The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07
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the left si,le With Il pm''ipt knife. 1t
believed she will recover. Cook dt
camped. Int gave himself up a shor
time after 10 IN ticr Linroln, at SIT
terville. Mrs. Cook, whose nlaitlel
maine was Matte A. Muzhnv, was for
merly wifi. of"re Flinders, of Virgini
City, and is said to have Irft him ann
eloped with Conk. jealousy is Siid t,
be the cauS,' Of the trouble.
In the Ferguson murder case. a
Phoebe on the i inst, a verdict wa
brought in Of fmluy|er in the second de
gree. Judge Gutter. IN view Of lIl,
,iury's recommendation for mercy. re
duced the term OF Imprisonment from
2l to II wears The severity of tht
weather for the ,a t three months la,
greatly retarded miIiiHg operations il
this district, bnt with the prospect o
favorable weather All Improvement i,
looked for.
The young orators of Olympia have
formed them selves intoa lhhty-Sero,u
District Caurt for the conltie. Of Mud
Flat aid ''lam-i,at,r. At recent
meeting, the grand jury tofwhich three
were ladies' hlving been declared
competent. retired, and in dne time
returned to court, and pp~nteda tirle
bill against Joli Doe fr I'm nttcmpt
to murder Johannes SchmiClt with
malice prepen'e. The grant! Jury
having been discharged, a petit jury
was called. and the pri>oarr heiug ar
raignetl. wa, ol motion Of counsel for
the defence, granted one week 10 pre-
pare fol tril, hi, bonds being fixed ut
$4,000. The inrv VA. honnd over
in the sum Of $1,000 each to hc pres
ent next Saturday cltIing ut 1880 for
the trial of the ease.
Port Discovery. W T., news: The
saw mill WAS shut dnwn h>t week.
but was to resume running on full
time with the beginning of lhe present
week. The barkelilie huiding there
has her frame aeariy all up; twelve
or fourteen men are working on her,
and sheE will be ready to launch IN
about two mouths. Charley W0m
had the misfortune, not loug since, IL
chop off the c,d Of his forp-lingpr.
Rev. Mr. Lauhach breaches at the
mill one Sunday IL every three weeks.
and frequent tlauces a>Sistto cl>saway
agreeably the evening ofan occasional
week day.
Edward Sehrit came to Mr.. McAllis-
ter's house. at the hrick-yal1l s'.nlh of
this city, last evening, inquiring for
work and Il nights !olging. He said
that lie .ane from Snohomish. He
was told he conld sleep in the cellar.
into which he went. McAllister then
sent tor a lcighhor, and in company
with the City Marshal proceeded to
the house aud arrested the boy. Be-
fore the MMSlMl arrived the boy con-
fessed he was Sebrit, and that he had
killed his father. He stated that his
father had threatened his life, and he
killed him to save himself. He was
taken to Snolomish County this MORN
ing.
The Taxpayers Convention of
Douglas county met OH last Saturday,
at RoSeburg, and placed in nomination
the following ticket: For Senator, w. |
F. Owens: Representatives, ID. w.
Stearils, George Riddle. j. G. Drain
and Thomas Lcdgerwood; County |
Judge, Thos. Smith: Clerk, f. B. |
Sheriff, Pin Cooper; Com |
A. 4. Ambrose and |
Henry Adams; Treasurer, John Bon
ebreak; School Superintendent, II.
P. Watkins; Surveyor, 4. Hiel;
Assessor, A. H. Matthews; Coroner, !
Dr.. S. Palmer.
An arrangement has been arrived
It by the Directors of School Districts
Nos. / and 3, ofPort Townsend, w.
L., that will afford the advantages of
/ graded school. Four lots are to be
purchased and held in trust for the
,wO districts. upon which Is to be
erected baildipg for the high school.
Toward this end Collector Garfielde
has succeeded securing subscriptions
llready amounting to something over
81, 400, and a special tax of one per
,ent. has been levied upon all prop
'rty In the two districts. This wllIac-
,Omplish the desired object, and In a
cry short time these departments of
he public school will be in operation,
On February 23d. John Dougherty,
Who has All $S5 Judgment hanging
ver him, took 4 quiet ride on the
rain to Kalama. lie was brought
ack by constable and was tried on
he charge of attempting to leave the
'erritory 10 defiaud. He was unable
} give the required bonds, and was
lken to Steilacoom and lodged in
Ne County Jail, where he still re-
rains,
AT Port Gamble this morning, while
party M melf were engaged slowing /
lmber on the bark Buena Vista, a /
Irge quantity fell, killing James /
lies and seriously injuring three !
theirs. The accident was caused by /
eglect to properly wedge the upper !
or nf ltaIhahaarl ~ - ~ NJ - i