fffljc rcgott 5lrgu0. W. U. ADAMS, MITOS AND HO-UETOH. osxaozr cirri SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1858. liT Alsxakbm Uukhiru, of Mw IIuniloa, New Yurk, in our uuthurlwi agent in tht PUm. It seems that the Oregonian lias at , length concluded to abandon tho ' National' whip, aud 'strike out' for a new 'shore.' Its Issue of lust Suturday contains a leader pleading for the organisation of a new po litical party, based npon a single idea. The article opens thus: "The time lias now fully come when that portion of the people of Oregon who love their country licttcr than party who are not yet content to have the shackles of ab ject servitude to a corrupt and voluptuous party riveted upon their consciences, and themselves chained to tho oliticul and par tr car, built at Salem to strike out for a shore, where the imago of God is recognized as a maul'' There is certainly a great deal of ambi guity about this. ' The time bus now fully 'como,' looks as though some new light bad broken In upon tho Oregonian; but, in looking buck a few years, we believe the Orcgoiiinu has started off much lu the same manner whenever It lias moved In behalf of the vurious organizations that ' rose, reign ed (only they didn't), and fell' in Oregon. When it first went in for a Whig organiza tion, wo bclicvo It did so because ' the time has now fully come.' The old Whig party was soon ubundoac-d, aud up rose, at the instance of the Oregoniun, the ' No-pnrty party,' because 'the time bad now fully come' for tho ' people who loved their coun try better than party' to organize. In spite of all the warming and nursing of the Oregonian, the ' No-party party' soon caved In, aud up rose the 1 Law-und-ordcr or peo ple's party because 'tlio time had now fully come, Sic. Tho ' Law-and-ordcr or people's party soon wcut down, for the sim ple reason that on election days tho ' peo ple' wore not thero to support it. Next camo tho Know Nothing party, warmly defended by the Oregonian for little or no other reason than ' the time had now fully come,' ie. All these parties wero alike evanescent aud perishable, from the fact that the Issues presented were either of a local nature or such as failed to take hold of the great public heart. Xext camo tho Re publican party, a party based npon no local or sectional issues ; but a party which, with the great Republican party Kant, which is now growing up into a gigantic importance that makes despotism tremble, is based upon living issues, that rouso a manj patri otism, stir up tho depth of his heart, and appeal to his love of order nnd economy in the administration of tho government. This party tho Oregonian editor said he Tvould support if he liked tho platform. "When the platform came out the Oregonian never found any objection to a single prin ciple it contuiucd, but ridiculed the party as an individual concern, and abused the men who were active in getting it up with out 'consulting with flush aud blood' suffi cicntly and opposed it every way, for the reason that the ' tiiuo hadn't fully come,' tut nt the same time urged the policy of tho 'national democratic organization,' which presented no issue but that of ' anti Rush ' for the reason that the ' time had now fully come.' This single issue of ' anti-Bush,' upon which tho ' national' party, which swallowed u'tl the corruptions and heresies or the Ad ministration East, was founded, is iu fact the sumo bisue which- the Oregonian has ever pivsouted as the main article of the creed of all tho parties it has ever headed, from the Whig party (which was ' nnti Tlmrston' us Rush wasn't here) dowu through tho ' Xo Party Party' ' Law and Order or People's Party' ' Kuow Nothing Party' and ' National Democratic Party.' What tho name of tho new party which the Oregonian thinks must be organized as 4 tho tinio lias now fully come,' is to be, we are not apprised, but presume it will be called cither the ' No-party party' or the ' Auti-Bush party.' Tho following bird's eye view of tho platform given by tho Or egonian shows conclusively that it is essen tially tho same as that of all the parties that have gono before the same old isolat ed idea of 'anti-clique,' or 'anti-Bash':. " The only remedy we can suggest for the existing evils, is for the pkopi.e of Oheoon to oornnizo a political party upon some tangible, permanent, nnd correct doctrine, predicated solely and entirely npon the ground that the jxople are the lovneigm in all republican governments, and that ollice holders, olllce hunters, and politicians are