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

newspaper published IN luahO. Ihe
Owyhee Ardidnche. It looks well, and
costs $40 a year by mail, $26 by carrier.
w. S. Roberts, for two years head
keeper of the Cape Arago Lighthouse,
has been superseded by man by the
name of Davis, formerly resident OF .
Coos county.
\ number of large sharks. either - .
sharks IS feet long, or As sharks 10 !
feet long, were recently caught near /
Marshfield or North Bend in Coos or |
Curry county, or both, or all.
The annual meeting of the Child
ren's Aid Society will take place at
the NJ. E. Church, Salem, on Thurs
dav. November 9TH, at2 p. M. All are
cordially invited to be present at that
time.
The Marshfield Record says during
the last few months, there has been an
immense immigration to Coos county.
Scarcely day passes that we 90 not
hear OF people arriving in search OF
/ homes.
The Freeport Mills at freeport, W.
! II. have been seized at the suit OF par
ties in San Francisco, claiming S42,-
/ 600 in respect of advances made to the
| proprictors. Williamson & Draper.
The larger portion of the arabic
land OF Alaska lies within the Alelitlah
district. In this and the northern
mart of thn Sitl,an district the climatic
conditions are the most favorable for
agriculture.
On the west side of Utah Lake a
Quarry of the finest marble outside of
italy has been discovered. Money is
want ted to develop it. then every citi-
zen of Salt Lake can live i'll his own
marble palace.
A Young son of John Brunei. at
bonneville, Owyhee. was playing Wltt
n nistol, and accidentally shot his two
wear old sister. the bullet entering the
: left side of the neck, glancing arounc
: and lodging between the shoulder
, blades.
On Friday evening, an old man fel
into the bIrn that crosses Burnside
road. near Rowland's. and would have
drowned but for the timely appearance
of NessrS. Iyell and Anderson Wh'
Y heard his shouts and tished him out.
L The total value OF imports into Brit
J. ish Columbia during the year endlh:
Il June 30, 1873. was 81. 191, 021, Of whic
&2O7. 1854 was free The total amour
} of duty collected was S3O2. l4I %
5 The imports during the year endin
II June 80. 1874. amounted to s.. 0S3,75
10 of which S266.631 was free. The tot;
amount of duty collected was $;}36,19
II.
Following is an extract from pr
: vate letter dated Quatsimo sound, AUS
N 7Gth: "The Indians here are at W;
er with each other-the QuatSimos an
: Koskemos The latter have kllle
three OuatSimos. and the Cluats. natu
h' ally want to make things square.
re hone they will not mistake me tor
ld Siwash. l thiuk Col. Powell ougl
NJ to do something"
nd Right Rev. Bishop SegherS and lie
. Father Brabrant arrived back ut y l
~ toria on the steamer EHult0. Ih'
All had left on the 1st of September. al
he after visiting all the Indians of u
m West coast as far as Cape Cook. TIN
walked across the Island from AlbeT
TO Qualicum. returning to NIctoria
ms Nanaimo. The Bishop and his revf
The end associate are in good health, b
ius suffered n good deal from the hal
wa ships OF the Journey. The wealth
:, was stormy most OF the tllle' Tue oce
the treacherous all along the coast.
ON scar,.ity of provisions and bush trG
non cling made both gentlemen l'
l- in weight. The Indians appear to
els peaceful and appreciate very much
old presents received from the lndl
md commissioner. At Aberni the t
.er. reverend travellers were Hospitality
~. tcrtained by Mr.. Clarke, and speak
s'S eulocizing terms of the state OF
OF farm. I'tley were also shown by y
18th Clarke a few specimens from the gt
fed mines newly discovered at Alberni
,en. Vim. NIcWaters was arrested
ion Sacramento. last week. by Chief Is
oa chez. and special officer g. Z. o \,
ice' NIcWaters was 4 fugitive from just
he having, with Il man named &c
5. Crook, shot three men i'll saloon
Nebraska City, some months a
Two OF the victims. an American
g q German. died. The friends of
20 latter were about to hang the mure
ers. but the Sheriff got them into
has and saved them. The prisoners csc
val ed. however. before their trial, "
ion. the assistance of outside parties.
Inv Waters, it appears, Went to spa
oo9 ny Baker county. and shortly afterW
!, ,tto he there had difficulty with one Z
'''e' Weed. whom he shot and killed.
double murderer effected his escS
re aC and on Tuesday, last week. he
ugh recognized in Sacramento by ;
nam ,,o,,io6 rI'ihhits who was witness OF