The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-04-23
Pacific SIopers.

about to marry was seized with 9ockjaw
In Winnimncca very early last Wednesday
morning. aud rushing to drug store, he
beat upon the door for admittance. The
proprietor, ON opening the door. mistook
his visitor for a tramp. and knocked him
down. Strange to say. the mans lockjaw
was instantly cured by the blow.
The World says all the lawyers in Boise
City are teetctallers.
Spokan county offers iii all $1,000 tor
the arrest OF nurderers.
Ex-.Dudee John Clark, of Lewiston, die.l
suddenly Oh Wednesday.
The T4aConnor -MtiL says Fifteen cents
q bushel Is the price now put on pot;-
toes over there.
Weather Is favorable and crop prospects
good over on the Sound, and farmers are
well satisfied
The Post says 4 scow loaded with Is
tons of hay upset on the Sound, near Port
Orchard, and the entire cargo was lost.
A great many cattle buyers coming by
overland stage into the upper country,
ready to leave great deal of money.
Idaho City sent $50. and $3.50 was COL
lected at the Grailitetown Catholic Church,
$2l0 in all, tor the aid of suffering Ire
land.
All the towns in the upper country show
resnarkablesgrowth ami Improvement, and
new ones are springing up all the while.
The Seattle Post says the work of tlyk-
ing the San,ish flats has egtm and about
81 6 a.
be redeemed
On Wednesday evening Wal!ula was
stirred TO its depths by man named
Charles Price receiving a well deserved
cowhidmg from Mrs. Tony Tubbs. The
Statesman s1ys From what we can learn.
| too much about people.
The Seattle HateHiyeMcer says While
scraping down the foremost on tie ship
| Eltlnratlo two sailors. named Clmrl..< Fos-
| ter aInI John Naiherto,. fell from the sag
| ing to the tlrrk. q distance of 80 at. aud
were both seriously Injured. Walterton
was taken tn Providence Hospital for
| treatment. anu Foster was sent to the ma
| rine hospital at Port Townsend. The
| c.lances of TIE former to recover are slim.
while Foster has a much better prosl .ect.
| Mr.. Chas. Sweegie has purchased the
Fisk ranch. near walla Walla. tbetter
known as the old Whitman place.. alto
| getler $50 acres, mt the price of $16is per
| acre. The crop this season will bring
back large portion of the money.
| The HTee<t Queen went into the Snake
river trade last week. She took $40 tons
at merchandise on the up trip.
The Walla Walla .Stois<mcn, 18th inst.
The few showers that have fallen of late
has greatly improved the appearance OF
the growing crops. The high winds and
lack of rain that have prevailed ali spring
has retarded growth very much, and all
the grain seems to be at least one month
behind time We are pleased TO note
the fact that the warm weather of late has
a good effect. and our farmers have less
cause to grumbIc.
| Rev. Geo. II. Atkinson has organized a
union church movement at Prineyille. y
| church will be built and thrown open to
men OF all denominations 70 preach the
| gospel, and its seats are free to men aM1
women of all nativitfes.
The usual load of upward bound rrlSs
engers leaving Portland on the Upper
Columbia route has been 120 for the past
fortnight, while the westward bound pass
engers have not averaged SIS to- the trip
| At this rate it will not take long to fill III
Eastern Oregon.
Last Friday HE steamer ID. g. Bake
was coming over the middle rifle OF the
J-matiIla rapids. she swung around sud
denly upon rock that was but slightly
submerged. Her hull missed it entirely
bot her wheel struck it with full force ant
n11tle fearful wreck of the arms ant
buckets. So severe was the shock tina
the shaft was thrown out OF tbe pillow,
blocks and tho whole engine room tllsar
ranged. The B0ksr is new boat ant
and even her temporary disablemcnt will
be serious matter to the company ans
shippers.
Dalles Inland Empire j: The Coiumbfs
river at this point .s steadily rising but
the muddy color of the water indicates
that the prepurNlerance of the freshet |:
coming out of Snake river. The usla
amount of croaking j. going or, but we re
member last year That '.rIlc town was surc
to be flooded ont and no flood came.
This year the o. II & n. Go. have made
their grade continuous ievee for the pro
lection OF the town. and there can be M
doubt that we are better prepared for 1
| fioo4l than last year. Should the Snake
river fresllet stlbsi.ie by the 18th of My,
there will be no danger from the Column
bia is1 Junc.
Joseph Teal. says the Emptr~, Fa
bought about fourteen thousand head q
beef steers for the eastern market ant
will have them driven to Cheyenne
by his brotl,er-in-law. Henry Coleman,
and John I'old. Frank Coleman. of E,l
gene. who has been IN poor health TO
some months past, wills probably accomp
any the drive anil pnfrayor TO Trcove