Washington yot
produced. It was Mr. Gordon who
eave us the marble statue of Wash-
P . . . T 1 .1- TJ-..11
ington in tront oi inacpenuBucu Ainu.
I mention tins new departure ju
the fine arts for the reason tnat
hone to see Philadelphia yet become
Out Arkcentre of the American con
tinent, and because it is a subject
whir-h concerns our whole people
regard it as another index of that
growing spirit ol American usuoiisi
ity which will ere long scorn to im
nnrt worka of art from Europe, when
thev ram be produced here much
finer, and at far less expense.
In this studio of Mr. Gordon is
model for a street lamp-post which
iirreally the most beautiful thing of
the kind I have ever seen. I regard
it as a cast-iron volume which repre
sents ths growth of the American na
tion during ita first century.
oeh. if. r. BASIS.
This distinguished gentleman lec
tured here during the week toan un
usually large audience. The Gejueral
is not reticent as to his opinions upon
political questions ;- h believes that
before the dial finger marks the hour
which completes the first century of
our existence as a nation, we should
so amend the Constitution as to limit
the presidency to one term, not to ex
cwwl six years. The AuiUiic'uiiAed
Congressman says he is not one of
, : ; j-r- , ,
ALBANY, OEEGON, FEIDAY, DECEMBER 11,
Grant's advisers, but it occurs to him
that if the President has the time and
inclination to study the lesson of the
3rd of November, he will scarcely
fail to perceive that the same force of
circumstances which drove Liberal
Republicans to Cincinnati, produced
the result so unexpected to the Ad
ministration. The third of Novem
ber, 1874, is but the logical conclu
sion of the Cincinnati convention of
May 1872, and if President Grant is
really sincere in his assertion that
"he will have no other policy than
the will of the people," he will recon
struct his cabinet, so as to have it
conform as nearly as possible to the
"will of the people," so clearly ex-
To the remark that the "will of the
people" appears to be very positively
Democratic, and to the question : How
is it possible for General Grant to in
vite Democrats to seats in his cabi
net? General Banks made answer,
that in the reformation of his cabinet
it was not no? essary for President
Grant to call to his counsel table any
other than Republicans. Gen. Banks
believed that the selection of Charles
Francis Adams as the Prime Minister
of the President would give entire
satisfaction to all New England; for
Attorney General, Hon. Wm, M.
Evarts, or Judge Pierponts, would be
eminently satisfactory to New York;
for Secretary of the Treasury, the
Hon.- Hugh M'Cullough would
doubtless be the first choice of Ohio
and Indiann; while for Secretary of
the Interior, your own great war
Governor, Andrew G. Curtin, the
man whose magnetism makes all men
his friends, would gratify the people
of the old Keystone State, Republi
cans, Liberals, and possibly Demo
crats. From the far West such a
gentleman as Hon. James F. Wilson
would doubtless be very agreeable to
the conservative people from that
section, while from the South, there
ai'e many gentlemen in whom the
South have great confidence, such as
Hon. Henry Stanberry of Kentucky,
Hon. T. A. R. Nelson of Tennessee,
and Hon. Lewis E. Parsons of Ala
bama. , : .
General Banks hovrover is of the
opinion that no attempt will be made
by the President to construct his
cabinet in accord with the present
sentiment of the people.
Father Uerdiman, the priest wno
violated his vow of celibacy, men
tioned in niV'last letter, was caught
in Baltimore just as he was about to
take passage to Germany, and he and
his wife were both brought back to
this city. A hearing has been had
and the Rev. Father has been placed
under $10,000 bail to stand trial in
the Sessions Court for the larceny of
from sixty to seventy thousand dol
lars. The ex-priest muy possibly be
convicted of the crime, though I have
my doubts, but if placed on trial for
violating his vow ol oeuoacy, and
running off with Maggie Wittig, he
would be instantly acquitted. No
jury could possibly be found any
where made up ol men that would
not applaud the fellow's appreciation
of femenine beauty, for the girl is as
handsome, as it is possible to fashion
flesh and blood, and nature has lav
ished upon her a bountiful share of
each.
