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Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-03-16
NIRGINIA-OaIuS Superior Cpun-lU'crmvdi-
ate Term, February 9th, lei3.
ht G'Shorn and the heus #
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-INCHANCERS.


ate Term, February 9th, leI3.
hn Goshorn and The heus ,i
Marcus Wilson. Deceased l.r,,,.c,bv
against
James w Clemeus aud others.
4 Nils cause came up,n this 8 u day u Feb
Il runry. lSf3, To be heard upon the bill AID
eahehIis the ers of Thomas z Ray. the nan,
children and heirs of said Ray, by Waimsn 4 VIII
lie their guarlinn DEL liiem,the infant heirs OF WIN
Harkins. deceased. ny Elizabeth iiarkins thCir
guardian nd hiem of Forsyth, McNeey Il Reeves.
and that OF Roheri Morrow. Daniel Murray. Muses.
w Chapllne and James w Clemens. and The orders
Oi pubcailOn. as Co the absent defendants, and they
shll falling mappesr aud answer. the bull. as to
them, Is taken for confessed. And wus argued by
counsel WheU uoun It is adJudgrd, ordered md
q, creed that James A Clarke, who is hereby APP
pointed spec al Cuuiinissiuter 6r the purpose 1"
ASCERTAIN and reposi n Ihc Court. who the par.
ties having any Interest ia the subject the hill
mentioned, aud Iu what extent they inie esied.
whni Is due TO any ol The shareholders ia Ihe
c'aii"n Ia The bill mch"ned, what ronies have
beeR advanced 10y any pe,sun persons for the
purl oscs of said assuciaou. what is due frUm the
"sscialluu or from any Individual IT'S account Tor
debts contracted for "uy Of the purposes of said
suc'aiInn: als What is due 10 the said aIio
holders of the shares for aud account q. Tet,ts
aud profits, and from Whom. together with all mat
tiers deemed pertinent by SAID Missioner, or
spclHIy refur ny the parties giving due nniice
To the parties ia leave To proceed eIparte IL they
ar any oi them, beng Hotfied. do uui a;Ichd.
And The cause is continued Tor such report.
A Cory TesIe,
ALIEN. T. LAIDLEY. CTk
The defendants in the above cure will take no.
lice Tint ON Saturday, The 9Th day OF April next,
at my "iire IN the cIly of " hcelins. I shalt pro-
coed TO take the accounts and nscerair the facts
referred to me Ivy foregoing decree.
JAS A CLARKE,
March I. lS43-ia
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YfRGGNIA-fS cnA~cERy-At ruies held in ,b,
clerks office of tne Circuit Superior court oC
Law and chancery for the county Of ONO, I'm the
month of March 1919.
The Merchants and Mechanics Bank ofWheeIlng
compliments
against
Solomon King, Arthur " Philips and John Fayy-
cett, defendants
THE complainant having filed an amended and
supplemental bill, and The defendant Fawcett
not having entered his appearance and given Sc
Curty according 70 the act Of assembly and the
rules Of this court, and u appearing by s7tisfacto
~ pyOoi that he ~ not an inhabitant Ofthe Gem
monwealth Of Yrginia,-On motion Of the corn.
Blanant BY counsel. % is ordered that the said
defendant do appear here on the first day Of tbe
next spring term Of this court and answer the
Bald amended nd original bls-and that c5py
81 this order be forthwith inserted 10 some news
paper pnnted ln the city Of Wheeling for two
months suCcessively, and posted the front door
Of the court house OfOhlO county, A c0py fosts
ALEX + LAlDLEN, clerk
LAMB q Russell, for cOmp't. mar 10
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John .snoru Il Co.
Against
Redick Nike. Jacob T., Bier Z IN ONAN0ENf'
and orhrls.
