The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-10-08
VARIOUS ITEMS

An exchange states that the schooner
Bobolipk drifted on the beach inside the
bar at the mouth of the Umpqua river,
September 10Th, where she will probably
lie until the spring tides. None OF the
cargo was lost.
It is Iumored that B. F. Bonham,
Democratic candidate for Circuit Judge
at the June election will contest the right
of f. p Boise to his seat, as soon as the
Supreme Court adjourns
T. S. McComas, Chief Clerk of the
House OF Representatives. was assaulted
near the Post Office iu Salem on Thurs
day night of last week, by two ruffians,
who, it is supposed, contemplated rob
bing him.
So many of Brigham Young's wives
have died recently, that the Prophet has
had to have an extension made to his
hat, to grow weeds on.
A Newark lady, whose husband had
deserted her, saved 500 by sewing, and
was 10 terrible quandary as to whether
to buy a divorce or sewing machine
She has decided, with the assistance Of
an old bachelor, to buy so divorce and
Il $40 machine.
The Statesman learns that lad named
Frank Miller, in Polk county, accident
ally shot and killed himself while hunt
inS grouse, on Saturday
\ whale seventy FIVE feet long came
ashore at Cape Foulweather few days
ago. The Indians had high and fes-
tive time over the blubber.
Fifteen young mcn attending the
Wallamct University at Salem have rem
ted house, hired Chinaman to do their
cookin. and washing, and find that they
can live in good style for two dollars a
week.
The Roseburg Ensign gives the popu-
lation of Douglas county, as per census re-
turns, at 6, l54; number of dwelling hou-
ses, 1,2I1.
The population of New York city as
given by the returns uf the various emu
merators, exclusively published in the
Times. is exactly So, ,026.
The appointment of Representatives to
the State Legislature of Illinois has been
made by tie Governor and Secretary of
State under the new census. 1t gives
the total number of Representatives at
169 Cook county has fifteen Repre- sent.
atives.
a young lady in the town of La Prai-
rie, Wisconsin, who is teaching school
and boarding two miles from the schools
house, has walked to and from the scene
of her labors each day, making an aggre-
gate of $50 miles during the summer.
A smart girl in Minnesota popped the
question to her lover, asked the consent
OF her parents, procured a marriage IL
cense, ordered the wedding breakfast, the
carriage to convey them to the depot, and
private conversation with the parson,
all on the same day.
Among the historical facts connected
with Verdun it is narrated that during
the wars of the French Revolution fifteen
girls of that town, all under fifteen years
of age, were sent to the guillotine for
having danced at ball given by Prussian
officers.
Chalons is the great seat of the cham
pagne wine trade. There is one merchant
there who holds 1000, 900 bottles as his
ordinary stock. His cellars, excavated
in the chalk rocks, are six miles long
and are traversed with tramways through
which loaded wagons are driven.
The willamette Farmer gives the fol.
lowing statistics in regard to ex-senator
Nesmith's farm in Polk county: eThe
number of acres under fence is 1900
and requires twenty miles Of fencing, In
cluding cross fences. Number of acres
under cultivation, 1000. He uses the
best kind of agricultural machinery
and runs his threshing machines BY
steam. He has raised during the past
season 200 bushels of wheat, 5000
bushels of oats, 1000 bushels of corn
and 200 bushels of fax seed. Beside.
these figures, about 1900 bushels O
grain have been raised by persons wht
have portions of Mr.. Nesmith's farm
rented. There are twenty-six head o
work horses and mules on the farm, on.
hundred head of cattle and FIVE hundree
hogs.