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TfcM alibi aol finding a bouaoto atop svi, i um my noree on ma Dana oi me ia ystmaa river, anu aiepi sounaiy un; lkadaofa(Jn oak tree, with try a baa at my pillow, and a larse fij.1 ftaa aea warm., Wtitd'J arrived at laa aayoo, wbloh ii a narrow patsta ,aailea long through tho Umpqu Matin lalas whioh aeparataa the 'Rogue Rifcr yallajr flora tha Umoqua'. I found it Iin- wmmmm tor turn io procsev any innner. JTlM.Iadfeaa aro under arms In great num. tola, aad have, attacked the wMfee even hlba,lewa of Jacksonville. The com MHialoaUon Utween here and tho mine ii MUralyetH ef, and aome packer who KaragOM .through the canyon have been obliged, to 'return. All the ecttlcn who lived la tba Boguo River country litre left their ekim and gooo to Jacksonville. Saaao thirteen or fourteen white have been kilted, aid aavcral houte along tho road hat keen baraed down by tbo Indian. Seate paekera have repreienled tbo num bevaf the latter aa being very great, but tba report are o cotifliciioir that It it difficult to form -a correct judgment a to tbelr camber, or.lhe real itato of affair. It b eertain, however, that several tribes or JatUan, vix: the Shaatas, the Klamath, Lakes, Grave Creeks, Cow Creeks, Co quills, and some ssy the South Umpquas save unttea, ana ioai inctr number can not. bo lasa than 600 warrior, ail well araaad. They have taken from the white 100 bead of cattle, are encamped together at TabU Rook near Jacksonville, and de termined to fight to tbo last. They have Already bad two akinnisbes with the wlkkaa, aad have been victorious each tirna. If r. HardJag tha lawyer and for- aHVe.l is amoncst the killed GeaeralLane passed through tho canyon ahaat tba 90th last, with some men, to r la ant a stop to nostiluies. 1 re aea time at the canyon, waiting saaay to pass on. but findincnono. aai as.Msag raadnesa to risk tho journey alasjik particularly aa the houMtalong the ftM bad been all abandoned, I returned to WiaohesUr, where I would bo under saaaaswasa and find tomethmi: for mv Jsoraa ta eat. I stopped two dsys nesr Wiaebteter with II whom I knew at Oregon. City, but finding the news from the asine every day less encouraging I renlved, la order to ssvo lime, io alter tt alaa ortraveline. and to co to Scotu b, ,h aad visit that part of the country, ana tnea oa tny return to go to Jackson Villa if I found it posiible. I accordingly left for Scollsburgh on Iho 17th of Au?., aad arrived there after two davs iournov. finding, on my arrival there, tlio steamer .waaungtoa, ready to make a trip to Koete Bay, I applied to Mr. Allan, or the firm of Allan, M'Kinloy ii Co., to whom she belongs, and procured a pasiage on her. Wo arrived tho (IrMdayat I'mpqus. City at tbamaulli of the Umpqua river, and on Saturday the SOlh wo cmk-avorcil lu cross tbo Umpqua Bay. W'c found tho break. era too high and the vcallir too aloriny to put to aea, but on the following morn ing (Sunday) wo crowd tlio bar with great difficulty aud with much risk, and altera atormy pauaco ho anchored safe ly in Koose Day. Ve were scarcely out "whtn'thlewahcavygalofromtho W.iW. The little steamer, however, con- trary to the expectations of all on board. ! whogavetliemscrvesupntlot,woailiorci"vcri " Mil time, would make It trouble. tha storm gallantly, and IhankatoGod wo somo to lay tho foundation. Hit expert- CM eaiety over me bar at hoo.o liav. A ' company of 20 persons, among.l whom Is j - Dr. Shields, halo commence J to build a town aix mllca from tho mouth of the Uay, Whleh promise beforo lor.I to 1.0 tho lar- E? "S??!5"" ,n .on-. Ilcaui. , S !!". .TVi 7"rl... " TB ' '"n I vrnojui', oiiu una ia wiiui niuucct: mo to , rtefca passage on tho Washington, in ordor to visit it and