The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-07-22


The Bulletin says: The Oregon Steam
Navigation Company ssteamers John Ell. (,
Couch and Julia, for years favorites of
the Columbia river-the former to Astoria
and the latter to the Cascades-haye
passed out of service entirely, and dur
ing the late high water were foated up
into the Conpany's ship yard, below tile
city, where they will be stripped of their
machinery and the hulls burned for the
old iron they contain, the same as dozens
of other craft that have preceded them
from the days of the Fashion, Mountain
Buck, and similar steamers
One day last week the military author
tiles at Cape Disappointment fred off the
huge ffteen>inch gun situated on the
point of the Cape, about fifty feet from
the light house. The charge consisted Of |
shell and forty-fve pounds of powder |
The concussion was SO great that it broke
eleven plates of glass in the large glass !
globe Cor house) surrounding the great
lamp in the light house. The glass is
over onesthird of an inch in thickness
and Of the best material. 1t also crushed
to atoms the house surrounding the
great fog bell at the base of the light
house.
The following is from a telegram
dated Chicago, July Is: The great
engineering work of deepening the Iii
nois and Michigan Canal so that the
waters of Lake Michigan may fow
through Chicago river into the canal and
thence into the Illinois river and finally
to the Gulf of Mexico, was completed
Yesterday, and the dam at the highest
point between the two watersheds has
been removed. The water rushed through
with great force, and to-day the horrible
stencil of the Chicago river, noted as the
most terrible in the world, has disappear
cd. and the blue waters of the Lake have
replaced its inky current.
We clip the following from the Oregon
ian of Tuesday: The Tualatin Naviga-
ton and Manufacturing Co will to day
break ground for their canal which is to
i feed Sucker Lake with water from the
Tualatin river The immediate object of
this enterprise is to furnish water power
at Oswego for driving mills and other ma
chinery aud to open navigation for boats
from point near the Wallamet river
, bank at Oswego, through Sucker Lake TO
the Tualatin river. 1t is their intention
ultimately, to provide water for manufac-
turing purposes along the bank of the riv-
er toward this city within the city, il
, it shall ever be wanted.
There was a stormy debate on Cuban
| affairs in the Spanish Cortes on July 10th
4 motion to censure the Government
called forth savage speeches on botf
! sides. Terrible excitement prevailed
: The Government was afraid to face the
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ground that it could not extend to the
provinces laws made Since the home
revolution, nor abolish slavery. until Tho
insurrection was suppressed, The Gov
z ernment requested the withdrawal of the
Il motion. This was opposed again BY
another member Of the Opposition. TIL,
a general concurrence in the necessity o
n crushing the insurrecrion forthwith. The
$ proposition was made to send so, ,00l
o men to Cuba.
From the Salem Statesman of Wednes
q day we learn that Hon A b. Aieach
r am, Superintendent Of Inaiian affairs foi
: this District, had started for the Umatil
/ la Reservation to confer with the Indian,
OF that place for the purpose of ascertain
ing upon what terms they would give VI
}, their present homes The Reservatiol
) embraces a fine body of land. lying alou.
! the Umatilla river and its tributaries, aDt
e as good agricultural soil is not over abun
dant In that section Of the State. iler
$ is strong desire on the part of the peo
i pie TO have the Indians removed, SO tha
the lands of the Reservation may b
b thrown open to settlement. Congress- a
IT it's last session, passed a resolution au
e thorzinS preliminary conference witt
d the Indians to discover their views o tn
n subject.
D Dispatches from the Upper Columbia in
from the Oregon Steam Navigation Com
/ pany of Portland of the wreck of tn
n steamer Owyhee at Washtukna ferr
IF about noon on Monday while on the rouf
If from Cello to Lewiston. with cargo Q
II merchandise and a number of passengers
D; No1iSes were 10 t. The cargo was ais
Is nearly all saved. as the ferry boat at tina
point was convenient aud rendered goo
service. The steamer is probably a tot;
wreck having sunken upon rock leavin
:. but small part of her bow out of watel
:. yet it is possible she may be raised. Sh
was In command of Captain Stump one
!. the most experienced navigators in fhi
country. and the accident may therefor
be considered as the result of one of thos
= impossibilities of practicable or successful
,, navigation on Snake river in times of 10,
ae - stage of water. II is certain that n
:. = more boats will attempt the trip tn
= y season. The Owyhee was one of tn
= best and most reliable steamers in th
Oregon Steam Navigation Compauy's fec
above the Dalles.
n "
u ~ j. L. Cummings was tried in Portlau
!. - last Saturday, on an Indictment for ol
=. structing the United States mails
II Eastern Oregon. The obstruction o
ce Cured between the DaIles and Canyo