The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-02-21


an association which they call the
Oregon Farmers League. y
Since the 1sto of January $3.50. .946 95
have been collected for Customs duties
at the San Francisco port.
San Francisco has enough carbolized
hose to last for five or six years.
Captain German has been appointed
Postmaster at Walla Walla.
Mutton sheep are selling from $4 80
to SIS 90 at the Dalles.
The Dalles Mouataineer says that
during the past five or six weeks no
less than five children have died there.
The establishment of an iron found
ary at East Portland, is talked of by
some enterprising men.
The jacksonville Times says, it is
rumored that Capt. Jack, Scar-taced
Charley, Sam. Colver, Elijah Steele or
Shack Nasty Jim will be appointed on
the Peace Commission to reconcile the
whites to being scalped al tbitam.
J. L. Parrish, of Salem, in a note
in the Statesman, says that for the last
ten years he has been damaged from
500 to $500 annually, by worthless
dogs killing his sheep, two valuable
Cotswold lambs having been killed
last week. He says he has instructed
his hired man to shoot every dog he
finds upon the premises, and should
he tail, will take the field himself, with
double-barreled gun IN hand. lie
warns all to look out for their dogs.
County officers now occupy the new
Court House at IIillsboro.
Noses were broken and eyes darken-
ed in a rough and tumble fight at Eola
the other day.
Over three hundred Indian warriors
have been killed in Arizona since Gen.
Crook commenced the campaign. The
Indians are thoroughly frightened and
beginning to beg for peace.
We hear that it is now proposed to
start four papers in Washington conn-
ty !; one at Forest Grove to do the city
printing one at Cornelius and one at
HillsborO while the Democracy pro-
pose to have the fourth one somewhere
in the "forks of the creek" to advo-
cate the ''time-honored principles 1t
is to be game Of ''four-cornered cat
The East Portland Band have added
a piccalo and two clarionets to their
instruments. The band now numbers
fifteen performers.
The Bulletin says there seems to be
but little doubt about tie commence
ment OF work on the Willamette bridge,
neAt Monday in good faith, at that
place, and that it will go on until fin
ished.
On Sunday before last young man
at Eugene was engaged in cleaning out
a loaded pistol. The wound he re-
ceived in his hand by its accidental
discharge induced him to ''rest" from
that kind of labor.
The Eugene Journal says three per-
sons were baptized in the mill-race last
FEB. 9th, by Rev. Richardson.
Grouse have made their appearance
in the hills near Eugene City, says the
J0mn0i.
The State Convention of Woman
Suffragists met at Portland last Friday,
and were to continue their meeting
Saturday.
A Virginia City (Nevada) paper says
that a member of the police force of
that city has gone to Portland. Oregon,
to institute suit for the recovery Of
about one-halt Of the town, which he
claims under some old title acquired a
quarter of a century ago.
The contractor has broken ground
for the erection Of the new NJ. +.
Church South, at Salem.
The Statesman says: Wonders
will never cease. Now thieves have
broken through and stolen from our
sanctm. 1t may seem incredible that
there should he anything to steal in
such place but it so happened Tues
day night. 1t may never happen
again we fear il won't. If the Young
llonllnm will bring back the articles
he took away, we will thank him and
Sy nothing, or will lick him like thnn-
ller-we have hot vet fully decided
which. Two days grace given"
The Reporter says: Eighty cases
of measles wen reported at Dayton at
last accounts. Everybody had it rx-
cent Chris. Taylor, and he sends lis
word that although out and around