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I i. tTpjP I W giaifigiljflMgttiai , , n - - w. .. f-!! MMP wrJi3 ' WHssoslimwfN- - -jtHF wt-iyswi f tcSBHHHlH I iM .' rcgwt Sentinel. W. G. TVAULT, EDITOR. JACKSONVILLE. OREGON. SntuMhijS rebruary 27, 1809. Ban Frnnclsco Accncr. Tiiouab HnYCE, corner of Washington niid'Montgbmcry streets, is oir authorised Agent In San Frnnclsco, to recelvo sub scriptions anil advertisements for the Skx tinkl. ftotiee. Wo would call tho attention of Iho former patrons of the Skxtinei. to tho recent chango of proprietor, and urgently re quest that all those nho arc Indebted to us before tho 1'Olh of .Mar, 1B57. to mako Im- mediate payment, and thoic lintlng accounts iijrulnst the office- prior to thit dato will' please present thcui, m It become iieccftu-1 ry that tho looks of the firm shall ho settled! up nt as early a period as powibic. W. O. T'VACI.T. ALEX. DLAKELY. CANDIDATE 1'OIt CONOKKSS, L. P. GROYER, Subject lo tho will of tho Democratic Con Tendon. Kdltor Stntmcl: IMcaso announce the tho name of GEN. A. L. LOVEJOY, As a candidate for Governor, subject to tho decision of tho Democratic Stnte Conten tion, and oblige MANT VOTERS. ofJacLion County. To our I'lttroiH. I Business of imporlnnco compels us j to vlil( iNortlicrn Oregon, and slmll necessarily bo absent until about the first of April. Wo linvo delayed our journey North 'intll tho present, hop- dig tlint tho rnndi mid wenthor would ho moro fnvornble, hut it Is greatly to bo fenrcd that (ho Into rnins will cnuio tho roads to remain bad until lato in tho Spring, During our nbicnce, tho "Skntixkl" will bo under Iho charge of Mr. A. Rlakulv, who will, wo iiopo, givo its readers n full slinru ofinloroiting news. It will bo our nim to furniili such news as wo may bo ablo to glean in tlio North, which may ho of any itn portnncc, particularly of a polilicnl nature. OCT Wo undcrstiind thut tho citizens of Jackson county havo a petition in circulation, requesting tho Superintend, tint of Indian Affairs lo tnko somo on orgctlo steps to prevent tho largo num ber of Indians from roaming through tho settlements and loafing around Jacksonville. If soniothlng is not dono to prevent theso Klamath Lnko Indians from mix iug with tho sottlemonts, thoto will be unothor Indian war for tliero is no luvo for tho red skins in Southern Ore gon, and tho Klamath Lnko Indians nro as great thieves as any other. Tub Hall at Evamsvild: on the evening of tho 22d, was not very well attended on account of (he continued storm of tho week previous having ren dered tlio streams impassable. About twenty couples wero in attendance, nnd nil expressed themselves very well pleased with Iho manner in which tho Hall passed ofT. Tho supper was got up In that superior style -In which tho Colunbl is seldom equaled nnd never excelled. Tho proprietor is ono ot those liberal hosts who supply everything in abundance Mr. Seely and band, discoursed sweot music, "whllo light foot chased the Hy ing ihours from early ovo until gray dawn." Ghamj Conckut. .Our citizens will no doubt be pleased to learn that La Petitk Lotta, the graceful young danseuso nnd charming little vocalist, who appeared on our boards several months since, has returned again, and, with tlio nssistanco of Mr, George, comic- singer and liufifo dancer, wilt givo an entertainment at McCully's Thcatro on Monday evening next, tho i!0th inst. An attractive bill will be offered. Washington aku Oukqo.n Wak Claims. On tho Mlh of January a resolution was adopted in tho Senate, calling upon tho Secretary of War for tho report of the Commission on War Claims in Washington and Oregon Territories. 