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THE OREGON AltGUS KX p. Yf. CBAIU. tsuus or BVDacmvTios. Win f "' rr njL, J a iaT4 f f'd " '. ja tetter ! ' " r PeJars"" linUrgtdftiM mnlk. ir. MMf i$ettii until oil rrrrigr$ 7l " fo'lfi- " V l Argue, Nmllr. gaikwtb-ritcriMi ble"b ""bj lr raaflnj. MuuU, Uioiiin '7 -an " nvill nuke tby kxi'BMi eeeia Iom drear, , IX-rni wy way "imiU-ln weitd '' wl" nrlfhlar Uut hrart af Ihin will beat much lighlei . . i Mitk bw(a aer lliotwead e hern is And aberiebed eweala, lo till Ibine I'm. iU perrhnn , some ana Halll make more , eeeenoi gaffe, for Nariiaf idoIlm thyaslf Um fearful etheis mil d be Urn ead, far amilinf leavee Um heart mere f lad. c;uduri art ailalateriitf noirele near Uim 1 timk, that Uiy may amJIa, awl, enuling. clwor Oar carta would be much naerer heaven, If nam ef nuany awUaa wan fiwn. garilr, far there' bruail blua curtain a'ar (lira j juil, t qaial barbar fkaiue bafora Utaa HniiW. Uiee, pibirin, far a Mar Jlrijbtly toiilra, lo guide Utaa Uirra. Tas Hkatlai rarly. Oil. my. wlmt cold morning!' ex clsiined Emily Vernon, ai the strove in vsin to discern Die luce of nature through the frosty window. ' Florence, our trip to Dorrington wilt now be glren up, I guess.' Florence Clare turned Train the mirror lrnra which ihe wes rranirinjr her bcutl ful brow hair, and (baking Lack her cure- ten eurU. the wid: We can baro what I will enjor much more, Em, skating party; brother Fred promised me tbut whenever It would be aie.' ' I am lure I (hall be duWlitcd with luch party. Fred must auk Gruhanie Ircher to make one of it.' Tlicro wug a merry twinkle In Emily's bright eye u she (iMko, and with an impatient gi'(tun, Florence turded away. ' What is the mutter, Florence? Don't you like Ora himo Archer? Well, then, I will tell Fred Hint he nust not uiuko ono of the party.' '"Kinily, I hare not said that I did not like bun. He is a very particular menu ot brother Fred's, and of course I like all his fricnils.' 0f course you do, Florence; wo all know that; and you do not King any sweet er for one than for another, nor accidental ly drop a rosebud at his feet.' 1 ' Kinily, you are very provoking;. What do I cure for Gruhanie Archer? Not a farthing.' ' No one even hinted thut you did, dear. I was speaking of Fred's friends in gen eral, without individualizing.' ' 1 Know how you were speaking, Emily, snj I know also what was your bidden meaning. Now I forewarn you that I will get angry if yon do not h t me alone.' . , ' There is the breakfast bell. Florence, darling, kiss me before you go down, as a hrt memento of friendship before you get anjrry.' ' It would scarcely bo worth while for me to get angry with you, Emily, for you could not live without tensing some one, and it might as well be me as another,' said Florence, giving her merry friend the kins she asked for, and together they enter ed the breakfast room. . Florence Clare was the acknowledged kilo of the neighborhood in which she dwelt. She waa an only daughter, and, added to her beauty and accomplishments, possessed undisputed wealth. Unnumber ed suitors flocked to her standard, cringed and flattered, came and went at her bid ding, and felt themselves well puid if they received but . a smiling glance from their fair enslaver. Hut the haughty boauty was chary with smiles; it was seldom they were won. She walked in her stateliness with the regality of a queen, looking with a glance of contempt npon many, pity upon sonic, but acknowledging no superior, scarcely any equal. 1 Her parents looked npon her as something almost more than mortal, and with her brother she was an idol. : Kmily Vernon had come to spend the winter with her friend. They bad been school companions, and she alone of all the girls had dared to call Florence her friend. She was a wild, free, care-for-nothing crea tnre; and said and did just what sho plens td. She teased, iictted and coaxed Flor ence just as the thought the occasion re quired; but let it be as it might, she could always win a loving smile or a food caress ves wbcu brother Fred bad failed to elicit either. But there was one person who never bent in humble snppliance to Florence Uare: one who never 'acknowledged br word