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0 .If any m.tn nU'txHl a h uV tlmvnOtis Miu'iu'.io ll.u. sluim itt on .'.u.i 1" . . .. -(.' .I. .. (f!)c(DrcgoaCVv9UG. V7. Ii. Adams, ORSOOIY CITY : S.UTUMAY, l'KIUUAKV Hi, ISC crusade upon tin' social mul political tt : 1- it y ill tlio while riicc. Takiiv: the right of slavery fur u starting point, it easily ! slides into the belief that the institution I furnishes tlio only true relation between ! capital and labor, nnd lienee it begins a I war of extermination on our social system i which refuses to recognize the doctrine that . capital should own labor," and seeks to j debase the free white laborer by depriving j him of all social and political eipiality. It j is really a war against Northern democracy, Editor, j pure mnl simple a war l.Ue'...imas l.nu,ii Vutun I'.onwnUou. T'e I'liiou men of Clackamas enmity who v 'lit' r r. 11110.--" ho iov npimscil lo the ilia denne hfnt el' our I t i t si v any cans? ami cum :i,:V I'' i''s ; who je,:rve i i s.iiv,fs.siiij; mineil re in''' en hy fnrec o." ar,i; .i:nl wlin :.' '"''ig lo ie- eii.l lo ! lit- .-ill mile Mr a IVna Stair ("on which cirri null ii pro-.v'ir. ry i:..w. .vj.-:j.t s rwre or Am. Hence pro slavery men every where are entirely unreliable in nil ques tions that are arising, nnd which are likely to arise hereafter, ull'ecting the great ques tion of the social and political equality of Northern laboring white men. In settling these, and kindred great questions that are likelv to arise, there are hundreds (if men I who are apparently sound enough on the friends to thinking of the dangers that we in, Iroin li:itilv selecting eniiilMiilcs tvil . ni are r. uih s:. il to meet In ilieil seti-riil pro- .- i.I.s at the usual .!uees- ,f v.illng. at one o'clock var isMI''' ""m MU'akillg sympathy en satuiday t!ie 20.1 day of March, iSilO, mi.! ' with slavery, and a haughty contempt for elect d.l. galea to a I'uion I'euutv tVncntiou to laboring white men, would be entirely unlit he li.U.at llie Oeiirl House in Ores-m City on (o 01vl,pV .,.uvs f ,nist Saturday the Ol'tli day of .Match, lMiO, for the , '.in , . , . . . , , , ; lhrse, remarks will serve lo sit our I'lHIxmc cl eirctiug .- x tU'iej.-ui'a lo me I nun Si a 1 'ciiventi.'ii to . held at Ktieeiie (tv oil tlio !'ili t!nv of Aiiri!. IStio tiul Ici.isactinir such are other bus u.w .in ill. convention amy deem proper, i who have not the requisite iplllli'ieatioil T.ie irtviiioln are cutitlrd, iihia the basis of the for office, p mylar voir, to delegates as follow.: Oieuon i City 13; Milwauki 3; Young'. 2; Hardin;; 's 0. Springs ater 2; Kork Creek 2; Heaver Creek 2; Vpper .Mslulla I; Loner Mnlalla 3: Manpiam's X' Linn City 3; Curry 2; Timliilin 1; Plrawint al ley a. Let no I'uion limn fail to be present at his pre cinct meeting. Sprrmc. Hi ei.it, V. C. .IoiiNf.iv, U". ClUI-M S, W A lltKLOH , Vcmatratic Co. Com. i . I lti s. IV W. Ckai.i, W'yii(l; Co. Ciim I'. Mi::u. V. C. Dement, M. V. nlv, I) l.oeev, J. S. Vinson, e) Cnpl. Ainsttorlh, 1'ies'dent of the O. S. N. t'o., writ i to t lio I'm, land pa pers lo correct a slat- iiient that the (). S. N. I'o. intend raisin;; the fare to the I'alles. Ke snyK "all such reports tiro with o,il foiindntion, tird there will be no ml v; ::ies on the old rates, either of freight or passage" The Tiuies publishes the follow as the piles of passive mul freight from l'ortlaud 'o Lewiston by steauicis: I'A.-SAllK. From rortland to Cascades $1 00 luiilroad 1 00 I'lvni Cascades to Hallos 4 00 " Uiilhs to IVsohiitos by stnuo It Oil " lVsehutes to Wallula' steamer l.'i 00 " to Lewiston, " 110 IK) Kr.Kii.iir. rortland io Hallos 00 per ton. to Wallula to Lewiston t;i mi LJ0 00 ,i .1. W. iug.ills, AMen II. Steele, !'. A. Collard, I. IV Tii.impsoii, II.W. LdJy, K.T.T. Kli.r, i ii n Wade, I. K. l'.eales, M. I'lrVr, Win. l.enU!F, II. V.. I lay.