A
wan-hntm on tSlnleii Island, ten thousand dollars.
; i l'"or alterations of tha custom-house at Cincin
,,. , uii, Ohio, tivouty-tive thousand dollar.
Fur alterations ot the custom-honso At Loui.
. ville, Kuntticky, fifteen thunand dollnni.
Lor riniiletioii of the ensiom-hoiise nt Dit
i t ( r burjno, Iowa, thirty thousand dollnni.
., J1 or repairs am, preservation of custom houses,
. . niarinu hokpitHlii, and othor public buildinfTH, un
it diT tin supervision of the Treasury Department,
ten thousand dollars.
' ' or fx"1"1"0 nnd repair of furniture of the
rarious public bnildina undor the supervision of
"""" the Treasury Department, five thousand dollars,
For the payment ofyjiphraim Swott, for aor
rices an superintendent of the custom bouse at
Belfast, Maine, nine hundred and ninety. two dol.
, lars.
For srscting new furnaces In tho basement of
j the east wing of the Patont Office building, fifteen '
thousand dollars.
.... Foa repairs of rooms In sub-basement of the
,., west wiiift of the Pateut OlHce building, five
!:,-. thousaud dollars.
For the Capitol extension? one hundred and
; .fifty thousand dollars.
r; , For the construction of water-closets In the
.. basement of the south front of the Patent Office
building, two thousand dollars.
.1 tot deficiency in ihu appropriation fur keening
.A,, In repair and partially finishing and furnishing
i 9 j 0tlit' buil(lillfC "ino thousand one hun
dred and seventy-one dollars aud ninety-nine
.(. cents. ,, -
t I For tlia completion of the Post Office building
.,Y In Philadelphia, twenty-five thousand dullars.
I or deficiency in the appropriation for salaries
and expenses of the comiuiMioners appointed uu
v dor the fifth section act of sixteenth February,
f y eighteen hundred and sixty-three, three thousand
. ore hundred dollars.
For deficiency to pay salary of one Indian
K.e",;"cl1' ln u" d Nevada Territory, from
third March, eighteen hundred aud sixty-three, to
tbe first July, eighteen buudrod aud sixty-four, at
live hundred dollars pur annum, as incrensii pay,
one thousand three hundred aud thirty-three dol
, lar and thirty-lhrue cents.
.i To ""PI'1? deficiency in the appropriation for
- the public mtitiug,ono hundred and eleven thou
amid dollar : Procukd, That hurent'ter no printing
' w binding shall be doiu or blank books bo pro
cured for any of the Executive Departments of
, the Uovortiinent without a written requisition on
'" Jhe Superintendent of Public Printing from the
bead ot such Department, or for cithur Houso of
Congress, except on the writton order of the Sec
retary of the Senate or Clerk of the House of
; Kourosetilative, for which said printing, binding,
. or blank bonks may be required And the said
' Superintendent, in hi annual report, shall btire
afior be required to report the amount of work or
dered aud done, with a general classification ttrsre
f, for each Department.
To supply a deficiency hi the appropriation for
paper for the public priming, three hundred aud
seventy-four thousand dollars.
To supply deliciency iu the appropriation for
i Inepirtjlie binding, one hundred thousand di.llnrs.
or lithographing and engraving fur the Home
i . of Representatives, ten thousand dollars.
I o "W"'?' ' " pending in the Supremo
i , ,,. Court of the United Stales, nine thousand dol-
. lars,
. To supply deficiency in the appropriation for
the support of the light bouse establishment, four-
teen thousand one hundred and lifty-six dollare
nd sixty -five cents.
; For rebuilding light house at Cape Charles.
. Virginia, twenty thousand dollars.
To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for
stationery in the Treasury Department, twenty
thousanrldollars. .
V, To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for
ordnance, ordnance stores, labor, aud contingent
. expenses in the Bureau of Ordnancn of the Navy
Department, two million seyen hundred and forty,
, , thousand dollars! Provultd, however, That no
money slmll be paid under this item of nppropria- '
, ;,. tlon except for dcliciencine actually existing upon
contracts made by the Navy Department. .
I, .' . For erecting naval hospital at Kittory, Maine,
twenty-five ihousaud dollars.
, . For extending naval asylum at Philadelphia,
leveuty-hve thousand dollars.
F or erecting naval huspital at Washington Clly,
District of Columbia, twenty-five thousand dol
lars. ' r, T? "PP'X deficiency in the appropriation for
Capitol police for the Senate, four thousand and
; ,, three dullars and seventy-five cenls.
... To supplv a deficiency in the appropriation for
stationery for the Senate, six thousand dollars.
,, To supply a deficiency iu the appropriation for
niiscelianeuua items for the Senalo, tweuty thou
,, sand dollars! Provided, That hereafter no pay
ment shall U niado from Ihu contingent fund of
either House of Congress, unless sanctioned by
"" eominitti e to audit and control the contingent
J erpf rises of tho Senate, nr the Committee ou Ao
: countaof the House of Representatives, repec-'
., lively and no transfer of balances of apprnpria-'
tiuus shall be made from one fund to another, ex
cept by law. . i
To supply a deficiency in the appropriation fur
conipeusaiiuu of the olKcera, clerks, messengers,
. and others receiving an annual salary in the em
ploy of the House of Representatives, seven
thousand three hundred and ixt)-live dollars aud
i nincteeu cents.
To enable the librarian of t'nngreaa to employ
. au addiiinnal laborer from February first to tire
end of Hi current fiscal year, two hundred aud
eighty dollars.
For contingent expenses of the House of Rep.
resunlalives, vix i For clerks to committee s, and
temporary clerks in the ollice of the Home of
Representatives, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-sin dollars.
For folding documents, forty thousand dollars.
Fur fuel and lighta, including pay of engineers,
fireiueii, and laborers, repairs and materials, six
. thousand five hundred dollars.
For furniture, repairs, and packing-hoxea fur
members, eight thousand five hundred dollars.
Furlaborurs, eigjit hundred aud thirty-two dol
lars and seventy-eight cents.
For stationery, nine thousand dullari.
Pec. St. And be it further enacted. That the re
mainder nr unexpended balance of twcnly-oue
thousand two hundred and soven dollars and fifty
six eclils, lor engraving, alectrotypiug, and lilhn
gianhiug, be mid the same is hereby transferred
to the miscellaneous item of the contingent fund
uf the lluiian of Representatives. -
Sec. a. And bu it further enaulod, That the
l'ronidcut shall appuiut, in tho Treasury Depart,
munt, by and ith the advice and consent of tho
Hciuito, an additional Assistant Secretary of the
' Treasury, whose salary shall bo three Ihousaud
dollars per annum, who shall perform all such du
ties in the office of iliti Secretary of the Tmasury,
tuiu.,Ki,iK in innt ueiariiueiii, as snail lie pro
acribed by the ecmary of the Treasury, or as
" may be required by law and I he sum of two
thousand dultari, or so much thereof as may be
found necessary, l.a and the same is hereby ap
propriated, nut of any money in the Treasury not
mherwisn appropriated for the payment of said
salary for the current fiscal year.
