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. Ije rcjou SVrgu0. W. I. ADAMS, KIITO AND forlltTO. O&BOOXV CITY I SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1859. To the Republicans of Oregon. There will be rDVnll. u ofthu r.epub'ieaisiof UreguO at SAL1-.M, on I m asusr, nil I H'kntv riMT DAT of AraiL, 1H.".U, for Hi puriioM of noin Inning a Dcirgale nr Keprttsentiilive to (.'oniress, and fr ths purpose of trniiiaciinj men elhei bun teas m may com before the Convention, The Committee siiiriresl that Ihe followinr appor tionment bo adhere.! . to In electing dek faio: Curry 1, loos 1, Jncksou 4, phiue if, Liou- flu 4, I mpqun 3, Lane b, l.nin 0, llinion 4 Polk 4, Yamh II I, M ir on 7, Cuickainas A, Wash ingtnn 3, Multnomah 4, Colunib a 1, Clatsop I Tillamook 1. ami Wosoo I. The Committee also earnestly ropiest that a full and complete orpaniuilion of (lie Kepublicnus be peift-cted in every county at an early day, anil that the chairman of each county eouimiiu-e im mediately Mini hi name ami poet-offiee address to W. C. Joiinwn, Clerk of the Central Committee, at Oregon City. V. T. Matloti. 1 W. C. Jutixsu, I Rep I Holmes, 1 Ce 1,. II. Wakefield, f Com W. L. AOAMS, ) Jan. S3, 1859. Tk War aaoat Ike HeettoealWls, The sectionnlists in Oregon seim to be partaking of tliu Rime spirit of animosity and schism that bus taken possession of the party cast. Just now the party threatens to split on Jo Lane. The organ at Sulem lias carried the niujority of the- party with it, against Lane, (thut is, as near as we can judge from what we sec), w hile Lane's friends coustituto a formidable minority. Of course, the quarrel involves no princi ple any further than tho ' dues' which ' hot) est men' are said to 'get when rascals full oat.' The Times of last Saturday contains a three column article- exculpating Lane, and a bogus correspondence signed ' Mt, Hood,' pitching into tho organ at Salem. To show how the war wages among the ' harmonious' wc make ait extract from the Times correspondence " You have, no doubt, marked with regret the course the Statesman has seen tit to adopt in re- c id to our Delegate and first senator, General Some three yean ago, the Democratic Standard was read out of the party for the ' hole sale traduction' of Democrats. Now we submit the record and charge that the Statesman bos ex hibited far more tore-headed nett than the Standard ever did tu the palm' est days of ' Aluiizo the A leer- ine.' Where has its maledictions been bestowed for the last six months ? Principally upon members of the party which have warmed aud nourished a viper iu its busoin only to bo stung for its favors Hostile to the Admin strahon : hostile to Us offi cers, and hostile to the chosen representative of the people who never yet has betrayed a trust; it has aided with the most virulent of tlie opposition ; it has furnished it with ammunition ; it has repealed its groundless charges, ami to be brief, it if an on- fttitien paper on tlie most vital points. And this opposition cumes with a very bad grace from that source. NotninsteU to one of the best omces in tlie gift of our young State, he was barely elected, hav ing boon a dead weight to ihe ticket as the record shows; and now ha uses his position to blacken other servants of the people. Lelaiid, although he had received no reward, was deemed ungrateful to back-b to bis friends, hnw much more ungrateful is he who has not only been nourished but nam pered and honored,. thus to malign those who have nourished: ana Honored n m.' Hero we have the Times opening on tlie Agent as a 1 sorehead,' a 1 viper,' a ' dead might to the ticket' he ran on for State Priuter, one who is publishing an 1 opposi Hon paper to malign those who pampered and honored him' '' We give one more extract: " Now lis only hope is in the di virion of the Democracy of Oregon ; anil it is with regret that we notice its recklrss headway. In the last issue we notice that it adopts the tactics of Lelandsin In 4 Peter' and 'Joshua' correspondence (they came Trom the same corner ol yunkee land nnd probubiy learned the same system of taction) and writes fire beaded eorrenpundriiec fur his own paper, in which ho tuduliics iu the ' wholesale traduction' of (leu. Lane in a very chaste style, nnd in it lis is bidden to give him (lien. Lane I his.' nut wo are sorry to say that the Statesman