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About The Oregon statesman. (Oregon City, O.T. [Or.]) 1851-1866 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1860)
Ufcc Qwgca JJtottjc.nau. TTTBSDAY, JAN. Xti ISOO4. kraarx American jonrnolis, and especially tLase ia Oregon, have little encouragement to devote their time to any minnte disco as ion of Euro peaa affairs. Oar isolated position, the gene ral want of acquaintance with tho leading meaaorea itf governments so dissimilar to our wa, and aa all absorbing interest in political contests at home, prevent that attention to this abject which it merits. It is or duty to pre sent -oar rettiers with tho current history of the times ; ami to do this properly, requires raaca more than a mere noting down of such "prominent events as furnish food for the picto rials, and serve to startlo a wonder-hiving public. History consists not n ranch in the mere smoke of battles, the Mustering of diplomatists, the downfall of cabinet, or tho rise of new dynasties, as iu these real, hut often quiet changes which permanently a fleet a people, either for better or worse. There is more his tory in Charles Albert's granting the liberal .constitution of 13-H to the people of Sardinia, than in the siege of Sevastopol, with all its diu and carnage. Tho one was simply the stroke of the pel ; the other was the highest achieve ment of military science the world has ever seen. Bat the latter merely settled a question between two despots, while the former cancel led forever the prescriptive rights of despotism. Aside from the historical know lodge r.f f.tcts. we may gather exa-.nple from the experience of the old world, whieh are Applicable, with very slight adaptations, to the policies of the new. Europe is termed in diplomacy, and ac tually in, a great commonwealth of nations. It is true they have no writteu constitution, like that which binds oar thirty -three sovereignties into one nationality ; and each independently aecks its own aggrandizement and extension of territory at the expense of its neighbors. Hut, with their well understood and acknowledged system of international law, and their nume rous treaties sanctioned by diplomatic congress es, held for the purpose of establishing the bal ance of power, and all backed by " the final argument of kings,' one need have little to fear from another. In their intercourse w ith each other, and their internal polity, tha uni Yersal ratty distinctions, of radicalism ana con servatism, of progression against precedent, arc even more strongly marked than in our own eountiy. Pa!riotisri i ever toiling against the mercenary recipients of court favor, and igno rance is ever respectful toward the shadow of greatness. Italy is a connterpart of " liletd- ing Kansas ;" while Louis Napoleon and Fran cis Joseph of Austria will represent the " free dom shrieking " and border ruffian " inter ests, and Victor Emmanuel it a Terr good squatter sovereignty man ; and, at the risk of invidious local and persona! comparisons, such analogies might be traced indefinitely. Those, with us, having a righteous reverence for re nowned Senators would then be Most obsequi ous to " my noble lord ;" and such of our fel low-citizens as " nibble at the shoe-latchets of the mighty n won Id make a good living by fawning in the saloons of nobility. Hut au dacions contempt of pomp and pretence is the same, the world over. It will be remembered that, aliont a year ago, the Emperor of France, to the consterna tion of everybody, wantonly insulted Baron Huhner, the representative of Austria at his court, and irabseqnently prosecuted a war with the- avowed purpose of liberating Lombard) from the tyrannous rule of Austria, and annex ing it to the kingdom of Sardinia, which em braced the only prosperous ami well governed portion of Italy. It was a high-handed pro cedure; but the internal policy of Austria is too arbitrary, and her foreign intercourse too aggressive, to meet the approval of her neigh bors ; so Europe merely frowned, put it hand on its sword, aud awaited results. As an example of absolute monarchy, Aus tria stands second only to Russia. It is a forced union of States, having a great diversity of descent, languages, customs find religion, to which the sovereign dictates laws, and from which he collects such revenues as he may see fit ; only leaving it to the provincial councils to adjust the taxes npon individuals. In the whole empire one man in nine ty, and in some province one in twenty, is a nobleman ; a cheapening of aristocratic honors which has oc casioned aa ranch ridicule as the pretensions of American snobbery. Forced brans and arbi trary imprisoBiiient are usual. Trials are conducted in secret, and those of criminals are generally postponed and extended for years. One peculiarity of their law is that no sentence of death can be passed except npon confession. Considerable favor waa hhnwn to the Italian provinces; but their being adjacent to the free and prosperous people of Piedmont gave con tinual occasion of scandal to Europe. After the battle of Solfcrino, it appeared that Loois Napoleon had satisfied the ambition of his own people, and played the demagogue an f :ir a a ti mwM virh , .T. .mr. f m.prt--it!ia ,. . , j- . 11 i- , sentimoBt of Europe ; and he accordingly con- , i , f -.i eluded the peace of illafranca, without to i . e much as consulting his ally the King of Nardi-! T ,,... ,!:.,. r bas sanseqncntly been IieU at Zurich, in ! Sa-if7Arlaml 1utifcf7i t'n tin tintw.p IVi n.n t ' . - . . - - - - .... . . "' . i u , : Austria nnd Sardinia, bv tvliieh it i. mrmoA ikat i T i , ... . I , i r i i Xombardy Sitall pass into the hands of toe hut. -and peace be finally restored. Still there k a j creat want of sccartrr. so lonrns Austria occ pies her Venetian territory. In that she still holds fortresses which command the ceded province, and which may enable her to reclaim it upon the next disturbance. Forty-five thou sand emigrants Lave left Vcnetia for Central Italy, and it is certain that causes of disturbance will continually occur, so long as Sardinian lib erty and Aastrian tyranny are separated only by a conventional division of a common people. Sut considering this mutter as perinancntly setded, the remaining three-fonrths of Italy of- fers a problem of no easv solution. Numerous j petty princes, the remnants of decaved rovalty, continually at war wiib each other or their re Tolted sabjeets, are, by prescriptive usage, the lawful sovereigns of tweuty million inhabitants, who are descended from the ancient conquerors S5f the world, and who have coutiuually asserted their birthright by all that is classic iu litera ture, or profound in science, or divine in