judia for mysolf. Tho en trance to4he bay I tafo. The bar is one tnlle wide, and I havo bocn told that at all jtsge ef the tide a "ship of any tonnago Will find plenty of water tegetovorit. Tho Day itself Is a beautiful sheet of Ha ter, sheltered on all sides except the X. W. It i aome 39 miles long and varies from 'oa te three mile in width. Al its hoad ab Koose (or Coote) river joint it whloh teaavigablo for twenty.five milos abovo Ha ; mouth for ships of any burthen, and 'haa aome' ytry valuable water-power. Tba banks of the river, as well as Ilia Day are surrounded by a very extensive form. Ufoeunlry, covered with an abundance affcto white oedaf timber, well caloulatcd farldmber. Thev have found here veiv xteaaiveoealbankt. Ihavovlslltd them atyaolf aeen them worked handled and Md tne 9011 ana louna 11 excellent, as 'aa' I am a' judge j we burned it on led tbo Washington instead of wood. ll (a oaleulaled to make Koose -iIJ-Aii eif iveonl Imnneinnn. iH'MsfW oflbe new town it "Gmplro V It already divided Into oi, .of which bar been purchased are aft least 69 peraan camped here onaaf alr.'lV The y i reaelved me most ' anii;boaSaVd metfotnearlirWoak ."'.iOn fo-morraw I atari fcr Umn- uaaitv. ' I muit wslk elamr Ihdlioseh. .. ' . .i . .jfc. , aa the Waihlagton haareVurned. "There area great aumberortnUitni here. From Umsoua City I MtofWolUbura All the mini ig baaiaeu up to this lime has been principally dona lie re, and, when I passed by before there waro two vcsiets In tba river fiawtaa- Fraaelsao. It it a plaea that.ia laat arogrcslag, but thorite la very obiectleaabla ia aay opinion. anJ ouilding araaad. vary aearor . Tho grass la ao-badibatf tarn obliged to buy. oat oaaa a uay ier aay: aorse. i nave ires passed on your, lime, buttl have dono and remain, Yours respectfully. C. J. (Orcgott; Spectator. OREfiON CITYi friaky MorelBg, faftaaBbar lfi, 1161. OCrThe Fuosral 8ermon of Dr Looy ill be delivered ia tha Congregational Church on next Sabbath at ten o'clock, A.M. . i .' 05" W hare received tbo annual cala togue of the "Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, located at Philadelphia." It contains tho names of 31 ladles, metric ulants, and tho degree of M. D. was con ferred upon niue ladies at the annual Com mencement, Jan. 27, 1853. We highly approvo of tho iJea of ladies taking the degree of M. D. Females, wo Iwliovc, frequently tuneT great distress from not explaining fully tho symptoms of their disease. Dut when there aro fe male physicians in attendance these diffi culties will be removed. This 1st the only institutson of tho kind we have heard of In tho United States. It is sahrto be in a flourishing condition. (fir The sidewalk is extending in the upper part of tho city. At the lower ctid it is in a bad condition, haing never been replaced aiuce it was torn up during the extreme high water last winter. Should It bo neglected until winter approaches, the pedestrians below will havo a moist time passing back and forth. Are wo to havo any more alJo walks I and aro those going to bo repaired that we have al ready 1 These are question that should cngsg the attention of the city fathers. We shall not be much inconvenienced ourself, but we knew several who will be. KrMr. R. R. Thompson left hero for the States last winter,-to cross the pleioi thir season. We learned that he had re jurned on Tuesday evening last. Hole A Ih. State. Isst Spring will. 1500 head of, . sheep. Atthatlmo he left them, some- j,, la''IsE rjarnemn wntreon onnno nier, upwnnis u. uwi,,.,,,.. ,, ,.,,, lh.r whm, ,. j,. had died or wcro lot in dmcrcnt wavt.l Ho oxpeclt to gel into this valley with about S00 head. We havo'not seen him, but we welcome him back, and hope his fiock will bo doubled