The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-04-02
Pacific SIoper's.

/. G. Davenport. thei eller says. is prG-
pairing to build Touring mil! ut the thrIv-
ing town of Farmington..
There is speculative. tendency in the
New York money market that is not con-
sitefed healthy. considerable stock spccu-
lation. also speculation in products aud
prices of products, IN some instances so
high as to check transactions.
The Laconner Hail says: The house
and household effects of Mr., Robert Ken
nedy took fire and burned down, one day
last week. Mr.. K. among other things,
lost valuable guild watch.
The Chronicle says: We learn that, at
the time of writing, there was train be-
ing formed i'll Bates county. Missouri, con-
sisfing OF from twelve TO fifteen families
who arc coming ''overland'' to this trritory.
objective point being Dayton.
Capt. j. w, Griffin. warden OF the Idaho
penitentiary, was struck in the head with
II sling shot by convict named Reese, a
young man. who otherwise attacked him,
and WAS finally relieved by two other con-
vlcts. who had trouble to subtlue him. Ii
seems the thing was planned by three OF
| them, III hopes of escape.
A Connecticut woman bet a new hat
| agaiI:st a bonnet that she could jump fur
ther than any church deacon I'm Norwich,
and she beat the best man by seven inches.
Work has commemorate earnest OH the
iron mine in the vicinity of Port Towns
end. II embraces 100 acres near China
cum. at the head of the bay. Yield large
aud deposit of unknown extent.
Two soldiers named J. F. Sammons and
Frank Kickoff. left the garrison at Port
Townsend one night. in canoe, and a
sQuail in the night must have upset them.
as the canoe was found next day, also the
body of Sammons.
Walla Walla county has 40 school dis
trfcts, among which 1877 16 will be
| distributed.
Walla Waiia county is to have a new
court houSe, two stories high5 with base
ment tor cells, to cost $40, 600.
''Uncle Jake Miller,'' the well known
| stage man of Eastern Washington, has
| gone tn California tor benefit of his health.
The sheriff of Walla WalIa county offers
reward OF $500 for the arrest of the muir
derers Of the unknown nIan recently fourtl
! floating i'll the Youchet.
The proprietors of the Walla Walla
| Union have added steam power to their
establishment. which il the most complete
of any east of the Cascades.
A letter from Colf:lx reports that I'D to
the 10th OF March 1890 acres OF railroad
land bad been sold by the office recently
established there. for $5S,6Ol, of which
] $42, S5S was paid i'll cash, the rest being
time sales.
A few days ago at Walia Walla. a boy
named Davis, old enough to know how to
conduct himself, threw n stone 1T a little
daughter OF Mr. j. j. Morrison, hstrtine
her severely. Tire only outrage was thai
the child woitl,i not go away from fence
upon which he was leaning.
Wala Walla Union: During. the week
| WIN. Bingham and Dan. w. Drumhcller
sold their bands of cattle in the Crab creek
country TO Brooks and German, for the
sum of $4,000. The sale includes old and
young to the number of about 2, 500. They
were bought tor stock raising purposes
and will bekept IN the country they art
used to.
While absent at IValla WalIa. the resi-
dence of Mr.. James Monaghan, I'm Coviils
1 valley, was destroyed by fire. Loss. $4,000
Mr.. Victor Trevitt, of Dalies City, ha,
Deem confined to his bed for a week ol
more with severe attack of infia mmat orI
rheumatism.
Mr.. John Crmrlns narrowly escaped be.
ing killed at horse race, on Molallr
five or six days ago. In riding fast tn.
| horse stepped in a mud hole, the grit
breaking, he was thrown over the horse.
head and the horse fell over him. He wa.
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