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IT VIII G inc constant aim of the conductors Of the
COURIER 70 ueS eminae far and wide, KNOWLEDGE Ol
u gI,h h'lGrA Resources oi Washington t,rritory.
~ oIdet uSiN u secure ther speedy development
Ihe as as1G,',nial ard commercial Interests OF Pnget
Sp.h1 Nh deIahd aud receive our special attention,
~ uH Ih'ti,s . connected with the -rJN:h welfare
and pr" perty 81 onr territory will aiways he adyo-
catci' i's editors hayns becn residents On the Ia
,l", ,'39' ''r h'm'r' % yeas. and having doiern'
lSNd 70 uccn'nc citzers NasLingtu territory, IL
, 1855-05-26

INDIAN WAR BREwING.-The 81. Louis
Republican, of the 18th, says that the Iu-
dams in the neighborhood Of Fort Laramie
appears to be determined to give the whites
big fight this spring They have been
unusually impudent in their stock stealing
operations, and the Republican learns from
private correspondence that they are GER
tainly preparing for fierce conflict with
the force which our government may send
to chastise them for their theits and mur,
ders.
, 1855-05-26

Notice.

CtEoRGE BUSH, Of the county Of Thnrston and
In territory Of Washington, wishes It understood
that II Is bis wish and win should his wife IsABELLA
survive him. that his said wife Isabella Bush be EN-
powered with full authority. IN make snch disposition
Of the property which may be left. real and personal
belonging to, andin possession Of the said George
Bush at the time Of his decease amongst the heat-
law otherwise the said lsabella Bush may deem
right and proper It h his will that bis said vile in
case Of his decease act administrative In all things
pertaining 10 the final settlement and disposition Of
bis estate GEORGE BUSH.
OIymnia. Anil 9lst, 1855 3wpd
, 1855-05-26
Ahni,listrntOrs tsnIc.

NOTICE Is hereby given, tina. upon an order from
~ the PROBATE Judge Ia an for Island County
W IT, will Jiler for public sale, Oh the premises hl
said county on the 18th day of June, A. o. 1876, be-
tween the honrs OF 10 o'clock A M and O'Clock p. NJ
Of said day the one fourth Interest in fhe Saw MIL
known the Teelaep MIL 10000 feet three inch
lumber, 923 feet iach lumber ono cooking stove
Que trunk and contets carpet bar one Cumstocks
Chemistry, and one American Practice as the prop
crty OF tie estate Of Wesley +. Cherry, deceased.
credit Of six months will be given with security, a.
required by law, on the Mil property. q. l.-
SAMUEL WALKER, Administrator.
n.p ,vuau Anru l7th lsh5 .
, 1855-05-26

A correspondent of the Boston ChrOni-
dc writes from Chicago that forty or fifty
members Of the Indiana Legislature, after
the passage Of the Mainc Law by that
body, sent out message to the people OI
that State, protesting against the law or
constitutional grounds andtadvising theiI
constituents, and the people Of the State
generally to pay no attention or regard
Whatever 10 the law. rr..-
, 1855-05-26

NOTICE il hereby giveathat letters Of Administers
~ ton, hearing date April lTth, 1856, have been
granted TIC Undersigned, by the PROBATE Court Of
Whatcom county Washington TerritcTy, upon tho es-
tate Of Jul Thomas deceased, late Of said county.
All persons having claims against said estate, are
hereby notified To present The to the undersigned
within one year from this date for payment, and all
persons indebted 10 said estate requested to make
Immediate payment, W. II. PATTLE, Admir-,
Wha5cohl County April l7th, 1855. (, M 'i @
, 1855-05-26

7NHE SUBSCRIBER has establisltd himself on
i Main street, door north Of J. Williams store
where he will keep constantly on haad good assurt
meut Of
COOK, Box AND PARGoR STOVES, TIN, COPPER
sHEETIRoY AND JAPANNED WARE, sc.
NJ job work and repairing done with neatnes
and despatch, upon tue shortest notice.
WIN. AYERS.
Olympia, April II, '55. s2R I
, 1855-05-26
N oTIuE.