art, but who nevertheless lack those itcudast pri vate virtues which alone can secure them iu a well ordered government. Tho eontiBaaUy increasing socoess of the twelve years experiment already made in Sar dinia goes far to show that a constitutional monarchy is the twin of government beat suited to the Italian people ; and a large proportion of tho at desire to be iuourporated into that Sice Louis, Napoleon has takeu in Italian affairs, he has preramed to address a letter to Victor Em-1 nuuiuel, projecting t Mich an arrangement, hud proposicj i confederacy "for Italy, similar in oat war I form to oar own. Wi'Jiout stopping to inquire what interest the imperial French man may have in Ibis plan, it is nnswer enough to fit the rait difference lii-lwifn the sturdy pioneers nf America and the organ-grinding pauper of Tuscany. Even we conhl arrive at that exalted form of liberty, n republican gov ernment, only by the stepping stone Vhich the people of England had spent nges in erecting. Our earliest settlements were nuule under the benignant shadow, of chartered, privileges. which none dare repeal; and the supremacy of law and custom over Hie caprice of Kings wns one of the political axioms which our forefath ers carried with tiiem to their new homes. Until snch principles become engrained iuto Italian society, we can only hope for her a sub stantial limited monarchy, iu which she inny serve an apprenticeship to the science of gov emment. j Itussia, Prussia and England are disposed to hold a national congress, for the purpose of revising tliu nffiirs of Italy; and should they do so, it is pretty certain they will not pay much rwpctt to the dictatorial letter or Napoleon III to the King of Sardinia. This contingency, along with the belligerent tone of the Freuch press toward everything English, forms no very remote speck of war. The idea of a Freuch invasinu is rife throughout Circa t Britain, nud she is organizing a riile militia on b scale cal culated to oppose any force that Blight be land ed on her shores. Whether that is only a de vice to cultivate the mania! spirit of the peo ple, may be doubtful ; but it is certain, that for the last j-ear she has been making prepara tions for war on a gigantic, scale. On the '22 J of October. Spain declared war against Morocco, her African neighbor, across the Strait of Gibraltar, on Recount of some depredations committed at Cctita, a Spanish presidio iu Northern Africa. The Emperor, or Saltan, of Morocco, protests that he ought not to be responsible for the acts of his lawless subjects; but Spain is making preparation fur a campaign on a scale of magnitude truly ri diculous, considering the weakness of -her ad versary. 'Her armament is to cousist of tnore taan n hundred thousand men: whih Morocco consists of a mongrel population of six million. Arabs, Moors and Berbers, the nnwtnnrnly and worst governed vagabonds on f arth. Great Britain hiymuiied the court of Spain, that wh.ttcvt r conquests the latter may make in Africa must be given np at the close of the war. So it appears that if the Spaniards have the pleasure of whipping anybody, the- must foot the bill themselves. That Raroaix axd sale Proved. It w ill be recollected that recently, when deuying n falchoHl published iu the Dtlazonian, for which the name of Hon. Win. I lutsnti, of Douglas Co., was given ns anthority. we gave a minute account of a corrupt tale of Delazon Smith to J. C. Avery, in December, ISoj, to which Mr. Ilutson did testify. As we supposed, Mr. Hut son's name wns nscd by Delusion without au thority, and we published last week nn extract from a Douglas county letter, in which Mr. Ilutson pronounced Delusion's story a fabrica tion. By tltis mail we received n letter from Koscburg from another gentleman, as follows : " Mr. has written to yon about the statements of Mr. Ilutson. made by him by any of reply to the ttrticleni 1K-I.iz.ni Smith's paper, I understand, but w hether he mentioned that Mr. Hutsou coiiiiriiied your statement of tho contract made lir Smith and Avery, I know not. Mr. Ilutson fully sustains your article on both the M alone atl'air (the lie that Delusion published) and the contract with Avery." Several weeks have elapsed since we pub lished the history of Dclazon "s shameless prom ised sale of himself and his vote in the legis lature. But Dclazon has never ventured to deny it, as big a liar as he i. Reason why : It can be proved by Sir. liaison. Now Mr Hutsou bears testimonv to the correctness of our statements, both in denying the falsehood published bv Dclazon, aud in coufinuiiig the truths published by us. Heavy. An editorial article in the last Timet, w rittcu by an officer of Hie army, un dertakes, among other things to justify the manner in which the Utah war has been man aged. Leaving ont of the question the enor mous expense, (thirty or forty million) and the public charges of corruption, wc regard the in efficiency exhibited at 2alt Iike by onr gov ernment as hnmiliatiug. As Geo. V. Ken dad of the Xt O. Picayune, says, during all the time our troops have occupied Salt Lake City, their hands tied by " Peace Commission ers, " Brigham Young has as good as openly detied jndges, coarts and jurio3, and laughed the government in the face, while massacre ing its citizens, aud hardly a hand raised to crush these crying evils." The Utah business has been, to say the very least, unfortunate. The same officer has an editorial article in the Timet of 24ih Nov., maintaining that Washington Territory can exercise uo jurisdic tion over the Island of San Juan ! Komrnxo tiie Mails. Accutlcutan of Eola . , , , , , " , informs ns that he has lost twenty dollars from , .. , , the mails somen here betw een Oakland and , , . Eola. and asks it lie can recover it of the gov- eminent. No ; the P. O. Department does not insure. lie w ill have to stand the loss hiiu- During the last six mouths wc have lost a pood deal of money on that route. There is fc,. , , ' ,. . , thief wme where upon it, stea ing regularly, b.crc 5"-a case of tins kind m the States the department won Id goon detect The sconu dn I, but we have no favors of that kind in Or egon. The only remedy is for individuals to put a detective on track of this villain, and wc will ensure he will run him down iu a mouth. Decikiox. The Commissioner of tho Gen eral Land Office bas decided the contested land claim case of J. B. McC'lane r. J. D. Boon, in favor of McCIaue. A patent has not yet been received. The claim lies directly north of Salem, and u a very valuable one. Boon being in possession, we suppose the contest will 'be transferred to our courts, in the form of suits of ejectment, or for mesne profit. The Salem Statesman of the 3.1 hist., appa rently nuablo