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THE OREGON ARGUS,
rVlLIMIIO IVMV I4TUR0AT MORNIKO,
T WILLIAM L. ADAMS.
TKKMSTke Aseua i Jumiihtd at
Three DeUarS and Pifta Cmlt per annum, in
adeamea, la tin tit tahtcrihertTkret DuiUtrs
ak ia flail if ti at tat tjfici-in advnnet
Wkam tkm iby i nl J : I n
- j ".ii. in inpiinEi, rvNr
0sMr ktitt is charged if paid uithin tit
r in asHars Ms serf fas yr.
0 Tar Oellare fer eia manthiNa ealieerip
tiamt reeeiaed fur a Uu period,
piper diecantinued anliil all arrearage!
art paid, maUee at tkenptioaof the pulilither.
... Uf(.
life baa ill wmhln but the ray
Which dashes an Its stormy wav
U bat th b.acon of decay
A matear g limnvrin o'er the fir j
Aad though ita dawning hour is bright
WUh fancy gayest e-'lnrln,
Tt o'r tliU cloud-eucuni'uere 1 night
Dark Ruia flaps bar ravcu wing.
Llf has lu flowers ( ami whnl an they t
The bode of early lovo ami Irulh,
Which epring au 1 wither in a day
. . Tba game iif warm, coofi ling Irulh j
Abie! llio bude decay au I die
. Era ripeued and m ituri-d in bloom j
Van In an hour behold tliem lis
Upon Ilia Will and loualy mini.
Llf hat lu panor of deepcat thrill
Tliy sting, rcleiitlese memory f
Which wukc not, pierc-a not, until
Tha hour of jny luu eaaacd to In.
Thaa when tha hiart ii in lt pall,
Anicd afflictions gather o cr,
Thy mournful anthem doth recall
' ' Bliee which hilli died to bloom no mora.
.. Lila hath ita bleating) but tha storm
Sweepe l.bu the desert wind in wruth,
Taeer and blitlta tha loveliest form
Which aporle on irihs deceitful path.
Oh ! anon ilia spirit-broken wail,
(handed from youth'a delightful tone,
! flaata enourufully upon tha gile
' Whara all it desolate and lone.
' Ufa hath ita hope a matin drenm,
A cankered flower, a setting iun,
' Which eaata a tranaitory gleuin
Upou tha eveiiing'a clouds of dun.
f ae ap an hour that dream hath (ltd,
' " Tha flower on earth forsaken liu ;
' Tha ann hath aet, wIiom luatro ihed
'"' A light upon the shaded sky!
Waverly Magazine.
- Meaaaert ef tha L.rgWlalare.
Salem, Jan. 8, 1859.
- Editor Argus: Perhaps some of your
Humorous readers who have have never been
blest with a tight of the mm whom the peo
ple of Oregon ' delight to honor,' would
like to see a daguerreotype or the most
prominent then. 1 have been staying here
for the post week on purposo to ' see the
lions'attd have been fortunate enough to
Catch ft glimpse of ' the elephant' too.
The building used for a State House here
Would rnnko a very respeetulile village
store house, if put in proper order. It was
probably formerly used for that, but aban
doned on account of its location. It has a
Commanding view of quite a number of
Outbuildings, livery stables, ic.
But let as go in. The first object that
presents Itself is a pencil sketch upon one
of the pillars near the door. It is made to
represent tile three political cliques that are
at present striving for the supremacy, viz:
Salem tfliquc, Corvallis clique, and Kugctic
City clique. The Salem clique is repre
sented by a large figure in the center, which
has the head of a horse, the wings of a bird,
and legs of some nondescript. It was
trobably iutended to represent that ' un
sown god' which the people so ignorant
1 worship.' The Portland clique is rep
resented by a bird just hatched, and the
Corvallis and Eugeue City cliques as birds
Just ready to ' peep out.' The journals do
not state by whom those pictures were pre
sented. ' ,'. But to the mighty men. The gentleman
With the flowing beard and silvery hair is
from Lane. Ho has a judgeship in pros
pective ; is very gentle aud affable in all
his remarks, and, ' being forgiving,1 ' holds
enmity against no one,' tc. All he lacks
Is the scythe over his shoulder to complete
the common representation of Time. The
gentleman on his right is from Benton a
really good-looking man;' pity he was ever
leagued with the pro-slavery party. The
gentleman to the left and one seat ahead is
the gentleman from Polk and Tillamook.
