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

i the Journal, and also telegram from
: the same place report the bridge owe
the South Umpqua on the stage roat
between ROseburg and Canyonvllle tt
/ be in danger, more from the drift thar
the force of the water itself. Nothing
was allowed to pass over the imperilled
structure on Tuesday.
The village OF Hubbard, in Marion
county, is putting on city airs, notwith.
standing it has only about q dozen fami.
lies in the burg. They have the rail.
road depot, three stores, the usual shops,
etc., lyceum in a fiour1shing condition,
and now they have organized ssselect
school company" which has rented the
Methodist church for a term of four
years, ,refitted it and seated it for grad
ed school room. This company propose
to open their school on the first Monday
in December-the books being now
open tor pupils to engage-and it is
expected that the first term will be at
tended by 25 to 40 scholars at an aver
age tuition of 81 each They have not
yet hired teacher, but offer growing
opportunity for four years, to any com
petent man who will come among them
for that purpose. Hubbard will grow.
On Sunday (the 7tb) afternoon about
three O'Clock Messrs. NJ. Longden, Wal
ter Sawyer and George F. Furguson,
(who were in the employ OF L. Baker,
Esq, the contractor for building the
lighthouse on Entrance Island, started
tom the island in good sea boat,
about 18 feet long and capable of carry
ing II persons, for Nanaimo. When
the boat was 200 yards from the Island
1t became necessary to stack" In doing
so Longdcn, who weighs about 225
llbs., failed to change his pos ition. /
This caused the weight to be OH one
side, and the boat filled and turned bot
tom upwards, The three men managed
to get on the keel of the boat. In a
short time Sawyer slipped off and was
seen no more. After the boat had |
drifted about mile in the direction of
Lighthouse Island, LongdeD was seen
to drop into the chilling waters. Tile
boat, with Fnrguson still clinging to the
upturned keel, drifted out into the Gulf
AS the boat disappeared in the far dis
tance the form of man could be seen
upon it. Tie sea was smooth aid the
wind light at the time of the accident.
Those on the island used their best en-
deavors to save the unfortunate men. by
throwing planks and sticks out toward
them, bnt wlthouf avail. There was no
other boat OH the island. There can be
no doubt Of the sad fate of Longden and
sawyer, bnt there is possibility that
he boat, with Furguson upon it, may
nave drifted ashore on some Of the :
numerous islands, or been picked up by
! passing vessel.
On the 24th OF October little sloon |
With two men on board, started from s
ian Francisco for Port Townsend, own q
d by Jack Ppgh of Port Discovery. '
nd intended to carry the mail from i
'ort Townsend to Neah Bay. So far
S we have learned she has not yet ar II
lved, though no apprehcnsions are felt c
or her safety on that account. The t
tile craft is 38 feet long, feet broad, r
] feet deep, and measures tons. Il
'as toolbardy job, however, to bring {
er up the coast, that these men under IL
'ok and the boat, no matter how cost
:, was never worth it. il
In the races at Victoria last week. Oh [
le first day, the two mile and repeat c
ce $500 was won in Gwo heats by Mr.. "
igham's Foster, who beat Mr.. Yonnes
lily Bigham by length in each heat 81
he first heat was run in 3:45, and the r
cond in 3:48. The halt mile rsce was II
osely contested, resulting in favor of =
r. Scoggins' mare A lpl,a, closely press o
Oy 4AIs Ii Il SduHlcI6 11IgAu1s
or the Scurry stakes four horses enter "
!, and it was Won by Mr.. II. D. Saun- to
,rs' Buck. w
A correspondent of the Port Town w
nd Argas, writing under date cf Neah la
ay, Oct. 9th, says: Son the night re
the 23d inst, some Makah Indians
ere camped about three miles below nj
resent Bay on their way down with v
me horses, when they felt a terrific tn
throwing them down and ii
their horses. They were v
rribly frightened one of them has not s5
over his fright yet. They say the
abe was awful ma-sa-che.' Parties in
'ove and below Crescent Bay did not of
'tiee 1.-THE Indians captured huge ly
hale few days ago, and were fast tp E,