to maintain it-self in legitimate argument, seeks to raise a personal issue with us. Times. That is not true, sir; we did not seek to raise a personal issue with you. On the contrary, wc avoided such an issue until yourself forced it npon us. If you have been worsted with your own weapons, 3 0U have only yourself aud your advisers to thank for it. Not Well-Informed. The Yreka (Cal.) Union occasionally contains an article on Ore gon politics, which only proves that its editor is sadly in want nf information npon tha subject. He sometimes draws correct iaLrvooes, but ipftftr&ll ihto wrarjfc prtjmisVti AfiRKAT OTATM!' Tfcero is nothing which nlTords greater pleas- nre to the lover of virtue and pure patriotism, tkau to behold the homage paid to those iioblo ajaalitiew, iu tho person of one who is eminently distinguished for their possession. There is no gratification more complete, to the pnro mind, than to contemplate h grateful inoense of topular applause and admiration which, even in these degenerate days, is ever offered up to the grent and good, and sweetens their sacrifi ces upon the altar of their country's greatness, , nnd liglitens their, disinterested labors hi behalf of theirVlcn fellow men.- Even iguohlo mind cannot refrain .front nn involuntary tribute or, at the very, least, respect,, perhaps of envy, perhaps even of admiration, to tho surpassing merits of thosu whom tho people delight to honor. We have just been reading, in the Corvallis Beef-Eater, an account of tho reception nf 44 onr great man, Jo. Lnne," at the Capital, of the Nation. Wo presume that, in the minds of the Betf-Eater't readers, it detracts nothing from the credit of this account, to know that ' it is written by tho " great maiWs " private secretar, and, doubtless, at the '"great man's" instance. Wo may be permitted to hope, iu- deed. that no such unworthy scruples may agi tato the mind of our readers. It is enough for us to know that the statement appears iu the " great man's " ni-rsmml organ, that it is written from the " great mnn'a " dictation, by the 4 great man's " servant, atid therefore it nwf be nil right. No one can imagine other wise. 'and number himself on this "great man's" list of friends. This matter being satisfactorily settled, let ns betake ourselves at oner 1 1 the enjoy nient of Moses-Yulee's account of the reception of the " good nnd great man " at hi hotel in Washington Citv. He "is here," ays Moses-Yidce. "and terms iu good health." Mark the significance of that word seems." So absorbed is the good nud grent man " in hi schemes of great ness and goodness, that he does not even com muiiicate to his on n bodr servant tin state of bis health. That faithful nud utTectiouate creature is compelled to trust, iu this matter, entirely to appearaucss, which may be deceit ful ; but so long ns " Jo." takes his meals with regularity and without complaining of indiges tion, takes his usual toddy, and says God bless you " iu a voice not more than ordinarily tremulous. Yulee is Wand to consider Slim in go.nl health ; and so are we. ' There is a perfect rush to greet him, daily and nightly. You cannot go to his room at any time, without seeing the ood (!) and great (!) man surrounded by nil classes, from the highest to the lowest" from the landlord down to the cook, we presume ; nnd he has the same hearty "tio.l bless you'" for all, no doubt, ns he has fur the simple-minded Orego nians when bo wants their votes. Not even Harry Meijrgs, were ho to return to California, could expect a !ore uuivernl demonstration of regard ! "Never," says Yulec-Moses, " was man so loved as he i in this city." We knew Joseph for a gallant num. but we were not prepared for such a confession of the extent of his ama tory connections, from such high authority as his own body servant. Shade of Barton Key, own thy master, and hidi thy diminished head' "Black nnd white (Hibbeti and Garrett), rich and poor, old and voting, all seek to gain .. ., . , i , ., - greetings." 1 here can be no doubt of this, B. r. , , , , , , , since l ulee has said so; nlthough we do not In., ,i-a4,i... fttiil ititiir likrtli tin,- it tl ! likti:! t read in the Washington City papers of any j popular blockade of the street in the vicinity of Brown's Hotel, on ttie arrival of onr Joseph. What nn affecting and affectionate picture is here presented ! What a delicate reproof is conveyed to Joseph's " dear people " in Ore gon, who, in comparison with the above, have been lukewarm, nay, cold, in their demonstra tions of iiiTcction to Jnscph, on the occasions of his biennial visits to them ! We look upon bini as the only hope of the country now. He alone can save ns from the threatening convulsion, and I think his nomina tion is certain." He says so himself! "At least." he ndds (through Moses-Yulce) w ith be coming modesty, "so it appears, from all I can learn" from the Beef-Hater, the Bunkum Bugle, and the Memphis Aralanche. . And mark how all w ho are brought in contact with the " treat mm " arc lt.'lited up. to some extent, with the effulgence of his trans cendent popularity, even ns the lesser planets that revolve round the sun derive light, nnd warmth, nnd dignity from their great eenter. Hear Yulec-Moses : "Judge Deady is here. and is very cordially received. The fwt is, Lane's- popularity descends to erery man u-ho hails from Oregon." Note the connection : the "cordial reception" accorded to U. S Dist. Judge Dcady, at the National Capital, is the result of " Lane's popularity," w hich' " de scends to everv man w ho hails from Oregon !" In Oregon, Judge Deady achieved some dis tinction 011 his own account, and was nearly as well known and popular us Joseph ; even in Washington, oue who was esteemed worthy to hold the commission of Judge of the U. S. Court ought to be entitled to some degree of respect at the hands of the Washingtoniaiis, 011 his own merits; but according to XIoscs-Yulee, Judge Deady is indebted to the popularity of Jo. Lane for all the courtesv and atteutiou he receives Yulec-Moses even thin'is it necessa ry to explain the attention shoan him, by re fcrring it to Joseph's popularity ! Seriously, do Gen. Lane, nud Moses-Ynlec, aud Slater iuiagi ic that the people of Oregon nre such consummate asses and blockheads ns to swallow sucli stupid stnfi" as the letter from which we have quoted above 1 Joseph might perhaps improve his reputation among those who do uot understand the trick, by a little moderate pufling; but the sickening laudations of Moses aud Yulee, Iiibben aud Garrett, nre only disgusting. A KiCH Quaktz Lead. The Jacksonville Sentinel, of Dec. 31, publishes nu account of the discovery, within two or three miles of the town of Jacksonville, of a vein of auriferous