He is a rcmarkablo man in appearance
holds his head erect, and looks as bold as n
sheep., ' He thinks it very strange that
Other members are so long in finding out
that he is a smart man a fact that he has
been awr' of since he was first nomi
nated. The dignified young lawyer in front
Of hid is from Liun. Ho introduces a
great many bills, and mnkeS a great many
speeches, but he never soys anything!
Still farther ahead is the gentleman from
Marion. It is hard from his phiz to tell
what he is or what he was made for, and
still harder to arrive at any definite conclu
sion as to his principles from what he says.
He never makes any speeches, but contin
ues to occupy the floor a great portion of
the time with bis remarks.' lie is al
irays wishing ' to make just one remark.'
JBetiad him one or two scats is the gcntle
jmaafrora Clackamas quite a promising
young man. Some say be makes too many
promises that he has promised himself a
Matin Congress, if he did not get to be
President He ought to have a seat in
Congress, for he possesses in a remarkable
degree all the necessary qualification for a
Lecofoco Congressman. Up in the corner
fits P. J. Malone (the most sensible man in
iht house), and by his side tlie r. porter and
aksistant editor of Dr. Czapkay's organ. I
think he did well to refuse Mr. Mullen's
dUIlenge ; it wonld have been quite a pity
U bar e had such a booby shot at. I don't
believe the military gentleman would have
SStaDenged him if he had seen him before
hand. I beg Mr. Speaker's pardon for
having neglected him so long. But there
fee sits, pretending to be very mnch ab
aofbed by the remarks of the gentleman
from Jackson, but in reality he is dwelling
tpon the probable price of Indian horses ii
A Weekly Newspaper, devoted to the Principles of Jeffersonian Democracy, and advocating
Vol. IV.
tho valley next spring. The gentleman
from Multnomah continues to make himself
as conspicuous as ever. Duy before yester
day the Spcukcr by accident discovered that
Washington county was represented by a
real live member a fuct which, cither de
signedly or accidentally, he had heretofore
overlooked.
The lobby presents about as varied an
appearance as the house itself. The talent,
however, with a few exceptions, is decidedly
in fuvor of the lobby. There is quite a
number of other members of the house, but
to describe them would be impossible.
Next week I am going to attend the
Council aud visit some of the Federal offi
cers, iill then, Rood bve. Your
Loss-hand Reporter.
For the Argue.
Wha Will Gal
Mr. Editor: Will you permit on humble
subscriber this happy Now Year's duy to
offer a few suggestions to those who desire
to do something which will be a real bene
fit to tho peoplo of Oregon, and also a
blessing to hundreds if not to thousands of
their friends iu the States f
It is admitted by all intelligent men hero
that it is not cattle nor Indian ponies, but
people, that Oregon needs yes, industri
ous, honest people, to improve our country
aud developo its resources and s there
arc tens of thousands of such persons in the
States who would come to Oregon without
delay if they had tho necessary encourage
ment and light ou the subject, I suggest
that a company be formed of say fifty, or ut
least twenty-five men, and let them be men
who love Oregon and who expect to make
it their permanent home. Let them equip
themselves for the trip, and let them supply
themselves with, not fables, nor fiction, but
facts, concerning our very delightful and
healthy country tho climate, coil, timber,
witter, and all other things about Which in
formation is Wanted. Let these fucts be
published in the Argus, or some other pa
per in Oregon, and let the same be re-published
there in every county paper, until the
peoplo thcro hare 'lino npon line,' Ac.;
then let them bring their friends along the
next year, and we will not dispute with
them about their philanthropy.
Who will go ? One says it is like the
fable of tho mice belling the cat a grand
plan, but who will do it ? To this I will
just say, I am willing to be one, if suitable
arrangements can be made in time,
With theso few suggestions, I will wnit
and sec if any one will respond to the ques
tion, Who will go f
William M; Davis.
Salem, Jan. 1, 1859,
For r Argue.
Thai Proposed C.hrlsllaa CoavealtoS .
. ajatn.
Dec. 25, 1858.