all responsible to tho masses of the people, and not to a clique of half score of political adventurers who may happen to conspire together to usurp tho political birthright of freemen." Xo latitude is given to tho convention assembled to make a platform to embrace any of tho great national issues that arc now rocking this Government to its center, In order to organize a party with a view to taking port in a Presidential contest after Oregon is admitted into the Union, for we re told that the party must lie organized npon toine torrect doctrine, predicated solely ad entirely npou the ground that tho people are the sovereigns." Nothing must be said about the gre it national rail road, the tariff, the ulicy of the Govern ment upoa the subject of internal improve ments, a proposed reform in thj present ru- iaou financial management of affairs, or up-1 o.) the right a-id expcoiewy o, Africanizing 1 lu'g roatlnoiit by a revival of tho slave trade, and a destruction by the Judiciary of all State and Tentorial barriers, to the uulimited spread of slavery unless inch is. sues could be 'predicated solely and en tirely upon the ground tbat the people are sovereigns,' ic. Xow any man of the least political sa gacity knows that a party based upon suoh a 'doctrine' alono -can never succeed, for the obvious reason that no iuut it made with anybody. It is basing party upon what with every American citizen is an ax iomatic truth, and what is denied by no party In existence. To bo sure, the Sulem clique have adopted a caucus-sovereignty resolution which virtually strips their blind adherents of sovereignty, but, so far from contending that they really believe in this doctrine, they have time and again denied that the resolution meant any such thing, and the great mass of the so-called democ racy ia Oregon have no idea that by being democrats they are deprived of sovereign ty and the Oregonian will continue to fuil, as it has heretofore dune, to convinco them of it. Neither can the Oregonian make any particular headway in breaking up the rotten clique by continued and per sistent assaults npon Bush as a 'pensioned hireling,' ' paid libclcr,' ' political scullion,' ' party thimbleriggcr,' &c, 4c, as long as- the party holds to its present positions. Probably two thirds of tho voters for Bush last spring fully appreciate his character as a low-flung, sneaking, cowardly blockhead, but they voted for him under the conscious ness that they were bound as democrats to 'vote for principles and not for men.' Hence, the only way to break down the party is by attacking their principles. The people must be slowly and surely educated Into a knowledge of their errors. This is tho way the party has been broken op East, Instead of by personal attacks upon Buch anan as a ' paid libeller,' ' party thimble riggcr' &c. and the advocacy of Republican principle in this country has made greater inroads upon the party hero in the last twelve months than all the assaults of the Oregouian for the lost eight years. Again, what hope is there for the success f an anti-clique party when the people in won dcrraeut constantly seo their anti-clique leader, after pouring upon them a perfect volley of such epithets as ' knaves,' ' scoun drel:,' 'swindlers,' 'robbers of the treasury,' ic, drinking and sleeping-with these same ' scoundrels' as 'halo fellows well met'? We say it in no spirit of tinkin Iness to wards the editor of the Oregonian, but from a deep sense of duty, that we arc fully sat isfied that the feeling is almost universal among the opposition in Oregon that the best way to settle this Bush and Dryer quarrel would be for them to meet in a ring and fight it out, Tom Hycr and Yankee Sullivan fashion, without getting the peo ple by tho cars in ft political quarrel over so small a matter. The people will never bo persuaded to turn aside from the great national questions that arc now absorbing the public mind, to form parties on personal issues or minor political ones. Tho slave-breeding democ racy and the Republicans havclocked horns upon matters of vital importance matters that deeply interest the masses, as tho re sults of the late elections show. These small parties, based upon secondary issues serve no purpose but to divide the opposi tion and elect the sham dcinocrncv. Such, and such alone is tho object of tho Scott ticket for the Presidency in 1800, which is recommended by the Infamous James Gor don Bennett ; it is designed to divide the opposition so as to give the election to the infamous democracy. It Is