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About The Umpqua weekly gazette. (Scottsburg, O.T. [Or.]) 1854-1855 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1855)
lilmpquct (Gmjcttc. st o D OFFlCi; IN IllMlKIlRrtS 11UIL1I1N0S, NIJ.KT door wkst scnrrsnimn itoi'sis. SCOTTSllUUG. OHUGON. TlntrMlity, Augit't 0, 1853. G. J. B. DOYlf EDlM" l--W' m m iraii is us Lust Dim 2 All thoso owing ui for twelve months or wore, who wo know nro able to jtij m, nrc noticed that If they tloa't send us tlic amounts due by the 15th of August, wo will put our .accounts Into the bands of au officer fcr rolWction. If that won't da, we'll try the "Mack llit." Birds that "cm ttug, nnd won't sins, Quit be made sin;." UOYD & DLAKCM. July :o. Ilcsldcurc ol Gfticrul T,:iiio. Whltaen a. tour U.rouch the turner tisrl , rf this valley, recently, we bad the plea.-,! nre of visiting the residence and home of """ ' propriety, nnu n -u know iiscn in rnrdlstlDguIhedfIIoiT-cIlltcn,n:x.lMNU. i tlmattly nnd we think It do," at least In Its The Gcuernl has a Icnutltul land claim, , nioro ,ucM Intervals, It could'nt satlsfacto. situate J on the usln rend leading frcm the illy demonstrate to Itself a few evenings Willamette Tlley south, nbout balf.wayi !' "'h' " WM located on Family between tha villages tf Winchester and How or Commercial strctt. to such a fright Deer Crejk, In Douglas County. The trnv-u M pitch were Its hitherto quiet nerves work rllir who has pasttd through this fait of ed up by the enormous heaviness of Its head the country could not have filled In arm- ' Hut Init week our arliite took otT these ing at the tame conclusion that wo have, ij undue rrc.crtIons, since which tlrao the that' this Is oae of the tajst beautiful and picturesque spots In the territory. The country Is made np of bsauttful II ttte priN rles t urrounded by hilts. Thcio prairies arc generally covered with the best of grass the whole year, (the grartbopptr this sta son have completely mowed them,) while the td'aecnt bills afford tlmtcr of every v. rletr, pine, oak, cedar, fir, &c This part uf tha country Is the belt adapted for'j firming and stock growing of any wc have jl ever seen In anrcountrr. without excctdlonj' The Tallert are small.aad water and timber Is ahooJant. anJ as eonrmleot as roul.l U- i wished for. In one of the choicest of tUcso little valleys, Gen. Lane ulectcd a lsnd claim lomo two years slice, for the many natural advantages It pessctted for stock growing and agricultural purposes, and we much sdmtrs tin taste the General has ex hlblttd In his selection nt- 1 1. i..it. ' ills ivuso is millfc on sn eminence from which a splendid vlew of lbs surrounding country Is had. Altho", tvcrtltieo bis location hire be has been, nearly all the time tngiged with public du ly, yet Lis claim bears evidence that be hss not leen lite In the Interim, and that he Is a good practical farmer as well ns. a great, General and statesman. A commodious house bos been built, and Gnlsbcd In a com fortable and substantial manner. About 30 acres of the claim has been cultivated this, year, and we here noticed one of tha most promising looking gardens we have teen this season, which wo were pained to see being daily destroyed by the blighting rav ages of the grasshoppers. ll We fennd the General busily engsged la. barrelling Lis small grain, planning opera-' tlons for more extensile improvements, Ac! We were not surprised to tee this ; we werol aware that Gtn. Lane was not only tbeorct. ically, but practically n democrat a man although possessing an enviable national' reputation who Las wen renown and Irn-1 perishable fame by Lis brilliant achieve-' ments and military skill In Mexico, yet, who Is not afraid to work, to swing the' scythe and hold the plow with his own hands' whose bappleit momenta (as ho tcld us) were tpent In tilling the so.l, in seeing bis labor rewarded with a bountiful harvest, In witnessing bis herds fattening on the luxu-) riant grass, and sweeping over the beautN