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&l)c rcgcm Slrgu W.L.A4as, Sdltor. SATURDAY, A PHIL 20, 180). Neaeter Hihir Vat I'a. The little Lin editort bava ill the time been watcliiny Senator Dukir'i conduct In (lit Senate through leather aiwctack-a, Imping to dirover something on which to 1nie complaint against him. The sharp rye of the Albany Democrat has Hindu what it thinks I discovery. It rubs It ni!m together will) grlni of tho most In tense duligbt, aud ihouU ' Eurei'i, Eureka,' m it poinU a to Senator Inker's remarks on the Tariff Hill. Col. Nakcr, In the court ol his speech, ucd the following language: " I am trying to protect the manufue turn of the country 'j raising revenue for tariff, discriminating I do. That Iwlng to it would he very hard for me to jro home end tell my people thut Senator Wilnon convinced ine that In the cane of wool, the only thing we raise end rare much about, the way to pet tho bolter price for it is to have no duty at all." The Democrat U hugely disgusted with litis, and sticks up ita noo after the follow ing fashion: " It U truly humbling to think that we must have the nuiue of being represented in that august presence, hy a limit who will thin Kjwuk of our products and resour ce). 1 In the enso of wool, tho only tiling we raiM and care much attont.' " Senator IJukcr also said in the course of hit remarks; " Wo ciiunot sell much of anything; but we do hnppcn to raiso a littlu wool, and verv coarsa at that; and fur tho Mike of the appearance of the thing at any rate, I think, to levy a duty of S per cent, upon it will not bo unreasonable." Tho Democrat gets in a big disgust at this, and goes off as follows: " ' A little wool, and very conrso at (hat,' is quite a compliment to a constituen cy, who boast, for a newly settled nod sparsely inhabited country, of rather an abuuduut yield of that article, and also of its superior quality." Now, when we read this, we picked up the Corviillis Union, to see if Slater hadn't got hi back np over the same thing but it seems that tho Union hadn't been sharp enough to notice Col. linker's " vile Blun der on Oregon wool," and it hnpcnod that in the very column of the Union where we expected to sio our Senator demolished for not saying that " Oregon produced more wool thnii all New Knglund, and finer wool too thun any other country on tho globe," we found a h ader on tho subject of Oregon wool. We soon saw that the Union's article whs written with a view of ' hinting facts, Instead of earning two dollars and hulf from Jo Lane, for, like many of its articles outside of disunion Democracy, it was sensible. Tho Union estimates that the last year's wool clip of Oregon amount ed in all to but 109,08(1 pounds let than half tho wool clip of a single county in Vermont. The figures " slander Oregon" worso than Col. linker's statement as to tho amount wc produce. As to quality, the Union says: " Thus fur wo have only tho poorer gradtt vf therp, yivlding a scant! Jteeee, of comparative inferior quuliti." Hero we have ouo of tho Lnno sheets gnashing its troth nt Senator Itukcr for having stated what another paper of this same stripe says is (rue! Tho Albany Democrat says that Oregon U'oduces, besides wool, a great ninny ap ples, a vast quantity of wheat, Ac., Ac, end then turns in to snnpping at linker, for not soying so, forgetting itself to ciiu tnernte our eggs, cabbage, potatoes, onions, and ' beans' and then wind", up with tho conclusion that " if it was not for the sake of tho uainc of tho thing, Oregon had just about as well have no Senator at oil." Now tho Democrat's blunder grows out of tho fact that it didn't know thnt Col. lin ker was speaking of such productions as a tnriff would be likely to affect. That pa per is mistaken In supposing that eggs and cabbugo are usually enumerated in n tariff list. If tho Democrat thinks Col. lin ker is culpable for