The mania for leaving for an un
certain destination is not confined to
Catholic clergymen, for I blush to
own it that a newspaper editor in this
city left here just as Gerdiman was
brought back, taking with him a
married woman, the wife of a sea
captain. The madam was very rich
and tho editor very poor, and witu
the $50,000 in Governments she is
said to have taken with her, she can
purchase a nomination for Congress
for her man in some of the for off
territories, obtain a divorce from her
old captain, and possibly spend the
remainder of her life in regretting
her insane act.
100 TEARS OLD. .
The First Troop Philadelphia Cav
alry, r eached the ripe age of one
hundred jears on the 17th inst. The
Centennial celebration ot the iroop
was a crand affair, and' lasted three
days. On Tuesday the troop paraded
through the principal streets of our
city; the first division Pennsylvania
militia, second bnirade of New Jer
sey, and sixth and seventh regiments
of New Jersey militia, and a number
of military companies also paraded
with the Troop in honor of the old
(company.
The First Troop was organized and
equipped at private expense, and on
the 17th of November. 1774, the ser
vices of the troop were accepted by
the Continental Congress. Un toe
22nd of January, 1777, they were dis
charged from active sorvice.and were
highly complimented by Gen. Wash
ington. The Troop also served in
the war of 1812, and in 1824, when
LaFayetto revisited this country,
the Troon escorted him in triumph
from Trenton, Now Jersey, to Phila
delphia.
The first captain of the company
was Abraham Markoe, who com
manded it during the Revolution.
During the Rebellion, tho services
of the Troop, then but 87 years old,
were tendered to Mr. Lincoln for 00
days. As an organization it did not
acouire renown in tbe lout struggle,
posuibly on account of its extreme
old age, but then the troop wear such
elegant uniforms, it really would
have been cruel to have stained witn
blood their spotless white pants of
angora wool. The fighting days of
our city Troop ended in lhl l, but as
a convenience fur holiday parades,
these centcniiariunsreallvare a thing
of beauty, and the members havo a
right to wear "button-bolo boiiquetn"
on parade. 3. W. F.
A handsome Uuly entered a dry
f?ooil house and inquired for a"bow."
The polite clerk threw himself back,
and remarked tbat lie was at her ser
vice. "Yes, but I want a bull, not a
trrceo oo." was the reply. The
young man went on umturius goodi
immediately.
. NEBRASKA "SHREWDNESS."
How Certain Rascals Haye Deen Isanlnjr
1 County Bonds.
The Lincoln (Neb.) Spy writes up
what it asserts to be a discovery of
grand frauds in the matter of organ
izing counties in that State. The
circumstances, according to the Spy, (
are these: A number of me'h in Ne
braska formed a company for the
purpose of organizing new oounties.
They were merchants, bankers, men
in various reputaple walks, and os
tensibly honest enough. They em
ployed seyeral other and less upright
parties to do for them that portion of
the business too turgid for their
liking and set to work. Says the
Spy: '"' '
"They would find a county that
was not organized, when they would
get together and get up a petition,
signing the required : number of
names (fictitious, of course), and file
the same at the Governor's office,
asking that certain persons therein
named be appointed judges and
clerks of election. The Governor
issues the proclamation calling an
election for a certain day; the com-
Eany take possession of this, and
ave their election on the day named;
elect their county officers from among
their own number, and send into the
Secretary of State their returns with
false names attached, receive their,
papers and go to work issuing gen
eral fund, jail, school, bridge, and
other bonds of the county, which,
being duly signed, some smart man
is sent East to sell the same. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars of
these bonds are to-day in the Eastern
market and held by Eastern capital
ists, and are sot worth the paper
they ore written on.'1 . N
Holt county is instanced. At tho
time this county was "organized" it
had, according to the Spy, but thir
teen inhabitants, and none of these
ever heard of an election being held
there, aside from what has been told
them by parties not resident then.
