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i THE OREGON STATESMAN m puiiijaiimi fvKiir mis-iiar a-niiMio p It I) i' K I K " H s ; O Solal rapar of till Statu. TKKVIS Per year, tVI.1"1! Hli in''t" I'-'.1"!. erf,, ,,,. ,iV ' cm. Tn4r ntitr ulll .(.. eral H nlttiiiM-Hi tii-i.v tw jt'li' liy mull itt Hi" risk 01 the ilt tli.r, irmitll.'t m Ute lri'iice ol a iniftmaater. BUSINESS CARDS. 4 I,1,EN & LEWIS. Tmp.irt'iHanil Whole l sale dealers in (Irocories, Dry floods, Clothing, tout Hoots (mil Shoes. Alao, aoliril couaiirnmeuta ol Oroirnu produce, for the Hull Krnnciaco market, on which liborul advances will be made I'f.pmtriH ahipphiK Koorls from the Eastern St utes to our mire, run rely upon their ri'reiviny prompt ntten ti'in.Ht. moderate charges. Ollico in Khu Francisco, IHilSniiBiime street. 4Htf J.n.KXAFP, I ( H. . BI'RllKl.l., 8un , fc'riiucisco, Cul. ) I Portland, Oregoti. KNAPP, BUttUELL tt CO., General Com mission Merchants, and MiALfcltS IS Fltl'lT, produce, iirricultnrul iinUnititn. irurilen und frr-ass eooda, Burner of Front and Ttivlnr ata, l'oi'thiiid. Ore Tim,and:ilO (oldNu.Hu) Washington at., brick block, near Front, Kun Krnnciaco, will ifivn special uttentiou to the anle of KKUIT and VROlHJOK on eoiisiini nit'iit, lining orders, &c, either in Portland 01 Hun Francisco, and transact aOenerul Commission Huei ncaa. march 1 'l' N.T.OATON. 0.0. CUM., CATON & CURL. Attorneys at Law, will practice iu t tie courta of this State. Ollico in Oria wold'a brick, over Bell fc brown's store, Sulem, (tyu. November, ad, I KtjJ. Mt( B P. BONIIAM, Attorney at Law, La . Grande, Huker county, Orounu. Stf AUD1S0N C. 01HU8. W. LAIR HIIX. CI IBIJ3 & HILL, Attorney and Counselors T at Law. Will j;ive prompt attention to all pro fessisuul business entrusted to them Otllce on Front street, opposite the Jlennison House, Portland, Ore spin. Willi f HENltV LAW, Cnminiminn Merchant, and Importer nnd Healer in Wairon Muterinl. Hubs. 1 Spokes, Felloe, Shafts, Iliekorv Axles, etc., ou bond in lota to suit. Flour and Feed of all kinds. Store 5 Front atreet, Portland and Jd street, I'allea. : fkilltf CHESTER N. TERRY, Attorney ami Coun selor at Law, Sulem, Oreion, Commissioner of Ic-d,utid to titke testimony, ncknowlodi:eiucuts,eC. for town, Indinna, Misaouri, Michigan, Culiforniu und Washington Territory.- Letters of Attorney, and all oilier inatrumentaof writing, drawn ou short notice. Particular attention paid to taking Dcpoaitioiia, Col lodion of Notea, Accounts. Ate. - IWtf f C. JOHNSON, Attorney and Counselor ' i at Law, Oregon t,'ity, Oiexon. Will attend to nil Imaineea entrusted to Ilia care. Collections made and promptly remitted. ly-" J. H. M1TCHKI.L. , JO. K. llllt.PII, ' Noinry Public "MITCHELL & D0LP1I, Attorneva and li L C'oun(dor nt Law. nlicitira in Chnneery, und l'roi-tora in Admiralty. Ollico over Post Chirr,' Front el root, fori ihihI. woti J. 0. CAHTWniOHT. 0. II. IlKM.OKII. 0 ART W RIGHT A; BELLIN'OEK. Attnr neva nt Law, Huleiu, Oregon. Office in Moons' llrick liiiildinir. filinf T C. POWELL. Attorney ut Inw, AHmnv. Mun Co. ) i Oreifon office in Monleith's Uuildinir. Will practice In all the courta in Oregon, and promptly at tend to all bnsiiieaa entrusted to his cure. Particular Htlentiiai (laid to collectiotia from Portland. Kuu Fi-an-eisco ami elarwhere. in all parts of Oregon. T'e lu-at .if refio'eoce given if di sired. t'itf Y'i. J. R. CAItDWELL. Surgeon Dentist, 1J will practice his nrofeaaiou in t lie vuriou ciiiea and town" of i reifon. 'Mf Iff. BOVLE. Pliyeieiun mid Snrjjeiin, . will nraciice his erufesHion na foruierlv. Office at bis reaidenre iu Polk county, three miles cast of Hill lua. .luly.'O. IKftl. Wltf FT tTM SON & ODKt.L. Attorneyant Luw, Dalles, vvnaco countv. Oregon. -'t Off. & M. R. COX. Wholeaale ami Retail Pruggiata, Oealera in Fnreiirn und Domeatic Druga. Patrnt Medicines, Perfumery, Fancy Koapa, Hair llrnahra.nnr Toilet Articles, I hoinirals. Drug iriat'a fliaaaware.&o. Also, a Inrge ntmntitv of con centrated extracts of Plants of the purest quality. romnierctul St., Kalcm, nregon. lotr rpiIOMAS D. WINCHESTER, Attorney 1. at Ijiw. r.mpire city, t ooa tiny, tign toti Jli. ro,I,TNS, Attoniey and Counselor at Luw Dallas. Polk countv. Orcuoti. He has made umingemente with William !c Clibbt for one of that linn to assist hi in iu the trial of all cusea in the Circuit and Supreme Courta. Mr. Collins is a Notary Public, and will attend to taking acknowledgement!, of Deeda. Mnrtgagra. Ac, taking ilepoaitinue, affidavits, and evidences in rclution to War Scrip. tc. ion ILLIAMS & MALLORY, Attnrnevs nt Law. Oilice in Wilson's building, Salem, Or- egou. June, 8. Ntf FO. McCOWN, Atfornpy nutl CoonMlnr Ht Law. OtHt-e with Dr. W. It. Mucerti. Wacondu, MhHoq county, Orexon. Post Ottice uddreiw, lie! pnwti. DU. J. W. McAFEE offere his professional servicMto the citizona of Sulem and vicinity. Ottice in Kenynn's baildiiifr if Ioti to AbMnl Oofondant. fpO .IAMES PRIEST You are hereby notiNVd that X unlewi you tippeHr in the county cnuVt of DohkIhs count v, ou the 4th day of January. 1W4. and aunwer the- comilumt of Win. A. Willis, which has been filed with the county clerk of Douylus county, State of Orrifnn, and prays for a juthment Hitainut yon and L. M. l'ierce for the sum of sixty do lam. tho mtne will Ie taken for eoitfefwed and (he pniyer thereof will be grant-ed by the court ajpiinflt yon. liy order of tlio Hon. Wm. H. Willis. .Tude. Dated the VlUt day of XoveinUr, IHT-3. JAMKiS K WATSOX. fw3'.ipuid Ationiey for Plnintilf. 2ortnardiit(f and Om mission JL'rvhantsl ..AND JOI1I1KKS IK.. Oregon Flour, Fruit, Bacon, Lard, t.K.W. ei.- , 4. II M K. CKM KXT und I'LASTKK received by every J-ailiiar veae'l. I jr Will itlleml to the purchase und shipment of Mr'-liuii'lisc of every deai-iiptiou ill the Ka.lern and 8ao Francisco markets.' Also to forwanliliK yoods ill 6utt Francisco and Portland. The Celrbrutrd Mamij Rcaptr Hiid Mnwtr. ml Aitriculliiral Inidenicuta of every description fur nished for casli V Sail Frauriaco coat and lnuiaKrtu tiou ' e will alao attend to the sale of Oregon Produce In Victoria, having established a house ill that pho-e tinder the maiiiiL-eni.Mil of Mr D. Kiak. a itcnlleman of eiirbl years exiierieure iu the trade in San Francisco JOHN McCKAKKN. Omwcrno H'karf, Partlfi, JAMHSI1 RICIIAKDS, ;t7 tw-ramentn alreet, San Franciaco. 621lf HTJMTSTON, WILSON 4. CO., IHMKTrBS AND WIIOt.rl. DKtt.IRS 11 Fine Brandies, Wines and liquors Klrr I'r . . Ililr-V lore, Pr..,' t re-, l-.ri.rr of Onk, Poril.i.il. We lake nleaanre in aimnuneini: m one old ! arrnns and the pahlie of OreiFMi nnd Wash inirtou Territory, that after two year, hini m.. Ur. Miubli.bed a trade and lat-ill tie. fnr imp-.ninir in oar line of rood, that d-H" cm peritioH Also, thai we are sellinar (twda AT !