The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-05-24
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The property value for the pre-.
ent year OF Clark county, Wash
ington Territory, is s750,OOO, max
ing the average amount Of property
$1,000 to each voter. So says the
Register.
Recently John Campbell, OF Ho-
quain, ChehaGs county, w. T., was
killed by neighbor named Will
liam kirkland. The latter sur
rendered and is now in custody.
The following is from the Boise
City Standard concerning AL.
Priest, the convict who escaped
from the Territorial Prison Of Ida
ho a short time since, and imme-
diately stole two horses from Mr..
Kineason, and started to leave the
country: 1--WE are told by Billy
IIia. driver east from this place,
that there is no doubt Of the death
of Al. Priest. A body was found
near the road in the Goose Greek
Mountains, which answers to his
description. 1t issaid that Ripear-
son overlook him with the stolen
horses, and as Priest made an at
tempt to draw weapon, shot-him
through the head, killing him i'll
stantly.''
The Port Townsend Argus says
that Mr.. G. II. Moore was thrown
to the ground and trampled on by
his horses while passing through a
gate that tell on them. He had
several teeth knocked out, and was
badly cut about the mouth and
bruised about the chest, but is Oh
the mend.
The Umatilla Indians have start
ed on their annual spring hunting
expedition in the Blue Mountains.
The new tannery at tile Peniten-
tiary was to lave been completed
this week.
The annual address before the
Iesperian Society at Monmouth
College, will .be delivered by Rev.
d. X. Nesbit, June 10th.
There are now 800 voters in
Eagle Creek mines.
1hirty-five tons Of green coffee
have been received at Portland
from May 1st to May 18th.
Every store and shop in Olym-
pia is crowded with merchandise.
The weekly product of the Hell
ena reduction worksis q silver bull
ion valued at $4,000.
Bitter Root valley is being ex-
tensively planted with grain.
The water is now about out of
the coal mine of Bellingham Bay,
and it is expected that coal will be
taken ont in few days.
1t is estimated by the English
press, that when the Northern Ia
citic railroad is finished, they will
be able to go from Liverpool to
Japan in thirteen days less time
than by the Suez Canal. The route
will be from Liverpool to Halifax,
thence by the Canadian system Of
railways to Duluth and Puget
Sound.
The following dispatch is from
Fort Benton, dated the Sd inst:
Three wood choppers at Eagle
creek, so miles from Benton, were
attacked yesterday morning by 200
Yankton Sioux. Frank Cauix, one
of the party was shot and mortal!y
wounded.
Earthquake shocks are still felt
at Lone Pine, Cal. A number of
old cratcrs emit hot steam and
gases.
Yes r.. Carpenter and Hammer
have about fifty head of Cashmere
goats on the farm of S. Sypher.
near Salem. The most ofthem are
of a cross with the common goat.
but some are of the pure blood.
They recently purchased quite a
number ofthem III California,
The Salem statesman reports
several cases Of small pox among
Indians on the Siletz Reservation.
A stock company is being organ
lied at Jacksonville for the purpose
Of sinking all artesian we'll at that
place.
Salem Mills are doing rushing
business in flour.
Sixty emigrants from the north,