a proposition that is received with infinite- delight at Washington, and no doubt black mail levies have furnished tho funds to set the project on foot. The more intelligent the people, the less hnrmwill such undermining projects effect ; and although we, and every intelli gent man, will regard the new position of tho Oregonian as more deadly hostilo to the Republican party than it would have been had it joined the clique faction, we have not the least idea that there are one hun dred men iu Oregon who are green enough to respond to a call for a third party, which can have no earthly object but the perpet ual rule of the democracy. The clique will of course hail this blunder on the part of the Oregonian with delight, while now and then an unprincipled man, calling himself perhaps a Know Nothing or old line Whig, who isn't honest enough to unite with the Republicans, and whoso sympathies are such that ho onght to have joined the d riven-nigger party long ago, will favor the project of the Oregonian, for the reason that it is the most effectual way to injure the Republicans and strengthen the Salem dynasty. Does the Oregonian wish to break down the Snlem clique ? so does the Republican party. Docs it wish for a wholesome and economical government T so does tho Republican party. ' Then why should not all tho opposition unito with a party that is seeking principally what they profess to desire? We shall probably elect our President in 1S60, aud it behoves us to be then found rallied nnder the Re publican banner. i We have said this much from a sense of duty to the cause we advocate, and eholl continue to advocate by pen aud tongue t II Oregon is redeemed. We have long since been importuned by many of the Ore gouian s old incnus, who nave forsaken it on account of its tergiversations and blun ders, to warn the people agate t its evil 1 ifluenee, bat we fort-bore, liopii g agaiust h-p that it would yet come out right. But now that it has o'iciily avowed Its hostility Ja the only organized permanent opposition party In the Territory, wo feel bound, in all candor, to warn honest Repub licans of tho rocks upon which they will surely drift if they take pussago on any temporary political raft. The Oregonian structure won't contain over a baker's dozen of broken-down politicians, when it ' strikes out' for that ' shore' of Salt River which it is chartered for. ; Thi Reason Oreuon Was Not Ad mitted. Lane's Portland Times of Satur day, November 27, has fresh advices from Jo Lane fully explaining why Oregon was not admitted lust session. Of course, the information was derived from tho 1 Mary Ann of the Mexican War himself. . Hero is the wholo thing iu a nutshell: " Our advices from Washington attribute the non-admission of Oregon at the last session to the fuct that the State organiza tion at that time was incomplete and Imper fect; and states that hud our Senators and Representative been on the ground, our ad mission would have been a thing of case aud of unquestionable certainty." The abovo contains more truth than Jo Lane Intended should be conveyed " had our Senators been on the ground." Ex actly. If Jo Lane, who was then on the ground, had known that his election as Senator was certain, he would havo used his influence with the sectional democracy for the admission of Oregon. In order to throw a little light upon Jo Lane's real course in relation to our admission, we quote a paragraph from a speech of Hon. Lucius Case in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 31, as reported in the Ohio State Journal of September 8: " In a debate between S. S. Cox nnd my self on last Saturday evening at Newark, the question was put directly to Mr. Cox whether he would vote for the admission of Kansas Into the Union (he having voted for her admission as a slave State with 85, 000 inhabitants) provided she presented herself for admission with a free constitu tion fairly ratified by the people of that Territory, if she should possess a popula tion of less than 93,420, say 1)0,000, or 80,000, or 90,000 f His answer was clear, direct, and specific that he would vote to reject her unlets she had a population of 93,420. He then asked Mr. Cox what was the population of Oregon, and he re plied 43,000. He then inquired of Mr. Cox whether he would vote for the admis sion of Oregon with a population less than 92,420, and Mr. Cox replied that he would vote for her ndnisum with her present population, and that he would have voted fur the admission of Oregon at the fast trt- tion of Congret), but