The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-05-10
pAtTrIC coAsr NEWS.

had not returned.
The Republican friends of At
torney General Williams at Port
land will give him a becoming re-
ccption on his arrival in that city.
The Salem 1Herquysays there is
an alder tree across the river, in
Polk county, that is six feet and
eight inches inc circumference. Large.
4 little girl at the East Salem
school tainted and fell heavily to
the floor ore day last week.
Rents are low and the real estate
market depressed at Salem.
Many farmers in the valley are
turning their atteation to sheepr rails
ING.
Charles Smith, convicted OF lar
cency, two years ago in Wasco coun-
ty, was discharged from the Peui-
tertiary last week.
Contrary to expectation the prop
Osition Of tie Committee OF 100 to
the st. Louis delegation for the con-
struction of the western end of the
35th parallel road was otacccpted
by the latter, and a counter propo-
sition will be presented.
(aterpillars are carry ng every
thing before them in Polk county.
Stone for the building of the
Catholic academy at Sa'em is be-
ING taken from a quarry near Marsh
field, iii Clackamas county.
\ young man in Salem loose.
the power Of speech occasionally 70.
seven OF eight hours at time with
out any apparent cause.
Coy Grover made the following
appointments ofNotarics Public o.
Thursday last: i. 0. Sterns, Ba
kcr City: AWeller, Sparta, lnio
county; Samuel O, L. Potter, Port
land, and Charles Knight, Candy
Clackamas county.
On the 18th Of April a Mr.. w
A. Turner was drowned willie ell
gagged il floating logs down trib
utary Of Smith river, about twent.
miles from Gardner City. Mr.. Tur
ner was a nat;ye of Scotland, abou
twenty eight years ofage. S'uppos
ed to lave relatives in the vicinity
Of astoria.
1'le annual reunion OF the Alum.
nj Association ofWallamet Cniver-
sity, will be held in the University,
June 9th, intervening; Grafton,
J. Il. Waldo, of Portland; Poet,
Samuel l.. Simpson, ofSalem; Is
savist, Mrs. w. G. johnson, Of
Oregon City.
The Salem Mtrrny has an ac'
count of a married lady who is said
to have eloped with "another man, :
leaving her husband and two chill
dren to the tender mercies Of tho
cold world.
N!r. Geerof Marion county la'
recently placed on his farm eight
head of fine bloodcd sheep whlcl
lie purchased Washington county
: saws the Statesman. He has q flock
of some eight hundred sheep.
During the past quarter Rev. }
IIobcrg, pastorof EIillsboro circuit
has received 81 members into th'
Church, preached 40 times, misse'
three appointments from sickness
made 1853 pastoral visits, organize
one new class at Cornelius am
Travelled more than 500 niles.
The mining companies are bcgil
ming work in every direction roun
Idaho City, the weather havin
; moderated 50 as to make water quit
abundant.
Mysterious disappearances al
! getting very common in the Stat
"Darling, kiss my cye'ids down,
) is the latest pathetic lay.
/ It is said that spinistefs have
9 better chance ofsucccss against WIZ
y ows in the race for husbands tina
!. bachelors have against wldowers
/. the race for wives.
Mr.. SelIy, of Polk county, has
little hen that lays two eggs a day
and every egg Matched has produ'
ed a rooster. Her last lay was a
egg 6x9 inches, weighing five oul
ces.
= Salem has been disturbed b
\ burglars latey.