misrepresenting Oregon, why isn't Jo Lnno to Lin mo for not setting tho whole matter right, then and there? If the Democrat is right, tho Union Is wrong, and Jo Lnno should Imvo jumped up and corrected Col. linker as follows: " Mr. P.rcsiirYaf, I am pained to hear tny colleague misrepresent tho resources of my people. I assure you tho wool crop of my constituents is enormous. I liovo been in Oregon since 1840, and have devoted most of my time to the most untiring ef forts in examining into tho resources of that country, much of which hus beeu ex clusively devoted to wool. Wo produce more wool to-day, Mr. President, than tho great and nolilo Stnto of South Carolina, and our wool, like hers, is all very int. We have no CMrae wool in Oregon, licsides, I can inform my colleague that we produce a vast amount of bacon, wheat, eggs, and other vegetables, such ai cabbage and ' beans,' These hen us are all of tho finest quality. Tho seed was all brought from ' the Sonii, and thero isn't married lady in Oregon, out of over a hundred thousand of them, but what has a truck patch, and keeps more or less chickens. My people is an inoWWons people, and what the wee men raises, when added to what the men gits off their farms, makes au enormous aggregate or productions. I cannot per mit the misrepresentations of my colleague go before tho ' world nnrebnked, and I thercforo move at an nmeudment to this bill thnt we insert wheat, apples, cabbairr. ' crout, chicken efg, and tesns." Lere tot rata. Ad act has at length been passed for the payment of our War Debt, or at least a prtion of it, as may be seen on tho first pnge of to-day i rtMr. As all payments depend for their bosia on the Third Audi tor's Iteport, we have taken tho trouble to look that document over, and condense portion for the Information of those who may not have access lo the Report. ('irst At lo who ihall be entitled to pay fur lervcti, The Third Auditor says; 1 1 havo concluded therefore, not to exclude any of tho companies reported, by the com missioners, or to change- the period for which they are reported, as entitled to payj but lo assume, for tho puriioxci of this re )ort, that as to the duration of service, and the fact of such 'service' having been culled for and ' recognized and ucccptcd by tho territorial authorities,' tho rolls nre correct. I deem it proier,' he somewhat inconsikten'ly adds, 1 to suggest, in this connection, that, in any provision that may be msdo for final payment of thco claims, authority should be given to reject ull such as shall not appear to Imvo been engaged in actual ternice,' making provh-imi for going back of tho Commissioner's Itrporl, which be agreed to accept on this point, a-id to demand further proof. What pay volunteer iluill receive. ' Hy the second clause of tho resolution, I was directed to 'allow to the volunteers engaged in said scrvico no higher pay and ullowances than were given to officers and soldiers of rquul grade at that jkmIchI iu tho army of the United States, including tho extra pay ol two dollars per mouth given to troops serving on tho I'uc'fic, by the act of eighteen hundred and fifty two." Fxlra ply fur Ihon who furnished their own lionet. Considering that it was not intended to deprive tho volunteers who furnidied thi-ir owu horses of compensation therefore, 1 allowed to each of them tho rate of forty cents per day, as well as the vuluo iu money of tho clothing ullowcd to the same class of persons of tho army of the United States.' How magnanimous, to Inform tho volunteers that Congress will givo them three dollars and eighty-six cents a mouth to pay for tho clothes they wore out fighting Indians. Then in regard to stoppages of pny 1 Tho roto of pay being materially reduced by the terms of tho res olution, nnd tho prices of the clothing bjing on a scale corresponding with everything olsc, which scalo was to some extent