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g)c (Oregon Argus. w. t, Dm, ioitos 4o rsursiCTos. OMOOlff CITY I SATURDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1859. Next Mondy I the day when our Seat of Government U to be "more permanent )y located." "No Railroad. Tha JLute pasted no Pacific Railroad till. rualor U dier got r provision through the body griming half a million a year to Keep up mommy mail botwn tome point on the .iiiiijii an! S.in Francisco, but ilia IIou4 defeated k. Who fuvor communication "i'li ih Pacific I Tbe Democratic Senate, or ibe Black Republican Houte t" Statesman. W quote lliii a fair specimen of tli newt department ut ibia heet. Tin bill granting I'iOO.OOO for n overland mail lo California ws pacd ly both !l'ue, without any opposiiion, at reported, except from Iverson of (leorgia, a black democrat, who aaid, when Wellcr introduced it, "If California ia going to coat the L oion to much, it would be better to let California slide." Mr. Weller replied, unlet she bad equal right with o'ber Statei Se would be compelled lo alide. The Statctroan y "Weller got a pro vi.ion tbroughtbe body" but the Houe defeated it. "Through" what "body" e are not informed, but e presume themott of itt reader think tbe "provision" went through Weller' "body" in the Senate, and if it Ladn't been for tbe "Black Re publican," it would aurely have "patted through" the black democratic "body" of Jo Lane in the Haute, and tbui Lave be come a law. If tuch i their conviction, they ara fully at well potted on tliia tub jocl of "pataing law" a they are upon any other ninitcr where they are dependent on Czapkay' organ for information. The N. Y. Tribune says : "V are at latt to have an overland mail to California, which we tbould have haj these eight or nine year. Congress ha appropriaicd 9500,000 to atart it. If the bill i projierly drawn, and the Poat master General understand und does hie duly, the contract tlioulJ bo advertised forthwiili, and Id by the first of Septem ber, to that the contractor may establish tlationt, etc., and be ready to tlarl the mail on the lit day of Mav next. If to it will bent tbe Steamship Mail, at leant eiht nioiiih of rvery year after the first, anil provo an effective pioneer of the great Railroad." "Xot a (ingle hill fur any of llio TVrr'lurien kit l'pi) pmd, I hit w to.iieln uff vry luminal. 'I'll llavk K. publicum cam nlliiui; uImuI 'JVrri torira, it ia a mere profrraimi of irinciil wild lliem Holding more. Thrjr have hrroiwt tocor Mpl on litis KiuiMt hllmlnijf , dial lliey ate reaily fur any ilefiliry. In my jmlgmral, lluchunan will Im elrelrd over I'nt-kumljug by decided vols." Tho above i part of a letter published in the Inst Timet from George L. Curry ; who ''not for any worth or worthiness llii'ro ia in him, but purely by the grace of ' Frank Pierce, now aits in the gubernatorial chair of Oregon. If "not n single bill wna patted for any of tho Territories," how eaim Congress to opproprialo for 'Per ritorinl Government in Oregon 831,000, Minnesota 830,31)0, New Mexico $31,000, Utah 133,000, Washington 034,000, Ne braska 831,500, Kaii-m 832,000! besidos passing a bill lo enable the Secretary of War to audit and allow tho war tljims of Oregon and Washington Territories! And what brcnino of tlioso bills which were re ported f.ivorably upon by the House in cnmmiltco of tho whole, Appropriating 8500 to purclutso a Territorial library for Oregon, (3,000 for paying clcik hire in the Land Oflieo at Oregon City, 0,000 for J.nnd oflieo expenses ill other pints of the Territory, 810,000 for completing tho rood from Astoria to Salem, 830,000 for com pleting the road from Jo. Lane's farm lo Camp Stuarl, also 830,000 fur continuing the Bonio to Seotlshurg I Wcro theso I ills jit killed in tho bluck democratic Senate t If tho llouto didn't unlock tho treasury to the Territories, why did not you get llio Suiialo to unile will) you in begging for tho ,krjl ' "ArciPKNT. " e learn from our ex change below that on Sunday, tho Mill intt., W. L. Ailums, editor of the Oregon Argus, met with quite a serious o in tho drowning of a couplo of linn horses, and tho loss of a load of provisions, in conse queneo of llm loosening of ihe ferry boat at Cnnetnah heforo tho load was fairly on it. Mr. Adams estimates his loss at I-VJ5. AUhougli hit course in regard lo us, in coniiiiuing to vilify ns for making state ment! which hosSioiri we had what would everywhere have been considered as pood authority for nuking, (we speak advisedly on this point,) as well as his publishing