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THE OREGON STATESMAN
li runuaimi imi hosha aonsiso.
Til Oragon Printing end Publishing Company,
PR OFKIKTOllS.
Offlolal Pipe of th. But..
TUB. US l'eryeur,t:t.b; Six months, -',b.
tirT.mbnirnirlatiiin tain. Uial Tmltr notes
Kill, lit nm ttKly altkrirmirrmtvidwt,
Kuiiilttsiiues iw-iy le main by mall at tlit rink of the pub-lisle-",
If mull'-'l In tlo- trt'notiT of pntma,lt-r.
New Store, New Goods.
J. M. COULTER
HHitjuit opened a Urge tutl wall Minuted iwwirt
went of
FAMILY GROCERIES !
Wliich he will exchange for cash ""i a11 k,uUl of
COUNTRY PRODUCE,
ALL KINDS Olf
COOPERWARE
Kept on liuiicl and made to order, al short notice and
at law raws. The celbrated
Clothes Wringers of Different Kinds.
BASKETS,
And good assortment of
UseM Household Articles,
Always iu store and for Nile at prices which
CANNOT BE BEATEN.
TO SMOKERS:
OV MEEUSUHAUM PIPKS, TOUACUO
AND MATCHES,
My Stock Cannot be Beaten.
Call and m ma I will satisfy anybody who
want to liuy OOOl) AUT1ULKS,
Cheap for Cash.
Past favors thankfully remembered, and future
patronage respectfully solicited.
Hp-Cull at first ilnor north of Haas' Jewelry Store,
ominerciul street, Salem, dltf
OltKGOIV
IRON WORKS.
A. C. 01008. JOHN NATION. X. 1. MORGAN.
A. 0. GIBBS & CO.,
Manufacturer of
Isteam Engines, Boilers,
AND ALL KINDS OF MILLS
Hoisting OTachiiM's,
IIkiv Fowvi'M,
KtMipcis and Mowers,
Quartz Mills,
AinulKUinsiliiiK Fans,
and ME PA It A TO KM of the most approved kind;
COOKINtt RANGES,
X'UZLVH, etc.
I'niterii MakiK, in nil its form,
connected with this Establishment.
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS fur II ilia and
nil kinds of machinery furnished to order, by an ex
perienced draughtsman.
A. C. OIBBS k CO..
Successors to fcl. L. Jouea ct Co.
Portland, Dee. 5, imi4, 4lf
THE CLIPPER
SAW AND PLANING MILL
THE PEOPLE OK HALKJt AND VICINITY
are hereby nniined that 1 have rebuilt, ami have
in complete running order, the Clipper Saw and
I'Iuuiiik Mill.
Four Miles Sortl, of Salem,
where I have on hand
More than Half a Million Feet
' of the very
CHOICEST KINDS OP LUMBER.
Thoe who wish to purchase
The Very Bctt Jtlnierinl,
will do well to rome and examine my Lumber Yard.
My terms are CASH IN HAND.
LATHS PICKETS, APPLE BOXES
got out-on short notico.
nf" I will deliver Lumber at any place wlihin the
Cliv limns, li. v.
Salem. April 17, IMS. iif
, PORTLAND FOUNDRY
...AND ...
MACHINE SHOP.
Pint Street. Uelwccll Yamhill and Morrison,
TfAVIVO become sole proprietor ot thisestnhiish
1 1 ment. the undersigned ts now prepared to innnu
factual ALL KINDS OF STEAM ENGINES, of sizes
from four to fori v horse ttower. portable or stationary.
At.,. Pii-folut- Jiinv Mill., eimitilt'te : llnv Presses ul
allsitea; Planiuif Machine (Woodwork's patlenl);
Wroiiifht aud Cant Iron Work for Vertical Saw and
Osist Mills: brass and iron cntiuK,ond wnaightiron
work of every description.
All orders executed with dispatch. and In a work
manlike manner. DAVID MONNAsTKa.
p. 8. A rl(irlion linn hen nrndn on nil kinds of
work Ht my nhop.to rTiitthetrHleHii(icorrp?j(nirt Willi
HHlnrniii pnrep. ihhtat-ii
Wm. Helm & Sons
HAVlNfi PimCIIASKD THE OLD AND WELL
established Store of W. K. SMITH &. CO., and
havinif recently purchased in Hnn Francisco, a very
larue slix-k of .VA' IV UUOOli, now oiler to the pub
lie a very larae aud
Well selerted Slx k of Fresh Driiffs
MEDIC1XES, .
PA1XTS,
OILS. GLASS,
VAIIXISTIES. KEROSENE OIL,
PERFUMERIES,
Fancy Toilet Articles,
AMI
Patent Medicines of all Kinds
Together with a
Largt Stork or Books andStalloncrj.
All of which is oflered
AT LOW HATES.
The services of Dr. J. C Shellon, a eentleman
in every way couipeitnt. has been secured in the com
Doimdini; and ditniior of Mediiiucs, and Phvsiciuus
and Customers may rely on getting their Prescriptions
put p Carrtctln.' lll-lO
Sim at llu Old Stand of K". K. SMI Til $ CO
' Closlnrdut--ArCostI
AS WE INTEND making a change in nr Businraa,
we will sell our entire eitock uf Dry Gootls at
CI 1ST. Persons wishing to purchase at the Lovttt
Vices will do well to rail and examine our stock.
t-Mllll 4t CAKTWRIUHT. ,
Salem, Oreon, March St, IKti.i.
N. is We would In pleased to see nr Old Custo
mers, especially these who have unsettled aecuuata on
our books.
Please come forward. Gentlemen, without further
invitation. (' if) S it C.
040,
1,000
GreeutmcliM ! Greenhnekn!
rilllE highest market price will lw paid for all Legal
1 Tauder N"l's nlfered. Aliplv soull In
Salem, Jan. M. lV,yl ' D. MrCTLLT.
For Kale.
C lf nrtfi LEOAL Temler XiKca, at reasona
o4W, l)V) bleratea. Applytn
Salem. Jsji. li.Hvovl . I). al. CL I.LV.
Gnzlny'i IaoIflo Monthly.
riHlR aev ae4 8nS.f-)M Monthlr stfaslne Is maMlrfieSl
I cerrv mentb, st 4 UlirKj rtreet.Nrw V.trk. an! smile
the Psc Iric ?utl by Ih .Usnier ltlnx NVw vrk n the
lata o Ihe mnMli I" advanc "i as, m paraaimn. aver,
one 10 llie Pmelile msls sihI Turneries hiM tmk SB tnler
in lh ucx the If .rtnc M'STBl.r uije from It, to
es! ch.rsrtr snl -'rtli. il t, thr rh-j atsruln. nuMti
n). We wilt rrt Iks r irinc M.TLf to anj sMra la the
l-nHnl atjtM fif one vwr. lwer pre-psi'l. in Ihs ee-
etipl f i'ies 4ra im I." ee tt, fw .ies m4
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VOL. lo-NO. 25.
TJflFPK.'IAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
PASS It D AT TUB
; Pint Scutum ofth$ Thirty-Eixhth Congre$$.
An Act to provide I n to rim 1 Rerenue to support
the Guvernmctn; to pny interest on ino ruunc
Duht, and for other i'urpoios.
(OoDtinucd.)
