The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-12-01
Pacific SIopers.
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The weaving room AT the Oregon City
mills is to have four new looms added to it.
Court was In session last week at Sno-
homish City.
The StiIliquamish farmers raised 500
tons of grain this season.
The Dayton Woo!en mills run from A.
NJ. to 2 o'clocI; at night.
The italian company is repairing tie
Elk Horn mill at Idaho City.
The grain crop of Snohomish county is
estimated at ] 800 tons
Stefiaeoom people had a ''llyas' masqne-
rade on Thursday evening.
Nearly all the flax seed in Northern
Idaho has been destroyed by rain.
The road between Walla Walla and Wes-
ton is lined with immigrant wagons.
The L. S. Survey schooner Fontleroy
will go into winter quarters at Olympia.
An Oregonian went as far as Almota
with $4,000 TO purchase flax last week.
It is rumored newspaper will be start
ed at Port Townsend.
w. T. w. Drake is a candidate for May
or of Victoria.
Gov. Hendricks and wife called on Gov
Tllden on the 24th inst.
The Statesman continues to agitate the
subject of building a bridge across the
Willamette at Salem.
The mail service between Roseburg and
Empire City, the Coos Bay Record calls
''Glisgraceflll.''
The jury in the Edwards vs. Heating
case, for breach of promise, stood 6 to 6
and was discharged.
Waterwork commissioner Robinson, of
Victoria, would not resign on request, SO
lie has been dismissed by the Mayor.
Several low bridges and culverts have
on accent of high water.
Mr.. r. Hurley, who is said to be one Of
tie best assayers in the State, says there is
not the slightest trace of silver in the much
talked of Wasco county ore.
stroup, OF CIackamas county, interfcrred
with Boras while he was repairing the road
in front of the formers place. and had his
head ventilated for his trouble.
Tile affairs of Hibben s Co.. reported
bankrupt stationers in Victoria, have been
satisfactorily settled and business viii ga
on as heretofore.
The San Francisco election investigation
committee say the increa sed vote was Judi
ciously scattered all over the city, and no
signs of colonization appearing.
Mr.. Eggleston, of Corvallis. while ma
nipulating an limerick saw, had splinter
run completely through his nose last week.
1t had TO be cut ont.
A couple of Peoria hoodIums sailed into
each other at church last Sunday night in
a way that left no doubt as to their deter
nination to fight it out ssthen and there
While Mr.. Hay was crossing the Miuto
bridge. on the Tua!atin, below Hillsboro.
that structure fell into The stream. fortu-
nately not injuring him or his horses.
A Mr.. Thompson, of California, has
bought the placer diggings of Dry Gulcl.
at Quartzville, on the Santiam, and pro-
poses to bring water from the river in a
ditch, with which to work the extensive
placers.
Wheat II cents al Corvallis last
week.
A Chinese boy attends the Hillsboro
public school.
The masquerade skating carnival
at Corvallis was the .'uayupledest''
thing yet.
DR. Jones, of Salem, will address
the medical department of the William.
cite University, on the 18th prox.
The P. NJ. S. S. Co. will probab',
start monthly line of steamers be
tween Honolulu and San Francisco.
It is reported that Pacheco is elected
to Congress over Wiggleton in South
ern California, by three majority.
Dublin Pete, in a prize fight neal
Virginia City, on the 23d, whipped
Jack Askwa in so minutes. Fnlly
| 500 people witnessed the fight.
Rev. II. Vail, Presbyterian minis
ter, from Humboldt, fell down stairs
il, San Francisco on the 23d, while in
toxicated, killing himself almost in
stantly.
The Kootenai mines pay from So t.
Sc day.
| Mcdonald, on the opposition ticket
has been elected President OF the Ken
tuck mine.
| In the corouer's inqnest at Sacramen
to it was elected that Moore's Oper,
House was considered an unsafe build
ing by experts.
! The Catholic Fair at Frenchtowr
WalIa Walla county, cleared abou
| $500.
/ One hundred Snake and Shoshop
Indians have Joined General Crook a
Fort Reno. The total strength of hi
command is now 1000. Crazy Hors
with 400 warriors is encamped on tn
Rosebud
+. Jewit recently brought to SeattI
from WILDLY Island 4 jaw bone i
inches across and 30 inches in circun
terence about the segment. The onl
tooth in it weighs eight pounds an
four ounces It is supposed to be
! relic of some antideluvian newspaper
lofice bore.