-AN FHANCI''', I I' KS snd ifiarintet' ihem to be srenoincmir st.H-k beinj at all limes subject to the Mfieteet cheniicat aualixv.tion. Bo Trids Solicl.ed tioept U FINE UftOEJ. OCK STOCK C01IKTS III CRT Of FINE OLD BRANDIES; Otmrd Dnpitr At 'o , Jh. Mennfuv, Cnitt'd Vineyard propHrtnri," M Bninnt V Co.. Pirlot, (VtilL.n JcTo.. . fc. i-nm-tt. A. Sieinett, t'nion of the Proprietor, and vnrtoui other brnndn. Fine Old Port and SHEE&T WIHE8. Pure old Oporto Port, line old Rnrrnndr Port 'awret and hraryl DnrT (lorbm Pale and (lol-len Sherrr. . Hiroiony' Sepbewa and Cobbler Sherry (flue and CHAMPAGNE and CASK UIXK? of verjr UrscrlptloB. Fine Old .Tamaira Kara, 8t. Croix Hum, PI KE hOLl.AM) OIN. I I H OLD WIIISKCVS. Btewart and Harrer's Old Scotch, Old (VSeilPs line old Malt OI.lt 11 ll'KllDX cf the Bnest qrulily. SasKrlnrOld Kve. Uid Pescb aod Cberrl Brandy of superior oiiatity. Also, a law amortnient of CAAK OtKlOS of every ahairiraion nd in ties liquor trs l N. 11 W have at all tirara Isnv n,mntiliRa of llqnora pot ap in wiitable pockaire. for parkm- u th. viiess. Orders frura VerchanK and I tealers repee folly srdicnl. Hl'MISTO.N, WILSON 1(1. Portland. An I Uh. IW i-"f Notice 1 lieTThy fiven t-. all pern, whoi It may eooeern. at Mct. Catoa A Curl are my aathorixed afent, fir U tranaactiott of aiy basine.. d-irtnc mr al - nr.. W.C.OIIISrtMl.n. rulers, 0g8.. Oct. S3, MS. - litf , V()Li:-(). 44. UNITED STATES MAIL. Orojfon. I'otT Drrire DiPAHTiiriT, J Wasiiixutox, Oct. 15th, I8C1. pUni'OSALS FHK CAKKYINO THK MAIL 1 of the ITnitod 8iatea from July 1st. 1HI4, to .Inn. -Hlih, (Hiiti, on the following routes ill the iato of 'r egai, will he received at the Contract Oilice of tin. I'ciiiirtmetit until J aitui dd. (814. to b decided by Sluicii HUli, 15019 From Ouklnud, bv Eugene City and Cottugc urove, to Cornells, ihi mile, aim uacK, uaiiy. Iave Oukhind daily at ti a m; Arrive uttorvallia next days by 0 p m; .eave Corvullis daily at 6 a mi Arrive at Oakland next days by 6 p tti; The service on this route ia to go into operntlon Huptember It), Norii. Hids to run three timea a week invited: alao bida lor service on the above route invit ed from Hepleuiber, 111, IHU4, to June 110, lNiiH, both for dutlv and three tiiui-a a week. 15020 From Corvullis, by Alhunr, Sulem, Jetferann, lielpaaai, Aurom Jlilla, Oregou City, and Mil wuukie, to Portland, 1117 miles and back, daily. Leave Corvullis daily at ii a mi Arrive at Portland second days by 6 p mi Leave Portland daily at ti a til; Arrive at Corvullis second duya by 6 p m. Tiie service on this route ia to' go into operation September 10, IM4. Note. Uida to run three times a week invited; ulao biila for aervice on the above route invit ed from September IB, IH04, to June 30, 1804, boll) for daily and ihree limes a week. 15D51 From Portland, by Vancouver, (Wnahington Territory,) Lnlie'Hiver, and Saint Helen, (Or egoii.J to Monlicello. (Washington Territory,! fili miles and hack, three timea a week. Leave Porthnid Mouduy, Wednesday, mid Fri day ut 7 a nit Arrive at Monlicello auine davs by V2 m; Leuve Monlicello Tuesday, Thursilay, aud Sat urday at I p in; ' " Arrive nt Portland mime days by 7 p m. The service on this route is to go iuto opemtiou Scntember Hi. IWI. ISiei From Walla-Wnlla. hv (liando Hondo, Auhiini. anil Fort Boise, to Salt Luke City, ll In" ler ritoryl, 700 miles and hack, or.ee it week. Leave Wulla Walla Monday at III am: Arrive ut Salt Ijike Citv foa'rleeuih day by 6 pin; Leave. Sail Lake Citv Miuidav at 10 a m; Arrive at Walla-Walla foiiiie'cntb day by Cpm; Jtnls to ran three times und aix Uiuee a weeK with nronosed scbedulea. will be considered. Notk. Hids for four veara' aervice on llie above route invited ; that ia, troin July 1, IHbl.toJuneilO, IhiiS. " Kida liiuat be to carrv the mail with " celerity, ccr tiiiuly, uudaectu'ity"; uaiug tlieterinaof the law and they mnat bo guaranteed by two responsible persona, certilied to ua audi hv a postmaster or Judge of n court of record, und tlie certilicale must have nlllxeil to it a live cent revenue slump, cancelled as required uy law. ' For lorms of propoaul, gnamnlou, und enrtiilcute. and also for instructions containing conditions to la embraced iu tlio contracts, &c. ace enniplilet M Adver tisement of this date inviting oroiiosuls for conveying the mails of the L'niled Slates in Kansas, Nebraska. I'lnh, California " ic, &c, to be louud in the priuci pal olfices. Bids umat be vrvp'iid hv postutre .lamps M. ItLAlU, 4w42 PoslinaaterUetieral. AlHiiiiiK(ratoi''9 S;iUl, TuTI(E in liruliv (fiven thut bv tin order of tin ii coimiy of rntk roinilv, Oieoii, iiihiih b rite le4'tiil;rnrn. a i. W nntloruiiifil luiirnu ifinilor of the eMtute of A i. Towh:ihI. (ii'Witwtl viin Itt'ciiHi'iJ to M'lt l lie idllmvinif ili-nthltf! real enluti of Hiiid (Jt'CL-iihUil, lo wit: i oiiiiiieiK'iiiK JH b rim. moiiiIi of t lit (iiitM-tcr hki'I ion jmfft uli tlie Hour Si line of irdiii I t, in T. HS. Ii. W Willitinfttf iiiu-itliuit, tliviuit wt'Ht U bit clii. tlieiH'fl (ntli ..3I v.U. theiico euifl U..W t-lii,, llifiice- tiorlli 'Mi.'H clis. Ut tlio pltuo of be Kiniiinx, fouinininif HO aires, more or let-i. Suit! hI iniiiirtlrHtcn- tlit'iflorc iiven uutii-e llmt oit MON DAY THK Ut DAY (IK KKlUiUAKY. A. I). K;., be twee,, the In i ur of i) o'clock and muwt of miiu day nt t lie court noune iu nu.il vouutv, liu will sell Ht imblii UMdion the ubove dewiibctl pri'mitM". nti h t-reviil ul BIX .noiillm. IK A . H IWAM'.MI, Admiimli-i.tnr. IK'C.SI. 1803. -Iwlimid. IXult; of C. B. ISawlvyt I)oc'asMl VTOTK'K U licri'by (fiveii by tlio uittlerMined, ti'l ll miuiptnitrix of'ibu ubovt iiH!ifd OMtute, to tin creditor of, hikI till nerHonn huvitiir cluinis Heiiiiir) wiid deceased, to exhibit tin niiiio, with '.be neceHwifv vouchers, wttbin one vcur trout tlieuuieul turn notice or thev will be forever burred from collection ; Hud uUo to till pernoris intlebted fo mid exttite to make tut mediHte imvinent to the iindeiiLMird ul her i-efidciicu iu Vuuihilh o., OreKon. KMZA HAWLKY Dec. r, ISta. 4U SGEIP and INDIAN CLAIMS Collected with Despatch. fTTAK SC1UI. Indian Voucher, tind nil other t V rhintis on the l.'iiiied btuti-H, cfillected bv C. M CAUFKIi, who b-itvcH for Wr.Hhniitoit in January next, relumiiitr in 11 arch. All buMiicw wnt with him will be proinntly intended to. Oilice No. 10'J Front utreH, l'oriliind. vmw NOTICE. '"PIIE capital alock of tho "Middle Oretron WitKon X Koad Comtianv hiivmi; lieell aliliacrihen U rd- iinf to law. the lirat im-etini; of stockholders will be held nt Brownsville. Latin county, Oregon, to elec directors mid peruianelit ollicers of the corporation on me i-iiu nay 01 oannary, A. 11.. rsi JONATHAN KFKXEY, JAMF.N It KEEXEY, 4wllpd H I I. AUK. Kxorulor'n Police. VrT'C" hereby Kiven that llrnilford nonuv and ll Allaire C. Dliuick, exiHrtltors of tlio estate of .11 L. A. Uimick, deceased, have this day tiled their uc counta pniviui a tiual aelllemenl of the auine; there fore. Mouduv. the 4th dav of Januarv, A. 1.. lil has been set npiirt hy th court for the hearing of tiie same at the Court tionse in ai-m. JulIX C 1'KtHLKS, County Judfe. Salem, Dec. Hth, 13. 