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, 1860-08-10

PARDoSED.-YuM JN, whose execution
was to have taken place on the 10th inst,
has at length been finally-dealt with, and is
now free and at liberty. The grounds upon
which the pardon is based will be found
given in the words Of the pardon itself. 1t
will be remembered that Gov. GHoLsoN
made the case Of Yelm Jim the subject Of a
special communication to the Secretary Of
the Interior, soliciting Of that officer to be
informed as 10 the custom of our govern
ment in treating or furnishing Indians guilty
of otfenses or crimes similar to that Of Jim
An extract from the opinion Of the Secre-
tary, Incorporated in the pardon, will at
once show that acting governor McGILI
has followed strictly in the course Of prece-
dents, and that he has not been led to do
so from any petitions or representations, or
for the purpose Of interfering with, or over
riding the decisions of our courts or the YER
diets Of juries. The opinion of the Secretary
Of the Interior should he regarded as favor
ing general amnesty for offenses Of the
above nature, committed in this territory
during the Indian war Of 1856.
To all 10 tchom these prsssHis sh6R ooms-Grating:
Know VS., That Whenas. at term Of the District
Court In and for The Second Judicial District OF the
Territory OF Washington, begun and holden at Olym-
pia on the second Mondsy Of harcd in the year one
thousand eight hundred and dlty-nins an lnGian Of
the Ni-quay tribe known as Wahoolit, alias Ssuglly
jim, alias Yelm Jim. was convicted OF the murN Of
William White, and at a term Of said District Court
begun and holden at Olympia on the second Mond y
OF March, in the yer one thousand eight hundred and
sixty, The aforesaid Indian hnaly sentenced to
suffer death for said mBrde', the .eDteuce % take
eject On The fourth day Of May OF said year and
WHREAs, The officers Of the Indian Depa iment IN
this Terri oTy having recommended that Executive
elemeney be extended 10 the said lndian snd many
citizens Of The Territory having petiioned in bis be-
half. the execu ion les ted until The tenth day
Of the plesea month, aud ile cae, meau; me- refer.
red for the OPTION Of lhe Depa ment Of Interior;
and
WsEEEAs, The said Department is of opinion that
" true policy REQUIRES thai every mercy sistent
with safety should he exended 10 these poor cree
lures and, as j was generally understood by them
upon the conclusion Of the wars in Or and Wash
ilgton that genel ! smnesis was declared the lib
Grafton of the convict in question might be attended
With good results"
Now, therefore, be It known that I, HgNRy NJ.
McGsLL, Acting Governor Of the Ts rtory OF Wa =
ingtOn, In consideration Of the premises, az by W.
tue Of the power vested 10 me by law, have ganted,
and do hereby giant unto the said WaiOolit, alias
Squally Jim. alias Velm jim, full uncoldit ona
pardon or the o6ence Of which be sands convicted
Aforesaid. said parton 10 take efe iron and arer
the tenth y Of August. A. d. 1860.
In witness whereof. have hereunto set my hand and
( - caused the seal Of Territoy be affixed
IsRAL at Olympia this ninth day Of August, A. d.
- lSC0.
HENRY N. McGILL,
Acting Governor Washington Territory.
, 1860-08-10

Rock CREEE-We have accounts from
several parties that good pay digginss have
been struck in the Simikameen country, OIL
branch known as Rock Creek. Some 4C
or more persons started for thence from
Seattle during the past week, Four or five
disappointed California Wasloe miners came
up on the last steamer, destined for these
mines. 1t is said that about 1000 men eau
find profitable employment on the creek at
this time
, 1860-08-10

