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THE OREGON STATESMAN 4 ISPUnUallKn KVRIIV MnvtuV MollNINO. Tin Orojm Printing aml'PubllsliIng Ccmpany, I' Hi) 1' It I ETO US. O'llolal Paper of the State. TKKMH-IVyciir.S'l.OO; Kix months, $7,(111. T'ir thutp are Wiv hi, ruin. Uji,l 'i'vnihr mitts ft tiU-fti null (ttthtlt1 tiiirrenlrilhu: Jg Kemlttnnnr. ttpiy I eel.- l-v ninlUt tin- rUW of tlie pub. Jrl IUIiin, llmnllrri in tin- irfiMici'ol postmaster. JUDGE 11,1,1 AMS AND Till! IMIKTENDKD riUlHK 01' TIIK "AKKNA." The Urnron Arena nf hint neck liml ft nmlio ions fling nt Judge William', under tho p'o tended gulm uf preferring Ills election to the U, S. Semite, over I'i'iinie, Gihhs, and " all ethers." It denounce liim fur hie present po sition lu polities, cull liim " it neiicgndo down era!, a tiiau whom wo have many reasons fur despising politically," but professes to prefer k hiH election because ' he in ft man of demoointie antecedents, and of demncriitio prejudice." To .nil this damning fuint prnisu. it adds th gratuitous and groundless assertion, that Williams if elected will be likely to kick the , Union ladder upon which he climbed to hie high estate, from under him, and tuko refuge In thornnks of Modern democracy; that the ro atraint he la now under by reason of looking to the Union party for their vntea will be removed " and the contempt ho feels for it revived." The damaging purpose of thia coimnendutinn ia too apparent to deceive any one even the readers of the Arena. The editor, and the power behind tho throne, of that paper, know full welt that t!j praise will aurely lie regarded by the great body of the people mid Jiy the leg islature, aa ovidenco of "eoinething rotten in Denmark." "There ia a thing, Jit. Arena, which thou hnst often heard of. und it ia known to many iu our land by tho namo of pitch. Thia pitch, ua ancient writers do report, doth deiile." So, Arena, doth thy praise. If you really desire Judge Williams' election ( which everybody knows you do net ) change your tac tion; ..... Bcslauher Pctirno and Gilihs with kind words and abuse without stint tho other. Butifyoa ardently desire the defeat of Williams, as we know you do, it might be more honorable to fight him with the recognized weapons of manly warfare, rather than to "deiile" him with the ionrvy " pitch " of your pretended friendship and praise. Laudations of a truly loyal man through your month are hut. the " kiss of Ju das,", bestowed only to betray. Lincoln's Ai:i:kptanch. Tlio following is the reply of Mr, Lincoln to the delegation, from the Ilultiinoie Convention, which formally no tified him of his nomination: , Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen ef tho Com mittee I will neither conceal my gratification nor restrain the expression of irty gratitude, thnt the Union people through their convention, in the continued effort to save and advance the Nntiun, have deemed me not unworthy to re main in my present position. I know no reason to doubt that I shall accept the nomination ten dered, and yet. perhaps, I should not declare definitely before rending and considering what ia called the platform. I will say nnw how ever, that I approve the declaration in favor of so amending the Constitution km to prohibit slavery throughout the nation. When the peo ple in revolt, with tho hundred days' explicit ' notice that they could within those days resume "Vibeir allegiance without the overthrow of their Institutions, und that they could not resume it Afterwards, elected to stand out, such an itinend K S.,nt tit ttm 'imntitnf inn n nmv nrnnnscd. ho- Cv ... , , . Jbuuie a fitting and necessary conclusion for the iuooess of the Union cause. Such nlone can meet and cover all cavils. I now perceive its importance ami embrace it. In tho joint names of Liberty aud Union, let us labor to give it le-, gal form und practical clfeet. Camkoiinia Stkajiship Companiks. Wo stated a few days since that Mr. Vauderbilt had sold liis steamship property nt and between New York and Aspiuwull, ou the grent Califor nia route, to a third party. This party we now learn, have formed a corporation with u capital ir $ 1,000,1)00, 40,000 shares, the sto,k of which lias been placed on the stock exohnnge list of dealings. It was called up this morning, and sold at 110 to 111 to 112 per cent. Later in the forenoon, 120 per cent, was bid on the - street, The capital, it will be observed, is the same as the Pacific side, with which the At lantic, line connects- The contract ur under standing of Mr. Vnnderhilt with the Pacific Mail continues until March of next year. The mutual interests of the new proprietary on the Atlantio side and of the Pncih'o Mail will rim together until that time, and, after careful in quiry ou the subject, we sen no renson to an ticipate a different i.rder of business lifter that date. At the same lime we deem it proper to mid that with so lunch money und such large temptations to stock gambling on both sides, there is no guarantee, eight or twelve months in advance of what these great steamship cor porntio' s may Jo or may not in conflict or com petition with each other. The California busi ness on both sides is, at present, enormously nrufitnhle. aud while tile Pncitio corporation has gone up to 300 per cent on $4,000,000 of capital, it is witliiu the minus in prnuuniiiiy that the new Atlantio corporation may grad ually work np to 150 per cent on the saino nmouut of capital. jVw York Time$, June Kth. fj?"Tbo Corydon (Ind.) Union reports the queerest law case tr.at ever occnreii in that Stale, we verily believe. It is now pending in the Common Pleas Court of Harrison county, and grew out or the Morgan raid. The follow ing is the cause of action : Theru aro three Il,.nriii7 mills in nod npar ('nrvdnll. When John Morgan went through wild his guerillas he levied a tnx of a thoiis mil dollars on each mill. Applegnte was tho only mill owner iu tuwu, the rest having left tho place for various reasons. ll succeeded in getting tho levies lowered to $300 each on two of the mills, and 3300 ou Mauck's. which is a kjnnrter nf a mile nut of town. This amount ($2,100 in all) Applogato paid, and received a safeguard (a written il(icument)for the rlirec mills from Mor eno's olScer appointed for the purpose. It is to recover from Mane k this $300 that the suit has been instituted. t7"The Wathinpo Statesman says, tin ex. press to run semi-weekly belweeii Walla Walla and tho Kootenai mines, has been established. The expressman brought down one specimen weighing $78, and other ooei weighing from $13 to $33 each.- He also had a lot of Just weighing from five to fifty cents to the particle, New mines bad been discovered about one hun dred miles west of the Kootenai mines, in the Bt. Mary'a basin. There was a great rash to tho new place. New mines have been discovered on Eagle creek. 