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O&SOOXV CITY!
SATURDAY, DISCISMUKR 29. 18M.
Agents for the Arfiu.
J. R. Mclininr, hifvijotit.
!. A. Rkbo, SVifW.
Moigan Rudolph, Sublimity.
Wm. IUrmw, Molulla.
II. C. Kavmoni', W Grove.
Jn. Davis, Sltmiitjti.
Thank W. IIhowm, Cnrmllit.
Akou Haiivev, ' Vultt;.
HouiMoN Auk, lw'y.
J. IS. I.vi-b, Dull":
Join McKixxry, Cahit. ,
Rev. Wilson Hf-jn-v. ''"
I, . A. Kick, Jadmmrille.
II. IIabkis V'mriumti.
;ki:ki, fitrrlinyrWc, O- T.
Judoi; Snbllino, YR "
Jm H4Phksto!, Will Co. HI.
H. A. N. I'iikm's, Vulrxhurg, III.
Willis Waiiiiinlb, Camden, Mo.
. - i .i i.
lading to the emporium or tram, inn,-,-the
timbered coun.ry. Tim will. I""
uirli to do in opening their inrms,
iti, butju-tilintihe upper country
for whose benefit tly km iii "" "
- . . ,.t i..iL un
a large proration of iiiccxpe..-e o
W ln.t.f Mf. iwigu",
,n.M.-r your-elf i.iirlk-ulai ly "call. !
.,,,1 cuf lo tl... L-gMalure to H't 'J
.. . I lit,, uibefnt a root. VOU'WlH
Itllll ruuil, mi", --
hmg on until yo" f"t't- I'"!1'"'
Mr. i:il'7, lui" iii'"w, win make u '
pccinl business to pet in a petition lor n
...i ..,..,1 L.inlini' nut
ina'I rouie aiong i"c .
to Lnfayeltu every Monday. Mr. Oilier
infill get in a J ctitio.i for a mail route lean
ing out tbfuli Sil.crlon to Sublimity. It
you will accomplish tl"-"" tiling" f"r )""
couuly, you will tonus home deserving sortie
credit for having done something for your
constituent.
lrfgat Ulilntna.
Wek-arn from tlm '"A'cl Sound Courier
that in lh cino of WH-lmiyl"" irrnior
ctrsui Skoukum, (an Imlian irili:t-tl fur tin-
. .... , t. ..r...
ii ,,0t Ih- will'"' """J 10 ""
thul vil'Hioou- law which r-'iiir.-. B " r-on
lo ...ml you lh i-nay "
coi.y of your nhcet may not b tak. n in li
ll,.i(,hlwrl.oo.H AI-oto h.CH tl.p puhlic
irinliniz in
hand, thai will i-X'-cuto it?
'1 l,.oiroilt.
Mr. flu-k c.n..lii""l'l li..l.ir. i"'l
ihiM'-l"1'' Wo"rM ,rw,y '""i''1"1,
Lknuwltoh-lrit. Woliavo-.,,,
,,...ularly l. rll U" ur'k'ru,, U ,
I;.,,)l'o.ha.oli;c.. If Mr. C will tn
,.,,roulh.lob" at th..o(!Ui"lo
I
V,,x,,,t that at Hi.' .."XI , ,! ..oHgH ... I. Hi" ''M-"'"0 ft
,lMu 0.l.cyrl'hah b. U ni o o( ihu ol,m.
Concorninir Wowsprpcrs,
JX If .ulw iiurr. o.d. r llu- Hi.so.iln
hrir mvn. ! PW "'' my roi.l.iiiM lo ud
,!, (. "''"" ......., .1 ,.rr,,ln.) which PCIilly ca.m
muvnfrom '" ,,,i '' ' '" ' h.-fj the curt at Tort IowmiIkI, J''g''
iliy are Mill. Ilivy ' I."1 ' re.wii.i.,.e uni.i inrj
will (II urrf ariiuM, nl.ui.IH llirn I "y.
g r If a'.wiib.r" rrimivu L. oiln r p cr, wiili
ont "i..fon.iiii Hit p..b;..l,.r, ml 'I'" i r n nl
lo Hit formrr diwima, il.ty l"U i"l-";l,'te'
IT It it uul iilIii'H'.it I'" '"'...' "
Cht nottclh ilithai-il the piUoner, uion
tlm rutin'l ihat iIih Indian tiilxt aro not
ii.dni.liially Mil.jwl to our luwn no loii' a
tlu v maimaiii llieir cxit.'iic.' a ili-linct
t,er ia Ift n.k.iionl of ollim. lo wiiirn o..t kn.,wl.,d.,iiiL' id . niantc
with ''B.rtluk,uo.ii"r.cl.i oi. llw mu J."".. ... .. ,,
l.t.iiiut wiile I'.U-r l pn'l "Vr.um. K Hi to (.ir own chuf. nml U'li.rf Mll.J.ft lo
name and pot-..ni.:e, mid tint H H. 'I 'I'' l'l'"
not ukati from Hit ofli. i. Oil.trw.te tin) p.H.
liintir ii h.'ld rpiuw.blf .
la the fclKlil Dtrct'lioa.