8ec. 4. And be it further enacted, That there be
ppropiiated, to supplv deficiencies for repair of
the coal and landing wharf at Key West, to errect
erano I hereon, and to cover the extension of the
machine shop at that point, ton thousand dollars.
6ec. 6. And be it further enacted, That (here
be appropriated, for payment of letter carriers to
July first, eighteen huudred and sixty-four, to h
paid i ut uf ihe revenues of the Post Ollice De
partuicul, oua hundred aud fifty thousaud dollars.
See 6. And be it further enacted, That in ad
dition to Ihe clerical force now authorised by law
the following rltrka and employers are herehy
authoril-d in Inn several department and offices
brreiualler specified, lo be employed and continue
only during ihe rebellion, and for cue year after
it close, vis s
Iu the office of the Secretary of the Treasury,
fine clerk of clam four, otic of class throe, cicLt
of class two, and fourteen of class one.
Iu the construction brunch of li e Treasury, one
superintending architect, one assistant architect,
two clerks of class four, four uf class three, two
of class one, and one messenger at at aunual sal
ary of six hundred dollars.
In the First Comptroller's office, five clerks of
. class four, and one clerk of class four snstituted
- for oos of class one.
. Iu the Second Comptroller's office, five clerks
of elass four, six of class three, ten of class two,
and fifteen of class one.
in the Fi st Auditors's office, two clerks of class
four, aid one of class two.
In ths Ssomd Auditor's office, fifteen elerks of
class time, fifty of class two, aud one hundred
and forty of class one, and one clerk at nine hun
dreU dol.sri per annum,
Iu th Third Auditor's office, two clerks of class
four, two ot class ihree, five of class two. twenty
four of class one. and one messenger at a salary
of seven hundred dollars per annum, and two la
borers at an annual salary uf six huudred dollars
each.
In the Fourth Auditor's office, fire elerks of
class four, nine of class three, nine of c as two,
thirty-five of class one, and one laborer at an au
nual salary of six hundred dollars.
In the Flrih Auditor's office, one clerk of class
four to be substituted for one of elass three.
In the Treasurer's office, four clerks of elass
four, two of class three, eeveuleeo of clsss two,
and six of class one.
. Iu the Register's office, four clerks of class four,
ix of clnss three, six of class two, eight of elass
ens, and uno messenger at a salary ol seven hun
dred dollars per annum.
In the office of the CommUiiotier of Customs,
one clerk .,f class three, three of class two, an
four of class mm.
In the i otneo of the Secretary of the Navv, two
nlAl'I's. llf Bust ....
In Ihe office of the Adjutant General, two clerk;
cias, ,onr, eight ,.f class three, nineteen of
ii-vss , wo, ana se.venty.four of class one. .
in ino otnee of the Quartermaster General, fif
teen clerks of class tin-,.,. n,i,. ,'. ...
otic hundred and ten of class oiih, and six laborers'
annual salary of six hundred dollars each,
in me Paymaster Oenerul'a offico, nluu clerks
. mroe, twenty six of clais two, seventy,
live of class ono, throe messengers at an allium!
ninrv OI eictlt (11111(1 red on, I f,., II,,.. ..1.
nnd four watchmen at an aunual salary of six
hundred dollars each.
In the Commissary General's offico, ten clerks
'" iwo, ana tiurty ot class one.
in me otnee of the Chief of Ordnance, two
clerks of class four, soveu of class throe, olevon
ot class two, seveuty-four of class one, and nine
larse ach ""UU01 iary ot six hundrod do
In the office of the Chief Engineer, one clerk
of class four, and one of cln. tw..
Aud the several clerks and employees suthoriz-
,fV ,8:u sliall be appointed by the heads
, i TK . " ,u wl"en llieyaro severally
" 71."! t'l" amount nocesaiuy to pay Iheir
salaries from the time of their appointment to the
thirtieth uf Juno, eighteen hundred and sixty
mr. is hereby appropriated therefor nnd the
neaus ot the said sevuial departments are hereby
nutuurued to employ females instead uf any of
I lit. flnrL - l.u...:..i...i' , -
... upturn oesignaica, at an annual
compensation not exceeding six hundred dollars
per year, whenever in iheir opinion, the same can
tuu.isiuuuy Willi ,ue iiitorests of the pub
.in service t rrotulut, hoictctr. That the clerk,
nureby authorised iu the Treasury Department
and us bureaus, shall nut be in addition to the
temporary clerks now employed therein, under
"" ..ppiupriauous tor luat purpose, but shall
Include the same.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That so much
ui inu act entitled "An act to provide for the ap
pointment Of an Assistant hVirisfer ol ll.n T...
nry Department, and a Solicitor fur Ihu War Do-
parunont, nnu tor other purposes," approved Feb
ruary twoiiticth.eiirlitnou I, on, I,.,., I ,i ,!,,.,
as limits the office uf Ihe Assistant Register of thu
Ireasurv to a term of nn v,, iu l,,..i, ........ 1...1
Approved, March 14, li4.
1 We publish the following nt the request
uf a fiicnd. It Is well known u tin- remlers of
the Statesman Hint our views diifur, widely front
sonic ol the posititiui nssnmed in this article.
Movement fou a Changk op Cuhkkncv in
thk Atlantic States. The ftilloiving from
the New York Herald will serve to show Ihe
views of business men at the East in regard to
currency matters us they now exist there. SVe
hour much from certain theorists' f the onnvo'
uience of a paper currency and the prosperity
which it brings with it nliiindiiiici' of iiinney,
high values, low interest, and tin- liko. The
extract from the Hcfald tells its own story :
A movement is on fm.t am ng llie l.usim-ss
men of New York to siiiiplil'y iheir trmieuu
tinus by trading on the sUimlurd of gold mid
snver innt is, to liny and sell their goods ex
.vi.isivciy n.r coin ; 10 receive nothing as money
but what conies from the mint in return for
Iheir wares, and to meet till iheir ordinary ob
ligation, evn to the paying of their clerks.
noraiiivo, aim servenls. with the saiiiedesertp.
'i if curreouy. It limy be cuistili red by
..ie mat it is t et too early to luiiugiiriile such
ft policy, but we think Unit mine will deny.il
we ouutinue in our present course, that the day
is not far distant when circumstance will f,ri.
thnt will force ns tu u.lopi, sonic measure similar
to the one promised. The plan would he by un
...rime urw, iiitiiniigii 11 wouiu no tioiel to llie
present generation, and when Olleo esliildislit'il
it could be made to oneruiH as ensilt- l,..r.. ns n
A..,.. I- n..l:r . .
uin-o 111 vitiiioroia, wregnii. nun in the l erutu
ries of the far West. It wns done iu Ibis couii-
ry during the progress of the Revolutionary
war, when the cniiliiieutnl ourreiiuv ! nice.ui.
tell in three years to Ihe stn Jnrd uf rug ; and
it was doueiu France ut the time ul tlx- first
revolution, when the assiguuts of Unit touiitrv
sunk hi a worthless tender. It wo Id also have
been done in England had not the most siren
nous efforts been employed by the iruveriiiueut.
regardless of consequences, between IdU und
J810, to save llio II .ink uf Kiil'IiiihI notes I nun
the paper mills.