-s. Thus. Cluirman, W. . Starkweather, W.T. Matlock, L K. Cnrtro, Alinoii.l ll.ilcaiii'i, Jas. K. I) tigman, .la. Winston, Win. Whiil.H-k A. !.. L.vej..v, (ie. Alieruetliv. Srwt-SeeeNH. H. J. Pengra, Ksq , Surveior tlcneral of Oregon, in writine; a letter to a (riend ' ivlalitii; to survey s of the public lands in i this State, brings to lijjlit fome serious eui barrassuieiits under which that ofliee has , boon jihiced. It seems that Mr. Ncsuiith has had a peep at the forthcoming report of the Commissioner of the (ieneral Land i : OlVice, in niannscript, and finds to his "nr i n.-;.j ,!;..t.,.i" Mm ti... iv., C.W. Neblell, ' Vl v""m' Co li'iyiitoii. had only asked for nu nppropriation of ,!"" $-'000 for tlio extension of the surveys of . W . liiiek, i A. Wainer, ; the public land in Oregon niter Surveyor (Ieneral Peiigra had sent on his estimate ; for $12,210. Mr. Poiijrrn seems to think that owinc to the shniiieful inauagi'iueiit of j that ofliee by his predecessor it has pot to issues, noi tiuniu-uon. be in bud odor nt Washington nnd that It is in the uouth of everybody that I certain disappointed office seekers here are there is no other issue now but that in- j using tnonris to keep up this unfavorable volved io the question, " Shall we support j impression at Washington. After spenk the Government in its present efforts to ( i"g of iheso dilliiMiltien, Mr. IVngra, in his maintaiu its authority and put down the ! letter (published in n cotemporary ) says pro-slavery rebflhon?'' We are entirely j '"Since my appointment to the place of willing that the battle shall be fought with ! Sl""Vf".v'"" General n few disnminitd -;- ,i , i. i -. !'"" indifferent to the Welfare of the State, the pence I'emocraev ornpobgists for i i i . . i .i n- , ' I ' li-ii-f. j,ll' ll lo i n I IX lifli.'.. mi, I nil i. rebellion next June, on that Kue-and j ,Urt.-, with it, u injury by innking use of that alone. It is as broad a platform us the foregoing, togitiier with much niisrei v.c want all vrc a.k. We have never resr iitalion ns argument with the Coiiiniis nsked for :i broader one since the Devil s;,,m'r.0'r t,'t" !"'Tal Land oniee to reduce , , i ti ii. i the price of surveys to one half what they nncha.ued Yancey and Havis, and let poor 1a ,)CC ll(.r,tu-ire( nm t0 ,, lip ,,. Curry nnd Slater out of the kennel. We , nVs of I he oirn-e employees, decreased in have never been in favor of long platforms, : like ratio. Tin y succeedeil in the fir-it, stibstituting words for iile.is, doihriii" issues l,ut iaileo'n tlic latter effort and as I have by resolves capable of two or three con structions, nu J giving dignity to propor tions by resolving the truth of nioiii, nnd then adding by way of a tail a string of stale platitudes. We have always wanted platforms to define simple, naked issues in so plain a ininner that all could under stand them, nnd, having done so, to wind up without another resolve. This will suit pretty good reason to know, some who had been made willing tools to help this scheme of petty mischief are suffering from the ef fects of their own actions." We ore sorry to know that while the rein Is are trying to di ttroy the offices be cause they cannot fill them, there are any I'liionf?) men tint are willing to rripple the offices fi.r the same reason. If sin-h a man isn't a half breed secessionist our logic tiny man who is conscious that his caibe is is greatly tit fault. Any man before he a good one, nnd can be defended, while can properly make representations to the those who have a bad cause, and wish to ( department as to the nnmbir of employees secure tlie support of two sections which '. necessary in an office, or the salary thev nre hostile on the main issue it is attempt- should have, must fir.it be well posti'd as to ed to shirk, will generally require some the business transacted in the office, ami such structure as was once got up in u trn-. the eireumxiancr under which it i dmr. ding city on the banks of the Ohio. The j The fewest number of men, outside ol the only issue that is really prominent with