that her Delegate, Gen. Low, had earnestly requested that men admission- he postponed." Let the Jo Lane men put that in their pipe and smoko it. It seems as though this dough-face Lccomptonite, true to the general policy of the leaders of modern de mocracy, was willing to use his influence to keep Oregon out of the Union a year or twenty years, if he could, provied he saw a chance of promoting bis own personal in terest thereby, notwithstanding a large ma jority of tho people were desirous of imme diate admission. This, of course, will be no d'scrcdit to him In his own party even in Oregon. It can easily be explained to the unwashed that it is another evidence of his "great statesmanship," "ardent attachincnt for tho Uuion," " disinterested patriotism," and "sound nnd rclinblo democracy." Ux appreciated. The Times of last Sat urday contains tho valedictory of Mr. Hib ben, whose short and brilliant career as ed itor of tbat journal has closed. Wo hear ho is going back to Indiana to take charge of a diiven-nigger organ there. While the Oregon barbers will probably testify their grief at thus having the chords of friendship ruthlessly broken, by hanging crape on their door-handles, we would desire to say in behalf of the whites that as much as Hibbcn'8 'coarse' has been spoken against, we think he has done good during his resi dence here. His editoriuls have opened tho eyes of a goodly number of the democ racy to the real moral animus of the party. We hope ho may meet with the same suc cess in Indinna that he lias here. Dulazon. The Central Methodist Ad vocate, in the exuberance of its joy over the fact that one of its brethren has got into the Senate, says of Delusion that " he is an honorable man and a Christian gentleman,'' besides being a " worthy local minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church." Dela zon Smith, D. D. (Doctor of Democracy), is a local (sectional) minister (tool) of the M. E. C. (Mud Eating Congregation) of the D. N. 0. (Driven-Nigger Order). So the Advocate, will see that " bro. Smith" is a " gentleman" of titles, if not of ' honor while hell is full of such Christianity as he possesses. Masonic. At the last regular meeting of Multnomah Lodge No. 1, Free and Ac cepted Masons, held in this city, the fol lowing officers were elected for the ensu ing year: W. W. Bcck, W. M.; A. L. Lovejoy, S. W.; J. Mr rick, J. W.j F. Barclay, Treas.; D. W. Cbaio, Sec'y ; J. M. Bacon, S. D.; D. P. Thompson, J. D.; C. M. Kes ter, Tyler. The officers elect will be publicly iustalled at the Methodist Chnrch in this city, on Monday, December 27th the anniversary of St. John the Evangelist at one o'clock r. m., when there will also be delivered an address by A. Holbrook, Deputy Grand Master. . We are requested to mention that the time has been changed to one o'clock r. a. by order of the W. M. of the Lodge. Salem. No news from the Legislature at S ilctiL and SECTIONALISM BURIED IN NEW YORK I Drtvta-!lrr Drlvra Oal ( lk WM . la Mattacktmu. FANATICISM REBUKED IN MICHIGAN It Nir-Brtctr Vfctt li Itiw lim;l ILLINOIS ALMOST RIGHT I The news brought by the Panama, which reached St. Helens lost Wednesday, Is again of tho most cheering character. Illinois nas given Lincoln and the Republican State Ticket from five to ten thousand popular majority, but Douglas will have from five to eight majority in the Legislature on joint ballot, and will be elect ed U. S. Senator for six years from the fourth of March, 1859. This result is attained of course by the present anjust apportionment of Legislators among the thickly settled and strong Republican districts. The State Senate has 25 members and the House 75, making 100 on joint ballot. So far as heard from, the Republicans have 10 In the Senate aud 34 In the House, while one Senator and three members of the House are in doubt. The democrats hare 14 in the Senato and 38 in the House which will of course elect Douglas. The Republicans have elected Wasbburne, Fumsworth, Lovejoy, and Kellogg, from the four first districts by an aggregate ma jority of about 24,000, while tho Douglas democrats havo elected Morris, Harris, Robinson, Foukc, and Logan, from the other five districts by about 16,000 popular majority. The Administration rote amounted to about 2,500 out of the 240, 000 cast in tho State. New York Has elected Morgan as Governor aud the whole Republican State ticket by about twenty thousand majority The sectional democracy succeeded iu elect ing four out of tho thirty-three members of Congress, and these were all