or glance that she ruled his heart. urabame Archer was noble, wnolcsonled yng man, tnd a firm, true friend to Fred dre, Florence had always been enter tained with irlowim? accounts of her bro- Ws college friend,' and had read many of letters, she had ever been anxious to bin, but when she did, like the queen tf the east, she would fain have exclaimed, ' the half has not been told me.' She nev- had felt as she did the first evening she u in ft company; she knew that bis wk piercing eyes were reading to ber very oil, and be turned away from the perusal grieved and disappointed aye, disappoint d in his friend's idolized sister and she would have bartere wealth and beaaty for a td opinion. She bad gloried in the "quests fbe bad saade; laaghed to scorn pleading eloquence of many a heart Jboie every prilsation was love for her; new the tables htd turned, and Flor- Clare, tho haughty, unconquerable, ed herself cocqiiered, and by whom? M knew that Grahame Archer did not for her that he looked down npon r with pitying contempt; as she did npon juy. She fell far, far short of his es "mate of a true woman, or one whom he ald choose ts be the partner of bis earth- Pilgrimage. .... galled Florence bitterly to bear Emi ly spat of him as she did, and link her Jt with his, but, as a general thing, she ore n, silently, each day becoming deeper ""rived in that from which she was stri T5 to extricate herself. Mm A Weekly NewHpnper, devoted to the IutcrcwU of the Laboring Chuwi', and advocating Vou VII. Florence, the river froze pretty stifflour active exercise, not at all cold,' said if Wilt ..lil Vrm. . (!., I L....i last night,' said Fred, as they sat at break last. : ' I should not wonder if it did; I came very near it myself,' said Emily. Von look pretty well thawed now, Emily. What do you say to a skating party to finish what lust night begun? ' 1 em In favor of It, and Florence is al most crazy; she told me so.' 'That was rather demonstrative for Flora; at that rate we must muke arrange ments immediately. If it docs not mode rate, we can veuture to-morrow; can we not, father?1 I think so,' said Mr. Chtro. ' Orahame and I were talking of it yes terday,' continued Fred. ' lie anticipates a great deul of pleasure.' ' lie will, no doubt, have it, anid Emily, with a merry twiuklo across the table at Florence. Florence felt her fnce color, and thut consciousness heightened her confusion, to hide which she plentifully suited her coffee, and prepared to drink it. ' Florence, dear, I would not drink that if I were you. I acknowledge that most things are very unpnlatubfe without salt, hilt f fin thfnlf Hint PfinVn Id aha nf tlintn ' said Emily. I lorence quietly set down lir cup, and. in pity for the tears thnt started into her eyes, Emily was awhile silent. A skating party Is the JSew Inlander s best loved enjoyment, from childhood to man and womanhood. They have abund ant opportunity lor indulging in it, and day after day largo companies of ladies and gentlemen may be seen upon the glassy rivers. On the (amo morning thnt the kkallng party wutf talked of at .Mr. Clare's Gra hame Archer end his young cousin were scouting upon the river bunk to test its so lidity. I think we can tknte to-morrow, George, said Grahame. I know you can,' replied tho boy, then he added: ' Cousin, I heard n gentleman say Hint yon wcro going to marry .miss Clure, Is It truer ' No, George, it is not; I have no such idea, I assnro you.' Oh, Cousin uruuame, I wish you would You need not wish it, for I will not.' Uut why? She is so pretty and sings and plays so beautifully '1 cannot give vou a reason why, George, save thnt I do uot luney Iter. They had reached the path thnt led to tho scIiooLIioihc, and tho boy separated from his cousin. Grahame walked thoughtfully npon tho margin of the river. Mr. tlare s farm house was but a short distance from him, he looked in the direction of it, and thought aloud: 'They say that I am to marry Miss Clare, do they? 1 think thut rumor for onco mistaken, i et, , as George says, why should I not?' blic certainly is beautiful, faultlessly so, and sho has untold wealth; but is it beauty and wealth that I look for in a wife? 1 would uot object to her possessing both, but the qualities of her heart must over balance these. Florence Clare is incapa ble of deep and lasting affection. 