1125 miles from Wall Walla, trhich it is supposed will pay well when there is water. CP Henry A. Wise, once Governor of Vir ginia, was in or mmsnd nf a rebel brigade da ring our receut advance on Petersburg Part of the works that he proposed, in his uin al grandiloquent style, to hold forever, were 1 carried by negro troops. A portion of the chivalry' took tn their heels, and the rest sox rendered to tho darkeys, who magnanimously 'snared their lives. Old Wise himself was the ifirst to skedaddles BbNTOX ' County. Hy a late.cxhibit of the finances of Benton ..County we lenrn that the total arooont nf tax collects-d for the year end ing July 6th. 1864. 1 $0,915.82. Amount in reasnrr. nf- and and above all indebtedness. $1,028,13. Good for Benton. VOL.l4-NO.23. IYKHH ON FKIiVlONT AMI MAltlTOSA. Tliurluw Weed, through the columns of the Albany Evening Journal, has been lately en gaged, after his style, In ventilating tho depths of New York politics. Iu doing this, and by way nf punishing his uinru radical rivals in New York, lie lakes occasion to speak of Fremont's Mariposa mine. If what bo saya is true, the extensive drnfts upon that famous piece of prop, crly have so far exhausted it, us scarcely to leave the General cash enough to afford a very brilliant prospect, In view of paying the expen ses nf his Presidential campaign. His exhausted exchequer may therefore be properly commend ed tn his supporters.' Mr. Weed remarks as follows: ' " Mure than a year ngn, Mayor Opdyko and others reminded Gen. Fremont that when a candidate lor President in 1 830. he was weak ened by pecuniary embarrassments ; and that as his friends intended to run him again, it would be wiso to put his affairs into a better shape. The General assented giving Messrs. Ontlyke, Morris Ketch u in bud I). D. Field, it schedule of bis debts. , Thesu friends formed themselves) into a Mariposa mining company, mortgaging the mines for $1,500,000, with the proceeds from which all the General's debts were to bo paid, lint difficulties nrose, how ever, which were adjusted hy payment by Gen. Fremont of $2,400,000 in 'Mariposa stock, to Messrs. Opdyko. Ketchuin and Ilocy, nud a counsel fee of $200,000 to David Dudley Field, Esq. And, said the confidential and real friend of Gen. Fremont who gave me thia information, " there were uHicr exactions and extortions du ring the negotiations that would muku men blush." Bo that in training Gen. Fremont lor the presidential course, his grooms, received a gratuity of $2,600,000. How pleasant it must he for Messrs. Opdyko and Kotchum to see their watered Mariposa stock going through Wall and William street like "swill milk" through n tenement block, or " Parker Vein " in its balloon glory I Opdyko, Ketchum and Field have all pub lished curds iu which they admit tho taking of the fees, but insist that they were all strictly "professional." Libel suits have been com menced by n part or ull of them against Weed. Meantime tho public look ou and enjoy the fuu. I KEBELS I.VIAUIOUNIA. For some time past some of tho California papers have been charging that certain robber ies in that State were committed by the rebel emissaries, nud that bunds of these, were organ ized in different parts of the State. The Amer ican Flog publishes tho following nn tho sub ject, which it claims to have received from a reliable source i During the last days of May aud first nf June, some forty armed secessionists hud a seciet ren dezvous und effected un organization in a re cess of Black Mountain, between Santa Crux and Watsonville. Among those present were Harp, udiug, Kent, Waid and Marshall, of the Chapman pirates, llarpeuding was leader and director of the gang. Tho object of the organization was revolution, und to seize the Federal forts, if possible; failing in that, and discovering that loroe enough, could not lie raised to control this State, lliey intend- a to inarch overland to 1 exas, stealing uiiu driving olf whatever stock they came across ou the w uy. The parly were in possession of reg ular commissions from the rcliej government, brought overland by rebels w ho came to this Stale for that purpose. While these things were in progress, several of the gang, including Pool und others, contrary to tlia nilvice of the more cautious, begun depredations ou the high way. At the present lime, impending and tnoorth.ee others are iu tho remote interior organizing Democratic Ciuhs, and recruit ing fur the gang. We are not iu favor of raising unnecessary agitation or exciting useless fears in the com munity, but we havu been on the eve of diffi culty several times on this coast, and have seen enough to convince ns that while we keep cool, we should also be vigilant. Will our friends of the Statesman mail ns llieir paper regnlarly. Since the commence ment of its publication as a dnilv, we only re ceive it seini-occasionally. Mountaineer Will mt friends of the Mountaineer mail ns their paper regularly? When wo do receive it. which is seldom, it ia so old that its "items" are nf little use. Whose fault is it, yours or ours, or the ninilsT Wo mail the Statesman regu larly. Wonder if nn ox-cart express wouldn't be n good institution between tiulcm and the Dalles I Two cities that have such friendly feelings for each other, ought to have some menus of comninnicntion. Oil Mill. Wu have been informed that Joseph Watt contemplates the erection of un oil mill, on Mill creek, in the eastern part of our city, this season. Flax seed will then be in demand, and if tho enterprise receives proper attention and support, our community maybe greatly benefited hy it. The nmonntof money that goes out of our State every year for paint oil is by no melius inconsiderable and every enterprise that will tend to the development of onr own resources should receive ruppurt and enconrngement. Bkuinu Time. Salem, one of the oldest and most prosperous towns ia the State, is without a fire engine. Before expending the Stale's money in the erectum ol puhliu liuildmgs, the town should be required to provide means for the extinguishment ol hres. .louniuincirr. Hit os again, William, you are right on that question. CjTTbe St. Louis Democrat, the ore an of radical republicanism in the tar West, puts up tho nnmcs of tho Baltimore nominees, aud sat a of the platform that is "harmonizes honest divisions iu the L'uion ranks, aud is the one on which the entile Union-loving mass of our countrymen stand together. 