The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-02-21

anomaly. It's people are unlike those
Of any portion nfthe country. Though |
living on the frontier. they have none
of the push and energy of other fron-
tier people, hut are very conserva-
tive. They glory in the old tame Of
Spain and hold on to the old Castilian
dialect. The Territorial Legislature.
now in session. Is compose,lalmost Ell
tircly Of men Of Spanish descent. AS
the laws of the United States only
recognize English as the official IAN
culag,., the bills are drawn In English
for official publication. However they
ar. in reality first drawn upin SPAN
ish. aud the copies are presented 20 the
members in that language. Ihe dis-
cn,sions IN both Houses of the Legs
lature are conducted in the Spanish
language. The clerks are obliged 70
understand both English and Spanish
and their labnrs are very arinons,
On the 2lst ult. Mr. Poland, from
the House judiciary Committee, re-
ported bin authorizing Legislatures
in the several organized Territories,
except Utah. at each regular session
to make Yn assignment Of Judges to
hold Courts in districts, aud when the
Legislature fails to do 80. then the
Judges of such Territory shall make
an assignment. to continue ~ force
til the close of the next regular session
OF the Legislature. He explained
that the exception of Utah was be-
cause there was no Legislature. but
the Governor made an assignment OF
Judges. The bill passed.
Through the efforts of r. G. Smith.
Sheriff of Cowlitz County, W. T.. 81
80 so of the $4,000 recently taken
from the express box of Wells, Fargo
| Il Co. at Kalama, has beeh recovered.
1t would seem that the money must
have been extracted from the express
box Immediately after 1t had been
transferred from one train to the other,
and before the tElin lett kalama. The
money was found in an old boot under
the doorstep of the house occupied by
! the Master Mechanic ofthe n. 7. K. H..
Mr.. Curtis. F. l., Budlong' who was
arrested for the theft, and was dis
charged, although the evidence was
Stpl,g against him. has been ltarrested,
as there are strong additional eVldeIl-
ces that he is the thief.
The Coos Bay Ne,cS says Capt. S.
Matteson will Immediately commence
building a schooner at Marshticld, after
the STYLE and model of the lvanhoe.
We believe that he has secured the ser
vices of Mr.. John Hewlett to model
the vessel and superintend her con-
strmctlon. The most successful vessels
in the coasting trade nave been built
on this bay. and the reputation of our
little ship-yalds has begun to so
abroad.
Tie anniversary of Washington's
birthday will be appropriately cele-
brated at Walla Walla by the Fire De-
partment Of thateity. Theproression,
AS contemplated, is to consist of tf'
entire Department tthe Washingtons
and Tigers with their engines, etc.;
the Hi6ernian Benevolent Society. and
The military under the command OF
Colonel Green ut Fort Walla Walla.
In the evening of the same day the
Washingtons give a grand anniversary
ball. at which an unusually large at
tendance is expected.
Johnny Moore, whose parents reside
in Roseburg. sustained fracture OF the
leg by being thrown from q horse, at
Looking Glass precinct. last week.
This young man met with the same
misfortune about four months ago,
and the leg was broken where it was
r before.
. The Salem Touring mills during the
yearlS73. turned out $4,000, 600 pounds
, of ground stuff. as follows: Flour, ~,
, OO0' goo pounds; bran. 900, 900 pounds;
shorts, 100000 pounds. The VIII
lamette Wooden mills turned ont in the
! same time $4,000 yards Of cloth, con
suming 100000 pounds of wool.
+ A correspondent from Goose Lake
Valley pronounces the statement tha'
the snow had been four feet deep in the
valley since December untrue. -Four
! teen inches has been the deepest snow
6 fall. and the thermometer has never
I measured more than four degrees be
y low zero.
; At San Francisco on the 18th, Jane
Ryan, proprietor ofa house on Spea
q street, was shot BY his brother
3 in-law. Eugene Mccarthy. Inc!
/ ouarreled about a cigar, and McCarth!
!. placed a pistol against Ryan's hreas
: and fired. 1t is feared the wound vii
: prove fatal. Mccarthy is not yet ar
= rested.
G The Eastport collided with the Mes
J senger at ofarshfield last week, ant
IS cnt through her port guard. Capt
d McAllop told Capt. Lane to get tn
e necessary repairs done and that h
e would see the bills paid. A highwin'
e was blowing at the time, so II Was on
n OF those things that can't be helped
Ata regular meeting of the jackson