W m that Mr. S'.rniiht h.n (ivcn
notice of bill to Iwile a T rriio.ia! road
from Oregon Ci'y to Laf iyjltf. And s it
pouible that wo havo a propi'cl of g.'tlin-.'
roaJout from Orrpon Cily on tin. otln-r
tideoftho river at hit f It h.n alvay
beeu lualf'rof wondar to us thai whih
our nterprWnS friondu m 1'oillniid wcro
using every cx'Tlioii to op.Mi up cunvcni.'iil
coniinunicittiuii with nil areiinn of lh
country, thuroby drawing in thu nvtuurces
f adjacent ngiiculiural toctiniiH, mid rapidly
Hiigmcnting their ow n w.!th, Mint Orrgon
Cily ha romaiiicd uutirdy iniiccPMiblo to
large portion of our nriculttirnl comniunily
which ought to pour lln'ir w.-nlth In upon
us,initeaJ of going lo Torilatid with it n
they now do. In a word Oregon Cily has
beoukept in tho bail! ground, for want of
thefttcililic of hmd trainportiitioii nfiordwl
by good ruudi h'ndiug into I ln li.-nrt of iho
farming country in all directions. This to
gpthcrwilb othrrcauKeH has kept thin 'place,
great i it is i.i natural iidiin'age, ninth
In the coiuliti'.n of nn oi l man in iho lust
tnges of tho ronuiiill'ii. ll.i IJ liikely
tnos covered building, (li'igy for ihu want
of paint, niul dihipiihitrd for tho want of
tcnauti who own tho in, with t-linnimy Un
cing, weaving nnd bonding tu tlm wind' of
heaven, ftul.ly supported ly props to pot
long tinco rottud od', nil cun-p'no to give to
the phice a forlorn appearance, mid thiow
over it an air of stagnant deiulatiuu that
itrikoD the pasHing tmveler an tin. result of
omething rmlicnlly wrong in tho manage
ment of a cily possessing siuh great natural i
udvnnta;;es, Il'sonu lhing it not dune to
help in out of our dili niuin, wo have no
idea that livo years heiuo iho "claim" cm
bracing tho whole cily could b. sold for
tweuly ilullarii nn sera. Thn whole didiiul
ly grows out of a cu' al.K crimin d, nml
hnu)eful negligence on ihc part nf properly
owner of their true inleiet in taking the
proper utepi to build up the place. To eiit,
I'rinti. nml mooie away their lives, living on
the- "rents" of few crazy, shapeless fabric,
taking little thought fur iho nior'o"', and
klificd if tho fiirmers can reaeh the city on
noins circuitou cow trail tilled with Ioks,
and feiieed nerosn every two mile, parking
a litilo butter in a bucket on one m m, a few
eg in a basket on the oilier, with u r!inps
It luck of potatoes, sliinu, noi'txH the shouh
der, to spend u.life furrmind' d by Mich cir
cumstances stfemn lo be the highest ambition
of lo'iie men who have il in their power to
llieir own criminal cde for tho puuihlueiil
f c iine.
This i piobably a correct view of tin
case un hr our present Indian relations, but
v..) have often thought that there was some
thing ilium, fully wronu' In a mitpof things
which allows tlieso diabolical baiburius t.
cut thrir pour cap'ive .unw in o mine.
meal immediately beforu our eyes, M the)
frerpienily do in this city, whb impuioty.
ThelD ia a system of shivery cnrrieil on by
these Indians in our midst more shocking,
ci tn I, end diabolical than nny wn know of
now in existence, and men who arc sheildin ;
largo tears over n milder syn in far dislunl
never think of bothering their head oWil
relieving tlm woe's of miserable hum in
creiiluri'H in our mid!, whoso vail ofw. e
reaches our vara on nlimwl every night in
the week. That it is I he liininess nnd duty
of the whites to teach theso lazy, brtila
'bucks" to adopt n milder Ircn'ineiit of
tlx ir females, is a proposition which needs
no proof.
,...ir i.,iii. ill hi ' hit'
W' ( l-t1-) ' ' '"'""""i
,,..v needn't ...iieljiK now ah .ul"Mtte..d,ng
lo-'ui.vthiug but putting in the 'ickel yu
have ma le out f..r llt.-tn.
'I tie wtallier.
Last Friday li ght a . k Mm w. il l told-
' ... i .1 i ...i- .i..
Jenly veered into the rturiu, me tn.u .s
ni.penred, ami the cold piercing wind froze
lliemud up aolui, nun rai-eu u. r-"
overcoats. Un lal lii'sonv,
coldest day wt have had. ihu llicr.iio.ii. l- r
stood 0 ilejrees nlwie iero. Enr) body
srenied U sutler as much with the cold u
:bev used toin Michigan when ihe mercury
stood lit 20 degrees b-lOW Zero. Most 01
our cilia-Ms thoiiu'ht 'ley had never experi
diced col 'cr w. nll er in ll.e Slates. The
Columhia is fio.en over nboie ihe moulliof
tho Willamette, and Mi- ice is so thick be
low thnt it is said Mm Tortlnud boats lire
n..i nl.lu L. roneh Astoria. The col I Wt atll-
. .. . i . r
er has pretty much stoppe.l nil Kiuos oi
bii-iness. Tlm steaiiil'.:il-s IiilI ll so aim-
cull 10 M.aw out ll.e pipes, whenever th.y
siuii a few h uis, liiut some of them have
' . . . .i i'i
laid in. torn cluing" ol weanier. i nn ....".
incofii 'iblu old sinners who havn hitherto
been grumbling at 'ho "misl," arc now on
their knees praying f"r mill.