05" Frank lludde, who recently got histhead broko with a pick handle, re ceived a moro sovere wound than was aT first thought. He was brought to town on Monday last, and placed un dor tlio care of Dr. L. S. Thompson. OCT Tho 'mail from tho North will be(duo here on Wednesday next,, when wo expect to receive pur weeks later advices from Northern Oiegon. Correspondence of tho Sentinel. KniinvviLLE, Feb. 10, 1868. Friend TVaull: Sin': There is nothing new wilri t at present. Tlea sant wenthor and dull times is tho theme of nil, mixed a littlo with politics. We wero yesterday favored with an ex press, the first this year, bringing us tho latest news1 from the States, the most important of which are the pro cccdings in Congress nnd Kansas. Senator Douglas' courso is strongly ap proved by oil, and his manly conduct in endeavoring to carry out tho princi ples endorsed by every Nntionnl Dem ocrat, and by which tlio great victory wns achieved over tho combined forces nf mixed elements, will endear him tho more to his party and also refute tho slanders heaped on him nnd all (he Northern Kansas ami Nebraska Dem ocrats during tho last Presidential cam paign. . On Saturday, our County Conven lion will be held horo for appointing Delegates to llio-State Convention, and there will no doubt bo a full delegation appointed who will represent person idly our County, and it is hoped that the Counties in Southern Oregon will unitu together in promoting the wcl faro of this portion of the Territory. Heretofore this has been neglected; yet Iho growing intorest of our South ern counties demand of us moro care and protection, and ono of tho wheels of our now formed Government cor- iitalnly belongs tons. I will let you know who tho delegates will bo in lime. Tho moil important news in our county of lato it tho wedding of Mr. Peter Harrison, with MiscKatu Whco lock, both of Sailor Diggings, a nolo 1 of which In your papor would bo ac ceptable amongst their friends. Tlu-y were married on Wednesday night by Esq. Sibley. Tho mines nro paying very well nrouud us. On Althouso they nro do ing very well; now diggings nro being constantly found in tho hills; tho only troublo will bo wator, jet tho coming summer water will bo brought down on iho lop of tho mountain, when no doubt, tho richest diggings will yet be ttruck. I was shown a largo pioco at Cohen & Crnno's store, weighing scv-only-three nnd a half ounces, valued nt 61208. It is tho property of Mr. Co hen, and was found on tho north lino of tho Virginia Tutinol Co.'a claim, by n man named "Lewis," lntely from Northern Oregon, nnd a green hand in Iho initios. Tho claims adjoining of Messrs. I'atlon & Co., I'otcrson, Drake cc Co., and Lonlgan, Miller V Co., are paying well all coarso gold, most ly largo slugs. Theso claims ato till tunnelled on the south hills, north of Orowntown. The miners have nil suf fered for want of wator ; many of them not being ablo to obtain water to open Ihoir winter diggings, although it may como yet. It wiil no doubt cause hard limes with you, as your dependence Is entirely on rains to work tho mines surrounding you, News arrived of tho capture of Wm. Judd on the Klamath ltcserve, by the soldiers. They will take better care of him hereafter. Ho bad been Btarved out and entered somo Indian huts, when (ho Indians informed on him, and he was captured by n guard. E. R. KiuuivviLLE, O.T, Fob.22, '58. Dear Sentinel : As your valuable paper is much read in our county, I presume you will not ohjoct lo a short correspondence from a regular subscriber. For tho last two weeks wo hato had no intelligence from any quarter, on account of tho tremendous floods surrounding us on 6ety hand. It is stated by somo of our oldest settlers that tho rivors have not been so high since '52, a year no. torious for high waters in Southern Oregon. Mr. Macklin's bridgo across Illinois river has been washed away. It does not, however, interfere with the (ravelling community, ns the energetic Capt. Hoot has a goad ferry just