The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-04-30
Pacific sIopers.

fair in Douglas county neat fall Is meet
ing with universal favor among the farmers.
The Eugene Guard says young man
named S. W. ComIon is to be private secrc-
tary to Hon. Il. Z. Earhart, secretary OF
the state.
Fishermen inform the Astorton that sea
hons are plentiful In the bay, aud annoy
them very much, following the nets and
playing hob with the fish.
Charles Sargent, who has 1dst finished
one year in the penitentiary, hurries back
from Lane county to commence a five
years contract. awarded him by the cir
cult court.
James Johnson was IN Jail at Etgene
for trying, to kill his wiIes but evidence
showed tI,pt she was abundantly able and
willing to defend herself and James was
turned loose to try and hold his own.
The fire vInyartl of w. +. LIVER. north
/ of jacksonville, was nearly ruined by the
severe winter. He thinks that over three
! fourths of his vines are quite dead, I.clutl-
| ing all his fine foreign varieties, the white
. .'Smcetwater- being the only variety that
! survived tlIe freeze.
! 1t will soon he decided by the survey
j whether to repair the Enterprise or not.
! If so, the -Astoridn says, the machinery
/ and appliances now at Coos Bay tor re-
pairing vessels will be brought to Astoria.
, No decisive steps will be taken until Capt.
Simpson reaches San Francisco.
! Tie State Journal says: Mr.. VIM. Gar
linghouse met with an accident on Syetlnes-
day. He was riding in wagon and lead
+! ing horse, when the horse by a sudden
jerk threw him out. His head was first
on the ground rendering him insensible,
! i'm which condition he remained for some
time.
At latest dates, farmers in Goose Lake
valley, Lake county, were still housed up
and showed in. Some OF the settlers III
Drew's valley will crnigrate TO more genial
regions. Loss of sheep in Lake county.
it Is said, has been somewhat exaggerated.
| 4 band of GOO cattle sold IN Lake county
at an average of $17 so a Iread.
A san Diego dispatch says General Car
bon with 800 Mexican federal troops land
on April 18th and marched OIL the 10th for
San Rafael. The revolutionist, Marques.
marched to meet them on the 10th with
200 men, and fight will probably occur.
According to latest reports from the
Skagit the snow is still very deep OIL Ruby
! and other creeks where mining claims
have principally been located. It is cs,n-
sequently impossible to accomplish any
thing III the diSgiDgs ut present. Some
twenty miners arrived here on the
ChetaEis on Monday evening from the head
Of navigation. They report the river ris-
ing rapidly, the water at present being
so high as to admit of steamers going up
as far rs the nToutlI OF the Saak river. Mr..
McCausland, who has a trading post near
the portage, brought down $500 in gold
dust taken ont recently near tlle raguth of
Ruby creek: One favorable Indication is
that all who have visited the mines so far
fincluding several hundred men, many OF
whom are old minersls are sufficiently sat
isfie,l with prospects to rctnrn as soon as
the season opens, without exception so
far as have observed.
The &tdteSma9n learns that the Assotin
country is very rich soil and rapidly settl-
ing up.
The very high winds this spring have
blown down great deal OF fencing about
Walla Walla.
At no time in the history OF walla Wal
In has so much improvement been mani
tested as at present.
According to the Statesman, solliers rob
drunken men by daylight in the street OF
WaIla Walla.
The St'tesn.o,. says many citizens OF
WalIa WalIa are beautifying their homes
and adorning their grounds.
The wife OF Noah Thcving, Walla
Walla, woke up bleeding at the mouth,
and died in three minutes.
The Hidctman is to follow the example
of the Statesman and Unton-buy cylln-
der press anGkget up steam.
The people cast OF the mountains are
! delighted at having good rains last week,
} just when tho ground was becoming toe
: dry.
. The Yakima Record says Ellensburg. IN
that county, is growing rapidly and thu
: look.
Three fumes to carry down lumber ami
wood are being built from the Blne Noun
tains to different places in the Walla
Walla valley.
A petldler named Conrad Leuman wa.
arrested in Walla Walla county for com
hitting indecent assaults on Married wo.
men. The husbands had mind to Kill
him, but turned him over to the law.
The Owyhec Aralancte says it is report
; cd that Matt Denning, the well knowr
butcher, who left here for Jordan Vale,
in tho early part of the week IN quest OF
cattle, got lost somewhere la the countr,
, and It Is is feared that he perished.
A ColvlIle correspondent says Tho In
dians around here aHe alfsquiet aud hard
at work, some farfnfnR and others cutting
wood, but 1t seemstile papers lose sight o
D Colville, Pen d oreiles, okanagan ant
Galispel tribes. They are all gootls indus
trtuaIs 4FlS1iRgfg.s