the , office its. If, arc- thus posted. There are uuv-es of today, is tin Usue of bayonets. . men who, instigated by resentment, nre tin Are we for the American unity or for wittingly, perhaps, urging changes in some ihtit of the rebels ? He who is sound on of the others on the grounds of "economy," this iv-ue is worthy of being fraternized in ; when if their recommendations were carried a Union party; but being thin sound, out it would not only greatly embarrass the doesn't necessarily qualify him for office. , operation., of those entrusted with ta. p,. Party htaen are one thing, uid fwlin n- lie biiiincv--, but would add to the expenses tionA oj candiduh . another. They ought j of the govcrnm-nt, uud be mi outrage upoi. never to be confounded. Honesty and ca- the interests of the country generally. We liability arc as necessary qualifications in 'hope to live to sec the day when lomirant, this nge of rebellion, ns they were in Jef- for place will be too magnanimous and hon ferson's time of gewTiil loyalty nnd more orable for such semi secession conduct ns so. He who is dishonest is not to be that to v, hich Mr. Ptngra alludes, linked to carry out principles next yenr, ; - - - - - - under corrupting appliances, which he may "l0 Portland Adrrrlixn lately sincerely approve of this year while he ' published some strictures upon the course ',ho is incapable, is riot the man for place i ,"l1'" '')' Ass.'t Adjutant (Jen. Jasper W. . A Ni.w Navigation Company.--The I'wiV'TiT VYi-irui'i has the follow' uc boo of an Act which passed the !alv A seiiil.ly nt Olvmpia: An Act to incorporate the Columbia Transportation Company. Names of the corporators, T. II. Smith, A. I'. Sunders, Milton AMrich, K. S Fowler, I'eXter Mor ton, W. W. Miller, Peter . I Mowre. A. S. Alicritelliy, un.l C. C. Phillips to have authority to purchase nnd hold lands, tene ments, vessels, steatinrs, wauonM, ears, 'nods or chattels. Capital slock, $."!."i0, (ii)ii, with power to increase to one and a half millions stock to be in shares of $100 each and deemed as personal property shall commence operations as soon as $10, Otltl ol stock is taken the construction of mill ends, etc , to commence, within one year and to be completed in two years to charge uniform rates of fare, and freight to lie taken and shipped in the (inter in which it arrives- live to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. l)i it Wak Claims The ZVmc.t is per mitted to make the following extract from a letter Irom Gen. K. M. ISarnuui touching war claims. The letter was datid Hoc. 1 1, IStil: "Our war scrip drags slowly along, the Third Auditor playing as dilatory u game as practicable, nnd pretending, to comply wild the law of Congress. About $'-'.'0,-000 of the bonds have boon issued, making a little over null a million ol the claims ex amitied. He takes all in regular turn as they have been filed, and is now only up lo those tiled on the 20th of Julio. 'Those passed upon, as well as those filed in July are mostly Irom the brokers and bunkers of Washington and New Yorkcitv. Moment of Oregon City, mid Staikey ol Salem, will get their bonds within the next month. We cannot bring thotn nt I lie Prokers Ponrd to the same price of the regular six percent. P. S. stocks due in lSI. Ours are from one to two M-r cent below those. The highest sold of the Oregon Ponds is 12 oi nts and to-day they are '.lOJ The news from Lnglaud will depress them still more, and if we really came to a brush with the 'Mistress of the Seas' there is no telling what our bonds will be worth.'' tzT The sece-sioii call is signed by not n single man of eminence in the Stale The signers nre nil obscure men, some of whom can not even write their mimes, and who had to make their mark, under the impression that it was a petition lo Con cress for the pnyrnent of the War debt. To give the document respectability, they attached the name of Win. II. Walkins to it. Let everybody understand thathis man is a very