The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-12-04

From the jacksonville Ncscs we learn T
that the Rev AIr Peterson, by the fall
of his horse, broke his leg just above the
ankle.
Cases of typhoid and scarlet fevers
have made their appearance in Jackson
county, none proving fatal. The general
health of the county is good.
Sea serpents have been seen again.
This time they are small affairs-one
being reported as only twenty and the
other five feet in length.
Tho Nelrs says that Brown, charged
with assault with intent to kin Adney,
has been found guilty and sentenced to
three years in the peuitentiary. Adney
still fingers, and should he survive, will
be cripple the balance of his days.
From the Statesmen we learn that in
TIE suit of w G. Avery vs.. f. NJ. Nor
ris, for $1,000 for breach of contract,
(the 20 Mt. Hood" OK case), the jury
found verdict for the defendant.
y From the Portland papers we learn
that VIM. Foote, Steward of the steamer
-4lert, on Saturday morning last, jumped
from the steamer when on her upward
trip and was drowned Temporary in
sanity is the supposed cause of his death.
BIG SpAN.-A span of the Ohio river
bridge at Louisville was swung to its
bearings on the 9th ult. 1t is four
hundred feet in length-the largest yet
erected in the United States.
Il Jack Allphin has quit the saloon bus
iiness, and hereafter will furnish hungry
humanity with good catables. Jack now
says he don't sell whisky himself, and is
down on any body that will.
The Herald says that James B. Steph-
ems, A. M. Loryea and Walter Moffett
have bought the money interest of A. S.
Mercer and others in the ss Pioneer Line
of sailing vessels between Portland and
New York.
The Polk County Times speaks of a
lady residing on the Upper Luckiamute
who gathered pan full of fine ripe wild
strawberries in the neighborhood last
week. Only another evidence that this
is the q beautifulest country in the
world"
On the 21st ult., son of Mr.. Kinder,
of Benton county, aged ten years, while
playing fell from box and broke his
arm. The Aercuy also states that G.
w. Vaughn, of Portland, purchased
$4,000 bushels of wheat in Corvallis.
AND SHE WoN-Miss Julia c. Ad-
dington ran against Dir. Browne for the
lefice of County Superintendent in Mitch
ell county, Iowa, in the recent election,
and received just as many votes as her
competitor. They cast lots and she won
SUDDEN DEATH.-On the 25th ult.
in San Francisco, p. B. Forster died from
an apoplectic stroke. Mr. F. was one
of the proprietors of the Morning Cal, 4
native of Sake 0oburg, aged about thirt,
years At the time of his death he wa.
insured for 100000
SALE OF GoLD.-The Assistant Treas
urer has announced that the government
will sell this month 81 100000 in gold
and buy s13, 600, 900 in bonds, which
caused great excitement in the gold room
in New York. The day for big strike
in gold and greeDbacks seems to hay
splayed ON"
S On the evening of the 25th ult., il
Cincinnati, Ohio, Horace Phillips sho
II. Ell. Leonard, who was accompanyIn.
SIary Cummings. widowed lady, fror
the theatre. Three shots were fred, on
taking effect in the groin--not danger
Gus. Il Phillips had been a suitor, but wa
rejected for Leonard. Oh, these widow.
PosrpoNED.-A Copenhagen telegrar
dated Nov. 9th gives the following fror
the official newspaper ssThe ratifcatio
OF tile sale of the island of st. Thomas t
the United States Government has bee
!pastponed for six months.
FALsEHoQD NAILED. - The Salel
Press having charged that Solomon Fit;
{. hugh paid Gov. Woods for a pardo
lately signed BY him, Fitzhugh writes
letter to 3eriah Brown. proRouncing I'll
charge utterly false. Fitzhugh sas
that "a sense Of justice compels me
say that I never paid Geo. Z. Woods
cent og money for q pardon or anythir
else Another specimen of what Beria
&C q h<asafare