befuro tho next 13 months expire. (rGoiley's Lady's Hook for August ia Lcforo us, (the July number did not come to hand) and a splendid number it is ton. Tho fashion plates are complete, and in this far olf region, well timed. Godey appears f lermincd to keep pace, if not a liltlo ahead, of tho progress of tho Hints. (CrThn Phrenological Journal, and the Water Cure, do. have been received. The former we consider a taluable work; the latter we know but little about, and can only say that its typographical execu. lion !a par excellence. KfWo sco that Dr. M'l.nughlln in ro- building his breakwater preparatory for ., . . . , , , ' . ,. ,,,e w'0,or- A ri of fcw fcct '" lhc once, however, in such Improvements rcn .. hmvner ,. 1. 1.1-1,1 , der h'S '" 1 ,0 Mlcuro " ln probable that he will bo ablo pmo. ffl-Th,. V. V. TWAune eontatna tho ru. of,,on, Rufu, Cboalo on DANIEt Waaeraa. dellv.red at Dartmouth Collen. ' , , on mo atnot juiy. we navo omy nau timo to glance at It ; but it fa considered a tho masterpiece of all that haa appeared in any shapo respecting the publlo aervi. ccs of that dlttlnguithed Individual. It occupleaover six columns In tha Tribune OtTSomo men do good to thoso that despllofully uso Ihom from dlfTorent mo lives than that enjoined in tha Good Douk. Wo know one man whottioka clot or than a brolltor to the vory men who aro aap. ping hit very lifo'a blood from him. OtrBuilncs in Oregon is generally conducted upon the caih principle. This remark, we believe, is true in everything except printing and preaching. OiTSomo men cat to live, others llvo to eat, whllo thero I ono we-wot of who live by the thin of hi tttlh. OCrWo yield a good deal of our cdito Lrja (Paeo totl)e BSW r,0,n io Atlantic (Ptuiw ?nd California. latdtaia Affaire. Ifethlag ef Importance ha transpired outtha mints linos our last, alMeaat notang liaa come to liamt. mat tne maw lerfwill bo sDoedilv aettled OB tho c round assumed by Ilia Superintendent, via t thai the Indiana be immediately removed to some other portion af Oregon, such aa may bo aailgncd them by government, wo think extremely doubtful. They oonttnd atrong. ly and earneatly for the ground of their nativity, and aay too that they will fight to the last man for their hereditary rlghta. They aro a bold, Intrrpld and revengcftil race. This sort of prejudico Is by no means confined tolhat particular tribe or tho tribes engaged in the war ; but the eame feel Ing ia prevalent among all the tribea m habiting the Wlllamotlo valley, and in other pcrtlona of the Territory. They cling with great tenacity to their old fish. Ing and hunting grounds. To get rid of them, compulsion will be necessary. They aro a nuisanco to the white settlers whtr. ever they llvo In oloso proximity. Their limits have been circumscribed, and their chances far obtaining a living lessened and all the beat lands, particularly of this valley, occupied by white Millars. Io them thero appears to be no other alter nativo left but to steal. Petty thefts are becoming quite frequent. Their wn'a aro not many, and their thefts are confinod principally to article of food and wearing apparel. If the citizens in the mining country had their full awing, ar.d the pow. cr to do It, they would soon provide errr. Iiitlitifi homes for tho Indians in that quar ter. No treaty with tho southern Indians can be entered into that the whitss will feel safe, under after it is mado. There is trouble in the future, no mailer whether tho war is at an end or not. (KrA person named Elijah Gibson, carpor.lcr.of Cumberland, Maryland, was accidentally drowned on Friday last. He was at work on the steamer "llelle of Or. egon City," and while in theactoapring ing a plank around the guard at the atom of the boat tho