ful valleys. Wc were forcibly reminded of similar Inclinations and disposition of other1 eminent Americans. The "father of his country," the Immortal Washington, was' proud to hare on opportunity to labor en bis firm and to witness the growth of his crops. These are tie kind of men that, made America free, nnd these arc the kind j that will steer her straight through all con. I tending elements. Such men hive a com-' mon sympathy with all classes of people, and particularly the laboring class, who arc the legitimate rourco of the greatness and wealth of alt nations, and who should be encouiaged as far as practicable by judl clous acts of legislation. Such men Lave been and arc yet the true Amer'oica, true Republicans, and true Democicts, In theory, sentiment and practice, of this great coun try. To-day an humble cltlz:n, mingling with his Cocks and herd), laboring with hit hands, and earning his "bread by the sweat of bis brow," and to-morrow he Is In the councils of the nation, discussing great mea eur.'t for tha bcncGt of the psoplc, and as sisting In framing laws fur their mutual in tercets and protection ; ready at all times to 'ctcr the battle lIcU In defence or the liber ties and honor of bit country. Such is the rhsraeter and disposition of Gen. Lane. When wo witnessed Low comforluUo LU family wcr situated Low pleaiantly Le rcemed to enjoy himself turroundid by his children ond friends how it pained Llm t think of separating himself nga'u from them ko Boon no could scarcely think that there was ono In our bud so lost to nil thame, to all sense or honor, to justice, to truth, to attempt to Injure Gen. Lan's private char- aoter, as was attempted to be done prior to nlectloo, by n bane, malicious, nnd fulK' publication by one or the ilandcr-dcallng nonymnua wjrlbblew or the Ortgonian, It rrs h IH Ic Irtter thsu tt wa supposed cv-n ' Dryer would ttoop, and thwe vho witnessed his humiliation nt tbo'polltlcal meeting at Winchester, when a certain nillclo In Ills paper was referred to.wlll rcn Illy understand to what wo refer The slander recoiled ou the perpetrators, nd so dlgustcd many honest whlgs tint they renounced Dryer Gaines & Co.,nnd went tu work icalously for General Lane. There Is no man la the world who is more sincerely attached to his family an 1 who lnl.es more pi I Jo In Indulging In Ihoio social qualities which make the (amity circle a place to bo coveted, than Jo. Link. Oin IIiap. If any of our readers are troubled with the "blghcad" and the fact hat been established beyond a llngcilug doubt, that It Is now prevalent and raging to a frightful extent In our very midst let thcra do as we have done, frankly ncknowl. edge It nnd try nnd lli.il a remtdy. Our head, that Is to say the head of our rnrnr ! was trnnliliMl with thft Witi'.lirail !' n tnntli- er Partington would say, It bad the "dis traction of the brain," o- something rise, which from lt top-hcvIncs was producing! frightful ravages on the delicto constitution and other portions of our said paper. In .fact Ithadnultolost Its equilibrium (Jones, I who has been looking over our shoulder, the rogue, suggests that he never heard It called lT nl " bcforcl-and well nigh Its ( court tits known Herself more satisfactorily 'If not mire Inlinntely, and we are bapjy to say Is now convalescent. If any of our rea'eraaro troubled with a Aeapy AtaJ, we , adilsc them to ue soda water freely, and I abstain, young man alitain, from the too frequent use ot ttrouger Illations. We have tried la mo I there we go again that l, i . . out win paper has men ti wun eminent tucccsji. No, dear reader, 'make a note u''.' Th, "r? finable Information wo'd ll&TC botn ElTn you l ek but for want r ro"m' nnJ u now n" on account of .. . , Wc shall con-' " pttnlirul ItCK or news, l,,nue slT',ott dissertations on probsble that ther are verv troublesome un counir I . ' Is to beat turpentine red hot. and then -..1,1. it,. !. n.i tmm.,.A ii.i. .n,. extremities In'the said turpentine, which! they tell us kills the flea Instantly. Our preKrlrllon Is very minute about the neccs- slly of catching the flea. And while we' think cf It we Kllljusto-ld that all kinds of1 fruits msy be preserved forever In the same manner. ?