quartz, which prospects immensely rich the richest ever found npon tho coast." From a piece of rock weighing three pounds, over 8 10 was takeu ; and from a peck of the rock, crushed with a mortar and pestle, marly $1000 were realized. It was first discovered by a miner named Hicks, who has delved in the neighbor hood of Jacksonville for several years, with va rious luck, and since his discovery, sereral oth ers havo struck quartz leads in tho same vicin ity. If the vein contiuues to yield as richly as it has tlius far, it is oue of the most important gold discoveries ever made iu Oregon. Wo are indebted to Mr. Win. Y. Deere, of Fort Yamhill, for the interesting table which we puhlhh, showing the quantity of rain which fell in the Willamette valley during the years trf laSd sad l&ft. COAMTIOI. Ono or two of the Lane organs and a corres pondent of the Inst Argu are harping npon a charge of possible coalition between anti-Lane democrats aud the opposition. , This is done. not because they have any idea such coalition is contemplated by anybody, but for two rea sons ono of which is to divert attention from a coalition, direct aud indirect, which they have themselves resolved upon with the repub licans, nud tho other to piny upon prejudices of voters. We say the Lane party hnr already resolved upon a coalition with the republicans. They intend to do this wherever they are unablu to pack conventions, and secure Lane demncrnts upon the legislative ticket. They did this in 135:3, wherever they had the power. Iu Dong las, Lime's own county. Lane's especial friends did it, and elected Gazley over O' Bryant. In the Coos and Curry district they paid a man's ex (tenses to induce hi in to run against the reg ular democratic nominee, who wns not a Lane man. This year they intend to play that gnuie more extensively indeed, in every county where anti-Lane democrats arc placed upon the democratic legislative ticket. The Lane leaders in Multnomah county have for mouths avowed that the v would not vote for a mail for tho legislature who wus not for Lane's re-election as Seuator. In this county the lead ers nf tln little squad dcilaie the same thing, hi other enmities they have done, and are doing the same. In one county south. where there nre not Lane jueu enough in the whole cntAity to compose a school meet ing, the little band avow their readiness to'snp port the republican legislative ticket ugninst that nominated by the democrats. Iu the same county, we are informed, some of the re publicans (though to their praise be it said, nil w ill not consent) are busily at work to secure republican candidates who will vote for a repub lican and Gen. Lane for the tiro U. S. Sena tors, on condition that Lane's friends in the leg ilature shall vote likew ise for said republican Delusion, iu one of his letters he has published, admits that he complained of Lane for court ing the support of the kiiownothiiigs in 1553 If he courted them then, will he not court the republicans in 1;GJ 1 For the nuti-Lanc-aiid-DcInsion section of the democracy, we can point to the fact, that they comprise tiie most steadfast nud soundest democrats in Oregon. Aud they will brin out nud support democrats for the legislature- democrats from principle, aud not made so by promises or rewards. Wc kuow of no utiti Lane democrat nho proposes or has proposed a coalition with anybmly, or faction, republi can, or any other. All that belongs to the Lane faction. Ax Inr-iKTAST D h i mext. Hon. Rever- dy Johnson, of Mari laud, the Attorney Gener al of the U. S. duriu? the administrations ol Taylor and Filhnore. and one of the first con stitutioual biwyers iu America, has published nn nrtic e upon popular sovereignty in reply to JuJim Black's titiiiphict. Mr. Johnson nr gued the DreJ Scott case for the South before the Supreme Court of the U- S., and concurs in that deciioii. But he interprets it as Sena tor Douglas does. He completely overturns the sophistry and errors of Judge Black. He shows that tho construction placed upon the Dred Scott cae by that gentleman, is not war t r-iit.u1 1 1- ,itU d . i , i.r i. ..r tit.. ..r i " " i the court. An exchange remarks that such , , a document, eonmig from such a man, must , , . , . . ... priHince oeciueu iiiuuciice upon ine pumic mind throughout the Union. In the South the viluot uill b4uu St"';,,!Ifl',t- Mr- Johus,i has of late years acted' with the democracy, und supported Buchanan iu I.Vi. PoRTLANif Fikr Depart.mext. Portland Hs?esses a very efficient and well organized lire department, highly creditable to the city. The Willamette, No. Lis the oldest fire com pany iu the State; -they have ail excellent en gine, und it is well manned. Multnomah. No. !. idso has a first-rate engine, and the boys that "run" with it are hard to beat. Columbia, No. 3. is a new company, which numbers some of the best citizens of Portland umong its members. They have ordered nn engiue of the best pattern, which they expect to receive in a short time. Iu addition to these, there is Vigilance Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1, an old company, whose vigor and prowess have often been trieJ and approved. There is no institution of which Portland should be more proud or more careful than tier Cre companies, upon whose vigilance and skill must fiften de pend the safety of the property, perhaps the lives, of Iter citizens. Most Valuable Map. We re indebted to the publishers for a copy of McCoruiick'a nnd Pownall's map of the !tute of Oregon. It is compiled from actual surveys, nud from the most reliable explorations, is elegantly engrav ed, printed ami colored, of large size, and alto gether a splendid map. The work has been executed iu New York, and in appearance, the map w ill compare favorably with those of any of the old States. The margin is embellished with accurate views of the towns ef Portland, Dulles, Salem, Corvallis, Eugene City, Oregon City, and Jacksonville, and of the Falls of the Willamette. It is sold at the low price of S3 not above the price for tiniilar maps in the Atlantic States. Another feature connected with onr lands is, that by the act admitting us as a State into the Union, we nre entitled to a large bodv of land within the borders of the State for school pur poses, all of which nre to be selected by the Governor. '.Veto the Governor to select those lands forthwith, (for the time is not far distant when the law ceases to he ot eilect, lv limita tion,) then the Legislature can make provisions v hereby the lands miinit be converted to nnni cy nnd opened to settlers, and the money either let out oil interest, or incrgeu into wnai is pop ularly termed a perpetual sinking fund, the hem-tits of which, should be obtained solely by the