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'Vl- HV IVW n 41VWI atll "aw M wtli2rk&& ' - " "- '- '.1-ii. f.,M jus r r ' " nBtWTTr HI .?. .4sJiaBajBM-..Was: at ara avmnathv i-..t.t..-.i.i- -.,,... . r -- Th ,- rwmvvs " - j" -a i "v tylQrk Wear wUi to portray facts ret .."ssasataai Immrmrtala. wo matter where & saatoaV Tm fcet wa eoramuBicaiml to 7 ' ' ' - m r-r-j - . -MWjlA'Ml(i'lr-,e4lciilatlM about paying v. . jj ' " '''IWwwya ago taat tarft flouring l&&imUlmmittitcim at Milwaukta !? ';fVaiat4i?.?-letloB.- SflfJiJWLl! h ! fanproTtmente , .titd MM. tktm knows at any time when irrilftm. ThUU'notallthitU WH ikWrt; atrLk trada 'net Jwiwawrkilay ia tka lifobar buili 'lltMHWMt bMaaea ahlpped for the Catlfcrala aaarkat, and the mllta of Ihtl t'MO aotlrely engaged In making 'TMaapeaU well for the trada on mtt rirar, sad iaaatr an aTtdeneaofrhat . aaeaffitea will do when property directed." ! warn rapidly than Nitwaukla io tlMftJlMOMna. Iqp A awgriatmlll, we warn informed aW.ajajitaaa, by Mr. Tbompaoo, ia to vtaairaMaibf the Uaad MiUUg Company, WfW.W-WWJ--.'!-- aaaaM ira'.aav kMf to carry into 'aaaat' jjU pwjett. Itiatha pupoeaofthe aaipMy to laake H largo' enough to coo. "tajaJMr or Ira run of ooe. Wo hare It aaU, iao, that Dr. MoLaushlln ilea buildioa i addhional mill JM baiew hia praeeat rallli. Wo rrjotoe Maeaaaek a manlfattation of public apirit. k ie'lbe iroprorement of our imniitow water power that i to giro cooirauence to ear city. It m turning to account eiarilar advantagre that gave Rooheeter, N. Y., her proud poiittoo, and rendered her pwaperoiii. How long will it be be fera wa hare a Roe.'ter here at tlio falli? Not long we trow. tCrSoeae mitohioroua boy amuted tlktaatalrta one night laH week by chang ing a Mbar of tlpu about town, mer. aaarile, prolaeaioaal, tto. Eren the large wtttk of Mr. Breeee wa fobbed, no doubt la tell .toe lima of night. It wa early watered to ita plaoa the neat morning and I mm tba wora of wear. By theie obaaget lawyer and doctor were adrer. Meed l M looatloa. The wont of the atary U yet to be told, Sore of our mot BaaaaeUbla aitiaene, it ie aaid, bare been liny Heated m aartlelpant In thi new war or tugmnourf. A. A.Bktnner, Inditu Agrnt, left 'C'ta?ft iliaa aanWaad him for Aitun " ' aadfa; Hob gone prepared to make tMMUMpftaentt; which when dutrib aied,lHl so doubtiaro a tendency to rcn der aarmeaeat the good iceling that now afarail. , Tha portion of country anlgned B. A. - ttaiHag i b north of the Columbia river. :P t tT Within th put week a large num. rfVlCu ' bar af.oeraone have it tried for the mlnee. r thi year' immigrant hare join d them and are bjout to ow their Hot 'wiU "eau." It U generally believed tht th mleer will yield pretty fair wa. -ga tM winter. In th dry digging (Cfcaet) nothing ht beta don tlnco the watorgavout lut tprlng. Mi' tif TVolavh attention to our corre. paajdeaoe from tha mine. It come from tMablaenuroe. Penon medhatlna a JWrly to tha mine may glen Inform. ajaa fro) k that will b of aJvantege to flbr-.Thf Cmm Bird aet ouTto-day for aka maaUa 'm ha on board 83,- .'. and about 1,000 hog. ragwai City. WkaU KbiwnM bo lana jrha attectiof oar eHy during I he pail Jnanth'liavf ertdenord a gradual Increete kX buil, and our jaorchtnt In f,htt HM navw Man unttnga very un- trwie True, ihlre'liu been fco buttling, out' door excitement to keep up pperncet or to create the Imprtulon that the whole trad of the country Ie being done here. No"uch counterfeit pretention are put forth but a mocxh and healthy itato of trade exliti and nterchant are well Mthined with' what I being done, ami the pfobablo proeMcte ahead. Uoo.li, o are aold very reatonabty imtccd. At nr place In too lerritory are goo.11 wiioio. aled upon,inoro liberal termi. fho up par country I drawing, at