1 know not what to term her: she docs not encour age the nttcntion of any one, mid yet she is indisputably a coquette. 15ut she shall never have the pleasure of entrapping me; ns the sister of Fred I liko her, no more. Her little friend, Miss emon, is the truest and best woman of the two.' Ah. Florence Clare, could yon have heard these words, mcthiiiks your pride would have sunk still lower, nud could Grahame Archer havo looked into the heart ho so much condemned, as nt thnt moment she was watching him from her window, he would have seen bow Strong was tho affec tion that stirred its inmost depths. 'What ore you looking at, tlorencer nsked Emily, approaching the window from which she was so intently gazing. 'Nothing at nil, Emily: there is nothing hero.' replied Florence, with a manner thnt excited Emily's curiosity. She look ed out. and the first object she saw in the distance was Grahame walking by the ivcr. Proud sentinel npon tho river banks, how I should like to fathom your thoughts at this moment,' she said. 'Inrn your brilliant orbs in this direction, and know, (ir knight, that, "In yonder bowel abore, Watching you ia your lady-love." ' Emily, it is worse than folly for you to trifle in this manner. I think I know the feelings of my own heart,' said Florence. Emily laid her hand upon her arm, and her tone ceased to be tantalizing, as she said, ' My dear Florence, for seven years I hnva read vonr thoughts and feelings like the pages of a printed book; it is too late to strive to nide irom me ma nean i naro learned so well; to others yon may rail at it emotions, bqt not to me; I love you too well.' ' ' I do not wish to. Emily, but Indeed yon are wroag. I would not give my love unsolicited;' the tone was proud, but the blue eyes filled with tears. Florence,' said Emily, in an earnest tone, ' Grahame Archer has excited feel ings ia your breast which were hitherto strangers there. If yoa would only act as vonr heart dictates, and throw off yonr as sumed manners, he would see the sister of his friend in her true character, the lor ence that I love, not the Miss Clare that be now knows; but, my darling, be will not marry a flirt, one so proud and so fickle as yon are.' Florence's head sunk npon Emily's shoulder, and silently the bitter tears came from tbe depths of her heart. ' Emily was silent, but the lips that were pressed long aad lovingly npon Florence's brow, would fain have added more had they dare Not a word concerning Grabame passed between tbe two girls nntil tbe morning of the skating party. ' Well, girls, we have a beautiful day for OREGON CITY, OREGON, APRIL 20, 1801. Fred. ' I have been calling to mind I all the sauk ad ofbuUMisi ical,' said through smuscmcnts of the kind I ever read they all turned out to be tragical Emily. ' Which I hope, will ' not bo the case with ours,' suld Florence. 'Indeed! So do I,' exclaimed Emil; 1 lor it would not be pleasant to feel the ice breaking, even with Grnhanic's arm around you. Ha, Florence?' ' I wish Urahamo Archer was on the other side of the globe, and you with him, I Emily Vernon,' cried Florence. j ' It ts kind In you to wish us away so' far together; but then we would be com pany for each other in a strange land. I am glad wo are both hero until after to day, anyhow.' ' You are two very foolish girls; that is my opinion,' said Fred. ' I will own that 1 am not very smart; nevertheless, it makes mo feel badly to be told so in such ojien terms.' ' 0. Emily, bush and come away. Fred la .iii.Ii A triflf.p ' 'Tit for tut, Fred; you aro trifling hi proportion as we aro foolish,' said Emily, as she left the room. Itrlght as the morning sun, in exuberance of life and spirits, the party reached the river, and prepared to launch upon the crystal sea. Florcnco was a fine skater, for she had been used to it Irom childhood, and possessed an innate grace and ease of manner. Light as the gossamer wufted by passing breeze, sho glided here and there, performing evolutions really wonderful to behold. Emily took but little part; it was enjoyment enough for ber to stand and wnteh the other. ' Florence, I want you and Grnbnme to perform those feats you were siienking ol,' said Fred when the girl gave up from real exhaustion. ' Indeed, I cannot, Fred; I am so tired,' she pleaded. We cannot let you off; indeed yon must do it, sissy t lorenco.' Emily remonstrated. 