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 . . .
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,. 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.
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' 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
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iIkto to bear bcr ing and read Lntm and
k Wo WOllJcr 1iV bo an'l. Ill
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(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
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'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
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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.
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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
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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, " . ' , .