The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06


The contract for qnarrying and deliver |
ing the rock tol the Coos Bay harbor |
york has been awarded to H. Ii. Luse az |
q per cubic yard.
The Seattle merchants are anticipating |
large trade when the trave to the Skagir |
mines set in. The papers over there i'm |
the meantime are doing what they can to |
keep mp the BOOM
The owners of the Emma Uttes expect |
TO be able to Traise her with....less dam
age than was at first thought.
Mr.. B. +. Irwin. of Salem. has received !
from the West Side Railroad Company |
the appointment of agent al c ,rvallis.
The scllooners Nose and Free Trade |
arrived at Coquille river all right after
voyage of 46 days from San Francisco.
The coal mines at Eastport, Coos
county. are strike. demanding an
| advance of a bit per ton. The strikers
iiave been off duty S nee the 10Th.
The Corvallis Gdzette seems to be untier
| the impression that all estrays mnst be
| published in its columns. That In y is obso-
lete. and where there is n paper where
an estray is taken up. that is a proper
| place to publish the same.
| Lewiston claims to he the most quiet
and orderly town in the Northwest.
The friends of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road have begun TO work I'm earnest to
| secure the passage ofa bill extending the
time for the completion OF the road and
| feel confident of success.
Tie Democrats of the Senate all voted
to reject the nomination OF Kutci,in for
collector of Wisconsin. nn the ground of
the violence of language used by his paper
i'll denouncing Democrats.
The disappearance of DR.. s. Dana
Hayes. State Assayer. Is announced. It is
said that after settling I'D all matters of
| Inns on ItfaO If1S HH tGaff RnSfn
leaving letter stating that he should not
return. His business was in prosperous
condition. The cause of his sudden dis
appearance is domestic trouble.
cooperative colony is forming in
Brooklyn for the purpose of settIing upon
Government land in the vicinity of Puget
Sou' Il. A meeting to promote the move
me 1t was held in Union Hall, which was
addressed by DR.. p. II. VamIerweyde.
editor of the PrGcticM Anaericaa, and E. v.
Smalley.
On the 29th, in the Maine Senate, seven
fusion Senators appeared They were
cordially received and took their seats.
Atwtll and Potter of Penobscott, sal that
the interests of their constituency required
their presence at tile boarJ, aud however
much might be said in regard to the posi-
I tion of affairs. their duty was plain. In
the House D fu>ioniSts took their seats.
boy was arrested and fined $40 and
COSTS Iof OeStfcS lLS TSiiSlous uleeGlHS al
Buena Vista.
Hon. w. G. Porter. ex-asscssor oi
Marion county. died dt his residence in
! Turner on the 27th of January.
f Between S1.5Go and 81, 0OO have beer
y expended in McMinuvile for sidewalk {
: within the past month, says the Reporter
Citizens of Wi|lamia want a new bridge
n About 500 residents of that portion O
e Yamliil county are cut off from communi
cation with tile rest of mankind by the
loss of the old one.
d The New Idrian Quicksilver Mining
|. Company will commence smelling theiI
Il ore in about three weeks, they have jus
: put fire INTO the furnace, which will taxi
n two weeks TO dry ont.
Wallis Nash, Esq has purchased s. Ray
~ burns farm. on Rock creek. RcntoI
a county, where he also owns seven section
; of land. which he intends converting into
stock ranch on the Australian plan.
i The first brick building in Lakeview i
. about ready for. occupancy. The tow
II contains 225 inhabitants.
Sheep hertiers on Little Applegate hav
n been siaughterug ,leer at the rate of fror
70 five to ten a day merely tor the pelts.
ii 4 good Rochester pastor. n widower
81 proposed to young lady a short time sine
but was rejected. His feelings had til
e severe test when 4 widow neighhor sen
10 him the following text TO preach from
;. '.Ye ask and receive not because you ask
~ miss
burg on New Years day to cross the ST
m kiyon morntains, is supposed have bee
/ frozen TO death.