'Sho is tired, Fred; don't nrgo her. Ijct us go home.' ' 0. 1 know her of old. She is little stubborn, and does not want to oblige us. Come, sissy Elorencc, como.' ' I will do it, but I do not want to,' xhosaid. Come Mr. Archer, the sooner we have it over tho better.' Florence glided by her companion, nud floated onward. lie hud started in pur suit of her, when, with a piercing shriek that rent the nir, she uttered the wonls thnt made every heart stand still: 'The ice is breaking! The ice is breuking!' 'Save her, Grahame Archer, save her?' was the cry of Emily, ns with white lips nud clasped hands she rushed forward, re membering in agony her cureless words of the morning. ' Miss Emily, as you value your life and thnt of your friend, stay where you nro. For heaven's sake, none of yon come upon the ice! I will save her.' There was running here mid there; bustle, and confusion upon the bank; but no one neted snve Grahame. The broken ice had parted, nud sinking deeper nnd deeper, Florence clung to the frail floating pieces. Uruhnnio reueued her nmi tnrew his arm nround ber, but ns ho did so lost his footing, nnd plunged with her into the yawning nbyss. ' Miss Clare, in a moment I will throw you upon tho solid surface.' liu suid, in on encouraging tone. Florence s heart throlibcd with n quick er pulsation. Totally unconscious of w lint she did, she exclaimed: 'If you cannot save yourself, too, we will dio together.' Gruhanie looked upon tho beautiful crea ture clinging thus to him, pressed n hasty and passionutc kiss upon her icy lips ere he flung her upon the solid ice. lie nnd scarcely done so before he again disappear ed under the floating pieces.- Almost life less as Florence sceuied, her eye caught sight of a piece of ropn. Swift oi an nntc lopo she (led to seize it, and as Grulmmc again rase to tho surface, sho threw it to him. Ho trrasped it with his stiffened hands, and resigning her hold to a gentle man, Florence sank insensible in the nrnis of Emily. Iiy means of tho rope, and it alone, Grahame was rescued, nnd the ter rified party moved sadly to tho house. With a strong constitution, inured to hardship. Grahame's bath did him but little injury. Florence was the sufferer for long, weary weeks. Excitement, more than tiie cold, brought on a slow fever, which prostrated her upon a bed of illness, from which none ever expected to see her rise. Grahnme Archer, upon whom a few days had marked almost the change of years, prayed that Florence Clure might live, aye, and live for him. He owned her the conqueror now. When (hey were both so near a watery grave he had a glimpse of that beartand found it capable of lofty feelings, and emotions true and nnl.lfv When pronouncea ouioi uungcr, Flnrenee'a recovery was slow, and she was , . .u. -i r.r . :v.iii Hmi. ly's bright mischievous character could re- strain itself no longer, and inasmuch as she inntr ill i it: uiibiim.ii vi .. had once been a source Of annoyance o T't : 1 1. L n . f.in cliA ttlAB much of its tedium Florence was in the parlor for tbe first time since her illness, reclining uin the sofa with a crimson shawl thrown around her. Emilv was sittinir at the piano play- !nr matches of sowr and waltzea. when Mr. Archer was announced. It might have been the reflection of the shawl that caused such a deep glow to tinge the cheek of Florence as he held her band while con gratulating her npon her recovery. Emily told Fred of course it was nothing else; none of them would accuse Florence of blushinir when addressed by any one ane, " . disliked so much aa Grahame. TW?y, raruti'nn inrnnl on mnsic. and Emily re membering a piece she had upstairs wentj in search of it. A Ion?, awkward panse t ' followed her exit. At length Clrnhsiue i ....i 1. 