& We Lops the "city fathers'' will have ft fIiiA Mfi am 11 Ami mV rttirt npAiisi. ' loa to prevent the hogs from literally taking the town. They hate undermined our or. flee and taken pissesslon or the cellar, an 1 fu consequence U, that thero not being rojra enough ror both fleas and hogs, the fleas fled and have taken possession or our ssnetura, and driven us into the garret, Mn... a,.. 1,11. .i.b.i. .1.1..1,. menu; and on these occasions they express ' ll.A.irl..a wmm i. . . ..f . ax I ba ha .lAnl.t '1 - n.lw.1.t , . . ... .. .... t. a. a.' CTUCU OMllgCU IO W lUr evwUM.ng prlnciiwilitlcs' without resisting tbelr aggTcs tlon. We bad our band of fleas carefully caraled under the house, but the bogs have, rooted them out. Now, wc have talked to preventives lor uiocr nnuujauccs. ror in III lite recent wiiiiiiem tnn.npa, ti,..- -- r-- ------ -- 5' , , . , , nn ' "1 v o ....v.-. .... - ( j ' stance, wc have Ju.t room to say that the 'ell stated In a ;k-ocIi in Jacksonville ," mcioiirc 01 which wo nvno iiioj a,l,,.nti.in lie was tli.cliatge.l. Ibcstmcdeto citermlnale flcas-(they are' . that tho "liuio bad tieen when a whig, attention or tlio public, Mid tlio author., Wm ) Unn(ll.tU ii.ado a balloon ' not very bad here, there nctbelng more than dam'topen his mouth in this Territory," ilw at nj l.ington. will bo found the ', r,(lin Adtian City, Michigan, 'anwlrtoerfrTSnuare fuot. l.nt ll.rr . which Was trtlO SO far M llO W.11 COIL ll '"" " " Uottol , Oil ICCOIIIIt Of lllr ... . . . . 1(mi,,. ,, lid lltf. these gruntm with "tear, in ooreyes" on mck um,t.. n.11I1(.ig , . the propriety f their restoring he pr.ml-1, j, 1)row (YL!t0 tv,.r i ,ie ,erco at any scs to Its rightful owners; we have Riven, omj ,, n1(j C0liwu.,v the claim them the "clean law" upon the subject; of , ,,. , ,ors lliisii 83S0 isct animal. the probable coniequtncesofa suit In chan-jVgBn( jjri.w ca;,na aml j, noivi-il eery, tor ejectmen'. and rorclble entry and g-jjijo for Hour furnished for tlmt sir det.lrer. liut they are deaf lo our cntrca- j vi(.e M le ow rul(J of (0lty ccllU pt.r tles.tpurn our depreeallons, and have a 'ji ,o7f) cts is nllowed for colT.-o, most perfect contempt for Mr. niackatone. So we have arrived at the conclusion that hogs are liO per rent, worse than women i.hcn they take a notion to 1 perverse. As a dernier rcorl no petition the bon. city fathers for rtlief, and we will be very hum. lb as all prayerful petitioners are. Another 1 11 ill mi ITInasncrc. SevcMKr.n Men' Killko! By late arri vals from the touth we understand that the Indiana near tho mouth (if Humbug, recent ly attacked a party of whites in tho night nhllo they were sleeping, and killed seven. teen men. We have no particulars. If the report proves correct- and It seems to be pretty well corroborated thero should be a war or extlrmlnatlon commenced against these murderous red devils, Immediately, and kept up until there Is not one left. We are no advocates or mob law, tut this seems to be the only course left to ensure the safe ty of the lltes of our citlicns and their pfjpvrty. Treaties seem to do them no gjod, nnd their depredations appear to be on tho Jncriatc. We understand that Dr. McKInney and Mr. Flanagan, tbe latter formerly or this valley, nre among the mur dered. $Jr Tho Standard and 2'i'mes Portland, having exhausted all other subjects or con tention, nro now fighting about tbe proprie- of firming n new Ilepubllo out or the l'a- ciflo States. The Htandard I rather raror ably Inclined toward the project, while the Times Is decidedly opposed to It, and gives Mr. Standard 'purtlklar pbltt' tor Lis te merity, in ft style 1 ccullar to tho Times' ed itor. Look well- to your laurels Lelsnd, Tor ycu haro a uirrnldnble opponent, ond liinlt'h. you bio lniprrrlou tn the