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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1874)
P. N. Ofti ml lP" W Oiwjrwi. SATURDAY. APKHj 11. 1B74. PendU'tyn MU arc clamoring for $ photograph gallery. ftmaoi say a newspaper will soon be Kuril at tokrand. Oysters and tisli are brought di rect from tlie bay to Corvallis. . : The Plmnrkalt r has tilled out, gone up the Sam and stopped. The Corvajlis lass i.auti are preparing for a concert. . - Howlh-wamp6, a big chief, U sojourning in Pendleton. The assessed value ot property in I'raatiila County in 1S72 was $99x590. in Peach trees are iu lull bloom, and gardet ing of all kinds has com menced at the Dalles. Last weeK Postmaster Hanna, at Corvallis, issued 47 money orders aggregating over $1,600. The Library Association i f Eu gene City is under headway AH it lacks of being a sucoe is nooks. There were seven interment m i the Odd Fellows' Cemetery, Salem, during the month last passed. On the 2d "Lady Mac" trotted fire miles in thirteen minutes, over the Oakland, California, course. At Philadelphia on the 2d a saloon keeper was convicted under lh Sunday Liquor Law the first caae under the new law. The Cky Council of Philadelphia, on the 3d instant, passed the one million dollars appropriation bill by acclamation. About eight feet of what was once the body of an oak tree, now stone, was recently taken out of the Boise river. John Hailey, of Idaho, bas a band- of jJlO-,0001 sheep. A great many have died dnring-the Winter, bat not near as many as at first re ported. 1 . A. number of McMinnville young folks, while returning from a party after dark a few nights since, insist ed that they felt an earthquake. That's too thm. A restaurant keeper of Salem fed ljia boarders on saw-dust tarts on 4be lstiust. They have been drink ing water since, in order to float the lumber, out of their stomachs. Two deer-antlers locked in a sim ilar manner to those portrayed in "The Combat" wer found near Idaho City a tew. days siuce. The skeletons of thaaniBotis were also in the position where they fell. Late., news from Caspar mines say that miners ate making from $12 to $30 per day to the hand. There are between saves and eight hundred men at the mines. Weath er mild. Williams, cashier, ot the Conne utville, Peon., X atonal Bank, has bean arrested. , An , wsamjeation of till books shows a, dedication ot 127,000, besides $4,709, reported stoles recently caufirma-tie saspv- aioQ that the UlUgsd.rabbtry of the feapk some time-ago waovised WJJwaa tfettm bit ljeeujatidna. 1 I From Wasti ngton it is stated' that inflationists bave abandoned their etlbrts to secure 8200,000,000, or an illimitable increase, and the general impression is that the House will concur in the 846.000,000 ac tion. A law bas pass 1 the Illinois Legislature providir that any per son adulterating milk with water, chalk, or other substa-nce, and sell ing the same, shall 1 fined not e.v coed ing fc'oO. and imprisoned not ar. Dabney G, Jones, convicted of murder at Olympia, was sentenced to the Penitentiary lor twelve years at hard labor. In th? absence of a Penitentiary he was sent to the Coui.ty Jail, where he will wear away the allotted time, unless he escapes. On the 3d instant, Nesmith nnde a strong argun ent before the House Committee on Railways and Canals in favor of the bill to aid in the construction of the Portland, Dalles & Salt Lake Railroad, and the Committee agreed to report favor ably on said bill. The bill provides that the Government shall guaran tee the interest on the bonds of the Company to the amount of 810,000 per mile in Oregon, for which the Company is to transport the I'nited Stotef) mry Mipplieg) eU free of charge forever. The Benton county Independents have made the following nomina tions : Senator -E. Hartless; Hep. resentatives Bird Wells, James Bruce, A. K. Sorter; County Judge, J. HaUer; Clerk, J. Cau tboru; Sheriff, X. II. Newton; Treaeurer, Wallace Baldwin; Com missioners, John Harris and B. Wood; School Superintendent, A. R. Brown ; Assessor, James Thunn. The delegates to Slate Convention are : Johnjlarris, N. H. Newton, E. Hartless, A. G. Mulkey, B. R. Biddle and Louis Wilson. The Independents bave made the j following nominations in Marion county: State !senators A. J. HunsakcT (Dem.), J. W. Grim and D. Payton (Reps.); Representatives B. F. Harding, W. P. Pugh a..d Charles Miller (Dems.), and Henry Smith, W. L. Eastham ami John Minto (Reps.); County Judge Wro. Waldo (Dem.); Sheriff G. S. Downink (Dem.); Clerk Jason Royal (Rep.); Treasurer C Wood worth (Rep.); Commissioners F. It. Smith (Rep.) and Pendleton (Dem.); School Superintendent Wm. Simpson (Dem.); Surveyor John Newcome (Rep.); Coroner D. W. Prentice (Rep.) Delegates to the State Convention were also elected. The stage which left Eureka, Nevada, on the night of the 3d, for PaUsade, was stopped about one mile from town by two men, one of whom had a sack drawn over his face. The coach was in charge of, Sampson, who endeavored to rem up the team when guns or pistols were presented at him, but the hdrses became trightened at sight of the robbers and sped ion ih spite of him. One shot wai fired at the driver, but fortunately with out effect, save to increase the speed' of the team. The authorities bad no definite knowledge aji to the. highwaymen. WongChiijFoo WM.'qjtynaU ed at ,Dfltroit,,oa thais Ha claims to be the fin Chupimitni to rwounoe lVgjanoe,to tljft Empire The Austin (Nevada,- JieoMe of April 1st, bas the following terrible story: Ln .in Dietrich ()s- terhaus' who came this evening-: from Smoky valley, we get the pari. ticulars of a dreadful liagedy which occurred in that locality on Sunday ! i alxmt 1 o'clock. Osterhaus' near- est neighbor was a (iemian named Christian Kckstein, and has lived ih the valley for the past two years, occ.pving with his wife and (wo' ,, i i-t children, aged two and three years suiall stone cabin on a patcli ot hsiv land. Of late Kckstein and . ,, nm nu wile mnWmW trequenuy owmg to the husband sjealousy i ji lie " . . i a vounsr man named .Norton, who was herding a few cuttle in the I I J rM. :. -I. oe.gouo, oou. i ue u, uw, P " " ,k attention to the quarrels ot the pairas they bad become oi wo frequent occurrence to be noticeable. Kckstein was k,,ow.aolx. naturally ofa quarrelsome disposition, and bad made tre(,uent threats that he would kill both Norton and h.s wne, hut none of the people in the vicinity entertained suspicion that be would carry his threats into execulion. On Sunday last Oster- haus had occasion to pasf -Eckstein's cabin ritb his team, and noticing an unusual stillness hung abont the place, halted his team and knocked at the door ot the cabin. His sum- mons meeting no response, lie was about to remount his wagon, think- ing the family had gone to town. By an impulse for which he can't account, be took a second thought j and pushed open the door, when a horrible sisrht met his eaze. On the floor lay the half nude body of Mrs. Eckstein covered with blood, her features backed beyond re- cognition, the skull being cut al- most in twain. At her feet lay her two little girls with their heads nearly severed from their bodies, Across the bed lay the bodies of two men clasped ia the embrace of death. They were the bodies of Norton and Eckstein. In the hand of the latter was clutched with the vice-like grip of death, a large bowie knife covered with blood, and by the side of Norton lay a large sized dragoon revolver, four chambers of which bad been dis charged. The terrible sight nearly paralyzed" Osterhaus, who for a short time was almost incapable of action. As soon as lie came to himself, be aroused the neighbors, among whom the wildest excite ment prevailed over the affair. A Justice oi'tho Peace was summoned from Ophir Canyon, but up to the time our informant left no verdict bad been rendered.. He gave his testimony on the inquest, but ur gent business in this city necessitated his immediate departure. He prom ises further particulars on his return home. Eckstein was a man about 45 years of age, and his wife about 23, She is represented as having been quite handsome. Norton was a young man about 25 years ot age, and a native of Missouri. The following is a telegram from ran Bernardino, Cab, dated April 4th : In Spadra' yesterday forenoon about 10 o'clock a man named Lillie shot and killed the Rev. B. F. Standifer. Tbe facts are as follows. Mr, Lillie had written a letter to Mandlfei , which so enraged him that be armed himself with a cowhide and repaired to a saloon, where be found Lillie. Approach ing him, Manditer asked him it lie wrote that letter, Lillie replied in the affirmative, when Standifer struck him on tbe, forehead with the butt end of the whip, knocking bim down, and when he got up