the letter of brethren Johnson V Co., and lhat of Dr. McHrido, without saying a word about our reply," Expositor. We sincerely beg pardon for tho omis tion to tay "a word about our reply." We wero absent from home the week the letter of "brethren Johnson & Co., Ac, were published in Tbe Argus but, in jus tice to Mr. MjiIooii, we will now state that he did reply, in nine columns of ilia most headless, pointless, soulless, and tenso les concatenation of wishy-washy verbos ity that it has been our painful duty lo read for tbe latt twenty year. "plainly show that in vilifying a co- temporary he hat neither honor, manliness, ttor eenerotity, and therefore we might feel justified, from hit persistent attempts to in jur ut, in withholding our piiy; yet, as we bear him no malice, we feel d-eply to commiserate with him in his Iocs," Thank yen, bro. Mattoon ; now you u!k lika a nun. As you have m.ignani moosly Underad your "pi'y," which you ni Jl.t hat "fe!r juj'i'K-J in witbhwlJinj," and aa th aforetaid "pity" i now fir'y our property, wa propose to "swap" il back to you for authority of "bro. Royakin, which you said you Lad for stating that the "Tlmee and Standard office olTerod to print th Raptitt minute latt year for 193. and Dryer said it couldn't be done for that, but Adam ratted tbee office out of th job, "4c. A wa hava heretofore tried to ihami you out of thi faltebood, we now propote to "neap" for your authority. Don't think, bro. Mattoon, that we are 'ratting" because we ofer iuch an l"ig nificant price. Wa ihii.k It oulJ be a "fair trade ;" but, if you think not, we are willing lo ' leave it to men." "and hope he will have an increase of patronage sufficient to amply remunerate him for ihi unfortunate accident." Much obliged, again, bro. Mattoon; but if your prayer are really of any avail, please rather to pray that our present pat ron will all pay ut what they already owe. "W. alto hone that be will hereafter re member moro ttrictly to obterve the fourth commandment, and Dot again desecrate the Sabbaib by using it aa a day for business." Uy reference lo John v. 10, you will find that your brethren reasoned much tbe same way eighteen hundred year ago. Why, my dear tir, if there were any ex ecutors of the law you refer to, among ut, it would keep you dodging to escape being stoned to death every week for violating it. Uy the way, what "commandment" did you violate when you went into a gambling establishment in San Francisco, and wa gered your money on the "wheel of for tune"! At ltt Congress ha concluded to give Oregon and Washington Territories, each, an in spector of Steamboat boilers, at a salary of 8l,&00 per annum each. If good men are apjiointcd to these offices, it will be a good thing for the country but it will be a miserable expenditure of 81500 of Un i lo Sam's money, if, as is common, they in augurate tome party favorite, whose own "bili-r" is already burnt up with cheap whiskey. "Common scute is a commodity of which . Q. Thornton never possessed tho small est molly. Of the tho law and testimony pertaining to the Albany murder, Thorn ton, ''the pensioned attorney of the" defence, appears lo be cither really or malicioutly ignorant; but when ho talks about "a soreness somewhere, a sling which pains a conveienco not altogether seared," ho dis cnircet upon matters with which he is doubt less as familiar as was hit renowned proto type, uu, of ancient memory. Many, very many, think that the advice of Fox's attorney may have had eonictliinr lo do with the shooting of Crawford. "Poor, un- fiiluiiato man," indeed I I need not in voke "the finucr of a virtuous community to point with worn and loathing" towards my assailant, since that "finger" hat not ccused to point in ihnt direction sinco the hour ho entered this territory." Delusion Smith'i last pronunciamtnto in Cznpkay'i Org m. These brethren, in the tamo political and religious folds, have endangered tho Union "for which our fathers foti'dit bled, and lied," by falling out over a lawsuit which intertstcd ihcm both to the amount of about n ten dollar fee each. Delusion, in saying iliut the "finger of o virtuous couimmiuity has nut ceased to point with scorn and loath ing'' at Thornton, "ever since be entered tho Territory," passes quite a compliment on tha "religious society" and "political party" that have thrown both arms round iluso pettifoggers, and squeezed them, "ever since they entered the Territory." Delusion, you ought to bo churched for slander! Wo are pretty sure, however, that when Delusion finds a "virtuous mau" pointing