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The Northern Indians Again.

A few weeks ago, it will be remembered,
we published the report of Commander s.
SwARrworr, of the U. S. steamer DIasSa'
chusets, giving a detailed account of bis
engagement with a party Of some III
Northern British Stickene Indians, at OF
near Port Gamble, on the 2lst of Novem
her, in which action, according to the In
dians account, 81 of their number were
killed.
In, accordance with the suggestion con
tanned in the report of Commander SwART
wouT, after the action was concluded by
the surrender of the Indians, he took them
on board and proceeded with the steamer
to Victoria, where he procured canoes and
blankets for them. From thence he direct
ed his course northward, and after proceed
ing some 25 miles north Of NenimO, he
shipped them in the canoes he mad pro
cured for them, and furnishing them with
Is days provisions, (quite enough to sub
sist them until they reached their OWL
country, warned them never again to make
their appearance upon our waters, which
they solemnly promised to observe.
True to the instincts Of Indian character
-faithless and treacherous, some fifteen OF
twenty days since, fifty o. sixty, as is sup
posed, of those same Indians landed al
San Juan Island Shortly after their arri
val an Indian in the employ Of Mr.. GRIFFIN
(which gentleman is an agent of the Hud
sons Bay Company on the Island, Informed
him that they had signifsd TO him thelI
determination to kill Mr.. OSCAR OLSEY
the U. S. Inspector Oh the Island, and
that they intended to have five Boston
heads before they returned 20 their homes
Mr.. GRIFFIN communicated this intelligence
to Mr.. OLNEY, who made his escape to
Port Townsend, since which time we have
heard nothing further Of these Northern
savagcs,
1t seems that our extreme northern set
Elements are destined to be kept in a con
slant state of alarm and dread of an attack
from these foreign red-skh robbers and
murderers aud as their lale chastisement
by Commander SwARrwoUT, of the MaSsa
eiusetts, does not appear to have intimida-
ted them in the least, ard as oil their
promises have and ever will be worthless
as not the slightest dependence can be
placed in any thing they may say we dc
hope, for the future safety and quiet Of in
habitants north, that Whenever the Massa
alusettS, or any other vessel may hereafter
have occasion to engage these red devils, NJ
prisoners 1OiH be taken. a...t
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LIEUT., Col. CAsEY.-In consequence oI
protracted i'll health, this gentleman the
present commander at Fort Steilacoom, we
are informed, has obtained leave Of absence
to visit the States, and will take his de
parture on the bark MadORa, for San
Francisco, ina few days. Capt. MALONEY,
we believe, is the next ranking officer al
that garrison, and will, for the present, ID
the absence Of Col. CASEY, assume com
mand, Gl ft, a
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Bible Society.
OLYMPIA, Jan. Sd, 1851.

