The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-03-14
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.

Dr. Morgan, OF san Francisco, on
the night of the 4th, attempted to CON-
nit suicide by taking a dose Of poison.
Medical assistance saved him.
The Third Judicial District Medical
Society met at Salem last Tuesday
morning, where, we learn from the
| Statesman, most interesting exercises
took place. DR.. r. G. Hill. of Albany,
| the retiring President, delivered a
short but instructive address. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: DR.. Plummer. Of Al
bany. President; DR.. Lee, of Junction,
and DR.. Davidson, of Independence,
Vice Presidents; G.. II. Hall, M. D.,
Rec. Sec; s. r. Jessnp, M. D.. Treas. ,
II. Carpenter, NJ. D., Cor. Sec; d.
Payton, NJ. D., Librarian DR.. Jones,
of Albany. DIR. Hill, of Albany. and
DR.. Richardson, Censors; DR.. Jessup,
DR.. Hill and Dr. Lake reported inter
esting cases. The Society were then
entertained by DIR. Plummer's Inau-
gural Address, after which they adj
journed until 8 A. NJ. this morning.
From the Statesmen we learn that
the following gentlemen have been
selected by the State Board Of Edllca-
ton to assist at the Seni-Annual Ex-
animation in January and July, under
the new school law: President L. NJ.
Catch, of Willamette University;
President B. +. Arnold. of Corvallis
College; Professor A. J. Anderson, of
Pacific University. FSrest Grove
Professor |. Allen Macrnm. Of the
Oregon City Seminary, and Professor
John w. johnson, Of the Portland
High School.
A young man named Patrick Fisher
of Visalia, CAL. committed suicide on
the 4th, by taking strychnine.
A dozen miles from Red Bluff,
CAL, on the 4th, one Isaac Weaver
met aud deliberately shot and killed
Bullard Weaver. Both were herders.
Weaver gave himself up.
In n saloon row at Empire, New,
March 9Th, one Kyle struck the bar
keeper, named Schneider, with a tum-
bier, cutting his face terribly. The
latter then drew and fired a revolver,
the ball taking effect in the leg of an
old citizen .named E. Jones. Schnei-
der then fired again the bah taking
effect in Kyle's breast. Neither shots
were fatal. The shootist was released
on bail.
The Salt Lake City authorities have
reduced the retail liquor license from
nine hundred to four hundred and fifty
dollars per quarter.
In the Yakima country there are
now some twenty thousand horned
cattle.
Oats and barley seed are in demand
at Walla Walla.
Olympia proposes to severely pun
ish scribblers on the walls OF her
temple of justice, lately painted.
The people Of Olympia are waiting
for somebody to lie, before determin-
ing to purchase a hearse, lately manu-
faCtured there.
When the weather is propitious, ac-
tive measures in building the Column
bia River and Walla Walla Railroad
will likely be taken.
The busting" of two Jars of alco-
hol in a Seattle pilb store the other
day, sent the window sash a-hying,
and came near blowing the druggist
into the middle OF next week.
The AdUocats says the Presbyterian,
Episcopal, Baptist, Congregational
and Methodist churches at Salt Lake
are making steady and permanent pre-
gress. The Episcopal is the largest IN
membership, but the Methodist has
the largest congregation and Sunday
School in the city.
Kittitas valley is reported as filling
up rapidly with settlers.
The feeders Of the Willamette river
were on all ona ''high" last week.
A new power press is what the
Willamette Farmer Is going to have.
Summerville, Union county, wants
another member in the shape Of a
limb of the law.
A vacuum in the Union county Jail
has continued since New Years.
Rev. L. L. Woodward reports In the
Adrocate wonderful work Of grace as
going on among the inhabitants of
Howell Prairie, Marion county.
Coal oil Is scarce in Eastern Oregon.
According to the Sentinel, families
intending to emlgrate to the Wallowa
valley from Jacksonville, have post