1. ...... if I. I.. I.'i... arose, and (eating himself besidu Florence, Iks I lu re I t lorence! luo scene which wo have lately passed, has lawukeucd mo to a sense of tho feelings of my heart. I cannot retain from telling you now thnt I love you with a deep, true ar feetion.' He luiimcd, oud the drooping lushes hid tho dark bluo eyes from which ho strove to catch n glunce. He continu ed: 'Florence, can I claim this hand and heart as mine, to guard us tho most pre- cious treasure Gotl could give nu ?' The linud which he held was nut withdrawn, the cleur eyes rested upon his face. He drew her within his arms and kissed her lips and brow; tho treasure was his, the beauty, the heiress was won. Next we see Florcnco arrayed s a bride, standing in her beauty, with a pale cheek and quivering lips; but a look of ht fect happiness overspread the words which united her for life to Gruhomo Archer. That tkating party had well nigh cost her life, but it hud won her n true and noble husbaud. S. ok T. A division of tho Sons of Teniiersnco was instituted at Salem, on the 3.1 of March, by F. M'iHier, O.W.F., and W. It. Dunbar, G.C. The following is a list of the offii-crx: D. UnchcKcr, W. I.j C. I Crnudull, W. A.; P. 8. Knight, R. S ; J. H. Murslmll, F. S ; W. W. Beach, C: John U.icheller, A. C; Kev. I). Rutleilge, Chaplain; A. 8. Kightlingcr, : I. S.; G. R. Caton, P.W.P. The pros- ... ,. i i. i .! peel is favorable for n good division there. The semi-annual session of the Grand T'ivi.ioo of the Sons of Tiinjienince for the Stain of Oregon, was held at I.iln riy School- Ioiyc, Marion county, April tltli, F. Wilber, G.W.P., in tho Chair. The following representatives wcro initialed Samuel L. Hell, from Washington Divis ion No. 5; David lkthcller, Pacific Divis ion No. 2; and Matthew Small, Samuel Coon, and T. It. Hebburd, Liberty Divis ion No. 23. G. R. Caton nnd W. R. Dunbur were appointed grand teniieraucu lecturers until October next. It was re solved thut the seats of those officers who are absent nt any regular meeting of the G. D. shall be declurcd vacant, unless sat isfactory excuso bo given. This resolution was offered as an additional by-law, to be acted upon at tho next session of the G.D. G. W. P. Foncs Wilber was elected del- egnte to meet with tho Grand Division of California nt its annual session, Oct. 24th, 1 SGI. Adjourned to meet nt Oregon City in October next. W. Cn.ixsTox, G. S., pro tem. Ahuy Mattkks. Gen. Scott recom mends tho promotion of Col. E. V. Sunnier to tho vacant Urigndiership. With all re spect nnd ndmiratiou for Maj. Anderson, tho Army generally express a decided hope that this appointment will not bo conferred I upon him, us ho is a junior Major, nnd lo ) make him a General would overslaugh many meritorious officers, create disntiafac tion nnd demoralize tho Army. His gal lantry mny well bo rewarded by giving him two brevets, which would make him Brevet-Colonel, nnd practically give him the constant command of n regiment. What 11k Means. In his recent report to the house of representatives, Gen. Dix has this allusion to his now famous dis patch to Mr. Jones, " If nny one attempts to haul down the American Hug, shoot linn on the spot." He says: " It may be pro per to nud. in rcferenco to the closing peri od of the foregoing dispatch, that, as tho Hug of the Lmoii since 1777, when it was devised aad udopted by the founders of the Republic, had never, until a recent day, iccii hauled down, except oy honorable hands iu manly conflict, no hesitation was felt iu attempting to uphold it at nny cost against nu net of treachery, ns tlio ensign of the public authority uud the emblem of unnumbered victories by laud nnd sea." Tub R rasas. The lutesl intelligence from tlio East seems to confirm the rumor of the contemplated withdrawal of the Government troops from Fort Sumter. The rcDson for this step is said to bo the in ability of tho Administration to supply the defence- with the necessary reinforcements. All bosh! and were Undo Abe question ed, he would say so. Tlio Government could fill Fort Sumter with troops in a week. The evacuation of that point is probably a part of tho settled policy of tho Administration. - San Ji'ax. Tho proposition of the British Government to refer the Suu Juan island question to some foreign govern ment, was submitted by the President to feciialo. Ihe matter was understood to have been