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Fear , , Oallart mil ft thargeti ij paid within its MUM, ant rim dollar ml tht tniaf thi year, A Weekly Newspaper, devoted to the Interest, of the Laboring Cliwses, and advocating the side of Truth iu every issue. ff Tata Dollari for ait mantki JV eubterip- mat rietioii jue a utt period. fgf No paper dittintinuid unlit all orrec.ragii Vol. V. OREGON CITY, OREGON, MAY 14, 1859. No. an pain, am ft at tm option oj tin puiitsmrr. THE OREGON AKOUS r , , t l.atm, Thtr I a Hint wlitn Nature aaddan'd liri Nut slumbsring, but un.listurb'd, in night, Gating ilofl willi ill her d"wer' eye lot the tranquil heaven's liquid light Then hw tht distant Uml p clear and fnir, i And oflly thrill Uio lone uird''lipl eong ( Iff learn float silently amid llie air, t hud distant souu.ls glide ecboleae along. TImm la a aitenea (alia npos the een, v Wben Uie Impassioned norm has onward swept. A if Uio euint vl Humanity ' Had unk In hofofiil elnmbera sli wept. than auarv creel ttima llie lung, etdl wave, ! Ii creamy fnam come bubbling o'er the shell ) muaio murmur lu uie rouay care. v Aiid the ripens la radiant stilliies dwell. Jfcer ie culm which come Ukhi the heart, . Shedding a aene of buliuesa aruuud j laniai(ing pain, allaying throe and ainart, Aid tuning ail it chords to lender aoanj. It I not hope, nor patience ) but the aiiul, ' fi Etalted, yet reifined, Ivth one by on ii paaaieii ebb, and, faxing no the fuel, ilrtatbc the Miiconciou prayer, 'Tliy will be , oune . ' -Uoutekold Wordi. 1- ttlave Trate ftrvlve. ' It seems that a portion of tho slave car- go of the Wanderer, which was for a long time hid up in Georgia, hu been tukca by the U. S. authorities, but turned loose galn for want of instructions from Wash ington as to proceedings to be hod In the case. A correspondent of the Suvannah .(Georgia) Republican, writing from Jack onville of that State, says: ' John F. MeRe. of thi county, deputy U. S. Htridutl, having been instructed by the niandial to aptur auy Africans he might find pawing through ithe country, was iururinrd slitt there were thirty i i in chaige of una or two nien on their way to the Alabama line, tie summoned a pmsje or ten Wen, Kin of our bt cit.xens, pursued and over took the urgrneo in Worth county, arretted them as deputy United Slut marshal under his iintruc- lione, and brought tlietn Ui Jacksonville and put the in iu iuil aud sent an eiuress to the ninrahul M rjavannah rerting Uio arrest and bit action in .the nutter. Tho org roe remained here until tho newer from the marshal came, tekiek itated ke tkad telegraphed and written to tkt autkoritiet . . ... i . I 1 : , 31 rvaVAiliflvit, anu nan rccemeu w anvicer n 4 peeling thi A frienm then known to he in tki ir; that tkt Government knew of the AM- fCanf icing' in the Stall, and kid given kim no order; aud that kit adciet ic Ii tarn them limit rnt let them proceed on tkeir way. When tkio litltr eamt, and oi the arreit hud keen made by tke authority of the United Statel, and in good Ifnith, tki iiegroei were retea'td, the penmn in Vedurge of them paying fur the prov aimia they con sumed end medical atteutiou to those that ware akk. One or two of those niaiing in th arreet retok the uegroe and dvinuuded pay for their utlay and trouble, threatening to carry the Alri Vaiw to Governor IJi-un-n, if it won not paid. A .comprumiae wo inado to the ntlafiction of the . nartir. and ' Ike lout of tkt Waitdi rer'l cargo' '-teat allowed to depart in peace. Th ncgroca Vdialiked very much to leave, a thvy had been treated very kindly by the citiiena. Forney's Press publishes the above, and makes the following reiuarkv: Fur the honor of the country, we truet that tome AMtMiactory spliuiaimu of the tncte here et forth luay yet be miule. It appear to be clearly nhown that a portion of the Wonderer' crew were taken inie canody by a deputy United State marahal in . Utorg.a ; Unit Uie nianlul of the dutnut waa np , prued of their arrctt, but that the course uf the aaihoritie at Wathington in relation to thcau nc t groe wiuiucb a to induce Uie ninrahal tooi-der . them to be rvcto cd to the cuatndy of thi' slave traden.aud tlitwcmible them to complete their in f ratieal enlerpr e by ilitpoeinguf Uieir viciiina, and couiguiig thcin to perih tunl shivery ! The aervil- ity of llie Administration to the haii)rity nnd arro gnt demande of the aiuve iewer hue thu appa' -. reutly renched it vliiimx. Not content wiih en ' (leaver to force elavrry up n the u l of KnniM 7 agaiuat the will uf her eititeni not content with advocating a theory dciiu'ned lo force shivery, by 1 pofitive law, into all tho TVrriloriea yet unsettled, t against the wishes ef those who were to iuliab.l