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l)e (Oregon Cltgng. W. L. . SPITO t0 fSO-tltTOt. OMttOM OITZt SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1857. Ira Or. Mr. Jeme M. Moor hi laid upon our Ubl specimen of Iron ore, which have been recently taken from M in CVI.a m mountain torn twelve mile above Moors' mills ind about (wo mil" from the Tualatin river. The ore ha been tatted in a furnace, and it found to be rich, yielding; from forty to sixty per cent, of pure iron. The mine ii id to be ex haustlete, and ii to convenient to the Tusl tin river that It can be got to it bnnka with Ii tile expente. This being the case, w thall soon be manufacturing our own iron. We learn that ilio rtriA I now nearly all removed fiom the TuaUlin river, and the Transportation and Naviga tion Company will proceed lo put in a dam at Moore's mill and complete the work a early at practicable in the spring. R. II. Drongliton, Eq., ha opened a itore in Linn City, where lie threaten to atill goods on terma that will make it an inducement to fHrmera from the Plains to come to Lino City to do their trading. Mr. D. ia a man who ought to succeed well in any business. OCT By reference lo another column it will bo torn that a special election in tu be held in this city on the S3ih February, to tike the sense of the people on levying a lax for bringing water into the city for Git purposes. CO" The U. S. Mail steamer Columbia arrived at Portland on Monday morning latt. Through the kiuduestof J. X. linker, Esq., Agent of Wells, Fargo Si Co.'i Ex press, we received file of the littetl Cali fornia and Atlantic State paper. 03" J. W. Sullivan, as u-ual, hat tup plied us with liberal filet of 'be Intott pa per. (KT Father Matthew, the ureal Apostle of Temperance died at Cork on the O.li of December, aged GO. fW England hat declared war against Peraia on account of the latter'i persistence in waging war on Herat. The declaration hat created considerable dissatisfaction iu tome part of Kngland. ""HIllsbobo, Feb. 3, 1837. Mr. Editor notice the paper are apeaking of an organization just entered upon in the city of New York, styled the "New York Committee of Pacific Emigra tion." Now it would act-in that the bent withers of Oregon and California must hail this as a new era in our history, and of great promise to our rising country. We abould remember that the mere advent reri have already come to our const; but we need something more than adventurer. We need large immigrations, who e habile of thought and life are in fuvor of staid nd certain pursuits and turo and steady gains, rather than those who are moved by the prospects and excitement of sudden wealth, which have to often resulted in dis ttrotit and fearful consequence. And how thull they bo obtained, except we give to those prosing minds inch informa tion of eur rising Pucifio State as is cer tain and aure I Hw shall we obtain those multitudes of fixed mental characteristics nd habits, who may be relied upon in ev. cry emergency and for every useful work, rxcept we give them the fixed fact of this coast, and givo them also through such processes and channels at tdiull be in ac cordance with the mathematical certainties upon which they have thus far acted and will continue to act for lile I Now if ihe friend of our country will give to the pub lio auuh trustworthy information a is needed to secure large immigration, mid of the most valuable character, and in all the calling of life, what belter course cn be adopted than for such citizens as have returned from this coast, and now residing in New York, to organize ihemselves, as they have, into " a committee of Pacific emigration" I And when that committee appeals to ut for the organization of sub committees among ourselves, to act in concert with them, ought we not to answer by audi action a to fully justify llfir rightful expectation t And may not we, of our more prosing Oregon, keep fully up in this bushiest with our heretofore inure poetio lister Calfornia I If, Mr. Ed itor, the man who mad tlio first effort to aettU an American family in Oregon may be excused for suggesting a course of uc lion in thit everybody business, and con sequently nobody 'e, th. n I w ill propose the following, namely : that some, friend of Oregon, in each and every county of the Territory, aitoon a ho read this article, ait down and write a call to ihi edict : "The citizen of county, who may wish to aee the general public well informed touching the resource and advantage of thit country to settler in the various call ings of life, are respectfully invited income together on day in place, for the pur pose of taking such action as sh-li secure sub committee co-ra:ion fur our coun ty with the New York Committee of Pacific migration." And when tome half doten have tig ne d the cull, and will attend the meeting, then forward it to tome piper which circulates in that ooon'y ; and, hav ing gathered up tuch information touching th object be has published on the sub ject, go to the meeting with all who will go with him, and thr aecare, at least, some