rrHE act Of the last session.. entitled An Act 10
4 organize the militia prosldes that 6t the neat
animal election, the legal voterH IN each council d
trict shall elect Colonel one Lieutenant Colonel,
and one Major who shall within three months there
after lay OF their regimehtal DISTRICT into convenient
company Districts, c0nfaininggas near as may be- cnc
hundred white males, between the age ol lleen and
sixty years capable bearing arms and tha appoInt
one captain and two lieutenahts In each district a. o.
6cers therein, Captains Of companies required 10
make out lfs Of persons In their respective distci9
subject to military duty, and deliver fhe same 10 their
COLONEL who is 70 forWal e the bsgader generalre
turns Of the regiment Volunteer companies may bo
formed within the bounds Of regiments, under ftgula
lions 70 be prescribed BY tbe colonela ndapprcvsd
y NJ so1 rsaas;tio St sf AIMS can mads mon n. Sv
ernment Of the United States until The cnroment L
effected under the provisions Of the act hut In the
meantime, steps have been taken 70 expedite the bn-
slness as also 10 obtain such books aud information
as may be useful 10 officers In ehctlng the orgahfzA-
ton OF their regiments and companies. ,r,, y
without wishing 70 trench upon the nuthoijty Of
coonels Of regiments In the formation of volunteer
companies, the undersigned lwould urgently recon-
mend that such companies be encouraged 70 organise
speedily possible and that notice be forwarded
to him Of the kind Of arms desired By each that the
requisition may be founded thereon.
GEORGE GIBBS, Brgadicr Gen.
steilaeoom, March Is, 1855. y N z nkstf
, 1855-05-26
Nofice fn Fnrners.

rTNHE UNDERSIGNED takes this method to inform
4 the farmers Of Washington Territory that he is
carrying on the Tanning Mill making extensively,
five miles souteast Of Olympia, Eaton's prairie
sometimes called Chambers prairie. ~. ~.
The undersigned Il prepared to furnish purchasers
with n superior article OF the kind ever yet invented
and viii warrant them to clean five hundred 70 one
thousand bushels of wheat per day with case, IL prop
erly tended at the moderate price Of hftyfye dollars
at the shop. ,,.,-o<,-
january Is, 1856. 20tf
, 1855-05-26

I'd" The New Yolk Courier and En-
quircr publishesa protest made by the Min
lister Of Peru, the Charge PAGAirs OF
Spain, the Charge dAiluirs Of France,
and the English Consul at Quito, against
the transfer to the United States of any
interest whatever in the GulIpagos Islands.
, 1855-05-26

BS- The American gold coin passed in
Japan by Mr., Burrows, in his recent expc-
dition to Jeddo Bay, We're ordered by the
Emperor to be returned, in consequence Of
the word Liberty" having been detected
upon them by the interpreter.
, 1855-05-26

The following reservations Tor ;he Indians
on Puget Sound having been surveyed, oil
having natural boundaries defining them,
information is given TO the public, that set
tiers mOyltake action accordingly in loca'
ting claims. The necessary notice will be
given in regard to the remaining reserya-
tionS, as soon as the surveys are made
II RESERVATIONS OF the Indian
Tribes OH PUget Sound.
, 1855-05-26

THE UNDERSIGNED having purchased tho stocl
l. haud, Of @. O. Terry, together with recent ar
rivals per Success and Merchantnian, have on hand
an assortment Of general merchandise for the trade
which they offer wholesale aud retail at small a
vance cost.
Alk, July u. 1854. Att
, 1855-05-26

DEAru OF JuEcE CuMMINGs.-Hon. Da-
vid Cummings, for many years Judge Of
the Court of Common Pleas in Massachu-
setts dcd.at his residence in Dorchester, at
an advanced age. The deceased formerly
resided in Salem. He was father to Miss
Maria Cummings, so widely known as the
ahthorcss of "The Lamplighter"e /,
, 1855-05-26
OLYMPIA LODGE. No. 6.