op posite our village. Tho streams are now falling rapidly, and will soon bo in passable order. Kerbyvillo is prospering as usual. Politics havo begun to assume an atti tude of interest. The Democracy havo held their County Convention for send ing delegates to tho State Convention. I suppose you have been furnished with a copy of the minutes and proceedings. Wo aro told that a "grand" Ball will be given at the Eagle Hotel the 27th. No doubt "a grand display" of fashion, beauty, and female loveliness will be in attendance. "That's the custom here." S. LATCH FROM THE STATES. By tho arrival on Thursday of Mr. Taggarl'a Express, wo woro placed In possession of Now York and Now Or leans papers to the 20th January, and tho San Francisco Bulletin of tho 15th inst. Congress has been almost wholly occupied with Nicaragua and Kansas affairs, iho former subject hnving elic ited nn Mtlraiited debato in both houses of the national legislature. Several of tho Southern Stato legis lature havo passod resolutions strongly condemning the course of Commodore Paulding In kidnapping Walker, nnd impressing tho warmest sympathy for his cauic. Pacific Uailhoap. Tho most im portant uows from Washington is the introduction in tlio Senate, by Mr. 'iwin, tho chairman of tho special committee on tho subject, of n bill au thorlzlng tho construction of a railroad lo tho Pacific. Tho bill proposes to tnr.ntn thn rnntl nt n iinint on thn Mis louri river between tho Illg Sioux nnd Iho Knnsas rivors, thonco running to! Snn Francisco on tho most eligible route. In nld of tho construction of tho work, nlternato sections of land nu each sido of the road aro to be granted, nnd $12,500 advanced on tho comple tion of every twenty-five miles of tlio track, until 825,000,000 nro oxponded, tho amount to bo reimbursed in mail service and tho transportation of troops and munitions of wnr. The President Is to rccoivu tho bids nnd make the! contract for twenty yenrs. Five per cent of the Block is to bo issued. Utah Wo havo nccounts from tlio army of Utah to the 1st nil. At that date nil tho troops, with thu exception of Col. Cooke's Dragoons, were com fortably quartered nt Fort ISridgcr, In tlio enjoyment or good health nml nm plo supplies of provisions. Tho dra goons wero stationed nt Henry's Fork' of Green river, where somo grass re-1 mnhifd for thn animals. Advance par-' tics of tho Mormons had, it is report1 cd, sturtctl for tho British possessions,1 preparatory to n general migration of (ho entire body of tho Saints in the I spring. Brighnm Young, it will bo re membered, visited the rt'cion nfomin.i try nlluded to, lust summer, ostensibly on nn excursion oi pleasure, but In re ality no doubt to ascertain its capablli lies for settlement. Colonel Cum ming, tlio new Governor nf Utah, had iisued it proclamation declaring tho Territory in n stato of rebellion, nnd n court was to be opened for the trial of ollt'iiucrs. Kaiimns. The Washington correspondent of tho San Francisco Bulletin says: Nothing further has been done jot in relation to Kansas affairs. We havo no definite returns yet of the election held un tho 4th Inst. Tliero can be no doubt, however, from such indicationsj as we have, that the Lccompton Con stltution has been voted down by ma jority ot from leu (o fifteen thousand: I and although n largo party of the Free Statu men refused to vote for State of ficers and the Legislature under tho Lecomploii Constitution, It looks as though they havo secured tho latter body, ut nny rato. Tho debate in Congress on the Kan sas question flags for the present, as everybody Is waiting to see what course 1 tho President takes in tending tho Le compton Constitution in, which ho will i do so soon ns an abstract of tho votes upon It is received. Unless I greatly, mistako Mr, Buchanan, ho will make! no recommendation