The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-01-26
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PACIFIC COAST. NEWS.

! PACIFIC COAST NEWS
During the year 1871 Coos Bay sent
2S,690 tons OF coal to San Francisco.
1t is stated that the old emigrant
road from jacksonville to Klamathlas
been open all winter. But little snow
fell in klamath eounty-didll't inter-
1ee with stock.
T.. Russell. former proprietor of the
Fjg,ao, sued the De Yonng's Of the
CArOnicie for libel, and the suit Is now
under way in San Francisco The
case attracts much attention among
printers.
Col. Benjamin I, Washington, of
San Francisco, is sick, and no hopes of
his recovery is entertained. lie is cdl-
tor Of the Eedmiaef.
fom young men went out in a sail
boat on the bay ut San Francisco last
Sunday. 4 sq'lall upset the boat, and
two Of them, Mr., Kelly and Thomas
Murray, We're drowned. The other
two were saved by a passing vessel.
Murray was sole support ola widowed
mother and five SISTERS.
During the quarter ending Decem-
Der last, 1865 cmigrants arrived attlle
| port Of San Francisco, Of whom 1906
we're males and l69 females.
Some 1900 Plate Indians Are gath
erred at the Walker River Reservation,
! Nevada, in very discOntented state.
They are reported o,it Of provisions,
and unless food Is furnished them trou-
lle is apprelended.
The sentiment against the admission
Of Utah Is growing more formidable
among Gcntiies and liberal .Alormons.
The question has assumed the elarac-
ter of loyalty TO the Government ofthe
United States vs.. the Mormon Church.
An appeal will be made to Congress.
\ man in Portland looked into the
window of the Jail in answer to a call
from within, and came near losing his
eyesight by having some injurious sub
stance thrown In his ficc./
The new schooner built at Tillamook
for the Portland trade, which sailed
for the latter place some weeks ago, is
: supposed to he lost. She was loaded
with potatoes, lumber and country
produce, and there were six persons
aboard, including Mr.. Terwilliger, of
Portland.
The Portland BeHe,ia censures the
Jehu-like driving indulged in by driv-
err generally In That city, and calls for
reform.
The charge of ENLIGHTENMENT prefer
red against j. S. Sammons in Port
land, resulted in the accused being
bound over in the sum of 81 900 to
await the action Of the grand jury.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion ofPortland continue to have noon-
day meetings.
From British Columbia we learn that
the British steamer Sparowhawk was
still watching for the Fenians Oh the
18th.
Also, that fourteen miners endeavor-
ing to reach the coast, via the Skeena
river, came near freezing to DEATH
Two had to he abandoned at an Indian
village.
Also, the dead bodies Of Robert
Smith and two colored men, frozen to
death. have been found between Carl
boo and 0mineca.
The journals of Portland complain
of the cold weather.
4 A Washington correspondent Of q
Boston paper says that the wife ofSen-
ator Corbctt is one of the beauties Of
the Capital, and that Mrs. Williams
is very handsome, with eyes Of gray
and jet black hair.
| A couple of horses, attached to a
farm wagon, in which were seated four
children, ran away in Portland last
Sunday. The Bulletin says 1t was one
Of the most exciting rlrnaways that
ever took place in that city. During
the progress ofthe horses, more than
one spectator drew his revolver to
shoot the horses, with the hope Of say
| Ing the children. The team, however,
Twas finally brought to q halt through
the exertions Of a Mr.. Morrill,, who
sprang into the wagon and got hold Of
the reins as the horses were turning a
corner. None of the children were