a "scornful loathing" right 04T t Thornton, the left OCT of the same man will stick right out toward Delusion Smith. New AtinsBsr. We lenrn that S. J. McCornick, of Portland, is gelling up an Almanao for 1 8-7. That is right. Let us manufacture whatever we can ourselves, and save the money to our own country. Those who goto Portland lo buy books and stationery II save money by calling at the franklin Hook Store, as we believe McCokmkk keeps the best and cheapest assortment, by all odds, that can be found in that city. H. T. MtHraa l.std Out. For fear that bro. McKean would get too "b'gh," over bit remarkable success in raising a "pea ine eight feet long" at As- loria, we thought it best to take a leather out of his cap, by stating th fact that we got 791 white beans from one stalk raised in our garden this summer, in Oregon City. No moro bragging clown there at Astoria as lung as we are able to beat you in the Kanyon." "Will the Standard have the justice to give the above an insertion I" poloy (or ldrts." Such ia the tittle of a communication frm Wm. Phillips, w hich we shall pub lish as toon as cunveuirnt. We should have done so before this, but w have been so pressed for time that w have not had lime to write hort "apology for Christians," which w wish to go along with Mr. Phil lips' "Apology for Infidelt." s7" The Statesman has again resumed the publication of Czapkay't dvertisement. We lern that its subscriber fv.U otT to fast after th "family matter" was taken out, that it was thought U: to resume it betide the "medicine chest" was running low before all the old "chronic case" were cured. rayatal f lb War Deal. A part of our last week's itue,whitb w worked ofT for the wet tide of tha Willam ette contained th following : "Piivate edice fmm Washington aay that Congrest hat authorized th Secreta ry of War to audit our War claim." Thi information wa not received till SaturJay morning at 8 o'clock, when our mail for th wett ide of th valley hd al ready been made on. An amendment was (T offered to the miscellaneous appropriation bill in Ibe Senate, authorizing the becretary of War tj audit and allow the necetsary ex pense incurred by the people of Oregon and Washington Territoriea In defending thcmtelve from Indian aggressions, which was adopted and finally pasted both House. It it thought that the Secretary of War will tend out commissioner lo and it these ctaimt. If to, and the right kind of men are tent out, and if our Oregon of ficial don t drive them off in disgust after they get here, our war debt will be "allow ed," and we shall have all reasonable ex. pente paid by the next Congress. from th tsouta. From the Table Rock Sentinel we learn tbe following new : Chat. Ros of Cor- vallit, wa lately killed by the Indian while herding cattle near Pitt river. His body wa found filled with arrow, and having a large gah in tbe head made with an ax. Two men who were hunting cattle, tomyyfwo mile above the ferry on Klnm nUf, were fired upon by the Indians, but made their escape, one of them being se verely wounded. Six mules were driven from Cole' ranch into the Siskiyou mountain! by Indians on the 13th or 13th ult. One of the mules came back with an arrow sticking in it. On the night of the 12th a vacant house on Cotton-wuod was burnt. Supposed to have been the work of Indian. On tho 10th intt., Norman Darling rait ed a piece of pure gold on the right fork of Jackson creek, weighing 10 ounces and nine dollars. The Sentinel is informed that John S. Miller has been appointed Indian Agent for Southern Oregon in place of G. H. Am brose removed. At the latest date (he T. R. Sentinel was pegging nwny for black democracy, with all tho venom it conld be expected to exhib it under promise of a salary from Buchan an, and loving, as it seem to, "darkness rather than light." At Loggerheads. "Ho (Bishop Scoli) iB a man of moderato abilities." Stutesman of Sept. 23. "In tho estimation of those who have had good opportunity of judging, and upon whose correctness of judgment reliance can be placed ho (Bishop Scott) is a man of con siderable more than ordinary abilities." Advocate of Sept. 29. Hope theso brethren won't "dissolvo the Union" over this "parly question." Couldu't Peter go up and settle it I From Huttlvan's, We received per Inst Steamer, through tho Pacific Express Company, the Septem ber number of Harper's and Putnam's Magazines, tho London Illustrated news, Bullon's Pictorial, besides a large lot of tho luteal exchange papers. Harper't Magazine. Harper has been constantly improving his Magazine, until