whatever, but slm ply sond the Constitution, with ull tho ollicial facts in relation to popular ac tion upon It, leaving Concress to de cide for itself what action shall be taken Tho Democratic Stale Convention of! Indiana adopted resolutions endorsing j tho Administration, but declaring that by the practical application of the Kan-1 s.u-Nehraska bill, tho neoplo of a Stato I or Territory aro vosted with tho right ot ralilylng or rejeoting at tlio ualloWl ,-,,. : ,, 7, ""' , " was one oi the sevorestover witnessed.' box any constitution that may bo fram-j J? ' SSSS Xll0a ,h 10lh ,h 0nt'" w"e "' edfor their government; and that h.hLCZlZ. MSMm! from L.lB. La A. of ralilylng or rejecting at tlio ballot nfter no Territory should bo admitted into tho Union as a State without a fain expression of the pooplo being first had I upon the uonstttution accompanying i tho application. i i ho .Legislature ol Uhlo lias passed resolutions instructing the Senators of, that Stnte In Congress, to vote against (he admission of Kansas with (ho Le comption Constitution. 1 he Democratic caucus of (he Wis cousin Legislature has adopted reiolu (Ions of similar purport, and (ho Dcm ocratio Legislature of New Jersey Is expected to instruct its Senators in like manner, I doubt whether Kansas can get tho voto of the Seiute on her ad mission into the Union with the Lo compton Constitution. Senator Hunter, of Virginia, dislikes very much to vote for the Lecompton Constitution but will probably do it in the end. Gov. Hammond, the new Senator from South Carolina, is also hesitating. Gov. Wise, of Virginia, has written a letter in which he boldly opposes the Lccomptmi scheme Ho does not agree with Senator Douglas, in regard ing tho Lecornpton Convention as an unauthorized and illegal body nor with t'resident liuobanan, in consider ing slavory the only "domestlo institu tion" which it is proper to submit to tho popular vole, But he insists elo- quently and most cogcntlj. upon the absolute necessity or permitting tho people of Kansas, by n direct, Mr and unequivocal! voto, to deckle upon the Constitution which Is to create the government and decide tie political character of their commonwealth. He goes for tho "Liberty of iho pooplo, against all power, delegated" or undcl ......,..! ..n. nnflh Gen. Houston, of Texas, has given nolico of a Kansas hill. Be proposes! to submit bolh the Topekasnd the Le compton Constitutions to too populnr voto either for or against, and tho nd. mission of either, if accepted. If nel thor is accepted, tho bill authorizes n new Convention. Tho Geooral says that his purpose Is to sccurt tho fullest exercise of popular sovrelgntr. Tho Legislature of Alabama, by n unanimous voto, havo ndoftfd resolu tions nulhoriring tho Governor of that State to call n Stalo Convention In tho event a. Congress refusing to ndmlt Kansas into the Union under tho Le compton constitution. , Gr.x. Walkkk AM) FlMnlSTftntUt. On thu 7th Jim., tho Prcstleut sent n niessago to tho Senate, in a Inch lie denounced filihusterism in thoitrongoit possible terms, -and declared his pur nose to surmress It nt every inst. In regard to the act of Commodirc Pnul ding, ho distinctly asserts tha that of. fleer exceeded his instruction! and vi olated the law; but as Nicnngua had not complained, and his mono was good ns welt as the result of lib courso, tho President evidently scemct not in clined to condemn him. Ho lefers to him, however, as n "gallant o fleer." Tho reading of Iho message In the Senato was followed by an nniry de bate in whicli Toombs, Jtffenou Da vis, Douglas nnd Ilrown denounced tho President's courso in decipbd lan guage for permitting an officer Vvio Into tho law" without subjectingkim to severest censure. They malitaincd that nny interference with Wnlk-r nnd his mou otitstuo tlio territorial jvlsdio lion