1 he t.erman uepiiiilican papers at SI. Louis (till bold, out against Lincoln nud accuse the Democrat with having been bought up. CP Oregon oats were sold in San Francisco on the 2tith, ultimo, at $2,F0 per 100 lbs or $1 per bushel. Oregon wheat, $3.30 per 100 lbs or 1.03 per bushel. Best California wheat old at $3.52 per 100 lbs. Flour, $9.50 and $10,."i0 per barrel. Potatoes, 3J and 4 cts per pound. Escape op Greathoi'sb. Among tb five finsoner who recently escaped from Fort La ayete, was Kidgely Grealbonse. A dispatch was received from him on Monday, July 20th, hy one of his San Francisco friends, ill which be announces Ins safe urnval in (. annua. Tho Flat asserts that the dinnteh referred tu was sent to Beriab Brown, eiftTir of the Democratic Press. C?"Tho Polish insurrection is nearly eitin cubbed. Some few cuerrilla bands are still carrying on the struggle, "but" the country is exhausted ; the gentry aud aristocracy sre ru ined ; eighty-four thousand persons have been transported to Siberia. Coi'RT. The C'nonty Conrt of Marir.n conn ty. Judge Peebles presiding. Is In session tli i wei k. We anderstand there aro no casni of any importance belure it. SALEM, TIIK I'RKJfCII-MKXItlN QUESTION. The copperhead journals of this anil other States have never lacked for pretenses upon which to found the vituperation and abuse which their sympathy with treason lias led them tn hurl at tho present Administration. Though ull thefrodiictions with which their columns teem nro "conceived in sin and born in iniquity," their authors, following the exam ple uf "their father, the devil," bitvo heei) cunning enough tn give these hypocritical rail ings an air of eiucerity by Infusing into them sentiments of patriotism (a thing they do not possess nny moro than the devil does religiou), by stealing aud misrepresenting the language of grent and good men, and by pretending veneration for doctrines und principles that havu long been dear to the American people. We remember the hnwl they raised when M.v: aon and Slidell were captured, mid it waa thought wo were about tu bo involved in ft war with Eiiglatld. Tho horrora nf such a war were pictured in their journals nnd dwelt upon by their spouting politicians, and the Govern ment was ubuscd with the lowest epithets for tailing a step that was to bring upon our nation this uuw calamity. , , , t, . , Tho bowl is now uf n different charauter. They pretend a great veneration fur the Mon roe Doctrine, and denounce the Government for what they imagine to be a diaregnrd for its principles in the notion on the French-Mexican iiiestinn. They then abused the authorities lor risking it war by capturing tho rebel com missioners ; they now abuse' the in for avoiding an immediate collision with France by simply deferring definite action on a question of vast importance - 1 hey suy that tbu lollowiug res olution pasjed by Congress auiouuts to the same as a declaration of war, aud that tho Ex ecutive of the nation backed down front its positions by failing to demand the immediate withdrawal of tho French from Mexico; " Itesotved, That the Congress of the United States are unwilling, by silence, to leave the nations uf the world under the impression that they are indifferent spectators of the deplora ble events now transpiring iu tho republic of .Mexico; thereloru they tlnuK it lit to declare that ii does not accord with tbu people of the United Slutes to acknowledge a iiionurcbiuul government erected on the ruins of a:iy repub lican government in America, nnder the auspi ces of uny European power." ' On the question thus stated, the New York Times contains an nrticle from which we quote iu lieu of further remark : Our Executive had discharged its full duty tn the French Government in apprising that Government, in clear terms, that the American peoplo aro unanimously opposed to the estab lishment uf any rule in Mexico throuirh foreign instrumentality. It is not called upon to de clare wlten -or how that opposition will hereaf ter manliest ilsell in practical action. I hat is wisely iett tn Hie tutiire. 11 the French Gov ei niueiit chooses, iu the lace of that plain state ment uf American sentiment, to to un iu its efforts to found a monarchy in Mexico, it docs so nt its risk. 1 he shape winch that issue may linully take, neither that Government nor onr Government can now tell. It is In be hoped that it will be determined w.thout it war bu twceii ourselves nud onr old nlly. if possible It does not now seem to us possible to do this, und at the same time preserve tile throne now set HI). But tbu Auiuricuu of the next few years will lie just us competent to decide upon tli j unprnpriatu policy as we ul this year, una ue in a lar hotter position to carry it uut effecti cly. Our present liusiness Is tu put down the re bellion which w struggling to destroy the Gov ernment. 1 hat business ought to have our ex clusive attention nud our utmost energy. Any war winch a loreign nation limy lorce upon as wu will accept und fight through, if need be, to I ho hitler end. But no suuo man can doubt thuUsuch a war would be a peculiar calamity lu us iu our present situation, and thnt all hon orable means should be used to avoid it. There is nothing dishonorable in the adjournment of the issue between ourselves nud France con cerning Mexico. It is nothing more than any man Ireely does who li;eis aiiotlier is tlomg linn un injury, und yet takes his own time tu obtain redress ill ccmi I, or otherwise. Every niau uf conscious strength secures his rights at his owu time. It Is always a sure murk of manhood to control impulse, und bide one's time. Nations may do the same tlimg ns honoruhly. It must lie remembered that Secretary Sewurd did not volunteer to the French Government an expla nation of tho House Kesoluliou. llio Anil Administration journals, with their usual regard for troth, havu indeed miulo that assertion. But the present publication proves that, like man) other ul their statements, it is contrary to tact. .Ur. Seward, in his u tter lo . u r. Uay- tun, viaics lllill. ,o l..vjt-uii-j iiiun iu lanugo of the French E l.bny iu Washington) lost no ...... .m- i , ... ....... :.. ..i. ........ time lu asking an elpiunatioil ol tins proceed ing."' ill. Seward noticed tho subject be cause be could not avoid it. If the opponents nf the Administration are not satisfied with bis manner uf noticing it, let them, avoiding nil empty generalities, sprcily distinctly what alti tude iln-y would have hud liim ussiime. If an altitude of hostility and open war, let tbeni de clare it. It will bu only one more issuo which truu Uuiou men will gladly tako tu the polls next November. " Tub Fi'TfliE. In a lecture delivered In Chicago recently, Grace Greenwood said : - Back in these troublous times will our child ren look with reverence and awe. The sous of onr brave soldiers will date their patents of no bility on grander battle fields I Into Agineourt ur Bnnuockburu; such patents of uobility as no royal herald's office has symbols tufbbicnlfy glorious fur. Many a coat of arms in those days will have one sleeve banging emptv. We may picture to ourselves a group of noble young lads, some ten years heiico, thus proudly ac counting fur their urphmnge which the coun try should see arc nut left desolate t Says one " My fnther fell in beating bnck the invaders nt Geltysbnrg." Says another "My father fell at Lookout Mountniu, fighting almre the clouds." Says a third "My lather aulfered mnrtyrdnni in Libby prison." Saya aunt lit - " My fnther went down in the CnniherlauJ.'' Yet auiilher " My father waa rocked into the long sleep below the wave, iu the iron cradle of the Monitor." And there will be hapless lads, who will listen in monrnful envy- saying lu their secret hearts " Alas! we have no part or lot in these glunlyinga; our fathers were rob-els!"