one or more whom his county can rely upon as affording reliable facts touching the availably opportunities and opening of each county and sicmuy to lh various elate of uwful inhsbitanls, so much needed for the development of th rich and abundant r.ourcn of this new and rising country, and who will alto stsnd in such correspondence and co operation In their behalf with the New York committee of Pacific emigration at shall be found appro priate and useful. Yours, Ac, J S. Gbiffin. Salem, O. T, Jan. 20, 1837. Mr. Editor Will you permit me to ssy to th friend of Zion that we organized Christian congregation the 4th Saturday in October last, by the name of the Freedom Duptitl Church. I auppose thia ia the first one on the Pacific coatl that recognizes in her covenant the great principle of human righ's. Since her constitution we Lava enjoyed continual refrething from the Divine pretence. The last meeting, just closed, wat one long lo be remembered ; six were immersed, and seven others were received, and four are yet waiting lo be baptized, Thit makes twenty-four received during the three meetings, and total number twenty. nine, and the prospect ia very flattering for many more. We a-k all those whom "Christ has made free" to giv glory to,Godnd pray for Freedom. Yours, in hope of immortality, William M. Davis. News from the Atlantic States. Loss or nig Electoral Vote of Wis consin In consequence of a furious snow ttorrn on the first Wednesday of December, the day fixed by law for the assemblage of the Electors of President, all communi cation with Madison, the capital of Wis consin, was cut off, and consequently the vote for President wna not cast upon that day. The Madison Argus it of the opinion that the elector cannot now legally dis charge their functions, and that the vote of the State it Ut. Huntington, the Wall street financier and forger, ha been convicted and sen (em e l to four yesrs and ten montha tin-pri-omm-nt in the State's prison. The II'n. S. It. Mallury hat been re elected United Stntca Senator for Florida by tho Legislature of that State, for the full term' of six yean from the 4th of .March next, when Lis present torn) ex pires. General Persifer F. Stuiih has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate to the Rrigadiership in the army, created at the last Congress. The sit ainship Texas left New Orleans on the 27th December for San Juan, with two hundred and fifty recruita for Gen. Walker. The Tennessee lift New York during tho samo week with a largo num ber of men and a supply ofstoret for the Nicaroguun army, butwatobliged to put into the harbor of Norfolk in disabled condition, Tho Jamei Adger was dis patched from New York to take the place of the Tennessee. The Florida War probablv Ended. General Harney has suspended hostilities ngainst the Seminole Indians in Florida, uniil he communicatee tho intentions of Government to them. AlTulluhassee it was believed the war would be concluded by negotiation. Tim New Territory. It is said the Committee on Territories in the House will report against the memorial of the inhabitant of Arazonn, asking the estab lishment of a Territorial Government. Speaker of tiir Missouri House. Robert Harrison, the ami Benton old-Hue whig candidate, was on the 30th ult. elected Speaker of the Missouri IIouso of Repre sentative. Tho vote stood for Harrison, 09; for Wilson, 52. Poitlation or St. Louts. The popula- ion of St. Louis, according to a census just completed, is 123,201. Total white popu latioii 122,313. Free colored persons 1,230. Slave l.fllO. Nicaragua. We have news from Nicaragua to the 24th December by the Panama Star and Herald. Gen. Walker had possession of Rivas with 800 or l'U)0 men. Nothing ia said of Gen. Uemiingsen, w ho by the last ac counts whs surrounded at Granada, and it i presumed that he had succeeded in join, iug Walker, from tho fact ef the latter force being so large. The most important move of the allies a yet, was inadu by the Costa Rican about the 2 2d of December. They had surprised and taken possession of all the frts on the Sau Juan River from the Lake to Grey town, together with the Utter place, and all th ttearoboats on the river and two of tho Lake steamer. Thi is the most ffrctive blow that ha been struck at Walker yet, and, unlet he can open and hold the Transit route ;in. so as lo gl assistance front th At Untie Siaiet, he will be compelled to Icavo the country. 0" The late census of Minnesota Ter ritory show the total number of inhabit ants to be 170,000. IMPttTANT FROM CHINA I Bombardment of Canton by the British Fleet I Participation of the American Fleet! Storming an-l Destruction of Sev eral Fort by the Americans ! ! 