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OUOOZU CXTTs SATURDAY, SKJTKMUKK J, JM5. Agents for tiio Argun. J. R. Mclimw., bifoyttte. I'. A. Kkf.d, V'i. MnKGAS IlUDOI.PIf, SulliiniliJ. Wm. Harlow, Molull'i. It. C JUVJM.m, 'b'f (J we. JR. J'AVIH, Jllooiniiiflnii. 1'HAKK W, RllOWW, Curivlt't. Amok JIahvev, 'km M y. Solomon Auk.n, .Imity. J. K. Lvi e, Join McKimnkv, Co''"'". IUv. Wilson Ulsin, t '' '". I. . A. Kite, Jiuktunvillf. II. Harris, 6V, 7hu. Ji;ix,e Smuink, JV'K ('. Jmo. II. 'KT.)N, UW (.. . It. A. N. I'iiuum, (Juktlmnj, III. Zjw Concerning XJcwspnpcri. rr If ulriUr order llm ui.ioaliMie.ii lltMrpaPTi, llie'ub:.liiT nmy cnnt.iiue lowuJ, thru, unfit all mnuagf mt paid. IT If nlcnlriiri,'lirlof refi'f tolutt tliiir )UKTB Ifllll IIIW "W V... r, .' w ... .1. . i ..fi. ... m I... .J .I'm lit m.Tiuii ibev rot, tlmy r I rriKiiiils um.l ili" Kill rrrurniii'ii, ilxxil'l lliti'- I c my. IT If iiu!'titiiT rnif c li old r y'.ncv, with- out iuforniiiil Ilia pjb'inhor, mi'l llm iii-r i will (o llm fonni-f Hirrrtioii, lliry am holil tr jwu-iWc j i(Sj ,,,,,,,'y all interest in the fllbj'Ct of ed grIlnotNtlWeiitflwp'Miim. r, l.. n( ' , .. , , irii But bilun onl of liia "'i t, to rolnni nve will) ''uol luk.-u out" wriltn un llw mu. ( i" lie mlln Will I'Ufr ui Ilia Mi .i;nr, jjiiimk ii. nam. .n.lP.t...(!i.-..i.n.l I..i'i.ii il.i.t il !.) .: in lint tukrn frnni tlie nlli o. titular ii lii-M rrniiMjlp. (Iiherw'ra III., p Fictile ValvurMty. Th Tfarly cxfimiiiution of the clnoi of I tbt collegiate and preparatory department! WorJ for it, will go home with the de of thin innlitiition camo oft" on the 20lb aad i termination to bell off n few bore and cat 21st in'itiuit. Tho iiiiuiguratioii of the il0,nnil pttit of his claim if necessary, in or Rov. 8. H. Marsh a tho lirnt lVesidcul of ,cr lo give to bis children Midi nn cduca . aoollflgo or univcmiiy in Oregon took placi) j ijn u iho (Jod of ILavrn disimd tbey on tho day following. Tho slu'h iils of both departments bad a joint exhibitiun on the evening of the s.-ftuo day. We reached tho ground on Tuesday, th 2M, In timo to Willie tho examination of 'culture with that of such as have been tho class in Arithmetic, under tlio histruc- raised in ignorance, and' ho will see asufli tion of Mr. Phaltueli, and the- rlasscs in i ci(.nt iiiotivo to begin to move in this tnnt Latin and ti'rcck, under tl.o chargo of Mr.L.r, and that speedily. What avails it if Jlareb. I'rom tho manner m wlncti Iho examination was conducted we were ?at:s- ficd that tho proficii-ney exliiliited by lli'l students was rtul. and the result of liiziil! and thorough discipline, iu. lead of a decep tive, parrot litio peil'irmaiied of what had been ilrilled into them expre.Nsly for tho oc casion, m U too oft'' n tho c.uo in soiiic of I our institutions of h arnii.g. Tho scholars j ..1...1 ' seemed to exhibit n fmniliai iiy with th- principles of the sciences they are pursuing, which reflects a good d"al of credit upon thoso who luivo had for having endeavored thelil large, to direct iheiii to , something more' than a mere J.iinming the surface, which leaves the siml, nt not only ignorant of the real elements t f science, but cheats him of that intelh'elual discipline which by no means consti'ules ono of the secondary objects of a scientific cuiirsn of study. Tho teachers nppi ared to us like nen who have entered upon their w ork with their w hole heart and soul, aiming to umkc a business of instructing, mid deeply inter ested in ovury thing pertaining to the ad vancement of tho Institution w!t!i which tb?y nro connected. There is a lino binary bj.iiiging t' the University, rontainin;;, na near as we could judge, some four or live bnudnd volunn s, and embracing ninny wiluaUe and interest, ing selections. We were abo inforniod that an excellent philosophical laboratory has re cently been provided, and will soon be fi;t"d wpforuso. Wo noticed that tlio iniiM iini belonging to the institution contained many rare and exceedingly interesting euriosiiiis. In respect to its ti.o iiikI tlio variety of its contributions it already surpasses tbo.