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

leg broken some two weeks ago by his
horse falling on him. He Is now re-
covering.
MIR. w. Cushman. of Benton county,
was visited last week by his three
brothers whom he had not seen for
thirty years.
Mr.. r. p. Earhart has sent about
$3.50. contributed by Masonic lodges
throughout the State, to relieve tile
Snfferllgs OF the people of Kansas, to
the Grand Master of that State.
The unfortunate lad, son Of Matthias
Swegle. who was thrown from his
horse at Salem. on Wednesday of last
week, died ut the residence of G. w.
Jordan, Friday morning. at4 O'Clock.
The railroad company propose to
build n neat lodging house near the
depot. at RosebiIrg. for the accom-
notation of the conductors of the
trains which lay over ut that place
every night.
Corvallis contains two school dis
tricts, North and South. each district
containing just 237 persons of school
age. There are 10 more males than
females in the south district and five
more in the north.
The North British Fire Insurance
Company, which formerly did business
in Oregon. has concluded to resume
business ard have made the necessary
$50,00O deposit of u. S. bonds, with
the Secretary of State.
Capt. West made another large
shipment of canned beef from his
Westport cannery week before last.
The steamer ShO0 Fly met the Ajn1
ir, Ell ho1,.1
which wIS transferred afiOat.
AT meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Willamette Valley and
Corvallis OH the 9th, Hon. F. A.
Chencweth. Richard Irwin, I. B.
Henkle, DIR. WIN. Graham. W. A.
Wells and John Cowflell were appoint
ed to canvass the county in the interest
of the road.
ThOs. Knebel has opened ledge
focal OH Cayote creek. 8 miles from
Eugene City, which he is using in his
blacksmith shop. and which he re-
CARDS as equal to any Pennsylvania
| coal. The vein is something over
three feet thick at the opening. Ar
rlngementS are being made for the
full Development of this mine.
The RepOrter says: The Baptists of
this place have been holding protrict-
eel meetings in the &. p. church at
McMinEvil.e for the past ten days. and
are having very good success. Their
meetings both day and night ere
crowded. and great deal of Interest
is manifested. especially among the
! young people, quite number of
whom are mp for prayers each even
| ing. On Saturday last there were six
persons baptized by the Rev. Mr..
Russ. and yesterday three more We're
baptized by Rev. Mr.. Lynch.
At Port Discovery. OIL Puget Sound,
| so men are furnished employment in
connection with the mill, at all aver
age cost OF some $1,000 per month.
| During the past year $4,000. 900 feet
| of lumber were exported from Port
| Discovery, together with $4,000. 600 of
laths and 100000 feet of piles, EN-
bracing 43 cargoes. OF the above
lumber Is. 600. 600 feet were shipped to
| California and 1850 600 to foreign
ports. This place has also obtained
some celebrity in ship building. hav-
ing within few years built several
tirSC class vessels. among which may
be mentioned the steamer Mtstic, the
most powerful tug this side of San
! Francisco, The Seliooners 1MTietta,
Serena T'Aayer, and the barkentine
| Discovery.
Two young men. who tried to break
mp ball ut Bethel, were fined $40
and costs.
There are in Independence six
warehouses. which hold in the aggre-
gate 100000 bushels of grain.
Nelson Wilcox. who lives near Cor
= Il -. @k-x
acre OF ground the past year.
The wheat in Patton's valley. Wash
ington country. Is not so badly killed
but what it will make stand.
Two large sawmills at Independence
are kept running all the time. tnrning
out about 5000 feet per day. and still
the demand ia greater than the supply.
There is>a Borgia among the canines
of Salen.s Seven dogs We're poisoned
there a few nights ago.
Alfred Tozier tried to monnt rag.
ing cayuse in HillSboro on Monsiay.
and his boots dangled IN the air for Il
few seconds when he came down feel
ing up for the ground.
A correspondent of the Spirit
writing from Pataha prairie. which hi
says is i'm the crnter of Walla Walls
county, says : 1--WE need a good griSt
mill in this part of the county. ANY
one who would undertake the erec
tion of one would have the land ful
the location given to him. aud helT
In the way of II wheat subsidy. Wbt
will be the first to respond We ear
raise all the wheat a mill can grind
at least such as would probably b
put up.'
The Nevada Legislature has passed
law providing that all sheriffs aIit
cOnstableS in unineorporated town
shall be &c oficio fire warClens.
In Meager county. Montana. durin:
the cold spell, not a hoof of stock per
, ished. it il said. Wells 80 feet deep
. and which never before troze in tia
least. were so closed with icr that axe
and crowhars had To be used to opel
them every morning. but stock OF nj
. kinds rustled for bunch grass, snlagh
such shelter IA the country aff0i1le
and weathered it through In GOO
. shape.
The bids for the territorial printin:
, of Montana were opened by Distric
: Attorney r. p. Vivion and Autiito
! Star in Virginia on the Goth ull
: Following were the bids: 1Er1is0nia ian
\ $500 Neec North Hest, 500; M0s
{ tan5an, $27O so; Herald, S27O.
5 The brother-in-law OF VIM. Vanct
e who so mysterIously disappeared
r few days ago at Pneblo. offers m
Y ward of 800 for the recovery {
Vance, dead or alive. Several pei
A Sons are now confined I'm the jail a
4 Pueblo. suspected of knowing somt
4 thing Of the fate of the missing mai
, The sum of $4,000 has been raise
: by snbSeriptions at WalIa Walla I