1000 CHLVESE KILLED I Owing to tome trouble with the Chinese luthoritiet at Canton about the lost of No vemher, the British and American fleet bomhaidd the city, and captured and des troyed several furls. The news wat brought lo San Francisco by ihe clipper ship Mary Whittredge, and is given below. The origin of the trouble seems to have commenced as follows, as stated from th Friend of China, of November 13th : Ity treaty, thould suspected criminals be on board vescl under our flag, it is in cumbent on Ibo Chinese authorities, if they wish to obtain them, te make application to the nearest Comul, that officer, on being tatisfied of the guilt of the parliet charged, at ence gives them up. That such sus pected men were on board Lorcha, reg istered a belonging to the port of Hong kong is admitted, but without making the prescribed reference, the Governor Gen eral of the Province directed that they should be seized. This was dene. The British Centul remonstrated and de manded their return to the vessel they were taken fiom. The Govornor General treated the application with contempt. The Plenipotentiary, by the Consul, then informed him that unless he did as was wished, and at onco apologizo for the in sult to our dignity as a State, tho matter should be placed in the hands of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour. To this the Gov ernor General replied by sending some of the men to the Consulate not to the ves sel. He averred afterwards that the ves sel in question was not British owned ; he had offered no insult to our flag, for that none was flying when she was boarded ; that his subordinate knew nothing about the treaty, ami, in fine, that he had com mitted no intentional insult and bad noth ing to apologize fur. ' All this may be as you say, in effect, re sponded Admiral Seymour, (when the re ply reached him,) but come, w hy not per mit mo to visit you at your official resi dence within the city and let us talk the matter over, face to face t This the Governor Gcnerul refused point blank, consequently it only remained for Admiral Seymour to pay tho visit without his leave. The Governor General was not at home. lie had retired to the Inner City and lo induce him to come out, a bom bardment was kept up on the public of. fices for one whole day and part of auother. This, too, was insufficient, so the Imperial Navy was destroyed, and finally the Bo- gus Forts taken. Seven hundred Chinese were killed. The British loss could not be ascertained. The following is tho manner in which the Americans wcro forced to take part in the afljay : On the 18th of November the American force were drawn into tho war by having a boat belonging to tho United Stales sloop of-war Portsmouth, with the American flag flying, and containing Cap tain Foote of the Portsmouth, and three other Americans, fired into several times from one of their forts, between Canton and Whatnpoa. Tho Portsmouth and Levant were towed up lo Whatnpoa, (the San Jacinto drawing loo much water to ac company thorn,) lo punish the insult, when three other forts in the neighborhood open ed fire upon tho vessels. This obliged our forces to capture the four forts, which they accomplished in three days, though with a loss of six men killed and eighteen wound ed. No apology being madoby the Vice roy for the original insult, Commodore Armstrong proceeded to completely destroy the forts, after which the vessels were to proceed up and nnchoroff theci'y, and co operate with the English. It is expected that the whole foreign trade with China will be stopped by the bombaidment of tho other four forts. The Viceroy of the two Kwangs has already ordered, through the Mandarins, that the people of Fnochow and Amoy cease trailing with the foreigner.- At Swnlow, a large depot for sugar and opi um, the foreigners have been obliged to flee'. origin of tub difficulty with tub amf.b- 1CANS. On Saturday, tho 13th November, says the China Mail, of November 21st, about half past 4 o'clock in tho afternoon, the siiip Portsmouth's six. oared pinnace, in which were Com. Foote, hi First Lieuten ant, Mr. Sturgis, and the Rev. Mr. Macy, was pulling up from Whampoa to Canton, and when abreast of the lower fort a gun was discharged at them, which fell across the bow little ahead. Mr Stuigis took the flag from the stern of the boat, stood up and waved it lo show th Chinese they wert Americans, and told the men to "pull away ii must have been mistake ;" but scarcely were the words uttered when a second bullet passed close to them, followed by shower of shrapnels, which dashed up the wster all around them. The men pulled ahead, and as soon a tbey pasted the second fort the party received from it the like treatment, the guns in the latter instance being, if poaible, better served, so that it wat a miracle how the party escaped. They did so, bowTr put about, and re turned to Whampoa, where they reported the circumstance to Com. Armstrong, and he promptly determined lo detlroy the forte, and then wrote to the Governor General what he Lad done, and hit reaiom for do. ing It, and intimating at the tame time hit contentment wilb the satisfaction lie had taken. In execution of this resolve, a boat was dispatched on Sunday morning to sound and ascertain whether the depth of water was sufficient to permit of the Portsmouth and Levant anchoring within a close distance of the furls; (he boat, in doing so, was fired upon, and one man kilhd, bis head b.ing taken off by a round