The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-07-22
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poscourg, anu scarce. ,
Strawberry peaches were retailing at
81 per basket in San Francisco last Tues
day.
1t was Grip roaring hot, you bet = at
Baker City last week, according to the
Democrat.
The time for holding the Oregon NJ
E. Conference has been changed from the
sixteenth of August TO one week earlier
ninth.
Wilson and Ward. recently sentenced
to the pcnitentiary for life, reached thar
institution last Sunday evening.
Nine dodgers were driven by the cold
| to seek shelter in he city prison at San
| Francisco, one night last week.
The PiaindeoIer observes improve
ments at Roseburg, aud the arrival OF
Immigrants in that vicinity.
! Yreka is rapidly recovering from the /
effects of the fire of the 4th inst-, with I
assistance generously afforded by neigh> |
boring towns
The disappearance of crickets from
the Link river region is reported, but 1t
is stated that their ravages totally ruined
the vegetable gardens.
Patrick Barry aged &c, killed his wife,
aged 60, July 10th, at Pittsburg, Pa.
She had given away some of her husbands
savings, at which he became incensed.
TheCotopelta mines in chihuahua, Mexi
co. are yielding fameusly; one mine yields
$50 900 weekly. Masses of pure silver of
, several hundred weight are extracted,
The troops who were sent by Gov.
Haight to Amador to restrain the law
lessness of striking miners returned to
) their homes the early part of this week.
Mr. Fl. B. Flournoy, soldier of 1912,
, , and an old citizen OF this State, has been
! sent to the Insane Asylum, from Rose
burg He was possessed of considerable
property.
The onion thinks the WalIa Walla
and Columbia River Railroad will be
built altogether without subsidy, and
, states there are parties ready to furnish
the capital, and who consider it good in
. vestment.
e The Olympia Tribune says they have
u lots of weather, and to spare, up there.
i They could have accommodated all tastes
! last week. at short intervals, from India
to Greenland.
n The Chinese laborers on the railroad
: at Kalama, says the Beacon, have ply
sician engaged by the month to attend
c either sickness or casualty.
A very large amount of railroad ma
q terial is on its way from the East and
England. for this State and Washington
Territory. Four British vessels were
e out, and one loading. at last accounts.
'r VIM A. Yates. late Speaker of the
is Idaho House of Representatives. com
G mitted suicide, at Owyhee, BY shooting
} himself dead in his room. Financial
u troubles are assigned as the cause.
re The Kalama Beacon says considerable
'r excitement was caused in that city by 8
ID report that rich gold diggings had been
discovered on Lewis river, short dis.
'e tanee from that place. They are said te
n pay an ounce day.
: From the Democratic Times. we learn
that tie beer saloon of Mr.. JAS Wetterei
= of Jacksonville was robbed. on Wednes
: day morning of lIsr week, during his TEN
porary absence. of 1915. No clue had
- been obtained of the robbers.
f The following IS from San Francisco
~ under date of tuesday: Parties repre-
"A seDting various railroads are 10 consulta-
too this evening at Oakland. and the
impression is very strong that consoli
- dation of all roads in the Pacific States
into one monster combination is immi
- neDt.
be dispatch dated San Diego, It'll
cn had advices from TuseoB, Arizona, tha
M Gen Crook had taken the field with five
I'd companies of cavalry and fifty pickce
an Mexicans, with five of the best scouts il
, /: the Territory, Gen. Crook personally il
OF command.
I'm The Salem Statesman names the fol
I'D lowing veterans of the War of 1872 il
or Marion county James Davidson o
sh Salem; b. b. Cox and Mr. Pitman o
ed Silrerfon; William Shaw of Howell
at Prairie; j. Fl. Bellinger, near Jefferson
ng Jesse Ward, near Salem. and Thoma
ID Davis and e. L. English.
%. j. j. Smith and Squire johnson, con
he victed of giving liquor to Indians nea
ir Lafayette last March, received their sen
ea tence 10 the United States Court Monday
an Smith was allotted one year in the Pen
er itentiary at Salem and johnson si,
he months in Multnomah County jail.
The mechanics at the car shops of th
.w Oregon and California railroad Company
- near East Portland, are now turning ou
some very superior work in the line 0
ty substantial rolling stock. Among th
s cars being made there is one very stron!
u fat with iron rolling gear, and twenty
Nj five of that pattern are to be put up
OF A FIRE at Marysville, (Cal,) on Nor
ne day, originating in the planning mill o
be NJ g. Swain, near corner of Fourt
ell and d streets. spread until it had con
IS sumed another mill, several residence,
nd aud business houses. The loss is est
ng mated at 100000 and insuranc
en- $4,000.
1t The Methodist Episcopal church, &
Virginia City, (Nev.,) large brick ed
fee, built at cost of S75 200, fell to th
re- ground with loud crash about midnigi
he of Saturday last. It is supposed that Ii
ere walls were cracked by the last eartl
quake. and the weight of the roof force