Yesterdicy morning th mercury sunk
b low zero. I Ins wn n cold
t,vo .lei;iei's
as itl.iVs buvii known in Orc-ou for ' lie last
ight years.
'the l.ofistivluie WashtDKtoa Territory
Convened at Olympiu I h e. lid, Thn fol
lowing persons wuro found to bo entitled to
seats in the House Messrs. Anderson, lin
ker, (lollop, ntichiiiinan,Cnple, Chambers,
Clark, lloiithitt, Kldridge, (iilliam, Hale,
Harris, II)'c, Johnson, Jon.s, Mililroy,
Mon'iM.n, Morrow, Packard, l'liillips, Rob
son, Walker, Ward, Wbipple, and Denny.
TIh meiiiheis of the, Council arc, Mess.s
I'ul'i t, Toe, Patterson, Cock, Wallace, I lull",
Tiigelow, Slricklcr, mid Cat tin.
Mr. Denny was elected Speak, r of th
lI"Uc, nnd Rev. J. I Devoro Chaplain.
Mr, Calliu was chosen 1'residciit of ihe
Council.
The members of boih houses vo'eil them
selves each ten Copies of the two pap. r pub
li-hed in the Tepilory. 1'ielty di cent set
of legislators they have over in Washing
ton.
gT "A Catholic C tizeii" in the la-t
St'intlnrd informs n thai he is not n "Sis
cr" but a "biother of chaiity." This
-brother of charily" is dreadfully pained lit
our ignorance in supposing that there were
nny sisters of charily in the French Prairie.
W Ktitud corrected, "brother." It was nn
innocent mi-take of ours, certainly. In
passim' throusib tho F.eticli I'lairiu last
winter, wo saw come "sisters" that hohd
to us like objects nf charily, but wo are not
disposed to bu dogmatical on the point, if
called in question.
How about thai "transcript," and your
real name, friend I Are you nfrnid or
n.-bnnied to hand them over ?
00" Tho diiieient writers from the sent
of war dillcr-matcrially as to the numbea of
Indians killed during ihe four .lays engage
uieiit with Col. Kellev's command. Som
sav riO, som 150, sonin 100, whijuKflley
puf. thn number at 75. Ofcfjursn it Was
all guess work, in fixing-fipon the liuiiiber,
as the bodies are grterally cariiedolf the
fiell i fat ns ih.-y fall. The probability
is, ti nt Co'. Kolloy is not under ll.e mink.
11 o r inii.ting ihe "allies" In-fore t". ba
topol, by diiri'ing rille pits from which to
pepper the red sk ns, is s- mething new in
!n Ii in fighiiirj
$W J.t I :. I) a ly ass.i I through Oiy
gun City a few days since oil his way to his
home in Uminiua. Ei'lier the buithensuf
ollicial duty, or soon -thing else, seem to
have worn upon linn, for he looks a jruod
deal "coed in." He is notw itlisiandiiig as
blithe, smiling, and coniiiiunlcaliv ns ever.
would ben goo'l i".H lor me ...
M,n... loenlil.es to lhr..w i. I py f'
.,lll(.r f.r their ro-lmasicr. There a..'
,..o r'l.,.s.e.s in Oregon who prrttnd
ll, ,t th. y l.ntu Tim Aitous with perfect hu-
l.cd, y I we h lint thai they are .leteru.....
,,1 , ,;iui il to r-nd. even if ll.ey iUk th
fires f damnation by lurromivg it.
To lll.s-e corresM.nd. .ls whosay, ' 1 lease
...turn my commun caiion by mail if not
...I.I..1.HI." we would say that, in order to
Mcui-lbis, il will be necessary lo enclose
Hia.i." to prepay tin m. If tli. y e put in
Miu ollice without b ing prepid th.-y will
go to Washington Ci'y, instead of the prop,
er place i and if )u should hap.eli lo see
them appear in ll.e "Wn hin:toti Uiron"
you would feel yurs. Ives di-graceil.
J. 0. K-, of Salt creek, is imurrm o i
M. W. R.'s inline Um beu rntercJ on our
States list.
0. O. ti., of Bethel, shall be attended to.
There are no terrestrial glob.- for sale in Or
c,n, but we will send lo Ran Francisco.
Urn. Palmer veisui the lirlllure.
A memorial praying Congress to "stay
the Superintendent of Ituhaii nffnirs from
locating ce.tuin Indian t'ibes within the
Willamette valley" wa .ocei.lly presented
to ll.e House by Mr. Shuck, ns chairman of
the committee appoint, d for drafting it
The . port called forth a I n-jthy debate,
in which Mie-conduc. of Hr. I alm.r was
i ' .1 ... ir i.i. .....rt. mill
severely cmic'sco a inn..-"-,
nnti-Jo-Latie-like. Il is but justice to the
members to slnte that none of them called
tho motives of tho Imlian Agent in question.
