VOL. 2. ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1S70. NO. 41. PITBUSBED KVERT SATCROAY BT COLL. VAIVCI.EVE. erricE os corker of terrt aj first-sts. TERMS IN ADVANCE. One Year... t. Three Uollar Six Monthi.. Two Dollars Single Copies Ten Cents ADVERTISING KATES. Transient advertisements per Square of ten ines or less, first insertion, $3; each subsequent insertion, $1. Larger advertisements inserted on the most liberal terms. - JOB WORK. Having; receivod new type, stock of colored inks, cards, m Gordon Jobber, etc.. we are pre-fa-d to eseeute all kinds of printing in a better nsnner and fitly per cent, cheaper than ever be Core offered jsi-this city. . e Agents for the Register. The following gontlcmon are nntborixed to re ceive and receipt for subscription, advertising, etc.. for the Rkcister : HIKAM SMITH. Kl ...ITarrisbnrg. Ju.lifc 8. If. CLAVtJUTON Lebanon. VKTEIt HUME, Esq -Brownsville W. R. KIRK. Esq E. K. WHEELER. E.-q Scio. T. II. REYNOLDS, K.-q Salem. EO. W. CANNON, Esq Portland. L. T. IFISHER, Esq ...'Frisco. BUSINESS CARDS. A. WHEELER, o t a r v Public BROWNSVILLE, OREGON. LEGAL INSTRUMENTS OF ALL KINDS mode an t attested. Conveyances and col lections attended to. I2'69 BCRMESTEU & BELLISGER, A TTORNEVS AJeD COUNSELORS AT LAW, Albany, Oregon. Oefice In the Parrish Ert t. 23 J. IIAIYIYOJf, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, ALBANY. ORECOS. PORTLAND CARDS. E. F. RUSSELL, I Attorney at Law, J C. T. FERRY, -Notary Public RUSSELL & FERRY i Real Estate Brokers & Collectiiig: Agents, Portland, Oxeg-on. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE Sale of Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, and tbo Collection of Claims. Office, North-west corner of First and Wash ington Streets, Portland, Ogn. feb26-70-25 S. D. SMITH. GEO. B. COOK. THE OCCIDENTAL, FORMERLY - Western Hlotol, Corner First and Morrison streets, Portland, Oregon. Messrs. SMITH A COOK have taken this well known house, refitted and refurnished it tnroughotit, built a large addition, making thirty more pleasant rooms, enlarged the Dining and Sitting rooms, making it by far the Best Hotel in Portland. A call from the traveling public will satisfy them that the abore statement are true. SMITH A COOK. Props. N. B. Hot and cold Baths attached to the house for the benefit of guests. 50 Portland, August lath, IS09. VTII'CrBCAA KXCEIAIVK, C0IIXEK OF Front and Washington . Streets, PORTLAND, OREGON. X. P. W. Qnimby, - - - - Proprietor. (Late of the Western Hotel.) ADVERTISEMENTS. BUILDERS, ATTENTION I SASH, BLIND AM) BOOR FACTO II Y ! s. a. At-TiiousE. x. irmcnr. j. r. backssto. ALTHOUSE & CO., 1.YOX STREET, (o3f TIIE KIVKR BASK.), albany, : : oregon. keep on hand a full assortment, and are prepared to JF'vkT-nialf to Order, Door Blinds, Sash, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. and such as - Crown, Panel, Band, and Section Mold of all sizes. WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES ! Flooring, and all other kinds of EViililiiii? material ! THIS HOUSE is the most commodious in the State, newly furnished, and it will be ths endeavor of the Proprietor to make his gueste comfortable. Nearest Hotel to the steamboat landing. ZZ?f The Concord Coach will always be four at the landing, on the arrival of steamships ar. j nr fTC TIT (VSl t 1T fYS river boats, earryingpassengers and their ba t'- i A LU I? 5 Jt Ma" II kJ I LUll " gage to and from the boats free of tharne. . . llituse itjptitl with Patent fire Extinguisher. Are prepared to do MILL WORK : furnish Sha ker Fans. Zigzag Shakers, Suction Fans, Driving Pulleys, of any kind, at our Factory on Lyon street, (on the river bank), next below Markham's warehouse. ALTHOUSE b CO. Albany, February 20, 1869-2 ESLACKSMITHINC! o FFICE Brick. -On Main street, opposite Foster's 1-69 . DitBois, hand and receiving. w . CONSTANTLY on large stock of Groceries and Provisions, Wood and Willow Ware, Tobacco, Cigars, Con fectionery, Yankee Notions. Ac. Ac. Wholesale and Retail, opposite Jl. C. Hill A Son's drug store. Albany, Oregon. -jo40'70 Uiltabidel & Co., DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND PRO visions. Wood and Willow Ware, Confec tionery. Tobacco, Cigars. Pipes, Notions, etc. Main street, adjoining the Express ofSce, Albany, Oregon. I E. A. Frceland, rEALER IN EVERY DESCRIPTION OF 1 J beboot, Jiisceuaneuus ani cmni wii. Stationery. tJold and Ste-1 Pens, Ink, etc., Post otBce Building, Albany, Oregon. Books ordered from New York and San Francisco. I S. H. Claughton, "TOTARY PUBLIC AND REAL ESTATE X AGEXT. Office in the Post Office building. Lebtxnnn , Oregon. Will attend to making Deeds and other convey ances, also to the prompt collection of debts en trusted to my care. I ' rjlIIE nntersigned gives notice to the general J public, that he is now manufacturing the waljelursr Patent Plow ! and any other style of plowthat may bo ordered, j Also, particular attention paid to Wagon Making' and XXorsc-shoeing. HIE l'VDERTBNKD .HAVING PUR- ; ipn wr nn: u inj mnp u ;nv mi '.NEWS. Farmers Can Ride and Plow, i r SECURING OXE or THE "GAY" PLOWS, Manufactured and sold for the very low price of THE simplicity and practicability of this new Plow commends it favorably to the special notice of every farmer. It possesses a decided superiority over all other plows now in nse. The wheels are four feet in diameter, and run on the unplowcd land. Its entire construction is- in no way complicated. The plow is managed in every manner with case, and requires only two levers to be used in making any alteration. The supe riority of the "Gay" Plow will be clearly shown by the following certificate : We, the undersigned, citizens of Linn county, Oregon, having purchased and used upon our farms the ?'Gay" Plow, hereby, certify that the same has given us ontircsatiafat-tion. Its facility for adjuitiug to suit the depth of furrow without moving from the sent, is simple and easy. We like the plow for its draught, because the same is brought to bear directly upon the plow-ben m in stead of the corriage ; also, because it is strong and durable, nil except the wood-work being con structed of wrought iron no ea-tings are used. The wheels running upon the solid land is an ad vantage over other gang-plows, in striking off land and in plowing, not having to make the nec essary changes in the machinery, and the sent is always level, not thr wing the driver forward or sideways as in other plows. Better work and more of it ean be accomplished by the use of this Plow than by hand. We take pleasure in recommending the "Gat" Plow to our brother farmers, as one baring "no superior in Oregon. J. G. REED. W. P. ESIIOM, A. S. LOONEY. E. W. PIKE. W. II. GOLTTREE. II. DAVID.-ON. May 20th, I860. The "Gat" Plow is manufactured by H. Goubling. Portland Machine Phop. All orders will be promptly attended to by ad dressing, C. F. GAY, Portland, Oregon. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CEO. F. SETTLEMIER, X It U G C5- X S3 T. (Successor to D. W. Wakefield,) Parrlsh's Mew Building, Klrst Street, ALBANY, OREGON, DEALER IS "Drugs and Medicines, CHEMICALS, ' PAINTS. OILS, GLASS, ETC. 13 COHOPOLITAIV nOTEL. i . (rOESERtT AKRtCONl's,) Front street : : : Portland, Oregon. TIIE I'NDE chased this s well known Hotel, arc now pre- i Horse shoeing as follows : Cash, ?2 ; credit. So parci to utler the traveling pm.lic better aceom- : . raodations than can be found elsewhere in the i All work entrusted to me will receive prompt cjtv ; attention, and be executed in the best possible" " " . . , rt , ! manner with good material. A allure of public Board and lodging gg OO per day. , patron,ge ;3 cited. Shop on corner Ellsworth and Second streets, The Hotel Coarh will be in attendance to con- , opposite Pie-ce" Ferry. F. WOlll. vcy Passengers and baggnge to and from the j Albany, November 21, TSflS-T I Albany Agents. J. BAEROWS CO.. Agents for Linn A Benton counties. JOHN BRIGGS. Affut for Linn A Benton counties. May 22, '69-37 i NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO, OP BOSTON. All artiel.a warranted pur. and of the Vest quality. Physicians Prescriptions carefully eompenadea. . Albany, Oct. 17, ISfiS-dtf Walk in! , Walk in! LADIES AND1 GENTLEMEN I Walk into R. RREER'S STORE, and see the goods which he U receiving direct from San Francisco, which he is going to sell very low for Cash or Produce! Call and examine my Goods "before you pur chase elsewhere, as I am always willing to sb.w my goods. ; A. B. I will pay from date for thirty days t 1 come, 30 tents per dozen for Eggs. fcep. 25, -09-Zy B. BRENNER. SATV Fit AX CISCO STORE! CORXSR riRHT AND PBKRT STREBTS, ALBANY 1 OKEGON. . About Uim County, Oregon. Hotel yrec o' charge. 