The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-30
ALBANY REGISTER.


The Victoria Cogonts says panthers
are Dlayine sad havoc in outside dis
tricts among the sheep.
During the four weeks ending the Sd
inst. ST., ,S4S worth of gold dust was
assayed at the Barkerville office.
Mr.. VIM. Lyons, one of the discover
ers of the Cassiar gold fields, sails for
Australia in the bark ". III. Bcsste.
The Indians of eight or ten tribes had
q grand 5,0t}atch at ComoX last week,
and drank 40 coal oil cans full of Whis-
ky.
A rartv of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad Survey are at Yale ul.der
Mr.. Gamble. and will commence the
survey OF the Fraser river canyons.
Schooner .Shilolt has arrived at Vic
Victoria from a trading cruise in
Behring's straits and northern Alaska
Territory with cargo OF furs, etc.
The British bark Lazy Gertrude. Capt. |
| John Mcdonald 175 days from Calves |
/ ton. arrived in Royal Roads, Victoria,
! at 10::i0 clock Oh Saturday night last. |
Capt. Mcneil, for more than two
| wears past the able and efficient COM
| mandcr of the IL. B. Co.'S steamer En-
te.5Y.i#c, has resigned the position and
retired to private life.
Police Judge Elliot of Victoria, has
fined Capt. Scroll, Of the steamer Los
1t2teies. 5000 or in default three
months imprisonment tor hiding his
lights on the 26th ult.
Mr.. Narnel. of Siuslaw, killed
large black bear in his garden last week.
Apples are to be had for the picking
near Dalles-that is you pick two BUSH
els and take one.
There are any quantity of grapes
raised in Polk county that are not III
ferior to the best California fruit.
The PASSPORT. Coos county, Coal Co.
are now shipping about 1900 tons per
. month. and will shortly be able to
ship much more.
! Quite a revival among the Christian
= Brethren has been going on lately at
, Coquille City, quite Il number having
2 united themselves with that church
D Paul Clifford, of Kings Valley, Ben
ton county, is completely paralyzed
: from the waist down. His attending
2 physician has hopes of his recovery.
h The tax levy in Yarnhill county fol
t the current year is - , mills. The
). Indebtedness of the county is between
g twelve and thirteen thousand dollars
,
~ gate in Dacota Territory has beer
4 eleced by large majority. He hat
no opposition.
i \ herller named Young, who wai
:. employed By Mr.. Shadley, near For
II Laramie, was killed and scalped by
ID the Indians, q few days since.
"a The inmates Of the Wyoming Peni
T. tentiary are at work on an elegant res
/ ilcuce for the warden.
- The little town of sumner, situated
- about l. miles from MarShtield. Coo
county. is making rapid strides i'll tn
V. way OF improvement. Within tn
G. past few months quite number O
~ buildings have sprung up, making til
nd place have an appearance OF llvellnes
he and enterprise.
cy The Eugene Library is again con,
M PEELED to come to the front an
III acknowledge muuiticent donations
ef- President Catch. of the Wallanet Tn
9I versitv. testities his appreciation by
d rift OF twelve volumes of Grote>s Hi
ef tory of Greece. 5. Ellsworth, Esq
an donates five volumes of Little,s Lii
,I ,Iu ing Age.
leo \ new discovery of ledge of galer
ho was last week made by j. w. johnso
bo tG Co.. of Sparta, about 80 miles to II
Jon east OtSpartl. assays mace ny q. "
,sl, ,1.n Virtue, OF Baker City. show the roc
W. ,', to contain, of lead. 1,500 pounds to Il
7 -, ton: gold. ST.; and silver. 1S-inte
1,;l mixed with pure carbonate OF lea
f.. IL The ledge is six feet wide.
"a Samuel Daw. of Corvallis. receive
the first premium at the State fal
: for wheat cleaner of his own inve
at ton and manufacture, for which
ar secured Il patent last November. :
ell. he exhibited and experimental agan
ice, the very best machines known III Il
Din trade, including machines broug
i'll from the East. his success was q ma
go. ter of just pride as well as guarant
md of ccessful manufacture.
the The Baker City Ihro}@ says: LA
ler- Sunday evening Frank alias Wei
Jail Shipley. noted personage.
APP brought in by Deputy Sheriffs Rlchar
18th artlson and Osborn, and lodged IN t
Nc hotel de cross-bars for future ref,
rta. ence. The last exploit of this wort
ard was the borrowing ofa couple OF ht
leo. ses f1om his captwer. Mr.. Osborn
The near Malheur. He was followed
lpe. Mr.. Osborne with indefatigable per.
was verance for upwards Of 400 miles, Il
nan ally coming upon him near t
the Dalles't