-o of many older institutions. Oil Wednesday, the 2Cd, meiy reqiecta lie concourso of the neighbors mid fiieiida of the Insliiiitioii assembled to witness the jnaugurnlion of iho Tresidtiit. The Cxcr cisoi consisied of, I. An lurncalinn, by l!ev. T. WjlVer j 8. Heading of llm s0, i,iui e, t,v ihc miiiio ; 3. Siiijjiiig, by llif Oi..ir j 4. l'wj . r, bv K t. I". j I, Siug'ng, bj i; Ci,0:, ; A. lllJIIIT.Il tll .l I... i... t... ' i . . . ' ") .,iir.a; ,. UlU,.lollW,ll,,r.,1.,u.1ellbyll,1,l l,.u1a! -....... uuiereui parts el tho of Ui Usarduf Tin,i,; iwoiK., thieo in Europe, two in South . Sing nt, by U C,,r; 10. IWneJiciiun. ThoJ,ngl ..IdresswM lUteiKd to; N"u .iivnuun, uio nmller ami , lvtnf ll I. ii , , J ' , ex-; ,.u...o,,,.ue,1oM,neiar.le,!uc.aed Iu theMuHl.m of Mr. lVah', of rhiladel l.m,d,ai,d . luail war,,,.! u1 it, ,, , phi.,, there is a skeleton put up which noblolhna,, uupuUs w hie!, can alone , measures tiftoen feet in bngth, and eleven put the fm,;h,ng ,o,u h o( Wuty to the ; f-et in hight. The bones of the Mastodon .noMplganhe crea.innM.f intellect. Af,,, h.ue never Wen discovered f;llther t bemg heard, howev. r, it neeJs to bo care-, tlun Islington, Conn, whilst ,fct um. fully read, in order t bo pe.f, c!y u.i.U. bers of them havo Wen found iu tho ueigb- . . ;l..h,KHl(,f IliglWI.iok of Kentuckv. v?Ar n ' ' T T' ,T! ?"e 1,av now ,h l,!eUM 0f .cry cr.1 ao y u a. concerned. ,h0 fiM discovery of ,l,c kind on the IV-i The only thing we regrot.,.1 a-, that in , co. by 0ur old fried S. K. IWlow, wfio I sleadof . dl.mia.io,,, some of the known all our the Uion a, the old rdo- youngg,,lem..n ad,,.,, f.oo.-cd u, with neerwhocu, the firs, w0 road thJU onguml watiOM. Ib.re was t,. , cuoh ' the CWtc Mountains. i . , .!.!.. ,..! ' iiearuiice III the ny ol oriL'iimi , J " . lit ' Wo it Lad been cuniL'llcd to show itself. were informed that tlio young genileincii had been left to arrange and conduct ihc ex erciws of tho evening wholly 'nong them selves. There wcro several young speakers who, with proper perseverance an-l training, will yvt make vcrjr fair orators, if th-y never excel Cicero or a Iiourdaluuo The Chorfor lb evciiin!? ionil' Jof a number of young fc'fiijth-moii and ladies of ho had Wn under the training the school, w of S. A. Dixon, for a few days preparatory lo the exercises. We do not profi s to bo a jii'l'n of music, but wo thought this fart of the performance was not only excellent but admirable. Tlio singers all well, but when tho "Exhibition Song" was sung, wu' doubt whether runny Kuiublo ever in id a more successful debut on n thentri 'nl stage, tbun did Minn Ki.wy on tho stage at Forest Grove. c uud.-rstood sho was L dnui'liter of our old fnond "Hob hinney t. i- ...I.WI. I Iff fatli.r OIIL'lit to Imve l-ocn ? .... i iIkto to bear bcr ing and read Lntm and k Wo WOllJcr 1iV bo an'l. Ill i " (act wo wonJerou why mere were noi many nioro of llio friolidi of tducatioii tla-ro than , WO Haw. It Benin to Ui that if a man bat yc:in in tho backwoods of Oregon, bo can - . . i , 'adopt no belter plan to reiiow 1'iazoal than by utt. tiding filth un examination auil ex hibition at wo bad nt Forest Groro. If a . . it i . I f. . man lirw any oui at an, n t mm iiuenu unu , twr) of theso public exc reins, and our should have, and which it is his imperative duty as a father to place them in possession of. Let him contrast the condition of thoso who havo enjoyed thu bcnelita of intellectual wo ndd farm lo faun, held to herd, mid fill 0r coffer with crjd uncounted, ifwofinal- y pillow our IicihN in 1 nth, liequcatbing our property to a family of ignorant heirs! letter, infiiiilely belter, to nut their share of llm legacy in their heads, and leave iheiii mou.ylets, l:omcks, and with asiugh thirl to their back, than send tlicm forth to i,o world with a full purso, nn inornnt prey to sharpers, and walking only by tho light f their pnreiits