different individual from Mr Wm. II. Wntkilis, of Portland, late Ke publican Presidential Klectnr, and u whole souled I'liiou man. AnWlKiS - P.ev H K. Hinks will do liver an addres, on "The life and diame ter of Washington," this evening, IAb. 22d, at the M. L", Church. Services nt 7 o'clock The unquestioned ability of Mr. Him-s is n mflieient guaranty that the address will be nit instructive nnd entertaining one, and we hope he will be greeted with a full house. Tln-re will be music appropriate to the occasion. Till-: Minks., prom stulemetils publish od in the Time, wo gather the following fuels: About I feet of snow nt Oro Pino mid business dull; MM) miners (here; little niin ing done; fuel and provisions plenty; opto .Ian (i. Flour had been $21 pel bid. at Wttlla Walla, but tho mill hd started nnd the price had eoino down somewhat. Wood $."i to $20 a cord. At Salmon lliver, I'ec ill), 2 feet of snow, iinil weather beautiful; miners doing well; Ibidges' claim paving largely; he had been offered $7000 for' It, hut laughed; -oilier claims uro paying largely; wages $10 to $12 adny;la'ut 2,;'i00 men in the mines. Flour Ml cents a pound, bacon $1. F.v cry one watching his claim, some with deadly weapons in hand. Some talk of a Y igilanec Committee lo protect honest men. Loss iv SroiK. The cut tin and horses on tho upper I'matillii.wciv dying oil' at the rate of about one hundred per day. On the lower I'miilitlu but few hml died. The stock loutul browse, trion which they had lived tor some time. On Wild Horse and Wilson clocks much stock had died. ('iiicAiirt. .Ian. "ill. Advion from F Pickens state that the rebels have with drawn n portion ol their I'oroes lo Mobil which thev consider lu ppcciul danger The rebel force opposilo Pickens is only ii.tioti. A sneclul ilesimloll to (lie i . l . I ' says See'y Stanton has been shown h Iters from Kentucky, staling that n entire i el regiment threw down their nitiis lit the battle of Somerset, mul ilecliiieil llieir pur nose no hunter to liuhl auaiust the Gov eminent. This example, billowed by com luinii s uud mdivn.uals ol oilier regiment accounts for tho complete failure and small slaughter attending so desperate an attack News from Ft. Leavenworth says that 1,000 I'liiou Indians W the Cherokee conn try were attacked, on the (1th Inst, by su perior forces of Texas Hungers. The In diaiis were compelled to retreat mul are now in Kansas. Prisoners just returned from Richmond say that none of the elollilnp forwarded to them bv Gen Wool, some lime since via Norfolk, ever reached its destination. It is supposed it was appropriated by tin rebels. Gen. MeClellun has onlored nil the :ib sent ollieers innueeted with the nriny of The linn of Scrougins had lost nbont three hundred head In the vicinity of the the Potomac to join their regiments I ).-ili nt i tiineli ileml slilek Willi seen I it., i.mi M.t i- ii si.i.L l .... 1 1 How Tu ky Fm. Tow urns I's A cor ' II I I I I I I .till HUI II 1 died, .lames Fulton olfeieil lo sell 700 respondent of the N. Y. Times, after ex head of his stock, nol lin n dead for S 1 10 i n,jjn,r certain documents of the. Stale but the oiler was reluved , ), ,mrtiet, gnthers from them, Hint th I 'I' I ..lV,..,-u iveilec l,i t in 1.iiii..i,ii.-iT I ' that the statement that he had lost ,;, Ktalo of foreign feeling towards the Amor head of slock was untrue. He sues that can Government, is about as follows; he has not lust utiv, und thinks that most ! Kiiclanil eiilcrluiti1', or at least expt'essi of the stuck which has died has been the f mi svinputhv for us, but rather the reverie tioor entile driven no from the Willamette , l-'ruin e has not been cordial, but ha valley late last full Times. ' been less offensive than Knglulid i.',..... re I)., , ,, ti. it., in.ii.o,. i Austria has been friendly, and from the r. l,n,.,i,. tr.,l,l..sm,. t ll,,. ,! -s . i "'"Set has declared she Would Hot lecog (), -tv ,'m.icr Mr Abbolt were i;m , ni.e the rebel Coi.re.'eracy ..i ' ' i .' i.. 1 Prussia, and all llm Geriiuin Males lliion , nisi, uiii'iiii i i.iii i . iiioie lei i-iiiii,. , wereattaeked. ' ' , have been equally eordi.il i .1... ii.ii i w. ii. viv.ii.. KusMii lias lieeu Irieiullv, Iml aiiMous l ill l. i ll ll. VI'. nils mill iiuiiu l.iiiii., .,,.;,;.,- ., ..,,i;.