The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-02


across the Saanich road in many places.
Six hundred children attend the public
schools Of Salem.
The heavy winds of last week were
severely felt at Walla Walla.
The Marion county jail has no occupant
at present.
Hon. John HALEY, Delegate to Con-
gress from Idaho, arrived home at Boise
City last week.
8 Twentyone civil and one criminal cases
are docketed for trial ut the April term of
the district court to be held at Vancouver.
The Salem FIGURING Mill is so impeded
by the back water that only two of the
eight run of stones are in motion.
Sunday evening the steam scow Don't
Bother Ne, broke loose from some point
above and drified down the river past
Salem.
The Record says the Willamette river is
az high now aa it was two years ago, high
er than 1t was last year, and it Is three
years since it was higher than now.
The Edstport arrived at Marshf1eld on
Monday morning from San Francisco,
having made the round trip in few hours
over five days, being "A hours shorter than
any previous trip on record.
The former residence of Hon. NJ.
Ramsby, OH Molal1a Prairie-an old build
ing which was used as smoke and tool
house-was burned on Friday evening,
the 26th inst. Loss about $500.
Mr.. Crowell, route agent of Wells,
Fargo 81 Cos Express came up to Empire
City on the Eastlort, and will report on
the desirability of establishing an office at
Marshfield and one at Utter City.
Five thousand dollars have been sent by
the county treasurer ON account of the taxes
due from Coos county to the State treas
urer.
The old court house at Empire City is in
course of demolition, the lumber being
burned as fast as torn down. 1t was one
of the old land marks.
Hay is getting short in Powder River
Valley, but If the present pleasant weather
continues there will not be much more
needed for stock before next winter.
Work ON the Walla Walla and Colum-
bia River Railroad Is now progressing in
earnest. Grading from Dry creek up is
now going on satisfactorily.
The old wharf boat Web Foot, which has
served in that capacity at Wallula for sew
eral years past. was wrecked by the hard
wind few days ago and sank at her
moorings.
The snow melting in the mountains is
causing pereeptible rise in all the streams
traversing the Walla Walla valley. Mill
creek is considerably swollen and very
umbia river will soon admit of the OPEN
ing OF navigation.
A man named John Stormant, of Prime
vile, fell from n mule about two weeks
ago, cutting his head to the bone and
crushing his breast. and has been crazy
and splitting blood ever since.
The Baker City Democrat is infomed by
passengers from Portland that there is
considerable mail matter scattered along
the road ON each side of the Blue noun
talns. If this is the case, the matter should
be looked after by the mail agent and the
evil remedied.
The grand jury OF YamhilI reports the
county jail unfit for the purposes for which
it is used, and unsafe for the purpose OF
keeping criminals.
Several gentlemen of the Dalles went
down to Chenoworth creek on Friday OF
| last week and caught In a short time go
| trout with hook and line.
Teamsters who arrived at Roseburg
| from Jacksonville, during the week. were
| compelled to abandon the idea of freight
ing: and leaving their wagons, returned
| on horseback.
Sheriff Schultz arrested Theodore Mears
/ he other morning at Pratt's, on Fifteen
| mile creek, and brought him to town.
The young man was indicted by the last
| grand jury for larceny.
Charles Eastbrooks, (says the lafayette
| CosrieT) who returned from Tillamook a
| few days since, reports about eight miles
/ of snow on the coast mountains. Neal
1 the summit the snow is about ten feel
/ deep.
| The school superintendent of Polk :e
/ ports the number of districts in the county
1 l.. n Ill 4
/ school age, 1,190 males and ,O63 females
attending private schools, 80 pupils; at
/ teding no school, G77; average salary o
male teachers $40 per month. of females
/ $50; amount of school fund, sc, 616 70 coir
and 1857 % currency; value OF schoo
houses, 81, ,123.
'Phe Astor5ds, OF March 9th, says s.Be
| sides demolishing an unfinished building
| in this city for Shaw s. Son, blowing dowT
| a historic structure used by j. NJ. ShivelN
| as Il barn, removing VIM. Headingtonf
new carpenter shoI, from its foundation
/ and sllndlry smaller items, the high wind
of Tuesday night played havoc at Knapp
ton. Two large iron smoke stacks belong
| ing to the main mill were thrown down
the front to the store building was blown
out, and q new roof connecting the mil
| and lumber yard was blow down. al
damages viii be speedily repaired. y
| 4Ile OITAIlpta FIHSCFtpG OF IdSG SHUT
| day says after most Of the liquor case
| in court this week had been decided, i
was ascertained that there was no Unitet
States law against selling liquor to Indians
| consequently all tho indictments werI
quashed, and those prisoners in jail will
| we presume, be let loose. 1t seems TIL
| revised statutes of the United States max,
| it no offense 70 sell TO Indians, except il
| an Indian country, and this is not consid
cred as such. This law will quite reduc,
| the business of some OF the courts here
after. We believe Judge j. G.. Spark
has the honor ofdiscoverfng this law
A letter from Judge McFadden, 6atet
/ Washington, March 9TH, informs th,
/ Tribune that he had secured before the ad
| journment of Congress an appropriation
| for the survey of the Pnyallup river. TX
Il the people of that valley and of TacoIn;
| this survey is an important matter. Their,
| is one insurmonntable impcdiment to tht
navigation of that stream at the presen
/ time, aud that is the big jam betweer
/ Winnings farm and the Indian reservation
/ With that removed stern-wheel steamers
/ like the Black Diamond and ChehGiis coult
| easily run up to the mouth Of the Stuck
| or even Van Ogle's place on the Puyallup
respectively II and 16 miles from th,
1 mouth.
The zEore,,r,, IA ,..ae,,<,,.eaF,ln for 49, 81