The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18
Joacquin Miller arrived in Salem last

bOdCquin 5IuicF arFiNeu III ttiicih io'e
Tuesday.
A week ago last Wednesday the
Aurora Borealis was seen in the north
ern sky ut Salem.
Editor of the Jacksonville Times. has
been presented with a ten pound tur-
nip.
A wagon was capsized near the
Catholic church in jacksonville, re-
Gently. throwing William Chambers.
ST., John Chambers, Daniel Murphy
and IL. +. Crook violently to the
ground, badly brising Mr.. Crook.
who lay insensib!e for some time, and
internally injuring John Chambers.
\ diminutive child has been born at
Salem. When it was five days old
lady's finger ring was slipped up
on its arm as far as it shoulder.
A hurdy -.gurtly house has been open
eel at Eugene.
The track Of the Oregon and Califor-
MIA Railroad has been laid to the town
of Cresswell--twelve miles south of
Eugene.
Hay has been sold in Eugene recently
at retail for $40 per ton.
A man named Robinson, willie
wrestling in Il beer saloon on Main
street, Olympia. on Sunday night last,
was thrown with such violence us to
l. his f,,.r txv,,, ,,ln.n,
To travel from Helena. Montana, to
Omaha now costs only $40 currency.
From Helena to Corinlle fare is but So
Cheaper than staying at home.
Montana is rapidly developing into
an agricultural Territory, and now
produces an abundance of fcereals. veg
etables. butter. &c, for her own con-
sumption. She has Territorial A gri-
cultural Society and several county
Societies.
Chief Justice Mexican states tile
issue with the Mormons as follows /;
1.-The Government of the United
States, founded upon written consti-
tuition, finds Within its jurisdiction
another Government, claiming TO come
from God---iaperiu.a an iHsperio-
whose policy and practices are in
grave particulars, at variance with its
own. The one Government arrests the
other, in person Of its chief, and ar
rSaigns it at this bar. A system is on
trial in the person of Brigham Young.
Let all concerned keep this fact stead
lily In view; and let the Government
81,
to be in the right.
The Portland Oyegonina says: Two
railroads routes have been surveyed
| through Yamhill county. one crossing
| the Yamhill river below Lafayette and
the other some distance above. Nc
| Mimnville supposed she had a sure thing
| OH the railroad, but since the I.afay ett..
route has been surveyed it is reported
| that the Mc0Iinnville barber has i'll
| creased charges one half for shaving
| the citizens of that town. in conse-
| quence of the elongation of their faces.
A man named William Cornwall. a
| native of England, residing in Wasco
county, was taken one night last week
with severe fit Of cougine. and to get
relief he arose to go to tile door and
fell dead.
A Republican Convention is called
at Salem to nominate candidates fol
municipal offices.
Two million five hundred Thousand
i bricks have been laid in the walls OF
he new penitentiary.
! The following is from Jacksonville,
Or, Nov. 18th This evening about
6 o'clock three horse thieves named
Morrill,, Werner and Good, who welx
confined in the Jail in this place await
ing their sentence. oyerpowered the
/ jailor and escaped. They had just
eaten their supper when they made the
assault by knocking the jailor down
and robbing him of his revolver, mon
ey and keys and locking him III cell
j with Il Chinese prisoner. A reward
of three hundred dollars is offered by
the Sheriff for their capture. or Il pro-
portionate amount for either.