Rno. U7, And lie it furtlior oimotcd, That any twr-
Him liutilu to pHjr duty in ntspeet to any sticctHKioii,
mniii i to noiica 10 me unwiBHor or uHHinuiiii homw-t
of liin liahility to inch duty, and nlmll, at the iwtiio
time, deliver in tho iiMetwor or H(Vl4iiit HnwMnr e
ftril iinti true account of tuid hiiciichbioii, iir the duty
whereon he nlmll bo uccoutttublu, uiui of the vithiv uf
tho real entrtt itivolveil.Hinl of llie ilcductionft cluiuied
by him, together win the name of the BiicrMor and
prudocerwor, and their relation to euch othur, aud all
buuIi othur pHrtlcnlnni as shall he neueswiry or proper
for enabling the unttOtor or HfHiMunt hbhohhci- fully
and correctly to ascertain the ilutiH due i and the u
flettfinr or hp ni stent asHeiwor. if Mntinfled with iticli ao
count aud estimate a originally delivered, or with
any aiucndmentR that may b tuadu therein upon bis
wjttiriition, may anBei the uccciiou duty ou the
tooting of euch account and estimate ; but it shall be
lawful fur the aMscssor or aiwiHtant ussessor, if rfisHat
inllnd with such account or if do account aud estimate
hall he delivered to him, to assuHi the duly on llie
betit information be can obtain, subject U) appeal as
hereinafter provided; and if the tlntv no assesHed shall
exceed the duty asscnible according to the return
made to the n1 censor or asnisuint aisuuor. aud with
which he ahull have been dittMatisiled, or if no account
and climate has been delivered. Hud If no appeal
shallbe taken against such auseMUirmt, then it shall
be i the discretion of the assessor, having regard to
the merits of each case, to asseHthe wbolo or anr
part of the expenses incident to the taking ot such
itHHCButneiit, iu addition to such duty; aud if there
shall he an appeal against such last-mentioned assess
ment, then the payment of bik-Ii expenses shall be iu
the discretion of the comuiistiuuer pf internal rev
enue. Si'C. MS. And be it further enacted, That if any
person retuired to' give any such notice, or delivery
such account, as aforesaid, shall wilfully neglect to do
so for the period of ten days after being notified, he
shall be liable to pay to the United States a sum equal
to ten per centum upon the amount of duty payuble
by him ; und if any person liable under this act to
pay any duty In rcsiect of his miccewiou shall, after
such duty shulllinvc been finally ascertained, wilfully
neglect to do so within ten days after being notified,
he shall also be liable to pay to the Udited States a
sum eijual to leu per centum' un on the amount of duty
se unpaid, at the same time una iu the same manner as
the dntv to be collected.
See, 14'K And be it further enacted. That it shallbe
lawful for any party, liable to pay duty in reunect of
his succersion, who shall be dUsatistied with the as
w sum en t of the assistant assessor, within thirty days
after the date of such assessment, to appeal to the as
sessor from such assessment, who shall decide on such
appeal, aud give notice thereof to such party, who,
it still dismttialied, uiuy, within twenty days after no
tice as aforesaid, appeal from such decision to the
commissioner of internal revenue, aud furnish a state
ment of the grounds of aw-h appeal to the commiss
ioner, whose decision upon the case, as presented by
the statements of the assessor or assistant aiwessor
and such party, shall be final.
Bee, aw. Aim oe it further enacted, t hat the duties
levied assesed upon euccefsions bv this ant shall be
collected by tho same officers, in the same manner,
aud by the same process as are or may be prescribed
by law for the collection of direct tuxes assessed upon
miiNH uiiuer uie uuuioriiy 01 me uiwca otures.
STAMP DUTIKS.
Sec. lfl. And be it further unacted, That all laws
in force at the time of the pansagu of this act in rela
tion to stump duties shall continue in force until the
first day of August eighteen hundred and sixty four.
and on aud utter the first dav or An trust, eighteen
hundred and sixty-four, there shall be levied, collect
ed, and paid, for aud iu rcHpect of the several instru
ments, manors, ami tuings uiuutioneti into: (luucuued
in the schedule (marked 11) hereunto annexed, or for
or in respect of the vellum, parchment, or paper upon
which sot h instruments, matters, or things, or any of
them shall be written or printed, by any person or
persona, or party who shall make, sign, or issue the
same, or for whose use or benefit the same shall be
made, signed, or issued, tho several duties or sums of
money rut down in figures against the same, respect
ively, or otherwise specified or set forth in the said
schedule.
See. 153. And be it further enacted, That it shall
nut be lawful to record uuy instrument, document, or
paper required by law to be Matnpcd, unless a stamp
or stamps of the proper amount shall have been atix
ed : ami the record of any such instrument, upon
which the pro-r Mump or stamps, aforesaid shall not
be used iu evidence.
Her. I.i3. And be it further enacted, That no instru
ments, document, writing, or paper of any description,
required by law to be stuniied, shallbe deemed or
held invalid and of no effect for the want of the par
ticular kind or description of ntamp desigualed for and
denoting the duty charged on any such insinuneut,
document, writing, or paper, provided a legal stump,
or stamps, denoting a duty of equal amount, shall
havu hecen duly affixed and u d I hereon ; Provided,
That the provisions of this section shall not apply lo
any stamp appropriated to denote the duty churged on
prup notary articles, or articles enumerated in sched
ule t's
r-ec. 1.14. And be It further enacted, That all offic
ial instruments, documents, and papers, issued or used
by tho ntticem of the United Suites government, shall
be, aud hereby are, exempt from duty.
See. 15j. And be it further enacted, That if any
person shall forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure
to bu forged or counterfeited, any stump or die, or
any part of any stamp or die, which shall have been
provided, made, or used in pursuance of this act, or
oliall forge, counterfeit, or resemble, or cause or pro
cure to be forged, counterfeited, or resembled, the
impression, or any part of the impression, of any
such stamp or die, as aforesaid, upon any vellum,
parchment, or paper, or shall stamp or mark', or cause
or procure to be stamped or marked, any vellum,
parchment, or puer. with any such forged or counter
leited stamp or die, or part of any stamp or die, as
aforesaid, with intent to defraud the United .States of
any uf the duties hereby impound, oruny part thereof;
or if anv pemon shall litler or sell, or expose lo sell,
any vellum, parchment, or paper, article, or thing
having thereupon the impression of any such con tiler
feitpd stump or die. or any part of anv stamp or any
such frged, counterfeited, or resembled impression,
or part of impression, as aforeswid, knowing the same
respectively to be forced, coimlerleiied, or resembled ;
or if any person shall knowingly iihu any stamp or
die which sliull have been so provided, made, or used
as aforesaid, with intent todefrund ihe United States;
or if any trsoti shall fraudulently cut. tear, or re
move, or cause or procure lo be cut, torn or removed,
the impretttiion c.f any stamp or die which shall have
Wen provided, made, or used in pursuance of this act,
from any vellum, parchment, or paper, or any instru
ment or writing charged or chargeable with any of
the duties hereby imposed ; or if any person shall
wilfully remove, or cause to be removed, from any
(damped envelop the cancelling or defacing marks
thereon, with intent to use the same, or cause the use
of the same, the second time, or shall kuowiiuly or
wilfully sell or buy such washed or restored stamps,
or oiler the same lor side, or give or exwsY the same
to ttny person for use, or knowinirly ue llie saute, or
prepare the same with intent for the second use there
of, then, aud in every such ease, every person so of
fending, and every peison knowingly aud wilfully
aiding, abetting or assisting in committing any such of
fence as a foresail, shallbe deemed guilty of felony,
and shall, on conviction thereof, forfeit the said coun
terfeit s4mui and the articles upon which they are
place!, and be punished by fine not exceeding one
lltotiKHtid dollars, or by imprisoauieu.und coutiuetneiit
to hard btor, not exceeding five years, or both, at the
discretion ot llie court.
