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ms-9- - VL ZL la It- WIMIIWIM1IKI I II )rcon Spectator. OREGON CITY . TUESDAY, AUUST2uTieM n. J. tciiil.y, roitoa. Oregon Flour. Va have frequently id, and c re. pl It again, that In no country Is tl ere better wheat grown or wheal more in tor i jnanufitctoriog tha wry be.t flour, than IM woeev proauccu in urrguii. i ne question has cJl,n been asked why the ieor manufacture!.' from It I. generally a ledirereol, aincelhc wheat i. ortho ery best, and witerpower almost unlim. t4J The question tievcr havo been tUrketorlly aoawered in a publio ay. IttoHTsotoridu (act that Orrgoii flouruJ tl ftcf 0,, rontr.liciion, thatLwho(ll I mlaiake notjatj up the tngln a7rWl8loWctapOTndlethan4lhptltntMCanlmllj1, gfj,,,, VaJu lho willamelfe. It may Mi! th Chill flour; while the esuente and , , ,y ,,. wn, ,,, , lIo,lp 1h ,hi,',errncdBood boat, and I rrg.nl bothTt. diiBculty of transportation to the mine. ttty in Ca,lfrnlft. Urge number, have ' .ppe.rance and performance a. being frwa CaU&mli are oren greater. Thr anJ arp ronnuiHj f,ing for Cali highly creditable m all thoao engaged In faallofraakloglndiflVrent flour Ilea who). fjrnu. ln0,, f ,,r1) Bro ,tcn.leJ for itr conduction. lyatthedooroflhe manufacturer. One . , v0 ha.e b-rn mr.iimr.1 that ' AOer the termlqation of thl. wcek.un Mperttoccd In milling Inform. u that one i eftba colcf reartn. la that the mill.un. dtrtaka to do too much, by feeding KMiare orlh ,iMUl t2 cem, poUnd here, ftM and grinding the wheat too hot. Ho I Uof the opinion that by grinding lea. In a CO- We have received ae.er.l letter. day, nd by having two pair f bur. to con.a.ning mqume about the pr.nting of Wrotharalionanow. and by aharpen the Law. and Journal, of la.t w,r,ter. 1 teg them mora fluently, much better .ut.ng of the I.egI.ture W e are una. TO i. . matler that .hould, engage lh moitaertou atttmlonofOiTEon man. ofcolOTtra; o that a traJo naturally be longtng to o may be aecurrd, and all fbrelen competition driven out. Oregon b an asHcoltural country upon the da veloprotnt or her reionrce in thi. panic, alar U her main dependenctr. Apd the period I now at hand for aomet'ung to be dona to improve the proce. of nianufac tnrins flur. This will, eventually, be one of Ibe leading Jntereata of the Terrl- tory. 1 deficleoy In Ihi regard rjiny be ajcribed the great dlicredil Into which Oregon flour ha fallen Upon tha firat ditcovery of the mine, in California, it is said, the article offlour of Oreson mannfacluro wa. everj where ought after, and was generally connder-1 d In best tbat oould there be had. One oftwothinc murl have been true, ciiherl ii .i. l i. r .i alllbe flour brought from o.her ,urce. 10 California wa very poor, or the flour taken from here wa very good. Why. wo would ask, U there such a decline 7 The wheat is certainly no o'e. The same accen wa. had to California thru tbat 1 had now. The manufacturer. ' must either have improved there or thry hav retrograde,: here. I We urge that I he limo hai arrived for J something lo be done. It ! not only l he , interest or thott engaged in nulling, tose that this matter Is attended lo, but the far. mer wants a market for hi. grain The tittle homo con.umptlen a rnTc nMh Ing, when the capacity ofih-j country i , . ' ...... taken Into the acc-uut. Ii .hould Ix- thr ... , aim of our business men o .ecure the trad, of California, which i. a very Int. portant one, as it regulates the pr.rr. of everything consumed on the Pacifio. One thing 1. certain, California will not draw on Oregon for supplies, of any kind, un less It l tier interest lo uo in, and unless our business men can accomftiodalf their business to the requirements oflhe trade, of Dr II. F.Schumard, as wa. stated by they must expect to lose II. There is no ' in. favoritism In trade persons universally j A geological survey