Ol1 hflAJ Odu. Ou, 100 Z.
At a called meeting of the citizens Of
this place for the purpose of organizing a
county bible society, on motion Of Rev. ].
F. Devore, Rev. G. f. Whitworth was
called to the chair. The Rev Mr.. Devore
was appointed secretary.
On motion, the president stated the OBJ
ject to be the formation Of county bible
society auxiliary to the territorial bible So
ciety-its object being the circulation Of
the scriptures throughout the county.
On motion Of Rev, j. II. Detore, the
following constitution was adopted:
BcoNsrIrUnoN FOR AN AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY
Art. l.. This society shall be called the
"Thurston County Bible Society," auxili-
ary to the Puget Sound territorial bible
society.
Art. 2. The object of this society shall
be to promote throughout the couEiy, the
circulation Of the holy scriptures without
note or comment, and in English those
of the commonly received version. rs
Art. 3. All persons contributing to its
funds, shall be members for one year.
Art.,4. All funds not wanted for the
circulation Of the scriptures with the So
ciety's own limits, shall be paid over an
nually to the Puget Sound territorial bible
society to aid distributions among the des-
titate in other portions Of the country.
Art. 5. Tue officers of this society shall
consist Of president, two vice-presidents,
secretary and treasurer, whose duties shall
be such as their respective Offices import.
Art 6. The management of this So
ciety shall be entrusted to on executive
committee Of Eve, including the secretary
aud treasurer, which shall appoint its own
chairman and make its own bylaws
Art I. 1t shall be the duty of this COM
mittee to meet frequently on adjournment
or on call of the chairman, to keep good
supply of books on hand, to appoilrt local
distributors, to sec that collections are
made annually in every congregation, and
that all funds are forwarded early to the
Puget Sound territorial bible society, with
statement as to the portion designed as
a donation and the amount intendedAfor
payment on purchase Of books. assa
Art 8. There shall be general meet
ing of this society on the first Sabbath in
each year, when full report oftits Ido-
ings shall be presented by the committee
a copy Of which shall be furnished TO the
Puget Sound territorial bible society, and
when new election OF officers and com
mittee shall take place. Should the so
ciety fail of an annual meeting, the same
officers aud committee shall continue until
an election does occur. hl.
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Col. /. N. EBEY.-Prior to the late
severe gale which visited the Sound and
Straits, this gentleman had taken his de-
parture from New Dunginess for Belling-
ham Bay, in small schooner bearing his
name, and not having been heard from for
some time, and having been out from first
to last of the gale, some apprehension for
his safety began to be entertained. 1t
seems, however, that he was seen last week
by the officers of-the revenue cutter Jeff.
Datis, who report that although the sails
Of his vessel were much torn, the craft
itself was uninjured, andStbat he would
have no difficulty in reaching bis place Of
destination in safety, provided he eluded
an attack from the Northern Indians, who
were infesting that locality in considerable
numbers. io t
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b6- The bark Madona is loading at
Port Madison with lumber for the San
Francisco market.
Two vessels are in the harbor Of Port
Orchard, loading with lumber, timber, &C.,
at Howard & Renton's for San Francisco.
A new and well built schooner was
launched at BoLToN's ship yard, few days
since, designed for the carrying trade on
the Sound.
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HOUSE.
MONDAY, Jan. 5.

House met pursuant to adjournment un'
der joint resolution. Jha Da
Mr.. Morrow presented house memorial
No. l, for the relief of NJ. I. Simmons
Read first time and referred to commit
tee on Memorials.
Mr.. Meeker presented H. NJ. No. 2
asking congress 10 so amend llth section
of organic act as to allow the people oi
this territory to elect their governor, judges
secretary and marshal
Mr.. Judson presented petition Of citizens
of Lewis and Thurston counties, praying
the relocation of certain parts of the terri
torial road leading from Olympia to Mon
ticello. ..f -r.i...
Referred to committee on Roads and
Highways
Also, petition of citizens of Lewis and
Thurston counties for territorial road from
J. W. Goodelps to David Kindred'S in
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river will be equalzed by that which may
reach our southern population through the
Sound. All know full well that now the
mode of transitu between the waters named
is tedious, difficult and fatigueing, but we
have reason to hope that we will have a
military road connecting them some day.
and that some day the whistle of the " iron
horse" will sound familiar on the shores OF
each. The Great Creator seems to have
disposed of the navigable waters of the
two Territories in such wise, as to consti,
tute the Columbia river the natural boun-
Diary between two States Nature has
fixed our bounds that we cannot pass,
and it would require a much stronger
allurement than the prospect of becoming a
portion of a State organization to induce
the people of this portion of country ia
merge their Territorial existence into that
of State.
However desirous the people of this por'
ton of the Territory might be to unite
their destinles with those Of Oregon, their
present impoverished condition, growing
out of the past years Indian war through
which they have struggled manfully, and
measurably successfully, would at once de.
eide them against the proposed alliance.
Our people are by no means prepared, as
are those of Oregon, to become partners in
the payment Of taxes for the support of a
State government. A years service in the
field or retirement in block-houses, &c, has
pecuniarily, worn them to the boner
Although but Scanty population, scatter
ed over an area of country Of hundreds oi
miles in extent, they have nevertheless
preserved the main settlements from devas,
tation by the savage, inside of which, the
lives of our cities, with but few exceptions
have been preserved. We have now, in all
probability, rounded the point, the most
trying and perilous that may be visited
upon US during our Territorial life, and as
the prospect brightensIin in the future, ii
would lily become our people to surrender
the individuality of Territory that has
successfully braved all the difficulties and
inconvenience to which it has been sub
jected for near four years-Since its organi
zation.
As to the territory east of the Cascades,
in defiance of treaties and settlement-in
defiance of law of Congress, the donation
act--Gen. WooL has abrogated said law
has ordered all settlers there to abandon
their claims, and has surrendered all that
vast region of country to the demands Of
the Indians. From present prospect, it
would take long time to organize new
Territory in that direction. Let US remain
as we arc.
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~ The. New York H.rald eays /:

