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$l)crr)0n Slrgitf. OXXOOXf OXTTi SATCRIMY, TLY 14, 185 J. Af eats far Um Argxa. J. R. M.iBmim, Vifmjttlt. C. A. ''. Mono Kuuoim. SuUimilj. W. Usiww, JMufa. H. C. UroNii, Wrf fo. 1)K. iMvn, lUvomingtim. Mask W, Know, Cortnllii. AxosIIsavir, Fa. J. E. l-m, I M. 1iuUfV itlntMmUL. JUII .Wl.."' - , Rtv. Wilson Mlaih, 7' t ... lilt. U A. Ill' , JutKtnnviiK. II. IllRIIS, Cincinnati JVDUK SnBUIXW, tW. Jno. II. I'tuwos, ll'iV C. W. IL A. rttsLrS, uaif)ry,dn. law Concerning Wewsapr. p- If rabxilnn cdr lit diMwntiiMUiar .1 .iteH 'I. ..iiVJ mat 4MllliMlM M lunr C"r-"i - , IT It nhacnbtn neglect r rfu to tab th. lr mprrt from Ik put , or iiit pun, 10 wnicn thy in Ml. Utey r bold iifiua until they Mil all ummm lrukl Irnr b any. IT If aljftribtnrenwveto-rtU'C place, wilh ut iifomMf Hi pukulirr, aud lb paper ia wo to Um form iiwuii, lbjr a Mi rwponubl. irhuMH auAcnal rr Niowtr. when I fft i lot token mil f b Vfic, la return an wilh ''art taken M''wrltMii 00 Hi margin, bnl ti uiut wiw a ilr i inn puuuaiier, giving u me and pwit-oflie, and tatms; llml lh p)wr ii Ml Uk Itmi Km onW Oib.rw tin port mailer is held rimMlikj. Back altar !. WeucbedHonn on Thursday evening, just m tiio ma was "listening to dip him elf in ocean," and tinging nil our western niouuUins villi glorious gulden line. We took Washington, Yumliill, Polk, Marion, and Linn counties in our circuit, and saw many of our old friends, besides forming many very agrecablo now acquaintances. We were u 11 alio to visit ninny of our friends uKn whom we intended to call. Hut wo Iihvo been much strengthened and encouraged by wlmt our eyes linve soen and our cart have heard, during tlio short time we have apent in the country. The strong grasp of innny an honest hund, the approv- ing smiles of niuny a face of beauty and intelligence, the cordial welcomo to many a cheerful fireside, and tlio words of consola tion and encouragement we received from many, luch as compose tlio "salt of the earth" and the "light of the world," huvc certainly given us new assurances that our efforts In behalf of truth nnd righteousness are not altogether in vain. The intelligence and real weight uf moral character iu Ore gou are unmistakably on our side. Victory is destined sooner or later to porch upon our flag-stafl. Let tlio friends of truth and good order iu society keep on thuir armor, always remembering thut your "adversary, the Devil, is going about as a roaring lion, seek ing whom ha may devour." Extrru la Ike Mint. Mr. Hunker informs us that Wells, Fargo & Co., have dispatched n special mcssengi to the new mines neiir Fort Culvillo iu Washington Territory, for the purpose of ascertaining "iho truth, tlio whule truth, nml nothing but the truth," iu relation to the reported gold discovery. Tho messenger will probably bo tack iu nliout two weeks at furthest, when we ahull publish their re port. If llio mines prove to be good. Mr Ilanker informs us, that Wells, Fargo it Co., will immediately nialo nrraiigemciits fo keeping up a regular traiu of communica tion between this country ami the diggings. Arrival or me Mull. ' The Columbia, Capt. 1II, arrived at rorilauj on Sunday morning at 8 o'clock bringing the mail from the States. The news will bo founj in our columns. Lm srtha Mleanishlp Amrrlea. Hy the Crkiiit City Ib-rald, Extr of June 27, we learn that the splendid steamer America wus totally destroyed by firo iu the bay of that city ou Sunday, 24ih June Tbew was uo insurance on the vessel, and Cspt. Wright, iu owner, catiinutes his loss at 40,000. She ImJ come to anchor a abort time before the fire broke out, mid the cargo was all saved. No livea were lost. She was on ber way to ruget1. Sound, with company of U. S. Infantry, numWing 131 meu, under the command of Major Trince. TlWtlUlu B.itut Aawelatloa Net in lamhill county on the 37th of Ust month. Quite an amount of business, we learn, was transacted. Among other mingi measure were taken to place two ministers in the field as Itinerant. The statistics ahow a nett mcrraao of 38a. Tkaahs. " Mr. James O'Neill, of W01, F; ;o A vo. a fciprcas tompanv. Portland, wi ill pt lexte eP our thanks