we aro not sure if it dop not now stand very near the head of all the monthlies now printed. It is cer tainly got up in good taste, and much tal ent is exhibited in its masterly arrange ment of such reading matter as cannot fail tomuka it a welcome visitor to every fami ly circle, lis literature, fino arts, chapters on travel, romance, literary notices, editor's department, advertisements illustrated, and its fishion plates, are nil arranged w ith such care, and executed with such good tasiennd ability, that while it commends itself to the learned, it is also empbalical ly a popular work, exactly suited to all classes of society where a good degree of refinement exists. Tnlnsm's Magazine. This excellent work, which has now entered upon its eighth volume, is as in terresting as ever. Its literature smacks strongly of the kind found in the British reviews. It is better suited to literary cir cles than to the cottages of the masse. Tat Loadoa Itlwtlraltil Xews. This magnificent production comes to band with marked improvement in the way of colored plates. All of the above works aro kept for sale by T. J. Sullivan, San Francisco. Mr. F. Charman hat laid on our ta ble a Gloria Mundi apple weighing twenty four ounces. Who can beat this I Mr. Walling has our thanks for a lot of fine peache. We believe they were seed ling, but they were nearly if notquite equal to the best grafts. Mr. Hunsacker's present of fine peaches apple and melons is properly appreciated. Mr. Hood has favored us with some ap ples of the Rambo and Fall Pippin varieties. Potato. Dig your poutoes if ripe, immediately, beforn ihey take the second growth, and bury ibemso deep that they cannot freeze. Almost every winter your potatoes freeze, (at least ours do ) Now this it a shiftless way of doing business, and tendeth to pov erty. Let us all try to secure our potaloet thi fall, to that they will keep through tbe winter if, as some predict it should be a hard one. Mfatllai wtlk relltlrt. II. C. Dean, Chaplain of the U. S. Sen ate, ha written a pmphlet of thirty two pages with the following till pag. "The great fraud upon the public cred ulity in (he organization of the Republican party upon the ruin of the Whig party ; addrewed to the old line Whig of lh Union. Washington : Printed at th Uni on office, 1856." Not a tingle word of denunciation of ibis clergyman for "meddling with politic" have wo seen in one of the black democrat ic prewe which have hitherto been whin ing about the tin of "preacher's dabbling in politic." So long a preacher write and preach for black democracy, (which fewof ihem do, and here' the rub,) the locofoco prestea take them into as cordial fellow, ship a Czapkay' organ does parsons De lusion and Fred Waytnire. 03 Dierdorlfdc Co. are on hand, in tliit city, selling goods of almost every variety. Forfull particulars, read their advertise ments, and then give them a call. l.Uy Trate. Trade it active in this city. Our streets are thronged with team from the country much of the time, and we are glad to see that our merchant who advertise are all doing well. Dissolved. Since Denton's defeat in Missouri, the Benton Buchanan electoral ticket has been withdrawn. Uenton' friends aro dismissed to vote for whomsoever they will. CO" Thanks lo Hon. J. Patton Ander on, of Washington Territory, for a copy of his speech in Congress, on the Indian war. The Force of Democratic Example. "Gentlemen, two w'eeks since I should have made yon a longer speech, but now I have been placed upon a platform of which I most heartily approve, and that can speak for me. Being the representative of the great democratic party, and not simply James Bucluman, I must square my con duct according to I he platform of lhat par ly." From Buchanan's speech in Lancas ter Pennxylvaniu, June Qth, 1S30. Precisely in the same tone and spirit, Jonaihnn Libby delivers himself in a dem ocratic speech, upon accepting a nomina tion for constable, in rike county, Missou ri. We havo no doubt John Orvis Water man felt a similar sensation to thai describ ed by Libby, previous to his getting the appointment of "Surveyor of customs" at Portland, with a salary of J1000 a year. But hero is Libby's speech : "Feller Citizens I not ony maount the platform but I'll ride il to the devil ef the safely of ihc Constitution fin the Union shall S"em to ax il. I shall so kinder mix my self with this platform that 'tw ill be hard to tell lother from which. Yes, feller citi zens, yer look in yer last on the late On speakable Libby. I feel the planks grow ing into my ribs, my