The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-05-26

/ " OF W0eab 1Of Tie OTeSOu OttJ7 1AhA9s -
| seems that the captain. contrary to the
usual custom, brought his boat IN under
| full head OF steam. and while passing the
boneyarJl the heavy swelis caused tnerepy
threw the little steamer Dayton ON snag,
knocking hole in her bottom, and she
sank almost Immediately. On Monday
three pumps were put in her aud worked
from the Bonanza. and after pumping
away all day, they managed to raise her
again.
The Hillsboro Independent says .eFhe
prospect for a bountiful fruit crop I'm WASH
ington county IS better than 1t has been LOT
several years. Last year the severe winter
and late frosts killed the fruit to consid-
cradle extent, and there was not an aver
age crop, but this year the weather thus
far has been quite favorable and the trees
are just crowded with bloom and young
fruit. Many farmers have replanted their
orchards and pruned the old trees and put
them in healthy condition, and In few
years Washington county Will export
many Bushels of fruit. We need frrit
dryer in the county now to Manufacture
our surplus product and also to stimulate q
larger production
While riding in wagon one day last
week with several companions. about
twenty miles southeast of junction, n
young man by the name of Hart, aged
about IL years, was accidentally shot AID
seriously, if not fatally, wounded. The
party were going through some thick woods
when twig in some manner caught the
hammer of the gun and, discharged it. the
| charge entering yonng Hart's right side.
/ Immediately below the short riEs causing
a frightful wound.
i The Dallas Tri5qrae says: ssThree iiun-
dred and forty-six fat wether sheep from
i Umatilla county came down on the cars
last Monday. They were purchased by
/ Geo. Brickley, at $2 per head. from Sena-
/ tor Jewell. and were destined for Cassair
/ Ag hoov c1,m ro1 nd III,
| fleece is worth not less than 81. it is evident
| that Mr.. Jewell has made a fair profit off
them. They were plump, goodiooking
/ fellows, and win help to augment the ro-
tundity of many John Bull In the British
! Possessions.
| The MountafneeT says: ssWe saw on
Thursday morning passing up Main street
an'Indian man an woman. There is nothing
/ particularly strange in this except that the
| woman was carrying four fifty pound sacks,
of -four strapped on her back while her
/ lord and masterr-the buck-proudly walk
ed in advance, carrying one sack. She
| could easily have carried the fifth sack had
4 there been room on her back for 1t. De-
| grading as it was, the buck condescended,
1 under the circumstances, to carry one sack
| for her.
The Astorfdn says: In the face of a gen.
| erai complaint of scarcity of salmon thus.
i far the present season. we have the consol-
ing reflection that greater number of
/ cases packed. have been shipped, up to
| this date, than for corresponding period
| of time last year. There is this difference
/ however, relative to the packing: Last
year but portion of the established facto-
ries on the river were operating so early,
| this season all are actively employed. with
| the addition of four new large establish
| ments. and the remainder with increased
facilities. aggregating capacity much IN
| excess of former demands, which does not
lessen the catch by any means. but, on the.
| other hand, greatly increases it.
Mr.. Austin Savage. Us. internal reve<
ntle collector for Idaho. has been appointed
one of the judges in the depart ment of
| mining at tlIe great Centennial Exhibition
at Philadelphia. The appointment Is a
good one, because Mr.. Savage was one of
| the first miners on the coast. having work
ed in the gold fields of California in 1850.
He is thoroughly familiar with all the de-
tails and appliance for placer and hydraulic
| mining. as he was actively engaged in
mining for over twelve years.
A letter from Yakima dated May 11tb,
says 81 have just returned from trip to
Yakima county. That country never.
looked more beautiful than it does at the.
present time. The grass could not present
| q finer appearance, and the grain crop Is
| full of promise for an abundant yield. The
rains have been unusually heavy for that
country. The necessity for irrigation is
The government store-house at WaIlula
| was sold at public vendue Tuesday week
| by auctioneer Whitman, to VIM. Stephens.
| for $50 currency. Mr.. Stephens bid 1t in
| for the railroad company. 1t is large.
solid building that must have cost several
very high priced in those days. AS late as
| 1865, $50 per thousand had to be- paid for
lumber at that place.
letter from Orc Fino. Idaho, says that
the mining interests are promising tor the
| coming year. A great deal of snow fell
and lay on late. so that there is good pros
pect for plenty of water. A new creek
has also been struck that pays well and
promises well for the future
The Boise Statesman of last week says ::
s'Mr. john Cuddy's residence, en- the Feis-
| er was burned with nearly all its contents,
| at about O'Clock Monday morning. Mr..
| Cuddy writes that he cannot account for
| the catastrophe as there was no fire In the
| house after O'Clock the evening before.
The mills and other buildings are all safe. ~
During murder trial at Walla WalIa
| the other day. an attorney attempting
to quote Scripture, said that the Lord ss6e-
| clared" to Adam at the Garden OF Eden
that the wife should forsake her father
and mother. her sister and husband and
cleave unto herself
Hugh O'Riley, soldier who murderela
companion in arms at Walla WaIla. sever
al months ago. was convicted OF mansiaugh-
ter last week and sentenced to the peniten-
| tiary for ten years.
We are informed that the fruit trees all
| through the Waila Walla valley are in ex-
cellent condition and promise abundant
crops Peaches that last year were total
failure, this season will yield abandantly.
Upon a favorable report of the examin-
ing committee, Capt. l.. Fl. Grim, editor
of the Spirit, was admitted to the bar aa
an attorney at law at Walla Walla last
week.
John Zee, of Silver City, Idaho, last
week confessed to knowledge of stage
robbery. which led to his own arrest and
that of three others In Silver City, namely:
George Bouldin. John Souder and James
Trask. These four men We're all arrested
In Silver City on Thursday of last week,
and in the afternoon Of the same day Clas.
w. Doney, the driver of the Silver City
stage, and who was driving at the time of
the robbery, was arrested In this city i'm
metliately on the arrival OF the stage from
Silver City. The confession of Lee led To