Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-13
State Items.


The debt of Eugene is $425 22.
Hay is selling in Salem at $25 per
ton.
Miss Carrie Moore has returned to
San Francisco.
The Register reports the Willamette
bank full at Albany.
The Columbia river is reported free
from ice at the Dalles.
Linn Co. has paid into the Treasury
$4,000 of its State tax.
A State Temperance Convention is
to meet at Salem, Feb. 22d.
There were ll3 marriage certificates
issued in Marion county during 1871.
The skatists of Portland had mas
querade at the Rink, on Thursday night.
Eugene has been divided into two
election precincts.-So says the Journal
A heavy land slide occurred on the
Railroad at Oregon City last Friday
The City Ordinance of Corvallis has
cleaned that city of gamblers.-Good.
The Messenger reports Monmouth
Christian College in fourishing con-
dition.
A cow gored the dress of lady near
Albany one day last week /; but not a la
mode.
The ship Windward lies at the dock
in Portland with her masts and rigging
all cut away.
Steps are being taken to organize a
Young Mems Christian Association in
Corvallis.
Some of the Salem boys have been
disturbing the peace, aud are threatened
by the police.
w L. Rayburn has resigned, and j.
S. Palmer has been appointed, marshal
of Corvallis.
Numbers of idle men are lounging
about East Portland since the stopping
Of work on the Railroad
The Salem Aereury comes out this
week in full new dress, and makes
very creditable appearance.
4 Dime-un in Salem. \ little fel.
low there last Saturday was trIing to
sell niue dimes for dollar.
The Enterprise says the Senator has.
heen Withdrawn from the river route
between Oregon city and Portland.
4 comparison between the market
reports, shows that produce of oil kinds
sells cheaper in San Francisco than in
Portland
The Era Is hoasting of the number
of pretty women in East Portland.
It's So all over Oregon didn't you
know it
Three members Of one family in
Benton county, are reported by the
Gazette 10 have fallen victims to the
typhoid fever.
Bud Edmondson shot Mr. Bush in
fit of drunken awkwardness near Eu>
gene, last Saturday night. Edmondson
expresses regrets and pays expenses.
The British bark Harrington has ar
rived Mt East Portland with load of
iron for the O. Il c. Railroad. Two
other vessels are expected soon, also
laden with iron.
From the Statesman we learn that
Mr.. Upton has severed his connection
with the weekly Mercury. The Agri-
cultural Society still retains the Badge
rule, although in modified form.
From the Roseburg Piaindealer of
Jau 9th, we learn that lad named
Hugh Barr, living in Camas Valley,
while engaged in ushering 10 the New
Year with salute of anvils, undertook
to fire squib. from an old gun barrel
while holding the same in bis hand
The barrel exploded, terribly lacerating
his right hand. Dr. Hoover amputated
three of the fingers and part of the
fourth. The lad is doing as we'll as can
be expected.-We are indebted to DR..
S. Hamilton, County Treasurer, for
statement of the amounts received as
interest on the irreducible school fund
from March 7th 1871 to January 1st
1872 In coin, 81, ,ll7 AZ; in currency,
S1,472 53; making a total Of S2,5S7.
05, which is subject to the order of
the Board of School Comm ,ssioners at
Salem.
From the Herald we learn the follow
ing: The ferry boat collided with the
steamer Emma Hayward, lying at the
wharf of the q. S. N. Company, yester.
day. on two occasions. The first time
no injury was inflicted ,.but the second
time one of the wheel houses of the
ferry-boat was crushed SO much that
she had to be laid up short time for
temporary repairs. The denseness of
the fog was so great that the helmsman
could not see where he was going, and