The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-05

uit. saws :Ns'fhe past week mas peeh
warm and pleasant. with water run
ming freely in our streets. On Mon
dav we had light fall of snow. and
on Yesterday morning the sun was out
clear and beautiful.
Pautlers are numerous and trouble
some near Leland, Josephine county.
Three of these animals attacked a
mare and yearling colt belonging to
+. A. Davis. and killed the latter.
The mare reached home. but is so
badly injured that she Will probably
die.
Sheriff Manning returned last week
from California 10 Jacksonville with
Cunningham, who decamped with
one of the livery horses of Manning g
ISh, aud sold him to II. Casey.
Cunningham returned $50 20 of the
money he received from Casey for the
horse. He now languishes i'll the
Jail.
CAPTAIN Wilson. of the steamer
| Gorera0r Grorer. has discovered a new
| chute about five miles below Harris
burg. Just above Davidson's landing.
and below Affords chute. 1t is Il
| good. deep channel. and perfectly
safe and clear. with the exception of
lew Stld8S Ht IIlC tIcdue
The Nou,ataiueer says: The Indians
at Cello last week were engaged f;,r
| several days ana nights in dancing
for Chinook wind. According to
their belief they succeeded. for on
| Friday evening the winl commenced
| to blow and his continued, off and on,
up to the present time.
The 22d at the DalIes passed off
| without any demonstration of any
/ kind of public mlture. Jackson
| Engine Company had everything pre-
| pared for their annual supper, but
| owing to the death that morning of
one Of their members, John Pendegast,
the affair was postponed until the
following Monday evening, March
first.
A correspondents at Butte Disappoint-
ment. Lane county. under date of
Feb. 27th. says: 1.-The many friends
of Postmaster Handsaker. at Goshen,
will he pleased TO learn that his son.
whose leg was alnpufateti some weeks
ago. and who has been under the
most skillful treatment of DIR. Shelton,
OF Eugene. is fast recovering.
Mr.. George NJ. White, a former
resident of Salem. arrived there last
Saturday from Southern Oregon. He
has claim in the Yank Ledge. and
brought with hin, number of speci-
mems OF silver ore which he Is intend
ing to have assaved. lie says that he
has got a big thing. and all that the
Southern Oregon papers have printed
in reference TO the Galiee creek mines
is trne and not at all exaggerated.
John p. Galloway. who was exam
ined some time ago before Justice
Brown on Il charge of rape. committed
upon the person OF Mary Woodward.
Il child 13 years ofage. in Lane county.
and di<charged.- prosecuting wit
ness failing TO appear. was up before
Justice Brown on the 22d. on the
SHINE charge. and, after hearing. was
held over for trial at the circuit court
in the bonds of 1900. Charles Cal
loway. his father. aud Robert Wall
stood his bail and be was discharged
from custody.
Judge P. P. Prim. of the First
Judicial District of the State of Ore
gon. OH the petition and application of
NJ. s. McFatlsien. ESQ. as attorney
for Walter A. and w illiam Brown.
granted at chambers, i'm the city of
Salem, on the 23d of Feb. a peremp-
tory writ of nlandamus. commanding
the county clerk OF Jackson county TO
forthwith make ont Il transcript OF the
cause entitled the Stale of Oregon,
plff. vs.. Walter \. Brown and VIM.
Brown, defts.. and transmit the same,
together with all the original papers
in said action, to the county clerk OF
+ Lane county. for trial. This action
will now come on for trial OH the 4th
Monday of June next.
The Corvallis Democrat has been
4 SE.F Il 81 .1,.a., IA
which occurred on Friday of last week
by which Il little chill was burned tc
death. 1t seems that the parents.
named Rohinett. Who reside in the
Alsea valley. about twenty-five miles
distant from Corvallis. went ont tc
work in tlie garden. leaving the child,
aged about three years. alone in the
house. and when .he mother returned
in few minutes. she was Mortified C
find that the little Innocent had flllen
: into the fire and was fearfnlly burned
about the head and face. A messenger
was immediately sent to this place
tthe nearest available point1 for s
, doctor, huU before his arrival the
little sufferer breathed its last. an
: other victim to mothers careless
ness.
: The following is a summary of the
: 1874 Acres of land 31.494. valued p
$165. POI; number of acres OF Wagon
{ road land l50, ,314. valued at $500
1 town lots. valued at 500. .259 j; mer
y cinanGlise and Implements, valued a
1881 money. notes. accounts
, shares of stocks. &c. 500. .5S4: house
:, holtl furniture. carriages. watches. &c.
q valued at S60.5S4 number of horse
and mules ti.271. valued at $1SS, ,692
number of cattle So. go. valued a
. $355.7S5; number of sheep 33.5S1
!, valued at s71.190; number OF swim
U LOGO. -. 525. Gross value of prop
erty. $1.S00.70 amount of indebted
: ness. $324.25 amount exempt fror
e taxation. $142.077; total, $466.334
:. total value of taxable property, 81,
334.36S number of polls, SOL.
;, The Hillshoro Independent says
y "A large part of the wheat on TIL
!. North Plain Is killed. Mr.. jaime
Imbrie, who gave us these items, In
It forms us that his wheat (which wa
II winter wheat). consisting of 200 acres
[. il kille1l, and flat Roi,ert Iinbrie ais
has 200 acres that il dead; John Coz
, nelins, Jacob Hoover aud other lare
- grain raisers. rave lost theirs likl
!, - wise. Mr.. lmbrie will soon start
= Linn county TO purchase spring whes
for seed for himself and others in h
re vicinity. He says that he can get Il
K wheat delivered here for 80 cents pr
?. hilshei. being cheaper than he can bt
1t in Washington eounty.o
7e A rutnprs WAS kicked up among
OF number of Indians. near Sheridan
ps few days ago. It seems that
ne ialt-breed gave the Indians whisk,
and they bec0naing Intoxicated. con