XA0f Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, holds
u v Irregular communications on the first and third
Saturday evenings in every month.
An members Of the order in good standing are invl-
ted to attend. 7. r. McELROY, W. N.
, 1855-05-26
NOTICE

Is given that will attend at the oice Of the coun
l ty Auditor in Olympia, on Monday the 2Sth day Of
May for the purpose Of receiving the assessment taken
by me, and correct all mistakes necessary. Al
persons interested are requested u attend
SAMUEL COULTER, Assessor.
nl,.tp,i, Ma. Iath I4.E
, 1855-05-26

The FnLrBusrERs.-It begins to appear
that the reports at various times during
the past three months touching the prepa-
rations for descent upon Cuba, were not
exaggerated. We not only continue TO
hear Of the great 6lIibuster enterprise, un-
der General Quitrhan, but the discoveries
lately made in Caba itself, confirm the idea
thai the conspiracy is very formidable
one-in the United States as well as there.
, 1855-05-26

DH- Every citizen should bear in mind
that from and after the first day Of April
all must letters be prepaid otherwise
they will not be sent from the Office where
mailed.
, 1855-05-26

THF CASE OF EMMA MooRE-We stated
few days since that the. body of Emma
Moore, the young woman whose mysterious
disappearance from Rocheater, New York,
some time ago, caused much excitement,
had been found. Miss Moore disappeared
on the night Of November l4ih, and has
therefore, been missing over four months.
The appearance Of the body Indicate that
she had been all the time under water; but
the manner aud means of her death are as
great mystery as ever. Physicians testi-
fed that the deceased was sneientc. and had
been Sc. for six or seven months. This, to-
gether with refusal to marry on the part
Of whoever betrayed her, will be considered
as affording a reason for self-destruction,
WIN. Whitlock, to whom she was engaged
to be married, has been taken into Gus.
tody.
, 1855-05-26
OIynlpin SCHOOL.

An ExAMlNArioN will be held and prizes awarded
on Wednesday, 30th Inst. The fre:.ds of the pupils
and Of education are respectfully requested TO BE-
present.
Mr.. Cornelius will deliver an address on the Edu-
cation of Woman.p
Examination to commence at O'Clock, p. m.
May 26.
, 1855-05-26
New oaLrASs, April 2.

The great race against time, for $20,i
900, on tue statement Of the owner of LIE
eomte and Lexington, that in a four mile
race one Of these horses would make the
Quickest time ol record, came of to-day
and the prize was won by Lexington ia
seven minutes and nineteen seconds.
, 1855-05-26

The Rev. DIR. McCARTY episcopal church, will
preach in Olympia on the first Sabbath OF every
month, at IL O'clock, A. NJ, and o'clock, ?. Il.
Rev. q. +. wnIrwoKTH (Prcsbyterian Church, will
Of every month, at II O'Clock, M, and o'clock
, 1855-05-26

The following 10 the Inst Of books agreed upon by
the County Euyerintendepts for Common Schools IN
the counties Of Pierce and Thufstoh, as part o.
uniform system Of School Books: .EeiI
Towns Spelling Book and sDehner, and Towns
Analysis.
Of First, Second, Third, Fourth and kith Weaderi
also for additional reading books e Millards y. p.
History aud Parieys Common sehecl History 70 !.
Mitchen's Geogrnphy and Atlas, First and Second
Parts. Davies arithmetic and Colburn's Mental
Arithmetic Buffers Grammar, First and Second
Parts.7 II will be important 70 procure the latest
editions Of each Of the books mentioned.
Jan. =, 1865. =. 90 af- ~ ftfH. y
, 1855-05-26

BOA correspondent of the New York
Herald states that jefferson Davis, will
shortly resign, upon his appointment to the
post of Brigader General, lately created
by an act of Congress.
, 1855-05-26
Pure Refined Calclned and EX-
ira CarbOnafed SaIeratus. &

THIS ealcined Saieraths will commend itself 10.
l. every family using 1t. The manufacturers guar
antee is purity.
JOHN q. PARKER, JR..
Sole agent for the sale OF this Saeratus in Washing
ton Territory.
March 90, 1865. .oij
, 1855-05-26