schools, in a ratio according to the number of schools or scholar which we think far pref erable to allowing the lauds to remain ns they lire, closed to settlers, and of 110 bom-tit, the object for which they were designed by the generosity of Congress. Advertiser. These land cannot be taken until they can be survoved. They would have been survey ed ere this, but Lane would permit no appro priations for surveys to bo nindo because they could not bo disbursed by an instrument of his. He has now Col. ChnpuMii, aud that difficulty is removed. But. it has become known at Washington thut the appropriations of Con gress for Oregon are prostituted to persoual euds, and there may be danger that future ap propriations will, in couaequeuce, be curtailed. or denied altogether. Agricultural. A meeting is to be held at Oakland, Douglas couuty, on the 4th of Feb ruary, to organize an Agricultural Society, and choose delegates to the State Agricultural Con vention, w hith is to lw held iu Suieui on the S2d fttbruart . Niioi'Ki.m itirituKU. A horrible murder, iu cold blood, was perpe trated near Dallas. Polk county, on Thursday night last, the 12th inst. From tho best Infor mation which we cau gather, the particulars arc these : Two men," named Morse aud Parker, were employed in a saw-mill about eight miles from Dallas, on the Luckiamute river Parker was a married man ; Morse and a man named Brown lived together, within gun shot of Parker's house. Some time ago Par ker's wife left him, but lately returned, nnd at tributed her leaving to tlte interference of Morse. Parker ! then forbade ...Morse coming on his premises. On Thursday evening last. Morse told Brown that he was going 011 a hunt the next day, ami that he would go to a honse in the neighborhood and imrrow a rifle. Ac cordingly he went. On his way home he pass ed Parker's house, when, seeing Parker sitting bv the fire, with his wife, he tools dendly aim nt him, nnd shot him .iirongh the breast. He then went homo and,, after conversing for a short time with Brown 011 general subjects, he requested hiui to go over to Parker's, saying he thought there was something wrong there. Brown hesitated, but Morse insisted, and final ly Brown went, nud found Purker dead. He immediately went to Dallas, nud notified the citizeus, who. with the Sheriff nt tlxeir head. went to arrest Morse, but he was not to lie found. At last accounts the search for him has lieen unsuccessful. Morse bore the reputation of a desperate character ; as it had Ihmmi gene rally reported aud Itelieved that Uo killed man in the South sometime ago. P. S. Since the above was in type, we have received further particulars of the transaction- from Mr. Barnard, who was present during most of the examination of Morse, at Dallas, on Fridav and Saturday last. It appeared that Morse nnd several other men were at Parker's house on Thursday, w hen after some exciting talk Parker ordered .Morse to leave, presenting a gun nt him, threatening to shoot him if he ever came ou his premises again. Morse lis tened very calmly, urn! on going away told Par ker it would be well for him to leave immedi ately. He then tried to borrow a gun, from several persons, but was refused, nnd was told to let Parker alone. In the evening he suc ceeded in gcttiug a gnu, by representing that he wns troiiiff a hnutimr. He then went to l'arker's house, nnd w histled. The door was opened by sin old man who lived there with Parker. Morse said his name was Boss, aud he wanted to know the way to Tharp's mill. The old man replied : " I know you ; your name is Morse, and yon had better leave here." He then shut the door; and almost immedi ately nfterwards Parker fell dead from a shot through the window. There were four or five men iu the house, but they were all afraid of Morse, who had been drinking aud had juar relitl with them. Morse then went to his owa house, and in duced one or two individuals to go up to l'ar ker's. Afterward he went back, and whistled at the door. One of the mm c&me out. and tidd him Purker was badly hurt, but would not tell him how badly. Morse went home again, nud w as arrested ou Friday morning, ns he wns getting up from led. The p-op!e iu the neith ixirlnxtil Mere all afraid of Morse, ami made no effort to arrest hiui, until ibey procured assis tance. The cause of the q'tnrrH was as stated above. Morse had lieeu in I lie iicigliliorhnod since last summer, and was feared by all his ac quaintances. T.'t raiirdensl man' name i Opo H.irper. i:if'iai! if i iiT i?r. Morse a. or ,.itm eant-ua liaiur is Jlut lie is a Calil'-iriiiau. T.tl.t'AT!0i .! STITE t ttt :;. TAX OF ll 'lnvr is the assessor's valuation of property in Oregon lor lite rears HV'antl n it III he State mid tWiuarkl las for those years : ISii. t'ocsriK. Y.-ilimiiim. t.mle Tax. Val. Tex. Tax. 1.7i.t(M l.7!.ll l$.-iu..n, I .. t ia. VamHS, l,4iMl0 3.7.1 i.r- 2,-jtl,nn l.'si.Vl aai.ii -jr.O'i o:.5H 3.1-11.34 l.U7.tw 4.SWJ.-T ;"..o7t.-2 4.T-2L-M 4,io.s- tf.iaa.ivt m:o.7a 3 1' I '79 1.SM7.1S0 .'-.:-.7 1IS.-Jj! Ki.ar.t 1. 377.114 1. -J7S.4I.I 3:.sj- 3.'J4ii.41d 2. ;7.v,'4' ".537,104 a,-J17.l.-s5 43.K.1 503.3-Jt l.tn !.:? 47-.ll 1.U47.IS JIS.il l.m.sa 1 is.-l", SI, 36 i7;.ai l.--'7S.4i I'latsttn. Colu.uljiu, t '01 is, Ourr.-, llotl :las, luek-Hm, Juse-i'.iim?, l-si.l it K. ."j-sl l li.7:6:0 l.jro.ttKI I.io.vi-l J a.m.'.'Aj a.tvttyjiu 313.1 3. -Mti.41 2.17j.J4 l.iuu. Marion. !.:n;-.i:t MuhiKMUah S.ril.ii.H) -.i37.IG Tillamook. i,774 73 l'niHwi. 54S.-.M- Waatuiigt'n 1. is Vjico, J itiJ.STa 50 Vauibii:, l,:rG 4-1. 1 5:.i.;&3 l,!'l;.30 -17-M3 J.1-NI.J3 Total, 2t.is4:3ti 15 4s,:!o-,77 22.i.'4.1H 2i.sJ4.i0 AMUl'ST OF TAX COLLECTED K CHIN'AMEX FOR MIXINl LICKXSE Amount of Tax. 31 10 i 3.-il ! o,a 3 oo States' per ceut. 4ii Ro 31 31 4i IU 7sO 45 Coos, furry, l:t,k4u, Josephine, Total," 8,978 itf 1,'Mti 74 This, milled" to the above, makes the revenue of the State of Oregon from nil sources, for the fiscalyear beginning September 1'2, 1S3U, 715.01. OEX, I.Ar: S F1VOB OF POPrUR MOVKKKMS.VrV. The following letter from Gen. Lane, which wns published at the time it was written, will show that in January, 1653, Gc-n. Latin not only endorsed the " Douglas Doctrine," but that he maintained that the pro-slavery men in Oregon had even uo right to talk, (or ns he has it, "harp") about slavery after tho vote had been taken : Washington Citt, Jan. 3, 1353. DeAR Bush : I am much pleased to learn that our constitution has leen ratified bv the people, but am sorry to bud that there are some still harping over the slavery question. It has been sett'cil by a vote of the peopl and with their decision nil shonhi be satisfied. Our motto was in the late canvas, nud in our plat form, ami it is the principle of the Kansas Nebraska bill, leave it to the people." They have decided n?ainst slaverr, and certainly no good dem-tcrut u ill now altemii to disturb the peace and success of the democratic party, on this question, settled, and for all time, to far as Oregon it concerned. In hast,, vour obd't scrvnnt, .1 OS K I'll LANE. The Electoral. Culler e of 18G0. The Northern States will be entitled to votes iu the Electoral College as follows: Maine, .New liainpsliire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Klioile Island, C'miliwl lent, .New York, New Jersey, IViinsvlvuuia, Ohio." Tom!,. 