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

The Register learns that Mr.. Phelan,
who lately came to Clarke county, and
took UP a claim some eight miles from
Vancouver, and who has been employed
by Mr.. s. w. Brown in cutting cord
wood near town for the last two or three
weeks. returned one day last week to look
after his household, and to his consteFna.
tion he found on his arrival that by some
means unknown to himself or any one
else, his house and effects had been con-
sunled by fire.
The Olympia Transcript says ~sThe
ship Grace DnliaN reported last winter
blown ashore at Geographic bay, on the
west coast OF Australia. where she had
gone to load with railroad ties for Little
ton. New Zealand. was gotten off, and
AFTER being repaired. sailed for Puget
days, and may arrive in the Sound at any
hour. She is owned by Messrs. Adams,
Blinn q Co., of San Francisco. and Capt.
Marshall Blinn, OF Olympia. =
1t IS Ssa1ted that Spotted Tail Is favorable
to sale of the now famous Black Hill
country. He will, of course, expect q
handsome equivalent from the governments
before his people consent to the extinguish-
ment of the Indian title to that region.
Whether the old chief has taken any pains
to 'tsalt" the new EldoradO, thereby hop
ing to drive good bargain with the gov
ernment, has not yet transptred.
The Port Townsend argus says: ssThe
Quillelluyte country has recently been ex-
plored by an agent will, q view to its occu-
pancy by a colony of Germans from Ger
many. The gentleman, we understand.
Is much pleased with his observations, and
ere long. it il confidently asserted, the
emigraIlts will be on their way to their
new home. "
The Journal says Mark Stevens did a
good thing III Eugene. He sent In a conn
municatiOn to the common council stating
| that there had been some talk, prior to
the election, in regard 10 a reduction in
the salary of the treasurer. TO conform
with the duties of the Office, and now that
| he was to hold the Office for another year.
| and had held 1t some time, he would most
cheerfully consent to liberal reduction,
and owing to the present depressed con
the mere nominal sum of $37 30 per quarter
In lieu of the former salary-5 per cent.
on all moneys paid out. Well, the coun-
Gil bit at this like brook trout and COM
plimented Mark highly OH his magnani-
nifty, and that he was an exception to the
average office-holder. But you cannot
imagine their chagrin, after wasting sIIcl
complimentary terms on the desert air
to make calculation and find his salary
had never exceeded 1925 year ! They
are now firm believers In that old atlage o
Look before you leap" Peg one fol
Stevens.
The remnant of the Coos Bay Indians
had grand pow-wow at North Bend las
. Saturday night, oecasioned by one Of the
old men taking trip to the happy hunt
} ing grounds. The young braves and dusk.
maidens made the night hideous witt
their yells and bowling. and at early dawI
burned the house wherein the old Sachen
died.
A correspondent ofthe Hillsboro pape
saws: .'rhe Good 'remplars' Lodge a
Columbia Academy numbers 81 members
! | and is growing at each meeting. Th
, Grange numbers about so members and
, still increasing. Both the Temperate
! and Grange movements go right on. an
) the members mean ''biz.
At the late session of the State Temper
! ! ance Alliance, a committee of ladies' wa
appointed to consider and report OH tn
proposition to form woman's State Ten
perance Union. The latlieS named wer
Mrs. Carrie NJ. Foltz, Mrs. C. A. Co
burn. Mrs. Belle w. Cooke, Mrs. DR.
. Watts and Mrs. Zilpha NJ. Raymond
They reported against it.
: Sheriff Tozier informs the Ladependes
that there is $3.50 of delinquent tax ur
: collected In Washington county. Las
, year the delinquent tax In this count
. amounted to about 5000. But the mos
OF this was owned by the Oregon Res
I Estate Company and the o. G. r.
Company. These companies have pal
, their tax this year.
r A Nevada woman recently knocke
: down seven burglars. one after another
e Her husband watched her from the top
3 tile stairs. and he felt so brimftI1 Of battl
D that he Couldn't cool off until he had 3e,.f
i | ed his eight-year-old hoy out of bed an
sswhaled'' him soundly for not getting u
and helping his mother.
e Hon. John Clarke. the recently appoin
: ed judge in Idaho Territory. seems to
y winning the good opinion Of all who hay
g business in his court.
There were five vessels Mt Port Gamb
!. on Monday of last week, to load with Ian
r Der. The Union and Perpetaa were
!. sail this week.
: DEFISITToN OF BIBLE TE.KAs.-A days iou
= | ney was thirf fy-three and one-fifth miles.
A Sabbath day S journey was about an En-
i Ezekiel's reed was eleven feet, nearly.
4 A cubit is twenty-five inches, nearly.
A hands breadth is equal to three and Nv
eigths inches
sss srssth sasR s sgSs, aSsa e x ds, ns
gf a talent of silver was 4sss g.
!. n talent of gold was $l3,s09.
p A piece OF silver, or a penny, was thirtee
: A farfhing was three cents.
q mite was less than n quarter Of q cent.
An epah, or bath, contains seven gallons an
E 4 hin was one galIou and two pints.
:, A cab was three pints.
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