them ; not content with quaiidcriiig the money of the federal Ircmtiry with reckiess extravagance, tit purchiuw in the North venal white !ave tu ubey ' the behest of Southern ultraittt ; uot coutenl with the thirty million bribe bill fur llie acquisition of luba, the adrnmistrntioii lia crowned It pymm d , of infamy by hauilessly ueglevting ilaolriciiil du ties for the purpura oi conniving it the revival of I ruffle, clioui that but five years ago scarcely . tingle human being in America would have dared to advocate it a trade iualy ranked in the .vaaine category with the blackest uf human crime J which ha no parallel in it fiendish iniquity but . p racy in it nintt horrid forms, and which has been justly denominated " the turn of all villa.nies." ' i If th statements we have taken from Southern ' , newnDaper are true, there ia now no efficient bar rier to the revival of the alave trade. The whole drama hat been played out, and the ex, sting law ' oompletely set at defiance.. When a cargo of I . I I ' I laves laua upon our snore no mailer ii me gum I ! the murder or hundred or human being rest upon the souls of her crew a Southern jury will ignore bill of indictment against them. If a dep r ty marshal, in th center of I Southern State, m ha tneugh old-fashioned integrity, notwithaland- ' ing hi Southern education and prejudices, te sup ,'po that a faithful elocution of existing law ' jatt and proper, we hav at Washington a Presi dent to thwart his legal and humane efforts, either C by hi sileeoe, or by hi dirtct order, and thut to sanction and confirm the inhuman, illegal, and b!ood-tained right by which the slave trade pirate t 'claim to hold th unfortunate viotims of their mer- ciiett avarice. For tki Argai. . Editor of Tflfi ABdCa Dear Sir: With great fear and trembling I again request a Sittle of your space for the purpose of mak ing an apology to Xeuitte, Abigail J. Dam way, the lady with the ' small man ten days old,' Moll P. Owen, and all others who bow are, or may hereaiter become offended because I treat their effusions with levity. I beg to assure the ladies that no one is snort ready to sympathise with their nal grievances than myself; but it tries my pa tieaee severely to see long articles contain ing nothing but the most trifling and puer ile complaints, while there are so many thiqgs of importance at which the ladies Wight justly murmur, and which certainly desem serious consideration. Mrs. Dnni way is as yet the only one who has present ed a case that can be seriously entertained; and I hare not the least desire to make it the subject of ridicule. I fear she uses the won ' friend in addressing me, as ladies sometimes use the term ' my dear to their bounds; that is, when they are in a par ticularly quarrelsome mood, and intend mis chief, J call for qnartcr, Mrs. Duniway, particularly as you have husband who takes care of the baby. Xeuittic will please to Imagine me on both knees, in a contrite spirit, dewing for- glrcnrra for having presumed to address her as I did, aud ready to promise better behavior iu future, providing she does not give oo similar occasion to repeat the offence-. I apologise to her because I am now lietter Tint ed than I was when I first replied to her articles. In conclusion, I recommend the ladies to read attentively the Declaration of Inde pendence; It will serve as an cxo-llcut mod el by which to frame the expression of their wrongs. Let the ladies state their troubles in a short and intelligible style; let them also propose the meaus by which their so cial condition may be improved: then per haps a discussion may enue that will accom plish some good, and they shall have do further occasion to complain of their humble servant, , Leah. 10 The following Is sent to us from a friend iu folk, who seems to be inclined to leave the sectionalists aud support the Re publicans: Opkh Yoi'H Eyes, and BFitoxn the Beauties Within I Principles, Meas- tnKS, and Honest Men to Fill Offices. If you have mcusurcs, and pay no atten tion to men, whether capable or not. most any upstart can caucus, sign pledges, and trick himself Into a nomination, kuowinir that the party is pledged to support the nominations nimlo or to be made. ; That is why men get into office that treat your pe titions on liquor questions with such indif ference. We should not bind ourselves up in tho soul or body of any man or set of nieii; for, i: we do, at their natural or po litical death, all would lie chaos and confu sion. Are we rrco when iilcthrcd to sup port somebody, we do not know whom, that may be nominated? Must we shut our eyes, and swallow btout without even a wink or bnt of our eyesr shall we not scud out Logan with the sling of Republi canism to meet tho Goliath Pro-Slavery Mout, who dares thus Intrude upon our righUtf I expect Mr. Lointn can do as much for the war debt as Mr. Grover, tho' they should both be true to their clients. 