3. B. PPRENGER. TIIE OX.l J. It. XITI TTEt.l.. J. !T. DOLPH. A. SMITH. Mitchell, Dolph & Smith, VTTORNETS tun COUNSELLORS at LAW. Solicitors in Chancery and'Proctors in Ad oiiralty. Office over the old Post Office, Front street. Portland, Oregon. I JAMES A. WARNER, Civil Engineer & Surveyor. Is 1 uti'-A tir.1 iu iu bii.u 8j.li Engineering. Uses improved Solar Compass. Orders by mail promptly attended to. Residence on 4th St., opposite Dr. Tate 'a residence, Albany-- Oreijoo. niy-6m " FOWJ5LI.. ' l. rnys. Powell fc Flinn, AT73RNET8 COUNSELLORS AT LAW and Solicitors in Chancery, - (IV. Flinn, Notary Public,) Albany, Oregon. Collections and conveyances prom ply attended to. I ST. CHARLES HOTEL, Corner First and Washington Sts., ALBANY. - - - OREGON. II. BRENNER, Proprietor. WITH A XEW BUILDING, NEWLY Furnished throughout, the proprietor hope to give entireaattsf action to the traveling pnblie. The beds are supplied with spring-bottoms. The table will receive the closest atten tion, and everything the market affords palatable to guests will be supplied. jau29-2I FRANKLIN MARKET, BXia street, Albany. Oreg-on. V : ' ' ' '- ' " i . Meats of All Kinds, OF THE VERY BEST QUALITY, Constantly on hand. 30-Am G. B. HAIQHT. ALBANY SHAVING SALOON. TUB TJ3riKRSIONEI; HAVING OPENED a New Shaving Saloon, oa First street, Al bany. Oregon, invites U those wishing a Clean Share, Hair Dressing, or Shampooing, to give bimcall. r-,- j. U. BACSEIffSTO. Albany. April 2, 1870.-39 ALDANY RATI! MOUSE. THE UNDERSIGNED. WOULD RESPECT fally inform the eitiiens of Albany and vi eiaity that be has taken charge of this establish ment, ud, by keeping clean rooms and paying strict atttntic 3 to business, expect to suit alt those who ma-favor him with their patronage. Having heretofore carried on nothing but r rtrst-Cla Bate Dressing: Saloons, be anee( t gt,, entire satisfaction to all. - t hiltlpMM n .1 T - u -: ,1 . . , ami., ,r 1 1 J CU.BUlt Sbunpooed . JOSEPH WEBBER.: o at" KIDS' Printed at the very lowest i ,nl CtSllOS. u Office Oregon Jt California ftage Company, B. G. Wuitehovse, Agent. 2tf .ew Columbian Hotel, Ne. 118, 120 and 122 Front street. PORTLAND, t : OREGON ED. CARNEY, PROPRIETOR. The Xaarg-est, Best and most Convenient Hotel in Portland I Locatcd,in the center of business and near all the steamboat landings. STOYE DEPOT! i Purely IVTxxtTJLcvX. INCOHPORATED 1S35. ; Cash assets $7,00n,nO 00 i Cash Dividend. IS7. ......'.. 52fi,573 55 L'asn UiTi.Iend, lHflS Totnl siiilns dividend Lossy paid in I30S Total Insses paid Income for 1S67- ..1 No extra charge for travoling to and from th Atlantic States, Europe, Oregon, or the Sandwicl Islands. . " ,r Board and Lodging- j From one to two dollars per day according to the room occupied. Rooms newly furnished and well ventil ated. Superior accommodations' for families. jptt The New Colnmbian Hotel Coach will lie in attendance at all the landings to convey pas sengers and baggage to and from this Hotel 17 3S-Frce ot Charge 69 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. LADIES' ErriPOfllUifl. MRS. A. J. TJNIOTAT, DEALER IX FasirionaMe MflfcyaEi Fancy GoOuS. Follows Dress and Cloak Making' in all their varied branches. BLEACHES AND PRESSES STRAW GOODS In Latest Stylo and best manner. STASIP FOR Sit A ID AND EMBJIOIDER Y. Corner First and Broadalbin streets, Albnny, Oregon. ' janlnli-70 C. MEALEY DEALER IN MANUFACTURER OF ftj n. zarx ftj i - and CABINET WARE ! ,"I3eIclirxgr, Iiltc., Corner First and Broad Albin streets, ALBANY, ' OREOOX. .' i, : ' ' , , s p articular attebtiox rAtD to -TJaj ORDERS OP AU KINDS in his line. r October . I8ftS-8 . " a. m y. I