The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-27
ALBANY REGISTER.
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.

county, Cal, have formed themselves
into q Grant and Wilson Club.
Russian River valley. Cal, has been
scourged alarningly this season by fine
typhoid fever.
The California Conference of the M.
e. Church, met ut San Jose on the
18th inst, Bishop Foster presiding.
A young man named Kennada COM
mitted suicide near Salem last week
result of dissipation.
Apples are reported quite scarce IN
the valley, as compared with former
years.
1t is estimated that the total wheat
crop in Oregon tins year will reach
four million bushels.
The 0reqoaiap Of the 18th inst, says
the body Of an unknown man was
found a few days ago down the river,
floating near the shore. Had been IN
the water for some time, and was un-
recognizable.
Two women, of Salt Lake, seduced
and abandoned attempted suicide
within the twenty-four hours ending
on the 20th inst.
Benton county has a flourishing
Grant and Wilson Club.
The Yaquina lighthouse is rapidly
approaching completion.
On the North Fork of the Santiam,
near Marion. new ferry has been es-
tablished.
Z. J. Johnson was robbed Of $40
in hotel at Corvallis Oil Tuesday of
last week.
Rev. Daniel Jones. eolorcd. late pas
tor of the M. z. Church. Portland, has
been transferred to the Washington
Conference
Brigham Young wears white hat,
and Is full of zeal for Greeley
Horseback parties are the rage III
Olympia.
Half inch heels will soon be the
mode, instead Of the narrow military
heels worn by the ladies.
There were 50 deaths in Frisco last
week.
More gems have arrived in San
Francisco from ArizoDia.
Herman Olde committed suicide in
San jose, Cal, on the 2lst.
A woman In San Francisco named
Reilly ehoke,l to death On piece OF
meat the other day.
To discover quantities Of rich ore is
almost matter Of daily occurrencc-in
Utah.
Playing with gunpow(er caused two
children at Ophir, Utah, to sleep in
the valley"
Miss Phoebe Cousins has been adj
mitted to the bar in Utah.
New York papers containing the ex-
pose OF the Mountain Meadow massa-
ere sell at Salt Lake as high as five
dollars.
On the 10Th inst, the Masonic
Grand Lodge of w. T. convened at
Olympia.
Mrs. Stone, of Bozeman City. is the
first white lady who ever visited the
geysers or hot springs OH the Yellow
stone.
William Hurley, a plasterer, who
has made his home at Eugene City
tor years, fell down stairs at Junction
City on Thursday of last week, and
broke his neck, says tile JoTaat.
Good timothy hay is beifg delivered
at Eugene City for S15 per ton.
improvements valued at 81, 900 have
been made Oh the Fair Ground at Sa-
lem.
Flux is prevailing among the chill
dren in Douglas county.
Elijah Brstow. lately deceased,
was the first settler within the present
limits of Lane county.
The bridge across the North imp
qua is finished, and cars have crossed
it.
]. B. Mcl4anc has been appointed
State Librarian III the place OF Syl. e.
Simpson, resigned.
The dwelling house of A. Ii. Booth
by, on Rogue river, caught fire last
week, and burned to the ground, con
snming its conte,Its.
Twenty-one skunks were killed at
Roseburg last week. The atmosphere
could not have been altogether lovely.
Judge Matlock, an old and respected
citizen of Clackamas county, died at
his residence near Marshtleld OIL Thurs
day Of last week.
Messrs. Butteriield, of Cal, are on
their way to the Oregon State FAIR
with 600 head of Angora goats of half
and full blood.
Apetition is being circulated through |
the State, asking the legislature to
pass n law providing a chance for the
votes of women to he counted in the
Presidential election in November.
A Motloc Indian, at I4angell Val
ley, blew into the muzzle Of his gun