The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-04-19

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ill-fame, five or six times, killing
Nellie Brooks and wopnding man
named Perkins in the leg. Pierce
then went off, but returned in n
short time, ard was shot and killed
by Perkins.
Oakland, Cal, on the 9th, and bad
ly bruised, but not dangerously.
Earthquake shock were still felt
in California at Nisalia on the 10th.
Much anxiety was felt for the safety
Of Owens Valley. The general
dircctionrof the shocks was from
south to north. 4 slight shock was
felt at Stockton on the 10th.
The delinquent tax list in Jose
phme county amounts to only S3Sl.
The county is entirely ont Of debt.
The population of Josephine
county is increasing rapidly on ac-
count of the expected coming of the
"iron horse"
The question OF moving thecoun-
ty seat ofJoephme county to Slate
Greek or Applegate is being agitat-
ed much.
A little boy, Of Portland, playing
at tie foot Of Market street in that
city, fell overheard, and would have
drowned, but for the exertions OF
two men, whom the cries of his
companions drew to the place.
Mr.. A. $. Hall, with an Indian
and French Canadian, crossed
shepherd Mountain when the
snow was thirty feet deep, covered
with a hard crust, on the top of
which they walked.
The jacksonville Times was
showed a fine specimen of coal
taken from the Meadows in that
locality, by Mr.. Murphy. At a
depth Of twelve feet the strata was
some two and a la'f feet thick, and
becomesmore solid as it bears into
| the hill.
The Jacksonville Times is in
formed that the Modoc Indians
have secret emissarieS at work
among all tile different tribes Of
southeastern Oregon trying to in~
duce them to attend a grand pow
WOW east Of the mountains. They
are circulating superStitious stories
ofmeeting all the dead Indians there
in council, in order to work on the
credulity of the peaceably disposed
Indians.
The Modoc Indians Of Lost river
have become quite troublesome,
killing cattle and being very impn-
dent to the whites. Troops have
been sent into that region to regu-
late them.
Portland hotels are we'll filed
with transient guests.
Within two weeks there were
over twelve bnrglaries in Portland.
The Oregonian has this; The
fo'lowing good story is told of a
bachelor, who does not reside more
than two miles from the city. lie
had frequently been taunted for his
"single blessedness," until human
endurance could bear no more. lie
called upon a maiden lady Of his
acquaintance, when the following
sententious colloquy took place:
Said the bachelor: "NliSs, do you
have any inclination to change your
name or conditionf'' 'No," she
replied. "Neither do |, Miss"
So lie turned on his heel and walk
ed away muttering, "rhank heav-
en-, rye cot that off my mind at
last" lie has not attempted to
perpetrate matrlmony since.
The Republicans elected their
entire ticket at San Jose, Calitor-
MIA, a few days ago, by large major
tiles.
The spring races have opened in
Jackson county.
All tile houses in Hil'sboro are
occupied and the demand TOR tene-
ment houses is good.
1t is reported that there will be ,
considerable emigration from Penn
sylvania to the Umqua valley tins j
The proceeds Of the late concert
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