CITEAMER "Fairy." three years old, IN good run
Dining order. For particulars enuire at Kendall Co.
store. M a, +t tsI..r-sls. hffa 3.
, 1855-05-26

D@-The Hon. j. c. Brcckinridge, in a
letter TO his constituents, declines ase-clec-
tion to Congress lie will bc much missed
in that body. His great urbonity, his per-
feet fairness, and his powerful talent made
him one of the very foremost Of its master
spirits. lie has national reputation, and
nobly has he won it.
In his letter of declination he says:
eve retire from the field together; but
should it ever be my fortune to reappcar
on the political theatre, shall be happy
10 welcome our old friends in the old uni
form-or which, at least, it could be said
that under the name of wings they offered
a fair field and an open encoautcr."
, 1855-05-26
! u. II. WILSON,


DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, CLOTHING. HARD
WARE, AND COUNTRY PRODUCE, sa''~
a1 AT Dtshutes, W.T.. lff oa ~
l. 10 A good assortment Of the above 80 = -s
merchandise will be kept constantly on
hand and offered for sale at prices to suit he times
.t-,,. D AL tl-.f E H. WILSON,, !,
Deshutes, April II, 'Sl. sat- W.
, 1855-05-26

payr The Washington Star says Mr.
Mason has entirely recovered lis health,
and will resume his functions as Minister Ia
France. He docs not contemplate coming
home at present
, 1855-05-26
Dissolution.

The partnership heretofore existing under the name
and style Of WILSON 8 HU5D Is this day dissolved
by mdtual consent II. II. Wilson will settle the busi
= -. U---.l .f... Ell. WILSON,
j. X. HuRD.
Dec. Is, ls5l.--lsH So f3"'L 7H49 4s
, 1855-05-26

May Flower.y4El Sacramento,
.1E T. HUDSON LINDEN. AND, OUR GEN. 50
ERAL BRANDS OF T0BACCOS t0F ~ 81,
JONES 4 HuDS0N'S MANUPACl-
NNHE Nay Flowerp is put up expressly for retail
il trade, II plugs 70 the pound, and \ ia admitted
BY all Who have tried Il, 70 be the best they have
- -, u, SAN. H PRIcAARD,
up stairs, corner Battery and Sacramento Sts.,
Nf7f Y San Ffanciseos et9CHiH Ht,iT1H
Goods bought on eouiniAyisn and Forwarded ipany
paTSi T.pcb q sns 81, nlsS Isss lmay .aoH M reis4si
, 1855-05-26

Hon. W, L. MARCY, Secretary Of Statet a,, a,FYs
Hon. JEPFFRsoN DAVIS, Secretary ofwaf, va
Hon. J.C. DOZEN, Secretary Of the Nayy,5llI Jit
Hon. JAMES GuTHRIE, Secretary Of the Treasury,
Hon. RoBERr McCAKLLAHD, Secretary Of Interior,
Hon. CALEB Cushing, Attorney General,
Col. JoHS J. ABERT typographical Engineer U S.A.
1t Col. :. H. L0N0. u ~ dn y"sait Z" .f
Col. r. $. BeLToN, Third Artillery
And public officers generally pl- u ~ saIq
In r., ,s-.-f,g marcA1-sAu fii d.
, 1855-05-26
SPECIAL NOTICE