thle time, largely dn' tide city for aupplle of all kind. I ne eplrit oruetermlniuoii mnl foted hJro now I uch that tho people above are bring convinced that they "may go farther and faro wore," and to iave themaelvea eipeote, delay and damsge, they mak. "vlrtua of necenlty" by topping hja.io;ly In their gooJ. Th comnianitation with tha, country abova i aucti now, that the bueineta of purohatlng and shipping can be done in a few day, that previously occupied, we might alrrjt ay month, with 3.0 par cent. Icti ruk, and wilhout ilieippoint. ownt of any kind. Thle, to the builnrit man, I al! important, a it enable him to make quick return of hi invreltd capl1, and in a given time turn it round three or four .lime, to where, in time put, be could do it but one. And arrangement are now going on and being perfected that will give the merchant ot the interior the privilege of exchanging wheat and other product, at cash prices, for good. Thus th farmer, who cannot mako it pay to transport hi produce, contlttlng of a fw hundred bushelivto distant market, ie privileged to dispose of it at home, and is saved the risk of transportation, eel., and can cbtaln just as much for it as if he performed the shipping himself. Although there Is a very fair business being done here, yet there there Is a strong necessity for theesteUishmrnt of three or four wholesale houses. This would In. sure to our city the securing of a trade already' Urge, but which in a few year ill be.immenae. The question i oltcn asked here, can we stop the buslnri here that now goea elsewhere, when the cur rent Is set and a stream constantly flow ing by VTe aa4iei,ia easily a--awered: Hold out tha Inducement get on bind ttt provokatlve get the ball and it i just a easily to calculate the consequence aa it Is to tell how much 3 added to 3 makes. There I not a better location in the Territory for the establish ment or several urge wnoietaio nousts than Oregon city. We defy any person to gainsay it. It is a fact nor to bo con troverted. One great drawback now is, that persons buying hijre cannot always obtain tho variety, on account of the Ilml ted number of stores, usually needed for a retail business in the country. Th day I not far distant when the trada of tho Willamette and Columbia riven will all bo done by steamboats. The. heavy shipping must nccettarily top at some place below Tcngue Point. Vessel of light draft, it is true, are pits. log up and down over that bar now, and became of no large ships being in tho trado at this lime, a place of necessity for discharging temporarily exlm higher up. When business becomes syttcmatlted, and It requires It to be done expeditiously and to the minute! a cruise of three or four weeks up our river will be done away with, and thf. tun of prosperity will find a newJiome. Where is tho point I ch. OCT The Indian Agent, Mr. Wampool, wboha been for some time on Iho Utila river, returned to this city eight or ten day ago, under rather unfavorable cir cumstance, caused by violations of In structions, which ware clear, express and not to be misunderstood. This rendered hi recall necessary, he having disgraced hi position and proved himself unworthy the.trutt confided in Mm by tho govern ment. He was enjoined not to trade with the Indians in any way or minner, but wa empowered to grant Denies toothers to trade with the Indians. He according. ly granted licenses in several instances, thouuh not without coupling the same with certain conditions, that of taking into partnership a ton In one Instance, and in another a nephew, in order that he might remotely, If notdireclly, derive some pe. cunlary advantage therefrom; not satis fied with thi. he drove quite a brisk trade on hi "own hook" with tho Indian in person. He ha been relioved of hi