-. ie ..i i ti... 1 'or the war to end ! .uL.ro .... ii. ., iiii,'i ,ii-i. ..ii, i i.i I Sweden ami Norway lone been friendly live ffehsmh f. ltt ' ' fr,"n '"'--'""""i: ll. lu'lllill is Utiileeioeil, hut passu i A fire occurred at the Mulles, wherein two Indian women and three children were rousted alive. Mr Albright, Tracy k Co 's messenger, says, that the road between Malles und Walla Walla, is broke nil the way, except to within ten miles of the Hon Chutes 1 1 is ascertained that si persons lime perished from exposure to the eold The Mcnmnrk is friendly unmes of five of them are as follows- .1..,-. 'I'"' ''"I"'. '"' "'""iunee his gov L-er A lli.l.n. Davis Mnlkev ..ml Ri.l.ll.. eminent is not of this orhl, nn.l he is con The name of the sixth man 'is unknown. , ,'m,r'1 wi"' KP'' nT"i, '' if h"' v",r" llolliitid it disposed to lollow the lead of I ! 1 1 I n in 1 , nt n reqieclfnl distsneo I tnlv is full of warm svmpatliy for our (i.iveriitnetit nod lor five-loin. ihiiii, llionili not nt'LTessn-e, iok an evident leaning for tho .L lT Mavis lb pub Miiunttiinrrr. lo express an opinion, he. as n good Chris tian. will ulwnvs be on the ride of law and order Mr. Woodward ami others had been out ami loutul the fro.eu man P.rown, alive, after lying in the snow live day's and six niglils, without fmsl, mnl j pounds of gold dust fur n pillow, llisdis- I covenrs were much startled nt finding him I alive, after so loin: a snow burial. lie I was brought in Umii n sled made for the , on the :11st nil purpose, and apparently getting along well .L.M-ihii.e i-ounty has Kiiffered heavily by inline aneruiHiii ol I lie l.'tli, when In l-'itoM Soi tii i' iti KitnioN Krom the Sentinel of the Mil we lenrn that Ciipt Truax' cavalry conipniiy is fully oflicered, nnd wan christened the " Juckvin Rangers" chills. Hu died on i the Lite Hood bridges, mills ami private propetty being swept nway. commenced Inning Thursduy morning Suuon Runt Minis - Mr S , It is reiorle. that Rev Glenn (I Woodward, a gentle,,,;.,, who left ll.c Sab ' !'"""" r",,l1il-!'' ,a" 'i ,,,,,k r,0""'-V' . ,, , ! I Iregnii, were nil ilri.W neil ilining tho re inoii river on the 2'. Ih Mec. snys that lit . i ; i i . ..... ., r. ii niin iii HimmI i a iiiri.in- I nil ll.i-v ere that ilate lln re were about three thousand j upon nu island in the S.i.Tainenlo, and tin perous in the mines. Provisions were j able to get oil' Si,iirmnii. plenty, nnd he gives it ns his opinion that l the supplies ii, the mines nre nmple to last 1 A C ,i,i,,n. I""1 receive. f..r two i.ioi,,!,. i "v,r 0,l "'fniiliirei, praying for the pay , llient of the residue of the ( Ifegiui War PoWliKU Rivals Misn. 'l'lu. js I Mebl. goes out on this hteiiiner for Wush coarse, of dark color, and is worth $17 .'.0 1 i"t"" '11 per ounce. Letters received from Powder river, state thnt the minis yield nu average of an ounce a day to the man. Some do much better. ray Mr Schriver, n gentleman from ! Grand Hondo, informs the Mniiiilniiirrr, j that stock in that place wns doing well i A good rond was found practicable for : wagons to Siiliuon river. Mr S estj. mutes that those who go by that route will save from Lr.O lo 200 miles travel at nnv time. These arc some of the qualifications, the importance of which is recognized by nil good men of common sagacity. Above nnd b"youd these, arc indispemable quali fications apparent to every close observing statesman who has studied the aspects of this pro slavery rebellion, in till its varying phases, while developing itself for the hist Johnson, of W. T., in calling out the mili tia of that Territory in view of the threat ened difficulty with Kngland. Gen Joluism