TO Army Offers, Scldiers, Tolunteers, Team:
aefs Ndral Officers, Seamea Mariners
and Vary Cleyks, and their surviuing
Uidoirs and minor Children.
JoU are now entitled to Land Warrant for leo
j acres and ii you have already received 10 or 50
acres YOU are entitled to an additional quantity equal
to l6U acres. Whether you desire TO sell o. locate
your Warrants II is important that the same be pro-
cured without delay the great number OF Warrants
which will be thrown upon the market, must soon
materially reduce their value. Persons eutitled 70
Warrants requested to apply to JOIN LIVINGSTON,
No. l57 BrocdtrbV, New York, who has made ar
rangements with the Department as enables MIN 70
procure Warrants with the least possible delay ~
Theapplieantis required TO state his name; age and
residence, Including town, county, and State the
company regiment and war he served In, and the
captain Of his company; whether the applicant en-,
listed or volunteered, and on what day and year and
for what tearm whether he has ever received any
Warrants, and if so, for how many acres, and what
has become OF such Warrant II the claimant served
in the navy his statement must be varied according
to the facts Of the case. l-it I. Lsl
II widow applies, she must, in addition, give the
place and time OF her marriage, the name and Official
gether with the time and place Of her husbands
death. ltf 4- aei Oh ULN NhH
On receiving these facts. Mr.. Livingston will send
70 the applicant duly prepared and ready for execus
tion all the necessary papers, with full tnstruetons
These papers, after being duly executed. may be re.
turned to Mr.. Livingston; wheTeupon the certificate
will be obtained and either the Warrant ITSELF or the
money therefor as may he desired can be forWnfded
to the applicant or his attorney. Regular .eoprespon
dents who prepare the Of others, and forward
them to the undersigned, will be berhly dealt with.
Having all the necessary blank forms, and being fa
miliar with the requirements Of the law, and bis ar
mngemcnt being complete, applicants can avoid much
occur. " 'tiN s'' ~ Hii'slA siii-l~ % p.
Address all Communications to NJ tsa5 ara,
| JOHN LIVINGSTON,
| sHHI.H ."gF lei Rr0adWap New York.
, 1855-05-26

The BLACK WARRIOR CASE SErrED.---
The Washington Gaion confirms the state
ment that the Spanish Government has
agreed to award the indemnity demanded
by our Government in the Black Warrior
case.
, 1855-05-26

psS- We hear from New Mexico as late
as the 25th February, that force of from
seven to eight hundred men in I'll, were or
ganizcd at Taos to rrodccd Immediately
against the Utahs.
This force, under tbe command of Colo
ncl Faua'leroy, United States First Dga-
soou,, is deemed adequate to subdnc any
body of the Indians that eau Lc bsoagh,
together before the summer months. The
scene Of operations being exclusively in tbs
Rocky Mountains, the troops will encounter
cold Of Arctic severity, which, whilst ren.
dcrinT the expedition comfortless in pros
pocf, holds ont the best hope for the success
of the enterprise.
Same thirty or forty of the most noted
woodsmen in the western World, are said
to lie numbered with the command-amore
whom ere Captain St. vrain and Xii
Carson.
, 1855-05-26

CLERK Of U. s. Dist Court for X. c., W. T
Dec. so. 1854. llwlG
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-18

IlfIO. OCT. ID. lS'Do-
Hawaii It'll burns. The great furnace On Man
m Ioa i in full blast. For sixty three days the
molten Hood has rolled down the mountain with
out abatement. Our Hawaiian atmosphere u load
ed with smoke aud gases. through which til" sun
shines with dingy and yellow ray.
The amount of lava dsgorged from this awful
magazine il enormous. The higher regions Of the
mountains are flooded with vas, tracks of smoking
lava. while the streams which have flowed down
the side of the mountain spread over n surface at
several miles in urea ith. The main stream. in
GLIDING all its wn1ng-, must be more than htiy
miles long with an average breadth OF three miles.
This is still flowing direct for our bay. and Is
supposed to be within ten miles ofas. il lis eating
III way slowly through the deep forest and the
dense Jungle in our rear, and its terminus must
be the saa, unless The great summit fountain
should cease to di-gorge.
On the % inst i, Mr.. McCulloy and myself Sc.
eff to explore the eruption, taking the bed of
the stream, the Wailuku river, as our path We
reached the terminal crater in four aud half
days. tracing up the stream from the upper skirt
of the forest to the summit of the mountain
In the woods we could not follow it on account
OF the deise jungle
The burning stream now runs all the way IN
covered duct. so that il can be seen only at its
vents. which let of the gas. These truly
fearful. We looked down one of them and
the fiery current rushing under Us. in some pla-
ces at the rate of forty knots We returned via
Kianen. and were absent ten days. What
saw and felt cannot be described.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-18
Political Items