eifiicricnco. The ddl'culiits that havo hitlu ilo ntleuded the education of our children, are now in some iiioustirp oln inted. The noble and peise- vcring friends of education havo toiled through a long dark period of difficulties and overcome almost iniiuniornblo obstacles in onier lo touuu institutions ol learning, in our far off western borne. A number of inMitutioiH are, in consequence of their labors, already in full operation, from which a few of our citizens are already reaping bcnelita incalculable, and not to be computed by gold or precious jewels. These institu lions need nioro patiouago, in tho way of an increase of nijiils. Our eiiiz. us havo tho children and an abundance of m. ans to enablo them to (ill these instil uiioiis to overflowing. Why will they not do it f I no l acme University ought lo havo two hundred students from tho Tualatin Plains. Hive her this number of btudents, and civ able her to carry out her plans uuembar. r.is.d by pecuniary difficulties, and she will exert a mighty iutlueiicu for good, which will not only light up with a now aspect Iho moral and social condition of tho ad joining neighborhood and counties, but will be sensibly Ml in the remotest extremities of O.egoii A Ureal brolotWl Ulseovrry We liavo now lying upon our table a fossilized mammoth grinder of iho Mastodon Maximus, which was found in a small branch at Caiieinuh a few days since, by Mr. Sand. K. Ihulow. Tho giiuder wus perfect when discovered and weighed three pounds. No I. .nt llin ........ n : .'.I.. i . , " ovum evi-ica ui me .viasiouon have ,.,., i;, ,. i ... v.r . . . . Amei ica, ono in India, and one in the Uuited States. That wlii. l, 1,:,. I,n.,n C. I failed States is the latest s,Hvi.nen the world has ever rr . . ' sequeiitly rewived the name of M. Ma.ximus. . m fff Win A a 1 Extra isued thi week from the Oregoinan office. It seems that tho report brought back by Messrs. JWmett and Wilber, who have just vturncd fiom cjiyin;' out the laud, in of rath- i t an evil, or discouraging character, n will probably cool o(T tlio f'-ver itli multi tudoa who wcro gctiinj; ratUer warm to bo comfortable. Other again w notice, aw cl'rtinK tlicir cam to all report, and iccin j determined to net upon their fir-t convic tions from Ihetr-htiinotiy ot llio uan-uruuur, and co out and look for themselves, There may bo but little gold ou the Pend Oreille, or on ninny other streams iu that country, but that rich mines will yet bo din cove red soinowhero between this and tho head waters of the Columbia, we do strongly believe, and wo hopo that somebody will keep prospecting till it is found. ToThf Poblle. Tho undersigned deem it their duty to inform Iho public that they have just re turned from tlio Colville mines. That wo arrived nt tho mouth of tho Ten d'Oreillo river ou tho 12th of August ; that we pros pected around tlio country for five clays; that wo found gold iu small quantities at every plnco we tried, from tlio tops ol uio hills to tlio lowest valleys, uui not in sum cient quantities to pay for. working. We saw several ocrsolis who bad awiid cd tho Pell d'Oreillo river for the distancoof 30 miles. All n'Totd in tho statement that rrold exists nil over iho country. But as yd no deposits had been found which would, pny for working. Men nro making from .00 cts. lo 83 per day to a man. The country is rugged, sandy, and mountainous. There is no gold bearing quartz and little slate, but largo quantities of black' sand. The Indians are perfectly friendly, and ex press a desiro to have tlio whites coino in an I work the mines. Many of tho Indians had small quantities of gold dust. There wr re luriio numbers of persons who had Wowg Direct xrom liomuo u. gone out reluming. Some, however, will'nJIj remain. It will lake about eighteen days good traveling to reach tho mines from the Dalles. The wagon road to Whitman's Mission is the best roiitoj gross and water was plenty on that route when we traveled over it, while the other is rough and barren. We havo no advice