' Wis cause came on this liIh day Of February
Z 1913, TO he heard upon The bill q exhibits vt
the cOmplamanis; and the said defendants Morrison
Nelson, Lloyd G Hughes and Hiram Martin, The
North Western Bank of Vrag mia, The Merchants
md Mechanics INK ofWheehng. Hugh Nichols
The Wheeling Swings Institution, james Luke
John Richie, Srmuel S,,rigg aud RedIck M'Ker
rIlmg To answer. the hill as To them, is taken for
'oniesscd. Aud It appearing To she couri that the
rie OF utilization hereIuiure awarded against the
ritudeuIs Hrn.tT. Murrisun onu Moor have be N
duly ;uhllshed and pcslcd, and they still failing to
,ppcar aud answer. the bill, to them. is also taken
confessed WhereupOn the Court doth adudge.
rider aud decree that james A. Clarke who Is
hereby appointed Commissioner for that purpose,
10 proceed IL Stale aud report to the Court " hat
sum Is due by the defendant Bier fu the complain.
ants. What real estate the said Bier had at the Time
and since the forfeiture pf the forthcoming bond IN
the till mentioned and the annual renr thereof
= nat amount l. due IU Samuel Sprag and John Rll.
chic either ct Ihom, for the purchase money of
the lots ~ tie bill neuiiOucd as purchased from
Them what amounts due 10 The ccsiuI, que trts
any Of them under the deed of trust 10 Nel,ou.-
The commissioners III also stale ard Iepori wbai
partnership debts, II any. are due by sand firms OF
B!er q liUnler aid Bier q Marin, mn liable IO 10
paid out II the partnership properly: hat is The
sta e of accounts between the partners themselves
in said firms. and What interest Of the said Bier IN
said partnership pruperIyIs liable 10 the claim of
the cumpln;iidnis or u hts separate crediiurs To-
gcIher with any thing deemed pertinent by himself
or specially required 10y either patty The Com
mis- ioner TO proceed pare. il the parties credi
and others interested shall appear, alter due
notice given Them Aud, un the peIilIos OF the
complananrs filed, leave is given Them To make Il q
firm Of Starr d. Martin Iariies defendant 10 then
bill aud process is awarded against them.
a copy teste.
ALEX. Il. LAlDLEY. Clerk,
The defendants 10 the above cause will take nt,
lice that on Saturday. The S.h day Of April uexr,
shulI proceed To- take The accounts aud inquire I'M,
the matters referred iu me by The foregoing decree
at my office in the city Of Wheeling at which Time
and place The said defendants may appear if they
think proper. JAS.A CLARKE
March ls43.--4w
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Clerks office Of the Circuit Superior Curt of
Law and Chancery for the county Of Ohio IN tbs
NOR Of March. 1913.
Noos" freiynan. Complainant.
J"hh tawceii, Executor OF the last will aRd tesla.
mSni OF James Peinberlon deceased. Hanna
renoerton, widow Of the said James Pembertun.
anu Louisa L. DiVen, Ann Tor Martha AuH)
Dung, John SPOTS and EIyira his wife. Rich
ard (or Richard P) IInnncnkamp aud Julia his
VILE. Thomas NJ. PembortUn Mason Dunlap and
Ado1ine his wife. jefferson t. SIngsIon aud Iar-
net ms wife. Frances Bachelor and Elizabeth
hts wife. William Pembertun and Sarah Pember-
ton, which sand Louisa l.. Owen, Ann Young
Elvird SPOTS. Julia Hlnnenknmp, Thomas NJ
Pemherton, Adene Dunlap. Hsueu SLugston
Elizabeth Bachelor. William Pemberion and Sa-
ran Pemberton nre children, devices, legatees
and heirs al law Of the said James Pembc rton
deceased, Defendants
FHNHE defendants John Favceti, John Soils
- and Elvira his wife Richa ri Hannenknmp
AID Julia his wife, Thomas NJ Pemberton, Francis
T. Ba'chslor aud William Pemberson not having
entered their appearances aud gwen security ac-
eording TO the act Of Assembly and the rules Of
this Court, smiu appearing by satisfactory proof
mat they are not inhabitants of the Commonwealth
oI Virginia; on motion OF the Complainant by cnun-
sell Il Is ordered that The SAID defendants do nppear
here on the first day uI the neXt spring term Of
this Court md answer the said COMPLAINANT bill x
that copy OfIhis order be forthwith inserted ia
some newspaper printed in the city OF Wheeling for
tNNo months excessively and p,sied al hs lronI
door Of the court house Of Ohio county.
