The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1868-10-03
STATE ITEMS.

mouth of Salmon river, were attacked by
made upon a boy who, had gone back for
| package that had dropped from wag-
on. but was driven off by man of the
party. 1t then chased young man
some distance, but did not succeed in
catching him. 1t then made several eff
! forts to bound into a wagon where there
were se.cral children. but was kept off
by the efficient use of wagon whip. A
dog belonging in the company attacked
his partnership, who finally sprang up
tree and was shot. The panther was
very poor, and it is supposed that the
fire in the mountains had starved and
driven him out.
On Thursday of last week Mr.. Jake
Roundebush, of Jacksonville, was thrown
from sulkey, receiving severe cut
above the knee.
On the 10Th, on Applegate creek, near
Steamboat City, VIM. Harriott found a
chunk of gold that weighed forty -one
ounces-valued at $3.50. On the day
previous Il nugget was taken out that
wei iehed sixty nine ounces. These pieces,
says the Jacksonville Sentinel, were
found below the claims now being work
cd. and seem to indicate that the mines
of that section are Tot quite played out
yet.
y lad named Doak, living with Hon.
| VI. Huston, OF Lane county, discovered
] two deer chased by dogs, crossing field
near the house, which he headed Of,
| and as they came near the fence, he
struck one of them with club, knock
ing the animal down when he succeeded
in catching it ana taking it to the house
alive.
From the State Treasurer's report we
| learn that the total receipts of the Treas
ury for 1868. including the balance Oh
[ l;aud at the time of the last report,
| amounts to 1897 500 4o. The cxpendi-
| lures for the same time amount to S3557,
/ :
:ssS,3 S.
From the Lntonist We learn that the
| Ncol.n Manufacturing Company of Sa-
/ lem are So oveIrun with business that
they are not able to FIJI all orders, al
though running night and day. Oregon
| City mills aud other mills throughout
the State are pushed to their utmost Ca
pacity.
Ripe free-stone peaches were selling
| 81 30 per bushel.
The Oregon City Enterprise says ::
The long looked for lat won by the Tum-
waters of this city at the fair last year,
was received on Tuesday. It is a splen-
did one, made of Oregon maple, mount
ed in Oregon silver, Alaska ivory, and
handsomely engraved. The boys are
proud of it.
The same paper says that two barns of
Mr. Saml Miller, living two miles wes.
of Oregon City, were destroyed by fire
on the morning of the 23d ult., burning
up at the same time two valuable horses,
family carriage, harness: grain, hay, etc.
"a total aggregate of between $4,000
and 81, 900 worth Of property.
Mr.. Walter Mofit will soon erect 400
feet frontage of wharf in South Port
land, to be used and known as the New
York, Liverpool & China wharf.
Messrs. Mercer, Brockway & Baker,
Of the New York and Portland line of
vessels, says the Enterprise, will offer the
farmers of Oregon an advance of 80 per
cent. on New York prices, for their
wheat this year. This is good ar
raneement-as it will give the farmer
almost the market value of his grain
here, with the balance of profits when
sales are made East. Wheat such as we
have in this State is now selling in New
York at So 80-greenbacks Eighty
cents currency would pay all charges,
leaving So as the price of the grain.
That would make wheat worth here, in
coin, 81 40.
From the Blue Mountain Times we
learn that Hon. A. B. Meacham, Union
candidate for Elector, was to open the
campaign at Canyon City on last satur-
day.
The same paper has the following