The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-03-22
VIZ. Ryan, Of skoOkum Chuck,

in Lewis county, w. l., Us aOout "
illaugurate an immigration scheme
for colored families TO come from
the States and California.
A Portland Journal asserts that
there are professional bondFmen in
that place.
The Salem H0tesmdn reports IT.
self as about to pass into other
hands. 1t is reported that Capt.
Crandall, formerly of the Orego-
aian, will be the new editor.
From the Matesn,an The ques-
ton as to who is the actual, practi-
tical Governor of our State enters
forcibly into events occasionally.
For instance, when indictments are
being urged against the present
state officers, the question as to
which Governor to indict is difficult
to answer. Governor Grover is
er-o6icio, and Gov. Miller is de
tactO. Tne "Original Jacob" was
as uncertain q commodity as the
Oregon GovenorShip.
From the Hest Side: Contra
ry to all expectation, the winter has
done no damage to growing wheat
Of any consequence. Some were
killed by alternate freezing in Jan
uary, and made young wheat look
black for a day or two, but it all
recovered with the exception Of
what little was in wet streaks of
| land---such as mdrained swales.
all wheat now looks as well as
we ever remember to lave Sen it
at this time Of the year.
William Harmon, State Deputy
G.W.C.7. Of tire Order Of Good
1tmplarS, as also State Lecturer,
is now making tour of Marion
county, delivering Temperance lee
lures and organizing Lodges.
4 prisoner named Dolan while
being taken from ian Francisco to
Nevada City, asked permission of
the Deputy Sheriff, i'll whose care
he was, to 90 to the water-closet.
but instead Of doing so jumped from
the cars, and had both of his legs
cut off below the knees.
The will of Capt. Barker, who
died recently at San Francisco, gave
S25, 900 to the Protestant Orphan
Asylum Of that city-a real God
send to the institution.
A young lady, neatly dressed,
was found seated Oh a step Of a
house in San Francisco OH the 10Th
in q stupor. She was supposed to
have been drugged aid outraged.
! \ man named 1rincanos was ac-
cilentally shot by a companion at
San Jose, Cal, on the 18th. Severe.
\ boy named Christian, at San
Jose, Cal, While exhibiting a newly
purchased pistol to his companion,
carlessly fired it, the ball striking
the boy in the mouth, knocking out
two teeth, wounding the tongue, and
lodging in the neck.
\ fine surveying barge is being
built to order in >an Francisco for
the Mexican Government.
Isaac S. Bclchcr has been APP
pointed to the vacancy upon the
Supreme Bench ofCalitonia, caused
by the death of Justice Spngue.
The Northern Pacific Railroad
Company has awarded the contract
for putting in the docks at Duluth
to G. c. and L. &. Smith, of La
Crosse, Wisconsin. This work will
take 10000 piles and over'l2,O 2,O00,-
900 feet OF tember, besides an i'm
mensc amount Of iron and stone,
and cannot be completed in less
than two years.
Over four thousand persons were
in the st. Patrick's procession at
San Francisco on the 18th.
The rainfall at Roseburg since
the first OF November has been a.
60 inches.
The son of VIM. NJ. Barr, of
Ro@burg, while playing with a cap
prepared to discharge giant powder,
exploded it in his hands, destroying
tl,o 1arrnr n,,rtinn nf his ri0ht fhnmh