The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-05-07

The Vancouver Register says: SIT is a
matter that we can no longer disguise,
that the mining interests in Clarke county
are assuming such proportions that we are
disposed to believe that our hills are full Of
rich treasure. A party of several men left
TINS city this week for the purpose of de-
yeloping what are called the Star mines,
initlie eastern part of this county. The
pest OF results are looked for, as competent
men are now engaged in the bI,siness.''
AS an instance Of the advantages of home
manufactures, the Walia walla Spsrst saws:
''ihe Dayton woolen mills have already
saved to that county four times as much
money as it cost TO build them. Every
| week brings load to this city. It is
gratifying to know that very few blankets,
ffannels, tweeds or hartltimes are now inn
ported, the articles produced by this es-
tablishnlent being of a superior quality
| and furnished at lower rates that the same
can be obtained at abroad When the
system of patronizing home productions
becomes more general we will hear less
complaint in regard to the scarcity of
money! y tea z tf
| NJ. Kelly, editor of the Boise Statesman
/ OF. Saturday before last, was assaulted on
the street by man named Sclloll, because
of an article which had appeared in Kelly 3
paper. Kelly was bearen and slightly cut.
Afferward Kelly's sou, inquiring for,an
| officer to have ScIloll arrested, stepped
into the district attorneys Office, where
Scholl happened to be, when Scholi started
| after him as lie had after his father, but
got good deal the worst of the fight.
The Walla Walla linton of last Saturday
says: s',fhe reports from all parts of the
country agree in saying that the waters in
all the streams. except the Snake and Col
umbia rivers. are receding. The streams
in this valley are now all within the banks
and offer no obstruction to travel, except
the Tonchet. But the Touchet OH the
Wallula road has SO long been overflowing
its banks that the lower ground, over
which the road passes, is so soft that it is
impossible to cross without nliring down. -
Thomas Monroe, of Nalla Walla, at
tempted to commit suicide few days ago.
by cutting some deep gashes in his arm
and thigh, For = long time Mr.. Monroe
has been III i'll health, and finally. last fall,
had to be thrown OH the county for sup
port. He appears to have allowed this to
work upon his mind until lie has become
tired oflife, and sought to find relief in
suicide
Tile voters of Astoria school district
voted on thh 24th ult., to levy tax of two
mills on the assessable property of the dis
trict ($e450, ,O00) for the purpose of improve
ment of the block lately purchased for the
school of Messrs. Hobson & Warren.
This will give about 5000. The block is 4
handsome one, purchased on three years
stine, at 81 600.
The depot at Walla Walla, OF the w.
w. & G. r. r.. has been located at or
near the junction of Main and Rose streets
in the lower part of the city. about three
fourths of a mile from the bridge Mt the
upper end of town.
[ : The Walla W;llla Statesman is told that
grasshoppers arc making their appearance
in myriads along. the foot of the noun
tains, and that the settlers In that locality
appIehend that they wilr destroy the
crops. We hope these fprebodings will
not be realized.
A teamster who came down from Lewis
ton to Walla Walla a few days ago.. says
that Snake river is already very high at
that place. and is still rising. He says the
people there look for almost unprecedent-
edly high water, yet that it is not liable to
do any injury up there.
Dir. II. D. Cook, of Walla Walla. has
just returned from Yakima, apd reports
the Yakima river as having been higher
last week than It las been known for the
past four years. 1t lad fallen little be-
fore he left, but will probably rise again
still higher than it has yet been.
A man was recently robbed of $500 at
Ogden, and then had been gagged and
placed on the railroad track. Fortunately,
he was discovered and released before a
train came along. .s.
The Walla Walla Spirit learns that the
water in the Touchet river is falling rapid
~, though as yet, teams are unable to ford
1t. The mail and express have arrived
regularly. go.
A young man named Lerwell, near
Geryais, wasrun over on the 27th ult., by
a span of horses attached to a harrow. He
is very badly hurt.
Henry Goldoun, a seven-year oldster,
fell head foremost into well at Corvallis,
in which the water was % feet deep, but
was fortunately rescued by his parent. (.
Chief Justice Lewis met vitha painful,
| though not very serious accident. at Port
Towpsend, on Monday evening of last
week.; sprainiag his ankle by stepping ON
q broken sidewalk s'at se s
Al man who called himself George NIL
Ter was engaged at work on hIr. Settle
inier's farm near Parkersville, on Pudding
river, disappeared . few days ago, taking
with him pair of calf boots aud gold
watch belonging to his employer.
The Dayton w T., woolen mills are
now running on ullstime with a complete
set Of hands, and the denaDd for woolea
goods appears to be equal TO the supply.