The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-01
PAcIFIc COAST NEWS.

! for duties at San Francisco.
San Bernanlino, Cal, has an O'Con-
or Democratic Club of sixty-seven
/ members, which will insure his vote
larger than Greeley's.
/ The steam sawnill, seven miles
west of Silver City, was totally de-
stroyed by fire not long since.
The first Angora goat ever In Olym-
! pia reached that place Monday before
last.
| Eugene Semple, State Printer, gave
the members Of the press and the prin-
I tels OF the city of Salem, grand ilin-
ner at the Chemeketa Hotel, on Thurs
day Of last week.
| East Portland has seven men who
are harbarous enough to whip their
wives.
The Pages received $t35 each for
their services during the Legislative
session.
A. II. ,JoTlon, architect Of Portland.
died suddenly Of apoplexy, on We'd
nesday Of last week.
Trinity Church. Portland. has re-
ceived a rev organ which weighs TO-
500 pounds. II is Is feet high, II feet
wide and 5 feet deep.
Webtoot has begun her weeping
spell.
Oysters are now shippedfrom Olym-
pia to Portland.
1t is said that 4 colony Of Germans,
Numbering upwards Of hundred fam
lies. are settling up some land Mt the
foot hills of the cascade niountains,
eight miles from Fosters.
The Corvallis Gtt3e7e says ''if there is
any such thing as a Sunday School re-
vival, we are decidedly Of the opinion
that such a revival is now iii progress
among the members of the NJ. Il. sun
day School oftEis place. The rehears-
al last Tuesday evening called out our
citizens in numbers almost sufficient
to fill the church."
The Corvallis Gaaette says Mr.. w.
w. Kiger has sold his hotel property,
the ''Kiger House" to Mr.. w. Cush-
man. 1t is understood that Mr. Il. NJ.
Stanton, late OF the Cneatta House,
Yaquina. has leased it, and will take
charge Of it.
The Presbyterian church at Corvallis
is soon to have . new organ.
The Custom House at Astoria will
soon be ready for occupancy.
The Sam May trial cost the State
$4,000.
Mr.. J. Paqucthas completed hiscon
tract for constructing Wing-dams at
Union bar, near the mouta Of Yamhill
river.
School statistics Of the State for the
year ending April i, 1872, show the
following: The total number of per-
sous in the State, over tour and under
twenty years ofage, Is 36,5l2; ofthese
1924 are males and 17,7SS are fe-
males. The average attendance at
the schools throughout the State is H.
l20. The number of teachers in the
State is los; they were paid the sum OF
sGS. 507 32, Of which $61,Sl2 % came
from the State and county fund. The
total number Of legal voters in the
State is l6,20S.
Mr.. Hugh Herren furnishes the par
ticulars ofa most extraordinary and
unexpected elopement, to the Benton
Democrat, which occurred near Mon
roe. on Friday of last week. 1t seems
a man named Greene Ingraham has
been for some time boarding with MIR.
Robert Reynolds, who lives 4 miles
southeast of Monroe. Ingraham was
widower, while Reynolds was mar
ried, about eight or nine months ago,
to young lady OF excellent family.
On returning home on Friday lust
after 4 brief absence. Reynold discov-
cred that his boarler had flown with
the partner of his bosom. The iugi-
tives had flown south. and it il sup
posed have gone to California. Rey-
nolds' first thought was to follow,
overtake and bring back his erring
bride, but upon mature reflection. he
decided to let both parties have their
own way. The woman was quite
young, highly respected, and her I'M
fortunate course Is a source Of deep
regret to her parents and friends, who
can discover no cause tor her action,
except freak Of thonghtlesslless,
The people Of Olympia are pestVred
by porcine grunters.
Politics in Washington Territory
run high.
Snow fell to the depth Of two Aiches
at Hamilton, Nevada, on the Il alt.
Ninety-eight cargoes Of wheat have
been cleared from the port Of San
Francisco this year.
The Grant Mvincibles. Of San Fran
cisco. paNded on the night of the 25th
ult., ill full uniform. over 1.00O,strong.
With brilliant lanterns they made a
fine appearance, They woand up
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