The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-02-28


in the Olympia Postoffice.
Hon. j. II. Mitchell arrived in New
York on Saturday last.
| Washington's Birthday was observ-
ed at Vancouver, Oregon City and
| Astoria.
The Gazette says the labratory OF
Corvallis College has lately been sup
piled with an additional lot Of chemi-
Gals.
"The Simcoe Reservation says q
correspondent, ''embraces all the good
| land in Kittitas Valley, and extends
within As miles of the mouth of the
Yakima on the south side, and up to
Yakima City. Some OF the Indians
have farms on the reservation, own
work horses, plows and wagons, and
live and work a good deal like white
people,"
Jesse Applegate is Chairman Of the
ModOc Peace Commission, and y. u.
Applegate is Secretary.
The Upper Columbia is said to be
lower now than at any corresponding
period in the season for years.
They have began to plant potatoes
in Benton county.
The bursting of gun in the hands,
of Rev. J. NJ. Lowell. of Dalles, last
week, injured his eyes, but how much
Is not told.
1t is thought the wheat crop In Yam
hill county will not be quite as large
as 1t was last year.
The Indianapolis Journal Of the 23d
ult. among other published proceedings
of the Indiana Legislature has this f:
"A recess was then taken by the House
for the purpose of receiving General
Tom. Bennett, Governor Of Idaho.
most Of the members came forward
and rendered their respects.
|
A Farmers club has been organized
at Pleasant Grove, Yakima, with fiat
tering prospects.
The petrified body Of an Aleut IN.
dian has recently been discovered by
some hunters at or near Kodiak, Alas
ka, in cave. The body was that Of a
large sized man, and was as complete
ly preserved as If it had only been
enba.med yesterday. The hair. teeth
and other portions were as perfect as
at the moment of death. II is HOW III
the possession of Collector Charol OF
Kodiak.
Tie following is from Saturday
MoMtdiReer:
| A band Of sixty Warm Spring In
,lians arrived in town on Wednesday
and marched through our streets to
the Garrison. where they encamped.
This Is the company that was lately
raised Mt the solicitation OF General
Candy to act as scouts against the Mo-
docs; but as hostilities lave been sus
pended, their services were not re-
qteired. 10 show his good intentions
toward these Indians, General Candy
ordered General Saxt0n, hie Chief
Quartermaster of the Department OF
the Columbia. to have issued to this
company of Indians fill Slht Of cav
airy fatigue uniform, consisting of hat,
boots. overcoat. blouse and pants.
This duty was performed by General
Saxton in person Oh Thursday morn
ing last. In the afternoon orr streets
were apparently filled with Y. ).
cavalry soldiers. The Indians seem
much pleased with their good fortune
in getting so cheaply a suit Of good
clothes.
Tie average price Of wood in East
Portland is 81 30 per cord.
The Bulletin says the barber at East
Portland is about to remove for want
of patronage; that East PottlMder>
! are not barberolssly Inclined
| The Bulletin says : The Chimes.
gambling haants Of Portlandar over
ly crowded nightly. The police find.
| it Of no aSe to make descents upon
Them, for the reason that State laws
conflict with city ordinances. and the
partics are discharged on appeal.
throwing costs upon the city. There
i no law in Oregon o,pevent yams'-
ling.
The California AcclimatizattOn So
ciety mve been raising Sianese-twins
trout trout jpinedto together by y cord.
San Jose is tantalizing Eastern peo-
pie because they are all frozen up,
wIi,e San Jnse Is lnxuriating in green
peas aud 'ull sorts Of garden srsGk.
The horses of SaerlmentOraTe rapid
! W being laid out BY the epizOOdc. The
orthodox joke there now Is to ask the
owner Of 4 sick horse where Il he 60
I ing to drive to, aMdlle alismsls, ''Oh,
Ynba Dam :"
! A new bridge has heenl completed