The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-04-25

"o P'OS~iSs TFy
spribg planting III s6me cases nov
nearly or quite finished. East .
thejmountains spring work has iius
begun in, ea'pest 3 rav l.a'5fti u
J. Layman,ot Pendleton, wis
last Fall went to the Yakima
mines, has returned home. !, and
gives encouraging accounts ofthese
mines. A nugget Of gold, which
he picked mp on his claim, is valued
at S35. aG lfhHi atfi ii tt.rt
The late rains on the foothills
with the snow on the mountains
still keep water in the bitches and
intlre large creeks in Jackson couih-
ty, and mining continues active as
yet--mnch more SO than was antici-
pated a mouth q Or 50 ago, E., s.,;i.a
The streets Of Olympia, each
Saturday for some weeks past,
have been crowded enough to lead
to the supposition that it must be
the Fourth Of July" The Grange
there has SO many members is the
cause. 1T is' also constantly gain
ing strength. .,p.,,.,a
At Silver Dale, in Colorado,
George Hammond and Bill Mackey
ditferd as to where the next dance
should be held, They settled the
dispute amicablyi with pistols.
Hammond had the dance at his
house, and Mackey has a funeral at
bis, ,.,.... 1>5.. oa5 ~
Tie Jacksonville Sentinel says,a
Notwithstanding the risks taken BY
everybody during the fire, we have
only heard Of one person sustaining
any bodily injury, and that is Mr..
Brown, whip cut his foot
with an ak while choppiyg down
awnings Though severe it will not
him to the house. !, "a ta.6|
"A daughter of Jacob. Evans OF
Cape 4 ArragG Coos q Bay, was
burned d few days since,
y her clothes taking fire from a
9oiI1er little brother, in
lttemptibg to eStingaiSh the flames,
yas also badly burned, pand the
Ives Of b3tb, ate despafed d: ,,7'
The wiIS Of William aamnl Mcfarland,
Who resides on the ocean beach,
ONE, twenty-five miles horlhr of
rays l.harbor, i was severely
the first Of last week,
y the accidental explosion ofns
netallic cartridge She was hand
ing it. and dropped it, causing it to
xplode. Il The ball entered her
7rist aud ranged up the arm be-
ween the boiRs, coming out near
he elbow 5saaiisM .In
The Democratic County Com
iittee OF Marion, met Oh last
atuitlay and made the following
omihatiohs to filltbe vacancies Oh
Ne Democratic County ticket. y.
Y. i9o Weatberfotd aud b. B.FF.
'letcher were nominated for Rep
,sentatives, vice 4! aPettyjohn and
'avis Shannon, declined. L. II.
udson was nominated surveyor,
ics WIN, Pugh, DEFINED, !. G..
Olympia Gnpge1l had . full
Ieeting on. Saturday. " Twenty
ght members were initiated, adj
apcing them to tul Il membership
! patrons (. A bountiful harvest.
asst was enjoyed BY the Grange.
delegates from seven Oranges, and
lgoodly number Of patrons from
tleri Oranges joined on the occa.
on. Olympia Grange voted 70
lrn out Ditheq lSt Of, May and
Zip grade the, railroad on Bash
ralrles a 1is fte .fa3i9l5 tlsG
"A gentleman at Helena, MI It,
is a pair Of huge mountain lions
cougars, which be has raised from
helps. These beasts sre now g
out two years old, and tully Ms
rgo asa good sized panther. I'Iiey
} not attain tlieir full growthuntl
lr yearsrof age, They are very Q
-ocious, and give no evidence Of
coming tractable, and an ordinary
cd dor fhrn,rn into 4hn nnAr.. u |