arti ficial, It would seem but fair and reasona ble that the prices of clothing should be reduced, to what might bo supposed to bo the actual cash value. It being impossible to fix sjiccific prices for tho articles of clothing purchased, or to determine what description of articles was issued to each individual and constituted tho stoppage against his pay, I concluded to ullow an average deduction from theso stoppages of thirty-three per cent, on the amount with which ho was charged. Tho balance re maining after this deduction, was estopped against his pny, tho samo ns if tho amount had been paid him in cash.' If they had Hot just beforo been robbed of two thirds of their wnges, no doubt tho volunteers would more fully appreciate this scientific method of 'robbing Peter to pny Pauls. Tho Auditor goes into a somewhat extend ed process of ratiocination, nud brings sev eral witnesses to prove that goods might Imvo been bought cheaper for cash thnn for scrip. A nswering a question lo this effect, proposed by Atkinson, Gov. White aker says, 'you wish to know whether ' prices for cash,' and scrip rutos of pur chuse, did not differ from each other du ring tho sumo current period of tho war.' ' There was iu many instances a differ ence, nnd In some instances considerable, difference. Such, however, arose from the samo cause, or much tho samo cnusc, ns the difference- of prices iu liko transactions in tho Indian Department nnd iu the regular army.' 'In common with tho pcoplo of tho other States, ' our pcoplo generally made some difference iu their business transactions between dealing for cash, nnd dealing on time. Thero is nothing however In this particular, or any other, that I am aware of, which should vitiate, or vary tho allow- nnco of tho commission in tho premises.' Pertinaciously following up this idea, tho Auditor arrives at the triumphant con clusion, that scrip when issued, was scarce ly worth its fuco even while Oregon had complete faith in the justice and honesty of the General Government, and now, thnt that fitith is sorely impaired, if not destroy ed, scrip is worth next to nothing. Good ogic, and bad morality, in about equal proportions. The general principle estnb- ished, that ' a thing is worth what it will fetch,' and that Uncle Sam Is perfectly jus tified In descending liko any other sharper or speculator to buy cheap and sell dear a violation of one of the plainest principles of common law, that applies to nations as well as Individuals is compnritively tasv. No man shall profit by his own wroiisr.' used to be a fundamental principle, lint now Uncle Sam may neglect to par just dobta until Ids paper becomes almost worth less, and then try it at its reduced rate to save money. Most dishonest economy! Volunteers art turned off with about twen ty dollars a month, as if they were the worthless hirelings generally composing the regular army, while 'herders, 'packers,' ' teamsters,' and laboring man generallr shown hr the record, when employed to assist in the Regular service at that time, received from sixty to ninety dollurs a month. ' llirt of Vrsoiu.' Tho Auditor says for persons In Service as laborers, herders, packers, teamsters, and other similar cm ployments, I have allowed two dollars per day. Whero however it has a p ten red that tho person employed was a chief pack er or had tho superintendence of others, as packors, tvamstcrs, herders, or as a spy or guide, I hare allowed four dollars per day. Mechanic, Clerk; Agent, (. Tho prices paid byegulor officers for mechan ics, tuch as carpenters, blucksmiths, sad dlcrs, painters, Ac, were from three to fivo dollurs iter day. I have taken the average and allowed four dollars per day for sue services, including clerks, agents, and per sons acting in similar capacities. Shoeing Jlorie.' I have allowed one dollar per shoe, or four dollars per animal for setting shoes, fifty