The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-05
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the Jacksonville Sentinel: We learn
that flour is rising in price, and that
one mill is asking $25 per thousand
pounds for it. Flour has been selling
as low as $15 thousand.
John Orth yesterday commenced
killing from the fifty head of cattle
Eittened for him by Jesse DolIathiJe.
three of them weighed 4,3SS pounds
an average of i. .44G pounds each.
The February session of the County
Court will be held next week.
Stages arrive several hours behind
time at present. So much rain and
snow has fallen in Northern California
that the streams have raised so as to
render crossing often impossible.
AT Red Dog, mining. except on the
bars. is suspended on account of high
water. The health of the camp is
good, with game and provisions album
dant.
Everything qniet at Linkville, with
the weather moderately cool and the
snow about n foot deep. Stock of all
kinds is doing finely, as ranchmen are
prepared for taking care of them this
season.
Since last issue we have had va
riety of weather. Rain. snow and
pleasant hours have succeeded each
other, with more or less frostS at
nights. We usually have good wea-
tier in February.
Charles Brown was murdered by
Indians near Smoky Hill, Col, last
month.
The county Jail at Helena is the
best looking public building in Mon
tana Territory.
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declared dividend of ten per cent, OH
the capital stock, Jan. I'd, 1875.
The Renton coal mines mt Seattle
| and transportation are again in full
operation, crowding matter to a full
capacity.
A new steamer is to he built at
Seattle, by Messrs. Diggs and True,
for the river trade. 1t is to be com-
menced next week.
The Seattle Coal Company resumed
| business January 2Sfh. having been
interrupted by the cold ard ice on
Lake Union.
The present bonded debt of Mon
tana is S1O4. 800. Sc. QUO of which will he
redeemed upon presentation to the
| Treasurer.
The new NJ. r church at Buena
Vista was dedicated Sunday. Jan. 81,
the services being conducted by Rev.
/. D. Driver.
The Governor has appointed Duncan
| Campbell. Esq. of the districts Of
Butteshire and the Clyde, Scotland.
| and A. L. Buckingham. Esq. of
| Concorlia. Cloud county. Kansas,
honorary commissioners of immigra-
tion for the State of Oregon.
A friend writes the Record, Jan. 18th.
from Canyon City. Grant county:
1.-The weather is too cold to write.
The mercury is 200 below zero. The
that for high? but. how Is that for low?''
A Union Sabbath School was organ
lied in Marshfield OH last Sabbath
afternoon. The following officers were
elected: Rev. A. II. Bates. Snperin-
tentlent, 2. I. Siglin. Assistant. J..
| A. Lehnhere. Secretary and Librarian,
/ Mrs. Hale. Treasurer.
The Tribune says: sit is stated.
and generally believed. that scandal
lOus elOpement took place from Taco
ma on Thursday of last week. The
offenders were relatives-in law. bro
ther and siSter-tlle one husband and
father, the other wife and mother.
The couple Went to Victoria.
A Montana editor bemoans the
calamities of 1874 in the following
touching strain: First. that BeecIler
business. then the grasshophers, then
the Democratic victories. and now an
increased tax OH whisky! My gootl-
ness, what is this poor country COM
ing TOP" -.
Virgil Newsom. of Marion county,
who has been insane at times for the
past twelve years. aud has been i'm the
asylum portion of that time. was
again attacked by the malady at Salem
Il few days ago. and will probably
have to be confined in the asylum
again.
Tommy Gerrand languishes at the
State prison and sighs for the endear-
mehtS of the county Jail. where he was
aIs object nf great solicitutle to ladie.
who called to see him and really gave
him views and ideas of civilization he
never had before. The society at the
State prison is not nearly SO select ii:
that iu town. Life never was so Swee
to Tommy as when he languished il
the Marion county Jail.
The cold winter. says the Record. i
very hard OIL wild hogs, and the co,,n
try will soon be rid of them. if thi
weather lasts. Mr.. Hunsaker and Mr.
PFettym9ss were prospecting through
the hills over in Polk. last week. ant
fOlml a nest of wild swine containing
ten bodies. half of which were aliv,
and the other five oefunct. Probabl,
they are all dead before this, as thel
have had another week of winter an(
no chance for feed.
A large and interesting Sunday
school was organized at the NJ. f
Church of IOseburg. under the nam,
of the Rosebnrg Union Suntlay-School
The officers are Fl. C. Stanton. Snper
intendent; A. r. Flint. Assistan
Stperintendent: =. W. Strange. Sec
retary; F. Coats. Librarian; Miss Mar,
Howard. Organist: @. A. Grubhe
ChoriSter. with B. F.. Swick as assis
tant. AS 1t Is union Sabbatli-sehoo
it has grown very rapidly, alread,
numbering nearly 90 on the roll.
i The exportation of lnmber fror
: Puget Sound during 1874 can be safe
5 ly estimated at 175. .OeO. 900 OF thi
r immense amount. SIN FEiucisco alon
= received about 125 600. 600 feet. an
the remaining 80. 600. 900 feet went t
, foreign countries. This IL exclusive {
shingles. laths. shin knees. spars
!. railroad ties, efc.. of which it Is al
: most impossible TO approximate q
! estimate. The cHt and export o
/ lumber In 1874. was greater than il
E any previous year.
b Mr.. Cary. who lives east OF Salem
{ renorts that number of his sheen ar
e diving this winter. and the Record hear
D that In other cases breeders are loslnj
snanv "niInals-in The same way. The.