1 think a chunge would be healthy tor the political atmosphere of Oregon. May 2, 18SU. x. Orkgon FnciT. By the following, which we clip from the New York Tribune of a recent date, it will be seen that fruit raised in this valley, besides being larger aud bet ter than that produced iu other sectious, will bear transportation a long distance: 'We received, throutrh Mr. Win. Wright. by a recent arrival from San Francisco, a box of apples anil a mammoth pear, from the ' Willamette Gardens' of G. W. Wal ling, near Portland, Oregon. The near is tho largest we ever saw, of one of the choic- st varieties, and, though somewhat decay ed, of excellent quality. The apples were of a dozen capital sorts, including the Rus set, the Spitzenberg, and others well known tn this region, hut were larger and much fairer than ours of correstiouding varieties. These specimens leave no room to doubt that the Valley of the Willamette, nnd, we presume, other parts of Oregon also, nre admirably adapted to fruit-growing. We trust that tho new State may continue emi nently fruitful iu everything useful to man, and that she may iu time decidedly improve her breed of ruling politicians.' Stock for Oregon. J. P. Welch in forms us that he will ship by the Moses laylor, April 7, severnl heuu or valuable farm stock, among which is a Southdown buck, Xo. 220, bred by Jonas Webb; win ner of tho first prizo attheX. Y. State Fnir in 1858, and a prize at Norfolk and Richmond, Va. Also a Hampshire buck, bred by Lord Portsmouth; nnd a pair of Southdown yearlings, from R. A. Alexan- ers, Ky., and a buck and two ewes from the flock of Johu T. Andrew, Conn., of the Xcw-Oxfordshire breed. Also a 4-year old filly, "Mary Chilton," by imported Glencoe, dam by Eclips; winner of the first prize of $75 at the show of the Long Island Association iu October, 1858. iv. 1. Tnoane. tf'll appear," says the Lomloo Time, that the number of unpaid letter every year is about 2,500,00(1. Of these, about 800,0U0 are ralentine. Of theee 800,000 valentines, about 6U,000 are rejected. The number of letter paw ing through the postoSicea of the United Kingdom in a year amounted to 533,000,000." ' raj Sarah Ann Ellis, of Oneida county, Kw York, in a uit at law against Benjamin Long, of Buffalo, for breach of promise of marriage, hat recovered darn aces to the amount uf (3750. The defendant had married another person, after an engagement' with Sarah. Served him right. A Wioow'a EriTAfH. Th following Inserip- li i is en a tomb stone ia one of th hill town of old Berkshire': " Polly Ruoadea, Pled September 7, 1855, 86 yean old, being the Widow of fir Husband 11, Uavid Kockwcll ; 2d, Uant Alpheue Under- oon : 3d, Dea. Amos lnedon: 4Ui. llexekiab G. Butler j 5th, James T. Uboades." tW Th word Yankee,' say th New York Ledger historian of the 'Colouy of Kw Ply- mouih.'oorae from yea, which mrana ye, and tie, wmen mean loom, iu tn siaasacnuaeits ver nacular. Th colonist d rove sharp bargain bad cat their )' Uetb ; hence th Indians called tham on-keet. CT Th.r. eut in the conaolauoii giroa by -ii.r,w arhif.ii iu ajwava nms.tninir I motherly, tar-sighted, and eempteu; bat when lo tit word of oeaoe and hope ia joined tbe rraeo of gesture, and particularly wben th benelacire beautiful, it impossible lo room. i5r In South Carolina the slave popu lation is 383,000; the white population , 283,000. The increase of population among the blacks is three times as great a, it is among the whites. I Advice rnoM the Bench. At the Chau tanqnc (New York) Circuit Court, recently held by Judge Marvin, there were eight or ten boys brought up for scutenco for vari ous offences, nnd wcro sent to Auburn pris on and Rochester penitentiary, according to tho character of their offences. Previ - ous to pnwiiie sentence the Judire nuestion - ed each of the bovs in reuard to his birth- place, occupation, 4c. Each replied that he was brought up a former; that he went to teaming or into a tavern, learned to smoke or chew tobacco, drink liquor, &c. Iu the course of his remarks on the occasion the Judge said: " Before sentencing these boys I have a few words to say to t he men of Chautauque county, the agriculturists in particular, sninA nt wtintn urn hprn twlnv fnnfeinir mi . L :' 1 : me sauuesi scene it nan ever uecn my tot. to see in this county; so many boys, farmers' sons, too, all or litem to be sent to the pen itentiary for stealing aud burglary. Far mers of Chautauque county, when your loys get largo enough to work, nna work for them at borne; on uo account let