responds with a enmtic letter in tho Stand ard in defense of himself and tic; militia, which closes us follows: "Now I, ns it pntriotic American citi zen, having not the fear of Mavis or his Portland pimp before my eves, inn con- .,;. - i .. ... Minima, in nose niv voice ill llnir llelelise. ' ' '7 T ' "m,ll,l""t I'"-'' and now Gov. Curry, you npe-browed ash- to the onus., of a broad, enlightened, ,,,,,1 colored abolitionist; you bluek henrted, (table policy of government from n wrong I blcar-ycd, tlioosc-fueed knave; you weasel (er!iou of grave questions that will be ! w ir,J worker; you oily-tongued, eel co'itimmllv arising during the pro-re,, of ' .,"""rC,, tvi''''H' l'l"'Knrisi,,g, blood-suek-,. ', ... , ' ' 1 : mg, moneyloviiig, mnii-worsliipping, office- Lie pn sent revolution, nnd for some time 1 seeker; you who have grown fat'nnd greasy n.ter order shall have been restored. The 1 from the public funds; you who would tear nation is now in a giant struggle with Ihe ! ,"",t (.'"voniiuont the first born and ii'itugmiiMiH of nil true democracy IIu-1 f'''n''st ',""f-',l,,;r "f asunder, were ;; 1 . rMJSlSl Hie white race, ns tho subslnntne bnsts of laboring to set the gicut political caldron American republicanism, or pure ilemoern-1 " boiling, hi the vain hope thnt you will ey. lias been seize, bv l ie ihronl l,e 1 1... come 10 inn lop, unit mil, nnd seiilul A iroii-heelcd representative of despotism Ii ,,,'r'! ir;"'"1"11 .''formed mortnlitjr. you ul.1,.1, . r..,,:.... .. Imve the permission of Ihe Assistant Ad jutant (ieneral nod tho W. T. militia to free your guilly sonl of all the billingnguto your Irensoiuible sheet will contain. Yours spitefully, J, W. Johnson,'' which wns ierrie.1 over, a brat in swaddling clothes, in the pirate vessel that landed the first cargo of human chattels on our shores. This monster of aristocracy, though nppn rently engaged in n struggle to extort nn acknowledgement of n iiuturnl and consti- lif" Atlriilion I" enlieil to llm imlleii i,f lo Ki. .lii-nii in mi'illior eolim.n. Afier a Umg mul tutioillil riirht to iilniit iu ir I i I ,l':'',,N,,,"l""eoe, lfiilil in ll... wclimi, llm uii om.i riM.l to plant Us iron heel on the i ), i. c i,.,.Uie. k-nu up will, the ml., ,,f ouilies aim SOUIS 01 UII " infer or i- eiii'Kniln.li eal of ll.c iiioiiiiIiiiiin VVn I.kvk everywhere, Is really beni .0ii n ,.,.! I M "''"'""-'''"'- "f I''" k. wloel. Me,.r i hicasun seven f. el from tip to lip of its ' ' I 11 " l;'"'i' 1 P"1' mo-f o n. n lo ii..-.niii" ini. f. a. I 'vines I' i.ovii is,;. A drunken vagabond who has lately been harboring around Astoria, hurrahing f. r Jeff Mavis, was recei.tlv lodged in jail at Portland lo await his trial at the next term of the district court in Clatsop county, for stealing over a hundred dollars in money from Shoemaker Hoge- land in Astoria. The chap, Lku Floyd, and secessionists generally, is us true to treason ns iW. W We learn that Indian Jack, on the hill, had two horses stabbed a few nights since, one of which has died, him the other is not likely to live. He suspects a certain white man of the deed, to whom he had refused to sell the imimnls. Jack in consid erably "sulle.v," mul applied to Mayor .Steele for redress, but in the absence 0f direct testimony, iiothiuir could I ie done for him. Mkkkiivu, Honoii. Thomas Francis M-ngher, the noble Irish patriot, who has lately been engaged in raising nn Irish I lirigade in the past, hns been appointed IJngadler General by the President. Gen .Meagher did good nervice nt the battle of Pull Run, serving ns Captain in the gnllnnt Irish Mil,. Aii'I.ks. Knapp, liurrell d Co. write to the I'armrr, from Sim Francisco, of date Feb, 7, thnt on the 1st lust, the Jn ii i hit n nrrived there bringing about 0000 boxes of apple-, generally in very bad condition- having been froen mora or less -Sides were consequently very low ranging from 7.1 cei ls lo i k box, and to 4 cts a pound extra choice lots fi to 0 cents. J' R. T. Mels-shmillt