The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-19
Pacific SIepers.

P'ouaceeu meeting we understand
q rs III progress at Bethel under the auspi
a ces OF the Christian Church.
The owners of the clnnabar mines OF
. Applegate creek, Southern Oregon
have just finished burning kiln o
brick, of which they will construct fur
mace for their works.
Chester p. Barden, indicted for the
murder Of Daniel McMahon, was las,
. week arraigned at Jacksonville, and
will perhaps be tried ere long. He was
carried into court and presented rathe,
emaciated appearance.
We learn that there have been two
pools made up of 10 900 and 10000
bushels OF wheat, respectively, by some
OF the farmers storing at Lincoln, and
ready for sale whenever a favorable
opportunity presents itself. They hold
for 81 clear OF sacks.
John r. Tice and others, while on the
road to Fort Kalmath from Yreka. with
freight, encountered regular young
hurricane last week, which upturned
several trees and playe1 havoc generally.
Fortunately nc one was hurt, although
1t was close call.
Mrs. Caroline Briggs, who was tried
for murder in Josephine county several
months ago, convicted of manslaughter
and sentenced to five years in the peni-
tentiary, but who was given new trial
by the Supreme court, was put on her
second trial last week at jacksonville. a
change of venue having been taken.
Hiram Farlow's temporary homo on
Little Butte creek, jackson, was one
day last week destroyed by tire. He
resided alone, and was out hunting at
the time it occurred. so nothing was saw
ed. The property consumed consisted
of grain, tools, guns, ETC., the total val |
ue OF which was about three hundred |
dollars.
The Jacksonville Times says: Mrs
Caroline Briggs, convicted of fmanslaueh-
ter at the last term of the Court and
sentenced TO FIVE years imprisonment in
the Penitentiary, surrendered herself
tins week, and is now confined in the
County Jail. She will he taken 10
Salem in a few days.
There are at present twelve prisoners
confined in Kitsap comfy (W. T.) Jail.
OF which five belong. to that county.
five territorial, one to Jefferson county (
and one to King county. ;
The Eugene Guard says: Gran.
gers certainly will not grunble at low {
prices as general thing for produce ,
this fall. Potatoes have been selling at I
81 per bushel; good butter finds ready
ale at SO cents per pound and eggs at 4
30 cents per dozen.
The following named vessels were !
owed over the bar at the mouth of the I
Jmpqua last Monday morning and J.
cleared away on their destination The
So0rroec, Capt Lawson commander,
md BoboIi,ek, Capt. Morse commander II
or Lower California. The Let;tio. L
Japtian Nelson commander, bound for t
'an Francisco. They were all landen |
nth lumber, and carried away about 81
* hundred thousand feet, from the c
zardner mills. N
The Roseburg Pzai,adealer saws e
he Hancock sisters are now running a :
aw and grist mill near Scottsburg. 9
hey also run farm. conducting all y
ne works as web as their male neigh
ORE There are four of these sisters, $
II single, and although blight was q
ast upon their lives by their natural VI
rotector, no one who becomes acouaint-
q with them can help plying and ad- c
alring them for their energy, industry Sc
nd honest dealing with their neighhors. es
The late rains have put back the fall st
york on TualatiD plains considerably. te
sut very little blowing has been done. 6
nd scarcely any ct the farmers have got II
heir fruit gathered or potatoes dug vet. al
The frost has kept off remarkably late NJ
his season. The tomato vines are green W
ct, as in midsummer. it
drs. G. w. Snively, who has been stndy. y
ng the German and Italian opera the "
'ast year under some ofthe best instruc. "
ors, having been previously encouraged y, "
0 do 80 by many Of the best musicians :
f San Francisco, will hencetorth follow o
he opera as profession.
There are ten prisoners in the Idaho q
Territorial penitentlary. Only one, u 2.
who iscook, does much work. g
rhe others are put at light jobs ocea- =
ionally do nothing. g
Large numbers of beef cattle are Z
hiDped every week from 0ivsnn;a ~ pi