1 lie following table shows the ilenroohilimi
of the continental currency during the liner
yeurs from the coiniiicnoeiiient ,,f 1777 t d,,.
e of 170. and the decline ol I reasurt
miles from 1862 to Ihe present day :
I Vtttueor Cnnli
Uitnl.il JJMii:,
Vtlutif ,t Cur
Month.
1 1 TIT Itts IT7UIIMM IMW m
January t I I
1 ! I 1 KM,' l IH'i tl.-)l Hi OSK
1 1 : f)i iij uns 6-.X &:a
: : : : 9I 1u ilia o, r,u
! 1 : : S9.U 'J 9 9i .". 6
rfbruary ; 1 1
Msrvl. till
April till
Mar till
Juno : ! t I 1
July 1 1 1 1 1
1 t : :,mi so si 9iiX us !m
i . . ;.s xo 1 kiu ui 1111
Auuuat till
1 1 I :WH KH S isilt,' IIX
I I I I MM HI . tHH l
I 1 : !SH so 4 J
1 1 : : an is'i 4x vH M -
St nletulter t t
Oclolwr t t 1
November t i
Diceu.iivr : :
uwmg 10 me ninveineliis o siiecn alius in
-....! A .1 .
gold Ihedcp ecintionnfniir present piipi r mono)
11,1s 11.11 neen ns regular is Unit ot the enntiucn
till currency, but its decline seems umle ns cer
lain, unless something is done to clink iu
uonnwunl course. Ihu phiu which was adup
ted by shopkeepers during tho Revolution nus
to malie out their hills nt llio currency rut
and receipt Ilium fur a cerium ii'mnmi m gold
ns the fallowing, copied ft .nil Lotiiitg'i Hit
lory, snows 1
Cap). A. M'Ltan,
1 nalr httela t 1
Uuuk-hl of W. N,.li..,
84 yards calico, at Ssft :
I flUHl
i : TM
I t IHKI
:
: t us)
t : hi
t iu
yanls vl.lns, al Sibil
4 I S yar.li rer.l, t $100
8 Itaiitlkerehli-ta, at fl.HI :
8 yards quality blli.lli.aT. St 4
1 satiu of silk i : :
i
T.tal ill: : I,I44
If paid In seed : t i is loa.
Bcslvsd payment In full,
for Wis. M'-hnls,
January 5, 1781. J, Joass.
It will he seen by the nbnve that less t' tin
$100 in coin paid bill of $3 111, which bad
been made out ut currency prices. How lo
avoid drifting into the sumo humiliating ciuuli
tii ii is now the study of all the true patriots
not the alarmists, ns lliey have been termed
ol tho country. II the Uorerniiieiit is power
less to afford relief, the trades nconlu will be
jnstilied in resorting to such linauuial measures
us lay within their reach, and the one proposed
will probably he the most beneficial that could
lie adopted.
TThe Into Uoiou convention of Alpine
onuuty, California, unauiiiiously adopted the
following resolutions t
Reinlved, Thnt the member of this conven
tion will use their whole influence fur the in
troductioD of the National Currency into the
onuuty ol Alpine, to ho taken at Its par value
uelievmg mat all who oppose such a measure
are aiding treason and secession-, mid vitally
injuring me nil. ire wuuurcoi ineatuie.
Rciolvcd, 1 hat our delegates to the Slate
Couveiilion be aud are hereby instructed lu fa
vor the passage of similar resolutions by the
Ol .w uuovetition.
Euiqhants The tide of emiirration still
flows In. Trams are passing lliroucli everr
hour in the day, bouud lor the valleys below,
many, however spreading their tents In the
suburlH) of the city to recruit up and look about
them for home iu mir own beautilul and fertile
valley. Tbe greater part of the emigration
mis year are apparently not so much attracted
by the richness of our mine a that ol last
season, hut are autuated rather by the desire to
tlud hoines and settle Iu a new country. Nine.
ti'iilht of them bring capital and all have Hue
look. oet iVirs
7 Is feet played out t That is a question we
dare notanswer, out wecan say mat lieuslon, Has
tines & Co. are not played out, for thev havo open
ed recently, in 8a u Francisco, a large a joshing
house (corner of Hall cry and i'lne.) as their retail
establishment iu the Lick Building, and are doing
nearly all the trade in their line, dou in ban
I rancuco.
Thi Snakk Indian! The Marys? ille Ad-
peat ha information that the Snake Iudiaus,
giving so much trouble In Hie interior anil on
the mining routes, aie divided into fo.ir large
bauds, and c.miiiiandeil hy white men. Mnnr
uf them lira armed with Henry's nlUs.
MONDAY MOUNING, AUGUST 20, 1364.
FOR PRSfltlXNT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois.
roR vies niesin ut,
ANDREW JOHNSON, of Tennessee.
Ban Franelsoo Aganoy. L. P. Pin (29 Wash
ington atrest. Han Sranelaco, Cal.Jsth suihorlneil sjirnt
for the arirssMAM, and will trsnsscl all buslnrsi for our of
flce at tlial ilaoe.
The Statsiman has s larger Circulation than cny
other Papsr is the Stats, and is ths Best
Medium for Advertisers.
The U . Lsw and Resolutions are published is the
S.atesmau by Authority
TUB NEWS.
' News from tho East during the past week has
been rather meagre. Forces have been active
in different quarters, without any definite re
sults. The must important movo mentioned is
a flank movement by Grant's unity, for the de
struction of thu Welduti railroad. This move
has been attended with considerable loss on nnr
side, but is doubtless one of considerable im
pnrtiince, as it interrupts communication be
tween Petersburg and the South. Desperato
efforts bad been made by the rebels to reonp
ture tho toad, hut without success. The divis
ion milking this movement is now said to be
entrenched and able to hold the position,
Tliu drult is to tuku place September 5th,
certain, A blockade runner wont aground near
I ort Moultiie, und was destroyed by our guns
Some activity mi the James river our line eai
to have been advanced, and two lines ol rebel
rifle-pits onptured. Fort Morgnn, Mobile Iiuy
is closely invested. Activity at Atlanta and in
the Sheiiamlonli, hut nothing definite. 300 reb
els nttnukeu Hopkinsville, Ky., und were re-
pulsed.
Firing is still kept up on Sumter, and de
serters soy it tines great damage.
Atlanta is stilPclosely iu vested by Sherman
who has thrown in several shells, thus demou
strating his ability to cither capture or destroy
thnt stronghold.
Forces oclive before Charleston, still batter
ing away at the crumbling walls of Sumter.-
The siege of Mobile is progressing with tbe
prospect of a successful termination. The reb
el assertion that Fort Morgan is supplied with
six nioullis provisions, is discredited.
Since the above was in type, by another di
p tch that there has been more fighting on tbe
Weldun road roiMiltiug to our advantage.
