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

w. w. Parker. Esq, has been nomfnat-
ed by the Republicans as candidate for
Joint Representative for ClatSop and Tilla-
nook counties.
were stolen out of Geo. Brooks barn up
near CASTOR. 1t is supposed that the thieves
were the same that broke into Marston's
store on the night previous.
The body of John Maclinn, drowned last
winter in The Luckiamute, was found Satur
day week. about half a mile below where
he tell in the water. Both hancs were gone
and his clothing torn off.
Mr.. Adam Cassidy. living eight miles
east of Oregon City, killed a large black
bear last Tuesday week. There was quite
party in pursuit of old bruIn, but not
withstanding Mr.. C.'s age, being y years
old, he got away with the ssbar."
The opinion delivered by the city attor
ney OF Oregon City in regard to the vote
for recorder, was the same as expressed by
Mayor Charman-s'that there having been
no election or vacancy, the old recorder
held the office.''
The Republican county central committee
of Washington county have nominated
Hon. Geo. G. Day. of Cedar creek, as candi-
date on the Republican ticket for county
commissioner. in the place of Mr.. Paulsen,
who declined.
The Clear creek camp-meeting viii be
held at the old camp-ground at Mount
Pleasant. Clackamas county, commencing
on the 8th of June. Ministers and members
from adjoining circuits are cordially invit-
ed to attend, together with all Others.
The Orcas Island lime quarries appear
to be doing thriving trade. They ship 8
great deal of lime to Victoria and Portland,
beside supplying the demand for that artf-
Gle on the Soilild.
The Olympia Transcript says Discov-
cries of coal continue. the last being near
the source of the Stuck river. on White
Indian reservation. and said to be of good
quality and ample thickness.
The annual meeting of the ladies of the
First Unitarian society of Olympia was
held on Friday the 10Th, when the follow
ing officers were elected Mrs. w. +.
Crosby, president; Mrs. s. Coulter, vice
president; Mrs. j. w. Waughop, treasur-
er; Mrs. @. III. Hale, secretary.
President March informs the Independent
that a company of fifty-eight Swcdes came
on the same steamer from San Francisco
with him, bound for the northeast part of
Washington county. One family had ten
children. This is a class of immigrants
that we need here. They will go into our
forest hills and hew ont homes that in q
few years will be more valuable than those
of many men who settled here in '49.
Inc DOStleS OF Hon. w j.. Small and Mrs.
Frances N. Dicke were fished up from the
Link river s.spread, - on the Sth inst.
inear where they We're Supposed to have
suak), by Dennis Small and Mr.. Wood
ruff, who were searching for them, and
were buried In the Linkvflle graveyard
alongside the victims of Modoc butchery,
OH the Sth inst. The body of John Dicke
has not been found, and the impression now
Is that it has drffted into the tules aud may
never be found.
Last Sunday morning q woman who
lives near Harris Bridge, Washington coun-
ty, took a heavy dose Of some narcotic
poision, opium, il is supposed, and was
barely saved by the timely arrival Of DIR.
Pryee. Her father and mother had dosed
her heavily with mustard, ETC., which
produced no effect, and the doctor gave
her large and repeated-doses OF powerful
emetics before her stomach would act.
Her face was livid, her eyes fixed and her
feeling entirely gone. Congestion of the
brain and sure death would have hurried
her out of the world. The cause Is said 20
be domestic trouble.
Mrs. Sarah Prentice, nee Sarah Davis
of Lafayette, had the misfortune to fala
into kettle of boiling water, one day last
week. while engaged IN house cieanings
One of her arms was severely burned. the
flesh coming off with the clothes. IL Is
now thought that the arm can DC saved,
although at first It was thought tnat u
would have to be amputated.