assault of ' tolncco Jn'ce, mi rniy 'go In.' f& llustness during tho past week tins been very brisk. Ono small house bai been removed precisely two feet eleven belies, and elevated another has been decapitated. Potty It uhtuually tow, while smlmoa bus rlz. Two new boarding houses liaveaprnng Into existence, nnd havea"locnl habitation" but as yet no name. Speaking of business reminds us Ih tt Nicholson ,V Moore rcccltod n, line lot of goods by last arrival, which they nretcllltigcheap. Some artleleswhlch got slightly wet at Inst wreck, but which arc very little damaged, they nro, selling for less than cost. Call and sco Mcsirs. N. A M-i and we don't think you will go amy dlssat Islled. (ttr Wc understand Hint n vcsel,tlu schooner "Astoria." nctuHtly snileil for the Uinpiiu.i from San Francisco, itbout tlio S 1st till. Wo expect n tari-o uppljr of pnpor liy lU Should It full Ut oomo lo lintiti, howeyt-r, our renJcts may ptcparo tlicmscives tor niioinei suspension in n few weeks. Wo fear, hut still have hopes. Wc'vlH do some tiling desperate soon, If something don't "turn tip," our disappointments nro getting beyond endur.inco. (ttf l. V, Iskiivkr, K., will deliver tho next nnnual address beforo tho .Marlon County Agitcullurnl Society, tFrom tie Oregon Statesman Ilspotlilloit Id right tlit Tho r.nilgruuts." Dr. tin Ciii:uk, Dunn. vs Co., July fi. 1 8.15 A. Ili'su, I'.xi jVciiroir; In tin- last Urrgouitii I notlcci n letter I'lOin It. F. L) J well, commonly known In tlio Southern country n "collir-moulhcdl l " II.A..A ..TIdl n lltn li.l-.fl' ..... v . i . .. .. - , .i itn mo crnchon voice, it is sniinii.it Dow.il ruined his voice in tho winter .if lS.V'-a ulitlo ho a cninu. ilJur'Coinimiyiiij,' nccouns, is nn to mi n .mi. for sale at n dolhr nnd n q uar t c . ' . . nor lb. Durlni: tlioto memornMe ttnr ...i(li... it... ..a ll..t,utl Mrttt'.til l.t Inrh sonvilbt with ii load of Hour, nnd ctiiii.'"!V1, bjCl)rg ,utt wUI'' inoncod lo sell it out nt llfty cts per lb.;1 but toon increased his extortlonato do, I innnds until ho raised it up as high as n ......w. ...... .j .. .. . . ., .... -. down ; his idce f.tiletl him, nnd ho has 'not recovered it to tills d.iy. "cerned. lur unlil lio bcc.iino sanguine ' - ., , ... .1.1 I .!... 1 01 1110 Knowiioiiiioga mm um n.-suwi. uf finlnoa. ha una nrofcsiodlv neutral in polilies.but like many oilier neutrals, , " claimed to bv ns goou n uemocrai ' col"li '" lou,lu "' "'.gn I':l,t umnicr when Chits. S. Drew, ""en Quarter-niaster General of the Or- t-uon Militia, was organizing bis rxiio dition to "light the emigrant" on lhi- southern road, Dov.-ll was nmoog tho first to Invest in thai infamous siktuIb tlon. It is now gcuernlly coiicrded thali this expedition was unnecessary Ktiptlittiin was uimteessarv nnd vklmlli' iiih-i.IIkI fur no hostility exl.l.il on tho southern route indeed the w holo. airair was gotten ujt lor me purMjie 01 tpecuUtmg olT tlio Geitcrul l.overn-. ,'" The greater poition of the lor. ge, transportation, provisions, hospital ' and ordinance stores, cVc, for the i-x ped.t.on were furmshvd either by the i..h..Ias mast,. limiulf IP Soma ill Itlk IIUIIIKI IlldllCI MMM-Mt W V w. ...- nartiiera in Lu$iuf, or reUlioi. In. I , . ......f Hun nrnur .l.mif. ' that ho has allowed tlio clati UU IIIU it UII VI v.. s." - ' of hi. brother, II. J. Drew, for tlicuio of park limits hi that service, amounting to the .,..,....., .,1 OOCTI'.t Vn i.imi-.