About six hundred rebels were captured. They
threw down Iheir arms, when the officer wh
went to accept Ilia surrender was treacherously
shut by the rebel commander. In the next
rally by our troops Hunooil wns wounded and
his forces surrendered. All tbe efforts of the
rebel to recapture Iteiin s' station on the Wei
don road have proved futile. Gun. A. P. Ui'l,
rebel, is said to be wounded. The rebel gen
erals Ilealh and Fill Hugh Lee are reported
captured. The former mortally wounded.
Heliel prisoners report Gen. Hood killed. New
fr Atlanta ami Mobile hopeful. Gen. Gran
ger was nithiii o00 yards of Fort Morgan aud
an ussatilt would be ordered in a few days.
Sta-jp Law. The amended revenue law
went into effect on the first of August. Th
rates of stamp duty are not changed materi
ally. The following are, the most iiuporlniit
hnnges:
'-.null elu'cks. smile as before.
IV-e.osirw.ry ii iies. fur every $100. or Inictinn
lle-retil' vviihuul reirarJ to time of navinsut. ..s 0:
Bid ..I sa'e of iieisouul iironerty 05
llol.il ..ilel,ll. I
B eet luHcmiiitv) .,r every JI.IHiO 50
i,,tei leoiuitv. eiiv una curunrnle l.iuts ou
sitioI lor eneli f iDtl. ami Inn lion thereof ill
Llieek, or . inter ni.ni, any iicrsoii other than a
hanker, ut aiclii on or demand 00
Louveyiinee, or itecl of reiiliiy, fur every $ ssl..
Lease ol liuitts, tenements, etc., where runt does
not exeeeil f il'll per nullum 50
Lease, fur eucli JiOO, or Iruciion excess SO
Morlioius, mil of sine, or personal bond, fur
amount ex.ccUitur 8 1110 and not over .)l)ll.... SO
For each S SHI excess, or farctiomtl purl 50
itu .-hum deed, same as conveyance
' '1 rust deed to uses, same as eouvevHiies.
Trust deed, when to secure debt, same as mortgage.
Tub Inciimb Tax. Tbe amount of income
relumed for the district of Oregon the past fis
cul year, is shown in the following table t
Division So. I. Clatsop und Tilainm.li
roniilies .
llivisiou Nil
ri3 i
S. nasliiiiuttinniiri Yamhill. .isM l
3 Miilliinnmh ronnlv....VI,IUH i
4. ( lackauiH and Marion.. 1,717 41
!. I'l.lklllld llentim enmities L irH.i li
h. lane ami kimi I,.'ll HI
7. l'ui"mi mill I)oiitfiu..,iws s.l
O. Lues .mil . tu rv e.iiuiltes..:H 17
ti. iiosepliiiicniid.lueksiin. ,",i:i:i ur.
10. Wuuo ci.uui v 4Ar.t 00
II. linker iiinl Umiilillii....l,7;.'i l!7
Total for district of Urciii I lli'jua
The largest amount paid by any nnu person
ill the Stale was 8 313 4: th-next largest
iiiiiouut t'l.'M Ol j next S!H9 (XI; live others
paid upwards ol g.iUO apieoe; eiglit others paid
onwariis ol 3',uti apiece. 1 lie s'alislics short
I Id licensed physician in the State 14 of
whom are from Mnllun nh coiintv. Of 92 I
censes issued to lawyers in Hie Slate, 24 are
gmnieii to the protesrioii iu Multnomah onuuty.
uregoman.
Fire. Hy private telegram we learn that
the Douglas county jail at lUscburg was burn
ed hist night, il is supposed by the prisoners.
I hreo prisoners escaped , two while men and
chlmimau The fallowing description ha
heeu bunded u by Judge Willis, county
judge of that county.
FiLi-mmis FiiAZir.it About 35 rears of aire.
short, heavy set, broad a nws Hie shoulders,
black whiskers and hair, hair inclined to cm I,
two upper front teeth out. Charged with
horse-steuliug.
LmtsNZi) Dinvti.L Mi'kpiit Fillecn or
eighteen years of age, tall ami slim made.
light coinpiejioi , hair light; no beard
Charged with horse-steuliug.
VST A limit-finding journal iu this State says
Oregon cast no vole in Congress on the repeal
ol tho I ugttive Slave Law. It that paper hud
been as anxious lo defeud a part of our present
delegation, as to find fault, it would hare saved
itself from an error. The vote of Mr. M'Uride
is recorded iu favor uf the repeal.
District 8ciiool Those intending to patron
lie this school will remember that the first term
for the coming year is to commence on Mon
day, August tilth. Tha building has been well
repaired, ihu surroundings fitted np, snd every,
thing done lo render it a comfortable place for
persons to send Iheir children, We fuel that this
school, under th control of Mr. Pearson, will be
worthy of a liberal patronage.
HoKsls. A large band of horses arrived iu
town this morning, from California. The rea
son for their being drivi u from that state, was
the scarcity of feed. We understand quilo a
number ol then) bare bren sold in this stale.
ud lhat what are not disposed of here are to
be driven nortbj
fr Cnpt. Win. F. Mason, of the Washing
ton territory Iufautry, died few days ago, at
Vancouver. ,
'ill K KLKI'TltiN IHV-I'N U'oH'M AND
i'KOl'ObrJJ l.,ll.i.ll.:i.
Wo trust the next legisulive assembly will
find lime and occasion tureme.ly the glaring
defect in the present laws egulntin election.
The first is thu short time necessary to gain n
residence In a precinct, mil the litclt ol plain
nnd proper definitions of wiat shall consilium
such resijenoe. The sccoid is the absutiau ol
provision, for tho piitiinhiiie.it of taking or giv
iug bribes ut elections in loinmuii parlance
buying and selling votes. 1
For the present, we wishto offer intno sug
gestions on tbe first point, leaving the second
for a further article.
As tho law now standi, the constitution
mnkes a residence of six inmthi in tho statu a
neoessary qualification to vile. This ounht to
be a year, bnt is beyond file power of tho legis
lative assembly, and what cin't he cured must
be endured. The constittitim further provides
that eleotor must vole in tin elootion precincts
in which they reside, for"oiunty ollloers," nnd
this Includes nine-tenths ofall who vote. The
Interest taken in "county dTioers'' will iilwuy
ensure the voter casting his 'nte at home, when
this is possible. Tho oid lw of the territory
made a residenoe in the countj only, necessary,
and under it a voter might vite In any precinct
In the county. The conslititiou is a great im
provement on tbe law of llu territory in this
particular, as it will always he found whole
some and of good oouscqucace, fur men to vote
at home, and where they are kuowo. By the
old law the residence in the county was to be
fifteen Says, and although II may not very dis
tinctly appear why. it has bo 'n assumed that
fifteen day is the measure of timo neoessary to
constitute a residence in the trecinot under the
constitution. A man may lave lived fifteen
years in tfio comity, but only one day in the
particular precinct in whici he offers to vote.
The constitution says he u.ust reside in, and
vole in tho precinct; but Ii silent us to what
length of time or what circunstances constitute
such residence. The old law suys the voter
may vote in any precinct in the oouuty, but he
mast rcsida fifteen duys in tlie county. 1
But we ore more interested in the future
than Id tho past. The constitution declares
that a vnlcr must reside iu the precinct where
he offers to voto. Reside but how long f or
under what circumstances ? The word reside,
unexplained and unqualified, has no definite
meaning beyond tho sense of to be or to live.