for his politeneaa nisbing us with files of the latest from California and th St.i. in fur- papera r We are aWj uud,, j ojji, J. W. Sulliaau, K.4 , Frueci, for late pspers. Al U OU Trlcha. We bare Uo informed that the Corvallia Suteamoa in a hue Isaue publishes a letter prowling to bare bee. wriUeo by some person ia this city, making corUio sUU menu in reference to the interview we lad with Jo I-ane during U-clKm": vu,t to this jdce. W.ssy w hve been inform t,t tUt ach is tbfl fact, because we have net et sn the number spoken of, as tba va"abond wno eonuueu mat organ ui . . . r "natural Inownothingiarp" Las, true to the prosnptiags oC his natural instinct, and in strict coirfbrmity with his general course to wards kept back the dirty aliect thai eontaTawl the slander above referred to. Wfaeaevr he issues a sheet containing sowething false or slanderous in reference to , he invariably refuses to scud us a copy of that issue. Now, all wo have to say in reference to his production is, that it is fulse, and waa doubtless written by the editor of the Bioies- mun. as we do not believe there is a man in Oregon City so steeped in moral degrado tion as to be willing to deliberately ait down and make up a batch of such falsehood. The thin? shows itself to be fully equal to the character and talents of the creature who originated it. Hereafter when you publish anything particularly dirty, try to muster up courage enough, young man, to send along an exchange, as wo want to keep a regular file of your paper for futuro use. The next generation will wonder at the lirnorance and animalism of a community which ever supported, in an enlightened ago, a paper of the character of yours. "Blauubm.llia 'liu otddli-r, of Coeymans, well known in Albany connly, i good aervie for imiptranc in bis perfurinalioua among III pec pie. Anion( other tilings, b ha obtained 85 sub scriber to lb ProhibiuoDisL" Albany N. Y.) I'rtkibitionut. A pretty ernart peddler, thut Staunton ; but we have a peddler out here iu the wilds of Oregon, named Vandervert, who could follow after your Staunton, from one month's end to the other, sell three tin pans to Staunton's selling one, put o(T a funning mill at every third house, get two subscri- bers to tho Ainius, whilst your peddler gets one to the Prohibitionist, besides making himself generally useful by enlightening the natives on temperance and politics, backing out tho "lighting cocks," and looking after the interests of his "firm," and of "Uncle Sam," in a variety of ways. If you have any idea of entering Staunton at the "World's Fair'' for a prize, let us know it betimes, and if our Vaudvrvert don't bear oir the golden goblet to Oregon, it will be because our farmers are so needing bis india pcnaublo services that wo cannot spare him at the time the fair goes ofT. Uowcll Prairie, Harlus l.oualy. This isono of tho finest portions of Or egon, und we are disposed to view it wilh a liltlo partiality at present, perhaps, from tho fact thut we have lately received a list of new subscribers from thut section, sent to us by a respected friend there. In ndiliiion to our former list, this makes up, we believe the largest number of subscribers to the Aaous, iu proportion to tho population, of any place in Oregon, out of the towns. Howell l'rairie is situated ubout eight miles a little North of Hast from Salem, tho cap ital of the Territory, in a delightful section of the country, on cither aide of which Pud ding, l)et'p-diniU-d, rulls hi ooiy tide." The soil is of uuequaled fertility, to which, joined with tho industry, enterprise, and hospitality of its inhabitants, generally, we may ascribe some of the best farms and li nestorchards in the whole country. If tho present spirit of improvement ia persevered in, that prairio will soon become, if it is not already, the garden spot of Oregon. f Urkttopm out Mouth. A friend who lias lately been out in the I'mpqiia region informs us by letter that the grasshopper have eaten up all the grass iu that country, and have taken to tho wheat, outs, com, potatoes, Ac. The farmers are engaged in cutting their wheat and oaU, but not the color of milk is found in tho grain.! I