of tho United States, was ai out rago upon them, of the worst chancier, mid Hint they ought to bo sent bick to thu point whence taken, in a national vessel, with all the stores and munitions of which they had been despoil-d. senators bewnrd nnd l'cnrco aloie do fended the President. Gen. Walker left Washington en the 11th, for tho South. It is his puiposo lo ask n trial upon tho chargo ol vio lating tho Neutrality law. His f rinds say that ho can provo thut Mr. Hich auan onco unequivocally ncknowlelgcd his claim to ho President of Nicaragua, when Commander Davis intorforel to bring him away. MlLITAIIV Ol'UllATIO.NS IN UtAI. Tho Washington correspondent oftho b. 1'. ISulletm says: Gen. Scott has boon hero, and nfter consulting fiJIy! witli tho President, has matured his plans (so far as could bo done before annus Itfttvt aloft I... n m --...- .ib....iw ujr congress siiaiuwvr oeou accomplished,) for thesprimrSt palgn against tho Mormons. FU" nura u-ith Rrrilnr r.'l.....l l ill Inn ll.ot (Iwi .....-r.... -I T " " -"imijjii miouia U ducted nllogotlier with regular or as nearly so as iiottlble. and reason ho is especially dnslrnuf congress snoum net nt onco ut proposition to ndd four or fl r . .. ar regiments to iho regular army, ultimato decision as to the chief operations next spriuu. will be hied by the decision of Comr that proposition. If tho regul Jf u mcreasoa, operations will bo conducted from this sido ; whilt untcors are authorized instea will bo raised on the Pacific si tho chief baso of operations. quently be on that coast i see no prospect or early unpasr-V nble action by Congress on tlio prop- f . irritaVP ' ositton to increaso tlio regular army. I A proposition made by Mr. Faulkner of Virginia, the other day, to take up the subject in tho House, was lost for A .,..,. Ill l I... .! want ol a two-thlrd vote. The Wnr Department asserts that volunteers will cost much more than regulars, to raise, equip, etc. In answer, it is averred ttiat trAen raised they are far more ef settle the Utah difficulty tho time wbloh regulars and, consequently, with mu per.se ol human blood than war will cost. The feellmr against iticreasinir lh recul nresent.is verv decided, aitho be overcome, i he troops Utah, will neeu reiuroceme cor at an early day, nnd to affordini! 'Aem, the Lieuti eral has Iisued orders dirt companies as can bo Bpare sas and other posts, to con mediately lor the march t Lake nt the earliest posslb! i'ersoual. On (ho 5th Jan., Gov. elected United States S Kentucky. The renowned Lola for Europe last week fro Sho booked hersolf as Mrs. Heald. Dr. Anson Jones, the last President of Texas, committed suicide on (he 8th January, at Houston, by shooting him self. Ho was a native of Louisiana, and emigrated to Texas In 1333. Af ter long political service, du.-ing which ho filled various offices, he elected President, In 1844, and in 1640, when the Republic was annexed, relinquish, ed his authority, Wm. H. Gowes, lately under Gen. Walker in Nicaragua, aiU couiiected fnr omo time, with the Memphis Bui lelin, committed suicide at, Richmond, Va., on tho Clh January, by takltg laudanum. ' ft, M. Mellon, the Chicago periodical dealor,.who disappeared so mysterious ly In May, 1855, has returnWhewo safo and "sound. Meantime bis wife, sunnoslnchim dead.htd married a man j a Matin nnd tli two men are now struggling for possession ol the UUlllbU .. .-, .