The petition for the organization of
the county was filed at the Governor's
office in April, 1873, signed by forty
three persons. On the 24th day of
April the Governor issued his proc
lamation that an election would take
place for county officers on the 17th
day of May, 1873, which election
took place, according to the papors
on file in the Secretary of State's
office. The judges and clerks of
election certified to the returns.
Speaking of these gentlemen, the
account goes on to say:
"By inquiry we hud that no sucn
men ever lived in the county, and
were never heard of there; but we do
find that a party of prominent men,
residents of Lincoln, Omaha, and
other towns, did organize Holt coun
ty. They got togethor, went part of
the wav by railroad, and then took
teams, and drove into Holt county,
just across the line; and hold their
election, and undoubtedly drove out,
staying over night south ot tho coun
ty line. They at once proceeded to
Hie work of issuing county bonds on
the different funds. It is claimed
that over $100,000 of those bonds
were issued. These bonds were
signed by some of the party, under
fictitious names, and certain lawyers
and other parties went East and dis
posed of them, xwenty-nve tnou
sand dollars' worth of them were
placed in Boston, and other sums
wore placed in Chicago, new lorn,
Buffalo. Philadelphia, Cincinnati,
and other cities, and large amounts
of money realized upon thorn. Some
of the holders have discovered that
their bonds are forged and fraudu
lent, and are sending thorn back to
lawyers hero, with instructions to
make it hot for tht parties engaged
in the work."
FULFIiABKNT OF A PBKSKNTIMENT.
A correspondent vouches for the
accuracy of the following: "At, the
bojrjnning of last week a quarrymap
named John uoombs, was nuied in
stantaneously, and his assistant seri
ously injured by the fall of a huge
mass of nek in a quarry near Molis,
Frome, England. Dr. Wybronts
has since held an inquest on the body
of Coombs, and a verdict of "Acci
dental death" was returned. One of
the witnesses was Mr. William
C'hambors, foreman of extensive
buildinu works now In the ourse of
erectionjnear the quarry. Chambers
states that on Sunday night he had
an extraordinary dream; bo dreamt
that the whole , of the buildings al
luded to had fallen and killed one of
the workmen. The following morn
ing he was so impressed with the be
lief that his dream would oome txuo,
that on arriving at the works, and
finding them still standing, he related
his dream to the men, one of whom
replied that he had a stranger dream
1 - J i. 4l.l
still, navintr ureniui, uini, ujw u,wi-
hanging rock in the quarry close by
had fallen, killing the quarrymen.
Uneasy by reason of such strange
dreams, both men agreed to proceed
to tho quarry, wuei they told tne do
ceased Coombs their story. Coombs,
in his turn, said he hod for some
time riant had a presentiment of dan
ger, and to such an extent that he
had determined to relinquish work
ing in the quarry, and added that
his wife bad the greatest difficulty in
liBitnuidiiicr him to come to his work
that morning for the reason h had
stated. Ail tbreo men then careiuny
sounded and otherwise minutely ex
amined the overhanging rock, but
could find no crock in it, and Cham
bers and hi man then quitted the
quarry, leaving deceased and his
assiutunt thjre. , They had proceeded
only about forty yards, however,
when they heard a terrific cranh, and
on hastening to the spot found
Coomlis under tho fallen rock a
corpse. It has since been ascertain
ed from the neighlxrs themselvos
that the deceased had meutioued bin
apprehensions some days beforo tho
accident, and from the hj of his
widow that his sbitement in regard
to bis reluctance to proceed to bis
work on Slonday wan perfsctly correct.
w r. ,
1S74.
' A VINDICTIVE ROOM-MATE.
L Cold-BTooded Attempt to Assassinate a
Alan in his wleep.
A most oold-blooded attempt at as
sassination was perpetrated yester
day morning about 4 o'clock, in tl e
Adams House on Sacramento street,
below Montcomery. A room in the
house has been occupied lor some
time by two young men James E.