to give. Go to the mines, or stay at home as you plcao. The abovo is a simple statement of facts. W. II. RENXETT, HIRAM WILDER. Poutuno, August 28, 1855. massacre of Emigrants at Devil's Gate! Mr. John Wiggins, n son of Hilly Wig gins of St. Louis, Mo., has just called nt our office and given us ihc following infor mation, in reference to the rumored miiisa croof emigrants nt Devil's Gate. The train consisted of 10 wagons, .l.'OO head of stock, and according to the state ment cf Cnpt. Doniphan, of Missouri, who was captain of iho company, there were 300 souls. Mr. Wig-cms says ho has no menus of knowing tho exact number of penplo in the train, but he heard Capt. Doniphan say thoro wcro about 300. The greater part of tho company were from Missouri. They left St.. Joseph, Mo., on tho loth of March, and got along very well until the 15th of July, when they camped nt Devil's Gato for the night. Up to this timo they had seen but few Indians on tlio road, con sequently they becaino careless, and declined 'standing guard" nt night. About one o'clock at night nbout 2000 Sioux and Chcyenncs charged upon them whilst tho wholo company was sound nsleep, killing all but six men, six women, and seven chil dren, and driving off every animal. Among thoso who w cro killed were Capt. Doniphan, Col. Tierro Cbotcau, of St. Louis, Col. Gilpin, of Jackson co., Mo., Sand. Lane, and family, of Indiana, (brother of Joseph Lane, of Oregon,) Mr. Cody, and family of Weston, Mo., Mr. Iturch, (single man,) of Tlutte co.,Mo., Dick Murphy, of Weston, Mo. Mr. John Wiggins, our in-' formanl, lost bis wholo family, consisting of a wil'o ami three children. The savages, nfter a hurried slaughter of such as fe.ll in their way, retreated to the mountains, driving tlio stock before tlieul. Iu the morning the survivors packed up what provisions they could well carry, burned the wagons and everything that remained, mid then started for Salt Lake on foot. They accomplished the journey in thir teen days, four of which they were w ithout a morsel to cat. They laid their enso be fore lirighani Young, who kindly called a mormon council levied a contribution and fitted them out with five teams, with which they continued their journey to Sacramento c:ty. Mr. Wiggins is now on his way to Poitland, where lie has a brother residiug. Ho has walked in from Sacrameuto city. There l.rrlalalv must . Somrwarre U Urrgoa. Mr. S. K. Hailow informs us that some two years or more since there was a grouse HIUl i .1 :.i.i.i , I. ...v. ... f .. .""' D UVIL'iKHJrtlOn.l fvl I'lulm 1."... I" ter', tho 'crop of w hich contained, among : T ;fi I'- " f eIJ of ,be lue of fittv cents. Mr. R ... ,e. 1 h. - tW gold, and kw. io be. f,. ow do,, t everybody leaver farms aiid goto hunting for that gold mine. 1 t.urk iinii Wo learn that thu party of twenty-von men who went over lo Tillamook Hay "' fifteen day ago, i ot lLo otl""' ,l,ur' der,rof tho family of tlrt Rov. Mr. Clark, in taking and banging anvtlier j Tm;ull w,o a acknowledged by tlio cbiof of Ilia tribo to liavo been coiiuccwo wim m villain who ww bung at Lafayette hdm weeks hiucc, in the Yamhill butcbery. We bear, aU. that tlio chief quawr w iu sumo way connedod with the nlluir, a. liav iuf either "aided and abetted," oriw baving had wma luiowledgo of tba intention of tho murdorcw Vforo the act 'a perpetra ted. After mature deliberation, tho com pany concluded that Lor crime win of audi a naturo ai could only be atoned for by the "low of her hair." She wai coneqtiently liborn of her "raven lock.," and turned loose. W hear that bcr mortification and rage were almost unbounded. She poured out a perfect torrent of nbuso upon what she thought to bo a barbarous set of barbers, and vowed that sbo woulj tako to tho mountains and live entirely alone, until her treses bad grown out to their ordinary length. Tho rage and mortification of Shy lock nl losing bis real etiite is only equaled by that of nn Indian in being deprived of Ins uair, ,ABOthrr Hearch for bold. Samuel