A fSKPABCD to no AU, KINDS OF TURNISC ! I kerp on hand and make to order nAWHIDE-BOTTOWED CHAIRS, S p 1 n n i n jf.;-;;W h 1 s , Shop sear ths "Magnolia Mills." " ' JOHN M. METZLEB, Albany, Nov. 2S, 1888-13 .,.,., BCAI.Cn IN STQYES, C00K,PARL0It&B0. of the best paltero- ' : A70 Tin, Slieet 'Iron and Copper w ,x3 i and the asnal assortment of Furnishing GooLj U be obtained in a "JFJOJSr STORE ! Repair nefitfy nntl prampttg ejreeutctl, T3? Tp-ST" on reanonable term. fV "Khort reckonings, make long friends." ITront street .. .Albany. Next door to Mansfield & Co. dec5'6S-I2 "A Stitch in Time Saves Nine!" Fire aM Marine Insurance Company ! Nos. 416 and 418, California street, San Francisco, - . . - California. 6TOCKIIOLI)EnS INDIVIDUALLY LIABLE Cash Capital, In Oold Coin. 750,000. Ieposlt in Oregon, 950,000. Losses Promptly and Equitahly Adjusted Ami Paid in Gold ' Voin. THIS COMPANY having complied with the laws of Oregon, by making a deposit of fifty thousand dollars, is now prepared to effect insur ance against Loss or Damage br Fire, and also against Marine and Inland Navigation risks, on liberal terms.' , - ; OUST AVE T0UC1IARD, Tres. CIIAS. P. HAVEN, Sec'r. . J. C. RIENSENHALL, Agent for Albany. Albany, January 8, 1870-18 . , , ; , THE EYES I THE EARS I Dr. T. JL. OOIaDEIV, ; OCUXJST AND ATJRIT, ? ALBANY, s : , OKEGON. ''mm. TV. OOI.DEN IS A S0ytFTHB f I I noted old Opthalmio Doctor, S. C e-Golden. , , , Dr. GOLDEN has had experience in treating tho various diseases to which the eye and ear are subject, and feels confident of giving entire satis faction to those who may place themselves under his care, , ' . -j Albany, April 10, 1899-81 y T . w.nt the rarv best CAB1NST Pho- ToaiiPHg, yon must call on BK.ADLE'S 4 RULOF80N, 429 Montgomery street, San Fran cisco,. "- 86 6m. . 7.R,19r 86 3,512.771 00 675, jOU Oil S. 342, 10ft 00 2,852,031 41 All' Policies non-forfeiting, and governed by the non-forfeiting law of .Massachusetts, Policy holders the only persons who receive d iv dcr ds iu this Company, which are declared and paid annually; first dividend avail able at the payment of the second annual premiums. All l'oliwes remain in force as long as there is any surrender value. XO FORFEITURES ! This old and popular Company, (the oldest Mo. tual Life Insurance Company in this country) insures at the low est possible rates. Ke ps constantly ; on hand a full assortment of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, CLOTHING. Hoots, Shoes, Haidware & Crockery, - ami a full supply of Ladies Famishing Embroidery, Fancy Goods, &c. also, a stock of THE BS T LIQUOR! for Medicinal purposes only. Always on hand a large stock of Box, Cooking and Parlor Stores ! and manufactures an kinds of Tin, Copper and Sneet-Iron Ware, nil of which arc offered at the- lowest rates for CASH R COUNTRY PRODUCE ! TTA- All kinds of repairing done, on short notice, and entire satisfaction warranted, at my Stove and Tin Store. : JULIUS1 GRADWOHL. Nov. 20-11 The stability of this Company, with its pn.t his tory, increasing capital and business, and the sat isfactory manner in which it has discharged its obligations in the past, are guarantees for the future such as far-seeing and careful men require in their investments. Persons generally, who thoroughly understand the workings of Life Insurance, are anxious to avail themselves of its equitablo provisions. Full information will be given to those who desire, at the Agency. Home Office, 39 tato Streot, Boston. Pacific Branch Offices, 303 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. : j : ;i -y- - . . j . , . Room 3,: Carter finildivg Portland Oregon, BVERSON & HAINES, General Agts. jrijsseIaIj &i:l.kiiv Agrts, ALBANY, OREGON. Albany, September 19. ISC8-2y CRAFTSMEN'S LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF . NEW TORK. IHJCIIA-jVAIV & ITI E A its, i" ' SmiAt. A6R9TTS fOU Oregon, and Washington, Idano and "Montana Territories, PORTLAND.. . ......... OREGON. " ' ? "y--- -"" -. f ' . r:::S' ' . k, ' Cash Plan, Low Rates, Strictly Mutual. All Policies NomForfeiting by their Terms. . ' No Restriction on Travel, Residence or -' Occupation. . ' Policies issued in Cold or U. S, Curren. ej, as desired. . . .. . ' . : ; . 