We think it is a fair subjoot for legislation nnd
that the assembly with.n oertnin limits has the
power, aud that it is its duty to define the word
"reside" declare what leogth of time in a
particular previnot, shall constitute a residence
therein. 1
The period of fifteen days Is too short. It
offers too many opportunities nnd temptations
to unscrupulous and zealous partiziins to colo
nize voters. We think the period ought to bo
extended to firee months. ; It would be even
butter for the stable aud permanent population
uf thu oountry, who have to bear its burdens, if
tbe timo was extended tosii months tho limit
of tho constitution. Ou such a question it is
better, if we err at all, to err on the safe side.
But wo think three months the shortest timo
that ought to be fixed. Then there should be
some plain and pertinent provision, declaring
when aud how a change of place should consti
tute- a change of residence. The change ought
to be made without on intention to return to
the former place. A person visiting in a pro
duct, although tiU'tlnwM remain three months
or longer, should not thereby bu deemed to
havo gained a residence aud a right to vote
there. Something like this should bo declared
in the law. It has to be administered by plain
men, often unlearned, iu the hurry aud heat of
lection day. and it is the part of wisdom nnd
good policy lo give them a plain chart of their
ilnt les.
We will not be surprised if some perverse
mind who habitoally Hunks the less includes
the greater, should raise the alarm ut tbe prop,
osition fort hreo months' residence, because for
sooth, some birds of passage may thereby loo
a vote. So they might with fifteen days or
oven ten. But good policy does not weigh such
considerations in the baluucn against the good
of the greatest number.
THE KltUEST 1KII
Those who arrived from Quartiville Yesterday
brought specimens richer thau any yet discovered.
Among them Ihero are several specimens of quarts
lhat are mure than half pure metal. There is
nlso a large amount of dust gathered from pockets
and crevices, and deeaynd places in Ihe main lead.
Ihe lode from which these were taken, the White
Bull, Is increasing in width as the tunnel goes
iiown, an.1 now, at ths depth of twenty feet, it is
live feet wide. The actual value of Ihe specimens
of which we speak, weighing perhaps three or
lour pousjrls, is placed at over three hundred dol
lars. Old miners from different parts of the
world, several of whom are now engaged in these
mines, pronounce these specimens the best they
ever saw.
Latest from QuARTzviLLr.-Mr.Geo. il.
Jones arrived from Quartiville last night He
states that be and Mr. Crnndall. who were co-
ng in by a different ronto from the one tnlieo
y the rctrealing party, arrived nt QnnrUville
the n. xt day after the evacuation of that place
iy the miner. 1 hey found the -beans hang
ing over the file, I hf coffee made and all things
ready fur Ihe repast; the blankets, also, were '
preud down ready for turning in. There was
no blood lo be even, no grim savage with up
lifted tomahawk, and no smell of h itil atr .,ff
e suppose the four red -skins made nt l. nst
as good time a the twenty-five white, and
before this ar' relating their grievances tu the
lyee at the Warm Spring agency.
ftsui'UR Freak or Nature. Mcssm.S. & I.
Diirbin.of Salem, have raised on their farm about
It) miles below Salem, a large crop of oats this
car, soma ten acres of which was cut a short
time sgo, the shocks still remaining in the field.
Since it was rut a second crop has sprung tin, and
is now kneo high, hiding about half Ihe slacks of
he first grain cut, and promising to vield some
U or 15 bushels to the acre. Ou another portion
of their farm, a patch of some thresj seres, which
was cut about three weeks ago, now bears il
secoud crop, and that about waist high.
Out at Last We learn, upon good au
thority, that Atkiusou, 3d Auditor of the Trea
sury, i out, and that a man by the na.nu of
Elijah Sells has beeu appointed in hi pl.iuu.
Sells doesn't appear so crabbed as Atkiiisen,
and we hope we shall get our claims through
iu something less than a year now.
A LmrKAL Donation. The sum of $ J.I00
was handed lo Dr. Bellow, on hi arrival in
Portlaud, for the sanitary commission; the re-
suit ul the labor of Mrs. Ilulbnaik aud Mi A.
M. Starr, for a few hour on the day previous
to his reaching Portland.
Till OUkl'IA TBLEORANt Lins. The
first dispatch over this line, wus received at
Portland from Monticello, on Tuesday, It It
nearly ready two-lhird. of tbe .y to Olympisv
i:.ii ViXii.-uiiv twky a:;k sitnoh.
Li.Cti.i!, AMI II.1W TO CUlLKl'f I'liEll.
Something must be done ; limit I lie payment
of pull taxes. Taxes we kumv tiro m.t n picas
nut subject to talk or write nhmit, unless ynn
are in tin. opposition and want to mtike a fuss
about sniti 'lhitig, and then tuxes are just thR
thing. But governments that urn self-support-'
iug, have nut yet been invented, and probably
never will. To have a government, costs some
thing, even ns eunnoiiiical an affair us our Ore
gnu one. Everybody admits, thai, n'l perseiis
for whom government is maintained und nil.
ministered, should, to some extent, according
to their ability, help pay for it, An ad val
or um ptoperty tax measures ilsell, being a
mere nuifurin rate per cent, on the nmnmit the
tax-payer Is f irtuniUo enough to own. A pull
tax in thu United States bus generally been
extended with the right of suffrage. Tho two
are not necessarily identical, but the one is
generally intended to bu imposed upon the class
of persons who enjoy the other. Duties aud
privileges in a free government being recipro
cal, a person who fails to perforin a duty or n
service imposed upon him by law, should fur
the timo being be debarred fiotn the corres
ponding privilege. The man who won't or
don't pay his poll tax. should not bo ulliiived to
vote. It is but u trifle, and in this country it is
idle to say I but any one is utiulile. The very
clnss of men most remiss In this matter of two
or four dullars per annum, ihink nothing of lit
erully throwing away twenty times the amount
Upon objects of very (uiistiouable utility, Uot to
say propriety.
: After all, the difficulty could bo in a great
meiumrci removed, if the law were to provide
some simple und efficient means fur the collcu
tion of the lax. It is so siiiall an amount, that
those who have no properly tux to pay seldom
think it worth while to come forward lo the
treasurer's office and pay it. It drags along
for five or six months, nnd by that timo, in Ihe
towns many of this class have changed their
whereabouts, and the pittance is not worth tho
paper, ink and clerk hire that the county has
spent upon it. After awhile it passes into thu
sheriffs hands with the delinquent taxes, and
if he it a candidate for re-eleotinu, nnd there
are many of that kind ol people in his bailiwiok,
ho is not disposed to be harsh about tho mailer,
and prefers to conciliate the boys and secure i
vote nt tbe expense of tho public. The most
are returned inc. ruble delinquent, nnd so tin
matter ends, to be gone over nguiu with us
meagre results the oomiug year. In the county
of Multnomah, where they have About 1300 no-
live polls on election day, mtHlly in the city of
Portland, they report the receipt of nli.mt $1011
poll tuxes. Every one of these 13(10, could
have pui.l. and should be helped to do it -Many
of them ifport gold wutche elegant
clothes, drink many whiskies, and smoke cosily
cigars. Yet they josllc any man nt the polls
with as much cimtiilence its if they bail paid
their way. Something must be dune. All the
bunions of the government ought not to lie
thrown upon the shoulders of those who by in
dustry and economy have accumulated il little
property, and therefore must pay.