The world moves, and why should not
the Christian world move also mow in
the riijht direction? Our great Teacher
and Exemplar prayed that Christians might
bo out that the World believe: I look
upon the proposition with favor and appro
bation. It can do no harm. It may do
good. It will do some good, and may do
much good. By mingling together, Chris
tians find they are uenrer one than was sup
posed, and kindred spirits coalesce. I look
upon such conventions as exponents aud
producers of the spirit and temper of Chris
tianity. It is high time that denomination
al cluiniisliiietA was practicably rebuked.
I apprehend but little difficulty in devis
ing ways and means for supporting one a
year. It should be held in the spring or
summer season. If the system be inaugu
rated, and it appears best, a large tent can
be procured, and kept for the purpose, or
something Similar to a camp-tuecting ar
rangement can be made.
I hope one such convention will be held.
I want to examine the tpirihtat thermome
ter of Oregon. I put iu nomination Salem
as the place. Upon the part of those who
have spoken and their friends I can prom
ise all proper hospitality by Way of support.
I Will furnish a house for the services.
iST The foregoing of what seems to be
a part of a communication, came to hand
just as published, without name or date.
As it was pdst-marked Salem, and the
hand-writing favors that of the Rev. Mr.
Bagley, we have printed it for the sugges
tions it makes. If he didn't write it, we
do not know who did.
For tkt Argat.
Habllmlty Cattesa.
Polk Cocsty, Dec. 30, 1858.
Mr. Adams: I was present at the close
of the last session of Sublimity College, a
very excellent school in the south-eastern
portion of Marion county, and thought sn
item in reference to it would be of interest
to one who takes the interest in the cause
of education I judge from your journal yon
do. The school has now been in ojieration
about a year, and although called a 'col
lege,' in prospect of future enlarged opera
tions, has been np to this time a prepara
torr school only. One room only of the
MillMre bnildintr is completed. The Prima-
i r fi, WWhf is an Trllent
pal, Rev. Mdton W rght, is an excellent
man and worthy the confidence so generous-
I. .wtUI to him. Another room will be
v
soon fitted and aox
... c..A .ntWtAarher emnloved.
The examination and exhibition which came . Jj
soon uu "
ti. .-.In.tinn and eihib.Loa which Came ,
off oo Thursday and Thursday evening be-'
OREGON CITY, OREGON, JANUARY 29, 1850.
I foro Christmas, were well attended, and
proved highly satisfactory to those present
The young ladies snd gentlemen acquitted
themselves with much credit both at the
examination and exhibition. The dialogues
were creditably acted, and the dccluinution
was good, both as to tho matter selected
and tho manner of delivery. Tho original
essays were generally read with distinctness,
and showed that their authors had been dis
ciplined to think for themselves especially
may this be said of valedictories read by
two young Indies.
No sectarian principles are taught in this
school. It is managed by a board of fifteen
trustees, some of which are of ono profes
sion and some another, while others are of
no profession. A plan has been inaugurat
ed by the board for endowing the institu
tion by raising a fund of $30,000 by means
of the sale of perpetual scholarships, aud
by donations of land or money. The
agent gives a written obligation iu behalf
of the board, securing to bim who pays
$150, as also his heirs and assigns, the
privilege of sending one scholar perpetually.
Fifteen per cent, interest ou the money paid
yearly is all that is required if the subscri
ber chooses not to pay the principal.
The next session of the school opens
January 4. The tuition fees are $5 for
primary branches, including arithmetic
for more advanced studies $5.50. Board
enn be had in good families for $3. The
prospect for raising the cudowment fund is
quite fluttering, and the probability is thut
this institution will be a blessing to that
section of the country.
School Friend.
For the Argue.
Btealtai Gtrta.
Mr. Editor Sir: I noticed that your
paper of Dec. 4 contained an article ou the
subject of stealing girls or children from
their parents. I feel l'.ko saying something
through the Argus in reference to this mat
tcr, if it be only to express my indignation
at the practice, which is becoming quite
common iu this fust country, and the utter
inefficiency of Oregon laws to protect the
family circle and secure tho right of pa
rental authority. Tho evil of weakening
parental authority by an unwarranted in
terference with it for the purpose of making
matches with children, is a growing one,
and an evil which in this section has caused
many sighs and tears, and probably alien
ated friendships loug-estublished forever.