oharge and now atand suspended. It Is to be regretted that such an appointment should have been made. This, however, I the only instance of lotlBcirnor that baa occurred In Oregon, of all the ap. I poinimeni inai nave seen moos. 1? Orkuon FiouKi A large number of packer received jhelr supplies 0) flour at tho Island milts last week, and havaitar ltd Whb (t tor th mines. We arc glad to see that the reputation of Oregon llour Is brightening. Ii got very much below par last spring and summer, and ao noto rious had It become that even Chili rVKiir had entirely su pot ceded it, a fact lhat Wo are almost ashamed to acknowledge; when we consider thai the wheat grown In Oregon ha scarco an equal In tho world nrd lhat tho water power all over Oregon almost, cannot bo surpassed. Why it It that the flour manufactured In Oregon, thnnld have sunken to low, despite all tha favorable circumstances herein mention, cdl We hope those engaged In the busi ness will nee to It that such aatato of things be changed, the sooner the better. Ills a Used fact that persona will trado where they can ho the beat accommodated, and if the people of Oregon have no ambllion to excel In thla buiinen, their doom Is sealed, and they might a well prepare for it, by "shutting up shop." The Island null ha vo taken tho lead, who'll foltnwT'. 0 OCT We have converted with evral person direct from kt lie mines, thry all concur in their atitemenla relative e toAfr hroflBoi ngbaUol feeling entertained forthewhlteathi out the entire Rogue river country cept th small roving and marauding ol Urave Creek Indians, with whom M treaty ha aver been made, and wbe are no better than the bears and wolves that roam nver tho forests. They are a small band consisting of about 40 head. Per sons are passing and repassing daily with out Interruption, and are not compelled to stand guard, save In the neighborhood of the Grave Creeks. This is a very desl rablo state of thing and contrast very. favorably with that that prevailed prevl-j ou to the making of the treaty. The on. ly diis-itlsUctlon that exists is said Io be the failure as to the time on the part of iho government to make good tho stipula tion! of tho treaty. This has, in a great measure, exhausted their patience. We have no fears but that Mr. Skinner, now on his way thither, will soon render full satisfactlou on this score. The rematder nl tho female portion aad tho son of Gen. Gaines (amily atartecfyul in the latt mall steamer for the Slate ; they were accompanied by bis Excellency aatar a tn rranclsoo, whom retam exHCteo up lj incoming mau weara-.y,. V, .. Tb fact of very raany of m.uvrnmsssm.Mi.ss'siiiisiisej since hi appointment to office. On at way to thi coumry, he lost, at Rio it. nerio, by the yellow fever, two daughter neirly grown; and since he has been here his wife, a most estimable lady, ua. der tho most trying circumstances. He it truly lobe pitied. And notwithstand ing all thesu afilictions, enough God knows for any one man, we have an unscrupulous editor in our rmdit who would fain multi ply these afilictions, by gross misrepre sentations and tho most foul abuse, un. called for, malignant, and unjust. T Mr. John S. Zieber, of Peoria, III., arrived hero somo eight or ten daya ainse with his family, who aro all in good spirits, and is residing for tho present in l.lrn City. They encountered many e. vere trials on the road, having had all iheir team stolo from them some fiOO miles from this place, wlie.ro It was imposslblo for them to rnako any arrangement tho conveyance of iheimehca and goods, other than what could be made with their company. Wo aro happy to learn that ho wa fortunate enough to bo cared for by some of thn company until he reached the Dalles. His arm went out beyond the Dalles io meet them. From