"The know nothings are dead, at least
for the present. Their own folly, Erastus
Brooks and the fitness Of things, have laid
them iu their grave, The moral Of its
story is very simple In few years The
accidents which helped to destroy 1.-THE
rise of the republicans and the mismauage-
ment of the know nothing leaders-will
have been forgotten, and the American
party will only bc remembered as an organ
ization which was based on a narrow, mean
prejudice, and which therefore from necess,
ity broke down" M x,a..l XII u.
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nSr The Journal Gf coHngss, after stu
ting Buchanan's election, thus sums up the
whole result, 10 ss0s ssqaioa' "a. ora
both houses Of congress will bs large
ly democratic New Jersey has secured q
democratic Y. S, senator IL place oi.Mr.
Thompson, Of thesams politics. whose term
expires onithe 4th of March next. Alto
gether, as compared with The present con
gress, there has been net gain Of more
than 80 democratic members, making diff
ference Of more than sixty in therslative
strength Of parties. D ''sads a.sir ee.sf
In short, the triumph Is complete "a, ,eV-
cry department Of thenaiionai government
Seetionalism is defeated and driven back
into its den, abashed and confoundedsg The
Union ispreserved and stroathenei. Pa
triOtic men may now breathe freely, and
business men can make their calculations
safely, so far as domestic matters are con
cerned. }'ai 81 O. e a'.A a''' AV
In this city everything has been swept
clean by the democrats. aided as they have
been (andit should not Be fOFgOtisnJ by
the old line wings. bss ss.s ,ir
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We are well aware that since the assem-
bling Of the legislature one columns have
been quite barren of editorial matter, and
our readers need not expect much in that
line until the close of the session. In the
meantime we would suggest that II any Of
our costituents or the constituents of any
Of the members of the house or council
have any petitions, memorials or remon-
strances" to present to the Legislature,
desiring action thereon at this session, they
would do well to forward them at once
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ny The New York Herald ,nrs

D6- The New York Herald says; The
great measure Of the present congress, will
be the Pacific railroad bill, and all parties
from all sections seem to agree upon the
policy of constructing the road. The diff
fculty will be as to the details Of the plan
to be adopted and as to whom the munii
cent grants shall be made for the several
routes.
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B9r 1t is reported and understood that
o detachment of so men are to be sent
from the Fort Steilacoom garrison assigned
TO duty on Whidby's Island.
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RSr We received no mail from Oregon
this week. We understand that the Co
lumbia river is frozen to such an extent as
to prevent steamboat communication be-
tween Portland and the mouth of the Cow
litz river.
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BSr Our government has received from
Mr.. Dallas the treaty recently negotiated
with England for the settlement Of the
Central American differences
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The 9Th OF JANUARY-The house Of repre-
sentatives adjourned over the sth Of Janu.
AIRY. The Council met in the morning, and
after reports from committees had been
sent up, adjourned at an early hour In the
evening national salute was fred, com.
memorative Of the glorious 9Th.
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B@- The presidential electors chosen on
Tuesday Of last November were e, have
been called by the governors Of states to
meet in each capitol. on the FIRST Wedhes-
day of December, and cast theit vote, and
choose messenger to carry its sealed to
Washington. On the second Wednesday
of February the returns will be counted BY
congress and declared. 81 s.uafslo
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Rar Don FERMIN FERRER has arrived in
New York. He is accredited as Minister
from Gen. Walker to the United States 60
vernment.
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bay7 The telegraph has announced the
death of General John II. Eaton, Sec
retary of War under Gen. JacksOn'S Ad-
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. !


