The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-01-31

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tile late battle, and enabled the defeat.
ed aud scattered party to concentrate
and make a defense, In tie pEecfpi-
tate withdrawal " fromthe lava beds,
Mai. Gen. John L. Milleraeeidentally.
dropped a book of blank vouchers,
already signed, which was picked Np
by an Indian and carried 70 Jacks
headquarters. The chief mistook 1t
for book of bank checks and called
a council of the braves TO determine
what bank they should present them
to for payment. and the soldiers made
their escape during the consultation.
That will more than ever convince
Jack that "a ltttie learning Is a dan
gerous thing"
They amuse themselves In Jackson
vile running ghosts. They are the
pretend kind, Of course.
The Jacksonville Santina says that
at no time in the history Of that place,
has so much interest been taken In the
Sunday School. 1t thinks the interest
Is not likely to abate. Y
The M. e. Church Sunday School ut
Corvallis is succeeding finely. Itnow
has 13O pupils. Y
McMlnnvile has two Touring mills,
one planning mill, four dry goods stores,
two drug stores, one harness shop,
two boot and shoe shops, one hotel,
one paint shop, one butcher shop and
apicture gallery.
Fourteen sacks Of mail were sent OH,
the Ajax last Saturday from the Port-
land Post Office.
Sickness is abating IN Douglas coun-
ty.
A man named Thompson died Of de-
lirium tremens at Eugene City last
week.
The revival continues at the NJ. Z.
Church at Salem. New accessions are
made every night.
Eugene City with a population of
1900, has churches worth 5000.
It Is thought large numbers Of fish
will pass through the Locks at Oregon.
City, and fishing be better above the
falls than usual.
Douglass county Is sowinga larger
area ofgraln than usual.
Corvallis College Is enjoying fine
prosperity.
III the late Modoc fight the troops
captured five Indian ponies ladened
with government hard bread, sup
posed to have been captured or stolen
from the troops that came from Camp
Bidwell some time since.
The Corvallis Gazette lEs the follow
ing concerning a ''land nlotldlen in
Benton county: ''In consequence of
some misunderstanding or bIunder
somewhere about 24O acres of valua-
BILE land, Including In the farm known
as Girls Station. 10 miles south of
this place, has been seized by the east
side railroad company and Il patent
received therefor Two hundred acres
belonging to william Girl and forty
to George W. Houck, of this place. A
Hear as we can understand the matter
stands thus: When the final proof was
made upon this land under the .Dona-
tion act, the willamette Valley and
Southern Oregon were included In the
Oregon City District. When the Rose
burg District was created It cut this
farm through the center. leaving one
half In each district. Final proof had
been regularly made upon the whole
tract In the eformeE district, and when
the latter district WAS created the tact
was not properly reported to that OF.
flee. and hence It appeared upon the
plat rs vacant land. and was seized
upon under the railroad grant. On last
the parties interested had the
land surveyed, and will take legal steps
to hold the sane." =,
Professors Long and Coe, and Mr..
Hull, Of the Balle'ia, all'of San Fran
ci$co, made balloon ascension from
W oolward Gardens, on the 25th, III
the presence of abONt 800 people.
When last heard from they had land
ed In the tide marshes tot Redwood
City.
There were 81 deaths III San Fran
cisco last week.
An attempt was maaeeby some one
to fire tlle garrison at Vancouver on
Tuesday last, but timely discovery
conflagration.
Two detachments of U. S. soldiers
belonging to the 4th Artillery, arrived
In Portland last Saturday, and were
and cont at nnpa In fine