. . .. i ..
n, Uutltt - .;., ui tou.nsiiieanio.il i... c
Uittrw """". l'"3, lJ, 1 . ud..a Axnl. I irirrtrU Wm lo w:l w my m
F,i,.dAJat:-U"nt !"'" .ecu... of h- .J.u-d M in l-aa
Vi i nlod'ooyotialil."- Tlwt'i" dlu)i, tli,j(,mc..uneU MddiniMiris.
in,.l I hasten tod.o, yo U fh,m...d,.,ld.l,.H
0 !,., Iiidi..... hi't-d r.om ' . . .. r(lrl CuI1,lrallir.D. rrlK.
m, uftho 7.I.. to Ihor-V"... ( of Mi 10 HI Mi.tripUon llffllil
W 1. t.l to fl.'hl -ocli d .V from u c,i ni..r..i.. I JbUmrt d, wl.h .11
dafk. An expr."' reached our camp l.w )if ,,,,,,,,, .long U.o Net Terc. rniH y
eveniu ' from Uov.S ovens, wl.O is .a . v( lllB on ., cr.e, , .uoU,
tr . nnd w ill 1(0 liera to day or bwiwr. 1 , ,,. rr. l.rrt, W. P4J through tl.ei,
f,f J Will. W.".; eri,,..,....:..drrd.n
U ha annul imy "' , ' .T.dihc nl-l.i before. Macli
Ilr. . .. . ..r ..,;, o,oriion we -.l:md by Ihe w.ytlrV,
IT.n N" I'erce chief, l.ooK.nf , r (u(I M h etfiil hMtf u ,(
I I in AeZ l erco til" a . , . ,i...
.. , , iii ncaoiis -
olass, is friendly to ll.e wl.lt" , J0'-' I ,,. Vt purmeil them uuld K ra too ilttlk 10
t . t i. .lift lilt'
.1 - I. ......m tfhitll U-M ftniittuA
follew (lit ti.cM 01 lacir ii'"'. r-
on Co .iyal creek. On 111. 13d. wt oonljiued tlx
r.o,l until we passed W di"""";u '"5''"' "'
.,, nnd tut o.. of Drooks, Notfe ond D.uuford, on ll.t 'IW
probably
t-ff- Mr. Sturlevnnt, who has lately re
turned from the Dalles, informs us that du
ring thn dreadful stormy weather we had
hero ten days ng. in Middle Oregon they
had a cloudl .ss sky and beautiful sunny
days.
"We are in.l.b ed to tl.o See.e.ury of ilioTcrri
try lor a copy of the' new ed ii..n of the Oregon
Statutes. ' aiBFitfnro. I
If wo belonged lo your political "chain
gang" wo might have been ublo to snv the
same, but ns wo do not, nml it- we don't like
to bo "iiftlebted" for such favors, if thefec
retnry w-ill iiorwurd ns a copy we will joy
r it. ' tv
l'olltlrat lluanckevtnt.
We scehj the Statesman ihal the brie';
w hich was purchased at Coivallis for the
University, nt n cost of nineteen dollars p r
llioiisnud, was sold for five dollars, after the
University was removed to Jacksonville.
The probability is that they have purchas
ed another ipiautity of brick at Jackson, ille
I iv this time, for the same purpose, which
nil) no dou hi he soon knocked oil' under the
hammer for u nominal price, as the Uni
versity is about to be "moved" again. It.
is tin old saying that "a man might ns well
be tin in t out ns to mine three times." If
the "moving" f.uco should end with a lire,
Jgr The ''Picture of ihe llospiial ntSe
bastupul" on the outside, of this weeks pa
p r is u "picture" of .he horrors of human
bu chery b onriug to the war trade, which
is. noii'jh to make the heart sicken nnd the
blood curdle in one's veins in contemplating
it.
tho p. ople would probably Ih able lo make
put a new aspect upon things in this place rai-o equivalent lo tho ou which was
in a period of a few yours. If any body scratched out of the ashes of an ollice which
thinks ve have exaggemied tho picture of
iiutwiinl ci ivtimsi snc.-s, let him try teaming
from Linn Cily lo Ch. haleni, in we have
eri. ...:i. .. .i i. n. .
i .ii .,i , ..... -i in-in. ieju;.iui uie i rni.oi y hits tiev-tr
(lone, ami he Will ngrve that the half has b , ra bad a eoiidilmii, ..nee we l.uv. brni m
wits i nee burnt down in tl.is city over n
money sale containing; junk bullies.
The l.sst Throe of YtlUluy.
'Now iet us idl .Mr. l-eluii.l whalvvedo not
da. We Ho nut in.irig.uo ilie uiteuiiui.s of
our f. u.uio re.uni'iis, nr ri se m aiey on ihe r Iihi.H
in ttltance ; ami Hi a siuncl u iuw-iuii in ru.liuv
or lie to i lie it the en ler ! Neiiher Jo. a any one
bcloiii; iil' o usc.-t ji.iU eoi I piee.i ler tl.c mp e
ee. v ce of b. in. b gm il we ei'eiiriuiuii (!)
w llii0'lil i.oi b. e.ni. -..Cil to ilo in.uial sc-rviee,"
ote.