Suppose the county clerk wns authorizlid to is
sue to the as essor blank poll-tax receipts, nnd
the assessor to collect the poll-tax lis ho assessed
it. He should be charged with the receipts lie
receives, nnd credited with those ho returns,
if any. Authorize him to collect all poll-taxes
fr persons who returned no properly, nt unco.
Givehi.n Bitlbiirily to distrain for it, und ex-
inipt nolhing from the levy except incase of
papers, and upon them of conrso no poll-tax
should be laid. Give the assessor ten percent,
of the poll-lax he o Meets. This is the least
sum that any liu-dnes:. man would think of of
fering a Grst rate collector upon a lot of slow,
small bills, round town and the public will be
the gainer to pny the assessor something to
collect tborougly. You had better spenl 25
cents, even, to get the other 73 cents, than to
use the whole dollar. The sheriff is about Ihe
womt cojleclor that can be i bought of I'ortlitse
small accounts, besides the pittance he gels for
collecting the poll-lax. But with the assessor
it would be. different. The collection of this
tax would be hi principal business, and some
how assessors' work does not come so near pri
mary lime as the sheriff's delinquent list. As
an illustration of this conciliation of non-tux-
paying voters, we will stake a new hot that the
sheriff of Multnomah made the poll tux in th.it
oounty of the negroes without many delin
quents, if any. The negro ho no vme, and he
was told to pay, nnd did. All right. But white
men, voters, ut that, lire us well able to pay
their pull-lax ns negroes, and all that is ueces-
sary to havo them do it, is to put the job into
the band of some efficient mini, who is nut
seeking votes at the public expense, ntiv him
well for It, aud it I dune.
-
A blUMlI l.
It is well known that the rebels postponed their
convention for tho purpose of tivailiug tbe result
of Grant's campaign. They did not Luow what
kind of a front to make, what kind of a man lo
nominate, nor what kind of a platform to adopt
until (..runts campaign had eilher failed or suc
ceeded. If it failed, they hoped in the moment
of dejection caused by that failure lo induce the
people of the North to speak In November in fa
vor of "peace on any terms." If it succeeds.
they Imped lo carry tha country for their nieu and
measures by prousing a war policy. But this
little strategic movement seem destined in lull
Kiebuioiid is not captured ycl, and Grant Is nut
defeated. He does not seem disposed lo hurry up
ins movement to please his friends of the Gold
Circle order. Wiihin a few hours thai long-tiiki-d
of Coiivt-uiioii.whu-h the disciples of J.-u. im.igii.e
is to revolutionise the loyal North, will have its
inevling. Ii is hard to foretell its action, but we
lo not anticipate anything astonishinr. We know
Iheir vbjed if tun Ihe mean they will use to at'
tain it. We know lhat all the retainer of tlmt
party in Oregon, whether peace or war, are
pledged to support the action of their "great com-
manners, "democracy' is their Diaiina, and
whatover its policy they will worship it. If that
Convention comes out wilh a conservative war
plank iu its platform, it is just a lure of receiv
ing tho support of the confederate ha
his Male as though it declared for llicir favorite
policy, compromise, separation aud peace.
W know ihe object f that party, althouch It
active policy baa not been declared. In obiocl is
to obtain control of tha Federal power, and bv
that means paralyse the nation lo Its efforts lo
crush rebellion. Jeff. Davis i their father and
him they will .ervo, no matter by what means.
nen lliey make fair professions we distrust them
more thau when ihey stand out as avowed dis
unionists. How they may act in th dilemma
which is upon iheiu we knew nut and wo can
u it. Experience bas taught m w.ro ib.,jr ,vul.
paihies are. Wo know thu meu and wo will um
Iru-t iheiu.
Kun iLi'lNii The proprietors of ihe Ore
gou Pilch uhd' I'urp. iiliuo Works." bake com
menced rebuilding Ihfir works, lately Octroyed
by lire. " " ' '
Portlanii Ao not. Elfclt. Weil & Co.
......... i... ... iv. n .. ; '
rriug oouip.Dy. at PorUaud. UM"""'
at whit .:s hou!.:i (liiMiit;;'; u;: ex-
TiUKIITO ADMISSIO.. l.UU TIIK (0.U
t.O.S bUIOOhg?
It being uinlersiooil llmt a committee ofgeii
lleiiieii, in some uuy appointed or designated
by the convention of the Teachers lusiiiute,
are engaged In pri-piiring a common school law
to be stilimitli'd to tin. coming legislative as
seinbly, we r pns- to call Iheir nltenho.i mid
that of Ihu public to utiu important matter con
nected with the subject, that is, t lie age nt
which children should he allowed to lit lend the
common school. As it is, ul I children between
thu ages of four and twenty, aru eligible, and as
a mutter of right are entitled lo attend the
common school. Wilt the maximum nge we
do not propose lo bnve any controversy, but
"four year olds" are loo young to attend school.
It is a sin and a slinino to compel them lo go,
especially the crowded schools of Ihe towns, to
he imprisoned ten or twelve hours at a mental
process which they nre too young to appreciate
or understand, If the state is desirous of turn
ing dry nurse and establishing a nursery fur tho
nurture and onre of infants to tbe exclusion of
their mothers to whom they properly belong,
then go nt it directly and by the proper name.
These infants in ninny of tl:o tonus are puck
ed off to the common school by their parents
simply to get rid of them during Ihe tiny. In
the sobonl they are on the way. a tedious drag
upon the time and nttenlion of the teacher and
Serious detriment to tbe emulation ntiil progress
of tlinee scholars old enough to be seriously en
gaged in tho business of learning. The nge
should uot be less than six, and would bo more
nearly right If fixed nt eight. This American
niaiiin of forcing children is alremly bearing
sorrowful fruit, nnd needs In b vigorously re
pressed. When parents have the knowledge
and leisure to attend to llicir children at home,
they can well tench them all that is necessary
for them to learn before they are ten years of
ago. Then they nre really fitted to leave a
mother's care ami tiurttiro ami go into ihe pub
lic school. But ninny parents uro not qualified
or so situated an to lie able to give their child
ren any uf the rudiments of edf cation, mid on
their account we would open tho doors of the
school house at the eiirlio.'t ttge practicable and
useful to tlieiu. We think that age, eight years,
but even six would be n great improvement, on
the present period, four years.
