The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-09

There are thirteen men employed ON
the Dalles and Sandy Wagon Road. be-
tween the Middle and the Lower Land
ing.
The money orders issued at the Rose
burg posfoffice for the quarter ending
March 81 amounted to $3, ,472 80; fees, $50
50.
Two weeks term of circuit c0urt Is
luxury Yamhill county amt used TO. 1t
causes the taxpayers to scratch their heads
and swear.
Lieut.. Com. Kempff. of this Light
house District. leaves with the ShWbF7ck
tor tour of inspection, to be absent per-
haps several weeks.
Last week the Utah Mining and Tun-
mel company. incorporated to mine in
Utah. with capital of 81, ,O00,0 600, was
organized in San Francisco.
TO the Hudson Bay Company has been
awarded the contract for carrying the
mail twice week between Victoria and
New Westminster. The term is four
years; the price, 90. 600 year.
The Salt Lake Tribune has been shown
assays of 2,500 tons of ore from the Queen
or the West property at Camp Floyd,
which averaged $l36 55 in silver. Five
assays we're made of ore taken from this
mine, the highest Of which went over Sl,
600.
The Oregon City Enterprise says
"Wliile young James Frazer and Volney
Moss were ont riding last Saturday, the
wagon accidentally upset, throwing Fra
zer against stump by the side OF the road,
cutting fearful g;ssh in his throat which.
while It IS not considered dangerous, Is
| very painful. -
| At the annual meeting of the Women's
Guild Of st. Panl's parish. of Oregon City,
the following persons were elected officers
for the ensuing year: Rev. J. W. Sell
wood. president ex-oficio; Mrs. r. ".
Smith. vice president; Mrs. J. w. Sell
wood, secretary; Mrs. Z. ID. Kelly, treas
| urer.
The miners mentioned few weeks ago
as having struck a prospect in gulch
some seven OF eight miles from Golden
| dale, w. r., are still at work OH their
ditch. which they expect to have conf
| pleted in a short time. Mr.. johnson
| panned out a number OF pans of gravel
and always Obtained from twenty to one
hundred colors.
The delegates to the Grand Lodge of
I. O.: o. F., from the three lodges i'm
| washington county are DIR. w. Bowlby
and G. III. Walker. from Washington
Lodge No. 4S. at Forest Grove; d. L.
Turpin and Fl. C. Raymond. from Cor
nelius Lodge No. 10, at Cornelius and
| a. T.. Croker and w. D. Pittenger.
! from MontezuIna Lodge No. so, at Hills
| boro.
| Last week Judge Archiboid, by mistake.
| took a heavy dose of Belladvna and other
| equally deadly ingredients. which he had
been using as IMMINENT. thinking it was
another bottle OF medicine which lle had
been using internally. Fortunately he
took an overdose and vomited it ND in a
few minutes. AS it was he suffered se-
| vereiy and was delirious for several hours.
| So says the fTsdepe,sdeRt.
The Hillsboro independent says: One
day last week as Edith Tozier, daughter oi
Sheriff Tozier. was returning home from a
visit to one of the neighbors, when passing
Thos: Cloningers house, on Main street.
In this place. two dogs. one large and
the other small one, jumped over the
fence and attacked her. almost tearing the
clothing off of her. and scaring her alTnos,
into spasms.
A Dispute between the Seattle Coal Com.
pany anti David Hewes has been settled by
arbitration and the sum OF 81, $50 asliudgef
to be paid by the latter as damages. Mr.
| Hewes contracted for and performed wori
to the amount of $25, 900. upon which ths
company claimed a rebate for damages
The arbitrators were Messrs. II. A. At
kins, Daniel Bagley and VIM. Fl. Shordy
who decided as above stated. and Thus wa.
saved tedious. expensive suit at law.
Postoffices Chester, Ian,
county. Oregon. JAS. p. Chester, post
, master; Cedar Grove. Wllatcom county
w. r., Mckinney T. Tawes. postmaster
Silver Lake. Cowlitz county, w. T..
Drusilla Germahd. postmaster; Steptoe
Whitman county. w. T.. John C.. Rich
arlsoll. postmaster. Name and site chang
cd-Sheli Rock. Wasco county. Oregon. ;
Collins Landing. Skamania county. w. r.
and VIM. Collins appointed postmaster.
The Co~iv says: Coal is all the talk a
\ N1.a oT, Dsf1.. D.
! cock are loading with coal. The latte
viii likely sail the Sd inst. The Sealtl
Company are now bringing In $50 tons G
) cnal daily. and vessels are in waiting 70
more. They are also constructing tw
large barres for the lake tha& will carr
$50 tons each at a load, and when neetlfi
$50 tons. The Renton Mining Compan
has another large barge under head way {
. building, to meet tile demands of increas
I ing business. A sale has heen made {
what is called the Clymer mine. to Messr.
DIR. Bagley. s. p. Andrews, ). Robbiu.
Treadway and ClyIner himself.
A Frisco telegram Of April 4th says
. George Z. Fisher, an Englishman, Wa
found dead In his rovIn at the Coso Hons
. to-day. A bottle marked ''Sulpllai
\ nlorilllia'' was found on the table. II
went TO the Coeo House April 1st.. intent
ing to take the last steamer to A,lSrrali,
but for some reason unknown failed TO d
l Il
Q house to get him bottle OF nsorphi;
which the clerk declined to do, On q
envelope was fonnd written with len
a pencil beware OF the saloon on Pin
street, near Kearny. w. White.s' rThe
follows words nndecipherable.l s..fak
my effects; write to [name illegibl,
West Market, N. 3. w. He win pa
Bryan and Harrison On the other sid
of the envelope was written: ..God hay
mercy on me and pity ine. Get my wats
d from Uncle Sans, kearny street. al
send 20 my wife. . Deceaseu was ma
q of about 35 o.. 10 years Of age.
Chester Barden. charged with the mu
e der and robbery Of Daniel McMalou.
= | jackson county, and Wm. Carey, charge
with robbery. are both heavily iToned III
j | securely guarded In the jacksonville jal
! Circumstances point to some demand
hernp in that locality when these fellow
have their trial.
Mr.. B. r. Drake, while engaged in q
moulding room of his foundry. at Saler
= last Saturday afternoon. met with q pai
f1l laccsdent. a piece Of iron, by son
: means. struck him IN the right eye, eau
y iF.r great Ysain. and NAV uOszlhlv csnss