, 1852-10-09
Editors Table


and ripe. They We're grown in a garden
not thousand miles from Olymia, but Gin,
functions of sccresy" being imposed, We
are not at liberty to give publicity to the
name of the generous doncr We heartily
and sincerely prize such "eridenocs" of es-
TEEN and kindly regard, and hope 10 de-
serve a lasting continuance Of the same.
Col, S. P. Mosrs deposited on "our Ia
be " on Saturday last Leat little basket
Of large, fine onions, that made both teeth and
eyes "waler in the process Of dissecting
them. Col. NJ. had beautiful garden, con-
tanning some choice specimens of corn, veg
eiables, Sc, which have been completely
destroyed by an unlucky visitation of cat
tie. The onions presented were sane spe-
cimens. " More anon :"
To CoRREsroNDENTs.-" Allcrton - will
appear next week. Adventures of "the
old one " on flea case of "clonas. p
&" The Mills " will have place as soon as
we can find time 10 overhaul them. " A
Storage Passenger" we are sorry to say, isl
inadmissible under our rules. The accom-
modation and treatment Of Storage passen-
gers on the % Columbia" " will be generally
understood and properly appreciated ere
long, but we do not wish to be the "medi-
um for the "rappings."
Bag- From the Times " of Sept. 25th,
we learn that a new court house lcW be
erected in Washington. county, for the dis
patch of such business as may regularly
come before it. Hurrah for Washington
county. Also, from the same source, that
the county road from Portland 10 the Plains
is undergoing thorough repairs. Good
Also, that circus has visited Portland
We give it up now There can be no
doubt but that all the political equestrians
and ground and lofty tumblers in Oregon
will be in the RING-so excuse us. Is it in
any wise connected with the "RrNc :" per-
formances oGlast winter, Mr.. Times ?"
Rse- We learn from the Statesman"
that man by the name of James Clewes
committed suicide in northern part of Clack-
amas county, on the 9Th of September last,
by hanging himself. lie was an English
man by birth-64 years of age-highly ed,
ucated, and for the last year or two had been
employed by Mr. Waterbury as Instructor
for his children, to whom, by a will made
the day before his death, he bequeathod all
lie might die possessed Of. The cause Of
his self-dastruction may be attributed 10 his
having killed conrade, and officer in The
British navy, about 80 years ago, which he
uniformly maintained had destroyed his
peace Of mind over since .
From the came source we learn Mr.. I.
p. Powers has been removed from the post
Office at Astoria, and MIR. Seymour ap-
pointed in bis stead Thatthe little steam
er Eagle" makes daily trips between
Portland and the d-n. That the flour
market at San Francisco and Portland was
looking up, and that the editor of that pa /
per has ONE valuable subscriber" Bro.
Bush says that this "subscriber " has "ta
ken the Statesman ever since ii started
and paid nothing; and dwing the time he
he has changed his post-ofice address five
times, and each time directed by letter to
have his paper directed accordingly, leaving
the editor 10 pay the postage" Hold on 10
him, friend Bush-make him take dozen
copies at least-he must be the " LAST /
OF THE MORMONSI" &.
R1- The Orcgonian " informs us, that
the steamer "Jas P Flint" at or near the
place called "Cape Horn on the Colum-
bia river, met with an accident by which
she was entirely disabled. We have since
learned that this fine river steamer has rart-
ed and is now total wreck. If regrets
would avail, she would speedily be afoat
again--tFim as usual
Also, that the firm Of ADAMS & Co.,
have Just completed a most beautiful and
substantial banking house and express or
fee in Portland, with fire proof vaults--per-
lectly secure against theft and connagraiion.
This Company's Express arrangements
between Oregon and all parts of California,
the Atlantic States, Europe and Asia, are
now complete. DR. STENBERGER, their
well known and genllemanly agent al Port
land, cannot fail to give general satisfaction
in the dispatch Of such business as may be
enhusted to his care, from any source or
in any capacity. Send along papers Of
your latest dates