4w41pd Probuie ,oli o. TOTIl 'K i hereby (riven that M O. Vidav, admin i. . iaimtur of the estate of Lonia H. Vandale. de- censed, lias nreaeuled hi. ui-crailit and liiava that the sunie lie allowed for dual settlement. It is therefore rdered that said aiinlit-aiiiai le heanl and detenaine bv the l'rohule Court, Xariou colmlv. State of Ure- jjon, on tiie 4iti day or rebruary, lil. j. v. ri.r.ini.3, unn.iy Jirn'o. Dee. 4th, IRC3. -ta ll ProliilK' 'oti'". VTOTIfE is hereby uiven that Mjd Foisy, ndminis ll Irator of the estate of Joseph lmriain. deceased lias presented hi. uccitinla and Praia lhal the same Ii nllowed for tlna1 M'ttleinent. It is therefore ordere that said upohcat ion bo heanl and determined hv III Probate Court of Marion county, tale of itreon,un the 4th ol February, 1'I. J C. I'EI.III.KS. Co. Judk-e. Pee. 14th. IUS1. 4w4l B. E,. BIDDLE VXIO. Irront Street, UitiatlllaCity. FtlHWAKWIXO ANI COM.MISSIuN -AID w TTOI.ESAI.E IValera in Ororerie'. Pnvi"ions Siattle Dry CIimmI,. i loihii-tf. Htses and HhiH.a. CtiHugnmrnl of itrrgnn frtMttrr Sitfmtt-J. ua which lila-rul wlvaoces will be mane if required. Umatilla, Iter. 1, 11 3iulll (1 M CAliTKH ill Ifiive f-r Whf' mrton Hbat y Uw I jtn of Jwomrv. m-xt, to roltrrt rlnmi on the U'ivmniitmt, hihI in'nd lelumiuir 111 ft Minn ' tune. IU will rouij'il) altvini Ut nil Iiuhjucfh iutnn I tel in him J. 8 kMITH, Kq.. of HuMi. On-yon. In hi author ired Hircut to forwHrd cUiiui to hint nt Wnhiutiu. nHIK followinn tdnli Hre for ml- nt tli Stntritmm X OiHr, iu qinw.tnif tonuit. Ordeni, nrconiuiitvd with the CMuli, ojontpil) ftUcnnl U r ( ounlT urder. iu cdora; Itntnd Jury Humuioo ; ltteni TfWumtfU'ury ; Lrtiern of A-tiuiuifintiiou ; Atlftchmeutii ; Kxccutititw ; Adiuitii-tniior' or Kx utor's ilondu ; kiirrtmrv Ltmiiva: l'mmiiMry Not ; ppiMtf f Will : J iti it-el' bitmie'Mui ; Jtitfirre Atmrh menu; Afprmiwr i Cotuunwunn ; Wrrunty lol, Tax l.etvipts ; hiitHi.Ma. tc.t lc BROWN, MYERS & CO. yrrcs t-VL-DVTtllVfl it.ni.lty fnnnd In a Fntnit, K (irorrrv wore, and IlKLI VtK OOOlm FKEfc OK Cll AKOK to any part of tin etiy. k-t C i n m Island. New Crlrsoa. C'o.ipore, Coffee O ( malted and Crushed nirara. rlieap at Ivlr-tl UHOWN, MVEKH CO'P. TsT! TsXASi! Fine lllack and (inn V JAPAN Teits. Alao. CHINA teas, in va I rietr-. wholemlc and retail at lyh.n IIKOYYX, l 1 bus k CO. n. wtr Vj lyi'.' KR liio, Costa Kim and "W Ooy'l Java. HKOWN. HVfcliHfcttl DVr-TI rri). a r---I ainn,etn. at bltOW N. M YEKS It CO 8. MO Kr HT aid OI.s V HE. at low rate, asm, uia110 enooa nans, ay lyoJ BKOWN.MYElUsVCO. lyiMJtIB I.SOIOMS). Arnodawunawol l f ut vt inea anu LJquon tor aeic:naj purposes, tisa, Alnsbol y BKOWX, HtOLi h CO. SALEM, ClIlilSTMAS NIU'UT. The winter alnra are irlcamlnK bright Along the axure vault of niirht, The spnrkliuit out (if ev'ry ray Hcema like a diuiaoud clear as day, . Or uohl, n dust upon the'strcuiu That tiowih hy where spirits dream, And, fiiiliiiK lightly on the snow Gives oui-tli a purer, brigliter (flow. What mind so dark it cannot feel A solemn sadness o'er it steal ? For ''hrist, tho Kinu', haa laid asida Tho robes and crown of royal pride i Aa Christ the uiun. onr sins' he uore, A human form of suH'rinK wore, And, in the mortal path he trod, Kevealcd the woudeis of a Uod, A thrill of joy beitts o'er each heart, And even pain furireta to auiart, While feet that lone; have ceased to tread Where pleasure's brilliant llowsrs are sprtmd, With buoyant su-pa join iu the rare. t Imbued with hope und quick with irrnce, Aa thruaitb their v.ina (he life blood wurm Flows swill with youth's elastic cliurin. May hope attend each happy pair, Untouched hy wrong, or soiled by cure, And ev'ry star thut shines ubuve Hear witnesa to their vowa of love i While souls lu rich communion turn With wnrda that thrill and looks that burn, - To draw the bonds uf Cupid tight, llenuutli this lovely ChrisUnua night. And, eh I may wars and anguish cease, 'Till nil the world rejoice iu peuee 'Till, us the oeeau tides expand, The wavea of love heat o'er the land ; And Freedom's land sIirM hear no more, '' '; The cttnnou'a crash and bsltle's roar, lint gleiiin with joyoaa facea bright When comes aguiii each Christmas night. 8. McR. FroiD the Victoria Chronicle. A DKKADFl'L CALAMITY. DcBtrurtlon of the Town of Port Angeles D) a liitmi biiue IiOkd or liio. Tlio bountiful little American town of Port Angi'lcs, (or AurcU' Porl) which i" nestled at lite font til' the loftiest spurs of the Cascade Uiiiiltc of Mountains in a direction nearly op posite to niir iiivii city of V iclorn, Ima hern ui'itrlr swept away by a torrent of wntcr which burst upon it amlilciily tliriuij;h a gorge nt rn viim which npi'in into tlio rear of the town. I lie onliiiiiilt' occnroil nliniit u n clock till WeiliM'sday evcniii'' Inst. Tim first intimation which the inhabitants had id the dmiLror wits a rushing, nmrin;' sininil, prncecdinn; from the Kiii'(,'f. nn.l nn turtiiit their eyes lliithorward, Hicy saw a (ffi'itt tnuly nt water, several feet in hiifiit, I'ftirinn upon ita anrlnct'.nr sweepinr lie re it, luif trees anil stumps, rnshiiig down n ion l hem. lii'fnre ther could even realize heir dimmer the fl"i"l was nputi and over the teater part ol the town. The custom house, i Inrce. two slorv Htrnetitre. stood exactly ill the path of the vast torrent, and tvns overturn--il iiiel swept away inn moment. Of the three oi'COpitnts In the custom hotiae at the time. Dr. (.nun, lite C ollcctnr, wits the only one who ea cnpeil. Ilia deputy. Mr. .1. V. Anderson, and Captain Gnnlell, were overwhelmed with the building ami lost, their lives. Their hmhea. mutilated unit swollen. were recovered from the mills utter the Kilter hud subsided. The flnml next carried away the dwellinenf Victor Smith ( 'X-ciilb ctnr), and his latnily narrowly escaped with their lives; nnil swept clear into the har bor the dwelling of Mr. K. Slntiton. w hose film tly were rescued with ilillictilty hy boats. The It out portion of the Hunch and Ready Saloon, a portimi of the wharf, and several thousand ei t of logs were also awept into the sea. I hree ir four miles In-hinil the town, in fertile vnllejs leteral Inriuers have settled, ami it is tearetl thut they, ton, have been uverwhelintd by the lliuul. One of these farmers hut a wife and tour cliiilrcn with liiin. A person wh viaitcd the tow n tut Sniitrdny says Unit the picture of ruin and desolation presented ia i'ldescrihable. The fragments of houses.antl hundreds of trees and stumps lie scattered in every direction. and in some places they are piled one noon number