1 No extra charge upon women. All varieties of Policies issued.' Large Cash Value" upon Surrendered Policies."- " "" '. oot3-5 13; S. MERBI1.I., Agent, , i J. Albany, Oregon. RATES OF TOLL - j OVER TIIE Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon Road; To Dejichuttes River: ' Four Horse or Mule team......... $4 50 Two .!?. " 3 00 One ..: 2 00 Ox teams, three yoke 4 60 For every additional yoke 50 Loone horpes, per head .......................... ' 25 '.' cattle, per head. ... 15 " sheep or hogs 3 Teams returning empty, half price. ' Pack animals, loaded... 50 " " unloaded 25 Horse and rider;... 4.. 1 00 To Kisli Lake : ' ! Four horse or mnle team, each way........... 3 Two " .. 1 " " .. " , . 1 One " " " 1 Pack animals, loaded. . " , -" unloaded.. ....' Horse and rider....... Ox team, three yoke .. 2 To Upper Soda Spring: Four horse or mule team, out and back...... 2 50 Two ... m , .. . 2 00 One .; . ; j go Horse and rider, " - 1 J ...... 50 Loose animals, " . . 25 Ox teams the same as horso teams. A. HACKLEMAN, W. W. Pabribh. Pres.' Stjc. ' - March 2t, 1860-2 ZISSIC C L I M AX KNITTER ! IN presenting the claims of this KETT KNIT TINU MACHINE to popular favor, wo aim at no more than a brief and candid statement of its actual merits. We confidently claim that the CLIMAX KNITTER is superior to all other ma chines in the: follwing respects : . . , . " - I i IJ Simplicity of construction and operation.' ' 2. Completeness and excellence of work. 3. Convenience of shape, sine and weight of machine. 1 . ".-.!-. 4. Durability of machine. . . , 5. Rapidity of work. ' 6. Cheapness. , - -iv C-t .- W;u..'; It is so simple in. its construction and in its werkings, that loss than half the time is required to learn to knit on it than on others. With it the children of ths household can do all the knitting. It is mad entirely of iron and steel. A man's sock ean be made in thirty minute. It makes the regular old . old-fashioned - knitting needle stitch or loop,, (with several others if desired) ;. turns the beel, making it of as good shape as by band, without any sewing ; narrows or widens, at the pleasure of the operator, and makes a per fect toe.- Any arUelo that ean ha knit by band, ean be manufactured on this machine. Persons who wish to see the machine in opera tion, are requested tc c all on the agent in this city. " 8.S. MARSH AM t BON, ; Agents for Oregon.' Albany, Ogn., Feb, 13. J870.-23 ( l . Linn county is the finest agricultural district in Oregon. It covers an area of eight hundred and seventy-seven square miles, or five hundred ' and sixty-one thousand two hundred acres, nearly four hundred thousand -of which are under cultivation... The soil is rich and pro ductive, especially adapted to- the culti vation of cereals. . Such a thing ns a total failure of the wheat crop was never known. All kinds of crops do well here. The county contains a population of more than eight thousand, casting a rot f near 2,500. The assessed valuation of prop erty foots up 2,960,004. Aluany, the county-seat of Linn county, situated on tho east bank of the Willamette river, about eighty miles south of" Portland," contains a population of over two thousand, and is one of the neatest and healthiest villages in the State. Its pleasant location ; tho high character of its schools, both public and private ; tho cheapness of living y its numerous and neatly finished houses of worship ; its proximity to the s health giving waters of mineral springs ; its nearness, also, to the Pacific .ocean, whose cool and bracing breezes all through the "heated term," refresh 'and invigorate her people; and the advantages which will accrue to the city when the ','Santiam Canal" or water ditch (which is to bring in the waters of tho Santiam river by a canal twenty feet wide by three and a half deep), is completed, furnishing an almost unlimited water power for manu facturing and other purposes, together with the completion of the railroad (from Portland, Oregon, to Sacramento, Cali fornia), will