The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-10-21
A1qanp ge9ister.


N. 20. are. carrying nuch larger Qotil-
titles of freight up the Columbia than
usual.
through the principle streets of Van
couver, this fall.
w. F. Crate, who came to the Pa
cific coast 43 years ago, and resided
long near Vancouver, died a few days
ago at Victoria.
A petition of thirty-five feet in
length has been signed in Walla Walla
county for the removal of Judge Ken
nedy from the bench.
A fire on the 1st inst. at Helena.
Montana, consumed property worth
$4,000. The Herald, leading journal
of the Territory, was completely de-
stroyed-
The late Olympia District Court,
granted AbUah O'Neil 81, 800 damages
against Samuel McCan and others who
composed the Vigilance Committee in
Pierce county at the time of the mur-
der of Charles Mcdonald.
A bill providing for the enf1anchise-
ment of the women of Washington
Territory has been offered in the Leg
fslature by ID. r. Bigelow. 1t pro-
vides that women shall vote on the
question of their enfranchisement, and
prohibits men from voting upon it. SO
If majority of women want the suf-
frage they can have it.
John Slime, of San Francisco, pio-
neer of 1S49 and a native of Nova SEQ
tia, aged So, died on Friday night of
last week.
Collections had reached over 800, 600
last Saturday at San Francisco. in aid
ofChicago.
Mrs. S. Woodwork, of San Francis
co. has donated gallery of fine paint
ings, originals and copies from the
old masters, to be sold for the benefit
Of the Chicago sufferers.
The Eugene City Journal says that
Mr.. o. Noble, of the Willamette pre-
ciiict, is about to engage in an enter
prise which viii certainly be of great
benefit to the whole country lying be-
tween Spores ferry and Albany. It
Is the intention to take water from the
Mckenzie river and run it into the
Muddy, furnishing Halsey, Shedd's
Station, and the country generally
through which it passes, with water,
and finally, perhaps, running into AL
bany. The Mckenzie affords splendid
water, and an enterprise like this can
not but result in great benefit to the
entire section through which the ditch
passes. We wish the enterprise sue
cess.
AT the Presbytery of the Presbyte-
rian denomination of Oregon, held in
Corvallis week before last, Rev. DIR.
Gray and Elder General Babbitt We're
elected Commissioners to the next
Grand Assembly.
The Presbyterian denominations in
the United States have over four thous-
and ordained ministers, and mem
bership of nearly four hundred and
fifty thousand-and for benevolent OBJ
jects it is paying upwards of eight
million of dollars per annum.
A daily mail now runs between Sa-
lem and Dallas.
Farmers in Benton county are put
ting in their fall crop of wheat.
Mr. M. Williams, of Lane county,
was elected President of the Oregon
State Agricultural Society: f. M.
Waite, of Salem, Secretary j. I'll.
Moores, of Marion county, Treasurer,
last week.
A passenger train ran off the track
ON Wednesday of last week, about a
mile and half north of Eugene. No
damage.
No loss was sustained by bursting
Of the grainary at the Eugene City
mills, except in removing the wheat
and repairing the grainary.
During last week three children OF
MIR. N. w. McMurry of Eugene, died
of scarlet fever.
The Eugene City Journal says that
It Is reported that new steamboat
company will soon be organized to op-
crate on the Willamette.
The distractions to the naviga-
ton Of the Umpqua river have beer
removed, and Roseburg can now be
reached about six months i'm the year
it is thought.
a petition was in circulation In
Portland recently desiring the Coun
ty Commissioners to erect building
ON the County Farm for the accom-
mediation of destitute orphan children
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