to the hight of 30 feet. The face of the town site for a breadth of at least 100 ynrds hy nuo mile lonir, is completely changed. The neci dent is supposed to have been ennsed by the late rains melting the snow nut Ice In the mountains, and causing avalanches into the lakes nt the font hills. These lakea were then overflow ed nnd, rushing down the gorge, cur ried everything lielnro them. It la said that the Indians told the whites, when they were laying nut their town, that its situ was subject in ovvrtlow.bnt no heed was paid tn tho inform ation, liy some, it ia thought that the custom house will be returned to l'orl Tuwnseutl, while others believe that the damage will be repair ed, and thut with proper care the recurrence uf a calumny of the kind may be prevented. A Southern Ui'klekucb. Tho Kichmnnd Eraminer has a very clever burlesque uf the straits tn which the rebels are being reduced, ninlvr tlio title uf "A Modest i'mpisul for the Relief of Richmond " Tho writer say that hy the masterly tactics of I'eiuhcriini und Drngg, the Confederate hues have been rapidly con tracted, anil the m-cee. ty ol defending an im mense territory obviated. lie learns from the Adjutant General's department llmt Ibis con traction will continue until the nrea of defense is cm fine.) to the compact ami powerful trian gle funned hy lAtiehbiirg. I'etersljurg and liiehiuimd. And lie infers that the entire pop ulailoii of the confederacy will be gathered within these limits and come childly to Rich mond for prelection. He therefore pr c eels, being a herring packer by profession aud an adept in the business, to propose vnriuits menus of packing the population. liu pallietienlly elhnrU the people of Hichniouil to cast their bread upon the waters," and if they must starte "have one grand italic mil starratiun and lie ilooe with it. Some of the schemes for accoiiiiiirx'ntiur the emigrants tn liii-liiiiimil. estimated at near three miliums, are Verv aunisin. He proimsei thai he negroes shall go nuked, he kept warm bv hard work to the d it time, mid be stowed iu ceioi-ti ry tombs at night. The Yai kee itl-oui re are to be iu lit to the coal tula, and the gnml lers and eoiirleiain of R binotid at illn-r pl.icis on Telle Island, where Ihey are to he clori l', fiiiiOliid. and the iriiverniiieiit to charge an iidmislnn fre to outsiders, from which a lat e revenue Is eipi ct.-d The property uf the Jews ami itnke tradesmen la in lie con liscaleil, unit Ihey lodged in nulls and tobacco honte ; the uiechaiiiui and uttiiaus. and all poor people, to he lodged in empty rusks and tobnoio bo sheads. Tile nlbce holders and upper classes are to have the hoii.es uf the city. Aa lo lood lor the multitude, (lie negroes cau eat dirt, or steal belter fond. if they wuut ; the nflice holders and tipaT classes are lo have all the meats, vegetables, nnd whisky, and Ike writer sues no other resource or the ir.llions uf common (tdks but lo hctakn theiu- . Ives lu uinii ba.isui aud eat each other up. The Jews, who have eaten the other whiles. will at b-aat Ire eaten hy the negroes, "so that the dangerous classes will he destroyed at a oiuw, ana onniHiy oe n il out gnrerntiMMii aud n. grocs, aud the sociology uf the Soinh lie tl talilished ou the only firm basis piatjible." 1 tie writer leant, However, that the publio mind is not yet prepared fur the r rorxsiitlon of caouibalistD, and therrfote suggest for ini- mediate re I let resort to Coulcderate votes, as being Ikj'.Ii abundant and cheap, aud if well greased with liauou funis, and tried in bran, will prove i palatable and iiicosiive diet, lie suggest that Confederate notes will puss in Ibis war. if io do other, and it will produce a happy effect on the finances by diminishing the surplus currency. Tim pasipiuadu is full of sharp bits at the rebel leaders and uudrr iu exaggeration and gruterqneness there rous aa aliviuas current of fact, revealing the thoughts that now agitate the southern people o ih prospect! of the rrhelbou darken. l j Knlistmsnts ksvs progressed sn well In K nntrky thftaqlmncdi tie draft will b required iathatSut. OKKGONV MONDAY, JAN. EAHTKUN NKWH. Matter! In North Carolina. Nbwbebn. (N. C.) Deo. 12. Refugees reached bero this morning from Wilmington, who statu that General Whiting cominniiilitig the rebel forces at that point, leli with a brigade, reoeutly, for Tennessee. He was relieved by Uen. .Martin, whose ooininaiid, in i nd nhout Wilmington, consists of only one small brigade. Untitling the blockade iuto Wilmington con tinues to increase, It is o liuiated that a half million dollars wi.rth of goods arrive every 24 hours. i North Carolina is uearly abandoned by rebel troops, there being but two brigades in the State. It has been dcoid d by I lie batiks, as a matter of safety, to diapsse of their specie, which they are now paying out as fast as pnsti hie to citizens of the State, giving nno dollar in gold for four in North Carolina money. Geuernl Butler is raising an army of colored troops in this department. Three black regi ments of cavalry were recently started and are rapidly filling op. - , , Rebel numbug News. Nkw York. Deo. 18. Hicltmnn J papers nf December Kith have a telegram (mm Atlanta announcing very partic ularly that Grant had evacuated Chattanooga and wns fulling hack on Nashville, tearing tip tho railroad as he retreated, n.td that Hardee would pursue him. LnneytMt, it was said, wnold attempt to hold Northeastern Tenuesso. The papers were very bitter on President Lin coln') message Tho Chesapeake Captured. Halifax, Deo. 17. Tho United Stales steamer Ella and Annie captured the steamer Chesapeake this morning in Selbnruo harbor. All but three of the orew escaped. ltcbi'ls Taking tho Oath. ' Washington, Deo. 17. On Deo. 15th, over 2.0IK) persons hud avail ed themselves of the President' proclamation, in Norfolk, by taking the oath. lien. Sickles and lien. Schofleld. Washington. Deo. 17. Geuernl Sickles has asked lor a court of In quiry upon the charges contained iu Hulleck's report. Oilier officers have made similar re quests, to disembarrass the President. General Sclioficld has naked tu be relieved from the command uf the Department nf Mis snnri. President Lincoln haa signified his in tention to send .Schofield's name again to the Senate as a Major Gerernl. having failed tu ecure cnufirniatiou last session. Tlio Presi dent has also signified his inlen'ion to assign hint lo another couiuitiud. Kosecraus will pro bably be sent to Missouri. Exchange of Prisoners. Washinoton, Deo. 18. A special dispatch to-night says; General Hitchcock hits gon tn Fortress Monroe with linn! propositions to lite rebel authorities for nn exchange of prisoners. He will probably oner to eiciiniige man lor oinn. grade hir grade, without reference to the ufliuers or ineu of col ored regiments. Nchh From Kebeldoin. FOKTHKSS