elected from New York City, probably by the free negro votes at the democratic ' Points.' Gcrrit Smith, the Abolition candidate for Gov ernor, got almost no vote at nil. The ne groes who stood pledged to him seem to have gone over to the democracy on dec tion day as usual. Whisky no doubt did the job. In most of tho Congressional dis tricts the Americans and Republicans unit ed. The Administration elected 29 mem bers of the Assembly to 99 opposition. Massachusetts has elected her entire Republican State ticket, nnd every one of the eleven Republican candidates for Con gress, by some thirty thousand majority. Bauks got some seven thousand more votes this year than last, while Burlingume, who was elected by only a few Totes two years ago, now has over 400 majority. The Republicans have elected mainly all the Legislature. The Senate stands 37 Re publican to 3 scctionalists, and the House pretty much the same. WiscoNstx. The Republicans have carried the two Congressional districts heard from, with littlo doubt of the third. Pot ter has 3,000 majority and Washburne 2, 260, so far as heard from. Michigan Has elected her whole Re publican Stato ticket by from C to 10 thousand majority. It is feared that How ard, the Republican candidute for Congress in the first district, is defeated by Cooper, the Sectional candidate. New Jersey. The opposition have elected all of the five Congressmen, and a majority in the Legislature. The aggre gate majority is about 12,000. Delaware. This littlo dark spot still goes with the scctionalists by a small ma jority. Underrated. It will be recollected that we put the anti-Buchanan majority in Penn sylvania two weeks ago at 60,000, while the papers of the Territory generally aver- airca it nt 35.000 or 40.000. we now learn from Forney's Press of Nov. 5, that the total anti-Lecompton majority was 73, 572, being just 13,572 more than our first estimate. b light Mistake. iue urcgonian in speaking of the conduct of President Buch anan in appointing J. Glancjt Jones as Minister to Austria, after his defeat at home, says Jones was beaten by " five thou sand majority." He was beaten only nine teen votes. Correction. Mr. Woodcock informs us that our informant in relation to the dis appearance of Wagoner a few weeks since made several mistakes regarding the con duct of Beatio. Beatie left his house about eight o'clock at night. The horse he trad ed for was a poor nag, unfit for a hasty elopement, one he had been on a trade for for some time. Mr. W. thinks that there are no c rcurastances that would go to show that Wagoner was murdered, bnt as he was a drinking man and left town with a jug of whisky, he must have fallen from his horse in crossing Molalla, and is now probably nnder the drift Good Choice. J. M. Bacon, Esq., has been employed as Clerk on the Relief. No more -efficient or popular clerk could have been employed. His alacrity, probity, promptness, and accommodating disposition, will render any establishment popular with wljicli he is connected. Why are women like bwta 1 Bc- raiiv the younger tivy are tii werter. Republicanism Now Forever! Raised. The owners of the old monop oly lino of boats between here and Portland have bough't controlling interest In the Relief, and bare raised the prleo of freight to $2,50 down and 13,00 np. Passage we bclicvo is ono dollar both ways. Tbcso are certainly tcry fair prices, If tho company will stick to them. Anything over that Is entirely too high. We hear it proposed by some ta build another steamer for this trade, should tho tariff of prices be In creased, Obligations. Wo received bountiful files of eastern and California exchanges by lust steamer from Dr. Steele, agent of Wells, Fargo it Co., and Mr. Iloyt, the accommodating clerk of the Steamer Ex press. The Wiatiikr. We had a change In the weather last Friday night. It snow ed an inch deep and then froze the ground so as to bear a horse. The freezing weath er lasted till yesterday, when it moderated and set in to raining. The ice froze about three inches thick during the cold spell, and Gibson filled his Ice house. . ' Ftr the Argue. ChrUU.a ('.aavcBlUa. Mr.' Editor : I noticed in tho Oregon Argus of the 20th. Nov. a call for a chris tian convention, made by Mr. J. n. D. Hen derson. I have not the pleasure of an ac quaintance with him, nor do I care to Inquire what are his denominational sympa thies. With the sentiment and desire which ho expresses I have a hearty sympathy ; not that I feci at all alarmed as I suppose ho does not for the cause of Christ in