cents.' Meal furniihed. have allowed nn formly, for mouls furnished fifty cents each. Where it appeared that the meals were to particular individuals, as boarders for period of one week and longer, I have ol lowed six dollars per week. Hone and Mule. For horses belicv ed to have been ' Amcricnn,' I hare allow cd $180, to $210. For ' Spanish and mix ed breeds,' $100, to $160; and for ' ludi an,' $'j0, to 90. In southern Oregon, I have allowed nn advance of twenty dollars per onlimil. For mules, I have allowed from $123, to $250, per unimal. Oxen. For oxen compared with horses. I havo mado about tho same proportionate reduction in prices.' Next in order, nre tho lending articles of forago and subsistence, such as, hay, oats, wheat, flour, fresh Itoef, bacon, coffee, and suiror. The prices allowed by tho Auditor vary somewhat iu different local! tics. At Portland and Vancouver the prices allowed aro as follows: We aro compelled to defer tho remain der of our abstract till next week. GOOD NEWS FROM THE NEZ PEIICB MIXES! Tho Daily Times of Wednesday Inst contains late news from theso mines of an interesting character. Sup't Geary held n council with tho Indians April 11, at which they agreed not to molest the whites. Tho Indians are to Imvo the exclusive use of the ground south of Clear Diver tho miners to occupy their present field between the forks of the river, extending cast to the Rocky Mountains, if need be, thence south, from about 30 miles cast of the forks of Clear River. Whisky will bo kept out 1 roops will be on hand to enforce this treaty. Thero nre about $8,000 in the hands of miners awaiting transportation. Miners were making from $5 to $10 per day to tho hand. Four men took out $1,300 ir. seventeen days. Mr. Geary confirms pre vious statements as to tho richness of these mines. SST Tho (lect thnt England and France aro about to scud to our Southern and Gulf Coasts, need excito no apprehension. It is merely to watch their interests ns our Government kept a large fleet ut Vera Cruz during tho lute troubles iu Mexico. The mobbing of British captains, ns was lately dona Iu Savannah, might cuuso the offending cities to bo bombarded. Tho se ccders would soon learn tho difference be tween mobbing a Yankee nnd nn English man. Vi'itiTixo Sciioot.. Our young friend William L. While will commence teaching a course of lessons in Pcnniunship on Mon- dcy evening next, at Mr. Post's school room in this city. Mr. White is a finished penman, us can be seen from the elegant specimens of h's hand nt tho Post Office, and we have no doubt will givo entire sat isfaction to his patrons. Terms, per course of twenty-four lessons, $4 for a gentleman u nd $2 for a lady. A iM-oixTMEXTS. Charles Francis Adams has been appointed Minister to England Cnssius M. Cluy, Minister to Russia, Car Shurz, to Spain; Gen. Nye, of N. Y. Gov. of Nevada; Wm. Juyne, of Spring field, III., Gov. of Dacotah: Thos. Corwin, Minister to Mexico. None of the appoint ments for Oregon, except that of Dryer, nave been received here yot. Jomx Sheruav. Tin's glorious Repub lican was elected by the Ohio Legislature to tho U. S. Senate for six years, in place or fealmon P. Chase, who accepted a post in tho Cubinet. Kktvrxkd. Cns Taylor, Esq., of our city, who lea for the East last full, has re turned m fine health and spirits, after wit nessing the inauguration of Old Abe. Crissays there is no place like Oregou Uty. Strkkt Improvement. The City Coun cil at its lust meeting authorized contracts to be made for continuing the improvement of Main Street from 9th to 10th Streets. Rids will be received until April 29th. Ed. A sees: The election held in Ore gon Division No. 8, S. of T.. week before last, was irregular, and on Friday evening, April 5, another electiou was held, with the following result: K. t.ammill, W. P.; Rev.J. O. Rav- ner, W. A Wilson, A ; John Meldrnm, R. S.: C R. 8.: W. Pattern P S . I. W. Craiir. T Thou Itnm C . f' -. nuiwn rotter, I a w P. Burns, O. S ; Rev. O. U. Atkinson tlisplaiu. Late from tho East. DATES TO THE 'iOth MARCH. Mrl Hlr lo Evacuate I Sr. Lorn. March 27. TaAm't reirular Washington dispatch says tho prevalent reports that tho Union men in tho seceded Stales have applied for apiwiiitmciit as judical officers aecm to he connrmeil iiv tnc nouiicuuou ui trn Laud as Judge of the Northern and South ern Districts of Alabama. Tho militurv officers in charge of the bu reous in the War Department and Gen. Scott have Joined in a remonstrance against a change in clerks In their aepnrtmems. Tho New York Tribune's Wuhington correspondent says, Copt. Fox reports that tho supplies of provisions at Sumter will en able Muj. Anderson to sustain his command until tho 15th or April. He says tin) fort can bo reinforced only by military ora tions, winch will require force net ai me disposal of the President, or by strategy, with hazards of a desperate conflict. From all the facts, it is evident that bum lor must be ubundoncd or civil war be in augurated. The Southern Commissioner are all din ing to-night with tho foreign Embassadors at Corcoran s, llio Lominissioners nre on tho most friendly terms with tho English and French ministers. Tho Texas Leirislnture hns passed a res olution npprovinir of tho Convention Act ileiiosiusr Gen. Houston. A bill has pass ed to raise a regiment of mounted riflemen lor frontier protection. Since tho de parture of the Federal troops tho Indians L I I.. I ..... !..... .I,.-,..;.... llm 111 llirfgl! lIUNIUein IIIITC cyn UUIimwumg civ frontier, killine and drivinir back the set tlers. The steamers Daniel Webster and Gen Rusk sailed from Rrozos on the 2th of March with the Federal troops. Thero is a prospect now thut every dol Inroftho S.OOO,000 advertised lor ny Secretary Chaso will be taken at fair rates. The Postmaster General is experiencing somo troublii from tho new mail agents iu iririuin. Iho pcoplo alom? tho routes threaten tar and feathers to the unlucky ugents if they attempt to do their duty, and one lias already resinned, and the other is expected to throw np his commis sion. Serernl Virginia Republicans have presented themselves Tor tho vacancies, and will serve nt all hazards. If the pco plo interrupt, the muils aro likely to be cut off. A Washington dispatch to tho N. Y. Express says Gov. Houston writes to the President thut the Indians aro threatening Texas, and asking if tho lederal Govern incut can or will nfford relief. Intelligence rcccircd nt U ashington on tho 20th is to the effect that by the 1st of April there would be concentrated at Pen- sncola 5,000 troops from tho Coufcduruto btates. A dispatch to the New York Evening Post says Mr. Land was nominated Dis trict Judgo of Alabama, nt the suggestion of Mr Cobb, of that Stuto. Joseph McDowell wns confirmed United States Marshal of Kansas. Lieut. Col. ct to be Colonel, vice Sumner. Commodore Wilkinson died at Norfolk Virginia, yesterday. 1st. Loi is, March 29 r. it. Tho dispatch from Washington this morning, says J. S. Wilson, Into Commis sioner of tho General Land Ollicc, has been returned to tho former place as Chief Clerk or the linrenn. iuarcn as. 1 ho tonteuerntion newspa per nt Y ashington hns reccivnd n dispatch thnt Fort Sumter was evacuated to-day. A dispatch to the New York Herald from Charleston yesterday, says there is o change iu the aspect of afluirs at Fort iimtor. Tho Now York Times' Washington cor respondent says: " i imve just received a dispatch from n gentleman of Washington, who visited Fort Sumter this morninir. nd states that he found Mai. Anderson tnking an inventory of everything prepar atory to cvnucating the Fort. Ho is, it is seen, allowed to exercise his own judgment ns to the method ol leaving." Jeff Davis hns mndo a requisition on tho State of Alabama for