MDNItllK. DlO. 27. Two nf nur surgeons who Intro been in prison nt Atlanta; Ga for some time, arrived Inst evening. They report Ihnt while passing th oagh Richmond they were shown through the prisuns ihem, and liiey sny Ihey found our prisoners quite comfortable and well fed, though ihey were partly supplied frutn provisions fur iebeil by the loyal Stales. The Rich ud Whig nf December 15th re- pol ls nil explosion at the Chesterfield coal pits, twenty-nine miles from Richmond, on Thurs day, Kith. Sixteen were killed and three wounded. . , Session or Military Cnmnilltre of the Sen ate Return of Veterans to the Army. WAaillNOToN. Deo. 18. The Military Committee uf the Semite held a session this evening nnd will to-morrow re port amendments tn.tho Couscriptiuu act. It is utiilerstiHid tho Senate adjourns tomorrow. The Hill, us introduced hy .Senator Wilson wib be nmended in somu parts, but not materially altered The number uf veterans who will return to the service from the army of the Pntunmc will reach upwards of -U.IKN) and nn equal if not a larger proportion of Veterans from other nriu ies will volunteer for Ihree years nr tho war. Democratic Caucus. . Nf.w York. Dec. 18. Tho ll trull' i special dispatch, dated Wash ington. Dee. 18lli. says: The democratic mem bers of Congress had a caucus this evening at the Capitol, which was very fully attended. t u'nre pluus were heartily discussed. 1 hero was a general unanimity of expression in favor of a vigorous proseciit'uu of tlio war. A com mittee was appointed tn arrange and rep rt nt a future meeting the lime and place for holding a National democrittiu convention for the nom ination uf a candidate to be supported nt the Presidential election. The Caucus then ad joiirned tu meet nn Monday evening, the 21st. A niiiniierol border Mule men who have not generally acted with the democrats this session were present und took purl in the proceedings. It is intended In place the party fairly and and squarely upon a wnr platform. A (internment Case. Chicago, Deo. 18. The ens 1 nf Camae-k and llamsey against the Government eanui np for argument before llie 11 rat Controller ol the I reasnry; at W ash ington, on Tuesday. William Curtis Noyes, of New York, opened the argument fur claim ants. He will be followed bv Milton Wlntitisr, ol llaltimore. and Lamb, ol Washington, who are there lo reply lor the government. The ease will probably oceupy the entire week. The case, which has been iu litigation about ten j ear-, involves a claim ol nearly 2, IKK), -IK Ml. with interest, on account of mail service 011 thu Put ilio const. Storm at Charleston. Ity the Arago. it is reported that the recent hovy slorms swept uway nearly all the rebel distractions in Charleston harbor, and Iheir remnants line the shore at the entrance. The harbor is now believed to ho cleared, and it is supposed nor navy will lake due advantage of ttie Tuct. The New Orleans f'ieayunt, of Deo. Olh. bns news of the capture of Puehhi hy Juarez's loroes. 1 ne r reuoa in I aiopico were In a s'atu nf siege, and have lost there, by yellow fever, ptiU nn u. Uutrrllla Raid In Virginia. Washington, Dee. 13. About 4 o'clock. lust evening. about (MXl guer rillas, ouder I Moshy. attacked the guard nf the Orange and Alexandria railroad a mile and a half beriind rairlax station. I be guard consisted nf one company of the 1 -Villi N. Y. which made brave rcanlanee and were only caplored hy the cavalry forming a hollow squnre aruniid them. A rebel squad had pre viously cut the telegrapn wires, nut word was ctinveyetl as quickly as possible 0 Colonel Drew, in connn nd of the battalion at Fairfax Station, who immediately started with bis com mand the reinforce lo attacked party. The progress of llie train was itopeed at Hope linn where the rebels had burned the bridge and torn op the track fur about two miles. When Colonel Drew arrived al Hope Uun It was units dard. ik i' mi several volleys at Uw rebels, which wete returned. None of oar men were wounded. It was probably the intention of j the raiders tnraptnrea train with a large quan tity uf provisions for the an y. which was ex peoted about llie time, but which happened tn lie an boor lichiud lime, and consequently es enped capture, ll is qnite likely the rebels coiiiniutrd further dcprrdalioue on the railroad beyond Hops Hun, of which we have oM been inform). 4, 1864. Rebels Repulsed In Virginia, Waiminoton, Dec. 18, Lnter reports in regard to the rebel attack on the Orange and Alexandria road say the company on guard made a gallant, and, as It turned out, suocessful resistance, beating the enemy off four times before being flanked, and having their tents burned by a portion of the enemy who got into tho rear. The company then retired w ith slight loss. The damage to the road has ho. n repaired. In moving off, the rebels tent to Fredericksburg three ambu lances full of wounded. . Rebel Cavalry Captured don. Lee's Prop erty to be Sold. Nkw Yobk, Deo. 19. A dispatch dated "Headquarters United States forces, Wes" em Virginia, D '0. 18th," says t General Sulllivan onnnunoes the capture nf Forrest's rebel (Virginia) cavalry, and a nnniher ol other prisoners, by the 22d Pennsyl vania, while on a reoonnuissauoe ia Loudon enmity near Upperville, . . The Times' special dispatch says : the Tax commissioners havo prepared their lists, and announce that tho sale or estates will take plnoe on the Hth of January. The first par 0 d offered will be Arlington, the home of Gen eral Lee. General Bailer's Plan of Kxchnnce of Pris oners Approved The Chesapeake Again Rebels Knllstliig tn the Navy. Nkw York, Deo. 19. The Times' sped tl dispatch says 1 General Hitchcock has retnmed from Fortress Monroe, having given his official sanction to Gen. Hut ler's plan, by which it is hoped nur suffering soldiers will he released from southern prisons. Gen. Dntleris tnsend to City Point six or eight hundred rein I p'lsnners, with an officer, to Cnmniissioti'-r O11I1I. to exchange, on this basis will he resumed. Wo instructions have been given tending to ignore the rights of oolored soldiers as prisoners nf war. Ou the contrary, the must stringent orders have recently been issued, under which rebel authorities are to be held strictly nco mutable with regard to colored prisoners. 