copy testc,
ALEX. T. LAIOLEY. Clerk
Nelson for Compt. mill
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Hannah PemberOn. widow anC relict of James
PsmberIun deceased. louisa l. Divcn. late La,nisa
l. Prmberron, Ann Your late Ann Pemberton,
J.henOn l. 5 ngston and Harriet his wife, John
SPoIIs mud Elvira his wife, Richard IlRnne nSnn,r
and Julia his wife, Thomas VI PSmbrtIuh Mastnt
Dunlap and Adeine his wife J1fI1rson l. SanCy-
ton 0s guardian nd litem fer Elizabeth BaIchelnr
late Elizabeth PSmberIOn. William PemberloR, Il
Sarah PemherIOn inIanis,-w hicE said Louisa AnrI
Harriet. Elvlra. Julia, III, mas NJ Adehe T.
llznbeth, William and Sarah are deVisees icpa.
tees and heirs al law of said James PemberI0,,
deceased Francis w BaIchelor the husband of
saId Elizabeth, and John FnwceiI, c1ecnfnr of
ihe lusI will and testament or said James Penn.
herlon deceased, defendants
The above cause having been referred L. Tho
undersigned commissioner, To ascertain hat persona
estate there is. Il any yet uhndminisIered ia the
hands Of the SAID execuorsnhjec 10 the payment Of
the debt due 20 the complainant nso what sum is due
10 the said complainant on the debt in the bill
mentioned. aud Tint said comm issiOner Ia g prof
OF tho said obligation and agreement in the bill
mentioned, and report the same all Which will more
FULLY appear by decree made by the said court ga
the said cause on the 3OIh day Of January 1913.
Therefore tic said JefIe rsOa l. SangaIon, guardian
ad ltem as aforesaid tho other parties above named
aud all interested will take notice that on The 5th
day Of April lS43, OF my office in the city ufWhep-
ling, shall proceed 10 lake an account, and hear
ana examine testimony touching ihe matters refer.
red TO me in The said decree. and will continue
from Time TO time after said day 10 do So as long a.
may he necessary. ALEX WILSON
mar 3 Commissioner IN Cb.pco,,
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CLOTHS, CLOTHS, CLOTHS,

VIE subscriber has on unusually large STOCK
low priced and fine Broad Cloths which no
g.1 SCI auJnishingly low SENsENEY.
u1y ~
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md

Francis X Armstrong. administrator de bonis non
with the viii annexed Of Noah Zane deceased,
Ely Dorsey aINi Mary L his witc, Ehene@er Zane,
PlaIOH Zane Hampden Zane, James & Johnston
and Sophia his wife, William w ShrNcr aud
Caroline his vile. james Mclean aud Mary
h, wife, James II Forsyth, james T. Anders1n,
Rtrhard Mcclure, the President and Directors Of
oi the Fire aud Marine Insurance Company Of
Wheeling, W Illi-m Plus and Elizabeth his vile
and IOrneila Zane Defendants.
Tire defendants are hereby notified that Oh Mon-
day, the tenth day of April next, between the hours
OF o'clJck a NJ and SEVEN o'clock Z NJ at The O
flee OF Lamb Il Russell ia the cry of Wheeling ia
the Stale OF Virginia. we shall proceed take the
dopUsiiiois ~ EhenrzOr Zane, Z,chariah Jacob al
then ~ be read 80 evidence our behalf at tho
hearing ol the above munliuncd cause. Aud il from
any tire taking of the shall not DO com.
menced .pr hcing commenced shall EUl he compile
ted, on that day, The taking thereof will be I'D
iourned from time 10 tIhe. until The same shall be
completed ARTHUR NJ PHIL PS,
mT4-6w DANIEL LAMB
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NIhClNlA-IS CHANCERY-At Rule- held IN the
Clerks office OF the Circuit Superior court If
Law and chancery for tie county Of Ohio, in the
month of March 1913.
The Merchants and Mechanics Bank Of Wheeling
complainant.
against
Joseph s Lowry, Adam Fitchner, Ed "ard Hol-
land and G OF ge II Gather, Joseph ID Matthews
Lancaster fIud and Rrmas Ou!d, partners in
business under the firm of Geori Il Gather d
Co. PuIlO w Stocking and George Sw. arm
gen, late partners undei the firm Of y W Stock
ing & Co and George ArmstTu z, John Richie
and Craig Richie. defendants.