debated iu executive session. : without conclusion. Senator Ncsmith oih . posed the proposition, being unable to agree to any plan invc of giving up tho island. U.viox. A writer in the ' True Witness snd Sentinel' enumerates, as the links of ,ho Union not vet broken: the Old School ' and Cumberland Presbyterian churches, i the Protestant Episcopal church, nd the' Jiasonic iraicrnny. a . . . . -. i In Northern Alabama important results , arc likely to follow the overwhelming Union j victory in Tennessee. The discontent which we ecipiuiH. -cuo.i ae uus non ? -. - . . it . - i i as MV4 it to iiiviq vnaii ' uutitv i ilea tie ic willbe a formdiablciuovemeut for secession, from secession. the Hide of Truth in every hsue.- No. War Btbi Kill. AN ACT la provide for I he payment of III. aeuwa Incurred by Ilia Teiriloriea uf i)tffon and Wellington In the uiHii.o of Indian honililira Ihnraiu, In Ihe yeara I Hi J and It jft. Tic it nuicltd by the Smalt and Hou$ of Rrprtirnlatitc of Oa Unit'd Stair l of America in Conijrat ant mil nl, That the following sums or so much therof as may be necessary, be and they are berebv appro priated out of any money In the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, lo drefray the expenses incurred In the territories of Washington and Oregon, in the Indian hostillcs therein, in tho yeurs 1855 and 1850. For tho payment of tho volunteers cm bracing the lirst, second and ninth Oregon L&vimenu. ana mo tnrce companies oi 1i minute men, numbered sixty, sixty-one, and , ,i ... -..-...i w..i.;....i..i. .n..: t. UIW 111 Ok mill OV Ulnl If MiiiHHivii and promiscuous companies, Including the I companies ol Cnpt. Strong aad Capt. I liars, $400,000, ufler deducting stoppages mn uxvcnuiiieu uy mo mini iiuuiiur ui nir treasury in his report ot Ihe itu or rvuru nrv. 1K00. mndo in mirsuuuce of a result tiou of the House of Representatives, pass ed the 7th of February, 18511; said claims to be examined nnd audited by the lliird Auditor of tho Treasury, who ahull allow to said volunteers the same pay nud allow ances as were paid to officers and soldiers of equal grade at that e rlod in the United States nnnv serving in that country; provi ded that payment shall be made to snch of tlio above-named coinpuiues as shall bo shown by satisfactory proof to have been engaged in nctunl service in the field for tho .'" 1,19 manner ciain eu. For tho pnvuiont of cluiins for services, 0. ..ortation. and so forth. In ciirrcu in me muiiiicunnco oi sum volun teers, $-2,400,000, to bo paid upon the prin cipal, nnd agreeable to the rates for service, supplies, transportation, and so forth, allow ed and reported by the Third Auditor of the Treasury in his aforesaid report of the 7th .. . - - . - i of February, 18(10; Prodded, That said nditor bo and he hereby Is authorized and directed to receive additionul evidence us to the amount or vuluo of supplies, trans portation, and iersouul services, nud to cor rect errors in his former report touching i lie same; nnd in cases where supplies were furnished nt points in cither of tho said Ter ritories, where similar supplies were not furnished for tho regular urmy during the hostilities in which said volunteers wcro en gaged, ho shall allow for such supplies tho price paid for similar supplies for the regu lar urmy nt the most convenient point where army supplies were furnished during said time, udding thereto tho coast of trans portation to the place whero such supplies were furnished lo suid volunteers: And 7'""'"f further, that no compensation shall no iiinnu I or mu B.Tvicvo ui uny person in more than ono capacity for tho sumo time; and all payments made iu pursuance of this Act shall bo received in full satisfui-tion and discharge of tho claims upon which they arc made. Sec. 2. And be it further tnacl-tl. That 'ill claims for horses or other procrty lost or destroy oil in said service shall bo settled according to the Act approved the 3rd of .March. 