fastemnga gave way and , , 5 ' , , lln amount: one paper, (German) received! havo probably reautted in favor of tho knocked from the atagiag.fs..nn . ' ' ' , ' - ,. I, ' . , r 300; two, over 93,000; four of them democrats. the man waa lie aank and did not appear to the aurfaco of the water at all after he touched it. Search was immediately made far him, but the body was not recovered for sev eral hour afterward. It waa finally grappled by means of hooks attached to a pole. We understand he haa no parents -Hiving. lie was engagod to a young lady in Cumberland, Md. Had ha lived it was his intention to have returned In a short time to marry her. lie made no disposal nftilm j.fT.f., tin, mmlA mlnnn Iia lioe luin (h- Te... w,,car0( whch h m)m,. ,(o a ycar ,Wi ,htt In thefyeol i"- - " - - - "- had should go to this young lady .: whom he was to hate Ijecn married His remains wore taken care of by tho Odd Fellows, of which Order he was a member; and on Sunday laat was suitably intorrl by that Society. A 'jury of inquest waa held over tho corpse, and the following it the verdict: C'oaoMiaa Ihqi'ut. A iurv havinir been duly swoxu to examine Into the rnue of death of Elgeh (2i!eon, render a verdict of accidental death from drowning. toaata llaacur, Coroner Oregon City, Sept 10, 1 HiJ. OCrThe facta respecting the publication of iho list of letters havo not been altered, although an apology for tho pott master has been made. Ilia facts aro, he prom ised tho list to ua individually, several timet, without solicitation on our part. Tho post master said he intended it for the Spectator in tho presence of one of our hands, a good democrat, and one general- I I. Loam... In tt.!.. ... .nil Aa n ... m n. I, KllV'.il ,1, ,1,1a vviiiHiuiit, an m iiibi, v, veracity. If it becomes necessary we will show up the duplicity of the powers that be. Tho perversion of ihe law and iho facts are too apparent lo require ex tended comment, or tho assistance of Mr. Holbruok. And the pretended defenee only render the guitty party mora ridlc ulou. Wo rely upon tho fact, and we can give good democratic authority lo ubalantiat them. Men in authority, or out of it, should always havo due regard for their word, even in imall thing. btrWo are obliced to the "Statesman" for tho compliment paid u. We are. proud to find that what we write la attrib uted to wiser and abler head than our. Certainly, we shall not complain, if Mr. II. does not. He undoubtedly ha leu reason to bo satisfied than us. OCTWir'aro indebted to Capt. Murray . ..... i for J. W. Kulllvan'a aupply of Poraign andmerican papers. Adam At Co., and Wells, Fargo A: Co had a oleaa race the last hitch, but Mr. Hereford ha rid den the fast pony over this course before, and ia acquainted with the cut-off. (KrA young man named Ha.ll, waa ar. rested at tho Cascade a few daya since. charged with having robbed an Indian of two hundred and Ulty dollar. voruana Commercial. &" grand Agricultural and llortlctil. lure) Fair a to bo held In tha oily of Sari Franctsoo, commencing about thofirai of Oclfchar, ' and continuing' one month. Prises amounting to two thousand dollars are oflered for the beat specimens of fruit; dowers, grain, dec, that shall be exhibited at the fair. To show tho object mora ful. ly we Insert Iho following card addrossed to us on the aubjeol : CARD. 8K huNciaco, A "1. 