The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-07-09

$ OUT OF keg of beer loaded on to- Arnold
express wagon yesterday, the escapin
e steam making snch an unusual noise tbs
) the "bags" became terrified and ran of
2 running into pile OF wood and breakin
: the doubie-tEees. The beer all escaped an
e was therefore tleaf loss.
TIE Union PRAISE MEETrsG-At Ii,
Court House Sunday night, was largcl
attended and was very interesting. Tn
music was excellent, Miss Jennie Come
presiding at tile organs and Prof. Warre,
as ieadeE. The meetings are to be con
+ tinued.
HoT.-Yestertiay the Thermometer in
dlcated % degrees in the shade, and man,
degrees hotter iss the sun. To-day 80 de
grees = the mark, with n neat little war;,
breeze We never have as warm ,keatI,e
as the present more than tonr or five eavs
oucil eSasperatIng weather general,
brings rain, which purises and cools tn,
atmosphere.
gentleman who was at Junction O,
the 4th, says le never saw so n,ucf. old
fashioned figlting-regllar knock dowr
and drag outs-as he witnessed yestenla,
In junction City. The saloons seemed Il
have procured nothing but fighting whisky
for the OCCASION. He thinks the visitors
done both the drinking and the lighting.
| From all accounts the nalshaIs of the
day at Junction yesterday had rather a
rough time, Whenever they attempted to
arrest man for drunkenness or disorder.
they got $ heads put on tienl.'' The off,
GERS succeeded in arresting one,of our citi-
zens, and getting 81 so out OF him in the
way of a fine.
CHRISTIAN CAMrMEETING-Now In pro-
gress on the banks of the Santiam, near
Walter Ketchum's farm, nine or ten miles
from this city, is well attended, and pro-
misses good results. a number of llistin-
guished ministers are present, and all are
working in the interest of Zion. The
meeting will continue over next Sunday:
charge. =.
BApLY BCRNED.-At Junction CITY
yesterday q lady's clothing caught fire.
Her husband succeeded in putting out the
fire, but in doing SO was SO badly burned
that he had to be. carried in a bed to the
cars st. John Skinner was the name of
the party burned. telegraph operator at
Koseburg. Both hands were badly burned
to the rists, and it will be some time before
ne VIII be able TO use them. His wife's
dress is supposed to have caught from the
stub of a cigar which had been carelesslv
thrown. lighted, among the dry debris OH
ATJEFFERsoN.-Our correspondent from
Jefferson says the celebration there on
Saturday twas complete success.
The Grafton by Prot. Powell was an
excellent production. The vocal and
instrumental music was marked fea-
ture, especially the vocal part, which was
executed with a deal ofsweetness and skill,
reminding one of Yankee Ilummer,s des
cription off Sfngin' Skewl The instru-
mental music was specially enliyening and
adapted to the occasiol, consisting of
sweet-toned horn and an elegant drum.
The closing scene, when all made grand
rush for the wagons and grub, was grand
and sublime-and as there was plenty of
eatables, everybody was soon full, joyetss
and Apply. Among the notabies from Al
Dany, we noticed your handsome City Re-
corder and James the sewing machine
map who were seemingly as happy as
CLAIMS. Altogether it was first class eele-
bration, in which all present enjoyed them
serves tlp-top. NJ. d.
FoR THE MoUNTAINs.-Messrs. Bnrnk,
May and one or two others, started for
Clear Lake and month OF hunting and
fishing, on Monday.
VIM. Gfrti and sons started for his stock
ranch in the Ochoco country Monday morn
ing.
Lew. Simpson. brother, two sons and |
daughter, started for his cattle ranch over
the mountains on Monday.
Mart. Williams alll several Others packed
mp and slid ont for the grass-fiells and cat
tie ranges beyant, the first of the week.
w. w. Psarrislr and family are getting
ready 70 20 the mountains again in q day
or tWo. This hot weather Is sending every
body to hunt the cool shades and the ice
cold waters to be found in tire Cascade
range.
JUNCTION CWy-EIeven car loads of
people left this city for Junction at $50
yesterday. About forty members of
Albany Fire company, attended by the
brass band wens along 10 give tone to the
celebration. At Harrisburg two more ears
We're added. filled with people. The cell
ebration was held IN an ass. swaIe just east
oEtoMn. A gentleman from Eugene read |
the Declaration exGov. Gibbs, Of Port
land, delivered the grafton. The hlinaita-
bic 'Lish Apblcgate was President Of the |
day, and his part ofthe celebration was /
done up In good shape. There were four /
or five brass bands In attendance, ana the
crowd of people was vafiorsly estimated at /
from 5000 to 1000. It was much larger I
crowd than had been expected. and pro
visions were rnn pretty low before that /
crowd got away. A free dinner was given
IA barbacue dinner. FIR which oxen,
sheep. hogs. ETC. had been roasted whole, I
in the o3d-fasl,aoneA style Bat an that
vast amount OF grub disappeared like |
magic before that InngEy crowd. Under