The defendants Edward Holland ana George r
Gather, Joseph ID Mathews Lancaster ould
aud Remus Ould, and Craig Richie not having
entered their appearance and gwen security accor-
ding TO he act Of Assembly and the rules of this
court, and II appearing oy tisactnry proof that
they are not inhabitants Ofthe commonwealth of
Vrginia,-On motion of the complainant by coun-
sci, u IS ordered that the said eTcnGants do ap-
pear here on the first day of the next Spring term
of this court and answer the said Jmplanant's
5Hl-and that a copy Of this order be forthwith
~ serted IN some newspaper ted IN the city of
Wheeling for two months suCcessvely, and ogted
al the front door oil the court house Of Ohio cOun-
~. A copy tesie,
ALEX T LAIDLEY. clerk.
LAMB & Russell, for cnmpt. mar 10
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VIRGINIA-GN cHANcERY-AI Rules held ia the
clerks office OF the Circuit Superior court Of
Law and Ghanctry for the county Of Ohio in
the month OF February 1913.
James Reilly, Complainant
Joseph Reilly and Wi liam Blackstock, William
Bell and Nathaniel Holmes partners under the
firm o! Blackst took, Bell & Co.
Defendants
The defendants :lucksiock, Bell & Co not
having ltertd their appearance and given secu-
rty according TO the act of sembly & the rules of
this court, and u Appearing by satisfactory proof
that they are rot inhabitants of the common
wealth of virginia motion Of the complain
ant by counsel, II is OTlered that he said defen-
dants do appear here on the fret da y Of the hexi
spring term Of this court, and answer the said
cOmpIdInanTs bill and that a copy Of this order
be forth with inserted IN some newspaper printed
IN the city ofWhcelIng, for two months success
sVely, and posted at the front door OF the court
house OF ono county 4 copy icste,
Wheat, for compt feb .
YIRGINIA-IS cHAScERY-At rules held in the
clerks office Of the rcdn Superior court OF
Law and chanc,Iy for the county Of Ohio, in the
month Of March ls43,
The General Insurance Company of Maryland,
against
+ anCls Armstrong, administrator de bouis non
with the will annexed, Of Noah Zane deceased
and Ely Dorsey and Mary l. his wife, late Mary
IAN e, Ebenezer Zane, James c Johnston
and Sophia his wife, Platoh Zane, William w
ShrIveT and Caroline his wife James A Mclean
and Mary his wife, Hampden Zane, William
Plus and Elizabeth his wife, Cornelia Zane,
which said Ebenezer Zane, Sophia Johnston
PlatOft Zane, Caroline Shfiver, Mary MCLEAN
Hampden II ne, Elizabeth Pitts and CorneIls
Zane, are children md heirs at aw Of the SAID
Noah Zane deceased, add Jacob ShriyeT.
Samuel Sprigg, and Alex lnder Chaplins
Executor Of the last will and Testament OF
Moses w Chapllne decea sec, which SAID Moses
w Chapline, was, IN his Ii Re time one of the
admlnistIa Tors, de bonis non with the will an
nexed, of the said Noah Zane, deceased,
defendants
The defendants James g Johnston and Scrhia
his wife, and !. ampden Zane, not hay-
ing entered their appearance aud given security
according 10 the act ( assembly and the rules Of
this court, andU appearing by satisfactory proof
that they are not inhabitants Of the common
wealth Of Virginia, On nc ton Of the complainant
by counsel. IL is ordered that the sad defendants
doappear here on the first day OF the next spring
term Of this court, and answer the said COM
plainanJs billiard that copy Of this order be
forth with inserted IN some ne Wspsper printed in
the city Of heeling for two months successive
~ and pOsted at the front door Of the court house
Ohio county. A copy teste,
ALEX T LAlDLEY, clerk.