struck him agam. : Ullie drew Ins pictol aiMi, tired at his -antagonist, the.ball Ukng .eJbcV; in the left shoulaet whereupon , Standifer struck him again and -Lillie 'tired a swjond trmeVsbootiripim throtM the heatt'lrnd'kiljlnglifm insriiitly, WW the- stage ' letVJ i !otoTter,( reairntf at Spat Was m wstincaxron OI)lteWt;., WoflbrftatlflIg F. H. Smith, one of tte Indian' Commissioners, reached Cheyenne from Red Cloud Agency on the 4th. The other three have returned to Spotted Tf. Agency. He says the actual number ot whites, killed since January 1st, by Indians, six. He report that the troops at both : Agencies am unmolested ; that at j Sotted Tail Agency, especially, friendly relations with Indians exist. LlN councils at both Agencies, with . , , , ... - , . , n,,.,,,., Arf,li& ' 1 ' r- and Cheyeimes have registered, ai.d )ft.- Red coiul , aud Lr thousand lirale Sioux are at Spotted Tail Agency, and are expected to register next week. The Commissioners say the situation m . . (MLttWlghed been exaggorateil. ; f otllw smiws say the ;c,oniissioiiers )hvc p ; bul d : as the ass n. , diam m J I j " ' 3 I Inspector Murphy, of Jersey Xity, returns from Matamoras without , Hamilton, the defaulting Treasurer, Ile QQni " has all lll0 stoien k " , a. ,, 41 . I bou(ls and "flr8 tu thm at less tban one-tlnrd their value. Hamil- j ton is destitute of everything .V lively race took place ljetwecn ! tfie steamer Alice and the willam ettc Chief on the upper river a few ; . inc Alice provea ner 1 -. n-M. & i- 11 i superiority by showing the Chief the color of her wheel The hard times ball at Olympia js & t)e rage, Everybody is - ag ch q c08tume ig j nnL!ai7 j ' J' . , t j por a blind man a pair ot of aifferent numbers, Thomas I . ... ' , T McDermott, of Providence, R. I., languishes in jarl tor ninety days. A malicious person says that cotton sheets and newspaper sheets are alike in the respect that a great many people lie in them. A. WHEELEK. C. B. C. P. 1101'GE. WHEFXEB. A. WIIEEI.KB ft (W., SHEDD, OREGON, Forwarfling&Coiamiss'ii Mercliairty. Poalers tn Merchandise and Prodnee. A pood assortment of an kinds of Goods al ways in store at lowest market rates. Agents for sale of Wafrom, Grain Drills, C(dcr Mills, Churns, Ac., Ac. CASTI paid for WHEAT, OATS, PORK, BUTTER, EGGS and POULTRY. tOIfFBWIOSN OF AN INVALID, Published as a warning and for the ben efit of Young Men and others who suffer from NERVOUS DEBILITY, LOSS OF MAXHOOD, ete,, pointing out the moans of serf-cure. Written by Nathaniel My ftlr, Esq., who cured himself after under going considerable quackery, and mailed froeon receiving a post-paid directed en velope, by the publisher, DR. JOHN M. IUGNALL, 25m8 11 CMnton-St.3rooklyn, N. Y. FOUNDRY. ALBANY FOUNBRY. And Machine Shop, A. F. CHUBBY Proprietor, ALBANY, OREGON, MBHfaciare8 Steam Engioes, Flour and Saw Hill Hachln- ry WOOD WORKIXG; :'i V ' ;'. And AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, And ail, kinds of- DRY GOODS. ETC. ft n s i r t - 2 ft ST O n SB 3 S 3 1 8S 5 P;,$5fS3 Mil u- My ha i- ft S - S t - Mdr M 9 I) 3 j i o aftsH H O 3 W 99 H S3 i 0 e in m. ft i n mm Ku s s 1 S1 w 5j t f 0 0 1 ! H " 1 M M 2- w m v 5 n w.Zjli ail IB n- lite er W S M 3 ft o DRUGS, ETC. A. (MOTHERS & CO. Dealers in CIIE3UCAU), OILS, PAINTS, DYEH CtLASB, I.illV KH ., All the popular PATENT HEDICltfES, FINE CUTLKRYt OltiARS, TOBACXX), sonom PERruncBV, dTonet'.GMMta. Particular care and promptness given Physicians' prescriptions and Family Boo A. CARQTHERS A CO. Albany, OregoiMvS Harder in Albany HASNE VER YET BEEN KNOWN, AND ho threatening of it at present. Death Is a thing which sometime must befell every son and daughterof the human tun i-Uy-; and yet, At tbe Hid-da) ; Of yonr life, if diaeaselays bis vile hands npon-n, t here is still "a balm In Gllead," by which you may be restored to perfeet health, ami prolong your dayBtoamlracu- -louaextiuiit. How? By calling on B. ..HILi &, SO, With a prescription, where yon can haTe It oomitositded by one eqiorienoed in that parHcularllne. Also, constantly on hrtnd aoodrawoEtawnt. ot fresh dtng. patent miSdiclnes, chemicals, pamtt,lHs, dye tnlft,.truMt, etel Agents for the Celebrate Vnk Weed ReiiMdy , Or, OrogoB BhDmmtie Oufe-i Dr. D. Jay nt A Sons' medicines, etc, J8ptor POHiflve ami NegativelPawtltiW kept In stock. Also agents tor the , nM KhHta arwr nm4uw, r -rr iini ,. , 'win nu i,.u i