-nud here and tberoayouth more unfor tunate, uiiu will steal away from bis comrade, and murmur iu bitterness of soul "Ah! God help uie! ury lather was a Copperhead!" CP See how they (erve seccsli brawlers In Nevada : Fur expressing a desire tn "kill every Irishman in I',- Union army." and a wish to cut A he Lincoln's throat," Frank Linn, an Irishman, was recently arrested at Gold Hill, aud sent tu Fort Churchill to cut wood and car ry sand. Anderson, the si-crth lawyer who was gob bled ap by the Provost Marshal on the 4tli, in this ciiy.'lor. be lolling treason, has been sent lo Fort Churchill to pack snnd and diwipntn on sow belly and beans. 'l'i much talk no belly good, Julin. Enterprist. CP The bill appropriating $100,000 for a branch mint aud assay office at Dalles City, passed Congra in the last hoors of the sion. OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1804. I, KIT Kit FKOM TIIK RAMI All SIXES. (jllAIITKVIl.tK, July 8.1, IHiJ, En. Statesman '. Tim SanHam gold district Is rapidly becoming the Miw of tho Wehfoot tribes, whera, it' men dilifreitly seek, they will find absolution of the sin which tho world counts tho worst nearly unpardonable, poverty! and where many nrs also scenting nfnr off in the mountain creates, that wholeness of limb and. wind which fast eating, much slooping, and little airing have so little tendency to give tliniu iu the plains below. That all should he disappointed is improbable, nud that all slaiuM succeed is nioro so. Uut tli cio are health tnd wealth in those mountains for those who get up sufficiently early and dust themselves with die proper degree of energy. During an experieocn of several batches of immigrations and an equal number of emigra tions, my observations havu led mo to tho sags conclusion that a hu'i;o pur cent, of those who ar rive bore aro surprised that tho gold bearing ledges aro not portable, and disgusted that vnlp-nr spades and picks must bu used tu make them shell oat. About ninu ol' every ton cumo ia with a sort of vngtio idea that lodes and "squivitleuts'' lie around promiscuously looss and the same nine iro out, after a laborious search of two days, with the dissatisliod conviction that tliu incorporated mo nopolies have gobbled up the White Hull, the Driggs, tho Calf, and r. half-dozen other frnod things, and that they the nine, "havint no show nohow." Tho nine depart, shaking (llgnratlrely) the ilust from their soles. Tho one who stays and pries into thiuc's is shortly overwhelmed withjhe immensity of the lap out vt'twhich Mother Na turoissnid to have spilled the Hani iam. mining regloa. You can bot your best threadbare edi torial outer garment that there is a big tiling here witbin a circle of three miles, Quan.villo being tbu "bub." Within that circumference, there are not less than thirty discovered lodes that aro each and severally positive, comparative or suncrla- tive gold bearers, while south uf this district the Li nni,i -;i- fl.i i...i- .... ...... r.. ... i !.. beyond the ken of mortal search as yet. Much of this is presumptive, most especially that part of it in relation to the existence of lode beyond w here the lustful eyes uf man have yet explored, and less especially as regards tho thirty lodes which Dauio Fortune, during a prodigal frolic, dumped down hero around t lit) QiiartY.villc hub. "Dirt prospects" aro obtainable un almost every lode yet discovered iu the Santiam District, while "rock prospocts" are good wherever such tests have been made, with very few exceptions. Now discoveries ure sing uiudo almost daily. 1 can't spe;,k so positively of tho "Happy Camp Dis trict," because my head with all its lotric and per suasive eloquence has nut yet prevailed on my legs to essay the trip over there. Whenever tho said refractory Icks conclude to go, 1 intend to have my bend go aloag and then I'll try conclu sions with Happy Camp. Meantime, that happy land lies not only on the other side of Jordan but also ou tho same rcla.ive side of a iiian-killiug mountain, while your correspondent is happy enough fur all practical purpuses, ou this side of both. lint to return to first principles I QunrtzviUe is a Mecca aud the Sautinoi uiiues art rich, tnkiug present indications and prospective calculations for it. There is proof enough of that withont any further words. Wo are to have a genuine quarlc mill in here nud no mistake. -We Know it because, by to-day's train, Mesas. Jones, Muorcs and Cooper arrived aud assure us its a fact and net at all a joke ; and they are out bunting a road w hereon to haul it iu. Bully for Junes and Moorcs and Cooper and the mill and the road and all con cerned. Who-o-o-o-p-ce I Quartzvillj is in the humor for n quart, mill. The way has been somewhat prepared by u pion eer rum-mill, (not, however, a very healthy ouo) and wo are now waiting wiib outstretched arms for any kind of a mill that will make a change. If a quartz mill dun't do fur us, we ure done lor, aud the quicker wu know it, the easier we wilt all cuuie down. So, bully acain for the mill ! A wugou road to this Casuadiau region Ts yet somewhat problematical as to lbs Uuiu ol comple tion, tbouuh probably uut nt all so in any other rusocct. It will bu a loiigh one and a "loud road to travel," until a very largo sum uf money shall be expended, unless a better route bo discovered tnau either ot tho trails now traveled. At pres cnt. there aro three trails, tho South Fork, Bib yew's, and by King's 1'rairio and tho Meadows. The South Fork trail is least mountainous, but the must dauguiuus to auiuiais, ou account of bo ing ill places very narrow and precipitous. The Bilyew trail passes ovor three ur four pretty large mouutaius, but ia not otherwise a bad one. The nurthern routo by King's Prairie is said to pass ovor uuo uf the highest elevations in sight of this place, but snino prefer it to cither of tiie others. I'lie pack trains all eome un I lie llilyew trail. f arties desiring to visit this district trom Salem cannot probably do butler than to tako tho Bil- yew trail. They need not necessarily bring their provisions from tho Valley, as small quantities can bo procured here of tho Douuca boys or of iicuucii, nt a cost not exceeding linu oi gunnig It packed iu. They must, however, bring along enough to last thuin during the journey in. Once hero, those who expect to profit themselves by y' mines, must expend not only muscle but some tiiuo in mousing aronod over the mountains. There are plenty ol claims not yet taken, and great nuuibur that nre forfeited by non-eouipli slice with the law, There are duzuu of people who are holding several claims, by location, in the saiuo district, while there is a strong doubt wheth er they can hold morn than one. Many nf these claims can be had by easy compromise, with claim ants. Tno White Bull lode, where the Cnion Co. is nt work upon it, cuutinues tu present very favorable prospects. The Salilinm Co. has nut sunk any un iu eluims forsouiu lime, but work w ill soon bu resumed. The Hrigga lude is rapidly improving, becoming, at the present depth, uiuch wider, bet ter defined, mid more easily worked. Tho Calf lode fund. lies splendid prospects, both of dirt nud rock, huveral Hue specimens ul rock containing heavy gold have been taken out uf it. Throe .Mexican minors, w ho have spent most of their lives iu quartz mining, have examined Ihese lodes aud pronounce them very fine in character. 