shot. ' , CArTCRB OF THE FORTS BY THB AMERICANS. The future plan of operation having been agreed upon by the three Commanders, early on Friday, the Cum fa lowed the Le vant into a situation much nearor the forts, the barrier stakes alone preventing further progrett. The boats of both ships were then manned with a storming party, and tho capture ef the fort at the entrance of Fidler'a Bvach resolved on. At eight A. M., the Cum fa, (under the able direction of Volunteer Captain W. M. Robinei,) with the launchea and cutters in tow, started for the fort under cover of the Levant's guns, and in the face of galling firo from the three forts. The shots whistled and roared over and around her, but she escsped without injury to the ships un scathed, after having been exposed to a sharp fire for upwards of an hour, ami J the hearty cheers and congratulations of all hands. But not so with the boats, Au 8-inch shot struck the San Jacinto's launch, in chargo of Lieut. Lewis, of that ship, on the starboard bow, killing ono man in stantly, mortally wounding iwo, who died shortly afterward, and wounding two or throe slightly. The shot was a hollow one and after striking the bread bag in the stern of the boat, quietly reposed there ar.d remains captive to tho boat's com pany. The landing was cfT'ded without further trouble, and although the men had to cross a deep ditch up to their knees and somo to their waistbands, the stars and stripes were upon the fort in ten minutes. The landing party reached the fort with but ono man injured by a rocket from the retreating Chinese. The party entered tho fort at about 0 o'clock, and the work of destruction com menced. The buildings were all set on fire and destroyed powder and shot thrown into tho river, and everything burnable burnt. Suoh guns as could be burst were sent into fragments ; those that could not, were spiked, trunnions blown off and so defaced as to be made quite use less. This fort mounted forty eight guns, none of which were less than twenty-four pounder, and some as high as forty catties. Two of them were beautiful brass guns, which the landing party turned upon Ihe opposite forts with much effect to which, however the Chinese replied w ith vigor, but no loss however to the American side. The work of- demolition occupied till past noon, when it became necessary to take measures for further proceeding, and to capture the Island or Round Fort was then determined upon. Through the able advice of gentleman volunteer present, well bkillcdin Chinese warfare and local in formation, a plan was decided upon, and at about 3 o'clock P. M. the troops sailed out of ihe western gate, and, under cover of iho raised bunJ or road along tho river side, marching up to a point opposi'e the southern door of tho Round Fort, nnd in a lino of tho Square Fort, while the boats wore tracked up along the shore. While here waiting for the boats to come tip, somo Chinese soldiers made a sully from behind the hill at the Lob Creek pagoda, and discharged volleys of arrows and rock ets, but w ith no effect. They were speed, ily driven buck by tho marines and t he Portsmouth's howitzer, nnl niado good thoir retreat to Honam Island. By this time the boats had arrived at the embark ation, seeing which, the Chinese, troops in tho Round Fort, knowing that it was all up with ihein, speedily took to their heels, And tho forces landed without opposition at 4 o'clock p. m. Thus three or four forts were captured with the los of five killed and five wounded, on the boat and shore duty, and Iwo wounded on the ship. The Levant suffered but trifling two shots in her hull, one through into the berth deck, main stay shot away, nnd one thirty-two pounder materially injured by a round shot striking, the muzzle of the gun and splitting it to the muzzle ring. One man lost ihe calf of his log by cannon ball. This last fort contained thirty-eight guns, some of which were of enormous calibre, and the eastern embrasure of the approach from Whampoa was defended by verita ble leviathan gun, made of brass or cop per, eight inches in the bore and twenty Tour feel in length 1 its construction show ed marks of being recent casting, and up on an approved model. Everything ap pertaining to this fort waa destroyed at far as practicable but the work was not ac complished (here remained ono fortifica tion to be captured, and tho Chinese could be seen reinforcing it with powder and shot during the day, and showing every determination to maintain vigorous re istanc. The Commander determined upon their plan of operation; and by 12 o'clock at nit ht the Fidler'a Beach Fort was vacate, and the total force quietly bivouacking in the Island Fort About midnight the moon arose ; and although Chiuete aoidiers might be seen lurrying to and from the quare fort not tix hundred yards opposite, at four A. M , Saturday morning all hands called after few hours repose on the cold granite floor of the fort, and th separate divisions were ordered quietly into thoir respective boats. All preparation wore made by the dawn of day throe howit xers, with their