8 5 5 13 4 0 35 7 27 23 Mirliigan, Indiana, Uiaois, l-wii, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, lre.:;oii, Kansas, 6 . 13 11 4 5 4 4 3 3 ISO The Southern States will be entitled lo votes in the Electoral College ns follows Vi'idiiiu, Delaware, Mart laud, Nor.li Carolina, SodlIi Carolina. 1j 8 10 Louisiana, rkausas, Tennessee, Kentucky, M issouri, Florida, Texas, 8 Georgia, 1" Alabama. 9 Mississippi, 7 Total, 1M Total vote of the Northern Ptates, IRC Total vote of the Southern States, ' . 1-Jvl Majority for the Sorthera States, Co AKgreiaUe vote of Northern and Southern States, 306 A umber necessary to elect a President, lii " The Official Coruespoxdesce." See outside. Many of our readers knew the late CdtEUjgrt " . . . . Tin? rtimhsiiip n oktiirkvkr LOST. TIIIISTV-.MIX I.IVK.H LOST. LKTTEIt .11 All. I.IKIJWISlli LOST. We learn that the steamship Columbia arriv- ed at Portland Thursday morning, bringing the intelligence that the steamship Northerner was lost at rhipu Mendocino, with thirty-six lires, the Ore jon mails from the Atlantic Ftatea aud California, and all her freight and express packages. The steamship is said to have run upon a rock, setting her to leaking; she then attempted to go into liuiuboldt, but failing in that, she was beached, nt or near Mendocino, aud went immediately to pieces. Capt. Sweitzer. of the steamer Elk, running npon the upper Willamette, is reported among the lost. Ve hear of no other Oregonian. but have no list of the drowned. We shall proba bly get full particulars by the boat of Sunday morning. Ix-lore going to press. - The Columbia brought np a portion of the JSnTtherner't iiewsiamr mails which bad drifted ashore, and the Surviving passengers. FULL PARTICULARS!! By Tmcy Be. "o,, Mr. l. A. Brown, and our r(fnlar Portland correspundent, we receive full particulars, as follows: Tlw Ifoi-thtrntr strark a annkm rock atffHlt o'clock, on Tli'-irs lay slMiUt tnro ftiil. lcNw isluut Kref. Capt. Hall was on tteck wlwn he rtra- k. aisl lnimoliatrl- ordrrt the pun ft art In BioOon. 7t atirp- aaattx off thv rock Imtantly aftr fhe struck, trot It was aooa asccrtainil that I e pomjia, which were In cvwf working r.lcr, were wh.tli.r hlrnpabfe of karpinc her aSiurt anf I n itlt ot time. She a i theu hearled f-.r aiiore. aud rus in t:tt the Mrs -k, ahen ber aucrior was kt 8. As Soon as t' steamer itm k, a bout was launched, nni all the lad it . xept two, r-t Into it. Tim baat il laislna anfrly. Mr. Birch, th oecan-l t IBer. then e t Into a lioHt, ami accet-fl lo srttinff one- of the- l.-i.tV o.T, tSe t.fhvr. M ss Grewir. poait.Tely r.Ia.Kiji t' lesrp the wreck otiKa ber IwolH er. iu wltoskr charjre the was, eoul.l pi with her. Capt. 1 ill tlten trlvl to swin? her Into the boat wiib a line, wlireti be c.Mil I tint lo Mr. lrencn, 11 ir.atf. s -eluii the jrouug lailj sttil on tie wreck, ft h lat otr frorn i!iirc, anil In oin n.ler IHe tie in of the vesact, the boit opt led, and h. It li unpoce'l, in erijulusl between kit I tl and llie em of the sii(. .11 Ore?:-, and her brother w- re dro-'nel. It is C!p. Dall's .Sni-m that I10O1 eoaM hare been saved. If ahc imA aune In Mr. French-' On,l lwtt. . -TllK CArTAts'd aor. Cpt. H, btd a tvrttrit cabin boy, lo whom he hunded fire hundred dodara In coin, after the steamer ftmt-k. Iut when he towered hitn to the line, lie old hiia to drp hia money. The bor, ftowerer, hun on to the moner, was washeil from the hne o Ok atern of the wreck, and wa sop. Med to be hfflt 1 Tcrv aiuch 1 1 the Catjlaii, xtiri.rl. . erer, h-n h- readied Oie atioft, his boy wa there aU right. wnn nis e-VJ. C.tpt. liall. fr. Barry and tiie parser, were the law to Irare the ship. Mr. Cirrjf na porltive he conld n-t reach ttie shore, and was carried awajr l.y the first ea that struck him, aud was een no isore: Tiie parser reached the shore hf the li e. Cupt. t)!l waa the Hit to try tile Hjie- He lowered himself, and after eina washed over by sereral se.is was uir'ta a from the l-ne, arid swam asiiore. Mtss JaB?G.e---terdity morning at tow Ode, tiie body of this uuioriuuair yoons lady - as tk?n rrom the wreck. She had been lulled to the wheel ooe by ber brot!er, with her over-clot ins-. There la no duabt they d ed together. The - bo-ly of younr Ores'? Imd not been recovered. r.'iere were six seiMrera who-refused to take the tine, and, as it happened, the piece ow which tbt-y stood broke !-e. and they came ashore io safety. M-'t of the rmssenzers sreil froei the Northerner, look pale aud hagear i, and many of them art nearly destitute of ct 'lump. The wreck ef the steamer and car-o tivcd will be sold on Turn lay, at B t-Iide'i store. Centerviile. All the p-un;crs ncc.ru to Capt. Hall all the bravery and eO'lmss hit u p-sible for a man to be master of. Tie offi cers, men and -i"tnr.Tj obeyed his orders cheerfoily and proup ry. Mr. OX.al, Chief En.-tO'C-, waa the mao who saTcee.iel in erettinff the line as ore. Ctpt. Ilall askd him If he th'Wivht be culd land a boat. He repld, " 1 will try. He feiok the quarter boat, and with two of his firemen, land the line. He nsnl - bei en'Urors to procure a crew to retorn to the wri ck, bo was unable to do s-j. One of the sielurs cot a bcrve loose from the wreck and hnn to him till they b-ith canie ashore. Tuere were toartccn deal bjdirt lyoig on the beaeh yester day tuoruUig. They were boned la sepa ate graves, and m-irk ed it is the op;n"en of Capt- Ia!l tltat the polrrt of the rock the ship struck c-told not bare n Inrrer tinn a man's head. So sliiiht was toe jar tiiat but few of tiie passengers had any l l .-s ct what it wss. t-trr or r.iiwrrGras trr. Sir. KoonfiVH, tvu;i-l l-i Victoria, livi ivhnieder, merchant of Pjrtlto I, Swrdzcr, Hertus, Mrek-.-r, Ily, inmi.-iir. F.ir- rell. m a. tig. r-in; 1 Orec anl s.ster. Rain--v, niisinc, C. Tt!'j-n.. til np. Andrew Hunter. Diiwliir. T.iylor, Ween B"ii,l 1. H, toer.