Sec. 150. Aud be it furtherenacted, That in any and
all cases where an aduersive stamp shall be used for
deuoling any dntv imposed by this net. except as here
inafter provided, the iwrson using or affixing the same
shall write liters upon the initials of bis nauie aud the
date upon winch the same shall be attached or used,
so thai the mime nutv not again be used. Aud if any
iieTnon slmll fniudtifently ttmke use of an adhesive
lamp to denote any duty imposed or this act without
iu ettectnallr cancel una ami ou literal utg turn stamp,
except as before mentioned, he, she, or they shall for
felt the sum ot liny aoitars : rrovmea, l nat any pro
nrietnr nr pmprietort of proprietary articles, orarti
ties anbjert to stamp doty under schedule C of tliis
act. hull have llie privilege of furnishing, without
expense to the United States, in suitable form, to Ihs
proved by the commissioner of internal re veil oe, hit
or tneir own uies or ucimjcub iMnmpi w ua uwu.
thereon, to be made nuuer the uirection, and to ne re
tind in Lbe noest-smion ot, toe eomratasioiier of iiiler-
iimI revenue for his ur tiitir wimraUi ase, wbtcli shall
not be diiflicatcd to any other person. That in all
capes where sucb stamp is used, instead of bi or their
writing the date thereon, (lie shhI Ump slmll oe so
a in ant ou the box, bottle, or package, that in opening
the same, or using the content thereof, the said sunup
shall be etfcrtually destroyed ; and in default thereof,
shall be liable to the same penalty tni'toned for tieb-cl
t aflix said sump su hereinbefore prescribed in this
art. Any person who shall fraudulently obtain or
use any uf ihe aforetuud sumps, or deoigut therefor,
and auy person forging or rotuiterfriung any repree
delation, likeness, similitude, or colorable iniitatiuu of
the snid last-menu lohen sump, or auy engraver or
printer who shall seil or girt a way wid tainpt. (r
riling the Mine, or, bring a me re linn l, broker, ped-1
ler. or penn dealing, in whole or in part, in similar
goods, wares, men-band ise, manutm tures, prepara-U-ms.
or artHlee.or Uiom oVtiiH-d for similar objeru
or mirposesi h-ve koowiiigiy or fratiduientleutlr
in his bcr, or their popswin, any soch lorded, coun
terfeited likeneM. stmililode, or eoloralile imtution nf
lbe snid last mentioned t'stnp. shall be deemed if.iiliy
of a frlonr, add. npon couvicUM thereof, hHll be
iiljet1 U all lbe penalties, fines, and lorfeilares pre
scribed in the preceding srvtton of this au.
iSt. I'm. And be it further enacted. Tiiat Um com
Oiiwioner of lutenwl rereitue be, and be is hereby ,
autbonsed to prewniH- Mirh met nod fa- Ihe camrfai
tio uf slump- as substitute for. ur in additive lo. Ute
method now prescrilwd by law, as be may deeia ex
pedtesit aJMl trferttial. And he tt further authonird in
bis liietretiou to nwke the apt'hcMiKm of so. h aieiliod
imerttive apou lbe maimlm turera of proprietary ar
t tee, or artuke ibdaded iu arbedute C, and apun
SALEM,
stamps of a nominal value exceeding twenty-five :
cents each.
Sec, 1 58. And bo it further enactcn, That any per
son or persons who sliull make, siffii, or issue, or who
sliull muse to be made, signed, or issued, any instru
ment, document, or paper of any kind or description
whatsoever, or shall accept or pay, or cause to be ac
cepted or paid, auy bill of exchange, draft, or order :
or promissory note, ror the payment of money, with
out the same being duly stamped, or having t hereupon.
un adhesive stamp for denoting the duty chargeable :
thereon, with intent to evude the provisions of this i
act, shall, for every such offence, forfeit the sum of
two hundred dollars, aud such instrument, document,
or paper, bill, draft, order, or note shall be deemed
invalid und of no effect : Provided, That the title of '
a purchaser of land by a deed duly stamped, shall not
be defeated or a flee ted by the want of a proper stamp
on any deed conveying said land by any person from,
through, or under whom his grantor claims or bolda
title.
Sec. luil. And be it further enacted, That the ac
ceptor or acceptonrof any bill of exchange or order
for the payment of tiny sum of money drawn, pur
porting to be drawn, in any foreign country, but pay
able in the United States, shall, before paying or ac '
ceptiug the same, place thereupon a stamp, idol tiding
the duty upou the same, as the law requires for inland
bills of'exclmnge. or promissory notes, and no bill of
exchange shall lie paid or negotiated without such
stamp and if auy Jwrson shall pay or negotiate, or i
oiler iu payment, or receive or take in payment, any
such draft or order, the person or persons so offending ,
shall forfeit the sum of two hundred dollars.
See. IW. And be it fnrther enacted, That no stamp
duty shall be required on powers of attorney or any '
other paper relating to applications for bounties, ar- :
rearagei of pay, or pensions, or to the receipt thereof
from time to lime, or upon tickets or contracts of in
surance when limited to injury to persona while trav
elling t nor on certificates of the meaanrement or
weight of animals, wood, coal, or other articles t nor
on deposit notes to mutual insurance companies for in
surance upon which policies subject to stamp duties
have been, or are to be, issued ; nor on any certificate
of the record of a deed or other instrument iu writing,
or of the acknowledgement or proof thereof by at
testing witnesses ; nor to any iuduisepieiit of a nego
tiable instrument, or ou any warrant of attorney, ac
companying a bond or note, when such bond or note
shall have atlixed thereto-the stamp or stumps denot
ing the duty required ; and whenever any bund or
note shall be secured by a mortgage, but one stamp
shall he required to be placed on such papers : Provi
ded , That the stump duty placed thereon shall be the
hitflicst rate required for said iustruuieuts, or either uf
theiu.
See. lb'f. And bo it further mulcted, Thnti the com
missioner of internal revenue be, und is hereby, an
thorized to sell to aud supply collectors, deputy col
lectors, postmasters, stationers, or any other persons,
at his discretion, with adhesive stamps, or stamped
paper, vellum, or parchment, as herein provided for,
in amounts of not. less than fitly dollars, upon. the
payment, at the time of delivery, uf the amount of
duties said stamps, stumped paper, vellum, or parch
ment, so sold or supplied, represent, and uniy allow,
upon the aggregate amount of such stamps, as afore
said, the sum of not exceeding five per centum as
commission to the collectors, postmasters, stationers,
or oeher purchasers ; but the cost of auy paper, veil
nm. or parchment slutll be paid by tho purchaser of
such stamped paper, vellum, or parchment, asofore
said i Provided, That any proprietor or proprietors of
articles named iu schedule C, who shall furnish his or
their own die or design fur stamps, to be used especi
ally for his or their own proprietary articles, slmll be
allowed the following commission, namely: Ou
amounts purchased at one time, of not less than fifty
uor more than five hundred dollars, five per centum ;
ou amounts ever live hundred dollars, teu per ceent
mii. The commissioner of internal revenue muy,
from time to time, make regulations, upon proper ev
idence of (tie facts, for the allowance of such of the
stamps issued nudur the provisions of this act as muy
have bteu spoiled, destroyed, or rendered useless or
unfit for the purpose intend, or for which the owner
may nave no use, or which wrougii tmscuKe may
have been improperly or unnecessarily used, or where
the rales ur duties represented thereby have been
Cuid in error, or remitted ; and such allowance, slmll
e made either by giving other stain pa in lieu of the
stamps so allowed for, or by repaying the amount or
value, alter deducting therefrom, in case of repav
meut, the sum of five per centum to the owner there
of; hut no allowance shall be made iu auy case until
the slumps so spoiled or rendered useless shall have
been returned to the commissioner of internal reven
ue, or until satisfactory prool has been made showing
the reason why said stamps cannot be so returned:
Provided, That' the commissioner of internal revenue
muy, from time to time, furnish, supply, and deliver
to any manufacturer of friction or other matches, cigar-lights,
or wax tapers, a suitable quantity of ad
hesive or oilier stumps, such as amy be prescribed for
use in such case, without prepayment therefor, on a
credit not exceeding sixty days, requiring, in advance,
sucb security us lie may judge necessary to secure pay
ment theretor to tue treasurer oi the Uuited auies,
within thy tiiuu prescribed for such payment. Aud
upon ull bonds or other securities taKeu oy said com
missioner, under the provisions of this net. suits may
be maintained bv said ireusure in the circuit or district
court of the United States, in the several districts
where anv of the persons giving said bonds or ot. tr
securities reside, or muy bu loumled, in aud appropri
ate form of action.