1 am sorry to say the Kxpress is about ready to go, so 1 am constrained lo express my regards mid quit. . Yours, ou the rampage, Emiiiu o S . WlNDI.r.R. TO tyilBKsrOMIh.Mi. We are always pleased to receive communica tions from our friends in all parts of the State, containing Information of public interest. Facts concerning the growing crops, progress of mill ing operations, local enterprises nf all sorts any thing in fact which will bo valuable to onr read ers, will bo acceptable. But we cannot promise to puUisk all communications sent. If we did so, our paper would find room for nothing else, Many communications reach ns too late for their infor mation to be of any vale. Others contain items which we wuuld gladly give lu the public, If they were not crowded put by matter of more pressing importance. Others again are in our judgment indiscreet of impropor to appear in print. We rtmi all, and cull from them such aa we think bust to use. We hope none will be offended be cause their letters do not appear lo full. Communications must invariably bo acenm' pauled by a known name as a gunrnuty ol their truth. Wo often reject letters otherwise accept able solely bocause the writers real namo is not furnished. Correspondents should also remember to write only on one siite of llie paptr. If this Is not ob served, the Editor must copy tlm letter befuro it goes tu the printer, aud lim labor of doing this is sometimes Ihs only reason why it fails to find a place in our columns. Will our friends bear these facts in mind t ....The celebrated Colonso, Bishop of Natal, bas been dejiosed from his ecclesbtstical position and "prohibited from the eicrcisn of any divine office," fur tho publication of s-ntiincnU deeu.od heretical. AuitmiA. X. T., July 20. A parly of ladies and gentlemen who leu neie al noou yesU-iday in l.mr hnrsa WHiroil. met with a fearful aeni- J dent abuut li miles from this city, it seems i that they were about crowing a ravine, wln-u a IwaliT snoot burst on the mountains and came down upon them beforo they could get not nf 'the wny, sweeping mem licmre It. A ..Mrs. J Medbiiry and a Mrs. Gleii,.witli.lliree childieu were drnvued. Their bodies have been recur ! ered and brought to .the city. The geulluineo, four in number, Were saved, bill loiiliy bruised i The four burses wrre drowned and llio wagon dsilud into atom. llksntllTlO.N Of I UK ALABAMA. The following account f tho destruction of tbu pirate Alabama is from tho correspondent of tbu London Tinus. It was gaiheied from the officers of the English yacht Deerbound on which S' mines and a part of bis crew escaped, and from tho pirates themselves t The Alabama left Cherbourg binhor about ten o'clock on Sunday morning, nud llio Kenr- sr.rge wits then several miles out lo seaward, wHIi lief steam dp, roiiily tor action. " llio French sbip-nf wnr Conrniine followed the Ala bama ont of the liitrbur, rind stopped w hen the vessels were a league off the const, her object being tn see that there wna nn violation of the law of nations hy any fight taking place within the legal distance frum laud. Ouo of the offi. cere of the Alabama names the hour nf 11:10 as the commencement of the action, nud 12:40 as the berinrl of its cessation making its dura1 inn an hour and a half; while the time observed on board the Dcerhnnnd, which is must likely to be accurate, that vessel being free from the excitement nnd confusion necessarily existing ntf hoard the' Alabama, limited the action, tn nn hour, tho last shot being tired nt 12:10. Tbu distance between tho two contending ves sels when thA Alabama opened fire was esti mated on board the Dec rhoitnd at uliunt a mile, while the Akilmmn'a officer tells mo thnt she wits n milo nnd n half awny from tho Kearsnrge when aim broil the first shot, Me tlnsns it may it is certain that the Alabama commenced the tiring. "and as it is known that her guns were pointed for ft rnngo nf two thousand ytirds, nnd (lint the second shut she fired, in nliont half a minute after the first, went right into llio Kenr- sarge, that may be taken ns the real distance between the two ships. The lirnig became general from both the ships nt the distance ol ft little under ft mile, and wits well sustained nn both sides Lancaster's Impression being that at no time during the action wi re'they less than a quarter of n mile from each other. Seven complete circles were made iu the period over which the fight lasted. It was estimated on board tho Deerbound that the Alabama fired in all about one hundred and fifty rounds some single guns nnd some In broadsides of three or four; and tho ICenrsarge about one linndrod, the majority of which were eleven. inch shells. The Alabama's wero principally Blnkely pivot guns. In the early part of the engagement the relative bring was about three ol the Ala bama to two of the Ivcnmirce, hut As it pro- grossed (ho latter gained the advantage, having apparently a much greater power ol steam. Shu appeared to hate mi advantage ever tbu Alabama of about three knots nil hour, and the stenm was seen rushing out of her blow-pipe all through the action, while tho Alabama seemed tn have but very little ileum on, , At length the Alabama's rudder was disabled by one ul her opponent's heavy, shells, und they hoisted nil sails; but it was soon reported tn Ciipt. Seinines ir one nt lin olhccrs that his ship wna sinking. Willi great bravery the guns wero kept purled till the 111117.7.104 were actually nnder water, and the lust shot from the doomed thlii was fired as the was settling down. When her stem was completely under water. Camnin Homines gave orders for the men tn save themselves its best they could, nnd every one jumped into the ecu nud swam tn tho boats that hud put oil' tu their rescno. Those nf them who were' wounded were ordered by Captain Semnies to be placed in the Alabama's boats and taken un board the Kenrsnrgc, which w as, as far its possible, obey cd. Cantaiii Senimes and tbnse above men tioned, wero snved iu the Deerbnuiid's boalsj aud when it was ascertained that the water nils ck-ar of every one that hud life left, nud that no mure' help could he rendered, thu yacht steamed nwny for ('owes, nud