tho Dalles' they came by water to this place. Mr. Zielier was one of 1 ho pioneer prln terain midale llllnow 1 K asUkbed (Jn first Democratic paper, "The Peoria Pe. mocratlo Press," in Peoria County, III., If wo mistake not, in tho winter of 1690. Mr. Zlebcr haa held a seat in the Legis lature of Illinois, and is a high minded ho norable Democrat Wa welcome him to Oregon. A Cliallcnao lo Farmers, Tho undersigned challenges any person who dare to like it up, in Iho aum $500 that he can raise from one peck of oalr, 300 buthtlt. Thla Is not said boattingly; but the sum Is deemed tuflUienl lo justify the experiment, and any ron desiring lo accept Iho challenge will please ad. dreaa Thomas Hubbard, Lafayette, Yam hill County, Oregon. Thoha IIodbaud. OCT Read C. Friendenberg dt Co' ad. veniremen! In another column. They have qulle an assortmsnl, and are going lo ill to suit tho times. OCT The Washington County Court is now fa session. CarrrsjsautlrHrc. ! rMthertptelatM. Komi SrscTAToa. Smt I'or somn. tlrhe past I have sought an opportunity to redeem my engagement of writing toyou, and giving aa correct an account of these "digglns" aa possible, for tho benefit of your reader. My apology for this long delay ia simply that, on my arrival here, I was necessarily much longer In getting located and fixed for digging than I rx peeled to be. An account of a miner's life, dec, is unnecessary In this teller, foci 1110 reason inai, uut a tery lew 01 inn uro gonlans are uninformed upon thai point, not only by reading, but Ihey havo perso. net eftperienco if the mailer, and those who havo not, will very readily obtain oral descriptions of it, which cannot but be much more satisfactory and vMI. The tnlninc on this river at present, con. aisle almoit entirely of working the bed of th river, a few, however, are still work. ing in tho lank. Before any of the dams were ready to rtjke out gold, great hope were enter. Ulned, and nearly all were mnfiJenl of a liberal and even a large return for their time, expense, and labor. These dams re worked by compsnicH of miners, the tnpany varying In number Iroin S 10 -'0 more. A system of speculation was,,,,,,. .... nl.ii,S, .,.,. KV-ri ..,... Derated by tho miners here, which, I understand, was not sutlured 10 exist In Lower California, at least, when lho mine were as new at these. It seems lhat those who were somewhst in advance nl tho ruth for Ihii river, im. mediately, each for hlmtclf, laid claim to a sufficient portion or tlio bed of th river for, from 10 lo 20 men to workout In one season, and then, when tho woralog ml. j ners came, lold to them shares, the num. ber being according lo llie length 1.' ibclr I claim, asking from 100 lo 9100 per share, and thereby in mauycatet making moderate fortunes without a ir"'v, by fleecing from the hard working miner liU honestly obtained and hard earnLdgoId. A more whnletala imposition upon the in- dustrlous minrr I never heard of, and am only surprised that such a systdm of rob. bery should have been for a moment 1 tolerated or gained the foot hold it has in a majoniy 01 cases, rancver, 1110 con- dllion of the payment waa made lo be that the purchase money wss first to be taken ' out of the claim, and drawn by the share WliloWer fron ,, lreMurer ,l0 DCOn,e rftn, gaakl fi fkinag In whole, or to part, haa very much disappointed Ihe undeserv ing and in many case dishonest specu lator, and nipped bit golden dreams In Ihe bud. I am of th opinion, however, that Scott' giver that portion of it which it being wcrted It as rich aa perhaps any river thtt up to thi time ha been worked in California. I may be wrong In this, a my kaowlo-Jge of Lower California has been obtained from others altogether. Soroo of tho dam aro very rich tome pay from t?0 to 6 10 per day, and