The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1868-11-28

where the wheel was temporarily men,
ded. The boat will be laid up for few
| days.
Mrs. A. L. Grubbs, for several years a
teacher in the Willamette University,
| has resigned her situation in the insttu-
ton. With her resignation the school
has lost preceptress which it will be diff
icult to replace.
County Court has levied county tax of
| 81 mills on the dollar, on all taxable prop
erty in this county. The State, School
and County tax, this year, amounts to III
mills on the dollar
A horse belonging to Mr.. Jackson
| Barton, Of Lewis county, was smothered
liar manner. The animal was tied by a
halter, in STALL at the stable of Charles
Granger, which, by some means, got
| him to pull the harder. drawing the hal
ter SO tightly across the nostrils as to en-
tircly stop his breathing. lie was a stub
born animal, and he hung on to the halter
till it killed him.
The Roseburg Ensign gets off the fol-
lowing good one:
The following was told to us for fact,
| and We do not doubt it. There was
a citizen in one of the precincts of this
| county, who could not read-a Demo-
crat of course. It was agreed by both
parties, to let him alone on election day
and not read his ticket for HIM After
a while he concluded that the ticket with
a picture of flag on it was the Demo-
cratic ticket, and he would vote it any
how, because he could see the picture"
and handed If in One of the Judges
asked if that was the ticket he intended
to vote. and received an em mphatic answer
'' that the ticket he handed in was the
ticke. he voted" He did not fud out
his mistake until the polls were closed,
and his vote stands recorded for Grant
and Colfnx an act he should be proud of
even if it mistake.
Five Indians, arrested near Roseburg,
accused of stealing twoM Mhorses near
Eugene City, had made their escape
from the custody of deputy sheriff Miller
of Lane county.
The Ensign says that the rich surface
disgings, known as the Randol PHI Claim,
in Coos county. are attracting considcra-
BILE attention. There are at present three
wealthy companies organized and at work,
with great profit. Streaks of sand have
been found, so rich in the precious metal
that one man could take out $40 to $50
per day.
From Dallas Signal extra, dated
24th, we learn that Thos Smith and
VIM. +. Glaze were badly wounded, on
morning of the 23d Thos Smith, bother
of Sheriff Smith, of Polk county, and Mr.
l., j.
Sutton, sentenced to penitentlary for the
term of five years, for house breaking.
etc. On the morning mentioned. as they
were awaiting the approach of the Sher
iff with his prisoner, standing in the rear
Of tie vehicle prepared to convey them
and the prison to Salem. shot gun,
loaded with twenty four huckshot, was
accidentally discharged, the shot going
entirely through the "tail board of the
wagon, and taking effect in the bodies
and limbs of Messrs Smith and Glaze
Glaze was wounded in the shoulder
thigh and abdomen, and is in critical
condition. Smith was hit in various pla-
ces about the body, head and arms. one
shot passing through his right arm, frac-
turing the bone and lodging in the oppo-
site side His wounds are not deemed
serious. Drs. Sites and McAfee were to
make an effort to extract the bullets from
the shoulder and abdomen of the unfor-
tunate Glaze, Wednesday last.
Mrs. Hubbard, says the Signal Of the
oath, who has fingered in great agony
for near three weeks from the effects of
the burns she received from her clothes
taking fire, and who was brought to this
place soon after the occurrence OF the ac-
cident for the greater convenience of
medical treatment, expired last night be-
tween eight and nine o'clock. The body
will be removed to Bridgeport to day for
interment Deceased endured her pro-
tracted and intense suffering with great
tortitudc throughout. The location and
nature of her injuries made it necessary
for her to lie on her face during the trying
period of her illness, which must have
contributed materially to the aggravation
Of her distress.