thence to this port. The Kenrsarge, it iv known, has been for some lime iu hot pursuit of the Alabama, which vessel Cnplniii WiusloW was determined In follow everywhere till he overtook his enemy. Very recentlv sbo chased and overtook nno of the vessels of the Chinese expeditionary force returning tn r.nglanu, and ran alongside with her gnus pointed nud her crew nt nnurtera be fore shu could be convinced uf her mistake, for tlio expeditionary vessel was very much like the celebrated confederate cruiser. The Kear- surge was then described us likely tn prove an overmtneh lor tho Alabama, having higher steam power anil rate of spted, a crew "nearly double" Hint under Captain Senimes, and. un like her sister ship, the Tuscnroro, carrying ten instead nf eight, very heavy ll inch shell gnus the so called Cofumbiads of the Americnn Navy. The Alabama, on the contrary, is si a ted tn huvo luul only two heavy rilled guns and six broadside yj poni'iler. Tho orew of the Alabama comprised iu ull 150 when fluj left Cherbourg. Of these, ten or twelve were kill ed during the action and a number were known to be drowned, (he difference between these nnd tho number brought home on llie Deer hound being, it is Imped, snved by thu boats of tho Keaisurge or some 1' rencll pilot bonis in the vicinity. The French wnr-vcssi I Cour- onuu did not come out bet end three miles. l lio surgeon uf tho Alabama waan English man, nud ns not hi up lias been heard from him since tin Went below lo dress the wounds ul snmuiiflho sullerers, it is feared that bu went down wiib the ship. When the men came on board the Deerboinid thev bad nothing on hut their shirts nnd drawers, having been stripped tu light, nnd line ol the men, w lib a sailor s do voledtiesj insisted nn seeing bis Captain who was then lyiutf in Lancaster's cabin in a Very exhausted slate, ns he hail been entrusted by Captain Scimucs wiib the ship's papers, and tu no one else would he give them up. The men were nil very anxious about their cnptniii and Were riioiccd to hud that he hint been suv I. 1 her npiienreil tu he a set ol lirsl rule lei lows, and tu net well together iu perfect linioli nnder the most irvin clrcnmsluuces. The Captain of the forecastle on hoard the Alabama, a Norwegian, says that when bu waa in llie water lit; Has hailed hy a boat Irom the Kenr sarge : "Conic lure, old man, uud we'll save you;" tn which he replied; "Never mind me, I can keep up half an hollf vet; look nfter some who are nearer drowning than. am lie then made away for the Di-orbonnil, thanking God that hu, was nmb-r Englih color. 'I'nr- ing the notion the Deerhouinl kept nhont a mile tn windward of the combatants and was dialled tn witness the whole nf it. The Kenr sage wits burning Newcastle coals, nnd the Al ahaina Welsh coals, the difference in the smoke (the north country coal yielding so much more) enabling the movements uf each vessel tn In distinctly (raced. Tho Daily A'eiri' RoDlhaiiiplnn correspond ent says : Captain Senimes and chief oflicer Lee went this nfteruoon tn Emanuel's the tailor iu llish street, to make piirchsses. Tho Captain's band wna bandaged, owing tn a wound lie re ceived in action. '1 he shop wna crowded wilh people, endeavoring Ui cutch a glimpse uf llie cuiilcderuto commander. Emanuel lappel sevctul buttles uf pott, aud treated their cus tomer, his lieutenant nnd those who came to sco them with great hospitality, dipt. Semuiea anxiously asks what the people of England thought nl llio Mouth; enirj slavery more existed but lu naiuu, aud that the North nnd Mouth would never bo united. In answer I" questions Captain .Senimes said that he left ull the prop erty be possessed, and npward uf sixty chro nometers which ho had taken from captured Federal merchantmen, iu Cherbourg, previous lu going out to figbt the Kenrsarge. He says he was completely di-ccived aa to strength and armament ol the' Federal ship. What be re collected of the Kcarsergp was, that she was an ordinary sloop. of war. If bo bad known Hint ,she was nn iron clad and much more heavily ariutd than the Alabama, lie would not have foGgbt, as it was madness to do so. It appears thai Hemnirs and t number nr Lis ouWrs and in w craped from Hie Alabama Just ns she ana going down, nud llmt -inesMtfi llie owner nf Hie steam yacht Deerbound, was desired by lbs" WIIOLKNO. GOO. commander uf the koin surge tu sav as ninny of tlio cflieers nnd crew nf the confederate ship us possible. Captain Heiiiines was in the water ha f nn hour, nm was neuiiv exnanaieti wuen picked np. It appear be begged Lancaster In getaway ns fust ns piesiblf. In prevent him mid Hi se w in were with linn Irani uciiig taueti prisoners, ami the lleerlioiinil neing u nisi vnebt, was enabled to get out nf reach of the Federal man-nf war. Lnncnsteisylescribi'a the hilit as being a iiinguihcent sight.. Hu saw holes right through the Ahibniuii, made by the tremendous shot of the Krnrsurge." A second letter trom tlio same correspondent, saysi "When the battle was at an end the Deerbound steamed over tu the ICoursarge. nnd Lancaster was asked by tho officers of tho Fed eral ship to try and pick up llie retires .of I bo Alabama's crew and officers who were floating mil swimming nlwut. , Ho lowered his yncllt boats, and ouo nf them, ouimuatidoil hy n iiiun mimed Adams, was steering bis boat into a group uf a dozen struggling persons, w hen he passed a drow ning man tit a short instance, with nn officer's cap on. One of tbu men in the boat oried out, 'That's Semnies.' and l ho drowning ninu called nut, '1 am the oaptniu eavo me; 1 ennnot lteep up any longer.' Ad ams went, and drugged him into the boat. Senimes then anid, ' For God's sake don't put me on hoard tbu lienrstirgun hut put me nn hoard your yacht.' Adams promised tu dii.su, and laid Semnies down in the bottom of bis limit and covered him wilh a still tocoiiccul him from llio Kenrsarge's hnnrsv which Wer' evi dently noxiously searching for liim.. When Adams bud saved a boatload he took tlrb'n on board the yacht, nnd Semitic was lit nnce placed below. As soon ns nil that were seen In the water wero picked up, Lancaster was anx ious lu get itwny, and began tu stenm not, In sea. He expected that Ho should nave been brought to by a shot from the Kenrsarge, but she was too disabled, it appears, tu go niter llio Deer hound to overhaul her, nnd thus Reinmes es caped being made a prisoner, dipt, tieuimes dot lined an invitation to u public dinner at Southampton. He is soul to have gone tn I'm Id lu report to tho Coiileilei ate Commission- r there. . i i TKUUIUl'lUC NKWS.I, : Rpoclul Dispatches to the Oregon HtntMiinli. ' Discovery of it Ureal Conspiracy.! Important Toxltlon (inlncd by Gen. Urantl ;' Fighting nt Petersburg. " Kebcl Fort Blown Ip-IIeavj' Loss!, t ti ni nt In Ten Miles of lllclt'iiond! ' 1 Sherninn Again on the Move-Hebel Killed nt ttinitta ,'im. 1 bi'.' Ltil.is, July 28. The Demnrrn pub ishea nil account nf a