LAMB a. RUSSELL. for conp'L mar 10
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drQIuAf

Thomas Jones aud Calvin TruesdeII, late partners
andsr the firm "f Jones and Trueslell, and IA.
shariah Jacob, Redick MrKee and Alexander
Wilson, and John Bayless, Robert Thompson
and Alfred Woods, defendants
ME defendants Calvin Truesdeu. John 3
il Bayless. Robert Thompson and Alfred Woods
not having entered their appearance and given
security according 10 the ncI OF assembly ard the
rules Of this court, and it appearing by satisfactory
proof that they not inhabitants OF the common.
wealth OF Vrginia,-OR mott IN of The complainant
by coSnse IL is ordered that The said defendants do
appear here the first day Of the next Spring term
ofthis court, aud answer the said compainanIs bi
and that copy Of this orler he forthwith inserted
IN some newspaper printed in the city Of Wheeling
for two months successively, and posted at the
front doGr Of the COurl house OF Ohio comfy A
cory tssis, ALEX + LAIDLEY,
NELsoS, for compt Clerk
mar
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NlRGlNIA-IN cHASCERY-AI rules held in the
clerks office Of the Circuit Superior COURT of Law
and chunSery for the county Of Ohio, in the month
OF March 1913.
James P Enkine and Ohio w Eichelberger, port,
nsrS under the firm Of Erskine and Eiche berger
COM laInauts
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CSHiHliSsIOnsT

CIIANCERY.-In the Circuit Superior
n Court of Law aud Chancery for Ohio county,
BstEseH- Arthur NJ Philips and Daniel Lamb.
COmpiaiHaHty,
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NlA-lS CHNNCERy-At RulsS held in the
Clerks Office Of the Circuit Superior Court OF Law
ans Chancery Tor the County Of Oaio in The month
Of March l8l3
Benz min I. Thistle CompIaiuant
Against
John Msl.ure, Samuel MCkCchan, Isaiah Lukens,
Friend Cox, and Samuel Trevor John w. MersrI
and Caleb Trevor, partners In basiness under the firm
OF Trevor, hcssrk s. Co., and Richard Hardesty
lac High Sheriff OF the county Of OHIO. rohibaId
iaup, Andrew Dempsey aud George y Paul., part.
nCrs under Oh firm Of Paul, Dempsey & PAUL.,
aud Gusavus CIssap, assignee IN Bankruptcy for Da.
va Ngnew' Defendants.
Il me defendants Samuel hcKeehnn, Isaiah Lukens
L Samuel Trevor, Joan w. Mes-io X and Caleb
Trevor, and PAUL. Dempsey & PAUL having enter.
ed eir appearance and given security according to the
act OF Assembly and the rules OF ibis Court and IL ap-
pearng BY satisfactory proof that they not habi>
tants Of the Commonwealth OF Virginia; On motion Of
The complainant by counsel Il is ordered that the
said defendants do appear here the first day Of he
next spring term OF this court and answer the said
cO.npainants lil and that copy OF this order he
forthwith inserted in some newspaper printed in the
city OF Wheeling for two months successfully aud
posted az the front door or the Court house Of ONO
rouniy. copy tcsie,
ALEX I. LAIDLEY, Clerk.
Lamp russell Tor c'mpi. NH II
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COMMISsIONER,s SALE

~ REAL Ia IA III AND PERSONAL PRO
" PERTY.
Potter g. Wagner,
We
Isaac Springer and Others,
IN ChanceTy.-By virtue Of the decree pronoun-
ced IN this cause, on the 10th day If NOvsmber
lS42, the Undersigned, will offer for sale al the
residence Of said Springer, I 2 miles east Of
first day Of April next, the following psTsonaI
property, belonging TO the d. fendant IsIrc
Springer, tO vii. one horse, 2 cows feather
beds, bedsteads aud bedding, I bureau 2 table,
d0z chairs, large copper kettle, and hogs
Also, one lot Of land containing one acre air
uated on the National road, four and a bste
miles east Of Wheeling. being the residence 20
SAID Springer, together with the improvements
thereon.
