The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1877-01-19
The county scrip of Columbia county,

Quite successful revival is in progress
at the Methodist Church in Olympia.
The Potosi mine, near Silver City, is
turning out much richer rock than ever it
did before.
Thomas P. Jackson, n miner at Bingham,
Utah, was accidentally killed there few
days ago.
Some sixty tons of Empire rock will be
crushed at the Shoenbar mill, Owyhee, in
a few days.
A man named r. higgins. a hersler in
the employ oil Burke & McCallum, of Pres
colt. Arizona, was shot dead in a quarrel
last week.
Colonel Broadhead (colored), of Boze-
man. Montana, attempted suicide recently
by drinking pint of coal oil. An emetic
resi- ored him.
We learn that new quarterly Journal,
devoted to the cause of education, will soon
appear in Olympia. 1t will ONLY make the
eighth paper published i'll that place.
The estate of Nj. Z. s. Fowler, deceased,
of Port Townsend has been appraised Mt
So, 900. One-tlird of this he bequeatils to
his wife and the balance is distributed
among his friends.
A chopper at Meeker's upper camp op
the Pnyaliup recently had his heel almost
cut off with IN axe. Another man cut his
foot so badly that be will be laid up for
from four to six weeks.
! 4 dispatch from Boise City announces
that the bill introduced by Porter, OF the
Council to appropriate $500 tor the pnr-
las been reported OH favorabiy by the COM
4 mittee on Territorial affHirs.
The man who collects poll tax in Ouy-
hee county is an expensive luxury to. the
people. His eloings tile past year were as
fellows Nulnher of polls taxed. $50 at s.
each; income $3.50. Nunber of days time
charged for, 200, at IS day, $1,000, aud
mileage.
The Salt Lake Tribune says there is an
eternal fitness in things. But what is
more absurd than to hear Mormon cider
whistle.,IIonle Sweet Home. las lie stands
:. on the corner in doubt TO which of his
nine wives has enough coal ard affection
in the house TO keep him warm over hight.
Tile prospects of the Belle Peak n1ine.
Owylee district, are improving daily. TIE
ledge AT the bottom of the shaft, about 1S0
feet from the surface which Is being work
ed now. i tnrliing ont splendid ore Oper-
i atiaus are being pros pected with yigor, and
plenty of go!,i bars Will be turned out il
tie coming few months.
Rev Mr.. Rea. of Port Townsend, re
ceived from an old friend. the Rev. w. II
Paxton, D. D.. pastor OF the First Preshy
terian Church. Fifth avenne, New York. +;
kind note. including check for 5000, Il
help complete the church building in tla
hury 1t is proposed to start u circulating
/ library in connection With the church
Tie Seattle TrfB27,e OF the 10th says
: ~ sautheFIy wind Of considerable yiolene
F., broke ont last evening" and ragged for Al
: hour or TWO I'm way unusual and eurtris
ing Qtfe number Of Boys lost their hat-
which. With suci uiud aud in a night @
: | such pitcliY darkness. We're circumstance
e of more than ordinary discomfort and VeN
g alton"
Tie Owyhce -teaEanc}c says: "Chas.
: Peck made his appearance at our ofit
: Thursday with huge bag of crude bnlliol
e being heavier almost than he could stagg,
under. lie Informed us that he would I,t
take $4,000 in coih Tor it.
: The notorious Jack Virgins, who W;
: sentenced TO death for the murder Of Dut,
;, John in Salt Lake City, has been granite
a new trial by the supreme court. to whit
the case was appealed. Niggins is to
q tried again i'll the Sd district court OF Uta
y :; The Walla WaIla valley and the Snal
river country. is becoming somewhat note
= for raising fax seed. The past year the
has been about $4,000 bushels; SO COO
this was raised in he Snake river countr
le and 10, 000 in-the Nalia Wala valley.
IS AT the meeting of the stockholders
IL the Puget Sound Telegraph Company, he
at Seattle OH the sth inst, they were re
r resented by 206 votes. The old board
,r Trustees were reelected. viz: o. +. Gt
\ ri<h, ID. {. II Rotilschld. Cyrus Walkt
- VIM. Renton. Marshall BtiiIn. The boa
of directors is constituted as follows:
F. GerriSh, president; Cyrus Wake
treasurer J. j. Ii. Van Bokke'en, secl
tary II. Robinson. superintendent
From the Seattle Tribune: The Pr
lv Gamble saw mill cut in 1876, 100000
X feet OF lumber, 49, 900, 600 laths. loaded
w. ships. and bought (by tile Puget biill c
81. 000. 600 feet OF saw logs. Al Port Bal
It's ~. 30. 600. 600 feet of lumber, and 10.G0
600 laths We're. cut and 20 cargoes se
of abroad. The report from Port Ludlow
%. 600. 600 teet cur. Sehooners aud ba
fV cntines of an aggregate tonnage OF IL
as We're built at that place from lumber cut
@e mill.
he The Seattle Dispatch says: II. G. Tho
ay ton on Wednesday night found a cam
10, ball OH the hill above the lava beds. imb
ded iii An old tree about twenty inches.
at is supposed to be a reict of the IiIdian Y
of 1856. When old Seattle manned his
asI noes and Went forth to tackle 81. lIa:
he Guert Ganseyoort turned loose his big {
ringers ar him. and the old chief eonciut
r,s naval warfare wasn't his forte.
n The Seattle Dispatch thinks the conc
,.,l tration ofa Russian fleet in San Franci:
i've bodies no good to Victoria in case of au .
glo-RuSSian war. aud suggests that, I'll
,ar are probably two millions of English m
ey III the bIuks at Victoria. the safety
-nd Which would be jeopardized by such W
. would it not be good iaea for those ba
iv. to start branches in Washington Terrific
;ao, and loan their money therp-where tIier
-19 no lack or filyestnents--till after the d
gers of war are over?
the A gentleman in Seattle, who is salt
o. know where a deposit of gold and sill
not hid = avvav an some island in the- Pacific
b.sS kt4nft sent f0F. n p0sffl Sslt