It has been thought by some good people,
who have seen und admit the evil of the publio
schools being turned into nurseries without
mothers or nurs s, that the matter is not wiihin
tho power of Ihe assembly to remedy on account
ol the ooiittitutioii; but upon reflection wo nre
satisfied that this is a misapprehension, one that
might very easily happen, but still a niisuppre
h.i.sittii. The only provision nf the constilutimi
that bears upon I lie subject whatever is the 4th
section of the 8ili article. It reads ns follows :
"Provisions shall bu made by law for the distri
bution of the income of the common school fund
among the several coi'ntiesof 'ho stale, in pro-
pvrtion to the numler of children resident
therein between the ages of four and twenty
years." This language neither assert nor im
plb s that children shall be entitled lo attend the
common school ut any particular nge or be ex
eluded therefrom. It only provides that the
number of children between these age in each
county shall be the ratio by which tbe school
funds of Ihe if title shall be distributed among
I lie counties. Il might as well have sold, in
proportion to thu heads nf families, lax-payers,
or voters; nod then would any one contend that
a head of a family, tax payer, or voter was
therefore entitled to a school maintained by
such money Manifestly not. As children gen
erally were intended to be the recipient of the
of the school fund, the constitution very prop
erly distributes it among the counties in pro
portion to the number in each, but this is iu no
way determining the qu-'tliuii of what nge. or
under what circumstances, a child slmll be en
titled to attend school. That was left for the
legislature to regulate from time to time, ns
meet and convenient. Section 3. of the same
nrticle says : " The legislative assembly
shall provide by law for the eilublish
nieiit of a uniform and general system of
common school." At what nge chil
dren shall be entitled to attend school, is
involved in this grunt ul power mid injunction
to establish a system of common schools. As
much so and more, as n-gululiug the hours of
attendance. This fund is to be distributed
among the counties, to be used iu maintaining
- r . . .... . i . ,
a system oi rcuonie inerein, lo ue established by
the legislature, and not Id send every child be
tween the nges of four und twenty lo school.
whether Ihe snino shall be found or deemed
desir.ibl or for llio best. Children between
thoe ages nre simply selected as a ratio of dis
tributiiui between Ihe comities, because tbe
money being intended for g- ncrul education
such a ratio would be found to be nearer just
than to take Ihe general population, tax-payers,
yotcrs. io. To illustrate, representatives ii
congress are distributed ( apportioned ) among
llie slates in the roportum to their population,
but this in no wny determines or regulates how
or when these congressmeu nre lo be chosen
The law regulating niffruge provides for Hint,
and nys, that one sixth of this population slmll
ohooso ihem. So the 4lh section distributee
the money among the comities in proportion to
the infant population between Ihe. nge nf four
ami twenty, but in mi way provides upon whom
it shall be upended, or even that it shall In
expended at all. The 2d si-ction declares that
this fund shall lie exclusively applied to the
maintenance ot coiinnnii schools iu each district,
and the third ctimi declare that the asstuibly
shall I'siahlisb these common schools on " a
general system." ' In establishing this "general
system." the. legislature is free to prescribe
according to what is thought bet for ohild and
community, at what age children shall be en
titled to attend thi school. We think eight
ymrs should be the mini in.
IiKTUitsiNu MiNKits. The .VounaiWr
snys the reluming miners are well supplied
with the ueedful, and it is no uncommon thing
for "rough and eedy miner " to place In
wallet, containing $.3.(100 and 8G.OO0 in th
safe for security, while it is rare indeed that a
mau it found who ha less than $1,000 in dust
stowed away.
tyTbe Ladies Christian Commission, in
Portland, was organized by appointing Mrs. A.
lion rooa rreri.ient, Mrs. T. H. Pcnrno Vie.
President, Mrs. J. C. Amsworil, 1i,u..;...
Secretary, Mrs. May Ogden Corresnondin,
Secretary. Miss Hill. Mr. G. II. Aibi...
and Mrs. II. Failing have been appniu d lo
draft a constitution.
GitrJr.mus CoSTRlntlTION. The rmi.love.
of Ihe Gould Si Curry claim, in Nevada tern
tory, have lately donated another monster sil
er "brick, valued at $4,232, to the sanitary
commission.
I " C. H. Bracket! lias been armu'ni.A
miMioner of deed for California.
iifiTfLtt i'i:a.u Y Wii i.a. -
Kl. S'1'ATI.HJIANI As ptlbllu lllleinj,,,.
penis to be. to il cnnsiiliiiible exieiit, m.
to Yiiquiua bay and its snrrouniliiL,
in.les and observations mnile during n
to lhat place, may not be iiiiintorcsiin,, ?
bay, proper, is nliutitli miles in leiigih, ,!
the widest place, probably "about Cm',
wide, with a reported depth no Ihu bar.'
n mile outside the licails ) ot sevimic, n f,,,,!""1
The channel between tint heads is about y""
fourths of u mile in widlh at low liih, ;t, "'
water frniii bunk to hank, suUiuieut i... '
vessel which nail cross Ihe bur. Tin. n.i
iiiij
this place have a rise of twelve or lit ,
('HI
the iinchoragM is guild out wi II protect,.,) fT
w inds IVoin all quarters, except, perhaps j'
west. Insi ;o. ihe bay widen out so thnt
sels have sufficient room to ta- k, ami
uguinst any ordinary wind, tt bile with tt f ,
able wind they can sail up to Oytervie !
miles, In short time, triune they can drop'
chor in four fathoms, ou good bottom, it, if'
channel. Tho general coure of the bay fn,
its outlet Is east, mid from the head 0f L"
tion nt Elk oreolt, to which place a gnoi J j
sloop can easily sail, it is forty-two iuitw b
Corvallis, nnd sixty-live miles to Salem, n
to the buy being located on the Indian reerv,
tion, no permanent improvements by ltj ' ,
lire allowed upon its shores, uml th tntJ
city of Oysterville .consisting of some fuilf.jZ '
eu shanties, exists only by stilVrauue uf "ts
(the poor Indian.) But the grasping uupjUjt.
of the whiles will not bu lung in finding n iujj.
cieiit excuse fur appropriating to llr-'in selves the
untold wealth which lies unused, ami to at rm
extent, yet unappreciated, in ils waters, 'pj,
gentlemanly mid obliging resident propiicj
the city, Copt. Dodge, lakes oysters by g
niit from the Indian department, from their
iiatui'iil bed. iii.tbo enter of the liny, fnmtinr '
the town, and transplants them, nlier cullw!
out those of marketable size, iu " plant beds "
Bitiitited on tho opposilo sitlo ol thu hay, qui
fiat which is bare nt low tide, where a splswiiii
bottom is found, with its coiiimnetils of
mid sand so happily blended iu Ihe )roportiini
found on experience to bo best adapted to uJ,
fullest development of the oyster. Here ih
remain n ti tii they are shipped to San Fruncistui,
to be there transplanted in thu waters uf tbe
bay until the watering mouth of the loven of
tbe delicious bivalve, impatient of delay, cull
them forth for consumption. They are ship,
ped iu bulk, mi u schooner nf nlnii 70 tons
burthen, which oarries a cargo of fifteen ling,
drcd bushel, and during llio season of nim
iniiiillis, makes nine ur ten trips.
