The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-06-05
STATE ITEMS.


The Rogue River Educational Socie-
ty held meeting on Wednesday, and re-
solved to commence work on the Acade
nv at Ashland Immediately. A meeting
will be held on Tuesday next, for the
purpose of electing Directors.
Ga Monday evening Mr.. Humphrey,
of Willow Springs, was found in his
house in a helpless condition, and quite
speechless. He was brought to town and
cared for. but his recovery is very doubt
full.
gon and Washington Territory for mass
railroad convention, to be held at Una
tilla.
Mr.. Copeland, who lives at the foot of
the mountains. between Cottonwood aud
Russell creek, had fine American mare
killed by stroke Of lightning on Friday
evening, the 2lst ult.
The people of Umatilla are organizing
an agricultural society. A meeting to
complete the organization, by the adop-
ton of constitution and by-laws, will be
held on the first Monday in July
Hon O. jacobs has received his COM
mission as Associate Justice Of Washing
ton Territory.
All the the merchants of Jacksonville
offer for sale goods made at Ash
land Mills in their own valley.
A few days ago Mr.. Whitney, of Ash
land, jackson county, lost a little girl
about one and half years old, by drown
ing. The child accidentally fell into a
box in which there was some water, and
when found was quite dead.
The Sentinel hears of a citizen of
jackson county, who having ascertained
that some persons had cut large
amount of rails on Government land, i'm
mediately entered tfe fraction on which
they were and now forbids the parties
claiming the rails to remove them or
otherwise trespass on his ground.
The wife of DR.. j. C. Shelton, of
Salem, died on Monday Her maiden
name was Pauline Whitson. She was
well known for her gentle demeanor and
varied accomplishments. She was also a
person of considerable literary acquire
ments and has printed in the newspapers
of the State many pieces Of merit and
value.
!. A correspondent who has passed over
the trail from Roseburg to Coos Bay
writes that the road is "a very rugged and
difficult one, and that he considers the
success Of the company who are attempt
ing to construct wagon road as quite
problematical. Their capital stock is
$40, 900, but he thinks that at least
$50, 900 will be required to build the
road. The company have land grant
but he deems it of but little present
value.
From the jacksonville Sentinel
"On Monday evening miner, namec
Henry Feilzlnge, was discovered dead il
his claim on Harris gulch, a short dis
tance from Willow Springs. The de
ceased had been working alone in Low
drift, and had apparently been caved OF
when coming out from the drift. 1t wa
thought that the unfortunate man hat
been dead several days The faithful
dog of the poor fellow was watching
!, few feet from the body, hayin:
scraped out bed in the soft ground
and was almost starving with hunger
probably never having left the corpse t
seek food"
, The Roseburg paper learns that MI
; Rowley, of the Coquille valley, recent
found five swarms of wild bees in tn
woods near his residence.
More than one hundred men are en-
: gagged in working and prospecting in tn
: gold mines On Myrtle creek in Dougla
county. Considerable gold is obtaine
and there is good deal of excitement