The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-07-16

the Corvallis s. Yaquina Bay Railroad has
just been completed, and the terminus at
tidewater located at McLane's Point.
The distance from Corvallis by the survey
ell route is sixty-one and half miles.
This Is somewhat longer than we had been
led to believe would be the length of the
road, but It is said this distance can be
shortened three or four miles. The peo-
pie of the Bay are specially elated at this
''starter,,' and are already dreaming OF
| fortunes to be received for s'corner lots''
in the new city TO he built at the terminus.
Success to the enterprise, say we.
| PUT TIE MONEY WHERE TWILL DO THE
MOST GooD.-The fact that the Upper
Willamette is nayagable for light dranght
/ steamboats, at very low stage of water,
| has been thoroughly established by the
J! Ohio. Boats properly built can reach this
city at anv season of the year, and ifproper
dredging be TINE and n few obstructions
removed at dlifficuR points, the Willamette
could be rendered navigable as far as
Eugene. f.eta sufficient amount of monev
be expended judicfo}1sly in dredging and
snag pulling on the Upper Willamette.
and boats of the right model and draught
will be buile. and they will do all the
freighting required on the Upper William
ettc, and at such figures as will prove re-
munerative to the farmer and to steamboat
prcpfietors.
A MARROW ESCAPE FROM INSTANT
DEATH.-Dr. d. NJ. Jones was out ut
Tangent yesterday making professional
calls, and WAS detained lmtil the regular
train OH the o. SS C. Railroad had passed.
Being anxious to come home lie secured a
hand-car, and Messrs. Ambrose Beard,
Jerry Cochran, David Spangler and an
other gentleman whose name we did no:
: learn, volunteered to man the craft. The
lland-clr and its freight arrived here al
right, and leavin5 DIR. Jones, the boy:
started back with the car about 10 O'Clock
r Mr.. Beard. who had blistered his hands
somewhat with the unusual exercise o
: turning the crank on tile car. was again Il
the crank, holding his thumbs parable
/, with the fingers to save his bliStered hands
thus having 10 grip at all OH the handle o
the crank, when his hands slipped off ant
hIC IClA tLIC Sli IN
ing him in its revolution midway OF I'll,
body and throwing him clear in front O
e the car. Fortunately they were just pass
r ing over the treStlework that spanned
il little stream, and young Beard was pre-
cipitated heatlfirst between the ties, tn
j car coming up i'll time to catch and pas
a over one foot which struck the iron rail a
H,of fl.acnouflof1 Ta1 flia 0apitlpnf h1r
y few feet either way from where it DID
Mr.. Beard would have been Instant
killed. As it is he sustained only Il te,
bruises and coniusions. He was i'll til
; biggest kind OF luck, and should be CORE:
pondingly thankful.
MONDAY, JULY II, 1873.
q FINED.-Two fights Saturday evening
le Parties arrested and fined, adding abol
II $50 to the city treasury.
t. Rev. Mr.. IIammond's sermon ut I'll
Is Court House last night was clear, forcibl,
and carried conviction to the hearts of man
Is who heard him.
:, The music at the Court House yeste
= day was undoubtedly the finest sacre
It music ever rendered III Albany.
There is still some stock to be taken
IN the fruit drying enterprise recently ina
9. gurated Il Shetld, but confidence is express
,e- in the belief that it will all be. gobblcd II
ID and the enterprise pushed right along.
le PREMfua CMGfl.s.-Those wishing
err procure tile celebrated Metzler chair, w
q I 81 I,ak II
the mime j. NJ. METzLEx appears on Il
Is back of each chair. A e.
n EXTRA TRAIN.--An extra train pass
h, down TO Portland this morning on board
~ which were quite number of Califorr
oh celebrities, among them Gov. Stanfor
Ia Gen. Danr. Cotton, Mr.. CUNNINGHAM
he and others. j. y. Comstock was also
IL board.
REroRTED SIIOT.-A report reach
IL us this morning that Abe Irvine, of Ie
IN anon, who has been mp III the mountai
nd some days, has been shot. We didn't lea
cn whether the shot was accidental or 9th
at wise, or whether the wound was serious
ID. A large number of people arc in I
re, city from Corvallis, Lebanon, Shetld, JEFF;
lg soH, Portland, and other places, in atteI
ance on tlleSreviyal meetings now in p
of gress in this city under the guidance of
ed Hammond.
i'd According to report team ran off SON
e. where on the opposite side OF the w
or lamette, on Saturday, pretty badly usil
il. mp tile driver OF tile team, breaking
"a kree-cap and tearing the calf of the
badly. We forgot the name.
on Tho children's meeting at the Coz
on House yesterday was one Of the best
,rx ever attended. A large number of adu
No as well as children made profession
religion. willie others promised to dew
the balance of their lives to the service
re Jesus,
ar Mr.. Hammond's great power lies
ir. his nearness 70 Christ, and his meth
lis Of conducting revival. He manas
ng TO keep all christians at work, a
oel M knows how to gain the confidence
a. sinners.