is not only tare-head d In regard to Gen. Lane, but also in regard to the Administrjtiou." Wo are glad to see these rascals fulling out, and shall be amused when Ncsmitb, 'our futlier-in-hiw,' and all the other 'sore heads,' are kicked out of office by the Ad ministration at tho instance of Jo Lane, for ' violating the time-honored usages of our party' and trying to break down tlie Dem ocratic organization. Leaked Out. Tho last issue of the Sa lem organ contains over two columns devot ed to reviewing Lane's political career, and showing him up as even worso than we have ever said ho was. Wc have nil the time known tlmt there was something per sonal behind tlie curtain tlmt was the real ' root of bitterness' between these unmiti gated dough-faces. Among other charges made against Lane, is tlmt he permitted a coiiinii.ss'oucr to be uppoiutcd by Congress to enquire into about $300,000 of 'just In dian Department claims,' because Nesmith didn't worship him (Lane). We hear that letters had been written by Lane to various persons denouncing-the Agent previous to his editorial attack on Lane, and that the object was to forestall the influence of Lane before his enmity was made public. Take it all in all, the fight is a rich one, and shows that the sectionnlists here as well as iu the States ore fulling to pieces over the bone (pny) thnt the wltole mangy lit ter is wanting to gnaw at. Iu the mean time, we predict that the people here as there will quietly full into the Republican ranks, and let these snarlers light otit their own battles. Still Cbowixo. Now that the scction alists have by the influence of schools and presses been completely routed in almost every connty in almost oil the Northern States, except perhaps a few such localities aa tho 'Five Points,' 'Egypt,' aud the Burnt District, the sectional organs are e xultingly parading the almost entire ote of these 'Points' for sectionaliinj, and shouting that ' the pros-cU for a demo cratic triumtib in I860 are truly encourag ing.' We showed lust week from the ccn ias of 1850 that in three counties in Egypt where, out of 8,220 votes cast, only 10 were for Lincoln, there art 101)0 adult who can neither read nor write. These vo ters are mostly poor whites who emigrated from West Teunessee aud lluiicoiubc coun ty, North Carolina, and a little anecdote, relating to a tribe of Andersons, who hailed from Uuneouibe when they settled In Muriou comity, Indiana, will give some idea of the intelligence of this unfortuiiato race: Mrs. Anderson had company one day soon after they settled in ' Inde-yminy.' Having heard that her neighbors used tea (an arti cle she had never yet seen), she concluded to be 'fasliionate,' and sent ' So-cra-ti,' a lubberly youth, to the store for half a pound. When the tea arrived, Mrs. A. put on Iter pot, and, after nearly filling It with bacon, cabbage, and carrots, she poured in the tea, and boiled tho whole together. Slio of course had a very 'fushionute' dinner, and tho conversation of tho Andersons while they were dispatching it no doubt turned upon the deplorable fact that the ' blcck re publicans were trying to devote wrgers to tho level of white men.' The Assault ea Drier. On Saturday, January 22, the dny the Legislature adjourned, a row occurred in tlie Legislature between Lnsatcr of Marion and Dryer of Multnomah, editor of Iho Or- egoniun, which tenuinuted in a store on Main street half an hour afterwards, much to tho damage of our old friend from Mult nomah. Owing to our absence during the whole of lust week, and owing to the con tradictory statements afloat in regard to it, nothing was said about it in the Argus till now in order to get at the fuets. From the published accounts of it in the Doctor's or gan and tho Oregoniun, as well as from verbal" statements, it seems that on alterca tion took place iu the Houso about twelve o'clock between Lasater and Dryer, about the truthfulness of tho Oregoniun's reports of legislative proceedings Lasater charg ing that tiny were unjust and false, and Dryer affirming their correctness and much severe language was used by both parties, duriiur which, Drver told Lasater that the House was no place to settle the mutter, but he would settle it elsewhere in any n ay Lasater chose, ' from a raw hide to a twelve pounder,' and that he didn't take a chal lenge from a ' braggart,' (some