1 The steamer Chesapeake, having been cap lured iu Hritish waters, will be given up tn the Colonial authorities. iSecretniies .Seward and Welles have so telegraphed tn Halifax. It is not believed, however, that the pirates will he allowed to put to sea again. A very largo pruporlioii of the rebels in our hands not less than one third, it is said are uosiruus ol enlisting iu lite navy. It H under stood that tho Secretary of War and the 8eo retrv of the Navyaru agreed to permit them to do so. More Shelling of Charleston The Rebel uusirnctions, IIam'imokb, December If). n A dispatch dated off Charleston, December Pith, say 1 Gilmore again shelled the city on Thursday nieht, (10th), throwing a number uf shells into different parts nf the city, and as is believed, dniug much amiige. Ail til" rebel batteries opened a lleaw bombardment, and continued for several hours. The storms are washing away the rebel obstructions, aud yes terday a large number of heavy timbers, bolted together with iron, camo down with the tide. Tlley were secured and towed ashore hy the tugs. The amount of timber tlint camo down is so large that it is believed the obstructions must bo seriously damaged. - We have no other uews of import moe. Nkw York. Deoemhor 19 The HrrulJ's Morris Island correspondent snyr t The cause of the washing away of the obstructions in Charleston harbor was the fa mous Hunting buttery gelling adrift ill the lust galo unit smashing throUKh tho obstruction. She now lies ashore near the north end of Pol ly Island. Pursuit of Blockade Runners. Fortukhs M 1 N no b. December 19. A report from lieaufort say the United Wales gniihiml Unyhght had been bluwii up by tho rebels. Another gunboat had ohased blockade runner iislmre. nnd the Daylight went in tn take possession, when a rebel battery threw a shell into her innnar.ine, destroying her and kill'tig most of In r nlliii-rs and crew. Al though tins is believed nt lieaufort (N. C), it needs conl'n inulioii. Seward's Diplomatic Report. Wahhinuton, December 19. Seward's diplnmntio report will bo ready for tlio press in a day nr two. Slavery In Virginia. Wakihnotox, December 19. The Senato of Virginia, in session at Alex atidria, passed a bill yeaterd .)' for tint election of delegates tu a Convention to be held nn the ii.'illi of Jaunnrr, lo niter and amend the Con stitution sn as In abolish slavery in the cotiutieQ 01 Acuomnu. isnriiuvnptni, rrinocss A line, Klizaheth City nnd York, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth. Hv the President's prot hiuiiitioii id January I, IHIil.nll the slaves in the remainder nf the Slate urn free. The Act sett forth its a rcasou for the uhaiigu that, without it, ollicers nf the State, in executing the laws between master and slave, will be brought iu conflict with tho authorities uf the United State. Tearing np Railroads In Virginia, Dai.TIMORK, December 10. Messenger from General Sullivan's cavalry beyond Winchester report that Averill't cav alry was in Stauiilon yesterday and tore up the railroad for six miles, between there and Gor dousville. This is very important if true, but lacks ooiilirinatioii. Hre ut Tllusvllle, Pennsylvania. Tnuaviu.B, (Pa.), December 19. A conflagration is raging here. Twenty bu siness places have itlrcady been destroyed I lie aaun.ge is Heavy. Block Buffering on the Plaint. I.KAVKNWORTit, December IS Accounts from the Plains represent that Ibeie it great suffering among the men and stuck, in consequence of a snow storm, no bar or grass can be had. The attack are dying on 11) hundreds irnin starvation. Many live are kiiowu lu be lust by the intense cold. Over a him red t.aios are out, anil much anxiety felt for their safety, pourteeii inches id snow have fallen here. It bus drifted, aud all the roads are blockaded. No mail fnr three days t rom Last Tennessee. ClIATfANiMKlA. December 17. Duiing the march of troops from lu re against longalrcel al Kuoxvilie, (j ranger sumps got iu advance uf Ixmg.lreel't ainiiiuuitinu ttaiu. while Howard'a uorp was in the rear. There was no escape for 11, and forty car loads of am munition and two locomotive were run iuto the river near bunion. A portiuti of tho foroe seul Ui Kooxville has returned, tieiierul Miertnan arrived under e corl to day. The situation here is unchanged The army will soon be io winter quarters, but tlder s cavalry win remain active. CbMiir.Hl.ANU Gap, December 10. A portion of Longstreet't army made a de scent upon Itngi-raville ou .Monday (14th), aud engngi d our advanos near Heal Malum about 'i p.m. I lie lighting was continued with vtifl ous intervals since that time. I bear of rever ses 10 our arms, but llie accounts aro confuted An eye-witness informs me of the capture of Iwu wagon load ol yusrtermasler s stores I the rebels on Monday evening. Our forces under Wilcox have fallen back lo "Last Well aud are Jollifying. We are uncertain as re gards Patk's command, out lie is supposed to bo holding Ins own al some point between Ileal Htaltoo and mrawiierry 1'lains. righting is progress to uay at Ulair't Cross roads. The Rebel John Morgan later front Chat Wuuu,"Ut'morallaUuB f rtrbrl Army ClUTTASonOA. December 18. John Morgan esoaped across the Tennessee at tlillespit;' Laudtugi slxt miles above here, mmw. WIIOLK NO. 677. nn Sunday afternoon, the 13th instant Cap tain Cuininings. whu escaped frutn Columbus with him, was captured, together With fourteen nf his esoort. General ilownrd's command at Athens haa cavalry scouting the country. Pos sibly Morgan may yet be takeu. . . ., . Wheeler has reioined Hardee and reorgan ized his cavalry forco near Dalton. Refugees ami deserters say the rebel cavalry will no ac tively engaged all wiuter. Hardee's head quarters are at Dalton. His nickels extend as far as Tunnel Hill. His force, including the Georgia militia, is 35.000, and represented to ne utterly demoralized. 1. . . . Guerrillas Captured Near Fort Pillow. C'Al no, 'December 18. Ou December 12th, three companies of Fed erals had a fight with 350 guerrillas near Fort Pillow. Twenty-eight of the latter were oap lured and several wounded. Sixty-fivo oon toripts were released. The Federals had one man woui.dud. ' - ' '5 . !. ! A laud expedition was sunt, a few days since, against tho rebels at Water Proof. Tho reb els were routed with a loss of seventy -six killed several wounded and a few prisoners.- 1 "' Affairs In Texas. ! v. " Boston. December 19.' The Now Orleans correspondent of the Traveller, under dale of December lDth, says: General Washburn holJs the coast of Texas from the liio Grand to within a hundred miles of Galveston. Another division of the Thir teenth Corps starts for the Texas const to-day, and the expectation is that Galveston is the ttext place to bo put down In the history of the war as having been reduced liy the federals. General Franklin is still at New Iberia with about four divisions. General Weitiel goes north to join General Dialer's command in a luw da. s. It is not known who takes his place. Dispatches from General Grant. . Wasiiinctok, Decotnbor 19. The Evening Star has the following : The authorities here have dispatches from General Grant at Chattanooga, dated last uigltt at nine 0 clock, i hey tlu not indicate any recent change in the state of affair there. Grunt is in constant nnd direct telegraphic communica tion with General Foster at Kuoxvilie ; and had there been a light between