Paddock and Patrick 11. Harrington
who have apparently always main
tained toward each other the most
lriendly leelings. Both men are em
ployed -as waiters, Paddock in the
Miner's Restaurant and Harrington
on Fourth street. On Sunday morn
ing Paddock informed his room-mate
tbat be was going to the Cliff House
with a woman of bad repute, and he
designed offering her the hospitali
ties of ths room in the evening. He
accompanied the announcement with
the request that his friend should va
cate tbe room on his roturn. Harring
ton, imagining that his room-male
was joking, made no response. About
10 o'elook on Sunday evening Pad
dock presented himself at the room
and leaving the woman in the hall he
entered the room to awake the occu
pant. 1 Harrington steadfastly refused
to allow the room to be used for tbe
purpose intended and declined to
eave. 1 addook who was Bomewhat
, SLUSHED WITH LIQUOR,' '
Left the room after promising his ob
stinate companion that be would
meet with a terrible retribution,
About 4 o'olook in the morning Pad
dock returned to the house alter leav
ing tbe woman at her iiome. Ha eu
tered a room oocupied by two acquain
tances whom he informed that be
meditated the assassination of his
room-mate.; I he two men advised
him tp go to bed and sleep, accompa
nying the advioe with some faoetious
remarks about bis wild looking op
pearanoe. lie became iuoeused at
tbem then, and threatened to expend
a few of his "borers" on them if they
were not more oaretul. He hnally
repaired to his own room, the door of
which hs opened stealthily. Harring
ton had fallen asleep. Paddoak took
a pistol from his pocket and fired a
shot at the sleeping man. Tbe ball
entered the pillow within an inob of
Harrington's head. The report
awoke him just in time to see the
flash of the second shot, and the real
ization of his terrible position affect
ed him so that ne fainted and remain
ed, UNOON8CIOC8 AND HELPLESS
While two more shots were discharg
ed at him. The second entered the
bedclothes, and nassed betwnnn tlm
sleepers arm and body and entered
the matress. Tho last two bullets
shattered portions oi the bedstead.
The reports of tin pistol attracted
tbe attention of officer Harris, who
was standing on the corner ot Saora-
mento and Montgomery streets, and
he hastily ran up the stairs and was
in time to perceive raddook emerge
from the room and enter an adjoining
room, where be was found in the act
of reloading the pistol. He did sot
deny tbe shooting, and deplored his
inaccuracy oi aim. lie was charged
with assault to murder, and will be
examineu. xiarrington was some
time recovering irom his fright, but
was gratetnl at bis miraculous escape,
Gilded Bags. A lato case of gilded
rags turned up in New Orleans.
riome people asked a physician to
call upon a neighbor of theirs who
was sick. The doctor visited the
hovel and found an aired man
stretched out in a woodon bunk upon
a moss bed. The man was very ill,
and appeared to be wretchedly poor.
He did not want a physician, because
he couia not aiiord to pay for such
attendance. . The doctor took his
case in hand, as a charity, and pra-
:t.-.r . j- - .i..,,..
nuiiuuu BuuiB jiiuuiciue, wJiicu lie
went to tbe druggist and gothiuiGolf.
It was soventy-fivo cents, and the
old man said he could not afford to
iay more than a quarter for such a
lttle bottle of stud. lie reached
down among the moss for his wallet,
produced twenty-hve cents and band
ed it to the doctor. When another
supply of the seme medicine was
wanted, he remsed to pay more than
twenty cents, on the ground that tbe
old bottle would do, and was worth
five cents1. The man was too stinrrv
to hold on to the little there was loft
of life. His last act was to refuse to
buy lemons aud Hiiirur. wbon the
doctor recommended lemonade for
drink'. Ho had some old bottlos of
claret on a shelf over his bunk said
that would do, drank some of it, aud
it produced apoplexy. The doctor
found his patient dead ono morning,
and, turning him over, found his
wallot. It contained $150 in crisp
greenback!) and some small change.
In his trunk were found $1,200 iu
currency, and soma gold and various
doods, Investigation revoalodthat
the old matt was in receipt of be
tween $:;00 and $(100 per month
from various sources. He had $0,000
in gold and $25,000 in notes, doods,
etc., in his hovel, Ilis name was
Ambroise Schooler, and he was
native of Alsac'.', and was about 60
years old. Inquiries have been in
stitutod for heirs. There ins nice
little sura for somebody in New Or
leans if they aro noli ashamed to ac
knowledge the old miser for a rem-
tiou. He must have had relatives
for whom he had hoards! money, as
ho refused to use it for himself, even
to save his life.