ofOregon has been barter whcie they think it is to their ad- ordered by Ihe O-ncral (Jovemineiit. ventsge to do so. fir Schumard, who was prvlouly em. The interest! of California and Oregon ployed in making a likoSurvey of Wis. ara Identical; Ihe one is almost exclusive, jcon.lu and Minnesota, is one of (helper ly mining country, the other an agrlcul-1 sons to aid in Ihe work, and is now In I his lursl one l to exchango the produce orthe OBa for that of the other, is tha principle wears contending for: but it i. the ex crtme of folly lo expect any favor on the ground of contiguity. The perils of oceans far and near will bo ri.Lud whore profit makes it necessary. And for our Ml. in .a vnu mmt l,. n.lr flour or 1 .1, , .cholera: sosajsthe St. Louis llepulli our anything else, became uo are part ' ' r and parcel of tho same goveruinct, Is fuUI.. "The short and lb long of it" is, a revolution must be effected th mills mutt bo Improved and our manufacturer must enter Iba field as a jockey enters a race tb best competitor lake the stakes. Aad not until some such change Is made, icrlh belter, can Oregon be expected lo lake) position that will enable hertoreap lb advantages herein alluded to. Clncknutns Ropid. A ro..iio4 b cluuas t Onion City wU U fcW k OrtfM JImim, at C e'eluck ou Wed SMiaasy rffal.J nasi,! tak. Ms c.aildtration the TSYisMalt the r.f ii. lull I high prlca they lint Callfornli at ! the price of bacon, render, the raising of1 hog. a very profitable business. Large number arc now bring bought up lo.up. ply the late demand In California, for our neighboring Siale has dicorrcd the fact 1 that toik railing uan be made a succ- ' ful nml profiiaUo bu,ine anywhere on the Pacific. The praple of that Statu, ih&tc learned, too, that to render their 'country permanently prmperoua, grlcul ' vm, m'usl br ,,, , , mnd r0.trrl in their )Wn count,vitlll gold digging alone ,(,:. ti1P country to continual (luctua. i (Ion Wcarefirmly convinced that farm-! , ncpr Hn muic profitable a ,;, , California a. in Oregon ; but yp hfM, ,pal ou, 0r five it can be lmaJa ,0 p,v ,prv wciirrob.bly full a. wclI ,j j,,,,, tll, ,mc. The-1 ,m, ,mounl of gri r-.lUircl for the ,,,. 0fi10I.,. i10Wu.cr. h demoiwtra !ock ,10S, , !, ,J there from 00 I, ln ,. . Mn.i i, -i,i. The refer the quemt, to the State I rln.er " K"'"'g "" -naiou. ur.. .u ' in l,r'n, ,h? proceeding, of the Lcgi.- lature. deal of. it .cem. in u. inaiuieroi. .gnou expedition gained in .ending them to the Stale, to hair litem executed. The Slate Printer would relieve the mind, of a great many people by elating when the arrival of the law. my be expected. WV are .ati.fied of one thing ; they could have been printed in tho Territory atlea.t itliree month, ago. W will be able to f j"dge of the economy, too, a. well a. the expedition, when they arrive, of having them punted in the Slate ThouL'b ne do not lavth upon iIkmc jn autliorlt) indiicruniiute and Knielc.. vraitt ' Slattn an, Avt;. 12. Not at all. You ara only lavish of 'indi.criminate ond Mnilew" aiiue. ' , " We should be nleavid to have some on,comcrrtnt uilh'ie lnllterto.cau.int ',,, pllbIi(. Mi,, fclt respeeling thi. jBt,ni to the Kogui; river." Stalinrjm, .!"i' 12. We hale n" doubt he f-els the nece.. i-y of hating the fait, stated, a. he feel. mrapab'r of Moling them hinnclf It would eem by the above adminion that what ha. been puUi.h'd wen not facts. That i. letting th rnt out .fl'ic bag un con.ciou.ly. OCT For the rrinotal of llie unags from might h" urll lo obtain ub.criptinn for thai purpose, and from the general fund . . . " .., , pav so much a piece for the removal ol -, , , V- , - ., j , each ; afir the fashion practiced in some praciii ' . ,far . rarnSnll rl ti.m Qlllea . tln.Ll.l i fit ft...! fTi-JAP ,. . J . , , . . . . , . Th" above ii .upgeMed by a friend, and i. offered for the on.idt ration