other from l.Jtoanouncu per day, whllo very many will hardly pay for working, and a good many already abandoned, Tho two latt, perhaps, embracing the larger num ber. The old Goodwin, at present called thn Lafayette darning company, look nut tho other dsy something over 3000, not using Iho entire day either at I under-' aland they wero moving limbers or sonic I . I thing elto a small iortioii of tho day. ' for,,,., ,... .ut 1 H... Hi..... iiirraiiuci iuuii, iiunrn'i, mil i". necessary to carrying 01. the works, and ' must bo done. They by uouuant average the ahoio amount ; but iho claim it very rich, nd thoto engaged, (S3 In number,) will maknagood "raise." II It had not been for a law. suit with certain other -.rlnlii nllinr I claimants, which cost iho company somo $.1000 or 1000, Ihey would havo done tomtthlng heller still. All Iho damt arc troubled very much with leakeae water, lo a greater or less extent, according to Ihadaplhof Ihcir diggings, which causes much expenso and labor lo romove. Pumps of dillerent kinds aro in uso with various tuccct. The Lnfayclto Company aro using a pump propelled by water, tho piimp.consisiing of a light box of Iho re. quired length, and about 13 inches hy 0, one end submerged in tho water about I or J feet. Strong canvas Is ihen prepared of c-jual width with tho box or pump, and Ihe two ends sawed together, two rollors of tamo width as tho pump nro fastened one at each end, upon which the canvass rolls. Upon this cloth, al a distance of 10 or IB inches apart, aro fotltncd blocks, nicely filling Ihe pump, and when put in motion; the block finding water in Iho lower end of iho pump, force it up until II empties ilsilf outof the top, and then runs oft" In any manner iho person desires. This Company havo two of tlieto pumps, end Ihey are answering a very good pur pose,' The best and by fur Ihe fastest pump I havo aecn on Ihe river, is worked by water power on iho "Glpsey" cltlm, about two tulles below Mcotta bar. It is a screw pump, and probably tho prliiolpln la familiar to imwl ol your raider. This pump wis constructed at great expense, (lomotl'dtlO,) by Prcderlik Derrick, the enterprising foreman of- the Compnny, (at tho mulunl evpense of the Ciiinpttiy how. ever.) Mr. Dcrrkk I from Itockford, III., and some tlmo since In thn employ of tha N. American l-'ur Company, and whllo In their employ, builder of I'n-t La."4mlc. l'or his groat ingenuity and perseveranco in llie conttruitlon of tills pump (which throws tlio enormous amount of a barret of water pnr second,) and thai tot without any of thn convenience of lumber, ready sawod, and with a ory mor and scanty supply of tools he receives, and is deserving nf the highest praUo and commendation. The gold taken from this river Is of the very best quality, and mostly coarse. A thoit lime since, ihrru was taken fiwn the Lltle Company, ilia first nbove the l.afayrllo, anil nppnsiln thn town, a solid piece nf fhl weighing 10 lbs. ntferdilpots. I would hero caution the reader, un. acquainted with mining, against forming too fatorablo an opinion of them, and ber in mind that while 0110 man Is so fcrlllll0 t0 find digging cf this dr. ,cr:tj0ii. perhaps BOO may bo with .01110 ,nj .,.. hall this number hardly rav FXH.nirf, ,, ,, a, prr(M.t rM,(er , Jull llmn (ierc. ,1(,,0 nlrM whow oall iaC r,(cl( ve mostly left for Iho mountains to hunt win. tor diggings. It it tery confidently ev peeled that rich mine will be fount In some of the gulches leading into Scott's or the lerntory, ami there are plenty filver. I am milf inclined lo that .more f rquall) grave Importance lhat opinion, but do not think they will bellbe public will trouble him with erelong, found until watrr cmn, at eat not in I Will juu rnquiru nf him what has be. ny ejirnt. Avtlilt limelherM