185.1. V pnwatthU CireaUr ta you with the Inn-r hoi that It will awl year Mtlr approUtloit eud your litany os-spciatloa In tl plana pnpoml wmu. Um sf III fftsltd otijwU to lw ol.Hlnf J by Ilia prMenl Attic tkultiu Fair, la Ui fonir glini( to- Klhf r of tha tnat majority oft (toil, aad U ralatt of block. L'ufilvaton of It WornUlfcthliKCNaor Arricullme llut ahoald bv-om. known to oach other, that thrral ahouM he an latrrchan(o ofihooo trulU obtains,! I ftilllwa Inaa Its ilia J.ftLu.. .tlu .. .....i,. parti futon "' r---". ", . ". ana pm,iM urns aolool tho Imt rot Uio rv Tbo ertanlulloa of n Btalt Airiculland Socio - typMaporaianoiillMoi.,l,oootin, a mailer of Uio bbnast hnporlanco, and a Mhlrcl that will, demand attention rf.Su rL duil-c o A VoniM of HoieatSw lcturro. duilnc wook of Um EaaiUllon. will bo around If PomUo. Wt shall to jratoful for tvtrjr NiriteUon jou nay nleooo to onor, that in your opinion will tend to tho general Interest of Ihle front orionoo. Waaaan fc Hox. Haavv RnrniRar. One of the most daring robberies that has etr occurred on this coast, was perp-tlrated on the 4th inst. on the road between Sonora and Stockton, California. Tho exprrss box of Nowfll, At Co., ccntaining 945,000 troas. uro. Speaking of the robbery, tho San Joaquin Rrjmblican remarks: "Tho box contained eomo tJ'.'j.OOO ni it ia aupnosed, for It look two men to lift iiirominogroinu. ino atagcurryr am not diKCover tho robbery until ho had reached the river, when he porcoived that the straaa had beeu cut and all the bag gage, Ate, missing. The plan of tho rob bery mutt have been mot shrowuly laid, still the robber cannot fail to bo caught." OCTUov. IHclcrol Unlirernia, savs Ilia Sau Franelaco Herald, haa cautcd the census returns to be published in somo' nine dilTerent journals in that Slate, at a cost of 9.10,043. Thoallowancoisvarud received 93,0el0 ; one received 9 1,00-?, and the ether 92,380. The Herald remarks further What tervtceo were rrulerrJ for this brgo Mm of moneyr mmwy ). etphnUog Uiat anypn. vaiociuseacnttH a have irfurmed for ono tbou-andl dollara. and allowed n haudeotno nnifit io tbo.havo carried this Stale for Governor, and printer I Tha actuel coet of tho lab f tho CrtLl..!.! . ...U.ti. .fil,. Pa......... VOOO copies, fioSludlaf eo,poJtioV prroa-imr. e'tcit,i nJrily or the Congressmen, paper, etc.) blem than 9100; and onch add tlonnl j New OlLKAMa. The number of deaths S&ttLJ2t:&! " ye"ow f.v,r In M. city anding the 3U, ncqnalnted with Uw eoei of pnnluw, luting n'of July waa 0(r3. For the three weeks lb Augu.tVJ.th. number of death. vl VJU, t4J,to pmnotoliia eeliwi and corrupt "fr..Mk "" ": Wwacnih. amount paid Uio Herman per and eomo of the Govern- W. putjeuU, eeu. O'lr legislature haa been lest profligate. The order has been limit J, io its publi. cation, to one journal, viz: tho "official paper." Ahem I I (ttr Tho execution of Patrick Filgcr. aid took plaoe in New York cily on tho 17th of Juno, and thore were only about 100 porsons present. Wo aro glad to sco that the morbid curiosity usually evinced on such occasions, ia ao liltlo indulged In a present. There ia but little doubi thai Iho Interest has btcn, in a grcil measure, Icascned by Iho many forfeits of life, in tho way of hanging. I OCrThero are acveral kinds of toiil : a-void, de-void and aching. oid. Our pune it tufioring very much from tlio lat ter. Wo would havo no objections for Ihoie In arrears on our old subscriptions ministering toil relief Iho little balances on our books. rVntV. L. . .I.!-..!.... ...1.1 v- . uiimtju r.iuiiiiig ariiuir, vrnueii by . democrat, ur the M that has Intel V linn transnlnnfril illtn m lltar. nulh. I j , , ... ern soil, (and of course a more congenial one,) bdt wo shall pursuoa different coiirsoj iu wai ui wiiiora iu ruioronco m us. vve think our apaoo can bo better occupivd. There is such a thing aa becoming to well known. Ml'CII HXCITEMKNT AT DlAVHR IStANIl. News waa received in the city, yotlur day. that there had been a driporato row between tho Gentile (Iho name given lo the Inhabitant near Heaver Island,) and tho Mormons on Heaver island. Soma 13 er H of tha latter went to