K. Ibirlow, who has imuiortul ued his uamo by cutting tho first wagon road through tbo CWado Mountains, and discovering a part of the skeleton of tbo? Mastodon at the Willametlo tails, Oregon has now gone, iu company with Philip Fos ter, to search for gold on tho head water of tbo De Shutes. Thcro has long been an Opinion prevalent in this country that gnl could bo found somewhere iu tho country passed over by Meek and his company in Several companies hate starte l ont to prospect that country within the last four years, but for some reason each and every effort has as yet proved an entire failure, the companies nil having di-banded and re turned before they even renc'ied the spoi for which they set out. This is the sec ond timo Mr. 11 nlow hns started on this e. pcihlion miring Uio present summer, autrt we hope ho will now b able to satisfy him self whether there is any foundation fur tin thousand legendary tales that hare been go-' ing tho rounds fir the last few years nboui the rich gold diggings on "Meek's Cut off,' tor not. Trouble with the Greaser In Callforala We see by the California papers that the Mexicans have robbed and plundered in some parts of that State until the whites have become so rsnsperated that they have taken them in bands, ami nro determined to hang a goodly number, and banish all sus picious looking greasers from the country. The papers complain that nothing can be done towards civilizing them, as a race, as they are of such a clannish nature that they band together iu little squads wherever they settle, and steadily avoid mixing freely with their neighbors, consequently littlo of noth ing is learned from the example of their su pcriors. Wo have always noticed that greasers were peculiarly chinuish in their habits, sympathies, and feelings, and like all other semi-civilized races they make a common family quarrel of tho most trifling, imagina ry insult or injury, which the weakest and most idiotic branch of tho tribo may have receiver! from tho bands of a white man. California is not tho only country that is cursed with greasers. . What People l,se by wot Taking the Papers. We notico that notwithstanding tho law requires all letters to be prepaid before they can bo forwarded, somo people back in the brush, who don't take the papers, are con stantly dropping loiters into tho Y. O. box without paying the postage. Wo notico a list of such posted up, upon the door of our city post office, which will bo sent Ao tbo dead letter office unless they are called for, and for the benefit of parties concerned we will give tho names of tho persons to whom they are directed : D. H. Morris, G. Wil liams, II. II. Spalding, M. C. Leslie, Mr. Kitchens, D.W. Milster, Alex. McAllister, Isaac Dlevins, Abr. Barnhart. D. L. Will son, E. T. Davis. Morns lw Ohio, We learn from the Cincinnati Times that on tbo 1st of July, ulla party of some fifty mormons crossed over the Ohio river, for the" purpose of baptizing some eight or ten converts. Upon arriving at the place de signed, tho converts were required to strip to their linen before they were taken into the water. An old man, Alex Williams, after having been baptized, struck out into .1 mo river tor tho purpose of a swim. Ili . i-i- .'ni!ieuin ins drawers, nnd - K , . 1 n disabled bin, from makinj the trii. .' ' His i X, f0n' 8 ynS of twemy-three years of ..... , j- . ' . how,, ZZ to rise no more for about an hour' Z 1 they were both hooked nP. . i . it.. TJtltt. I no steamer brilicing tho U. . Mail. ! ""I m will be (bund on tba ouls.dfl ol .o- dHy'i paper. . .... la tw VorUi It seems they are lo have n lively time of it in New York during the present full. Wnsee notice of something near a doiea conventions, of various stripes, which aro to como off in duff time. Tho Anti-Nebraska (Republican) mccls at Syracuse, Sept. 20. Whig Stato Convention, amo place, same day. K. X. Slnto Council, same place, Sept. 25. Hard Shell Democratic, same place, Sep- tember 15. 