The Washington Star says thai there Is Dem
ocraiio member If the House of Representatives
from Virginia. who ais said To believe il TO have
been fur pas for the democratic members
TO resolve against "Americanism; n by omit
ting to do that thing, and supporting some Dem
CORA, who not personally obnoxious to The
American parry. they might have secured the
Speakership.'
The National lnelgencer says that the pes
ent title of Democrat, vauntingly used by clap
trap politicians, who have an aversion to respec-
table old ttles,is of modern adoption,havins been
formerly applied in derision 20 signify ultraIsm
rather than conservatism.
The New York Day Book, an Administration
paper, published in the city of New York,speak
ing of the Weed and Seward" men. says =
..Their hostility to Know Noihingism Mt home is
unbounded, and so deeply seated, thd. they mH
commit fraud on The people to crafty il and en-.
barrass that on.n-This is irresistible proof
that the American party is Abolition !!
The National American oorrects the Examiner,
in relation to the an,ecedents Of the mover of the
"Resoution to authorize the Governor of this
Commonwealth to tender TO the President Of the
United States, n regiment of volunteers" 10 fight
the freosoiers in Kansas. The member from
WAYNE never ,rds a Uhig or know Moth
ing
According to document read at the last meet
ing of the Connecticut Historical Society the
whole amount of land appropriated by the Gene
raj Government for educational purposes, to the
Ist of January, l35i,was 50, 97O23l acres; which
at the minimum price of such lands when first
brought into the market, represented the mum
fcent sum of $50, O00, 0O0-hut which at this time
could not be worth less than S2)D.DDO, 0JD.--Ot
this, Virginia. thanks To- the Democracy. has re-
ccived not dime.
The .S0uthside Democrat tells Us that there
are eighty three members OF tho Democratic
party" in the House of Representatives. Very
well, says the Wing. Why then has Mr.. Rich
nrdsnn received but seventy four votes for Spea
ker-a,d these seventy four including eight
Southern Wings and Americans Take these
eight from seventy four and sixiy.six are left
Then take sixty-sx from eighty three, and how
many remain Answer: SEVENTEEN Tint Is,
according to the admission # the Southside Dem
ocrat. there are SEVENTEEN Northern Democrats
who positively refuse To vote for Mr.. Richardson
for Speaker! And if members of tho Demo
cratic party refuse to vote for the Demo
cratic candidate for Speaker, ought you to ex
press or feel any surprise that Wings aud Amer
leans should not
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-18

The resolution in the House If Delegates pro-
posing to tender the President regiment of
volunteers to be employed in quelling the dstur
Dances in Kansas,is not only premature and I'M
wise, but is clear invasion of the rights of our
Governor elect We never knew it before we
heard him harangue the good people of this
city, but it was evident from the way he talked
that he would have Tor thought he would have, J
as Governor, the sole authority to call into re-
QUESTION the military power, and draw the sword
of the State, AYE, and flesh it too" The mem
Der from Wayne will get himself into difficult
ty, it he tries to draw off any of Capt. Wise's
troops. And we caution the Legislature to be
careful how they deal with this matter--else
the commander-in-chief of the army and navy
of Virginia will have them before a dram head
court martial-sentenced and shot, before they
can say their prayers. Beware, gentlemen, lest
you provoke the ire Of Mr.. Wise, and set his
"nostril' to /" dilating."
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-18

GREAT FEAT OF ROPE WALKING.-Sgnor and
Sgnora Caroni,this afternoon. performed the feat
of walking tight rope from the ground in front
of the international Hotel. to the fourt~ story
window of the building, The distance being about
10 feet, and the rise near sixty. The ropes were
inch and n quarter in thickness, and placed at
n distance of three and half feet from each 9th
or and stcadied by twelve guys
At quarter past twelve the lady assembled n
the rope followed by the gentleman when inter
locking their arms they commenced the ascent
which being accomplished aud The applause sub
sided the descent performed, the parties
stopping as half the distance was performed, and
quietly seating themselves upon the rope. The
feat performed with the greatest ease and
the lady evidenced the most perfect composure.
laughing and talking, during the passage. San
Francisco Chronicle.