Sec. Ki'l And be it further enacted, That it shall
be lawful for any person to present to the collector of
the district, subject to the rules and regu hit ions of the
commissioner of internal revenue, any instrument not
previously issued or used, and require his opinion
whether or not the same is chargeable with any stamp
duty ; and if the said collector shall be of opinion
that sue 1 1 iiiftrunieul is cliartfeulilu Willi auy stamp
duly, be shall, upon the payment therefor, alfijc- and
cancel the proper stamp; and if of tho opinion that
suclkjnstrnuient is nut chargeable with auy stamp du
ty, oris chargeable only with the duly by him desig
nated, he is hereby required lo impress thereon a par
ticu'ur stamp, to lie provided for that purpose, with
such words or deuice thereou as he shall j'idge proper,
which shall denote that such iustruiiieul is uot charge
able with auy stamp duty, or is charueablu only with
the duty denoted by the stamp atlixed; and every
such iiiiitnuuent, upon which the said stamp shall be
impressed, slmll bo deemed to be not chargeable, or to
be cbargeablu only with ihe duly denoted by the
stamp so affixed, aud shall be received in evidence in
all courts of law or equity, notwithstadiugany objec
tions made to the same bv reusou of it being unstam
ped, or of it being inmilhVienily stamped.
See. 1U1. And be it further enacted. That no dt ud,
instrument, document, writing, or paper, required by
law to be stamped, which has been heretofore signed
or issued without being duly slauiHd, or with a defic
ient stamp nor anV copy thereof, shallbe recorded,
or admitted, or used as evidence in auy court until a
legal stamp or stumps, denoting the amount of duty,
shall have been atlixed thereto, aud the date when the
snuie is so used or atlixed, with his initials, shall have
been pi. iced thereon by the person using or alixing
the same ; and the person desiring to use or record
any such deed iiistruuieut, diwiiuieut, wrilimr, or pa
per as evidence, bis agetu or attorney, is authorized m
the presence of the conrt, register, or recorder, re
spectivelv. lit affix the stamp or stamps thereon re
quired : Provided, That no instrument, document, or
paer made, signed, or issued, prior to Ihe passage of
this act, without being duly slumped, or having there
ou an adhesive stamp or stamps, to denote the duty
imposed thereon, sliull, for that cause, if the slamr or
slaiuss required shall be subsequently affixed, be
deemed invalid and of no effect: Provided, further,
That any power of attorney, conveyance, or document
of any Kind, made, or purporting to be made, in any
foreign country Ui be used in. the United Mates, slmll
pay the same duty as is required by htw un similar iu
si ruiuents or documents when maile or issued iu the
Uuited States ; and the patiy In whom the same is is
sued, or by whom it is to be used, shall, before using
the same, affix thereon the stamp or stamps indicating
the duty required. .
See. loi. Aud be it further enacted, That all the'
provisions of this act relating todies, slumps, adhe
sive stamps, and suiop duties shall extend to aud in
clude (except where uiaiufeftly ioipraeticable) all the
articles or objects enumerated in schedule marked C,
subject to slauip duliti,and apply to the provisiuua iu
relation thereto.
Sec. P5. And be it further enacted, That If any
person, firm, company, or eorponttioit shall make,
prepaie.and sell, or remove for consumption or sale,
diiiii. medicines, preparations, compositions, articled,
or tilings, including peifuuiery, cueiiietics, lucifur or
frictiou matches, cigar lights, or wax tapers, photo
graphs, ambrotypea, duu;urreofypea, or other sun
pictures of any 'description, and playing cards, npon
which a duty "is imposed by law, as enumerated and
mentioned in schedule t without affixing thereto wn
adhesive sump or label denoting the duly before men
tioned, be or (hey anal! incur a penalty of ten dollars
for every omission to affix such stamp t Provided.
Thai nothing in tins act couuiued sUult apply to any
uncoinpouuded medicinal drug orchc mscal, nor to any
memcme componnoeti acconung 10 me i nueu nutiea
or oilier national twarmacoptpm, uor of which the full
and proper formula is published in either of the dis
peussiories, formularies, or text hooka iu common ose
among physicians and apotiiecariee, including hotnow
palluc aud elective, or iu any pharmaceutical journal
now used by any incorporated college of pharmacy,
nd not sold or offered for sale, or advertised under
auy other name, from,ot guise, than that under which
tber may be severally denominated and Und down in
said pliarnutropu-iaa, diftpensaior.es, text books, or
journals, as aforesaid, nor to medicines sold lo, or for
Uie use of, any person, which mny be mixed and com
pounded specially tor tund persotis, areordmg to the
wnilea fectpfl or proscription of any physician ur
surgeon.
N:C. VA. Aud I it fnrther eimcted. That every
manufacturer or maker of any of the articles for mIi
meiitioned iu schedule C, after the snme shall hare
been so is de. and lbe partKtiUrs bereiubelore requi
red as lo sUmpa have bru complied with, who snail
lake off, remove, or detach, or cause, or permit, or snf
fer to be taken olf, or removed, or detached, any
stamp, or who shall use any stamp, or any wrapper
or cover lo which any ilsmp is is atlixed, to cover
any other ariM-te or eomuwdily than thatl ongiii.tlly
cuumed iu sneh wiapj-er or corer, with sucb sunup
whrn lirst used, with ttie intent to erode the stump
datws, hail t.ir every such article, rwpecurrlr, in rt
pert of which any sVn toW sbaU be committed,
besulnert to a penally of fifty dollars, to be recovered
ugeUer with il. eon. tbrreupua tu-curmg . ami ev
ery srttcie or coioodity a alorwsaid L-il i.Uv b
fn.fc.t.d
'To be cut in ii'd.)
r:
OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 21.1865.
WOOL 4K0YY1XU IV OUKI.ON.
A corrcHpnndent in the Portland OrfrinmM, writing
upon the siil)ei of Wool Croariuir and Woolen Mauu
tucturew.'aiiva :
1 ii'itice in'your isxoe of 11,1m morning, a clrculnr nd
dli'ed "To the Wool Growers of Oregon," sinned by
some of our Iu citir.ns. This article led me tu hi
quire of one of the directors the cause of this. I learn
the fartorr company hsve paid during the lunt two
years as Uik'Ii as 21 to '11 oetiU per pound. This was
ilie result partly of bivh prices in the l!ern market.
In cnnKitpience of scarcity In cotton, and the Urge de
mand for woolen poods Iri the army. T'liisdraiand will
now cense in conHefiirnce of a aiore liberal supply ot
cotton, aud less demaud for coarse wooleu goods I'or ar
tnv conemnptinw.
We must take Into consideration that these are prices
for unwashed wool, which cost here Vt cents, will make
it coat, washed, S7 to ,1 1 cents per pound s therefore
these prices compare verv favorably with those quoted
In the Ka4ern States, while gold In New York was
nlstut inn per cent premium, washed wnol was worth
from 1I to Hfi cents per pound In greenbacks, which
would make it eiuivnent to 37f to Vl ceats per pound
Iu New York. It will therefore be observed that the
reason there are no purchasers In this market for East
em markets, or for the Ssn Francisco market, is. that
the prices paid by the Salem company have compelled
them to lose money. TiieKalem Factory think Ihcy dealt
luirly with the people during the past year. They have
erected a Bourlnn CO mill at a cost of liO.OOO. Fortius
Improvement they have leu obliged to boirow money,
i'hey hive a large amount of goods on haul for which
they Hud but little sale. They are willing t exchange
these goods for wool at fair prices, in cunwquence of
dull sale, of goods this Rnrlng. At pmeU thef him
nnt tke imitt la pi f auk for waat. They hopo to be
able to get enough wool in exchange for their goods to
run the mill. In ease the company van hod an outlet
for their goods in a cash market during the coming
year, they may be able hereafter to puyash'hir wool,
'which would lw inui-h more ugreeable to them. I'rtcea,
hum circinnstanoes a. A under their control, must neccs
Fttrily he less than last yeur.hut many of thchirmcrs will
rememlier that wool has been as low as Yl cents, nnd
2(1 cents now Is a fair price.
