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


a catamount in Jackson county last week |
that weighed 3G pounds. 1t was an ugly
customer and died game.
A flying squirrel was recently killed
near Ro>eburg, the first ever seen in that
part of the country. Prot. o. B. Johnson
will preserve it hy the taxidermist art and
add it To his collection.
Last week there were three svhooners in
the lower Umpqua, awaiting to go to sea.
As there are fifteen vessels in at Coos Bay.
it viii be some Gays before the tug will visit
the Umrqua.
Prospects for good mining season are
more favorable throughout Southern
Oregon than for years past. Farming
prospects are less satisfactory than usual
the great amount of rain and snow preven-
ting blowing and sowing.
Mr.. Littlefield. of Chicago, accompanied
by his family. passed over the Drain stage
line last week. zen ronte to Coos Bay, where
he goes to superintend the governments
work OH the breakwater. Chinese will
mt be employed on the work.
few days ago near Lincoln. Polk cnun-
ty. three brothers named Fowler got into
n row with vonng man named Gay, tile
latter getting the best of the fight. On
Sunday one of the Fowler boys met Gay.
and concluding to try him single-hantle.l.
went for him. According to the .StHtes-
man it is conundrum whe' her Fowler Will
get through, rs Gay. after knocking him
down kicked several ribs in.
VIM. Osborne who was badly beaten ny
| james Grav at the Dalles, is recovering.
Harry Morse had his leg broken at
| Peutlleton while playing with a comppn-
! ion
The Democratic Committee for Benton
county, meets at Corvallis on the 14th inst.
George Campbell of Rosebnrg. had his
shoulder dislecateI by beng thrown of Il
wood pile.
The Democratic Central Committee Of
Jackson county meets next Saturday at
Jacksonville.
VIM. b. Russell. who killed Levi ZHm
walt In Columbia county. w. T., last
Summer. and indicted for murder. was
found guilty of murder in the second degree
and sentenced TO fourteen years in the
penitentiary.
Mr.. Rogers. the editor of the Victoria
Standard, has brought suit against d.
Higgins. editor of the Co7onist. for libel
The alleged libel consists of a published
insinuation that BY the official neglect o.
Rogers who holds position as prison
keeper.I a jailbird recently made hi
escape.
Nr. Hallett has secured a contract or
the. Celtic road and will soon commence
: work at that point, going mp the river.
: A protracted meeting is being conduct
ed af Oakland by Revs. McKain. Woot
aud Paul. Many accessions nave resulted
The railroad company has proposes
that if the people of Weston will sub
scribe 5000 they will run the road int
that town.
Work on the new boat for the uppe
I Columbia Is progressing very fast. Fh
Entpffe wants the boat called after Capt
i. e. Ainsworth.
\ NUMBER of land eases from Coos ant
! Curry counties have been occupying tn,
Y attention If the Land Office officials a
/ Roseburg during the past week.
Harry Seeher lodged in Jail .
:, Ro<eburg last Friday. and soon after til
: he set it on fire. and he was arrested an
u bound over on a charge of arson.
:, We understand that Ben Biggersta
: .'hopnetl OUT and left his hondSmen I
;. paw So. 900. tle sum in which he WA
II bound over To appear at the next gran
is jury in Boise City. says the Baker Cit
Democrat.
Dulles corr<poaGence: The peach Gro
c has been nipped in the hu'l. so tar rs
II have examined. which Is considerable, h
q the freeze this winter.
/, Gov. CaStrijon ot the Mexican PROVING
of Lower California, has called out tt
e militia and placed the province under ma
II tia law. The cause OF his action is
It revolution started hy Marquee ut Ia Pa
It Is reported Marquee has been driven o,
l. of la I'az by the Federal troops. and
e making his way mp the peninsula with
o handful of followers.
,e The following are amounts which WEI
:. paid during the quarter ending Dec. 5
70 1879. to the general government from Il!
le following named paStofEceS: PendietoI
70 1858 Weston. %I34 23 Centervill,
$II9 81; Milton, $40.
Recently Blalock. Son s. Co. received
contract from the 0. r. 81 \ Go. for 100 0t
railroad ties AMI large quantity of brid9
:, timber The firm has large force
men getting out ties and lumber on I'll
l, Blue mountains.
A bov living with VI. Barnett O
Fifteen Mile creek. was thrown from II
u horse last Sunday. and his foot catching
,r the stirrup. one of his legs was broker
!. The boy is but T3 years of age. and this
l. the second accident of the kind which
re has met.
le A single sheep .iereler in Assotin count,
n Idaho. lost 1000 ont of a hand OF 6,0(
sheep, Another lost 400 ont of S0I
= Thr.se losses are not so much the result
II extreme weather as to the improviden'
t. OH the part of the stock men.
d Tobacco of superior quality, enongh
:, marke 10000 cigars, was raised in the v
= cinity OF Pnyalltlp last year. The indnstl
1t will be largely increased the present yea
'r On Saturday last Jack Carlton, we
known pioEeer. who was n brave chief
scouts with General Howard's cnnmal
in the Nez Perces war, was killed on Il
Waitsburg Hill by reason of his horse
It boiling. His wagon was upset III b
- hole Another man. Dave Williams, w
seriously hurt but is expected TO recove
:. The Jacksonville Sentinel regrets TIL
u the system OF corporeal punishment is kel
IN up in the otherwise carefully conducts
y public school of that city, saying: 1t
IN evident that If you cannot iinpart di
4 cipline and knowledge by patient tr;lini,
ID anl teaching, you cannot do 1t
10 whipping.
~ The mail carrier. accompanied by tv