- - ImiU. Mclldi states thst he was in sano when he wandered off, and that ho first went to Memphis, thence to New Orleans, and thence to California from whence ho now returns. Miscellaneous. Puni.to School BcnNcn Sevkn Hoys Lost. Tho public school No. 14, situated on tho corner of Navy and Concord streets, Brooklyn, was uttor ly destroyed by firo, on 10th January; and ns there were about 700 children In nt the time, nnd tho fir wns not dis covered till it had made considerable progress, such confusion and terror spread nmong them thnt the stairways leading from tlio male department were completely choked nnd rendered im passable. Tho consequence was thut several of tho youngor children got badly trampled, and as tho windows were now tlio only means of escape, several of tho boys wero severely nnd somo fatally injured, while others weie sullocated by tho volume ot smoue. In all, soven boys hnvo died from one cnuso or tho oilier, nnd thrco others nro moro or less injured. Tlio firo broko out in tho lower part of the bull ding, and was first discovered in tho female department, which wns located on tho second floor, and it is owing to (Ids fact that nearly all the girls escap ed uninjured. A violent storm passed over New Orleans on tho 15th January. A num ber of ships nnd steamboats were dam aged, houses' wero unroofed, fences prostrated, nnd several lives lost. The Isko end of tho Pontchnrlraln railroad wns pnrtlally destroyed. , SrnANon Cask or Iksaritv. A i man named John Percen, a German, gave himself up to tlio Deputy bupor- inlondaut or polico In lirooklyn, say ing that ho hnd killed a man in New town. On tho following day Pcrgcn committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell. No murdered man can be found, and It Is supposed Pergcn was insane. i lie fsew Urlcans Irue Delta says tho Eighth of January was eelobrated in the most spirited manner by their citizen soldiery, and tho day was uni versally obsorrcd,ns is always the case in iSew Urleaiis, ns n holiday by their citizens. Tho day passed off without any event of a disagreeable nature to mar its ploasurcs. Tin: Atlantic Tixiioiunt. The U. S. steam frigato Niagara has been appointed by the Government to assist TatfttssW' isferK. r sjmMqj' sf nistik Tnsi for for a reinforcement, although hi. force'hors, lUlX! officer," of So" s computed at 12,000, in fine order. Council and officers of the House of vis ttl s.a . l itiA ITl.t. 1 !.1. . ii Tho women and children and tho sick' were conveyed safely to Cawnpore. I iuu naming uuiure Xiucanow was very severe. On the 10th the enemy suffer ed enormously. Tho fight on that day was one of the sevorestover witnessed. rom Lucknow, and the been s The Daily Neirs says that the reb. ols of Oude- have placed a boy upon the throno, and keep him in state at Fvzabad. a citv of (00.000 inhxnii.ni. which is defended by a largo fort, with) a wan ana uitcii am round lowers and new intrenchmeul). Tliree companies of the 31th Native inauiiy ll uu iuuh'ibi ni. VUlltagong, and marched to Dates. iDn i,,t red F'uropeans had been skit to inter cept thcui. m-nTMMg-g-Mi m - -.-- . J wmmm . . ,. ... 11 tmMmmtilMMiSSt'SiHmiut'BKUKMKKti n mmnSSTTwSTTmamtB i..' -" " ' . . i iijis2rtMssr II .KlAHH2Bflrr ' MVKHLnnv MWSKJi1SlBjSjajllmK i iiajHi mrmr "- , JaUasMSan ' ,lUil!t,iaiMS)as)MBMfctiMAatBS)lfBnbm na. Jli :y-vmnarj MWHIBsrasafMsj)M slMsWi ssBHSSassarassSBaiBiSsssssssaSMSBisSHSsSBSK. tteaaraa i HraaSHSBBfBSBBBBBiBiSBiMBlBBBBBSSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBHSSHSMJJHBJ gjjflPP WMaWaW- aMMsyjaMsmitsMa JHmZt4to.mL3uK2i. A H V lHPHsjjV tBlUHh iL a- ja. T.'.T-'i'" r 'M-"mtom BMftssfc iv?iji iSbP 'r Wp Wsf 'MsW t"sw IsWsssmssm j. f Tf A 'jJh f7Psi !BsMssSSsWlssft AMiAaMst Mt ItabMstaaMfr ftaft As I flflssK flsVuBaVssMaasHrrSPsW- w1,WbB W Wbsssjkj nsBsWtsB J9aSsBBBsn. Hsbbbbbbs4 'MHIH' "'.,fcF - ui M 3lssHHsssssf T "sMsVBBsMSSMSllSI BsMSSTTaifcl SSslMsiSSSM SSfsaaMltSSsaMr TalSSSSst SSSSsH BSBBBBBBBBBBsUiBBBBBBSBBhSBBBSKU aTHiSUi. nMlSHstaSBBBBV aHBWHUjJnaDMSHSBBBBn r ' 'Ta;aajrSWSSJSJSJSHSJSJSSSSSSSSSSS JfOSEPIIIHK COUNTY DEMO CRATIC CONVENTION. Pursuant to call of tho Democratic Central Committee, tho Democracy or Josephine county met at Kerbyvillo February 13th, 1858, for the purposo of