say a ' black guard.') At this, Lasater said, 'He is a liar and a blackguard, and he knows it,1 whereupon Dryer threw un inkstand at him, hittiiijr him. Lasater then rushed upon him, aiming a blow at his head, which Dryer dodged, and the combatants were separated, when the House adjoumcd. Here we copy tho Oregonian's account of the finale of tlie matter: " Muru thau half au hour had intervened, when, at wc were quietly passing down the principal street iu company wi.h Air. Vusermsn, of this city conversing upon other matters, and entirely unsus pecting an attack, we were met by Mr. Honhum, of Ma: ion, and Melnimh, of Linn, who, upon meeting us, halted. Instantly Lasater, who was in their rear, but close behind, rushed bein-ecn them nnd trued us by Ihe throat, at the same time plant ing a heavy b ow upon our forehead and rushed us into the door of a store, where we bo'.h iell upon some opere I tuoj bolus, Lnsuter on top, still g'A"p- mg our throat Aner a Tew b'ows he uiwrced the thun-.b of his right hand into our left eye, and furcid it almost entirely from its Bucket. At this time, by a de p -rale or superhuman elllirt, we relented his grasp from tlie throat, and h:s thumb Trom Ihe eye, und fell fl.it upon tlse floor. Laatcr then se zed by the hair and atteinpled to gouge our other eye our, which tve prevented by turning our face close to the floor nod locking our (intern and press ing our li ;i ii Jh close to our eyes, Af;or several fruitiexs ciTuiLs lo insert his thumb into our r elit eye, he again commenced pouuding us on the back of the head with his H4. " While 1 1 this was going on there were a arge number of things in the shi.no of nun, but whom wo then nnd now, denounce as cowardly rulliaiM and dogs, crowded aiouuil, who prevented Mr. Wosnennuu the only friend mar us, Mr. Wut- son of Juckson, who came across the street, and Mr. Sliartlo, who came from a baib.r simp near by, from renlcring us any usnis'ani e. 'The only aid nnd comfort we had was the vociferous yells of 1 dive him hell,' 1 Dig his damned ryes out, 1 Co in, Lnsatcr,' eic. ' After wo suninved they m'glit be satl-ficd with the bca'ing they had given us, we rerpiested that he should be taken oft', which was done, as we leain, by those kind and hu:nnne hands who ha I kept our friends from interfciiug, mid who suppos ed, no doubt, true or both of our eyes were entirely f-ouge.l out of iho r sockets, and that ample justice lud been dono to gratify their We re ceived several severe kicks on the buck, sides an I head whiie Lasater had us down, pounding, chok ing ant gouging us; but as those close by, who were yelling, ' Oivo him hell,' &.C., ny nobody touched us but Lasater, and as we couldn't see very well at the time and don't know who did it, wo nre w illing the pub.ic shall judge of their ver acity." Lasater's friends deny that any person touched Dryer but Lasater himself. We mvo seen no person but that severely con demns the manner of tho assault, even among those who say that ' Dryer deserved decent whipping.' We think that tho community generally denounce tlie thing as a gross outrage. ' Legislative Haaaert. We hope that the recent row in the Le gislature will have a tendency to correct the manners of a number of our legislators, should they ever be returned. During a day's visit to this august assemblage, we set down the conduct of several members in their debates as anything but gentle manly. We heard members use language toward one another that in most countries would not havo been tolerated, and the only wonder with us is that a dozen fights had not come off instead of one. We lay it down as a rule that no man ought ever to insult another by the use of hard epithets, and never commence an assault. If be A. Bs. V. 1.... t.:......ir uuw bu, uo ja iiiiuavil imuiu IU IHTlOUSa consequences. Another rule is equally inI fallible. o man who constantly keeps it prominent before the public that he carries arms, and blusters and blows about shoot ing and cutiing, is a brave man; while be who cherishes the greatest regard for the rules of honor among geutlemen, treats people civilly, miaglcsVith his fellow's" with out carrying a big club in his hand and a revolver sticking out of hut breast pocket, Is not upt to if"jf hipited, even if he should be oveqtowcred by numbers. In the latter case, a pistol, a club, or a cane u worth about