a few dnvs sine.. killed an englo on Chicknmim bottom, which Mr. Ankeny showed us a letter, nu lioimcing tl.Ht nn entire train of pin k yni mills w Inch was wintering on the Tueiuinon, n few miles below where his own mules ranched a part of the winter, had froen and starved to death, and tho man in charge of them was also frozen. -Timri. Mkatii oi ,i old CiTi.r.N. - It is with deep sorrow that we announce the ilealh ol Captain Richard Hovt He breuthed his last yesterday noon, Feb. I '.), at his resi dei.ee in this city, after a brief illness. Captain Hoyt came to Oregon in IHI'.I, at which time he commanded n vessel running between San Francisco mid this place. -The year following fie run a steamer (we believe the first that navigated the wall rs of the Willamette) between Portland and Oregon City; and for the past several years run Ihe steamer .fiillnnwnh between this city and Astoria. Cnntnin Govt stood among the first in developing nnd building up our country; and his death will be largely felt j,, t,is community. 'Yin. Nr.w Rwiiton n Oitsoov-.The President of the Oregon Steam Nnviintion I Company, Capl. J. (,', Ainsworlh. has jiint purchased the iron for fifteen miles of railroiiil between the Malles nud Mes Unites, on the route to the No, Percei nnu iMiimon Kiver mines. This was a lot imported expressly for n railroad in the in terior; but as the consignees failed to pay charges, the iron was sold to the first cus tomer. This new railroad nt Ihe Malles will prove, a paying Investment, beyond doubt. This snme company already Imvo one railroad of six miles in operation nl the Cascades--A'. Slirrur tor Ihi .1 1 fid Miti l.nniTi I nin m.t i;ir Irwi.m fur il.e n iir I. nt ).. m-i. I linn Inn in.irrl t i, nun nil llm ulijrli nv mir Irulil.lc an mi i llmrt , wmj 'i.il ill I. w u Irw .imiI, nn . I I .k llii- I.-. Iia tit lit ) on k ,i nit i in urx pi.ur I .m hum If l'irm 1 Wiiit, M-eliuii.l klll.ll In Arlrllim. I lour es Tiitc Tluit 'nr- Ut-nnr lmrin.lrr.lf.il MPtl.nr tiiisH l...kin lew Iw-li.il.l 'turn fiirMl a lli.il uv witttrr ll III lion lu ,iliel..,i knl.1 ll.r limn nin ilnl i.t irrw fill WI llllirl Dlirirlvra rHliril fur xl.aleirr kmii rf m w, Iml hnI.. rulkrr mil l l.irr. viirw 'I mir Imillin. in llm rn. w.ir k. ...I. nl n ff owr nl. in. wi- H ill vrrty Inly .lri,, lew llulik We .1.1.11.1. . I Ilia f.lrl. Ilwr .eeli'is iIuhIp llirfe klllf.i'tf.1 l.y clii-rn an aei an .ran Iml nil. i. 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SJN',S'N In lllea 1.1, Ijl.V P" Mill, ll f Itra.l Ihe ailrrtliarltirul ia bnl.l hv Da. STKKI.K, O,..,,?'''! ..iM"""Hj'. lui t ii he ntna Mrs a( IVrii,, Ul The iialllinl iul,r, f I,,OBO( ,.m ill lamr iiflh. iiiH-.ssa,uu1,atttI' 7 e.l lehellmii i.f a vit'iiiii iiioMmiL j I..UK ai nerr..iry lolriwlrad llw mad " " inn.r.l li.i.l.ii- win. aia i.,.,M ,0 ..Iher thnn the huiinrnl.l , ui,,.B V lebrU ami Ihf.r iunia,lnira lulm.H u ,k. '") el'i lnl mi. ,,,1,,, aillUa-Vj le,.,,lly et.aelnl I.K, f , (;, 'J In iik ii. ma n( nlry llu.. of 'Mna.1,k, Mnv iw.,j , . . . ."' ,7""" .. fc ... ....... .....,,, ,B ,u rt)niiB ' ih lm t- one ll.a 1 nam, ,J lie ai. to'. en ll I ekel UI..I1 l.leh a liain a m I...II," an. lr.,,l,.l,. li, ,H, ,1. pfc(t II rl.KC lu hn l.rlilnl the ruurl Ikhm it Clla nu s.iunL.y v;i,, f X.redj tVl(l r u . f..r Ilia .ui. ol ihiiii.iwii.i j tif,. I y 7'irirf, an.l lo arhsrl lit, i,Upl- t'l.ieliSI'tla (,oitt.-,ili..i4" io M d,jdp I'll) ull Vrilnn.lay III,. i), f i.mii.iiaia a " t i....u tirkn for Nltl. trkia ii4 ll.rlntr i.f i 'iiiiIim ' A (1 llort,, v II M. Kiiu.., Jiliu lliaaaaa, A ira. rVriaWiraarifan IMJhUy, HmM.,1,, II r W.lli.m,, j SmtUt, llii .V.imiiMia, MWilkm', IllJ.Sr, r:il.l.i(, IIKI.ekiurf, (iaaMinM, J.J.i. riark. Umm lUKa, J Ii Krirrl.Ui.in, A Tanly, I I Itaiuiol, JCW In It :Ml, In K.ssrt, li.ia i tan I'MiMiria, I ti an M tans, 'rmucrnfir Cu Com A J l lm. i, l.wiiuii .M aiuii I I lUmia, I II K.I.