bey think it will mako food for stock. S. J. McConnick, F.sq., Portland. of the Pacific Express Company, has laid us under obligations to him for late pawrs. an j tne July number of GoUoy's Ladies Dook. if The democrat have elected ever? member of Congress iu Virginia, with one exception, namely, Smith, American, mem ber of the last Congress, formerly Governor 0! the Stato, and familiarly known as Extra wily. The majority for Wise in the SLii i. about 10,000, while Tierce's majority was over 15,000. The enti vi.. ...i..i 175,000 or 130,000-being 30.000 more vote than have ever been wiled in that Stale before. There are about 10,000 Irish laborer .ngaged on the public works in Vir giiiia, all of whom, of course, voted against the American ticket. limit luuwy upeditioa hu bta abuee?d. T sl ol lisvcrasseal. W und(!rtand thut Gov. Curry is on the point of removing his office and tho archive of the Territory from Corvallis back to Sa lem, in accordance with late instructions re. ci ived from Washington to thut effect-and that the commissioner are about to go w work and finiah tho State-House, upon which no work has been done since the no tion of the Legislature last winter. From the Washington correspondence of the Statesman, in reference to this matter, we learn that tho Secretary of the ireasury h decided that the seat of government . t :l.nt Iia natinr. of can not ne cuunguu mu. ... Congress, and that the money appropriated to finish public buildings ai saiera can uov be annlied to buildings to bo erected at any other place; basing hia decision upon the ground "that Congress, in ramyiug confirming the old location law, made it her own act, and that as a consequence the Leg islature can not repeal the law and remove the seat of eovernment without the assent of Congress." Attorney General Cusbing also concurs in this opinion. Fro Vlrilata. The election in Virginia has, contrary to almost universal expectation, resulted in fa vor of Henry A. Wise, who is elected Gov- ernot by 10,000 majority. The democracy throughout the Union are highly elated thorent,and rejoice w itb exceeding great joy, which they manifest by the firing of cannon wherever tho news has gone. According to oue account, President Pierce and bis Cabi net were almost crazy with excitement, and, for a time, war with Spain, the difficulties in Kansas, and Sebastopol, were all forgotten in the transports of enthusiasm while Pierce called Wise his savior, his deliverer, and other like endearing names. And nil this hubbub, what is it about I Why, noth. ine more nor less than that stuid old Vir ginia, a State that has been democratic for fifty years, has still gone democratic, but by a reduced majority. Had tho Americans succeeded there would have been some cause for exultation on their part, but we can see no excuse for the insane exhibitions of joy in certain quarters, on learning that Wise was not beaten, uulcss it be found in the fact that tho democracy wcro awfully scared, and wcro apprehensive that the Know Nothings would gulp them all down in Vir ginia, as they had done elsewhere. But, on reflection, a person who has a tol erable knowledge of tho condition of Vir ginia will not bo at all surprised at the turn dfairs have takon there. In the mountain districts of that State are to be found some of tho " most heaven-forgottcnest" people in tho known world, to live in a land of Christians aud it is no wonder that Amer icanism met with a rebuff in a State, which contains nearly 100,000 adult white persons who are unable, to read and write. Look at Massachusetts, the hind of colleges, schools, nnd Bibles, of literature, science, aud re finement thero the American candidates succeeded by a majority of fi0,000. But, to givo an instanco or two of tho ignorance prevalent in Virginia, we will mention tho case of a Methodist preacher, who, some years ago, was itinerating in Rockingham county, (which, by tho by, gave Wise over 2000 majority,) and stopping for the night at a house near the road side, entered into a conversation with tho lady her husband having taken no notieo of tho stranger's on trance, being too intently engaged at a game of cards, with