The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-28
The. .Rannock Indians, Of Idaho.

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1t is pUphecied that trains will
running from Kalama to Olym-
pia, Northern Pacific Railroad, be-
fore the snow falls.
Hr. Rogers, of San Francisco,
went to the Womer's Right Con-
vention last week with one side of
his face shaven smooth, and the
other side covered with a heavy
mustachc and beard. lie was
thought to he insane.
General Howard las expressed
the belief that the trouble with the
White Mountain Apaclcs in 4ti-
2oua is nearly over.
An Indian known as "Stuttering
Bill" fell dead at Oregon City on
Thursday Of last week.
A farmer in Union county killed
1000 ground squirrels during May
last. May wasn't a good month
for squirrels, either.
VIM. Rowland was arrested at
Silverton on the charge of stealing
from Mr.. Nc (raw, of Marion
county, and lodged injail.
The Montana cricket crop is nu-
me0uS. Lizards scarce.
Idaho City has double-healed
calf.
The wool clip ofTlurston county,
Washington Territory, is estimat-
ed at thirty thousand pounds.
High water is reported from all
sections of Utah and Idaho Terri
tory, and consequent great destruc-
tion of bridges, fields and crops.
All the bridges on Bear river have
been swept away.
A single raft of logs was received
recently at the Port Blakely Mills
on the Sound, which contained one
million one hundred thousand feet.
1t was the largest raft eyer sent
down the Sound.
Ladies on horseback are no I'M
common sight in Salem on pleasant
evenings, says the Statesman.
The First Baptist Church Of
Portland has new pastor-Rev.
A. r. Medbury.
1t is SAID that fully one-half of
the grain sown in Boise and Pay
ette valleys has been destroyed by
high water, and that upwards of
two thousand acres of land have
been totally washed away.
The Orgoniun says that Hon,
Joseph G. Wilson, Congressman
elect, was presented with hand
some cane few days since by the
Congregational Sunday School of
the Dalles,
Gen. t. J. KcKinuey and Chas.
Prosch, editor of the Tribune, had
a personal encontrc on the streets
ofOlympia, last Saturday, in which
Prosch, says the Courier, received
a severe Gaming at the hands of Nc
Kinney.
The Puget Sound Courier tells
OF a distressfnl and almost fatal ac-
cident occurring at Seattle on Satur-
day last Mrs. Young, wife of A.
B. Young, Esq, came very near
losing her life in the following
shocking manner: She was doing
some work about the house that re-
quircd her to step upona box in the
vicinity Of which was located and
projecting a large meat hook. The
box being unsteady it tipped over
and threw her, aud as she fell her
neck caught Oh the hook In the re-
gion of the jngular vein, and inAict-
ed q severe but it is hoped not a
mortal wound. 1t is said that the
hook penetrated her neck, glancing
upward, parallel with the vein, tear
ing and breaking through the flesh
as she fell to the floor, and making
a terrible and ghastly wound.
The Puget Sound Courier says
it is rumored that the Secretary of
the Interior has written to the d.
rectow of the N.P.R.R. Co. inform
ing them that as soon as they CON-
plete the railroad to the waters of
the Sound at any point, that will
be regarded as their choice of place
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