them go into the city or village to work, nor let them go teaming; I care not if they get fifty dollars tier mouth, it will be a dead loss. Thev will lust as aurelv follow the . rf example of these boys now before you, as they leave the sacred aud restraining influ ences of home. Give them plenty of good books and papers, make home pleasant, and keep them there until they are of ago and , have the wisdom to resist the temptation of the Iiil'Ii wages on the road or In the tavern, but obtained at the expense of good char acter, God's Photkctios or Young Deer. An old Canadian hunter declares that the reason why the wild deer were not all Eilled when young (as they breed once a year, and are always surrounded by other ani mals which prey upon them, as dogs, wolves, bears, panthers, etc.,) is, that "no dog or other animal can smell tho track of a doe or fawn, while the latter is too young to take care of itself!" He stated that he had often seen it demonstrated. He had taken his dogs over the ground where ho had just before seen them pass, and they would take no notice of the track, and could not be in dnccd to follow when taken to the spot, while they would iustantly discover the track of any deer not having young ones. This is but oue proof of the adaptation of the natural laws to preserve life when it most needs protection. Sensation Preaching. A correspond ent of the Bultimore Christian Advocate relates of a New York minister who desired to make a sensation in preaching ou the crucifixion, ne instructed the scxtou when he got to that part of the discourse where he describes the darkness overspreading the heavens to draw down the gas, giving only light enough to make the darkness visible. The sexton, however, awkwarkly put the gas out altogether, which so confounded the preacher that he was unablo to proceed. Some of. the trustees of the church hurried to the sexton in the lobby and inquired what was the matter. Greatly to his cha griu and mortification, as well as that of the preacher, he was obliged to explain. Canada. An ably written circular has been Issued iu Cuundu West, and distribut ed in large numbers, urging somo member of Parliament (if the new tariff succeeds) to propose in tho House that it is "expedi ent to dissolve all governmental connection with Great Britain, that the union between Upper and Lower Canada bo dissolved, and that immediate steps be taken that Upper Canada may become a State of the United States." kW A new Cincinnati penny paper, the Press, is printed on a press driven by one of Ericson's caloric engines. After giving this motor a fair trial, the editor says its complete success is established, and that bis expectations are more than realized. The expense of running it is ouly one cent and a half an hour, or 36 cents for 21 running hours. , , ftir The Hartford Press says that five thousand skunk skins have been sold in that city during the last and present seasous. The prices vary from fifty to sixty-seven cents, those entirely black worth the most t&" A Wellington letter says that the late homicide has a perceptibly good effect in making men more courteous to each other. About one murder each session would possibly keep the members of Con gress in decent manners, if it did not help their morals. $& The St. Louis Democrat says that at the close of the Missouri Legislature there was a "grand spree," which culmina ted In the Governor's riding on horseback into his owa parlor, and playing a tuna on the pian0 with tbe mtrt fore feet, - 19 Fayette M. Ringgold, U. S. Consul at Pajta, has written a letter to the Secre tary of State, on tbe whaling interest of this country, in which he statos that the re- suit of a four years' successful whaling voyage give to a green hand only $5.22 per month as his pay, and that ordinarily it amounts to much less. l.ale fro a th Easier Hltlea. By the arrival of the Northerner nt Port laud, we have papers from New York to April 8, from New Orlcaus to April 12. The New York Herald has news of the settlement of tho difficulty with Paraguay, : Lopez agreeing to uiclemnily the Anicricnn ! citizens for losses sustained, and to apologize for firing into the U.S. war steamer Water i Witch. It appears that the pacification is due niaiuly to the exertions of Urquiza, I PnuM.ml nf iiwinlliia Tlni.nl.tin Should the news be confirmed, the fleet will be withdrawn at once, aud concentrated off Nicaragua, where its services may possibly be required. The armed expeditions now being organ ized in New York and other cities, says the .. irmune, with the ostensible view of emi grating to Arizona, will not be permitted to enter that Territory, special orders to that effect having been issued to the U. S, troops. . The