U prnhably ico'ievl the laws lhat was entrusted lo ,rra or four huudrrj iiili,..r. in h. mouii ' ni,,, about lint iitei,and the ChaMn dig. cine. Il i runurril lhat some mill parlies hac found ry rlih mines Jir leVrrabn-it here, hut no one knows he , ,j Ja .t vredil ihe tale. It l rntl t r amuting In ee the pertlnstiiy with whlv'h ,omo rntc-lain iht hellcl If they er a pany of half n dozen or i, tras Mm by , ,fm,chn, unh unv appearance of hat. in-' ilpilir with Hum, 'ino who are ou ,,0 t atcli will immediately mi nut and follow tlirm, and the parlv followed all ,lo ,mo un l0 ,.,M,. ,.,ran.l , them. Belies. I verily lalietu I couM take in) horse, and start out at tvenlng, with a Utile manifestation uf a deilrv la be ahnie, and gel a hundrtd men In d)g my step, up and otrr somo of Iho moil awful mountains ever traversed by a mule! Tha minors about CluMa are Join very lillle at present ; but the 1 ity is be. ing built up tery la.t, ami Is alrcmlt quite a town. Confident anliiipaliuiisare entertained nfdolnj; wrll atiul there wln-n tho rains set in I think thn will. .Sup. plies are plenty In this country nnd iheap ; flour about .10o iter lb; heel '.'5 to miu lb. 011 this rirer, and at Chasts 'Jt) to Wo her .h; potatoes AUoporbuihi I ; onions OUu clulhing plmly and reavmnhle. The Indiana apear to bn friendly at )enri in the li iritnry, uiiliisho pay hi present, and we all hopotha't nodiiricull) ' I- ir.l bill inure prompt than ha did tuKsq. will occur. If )ou aro atquaintul with! Hood; (by h wuy In ho paid il ylf) an unhoUtcrer In Oreunn who ii ilulrous'and iinteit hn iViirut Utter than to libel ,, gnlng Into the inoiiiiruijIuriM.fui illrn-i. c( jmt send him nut here, ho will find plemvof hair, somi' cur hd nnd somo not 10 cnn moke his fortuuo! .... . I 0 OrrgOIIIUII IIIIKI IIOI llepenu IOOllia muirsiliail Kline , iii nitniinuii m,Ri, Uj rrtiip's of gold dint from aajsho uwn il.biit mj is Sell known that ;h(so miiiet in muko trado litely ihisjiirilheruf Ihtm vii a coper lull, wiutir, for tho larger porllon of it goes .T 1 II frirud Miru to aland his ground, nd will ifo !o California. I ocuatiuiialy aQd an honest community will sustain iHOI Sprclalor here, and would liko lo see J .1 Ai.l If,. II. .1 1 mem mucn onencr. ivo uro couipeiuui , rllti , (n, hermll'a life litre, which It .i0 uti:u,tomci (o living in old sellltd COunlrlea where news is plonty, and re ! by lightning, it'first rather dull 0llj iclion Uut as'l havo madu my Ud, ', j 0 0 ,. Yours, Pick Ail. tor the Kpftlnlor Lank Cuu.x-rr, Oct. :i, ls.il, Ms. KupToai DearSinl wrote to a frion I al your place noma lima since, enquiring uf him In regard lo iho Peoria and Kiark County emigrants, as lo Iheir number, their niime rVo. I feci antlous lo learn who Ihey are, and whero limy think oftotlllng, aa I must bo acquainted with Iho most uf ilium. I whs from thcro aboullS months since, and when there, I know personally, nearly ev ery family in both coianllvs. I would bo pleased lo havn an opmrliinlty of giving my old friends a faw hint bofore thoy lo- cater I (latter mytilf lhat I could bo of somo advantage lo Ihom in finding good locations In this couglry. How is friend Mooro galling along? I see lhat editor of tho dlrly shoot In Ore gon City, (lliixh,) has been endeavoring to vilify him because ho dared Io do Ma duly aa n worthy pnbtlo officer sheuldi If wo had few mare suoh officers In thn eon nl ry it would he to tha advantage of thn country at large a credit to the gov. erninr'nl, ami an tinner In themselves, don't wish In I understood a reflecting upon (he present officer of the general goMirnmrnt, llioiigh I differ from III not of them In politics, t m no cause for Art ding fault wit them, hutwe have beta itirtcJ whli some of the moalakaa scamps lhat over dlgraoed