The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-12-16
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.

Portland is at the present time
afflicted with numerous thieves and
garroters and the Oregoaian ad-
vises people who have occasion to be
out late, to be prepared for such Gus
toners. 1t gives an account of one
citizen being chased to his very door
by two of these gentry. People go
ing to Portland should remember
this, and take along a sausage, or
something, to scare them with.
George Brown of Portland was
caught stealing a quarter of beef on
Wednesday of last week, and. was
then sent to Jail for quarter of a
year.
Mrs. Duniway has been lecturing
in Portland, and the journals there
say that shedid very we'll.
There is rumor that eight men
were frozen to death near Fort
Shaw, in Montana, OH the 25th of
last month. 1t is said that the
thermometer was % degrees below
| zero.
Some of the Oregon papers are
still advertising lotteries. Which
is an offcnse against the laws Of the
| State.
Wood now sells at Walla Walla
at from eight to twelve dollars a
cord. How is that price for high !?
Three hundred dollars in gold
coin was used in guiding the ball
ON the dome of the California cap
itol.
While a young gentleman was
spending last Sunday evening in the
society of a widow and her daugh-
ter in Portland, double knock was
made upon the door, which one of
the ladies Immediately opened. Two
men, muffled with comforters, and
slouched hats over theireyes, entered
the parlor without saying word.
AS the widow inquired the cause of
their visit, they stepped towards her.
At this moment the young gentle
man arose from his seat and was oh
served by the intruders, who turned
and walked out and away, without
uttering word. The Bulletin,
from which this item it taken,
thinks their intention was robbery.
At the Warm Springs Indian
Reservation the Indians now marry
according to the civilized rites, and
the Agent keeps a record Of the
event.
! In the examination of Judge
Lake on the charge ofassault to kill
Charles DE Young, of the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, on the 18th inst,
Lake testified that the firing of the
pistol was unintentional, that he
never intended to kill De Young
Judge Sawyer, thinking there was
no evidence of intention to kill, re-
duced the charge to simple assault
and battery, and decided to send
the case to the County Court
Judge Lake gave bail for his APP
pearance before the Grand Jury.
A little boy at Stockton died
from the effects Of upsetting the
contents of a kettle of hot water
upon his person on the 11th inst.
The Jacksonville Sentinel says it
is reported that George Gribble, the
man who was SO recently cowhided
by two young ladies in that place
not long since, and who recently
left for Northern Oregon, has beer
brought back on a charge of per
jury.
We learn from the Olympi:
Standard that man by the name
of Thornton, and two ofhisc children
were killed in Hanford's Bottom
Washington Territory, by the fall
ing of a tree. He had been engaged
in burning down a tree near hi
dwelling and just as it was abou
to fall upon the house, he rushed il
to save the children, when the tre'
fell directly across the building
crushing it to fragments and killing
Mr.. Thornton and two of his chill
dren, third one escaping. Thi