aa much in a close conflict as a plug of tobacco In a man's boot-leg, Paiuixki,. The. bravo and brilliant ex ploils of the loeofoeo rtifHnns who stood round at the recent assault ujion Dryer iu Sulciu yelling 'give him hell,' 'dig his damned eyi out,' Ac, ke,, forcibly remind us of a parallel case iu point of honor thut occurred lutcly iu X. Y. City, where five short boys waylaid an inoffensive young wo man on the street, drugged her into a sta ble, gagged her, and cuch in turn .violat ed her. The X. Y. Tribune corrcs-wi'dent in siK-uking of this case suys: " We believe that nil unprotected womun would bo safer among the savage trilies of America or Africa than in tho streets of New York. Compared with a thorough paced New York 'rowdy,' the Digger In dian rises into celestial altitudes ot refine- mrnt, courtesy, und humanity." If these New York democrats are in hon or ami refinement below a ' digger wc sug gest the query how much atWf a ' digger" is a man who, when he has mauled his vic tim so cs to place hint completely in his power, will ut tho instance of bystanding niflians proceed to 'dig his eyes out? Even admitting, as some of the democrats claim, that Dryer ' deserved a whipping,' is there a man iu Oregon so low, bloody, and cowardly as to justify the gouging of his eyes out when knocked almost senseless, and surrounded by a howling band of ene mies with coals off to prevent the interfer ence of a friend who might wish to save his life, or even his eyes? Dirking a man when he was tints overpowered, w as always considered nit honorable net compared with gouging his eyes out in every country wo have lived in, and tlie man who attempted it always expected to pay his life as a fop feituro whenever the injured party was able to ' be around.' Jluunl leruoa. Aiioclatloa. . Miss Anna Pamela Cunningham, of North Carolina, Regent of the Mount Ver non Association, now trying to raise funds to purchaso the land containing the grave of Washington, and whose offico it is to ap point Vice Regents for the several States, has requested Mrs. George II. Williams, of Portland, to act as 'Lady Manager for this Territory. We have on hand a com munication from Mrs. Williams, setting forth tlie objects of tho Association, and making an earnest appeal to nil who lore the memory of Washington to contribute toward carrying out the objects of the As sociation. We shall publish tho communi cation next week, and wc hope that all will resolve to respond to the call and contribi ate their mito toward so laudable an cut- 1 tcrpr's J I1ASA t A' OIIUOT. I rUlU UIL- WUV O'J 1T.--.I V V Al.- V- Lane is still trying to walk into the nffrc- tions of the democracy here by his silly let ters about doing his 'whole duty for Ore gon,' , wo see ho hasu't forgotten what Seranton told him in Portland. Scranton being about half corned, gathered up gang of Democratic boatmen nnd rowdies in general, and brought them up to the bar to treat them. As they filled their glasses, Scranton called for 'three cheers for Jo Lane,' which were of course given with a will, when Scranton raising his glass ad dressed himself to Lane thus " General, whisky and ignorance and our principles will thrive!" KsnonATiox. Tho prospect is good for a fair emigration from the States next sum mer to Oregon. A ninu living near hero has received a letter from a friend in Iowa, which says that 'everybody is talking of going to Oregon.' Tlie Sentinel publishes a letter from Del- azon Smith containing the following: "Gen. Lane contemplated pilotintr an emigrating party across tlie Plains in the spring. If he docs, I will accompany an other party, Miner totrether as fur as Salt Lake, tho General proceeding to Rosebnrg by the way of Jacksonville, and I to tlie Dulles of the Columbia. The indications now ore that there will be a largo emigra tion to Oregon in tlie spring." Of course, this idea of piloting emigrants to Oregon is ail a humbug. Lane and De lusion will, if Oregon is not admitted, pick up their satchels and trot home as fust as their legs will carry them, to lay the party wires for further promotion. SST Tho weather is warm; larks are singing, women are visiting, loafers sunning themselves on the corners, grass is growing; we can hardly help believing that it is spring, instead of the middle of January. The thermometer during the past week has ranged