1840. hroviilmir (or iinvincut for horses or other property lost or destroyed iu tho military servico of tho United States. Sec. 3. Jn'i be it farther entitled. That tlicro bo paid to Robert J. Atkinron, Third Auditor or tho Treasury, for tho duties heretofore performed by him in tho Inves tigation of suid claims, the sum of $1,000, out of uny money nut otherwise appropri ated. Sec. 4. And be il farther enacted, Thnt, j for the payment of claims provided for in this Act, the Secretory of tho Treasury may, if he deem it expedient, issuo to tho claimants or their legal representatives, bonds of the United States of a denomina tion nut not less than $"0, redeemable in twenty yeurs, nnd bearing interest nt the - rato of six per cent, per milium, with cou pons attached, nnd payable anmtully or semi aninmlly nt the discretion of the Secretary I of the Treasury. Approved March 2, lHfil. Mu. IIoi.t. Mr. Holt is and has been almost the solo redeeming feu I are uf Mr. Buchanan's cabinet. He is a man whose courage and integrity havo shone out iu gratifying contrast to tho weakness of his chief, und tho corruption which festers iu nearly every government deportment since his accession to offhe. He was hardly seat ed in his chair before taking issue with the President upon the subject of tho dismissal of the Postmaster of Cincinnati, who, al though charged with fraud, Mr. Rnchannn, for diplomatic reasons, wished to retain. Mr. Holt promptly proffered his resigna tion, assigning as a reason his indignant re fusal to hold office under a regimo which winked at dishonesty among its subordi nates. It was indirectly through him that the Fowler defalcation was discovered and exposed. Ju all tho meetings of the Cabinet since tire beginning of the present troubles, his voico has been for prompt, re solute nction, and for a vindication of the . ,i i i... . . I. 1 i sircujfin biiu iniegriiy ui mc uoveriiuiem. The Ulegroiih reported, doubtless with an approach to litcrul accuracy, that before be hod been seated in tbe chair vacated by Governor Floyd five minutes, be sent for Gen. Scott to consult thnt veteran chief upon the practical details of providing in stantly for the defeuse of the capital. He is one of the few men in public life in the country possessing the Jneksonian nerve, con roue, and administrative decision which the present crisis demands. It may be that Mr; Li,.,colu wiU ,!'' 1tce!al '"j r(Kj wi'h nM?ma ocroptac, no small measure, to Mr. Holt's prompt, firm, ! ...j r.:ii.r..i .i:..i.... f i.i. ... V . . - miiij milium uim.ui.ig-j vi ui. uu.j. ... Y. World. On the RiittcrGeld route, the last '-:coach left St. Louis on Jfonday. 18tb Theco.cl.es will, however, run ""til a t,,c ''"'' re carritJ through to their destination. RATKri OY AlJVKKTIKINUi Una (lela linrt, ar lea, tweviar taeaeer) ane mnartioN $ J 00 Kni-h uW.U.iit taarrlioii,.,, I (HI IbMineaeearile ane year...... SO 00 A liberal iMiu-lioa will be wade la laeee alia ail terlitv by the year. IV The number ef luMrtieaa elieuU be aHr4 aa Ilia marnia f an ed.rluwuul, oilier Im it . will be iiubliird si tl forbiJJeu, and charged an- corilingly. IT Obitaary notice will be elurgea half ihe abrne niti-eof advetliMiif. tJf" Jus I'ainviku .ireul.J lib aralneee at) diuuk'b. ' l'fmrl fur Jul) Vrimlimg mull t mJt aa . dtlirrrti ( Ik irmrk. , Oiikijoh Wan Dairr. The bends will not be ready for some two months yet in pay ment of the war debt. Mr. Siout will not leave Washington till the Treasury De partment has prepared Instructions and de termined the manner iu which tha claims are to be presented, so as lo be able to In form the people ol his Smto of all slews necessary to be tukeii In the matter, lie is urging a restoration of Ihe Military De partment of Oregon and tho protection of emigrants. W. II. Russcl, tho founder of tho Tuny ', Express, has concluded a contract with tho Overland Mail Company transferred by , the last Congress to tho Central route lo , run tho mail nud Pony from Missouri river, . connecting with tho Ovuiiuiid Company at Salt take City. The Charleston Courier; of Ihe 18th, . Icarus from a dispatch received by a mer cantile house here, that tbe proper officers nt tho Custom House at Havre nave noli (led merchants thnt ships from the Seceded ' States will bo ndmitted ou the same footing -ns those carrying the Federal flog. Tlio Washington dispatch to tho N. Y. lleruld of the 20th rays, thnt tho Adminis tration has Instructed the commanders of vessels off Pensucola not to make any movement nntil further advised. Tho Administration will reply to tha Southern Commissioners in a few days, stating that it has no power to treat with them, and that they can be regarded only as gentlemen representing a disatisfied peo ple, but will refer them lo tho next Con gress. 