anyasjsiafry. Wo diico had a .Judge who I amlold, bald a few sham courts in iho territory spec, ulaleil by buying disputed lllla to land, was In thn country six or seven montbe, and limn was permitted hy our Hon. Del egate who was aware nf alt the (kits, to draw pay for two and enn-hilf yean at Jmlgo nf tho first Judicial district In Or I'gnu. If Hti'h feels it his duly to watch the Intrrvsl of the country with aueb H pedal care, ho mutt commence wbert'the abuse of Iho territory and grneraj gov ernment commenced. Why dee he not rnqulraby whl,kui4 of rnenegrml it was thai Asplnwall it Co. got tba carry ing of the msili from Astoria loOrvgaa City. t thn enormous rsto of 910,000 per year. I.el him enquire the reaWHi'why somnofuur worthy ciliteiMlhit had been at an enormous expense In building steam boats for tho benefit of the country, Were not allowed ihe prhllign of putting in a bid In competition lo tlist overgrown own pan) that had no interest In the territory. ' Why ws not the route pfiered in this country These ale question and mat. lera tlut nof mlort.t to the w hot people him liihuve priutcl. That wat a wlso I'rmi.ioii to have them uil lo he Hiales t b- printed un account of eetniJIny, and ' the auw tint fin I fault an I libel a P. 1 for nl ljm an iuditidtial to swln. die Ihe g ivirniiieiil out nf Ihousaudt of hdlars ' Oh1 iiinsistriicy, tl.ou ait a J'rl." ould it nut be writ, friend ''hueblv, "ii the tbru nt economy In 'h'1" "'r Uwa made In nuiue uf the easl- , mniaii", nueir uic lucimiers are not ullowtd lust t but a fuw weeks, and wheru ill" members are only allowed six thil lnv per livrssaf II would bo equally as reasniiablo as to send thn latt t litre to priutid.Bud deprive th clll. 0 tfas territory of llie ndvsntago of the ipro ptistion mndo lor Ihe l-nrfilof our wtin-l-y. It is ruiii'inil up here thil ButS i now trying lu hnd I luumlf from the "I tel suit hy suiHriiig lhat a lady wa hi. only witiieii 111 l'ie eaie. Dot.) this look like fuels il "iUiu iinnrl1)f See hi linper nf '.':ird May, lat. ho-says lhat Moure ha lien engagid in lawsuilanver oincc ho ha heou in tin territory. Now I amcriditiMt informel that Mr. Jamo M. Monro has never ha 1 a lawsuit with "y l-crwm sun e he hat been in th Isrrl- ;! lor). 'I hat i mora tlinn Hush' frirnd lean .ty for him afier a residenoo of four Iiuiietl men lie may think lo screen himeirfrom lawsuits on account of Ma mining an) thing that a creditor could get ihold "I; h wimctlniniacrls that ho own I.,., i.... .,r..- 1 1. si.iif..i. hqn, an I I dn.l nut iho department at Ul..l.lti..iAii t.lll Jn !. -a.ri&u.l.M ha- - ivhtni ;ton tt 111 rto iha same when ac with iho wholo faolsof the esse. oiqiw.li Hl. I will li'i diwn in the course of a faw vi r k loymir placo, where I hope lo see1 you and also a nnmVrof my old Peoria and .Stark friend. If ) mi have a full fih of tho .Spi cln'nr please scud It lo me. Thn Spectator I beginning lo be eagerly enquired nflrr, you might gel quit a niiinhur nf subiurlbcrs up here. Our county It nettling up very fail, we'weuld le plumed lu havo n visit from ydu short ly. Itespoalfully, A. P. C Uoiuir.Kr. On Thursday night lat, noma unknown scoundrel broke open a box, belonging loC. Friendenberg As Co., In from nf tluir slorr, ond abstracted eleven pair of blankets, sum of which , were yellow and worked with grn round ihoedgi. This should be a warn. ing 10 our huiinett men net 10 leava their. roo.Ii oiittlde, Tho perpetrator baa not j been detected, and Is still running at large) i he it, no doubt, seeking anqtbtr pportu. nlly lo pilfer. Mf , S tl (r A. K. Puit has au extensive aasort. ment ofcvoryihing in hi line, and advar-1 llses to soil cheaper thin ha vr beert sold. Wc will vouch for Ihe etalemMt. ' we will. ! . v 3 . ' 9 5V r Ss t -is ; Be " Jte'