present an array of induce ments to all classes of people unequalled by any other point in Oregon. The railroad will certainly be finished to Al bany before Jauuary, 1871, connecting Albany with Portland. The projectors of the Canal are perfecting plans, and hope soon to announce the necessary stock subscribed to insure the success of the undertaking. Two of the best flour ing mills in the State, one run. by water, tho other by steam, with a capacity of two or three hundred thousand barrels of flour per annum, are Albany institutions. Among the industries in successful ope ration in, her midst, may be mentioned an iron foundry, two steam saw mills, sash, blind and door factories, one brick pork packing establishment, soap factory, a furniture manufactory, chair factory, two or more barrel factories, manufacto ries of wagons, plows and other agricul tural implements, blacksmith shops, etc. The:e are also a number of first-class dry goods stores, three grocery stores, one hardware store, three druggists, two deal cars in stoves, tin ware, etc., au'd two noteis. .Besides a nne uoiiece buiiain and a large District school-house, AlbaDy has the finest court house in the State with the exception of Portland. It' is built of brick, and cost upwards of thirty thousand' dollars. : Albany has kept steady pace with with the growth of the surrounding country, and is not, there fore, "over done." There are two weekly newspapers published in the city, repre senting the 'two political parties. The prospects of the city were never so bright as now, nor her people more cheerful or contented with the "situation." Lebanon, twelve miles southeast of Albany, is a pleasant and thriving village, possessing, among other attractions, a large and well conducted school, known as the "Santiam Academy." Each re curring year adds to the wealth and pop ulation of the village. , ; , - Scio, sixteen miles cast of Albany, situated in the "Forks of the Santiam," is probably the third town, in the county in point of wealth and population. . The Af, a sprightly little weekly, edited by Dr. King, is issued at this place.- , Peoria is southwest of Albany, on the banks of the Willamette, and contains a small but thriving community. -' - IIarmsbtj6o, containing a population of six or seven hundred, about, twenty eight miles, southwest from Albany, on tho Willamette river, is the second town of importance in Linn county. Ueownsville, nearly due south, has superior advantages in the way: of water power, and is fortunate in the '.possession of a stirring, business population. ' - ( Thero are several fine flouring and saw mills in the county besides these ' in Albany.- , Schools aro abundant j, bouses pf worship are to be met with in every town; the morals of the people' are equal to the best Eastern communities ; the; general health is good, and whea our railroads and other improvements, now under way or in .contemplation, are completed, givin g us choice of the markets of the world and free intercourse with, the "balance of mankind," Oregon- will possess advant ages equal if not superior to any of hor sister States, ;and,' Lisa will be -her .chief county. Linn County as a Grain Grower. -As showing what Linn county can do in the way of raising wheat and oats, we give the following extract from an address delivered' by lion,. A. J. Dufur, late President of the Oregon State Agricul tural Society, in sNew York city, last September, before the American Institute Farmers' Club : - ' " . . Allow me to cite some well authenti cated facts to prove tho fertility of our Oregon lands. . In Linn county, as Pres ident of the Agricultural Society of ' the State; I had the pleasure of awarding the premium to a-farmer who raised 82 bushels of oats to the acre, weighing, 43 pounds to the bushel; for the best 10 acres in oats, a premium for 78 bushels per ce, weight 41 pounds per, bushel ; for the best 10 acres of wheat,' showings 4.8 bushels per ."acre; and to another farmer a premium for a field of oats, measuring. 