stopping of Col. Lockridge by Gen. Twiggs, from crossing the Mexican frouticr, has been sanctioned at Washing ton, and similar orders bare been extended to New Mexico, in order to prevent the entrance of these armed bands into that section. . .. Lord Lyons, the new Minister from Eng land, arrived at Washington April 7. The name of the Union newspaper is to bo changed to The Constitution. Gold has been discovered within the lim its of Leavenworth City, Kansas, but of inferior quality. The Sickles trial commenced at Wash ington April 4. Three days and a panel of over two huudred jurors were exhuustcd before a jury could be obtained, so great was the sympathy with Mr. Sickles. Nine teuths of those called openly expressed their prejudice lit bis favor, luo evidence tor the prosecution had closed, and the defense was to beirin. Billy Bowlegs, the celebrated Florida ludittn chief, died suddenly in tbe country west of Arkansas that had been set apart for tho bemmolcs. Private advices state that the Dutch gov ernment are about to lay claim to the fa mous Aves guano island, in the Caribbean Sea, which has been successfully worked by the Atlantic and Pacific Guano Company, of New York, for the last two years. The committee which waa recently ap pointed at fort Edward, JN. 1., to watch Mrs. Hayes, the woman who pretended to hare lived two years without food, has re ported that she is an Impostor. The Republicans have carried everything in Connecticut, and gained a complete vic tory in the St. Louis city election. The following from Pike's Peak may be interesting to some: , 1 "Youug gentlemen afflicted with the Pike's Peak fever will be interested in the following statement from a reliable gentle man in the new El Dorado, of the manner of gathering gold in the diggings. A man takes a frame-work of heavy timber, built liko a stone boat, tho bottom of which is composed of heavy iron rasps. The frame work is hoisted up to the top of the Peak, and a man gets on and slides down tho side of the mountain. As he goes swiftly down, the rasps on the bottom of the frame-work scrape off the gold in immense shavings, which curl up on to the machine, nnd, by the time the man gets to the bottom, nearly a ton of gold is following him. This is the common manner of guthering it." The above story needs confirmation. Late mox Utah. Tho War Depart ment has received advices from Gen, John son at Salt Lake. He represents the army as iu a healthy condition, and that the Mor mons are very civil. Letters have also been received from Gov. Cumming. The report that the Mormons would not submit to the civil authorities was untrue. : ! Chari.es Simner. The Worcester Spy is luformed by Mr. Sumner's private secre tary thut tbe last advices from him, dated February 2, state that his health is slowly but surely improving, and that be express es himself as certain of being able to resume his Senatorial duties at the commencement of tho next session. Interesting from Japan. By advices from Japan to November 10th we learn that tbe new emperor, Foen Tzigo, had Is sued a decree relative to the fulfilment of the terms of the treaty concluded with for eign powers. A liberal tone characterizes this document throughout. It permits the introduction of the Catholic religion into the ports of Simoda, Hakododi, Nagasaki, and Desima, but stoutly refuses to permit the importation of opium a favor which, it is said, the English bad hoped to obtain from the new emperor, after all negotiations to that end had failed with his predecessor. Extra Session of Congress. An in veatiiration of the accounts of the Post Of fice Department reveals the fact that it is six million dollars in arrears! Aftar this disclosure an extra session is absolutely in dispensable. By no expedient whatever is it possible to sustain the service under such a burden of indebtedness without an appro priation from Congress. We repeat, an extra session is inevitable, and at no distant day. The country will beirin to retard tbe failure of the Postoltice Appropriation, bill as a fortunate rather than calamitous cir cumstance, since it is the occasion of devel oping the miserable mismanagement of the Oeiiartment, and so suggesting the impera tive necessity of reform. Stale. F.arope. The Paris correspondent of the Herald says that tho hopes of peace, to which the resignation of the head of the war party gave rise, aro duily melting away under tho influence of war articles, which semi-official journals aro instructca to puunsii. 