The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-10-22
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.

Douglas County ClrclnC C0urt con-
vened at Rosebarg on Monday.
The United States Circuit Court
convened ia Portland on Moaday,
and the District Court OIL Tuesday.
A law school was organized in Ore
goR City last week.
Tm Tun, precinct, Benton county,
Monday week cast Z votes. Last June
the vote was 45,
Conductor Root, for the past eigh-
teen months connected with the Ore
gon and California Railroad, has gone
East. He had made many friends
who will regret his departure.
The Bulletin says: There arrived OIL
the steamer John L. Stephens from
San Francisco, about thirty Scandina-
Wan emigrants who have come hither
with the intention ofsettling. Several
of them are supplied with ample
means to purchase land, and have al
ready struck ont for the interior with
a view Of buying farms.
Mr.. Brlnk. a young man living in
the Eagle Creek settlement, in Clacka-
mas county was ont hunting last Sat
urlay with double barreled shotgun,
and having discharged one Of the bar
els, was standing on log reloading,
when the gun Slipped, causing the
loaded barrel to go off, infli1ting Il
severe wound in the wrist and the side
of his face. 1t is hoped the wounds
are not fatal.
The two following items are from
Sundays Statesman:
We heard yesterday of another case
of this kind, similar to the one of Oil
yer Pickard which we reported yester-
day morning. The man was d resi-
dent Of Kings valley and abseonded
from there a few days since, taking
with him several thousand dollars in
money. We were unable to learn the
mans name, or any particulars CON
nected with the affair.
We learn that William Mcintyre. a
life convict in the penitentiary, day
before yesterday received his pardon
after having served six years of his
term. He was convicted and sentenced
to imprisonment fer life for killing
Marshal Keeler, of the Dalles, some.
time in 1867. lie was twenty-one
years Of age at the time Of his impris-
0nment. aud we understand that the
pardon notices this as an extenuating
fact in hiAiavor and also states that
there isIeason TO believe that lie COM
mitted the act IN self defense. He has
many friends in the city, and for the
reason that his conduct in the prison
has been most exemplary, they have
excrted themselves to secure his par
don.
The Eugene City Guard has entered
upon its seventh volume.
First-class laboring men aud me-
chanics are in demand in Astoria.
The Rock Point Bridge has just
been overlauled and greatly strength
ened, and Is now very safe.
It is understood that an extensive
,annery is to be established at Tongue
Point by q Chicago firm.
Comstock & Go. have near $4,000 |
bushels OF wheat stored in their ware
lousc at st. Joe awaiting shipment.
Nehalem Valley rolled up six to one |
m Hiram Smith for Congress. There
we're just seven votes cast.
Adam Bambarger, of Corvallis, has.
" request of u number Of citizens,
,ecn declared a common drunkard by
he Common Council of that city.
Agricultural lands are assessed at
q q an acre in Jackson county, and
it "a SO in Josephine. The assess
nent In Jackson county is the lowest
'fany In the State.
Daniel Drew, a San joaquin county
armer, has this year harvested 1859
,ushels Of barley and 27 tons of hay
rom II acres, of land on the Calaveras
iyer.
Silver is selling at less than twenty !
ents per ounce at Salt Lake.