troops for n purpose unknown. Ho hns also called for 5000 om Florida nnd 2,000 from Georgia. Tho Tribune's Washington enrresnon dent snys tho orders were sent ten days ngo 10 retain a portion ol the dispossessed troops in Texas, subject to tho order of Governor Houston, in repressing any at tempt to overthrow State authority. Fur ther intelligence from that quarter was looked for anxiously. At Austin, Gov. Houston nnd Mr. Hamilton delivered speeches in which they hotly denounced the Southern Confederacy nnd their Constitution. On the 23, the Convention, in Committee of the Whole, after debate, ndopted tho Constitution ol most unanimously. Ou engrossing the or dinniico, Iho vote wns nenrly nnnnimous. In Parliament, Mr. Gregory had given notico that lie would at an early day call tho attention af the government to tho ex pediency of prompt recognition of the Southern Confederacy. At a Cabinet meeting this morning the threatening events at the Sonth occupied their nttention. A Pensacola dispatch of the 25th stntns thnt the Brooklyn has left there. It is supposed she went to Key West for pro visions. The V. S. Senate adionrncd tine die on me 2 1 in .March. . uurmsr the Into executive session nl the feennte nboot fonr hundred nomina tions were confirmed nearly fifty of which, were sent in by the President yesterday. A New York dispatch of this morninir says a Paris letter in the Times states that tho English and French Governments are fitting out a powerful fleet of war steamers for the United States: The suggestion came from England. France will furnish three first closs frigates, and the English will perhspa be larger. The fleet will sail with sealed orders. Soain ii also tmnap. ing to send a formidable force in the (Jnlf of Mexico, though not working in concert with 1 ranee and England. It is not true, as one of the Port land papers heada the dispatch, that " Par liament is going to recognize the Nigger Confederacy." A member merely rave notice that be would urge it on the Gov ernment at some future day. W The Philadelphia American ei nr. ses the opinion that rcnnsvlTuni is ftT millions richer for the new tariff Three Days Later! " J Fort Suulter NOT Evacuated AND NOT LIKtlY TOBBIll TREASON IS KKW MEXICO! Secession Kim into the Ground in Arizona!-Hie blacklpgn, robbers, and murderers of that interesting region have ece dedJIi!n THE IndFaNS HA VAillXG TEXAS! Southern Forts Keinforced t Ry Thursday night's mall wo received an Kxtra from the office of tho Red Bluff IxurrnxDENT, containing tho following highly interesting news: Sam FnA.vrisco, April II. Tho Pony Express arrived at Fort Churchill at 1:23 r.u. to-day. Hie fol- lowing ia from tho Bulletin of this evening: Sr. Lot is, April 1st, Tho Republican this morning received a letter from Los Reyes, New Mexico, dated March 12, announcing Iho arrival of on express from Col. Funntlcroy to the com mander at Fort Union, ordering that offi cer to prepare immediately for defence. It appears that on the morning of tho litis the people of Santa Fe, Americans and Mexicans en innsso, all armed, seized Fort Marcy, which they now hold. Col. Font- delroy declined to surrruder the Fort as was expected, nnd while in the act of remon strating with the populace, the citizens and soldiers rushed on the works, and in ten minutes hnd possesion. Governor Trench er was prime mover, and now lias charge of all tho military equipments and public property. Tho letter states that tiie sur prise was well concerted, and New Mexico is practically affiliated with Texas and the South. Tho same letter says thnt Arizona had asserted her independence on tho 6th of March; Nothing new is developed regarding Forts Siimpter and Pickens. Mutters are quiet at the South. Judge Lane, U. S. Judgo of Alabama, will hold Court at Fort Atkins. The steamer Daniel Webster arrived nt New York from Texas, and landed several companies