inerds are hardnin, my legs arc feelin awfully timberish an my toes is '.urn in into twenty penny un spikes. I shall soon be a p'aiform un my wife will be a widder onless it arcoiistitootional for such kind of furniter as I'm becomin to keep wives." Mr. Editor No one thing has crushed more femalo hearts and inflicted deeper wretchedness on tho wives, mothers, and daughters of our country than tho demon of intcmpornnco. It has blighted their hopes, desolated their homes, and rendered life an intolerable burden, and made tho so cial bands a withering curse. A resolute attempt should be made by all to resist the overflowing tide of corruption and misery that infest our sountry, and not until then can wo hope for success ; but experiment has shown that so long as a Stale govern ment w ill, for tha paltry bonus of a few dollars authorize the unprincipled to make beggars, lunaiics, and criminals, on tl.e largest scale possible, by luring the unsus peeling into their snares and by riveting moro strongly tho fetters of those already under the power of the fiery demon, a com plete emancipation is impossible, But laws are for the lawless and disobedient ; and nn cflbrt is now being directed to the object of restraining by the strong arm of Ibe law tho evil that refuses to yield to moral principles. A mighty struggle will take place, a determined resistance will be made, but the cause of virtue will finally triumph. In the coming contest the women of our country have much at stake ; they are to be the most benefited by the victory, or suffer by the defeat. Will they not be faithful to their own inteicst, their own happiness, their dearest hopes! They can have great influence in the decision of the question ; they can secure victory or bring about defeat ; how important then that they should act well their part. We ex pect all the patrons of virtue to be found ranged under the banner of Temperance, and cheering on the friends of the cause to glorious victory. What a day of deliver ance, of triumph, of happiness, w ill that be when no wife shall dread the return of a drunken husband, no child hide from the face of a s'aggering maniac father, no mother tremble at the danger of her son's downfall, no young lady fear the bonds of holy wedlock, lett she should find herself fettered to a loathsome tot. What lady would not labor with heart and hand to bring about that glorious reformation! W. MoRLAXD. Uardscrabble, Sept. 10, lSjG. W are truly glad to find there it one good temperance man in "Hordscrab ble," and we hope he w ill let hit light thine to jood purri$e in that coracr of t!:c rs-ral vineyard, which, up to thi daie.lt wholly ..nt of ibe bound of our knowledge. K H ia An r,f i),s South Sea Mands, we will Vliv l - tend a copy of Th Aaoi'i to friend Mor land by the first vestel we see advertised a "up for Uardscrabble. LATE VROH WAIXA WALLA. ThttBdUwt oe a warlike slIUBde liev. Hleveat relies e f ra a awvleasaat aosllloa jf Cel. Hlcplee. Wascofcm, Sept. 29, 1950 FA Ariu.t)r.k. Suit An Indian reached here late last night bringing dis patches from Col. Stepto lo CVpi. Jordan The new it tomewhal Interesting. I teems that Gov. Stevent hat entirely failed to make a treaty with the various tribes of the North even many of our old friend and allies, the Nei Terce, have turned a"ain us. While Gov. Steens w rn camped en the council ground, and parley ing with the Indiana, who had seemed lo bo wavcrinir between a desire to treat, and a fear of evils threatened by Kamaiakin if they did treat, his small volunteer force wat surrounded by Kuinniekin of the lakunas and Lookingglats of the Nez Perces, with a large force. Steven auccecued in send ing a runner to Col. Steptoc' camp, a few miles distant, calling on the Colonel for help. Col. Sieploe immediaicly dispatch ed to hi relief two companies of regulars commanded by Lieut. Piper, a company of dragoons under Lieut. Davidson, and the 3d Artillery commanded by Lieut. Turner, When they came in igbt of Stevens' camp they found it still in a state of siege by the Indian. A fc-w shell were thrown into the ranks of the Indians, which produced a panic among them J of which the dragoons look advantage to charge through them into Stevens' camp. The whole force of white then retreated to Steptoe's camp being pursued by the Indian, who fired a fow rounds into camp after them. Stevens lost only one man, Elijah Hill, from near Cor vallit, C- K. Riggs of Salt Creek was pretty severely wounded. About 50 or 60 of the Ncz Perces are still friendly, and are now with Sleptoe. The Indians