Th" abo e d.-a !ly ihriM at the character
r.ilscoi.ll.u Hrhnol. v
We leiirn front llishop Scoit I hat he has
purchased the Man-ion Hoii-h funis, rly
owiud b Mr. Diiihain, vith the intention
of openiii" in it a boy's boarding school.
The Bishop is now corresponding with n
geiitl- man in Washington Territory whom
lie ts ilesir 'lis to eni'iire lo laKe cliura ol
thescli.hd. The main object of the school
will be lo nll'ord .-neli uppnilniiilies for no-
qn'riii'.' a lhor"ttgh classical, scientific, nnd
theological ediica ion, as -.hall enable young
iri-nth-nien to fit theiiio bes for the ministry.
The building is located upon it bold Mull'
of the Willuinelte, immediately npiii the
liunkofihe river, ubiiit mid ivny between
Oregon Cily nnd Portland, nnd by a little
improvement can be made ono of the most
.hlightful spots for educating youth, thul
can be found in Oregon.
w
'Some co: r spun. Ion! i f ihe Staudnrd i ts up a,
hulli.bitoi. al'oul the allusio.i ill tail. N.'snn Ii S it
port ti the tran-arlion- ol i al In r l'unilory w ill lie
In I am. llodisp'.iysiheeiiiven foilfiifoilier
timet 0i os tii.n io the Heim erulie X'.e.iiiinitoii.
or snie-he.iil-isin uii.l ilis. ftt-oiion jar'i Ii iliu' nnT.n-
12:11.011, which prn-eiiy funis vent n h S aiiilnnl,
by cxpr ssinij tlie hnt.e ilut the e i e no muiy
sueli il ni"Ciat .n OregiMi as Hie toon I.
V e cun Inir ily conceive that the niiilmi- of ilmi
coiiiiiiuuirnlioii is a (.'alliolie, or n friend ot the
L'a.h.'lic church." Col roi Statesman.
"Soil seems al "CntholicCiiiz. il" by
his "opposition to the democratic organi
zation," has fully convinced the young man
of tbu Statesman, I hat he is not n "Callio'ie
.n. I.U ..iir niies. 1 i 'i ,m"'
. i .i ... w i. in, .. . not waslnk'ii
liearo mm i (
prisoner b-fore Hi" KM comn. " . j ,0 clttM Wiwin ,.;, um
w as killed .luring th" battle of tin. hrsl liny. rf U(w (Vi.(a WIIIi,,,y broken down, .ml
s..t,.ic l.ii l..v is mortally wotm h d, having , (uiU w, ,lltri;r0 returned, and. .r
ball in li neck, .... I one in his "id...- tiu.rf , campou ye.U'r.luy .v.iuijr will, .bout mm
fc. also scrioudy woun.I.d. r.TS'Z
icail. r.a eien; me n'. .
On the I llh, while id pursuit of ihe enemy, I rt
cciv.d a letter from N urease Rnynuiwl, by Ihe
hniids of Tin-lin-niet-17, a friendly chief, (whicli
eci0 r) a.k.'ns our prolect'od of the French lit)
friendly Indi.us uuder hi clmrje. On the mnrn
i,Sortli I'.'lh I drspolchrd CupL Coiinoyer with
his conipanylo their relief. Mr. Olney, who ae.
coinpun cd Ihem, n lurntd lo camp this eventnf ,
and r. porli Hut dipt. Cnnoyer w ill relurn to.
morrow with I'symnnJ and lilt people, who feel
(rruily relievd from lln ir crilicul n'tuslion.' Mr.
tlluey trained from theso frirudly Indiurw, what
vt l fore Mionfily b.-lievcd, ll.nt Ihe rlouree, Ihe
Vull.i-wn!his, I'malilltt, Cayuses, and Stock
Whitley'. Land of DeShule. Indi.nt, Were .11 en
giprd in Ihe lule bailie on tho Walla-walla. These
In linn, ol.o inimmrd Mr. Olnry Ihal after the bstt
tie the l'!oue, Wl!s-w alius nml Umnlilliu have
jone fartly lo the ('rami Round nd puit'y to Ihe
country of the Nei Pereesj and Block Whitley,
dirKUblitl wilh the manner in which the Cayuna
f..uj;lil in ihe batile, has aliandonnl llitm, nnd gone
lo Ihe Y.'km.u ecinitry to join hie forers Willi llioef
nf Ki.n i.Ui. V have now the Niidirpuhd pw
wnioii of the country fontli of Snake river, nnd I
-..u!.l m, ;rst ihe pr. pi U-ty of retaining III t porf.
tion until iii h limo ns il cuu be occup:ed by the
rrulur li. Oj'i. The Indiuirs huvo le.1 much of
iht irMnck beh nd, which will dotibilcet be lot to
us if we go avvny. The Iroopi here will liol be in
a nitiniix.il for ro ne I me logo f the Pa'ome conu
try, us our horses r.t present nre loo much jaded lo
i-iiilmc the j.anuey, and we will huvo no bouts lo
i-io Simke river, imr limlh-r to make them near
lhi pture i bin I would eiijieil (lie propriety of
lelim .iie.llic Indian with all pors ble pied, now
ih . I ilicir hem s urr tiihled mid llu ir spirit" are
Inol.eii. Uint'sa this in done liny w.li perhupa ral
ly U'll n.