thn main laud to eubpeuna two wo witneuc. They tear, - hore quick, or thoy would air Island allvo. Thoy im- nped Into ih.lr boat, and told to leave thore never reaoh th mediately Jump were fired upon six of litem verv badlv wounded. The Gentile cliaaod them somo distance into the lake, and tho Mormons took? protection on a vcaaol which warly .c. i.... i I nt a, ... ng thero becalmed. The Mormon were ell armed, out aid not lire a gun ; and it eeemed that tha assault wa altogether unprovoked. Thero may be good cause for ,t however, aa it la aaid that the Mor mon are vory troublesome, dealing a v. eryihlng they can put their hand upon. Only a abort time age, Strang, tho leader, weat to Orand Traverse, purchstod 9160 worth of soods, dec, and paid for them in counterfoil, menev. Chase was given lo him and tba cooda again obtained Bur. linglon HuKkcye, News f raN Ike atatea. The aleamthlpSboluinbla arrived at Portland on'tha morr.lug of tha 19m, lnil.f having been detained at Ilia ntoulh of the river. b hour by ihahsxlneaaof the at moiphoVe. Immediately after the'leinding ofthe steamor, the oxpreaameu wcro dla. patahrd for this place, and before aoven n'olook both companlee furnlahed in with paperaof Iho lateat dales from the Atlan tic Stales ; tho Trlbuno, Herald, and Si. tauis papers of Aug, S, and CalCVrnla ilnlca to the Hlh of September. Tho race for this oily waa pretty tight betwoon Adama fe Co.'s and Walla, Far go Ac Co.' expreuta , but Mr. Hereford, (of Adam At Co.') an old competitor, dtttanced hi rival some ten minutes. Thanka to both for tholr llmely altenlloiia The Cnlifonila election took place or, ., .i. -.... ti.... u.. ......ii..-. " " " -- h-- " I iltrniiifliitni iIiaAioIa. Tho rBull io vnrv 1 , , . , . ,, ,, ,, .. ,..' "oudiiui. tno iieraia, oan iranc.wo, Inclinealo Ihooninlon that Waldo, whiff. l"'- Tha IhmU, alihough demo. cratlo, opposed llisler'n election. It be. longatolho Independent wing of the de mocracy. Missouri Kucti'o.n. Sinco tho olec tiona (if Augual it haa been aacerlalned that tho whig party ia alill in existence. Thn whig have need Io lake courage, and no doubt will, from the results In their favor. The elections in Mlaaourl have re sulted in the election of one whig and one democrat, the former in the ittrnlk dis trict and the latter in tho lAirrf. There were four candidatra in iho field In the ,CYf nth, and tho aiicceaaful man laSam'l. i, ..,.,... . .Ild cialharn. V. J.ck.on is the member olect ofthe third, Kewcarr. Thla State has gone for tho Whigs by very deciaive majorillea. L'ight out of ten membcra elect for Con gresi aro whig", and two domecratt. In both houjoa I ho majorillea are largely whig AtAlUMA.Soma of tho spers report that tho Whig cajulidalo is elccteil (lover' nor. Wo do not, howevor, sel it down at certain. Tlio Congreaaional elccliona Trxa. The result is not known, but there wore nine candidates for Governor xin.tue Held, each en hie own noon : seven of them were democrats. ' ".- mougni mo wnige amounted to .1,1 a oi yellow levor nmne, j j (,;) , . , - , , k , V i. .- I In the evening, from the .oo c.u.o I7H. It it truly distressing to contemplate such destruction of human lifo by that torriblo scourge rriuio scourge .-n.. .., - -,, u-kk-K"' " "7 ", The principal items of Interest from tlio ,c.an -"l6,1" hi oily ' lbs evening of , ,, . , ,1 Ihe sainn day en which ihey lld at A- atra nnd Fortign parts wo glean from ,,inwall. 