'lhcy ; steadily repeat that no change has taken place in tho Emperor's policy, and that grave difficulties still exist between Frauce and Austria; and that the settlement of the Italian question is necessary for the peace of Europe; and that if it cannot be obtained by diplomacy, other means will bo resorted to. Military preparations in France continued with unabated activity. Austrian journals continued very belli cose, and there was no abatement in Aus tria's military preparations. The effective force of the Austrian troops In Italy has been Increased from fifty thousand to one hundred and eighty thousand men. The army, it appears, is put in readiness for of fensive movements, in case they should be wanted. Tho Turin correspondence of the London Herald reports things more hopelessly war like than ever. The King of Sardinia and his Ministers want war at any price. The government has called out the reserve and made new levies. It is also reported that the government have applied to France for 15,000 men. The attitude of the Austrian and Sardinian troops was extremely men acing. : Official Dispatches from Europe. The Washington correspondent of the N. Y. Herald says: , " Dispatches were received at the Stato Department by the last arrival from Europe from our Ministers at London, Paris, Mad rid, and Vienna. They all agree that war seems inevitable, newspaper articles to the contrary notwithstanding. Mr. Dallas and Mr. Mason state that extensive prepara tions are being made, and that matters ou every side look warlike that scarcely any thing else is talked of. This question ab sorbs and swallows up all others. From Vienna our Minister writes that Europe is on the evo of a volcano, complications thicken every hour, and great depression exists in every branch of industry." t&- The Puris correspondent of the Times relates, upon what he deems to 1)0 perfectly trustworthy authority, the designs of the King of Sardinia. Sardinia propo ses to drive the Austrians out of Italy, and to form in the north of Italy a strong constitutional kingdom, with a population of 12,000,000 souls, under the sovereignty of tho house of Savoy. Victor Emanuel entertains no doubt that during the execu tion of these designs, England will remain neutral; that Prussia will also remain neu tral, unless Turkey is attacked; nnd that Russia will give him a passive support, and will evcu actively succor him if Austria should receive assistance from other powers. Upon tho military co-operation of France ho fully reckons, aud with tho aid of tho French armies be entertains no doubt of success. 'I lie pretext and time for the com mencement of tho war which he must wago to attain his ends depends solely npon the pleasure of tho French Emperor. , A European Tarleau. The Eurojic- an nations certainly just now present a cu rious tableau. The Courier pictures it as follows: " Sardinia, rcstivo to dash in uixm her old enemy Austria, eight times her size i ranee ostensibly backing her, and squar ing off in regular style for a fight, yet all the while talking about it in such ambigu ous style as to completely puzzle every oue about her real intentions her ally Englund, afraid that France is in earnest, and yet more alraid to interlcro Austria planting herself iu the best possible attitude to re ceive the shock, yet visibly shaking in the knees, and beginning to talk about yielding a point or two Prussia standing by her cousin-germnn, but alraid to stir and the giant Russia, himself lately thrashed so soundly, looking on very good naturedly and quite disposed to think it " a very pret ty quarrel as it stands." I Ins tableau of course cannot last long. It is a very awk ward torture for the parties themselves, and besides keeps all the world in a state of painful suspense. The affair must take a new turn pretty soon, yet nolmdy is sure what. Tbe general feeling, however, is that warm work may be expected. French ano Austrian Armies. Tbe Paris Constitution has given an elaborate article, by which it appears that if tbe en tire conscription of 1851 be maintained, and no more furloughs be granted, the number of men under arms on the 1st of April will be 568,000. On the first of June, if the whole conscription of 1858 be called out, there will be a total force under arms of 622,000 men. To these may be added 50,000 volunteers, a figure which the coun try generally counts npon in case of war, which gives a total of 612,000 men. The force of the 1st of June is thus divided: in fantry 390,318; cavalry 83,800; artillery 46,460; engineer corps 12,110; military eqniiiages 10,120; Escadron of Cent Guardcs 142; Imperial guard 29,800; vol unteers 50,000; total 612,400. The regiments are composed of battal ions, escadroni of war and depots. The dejiots in case of war, would teem sufficient to maintain the interior tranquillity of the empire, and to furnish recruits to fill np tho army. These depots will require 100,000. men, 