conspiracy to erect ft North-Western Conledeniuy. The nrgniiizn liuu engaged in the conspiracy is known us the oiilci' of American Knights. The real object embraces nil ell'ort to Ibwitit the Government iu the conduct nf tho wnr t , tn overthrow the Government. The prulession of purposes tire dilb ri'iil iu dillorciit Siiilcs. It proclaims llie wnr pulley in reiiusylvniiin. New York, New Jersey, ut:tl oilier eastern States, while iu llie West it Is for pence. The order is of South ern origin, being erected mi tho ruins of the knights ol thu Gulden Circle. Sterling I'riee is to liu supreme cniiiiuanilvr, Vallandighatu while iu lliclinioutl, wus uiude the supreme emu nuinder of the Northern section, '1 he order ol the consnirncy was entered into between liim mid thu rebel authorities to divide the east and west, nud thus aid the Southern ' rebellion. Vullundighiiiu's time in Canada was principally spent iu furthering llie scheme. He had aeon- lureut n w ith some lending men north, snnn nfter bid ut-rivni iioin (.tiimiin. nnd arranged llie es lulilisbiiieiit uf lodges throughout tire loyal Stutes. The names uf all those who visited him ut thu Clifton House is known tn the Gov ernment ; ninong thctn are the name uf V It. Beed. 1'. K. Pendleton, 1'iigh. 1 nf Ohin, Kibben, of St. Louis, ami Storey uud Merrick, of Cbicugu, are published. The result uf the conference is well known to the Government. Abuut the 1st nf January Vallanibghnm issaed nil address to llie lodges in the loyal Stutes, in which he called upon the members to renew their voices. He says thu time ia nppruuehing tu test llieir sincerity, that tlio prosecution nl thu wnr ia a viilutinn uf (lie rights uf the Stall's, and that l'resident Lincoln is an usurp. er. The meeting nf Grand Commanders were In be held in dill'ereiit States; in New York it was bcbl un the 2"d uf February, fur the purpose of organizing nn onthreak on the HUH uf March thu day 'fixed fur the ilrnft. No definite plan was resolved upon. , Tlio names of those conspirators nre also known. The S.ino commander hnj a con vernal ion with tile supremo commander nt Windsor. ' Canada West, early in April, for general uniisiiltniiun. Among those iu lienilaiice were MuMustcrs, of New York, ('h is. L. Hunt, of St. Louis, uud Lit Fayette Devlin, of Indiana. It wus proposed nt this meeting that Ynlhtndigham should represent his district nf Ohio in thn Democratic National Convention, and pruclaiui the doct lines uf llio order. , I'ierco pronounces the existing Administra tion, und the government power, n usurpation, which llio people had a right lo expel by force, if nice wary, iu iuiiugiiriilion nf rebellion North, iu winch he no supported hy the order. Each grand commander was to hate an or i:ed body guard at the Convention, for the defence uf Yullnildighiim. Tills, it Was thought, would procipitnlu thu peoplo into nn armed t'oulliet, which would he a signal or the members of the order to unite against the authorities, kill, ami capture the naval nnil military oiiicers. seize all the arsenals, arms. Mini pnnnc property ul nil kinds, and prouounue the (joveriiuient over thrown. The reason for Vulliimlighniu's sudden re turn lo Ohio was thnt bis views were, thai he Wuuld huvo been defeated ns delegntii In Chi cago, nud only by bis preseuoc could bis elec tion be secured. Tho numerical slreiiglb of the onler is said tu be emisid'era!.!)- uiv mHMWO-'l.'iO.noo of. whom are armed. Tho' order iu New Ymli are called MuClvllan minute thou, und nun, her Vl'iO.IMKI. Their grand cooimuiider U Chut. L. Hunt, nephew of II. Lucas, who was bu many years Belgian consul here. A long list ,d names nf members of the order in dill'ereiit Ktntc, In gelber with full iiifnnnittbiu regarding I he mine, is ill the hands nf the aoihorines at Washing ton, which will prubably be published. Hi UMl'iiA lK'Simr.ii, July An import ant inineiiiciit is in pi ogress from hero this morning. While our troops wero crossing James river un two pontoon bridges, the rebels suddenly attacked llicnt. An engagement en sued mid Die rclxd were diiveu buck. Our troops received reinforcements, and attacked the rebel works, carrying them nud rupturing the guns. The rebels w ere finally driven from their position far beyond. I he gun limit ren dered valuable assistance, covering the laud ing. A special to the !sa)s: Advices from the Army uf thu I'uloiniic show Unit Grant has ecuri-d a very imp rtnnt strutegio position abovu Bermuda Hundred, which gives bun a ?;iM,d base uf supplies, only eleven miles from (luhiiumd. , An Army of Hie l'utmnao letter dated yes terday, sat Ihu urrivul uf some troops In the vicinity ul Heruiudit Hundred, a d y or two ago, mil acted the ulteiinoii ui inir eiioiny, ami caused them tu believe Hull an mini nee nn llicbuiund, by nay of Malvern J tall, wits in tended. A lorce consisting uf Kershaw's di vision uf Longst reel's corps, aud Wilcox's di vision of Hill's corps were immediately with drawn I nun tho vicinity of I'eterslitirg, and scnuluwu lo cheek lh luiivi me'il. To coun teract this the -d cutps Was deUiupvd uud scut ISOIKi XMt Ji: t'KIM l . Ul t say diMcrlptlnn Unvri.Y sin) mtOMl'TI T sxtrali j ( IUTKS II K AbVKItl'll'INO : lKsl siltertlssmenls, SH Ull per utimre, first tnscrUun; . tt.lS! ullch ali'(iielit liiNe-rllon. 1,'JtOil anil nil transitu! ftUwrtlsdliiiilltimustbe prspsld to himff liisi'rtiun. Ailmlulslrulori' nut Ices, ftm! sl silv.rlln.meitti reining to tliu eetiiti, ot dei:ensi:ii persons, mint L ji-tf,elil, unlnu or Jeroil imMljaod liy Hi ouuntf u,lseiSH sutranleeit tu bt V' inlJ Uy liitn. AJvertleliis allls not anli! wllliln s esr from tlis tints wuen uontFHnttxl, will In, l ncri-Mi-it twenty-tlve per cent, esr.h yenrisymentl neylectefliti.'renflpr, ' across llie James, At 0 o'cloclt, on thu morn ing of Hie 27th, our advance met tho enemy's skirmishers- in an open field,- opposite Jnine ' Neck, with their battery In position. A long linen! skirmishers wu thrown out, aud loou. drove the rebels tn llieir breastworks, where liny wore kept hotly engaged whil. a brigade of the first division moved round on the loft of the enemy's line, uud getting un their flankS charged and drove them Irom their gt into - the wnnds, capturing four gnus and a quantity of sinutl arms.' The enemy fell hack mi their' reserves, who occupied a strong work built two ' yours ago. Our truons followed, taking pusi-Jf . lion on their front and flanks. Our loss is very ,,, slight. Gen. Grunt nulu to tlm front in the afternoon, viewed the enemy's position, ani ' seemed tu ho well pleased with tbu morning's wurk.! ,; 1 ,i w .:. , i ;ui: .