General Long- street's foroe aud ourt pursuing liiui, as the press dispatches suite, Ulitnt would doubtless have sent such dispatches hero. The fact that he says nothing about such engagement induces the belief that the statements by Cmoiiiuati papers aro much exaggerated. . .. . Foreign Sews. Nkw Youk. December 18. Tho City of Washington, from Queenlown December 3d, has arrived. If is reported that another ram was lately In netted nt Hull, and that she had steam np aud Immediately put tu tea with sundry Snath- em looking gentlemen, it is also reported thai there is danger and complication between Franco und the Lni'ed States, owing to Cali fornia and sunora (!) supplying the Mcxicaua with arm. Three war steamers were recently sold Ivy the Hritish Admiralty. In ndditiiiu to the V lo lor, alias Knppahuounck, there wero the Phot nix, Clyoops and Auiphmu. The latter is a 2G-gtin screw frigate. It is fenred they aro in tended for tho rebels. Austria an I Prussia have offered 10 abide by the treaty nt I ft, 12 rerriirilinir thu crown of Den mark. Great Bntniu will advise Denmark to make concessions, and thereby remove all dan- Her of hostilities, Denmark will regard the entrance of Federal troops into Holttein as a declaration of wnr. The Federal Diet has not yet determined to onrry out conicive measure. Nkw YoltK. December 19. The Aistralia. from Liverpool December M" hat arrived. A great storm of three davs duration proved most disastrous to England, both on land and sen. The damage done In property was very extensive. Fifty-four bodies bad floated iuto tho harbor Holyhead. A letter In tho i)nii News says : The rebel privateer liappiihiiuiiock is still believed to bo nt Calais. She i very fast. The writer char- s that it was well understood ut Slieeriics hat the was intended for. The Pope of Koine hud received a deputn inn from the rebels, who prevented letters from elf. Davis. It is believed thu reception bad was not uf tin official charuutc r, aud that it was merely a compliment. A grent meeting hail neon Held at l'restun iglniid, at which resulutioiis 111 tuvor uf con turning neutrality were passed. Fould's liouncial statement shows tho neon inulated deliuits will reach nine hundred and veutv two millions uf francs, and a loan nf roe hundred millions is proposed. The Mex 011 expenses during the year wero Ui) linn red and ten millions. I'hree ships were fitting nut tn blockade the esteru coast nf Mexico us fur as Aoapnlcn 1 he position ol the Dnnn-ijeriiinu question is unchanged. Knglaud nnd Kussia were making a movement for a pncilio adjustment. London. December U. Tho Hritish ornwn lawyers have pronounced te ooudeiiimttion ol the llntisb hark Spring mk, by lite New York District Court, illegal nd vexatious. Iird Lyons is to remonstrate. The Hank of F.uglaud has advanced the rale f discount lo eight per cent., causing a de pression ol the Hinds. I'll IltOM-Cl.AII "DttMiKltliBKO." Wnrk nn this monster iron clad, now in course of con struction nt tho yai.' of Win. H. Webb, has leeu temporarily suspended, caused by the Inkn of I be machinist employed upon her. A- it may be nf some Interest to your reader to know what- kind of a craft she is. I will give her dimension.. She will be, when launched and aimed, die most powerful man of war afloat. Her length is J7H feet, beam (id feet, depth nf hold ti feet. I he armor on her tidet 11 bj feet if solid oak covered with 44 inohes of iron : nn the caseinale it is three feet of wuod and three and a half inches nf iron. Mho Will have two revolving turrets, each containing two guns of tho heaviest calibre. She will also carry sit broadside and twu pivot gun in the casemate -tlio most formidable battery ever set nllout. Her rig will be half mast, with ynrds an I sails. flie forward part uf the vessel for fifty feet i filled with solid "deadwieal," nnd ennsllltltes the ram. The engine are nf CIXM) horse power. which wi I probably propel lu-r nt the rale of sixteen knots an hour. It is not likely that the Dtiiidcrhc rg will he rcadv for servioe (or a year, llie mag nuilo ol Her proportion requiring Im mense lime and labor. t 'A Western editor thus describes In verse the patience of a buaband with whom he hi ac quainted I - Foni'tni.r, Lkttkhs. An l-tgenioas person has discovered that the Ihree most forcible letters in onr alphabet are X KG that the two which contain nothing are M T ! that four exprn-t great co puleuoe. 0 II C Ti llmt two are in a decline, I) W i that four indicate exal ted station, X L N C. and three etcita nur tears, yet, when pronounced together, kre ne cessary to a good nuderalandiiij' L R G- Cossi'HiiTios. An English paper tayt the coiieoriptioii in the United Sla'es would in En gland he only termed ballot of the mint.." l7"llob." said a young fellow tn hit com panion at a fancy fair "you are miasiug all the sight un this side." "Never mind, Dill,'1 retor ted Hob, "Pro sighting ell the misses on the oilier." Sahta Fr. Th Umttle til Nov. 14th, bo the follow mr 1 Ther is a minor in the city that A few weeks 20 there was a serious disturbance between the Mexican from ''oiiura, and llie American t the new Arixoiia mine. The Meiioan are tatd lo have greatly outnuiuburvd till) Atueri cut and onrtocrcd them. HOOK AND JOB I'KI'VTI'VO Of svasj dsnrlptlaa NBAThT and WOMPTtT .IMUM4 ' RATKS Of ADVUKTWNO 1 I beiml at.ertl.nenta, tt 00 per tiuare, Brsa InawUoar $1,01 eah aabieiiflnt Ina.rtl in. Legal anil all transient advartawnsats neat be preptlS I Inaare Insertion. Aitmlnlstratnra'niMew. and all adrertlatnwnta relattnv a the .state of fteesas.il peranna, ranat be r.tirl, annua or il.nwl nibll.hM br ilia eounly udt, add guaranteed to se -ba paid by ttlni, AUvartlslns bllla net paM wtrhtr -4 year from the Mms ' whan enmractari. will be l,-.oru..,(Baveptf a.oh. an y.ar payment Is nsglsntert ih.n-affr. EASTERN NEWS IN DETAIL. We condense from the Bulletin the following details of Enttern news of Deo. 16th and 17th 1 , The Richmond paper have the following from Charleston: Deo. 11th. twelve shells .' wore thrown iuto the city within throe honr. ' Not lunch damage done. Ft. Sumter took fir about 9 o'clock in the morning and the timber work on the outsido of tho southwest angle W ". burned and some ammunition destroyed. Cause 1 of the fire unknown. Th federal batteries '' kept up a heavy fire all day. Deo. 12th, dis- t na'ah tayi ten men were killed or wounded In Sumter yesterday. Eleven Greek-fire shell were thrown into the city, which burned fifteen minutes after exploding. Dispatch of Deo. 14th say : Hut little firing on Sumter for two day. Foor hells thrown into the city to-day.' Dis-' pntoh of 13th says fourteen shot '.red at the '' city to day. , Seven bulldingi were (track bat no persnn was injured. . Oar batteries returned fire. No firing on Sumter to-day. No new movement on the part of the