The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-04
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.

tions rmGer the State law.
In the half year ending December
81. 1872. Salem lost only 5000 by fires.
c. G. Curl, Clerk of the Supreme
Court, is still suffering from rheuma-
tism.
One firm at Seattle does a business
of $3.50 day OH an average. Their
stock is valued at $l5O,000.
Olympia pays annually $l,SOO inter
est OH $4,000 which she has invested
in her public square.
Eugene City during the last year
has invested $4,000 in eight brick
buildings.
Mr.. Hugh Small Is writmgnp Ump-
qua valley-is there for that purpose.
The jacksonville Times reports the
capture of Long jim, one of the Modoc
murlerprs, indicted in Jackson county.
He is in the hands Of the military.
Salem has two fire engines, a hook
and ladder carriage, and 1900 feet OF
good hose. The fire department num-
bers $50 men.
While Mr.. Wilde, an Oregon City
gunsmith, was handling a pistol We'd
nesday of last week, it was accidentally
exploded, the ball passing through the
arm of young man named Peter Ri
nearS0n, just above the wrist, but
touching no bones.
Ambrose Fields, an old pioneer, died
at his residence near Oregon City, OIL
Wednesday of last week, aged So.
The Puget Sound District has had
four collectors of customs in thirty
four mouths.
| A new town has been laid out in
kittitas valley, w. /. 1t has been
named says the 0regoniaa, kitty of
| Cittitas or City of Kittitas, either OF
which would be destructive to its pros
| perity."
Times on the Sound, and especially
at Seattle, are represented rs brisk--an
imp ovement Oh former seasons.
Jesse Grant, son of the President,
comes with Senator Goles Of California,
on a visit to the Pacific coast. He
leaves Washington this week.
The new coinage act went into ope-
ration OH the first inst. The two cent
piece is abolished. fhe minor coins
being the five cent and one cent pieces.
There is to be no change in gold coin
age. but there Is to be a new trade
dollar.
The Assistant Treasurer at New
York, has been directed to purchase
| $500, 600 worth of bonds on the 9th
and 23d inst. 81, 900. 900 dollars in all,
and to sell $l,5OO, 900 on gold in each
Thursday during the month, or total
of $6 000,0O0 in gold,
Rev. 4. p. Hammond. the great re-
vivalist, is now at work ia Denver.
Plenty Of material to operate on there.
A recent fight between the Ampa-
hoes and Apaches, on the Dry Cimar-
ron. sent d of the latter to the happy
hunting grounds.
Alaska is not a dead expense to
1 Uncle Samuel. The fur seal lease ag-
gregated $4,000 revenue last year.
| A brass button was found in the con-
tribution box at q church in Olympia,
Oh a recent Sunday evening, and now
the great question agitating the public
mind in that place is, (which one ol
the editors ditl'itg" Certainly 0lym-
pia editors have brass to spare.
Richard Lane, OF Olympia, has beer
adjudged Insane, and sent to the Terri
torial Asylum. Liquor was the cause
Arnold, the diamond Spectator, il
about to start from Laramie Oh {
grand diamond expedition.
Arizona people think that Genera
Crooks policy with the Apaches, il
eminently civilizing in its effects.
Joseph Kathkill, of Salt Lake
swallowed his set Of false teeth. /
oocasioned biting pains in his stomach
He died.
1 No vacant houses in Baker City
. which would indicate active times.
Rev. Bowers, Of Salem, is GONZALES
cent. He now stalks abroad.
The Governors office ut Salem, ha
gone through the hands of several fit
tiDg-up artists, and looks well in it
new attire. .}
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