We mot a regular old-time Kcpubt
licau yc-storilay, on Main Street, and
askod bim if be had heard about tbe
late elections, lie looked squvely
at us and replied: "See here, old fol
low, we have eleoted a Delegate to
Congress from Washington Territory,
and let's go down to Dan's and driiiiV. UC Poul,f f lluran "'' '""'''
to that man." It is needles to re -
mark that w,but then we won't toll
what was done. Gruti 'u;
Union,
no: is.
A CLERK'S DOtVNVALlv I
The Career of a FavatToaag Mass 1st San
Fimnelseo, .
Information has been received
through the telegraph of the arrest
ol John . li. J)'. iiunnon in jersey
City on Friday. He is about 25
years of age and recently ocoupied a
responsioie position in the house ol
Messrs. Goodall, Nelson k Perkins.
the well-known shipping agents of
mis city. ' aooui ten years ago young
Hannan applied for employment at
the office and was given a situation
as clerk. In a short time he was
promoted to the more luorative. and
responsible position of freight col
lector. In accordance with a regu
lation of the firm he was compelled
to report daily to the cashier. After
he had been working in .his sew ca
pacity for a few mouths at his own
solicitation he was furnished with a
set of books, aud was required to re
port but once a month to the cashier.
He gave his, employers satisfaction
and was fast achieving an enviable
reputation as an industrious and hon
orable young man, Unfortunately I
for his future prospects, however, he
formed an attachment for a courtesan
named Lillie Wesner, who resided
on Sacramento street, near Dupont,
and to the astonishment of his
friends and the extreme sorrow of
his venerable mother, with whom he
resided on Folsom street, he married
the oyprian. , The disgraceful leict
was made known to his employers,
but with the hope that the marriage
would result happily, he was con
tinued , in his position. , About a
month ago, Hannan, accompanied
by his wife, absconded, and it was
developed in an 'investigation by his
employers that his cash accounts
were deficient in the sum of $4,000.
The pair were traoked to Jersey City
(N. J.) whore they took, up tv resi
dence with hisbrother-in-law. When
the officers entered the room in quest
of the fugitive, be attempted some
little resistance, with a pistol, but
was disarmed. A chain,' with a lock
et studded with diamonds,, a' hand
some gold watch, a valuable pearl
pocketbook and other goods, togeth
er with $200 iu money, were recov
ered. Hannan is a nephew of Chas.
Devlin, ths1 tfell-known street eon
tractor of New York. A requisition
will be sent with Detective Stone to
New Jersey and the young man will
soon be returned to thin city, 8. F.
Unnmcle.
A CENTENNIAL CENSUS.
A movement was inaJle we believe.
at the last session of Congress for a
special census of the tluion, to be
taken in 1875, with a view of show
ing what we have done in the way of
physical and moral progress sioue the
hrst blow lor independence was struck
at Lexington, in April, 1875, when
'tbe embattled tanners stood and
fired the shot that echoed round tbe
world." We hope this census matter
will be taken up early in tbe coming
session) and that care will be used to
provide lor tbe most minute, oomplste
and accurate compilation of statistics
ever yet made in census iu this or
any country, statesmen, law makers,
philanthropists, philosophers aud Boi
entists agree upon the immense inl
portanoe ol such statistical informa
tion. To legislate for and properly
rule and diroct a heterogneous popu
lation like ours is a herculean task,
Tbe mt-dioine that ourus in cue sec
tion may kill in ouotlmr, Tbe social
and material interests of the peoplo
present, like our climate, changes
witn almost every nunurea raua oi
space. Jiixcept on tundamsntal points
in tbe Federal Constitution we cauuot
hope for general agreement among a
people looking out alike upon tbe
eternal icebergs of the Polar ooesn
and the warm current of tbe Florida
stroaini grouting the rising sun irom
Hie pine woods ol Maine aud watch
ing bis departure at the goldeu gate
ot Uuiilornia. ihere are local point
oal wants, as there are local diseases,
and each requires ipeeial and ever
varying treatment.