nt Forts Jefferson nnd Tortngos. She reports that the Indians are commit ting great havoc on tho frontiers of Texas. Major Sibley had chastised some savages. The J ml inn were waiting the departure of the troop lo commence their operation). Sagacious Indians! Tho Mississippi Convention hns ratified the Confederate Constitution by a lurgo majority. No nppolntments for tho Pacific coast mentioned. Tho Virginia Convention is still engaged in debnlo. Rives mndo a stiong Union speech. . Winter Dnvis is spoken of for minister to Chili. ' General Mirnmon nrrivc.l nt New York cn route for Spain, lie snys his purpose is to urge tho acquisition of Mexico by Spain. iWinistcr torwin leaves on tho next steamer from New Orleans. Chief Justice Shaw of Massachusetts dead. ADDITIONAL. St. Loiis, April 1, r. u. Tho New York Tribune's correspondent says that tho idea of re-inforcing Fort Sum ter is entertained in quarters which hereto fore regarded it as impracticable Thnt nnval officers express the belief that it could oo re-inforccd with ordinary risk, witli steamers at night. The Times' correspondent snys that Tor- tugas and Key West have been re-inforccd by troops from Texas. Pickens will also be, without delay, and that an extra session of Congress will be culled to consider tho subject of Forts and tho tariff. Hartford, Conn., dispatches to-day say that the election was quiet, prospect of a Republican triumph in the Stuto mi.. . xue lrginia uouso was in session on buturuay night, and passed an amended resolution from the Senate to provide for the removal of cannon from the Bulono Iron Works, nud authorising tho Governor to cull out military force if necessary. . STILL LATER, : St. Louis, April 1 Night. European dates to the 17th. The Lon don. Times wants to know where the Nig ger Confederacy, ' one fifth of which ia pieagca to repudiation," will procure its loan. The Duchess of Keut Queen Victoria's mother is dead. The steamer Geo. Rusk landed U. S. troops from Texas, at Forts Jefferson and Taylor, and left them on a war footing, with forts supplied for a year. Montgomery advices to-day gay there is nothing important from Pensacola. It was reported that reinforcementa for Fort Pickens had arrived. Latest advices from Virginia indicate an increase of the accession feeling. : Delegatea are being instructed by their constituents. Several counties go for immediate seces sion; still, it is the impression that there is a clear Union majority in the Convention. Origok Citt SsmsiBT. By reference to advertisement, it wifl be seta that the next aession of this Institution will mcoce on Monday week. com-1 Several articles crowded out. ' mo" ' .-a,MJIT4I. ACiixaT Fort 8tTi.--Tiia ... I ! corW,l.t of u. Iil.0.1,7 "" Ioubl, the lata lenutlon liu.:.u.t ..J1 harbor. IIuin ""wun harbor. II saysi The telegraph will pr0u,Ll . . formed yon that an ',1' the Iron lattery at CumaHaJTS? struck Fort Sumter this Boraiiy tell you Id history. o mSSL n Meeting street late last night I 11 the official residence of Gov. ivltL tho headquarter of Gn B,b were Hill open and niumlnaM i1" messengers pass from one buildiru- u7i! other, and Imagining th.t Wm wai In preparation, I deterahej W up early this morning, and on tka t,?J? for squall. About halfnast 4 a ESt? the battery, containing Gen IwLt; and staff, and within an noor ffVj lime the rubs commenced Oritur bUhk tridgea, and at about half n..t a . E.m' fired, which itruck Fort SumUrilu iratn. I was watcliin r...Tr my glass, and saw MaJ. AodmJ !'i? i had been watching the whole proceed; own on t ns i side, a ..r strange to say, was In the most emttS spot for tho purM)sewu faUntlt S lintfllffl lltltr A Hum f .u . 