electing delegates to tho Stato Con vention to be held at Salem March lGth, 1859. Several precincts not ho ing represented, It was resolved, there being a largo number of Democrats present, to form thtmsrlrea Into a Mass Convention. On motion of Dr. Hoi- ton, M. C. Barkwell was called to thu chair and E. A. IUce appointed Sec retary. On motion of J. W. Mathews, n cnmmitteo of three wns appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sen k of the Convention. The Chair nn- polntcd Messrs. Holton, Haydcn and Tolnn, who reported tho following res. olutions : 1st. Itaolud, That In tho Hon. Delnzon Smith we recogntzo a faithful servant of thn Dcmocratlo party, who lias rendered. able nnd efficient service to tho peoplo of Oregon, and would ihcreforo recommend him to tho Stato Convention ss a candidato for llepro--scntittivo to Congress, and pledge an earnest support should he recelvo tho ' ...t..!.H nr .1... ... I... IIUIIIIIJIUHJII Ul UlU V.UHII.-I1MUII. 2d. Resolved, That wo apprcrlnlo tho truo Damociatlo courso uf A. L. Lovejoy, and that he is our choice as candidate for tho office of Governor of Oregon. 3d. llctolvcd, That wo bellivo In tlio fearless Democratic course of Wm. J. Beggs, of the Jacksonville Herald, and that ho Is a good practic al printer and an ablo editor, and (list he is our first chnico for Stato Printer. llh. Resolved, That wo doom tho success of tho Democratic party Im portant to the well-being of tho new Stnto of Orpgon In her primary orrjan ization, and to thatond tho Convention which Is to meet nt Salem March 10th, 1S58, should select tho best men of thu party, consulting honesty and ability, nnd to such wo plcdgo tha united sup port nf tho Democrats of this county. On motion of Mr. Hart, the resolu tions wore adopted. On motion, tho following gentlemen wero appointed delegates to tho Slate Convention : D. S. Holton, It. Hav den, J. B. Sykos, K. Hart, and M, C. Karkwell, who declined, and Clint. K. Urunncr was appointed in his stead. On motlou of Jas. Hendcrshott, tho proceedings of this Convention were ordered to bo published in the Oregon Sentinel and Jacksonville Herald. On motion, adjourned. M. C. BARKWELL, Ch'n. E. A. Uicb, Secretary. Later from Suit Luke' By way of Los Angeles, wo havo files of the Deseret iYVtr to tho 7th -,4-Iormon papers con- movements ot Iho it is only by tho ifcsjfders that wo can army is upon their tM aVtMmber, Gov. Young SM XsjMatlve Assembly of .J It is a long docu Wiclnallv to domnstln Jsto dillicully with tho k speaks In tho old A ! " . --.----.. uchanan, hoassoits, f a violation of Iho -JHH treasonable acts in ttf Uftah. The army un- fiob, etc., etc., and ho ature to take such isdom may seem best. ndvho tlitin ns to should be. A memorial, signed by the Council- .uo uuu urgisiaiure, lias been trans mitted to tho Congress of tho United States. The memorial Is written in that peculiar equlvocul stylo charac lerlstic of Mormon public papora, and may mean a grcut deal or nothing, nc cordhig to the exigency of tho times and humor of the writers. It recites the alleged wrongs of tho Saints, and calls upon the President to .restore to tr ipt property ii ish the murderers of ph Smith, and tho as P.Pratt. They say ent will restore thair rights," withdraw tho permit them to niaku at appolntinenla. all will ntimMte, unless this bo nay come of It t. ITnh. Wulletin. ok, Esq.,ofYreka.has ly sick at Sacramento. t heard from was getting; The ralu storm rnn. onday night, since which ther ha been clear ami v-v u correspondence of "E B ln another column, was detained by bgh waters, and was riot received un, til this week. (ttr We arv IndeLTe'd To Mann' ad Cornwall'! exprwses for favors duriiij. tho week. rvi-'ii. . . "e u,,ltcd SUUs mail had not rmed at Yreka at 12 o'clock ou Wed, uesday of this week. 7jBaagBgaaaasSjSgHHlSJM liSfl