from 35 to 54 dog. People's Press, Our ' women visit,' owr ' larks sing,' and our ' loafers sun themselves' down this way but if your grass has grown more than knee high this winter we cave to the ' cli mate and productions' of Eugene City. Rksi wed. The publication of the Stand ard was resumed last Wednesday. - The note from Mr. O'Mcara was not opened till our arrival lust Saturday, or it would have published. ek-Raisfrs. A convention of bec- riisTs is called tiy the t armcr to meet in this city Feb. 18. The Farmer says that bees have raised from $125 to $130 and $150 a stand. ' . - Failed. The bill to re-locate the seas of government, as also . the bill to protect slave property in Oregon, failed to pass be fore the adjournment of the Legislature. Ik Weee-V.aw la tut-kay Ortaa. IliTKVii.il, Jan. 20, 160. Mi. Adams Dear Kir: I see that Cztni- kay'i organ of Jan. 25 hus two wood cuts, one renresentinz " tho niemlier from Mult - noinah before the fight," and the other n resenting "the member from Multnomah after the fight." These twine cuts I find in tho ' Melo Driimn,' a copy of which 1 pro cured when I first camo to Oregon, thrin years ago. I am told you wrote that work, und of course you must havo furnished Bush with tho cuts. 1 cannot believe that you ever furnished them for the pur-xtsc for which they have been used, as I cannot be lieve that you would have hud any hand in Increasing the exultation of tho clique over tho (lowufull of a weak man who was overpowered by a ping of cowardly ruff ians. Some are blunting you for letting Hush havo tho cuts, aud, in order to set things right, I request you to write to mo about it. M . Instead of ' writing to you about it,' wo Insert your communication in the Argus, withholding the name, in order to correct the impression you seem to entertain, as also that of ' somo who ' ore blaming' us. If you had ever looked at the title-page of the work you s-teak of, you would havo seen that it was ' published by T. J. Dryer' in 1852, long before we owned a press. The cuts remained In bis office from thut time till last spring, when T. J. Dryer sent them to Iiuth, saying, ' Use the one repre senting 'Hex' for Adams' This cut, which is now made to represent 1 the member from Multnomah after tho fight,' has been used once before to represent T. J. Dryer, but never 'for Admits.' Of course, we sin cerely syininthize with our friend Dryer for his misfortune in fulling into the hands of ' ruffians,' and csj)ccinlly do we pity him for having been caught in the trap he set for us. That is tho most excruciating part of the whole alTair. now many more times they will be used to picture friend Dryer in some of his tribulations, wo cannot tell; but, whenever they nre used, wo want our friends to recollect that it is no fault of ours. We have long since forgiven Dryer for setting this trap for us, although at the time we first heard of it we thought ho ' hadn't orter a done it,' considering that we had always been friends. Tig Tickle Me, a ad I'll Tickle Tca.'V Our would-be Senators and Representa tive, now in Washington city, were proba bly by mutual agreement engaged in wri ting letters to the sectional organs here just before the meeting of Congress, for tlie purpose of puffing each other and muking the locofocos out hero believe that they had made wonderful selections in choosing these men to represent us nt Washington. One, iu reading all their letters, if he hud any confidence iil these drivcn-n'ggcr dema gogues, would be made to think that Or egon had so covered itself all over with glory by selecting such eminent statesmen, that wc should bo admitted into the Union in a few hours after Congress met, and have the war debt paid, besides having all our memorials responded to, nil our demands answered, and a small appropriation made to every ' Democrat' in Oregon to make fences, build stables, and set out orchards. The Sentinel of January 15 contains a let ter from Jo Lane, doted Washington city, Dec. 2, one from Delusion of sume date, and one signed ' Atlantic' of Dec. 8, bear ing the ear-marks of Grover. We make a few choice selections from these sickening missives, to show how expert these redoubt able doughfaces are at tickling each other. JO TICKLES PELAZON. " My good friend, Hon. Delazon Smith, is here, and though he has not entirely re covered his health, he is