The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-03-03

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laborious place. Upwards of $4,000 in
postal orders passed through it last week.
w. s. Latld, Esq, banker ut Portland,
has invested $1,000 in zeal estate at As
toria
There was Ieap-year party at Astoria
Friday night, which was in every way sue
cessftl.
Hon. Lee Lauglllin, of North Yaml,ill,
has sold his farm to Mr.. Frank House.
worth of the same place.
The Walla WaIla iStatesmon is much dis
pleased at the failure of the scheme to
annex that part OF tile Territory to Ore
gon.
An old man named lee was arrested at
Silver City last week. charged with COM
plieity in the ROBBERY of the Boise and Win
nemueca stage.
An additional foot OF snow. fell in Boise
Basin last week, which is worth many
thousands of dollars to the placer miners |
IN that region.
An insane man named Scribner escaped |
from his cil$todians near Palouse Bridge |
about two weeks ago, and up to last ad- |
vices he had not been recaptured.
Mr.. r. ii. Hewitt, secretary of tho
Washington Industrial Association, has n
quantity of wheat and oats for tlistrihu-
tion from the Department OF Agriculture.
The Utah brewers are going to show the
world what they can do In the way of pro-
ducing beer, and win accordingly exhibit
their production at the Centennial.
There are at present fourteen prisoners
in the Jefferson county Jail. Madison can
now boast of n regular Chain gang with
guard over them, and are out at work every
day. e 8 H.e$4.f5 5ksIs &
Workmen are pr'sllingt the N. f. Clurch
ut MontesanO, w. r., forward with all
dispatch, and expect to have it entirely
completed by May, and ready tor detlica-
tion some time during the month.
Mr.. Eywart's store III Dayton, w. r.,
was broken into OIL the night of the 18th
inst. but the thief got little pay for his
trouble. About one dollar in change,
plug OF tobacco and pencil was all he got
away with.
Parties from east of the mountains say
that more rain has fallen in the Yakima
country this winter than for the past five
years 1t has been hard on the cattle but
insures splendid growth of grass for this
years pasturagc.
Sheriff G. NJ. Hays got back to Silver
City, Idaho, on the 10th, from Elko, Ne
vada, bringing with him NJ. G. Hughs,
charged with being one of the murlerers
of B. Dehortl at South Mountain on the
night of Dec.21, 1875.
The new board of regents of the Uni
versity organized at Seattle last week by
the election of DIR. Calhoun, president, and
Rev. Mr.. Rea, of Port Townsend. treasur-
+ er. The financial business will be done
, through the bank Of Horton & Co.
The ships of the Bellingham Bay Coal
! Co. are more than usually active this year
in the transportation of coal to San Fran
cisco. The ships Lookout and Germaaia
: are again at the wharf taking in their sec
ond cargo since the 1St of January.
From the Independent we learn that tlse
: residence OF Mr.. Dodl, three miles north
east of Vancouver, was destroyed by fir
last week. Tie circumstances attending
c the fire lead TO the belief that there is al
+ incendiaTy in the case, and that the party
), is knewn.
. The Boise Statesman says: Geo. Newton
Judge Heath and Mr.. Hogan, owners o
:. the Last Chance ledge at Atlanta. mad,
one of the richest strikes on record. il
their mine last week. From five or sis
pounds OF rock they got the unptralie!es
sum of 800 in gold.
Il seems that the three and n half mil
lion subsidy to the Northern Pacific b;
Montana may not be as lovely and seren,
as at first appeared 1t is to be decides
+, by popular vote III April, and alread,
the people are taking sides OIL the qnes
tion. Il looks a good deal like buying N
u elephant.
4 party Of eight, all Omahosses. o
u OmaIlogs. or. iIl other words. citizens O
d OnsaEEa, LETT Cheyenne lately for the Blacl
Hills. They were provided with teams,
q three months supply of provisions, reyol
= yers, knives, breecll-loadiiig rifles, seycra
l. thousand rounds Of cartridges. and snial
: amount Of money.
The Spirit says: In the case of Barrett W
the city Of Walla WalIa, involving TIN
II question OF licenses, argued before Jutlg
:. Wing;trl. tile judgment of the lowe
court was affirmed. This settles the II
. cenae question, and veniIers of *pirffu
JersaeHtf will in future Teplefsish the cit.
le treasury to the extent of $40 each si1
n months.
r The Tribune says the machinery for
n bowl factory Is now In Seattle, and vii
probably soon be put to use. 1t is intende,
n to erect building near Nations foundry
st and have this machinery in It and in US
Te In about q month. The bowls will b
~ made of maple and alder SIX from block
six nc time, six ili eight minutes and 81.
n Of different sizes. This will be- the onl
!, j factory of the sort on tue coast, and as til
= wooden bowls now IN use here are all I'm
Q. ported from the East. there IL thought {
ID be ample room and much necessity for Il
e. On saturday, the 18th inst, Mr.. Whit
se son found the safe OF Yakima county &
D trunk In the rear OF the county jail--i
" which is also the treasurerss office-minu
nc about $4,000. currency aud coin. III
g c,,.,or = s,,,,,,sed =, i,av.. h.en con,n,;,
- ted on the night of tie 9Th, but the none.
$ was never missed until the trunk wa