of tha In terested. dir ll was Mr I.. F. Carlee, who took the level of Ihe Clnckama. rapid., In.lead city. OtrFrom January CihloJuly lstlhern were 510 death, in Si. Louia, from Chol era ; for a liko period of la.t yea? there wore only 23 death, from the same cause. The week ending July 10, 1810, thero r""""" "'"'". CrirTodd ii Co. furnished us papers from the Slatea and California, four hour in advanco of tha mail. They have our thanks. Mr. Furguson ha our thanks for a sim ilar favor. Choutu. Fifty persons ara said lo havo died on on steamboat during her trip from Naw Orleans tofll. Louis most, ly emigrants. OtTThe reader attention I directed to the Scrv.yor General' adrertlMmenl In another column. 03" T. J, E. and M. V. next week. Stuck ItOjjt am Hoot. Tho ee with vafi wised In Oregon, and traf command as breeder (Tor a insrkrt, l this tint, at' well Cascade, Aug. 20, 1831. m Dm St. The Steamer Ju. t Film, which wa built at thl piece, ha jut completed her " trial trip." Slit werujjp to tha Datle. (distance Tony wile,) ye. terday, and returned losuay. toe "run" up was alow, owing 10 the Inferior quality of the wood used and the time waa lengthened by frequent atopa, rendered ncccsiary for the better' regulation of llie machinery. It occupied about ten hour. At the Dalle, belter wood waa obtained, and ahecaina down In six hour "running time." The boat, though small, I I think well adapted to the prnt elato of commerce on thi part 6f the river. It I 80 feet in I.ngth. wlh twelve feet beanj, and Ave fret bold. i.The bull wa modeled by Capt. Uamtfom. Th boat ha. been built under the superintcudnce of Mr. O. I Vanbergen.of ihi. place. Ml Plaromer. who wa employed in the buildfngof the Lot Whllcomb, being chief carpenter. The encln waa put up by Mr ninnham. der the command of Capt. Vaubergen, It f. emecird to naiadallvi'Sundaya except cd) between the afore-memloned poinU, carrying tho U. S. Mal once a week. w ( D gcg of hu re Ur r. 8ptcwlor. The Salt Lake u firji J Dalle, I next month. fn ! ITtl. In m .Mini min nam! iv:n:.. n,- .kiu .,it;ni, n..m.ll channel la at neatly alt time navigable William Brown, while Mllmg In a.mUl , M M(J lU facrlh boat above the Cajcade., fell qverboard.l, ;,,, chlnnei cl M ,edom b navl. and de.pile the effort, of those In company 'eated. make, that of the anuth, wlih the to aava him, ho waa drowned. 1 am formed that ha wa. Intoxicated, and that the accident probably resulted from that cause. Two emigrants are reported to bare been drowned abovo th Dalles re cently by the capeiringof a canoe. Mr. Owens, formerly of Si. Joseph, Mo., who ha now established a trading post north of Fort Hall, in th country of the Flat heads, has just arrived at tha Dalle. II prais highly the valley in which he la lo cated. He aaya that there Is a large emi gration on lbs road, and that a scarcity of provisions prevails, i nave nan previous knowledge concerning Mr. Owens' char. aclrr, and am therefore fully confident of the truth of hi ststements. Mr. Wampole(lndian Agent) ha been detained at the Dalles, slnca tha 6th In.t. He intends to depart for his post on the Utilla to-morrow. The agency building. " iu .......a rF l..I-.. At l.ia a. a& .... .a Will Ul CIITbllWI, .Wl ,1 Ul-, U' IV the last accounts, had not been raised. Yours truly, JUSTIN CHENOWETH. Cttr- The health of our city I generally good. One of lha M. D's. informed u of th exi.lonca of a few oases of what may bo termed a specie of Influents. We are unable lo furnish Oro. Dryer a receipt for curing the ague; butJt Is said Ihst wood smoke will certainly drive off musquetocs, We make no charge for the information, 03 It has become a mailer ol consid erable Interest to a good many of lho holder here, to learn whether or not any provision ha been made lo rrdstm jbe government icrip, Issued In 1845, There ara men here, who hold thousands