The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-08-22

VI c'lc Jury was, tilaL l1lgglnS came
to his death while under a fit Of
temporary insanity. OF late il is
said that Higgins was greatly
troubled and perplexed about bis
money. He was probably worth
$40, 900, aud had $4,000 on deposit
at one Of the banks in Portland.
1t is thought that the rash act was
caused by some financial difficulty,
either real or tancied. Higgins
leaves a wife and seven children
to mourn his sudden and voluntary
taking of.
The Firmer learns that Cook,
Dennis & Go. have taken a contract
for the enclosing Of the new NJ. E.
Church at Salem, and the finishing
rnp of the basemel t for immediate
nse, conditioned upon their being
able to get the brick work done.
A boy twelve years ofage, named
James Cussick, has been arrested
in an Francisco for trying to gar
rote another boy.
Oscar Rouckon, while working
a threshing machiue on a ranch
four miles south Of Oakdale, Cal
on the 18th, fell into the cylinder,
crushing his legs. One was pulled
out at the hip joint, drawing hi
bowels with it. He lived twenty
minutes.
A large fire is destroying the
timber a short distance south Of .
Olympia.
The Upper Weiser river, in
Boise county, is a great resort for
bears.
The settlementim Immediately above
the Yelm Prairie, w. T., along
and near the Des Chutes river, is
rapidly increasing, and ere long
will become an extensive stock
locality.
Eight companies are now at Fort
Walla WalIa. One or two are
to leave shortly.
1t is reported that the house Of
Joseph Lonztot, Oh Yelm Prairie,
w. T., was, on last Thursday,
E tered and relieved Of $40 and a
new hat, for which the tibet left an
old one.
A. ]. Crabb used to be Sheriff
If Wasco county, Oregon. lie
was, in times long past, what was
hen popularity known as "high.
,oned," and "spent his money !,
reely." But Of late, and for some !
7ears numbered with the past Jack !,
1rabb has been dealt roughly with :
~ fortune, and cruel fate has buff )
ted him about numerically. He :
las come down from his high estate, =
zone from bad to worse, aud iSnow !,
n the county Jail. Last Sunday a
week ago, at Walla Walla, an :.
indian gave Jack one dollar Jack 4
'ought a bottle Of whisky and gave
to the Indian. This is why A. b
|. Crabb lauguisheth in solitary n
onfinement, and this is why the l
tate Of things is thus. He was
rrested on Sunday evening by po- Il
ceman Severson at the same time Ii
hat Marshal Justice "nipped in II
he bud" the delightful anticipa- n
ons of the onwashed swash who
ad obtained possession Of the a
'hisky bottle. So says the Spirit.
The Boise Statesmaa of the 9th a
lst. says: A man named s. Colyer ST
as brought in on the overland h
age yesterday evening, by Mr.. |. "
:. Mann, Snake river miner, al
I'd handed over to Marshall Pink pl
am. Colyer is the man who o'
'bbeG the stage near Snake river &C
me two weeks ago, and aeknowl- Su
Iges the fact. lie pointed ont the 10
ot where he had cached two gold hs
.rs, valued at over$l, POO. Colyer m
thought to be a little weakminded. W
r. II. Eggleston writes from m
district, Nevada, that Sc
e mines there are the poorest the NJ
ritter has ever seen to create such In
and instead ofthe ''horn "
plenty" as the name denotes, it ca
'plenty in a horn" 40