- and tho same for bacon; 50 cts per lb, is charged and allowed for sugar ami salt. Vet CIms. S. Dreiv.tpiaiter.mas ter, "ceitiths that all thoto articles wore purchasrd at tho loicttt market price, and that he was in no way interested in the purchase." Messrs. Pearson anil Hunter, supposed partners of. tho cpjar. ter-mastcr, havo alto large claim of u similar character. ' Il appeara,tliiit Mr. Pearson was paid and is allowed 8r0 bcr month for rent for four months of ollico fur the quarter master, while it Is well known In Jack sontillo that C. S. Drew kept his orn'c. in his own bouse, and that Pearson owned no interest In the homo unless by virtue of his copartnership with Drew. Mr. Hunter, another partner in this enterprising firm, of Drew, Dowill cV Co., is allowed 8U per lb. for powder, .10 cts per lb. for lend; 75 cts for shot; $10 per thousand for porcutaioh caps, A;c. Dr. Cleavland, lute of the Coun oil, and ns a member of which body In voted for the resolution Hiking G'cn Lnno to get an appropriation to pn, ditto bills, another personal and polit ;cal friend of tho distinguished Gen Diow, is allowed 620 per oz. for Qui iilno, alto 82 per oz. fur cubebs, Copo via, and Parugnrio ; charges for oilier Hospital stores furnished by Dr. Clove laud nro of a simil.tr character. Among tho rest, 88 per gallon is allowed for braudv.' Tho miscellaneous items of the expenses of this service include ma ny very singular and interesting stores for a campaign in tho mountains 812 per ream Is charged for fools cap paper; 81 per bottle for ink ; Urgo umountt ire allotted for onp, candles ami olbtr extras. . l'orltnns Dowcll'n bill ll fslr ipecl men of tho rest, nnd for tlio i(llfleolnn of tho yoml denioernts who rend lltf s'tiilesnmn, nnd livlluvo In tho ocononi. iinl mlmlnistratlon of tlio govoriiinont, wo wlU Biibjidn Dowi'll'a nrcount n irnlnsl tho United Slates In full. Com incut Is iiiiiieut'smiry wlicn wo considei iliatQiinrU'r-mssti'r Uonernl Drew lias col tilled Ihnt nil thrso oxlrarnnnt di mauds nro just tlmt tlio nrliclvs furti Islii'd worn purvli.isod nt tlio lowust mnrltrl piicc, nnd Ihnt he Is lit no wn.t intcresteil in tho purclinsc. It. r. I'OWKI.I.' AITOI'NTI 30 nnlmils todays at SI tldearhp.day KU Hut lasli rope, at 'i black rasps, 1 huWhcl. 4 hulls twtuo, 2 sail needles, 1! rutlillrr's unls, It avis with liehes, 1 eullee-nilll, 2 rainpkctlles, 2S frying pans. i:t l.ruail puis, 20 tin Clips, 3.tNldtii blMikits, (! lbs. pun dor, IHIls. lend, 1 M per lb. :i 00 apiece, I on I 00 apiece, 0 flO " 0 SO " 10 HO " 0 00 " II 110 " i IHI " 3 HI) " 1 Od 4 00 '' 3 00 " 80 ' 74 " 10 It, shut, 3 lux's percutlilon caps & HO per box, 1 but stivl peus, 4 00 l Lome ink, 4 quires uf paper, 1-2 ilotcii pencils 1 spring tnl.wice, All lbs. louf sugar, 8,i lbs. rice, 31 lbs. so.tp, TlllU. beit, VH'J Itis. pork, SCJO lbs. Hour, 7A lbs. suar, 3:uUh collie, lit; lb'. U-nns, & gills, vluegiir, 3 00 I 1)0 nplccc, 1 30 " 4 DO 73 per lb. 621 " 75 " 30 " 74 ' 40 . l " 1 74 All " ' C 00 per cat. I would like to accompany tlio nbovo nllli sonio oxlracts fr.nii the) iriarlrr- mnslcr's report to (Jov. Curry. It is n I'.Ifli siiKfltMPii ofnilhtirv iloniie ncr. . , ,. I " . ... ;, ' l"" a m """ " ' ",0 rH P"uelloii Indee. I; It it coucl.o. I. a ll... I..l.sal ati n s s I n ll . 1 isl f.tliiitls Hllil' til HIV lH.r atjiv t riiiMi s jsws i-,m tss Is such a model of Its kind nsvnu lutvol Hut I will not trespass farther upon our spurn at this time. W. J. MAltTIV. 'Hie Stitennan otlitor comments n follows upon tho nbovo commutiicntiou: In tho letter of Citpt, Mntlio, which exHciillion in iigni ino emigrants. l.f . ...!. . .1 ii . ..i ii.t. ... .i i ... .1... t i Tho Items of this bill, as given, Pi,.cll,ck , ,ho , Asking thej correct, for wo have caused then, to bo ., f .,. , rour lljur,.( coniparoil will, the U, is or. tile in-1 ie Gonernor odicc, matin out and cerli ' lied by C.S. Drew, Lite Qr. Mit.ter'l G'eneMl. 'H-e other bills on filo thero. ' . on account of this sclieru light tho' ondgrantt" and plunder I'nclo Saiii.nio of the same character, rxhorbilint bo. y ond degree, or paralhd. Wo subjoin a few items wlilcli wo liavo cnplrtlnur. Bidf from tha ronurt of llir Into Or. Mas. tor Ceiioral. Drew. We conv from the medicine bills: Capsules, per oz., lliisiin CupasU, per oi., C'uUU, per nt., fincct Sp'ta Nitre, r ox., Illue alius, jwr o... Cb. lagugiie, IT bottle, Quln.ue. per ox., Srldlltt Powders, per box., I'arazorle, ixros., 81 liO 1 SO 1 J 10 20 Sniiiu ol llieio nro queer articles (or' an expedition of that kind, unless