crewa and ammunition, were stationed in the port of the north em side, commanding ihe square fort and at five hours forty five minutes the boats pushed off. As they opened out from the fort, the order was given to fire, and un der cover of the three howitzers, which kept up n withering fire of schrspnell up on ihe opposite fort, into its center, through the port holes, and upon the retreating troops, the boats touched the opposite shore after having been exposed to tho raking Are of eight guns, loaded with round shot and grape, and in fifteen minutes from the embarkation the flowery flag was upon the ramparts of their last strong hold. Although it wat a perfect shower of grape over, about and around them, the boat es caped. The Island Fort kept up a fire up on the retreating Celestials, until they were out of reach, and although they rallied once or twice and honored the victors with a shower of rockets, the advance howit zers drove them back several miles undor cover of the villages in tho eastern sub urbs of Canton. Tho rest of the day was occupied in the destruction of the two last captured forts, and ii is to be hoped that ere tho ships with draw they will razo them to the ground. They were defended by gunsef enormous calibre, say from eight to eleven inch, and the labor of destroying them in earnest caunot well bo conceived. Thoro were Barrier Fort, 33 guns; Fidler'a Beach Fort, 48 guns; Island Fort, 39 guns ; Square Fort, 41 guns; grand total, 165 guns', which are either totally destroyed or rendered unfit for further service. TJie fortifications were materially injured, by the ship's fire; and the loss of 105 guns, and the destruction of his most important defenses in the very stronghold of tho Empire, must teach His Majesty's Hon orable Member of the Privy Council, Mr. Yeh Ming Chin, a lesson of foreign diplo macy he will not soon forget. In continuation of our tale of the Amor can difficulties, we are told of letter having been sent to Yeh, requiring an ex plnnuiion. It w as Commander Armstrong, not Dr. Parker, that sent this Idler, and twenty-four hours were givru for a suit able reply". This period expired at eight A. M.of Thursday, but on hour before that the Americans commenced with a brisk cannonade on Napier Fort. This con tinued for an hour and a half or two hours, when the Chinese were driven out, nnd the United Stales marines and small arm men landed with a field piece at a l arnht a lit lie distance in the rear of the Fort two American seamen being shot dead as they were getting out of a boat, by the acti 'out al discharge of a comrade's rifle. Here they were met by some thousands of "braves,' hardly with what might be call ed resistance, however, as none of the Americans were hurt. Tho havoc among the Chinese, on the contrary, is said to have been awful. Flags had been pre pared by the men before landing, on which were inscribed the words " Remem. ber Mullins," (tho leadsman first shot) and there was ne quarter from tho hands of his infuriated messmates. With the tak ing of this Fort the day's wo. It ended. ' Yeh's reply was sent to the American factories n little before noon. In its tone, it is said to be most conciliatory and respect ful. Tho American", Yeh says, were told some weeks ago they had better go away from Canton, and he was under the im pression they had left. In any way, their boats had no business under the Forts and, in short, it served them right to be shot at. Yeh had no apology. Yesterday morning the a' tack was made on Ilowqua's Fort. Firing continued for about half an hour only, and was prompt ly returned by the Chinese defenders, one shot killed two and wounded right in one of the Portsmouth's boats. It was believ ed, when the postal steamer passed Wham poa last evening, that the work was com pleted, the three forts were captured, and American revenge satiated. Friend of China, A'ov. 22c. . teh's declaration of war. "Now, the barbarian rebels have raised disturbances, attacked our heavenly dynas ty, destroyed forts, burning ships and mak ing war on our city. The anxiety on this account has enteied our very bones and marrow, aud your united wrath, too, has been aroused. Now I have received the Imperial command ' firmly to hold and res olutely to fight and maintain the war from the public treasury, to blockade the river and tea, and sweep out every fragment.' You must on behalf of the Emperor, exert your strength as brave soldiers, in order that not a fragment of the foreign robbers may remain." Russia a.nd England. The British oewi thowi with what extreme jealouiy the English people look upon the gigantic railway tchemes set on foot by the Czar, whereby he proposes to connect the most distant parts of his empire, on its western frontier, with each other, for military pur pose. Capitalists on the continent are asked to invest in the scheme ; but they are cautioned on the other id not to furnish funds for project to which patriotism and profit are alike opposed. ft The iron trade very dull in Eng land, owing to the failing off in the de mand from this country. Th Revolution