I lielieve the tanners should take every precaution to
protect their own iutorest ; and 1 have un doubt but
they will be able to sell a portion of I heir wool at Hi to
Is cents cash, to lie shipicd from Portland. At. the
nine time they conn probably sell their wool to nlmo-t
any inerchaut'iu the valley ut 'ill cents iu puvmert of
their store bills, as tho Company is prcpured to take llie
wool frem such merchants iu payment of debts due them
or In exchange for their goods. 1
The Oregon Mills will soon lie In operation, aid this
will givu a healthy competition iu the wool market i
nnd if they will not pay fair prices for wool, lOiuieru or
Culilomis'AgeiiU will come into the inurket,
Faiii Tlav.
Aoofmling to promise, xtr lay tho alicve nr
tiole before our renders clipping it frmi the
California Farmer where it wa re-published
from the Oregonian. The rtuthorship of it
is ascribed to H. W. C'orhett, nf l'nrtlnnil,
who is a. stockholder in the Suleni Wnnltii Co.,
by L. F. (i rover. Esq., also a stockholder in
nnd director of the Company, and also a resi
dent of l'orllitnd.
It matter little to us whn tho writer wna.
The article itself g'wci one of the Director! ns
the sou roe from which the writer receired Ilia
information, nnd that Director we consider is
responsible fur the deception with wliich t e
article il loaded, and the injury which will be
done tu the State by its circulation abnmd.
Artfully reaching bnck to the prioe fnid two
years, nun, nnd tailing the highest prira then
paid, (ne have not been able In henrnf more
limn three parties; who received as high as 27
centa per pound for wool llieii,) Ihe writer
claims that the Company have paid 25 c uts
per pound in "gold" lor unwashed wool "equi
valent to 137J to 424 cents per pound in New
York"; and to think they have dealt fairly
with the people during the past yeur." lie
next proceeds to nay Hint the Company have
erected a large (Inuring mill, for which they
have been obliged tn borrow money; ounnot
sell their goods, and are consequently unable
tn pay cash for wool. The conclusion which a
distant render would draw from his elatemeiit,
is, that the Company have paid such prices for
wool, Unit Ihey have lieeu unuhle to make its
manufacture profitable, and so linre erected a
tlonring mill, because they find but liltlo sale
for their woolen gnods.as if ther (woolen goods)
were nnt a cash article in this market, and
tlioee iiigiiu;ed in their manufacture here were
brought thereby to tho brink of ruin, from
which they hoped to he saved by liiiding an
"outlet for their goods in It cash market during
the coming rear" ; or the more certain cash
market for flour. This Inst idea is sot in the
wording of Ihe article, lint that it is inferred, is
proven by tho interrogation point imerted be
tween Ihe words ' tlonring (?) milf by the
California Farmer, from whose pagss we clip
it, us uliiire, and by which it will be scntteied
through the agricultural press to nil parts nf
the United States, with the manifest te miotic"
to stop men from coming Oregon-wird. cither
to engage iii the rnising. manufacture, or pur
chase nf wind. Fur who would leave Califor
nia or the Atlantic States to come nnd occupy
the vast natural pnsinrea of Eastern Oregon.
Whshingtoii nnd Idaho, to raise Hocks, when
Ihe chief product of those Hocks had to be bar
tered away under conditions lixed entirely by the
purchaser I Whn would coino here sod invest
money in Ihe manufacture nf goods, if those
goods, (a cash article iu every, portion nf the
world,) are here only as nn article nl barter J
Who would t'ouie here to purchase, if wool can
be truthfully shown to sell ns high here as it
sells in the New York market? Wool raisers
and manufacturers are composed uf such meii
generally us) the citizens of nuy other Slate.
having an enlightened return lor tneir own
permanent interests, wnnld seek tn encourage
and multiply rather thnn to crush out and pre
vent the increase of. 1 be editor ol the Cal
ifornia Farmer shows his tact ill laying "Fair
I'lay bi-fori- his readers in order, doubtless.
to slop jhe fulher emigration nf the wool rnisers
of that State to this. Since Culilornia farmers
begun to feel the effects of the drouth, which
scourged that State lust year, she ha been
steadily losing, and Oregon. Washington, and
Idaho steadily gaining, or the migration ni tue
Hock-masters of Ihe loriner to the more certain
and uniform climate nf the hitter State and
Territories. Nearly all the addition which the
labor of these people give to the commerce of
the wotltl, passes through the hands nl llie lins
incus men nf Oregon, aud contributes to llie
prosperity nf the State. Upon llie success anil
increase nf wool rai-ing here, depends the
question nf the increase of iiiuiiuliicturuig cap
Ital employed ami settled maiiiilnciuriiig unprj
latinn here ; nnd npon the increase of a settled
population depends (he question nf a real rise
in the talne ol all kinds ot property especial
ly real estate so that the interest of every cit
izen, having settled in Oregon, is touched by
the nolicr of the Woolen Company nt Salem
attempting lo degrade the wool crop of the
country lo an article ni narter, ami urn exposi
tion of the success of manufacturing in Oregon
as explained to readers at a distance by Fair
Flay. Such readers would never suspect from
his showing that Salem is io the center ol one
of the best cash markets in world, perhaps, for
woolen goods, lliey cannot see the absurdity
of the idea of the Company'! finding a better
"cash" "market for their guods darirf the
earning year." than they have had during 1 he
past year ; nor understand the meanness of
rich monopoly seeking to defend itself against
charge of extortion, ny this plea nf poverty :
dull aales." cm. an. : and, nr implication,
misrepresent the business prosperity of Ihe
whole country ny intimating the inui-ntetineai
to themselves of almost all the merchants ii
tho Willamette vnller. Dtstnnt readers can
nnt know that from the Company's terms of
sales (gold nr its equivalent in lilt days, we ar
informed) tl.e mint of Ihe credtli the Company
had out at the commencement nf Out wool har-
vrit, raiut hart been tell out by dm an. tn or-
der that the Company m)rlu control the
price a well ai llie manner of payment. There
ui Do part in the United Stales, we believe,
where merchants receive less time or car less
nbntit It than lu re. The past rear has been one
of usual ability and promptitude, even for
Oiegou. i A. t.
Thanks to David Newsoin, correspondent of
the Agricultural Korean, lor a co;;y of llie He
port Agricultural lor tfai. Wt notice an aide
article from the pen of Mr. W. in the Pacific
Chriilian Adcocate of August 5th, on saving
straw lor forage. The bint is timely, and "a
aold to the wise is sufficient."
SOCIAL CONDITION OF THE HOl'TIl.
Tile lttiiriilo Commercial Adcerliter says :
The following extract of a letter recently re
ceived hy a gentleman of this city from Dootor
limit, formerly one of the editors of this paper,
and now surgeon in the army, has been kindly
furnished us for publication :
IIeadq'hs 1st Div. lfiru Ahmy Coups,
Ski.ma (Ala.), June 7, 1865.
This region, you know, il the heart of the
slaveociacr. Estates are large, lands fertile,
and the blacks constitute about two-thirds of
the population. It had entirely escaped the
horrors of war. The poor whites were ull
forced into the war) the rich stayed at h onto
in what were called "bomb-proof positions"
that is, were "detailed" on soma humbug pre
tense of serving as agents, contractors, com
missioners, etc These latter grew rich ap
parently richer than befuro ami showed their
zeal for the Confederacy by hunting down the
poor conscripts and deserters, who were niim
ous. particularly in the barren hill region to
ward Talledaga. Desertion was hardly a
crime in the case ot these pnor fellows, They
knew that their families wero starving and
negleoted by tho peculiar selfish aristocracy,
and every instiuct led them homeward ereti
though they knew that they would he outlaws
and fugitives, and hunted down actually with
dogs.