Now why not have a little legislation look
ing in the direction of this evil ? We hare
laws to punish robbery and horsc-stcaling,
and why not have enactments making it a
criminal offense to steal a child from her
parents and marry her contrary to their
Wishes ? If the magnitude of crime is to
be measured by the evil it produces, the
punishment inflicted by law for this kind of
theft ought certainly to be severe, for no
parent, I think, who has ever had the trial,
or who is even capable of sympathizing
With those who have, would pretend to say
that the wrong inflicted in tins case is less
aggravated than it would be if ouly a horse
Was Btolcn from the stable.
I hare written this .much hoping that it
mny suggest to our Legislnluro the propri
ety of looking into the necessity fif meeting
this growing evil With some appropriate
legislation. B. Crosby.
Marion County, Dec. 25, 1858.
M. E. Ciiuacn Noktii. Tha minutes of tlta
Northern Methodist Kpiacopal Church, just issued,
how the follnw ng fijuien: Number of confer
ences. 49 ; Sundnjr aclioola, 1 1,4'jO ; Church mem
ber, 9iG,5ji ; Ik in? au incrinae duiitig the year,
of 136,000; churches, 9,063 ; panenagea, 2,407;
vulue of church e lifiicri, .17,56n,000; numb-r of
travel nj; preachers, 6,502 ; local prisoners, 7.530.
The Southern Church bu a membership of 655,
OOO ; 2,431 trawling, and 4,907 local preachers.
Total Methodist mcnibenh p, North and South,
1,662,331
Diicut Amoxo tiii Hihjs The BandeTsrllle
Genr7'ah tKye : A disease Ins mad ita appearance
among the hogs In soma para of this country, from
which they are dying in large numbers, as era are
informed. From all that wa hare heard of thie
disease, wa have no doubt but it ia similar to that
which prevailed to each an alarm' tig eitent among
tha rattle darinf a part of last spring and summer.
Tha Botirar (Tenn.,) Democrat says that tha
disease ia p'sying havoe with the hop ia tbat vi
cinity. Thos. Marsh haa lost about seventy-fire,
and others bare lutt a great many. It is a grod
season for killing, however, and many are availing
theinsi'lTes of the opportunity nf saving tneif meat.
rjer- I h slated that tha ten appointments for
eadeish'ps at West Point, within tha gift of tha
President, will not be made until February. Al
ready application crowd Ilia files of tha Waf De
partment, aud fir hundred at least are known to
be reg'stsredj
rja-Jf prec'a administration mad tbat of
Tyler aprear " rrepectab., " as OoL Kenuwi oace
awrtal, both riee locolosnl diipl'iy in coniparbtia
with ibat of Boi-ruaan. whk-h has been igiiomini-
ooaly defea ed at every point and compelled hi co
alesce with enetiiirs to aroiJ utter exiiocliun.
Vtainiik Jmanal.
rST" Dr. Ckatuet.af tha Fieoch acaArmr, who
has avao Madras! w, sUles that th moat ef-
laviaal Mti.dy a the pw.-hkHi.le of iron, mh-eh
ifcotlnUt tunett tl
Us u, by which mean um fau manVaoe
- apeUed,.. l o ,ra oWe care efW.
rovLTttPuoltry is anasQslry cheap. D"aA I
wrksr. ehiek. sad j.roa are aallmg on q' . y, j-'
. (.1 a-Mre cania win amta!lm laWBwiwilii4
'Y """'""" r. " " B il-lrTl democrats cast u
l fcetraM tarwsj. Fifty can is will swy a -i
ad rs:svsy.-tferrerr (Pa) 47aaj. ' V1'!B5 Peter ?raaa!
tsw-Bd
V Hat Ue Dre Dealt Deeltla Is,
The lion. Jefferson Davis addressed the
citizens of Jackson, Mississippi, on the 11th
Dec., in the Hall of the Ilouie of Repre
sentatives and said:
" The decision of the Supreme Court In
the Dred Scott case hus fully sustaiucd our
position iu tho following passage:
" 1 If Congress itself cannot do this (pro
hibit slavery in a Territory) if it is be
yond the powers conferred on the Federal
Government it will be admitted, we pre
sume, that it could not authorize a Territo
rial Government to exercise them. It
could confer no power on any local Gov
ernment established by its authority to vio
late the provisions of the Constitution.'"
Without saying whether this theory is
right or wrong, and without desiring to soy
whether it is one or the other, we beg
leave to correct Senator Davis, and to say
that the passage quoted docs not form a
portion of the "Dred Scott decision."