25,000 of whom ore to be located hi Paris, in addition to 50,000 for Algiers. These figures added, and then subtracted from the total force of tbe army, will leave a force of 500,000 men free for operations in a foreign country. But leave, say 215,-i 000 men In France for the preservation of tranquillity In tho Empire, nnd Napoleon cati still throw 400,000 men beyond his frou ticr. To this army of between 400,000 and 500,000 men, about 45,000 Picdmout ese should bo added. ' ; ' ' The reader will perceive from this statement that Louis Napoleon occupies a formida ble position, nnd would in case of an outbreak be able to give the Austrians much trouble. Austria has also a powerful army at com mand, amounting, in the aggregate, to something like 150,000 men. But the French troops, should the Italian question be mndo the cause of quarrel, would rush into tho contest with the utmost enthusi asm. The war-cloud, according to the last advices, still threatened, aud all waa anxie-' ty. Everything depended upon the deter mination of Louis Napoleon. ' If he should deem it expedicut to strike, a conflict would be inevitable. A letter from Paris says: In Franco great fears aro still expressed" in regard to the course of England in the case of war. It is even believed that no hope is to bo eutertained of her neutrality,, unless the Pulmcrston ministry can bo ruin-, stated, and they think that if this cati be' accomplished a war will certainly ensue.' But they evidently mistake the sentiments' of the English people if they believe tltat, any ministry would be permitted to aid iu. maintaining tho Austrian oppression iu. Lombardy. MSf The new House of Representatives of tho United States, when full, will com prise 231 members, including two from Minnesota and one from Oregon. Aa yet, only 150 have been elected, leaving 81 yet to be chosen. . Iu this body parties will be close, and it is uot probable that either of them will have a decided majority. tir The counsel of Mrs. Ilartung, under sentenco of death for poisoning her husband, were notified by Governor Morgan, of New York, that no commutation of her sentenco nnnrl Ka nvnm.rn1 Tf rs AVnnt.na 4 1 m Itil. 1IVCU UD CAJlttlliUi ilu CAjn t ooi q Uiu lief thnt she was guilty of the deliberate' murder of her husband, and characterizes' the crime of poisoning as the very worst that can bo committed. He refers to the general aversion to tho hanging of a wo-' man, but believes thnt public justico re quires full punishment hi this Instunoo. " ' ' HJ-Ref, Willium Watson, pastor of the Methodist Church in Glen wood, Iowa, was recently arrested while preaching a fu neral sermon. , In his cellar was fouud the entire apparatus for manufacturing courier fuit bank bills, together with a large nmouut of bogus money. Ho had preached in G leu wood three years, during two of which he acknowledged ho had been connected with counterfeiters. Very True." Qunntico," of tho Alex andria Sentinel, snys that " if the pictures of the New York weeklies generally come uo nearer to a true representation than those pretending to represent scenes and parties here, they had butter dispenso with them altogether. The artibt w ho got up tho closing scenes Iu Congress, had undoubtedly never been iu either house." The manner in which tho Vice-President is represented as adjourning the Senate, is taken from some sceno in a mock-uuetiou store. Wathinglon S Intel. ( I6r Moved to indignation by the recent fight in the Indiana Senate, a member of fered a resolution providing that none of his associates should be permitted to carry weapons in the Senate Chamber, on penal ty of expulsion. The resolution was reject ed by a vote of 80 to 9. A Great Difference. An exchange paper says: "It is rather surprising thut whilst ocean steamers built by private en terprise make voyage after voyage without damage, there iu scarce a Government steamer that makes a voyage without hav ing to put in somewhere to repair ma chinery." British. A tavern kcetier in St. Louis the other dav drank one hundred and fifty glaitei of lager beer, from eight in the mor ning until twelve at night, and won f 25 by the operation, as well as tbe title of bruty IQr The exports of the State of Ohio, the last year (independent of manufucturca and the arts,) amounted in value tu $50, 850,000. The appraised value of her prop erty is $840,800,031. A Dahlgrccn gun, at Norfolk a thirty-two pounder can be so accurately directed as to hit a figure the size of a man at the distance of six miles. Forney's Press. U ojf opinion that Buchanan ia striving to immortalize him self aa tht hut of thi line of Democratic Pretidenli. gy Edward vrU ha paid to tbe trsSMOT; of th MaDt Veroon fund, mor tbao (60,000..