Mr.. Judson introduced bill locating
a territorial road from Olympia to Gray'i
harbor '
The bill to amend election law being un
der consideration, was, on motion of Mr.
Caplcs, indefinitely postponed. - ~
Several bills, &c, were read second
time and passed to third reading or re
ferred.
Bill to divorce Xavier and Catherine
Cathman, was taken up, indefinitely post
poned and the papers withdrawn.
Mr.. CLARK moved that when the House
adjourn, it adjourn till Friday, the 9th day
Of Jan. Carried.
The bill relating to the rates Of ferriage
across the Columbia river being on its I'd
reading. on motion Of Mr.. Caples, was so
amended as not to affect any ferry now
below the mouth Of the Cathlapootle river,
and then passed to a Sd reading. ''.'
A motion was carried instrueting the
committee appointed to revise the statutes
of the territory, so as to conform with the
requirements Of the recent act Of congress
changing the judicial systemo of territories,
to report on the 18th inst =
Mr.. Miles gave notice that he should in
troddee copy Of the law passed BY the
Oregon legislature, p p"
Adjourned .i-A --4 ii'
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Dar We have had "A" "No l" winter
weather the past week, although, for the
most part, clear sky. The earth is mantled
with snow, aud the ground considerably
frozen.
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PS- A new pistol has been invented in
Albany which will FIRE ninety times per
minute, and carry q ball forty yards farther
than any pistol now In use. ~ 81
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IOtaI, 96.e92 69,aaO ll. .tsT

Total, q s6se92 $500 al, SCI
Buchanan has in these cities majority
of 9O5 ever the combined vote Of Fillmore
and Fremont, while the vote Of Fremont is
lO7, ,S45 less than the combined vote Of Bu-
chanan and Fillmore. afaP ,F,-n" i..t
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Tuesday, Jan 6.
Adjourned.


Mr.. Miles, from committee on Memorials,
reported back the memorial for the relief
of NJ. T. Simmons, and recommended its
passage,
Under suspension Of the rules, memoir
ial passed
Mr.. Strong, from committee on Memor-
ials, reported a substitute for c. j. r. No.
I. Substitute adopted.
Mr.. Judson introduced an act to estab-
lish territorial road from Olympia to tide
water on the Chehalis river.
Mr.. Kelly gave notice that he should in
troduce bill to incorporate the city Of
Vancouver. t.-r.t.
Mr.. Rutledge gave notice that he would
introduce a bill to incorporate the Olympia
Cemetery.
Mr.. Smith, Of King, gave notice that he
should introduce a bill to secure to all chill
dren Of the territory common school edu-
cation.
Mr.. Giesy introduced a bill to define
and establish the southern boundary Of
Chehalis county. s.,
The bill relative to amendment Of cleo
ton law was taken up aud laid upon the
table i..,., t.
The bill to punish the crime Of horse
stealing was taken up and passed-ayes
"a, nays 2.
The bill to establish the rates Of ferriage
across the Columbia river in Clarke county
was taken up and re committed to the com
mlttee on Corporations, with instructions
to report bill regulating the rates Of fer
riage at William Ryan's ferry in Clarke
county. NV ti.....1 t-.U
Mr.. Clark moved to go, Into committee
of the Whole on the governors message
lost. ...,r
Mr.. Strong moved that the seyeralparts
Of the governors message be referred TO
the appropriate committees. ,,e.ri- !.
Pending which, the House sdjourned till
2 o'clock, p, m. srI .s,so sal
In consequence Of an error on the part
of our reporter, the proceedings Of the
afternoon session were rendered unintelli-
gible, and are consequently omitted entire
", as we were not able TO obtain cor
recled copy ip time for this weeks issue:
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The vorE oF THE Cries, The vote Of
the leading northern cities at the recent
presidential elections, stands thus ~
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A SEA-SICK LovER.-The following letter,
purporting to have been found in bottle, on a
voyage from San Francisco to New York, Is
supposed to be the last adieu OF q lover at sea
to his inamorata at home:
"MY DARLIN' JULIA-We ars goin' down
At least 50 the fust matt informs me, very soon
and that kind gentleman advises me to do my
little choars before the fatal stroke ends nv
kareer on yesrth. / feel very queer, having ct
no breakfast, and my supper having gone the
rong wa. The waves is rollen' mountains hi
and our dyin' stuard advises pork and molasses
tied to 8 string; feel very sad; shood like
to take mi hat and go ashOor. The captain is
very kind harted, and L am so soft shell STUN
mick u that he is always Orderin me flow and
feel constantly like comm up. Oh, if was
ashoar Id never come to Sea agin, never,
never"
Just tn plege me, they've been and sailed all
the water. This morning / was sick tn my
stummick, and undertuk tn get a drink, D
you've no idear how salt il was, L asked the
mat what the kause was, and he sed ii was on
skkOund of al the pork barrels havin leaked
There, now we're a gOn heard the capin
say tn large cultured gentleman: You'd better
light the lamps you 60 down-and / can feel
II two. The ship is pitchin, and the sailors is a
DUN up the sales tn take EN- ashoar them kan
swim-what kan do? / amt ust tn the Xii
mate, and the wotter Is saw damp that cum
into mi bunk last mite. All you'll ever no
about me will be this ere bottle, and WI cant
rely upon ever getting it for sartin, the whales
Is sow thick in this longertude.
There we're goin down. Now must
seel the bot
The rest was illegibls.
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II o 9 T X I N e.
United STATES PATENT OFFICE,
~ WASHINGTON, September LIST I95