have fired the country, and burned ofTall the grass, which made it necessary for Col. Steptoe to re move his animals to the Umatilla to pro, cure feed. A bl ck-house was hastily con structcd at his old camp, for protecting his stores, and only one company of infantry was left to defend it. Col. S. has sect to this place for grain for his animals. I un dcrstand that dipt. Jordan will send up a train with the necessary supplies in meJi ately. The Indian who brings the news says there were about a dozen Indians kill ed in the fiuht nt Stevens' camp. The war is not yet ended, as you will see, and I fear the same may be eaid years hence. In great haste, yours, M. Republican Meeting. New Lebanon, Sept. 10, 1856. In pursuance of a notico previously giv en, there was a general mass meeting of the Republicans ol Linn county held in the Academy building nt New Lebanon on tho 19th of September, 1856. The me-jt- incr was temporarily organized by callinc V. II. isocline to tlio cliuir and electing U Thomson secretary. On motion, a committee was appointed to report officers for the meeting, consisting of IJr. J. r Tate, m. Mct'lure, and U. B. Gray. Tho committee retired, and af ter a few minutes reported Wm. Marks for president, and D. II. Uodine for secretary. The report of the committee was unani mously adopted. II. N. George was then called out, and entertained the meeting for about three quarters of an hour with an eloquent and interesting speech. The reports of commiitoes were thf n called for. Tho corresponding committee stated lhat they were nol ready to report, and for further time. On motion, they were granted furiher time, and were in strucied to act in conjunction with com tommittccs of other counties where such committees exist, and the friends of the cause where there aro no committees, in fixing a timo and place to hold a Territo rial convention. The committee on the subject of a press then presented the fob lowing resolutions: 1. Resolved, That a committee of one from each nrecincl ha nnnnintprl in cnlimi subscriptions in shares of 25 each for the -P ... II- I ' r ... purpose m esiaoiismng a Kcpuolican pa per, and that they report to a central com mittee: and when the sum of 3nnn ha subscribed, that the central committee call a meeting ot the stockholders, to organize a joint stock comnnnv and take moiun.. to purchase a press and material, Ac, and also that said committee be instructed lo solicit subscriptions to said paper. 2. Resolved, That we urge the earnest co-operation of our friends in other pans of the Territory in securins the above oh. ject. The resolutions elicited remarks from various gentlemen in different pans of the house. After a short and spirited debate they were adopted. The following named persons were ap pointed as the committee to solicit sub scriptions: Ralston 'a precinct, J. B. Whit- son ; Brownsville. Lulhr Wl.ii- R.ir. lington, T. S. Kendall ; Thurston, J. Foun tain; Orleans, Rev. Hines: Sand Ridfe. Jame Condon; Albany, John Conner; fearia, Rev. Fisher. The other three pre cincts not being represented, tbe chair was not able to appoint from them. Centra! committee Dr. J. P. Tate, James Condon, and D. H. Uodine. Tbe meeting was well attended and qtiiet, and good or. der prevailed. Amongst others present were Mr. Stip and romc c'.'icr fiicnio from Marion county, who took part in the dis cuaslont, and, from the spirit ih'-y manl. f.'stcd, showed (but they were alive to the cause. After tome general remark, the meeting adjourned, subject to the call of the xec utive commi'teo, W. MARKS, prei't. D. II. BopiaivSic'j'. Hall Mtauraetory, Ptl'M VALLEV, Sept. 22, 180f. IP. L. Adam. Esq Dka Sir I Mnij you by Mr. J. Kelly a small piece of pet. rifled wood, or, a onie think, horn, found fifteen feet below the aurfnee on ih luud of Mr. ll' iidarson three milet north of west of Di thi-l I islilute, i measured when I taw il six feel l h-ngth, seven inch, es in diameter at the large end five at the mull end, and curved twenty inehet They had sawn six indie incite off th small end buforo I taw h, and were of opinion from the smell of the aw dutt, and more particularly from tha odor it gave ofTwhen burning, that it was tea. tainly horn. They ay llie part cut otT lapercd rapidly but not entirely to a poiaf, it appearing to have been broken or woraj ofT. The large end wa thelly, and mutt have been considerably longer. Several large bone were found at tbe tame place, larger than any ox or buffalo bone I hare ever seen, but I think not largo enough to carry such a horn. It was found in