0 N. O. Delta of tho 7lh. Wo give Anew opposition steam line haa been Slates tho N. O. Delta of tho Tils. llicin below : , Col.lllisaoflhoU.S. Army, so inlaw' .... r. . ... I iml I'rivato aocrutary to tlio lata I'reti dunl Taylor, died of yellow fever on tho nth Intl., at Bast fascsgoula, Miss. Scnalor S. A. Douglas, allot tho "Wi s tern Giant," bow in Kurope, hat becoinu a convert lo the Roman Catholicfaith, and hat publicly joined tho Churc'i, at Homo. Daniel S. Gregg, of Spriugfirl J, III., hat been appointed by tho President, Commit sioner to tha Sandwich Islands. Yankee Sullivan, it is said, haa made a tilf.ti In iiak, will. Mnrrlfl.nl ill uli.m. alon of California, about the middle o. I autumn, for 91,000 a aide. I j a tide. o, a distinguished Ken-1 ed at Harrodtburgh on " I Col. T. P. Mooro, 'lucky politician, died Mm 1 III, nil. -"----- -- "f'TK'AB: .UnuMan' $SZ i .. ,...-..- i no umpnror oi iiussia not not tea ro ported) accepted tha mediation of the tirrat rowers. v Tho Turks have okdered iho doslrnc lion of all the bridges over tho Danube. Tho Government has ratified tho con tract of tho Central Paris Railway Comna- ny. Its capital is thirty millions of francs. It waa rumored that Queen Christina, of bpain, was at Paris intriguing With Iho Kmperor Napoleon for Iho establishment or one oi iter children aa monarch or Alex ico. Humboldt ha wrlllrn a letter In bohalf of the construction of an oceanlo canal without locaaaorouinoiMiimuaoi uarien, for Consress in Tennesaeo and MiuiviipDi seem to bo gelling pugnacious. Wa no. tleed a reneontra between Meair. Church woll and Mavnard, of Tennessos. in our UaVomd now wa havo lo record a alill moro sorious one between Meaar. Hark. dale and Davis, In Mlsalaalppl. Tho dlf. fioulty occurred in a privato room at Vieksburg. Darkadal wa cut some S or 10 time wllh a knife, but his wound are not dangerous, Union. OCrTbo yellow fsvor hu been raging bsysnd all preoedent at Maw Orleans. For tha week codlag 311 July Ihera were 131 death. .,.,,, - r.for.0o ,o point, on the aaUSStSjISi, ,heS'i? ' r. Han Miguel and Cuplca. orncer, and meat or the craw. Tba ur. Is " P I001?,," d?WDf d ,n -I""'"! to fitrSoma of lha congressional candidal.. !hk fol fc"'1?.!!!!:. ?1! !.rii , Praaa Callfamla. (ty Wn give up our column Io day la .l- 1... .7 1 e .11 ....... ino.iiiiiirTaiiiig iibwh iroiii n ijuonoiv, broaglit by the aleamer Northerner, from Australia we hear of the total lots of tha (totlhahlp Monumental City, formerly ply Ing between thla port and Panama, lip. ward of ihlrlv pauongar went down in her. Tha gold mine were yielding a fair return), although It I evident that thou, and are unable ta rrallxo auffloleat la ava Ihemselvea from dealllUlleaJ 'Mel. bourno was crowded with houielett and, Poverty-stricken nmlgranlt, without means lo sustain themselves ihcro or to reach tha mine. The thlpmtnt of gold du'tl loKng. land continued large, no (est than 300,000 ounces, wenh 9V00,()00, having been taken by one atomncr. Tho telal ahlp. men! of gold dust from the Colony ef Vlo. lorla, from iho lat of January lo the Hlh. of May, four months ami a half, was 7M0,. I'JI ounces, valued a 91 1, 800.000. Con siderable t xoliemen'l prevailed ia the Aut Irallan marketa. Many important article were axcrrdlngly scarce, and price's ruled extravagantly high. In aome pari of lha interior provisions commanded famine ratea. Great ifaitaln, it will be tee, baa wisely listened la Ihtt oomplalnte of the Colonists and autharlxed ihtm to adopt new ixnswuiloni lor Ihalr uovarnment, In tha plaoe of tha wretched tvtltm now, in operation. Van Dlemen'e Land ftk length to bo relieved of the curse of Iran, poriatinn. San Fmnciico I It raid, Stfi 8. (Kr We txprraa everythlnn whea w aay the contest yesterday waa but an Im.?1 Il.ll.a af m Is.aaa. .!..!. O.. !. " iiaiiwi, v i,,iih,,v vivuiim,. oan rrnn clsco has novcr witnessed suoh bald, un. mitigated fraud aa were yesterday per petrated by the lligltritoa. Ily the most unheard of bribery, and all manner of electioneering devices, tjiey succeeded in