'Gentlemen of color," Troy, Sept 4. I'icrco Dem. Soft Shells, Syracuse, Au gust 20. Van Uuren Democracy, amo placo, Au- gust 22. Republican, Seward, Anti Slavery Fu sion, Auburn or Syracuse, August 22. Woman' Rights, Saratoga, August lain mid 10th. Lnwr beer and whiskey sellers and man ufacturers, "Sag Nichls," Ac, Ac., fusion convention, August 8th. ew Hampshire. The chairman of a committee of the leg islature of this Slate, to w hich was ref'-rrcd iho Maiuo resolution!, upon the subject of slavery, reported a string of resolutions rec ommending the free Slates to drop nil ques tions of a minor importance and plant them selves upon tbo following platform: 1. A restoration of tlio Missouri Com promise at all hazards. 2. No more slave territory lo be admit ted into the Union. 3. The abolition of Slavery in the Dis trict 1 1 Columbia. 4. The unconditional repeal of the Fugi tive Shut' Act. 5. The pioteclion of tho people of the Territories from unlawful invnMon by Sla very propagandist.". Kausns. 'Iho Legislature of this Territory met ai I'awiieo on thi 2d of July. After both houses wore regularly organized u message was rec ived from Gov. lleeder, from which we )' :irn thai the present population of Kansas amounts to 85 10 souls. Tho Legislature fixed upon Shawnee Mission as a temporary seat of government, but Gov. R. vetoed the act, whereupon the Assembly passed it over his head, and ad journed to Shawnee Mission. The prospect seems to bo that tho Gov. and Legislative Assembly ("The legislative power and au thority" over these squattin'j "sorereigns") will not woik together very harmoniously. Gov. TteeArr versus Uio Redoubtable Ntrlugrcltnw. It seems that soon after the return of Gov. Recdcr to Kansas, from his visit lo Pennsyl vania, Stringfellow called at his (Reeuer's) office, and demanded some explanation as to what Reeder had stated in some of bis speeches cast in referenco to ihc lawless ruf fians of Missouri having been instigated to their conduct by this Stringfellow. The Gov. failing to render satisfaction, an angry confab arose, during which both drew pis. tols and were advancing upon one another when tbey wero separated by a bystander. Stringfellow kept up tho muss, till somo re mark from Recder, who had seated himself in his chair, provoked Stringfellow to make an assault upon him, omnibus ungulis. 1 uring tho melee Gov. Reedor gnl his face considerably scratched and bruised by the talons of tho invincible Ajax of Missouri chivalry. Crops. . The accounts from almost evcrv part of the Lnion, represent the crops as very fine. The harvesting was generally over, and the new grain was beginning to pour into tho markets. Wheat in Illinois and Indiana rated at about $ I 00. . Ureylown to be Paid Tor. The N. Y. Herald says that a number of claimants have reached Washington direct from Greytown aud Nicaragua, with largo claims against our government for property destroyed in the bombardinont of Greytown. The Herald thinks it will be about a five million haul. Crimean Recruits. A number of persons have been arrested in Buffalo charged with recruitii g men for the Crimea. In default of $3000 bail each, they were committed to jail. Loss of Col. Kinney Vessel. The vessel on which Col. Kinney had embarked for Nicaragua, was wrecked on the Caicos Reefs, betweeu St. Domingo 'and i he Bahamas. The party with tho Qn. numbered twenty in all, exclusive of the crew. It will be recollected that while tho got eminent vessels strictly prevented the sailiW of the .im . loin j 1 -w iorK,u.i.Mnney privately took his epanure in the Emma, on the 6th of June. -l passage until Z7. V ck-l- with a large fart of ti8 stores and effects of ! j - va IAS Ml I the passengirrs. No livei ero loat.r The , j tl) jiur0 CoJ , .lf,m in N enrnnim a, ou.er ' Tlio party were in excellent spirit, tlotwitli- itnnding tlieir disaster. Morsaoa Apostle for WasblaiteT. V Wo sco by some of our exchanges, that ovcral Aposlles have been ont out from Salt Lako for the purpose of "openinjr the eves" of our neighbors over lit Washington Territory. obld. The Republicans of Ohio have nominated the following Sluto ticket : For Governor Hon. Salmon P. Chase ; Lieut. Gov.