enemy (federal,! " , Dispatches from Beaufort to Now York ttatet that the Ariel captured a blockade ran. ner at Wilmington, oil was built in Lngland for a cruisor. The rebel finding themselvea unable tn escape, ran her on the beach and sat' her on fire. The orew of the Ariet boarded her and extinguished the Ore. The engine and part or cargo will ne saved 'rue Won- ; mond Whig, which reached Fortrus iasroe Dec. 16, says the v4(fanta Confederacy say -' rebel cavalry reoonuoitered on the 10th above Uinggold, finding no enemy, and proceeded ' thence to Lookout mountain and Missionary -Itidge, where they found nothing bnt the debris of tho federal camp (?) The position seemed ; to be deserted. The enemy nt Chattanooga had visibly reduced it foroe. . The presume- , tion is that a heavy column had been uetoonea In oursui. of Longstreet and that an expedition . had gone tn west Tennessee tn look after For rest. The whig say Avcrni uaa nrooeeaaa from Kanawka in direction of East Tennessee, but nothing had bean heard concerning him at the war department. The rubela feared a raid un the central counties of !ontctourt. Rock-.. i.:.i 1 a .......... .i..nn.i. h;..k 11.. ilJrr.ir tinuge nilu miun.u. ttn'iuu miti-.i tiiu iiniiuwi from ICtioivtllo Into Western Virginia passe . ' Henator Wilson amendment to the con scription bill exempt thoso mentally and phys ically unfit, the Vice President, Judge of the various courts, heads ol executive department. Governors of Htatot; the only sou liable to military duty nf a widow wholly dependant on his labor for support, and iu ease there ore sev eral sons and all are drafted, such parent or pa rents may say which son shall be exempted ; ' the only brother of orphan ohildren under 12 years of ago wholly depondent on hi labor for . upport ; when among several son, two have been permanently disabled or. died in military : ervioe, the residue shall be exempt any per son oonvicted of felony. The distinction in. I", olnise i abolished. Any person enrolled whn shall procure an acceptable tubstltute shsll be exempted Minititlan dales to Nov, 19,. - state that that place i oloaely Invested by the' French. All supplie out off' from the interior. People snfferlng fnr food. A Frenob gunboat , it guarding the town. The native were very hitter against the Frenoll despotism and hope for intervention by the United State...... , Gen. Hufovil died at Waihiugtou Deo. 16th of -typhoid fever aud dysentery. .....The probo ' llihtiee are that the $:VX) commutation olanse will he repealed by Congress... ...The follow big 1 a ipeoial despatch to the N. Y. Time. dated Washington Deo. 16th t An effort is be- . 1 Ing made to give Gen. Hntlcr full authority to '. , negotiate an exchange of oar prisoner now . languishing in lliohuioud. It i understood here that he has expressed a willingness to un dertake it, and there is eonfideno in hi ability; .. tn effect it. Moreover, it is understood that hi will be acceptable to the Richmond authorities a negotiator, and they will be disposed to treat on the basli of considering all our captured ne- ' groes such as are not claimed a (lave, by owner on the Mine footing a white soldiers. . A demand bs been made upon the t Htnle department to claim the surrender of the . pirates who captured the Chesapeake from the -Nova Scotiuni, under the extradition treaty. The foundry at Edensbarg, feh nandaal) . ; Vulley, lately nsed hy robots, ha been des troyed hy a detachment of the 20th Pennsylva nia loffttiti," .....Thirty rebels were captured ucnr Straushurg iu a severe skirmish, hy troops under Gen. Sullivan. It Is reported that ' rebels a few days siuoe opened with field piece on our gunboats at the mouth of the Kappahan- nock Gen. Boiler' order for registration is wotking wonders in reclaiming sympathizer , to their nllegianoe. The number uf applicant . , for certificates nf loyalty on the third day of the -operation of the order, was too great to he ac commodated. . ... .New from Tennessee state that the column under Blackford, pursuing Longstreet, was repulsed at Bear Station, with ' a los of 74. llluckford, howevor, took some -prisoners. Farther fighting was expected on , the following day. This fight occurred on the Mth. nOW THK RELATIONSHIP Rl'XS. The following humorous sketch of two nota ble and loving political companions, was perpe trated by I lie Juniata, Pa.. Sentinel previoasto the late eleolina in Pennsylvania 1 , 'Vie Marringt. Married, scmo time aboat , tho year IH.'iti, by his Satauio Majesty, King Beelzebub Devil Esq., Mr. Copperhead De mocracy and Miss Kattletnako Slavery, both of the United State. Slice of llie wedding cak were sent to alt the liKMifoco editors, in consequence, nf which Ihey have never ceased to puff the above Union. First Born. Mora, in lbs summer of 1856, Mr. Leoouiptoa Border Ruffian, ton of lion, Mr. Copperhead Democracy. This unsightly child, born six months after the above marriage, died ftom a peculiar dis ease oalled t'rtt Slats. Second Burn tiurn at Charleston. S.C.. in. tho year of Grace, 1S00, Mr. Heoeeaioti Pro. , Slavery Kobellion, true son of Mr. C. and Mrs. t K. S. Democracy. Jimmy Buchanan acting granny. This child, which "looked so niuoh like hi ' daddy," is now going on three years old. It ; infancy was marked by such precocity, that it is now universally believed that it is "too (mart to live." It hack bone was lately broken by the lull of Viekaborg. it face horribly horned by the Are at Gettysburg, aud one of it feet amputated in Ohut. it ha been sonroe of . great trouble all its days. The "old man" they say, is "raving 111ml" through fear hi dear son will die. The old lady i also ia a "dreadful pucker," and some of ber "frieud'' have got the sympathetic lit." 77nry Bom. Born, in New York city, in , July, la Mr. Patrick Uiut, third son of Mr. C. and H 8. Democracy. Tbi monster baby cam very nearly still. , l,.,rn lint liv tint aid of 1 Ir. Sevinnue anil his frteiids" it lived throe da 1. The fatality which ha attended lhesecb.il- dreii tbow tint no child ef these parent can 1 ever live. Aud yet they survive king enough to cause great trouble 1 and as long a the old folks live, there is danger of "an Increase in the family." ' It I proposed, therefore, to behead the old woman tn prevent her from breeding any mora troubls 1 aud hang the eld n-aa to keep him from marrying elsewhere. The sec ond Tuesday of October is Ike day fixed for this latter performance. The senteuco on the old woman was passed first of last January. The people will rejuio and ry Amen at lb exttnetkm of tb whole raor. rTTh female snldieM. diaeovsrsd In th dis- guise of regular uniform, are said to b good lit ers. Premies lays tb women who wear tb -brseche alwavi wer. riTRiaurNuJ rarsworu and anttaja,' . . 1. . . . .1 ,1 t no lias a-rown urj ..wvv v v CbarbMton eoraowoesii. , - r