To day I reeeiv.da letter fmm Onv. Stevens,
.Int. si yes.tnl.iy, which I eiiehse. Vou wil per.
eeive t Ilut he . ill fuvor of a vijjpnme profecution.
of the war. Willi lis vkwa I fully conc-ar. 1
must eitineslly aik thut ftipjilies inn) bo scut lor
wuid .0 ua Wilhoat delay. For the but three day
in. nc ol Ihe roluntrern. excejit the two couipaiiir.
recenily Iniin I'orr Ileiirietia, have had any flour.
N.'iie is here, and bul 2Uu6 lbs. ut thul post We
urit now liv.nj; on beef, nn.l polalws which .re
fiuiiid en cache, und rlie men aic brcomiiig discoa .
te.ited Willi I nieda of lir.ng. Ciotlilnej for the
men is much iieidi d as llio Winter approaches.
To-uinrruw'w c will r move to a niore suitable point
vv lure (jruss con he obtuiued in greutcr abundance
nn-our worn out horses. A place husbuen teleel-t-J
about two tn leu ubuve W li.lniun'i station, and
outiitv inino (north) side of Wulia-wulla : conic
iiuetitly I will abandon this Fort, named iu honor
of rapt. Bennett, of en. F., who now deeps beneath
us stockade, und whose curecr of usefulness and
biavery w as here so vuilly bul nobly clot; d.
JAS. K. KKI.LEV, Lieut. Col., d;C.
,v -....
100 Indian are ...ppod to Imvu oe'en
cither killed immediately or u.-.rially
wound".! during M.e four day fight- The
,,,,' isaupposcdtobenboul 0 JO strong.
Thev havo now goim ovor lo lh Siiuko
country with ll.e'.r .'. and ll.ey nay the
warrior, will sou. bo back to renew t..e
fight, ll' low you will fi id a complete list
of Iho killed and wounded.
Multnomah company, dipt. A. V. M il
son badlv wounded, but recovering l'ri-
vate, R. Ii. K"Uo, J. Fleming. (boH. dea l)
F. Duvnll, slightly. Wasco company. J.
Sturtevant nnd ). W. Smith; both ricv
eriic Marion cunpnny, Capt. Dennett
killed instantly, by a sh-t Miroiigh the
bend. First Lieut. A. Shepherd slightly
tvntinded. Privates, Int Allen, and Idu
ford Milk-r; bally w.iun.led but recover-
ng. Linn coui.any, dipt. Davis Lnyl.-n.
niul S..r... Mainr Nunc M Ih r, both sever, .y
jv - -j
wounded, but doili'.' "ell. Ltelll. J. bar
lOvvsinstanlly killed. Severely wounded",
mining tlm privates wore X. I'Vy.C. Snook.
T. J. Payne, F. Crabtrce, nil iloing well.
A. M. Ad.linglon slightly, II. (W mor
tally, (now d.-a.l) B ntoii company. C'aj.t.
L, Moiison belly vvoaiid 'd, but r.-coveriig.
Privates, IS. 1" Van II I'.-erm in kill d. John
Smith v'-ioly woiinda I. Cnu any K. pri
vate, IS- 0 -rvais'1 b dU w mil 1 .1. rcovcy
doubllul.
Pleas-excuse ill'' above shot t letter, II
I writr in a hurry, Mi.Toiin led bv nlmo-t
every imu:rin-ibl" itio'mv.-ni.-iiC'! that ever
h.un.eil a correspond, i t.
Respectfully J" urs. 11. F. COOPER.
of Leland's wifj w find in a letter signed or '"' V the Catholic church. That
rutr rkJ. M'llone, publisl ed lo tin- world LVo,l: lli,l tv had tbesyuipathiesof ihe half
ii) the Curvulli. Statesman nf Die. -iills- btu.-ila and Priests, we were fully awaro
I bis letter was probably written by Bush I Wt tlial lui''r 'hurch and your party, were
and Maloli toireiber, nnd published under i "'""ru' "i" never before been admitted bv
Vol. tleltcyl. Despatch.
On Ihe Mil hey did not ntih.- their oppenra n e
until u K.nt ill o'clocli in Ihe ni ruin r. un I tl.cn in
Koinrivhul di.niuislied ui'in'.era. As I h id sent In
Fori II urirlla f.ir .oinpni es D nn.l K., and ex
vpec ed Ihen the IOih.,1 Ihntiglil it brst io aei
oa Hhe .iefi iiiive ami hold our - nu'itiotitr-whicli
were iKe same ns on Ihe 8ih unli: we could fjei
un nece.-viiin to our fmee suffiei nt In em.ble lisle
usftiil Iheii-Tear, und rut oil' thrir retreat. An at
tack wits m irte, diirin.- ihedny it;ioi. the conipui.ie
A. and II., in ihe hnishwoo I, and i: jon U ,on lln
bill, both of wh th were repulsed with gr iti g..'.