of line ' promises lo py,' and who ara only draw. Ing six per cent for their money-. Six per cent is small when alt kind of business is, considered worth from fiO to 100 per cent. Can any person gtve tha desired Information 1 " G33msll parties of Immigrants bate ar. rived tinea our last. We have not been able lo get any newt of very great inter est forour reader) further than that pro vision were yery scarce with quite a number. (& Th most daogrou (saga in the Upper Willamette, between th). city tod Salem, have been removed. Capt. Bissel informed us of but Intention to go to Salem this trip If possible. Tho boat leave to. day. Or August bower of rain have been quit frequent during tbe present month. The like, we bar beta told, jba. not oo. curred alnee 18(5 J .ibl season s tald to have been omwht similar lo fhlt. .(tt-Allao, MoKlnUy it Co. have Just received and ppeaed out a large stock of new goou, wiicn joey promu o u ai orloe to 4t tk lbs, by htl or rtall. ihJra4rertletlji tnstb. er column of tbljpapsr. Aitoiu, O. T. Aug. 4, 1851. Ma. Scnxttitl Al every thing relating to th eatnuw ofpntnoblerlrar, muil be of Interest boh to" local end distant reador, Iaend-yeit the following, taken from the log of Capl. Brook, chief pilot, at preunt, at the mouth of tha Columbia. Ctpt. I). hi uroeeded In piloting through th outh Channel a vetl drawing tnor walr than any that aver before crraatsfL and ll I to uch men a hlm1f and Capt, While that thia growing country owe much. Th store ship Ellxabelh F.lltn (Cepl. Up.hawjwaihiardedqn Friday, IKih Ju ly. Found her stendlig In with a high weet wind at the samrtilm boarded Hark " Oolden Age'' (Hichardaon) New Ynrk. Stood In with both Mrw. and anchortd touth ol the bar In 10 fathom. IDlh. Remained at anohorlhl and the neit day on account of the northerly wind. UlJ. Got under weigh and worked to the north, abreast ot I lie vane, intending to trv the north channel. 33d. Anchored oil th middle atl, bo th north channel, L.S'h OoiBir''algh. ;Vlod froW 8-3, r,"""P,V '"Jl' ?" a"'"' yjuh. (Jot under wlghHlght wlmla from W. hlp uomanageabTe. '-'Oih. Same. Ancltoied Cape Dip- .T'"''.'""'. i7lh. Same. Attempted to ret touth of I he atmng northerly current had wind lillhl N. W. Anchored In 13 fathom.. Cap. II. 15. by S. 2Stb. Wind from 8. S. K. Vert thUk approached near entrance ornorth than, net ao thick with fog were unable lo en. I irr obliged lo ataud olf. Tacked and atcod In again nntwithatanding tha fog Filtered aoutb channel rod th bar in afoty,drawng vvcotecO feet three In. chr had never le.t than twenty feet waler crowing the bar." JarH. Ilrooka reprecnU mat Hie aoutn !n-,fBclnt pilot, who are alwaya attendant, certainly the moat aafe. " V -H f If sours, . . . Tux oataT uniatTlof. The Seem lary of lho American Committee, Mr. Kennedy, received by the la.t stramer a copy of the "OCoUl Catalogue ol the ureal inhibition oi ma inuu.try ei an Nation.," published by authority of the Royal Commission. This Catalogue is prlated In quarto form, and contains 320 pages, close print In double column. , The contributions ara from '.ii the civ ilized nation of tha earth-f'om the Yel low Sea,- Durumpootra. ana the Qaugr In the Eaat, to the Mississippi, (a the West; from Australia to California and their number I almost incredible. We ahall recur lo the list hereaflor, to give our readers soma belter idoa of the vast ar. ray. The I-cndon Time., in announcing the opening oflhe Exhibition, happily and justly says : " This is the first morning since Ihe creation lliai all people navo inbled from all pan of the world and done a common act. Happily, that act is an act of peace, of lovr" and religion." We observe, comprl.ed with the Com rnis.ioner of other countries, and assocl tied witli them anil the lloyal Commis sioner, inthe procession, Ihe nanre" ofgur AgeiHs, Mr. Sian.hury and