busy in formine- thc acquaintance of members, satisfying all that Oregon ought to be admitted, and lay ing the foundation for future usefulness; all who know him like him. and speak well of him." Delusion, after reading Jo Lane's letter, warms up with gratitude, and in return Delazon writes his letter, in which UKU'SION TICKLES JO LANE. " As to politics, there is now much spec ulation. It is believed here tlmt tho demo cratic party will be again united nnd har monious by the 4 th of March next, there nre certain prominent aspirants to tlie Charleston nomination for the Presidency in 18G0, both in the North and the South, who are just now very oc.'ee too active for their own success as the sequel will prove; at least many so think. The op inion obtained here very extensively among all classes, thnt my distinguished colleague, (Jen. Lane, wul be, in the end, the compro mise and the successful candidate for the Presidency; that he will be nominated for either the Presidency or Vice-Presidency, is, in my judgment, very probable." Then comes the letter signed ' Atlantic,' dated the next day, in which . GROVER TICKLES DELVSION AND JO LANE. " Having mentioned your delegation in Congress, I must be permitted to say that I think tlie people of Oregon have done themselves great credit by the choice they have made. Of course, it was long under stood among us of ' the States,' that Gen. Lane would be one of the Senators. It would have been as reasonable to expect Tennessee to repudiate her Jackson, as that Oregon would cast off so tried and faithful a servant, soldier and patriot, as Joseph Lane, a representative of whom any State might be proud at a time when his great experience in public affairs, his untiring en ergy, and almost unbounded personal pop ularity and influence are so greatly needed to curry through great measures in which the people of Oregon are vitally interested. " 1 formed the acquaintance of air. Smith some years ago and knowing tlie fact that he had become a resident of Oregon, was not tt all surprised that be should selected lor a post which he to well talified to fill with credit to himself and those whom he represents. Mr. Smith was known for his ability and eloquence long before he went to Oregon, and hav ing ranch political experience, that young state must be blessed with gifted men in-1 deed, If any one could havo ltecn found uiiiro worthy or the high trust with which ho has been honored, I predict for him I a highly honorable I should erhiips say ! a brilliant enrcer ill the U. 8. Senate.'' The sapient young man, however, after rending Dclnzon's and Jo's letters, notices thnt neither of them laid much about him and so he slips in a paragraph In which ditovF.it tickles Hi-star, " I also formed tho acqiiiilntunco of Mr, Grover some years ago. He seeuis to be all that might bo e.rccted from tho good sense aud discrimination of a jxoplo capa ble of electing to the Senate such men as Messrs. Luuu nnd Smith. Though com puratively a young man, Mr. Grover at once Impresses every person who forms his acquaintance, witli the vitror of his under standing aud the solidity and extent of his acquirements. Among the many new members of tho Houso, it is easy to foreseo that he will bo conspicuous for these qtitili ties, and that tliev will give him a com niauding influence in the House, and with all jhtsous with whom he is brought in contact iu tho discharge of his officiul unites. Wo cannot forbear, while giving a bird's- cyo view of this interesting correspondence, to quote a passage from Lane's letter in which OLD JO IS AFTER CZAI'KAV'd AGKNT WITH SHARP STICK. " I am awaro that sotno persons iu Ore gon, who claim to bo democrats, have charged that tlie fuiluro of action u-ion the bill for the admission of Oregon was owing ,ny neglect, or to a calculation ou my part of the personal benefit which would result to myself in the shape or uouhlo mil- entre. As I am not 1n tho habit of dent ing in epithets, I will simply say that he who is capable of muking, or who has made such a charge, shows a willlulness, depraved wantonness in tho misstatement and misrepresentation of hicts, a low malig nity of heart in defaming the absent, which places lnm beneath my contempt. ' This is a small specimen of the matter which this interesting triumvirate is send ing out to tho locofoco organs hero by ev ery