,t Dn the petition of James Phelps, OF Sutton,
massachusetts,, pray ing for the extension of patent
Granted TO HIM ON the cath of November, s4S Tor an
Improvement IN " Washing Machines for cleaning
rags Tor seven years from the ex plraiion of SAID
Der. 1857: VI 4'"'o'"
IL ordered, that the said petition he heard nj tbo
Patent Once on Monday, the 9th of November nex :
at IL O'Clock, M; and ali persons are notified to o,
pear and show cause. II any they have why said ne
titlon ought not to be granted. ~
Persons opposing the extension are reauIred TO
he IN the Patent Once their objections specially sci
forth IN writing ut least twenty days before the day
OF hearing; all Testimony filed by either party to be
used at the SAID hearing must be- TAX and nsmit-
tod "a sccoTdance with the rules Of the oice, which
will be furnished on application.
The Testimony the case will be closed on the sth
or October; dispositions and other papers relied upon
as testimony must be filed in the office before
the morning Of that day the arguments, If any,
within ten day thereafter. tfs % n =
Ordered, Also that this notice be published in the
= mon lntelIsencer, and Evening Star, Washing
I%s u eli Rspablicqn, Bs!tnors Md; PENNEY Iva
ost, boston; and Inquirer, CINCINNATI, Ohio. once
On $50 bf thfee successive weeks previous to the
''h VI November next, the day OF hearing.
80 fF .- .-r- st. SHUGERT,
- Acting Commissioner of Patents.
f.9rs 81 the above papers viii please COPY,
sN"S~ns '1is nohes' ss2-law3w
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The subscriber gives notice that he continues to
manufacture his large Iron Pumps. They are strong
snu SUBSTANTIAL, and WILL raise water one hundred
ieet perpendicular. For Information refer you to
the inhabitants W no have used them and two ofthem
may be seen on street between 18th and 'Sth one
az the corner OF and 18th, near the old Capitol
IN deep well, two on Virg mia avenue, bet cen al
ana 4th streets al put In operation by order of the
Mayor OF Washington. He will dig and deepen
wei bnild csterns for rain water put in operation
Hydraulan Rams, and repair old pumps Of every
description. ThOse desiring his services will he ac
commodaed az the shortest notice by calling on the
subscriber IN WashInston, ID. c., No. 1853 Virginia
avenue, near the Carroll Place.
se2-eo2m FOSTER HENSHAw
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