The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16

A grange lodge was recently organized
in Willap:l valley by deputy Mark am.
1t is reported that there Is no flour in
Tillamook county.
Douglas county seems to be the choice
for MisSourians who come to Oregon.
We understand that parties are now in
Tillaniook for the purpose of building
sawnill.
There are several logging camps on the
river near Elkton, cutting logs for the
Gardner mills.
At the city election in Eugene last Mon
day 227 votes were caSt--au increase of II
over any preceding election.
Capt L. Coffin has received his COM
mission as register in the land office soon
to be established ut the Dalles.
There are no two places i'm Southern
Oregon where the people of one place visit
the other as much as those of Roseburg and
Wilbur.
DIR. Hamilton. the President of the Coos
Bay Wagon Road Company, has sent or
terS to have their road cleared of obstacles
| Immediately.
The governor has appointed w. X.
Leverilgr. Esd. formerly of Salem but
now of San Fraieiseo. honorary commits
sioner of emigration to Oregon for the
STATE of California.
d. w. Dmmick. of Elkton, in company
w:th another gentleman. killed two large
panthers last week. These animals have
been making sad havoc OH the sheep in
that section of country.
! Mr.. Renfrew. the mail carrier on the
Mckenzie route. from Eugene to Ochoco,
on the Cascade mountains. reports a ter
! rifle storm week before last i'll which he
came very near losing his life-
Mr.. l. F. NJ Butler. of Polk county.
| last week received painful bnt not dam
| gerous blow on the leg from an iron hand
| spike which lie had inserted under the sill
OF a house That was being moved on run
nerS.
Mr.. Bewlev. the mail carrier between
| North YaInhill and rillamook. reports
| about eight feet of SHOW on the Summit of
! the coast mountains. The snow eXteu'iS
| about eight miles and has to be crossed on
! sIow shoes.
On last Thursday the Marion County
/ Judge examined n convict at the State
| Penitehtiary. who was pronounced Insane
| by Dr. Richardson. His name is Smith.
! from Muitn"mah county. This is the
| same person that stabbed DIR. Glass last
| winter.
The Salem Iecord says: '.'rhere az
rived at this postofiice thirteen bags of
| public documents. direct from the natiofI-
III capital. KilIdling material Is not as
/ valuable now earlier i'll the session. bnt
is always acceptable to the frontier settle
| nelltS. y
| Capt. Ticllnor. of Port Oxford. reports
the discovery ofa fine lead of coal near
| that place which he pronOunces superior
to anything he has yet seen Oh the Pacific
| coast. both III thickness and quality.
Capt. Furlong so we learn. intends to
! put Il steamer of 200 tons burden OH the
trade between tile Co1ulle and San Fran
| cisco. A steamer of that size could go in
and out of the river at almost any time.
Governor Grover has appointed the fol-
| lowing gentlemen honorary commission
Knight. of Grand Rapids. for the State of
Michigan: \. G. Allan for the Province
of Otago. in New Zealand. and james
Frazer. of Windsor. Canada. tor the Pro-
vince Of Ontario. Canada West.
The Lewiston trtlaho), paper says
During the week. Snake river has risen
some four five feet and Clearwater has
risen considerable. but not SO much "a
| Snake. The weather has been quite cool
and the sutliieu rise is owing to the copiouS
| SHOWS on the low mountains. unusual
i'm past seasons. From all appearances
/ we will have 4 boat about the first OF May,
+ il not before. -
The Lewiston No1the7aer of the 81 inst.
says: '''rhe Monnt Idaho stage was uu-
dDte 10 pTOCect from AueSttiN y
morning OH account of the depth and yield
ing condition of the SNOW. There is Sc
much snow OH Craig's Mountain that it :
not likely it will be paSsable for horses fol
several weeks. The carrier will try te
reach Mount Idaho by going up the Clear
water and thus keep off of the mountain.
The Acdlancbe says: 1.-The mountains
of idaho Territory abound in valuable
trees. such as pine. fir, hacmatac. etc. Ihl
abundant water power will give all til,
facilities for the establishment of nlinIeI'
olIs saw mills, and these In turn ought II
give en.ployment To large nunher o
mechanics and laboring men. The build
/ ing of railroads would develop the lunI
bering interests and create an immense
business in this great staple Of itself.
! The Lafayette Courier says: 1--WE wer
sorry to see so few of the citizens out {,
attend the school meeting OF the 9th inst
Had it been horse show. III all prohabilit,
the entire court yard would have beef
= crowded. A motion was made for til
: directors TO call q meeting the first Mon
day in May for the purpose of levying
: tax so that u public school could be he'll
: nine months III the year. This motio
was voted down. We do not believe a ia.
can ever be levied in this district. Jas
4 r. Hembree was elected director for tn
t period Of three years. while J. e. Hub
hard performs the aI1iuous duties OF cler
, for one year.
4 A petition is circulating in Hillsboro i
e favor of giving Miss May Brown the posi-
!. Office ut that place.
The district schools in Douglas count
. opened generally OH Monday of this wee
!; for the year. Two schools began i'll Oai
land. one in the old town and one in til
new.
Mr.. j. L. Parrish, of Salem. has in HI
possession an ancient Bible that iSs SUI
posed to be three hundred years old.
J. was printed in Germany, and printed !
6 the oldest text.
= The Elizabeth Quartz Mill Company.
r. Jackson county. cleaned up for the fir
!. time last week after. crushing SO tons
rock. which averaged about SIS per tot
- oile-half of which is a profit.
J. Mr.. Mcmahon the brother of the mll
e 61erel man. has gone to Douglas county
'. take charge of the hand of sheep found
e the possession of BarCien and belonging
Daniel MeMahon.
e Mr.. Upton writes under March u
Of from Warner Lake that out of his band
4 cattle. numbering 600 head. he has 10
r. bl,t one. The greatest depth of snow w
e eight inches, aud the ground was covers