A ROMANCB IN B AL LIFE.
A short time ago a young man
about twenty years of age arrived in
Baltimore irom Lugland, and com
menced to look for work at his trade.
After several days fruitless search, the
Uazelte says, he entered a largo taolo
ry on Lombard street and enquired
for work of the superintendent. The
latter questioned him, asking him bis
name sun wnero ne was n oni, auu
other tiartlu-ilars about bi family,
He told tbe superintendent that his
mother resided in England and had
reared bim, his father having qUartel
ed with her when he was au infant
and had abtndonoil them, and it was
supposed that he had coins to Ameri
ca, out do tidings bad beva receive,!
from him, Wbeu the young man bad
concluded, the superintendent, who
for many years has been employed by
tbe firm with whom be is at preseut
engaged, said to tbe astonished youth,
"1 am your father,'' They discussed
family matters at length, and the
father bearing from his sou that his
mother had never ceased to mourn
their unfortunate differences and his
abscnoe, determined to proceed at
nuce to Europe and bring her to thin
country, and endeavor iu the future
years to atone lor the mistakes and
errors of the past He teouied em
ploymenl lor ins son, and obtaining
the necessary leave of absence from
his employers, be sailed last Week for
Kntilaud, intending to bring back
with him on his return the wite from
whom be bad beon to long separated.
Chignon is dead. The great doily
nf the ftmiinine toilet is no more.
Paris has given it up for the sake uf
economy. It wasvery costly. Every
year there was taken into Paris 1(K,-
1 or nuworseu maie w
pl to made into chignons. Now
tbat money cau M spent tn some
I o.'har BonacDse.
HATES OF ADVKUTI81NU.
1 W I 1 iW'l Villi lit
llnch,. t 00 Klin I i 01) ton 16 ort
Sin. 1 00 5 (10 I t 00 IJ 00 18 0
In. 00 00 I 10 0(1 IS 00 it 60
4 In. 4 00 7 00 13 50 18 00 27 09
' Col. e 00 00 I IS 00 25 00 SS Off
Col. 1 m 12 oo 1 18 oo an to 48 to
S Col. 10 00 15 00 35 00 40 90 M ((I1
1 Col. 19 00 20 00 I 40 00J 60 00 100 110
Business notices tn the Local Colarans, ii .
cents per lbs, each insertion.
For Jeffs! and transient advertisements $3 001
per square of IS lines, for the first Insertion,
and tl HO per square for each lubnqn.it in
sertion. ,
8CISHORINO8.
A Philadelphia officer got op
jury of twelve cross-eyed men, and
ven tbe Judge laughed.
Formats ot divorce and used by S
negro justice in Desha county, Ark
ansas: "As I jined you, so I bust
you'sunder. So go, you niggers.
You go."
In a teacher's institute in Ohio re
cently a lady teaoher was given tho
word "hazardous'' to spell and define ,
and did it in this style: "H-a z, has '
a-r-d,ard o-double-s,eas harzardeeaj
a female tuuard." '
Every married man in Pittsburg'
has turned boat-builder and is creat
ing a gondola onto himself, sinoe a re
turned Venetian traveler upset - one
en the river and drowired bis wite.
Tbe girls look on in calm approval.
When a Baltimore husbanieets odd'
and careless and forgets bis home, hi
wife puis up a letter "irom au ad uiirer"
asking her to elope, and all that, and
the husband s early love returns SB
soon as lie finds tbe letter.
What! you take your mother-in-
law out shooting?" says a French!
sportsman in one of Cham's pioluretr
to another sportsman, "xes," is the
reply, "with a five dollar guo that I '
have presented her there's no know
ing what may happen."
A would-be school-teacher itt
Alabama recently replied to a ques
tion by one of the examiners, "Do
you think the world is round or flat?" ,
by sayint, "Well some people think
one way and some another, and, I'll
teach maud or fiat, just as the parent
please.
