The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-03

A Clackamas county man has left al
the Enterprise office turnip-beet, which
weighs 1s pounds aud measures 81
inches in circumference.
The Coos bay Neacs of the oath
learns that Daniel Belt was drowned al
the mouth of Beaver slough, last Mon
day night, by the upsetting of small
boat in which be was taking some
freight to the Coquille.
John Eastabrook, of Oregon City,
has made up his mind to bring suit
againat Lewis Bros, of San Francisco,
for having had him arrested on a crimi-
nal charge, of which be has been acquit-
ted.
Ed. Flemiag. the lad who shot himself
accidentally q few days ago in Washin'
ton county, while out shooting wild
geese, is improving. His right arm was
badly torn, and the bone shattered, but
it may be saved all right.
President Marsh, of Pacific college,
is on bis way back from the East. Sew
eral new students have lately entered.
Tie Rev. Mr.. knight, of Salem, will
deliver course Of thirteen lecturea
there this winter on ornithology.
The FIithief, schooner in the Coos
bay trade, lost a man overheard on her
"trip up, off Cape Mendocino. Nov. 25.
very effort was made to save him by
the captain and crew, but it appears the
man could not swim, and thus was lost.
The La Grande Sentinel says the
wind blew SO furiously in that valley on
the 18th that the stage horses refused
to travel j gainst it and the driver had to
turn around and return to the station.
That evening he made the trip after
the storm abated.
During the storm of last week q tree
blew down and fell on house on the
South Fork of Coos river, crushing it
and killing two men instantly; one, 3
yourg man named Cathcart, son of
Judge Cathcart OF Douglas county, and
the other young man named Stem
eman. who has been residing on Coos
river for several years.
Burglars entered the mill store at
North Bend, Coos county, on the night
of the 10Th, by pryiBg the door open
with Gro sbars. The safe, weighing ] 600
pounds, was taken out and carried to q
boat and taken no one knows where.
There were only 5000 IN money lost, but
the safe contained many valuable papers,
mortgages, promlssory notes, county
orders, bank books, etc, belonging 20
the firm and to other parties who de-
posted there for safe keeping,
Says the La Grande Sentinel: aPat.
Quade, well known miner and moun-
taineer OF considerable experience, came
down from Camp Carson mines last
week and made things lively among the
boys. He has been engaged in mining
on Grande Ronde river for about three
years, and says he has sas good thing
as he wants lie reports mining pros
poets at Camp Carson; very fiattering,
and has no doubt large amounts OF
money viii be annually taken from these
mines for many years to come"
William Maddox, son-in-law Of
John e. Burns, formerly resident Of
Olympia, was crossing Port Discovery
Bay, last Saturday week, in skifi,
when he accidentally fell overheard and
was drowned. There was another man
in the skiff at the time, but in such an
intoxicated state he was unable to rem
der any assistance. It will be rememb-
cred that Maddox shot and killed John
Burns, at Port Discovery, about . year
ago, for an indecent assault npon his
wife.
According to the biennial report Of
the Territorial auditor, there are in
Thurston county. w. +, found TO be
400 dwellings, 392 families, 2 1868 white
and 30 colored, 30S persons
ottoreign birth. 781 married, 48O single,
594 attending school within the year.
396 who cannot read, $50 who cannot
write, 692 United States citizens. Total
population, 1888.
A letter from Port Townsend, dated
Nov. 23d, says: The schooner Gen.
Ha7eey, which was At San Juan tax
ing on load of lime. was expected
here, on her war to Tacoma, on Satur-
day last, but now rumor has ii that dur
ing the late storm she lost her two
anchor, and tits not now known whether
she went up TO Tacoma or went ashore.
Bnrgiaries are of frequent Occurrences