Such was the condition when Wilson's raid
came through "evangelizing the bomb-proofs,"
as a Coufedernto SurKoi)n called the wild sat
urnalia of that terrible campaign. The phrase
indicates his feelings of spile toward the citi
zens, which ho allured with nearly all sincere
and whole-hearted Confederate oflicers. This
cold, unsynipnthizing, arrogant aristocracy,
which had neglected every duty to its army
and had smiled superciliously at starving wo
men and children, gut a lesson "evangelical."
tn ute tlieDiK!tor'a phrase; and how they howl
cd i In one day they fell to poverty, n al or
pretended. What wilh tho exodus of their
slaves, und the work of plunder and the flames,
they went under very rapidly.
Then onme our more quiet and better dis
ciplined occupntiou.uml the moment they found
ns civil they became arrogant, until they found
thut. with all our civility, we were a gloom and
terrible engine of the power nf tho Govern
ment. Then came nhgcqiiiounm'Ss.
Hut I am wandering from the point I wished
to illustrate. The next scene in the drama
was the return nf the paroled armies of Lee
and Johnston. These "prisoners nf war" af
filiated or fraternized at onuu with our troops.
It wns really an era uf giaid feeling based on
mutual respeot.
Hut, on tho other hand, Ihey ciiino back
breathing vengeance against "biiiuli proofs,"
1 was up in the lulls, seventy miles Innii here,
alone and without escort or guard, und natur
ally saw and beard much from both sides. Old
citizens were fleeing from their homes und pit
eonsly appealing to me to know if we could
send troops to their rescue. The soldiers were
openly delimit tn what ther themselves colled
the "d d old reoesh," robbing them of mules,
cattle ami provisions, and wilh quivering lips
telling me ol nil Ihe lung catalogue ul wrong
and outrage for the last four years. Several
murders had already occurred, and many more
have since happened. They that took the
sword have fallen by the sword. Last Satur
day two wealthy and prominent citizen! were
hung, nnd the gang have nntinuiiued a "pro
scribed list" of six others. Understand, this it
not guerrilla warfare ; it is Corsicun vendetta.
I can and do go Hi rough all the country with
out danger. Ii tit the rich cannot.
1 he slaves, ou the other baud, behave well.
Through ull the debasement und ignorance of
tho blacks there is a Christ-like element in
their character a gentle and forgiving spirit,
which is wonderful. They kn:w and insist
upon their freedom; but llicy have hlrendy
earned Unit liberty implies Iiilior.nnd are mos
tly nt work ngnin lor ivnges. And their terror
stricken masters hunted down by returiu'd sol
diers, turn timidly to "the niggers" for piotco-
ion. Tho great problem of liberation is by no
means solved it involves infinite difficulties
but we know at leust that the blacks are docile
and will be as wax in our hands, if they are
only properly and wisely governed.
TIIK COSUKKtlATION ATisT80 N THE SIF-
FKAtiK 0,1'KbTION.
Extract from a report made to the lute Con
vention at Alli.tiiy, Linn county, Oregon i
Feeling, also, the injustice with which n por
tion of the people have been treated in the
Southern Stiiles. having been kept iu ignornnce
and deprived nf political and personal liberty
and feeling thut no nation ran rite to the bid
position ui a truly thrisliun nation while any
injustice niinii'ver is praciiceu auu stistnmeu
by law, and feeling thnt those people, thus
treated, have thown themiehet worthy, during
this war, of the place uf freemen, we would, as
fur as our inllueuce can ellect that object, give
to thein thosu rights and privileges of which
they have been ueptired. W o would nut reel,
however, in order In secure these rights, clear
ly and fully in the sight of Und, that they must
necessarily lio placed at once in lull citizen
ship. I'erhiins ihey are not prepared for this.
Hut while we say this In reference lo the Freed-
men. we would say Willi equal emphasis, that
we do nnt In-lieve anv riant is prepared to ex
ercise Ihe right! of citizenship (embracing the
eleclire Iraiicluse) until lliey can red and
write. In this mailer wo would make no dis
tiiiulious on account uf color. We would have
all stand alike belore the law. We would not
have the black man deprived of ihe right to
vote because of bis colors nor would we give
this privilege to the while iiitiu simply because
be is white. Impartially tn all is the rule uf
justice' I he laws of each State nugbt tn he
ich that all classes would bare tins high nnv
ilege iu view ; and if the qualification of being
able to read and write were made pre-requiste
to the enjoyment of these privileges, all would
be spurred on to ellurt, ijod would apprure.anu
teese people themselves Would be satisfied.
This qnnliiicatioii as a pre-renuisite to the en-
juvuient ot the lull rights of citizenship, found
ed as the streugu ol our nation It upon llie In
telligence ul tue people la asking no mora nf
one data than of another. In the re-nrganiza-
liou of the Southern States it ought to lie en
grafted into their fundamental laws, as, also, it
should be at Ihe North, that no man should ex
ercne these rights and privilege! until he has
progressed so far in knowledge as to be able
intelligently to read and write.
0. DlCKINIWN, )
H. II. Mahbii, Con.
CrLouer. )
ExTRAorttMNAnr Acciuknt. The Man
chester (England) Guardian has Ihe following:
Intelligence has been received in London nf
the melancholy death nf Mrs. Arbothtwt, a lady
whn was on her wedding tour. Inecircuiii
stances, as far as ther are known, are theiu
Mr. and Mrs. Arhulhnot had arrived on their
excursion at Iiilerlauhem. On Thursday morn
ing. June 22d, they set oat on horseback, and
accompanied by a guide, to ascend Ihe Hchel
thorn, one of the Drenem Alps. When they
left the villnge.tha weather was as fine as ooolil
be expected for such a trip. They had reached
abnol ha'f way op the mountain, when they
alighted ami walked some distance further. -r-Tbe
sky then became overclouded, but there
was nothing in appearance of the atmosphere
which gave any alarm to the guide. well accus
lotned In snch sudden change!. Mrs, Arhulh
not, feeling a little tired, sat down to rest, and
Arliothnot and the guide proceeded some dis.
tanoe further up Ihe ascent, but never Went
out of sight or hearing of their companion. In
a few iiiiiiuica a furious thunderstorm hurst
over them, and they returned as rapidly as
they could lo the spot where Ihey had b it Mrs.
Arhulhnot. They found her dead. She had
been struck by lightning and killed instanta
neously. Mrs. Arliultmot was Ihe fourth
daughter nf Lord Itiiere and niece of Kail
(ilillltllll).
WHOLE NO. 753.
TKIKURAI'IIKIJIKWS.
Washington, July 1(1. The President's health
is restored, and he is again transacting a large
amount nf husinnas doily.
It is snid tho leirnl lim it of 9:100,(100 ,000 of tho
National Hank circulation. Is nearly reached, and
therefore the creation of but comparatively few
additional institutions will be authorized, ihe
entire number will probably reach 1,600.
Baltimore, July 15. Jehn W. Mel ue, a renei
guerrilla, triad In this city before a military com
mission on the charge of murder and the violation
of the la s of war, has been found guilty, and
sentenced to be imprisoned at bard labor during
his life.
Cincinnati, July SI. Gov. Ttrough is seriously
. His condition is considered eritical.
Washington. Julv Ul. The Provost Marshal's
Office will be closed August 1st.
Ihe rnavorand magistrates of Alexandria, Vs.,
boldly declare their determination to adhere to
the old State laws. They say that sooner than
receive the testimony of a negro in their courts,
lliey will resign their respective otne.es. 1
The municipal election at Fredericksburg, Va.,
last week, resulted in the success of the most bit
ter and tyrannical secessionists.
The elections in Virginia afford little encour
agement to hopo for au early settlement of the dif
ficulties which the suppression of the armed re
bellion has left to be considered.' Whenever op
portunity offers, the citizens of that State mani
fest a disposition to retain or place in power those
who are most obnoxious for their complicity in
the rebellion. , ;
It is understood that tho guerrilla and murder
er, Mosby, intends to run for Congress.
It la said that John Minor Ilotle will soon issue
an address to the people of Virginia, urging them
to vote for negro suffrage as the only hope of the
State for its renihnlsslnn Into the Union an torim
uf equality wilh tho other States.
