The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-08-20

BRIEF MFNrIoN.-The Whitney J ohrs case in
tie Circuit Court Tuesday, brought large
amount Of / gal talent into city.
Gov. Ballard has purchased property in Leba-
non in this county. intending to reside there
Sickness in the family of Mrs. Richard Powers
prevented the meeting of thc Sewing Society j,
her residence Tuesday.
Brownsville sent a large delegation to this city
on Tuesday.
The team of Milt. Houston three or four miles
out from this city, away the other day while
hauling hay, and of the snimais ked-they
say.
Fine watermelonz were brought into market on
Tuesday.
Judge Boise reserved his opinion in the Whit
ney-Johns case for three or four days We may
publish when received.
Steamboat visits are rather too infrequon; If
the present dry spell holds much longer. they'll
get ''infrequenter."
Owing TO lack of shipping facilities. our mills
are no, much the grind Of late
The city is full of strangers. some rccrcatins
AID others looking for homes amongst Us.
linn County Fair will open the goth and
continue to tho 2+th of Ssr;ember-frurn Tuesday
10 Saturday only FIVE weeks on
Mrs Millett sorry to say is still toe
unweu to for Ten Years in Wall Street
the most thrilling AMI exciting book we have
peruscd for years.
Friend Briggs At the OH Stove Store ha. been
fixing up gay. Carpenters and painters have
a,.iri ntuehly L. the appearance oi the building;
The City Council has appropriated $500 for the
purchase Of a lot which AN cu gi;,c
house. II has also ordered the opening of ali
alleys throughout the city.
We indebted Senator w illiar4a for various
valuable papers.
We are sorry to learn that our old friend and
brother typo. Mr.. Eph. Mcfarland. IS a, present
very yow with typhoid fever
As high s. cents per bu-hel paid By oul
buyers for wheat, las; week. but news Of derros
sion in Europe aud the East has sent i; down tt
old quotations-75 cents.
5 Our City Marshal has tired of waiting on par
ties for the payment of taxes and will Immediate
> ly advertise the property Of all city ienquents
which will add considerably to their bill of cost-
5 4 HAT the wise.
The irrcpressible 10. Teal hn- been here asain
+ gobbns UP more real estate. He purchased
r large Of land just the river in iento
5 county.
Hands for harvesting have been in demand O
late, and 50 per day offered freely with none to i
g | obtained
9 The mill race now being constructed hy Mcssr
7 Beach & Monteth, is quito an undertaking, an
! will cost pile Of money The work of cxcava
ing under the supervision of Mir. ]. b, Montcitt
2 is being rapidly pushed.
= The late cheated term has made business fc
) our physicians and they making MP +,
1t their long play spell"
d Brother Morgan, of Portland. a member of Il
craft. is up for holiday among his old frcn,
j. hereabouts.
% Several Of our citizens who returned during Il
m week from tho sotn:, not only declare tho fac
& but their looks denote the bcn-dcial effects of I
4 waters there. And still people aock there iro
y every point.
m We have been luSuriating in a smoky atme
to phcre for days past. The woods in the mountni
&c in every direction seems to DO fire, caused
: most instances by the earelessness of campers.
s. The cloudy weather of the past few days, in
a4aua rl,a in, flny tbar,,