Terms-Cash, for the purchase Of tbs persona,
property, on all sums TO the amOunt of 30 doiis.
over that sum, 60 days credit will be given boass'
ing interest rom the day Of sale For liz 800
estate, crcdli Of SIX, twelve aud eighteen sort6
win interest, the purchaser or purchasers givirs
oon9s win good secUniy,iOT the payment of he
purchase money, Tor said personal properfv a ro.I
estate and the title 10 said land retairsJ sit ~
same Is paid. W MITCHELL, ID 3. for
49,. Arehd Woods, Sheriff OhiOCO
.isU - ~ ana Commissioner int he behalf
NEW NOVEL BY BBLWERt
VIE LAST or BARONS Just reesived and
Tor sale OF the LITERARY DEPOT. Price
70 cts. feb %
~ NV NOVEL BY JAMEs.-Forssi Days. n
~ romnnce Of old times: Just received and e,r
'lle o. The LITERARY DEPOT. Price IS cts.
feb %
WILAX SEED, Ginseng and Bssswsr. Nap,sd
~ For which The highest price will be paid in essk
BY OLIVER PRYOR, Union street.
nov 10 Wheeling
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~ NV NOVEL BY JAMEs-Forssi Days. n
~ rOmunce Of old Times: Just received and ZOE
'lle 81 The LITERARY DEPOT. Price IS cts.
feb %
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Coon, sol tor Compt. mar9

VIRGINIA. IL CnANCERY. Al Rules heId in the
Clerks Onice of the Circuit Superior Court OF
Law and Chanccry for the county Of Ohio in the
month Of March, 1913.
William ChIpuuc CompIaiuant
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NEW NOVEL BY BBLWERt

II VIZ LHoI OF BAKONS.-Jusi received and
i Tor sale OF the LITERARY DEPOT. Price
2j cts. C.b %
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NlRGlNlA-US CHA~CERy-A' Rules ne d Ia the
clerks office rf the Circuit Superior court Of
Law aud chancery for the county Of Ohio, in
the month OfAiarch 1913.
Samuel Spugg, complainant.
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CHI ANC Err

NNtCINIA-lN CHANcERI--At Rules held in the
Clerks office Of the Circuit Superior Curt of
Law and Chancery for the county Of Ohio IN tbs
NOR ~ Of March, 1913
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CHASCERY-At rules held
IA the clerks office of tho CIrcuu Superior
C"urI of Law and chuurerv Tor the county Of Ohio.
m the month ui March 1913
James Clarke complainant.
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YIRGINIA-IS cHAScERY--At rules held in the
clerks office Of the & rcdii Superior court OF
Law and chanctIy for the county of Ohio in the
month Of March 1913,
The General Insurance Company of Maryland,
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ARRIVAL FROM oREGnN.-wo

ARRIVAL FROM OREGON.-Wc
were most agreeably surprised yester-
day by call from DR. Whitman from
Oregon, member Of the American
Presbyterian Mission in that Territory.
slight glance at him when he entered
our office would have convinced any
one that he had seen all the hardships
OF life in the wilderness IIe was
dressed in an old fur cap that appeared
TO have seen some ten Years service,
faded and nearly destitute Of fur; a vest
whose natural color had long since fle /,
and Il shlrt-we could not see that he
had any-an overcoat every thread ni'
which could be easily seen, bucksii in
pants, Nc.-the toughest man that we
have seen this many day-too poor.
IN tactic get any better wardrobe! The
Doctor is one of those daring and good
men who went to Oregon some years
ago to teach the Indians religion, agri-
culture, letters, &c. A noble pioneer
do we Judge him To BEL man fitted
to be chief in rearing moral empire
among the wild men Of the wilderness.
We did not learn what success the wor
thy man hal in leading the Indians to
the Christian faith, but he We.
ry modestIy remarked that many Of
them had began To cultivate the cath
and rise cattle.
lie brings Information that the set
tiers on the Willamette are doing we'll ::
that the Americans are building town
at the falls OF the Willamette: that n
Mr. Moor Of Mr. Farnham's party, some
sixty years Of age, was occupying one
side OF the falls, in the hope that Gov
crnmenl would make him wealthy by
The passage Of redemption law; that
the old man Blair, another member of
the same party was living con fortabIy
a short distance above, as all who have
read Mr. F's will know he deserves TO do
br w. left Oregon six months ago; as.
cended the banks of Snake or Laptin
River to Fort Iiall. and was piloted
thence to Santa Fe by the way Of the
Soda Spring., Browns Hole, Colorado
OF the west, the VIM, aud the waters OF
the del Norte. From Santa Fe he came
through the Indians that have been re
moved from the Stale To Missouri. The
Doctors track among the mountains lay
along the western side Of the Anahuac
river 4 aud he remarks that there is con.
siderable good land in that region.-N.
Y. Tribune.