Mew York, July 24. Ihe Kavy Department
has ordered the reduction of the Mississippi squad
ron to rive vessels.
Admiral Bradford sailed from Hampton Roads
to take command of the Atlantic squadron, with
orders to reduce it to ten vessels.
The Government has forwarded Instructions tn
tho Commander of tho Department of Virginia, to
reduce the volunteer cavalry under Ins command
to two regiments. A similar order has been sent
to tho commanders of the Middle and North Caro
lina Departments, directing them tn discharge,
with the exception of one, all the volunteer cav
alry regiinenti attached to their respective com
mands. i. .
A letter from Mntamoras says a large number
of rebel oflicers and men lately belonging to the
commands of Dick Taylor and Kirby Smith, are
joining the forces of Maximilian.
l.nte news trom Mexico say that two or Maxi
milian's cavalry regiments had deserted lo Uen,
Ortcg, and that the. latter was daily offered the
services of Mexican officers, coming from point.
in possession ot tho r reiieii. it is lurtner statea
that Maximilian has contracted with foreign spec
ulators for the Introduction of a large number of
negroes, who will bo held ill bondage for several
years.
Advices from llnytl state that the civil war in
that republic ia still going on.
1 neural district of Alabama la at present In
fosled by a desperate band of guerrillas, who
have, so far, defied all Ihe efforts of the national
troops, with the assistance nf citizens, to capture
tliemi i bey rob aud plunder Indiscriminately.
During the progress, recently, in the District
Court nt New Orleans, of proceedings for the con
fiscation of Klidelt's estate, claim! for nearly
sjllUO.IHIO, advanced him on mortgage, were pre
sented by Paris hanking houses. Jndge Duvall
decided that at the time the advances were made
Slidell was a notorious enemy of the United
Slates, and his property therefore belonged under
the confiscation laws tu the Government, and tnat
the claims could not be allowed.
New York, July V!). The trial of C'apt. Henry
Weitz, Into commander of the Andersonvillo pris
on, has been indefinitely postponed.
The next term of the U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia, wilt be held at Nor
folk. It meets In October, when the treason in
dictment against Lee and other noted rebels will
be called up. It is understood that these oases
will not be prosecuted, but that the President will
direct a nolle prosequi to bo entered, and dispose
of each defendant aa he proposes to dispose of llie
oilier leading rebels who have been active parti
cipants in the war, to wit: by putting them ou a
long prohation.
The health of Jeff Davis is much improved.
Oen. Joe Johnston has applied for pardon, and
it will probably he granted. It la said that he
ditl all in his power to bring the rebellion to a
close long before it became evident that it was in
a eollnpsed condition.
Ma). Uen. Hodge has keen assigned to the com
mand uf all the United Slates forces serving in
Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Montana, and that
portion of Dacotah lying west and south of the
Missouri river.
Fort Laramie, July 87. One of the Powder
lilver columns is now en route to join the force
at Platto lilver bridge, which Is moving on the
rear of the Indians and hnldlnir them in check
until reinforcements arrive, when another fight
will take place beyond a doubt. All the troops in.
tended for the Indian expedition would have been
in the field long ago had It not been for the con
traotora failing to deliver supplies according lo
tne terms ol ineir contracts.
FoilKKiN . The Mouse of Commons, by a near
ly unanimous vote, has passed a motion censuring
the Lord Chancellor for taiu tioning llie grant of
rolinog pensions in public ottieera over whose
heads grave charges are impending, and In filling
up tho vacancies made by Ihe retirement nf such
officers, whereby great encouragement has-been
given lo corrupt practices, Ac. Considerable dis
cussion took place on the originnl charges.
Tho Lord Chancellor tendered his resignation,
which hat been accepted by the queen, but re
tains office until the prorogation of Parliament.
San Francisco, Aug. lo, The V. 8. sleam fri
gate Maranae sailed to day on a cruise. It is un
derstood Ihnt Ihe object of her voyage is lo fall in
with the piralo Shenandoah and capture her.
fiKoltiiM iTKMH. The citizen, of Georgia are
cowing together in public meetings at prominent
points all over the Slate, and giving expression to
their desires and wishes tn reorganize civil gov
ernment and restore the Stale lo it. old-time prare
ami prosperity.
These conventions have resolved that the peo
ple will recognize and submit to the authority ol
the Coiled Slates, and prelect aud defend Ihe
Constitution thereof and all laws made in pursu
ance thereto, and submitted that the constitution
of (leorgia should ha altered so aa to conform to
the Constitution of the United Slates. hVantu
lions were adopted tendering to Maj. Gen, Wilton
the thanks nf the people for Ihe consideration,
kindness, and ellicioiicy which have characterised
his administration of alfairs in Georgia, and or.
deriug that the resolution! be transmitted lo the
President of lha Cnlted Stales.
Got a Lammimii The Grand Kapids Eagle, of
June !tf ih. says that some time since a mtu nam
ed Amos Taylor, of F.astmanvilln, took into his
employ and home as a dumettio assistant a dis
reputable woman, tier pres-nee tn the family
soon cam" d trouble between Taylor and his wife,
resulting iu Ihe wife's being shamefully abused,
as the slnry goes, and compelled to leave horns.
The ladies of Kaslmanvllle, about twenty In num
ber, armed themselves wilh blue beech gads, and
proceeding tu Taylor's residence one night, gave
him a sound thrashing. 1 trior, at soon as ho re
covered iiitHcicntly from the chaalitement, had
lha ladies arretted for the orTenw, and Ihey were
examined upon a charge of assault and battery.
Sonoma aniiUk. Gwia . Maximilian's official
orgau, of June !ilh, after quoting some of the
statements relative in the cession uf nonora and
lbe aiipoinlineiil of Gwin. denies that ha haa
made any cession uf Souora to France, aud says
Dr. (.win has obtained from Maximilian none uf
the powers nr titb-a which have born attributed to
hue baa Do connection with Ihe government
and bis very roiiiitenance it unknown to the mem
bers uf .Mniiniiliau's administration and (jwio'a
presence iu Mexico has uo tignilicancs whatever,
fir.s). SniTT UN Jr.vr. A gentleman who call
ed on lien, ncult in new lurk, the oilier day,
found him Iu excellent health and much rejoiced
at llie tuceeisfiil teruiiaalion of the war. The
conversation turning un Jeff Davis, ths eld Gen
eral very pointedly and emphatically rsuiarked,
"1 hope bo will be hung by Ihe neck, tin 1 hope
he will he hung by the peek."
Ol.K BkiiiIUM. The IW,al Camp Douglas.
I'tali, tavtt They say lirigbara Voung brought ep
wilh bim i from the aoulharn soltlenienu, Ihe trip
before la.l, auuther buxom girl la become hit
siity-niuib or sevnlllh wife.
J-jr The official vole on the new constitution of
Missouri (Including tne soiuiara vol.) stona: t or
Ihe eontliiuueu, 4J,07 t agaiutt II, 4 1, Sort amv
joriiy tor the contlilntioa, InhU.
. HOOK ANOr'i 1'sti Vf i'U '
Ofsrerv.l.sorli. Nkatwt mid prdm pti.v v.:cuti J -
jTlTKH ,1 Itlaf DVKHTJSINa : .
t.slral ertv.attM.meiitjwttpl 00 per .uu.ra, Dr.t InatrUot
l Ml each aiO-.'-'i'iaseHfiserlton,
Lugal .ml atMeltiialcnt adv.rllumanUmustb, prepaid Is
Insure tn.Artlmi.
Administrators' nntlres, and all aitrertliemfmts relating tt
the estate of deceased Persons, muat be prepaid, unlew or
dered pulillshril Ii tlis county ludse, tnd guaranteed lo te
paid by htm.
Advril.lii hills not paid within on. year from Hi. tin,
when enntrai-.ted, will be increased twenty-Hy. per ceai. sua
year payment, ni-slerled thet-ltr.