We have seen of luto many passages from
the Toluminoas and Incidental remarks of
the justices of the Supremo Court quoted
as parts of the Dred Scott decision. The
passage quoted by him shows, by its phras
eology, that it is not a decision, but is 0cn
to argument. Judge Taney "presumes"
his view " will bo admitted." Wo only re
fer to this presumption to show that it is
not a decision which admits of no argument.
So much misapprehension has been made
on the subject, owing to mischievous jour
nalists, that we deem it of importance to
quote the " Decision of the Supreme Court,"
word for word, as delivered by Chief Jus
tico Tauey, and without reference to the
side issues discussed, but not decided upon.
The " Decision" reads thus:
"Upon the whole, therefore, it is the
judgment of this court, that it appears, by
the record bclore us, that tho plaintiff in
error is not a citizen of Missouri, in the
sense in which that word is used in the Con
stitution, and that the Circuit Court of the
United States, for that reason, had no ju
risdiction in the case, and could give no
judgment in it. Its judgment for the de
fendunt must consequently be reversed, and
a mandate issued, directing the suits to be
dismissed for Want Ofjunsdict.on."
Such is the Dred Scott decision, and the
whole of it. Waihinglon Siitet.
Mr Giddincs in St. Louis. One Would
suppose that a fat and juicy young English
man, caught by a tnhe of cunitrliols, would
ho quite as safe among them, as Joshua
Giddings would be, lecturing on Abolition
ism in tho slave State of Missouri. Yet
Mr. Giddings has ventured to lecture on
Man's Inalienable Right to Freedom in the
very capital of Missouri, and closed his ad
dress not only unharmed, but amidst the
cheers and applauses or his audience. Ho
denounced the Dred Scott decision amidst
a storm of the noisiest demonstrations of ap
probation and delight. Ten years ago, he
would have been torn in pieces. iV. Y
Post,
Sty The contest between Blair and Bar
rett in St. Louis, is bringing out some dis
graceful rcvelutions. Among others, wor
thy of the supporters of Candlebox Cal
houn, is the fuct that some thirty convicts,
under the sentence of tho Criminal Court,
were pardoned, on condition of voting for
Barrett
JOT A Gentile newspaper just started
in Utah, is called tho " Valley Tan,"- a
name which was first applied to leather
made in the Territory in contradistinction
to the imported article, and afterward to
every article manufactured in the Territory,
until it became a synonym for home man
ufuctures.
J6T Gold from Pike's l'eitk, Kansas,
begins to arrive at St. Louis for sale. A
returned miner says thnt theso new discov
eries are now yielding, in proportion to the
amount of prospecting made, as well as the
California mines are doing at the present
time.
The CiiicAGO Post Office, In the
Chicago Post Office, mails are received dai'
ly from twenty railroad trains. Thirty-
five hundred mails (the Press sriys) are
made up every day. Over five million let
ters and six million papers wcro handled
the last quarter.
J6T The Board of Educatiou of Mariet
ta School District, Marshall county, lows,
have declared that n6 girls who wear hoops
shall be admitted into the school of that
district.
Death or Ex-Bisnor Osderdosk. II.
W. Onderdonk, formerly Episcopal Bishop
of the Pennsylvania diocese, died at Phila
delphia lately. II is disease was dysentery.
Increase or Wool in Ohio. We have
at some expense obtained a tabular state
ment of the number of sheep in this State,
showing 3,308,800 bead, which, at 3 lbs.
Of wool per head, is 9,926,400 lbs., an in
crease over last year of 10 percent., or
1,000,000 lbs. of Wool.- Wool Grower.
8ty The Vincennes Gazette dcscrilies a
giant pear tree in that vicinity. It is fifty
years old eighty feet high, and breadth
the same-Miircumfcrence Of trunk at bot
tom, 11 (ret 8 inches. It has borne 125
bushels of pears in a single season.
Seal Dow ran for representative In
Portland. Maine. W fill a Vacadcf laUfl.
the side of Truth iu every issue.
No. 42.
Th tacit Aattrat.
In the Senate, aa III Hill Deo, th Pnclflu
Railroad bill wa lakes vp, whan th amendineute
mad Inst aassioa war rt-aJ, vis., Mr. Dai Is', Mr,
Duolitlle a, and Mr. Polka.