The natural bed of the oyster was found
about two yenrs since by the Indians, who, la
fishing drew up some of the oysters will) their
lines, but ignorant of the wnrlli of Ihe full,
threw them away until some of them sis
whites taking them iu Tillamook Bay. whn
they said there wns a great many of the sums
kmd ut this place, which led some whites to the
buy, lo ascertain for thcmelve. ami which rt.
suited in Ihe establishment nf this fishery al
once. The natural bed embraces an ares (
fiboiitroiir hundred acre, which Is coustiintlr
being enlarged by Ihe thrifty ami economical
husbandly of the proprietor, in depositing tho
refuse ol their culling, principally snuill .
ters, bey. ud the limits of the natural bod, tlius
extending the limits of ihe natural bed on but.
loin hitherto unoccupied, where their pmpn.
tion and development continues the same u
before taken. Tho natural bed is in about 8
feet of water at low tide. The cultivation of
the oyster, (the greatest of all cpioureau Inso.
ries.) has been reduced lo almost a science, and
nothing strikes the inexperienced observer nilh
gienter force than the beauty of such perfect
system iu everything connected w.th the him
ness. showing nt oacn that much intelligent
thinking ami close observation nf the nature
nml habit of the oyster have been given to the
subject losecnro its highest development, ainl
nt the same time to increase the supply. Uu.
iug tried oyster from every place on thi 0aj,i
where they can be foitml, und iilthoogli the
spawning season is passed so recently, and they
ure not yet in the beet condition, I think tlmt
the Yitqttiiia Bay oysters are tbe finest iu flavor
of uuy on this side. During several day's etiiy,
and in the ncuilmulalinii nt a vry reapealalilt
pile of shells nt our camp, and trying them in
every ityle. from the "half shell" lo "puttie,''
I have yet lo find the lirst coppery ur ill-flavor-ed
one.
The greatest sport In the wny of fishing, eon
bo had on tho buy. Amoest the
ety to be taken with a honk, nro the sal i on,
Herring, rock, cod, niackarel. flounders, sea
bass, am) any amouutof n fish which constantly
persists in lusteiiing itseff to your book, and
which, ns ils name indicates, nre perfectly
worthless, or ut least I have not yet henrdof
any one with the hardihood to attempt cooking
and eating one. They resemble cullislt. M
well known to Western men, nnd are cilli'd
"coplierheails." Amongst the shell -Ash nre ,
oysters, clams, rock-oysters, twohogs, (!) crnlie,
mussels, shrimps, cockles, etc. ') he Indiana,
when not too Inzy, catch a erent , nnv smsliL '
or snrdiues. they ii.ore nearly resemble the lat
ter, ihongh culled by buth "tinines. They are
delicious.
In aiioiier.coiiitnnnication I will give yon u ,
account of the tiip. road, eto , etc.
Naughty. Cuss.
tt Thou. Mniitoilh has been appointed Oh,
of Ihe 3d regiment. 2d brigade, Oregon militia;
Frederick W. Folseir, Lieut. Col., and John
Kiml.ind, Major.
MARRIED.
At aim Aim linn, Vancouver, W. T., Annual lath,
J.,-'1' '!? ' I1' ""der. J.l, AlviC.lluiiielsaiidlln.
lllivo . fl'le, both of Saleui, Orciron. Cumiiliineiiti
"f Hie parlies received
Aniriisi'-'lsi. nenr Itrownsville, Mnn eonntr, by A
fc. hlhs, .1. !.. W. II. W aters and Miss Mary il'Cwnr.
In hnipire City. Au. II, hy Hon. Uilbcit iUU.Jfr.
t. t. Kskoir kimI Miss C. Is.tlle Kuihe.
In Waaro county, by Win. Oilliam, J. P., AJ.8ifl
and Mary Jane McAleo, nil of Waseo.
In Pun IhuiJ. on ihe liiih hist., by ltev. F.E. Uylaoi,
Thomas H. C'ann and Louisa Oibhenrt.
In Vancouver, Aug. Ill, Ward V. Welinore and Mr).
Mary Coflman.
In Yamhill county, A.iir. H, by Rev. 0. '. Allans,
Mr. C II. Hlnln.,1,. nud Miss Maria II. Sewaid
In Portland, on the :uihhisl., by the ltov. Fuihef
Feims. V. U binn.itl m Mis Undue! Moron.
DIED.
NearSulem, Any. Ifliti. nfier n protracted illness f
'J."8, """'"'s. Mi Caliinriiio f. Ulnver wit of
laiikhn K. Olover, aged 27 vram uml 11 weeks.
Also, in Salem, on llie aoih; W illiam llnvnonrl 01
v-r, aired three mouths, iulunt smi of Kruiiklin t
lover.
In this city. Amr. ?(5h. A. W Trotter, aired 31 team.
On Um JOih Aiou.t ism u.. n..l;.. .,.., teiJr.
aired veurs nud II mnnilia. rona irt nf flennre ft.
tjy. Missouri ami llurliutfon (loiva) iiiowrs wr-y.
near Otn-ei'ii. Omii.in An., o v.o;... jiwn oa
r H'v and M urthii J. C rr. Mie'-il a mm and ii da'
In CUrkainna rnnnir, Aug. IM. Sltry, oW'iter of
C. V. and Murv K. Hrvi.t.i. u,....l 3 vMn ami A mo
OREGON SOAP FACTORY,
No. 48 Front Street, Portland. Oregon.
JAM prepared lo supply ths Stnic nf Oreinii wiiti s
NuralierOne article of FAMILY and t'HFUl
VAl SUAP.-Mt v. L. lllOOiSi
A SOCIAL DANCE,
orri5n- hcppkh.
AT Ihe OH-iiThir of Ihe tapHa? IIOTKL,
lent. (Ircin.n. on Thiirsdav. Hei.1. 1st.. I '61,
Tickets (X Music by Hans' O iudrille Hind.
11. V. SlAJAT, l'mp'r-
Salem. Aoir. St), 18GI
Waiafrd,
ASITrATlOX br a middle need mau-liiM t
uruwn anna- would lik lo ihkb charm- of stork
ranch nudcraunris larmin and Ihe care of slock :
feelly. lie i lute from Wapello counjr, l.esra. Ad
dress this office.
THOSt. THOMPSON AND SO";
Salera, Aug. SI, l4. . dl'si
otlro to T'iai'!ii-.
THE K.ipeilnleiidctit ..f Viunioll county Mert',
hold a p iblir ext.iniiiaiinu ou iheseeo'ud liicsilaf
in Ociolwr. at the Court House. In l'aveite. to tatfla
i) o'clock, a n. JOHN' M'LM i-U.
Ivv.'OpHid t'o SniiorinleiHleut-
.oliic
TO THK, ST K'KIIOI.DKRS IX TIIK AMITT
I Jlll.l.lStt CuMI'ANYi'A mwlinijnf the Keck
rudder of the Amity HillinirOnipHiiv will h liciil
Amity mi Tucislav, tlie I till day of October osjl si
10 ol,fk. a fa , tor the pntpnse nf electing Hirrrmrs
a provided by law snj iransunhuf such attw
buaines as way be remtiml.
O K OrCTCHKLL, '
CYKl' SUIlH,
JOfKU WATT,
Amity Aug. X, 1EM fw liKtJrJ..r:o