-ham of P 'Tllan-I. Ratlwell. Steward ot ibe (J,- Lan stcaoMrr. i W. Btrry, Weila, Farsro C Mca- enger. Lr.Jr or ofrtcrju in rarw insr. A. French, ljt officer; II. Mvhood. SI officer; A."A. Na tion, 1st Ass't E iffiuevr; II. IMrle, L. H:wel, J. I mrroter. M ke Orfn y. IA". ti. t'trk, Trtofais Leonarl. Xrd Mtw. J ..'in Want. J a.ph UVbster. J. D. Turner. IJ. C -nneliy. M Satires, i H -d.lo.i. II. Vohenut. H. R.bni. H. vrrUi.lrIon. fxsscaeas Savtn. li. tv. -rVw. wife ant two cinMren. Levi tiles, A H.umao. A. U. ft .W.:nn. J. H. If -nr.r, H. II! iie, i-rother or K. Bleis,e. B -ntm cutity, T. . s n th. Samuel Ai ier, A. ii. Ifvlcn. O. V;rho!e, Mrs. Swettir, Maria t'renbatii. T. A. G-iIlipher, L-it Kelley. T. tuUdey. .Mim, lljr;i-t, Jl:s J-.r.lan. J. A. Wlieeler, I. F. Joiihl. iV. Farrell, Ned Kreenmn. John T. Hem, U"m. ICeewe, II. M Pairk-k, Mrs. Tliomoson and ehim, Jobn Sljrrow, lieoite Uunm, W. L. Kajr, Mr. Aurean and lo r C ii.it ucii. ttrrici.R-i -aved. W. L. Pall, Captain; TV. C. Birch, --i of!i.-er; J. 1.1'Neil, Ktmr; J. Jf. Brecfc, I'urser; J:ts. Wvan, i A?a't Kn.j'r; Kti. MeArtrrir, II. J. loitHti. Kif-lmnlX.tirtimt1, J. Barntlt. Wm. Wait Itr. Iritis. B.ivit, II. Xaiion. F. I'uiiahari. J. Itomhau. ei-ht tH.-s:neu, aud nine cithers, aud .Moets liodrers. itie Bar 1'il.K. Toe Jlcs-eii-jer for W. V. fe Co., t!irew the monT ban into the witter, with Imoys attached: tmt the tmiira liu!e.i Mbiiore, lir.iygiiif the bais emptied of their rich t-'mieiiia, Tiie Iwter i.iuiIm were saved..bitt souked. The con t -uts of the pnptrr bats r-to.-ereil at-r-i u a -y ntiued, iii-si-iuucii t-iul it wit- im,'ibie lo tlistribtiie tUern. STATES X EWSl Tiie repulilicatis lia.e carried Ktnsas bvover30X tnniiiritv', State otice-rs, ItvHsJtnre nnd coiii;r-esiimii- 'i'tie- ami a-itniiiitrHtii.ii, .ritntt Taimnanc democrats stu-veeiled i ibu N. Y. Cly ek-etion. Vk i rfsiJeut Bret-kenriilife bas been elected I". S Senator from Kentttcby. Tiie ( Seorsria tlemocratic Ptnie ctinvention reccbtn-TTi'-mU'it Secretary of ! ite Treastinr C-cbb f.r the I'r.-s -iteltcy. A Iane tiumler ol the itiemliers withdrew, al h 'iriiif that tbe conretitiou was irregtibtr auid anaa itHirtsed. 5en. S,-ott arrived at X. T. on the I'-'th of Iec. The dates from Congress are to the l".ih. Xo speak er IijuI been electeil. The last vote bail was as f jilows: Nece?itrT lo cJiooe. 116; Sherman, black, I Ith Bow cock, ileal-. S3; Oibuer, sotttnera kuowiioihiu, 40 : waitteriu-, 13. Tin: sTe.4.iiBo tT covtextiov. Salem. Jan. 12. IlKI. S. "SI. Gilmore. of YamliiH. was railed tn tiie i-linir, and C. Hmd, tf Marion, appointed setn'tiirv. All persons present were invited to partieijiiilo in the discussions of the meeting. Messrs. Shaw and Hoel addressed the eonven tion. Amos Harvey, A. Zielier. II. M. Wal ler ami L,- Hetith w ere appointed a ciMiitiiittee to prepare a constitution for the meeting. Ajonrned to meet t-inorrov nioruiiig nt 9 o'clock. A. M. S. M. 0 1 LM0KE. I'res't. C. Hokl, ec'y. An iiifoniial nieeting of inemlers f the con vention and others was held at the court-house in the evening. Mr. Jewett. of Yamhill, was called to tin? chair. A spirited discussion tmik place, participated in by a considerable number of gcutleinen. There was general concurrence iu f:tvor of building boats and reducing freights nud passage on the upper Willamette. THE AIJOl KSEl MEETING. January 13. 1300. The committee reported a constitution. Ou motion, report was received, and committee discharged- On motion, agreed that the con stitution reported lie read and discussed, sec tion by section. After thus considering and amending tin constitution, the meeting ad journed, to meet at half p:ist one o'clock. Afternoon Session. On niotiou, the consti tution, ns amended, wns adopted. A. C. li. Shaw was appointed canvassing agent. The secretary wns directed to fnrni.di the different newspapers of the State with tiie pro ceedings of the inwtiag. and a copy of the constitution for publication. Adjourned sine die. S. M. GILMOKE, Pres t. C. IIoel, Sec'y. The Constitution will be published next week. Oi'R Platform. The mlitical platform of the. Statesman is that adopted nt the last Dem ocratic National Convention held at Cincinnati. We abate not a jot or tittle from it. That platform enunciates the doctrine of non-intervention, and npon that doctrine, expressed in tiie platform, and advocated from the press and the stump, from Maine to California, the dem ocratic party triumphed. Upon it it can tri umph again. Eitn.VTCM. III our notice, last week, of the creature Simpson P. Moses, we said : " Gen. Taylor appointed him Collector nt Olympia, in which he remained until removed by President Polk." That was a lapsus pen nit. and was overlooked in the hurry of proof reading. Mo ses w as removed by President Pierce. Poik preceded Taylor. Accidentally Killed. A young man named Thomas Kolrerston, engaged iu sluicing, was crushed to death instantly by the falling of a beavy bauk npon him. on the 26th r.lt., in the vicinitv of Jacksonville. He was from New York City, nnd was alMint 34 years of age. Pi rsosal. S. J- MoCoriniek, of the Port land Advertiser, lias been spending a few days in town. Snow. The Advertiser says the snow is fjroia tbn lo twelve inches ilovp at the OMCtntea I.KtreB FROM POKTI.A VB "Latest iaUJlirence" Chapman anrrp ht4 pros prcnta turn kittka via; little trick the D'claza .''m.l:orr''P'"i' thrmntt stramrr prrtonai - rtt'thj kit politict theatrical Portland trit, i, c. i Portland, Jan. 10th, 1360. ; Editor Stat E8M as : Last week, having an sitmnrtlinitr to send tun m l..n.. I. i....i. a fnend, who left here ou Satartfay evenimr. a itTaneu hibc vi ii5 auu 1 rather tliillk tiiat between ns we surprised some of the gotnl peo nle here, with an item or two of latest intel ligence." Col. Chapman himself last night read the annonneement of his arrival hereon gatttr' day got mad and "blasphemed" that the letter was " Writ ' al Salem " it couldn't be otlremise, bexatis no boat went np alter his arrival, by which a letter from la-re ctmld reach yon iu time for Tuesday morning's Statesman.' liut though the old fellow pretends to have got the autWship of the letter " spotted," be i evidently very ill at ease ou that, as well as other subjects. I enclose yon a copy of Chapman's pros reetns, whieh, yon will observe, ia in the name of a yoong mau who Ikis In-eli recently engaged in the business of retailing wet groceries rii i.n gene City, and who is to be used as a entspaw, to rake Chapman's chestnuts tint of the fire He will find it a warm occupation before Chap-' man gets through with him, I'll warrant hiui. livery candidate fir tiie. Senate iu the Lane so ciety most have a paper of his own ; for know ing tliemselves to be a precious set of rascals', they are all afraid of each other. It is multir eel that kl T." w very migry with C'b:ipiu;tr for entering titer Senatorial ring against himr and tieuounees tUe fcurv. Geu'l as a dishonest politician! Cliapnifin lias HpgrtiatcJ for tire