-, II H V,-.n, II II N,i hi.li, .V II I Inn. nl, Urn) C k, I nn il l Ii, J..II 7, lC'i. I'limn Stntf Colivciitioii. Ilir ii.uhhr.1 r.Srra nl iSt Hiatt ll Off nt, t I... aia i.t (aur bill., mrmtoi of ih. prrirll w a ke.l r. 1 IIm.ii , uf at igmm pnmrtntmn nf ir u ai nrreiaary lu (inaluli ihi a.i4 achtaw I arm.! Ira'lnra who alt at.p. ail lu ) m mini ll. 01 Ihe li-n. .111. I.-01.1 Mill In caaaa aari rrbrla ami Ihrit iviiinalh lafa ftabajal I. laana- ililiiiH-nally elrrt.ij ai.J .Ual.ltd aalaanua) u4 t;nlly rna. l.sj L.ai nf Ilia l.atiraawal; aki think n... la rvuiilfy Ihan ofpany .jaUt iW n.liti.liml iv. farroeai h.i ara 1 Ian a( ! ..'K III (r,i. ral f..fariuiHtil ill ill tatkntan W 1 1. ...I il.a I ..i.ililulii.n, . i.ral. Iha laat, ih ...rr.r Iha t io.ni, ami ha are Skuf la M.U .r iha alrelimi uf a tirkal Uhi urh tbawillat .....11.K Ifrii. ral ilrrlS.n without raffiaai. a)a' n.er imliliral awi'ialnata, ata rnamfalli niaM- a.l lo inert ..I Iha l,cri uf r.4iB2 il Uw aanfil re. in.'ii .11 Ihe lafmua rovntira af Un Sliitai t n auir. tii J.'n n or Mum, A H WI. ,uili..ao I iilrt. lira in Coonly ('iHaralai It W n 1.1 III Ihr Injil' la rulinl.Maf I or Will, IllSt on.. ly arnli Ihrrmf, ..11 hin iu.l Till '.lin Hi M. . i lii.vl. It ihr aiuaf "i ti,' l. Ujalii In a Mala I laixanaa la ar arsIM iieeiia Clv. Ijiiii I ouiiIv.ihi n r.DfcSliAI. I'll K lira () V (IK Al ltll.. lsi.J,f.- Um i.f 11.111 iml. nv a l uiuii TK-kal m UM lieera ilu.1 inin.ln Ii of t iMijflaai aa I4laa No. I)rir.ciT III NTII.H. .III. ksoll, .loM'phitie, I loiighis, Curry, I 'nose, I 'lllHplll, I. aue, llentoli, I, inn, I "oik, Yamhill, Marion, Clackamas, Mnlliioinnh, Vnshiiigton, Cohiiubin, Clatsop, TillumiMik, nsco, 10 It ir) Iii.iii. In l.enr fn.11. " I'f. riny'' a;.,, I.OOI.H TWKVTV Mill I .Ml I'lK.KH - .Some bogus twenty dollar pieces have been pass ed In this city. I(ok out for them, they re said to have a (Jeriiuiu Inscription o,, thein, nnd would not readily be delected unless attention were directed to them 1 imm, J'OKTI.AMIl M.VIIKKT. Flour, Slandiird Mil, " (.'onnlry lininds When I per bushel lluekwheat Hour, per lb Indian Meal per II) Mais, per bushel Hurley fH (II) 7,1 7 fiO 1 itf (i li 3 7.r,a flitKiios Cirv MtimT WI.....I l; riour, $(i,.1(la7; Oats 7.r.cnl ;' Hut ter, ::ou.r,c; v.m, :ioc The Shaslu Courier mtvH- " W. I....... from a gentleman from llnld Mills il,t ,.i.,.. one third of llm mining noimlaiioi. fi, nlll( Hcimly are preprig ()) (.IIU. i(1 ,m f 'If J r. ill 'i 11. Wsia.' sUsmmnii.u, - I'nr llm rrinov.il ami la-riininanl enn. ,,f ii.aea nriaing Imin nn nil- (iiiiii alnlu nf Iha l.hiii.1, nr hnliil nf llm ayilem. Tliii .le.,ani,t 11 11. 1 elllenel.illi reine.ly will (ieully Hilniilnl., ,e linua nf Iha Mn.n.icli nn.l laiwala lu r. Knl.ir in,. I l.e.ilihy tinlinn, mnl will. out ninnieu 'irnir(i,iK r.e llierefmii, nil ilehilrinnii neeinin.. Inlinni, pinify Iha hlunil, a.p,itl,;.ii tin. eireiiUlini,, Miima Nrii nilni,,, ln..r.ivi. ll.n ii..eiin, linjnrl lima mnl i..r in the ayilem, mnl 11 rn.liinlly , hnt III. ll el,l,,l . I)," il' .,) 7,,, I Wn coiiniieinl III., le.l.linf of rirrW H .1 11.. l.m.rol ..IH li- " nn.l Ihe ilineting of tl.a Hlnlato.ll"!,", el.s a, uf lliu day unload. M. V. C'OHIIKTT, 1 K. I) KlIATTlVK.J- W C. Joiissnv.) . flemhtiean Mute Ctnlml Co""'"" Nauit.I. IIanka, Ch'n Oemocrutic Malt Ctnlnl Cu A C (iibbs, lleiij Simpson, AI011.0 Leliiml,' KC'Oecr, .lohu McCraken. .In Cox, V H I, add, A M Slarr, K .1 UM, S (1 Keel, A C ll Khaw, Mavid Powell, A I! Hallo, k, .Ins II liiippeiis, II .1 (leer, S .1 McC'ormick, A li Iiovcjoy, Ml' Thompson, J S Kiiicnrson, I, K Cartee, ll I' Kolse, (5 N Terry, Iiiuien I lentil, IS I1' Harding, .1 ll Mellride, A V Waller, I II Moore, H N Cooke, j (,' Dnnli'li, II M Tlmiclier, Willlsm. J W MeCully, David McCully, Thoinnn 8tru(f, I, K 1'rntt, II Jmikofsky, II lllrkrr, T II Kirk" dnnii s Slmw. Willinin 0rTf, Jos Majoe II J reMKri Jainei Smilh. Tor f!. , IV M,oc I Nn, 4, niljiiiaiiilf Hi- 'fl i ' Ihi-i elly. iiiiiiti' nl iha A 1 1,' f I. eg,, (Vy, V.lti II