Thi-reater, Mr H'il.on moved new amend
ment, that tha toad should follow th 43d parallel
of killtud.
Mr. Htuart of Michigan asked Mr. Wilstfn. to
milk his molioa for th. 41)lh parallel, willed he
proteased hmelf anabla lo in, imsmnvbsj it
would thereby lose its central charncter.
On thesoRfeslioo of Mr. Ilroleiick of California,
Mr. Wilson ssmhU-J lo mak it from thu 35tii to
the 42 1 parallel.
Mr. Mason of Virginia, thinking it unlikely that
th bi I uild pass bo h houses th e semion, moved
that the bill be laid on th litblr, which the henate
refi d to do by nrya 32, yeas 23, aa lollonai
Ycaa-Messrs. Allen, Ustes, llaynrd, Uenjain'n,
Rrimn, Cemeron, Clay, ClinzinaM, I'ni.nh n,
Filtpatiick, Hamlin. Hammond, llootou, Hunter,
Ivbon, .lolm-on of Tennessee, Mason, 1'sarc,
Heed. 8 boslian, SI di II, Thompson of N w Jertc y
To-nibe.
JVoaa-Measrs. B. II, Bigler, Bright, Bmder'k-k,
Chaniier.CUik,Collamcr, Dsvls, l)ion, IMittle,
Hurkee, Fe.eenden, Filch, Foot, Fter, Ureen,
Gaia, Harlan, Junes, Kennedy, Kins;, Polk, Il ea,
Seward, Shields, Simmons, Htuart, Trumbull,
Wade, Ward, Wilson, Wright.
ii-iil-l)oiif'ee, Hale, Johnson oi Ark., Ma)
lory, Pugh. Sumner, Thonijon of Ky., Yule.
Mr. Itavia. of Miss., spok on hi amendment,
maintaining thai Ilia road should be located, am on
political but commercial and governmental comij
cral ons. He rcgnrded the road as necessary, and
was in favor of h aving its location to th contract
ors, inasmuch aa thuir instiuets will naturally in-Au-
a them In a kct the best route.
OiIh r Senators then mail remark iuciilea'.al I
the various amend nenla.
Mr. Shirlla of Minnesota waa in five of a route
from the great Lakce la I'upel's Sound.
Mr. IWhlle of W isconsin waa in favor of th
route b tig located anywhere between Urecken
riiljjr, Mii.UfsMa, mid Fort South, Aikaiuaa.
Mr. IverMinof (.corgla pro:eted against lli(
nmiaion of leti'u.le 33.
Mr. Drown of Mississippi would Ilk to are tha
rattern terminus left clear lo lha Inoulh of the
MUs 'ppt, but did not like the Rovcninn nt to inter
meddle n It, aa corcrnukul iulluei.ee was blight
III?, not foster' lie;.
Mr. Foot of Vermont personally waa in favor of
a road throupli the South Pass, and near the 42d
parallel, aa a fa r coinprom ae belwn en the ritrrm
North an I SouJi, but would assent to hare a Wes
tern term n n at San Franc aco, and th Kastern oil ,
lha Minniatippi, k aiing it to the otitractors to locate '
the real.
Mr. Green of Mifsourl considered lhat there
waa no constitutional right I tnn-frr to interested
esp'ta'.uls lha duty of locating tha Mad. One
trunk, with bront-lie at either end, ia all that can
be built, and aa it is for pim-rumenl use, govern
ment ought to lisve the pr vllrgo of locutin.
Mr. Polk of Mawiuii offered an amendment,
that the Southern terminus Mioiild boat the mouth
of the .Miiip ; when Mr. Uuv is suggested th
Southern boundary of the United Slates.
Mr. (inin of Culfbnra moied aa an amend
ment that no terminus should be named, but that
they should merely vote for the rood.
Mr. DoolitiN) of W ikiinsin hare introduced a
bill at a substitute, which was not read but ordered
to b printed.
Mr. Wilson of Mass moved that the debate be
postponed until Monday, for lha purp-we of under
standing tha subject with ila con.pl cations.
Mr. Musi. n of Va. conw;lrrd that it waa of ilo
ura to postpone, aa ilia subject wo not susceptible
of being on !ertil.
Alter soma further remaiks fiom Mr. Gnin
aga'nst the postponement, lha Senate adjourned.
The Central Pacific Railroad Bill.