oIJ Slavd ard establishment, to be tak-eii to Eugene Cityv Ptsnr 27telly is in great tfi'ruhttsir,; he airut ytmr friend were closeted together ns t!e latter's ofiiee the most of last Sunday t yoo tmty expect something extra iu the next. Dclazonian. TAclby has got a new kink, that somelody bas pnt into his head, by which be expects t; enrry this county tor Ids own nomination for thj Ijt-gislatnre next spring, fie has been looking over the Constitution of the U. S., (not the copy that " pa" stands on) and has discov ered that onr State executive has the power to. tippoiiit a U. S. Senator to fill the vacancy caus ed by the repudiation of Smith. Ills plan is, to assure Supt- Geary that he shall lie appoint ed ; and in return, lie expects the Snpt. to use the patronage of his ofiic-e to secure I'Aelby'a nomination- Isn't that a nice Httle scheme if Mr. Geary would only consent to it ? I have intended for a long time to mention a little trick of the Joseph family, but never be fore happened to think of it when writing. It is this : When in Oregon, Iiibben ascertained that the Banner of Liberty, a weekly paper published somewhere in the interior" of New York, had a large circulation iu Oregon, and considerable influence. When be got back to Washington, the whole tribe of lane lackeys there, Iiibben, Moses & Co.. were informed of this rich lead; and accordingly paragraphs puffatory of Lane have been sent to the Ban ner marked. This I get from a Laueite here, and be received it at second hand from one of the trihe at Washington, who informed his Or egon brethren, in high glee, of their nice little trick to impose npon the readers of the Banner. " Mac." told me to-day that he knows the author of the batch of lies scribbled here week ly for poor Smith's " medium : that the pup py is too low down for a gentleman's notice ; and that he was run out of his native State for stealing small things. " Mac." says he cannot be mistaken in the pup. for he has petty larce ny written in legibie characters npon bis lan ternjawed mug. If the friends of the pimp have any sand (he has none), and want any Uiing, you are at liberty to give my name. The Portland correspondents of Smith's sli my sheet find themselves surprised at the changes and additiiuis made in their effusions by old Delusion himself. Delusion's tracks are so plain to the naked eye, that it requires little acumen to discover when he mounts the stilts. The steamer Northerner has not yet made her appearance, though fully due. Fears are euierutiued for her safety, but my opiuiuu ia- . she has gone to the Sound, before coming here. The recent gale has beeu more terrific at the mouth of tiie Columbia Iliver than has ever liefore been witnessed by the oldest inhabitant. Vessels moored iu the Colntubia fcU the force of it to some extent; one. iu fact the lurk Industry was much injured, and her cargo damaged. A great deal of damage must h.tve resulted from tiie gale. Maj. Trevitt and Col. Dennison arrived here overlaud from the Dalies the other day. Vie. speaks of the mines as if they were a reality lie don't go off on a tangent, aud blow about big licks ;" for he is uot given to humbug, as you know, uor does be tolerate the iufirimcv in others, as his early antipathy to Jo. Lane in that particular will testify." Maj. Trevitt is waiting here fur the steamer to carry him to the Sound, whence he proceeds ou private business. Col. Dennison, in c-onversatiou with some ac quaintances, yesterday, assured them that Capt. Jordan would be stationed at Vancouver at an early day. I am inclined to think Le is misinformed. There is some scandal enrrent here in regard to a personal difficalry which occurred iu oue of the public offices. The difficulty originated from sotne business connected with the office. Happily uo blows were struck. Jan. 11th. 1SG0. The boat goes up this morning, and I wi3 add a few more lines before 1 close. The mail steamer i not yet iu. Mr. 77eIby " biles." lie an J Mr. liarnhart hid au animated" ennrer satiou on the street yesterday, aliout the au thorship Of the " St. Pierre " letters. It ap pears tuat J Ateiby entertamed an idea thai Mr. Hamhart was the author, of which erroneous impression the mind of Mr. TVielbr was speed ily divested. Poor little 2"ficlby! " I am afraid he will never kuow St. Pierre."" He ( Tftelbv) and several others of his kid ney, expressed themselves iu pretty strong lan guage the other day, in F 'sstore. Jo. i.was lucre; when Mr. j , in speaking of Gro- ver, said he would never vote for him if he (G-) was the democratic nominee. " Xo.' said 2'AeIbv, " nor I, either. tcitl rote for a black republican frtht." Jo. at once called out to F , who was iu the front nait of the store " Look here, F , how do mi iike this " What ?" said F . Whv." re- pbed Jo., "Shelby says he will vote for a black republican before he will vote for G rover, even if he is the democratic nominee; and savs that is nis Kind of democracy." ell."' said V "that ain't my kind of democrat-", gen tlemen." The crowd got after Jo. last" night, and told him that if the above item got into St. Pierre." they would know where it came iroin. r,o yon won t, said Jo; " I've told it more than a dozen times already." Miss Lizzie Gordon-Stewart had a benefit last night, and a crowded house. A silver cop was awarded to the author of the best conun drum, a good many of which were read, amid much merriment ;but I was sadly impressed with the fact that that most wretched kiud of wit" is at a low ebb in our goodly city. The Incky con. was : Why is Sacramento Brown like "the Portland Hies? " Answer. Because ho is always around a lunch table." I think (if I may be permitted to express my opinion on the subject) that the twelfth on the list, as printed in the Netcs. has niorexiiwf to it than any of the others. The following is a very cngallant one, to say the least : " Why is a woman's tongue like the Columbia ivcr ? Assurer. Because nothing but the power that created it can stop it in its course." A friend tf mine says he handed in the following, ami was much surprised to learn that it diJ not take the prize, and was uot even read. It certainly contains as much tr as some that were read: Why U a steamboat like a pile of bricks ? -f.sirer-Beeause it cau't climb trees!" (Immense ap ntause from the orchestra.) The ice ia the Columbia broke up on Mon day, and navigation is now open to the Dalles. A couple of meu named Sheridan and Smith, while suffering acutely from the "Act of God," were discovered rather noisy, in the honse of the " strange wouiau " a proof that like causes produce like effects in Portland as in Washington City- ShualJ. the steamer arrive before Saturday, I will write agiua. -. Ytmrs, ST. PLISSS.