two or three others, around 1 barrel head, and in the course of the con tabulation sho asked him what his busiuess was, to which ho answered that he wa9 "seek ing tho lost sheep of tho house of Israel." "Old man !" said she, turning to her hus band, "I say, old man, them thar aheenses that was here t other day must have b'longed to this feller !" And a colporteur traversing the samo county, nnd offering some Testa menls for sale, and telling his hearers, for their information, that the books ho had contained the life of Jesus Christ, was met by such replies as, "who's he?" "don't know him," "no sich a man 'bout here," "what office ia he ruuning fori" 4c. We do not wonder at Sam's flight from this be nighted region, and would advise him 10 atop 1111 alter tne nrst Monday iu August in tin goon ow state of Kentucky, where he will find a clime more congenial to his refined feelings. . Cm Ctaaty. W :.. i- . 1 . iu crrvr iasi wees in giving Coos county as having gone for Gov. Gaines by 51 majority. It gave Gen. Lane 35 majority, making his majority in the whole Territory 8835. The error waa cooied from the Statesman. The shipment of treasure from Cal- it'orniafor the month of Juoe, 1855, amount ed to 3,ti1.943. tlT It is said that the Know Nothing State Convention, which recently met at Syracuse, New York, resolved to perfect, as far as possible, a national orniutinn nd to go into the Presidential campaign as' Pny entirely distinct from whig and democrat. j " . ' . 1. B.rii4. Malar. Riot aat Bl ' . Ncal Dow, Mayor of Portland, Maine, some time ago purchased about 11,000 woaih of liquor for tho city Agency, under tho new law. It appears that Mr. I'ow bad UiUd to one of the Aldormen tint ho had purchased the liquors upon hi. own individual responsibility, and ordered them , hmnrrbt to tho city and stored there- This being apparently in direct violation of the law, a complaint was accoroingiy to the Police court and the Juugo issucu hi. warrant for tho seizure of the liquors. A crowd gathered around the door where the liquora were stored, and commenced as saulting tho building, breaking the doors, windows, dsc, when the military appeared unon the trround. The crowd were warned to disperse, upon refusing to do which, the Mayor gave the order to fire, which was not obeyed by the officer, on the ground thut he did not think the circumstances author ized it. The crowd took to throwing brick bats pretty freely, and tho police commenced tiring pistols charged only with powder. During this melee Mayor Dow ordered tho military to fire upon the crowd, which was done, one man being killed, and many seriously wounded. Mayor Dow's course is severely comment ed upon by the papers opposed to the liquor law, and the opinion is expressed that il tne military bad not been called out no harm would have been done. 1 hia took place on Saturday, Juno 2. A public meeting of the citizens was held on Monday, Juno 4, and Mr. Dow requested to resign. CiUtoTBla Political Newt. The Democratic State Convention has nominated John Bigler, the present Govern or, for re-election. For Lieut. Gov., Sanil Purdy; Judges of Supreme court, Myron Norton, Churles II. Bryan ; Comptroller, T. C. Flourny ; State Treasurer, Dr. B. V Keonej Attorney General, B. C. Whiting; Surveyor General, S. II. Marlette ; State Printer, G. II. Croslctte. Ex-Gov. Foote, Hon. Edward C. Mur shall, and Hon. Bailie Peyton, are stumping California in fuvor of tho Know Nothings, Tho two former gentlemen have heretofore been promiuent members of tho Democratic party. The 'Westaslasler Rev It w. For April, lies on our table. This is the most American, in tone and feeling, of all the quarterlies of Great Britain, nnd has ever been a favorite with us. The only drawback to it are tho articles savoring of Infidelity which are occasionally to be found within its pages. We should regret a war between England and the United States mora on account of the Westminster Re view, tho men who conduct it, and the party whose interests it supports, than any other. The No. before us contains an article on the Administrative Example of the United States, in the outset of which we find the fol lowing