Fitv the tvoof Celestials, They
sre to ieam French after Ollendrot's
system; and see now,- oo doubt, tbe
young Mongolians are studying in
their Ollendrot's such passages as
this:' "Have you ti e old horse of
your dead grandmother?" "No, I
have not the old horse of my dead
grandmother, but I have the small
squirrel of my old stepfather,"
A couple of members of tho darkey
oonferenoe were pissing down the
avenue, When! ona trod ou the indigeM
Utile portion ot a pear, and us bis
number elevens went up the rest of
his being was correspondingly lower
ed. "Ki-yahl BrndoW Jones, is you
fallin from grace?" ohnckled bis com
panion. "Not prozaoly, Deaoon, I's
seisin' on de ragged edgoobdis pear.'1
Locomotive Capiiices. It is per
fectly well known to experienced en
gineers that if a dozen different lo
comotive engines were made at the
same time, of the same powsr, for
the same purpose, of like Kiaterials,
in the same factory, each of these
locomotive euyfines would come out
with its own peculiar whims, and
wayB, only ascertainable by experi
ence. One engine will take a great
meal of coal aud water1 at once; an
other , will not hoar to such a thing,
but insists on being coaxed by spade
fuls. One is disposed to start off,
when required, at the top of his
meed; another must have ft little
time to warm at his work and to get'
well into it. These peculiarities are
bo accurately mastered by skillful
drivers that only particuliar men can
f eraunde engines to do their best. -t
would seem as ii somo of these
excellent monsters" declared, upon
beign brought from the stable, "If
it's Smith who t to drive, I won't go;
If it's my friend Stokes, I am agree- -able
to anything." AU locomotive
engines are low spirited in damp andV
foggy weather. They have a great
satisfaction in their work when the
air is crisp and frosty. At such a
time they are very cheerfbl and
brisk, but they strongly object to
haze and mists. These are points-
of character on which they are united.
It is in their peculiarities and varie
ties of character that they are most
romurkoblo.
A VesTbiloquioI's Jokb. -There
was much exoituniont, a low nights
ago on the train bound south from
Cbarlottsville, Va. Iu the palaoe oar
was a geutloman who had stopped
aboard at Cbarlottsville with a child
muffled from boad to foot with sbawls
Before the train bad gone far, the oc
cupants of the other compartments in
the oar heard a child's ory, then an
other. Then came the' angry tones
of a Bian's voice: "You nre not
Charlie; you aru Tommy; and if you ,
make any more noin I'll 'brow you
out of tho window." "Want to go
to mamma. 1 am tier own little
Obailio," tho child was hoard to say.
Then blows were beard, and screams,
and a passenger said, ''it is little)
Charlie Ross," and a rush was made.
The man was dragged from bis com'
partmenti and the ladies spiangior
ward and got their arms about the
thiltl. They'removtd ths covering
from his face, and found that instead
of Charlie Ross they had iu their
emliraoo tbe yooucn automaton wim
wbioh tho ventriloquist Wyman is
wont to amuse tbe publio. The
practical joker was Wymau himself,
who waa on his way to Lynchburg. ,
A RoV.vl Maiuiiaoe. When two
young people start out iu Ufa togeth-1
or with nothing but a determination
to succeed, avoiding the invasion of
oach other's idiosyncrasies, not oar
rying tho candle near the gtiupoWdorr
sympathetic with each other's em
ploy went, willing to live on small
means till Miey get large facilities,
paving as they (to, taking life here
us a discipline, with foureywi watch
ing its perils, and four tanits ngut-.
ihtf its battles Whatever others nmy,
say or do, that is a royal marriage
It is so set down, in the hravenlji
archives, and the orange blossoni
shall wither on neithersido the gtav,
An exchange has an acqtiamtoneo
who remarks that ha has otieo heard'.
tho proverb, "a friend ) used is a
friend indeed," but bo says ha can't
see where the Isugh conins in. lf
baa a friend iu twl who alw
borrowing money hum lti