The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

Yamhill county, have leased the
Opera IIoasc Hotel at Salem.
The Coroner Of Grant county has
levied on tile property Of Thomas
Howard, the absconding Sheriff.
Hay harvest is almost over in
Eastern Oregon, and the yield is
good. Hay is sci ing in Baker
City at $40 per ton.
A band of Indians infeSt Boxer
City, trying to sell the whites lot
ofwill ponies. These thcy offer at
prices ranging from s. 80 to $40,
An extensive crevasse occurred in
the Elloralo mining ditch last
week and cau>el q suspension
ofminilg operations for the time
being.
Mr.. A. c. Spencer came near
drowning himself and a span Of
horses while trying to ford the river
near Springfield, Lane county, one
day last week.
1t is reported that Mr.. Cochran
las taken the Necessary preliminary
steps to contest tic scat awarded to
his competitor as a member Of the
Oregon Senate from tlackamas
county. The official majority
against Cochran is seven.
Twenty-Five men of Company j,
Second United States Infantry, un-
der command OF Captain Hutton,
arrived at Sacramento q few days
ago from Camp Warner, Oregon,
having marched the entire distance
-2SG nliles-on foot, in twelve
days.
Tie City coul'cilof Eugene were
lately served with a notice Of which
tic FLOWING is an exact copy
"Wec the citisinS of north Prce>nlct
here by notify thcc City council not
TO cauS any more cases Of smallpox
to he brought amongst us lit they
send any more inthis vcrcinity they
must Aspect to suffer the penalty OF
the Law Eugene must take care Of
tits one smallpox and not to send
it Oh to the country to spread there" !"
This is the way they propose to
cconomizc at Salem. We quote
from the lNcfcWy: "l'hc City
Council, which met last Wednesday
evening, decided to abolish street
lamps until next winter. This i
orc move. in the right direction, and
we hope they will not stopuntil the
Water Works, l'o-ice, &C., are at
tended TO-" This is cmincntly in
the spirit of "retorm." But you
lever think Of proposing to relieve
Portland by abo'lshing the partisan
police your Legislature foiste,l Oh
us, says the O'rgoaiaa.
Jacksonvi le celebrated the lth
Of July in splendid style.
The Salem folks are well pleased
with Niviau's entertainments.
Salcmites complain because the
cars don't run at times to suit them.
Jacksonville Lodge l.O.O.F. has
Just received a new Mason & Ham
lin organ for their Lodge room, di-
rect from New York.
J. J.. Royal informs the States
man that many farmers in the
Umpqua Valley have moved their
oats for lay, the stak being too
short to cut otherwise.
There has been a change in the
proprietorship of the Jacksonville
Democratic Times. Messrs J. ",
+. Miller & Go. have sold out to I.
Is. Kent and Jas. a. Miller.
The Jacksonville Times says:
Brooks, the murderer Of Marony,
at Fort Klamath, was brought to
town by Capt. Godalc's company
last Thursday, and lodged in Jail,
Yesterday he Lad preliminary cx-
animation before Justice Wade,
AID was dismissed, as sthe testimony
tended to prove that lie had acted
in sclEdetcnsc."
The Times says; Cuisines at
Ashland seems to be tlourishing,
and the different local enterprises
appear to be in q prosperous and
hca' thy condition. The Academy
building is approaching rapidly to
completion, and adds greatly to the