Oregon, though infidelity seems to triumph, but because such a convocation of those who love Christ is precisely the testimony which the skeptic needs to disprove his main positions. The defect uow, and here, in Christianity is not in historical testimony to its authenticity and credibility. It is not in its moral truths. It is not in its general extension nnd power for good. It is in tho living testimony of Christ's pro fessed disciples. Their light is often durk ncss. If they belong to Him, they belong to each other, but no man can easily dis cover their real union. Ilcnco their pro fessions are denied. I would as soon expect the stars to come together and form one, and it would be as desirable, as that Christian sects should ever unite nnd form one; but I would soon er expect division in fie light and heat of the sun, than division of spirit among those who have found "Christ precious.'' The nearer we come to Him, the nearer we come to each other, aud when our uuion to Him is complete, we are all one. Such an assembly is then a meeting of individual disciples of Christ, drawn to gether os we aro drawn to Him, and for His sake. We cannot anticipate its duties or its re sults any more than the disciples could their gatherings of "one accord In one place," but the Divine Spirit, who guided them nnd gave them power, Is in the world now to guide and give power to all waiting fol lowers of Jesus. Should such a convention fuil, by reason of our inconvenient positions, still the thought and consultation may educe good things for Zion. There have been a few small meetings of this nature in this part of the Territory and a suggestion has been made and repeated at those meetings for daily union in prayer for a revival in Oregon and on this coast Would it agree with the general feeling to have such a union iu prayer every day at noon, throughout tho Territory ? Every disciple of Jesus, at his work, or in his family, or on a journey, or in his store, or office, might then offer to God this prayer, " U Lord revive thy work." Such united offerings of the heart would be heard in heaven and answered on earth. The appeal is to God, who is the author of every true revival. There is no dictation as to tho way. It is His work. It is Hit revival, not limited and narrow, according to our views, but boundless as his own wisdom and love. Finally, could there ,be accommodations for such a Christian Assembly in any con venient place ? Some of our towns have been liberally taxed by public meetings, yet the families may still be able to bear the burden. Hoping that many will respond to the call of Mr. H. and thanking you for its in sertion in the Argus, I remain yours respectfully, G. H. Atkinson. . Gov. Denver and Kansas. The St. Louis papers contain an address of Got. Denver to the people of Kansas on retiring from office, lie says that henceforth the continuance of peace in that Territory de pends more on the people themselves than on the governor; that they have an abun dance of local civil officers elected by them selves without disturbance or interference; that they had just accomplished the peace able election of a legislature, and it makes no material difference who may ba gov ernor. He does not think the Territory yet prepared for a State organization. Kansas Emigration. From all ac counts Kansas must be steadily filling op with emigrants. The Journal of Com merce, of Oct. 1st, published at Kansas City, Missouri, states that over fifty wagons left that town the day before, for different sections of south Kansas. Amonir them were nineteen families from the States of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Ohio. It states also, tbat the land emigration lor the j pa4 two week- ha lw larger tban at any ; othor time this ycur, and adds: , Owjf. Is every day crowded with detachmenu'of this Immense eihlgrutlon, and there Is out lenture about this moving mnltltade-tW wo cannot fail to admiro-Mt ia su tmrr. tion of fathers, mothers, sons and daughters with all their household effects, sod tl)r stock and Implement! of agriculture, to pro. vide for their niutiitchanco throagli (lie nj. tlvatlon and bounties of the soil." , . . MORPHY AND HARRWin. Tsaiiliri,, or the Match, " The mutch has beenZ tk.il, and Mr. Morphy declared lit?? all U.,s being paPdheyTeretJK played until one or the other had won iV. en games - but when they stood MorZ five and Harrwitz two, the latter up, laying the blame of his defeat unrm M. ill-health; but the fact Is, MorthTft far the lint player. When the tUi&ff