The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-03


talking Of moving their saw millto Eugene City,
owing to the fact Of the scarcity and high price Of
logs at this point.
abundant than this season. We have been feast
ing ON them daily during the week.
The Willamette has been running bank fun'
aifordng plenty of water for boats between here
and Eugene City
Quite number of native Americans have float
ed into our city during the week, some Of them
dressed very gaudily, regardless Of taste Or ex-
pense.
Our city has boon full Of strangers during the
week, large proportion from the Eastern States.
The membership of Albany Lodge No. :,
I.O.O.F., is rapidly increasing.
Mr.. VIM. Tweedale and wife will start for Vic
toria, in q few days, in search of health. May
prosperity attend them.
Father Shepherd and Miss Lizzie Smith start
for Iowa next week. Miss Smith will remain 10
Iowa couple Of years.
Mr.. Charles Moaley has lately finished up at
his manufaetory on Broadalbin aud First streets
some No. ca.ipetware. Charley is constantly
adding to his facilities for manufacturing.
P. G. Harper Co. have delicious article Of
salmon, put up in kegs, which is nif. Try . few
DIR. Plummer has been busiiy engaged putting
up telegraph wire during the week. There
now six wires running into the Office in this city,
thus connecting us with the wire built along the
o. & C. Railroad, north and south, and with the
limo on the west side.
We learn from some of our subscribers that they
never remember time when. wheat seemed to
thrive SO rapidly. Wheat sown the first of last
month is up in some places half leg high, and
heavy that light wind causes it to clay over.
A continuance during the present month Of such
weather experienced last the growth would
be so heavy that the slightest wind would blow
it all down, making harvesting heavy matter
indeed.
Mrs. J. A. Heed is expected to return from
Portland the present week, where she has been to
select a stock of millinery, etc. Call and see
the newest and latest.
Read the interesting communication from
Brownsville on first page.
Parties have been busily at work during the
| week, grading and laying the rails on the switch
up the river. The work will all be finished ready
for use before the close Of next week. are
told.
Crashing and sraveling has beer theo order of the
day since the passage of the ordinances requiring
the improvement of the four principal streets of
tins city, and we will soon have some neat, dry
Streets and shall feel prouder than ever Of tho
looks of our city.
1t is bruited abroad that Jack Aiphin is taking
steps to secure contract from the Versailles Gov
ernment to rebuild the 2-illeries at Paris.
The railroad stfam pile driver passed through
this city en- route for the trout on Tuesday.
From private letter learn that Frank
\ I,1 the all Walls
that bis health has been greatly improved by th.
change that he is highly pleased will
the country. and intends to make it his futur'
home.
Halsey and sodavillc are the big attractions t,
spectators just now in Linn county.
Mr.. Hogg and Judge Hnmason have been among
us during the week.
Rev Mr. Parri. b, of Salem, is at present fllinl
the Methodist pulpit of this city.
flour citizens make no move in the matter o
celebrating the 4lh, our Fire Company will attent
to the matter on their own hook.
/ Mr.. Robt. Romaine will start across the noun
tains tie first of next week with band of cattle
He is bound for 0chpco.
| Mr.. Backus starts a tour of observation cas-
of the mountains next week.
MIR. S. NJ Pennington starts east of tile noun
iains in few days, for the purpose Of selecting
healthier place for his family.
Jake Norcross, visiting the Dallss the othc
day. reports erything lovely at Ochoco--crop
looking well and future prospects generally bright
! Almost every day notice faces on
streets-persons who have travelled nany mile
in search of a pleasant home. We hopc the nd
vantages of Linn may be duly spread out befor
them, AMI that they may be induced to stop will
us.
Judge T. B. Odeneal was in town Thursday
Some cloudy weather during tho week, but lii
tie or no rain. for which duly grateful
Weather cool but pleasant-it looks now as thougl
it had set in for 1spell.''
The great New York Circus will exhibit in thi
city the 18th Instant
We had no idea of the cost and extent of th
improvements recently inaugurated in the easter
portion of our city. by E. Cartwright Co., unit
we shown through by the polite and oblig
ing Co, Mr.. McCord, Wednesday. They hav
expended large amount of money in ercctin
neat and substantial buildings and putting j
machinery. They deserve the hearty support {
this community if for other reason than tha
they have added largely to the value of the prof.
erty. in that section Of the city at least by the
expenditure OF money, thus increasing the gener,
wealth. Any man or set of men who come anon
us and spend their money in improving and bull
; ing up city and adding to its business dcser'
spet iat encouragement.
b Tbs PELICAN TRAeEpY.-From the 81
Franeico Chronicle we get this Mrs. Smith, Il
widow Of th. steward of the Pelican, who "
lynched at Umpqua toregon) for outrnging I
person of little girl eleven years Of age, rcsid
= ON Geary street. San Francisco. She is nm En-
. lish woman. of ladyiike manners and pleasi
exterior. She states that her husband. instead
3 being Malay. was native IF Cape Tow