sentiment expressed: "Hence forward, it is no longer England, but the North American Republic, that has become the polo-star to which, from all sides, the eye of struggling nations turns." For terms of this and the other Quarter lies, see fourth page. -j-..Floran Again 1 ' Eo. A sous: Dear Sir! I was much pleased and gratified wilh the musical entertainment fur uuled by Prof. G. P. Newell and hia juvenile singenon lh Fourth of July. Indeed, ao much ao that 1 beg leave to suggest tho propriety of the Profesaor'a giving a repetition of the same in our City at Mm future time. I should like to hear it again, and have an opportunity of sacrificing at leunone bouquet of flowem lo "Flora," and so, I believe, would many others. VIVANT. Oregon Crrr, June 19, 1855. Wo feel very much like "seconding the motion" of "Vivant," as we were so unfor tunate as to be absent from the city at the time of tho musical performance. We heard it every where spoken of with raptur ous applause by those who were in from the country. We learn that Professor Newell intends to take his juvenile class of this citv to Portland on aome day of next week, for the benefit of our Portland friends. We thiuk he will certainly give our city tho last ana best bench t. Hsata aa ike Valle States. The Madrid correspondent of the Paris Siecle, under date of the 6th ult., communi cates the following: The government has received cations of a, very recent date from the rep- reseuiauve ol fpain at Washington. This miuister leiicitates niuiself on the good in teniionsot theLnited .States, and on the u ure 01 bis relations with lh- vi,i... yabinet, which has again just reiterated to its agents in all tho tormal instructions to oppose every attempt at an expedition agaiust the Island of Cuba." f Miss Beecher, sister of Mrs. ITat Beecher Stowe, thu- shuts the lock on th report that she was recently insulted in Vir. ginia : Nothing occurred during our stay that waa deemed anything but tha lin. -r -uvqa and most distinguished hospitality, ,nd 1 Irust .11 ed.tors who have contributed to di. cation." 1 P0a"m0n Wil' in"rt lh rw,i . iiu War. that date tho English oro was n.m7 pended. On the night or the 4tn. com. w look nlaco between the Russian and French eapper. The object 01 tnu uu.... waa to dig new rifle pits, which the French undertook to l.reveut- Constant firiug aud , K.nni work continued from 8 o'clock eve ning till 3 o'clock morning, when want of mm..nition compelled both parties to cease, The Kusaiuns had under firo actually dug .nd retained several new pits. Two nun dred French were killed and wounded. Tho French had. however, pushod their lap con siderably forward nnd mounted acveral now guns. On the SOlh Uen. Uanroucrt review ed the whole of Gen. Bosquet's army of ob servation, consisting of 45 buttalions of in fantry, 4 regiment of cavalry, and 00 guns The affitir was magnificent in the extreme, and Canrobert luado the most of it in ora torical display. Tho review was quite vial bio to tho Russians, butonly one sullen gun showed that they were owukcftnd watching proceedings. Muy 1st, the advances wero approaching elowly though surely. Lord Raglan dispatch of May 1 says: "I have little to rt-P"rt to day. The Uus sians continue actively engaged in covering ilu-ir advanced works, and they nave con structcd a new battery on their h-ft of the Mumelon. Troops are constantly iu motion on the uorth side, and there N every appear ance of the cs'iiblismeiit of a very large camp n" the plateau above the Belbek, ex tending towards Mackenzie's Farm. No movement has been perceived on tho Cher naya." The following are supplied to the papers by Lord Panmure '. "The Russians made a sortie on the night of the llth on the advance works of the left attack. 