mail. Ouisois. The Standard, since it has waked tip from its snooze, scratches its eyes open, looks coolly around on tho family quarrel between Lane and tho clique, and intimates that it needs a little time to poise itself before it can jump. It says, however, that it will support the Charleston nominee and defend national democracy, which means for the present Administration dem ocrncy of course. Its editor is soajied over by the Doctor's Agent as having probably fallen into mistakes last spring from the shortness of his residence among us, and we see it sticking out very plainly that the ' national' organ at Portland and the ' na tional' organ at Salem will both saw away at the same string, unless Lane should in tcrferc. In the lnnguage of a West -rn ora tor, JFAar, oh whar is Shuck? Staduino Affray. The city watchman Kelly (not Colonel Kelly) was severely stabbed on the head, in tho side, and in the back, last Sunday morning at about five o'clock, by Jack McGuire (Harry's team stcr). His wounds are dangerous, though hopes are entertained of his recovery. It seems that Jack had gone, when strongly under the influence of liquor, to Dr. Bur clay's, at half-pnst three or four o'clock, to get the Doctor to visit a friend who had suddenly become ' sick,' probably from the effects of too much strychnino whisky. The Doctor came out and began to talk with Jack about the case, when Jack, not understanding him, thought he was making fun of him, and became noisy and rather abusive. Upon this, the Doctor requested tho watchman to take Jack away. In at tempting to do so, Jack offered some re sistance (some say ho drew his knife on Kelly), when Kelly knocked him down with his club, and Jack says he struck him again after he fell, knocking him senseless. Here he lay in tho mud for some time, leav ing a bed which appeared next morning as though a hog had been butchered there. Jack, upon recovering, sought Kelly, whom he found with a youth bearing the title of 'Deputy Sheriff' and one or two other youngsters in Brisbane's grocery store, where they had gone to strike a light. Jack made for Kelly, when the latter struck him with his club, settling him a little, but ho soon recovered, when he received an other blow, with about the same effect. Rallying ogain, he closed in with Kelly, and gave him the wounds already mention ed, one of which it is feared reached the kidneys. Kelly now called on the ' deputy,', who had a revolver, to shoot, as Jack was killing him. It is said that the ' deputy quaking with fear, handed the pistol ti) somebody else, who fired, hitting Jack in the shoulder. The ball was barely im? bedded under the skin, and was cut out bjt Dr. Steele. Jack's present aniiearancerrX a a ' with his bloody clothes, his badly-bruised head, and the bullet-hole through his coat, is much the same as of a Russian soldier after the fight at Sebastopol. Whisky is the real cause of the whole difficulty. It is the fiend that stalks abroad at midnight, and fills' the land with violence and blood. Centervilli, The people at Center vilie and in its vicinity are still pushing ahead. They have got a fine bridge across Cedar Creek, at Anderson's turning-lathe, and Anderson, Garlick, and Rider are fix ing to carry on a domestic furuitore shop on large scale. They make a good arti cle, and sell to suit the times. Free Schools. The Press says that tlie directors of the public school in Eugene City have turned it into a free achooL Free schools and ' Presses' are what do the work. 1 - - - 1,T"1 KWWJCM C0NVENTI0W,i.Tv, 1 eople's Press suggest that th.TW.-Ir. Convention be held at Eugene Cliyi Z that it be held soon,' so u to give li jiV didate time to canvass tlie wluj Territory. The call was published for Sulem btfot, the Press put in its bid for Eugene CIt7 ' or possibly our friends there might iJ. ' been accommodated. Suleia seemd , tho general choice, and the time v ,u mss A.j - for Auril 2I so n n ..i.i . . i r ' w me lotitlKm coutitlestobe on hand. The Commits thought that an earlier day would be nceessury, as the Rcpnbllean candidate would wish to canvass with the nomlnea tho sectionolists, who meet in coiircntloa April 20. . j Lane County;. A correspondent of the Press gives us a glowing dcscrlpt!0B of Luno county boundaries, soil, climate productions, 4c, 4c. After reading iii description, wc almost feel proud