The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-04-14

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at sea and nasts cut away. The pro.
liabilities are that when the masts were
cut away, instead of righting, as was
hoped, she was thrown bottom up by
the sea. Her bottom is whole and
plain, showing no marks of contact with
rocks. Two heavy anchors were thrown
in shore, showing that she was not
anchored outside; one was broken off
at the crown, the other in good condi-
ton. Her position is such that SHE
could not be visited by any other vessel
with safety, lying in a rocky cove. She
was heavily rugged, with wire stages
and patent blocks. No name could be
discemed, or other clue to her identifi-
cation, by stranger. She was evidently
built from Pacific coast timber; her
windlass was of bay or laurel wood.
The Coos Bays Netcs of April 5th,
has the following: Tho steamer hes
sc,'ae', arrived at Marshfe!d, about
o'clock on Monday night, from Henry
willie, and being unable to land at her
regular wharf, landed at Deans mill.
About $50 o'clock the town was startl-
ed by the cry of tstire," and bright
light shone at the south end OF, town.
1t was the Messenger drifting out into
the stream with sheets of flame bursting
out OF every window. The fire was first
discovered by the watchman OF the mill,
there being no one on board at the time.
1t is supposed she caught under the
breeching of the boiler, as the timbers
there are the only ones burned. En-
gineer Philips and the deck hands lost
all their clothing, and the former lost
about 5000 worth of tools. The bur.l-
ing boat was beautiful sight, as she
swung out into the stream for any one
Saysthe 1Nercuty: The photographs
of our State officials are in their places
on the Centennial map, and the tin case
nine feet in lenght and ten inches in
diameter, IN which it is to be sent to
Philadelphia, is ready, and the map will
be on view only short time more. In
the center of tie upper part of the map
is photograph of Governor Grover,
OH his right, Hon. S. F. Chadwick,
Secretary of State, and on his left, Hon.
A. Fl. Brown, State Treasurer. In the
two upper CT rners are portraits of Sena-
tors Kelly and Mitchell; on the sides
Prot. L. L. Rowland, State Superinterd- !
ent of instruction, and Hon. A. J. |
Dufnr, Centennial Commissioner. In I
the lower corners are the likenesses of /
Hon. NJ. p. Deadly and Hon. l.. F. |
Lane, NJ. c. The center compartments
onthe bottom border contain the pictures
of the Judges of the Supreme Court,
Bonham, G. j., in tie center, with /
Judges Macarthur and Shattuck on his
right, and Prim and Burnett on his lett
The photographs. are all first class, and
cannot fail to impress the beholder with
q favorable opinion of our various
who, taken as a body, are GER
tainly remarkably fine looking set of
gentlemen.
vino had no money III her. She burned
down TO her main deck, but her boiler
and engines are uninjured. Neyerthe-
less, it will cost at least S., 500 to put
her in as good order again. We regret
to learn that Thos. g. Owen, Esq, fell
through the wheel and hurt his left
side severely by striking upon the shaft.
He is suffering severe pains as we 90 to
press.
There is an extraordinary curiosity
in Greenvilie, Washington county, in
the form of colt just foaled which is
large and strong and perfect every way
except that it has no eyes. The eye
balls look just like the yolk OF an egg.
Of course the colt cannot see, and the
owner proposes to kill it.
Willie Young, son Of widow Young
Of HiIlsboro,. and about ten years old,
found 2 ten dollar greenback that was
lost by 8Ir. Simmons, and returned
the same, and was rewarded with
dollar for his honesty, Good boy.
There is q section of country between
Canyon City and the Dalles, known by
the beautiful appelIation OF the 'sDevil's
potatoe patcf.'' These Hills are uniform
in size, very steep. and point skyward
like group Of steeples. Indeed, they
are we'll named.
examination of the trade dollar will
show that, unlike any other coin of this
country, It has stamped upon it the exact
weight aud fneness of the silver con-
tanned 10 it. The object of this is that
in foreign countries, where tho coin
would be valueless as coin, it would
possess q definite value as bullion. II