85 bushelsto the acre. "Singular" Accident. Two boys, with others, at the McFarland school house, about five miles south of this city, while engaged in a game of ball, acci dentally collided while running. Doth were thrown violently to the ground, and one of them, young Powell, had his collar bone broken. The other cscapedwith a few bruises. - " Incidents. During the , holding of church services a few "miles from this city on Sunday last, a lady was taken with congestive chill, and while friends were preparing to convey hor to her residence, a gentleman of the congrega tion fainted. " .1 It is mentioned as a ''painful fact" that the churches in." New York "are losing their hold on the people." It is said that from some oause there is a ynanifest' decline in church-going, and while almost all piacos of public attend ance are filled, even at s handsome ex pense, the churches are nearly empty. But one Protestant church in Brooklyn and one in New York are well' filled. The first is Beeeher's, and the other is John Hall's. The writer who aays this adds the follow i tig : "It . is a painful fact that the clerks and business men of this city do not care to go to church. The Sabbath is a day of festivity and of amusement. . This class, of course, needs recreation, and 1 believe that as a gener al thing it wilt be found church going business men sustain' their' cares and labors better than Sabbath-frolickers.-The churches endeavor to increase atten tion by having fine performers to do the musical part of the service, and this has . in some cases much more power than the preaching, but yet with all these ..efforts the-state of things it discouraging.',. ' t The New York Sun says that the Spaniards m Cuba are fighting for money -for an oppartuoity to pillage Cuba as they have for hundreds , of years . past. On the other hand, the Cubans are fight ing for freedom from a rule which de bases, degrades and ' insults their man- uooa; mat tne objects or tnctr endeavor arc self-government, the right to tLiuk, discuss and publish their opinions, polit ical, social and religous, the right to ed ucate their children' and the . right to disencumber themselves of the cursed in stitution of negro slavery. - Bloomincrton, 111., is excited over the finding - of the following note, picked up in the street, and Mr. C. is looked for with interest: Dearest C. -Your boots ' are inside the garden fence, at tbo soutbeast corner, under a piece of old carpet. Don't come any more, forlleaven'a sake. - The old man swears he'll blow the top of your head-off. . . Your affectionate B. , , San Francisco Directory; We have received from the publisher, ITenry G. Langlcy, a copy of the San Francisco Directory for the year commencing De cember 18G9. It is a book of over 800 pages, and contains, a complete encyclo pedia of information relative . to the growth and prosperity of the,city of San rrancisco, with a business directory. A young lady about . to be married insisted on . having a certain clergyman to perform the ceremony saying, "He always throws so much feeling into the thing; and I wouldn't! give a fig to be married- uulen it could be done in a style of gushing rhapsody I" . ; The house of Mr. llobert Linder, liv ing in Lost Valley precinot, Lane county, was burned with all its contents on tho Gth inst. ,; The family was absent from home at the ttme. The fire caught from, tho stove.. , . . . y , . i , . ' : -:' A correspondent of the Bulletin denies that the failure of the grain crops on the west side -of the can Joaquin is due to Imperfect farming, :but states that the rain fall has not exceeded four inches, and contends that crops cannot be raised anywhere with so little rain. , y ;; 'V Victor Emanuel has been breaking cut with the measles, erysipelas, and - scar latina, all ? within- few months, but--probably Would prefer several more such to one popular outbreak-- V ; .. A Cnneeticut Yankee has patented what he calls elongated 1 pad-plJtes ,d ajustable elastic bands, fw securing tho feature of a deceased person i their natural position. ' ' '. ' Illinois has now 6,000 miles of rail road Of which 5,000 -re open for bust ness), costing with their t. equipment, $120,000,000- ' i it',