1 hey movcu torwaru in iwo columns, but both wero immediately re pulsed wilh considerable loss. The conduct of our troops was admirable. Our ( British) loss was one officer and five uieii killed and thirty wounded." ''Evening of the 10th the Russian hoist ed a flag of truce, with the view to bury their dead who were killed the night before in front of our advance. The true.) was grnted. During tho night the en. my open ed a heavy firo on our trenclie mid main tained it for two hours, but did not a'tnek our advance parallels." Prince Goitliakofl 's dispatches of dale tho 8th are as follows : "From the 6th to the 6th of Muy the allied armies were occupied principally in augmenting their batteries and re-enforcing their approaches against the central bastion. Accordingly their fire, which has become more active, has been directed against the Flaintair and Central bastions and tho Sel- ing'hinsk and Volhynia redoubts. The gar rison replied. In the night of May 3 and 4 the besiegers sprang two mines to unite the old crater formed by previous explosions. The garrison made use of several camouflrti. In the night of May 5 and 0 we made a little sortie, and took an English officer and three soldiers prisoners. Three powder- magazines in the allied batteries blew up." May 16. Gen. Cranrobert telegraphs: ''We continue our works before the place. Various attempts to smoke out the enemy (by caraounets or 'stinkpots ') have perfectly succeeded. Our troops continue in excel lent spirits ; they are full of ardor and con fidence." The French Government is understood to have received despatches, announcing heavy rains, and that the trenches were lull of water, thereby suspending operations. Count Coronene, the Austriun Comman der-in-Chief, has'proclaimed martial law in the Principalities. The Capitation Tax on Chrisiians in Turkey is finally abolished. A new manifesto from tho Czar o'rders another levy of twelve men in every thou sand in the western provinces, to be com1 pleted by tho end of July. A reconnoisance had ascertained that the Russians have 25,000 men at Laki near Eupatoria. Vienna, Friday Evening. Things have undergone a change. New Austrian pro positions were yesterday forwarded to Lon don and Paris. It is said Austria will cive her material support to the Western Powers, should they accept, and Russia reject her propositions. Va rna, May 17. There is a heavy firinor every night at Sebastopol. The expedition to KesUch has not been renewod. Three divisions of the Frcuch army have left Maslak for the Crimea. London, Saturday morning. Quiet had been restored in the Ukraine. Telegraphic intelligence from Berlin and Vienna fails to confirm the report that Count JNesselrode had resigned. Drouyn Dc L'Uuys, the French minister. ao resigneu, owing to his unwillingness to carry on the war, being opposed to a pro tracted war. Count Wa'ewski, the French ambassador at London, had been appointed hi successor. Tho English prtgs admits that the hoDes of peace have departed, and that no asaist ance can be expected from AiiitriiL and hut little from the rest of Europe ; nnd conse quently France and England mus; fight it out to the cud. . Tb Tunes baa an article. Karopeam vwfc-rw"" April 30 i. the data to which correspon dence by mail from the Crimea reaches. At expressing thce sentiment and stating that ilia impoibl to porus n omcai ow menu of tho Vionna Conference, wituout coming to the conclusion thai Russia was never in earnest in her desire lor peace. Lord PalmowUm evaded answering tuo I . I I.. P..I!Mmnn qilu-tion, in DM nmx, in 1 "Whether the cotiierence are not broken uftT but it U said that accredited representatives, representing all the Power, including iho Russian, continue to reside at Vienna, wtlintlbo element of another coiifl-rcnco permanently exist. ruri pajiers assume a tone of outspoken, hostility to Auatria. The bill to aboliah church rate bad been carried lo a second reading In the Common against the Government by a majority of 28. Arr.aal at Ue Uifef tace. Th. aettlrim nl of Ihe firrt point i declared to bo lh fulfilment ofapn'miM whieli Russia ba made lo guarantee Hie prosrily f h Principal!