polling a much larger yoto than waa ex. peeled, aud last nlghLwero in great glee at their Imagined victory. The contest for Cily and County officers wat so much cut up that It ia impossible lo conjeclure Ibe result. The vote will bo close. We be lieve, howetar, that Waldo haa carried tha county by a decitivn majority. Ih. Tiik I.akukst Caiiniia i.i me WtM. We received last evening, says tin-.! Litlijornm, (torn the garden or Mr. John Aldersey, on the Mission mad, the largest cabbago thai, probably, the earth ever pro duced certainly Iho larrest of which ihero Is any account. Thla remarkable plant, elamiing in ila natural petition, measure three fret and one Inch In ill. amelor, Including tho loose Iravea sur rounding I bo head. The head itself, which ia very solid and perfectly while .measures thirteen inchoaln diameter, and the whole weighs lliiriy. four pounds. Anolher evi dence of the productive power of Califor nia soil. QiT Wn have rrcrived the Panama Dally Star of August tioth, which contains the following home of .news : We woe yoaiarday lufrtrmad on the- j highest authority that the Pacific Mail J nleamahip Company, Iho I'acifio Railroad Company, and lha United Stale Mall Slcatrwhlp Company have agreed lo ap. Slcatr.jhlp Company have agreed lo I propriete a largn amount of money to I iUt',fft 0?w J1B1rt ,m 0i,nt7of , as. hid fWnce in"ptilllnn In speedy and com. "pulling I ho Cruce pleln repair tho Crucet road, to that pea. .ncngerji, with ll.rir baggage, if they wlah, starlnl between New York and thla cily, I'anama, or whirli Um liral boat will !. It.. t. uBn. -I'l. a.-- lo. .1 .1 io Uncle Sim. Tho Star haa the fol lowing on the subject : (iur renders will U highly pleased lo notice that thn new, ttnbln and magnificent leamship Undo Ham ia now lying at Ta. boga, preparing to leavn on ihe let proxi mo, ii r immediately after lha arrival of thn paaaengnra hv Iho favor I In opposition aleamer Union, (,'apl. Richard Adama, from New York on tlsiit day, (.Oth Intl.,) ticketed for Iho llnole Sam. This tplcndid Kttamer ha mado iho aharlctt 1 1 n by four dnyt, errr mmti from .Nrw Vork to thla port, and from her well "'I'"-"-' H'i excellent reputation gaineil on Known (inn excellent reputation gaineil on ., ,,,n 0,ncr W,,n' wo confidently Took for a large nuinU'r of pa.-cngcr for her, who " will lcao New Vork on tho Uuion and ' toi' MKmaI-i wf -Jf to K l-. ourm.d.r. Mlinlllin lliifln Nam utlll tMVin kn rnllirjnt 'that lha Uncle Sam will noon bo followed by Iwo magnificent steamers, built ex. prcasly for tho I'acifio trade, with great power, and on the llko principle, wbloh ensures roomy acoommodallena with the freest venllllalion. Loss or the Steamship Monumenta'. . Citv, ANiiTmaTT.oNR Lives. The Times and Transcript I in receipt of a letter from Panama, datod August UOth, anneunaing tho lot of lha Steamahlp Monumental Cily, wllloll alruflk nn n Oltnb.n e-f k-Jar- Melbourne and Sydnoy, In Ihe maath of I . May laat. Thlrty.one live were leat.l ' V principally women and ohlldrena. Slit h daf Ua lah aleamer tram tha aouth had J ait arri.i ."T vodfrom Panama, bringing thla Intelll-J TJ ence, and Autirallan datea to lha 10th of June. Wa understand tha steamer bad changed owner previous ta lha dlaaatar we hava recorded above. 1 CATcittifo Salmon at ruvALLur. Be fore breakfast on Saturday memlnc laat. Mssara. Rtl.v d Swan at mt La J wkb their aelna, brought aafely ta eher tight toindrtd an wry aaieneta larga aaimon. Wa doubt If lha fisaarlea of aay part el Ihe world oan oompar witn ineaa orru gel Bound, Columbian; (rrCoaacloaa Mr pglh aaakts) aM oour. egeoui. hltlem, formaal their ea havnjap efearp meat ti bug ehaerfoti IbtdeOi Aad la i Ila may pltdgs. CTA Tbtgro most ral Ibeiaash gaal.' fA '