-i wn ; i i, , ,;-, - , ' . Bamimoiib, July 81. . ,u, A dispatch from Ilia Army uf the FotninnQ dated yesterday says : , The great event, long expected, namely, the'l cxplusiun uf ihu inlno nnder the rebel fort im-;'-! . mediately in front of the Oth Army Corps, came :1 oil' at hulf-pnit 8 thia morning. .Picket firing,,, hud been kept un nil nigut, ami, in fnut, ns thu match was applied to the mine, skirmisher' " ' wero still engaged on both sides, An Immense i column uf dust was thrown un 300 feel into the air the fort, which muunted 10 guns, wat' rendered n mass nf ruins. Immediately after the explosion, our artillery opened, with one simultaneous, continuous rear. The Oth corps ' then charged thu rebel, driving them before them to their second lino (if entrenchments,, , taking a number of prisoners, somo nf whims ,( were ling out uf tho dirt bsdly bruised. Prls niicrs stuto that only nhont A dozen remain of ' their regiment. At 10 o'clock we had enpturtttd two uiliur earthwork.' ., ., ' 1 - iiwd New Yohk, July UL Special, dated lioad,- ,() quarters, says : As soon us the explosion of the mine occurred, 120 gons immediately opened,1''1 while musketry played in a continuous; rirw along the front ot llio 9th and part uf the 15tU o corps. Prisoners sny they weio completely j surprised, those iu front being most y asleep at the timeV' One prisoner says they had been busy mining under our works, nnd in two day 'I more would l-nvu been ready to blow them up. i Latkst. Head-quarters, !30th, P, M. He- ,ij ports just iu, Grants late movement complete-'" ly changes tho lisped ol affairs. By it, his right is thrown nn thu north side of tho Jaines(, within 10 miles uf Kicliinond, enabling biin tei h throw bis entire, force noon cither side of tho j river, within n very few hours, compelling the enemy to cover Bichinond with a large lorce, ns Well ns Petersburg. Wu havu tbu interior ' ' line, which compels' tlieiu to risk un engage- ,1 nient with advantage tn onr side. , t -,:.( Morrill's biigade, cavalry, drove Hampton's j I ronps from an important point un the Central " Koad. This morning rebels reinforced Hamp ton wilh thren brigades of Infantry and mado ,1 several ussuulls. Merrill fell hack lo where bis ) reserves were posted when belli sides delivered . u destructive volley; our forces then charged'1 I he rebels, causing them to break and full back iu confusion, leaving their dead au4 wounded :il in uur bunds. At the same lim Gregg's divis-,,, ion became engaged at another point Willi n. The lU'httnir was vert' Severn. Dimes' brigade was compelled to yield ground. iL' losing one sun, but soon rallied, cheeked, and 'A . linnlv diuvo the rebels back, .. , - -, i I Rautz took possession ol Malvern tlilUbicb. A was abandoned by the rebel tu piutcct "no uf tho Kicliinond roads. ' During the engagement the gnnbnat Mcndutn did good service. - New Yohk, July 30. The Herald's Nash-,',) villo special, of the 29tb,,sayst Shcnuau's., army was again in motion yesterday to accom plish iinportnnt operation, looking tu an early investment of Atlanta. ' The enemy attempted lu thwart the mnvement. ; . i .l i .hi It appears Bragg camo to Atlanta and a ., council of war wu held for the purpose of , holding Atlanta at all hnimn.'s. Joe Johnson replied that to do so would require a sacrifice tf T thu whole army, lonhioh he would not consent r therefore bo resigned.; ; Tho command waa then tendered tu Hardee, who refused tn no- , uept. Hoi I wu then appointed, who said ho ' would defend thu city tn the last. Thu rebel have very strong wuiks, and may keep usnt,, buy a few days lunger. A letter frum a gen ernl oflicer In front, describes the battle of the ' 2,d us being the severest light over hnd in the "' west. Wo hud already burled 2200 reliel, nud there was 1000 more to bary. !I , , , "i Burning of CbntubenbarK by the Bebel. ' CiiAMiiKtisiitmo, July 31. On Saturday1 ('i morning 500 rebels, under MoCauslniid, enter-; ed Chauibersburg and demanded half a million ., dollars from the ciiijeus. If mil complied with ', ; they threatened tu burn the town. The requi-, . sit ion was in writing and signed by Gen. Early. It is now an established laot that tlio driuausiiq was a pretext tn cover llie pnrposo nf llio imv''r rnuders, which was fixed before reaching the ' ton ii, to burn it without giving any lime tn re- "I iiiiivu private property.. Scarcely time enoiigbr wh given for the citixcns tn remove their fuin- !( ilies. They fired llie town ill nearly fitly nhtcf. Two ibirds of the city is ooiisumeil, including nil the ptiblio building, storea and " hotel. A large portion of the citizen are r-"': duoeil .from comparative wealth tn poverty. Tbu loss is nearly a million nf dollnra. - "' lUititlHUl'im, July 31 The fact that the lima valuable poriiou nf the merchandise hnd been removed from Clinmberrburg added tu thu rage and disappointment uf thu rebel ; anil when thus inspired the order was given tu fire, . tile Court I louse. A strong breete roiumuiii. !i cnti-d llie Ii lines In she adjoining building. A ;-: pnily nf soldiers aucked several drug anil eheui' ' leal stores, mude turpentine balls, nud throw ing them iu nil direction, lei fire to vnriuus j purls rf the city. The flume oou communicated lit one gen. ,, cntl coiillagraiiou and the scene loon became j appalling; tho roaring Haines, the screams uf ,. tlni women nud children, and the pitilul appeal , of the old nnd helpless for protection, formed u nn indescribiiblu scene. 153 of the most vol- liable and elegant niihhn nud private building " Wi'ie d.Mlioyi J. Tin' rrlnl-1 remained long enough t" sec the Haines get under proper head- ' way. lieu the alarin being glveu that Averill ti n- So'iKMilifJ p W-riniidemlllLjorcxthey b-n. Another battle In Georgia. Kasiivii.i;, July 30. Another battlu nc- ' enrji-d at Atlanta on the 2th. Onr lits Was ' los than turn, while llie rebel lo wn eslima-' ted bv Gen. Howard lo be 5,000, W burled i over 000 dead relieis ; Hie rest were icftuu. ... buried. During the light uur luroc tvete C"V- rred, while the enemy were exposed. The rebel General Lower. Stewart and Lung were (' severely wnuiuled. Kvervlhmg i progressing ' fiivoriibly. Hie army being in good condition ' ami spirit. 1 A Nk.w EsTKiU'MMi. " Oregon Mustard ' and Spico Mills" have been established and set in operation iu onr midst, within a week paat. . thus adding tu the increasing branches of ur iudnstiinl pursuits, luuther enterprise.-. . . r Mr. Hudson, the senior partner uf this new ... establishment, ho for over twenty year been engaged in the busbies of lliaiiutnotnriug spice ' . and mustard, nud (or ten year bas been in tho trade iu San Frnnciscu, producing a very oi-le- bruled nrliclo known a " lluil.nn' Golden California Mustard." and we uuw welcome him among us, seeing no reason why the greati-st " success cannot be renlited in the broad field atretched belure him, radiating from this point, Ortfonian. j ' ('A m.K.-Messrs. Johnson fc Cnlvln arrived In this ulh y week before last with drove of 407 head of catllo which they drove np from L'nipnua Valley. Oregoii. They intend tn iu- ter them hero and have lliein ready for market in Hie sprint - ir Strtesman. IT'l h l'llt uf hie uee.l mi general ; ctery was hntowu tuuminudcr.. J .- j