or the match was announced at the CT ' la Reyenee, tho rendezvous of the krl players, the Americans assembk'd tlx? were quite uproarous in their exultotuT wlnlo tho Germans and Prussians, who U bet upon Harrwitz, immediately suffcM . ternuio elongation of counton. o.Z they continue to havo how, for .Jl.: person ins min scut for to try his hand Wt 1,it,forn,idu,,le gAm Vitheirs. nfc'"' ., ... ,,w ua couiitrvman nf irs. Part Corretponient Ho.U. ST A Cincinnati paper notices the but solitary banquet of 'hist man's' club ia that city. In the cholera season of 1811 seven men agreed to meet annually and dine once together as long as they Jived, a bottle of wine to be scaled and drunk ia' mcmnrinm fir fli f. . ' ' umior. lie first re-union was held on the 6th October, 1833 and on the 6th OefoW, 1858, Dr. YallWt' solo survivor of the drsnh front the' bottle and pledged (be six dead friends, whose empty chairs and empty plates were bis only society at the last melancholy fcait.- THE PoPl LATION r PniUDEUHA.-t is computed by the North American that Philadelphia has a population of betfteta 610,00 and 625, WO, and that it In creases and has increased since 1850 at about the rate of five per cent, per annum, cnlcukitcd upon the actual number at the coiwat'iicement of each year. PIASTERS ON THE WESTERN WATERS. TIki Steamboat Iiisprctors of St. Loufo have just made their annual report f the steamboat disasters of tltat district, frost which wo learn that the valae of the boat destroyed in the year which closed In Sep tember last, was $411,600; aud the vsliw ol the several cargoes destroyed aud lost, was $635,300. Eugi.vtwn. Tlio immberof emigrants arrived at New York during the week end ing tlie 2t)th Oct. was 1,324, makings U tal of 65,530 since tho commencement of the year. The arrivals for a eorrmpondinj period In 1857 numbered 154,0431 tar The artesian well, at Louisville Ky!, is now 2030 feet deep, and throws out wa ter at the rate of 225 galleus per minutr, or 325,000 per day. Witl an iueh nozzle, the water is throwu to the height of sixty feet above the surfuce of the earth. J& During the year 1856, upwards f eleven thousand males and six huadied fe males were imprisoned for debt m England, A few weeks since, two Men, who bad been occupants of debtor's prisons for eleven siml six years respectively, were discharged from custody. The fonuer was eighty-four years of age. .- s Turned to a uetter Use. It is sid thut the powder nsed in firing the cttam in Sandwich, Massachusetts, at the byuif of the Atlantic telegraph cable, was par chased in the war of 1812 to fight the En glish, who were then our enemies. Contract for Breech-Loadino Asm. The Secretary of War has coacluded a contract with the Bristol Fire Anns Con pnny for breech-loading carbines, of the Burnside patent, to the amount of $25,000. This arm was recommended for sdoptioa by the Board of Examiners, which met st West Point in July last. . WThe London Atheneum says the ceremony of divine worship at tbeTnifleries is one of the pleasant bits of dissipation of the Parisian week. The congregatioa is a scented, polished, well-behaved one in full dress and bearing opera glasses. Flirta tions are carried on, opera matters discs ed, acquaintances and strangers lorgnetted, 4c, until their Imperial Majesties arrive, when there is a greater demonstration rf respect mven to the Emperor of Frawe than at any time to the Lord tbey cone to worship. - . ' JW Mr. Walsh, in one of his late letter to the Journal of Commerce, says: the Moslem mlarust- ami to Mecca aud Medina to be a proa gions physical os well as moral nuisance.-- rt 4l i... l,nn.ll thnnunil devotee! Of Vl mc tnu nullum ... - the present year, a third, at least, have per ished by maladies, not epidemic, but wnW incident to their observances and mcsor living Hnrinn- ttipir sniouni in the holYCItKf. The appearance of such of the wrviTori returned by Egypt is described in from Alexandria as wretched W treme." i nt Fnrinpn have beta making experiments for the last six VOW with the Mississippi water at a ppipt oppoww t i l- -.-Jo. in aarfrtaui tDS loiuniuus, jvj., m . .i amount of sediment carried down "J river during any given period. One res of tho calculations was that tie seoawj which passes Columbus in one UJ www, if the waters could be held entire ly wr able, be sufficient to form quite a respr ble dam across the river at that place. The number of n .1 . k Smlh DV 10 cord of the different ehnwlR MW.w The fore nrcHxrrtion belong to the ?V odist and the Hard-Pbell Itoptw on -