The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-02-28

mated for Surveyor General Of Oregon.
! A large band Of sheep was recently
sold In Polk county at 81 10 per head.
The municipal election in Jackson
vile, will take place next Tuesday.
March 3d.
Sheriff Bnrch. Of Polk, lately trav-
eled the country over, and raised
about "A 900 taxes.
George Mansfield and Frank Wayne
have been declared common drunkards
by the city authorities Of Corvallis.
Denverites are indignant at the prob
ability Of the removal ofthe Colorado
capital to Pueblo.
Several farms in the Waldo Hills.
Marion county, have been sold recent
ly, at prices ranging from $l4 to $40
per acre.
Candidates appear to be more plen-
tifnl in the sage brush counties Of
Eastern Oregon, than in the ''cow
counties"
A man from Baker City recently
caught 1900 pounds ef mountain
trout and sold them in that market for
10 cents pound.
A Chapter Lodge Of Royal Arch
Masons has been organized IN Eugene.
Among Others interested in this work
we notice Ex-Governor " hiteaker and
DIR. Bailey.
7. b. Humphreys, Esq, the Chair
man Of the Washington County Re-
publican Committee, has called a
meeting of that body for March 4tb,
at O'Clock, at HillsboIo.
The continued snow and rain storms
that have prevailed in Jackson county
lately have incapacitated the ground
for blowing. and the farmers are un->
able to do much.
Jackson county has 63 persons and
firms who each pay over 500 taxes.
OF these, q pay over $500. s pay over
$500. 4 pay over $4O0, and the .. q.
It. Road Go. pays A.4l0 20.
W. p, Singleton, of Rosebmg, stood
almost in one place and Killed seven
deer ont of nine shots, every shot
taking effect hut one. This work Of
destruction occupied not to exceed ten
minutes.
Private Michael Cullen. Company NJ
Eighth Cavalry. committed suicide at
Fort Union, Colorado, on the 30thult.
hy shooting liimselt through the body,
Just tabove the heart. Domestic trouble
was the cause Of the deed.
The Rosehurg Pldtndedler has been
Informed Of rich placer mines, dis
covered last week Oh the headwaters
Of Myrtle creek. Several claims have
been located. and prospect about So a
day to the hand.
The son of Il. l.. BriStow, Eugene
City. one night last week shot at a
burglar who was attempting to gain
M entrance into his fathers dwelling.
Unfortunately he failed TO "bringn the
thief.
The ball given hy the Hook & Lad
der Company at MeMinnville on Fri
day evening, the Goth inst, was q most
splendid success. Over one hundred
couples were present The beauty
and fashion OF Yamhill were all on
hand, and the party eclipSed anything
of the kind ever given in that flourish
ing section.
1t has become a settled fact that the
headquarters of the department of the
Platte will be moved from Omaha to
4 place farther west. Ominformation.
which comes through military sources.
leaves us in doubt as to the locality
which Is likely to be chosen, although
we have been assured that both Cen
erals Sheridan and Ord prefer Chey-
enne to Denver.
Six carpenters were hired and set to
work on the North Pdcifc. The ex-
tent ofhc injury Is not known. but It'll Is
supposed that 10 days work, and an
of $1,000, will make her
good. The cattle thrown overheard
belonged to Messrs. Spurlock and
Jackson, and were beeves for the Vic
toria market. Thrown overheard in
the night, and in such a sea, the unfor-
tunate animals were entirely helpless
and with few exceptions, all drown
ed. Their value was probably $1,000.
While the Rev. J. r. Thompson. of
Olympia, was gone on a lectming tour
to Seattle. some person or persons un-
known (thongh certain highly respect
able individuals are sllspected took
advantage Of his absence down Sound,
whittier he had gone to lecture for the
benefit of the Seattle Library Associa-
ion. to enter the parsonage and make
perfectly at home, over
things generally. and putting
lown a new carpet in the study and
making various changes too numerous
% mention, and all tor the better
1t seems the messenger in charge Of
The express box QAWells, Fargo y Co.
It Kaiama, from which $4,000 was
extracted recently, by name Pagan,
IN connection with Budlong, are the
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