'Ebo New York Commercial's Washing Ion dispatch says Mr. Scwurd has written a letter to the Southern Commissioners, reviewing tho cntiro grounds ol the mlsun-1 dcrstnndinp, with a view of restoring bar mony, and closing with a recommendation of a Natiouul Convention. The Missouri Convention adjourned until tha day named in December next The response to tho communication from Geor gia has been postponed till tho next meet ing. 1 hero aro two reports uivon the sub ject for consideration then, both expressing an unwillingness to secede from the Union. Tho Southern Commissioners received advices to-duy that affairs looked moro ' peaceable, nnd thut any collision was almost impossible. TlIK ClllVAI.ROI'8 Wiofai.i. Gnu his Pack Suitkh. The notorious Wiirfnll of' Texas was luU-ly on the point of a duel with tunt. Jackson, a visitor from Kentucky, . iu Washington. Tho difliculiy crew out of the fact that thev were on a soree to gether. Wigfull, being brimfull of wrath , whisky, and secession, grew very ubusivo ofScuutor Crittenden, avowing that Ken- lucky never produced anything but Juck- asses. As a reply to all this. Jackson irnvo him a vigorous ship in tho face. Next day ' preliminary steps were taken for a duel, ' but the principals meantime becamo sober, i mutual apologies passed, and the quarrel was pacifically sell led Jackson command ed a company of volunteers Iu Mexico, and whilo tlicro bad a duel with Cassias M. Clay, who was a captain iu the so mo regi ment. At tho last Congressional elec-' tion iu Kentucky, ho was a candidate for Congress oud was defeated by , Peyton, Democrat. Shortly ofLcr tho aWtinn Jackson shot and killed n man nt Hopkins- villn, but was ncquittcd lor tho homicide. as it was in proof that he neted in selfih fence, as he did not draw his pistol until his adversary drew nnd pointed n pistol at him. Ex touts. Tlio exports for tho week havo been ns follows; Per steamer Pncifio for San Francisco, flour 0,475 qr sacks; npu!es, 1200 boxes; onions, 185 sacks; hides, 185; leather, 23 rolls; lard, 17 ca ses, 15 kegs, 2 bhls; stock 10 horses. Per steamer Cortex, for Victoria, apples 10 boxes; butter nnd eggs, 2'J hhls; but ter, 8 kegs; baenii 29 cases; merchandise, 8 cases; stock, 120 head of sheep nud CO head of cattle. Advertiirr, fSy Tho London Times is amazed at the revelations of tho late census in this country. It Bays: " Nothing like such growth has ever been witnessed iu the old States of Europe The iucrcaso during tho decade bus been upward of 8,000,000; tho per ccntage, 35. Our own country has made great strides, considering the number who emigrate, but wo can only show such a per ceulago of increase in very rare instances, uKn insignificant areas, and under special conditions." tar TheJIemphls (Tenn.) Avalanche opjioses poor men voting, and is iu favor of disfranchising the foreign born. A corres pondent of that paper advocates " that our rulers may be elected for lifo, or for a life time of thirty years; and Hist no man may have Ihe right of suffrage who is not an American-born citizen, able to read and write, and with manhood enough lo earn and owe an acre of ground at least." It is said in a letter" Dubuque, la., is very cheap place to live in it coats me for my family of five persons, $250 per annum for everything except clothing. A friend of mine, a lawyer, puis his expenses st about $250 for the same, though ha keeps a servant girl." Tbe lost excnse is a highly improper one. UOT Mr. Lincoln's night journey incoy. , through Ilaltimore was not only adviaed, but insisted on by Gen. Scott and several other very eminent men. If any of mass editors who denounce it as "cowardly," possess more courage than Gen. Scott, they have hod a " mighty mean" way of showing xt.Louuvitle Journal. Pleasure is sometimes only a change of pain. A man who has bad the gout feels first rate when be jr-ts down to rheumatism '