7 "W- , . , -,, v. ur,, Mu j SOn mercifully awaiting iu arri jT apology was made to him, In thithktwl. assured that the shot was " parelr tnitl tnl the officer in command wiiM tilnri tlml tlti (run MitlntMaul - i m. You can take these difftrcM fach y connection with each other, aad astttiM them your own construct!. HsrS moved about Charleston a great deal IsW? and having heared the almost OMniBottW expressed oiiinton that 'Muj. itienm would capitulate on the first stuck lUn no hesitation In saying that it tit ' plot tho design of which was to test lw JL' to his country nnd his country fj am happy to tell yon that they sreperfect ly satisfied, or rather entirely diatatkdWd thut MnJ. Anderson It neither t eotinj nor a traitor. The men whotiprMt,,t he was of Twiggs calibre, are entirely it ccived, and the promptitude with thick kt opened his batteries this morning prottt thnt traitors need expect no quarter fr him. , ' ' lliavo heard from the best lattailr to-day, thnt Gen. Bcaun-ganlcoaiiuVnil,, artillery wholly insufficient to redact Fort Miniier, ana ueciucs mat it mast be iMIrd. If ho had any doubt before, be Blast kir been ccnvinccd this morning. Sinftltrfr enough, it was one of the largest gaaj H Iho Point that waa " accidentally die charged this morning and one of lU nearest to Sumter. It only "gniea'tU skiu" off tho walls, and was Mhertke harmless. KAftftXSBi In Portland, nt lite In ri(.bvttin Cld, by lhi Kef I'lil ip S.C.Ifiey. Vt. .. Pit. ijiw, of Orrgnn City, to Mart Fsaxcu, iuAtr vt A. II. Urll, Km)., of Porl!.B.l. . 3T The compliinenli of ike hippy cpii n erivrit, together a-iili a cetwrouidsuiitaofetb. Thepaitira have our brat wUim fur UVifwMif ucd liappinew through life. , . ,, On Monday, April 15, at Ike rnUenee ef J n.irlow, hy & J. Oakley, Em., J.t C. tlua, of this eiiy, to.MiM Joaliue Puhner, ef DiTlea. On Weduenluy evening. April 17, at ibe Miii Si reel Haun, In Ihheily, by a J. Oakley, bu, .Mr. K kanali l'ayue la Miea Virj aier'aaeet, balk of I hi city. ; City Election. ,: W't are uuihurued to annonuce J. E. IIL'B KURD lie a candidate for raelaclien te the efltie of Itecorder, Awaeor and Collector, allbfia- euing cily election. .. Jf Kl'SSEM, T. UELASIIMCTT ai s candidate for Street Commiaaioner at the eaaiag city election, he will be aiipported by ' ' MmFiiise The annual mealing of the Oregca KUe Society will be held at the Congregational Ckarck, Oregon City, May 8th, at 10 o'clock i- mon in Ilia evening before the Society by Rir. P. I). Clmmk-rlaiu. illl friendi ef the era ait invited to be preeeut. ' W. Iloairra, " Car. Set';. ' The iiuumil tutineu meeting ef lit Or eou Tract Society will be held at iheCoaffp tknialCbureh, Oregon City, May 7th, slia- ! G. II.ATSWeo,8ie V.tackanat im. Af rtcaltaral BeeWj. - The annual meeting of thie Society will be brU in Oregon City on Tueedny, ipril 3fc Mel full attendance ia requvated, aa electioa ef efcew and other Important buaineae will bo etteadei ta "Wat. AeitssraT.eWr. T tke Ifaraiera at Uis Caeetv. The annual meeting of Linn County ip tuml Society will be held at the Court-Hi illbany, on Monday, May 6, 1861, at. J ' r.u. Torn out, one and all. ' JohsBassows.Bm'T' , OREGON CITT ; rpiIK NEXT SESSION of the X Seminary will commence ea OiW APHIL 89, and continue fourteen wteta per quarter of eleven weeks : , . Pnmary M Middle... 1 m Higher ..; " Piane inotraction and nee af ieatrement, F" . month .-- Drawing without extra charge. .- '. . ;'' The demrtment of Muaio ia ander lot eaw Mr. RuTjaa, an accompliehed Pi'1"rt-. ' E. A. KINGStKT, April 20, 18gl-3w4 ' 1 enMfrt .22A7:PA&TT,, THE frie.de of the ORKGOX CrfJ2" IX ART are meited te attead a etthat place oa the evenieg of MAT "1 Croehmenu will be pronded. aad tbwt w et - exhibitioa with the MAGIC LANTbKa-J, Admittance. Fiftt Canlt. Tbe aejaetf "TT ed will all be appropriated te repaint ( tbe SohoW-roooia. , T - ' . C A. a.It"T- pril30,H6l. YamhilT Trade. The FatUTunig Steamer JAS. CMTTO, - " Capt.jAMct D. Mima, kee icgabw f,. Dmftn mmd Ufifttt'. three "if Canraaah every Monday, v""e'.t. t rday merning, at ISeVlexk-ietararBf