m Chin Rev. W, P. A. Martin, an English missionary t Nlngpo, China, has published an intelligent account of Chine affairs. The rcvolu. tionary parly, In whose ultimate succes be tee great hope of material and anclaL progress, he says are si ill gaining upon the Tartar dynasty, plucking from ihtm one city and province after another, and making sure tho ground gained by ample defence and improvement! in government that, cure tho firm allegiance ef the people. Mr. Martin expresses great mortification that so many Americans and European Lava n. lertd the service of the old dynasty against the insurgent. The Emperor ha recently called into hi service seven wild tribe 0f Mangols, but this only exasporates and a), icnates bis own tuhjocts. Mr, Martin i confident that the dominion of the Montha sovereigns is about to expire, and predicts that its overthrow will introduce a new era of progress, and bring China into inter course with tho rest of the world, to iht great advantage of oommerce and th spread of knowledge and Christianity among tho Chinese. Statistics of 1950. Twenty. two men have died during the year over 100 years old, and the aaine number of female, A slave woman in Virginia attained tbe age of 127; another in Louisiana 124, and one 120. The number of steamboat accident ia our lakes, rivers and bays, which bavt been attended with loss of life, or injury to persons, is 29. The number killed 335, and wounded 127. , During tho year just expiring thirty revolutionary soldior Lave died. The number on the pension list in July last was 514. 237 fires have occurred, where the amount of property destroyed has been estimated at, and over 820,000. The ag. grrgate lost ia set down at $21,159,000. If the amount of property destroyed by firea where Ihe loss was under 920,000 were added, ihe total would probably reach twenty-five or twenty tix millions of dol lars. Tho number of human lives lost by fires during the year, is 193. The above we find in the Journal of Commerce. . . The Moamenlh lutaolt Trt4y. The startling tragedy at Monmouth, Illi nois, some weeks since, in which young man killed two brothers, to w hose sister he was engaged to be niariied, hat excite d iu extraordinary decree of public interest. The particular of the affair are thus giv en in tho Aurora Beacon, as furnished by a reliable gnlleniau who was iu Monmouth at the time : Mr. Willium Crozier, very respectable young man of Monmouth, man of good character, good morals, and a member of ono of the churches, became deeply at tached to a daughter of Mr. William Fleming, of the sunie place, which attach ment was strongly reciprocated. But alas for the young man, although possess ed of on excellent charne'er, he was poor. This was sufficient to array tho father, who was reputed to be wealthy, and tho sons against him. They all bitterly opposed his expirations for the hand and heart of the young lady, and snuuht every oppor tunity lo show their feelings and express their contempt for the poor young man. It is reported that ho had been accosted by the old man Fleming oven in the streets; and taunted with his want of wealth. "Ah! young man, you are getting op in the world ! you would like to marry olJ Fleming' daughter, and get some of old Fleming's money, wou ldn't you I" The young man, stung to the very quick of his sensitive soul, Would put up, in si lence, w-ith the graceless insults, and not taunt back again, restrained by ihe deep affection for the daughter. To stifle, if possiblo, tho love of tho yosng lady, her father determined to send her away to Pennsylvania, so that, by absence and dis tance, he might estrange ber acknowledg ed aff ction for the young man. In accord ance with this resolution, she was sent, but on taking the cars she was heard t express her intention yet lo marry Mr. Crosier, in spite of the unkind efforts of her friends to prevent it. After the young lady had been gonosome time, there were some movements on the part of Crosier, which led the Flemirgs to suspect that he intended lo follow her to the seclusion tbey had provided for her. This led to the hor rible tragedy. On Thursday morning, December 1U Mr. William Fleming, with Lis two sonsi Henry and John, and a lawyer, wb was employed by them for the occasion, pro ceeded to the Baldwin House, In Monmouth where young Crozicr boarded, and be tween the hours of eight and nine in th forenoon, requested an interview with bio t hit room. He went with him at requeu ed, and when he had entered the room th elder Fleming locked the door. Then they remained our iuformant said, f'm about 0 o'clock A. M. to 2 P. M locked in. During the time they were tho lock ed in, every tffbrt was made bv tbe Flem ings, both father and eons, afid by th lawyer, to induce Crozier to ign ch writing as they ahoold dictate, renonnci'nf the young lady io quettioa forever. Th he retolutely refused lo d in spit w threata and persuasion, which were free ly osed. A ort of eompromie writieg wa finally agreed opon and aigned, which wa aatitfactory lo the father but not th ons. They declared they would have I