The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-08-20
Pacific SIopers.

Building has been quite active III
Astoria during the past three months.
Ee.knap Springs is a lively place,
with CT average population of about So
Dean Blanchard fell overheard from
wharf at St. IIclens few days ago,
bat all the damage done was repaired
by few hours of sunshine
Revs. Van Horn and Raymond are
expounding tie scriptures according to-
the views of the Second AdventiSts in
tent on tie river bank in Corvallis
The schooner Emily Stephens has
landed about 200 tons OF building
materials on Tillamook rock. The
last cargo was landed in 63 hours from
wharf to wharf.
Horses are arriving on tie fair grounds
al Ilillsboro, preparatory To The fall fair.
The cf,aiccs are that Washington
county will have better exhibition this
year than at any previous year.
Joseph Hume's steamer QUichsfeD,
sailed from Astoria for Iaquita bay on
saturday with party OF surveyors,
under charter by the government for
.he purpose of completing work began
IN that locality.
The bark Iirok, Capt. Adams, now
r. celving cargo at Hampton, will take
100, Coz feet of lumber for Mexico. On
arriving at San Francisco the Caiiforul;.
portion of the cargo will be discharged
and new cargo added previous to COL
timing OH the voyage.
The farmers in Washington county,
for the first time in mary years at this
season, Lave the most OF their grain cut
and threShed. and are waiting for the
spring grain to riPen. Teams are pour
irg into llillsboro l. aded with wheat,
and already the station presents busy
appearance.
I'endieton people propose to get a
charter from the legislature this fail.
Tile sheriff OF Baker comfy offers a
reward OF $50 for the capture ofCharles
Irving, charged with horse stealing,
Sheep men IN tie region of Icppner
/ are holding their wool for better prices.
AS consequence, money is scarce aud
times are dull.
AS the high water recedes, the work
at the Cascade lccks is pushed forward
/ with redoubied vigor by Lieutenant
! Chas. T. Powell and his assistant, Lieu
tenant Cobeil Breckenridge. They are
assisted in their work by Messrs. Gilles-
pie and Lisle, in the respective capaci-
ties of draughtsman and paymaster.
There are now six buildings i'll course
OF construction at Walla Wa!la.
Both mills are cutting all the lumber
they can during the twelve hours each
day put in.
There are now in Gol5endale school
district 344 persons under 81 years OF
age 226 of these are over years old
and entitled to draw school money.
Walla Walla IFettcI0so,e AT tile
Republican primary last week, 800 votes
were cast in this city. Two years ago
we only polled 123, but then no one
paid much interest to politics. This
year everybody feels interested aud
politics are red hot all around.
/ Messrs. jacobs and Flames, the attorn
eys tor Mrs. Clark and her son, who
were convicted Of manslaugh.er at La.
Conner, succeeded iii getting new trial
for the boy. Judge Greene sentenced
tho woman to five years at hard labor
III the penitentiary. While or her way
to Seattle on the steamer Libby Satur.
day she appeared insane and attempted
to jump overheard, but was prevented
from doing so by l.. L. Andrews, tbs
officer III charge OF her. This the second
attempt at suicide since her arrest the
first time being while in Jail at Port
Townsend, when she cut her throat, bn,
not seriously before her intention was
thwarted by her keepers.