Innli-y by tliore compiuies, ua l with cniisltleiable
loss to the enemy. Companies F.. I. and K. uUo
did great Imnoi to Iheni-elves iu rep,ll.ug all up
pnnich.t to their "i'i ion, nl Inniyli in d' ius so one
nml in company F . and one in cinip iny I. wer
severely wound, d. Daikness, es usual eloi.eil tin--soiti'oui,
by the enemy vvit!,drnvviug from the field,
Owing to the iiicUuieney of ihe night, the compa
nies on ihe hill were w tli irawa fiom iln lr erveial
ptftilious, couiiuny (Lilian u.-i niritsrii!e pilswhi. h
were imide by tljeiniii ol thai conipunr f'.r its im
tection. Al etly ditwu on the nil day, lh. I ml
bus were observed from our ca :ip to bo iu p )ie:is on
p ii .-'T.l i. 1.1 L . I. Ml .1 .i:..
HI UUJnnills IKIO oy us uil un- mil Hie pii-UtO-u;;
ila Upon si eing them, L eul. McAnlill, of com-
pany D. gallantly observed lli.it his coiu any had
dug those holes, ami thut ufit-r hreiik ust ll.ey
would In.ve them u-' iin ; nml well w.is his declara
tion fulfi led, for in less th.iu half an hour the cue
my wus driven from the pits, and ikd to an a(lulil-
' iiu hill wliich lh') had occupied the day bemrc.
Th jwsil.oii wusat mice as.-uilcd. Capt. Coiumy
er, w'uli co npuny 1C, und a pirtiuii of cinpauy I ,
being iiiounted, gulluiitly, churned Ihu enemy oil
liia-rhjht Hank, while Lieut. MeAuiiff, will, com
pany B., dimounted, rushed up the lull, in Ihe fact
of a lienvy lire, and scattered them in all dircc
t on. Tiny at once fled lo return to this buttle
field no more, and thus ended our long contested
fight.
I have already givon yon a lid of the killed ami
wounded on the first two days of the battle. On
the lust two days we had only three wounded,
lln deliberate conviction that the m st ef
fee ual inetliod of killing otf a rival demo
cratic (ij editor was to aad the character
of his wife.
We nro inclined to think thai Wig-.'ins
was imt in ihe censor's" chair hist week,
Oregon Cily ill sevcml direction,
We nro truly gl id that Mr, Straight has
taken the mut'er iu hand. Make that rond
not boon told. I'ho jjieiU niass of the pco- i ihri ""im'. "'" rnus ibry art never
i.l.. In Vnml.itl ni.il P It- I.. i anied rre.iyree. HomeMy MeM lo M-
J.lo in ainlinl nnd 1 ulk ought to coin,, here , ,f,,d lo Ihe mailer "-(Wr. U Siait,m.
w ith their produce instead of going- to Port-1 Now tec have nhv avs contended that
l.unl, ni it is nearer, and a better road could t,,,mUlv ought to ntteiid to a tariety of
i t . ... .1 ... i.i ... I -
i mane .... too uorusi.t me money. H,.: matter in Oregon. Such, for instance as
.....I :l.. ...... I c. . t . .
,.,.. ii...... .u.. iouos ieao,iiiguuiirom;coiMgimig lo their political L-ravc a clioue
ofpolitiiiaiis who have long been squander
ing the heavy appropriations made by Con
uress f.r our public builditlir. for i.rintinr.
from this to Lafayette the sole object of t our laws, building up a University, and mu
your labors, Mr. S., and ,1 .n't bo diverted; king military roads, b.-sule t.gmi,i11j
fiom your obj.-ct till you' get the ruad, and buin,.s of the whole Territory nml blight-
nave so.no pru.vi, ,o ,or i,.,g H u.g it. rulure pio.ect, by botched upschool ! Or will they contend that they got their in-
lrll-I..f If fala 1 n..ll.isi. .1.. il .'l .. . . I I . . ' I - J
-"'," ..."'o..u .3...e, laws, roan laws, proUto laws, nd many
ussion.yu.l w.il havo neci.iiiplishe.l a luting other enactments, coiic-ivcd in i-norsnce
it.v.l I... I.- IV ..1. 1. . .1. T "..ll . '
b. .H i n t inn iein , nnu sua hb in Un, Malesnian orTi.v. ll ...
lorting mon- y fiom the Hvplo for which
th.y ncter ineiv a qui I pro ,,0. V0Uij
one of your number. Your putting the
party or clique, above the Priests, and inti
mating thnt the latter should be subject to
the former, is rank Atrcvy as understood
both at Rome, and in tlm French Prairie,
for which yju will no doubt be either ex-
or such an article would not have bm-u 1(. communicated, or be sentenced to do pen-
lowed to ' go iu." Ii was bad eiiougb fori i;tiig on a sbarp rock.
these 0 inductor of the ''TVrn'lonii'' organ
to craw I inio L -land's ttoer iiist-aich of Wi-a-pons
with which to slab h in ; but what
will the community think of ihe voung
men, when with uublushiu; effrontery they I n
imply that they have been tinder his W 'f
HlraBijr.