that m drew up the jictition to the Legislature (, 1849 for establishing tho metes and bound, of a county thut eoiituins so many odrr tnges, besides a goodly nnmlier of lire Re publicons. Among other things, thetWk" respondent aforesaid says; "The chef attention of the form.ni ef'uY county has heretofore been directed towards rakw ing. Cattle and horses are grown hsre with litUs or no trouble- lick of ailt oaee a month. Z perhaps not so of en-braud the young saeTiiid sell the marketable ones, constitute the entire an. cess of raising eotts in Une oounty, and horsai ars raised and mailed with the additional trouble at' breaking them to rido aud barnew." In breaking the Lano couuty honei 'to ride and harness,' do yon ever practice the 'Rurey' on them as we are compefled to do down this way or are they naturally docile ? As to the ' salting once a month ' wo have the advantage of you there, for our horses nro not unfrcqucutly left to tilt themselves from one year's end to the other. Legislature. It Is admitted on ill hands that our last Legislature was the most inefficient, quarrelsome, and divided, tlmt we have ever had. Nothing of im portance was done, but by the hidiserimi nato possogo of divorce bills (thirty-two ia uuinber) tho Legislature, if it represents the people, indicates a downward tenden cy of public morals, aud an increase of a sort of slipshod virtue that shows 'sew thing rotten in Denmark.' " -. Home Manufacturi:. Mr, Dierdorff has shown us some excellent samples of full' cloth made at the 8alcm manufactory; which he is now selling in his itore. . The cloth is all wool, of course, ai wool is cheaper here than cotton, and looks as though it would be just tho 'stuff for trow scrs.' This establishment opens a new erf in the history of Oregon resources, sad at gurs well for tho future. ..Jm Iron Ore. Gen. MeCafvef, the i qticred aud unconquerable business man; h forms us that he, together with the Ira of . Williams 4 Gibbs, hare purchased a pari ' of Chirk Rodgcrs' claim on CMmien mountain, on which is located the exhitnt less bed of rich iron ore we spoke of nearly two years ago. It is thought that Mr. Olds of Yamhill will be set to work converting this ore into iron. Mr. Olos has tried the ore in a blacksmith's forge and produced the best iron from it, samples of which wo now hove. Mr. Olds nji that with a capital of $5,000 he could" com mence successful operation , , Farm F.a. The Oregon Farmer for Feb ruary has reached us. It is aa excellenl number, fully up to its previous issues, if not a little ahead. The paper is highly prized by tlie farmers generally where we have traveled, so much so that it sometimes gets credit it is not entitled to. For in stance, a friend in Yamhill was spcakisg to us lust week in high terms or an article which appeared in the Argns on sheep-rais;; . t . f ATarion ing, written ny vt. jjuvenpun county, and spoke of it as ' in the Firm Frinnd Pcntrra. of the Press,' leaned at,- much the other way, however, when he .... Si i . AsVa copied a portion of it crediting w Argus as editorial. Who would have thoccht In noticinor the forest cover the land of Mr. Terwilliger two -above Portland, we said to him 'D J think you will live to see the day that peo ple will clear your land for the timber W is on itr He replied, 'They are m - -o .... , clearing it, and paying me two bits a tor r. -i thv rnt on it.' Ten year ago nobody would have thought that vm . . , i w. wnd fret a iana woaia m our u; w We, to ear nothing of people payw some flay or a hundred dollars an atww the privilege. Portland b getting to He great place. ... r m ftm PrCSI ectcres. we icarn .r -- that Ada M. Weed, M. D, wife ot in. If ecu, ui fcjea-us, good success in Eugene City, and ttat J. H eca, oi oaiem, wu Weed and bis lady contemplate this city and Portland soon. n n lectured in Eugene City on the ! WacaW and Development of Woman,' and aM J". Causes and Cure of oosamy. . have heard the lectures or VT. his lady wen spoken of in TaHoM J' and we regret that we shall be to be absent at the time of then 'tie, , we shall beonasixweetoorw v-r. New CHCECH.-Tbert kino in Oregon calling it-elf the ' Church rfO-T built npoa the articles of faith TTjJ ed by Baptists, and acting oa the p" of 'wm-fcllowsbip with rtA"Z owners, slaved vocates, or Eld. FkAer has anitei with F izatioii.' ; '' ff?-Afcl of nnweiv