Mr. Riddle, and Secretary Mr. D!g:.NalUnat In lellgenccr. Tut PaxxiPiKT'a Toua. If any thing would ahow an endorsement of Pre.Id.nl Fillmore's course, il has been bis lato lour jhrough Pennsylvania and New York. His reoeptlon in ilia city oi new iora was sraud and imposing. More than one hundred thousand people wero present to exhibit tbtlr attachment to the man and their appreciation of his wIsdor-firmncM ud statesmanship, amid ihe late crisis. The enthusiasm displayed by the citlxens oflhe rural districts, a lis rapidly pssaed from tho great metropolis of the nation to Lake Erie, mutt have been gratifying lo him. The homage thus paid him wa cor. dial and hoartf.Tl, and we kaow of no good reason why It should not bti repeated, If he It nominated for the Presldeney. We know of no serious impediment Inlh. way r.t his obtaining tha electoral vole of new ion. weiuina in wiiigiuiinat great Slate should unite on Mm. If thoy will, he can beat any candidate wbo may be started by th opposition. Preside!)! Fillmore ba been triad. The trial ha shown hlih to be eminently qualified lo fill ihe tiation be now occupies. The South respects him and the North honor him. The Whig throughout tho nation should unite on him a their next candl. date. Unrling Ion Ihfk.Ef. Dx&ieruL MosTALirr. The Si. Louis Courier of the ad instant says! We learn lliet the steamer Urand Turk, from Naw Orleans, wllb a large number of emigrant on board ftr St. Louis, lost 35 or ao ol her passenger by tha cholera before the boat reaobod Cairo. Seventeen had, died before lb boat arrived at Napo. (eon, aod.lbe disease waa then rtglog ter. ribly oo boaid. These unfortunate crea. lure were transferred from an emigrant vsssel at New Orleans, suffering with the ship (nipt, d meal of Ihetn were In a de plorable condition. Th disease that prov. ed fatal mutt have been combination ofl falpfvr and cholsr. Tb boat h very mucb frowedf whiob but added to the fftflliyj teT Tha cholera; wa rftsf at lad, peadtset, Me., on th Sfet of Jun. rflft. A Si!trmTt Roi.ae.-i-A Mlow n. trrl the hotiM ef Mr.'riteh, In ft Louis, reeently. and rifled the bureau of Ihelr contend. H wasliot utlsfted with kit thefl, but teeing a young lady aitOp he tola a kit, whloh aroustii in siseper, who Mixed lho thieving rascal by Ihe coal, raised an alarm, and the fellow wa caught and safely lodged In prison, where ha will havo I Im to reflect upon the din. gar of indulging lo .enllment when busl. lies. Is lo be attended to. Tus AMt. Two thousand troops f Ihe regular army are al thl. moment ta tlanrdon, or have been tran.hrrvd In, the Mexican and Texan fronllrr, lo rnforc the provisions of lho treaty of Ouadalupe. lien. Prrslfer Smllh ucoeels Clenersl Uroiike In the command In Texas. Orn. Hitchcock .ucrerda Urn Smith on th Weit Pacifio dlrl.lmt Col. Hiimner alio, credt Vm. Munru in New. Mexico. Cob Harney aerv. under Urn. Smtlh. MmKXsoTA.ny a latter dated Si. Paul, June Kth, we learn that (lov. Itam.ey had reached home. Speaking of the territory he saya, Th population of Si, Paul it about 2500, Ibai of Si. Anthony about 1200, ofth territory about 10,000. Liv ing, a In alV froalltrpUoM, I high com pared with the .tsndari 'prevailing la lb older Slate oflhe West." Sslk or W IxrcxxiTrs. A sale of warlltlni, InnV nl.rA .1 W.thlntltnn. la.t month Mu.kclt sold at an averare of no els.; nworis Drought w acn ; uvtu cartridge bote., t)IOj bayonet 19 rtt. per 100; 750 gun Hock. 2 clt. eaoh; 75 lent. $112. Aureal chance for Cu. . .. .. . . .. . ........ ban invader. I PxAcricatSATiar;. Al8yrcu., New Yor.V, on Saturday, a fat nrgm woman, rigged out in ike new Turkish style, with a ilrr. reaching just below her Hoc., flowing truwsora, and a gipsy hat, with streaming ribbons, promenaded the slreels, attracting cuntlderabln attention. Th dre.i wa. given-her by some young grn. tloman oflhe r.iy, Liar.au. Ills quite rsfreibing indwell on such an acknowledgement a. ihii fit lowing from a London paper : " Liberia, of a b'tv year, growih, I. alone, at thU niotnenl, worth more than all that ha. In en effected by the European race In Africa intwenty.two centurie.." (iovl.iox or Viani.iu. ll I. a .inou. I lar fealur in Ibn prewnl ('on.Hliilion of Virginia, Ibat lha power or tho Uuternor rrso Ihe tery moment he p.tw. beyond the limits of the oily of lllrhmond ; or, In the language of the Constitution, so soon as he leaves tho "Seat of liuverninenl." NaroLKoif's Orinioi or Tin: Piaxs. ' A journalist," said the crest Napolion, " is a gruinbUr, a censurer, a giver of advic, a regent of sovereigns, a tutor of nations. I our hosill newspaper are more lo bo feared than a hundred thou sand bayonets." A DtsrxaATi: I.NDiviniUt.. A hitiine.. man in Philadelphia, il I. averred, once determined lo ruin himself by aihtrtliiiut; but he found that Ihe more he advurtiard the richer he grew, until at la.t he wks obliged lo give up III despair of ever cf-fi-ciing liia purpose in that way Mr. Webster' toatl al Albany wa. " The young men of Albany tho young inen'of thia generation and of Ihe .ucoeed. Ing generation. may ihry livo (urvrr, but may the Couttilulioii of tho Union outlive them all," DccaiMic or Hucxs. ll 1. titled by Cut's Advertiser, that tho colored popula. lion of Cincinnati ha deortased, since H40, from one twentieth lo nnMhlrly sixth psrt of the Inlubiisntrof Ihst cliy, nearly onehslf. So.' An I'nglWi pspar say CaHInal Wisemsn boast that ha ha. a list of two hundred Protestant clergymen or more, ready ta.ooino over 10 Koine, irihe.iurnb- :i their wive could be removed. Ice produced by ateam, and steam con. verted lulo snow, I. part oflhe ecicntlfio entertainment provided fur the vl.iura of the Ijondon atnlnition; ami aureiy lho capabilities of ihe apparatus are among fit wooden. A PoRTtmi irr Tax. The largest ludl. vldual las paid in New York, Is by Wm. I). Aator. Last year ho paid Into lho Cily Treasury lho sum of 23,10l for taxes. Ilecomnlalna, orcourso, bltleny but we wish ice had It lo pay. Crowd of people flllsd fil. Paul', on a recent occasion, when Ibe 11 Lho p of Lor., don preauhed the Great Exhibition r. mon from lho text, " Nation ahall not lift up sword against nation, neither (hall they Icarri war any mere." Cardinal Wiseman hat forbidden father IgnMlue to hold a publio discussion on the relative menu oi ine rroiesiani ami no. malt Caihollo rsllglons, at Exttar Hall, wllb Dr. Cummlng. GlrU wh riM sson sod walk apac., 8Ual rows from Aurora'. tr i Bat wbsa Ib.y yawn la bad Ul lea, AnrsoxUal. Ihsn bsck sgaia. Cuamob in ml CoaiiNcr. Solomon say Ihst when flour Is down lo 93.40 a barrel, and wheat BO cenls per bushel, ft take more than ton mill to makn a cenll Sin Jottrii Paxton. It it slated thai Ihe honor of Knighthood Is lo ha conferred on Mr Joseph Paxton, lho designer of Ihe Crystal Palace. " tUr The Chicago Democrat tilt down Ibe acpclalloa of Oregon at 150,000 aoul. Tm ilwblr addition ol naught mtk in orwrBe, a no wmocm it im (ot flbblflg about Oregon, Orwttl FlooU oil lha MlastalppL Th tt. Leuit paper osm lo ut with exttnefa) detallt of the ravtgei oflhe great flood en th Mliiltilppl, tome account of which w have already had. Th St. Louta Timet of Monday, Ik Oth of June, titles thtl iht waler wa ihtn 88 feet inohet above low waitr maik, and still rising, being within 0 fed 8 In cht of th mark of th are it flood of IBM. Th bottom oppotit North St. Louis was also flooded, and nearly all th famlll hv taken refuge In ihe sixth ward. It wa es'.lmsted that from on thousand totwelr hundred persons men. women, end children have been landed from III nrposite thor,detltut of every Ihlng needful for th preservation nf health, and were lit th occupation of ihe Slur ceou market. The depth of water