-' lie. Tho Emperur dacid'd lh stcood psinthv fuvor of tho commercial liberty of all nation. Th Ihird Hinl concerned lb balance of power in' Europe, but waa lueomitibl wilh lh honor of lluwia. The Plfiiipoteiiliarietof Franc aud En- .... .1 i.l. .. l. vlaud refued to deliberul uuoo 1110 iiu in.,..iu meat important of all for Chruumdoin. de St. I'tteriburg. Journal India. Waroa Ue Plata. Account from tho Plains, received' through rarious channels, ngreo that thr Indian tribes are assuming 'a very bostifo attitude against the whites. Several tribes combined, numbering three thousand war riors, having thrown up fortifications at tho source of the Grand River. It is reported. however, that the Savages seem inclined to nctou the defensive, although tho provoca tions made aro of such a formidable clinruc tvr, as to leave no doubt but that an indis criminate slaughter of the white will occur tho first favorable opportunity. Wheal Prosper!. One of our oldest subscribers has just re turned from a tour through Harrison, Cnr roll, Tuscarawas, Knox, Licking, Richland, Huron, Stindu-ky, F.rie, Ottowa and Wood counties in this State, nnd he informs us that never in his life and he is now up in years has ho seen the wheat field look more promising at this season of the year. Should no unfavorable circumstances occur between this and harvest the largest wheat crop ever produced in Ohio will be gathered. Stiuhenvilte (O.) Union. Harvey of Washlwflea Territory I March 31, ms. We make a few extracts from Iho communica tion of th Surveyor (general of Washington Terri tory, which plainly show th nectstiCy ol active eo operation mi th purl of lh Government to secure- it interests. There are alrt a!y settlement mad within lh land claimed by lh Hudson's Bay and Puget'a Sound Agricultural Conipapies, by Aaror ican citiu-iw, and it i tim that Ibese conflictiiif claim between Ine Uniltd State and Eafilaud should b autisfucurily adjusted. The thisi arti- cl of th Treaty ofih 14lh August 1846, between, the United Slates and Great liiitaiu, provide thatr in lh future appropriations of th Uriitory wuthi of 49 degrees north latitude, "the pnawam-y nRBt uf lh 11 lids, id's Bay company, and of all British) subjects who may be already in Ihe occupation of other property lawfully acquired -vilhin the eaid ter ritory, shall be respected," and th fourth article of til am treaty, which declares that " Ihe farm lands, aud other prope rty belong'ng to Ihe Puget'd Sound Agricultural Company on the north lido of the Columbia river, shall bo confirmed to th said Company," within a stipulation that if the United States Government ahould signify a desire to ob tain poRKieiaB of the whole or any part of this prop, erly, it should be transferred to the United Stale at the proper valuation, to b ajrreed upon between, the parties; since w hich time nothing satisfactory having been dune to settle these claims, it become, the duty of the Surveyor General to ask for panic, ular instruction relativo to these lurveyi. Wath ington Union. The Crops la Illinois, The Illinois Journal, Spriugfidd, say that re ports from tho country are not o Battering a they were a week or ao aincc in regard to the wheal crop. The fly and bug bave destroyed several promising ' fields in the vicinity of Chicago, and ia Logan Christian and McLean counties, we are lnfonnedt Iheir depredations have beeneveu more extended. Tor Minnesota. Within the first ten days of navigutiou to the port of St Paul, the number of emigrants to Mm nesota territory, for permanent residence, exceed ed eight thousand. The Mayor of St. Paul, on the 36th of April, bad at bia dinner, asparagus and green peas, raised iu th territory. Pem. To compensate the owners of the liberated slave for Ihe sudden low of Iheir property, by their n. franchiaemeut, a million of dollars i to be distribu ted among them, at the rote of three hundred dol- lar for each slave. Pem k agitated by the can- vaa for member of a constituent assembly lo re model tlie government. ZFThe Know Nothings carried the city of Washington at the late municipal election by 600 majority. , Bay la the Navy. Secretary Dobbin has just iaued a aerie of re ulabona designed to encourage the enlistment of boy in the nary None will be taken lea than fourteen nor more than eighteen year of age, nor . -.uaou. me consent or their parent, and a zood eonstit ution. They will be divided into three do es, and receive eight, nine, or ten dollars a month." and money intfead of snirk Mima ti ckuw in which tliey rank. Th navy (-ay. th . ; . (UOQ piace tot baa dot and a: bcj place for good ones.- ;. r , :