Tho following description of this bill is
transmitted from Washington t
"Tho bill which was Introduced by Mr.
Curtis of Iowa, in tho House of Represen
tatives, to secure the construction of a Cen
tral Pacific Railroad, provides fur brunches
from two points ou the nuvigublo waters of
the Missouri river; Ono opxsitc to Iowa,
and the other opposite to Missouri, the two
branches to converge and unite within two
hundred miles of the Missouri river, and
thence run to tho navigable wutcrs of tho
Sacramento,
Tho usual appropriation of the alternate
sections within six miles aro to bo appro
priated, and government is. to appropriate
to tho contractors $12,000 a tittle, to be
reimbursed to the government in transpor
tation of mails and military stores. The
construction to be offered by tho President
to the best bidder, as proposed by Senator
G win's bill.
This plan starts nt tho outer rim of our
present railroad connections, und termin
ates on tho nnvignble waters in tho centre
of California population. It is claimed
that it would ho equally convenient to
slavo and free States ednveuicnt to the
North and South anil convenient for con
nections with all our Pacific Territories.
It would follow the emigrant route up tho
Platte, through Utah, and bo about six
teen Or eightccu hundred miles long.
The bill was referred to the Select Com
mittee on the subject of tho Pacific Rail
road, which was revived for tho purposo of
its cOnsidbration."
RiroaT or Tin SEcarrsav or tub Nivv. The
report of the Secretary Of lha Nary, af.tr referring
in detail to various services performed by our na
tal force during tho year, proceeds to argue the
necessity fur Its Increase by additlohal vesret and
men. Ho propoaee that government aliould pur
chase for a specific mm the several vessels recent
ly chartered tut the Paraguay expedition. II
also luggrsts lha building of Ii a heavy armed Tea
sels of a light draft, and the Increase of the person
nel of thu Navy by the appointment of twenty ad
ditional surgeons, th same number of aseiatant
eurgitt, fiftetn or twenty additional porters, and
the increase of the mar ne corps of privates to two
thousand, with the usual number of effners.
Tli eipeiid'lurc for th fucal year ending
June, I8i8, wire nearly $14,000,000, being a lit
tle under the appropriatione. Th estimat e for
the current fiscal year were $14,614,000, and th
uppi epilations $14,518,000. Th elim.it for
th year coding June, I860, are $13,100,000, In
cluding $881,000 (r eomp'etii.g the eight light
draft steamers, but not iaelading th $936,000 for
steamship aad mail service.
" Education In Indiana. Selling
Schools at Aattion! Out on the Salt
Creek hills, in Lawrence county, they have
an original wsy of employing teachers.
Tbey keep school there aliout six mouths in
the year, or say two quarters. When the
time about arrives, tlie school is put np at
pubLo auction, aod sold out to the lowest
btdder for the rjosritr. Rfjray great
ADVERTISING RATES.
Ona square (19 litis or leas) one insertion, W
" h two Insertions, 40
H " thro insertion, d0
Each subsequent insertion, 1,10
Raaaooabla deductions to thus Who advtrtiee by
th year.
JOB PRINTING.
Ths raoraisroa or tiii ARGl'S n amf
lo inform the public that h has just received a
large stock of Jul! TTI'E and other aew print'
ing material, and will be ia the eedy receipt
addiuuus suited la all th requirement of this It
callty. IIANDIIIUil, POM'KltH, BLANKS,
CAIins, CIRCULARS, PAMPIILKT-WOItK
and other kinds, dune to order, on short nolle.
trouble existed in one of the districts out
there as to who should teach during the full
quarter of the school. Tlie wire-working
among (he natives was spirited. When
the day arrived, a goodly number of bid
ders to ' teach the young idea how to shoot'
were present. When the (rasters put np
the school, it was started at $100, and
down, down went the school uutil It was
knocked off at $tt for the quarter. And
when the name of the bidder was called for,
tho tall form of L. Q. Iloggut was seen
arising out of the crowd to claim (he prise,
Loosh Is now, witlt birch In hand, fulfilling
his contract with the trustees, but swears
it is the lust teaching he Will do, as thd
grammars, arithmetics, geographies, and
every book has changed since ho Weut to
school.