Wc notice Ihat iin-l of the papers in the
Slates in quoting the account ol the "U ig
gins ma-sacre," credited it to either the
Ubceoi., Dec. C, 1855.
Mr. W. L.Adami: Dear Sir I see iu TiiR
Aaucsol tho od ol.Nov. last, astutcnieut of an af- '
fi glu m lh a urihborho.Hl, by vvliWi the whole
neighboi Iiood wus frightened out of their Be uses by
iho iiischuigc of a pair of rovolvcis at the house of
Mr. Walker: und which rencsctitcj that the
bridge wus guarded ; abo thut nn old lady, with
the 1 heiimat tin, was wrapped in Jier night clothes,
und haMi.y removed and laid on the dump cnrtli, -ilic,
&e.
The faebiof the ease are theie. At Ihi hour if
nii.ln glu the filing ciinineiic''d, at which tiuie
lltii'v Were ten it-ports of fire arms, bclicvcJ Ly
kcverul f.e.sons who luurd tho fuong to be some
where between Walker '1 and tho bridge fpokeu
of. Kouio half hoar or three quarter, afterward,
tho fir ng coiumviiaed ugu. n; which wu. evidently
at Walker's, nt which tinie there were lR more re
ports of fire hi mi, ttcenly in all and at and be
tween 13 and 1 o'clock at night. TlreVidge wa. '
not guarded as Mr. ll. informed yoii. Ho !si ln
formed you thut the whole neighborhood was alarm
ed, wh ch is also untrue. Jvot 0110 third ef them
heard tho firing ut all. As regards the old lady1,
rheumatism, Mr. li.'s infi rmunt, u he had any,
niCSt be Unaenuuinted in ,Kta n,.!irl1,.irl,.,n.l r, n'ono
w hose name, you will find subjoined to this, report. BUcll reiillo in parl of , - u b
J. rieming, 0. company A., before rejvorted a, 80mo tme auMn ,eft dweli for,
mortally wounded, ha, sine, died. 1 am happy, ,llorl8pjce of M u0 WJ ono of whicbr
however, to say that privaie Casper Stns.ks, of com- wew altecllt f,lim , h()UW f(,r , ,hort
pauy II., reporttd by me a. mortally wonndid, is Mjwlfi tho Ucv. Mr- Uuti (who
in a fair way ,0 ree,,ver. Fn. surgeon inf. ,.! house ,lt ul nnJ ,wu c.
.ha; a!l the vvooi, ded u. .he h-.p,,. are now doing who ,
weX The lo ol the enemy ,n k.lled during the Ual!W h(ur(, h(J ; U)) fcr
lour days, I estimate at aboni sv.nty'-five. Thir- ,.,, , , . , ?.
. , . I , ' I tueni to bo a.t my housu, and come to our assist-ly-uiuc
deud bo,lies have ulreudy been found by 1 . . , , . , ,.
the volun. ml ""-'njw. wereatincUd by Indi.r-
,.... ... ' Ucfurvvciittoaiociicaniumenlof some irentle-
Ik Id by llieir h. ien Is and comrades, so that I lh nk
my estimate is ubout correct. The number of their
wouuded must, of course, be very great
In making my report, I eminot say too much in
praise of Ihe condui t of tin-elllcers of the tivaul
compauiea, aud mo.t of the soldiers ui.der their
tory spcud ail its means iu "sin t.-y ing'' nnd
inaikio; ii out ; U-ttct LUow the old road,
formation llnouuh a "knot hole," and that
the net was "highly honorable," us they
were ,jrrnt,ng out trailort and $pics '
'on or Corcal'it Slatr$ nan. One 1 command. Thev did their dutv bruv:,-H ,.n
of the Sacramento (Cul.) papers cr. dite.1 il , dmun ihose f-ur .ryui days ol battle. To 2d
lo the latter. ' i y 'j' t-'h un. whojor k char ol the cnmiiaii'ea u
. I the briblf by the r'ver, cud 1 is due for bis b.uve-
KT The river i blocked np'w ith ice, so j r)' ,"l 11 A" 0 As-i- u t Auaut .Monroe !
that the ferry boat and st,.-,,, bo... .r ,11 i Ail u"" "7 and teal as well iu ihe
11 lie "
Ye St tiesman .upportc r,, how do you like I laid up. ttV f. r we shall not oS anv 1 1' " r " A'"' l,f"' Mt & 10 , , f th" W,5,er' 'J
your "o'Cunl' ma'l till thn r i -"y .uei:n. aua me a 01 me giaient tile prase ihat "'oogii we consider llio COrrccU'jtlS at lull
men who were encamped with their wugons nd
tisms near the bridge, tome 250 yard, from my
house. They had heard tho firing.. Two of the
company then went to Walker 'e house. TUcy saw
no man, bul saw Mrs. nnd Mitt Walker.
With the above statement of fuot., which I
ple.lee myself to prove if necessary, I leave th!
Mr. 1). tor.ceount touniusulted community which
hus dene h in no harm.
LAWRENCE HALL.
The foregoing cnuimuiiication is publish-
mad till the weather changes.
is .ws'y dee, I canno; emit the name ef llwi. Kb- . Is'.? rLlo of fttlo h or t artel.
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