dig ging a tail well at one of ihote salt springs that abound in (he valley. They have got strong sail water, they think in abun dance, and aro preparing to manufacture suit on a large scale. In haste, yours, Amos IIahvf.v. Friend Harvey will accept our think for the curiosity. It has very much tho appearance of horn, beside having lh mine odor, but we are inclined to believe it it a piece of petrified oak. The action of saline water gives it its peculiar odor. Clad Tidings I Milkmaid. Wo see that II. A. Kevesof Williamson, Wayne county, N. ., hat immortalized himself by doing just what we have often wishedould be done, but which we thought was ton touub a case for Yankee ingenuity. Mr. Reves has invented a machine for milking cows. We find an engraving in the "Scientific American," giving us a view of the thing in full blast. The cow operated upon looks, ns might he expected, wonderfully astonished. We shall be seep, tical about the utility of this machine till we see it tested. Will Mr. I', send one along to Oregon ! The "Scientific Ameri can" in de scribing it says : "The milking it done by means of a crank attached to a shaft, on hiuli there are four elastic arms, of steel, the ends of which are furnithed with rollers. On one side of the ring within which the rollers move, there is an elastic pocket into which ihe animal's teat is placed. The back of this pocket is stiff! so thut "hen the rollers re volve, they will come iu contact with tha front part of ihe pocket and press it, with tha taut, nirninst tlln ImeL nnrt. TtiA (pat thus pressed is relieved of its milk, which flows down through the pocket, and through the hollow case of I ho instrument into a tube, and thence into a milk pail. Noth ing can exceed liie simplicity of this device. I's size is convenient, and its cost not great. The inventor thinks that cows may be milked much quicker by this contrivance than by hand. Neither the hand of ihe operator nor the teat of tbe cow are liable to be made sore, as they arc when the pres sure of the hand is community applied. If desirable tho instrument may be made with two pockets, so as to milk two teals at a lime. "We would sugrjest an improvement to this invention, to wit : The attachment of a music box to be operated by the main shaft, in such a w.iy ns to discourse sweet melody during the delivery of llio milk. Few animals are insensible to the charms of music, and even insects are said to lead a willing ear. tjnder its fascinating inflti. encethe old cow may he expected to stand perfectly si ill, w hile Ihe flies, forgetting to bile, will buzz around with joy." Camadiam Independence. The Mont real Post says : "Assure as the destiny of Canada points to an issue, so sure, if Canada remain uni ted, will that issue be Independence. It may be a question of years, but it is worth wailing for. It may be a question involv ing subordinacy to England for a time, but the direct tendency of that country's leg. islation is to train us for independence self- government. We are at present too fiw in population, but its rapid increase will soon obviate that difficulty. We may l divided, but only on social and local ques tions. We may fall out by the way, but let no stranger intermeddle with our qnar rels, our fortune is in our hands we may make or mar it, just as prudence oi folly may influence us; but let so faaaticai speculation, no political stratagem, divide our unity of effort." Hint to Farmers. Toad are tae test protection ofcabbage against lice. Plants, when uroopiag, are revived By a few grains of camphor. fears are generally improved by grannie on the mountain ash. Sulphur is valuable in proservins crapes, Arc. fiom insects. Lard never spoils in warm weather, if it is cooked enough in frying out. In fcedins corn, sixty pounds eround goes as far ns one hundred pounds in the kernel.. Lorn meal should never be eround very fine, it injures the richness of it. 1 urnips of small tize have double tne nutritious matter lhat large ones have. Kats and other vermin are Kept away from grain by a sprinkling of garlio when packing ihe sheaves. Money expended in drying land by Drain ing or otherwise, will be returned with anr pie interest. To cure scratches on a horse, wash the legs with warm soap suds, and then with beef brine. Two applications will cure in the worst case. Timber, when cut in the erwing, and e' posed to the weather wiih the bark on, At- cars much sooner iban if cut in the fall- Wild onion may be destroyed bu cbMIt vatmg corn, ploughing and leaving Hi corn in a j-lou-hcd :atc ail w inter,