The Paraucat ExpkiiItion. We con
tinuo to hear predictions of disaster to tho
Paraguay expedition. The Washington
corresM)udeut of tho Philadelphia Press
writest
"The Sabine and St. Lawrence, and
other largo vessels, will not be able to get
within a thousand miles of the enemy's
country, and a highly-distingifUhed oRicif
of the navy, now here, declared that if Lo
pez sboulddete fmine to fight, he can, witlt
his guns, connuanded by French and Kng
lish and American officers, greatly (laimixe
such of our vessels as may gut iu, if he docj
not sink thetn."
The ValCe or NmaKRs.-A singuluf
but accurate, way of estimating the price of
field hands, says the ttnratihah Republican,
may be found in tho price of cotton. ' For
every cent a pound for cotton, a field hand
will bring one hundred dollars. For in'
stance, the present price of cotton is ten to
twelve cents, nud tho price of a negro man
is from a thousand tO twelve hundred dol
lars. The price of tho latter may not flue
tualo as rapidly as cotton, but is tint tho
less certain to follow an advauco or decline
of any duration.
Lon(jf:vitt. Harriet Lane, a colored
womun, and formerly a slave, died lately in
Philadelphia, ut the age of 112 years.
A ti"gro woman, known as 'Bluek
Cooky,' a native of Africa, who had been
living for soma years past iu a small log
Cabin near Dixon, III., Was burned to death
about the first of Dec. Inst. Whilo slid
was in a spasm her hut took fire, ami slul
perished ill the flames. Sho was said to bit
120 years old.
Thcro is nOtv living in ftorfnlk, X., A
negro woman Who is iu her 1 20th year
Her niuno is Sarah Mullory, and sho re
tains all her faculties iu a remarkable dc
greo. Her youngest son is now living, and
is between sevciliy and eighty; Ills youngest
is thifty-fbtir, who is himself the father of
an interesting family.
An Indian named Placido dietl On thd
20lh of O.it., 1H5H, at Han Dueiiuveiitura,
California, at tho advanced age of 137
years. Ho aided in building tho Mission
Church nt Ban Betlnavciitnra eighty-four
years ago.
An AoEn Tuiplkt. Mrs. Silhy Lutl1
dington, Mrs. Murah Bushucll, und Mrs.
Silsnn (Jrenticll were till seventy years of
ago on tho 20lh Of March, 1858. They
arc three sisters, triplet born, and were, ill
July, visiting in Honesdule, Pa., after a
separation of several years. They wcro
born in Goshen, Litchfield county, in 1788.
Their parents were Gideon lltirlbut and
Anml ituflhut, whoso maiden nnmo Was
Beach.
Eight Children at a Birth Envrf
AoAtNsf AlL CliKAtloNl ALout five'
months since, tho wifu of Jacob Abbott,
living ten miles west of Goleouda, in Popo
county, Illinois, presented her hilslintid With
eight pledges of affection at ono birth!'
Four of these children survived until some
six weeks since, when two of them sickened
nud died. Tho remaining two are slill liv
ing mid thriving finely. The whole eight
were very small specimens of humanity
when ushered into this world, as might
have been expected. This statement is lit'
er-ally true; it Is vouched for by numbers
of respectable witnesses who saw tho four
living children. Egypt is a very prolific
country a lectio too much so, sometimes.
Cairo Gazelle.
tttV. Last or Wesley's ' Itr.i.rERs.'
In the London Watchnlan is the announce
ment of the death of the Rev. John Hick
ling, ' the oldest Methodist preacher In the
world, and Inst survivor of the ' Ileljicrs of
John Wesley." He died on t'.o th of
Nov., i858, In the 71st year of his minis
try, and would have been 93 years old had
he lived only three weeks longer.
VST A letter from Tubae, Arizona, da
ted Oct. 7, announces tho orrival of Col.
Titus and his command of nine men. Tho
Col. expressed his disgust with the country,
and if he does not purchase a silver mine,
will return to the States.
ttf At a banquet given at Marseilles
Some weeks since to M. de Lasscps, he an
nounced that tlie work of cutting through
tho Isthmus of Suez would commence in
three months.
satr- flon John M. Davis, an old and
respected citizen of Alleghany comity, Pa.,
died on the Cth Dec., aged 87. He served
as an officer of the army fourteen years j
was with Gen. Jackson in the Florida war,
distinguished himself at the battle of the
ir ci.n. TUnrl and was one of Gen.
Jackson's aids t the battle of(ew Orleans