The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-15
STATE ITEMS.

De more brittle tnan the earthcnware Tor
which that little burgi is becoming famous.
We have been informed that no less than
three cases of separation Of husband and
wife (besldes those involved in the elope.
ment case mentioned elsewhele) have
taken place in the past week Unless a
stop Is put to this kind of thing, Bucna
Vista will soon become as notorious for
its family jars as it has heretofore been
famous Tor Its preserve and pickle jars
Polk Couty Times
We are informed that dispatch has
been received by the register in Bank
ruptcy, from the Auditor at Washington.
stating that Il. c. Randall, lac postmas-
ter at this city, is behind with the Gov
ernment over S ,590-and requesting the
amount to be reserved in settlement Of
the estate. A fail statement has been
forwarded to the Register from Washing
ton by mail Orcgonatp.
Last week little matrimonial episode
occurred near Canyonvillc that created
considerable local excitement and a little
Indignation. 1t seems that one of those
pests OF society, Il ki"d OF half and half
cXhorter. temperance lecturer and school
teacher, not much on the work but death
on yellow legged chickens, had become
enalnoured Of a little eirl--a mere child
not quite Il years old. Marry he
must and the father-one Of the same
long faced breed, actually urged and con-
sentcd to the marriage. The groom is
over so years of age, and in view of the
great discrepancy We have been asked to
ventilate the matter. We have to say
IL, A. oL Il IL
their beds-so they must lie, and that all
matches of this kind produce their legit-
innate consequences in time. 1t would
be wise however, to have the law interpose
to prevent the sacrifice of children by
unnatural parents to any lcchcrous scoun-
drcl who may ask for them.-,JackSonUtHe
Sentinel.
Following as from the jacksonville
Sentinel:
4 son of Jesse Roberts was drowned
last Sunday while crossing the South
Umpqua in boat. He became frighten-
cd and jumped Ont of the boat the body
was recovered on Thursday lodged on the
head of rifle" about three quarters of a
mile from where the accident took place.
GA Wednesday last, party Of seven
men passed through town on their way to
the Goose LAKE country. They hailed
from the Willamette valley, and reported
that they were only the advance of Il
large company who were equipping for
that section. Thoy claim to have discov-
cred rich gold mines at the north end Of
Goose Lake last year from which they
were driven by indians. Without dis
putting or admitting the truth of their
story, we will say that it is not improbable,
as that portion of the Sierra Nevada,
range is known to contain plenty of quartz
and has as much the appearance of u gold
bearing region as the mountains round
this valley.
About So 900 has been subscribed for
an Academy at Ashland tt is to be con-
Quoted on the same plan as the Umpqua
Academy, and we expect its usefulness
to be as great.
The Jaiout.st of Wednesday says: Mrs.
Dr. Shelton was seriously injured by a
fall from a wagon at Independence, day
before yesterday. Her father Mr.. B. L.
Whitson, who had been driving, got out
from the wagon, when the horses becom-
ing frightened. started in run and pre-
cipitated her from the wagon. She was
badly bruised about the head and face,
and as her health had previously been
delicate, serious consequences are appre-
hended The exact extent of the inju-
ries was not known when our informant
left
The Democratic Neacs of Jacksonville,
speaking of quartz mining operations in
Southern Oregon, says that there are a
number of good paying lodges within the
county, no one possessed of thorough
knowledge of quartz mining will be SO
foolish as to doubt The Timber gulch
lead is now furnishing the most hatterlng
prospects, simply because its owners are
applying the true test, proven by all reli
able experience-that of going down on
the lead
The Oregontiaa of the 10th has the
following paragraphs
We learn that during last Friday night
the dwelling house of Mr.. Jesse Moor,
sheriff of Washington county, was de-
stroycd by fire. The loss is stated at
about 81 900.
We learn that the Rt. Rev. Bishop
Morris, of the Episcopal Church, elected
to the place made vacant by the death of
III. hcf. DlsAop oCott, lS cApccLcu 10 ar
rive here about the Goth inst
The Columbia river is rising slowly
Its effect is already seen in the backing
up of the water of the Willamette.
The Untonist says: A friend has cal
led our attention to the Nehalem Valley,
drained by small river by that name,
which rises in the coast range and runs
westwardly into the Pacific ocean. The
mouth of the river is about forty miles
below Astoria, though the head of, The
stream is but twenty five miles south of
that city. There are two valleys on the
river, separated by deep gorge or can
yon, through which the river runs. The
lower valley is alreay settled by a few FAM
lies, though there is room for many