The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-02-07
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.

Two only OF the lOO cOnvlcts in the
PeniteDtiary are in the hospital, which
shows how diagreeable the latter place
must be.
This is from Montana paper: We
were amused last Saturday at a square
built, husky artisan who. meeting this
local, collared and challenged us to a
friendly contest Of collar and elbow"
Accepting, we at first trip threw him
over our left shoulder into a snow
bank. Like a cat, he lit on his feet
and faced us again. We then rubbed
all the skin off his-shins with our No.
10 stogas; no 60. sgWe folded him to
our bosom and embraced him till his
backbone punched out his shirt st,ltis ;
we next took the grapevine twist on
him until his left leg looked like a
corkscrew and his ears touched each
other on the back of his head-but
he wouldn't lie down. Being in q
hurry for dinner. we finally yanked
him off the beautiful snow and threw
him 50 far into the air that we had to
lie down on our back to see him come
down. He now claims TO have thrown
us.
Mrs. Duniways lecture at Salem last
week on "Womanly Women and Wo-
manly Men," Is spoken highly of by
the Statesman.
General Gillem has been appointed
to snpepetle Col. Wheaton in COM
mand Of the troops to fight the Mo
docs. et
The ship Davy Crockett made the
voyage from New York to San Fran
cisco recently in 100 days-one Of the
shortest trips on record.
Good hay sells for $50 per ton at
Olympia.
Any one who wears diamonds in
Colorado is said to be salted.
Twenty-seven newspapers are pub
lished in Oregon.
Citizens Of the Goose Lake country
have organized company for home
protection against Indian raids.
At Olympia the revival in the VI.
E. Church continues with al interest
equal to that manifested at the first.
A deep religious feeling is manifested
throughout the town, giving promise
OF very many converts.
Religious feeling is manifest at Seat
tie, and there are signs of a revival.
At Boise City there is complaint
that public school cannot be support
ed.
The Seattle Coal Company are now
mining and shipping 1870 tons Of coal
per day.
The Jacksonville Times learns that
sqnaws who live with white men III
the Lake country are supposed to keep
the Nodocs cognizant Of every move
ment of the troops. nj
They call for Indian Balm Oil at
Forest Groye. Was y dos?
A 81. - Ut.
The body of lawyer named Geo.
w. Bailey of Martinez, Cal, was dis
covered on small rocky eminence on
the San jose Road. Jan. 25th. in
sitting posture, the right hand grap-
pling 4 derringcr pistol, the left hold
ing an open knife. and bullet hole in
the right side of the head. 1t was
supposed that he committed suicide.
Ripe tomatoes were being gathered
from the vines at San Jose, Cal, last
week.
Valentine day is near ut hand.
Portland is receiving All ahundal t
supply of smclt.
Capt. Kelly, editor of the ,Iackson-
Vile iSea'ihel, has returned from the
se,tsof the ModOc war, and resumed
his editorial duties.
John u. Brown and Frank Trimhle
are the names of the volunteers killed
IN the late hattie.
Two hundred and seventy deeds and
mortgages w~rerecorie,l in the Clerks
Office III jackson county during 1872,
All the cavalry horses ut Fort y. A.
Russell, Wyoming, are down with the
epizooty. Several have died.
Some hoodlums at Olympia took
down a Chinaman's sign few nights
ago and placed it on top OF church.
"Hon. Charles Il. Jones'" the lee
tupr. has reached Denver. where he
le,tured OH Fools" to Il sim and
ielCp.
A portion Of the wall around the