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

Laura II. Falr was 70 SPEAK % 0tOCK-
ton this week.
On the 3Oth ult., snow drifts on the
Union Pacific railroad In some places
were sixteen feet high, and the wealth
er terribly cold. Three section hands.
were frozen to death.
Poncha Valencia was to be hung on.
the 3lst nit.
The epizootic was bad as ever at
Salt Lake City last week.
Roads In Eastern Oregon are report.
ed ''betther ash goot."
Rev. G. Curtis. oC Union county,
died week before last.
Farms in Union. county are putting
on the toggery OF modern improve
lnent.
Cove, Union county, Is to have a
$4,000 church, open to all denomina-
tions.
Twenty-Five per cent. more land will
be planted this year in Union county.
than last.
r. s. McComas, of La Grande, liay-
Ing been in the newspaper avocation,
denies wanting to be so more.
At the late revival in the Methodist
church at Salem. l20 persons Joined.
the majority of them being young men
and women, ranging from twelve to
fifteen years Ofage, also quite a num-
her of middle aged persons, says the
St1tesindn.
A firm at Walla Walla has invent
ed a new-fangled wagon brake.
Walla Walla firemen banker after q
new engine. The old one Is to be sold.
The snow blockade of tile mining
of Utah, was quite serious OH
the 3D..
VIM. c. Campbell, Of Salt Lake. a
well known writer for the California
press and lately employed on the Salt
Lake Herald. died on the Ri inst.
The hop crOpof Puyallup valley was
quite equal in value to the grain crop
last year.
The minimum price for which the
North Pacific Railroad company are
selling their lands Is 50 80 per acre.
Earthquake shocks are of almost
daily occurrence in the Puyallnp val
ley, W. I. The last is said to have
continued nine minutes.
The Chief of Police Of Baltimore has
recently arrested George O. Savage, Of
San Francisco, for embe2zlement OF
some $4,000 from the Singer Sewing
Company.
Total rainfall this season at Los
CAL, Is nine Inches.
The thlrty-titth wheat vessel was
loading at Vallejo Cal, on the Sd
Inst.
A heavy shock Of earthquake was
felt at Santa Clara, CAL, on the 3dinst.
At Santa Barbara, CAL. Oh the 10th
llt., two Mexieans quarreled and one
stabbed the other to death.
Company A., Oregon Volunteers,
was mustered out ofservice last Satnr-
Jay at Jacksonville. Company B. was
to be mustered out next dizzy.
Muel, indignation Is felt at Jackson
vile at the appointment of'a Commits
sion to treat with the Modoc Indians.
1t is understood that hostilitiesare sus-
pended until their arrival.
There are only about 80 or, 40 men
1t Fort Klamath to take care Of-the III
lians..
Liquor sellers and Good Templars at
are having brisk time.
Wiley Chapman. ofSalsm, has been
appointed Collector Of Customs for
Alaska.
The result of'a duck hunt by two
little boys near Sheridan the other day,
vas six shot dug from one of the boys
egs by a doctor.
1t is understood the Capital CommiS-
'ioners will organize at once. and push
.hings.
The lighthouse will he in active SER
sice by the middle Of this month, 1t Il
honght,
The Taylor street N. T.. Church iii
Portlandis havinga revival. Between
10 and so have been converted.
Mrs. Carrie +. Young Il leeturlug
n Southern California.
Eggs were 20 cents pei dozen in
Portland laSk Saturday.
The. h0dy Of a Chinese infant In q
)ox WIS f0und near the waters edge
1t Portland last Saturday.
Arrests to the amount of 100 were
made in Portland last month.
Eugene City has provided eight wa
er tanks for fire purposes.
The boys Of San Francisco aFe terri
Ne imps. the papers OF that city are
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