-Col.T. W.Ford; 1 Supremo Judgo Jacob Drinkcrhoff ; Auditor of StaUi F. M. Wright. California K. X. TSonnoatloni. For Governor J. Nccly Johnson ; Lieut. Gov.-Mr. Anderson of El Dorado ; Judgo of tho Supremo Court Judge' Murray, (long term ;) D. T. Terry, (short term ;) . . ' . ' , Comptroller B. Whitman ; Treasurer Dr. Bates of Shasto ; Attorney General Win. P. Wallaco; Surveyor General Brewster, of Sonoma; State Printer Allen, of thu Mnrysville Herald. Obligation. Wo received per Inst steamer a tine lot of papers, pamphlets, and pictorials from J. W. Sullivan, also exchange papers from Well, Fargo A Co., and tho Pacific Ex press. J. W. Sullivan sent us a Juno number of Harper's Magazine, instead of the one for August, but tho fastest nngs aro sometimes liable to stumble. Express In the Mines. Wo understand that James O'Neill ha declined going lo Fort Colc'ill" as he con templated, but has sent out the express matter by another agent. The tleapoase. ' We publi-h to day a response to "Miss Viola,1 iu the way of an apology from an old bachelor for not baling long since tasted the sweets of connubial felicity. We think it but just ihat both sides should bo heard. Immigration from Vort I'olvlV.c Numbers are daily arriving fiom the mines, who seem-to be entirely ralisfiwl with gold digging. They n present the travel to and from tho mines to bo about equal. flallow's lKT.Ir. Somebody has sent us Ballou's Dollar Magazine, w ith request to "notice." , - Wo will most cheerfully do so, as we har care fully perused it for that purpose. : But in doing this we must claim our privilege of always speaking our honest sentiments without partiality or making invidious com parisons. Our honest opinion in reference lo this magazine of tho far-famed Ballou ia, that it is ''small potatoes, and very few in a hill." Its selections and original tales, so far as we havo examined them, are of a light, trashy character, that might suit a giddy girl of thirteen, or a soaplock of twenty one, who has littlo or no taste for solid lit erature, such as wo find in those magazine that publish fiction that menus something', when thoy resort to romance to fill up now and then a vacant column, excused from mirroring forlh tho sober realities . .of a surrounding universo, all made up of (act and truth. In looking over the Editor' Table we find an article aimed nt tho vital of tem perance, by opf psing, in a very soft and sneaking way, it is true,' tho pnssngo of a prohibitory liquor law. Wo would as soon think of carrying homo for a toilet table an empty whisky barrel, fresh from a grogshop; and reeking with the fumes of "old rye" and tobacco spit, with which drunken bac chanals had smeared it all over, as to thiuk ot placing a magazine upon our center ta ble for our wife nnd daughters to read, that advocates the license to carry beggary, woe, and death, into our households by making drunkards of tho heads of families. With a family magazine, as with onie beau ideal of female loveliness, we always associate the idea of moral beauty, and spot less purity. How would a man' heart sink within him to find the creature of hi adoration, whom he had imagined to be al most an angel in purity, sitting beside center table on which stood a decanter of whisky ! The bottle and Ballou would do very well to go together. . . . ' China. , : , The progress of tho rebelliou is little talk ed of just now. The prevailing famine has compelled tho insurgents to give over fight-, ing, at least on any scale ; starvation stares ever;,- ona in the face, and tho Imperialists, have it all tbeirown way ; bm the frightful laiiiine now uomiuant may produce a not less fearful reaction, aueracnted and hasU ened by the horrors which famine inevitably occasions. . ' - The Insurgents still holj Nankin, bntwV do not K far nf Ka mii:n. .i: moot toward Pekio, " . ' , .