tltoy Hxp.cte.1 to take tick Indians prisoner.., And thoto price, are all rather refttja.i.1 sa a . ing for haul limes ami tlull saler. All, theso niticles G'en. Drew certifies "on honor were vurchattd ut thr. loicetl atih prre :" somttimes at the "lowest mar- I.....!.. ne.piice Co.nuitiom ornii: "Amrrica." It .... . . r. r ., appears tlial ttiero is more lett ot mc steamship America than was at first anticipated. Tho Crescent City Iter' aid, of July 'lib, siys : Ilcr boileis, steam chlmnles, water! tank, donkey engiuo, wheels, (excrpt the wood work,) and shafts aru in per- feet onler. The engine Is but slightly injured, nnd tho bull, from below cop I pvrlug, or nearly so, in pcifoct condi-l lion, ami not makbii; n ilrnp of water,' It is thought by tho olliccr on board that after p-movlng her wheel, ma. ohlnery, and somo sixty ton of coal, together with all the refuse stud- on board, that alio will float somo three feet higher. The samo paper, of the 11th July, says : Tho bulk, or so much of the steam, hip America ns was not consumed by die flmiius.has been tightly planked over ind othuiwlto fitted up tu fur, tliut it is thought practicable to tow her to San i'nincisco. The Ooliah is to leave with hor this evening. OlIIHNATIOX. CAIVIN II. WEST was, on Sunday, 2'Jd ult., ordained a ,i Minister of thu 0 ospal, at the lluptist Church in this place, by n Council ol Ministers of that denomination, called lor thu purpose. Itev. Mr Arlington, of Maumee City, preached the' sermon. Mr West's proposed field of labor is in tlio Umpqua Vulloy, Oregon, width, er ho is preparing to remove. Defiance (o.) Democrat' Mr. West died of cholera, while returning to this country. He was formerly a residont of Douglas county. Ills family aio now on their vay to 1 1.1 vnllny. ' A.I.IKIoiiiiI News Ilciua. I' itiB, Hacon tV Co. From Ht.Lnnlt wo Icnrn tlmt prococilliiga worn Ueing instituted on tlio l'-'tli Juno, by tho city and county of Si. I.uuls, to restrain tin nP4o!latlon nfii noto in favor of liiii' iVllacoo, for the ainii of 5l,16y,5H.1, pnynblo live days nflor ditto, iurporllng to ho cxoiMiled by tlio Ohio nnd Mis slsslnpl Uiillmnd Coiiiinny, ml t" lf secured by their deed ol trust. Pngo is I'li'shlviit of tills company, nnd It is cliatgcd that ho drew ihuiinlo and deed oftniHt himself, without tno knowledge or consent of tho Directors. On ii F.ri:ui. I'ublio nKontlnntii llm city of Now VuiK lias livvn illrt'Ctod to lliu oxevstitu nso of opium, ami it i prnposi'd to reprosi tliosalo or tlio o - j .'lotions drug by law, In the samu way I as legal enuetincnt Is applied lo itrdnit splilts. Tho Prosidrut has called (iov. Hood or ami other Kansas teriltori.il olllei d. 'o nucoiint, for certain alleged litnd I spi-i'ulitioui willi tlio liiill.iiiliiliesu llli-1 in llielc jurisdiction. In violation of tin Acts of Congress, nnd Informs (Jov ' Itocder that hu catmol bo retained in ullico, tiidoti coit.tlu iinproisloiis now on his (tlio President's) mind shall bit ' stlisfiictuilly romovod. J Iu.nm-.v Com:. Nutftllliitaiiillng the vigil inco of tho (tovoriuiu'iit olli el.dt. Col. Kinuov has succeeded in i'liul.iiig Ids way buyoud their jutiidic, !liiiu,iind at last rircoiinls was safilyat jHiuaica, W. I. lis. incites his fi lends jlu lo.ivo thu United States by the 11 fit iouvoniices for Nicarnguu. il A niiinlier of eminent attorneys, in eluding Ittifiis Choato, h.ivo piiiiioiiuc cil tlio M.nssiielituells liipiur law tn be 'jiiiiconstilutioiiul. I '' 'Hut iiopul.tr volo of Illinois nt Iht- l.ito election, was ndverso tu tho li'liiur i,,.