The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-03
Pacific SIopers S.

The late storms have left the streets
OF Astoria in deplorable condition.
The Corvallis College and all other
schools of that city are unusually well
attended this winter.
d. w. Overton has resigned the
marshalship of Astoria, and B. b. Turley
has been appointed in his stead.
No lumber can be had at Indepen-
dence for love or money. Parties wish
ing to build must wait or send to Salem
One day last week, Roy, little son
of Judge Hurry, of Lafayette, fell
against redhot stove and badly burn.
ed the side of his face and hands.
Mr.. Atterbury of Eugene, fred two
shots at burglar who was trying to get
into his fathers residence, one night last
week. Unfortunately the shots did not
take effect.
The citizens of jefferson did not re-
gale on roast turkey and chicken pie
Thursday, as is their wont on Thanks
giving. The reason is that some one
put out poisoned meat for the dogs of
the town, and the re-mentioned fowls
did partake thereof, and did die.
L. G. Suiter, of Lafayette, met with
serious accidents a few days sincs. He
was running saw at the furniture estab-
lishment of Smith 8 Co., when the saw
struck knot and flew off. Before he
could stop the forward motion of his
arm the saw struck his hand and tore the
flesh from the thumb and index finger
The Salem Mercury says: sSome
two or three years ago, old farmer Whit
lock, who resides in the vicinity of Sill
verton, got religion and ever since
that time his mind has been elevated so
much above the affairs of this world
that he has declined to pay his taxes.
Not long since lie run off his family,
and now is s'monarch of all he surveys" !"
and defies the tax collector and every
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that as it may, party leave to-day with
the intention of bringing the old man to
realizing sense of his condition, being
armed with warrant for his arrest" :"
The ship LonafeUoac, third vessel
with steel rails for the railway, has arriy-
ed at Royal Roads.
The Colonist says Mr.. Justice Crease
was presented with pair OF kids at
Westminster, there being no criminal
cases for Trial.
A telegram received from Mr.. Rob-
ison, pay-master of the railway forces,
states that he has arrived at Cache
Creek after hard trip from Kamloops,
the cold being intense.
Mr.. D. n. Allen, OF the firm of Crane,
| Hastings & Co., arrived at Victoria
from San Francisco by the Labrador to
take charge OF the remains of Mr.. Hast
ings, who was lost on the Pacific.
If the rudder found at Bentinck
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Colomist deems tiat the evidence is
conclusive that the steamship was split
from stem to stern. If the hull had re-
nlained intact the rudder could not have
broken away in the manner it seems to
have done.
In delivering his change to the grand
jury at New Westminster Judge Crease
said ssIn view OF the late terrible dis
astef, he might say that the manner in
which public carriers, by land and wa
ter, discharged their duties was matter
upon which the grand jury might report.
The terrible warning we had should
teach us to look at home, and see weth-
er there were not some things to be set
in order.''
Hon. L. F. Lane started for Wash
ington, d. c., last week.
Several new books will shortly be
added to the Oregon Citv library.
The Oregon and California Stage
company chan9e 10 winter Time on the
18th.
Williams creek, i'll Josephine, is still
SO high as to delay the mail several
hours.
The Governor has issued an Official
proclamation of the result of the election
in this State.
Capt. Griffin, last week, killed a bear
near Jacksonville weighing about 30C
pounds, near his farm.
The mail carrier reports all the bridges
down between Jacksonville and Rose
burg and two feet of snow on the
mountains.
Considerable freight for Jacksonville
is yet lying at Roseburg, and seyera
teams are having rough time trying tt