en the Levre ttore floor al Hi. Loult wis from 21 to 2H luchr. In all the oroaa alreett running tolhelrvte ihe waler had pai.rd from ten lo thirty fret beyond ihe Uvea front of building. In Ihe lower part of the town, th water hid backed un for loverat squares, rendering some of th street linua.sable. Arsenal Island and Duncan's Island were entirely Inundated, a waa also Woody Island, except Ihe ex. tremo norths rg and southern, points., "In llllnolstown, lha destruction watlid. mente. Many of th building hid been undermined and swept away. Tin cur rent had washed a chauuel around the eastern end of Ihe Woody Island dyke, ami a heavy uooy oi waitr wa passing through Ihe town Into Cahokl creek. At the American llotlom, a few high pelnla were I. ft between tHe main river and the bluff.. At Papp'a town thtro wa a Utile grounJ lef uncovered by water, but for mil's around ihe country present the appearance of a gieat lake. Thou, sands of farina bordering on th upper streams were reported by steamboat cap. tain. a. entirely tinder water, and Ihelr Improvement, and stock swept away an amount of lots to repair which will requlro the labor of years. The Hanuibal'Me.) Union sayat "Con. sifbrhl damage will be done In this city, though nothing to comparn with le ele. vateu ptaoce alova end below ut. From many quarlrra wo hear of the mo.1 dis tressing scenes, accvinpsnled by creation of property. In one hou.e at Tully, ll I. rrported thai lhtr are seven fsmltirs hud., died together in th upper atorle. Th re.l ar all Unvsn Irom Itxir I tomes. Al Alexandria, Ihe waler Is said lo b up to Ibe second slori.. Marion cily of course i. completely submerged, not a foot of dry land being anywhere .Itible." 41 ftt" Nnthlm. will ralluir m flrowd. and entertain ll. like a visorous set-to by a couple of ma.tilTs. Our devil saya a good dog fight will break up a prayer meeting. 1 i ' 03" Ladles, when you wish In read a truyi, simple and unwpbUllcat.d love story, lust read over th iwenly-fnurth chapter of Otnlsis. If you wl.h oaks, plant acorna; If you with a fortune, plant dollar.; If vjii pre. fer hanplnr.., tow Ihe seeds of virtue, and cultlvste them with charity. fttr '.. M. Lowry, of Porlvllle. New York, ha invented a revolving csnuoti thai will In. and duoharg Itselfyfly finrs in atnhiUe. OtrTho river I. gradually falling al Kits placo. The late raina aeem not lo have had any impression upon It, iTJarrlcd i On Ihe 31.1 ult. by llev. J. II. Wilbur, Mr. FaANrt Ewinn lo Miss EuXAitTn MttucL, both of Washington county.' In Polk Counlv.on theOlsl of July, by Ihe Itov. Hugh MeMallow, Mr. L. C. Hfcxius'r, of Linn cu., to Miss M. Ann, daughter of II. l)avfdoii, Esq. Ofi llie 3d in.l.,,by Iter. Mr. Fl.her, Oaiiul i, TatLLixorxjofMHwiukle, to MIs.SaiAu E. Ulqvvi, allofClackamae county. Bled. On Wednesday, at 7 rx., EuaAarru V. Hum, youngest daughltr of Capt. Na. thaolol Crosby, Sen., of Portland, ana late of Urewater, Mst. , At Astoria, 3d inst., Maucvi Mocxtr, formerly of Wisconsin. To Country M erobaats tt otbn. JI1HT UEUEIVKI) sad for sal by lbs sub. Msiiban, a sslsct ajsorlm.al'er vary wperisr rwb. stapled U Ui wsala ef the eevatry, aa4 wkleb Iheylavile th.lr fri.ntU sad lbs publio gin. rally I Isneeb ALLAN, McKINLAY &. CO. OretsnCily, Avcwt SO, IUI IwJI Llit of Utter KBM AIN1NU in lb. Peat effies si Uo Cily, At(it IS, IUI. EUosurlL IllUrU, 2 t-'-dwhi Tsnlo, JarhrMU MUler, llm. a It. Thwslse, )ttn MeCey, Ea. Ktl tValktr. Jsha M, ttmltb, V.n. JAJIEfl M. MOOrtE, P. M. A Waion Fonad. TUB naa.nt'gaed picked up a watva fa lbs ntMMtaJos sad breufbt ll ts bis rsatdtaes, slMrtliusemUeSBSttb-esMefOrsfeaClly. Its waf m l paialtd ni and la mad tp f tw diaV saleassi lb bind wbMlttraek about J laeb ntrrawer Ibsn Ufws, and whta feuad u wlUV al IMgns. This noUes It iIt.o tbsl tb mr. 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