The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-09

until he grasped a friendly root, whore
he renained-in water up to bis armpits
for five hours, before succor reached
him. The horses have not been heard Of
since their plunge.
A,number of business houses are fitting /
| up with gas fixtures at Salem.
The Marion county grand jury IN their +
report, condemn the Court House as out
Of repair aud generally di,apidated.
The farmers of Grand Ronde valley
were hay making last week.
] E. S. McComas, Clerk of Baker county,
recently while exercising a wild Indian
pony, let the pony get the best of him,
when it ran away, aud the rope becoming
entansled around Mes ankle, he was
dragged about one hundred and fifty
yards. The second 1.sBrick Pomeroy'
was slightly bruised and his clothing all
torn to shrcds by the little spree.
The body of a man named William
f Shipton was found, on the goth ult., in a
. field near Crescent City, who is supposed
| to have been murdered, but no clue TO
the murderer as yet has been obtained
, On Tuesday morning, at the island
near Salem, Mr.. Mimic found buck In
] dian, with half dozen squaws, had used
/ his ferry boat in crossing to the island.
He ordered them to take the boat back,
but instead of obeying orders, the whole
: band walked in with clubs and undertook
t to put "a head" on Mr.. NJ. 1t being his
fighting day, however, he in turn seized
a club and thoroughly and efectually
wallopped the whole lot, till they were
;, glad to leave fer the mainland
a The fremen's election in Salem on last
c Tuesday resulted in the election of j Ohm
G. Wright, Chief, and D. McFaddar,
:, Assistant Engineer, Of the Fire Depart
ment.
:. On the 7th, campmectiag commenced
= at Newsom's Campground, near Howell
: prairie, in Marion county
}. James NJ Curley, well known in this
+, community, was found in the back room
}. of j. B.. Nichols shoe store, Salem,
:, where he had stolen UNI erceived, Oh last
:, Tuesday afternoon, in dying condition.
II In very short time thereafter he died.
y Too much whisky was the matter. lie
was civil engineer by profession, and
- one of the most accomplished draughts-
men on the coast.
y We see that Miss Cooper has joined
hands tsfor better or worse" with Mr..
e, Woolcn, down in Marion. Pretty hot
d weather, we should think, for Wooden,
q The schooner BoJolink arrived at the
mouth of the Umpqua a few days since,
:. with two cases of small nox on board
. She is lying there in quarantine.
n Col. Chapman, of Portland, is up for
IL speech on the 10th at jacksonville. OF
the subject Of railroads
le The Democratic county candidates ii
0, Yaplhill are going to contest. Two Re
mr. publican candidates, returned as defeated
will also contest The election in Yam
-' hill will doubtless be thoroughly ventil
q, ated
% Colonel Jim Fisk, Jr., is preparing t.
make great splurgc at Long Brancl
this season and among the rest vii
!. drive six IN hand. Three of the horse
- arc snow white stations, and three ar
h. coal black. The first, or wheel span, vii
be composed Of a nigh" black horse
e and white "of' and rice eersa for til
- leaders, thus making the most novel an
:, beautiful team in the State. The ca,
= riage. now being finished, will be tn
most imposing, it is said, ever built i
of this country or in Europe-the Who'll
at equipment, with London harness, to COS
thirty five thousand dollars.
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hn A band of three hundred meunte
Indians rode in front of a railroad trai
he near the Platte river couple of week
ty, since, expecting TO stop it. Thirtee
of of them were run over and killed, wit
nd their horses. The others seemed to b
The greatly astonished at the result, and e
identity don't want any more of that so
,ck Of fun
in
The Marysville Appeatis informed th
al the Central Pacific Railroad Compar
- have resolved to push forward the woi
on the Califoria and Oregon Railroad
the connecting point with the Orege
for Central. They also resolved to constru
. u as rapidly as possible to the San Joaqu
OF Valley Railroad.
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mi. BRooMs.-If broom is occasional
ma dipped into boiling suds, the straws W
iu measure lose their brittleness al
become tough, and do less injury to
~ carpet 1t will also last much longt
Broolns wear out utcarpets full as fast
- the usual tralnpiug over them. Befo
's1y commend cling 10 sweep carpet, dip t
broom into pail of water aud strike
; u against some object to- shake off I
'aAe drops Repeat this frequently VIII
sweeping, and you will raise ltAie du
EN- and be surprised at the quantity Of d