TUB END 01 TUB ASSASSINS.
In the lot south ef the prison, and sorronnd
ed by a wall thirty feet high, the ecaffold was
ereoted. The itruoture is about aorenty feel
from the prison ; near by, say thirty feot dis
tant, were four freshly dug gravel and betid
them four large pine coffins coarsely construct
ed. The scaffold was soarranged that the four
condemned could be hang at the same time
The inclosore waa muoh larger than was stated
in my dispatch of last night, and there mast
hare been present, within the lot and upon th
top of the wall, whioh was literally paoked
with soldiers, quite 3,000 spectators, three,
fourths of whom were mldiers. . . , , ,
Ahont 12:30 o'clock General Hanoook ar
rived, and remained personally inspection all
the oflicial aula. ' - ' '
At 1:15 the procession proceeded from the
prison to the scaffold in the following order,
preceded by Gen. Hartraft. ,
Mrs. Surratt, supported by an offioerand
non-oommistied oflioer, and attended by Ker.
Fathers Walter and VVigelt. i
Atzerntt, attended by an oflioer, with whom
walked his spiritual advisers. Ker. J. G. But
ler, of the Lutheran Church, and Chaplain
Winchester. ,
Ilarrold came next, altsnaed by Rer. Dr.
Olds, of Christ Choroh Episcopal.
Payne, attended by Rev. Dr. Gillette, of the
Firat Baptist Church, of this oity, and Rer.
Dr. Striker, of Baltimore.
Mrs. Surratt attended by two soldiers. Her
waiai aud ankles were Ironed ; the waa attired
in a plain black alpacca dress with black bon
net and thrti veil. Her faoe could be easily
seen. She gazed up at the horrid instrument
of death, aud her lipa were moving rapidly ae
In prayer. She was assisted upon the scaffold
and seated III a ohnir near the drop. She gaud
npon the noose, whioh dangled in lbe wind be
fore her faoe, and again her lips mured at if in
prayer.
Atzerntt followed, with a glaring, haggard
look . He seemed to hare ohunged in appear
ance greatly sinoo his incarceration. He, alto,
wni assisted by two soldiers, and seemed very
feeble, but appeared tn rally when nn thesoaf-
lulu, and took an en
i evident interest in the pro-
ceedings,
Ilarrold onme next, supported on each tide.
He seemed Very feelile.hnt revived a little sub
sequently. He realized hit position now, if he
never did before. Ho was rery pale and Care
worn. He examined the lonffold olosely. upon ,
reaching it, and especially the drop ,
Payne came next, with hia usual hold,
struight altitude, looking with seeming Indiffer
ence upon the Instrument of death. He wore
a blue shirt and straw hat. There was not
firmness iu his atop as ho marched to the scaf
fold. ,t
The clergy went through Ihe nsoal oeretno-nii-a
on such occasions. 1
Gen. Hartraft read the order of the War
Department, embracing the President's Exec
utive order for their exeonlion.
The limbs of eaoh of the prisoners were now
pinioned. Tho caps were drawn over their
bends, Mrs. Surratt exclaiming in faiut voiee
"Don't let me fall ; Hold on !" . , i., .
Atzerotl exclaimed in a loud tone t "Gen
tlemen, take warning ;" then, after an Inter
val ol about two minutes, he said t "Good by,
gentlemen, who are before me I may w all
meet in the other world." , . .. ,
It was now twenty-lire niinntes. past one
o'clock. The oflioer in charge of the scaffold
here made some pre-ooncerted motions to the
attendant soldier to itep rack from the drop,
nnd then, with a motion uf hit hand, lb drep
fell and the bodies uf tho .criminal were sus
pended in the air.
The bodies fell simultaneously, and swayed
backward and forward (oraUw minates. Mrs.
Hurriitt appeared to aufler very little. Payne
and Ilarrold, nn the contrary, writhed In ap
parent agony, the first fur about two minutes,
and the hitter for ahont (Ire minutes. The
muscles of their feet aud bande were visibly
contracted. Payne's bands, whioh were njore
ex nosed than tht others, became purpled, a
did his neck near where the rope was fastened.
Atzerntt', agony seemed, like Mrs. Snrralt's,
to be of but short duration. " 1 1 "
After the lapse nf teu miontee, the medical
nflioert, Surgeon WmaJward, U.S.A., Dr. Otis.
U. S. V., and Surgeon of the poit examined
everally tho bodies, aud pronounced life ex
tinct. The ropee were out, the bodies lower
ed, stretuhed upon the topi of the oofhut, and
a further and mora minute examination mad
by the surgeon, who stated that the nocks of
each wero instantly broken. At about four
o'olock the bodies were placed tn the eofBoe
and buried.
Tho soldiers who were required to let fall
the trap of the scaffold are of Company F,
Fourteenth Pensylvania Reservee. They were
chosen by the Commander nf that regiment,
who. without making known hi purpose, re
quired four able-bodied men of the regiment to
be selected from the left of the line, to perform
a special and Important duty. The selection
was accordingly made before the service to be
performed became known to the mem hers of
lbe regiment.
Dimtkihution or Troop, intii District
up Okkuon. The following ia a litt ef tho
troops in the service in the District of Oregon,
showing all the pistts, the commander ef each,
and the ooiiipame at each I
Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory
Captain P. A. Owen; D. Ninth U. 8. Infant-
r y ; E, Washington Territory Infantry ; and
A. First Oregon Infantry.
Vancouver Arsenal, Washington Territory
Militaiy Storekeeper Dimpfei; ordnance.
San Juan Island, Washington Territory
Mujor L. Biseell; C, Ninth U. S. lufantry.
Cape Disappointment, Washington Territo
ry Major W. II. Jordant A. Ninth (J. S.
Infantry, and A. Eighth Infantry. C. V.
Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory
Cvptsin W. S. Powell; headquarters i D
and F. First Oregon Infantry Vols.
Fort Steilacooin. Washington Territory
Captain C. P. Crandall C, First Oregon In
fantry Vols. i , .
Fort Coiville, Washington Territory Cap
lain F. 0. iMcCown; E, First Oregon luftnlry
Vols.
Fort Boiso, Idaho TeirlUiry Captain W.
V. Thoiutou; headquarters; A, H, D. and E
First Orefnd Cavalry ;'B and O, First Crregoti
lufantry; and I, First Washington Twrilory
Infantry Battalion.
Fort Lapwai. Idaho Territory Captain W.
J. Matthewi F. First Oregon Cavalry Volt.
Fort Dalles. Oregon Caplaie 0. A. Glae
ure; II, Washington Territory Infantry Bat-
tallon; and K. First Oregon Infantry.
Fort Klamath. Oregon Major W. V. Rlne-.
hart ; C, First Oregoo Cavalry ; and I, Firei
Oregon lufantry, ,
Camp W a twin, Oregon Captain H. C.
Small; G, First Oregon Cavalry; and II, Firat
Oregon Inlantry.
Fort Yamhill. Oregon Captain L, 8. SeoUj
D, Fourth Infantry, C. V-
Fort Stevens. Oregon Captain G.d'Artola,
B. Eighth Iiirnulry, C. V.
Camp Reed. Idaho Territory Llent. Cor
rey i detachment of E, Oregon Cavalry aaJ
It. Oregon Infantry.
Camp Lyon, Idaho Territory Lieutenant
C. Dullest ; detachment of A, 11, and D, Fin
Oregon Cavalry.
Hilelf. Block House. Oregon Lieutenant
Itaihbuo detachment of D, Fourth lufantry,
C. V. ,
IV The following is a copy of a letter received .
by the President a few days ago I
Twin Spawns, Linn re., Kansas, t .,
June 17, 15. (
fr. PrttsaVsat DrAR Hia i We woald very re-'
spwtfully rr-queet yea te have Mr. President Da- j
via hung. Il you dou't hang bun, there might be ,
a few from K antes tn do il for you- Please let US
know what you will du about it.
V-ry respectfully, Mastf ClTMRNN.