- ,-" . line oi leiegrn in soon bo in operation Irom llxlifax to St. John's, when it Is estimated tewiouiiiiiaiiii, that tho news brought by the nloamora (torn I'uroptf may be plilillshed in New Vtnk within six "day, from tint tlino of Ihtt ateamers teal log l.lverponl. ' 'llio inail'agont at Now Oilonni.ulioJ detected Mr, Kontlall in his mail lob belies, was a few days sinco arrested' in a charge of liolaling llm liw in ro ...... ...... t.. ,.,. .,.,.. ..." ..... , .. L f UunKujl tlttl, , , , ,. . .. I Imrnlisii. of Sump r, Ala., " ''' '" ' " ''" belonging to her father. I he negro. .illeillploil 10 lioiaiu nor poitnn,uui imiki tog, ho boat her to ilritli with a club Mo was taken by tho lilirciis and pub licly burned on the spot where thu mur.l tier was committed. I I The whlgsaml knownnthingnf Kon. I lucky biivii inimluatvd the fulloivlug ticket: ror Moot liovernor, James ,11'jnly; for Attorney (ituoral, James IUrl.in; fur Treasurer, Itlchard C. i Wiiitersinlth. A monument to the memory of Col, j W. W. H. litis has been crectetl at .New Orleans. Tho Union says that Mr. Mclaue, U. S. Com.iilsiioner to China, has been sn tece.sful in tho .xecullon ..fid. trust that no necessity oxitts for bis return Itk lint I' tint 1 . The new steam frigate .Vcrrirn jc! was launched at Huston ou tho lltli J! June. i ' .... I..U .l..l!.....l . I...I.... .1 11 uen, iiiiiiiinii iii-iiiviru n ,vi...o.,. 'short tiinu sinco, at Jackson, Miss., bo- lore a largo audience, In favor of the .-...- ........ I. .,!.. ..t ..... I ,irinue nciuia...ui. i . llio untlro nmoitiit ol loss nv urn hi the United Slate from thu Isl ofJau ii uary to tho let of Juno, current, Is set'l down ut the enormous sum of Di'-M,. ' i 000. ( A valuable gold smifl'.bnx, mounted with brilliant, was recently sent Hy Ivmpcror l.oult Napoleon to nil old friend of his in New Voile. On lis ar. I rival in this country it was eiel by llio ahi-riir of Nuw Votk, upon an oxv cutlou for debt conlrnctud by tjio Mm. ptrjr while in this country, seieral yours ago. 1 lie box was sotn at aucr tion Tor 6B0O. llio Hoiicu Intemis to, contest the auction of the slierill". ( I.ITI-II I'llOH I'KTriOI'OI.IIWSKI. 7Vio 7'oirri Deitrtul by tho Hastlam. Ily the arrival or llio l-reucli tirtg ol war Obligailo, Com'r Katcncnurl, in twenty-nine days fiom Petrnpolowrkl, we learn that ou thu arrival of thu id lied fluet they found tho town nnd for tress entirely' deter U-d by tho Itumditns. Two Americans mid ono Frenchman wero tho only inhnhitanti of thu place, with the exception of numerous herds of dogs. Tlio ships tirrord and Dwina had Hailed sometime before, for tho A moor Ilivvr. utter having destroyed nil the fortifications, and taking with them all their guns and stores. Thu Mounter Brisk wui wnilingat Polropolowski for the arrival of the Monarch, which was momentarily expected. The remain, dor of the fleet, consisting of the La I'orte, Alcaic, l'.urydice., President, Trincomalce nnd Dido hail sailed in company for Sitka. Cut. Chron. 03" We aro indebted lo Win, Hrniid rV Co. for a copy of tho San Francisco MVrWt Chronicle of tho 'ilal nil, " " "" J "V I.ll Clioltirii nt Mitn I'riKilsco. Tin: Chom-.iia on Tin: Sihiiiia Ni:. VAtu Tiunrv DiuriM on lloAttn. Dining tlio patsnijo of tho .Vtcrrii Nevada from Han Juan lo this port tidily persnim tiled on hoard of tho Atlatlu cholera. When lliu pniscngora hy tho PromKhuis rencti.-il tin. lath, urns tho dlsonso hud bi'on raging for somo days near tho Lake mining tho unlives, most nftthom had fled in great Irror. One of the passoiigers liilnrm. oil us tlmt they saw seinnl bodies of unlive dead by choloin, deserted ami partially onion iy the wolves and crows, iioiir the toad. Tin flight uf tho natives was so great thnt they could not bo induced tn iild, ns they usti'tlly tin, In tho tiantioitntlou 'f goods on thn Isthmus, ami the passim gors wero delayed n .lay lunger thnrt the oitliuary time at Virgin liny. At ll.ls place n young (iiicinn girl was attacked, mid she diud in a few hours. Several cntcs ocsurred ut San Juan, nnd nflor gelling to son thn plague bv yau to rage mining tho passengers, For even tUy there was a storm and rtln which probably had contliivrable In. tluenco to iiicroatu tho ihiilvnco ol the tloadly tliseuio. The passengers gen. orally osiim.tted thn iiu'nber of death at forty or fii'ty. Ono gentleman in fnriiH'ii our ropoitor that he had kept an account of tho tlu.tths ou board which uamu to his knowledgo, and ho umiiborril them at ,'17. All tint deaths wero by cholvM.ntid nil lliosu attack' od by eholoin tiled, Sot end poison had slight'attack of tliahiva, (perhap premonitory sty itijitoin ol cholvra,)aiid ttoro I'lirod, but none of Ihnatt saved i'ihiIiI be said to Iiiimm ntelid lliu difiit. od limit of tho Asiatic scotirgo. Tin. physician nhnald wi.t toiy uttt-nllvu to thu sick, ilud thu olliet'i of the boat did nil in their power to aid thu sulf.tr. big. Ttioso uttaeked gonvrhlly died in lift hours ; nnu mam lingered lur tlireu day. 'll was grnorully I'ttimnlod on boaid that two thirds ol thu death ncrurrid beforo reaching tho hittiluilx of llm G'ulfuf Cidiloriila, at which limu the woalhor oloarod up and tin) tli.eat. moderated. Ten or ttv.lva of tha deaths were in the cabins ', the rrmalii. tier in tho steerage. Most nl llio steer ago passenger who could nllbrd it bnugbl Ciibm passages alter the break iv out of llio disease. Un llio arrival ol the steamer hero thorn were about twenty pvismit'ou bmid sick with tha rlnder.i. Among the tb-nd aru Mr. C. II. West, a lltptlsl minister, who had n wife and child on board. Mr. Ilrotvn, an attorney, bit wllo ami rhihl, nil died. Among the icliui,-ue Mr.l.mtl, a rurpenter ol tin city, thu first main of the wstfl and several firemen and sen ants nit tho ttoamor. There wa no chnloru ou thu Sierra Nevada go lug don ii, nor on thu Uamor on tlio oilier side. Falsi: St.ftis Knit'.: the Coin It npeait that there is a large num ber of lalso "slugs "Jn clrcuUlion, .Mr. Case, of I. nso, llvlser cV ('o. showvd ua yoatur.Uy arvoral sped uioiii, A genuine slug hud been sawn from the edge bnlf through thu piece, In two places, and close respectively tu the uppoi and lower aide of the com. A solid abp of gold, nearly, in dimension, half lliu superficies of tha lug, bad been then extracted, nnd it place supplied by a piece uf compress ml copper of thu samu size. The bro ken edge bad then bun covered with gold, and milled nilow. To the eye tlieru teems no dlirtirencu between tha Hue and the falsu coin. Ail thu old impression I retain, d, and tho geuor ally battered otlges do not betray that tlieru hat been any tampering with tho pienu. The weight is not in sensibly diminished as to excite suspicion. 'I l.o only mode lor the public tu distinguish the genuine nolo is liy llm ling. Wlnm poltcd ou tho finger-end, and ttiuck by a lilt of metal, tlio li.tsu coin give n dull sound, at if it vrru cracked, where a lliu gniiuiiiu piece yields n clear ringing sound. Tho slug wo saw which bad been (umpired tilth had lust gold to thu value of about thirty per cent., or 810. This is rather tot. much to run the risk olio. Ing by ro. coiviug slugs u cash. Several of our baukiirt, merchant nnd other have boon imposed upon by these cunningly debused pieces. It i not known whoro thu manufacture has bt en carried on, but it hit been supposed that til's Chinese may have had some hand in tho process. Their iiiitutivu Ingenuity is well known, It is possible that thn spuiious slog may all ln.vo coino ill. reel Irom Uliiua, II lliey liavo not been turned out of tho Little China among ourselves. There seems but ono way for thn publlo to protect themselves In this matter. Let ixople refuse, all slugs, as cash, no mutter how uenuine. tho pieces may look, by such conduct, llioy will lie lorcetl Into lliu mint Tor ro-uoiuago, where their true worth will be ascertained. It is believed tlmt a larg number of tho false slugs have been sent lo tho iuteiior-l'or cir culation : so let our country renders buwato how they dual in this matter. The coin has of late been sonowhiit scarce literally in Sail Kniuulaeo, (Jul, Ctiroif Z-Cr In tho United -.States there ro T persons to tho squaro mllo ; In England 332; France 172 ; Itustla 26 ; Turkey 7Ii ; Aus tria 111 t Mexico 7; .Canada 6 Bpnlu 7flj 1'rufislaUl; ColJondWOj Uelgluin 33fl; Ktigland la tho" nlosl densely points lid I'Mintiy In I'.tirnpe incept llrlgliiin.