A REoUEs.-GEo. GALLAGHER, acting
commissioner to superintend the erection
Of the capitol at Olympia, has been solicited
by acting governor McGnL to reduce the
time for receiving proposals for clearing
the grounds to f0o tceets notice. Mr.. Nc.
GIL has been induced to make this request
in consequence Of tha severe rap ucross the
knuckles intended'to be given him by a
concealed editorial writer in the Steilacoom
Herald, who seems evidently desirous o
conveying the impression that the Secreta.
ry's only aim and end will be to squanier
the money, if not to actually steal a little
Of the fund himself We knotc that the
only motive the Secretary has in making
the above request, is that of economy
trait, according to the Herald, so highly
eommendable in q public officer. We
agree at once with the writer, and hope
the author will give the officer in question
due credit for his acts in the premises
The Secretary bases his grounds for the
foregoing request upon the plea Of the ex
pensiVeness Of advertising, and the useless.
ness Of the expense thereby incurred. lie
further contends that now is the proper
time for clearing, the timber being dry and
highly cOmbustible. He is of opinion thai
persons putting in bids for clearing will
bear these thing in mind, aud argues that
il they do, they can perform the work at a
less sum than they will be able to do two
months hence, which would carry the com
i lpletion Of the contract into the rainy weth.
er Of next winter Is the argument good
Mr.. Herald? Are you satisfied the gov.
ernor is desirous Of economizing" the
funds in bis hands 7 If so, speak out HEt
MdR-YoURsELF. The citizens of Olym.
pia are not onc-balf so well satisfied about
the acting commissioner motives for
throwing every obstacle in the way OIL
an economical and speedy expenditure
Of the money, or early completion of the
building. Bot perhaps GALLAGHER expect.
ed bids for clearing the grounds would be
submitted by parties in California. If SO
would it not have been well to have giver
the inhabitants Of Europe a chance p
With an eye to economy" it would
haVe been equally as proper. But time
will determine whether economy" is the
only obstacle in the way of commence
ment Of the work.
, 1860-08-10

LADS AND LAssEs, SAVE YOUR DOLLARS
We perceive by the Victoria pOpers that
the RoBINsoS family, who have been some
time past entertaining the Victoria public
with Thespian performances, are about Wis.
iting our place. The performances of the
company are favorably mentioned by the
Portland and other papers; altogether su
perior to the hHmdrum of the Chapmans
who taxed the patience aud endurance oi
our citizens to its fullest extent. Then lay
up your dollars, boys, and give the Robin
sons cordial reception on their frst even.
ing, 1t will also add greatly to your en-
joyment on such occasions 6y being accom-.
panied By two or three young ladies'
They will add greatly to yoor security
against dogs and other dangers. Then be
sure to be accompanied by such agreeable
protectors.
, 1860-08-10

REcRuITs.-SOme 3S recruits left Stella
COON last week, to join the command O
Capt. Pickett, on San Juan Island. Thi,
number We understand, fills the Captains
command to the full limit (lOO men) con
temPlated by Tue recent arrangement be
tween Gen. Scorr and the British author
tiles.
Capt. HUM, and Lieuts. SHAAFF and
Scorr, Of the 4th infantry, and Capt ENG
LlsH Of the 9th, also left Steiacoom at the
same time, to attend court martial on
San juan Island for the trial Of private
soldiers.
, 1860-08-10

TALL OATs--We saw recently on exhibi-
ton, at the store Of G. K. WILLARD, stalk
of oats six aud half feet high. with tha
seed top or tossel over twelve inches long.
1t was raised by A. W. MooRE, few miles
below this place, on what had once been
heavy timber land. There are millions OF
acres of land in our Territory yet unoccu-
pied, fully as good as that upon which these
oats were grown.
JoHN R.JAcKsox, of Highland, Lewis
county, has forwarded us a sample of timothy
grass grown upon his place this year. The
stalks, which we are assured are but fair
sample Of large CROP are seven and hall
feet long, the seed top nine inches
On the claim Of Mr.. N. EAroX, in this
county, we saw field of fifty acres Of tim
othy grass, some of which we are assured
by men who are pronounced as competent
Judges will yield from 3! to 4 tons per acre
Who can beat this, here or elsewhere?
, 1860-08-10

Mr. EDnoR-On my arrival at Seattle
ten or fifteen days since, found Mr.. l.. NJ
Collins Just in from the Rock creek mines
lie brought several letters from persons in
the mines to friends in Seattle, These wr
ters speak flvorably OF the mines, and ad
yised their il lends to come out Immediately
This news caused considerable excite.
ment, and several trains were fitted out, at
once, and started for the mines. Alessrs.
Plummer & Hinds sent out train of 20
animals, loaded with provisions aud mining
implements. Mr. Plummer had charge OF
the train and was accompanied by five 9TH
ers.
. On the next day, MesSrs. Foster and
WycUa went out with another train, well
loaded with provisions, part Of which they
were taking out, for other parties, for which
they were to receive 20 cents per pound,
transportation. They were accompanied
by ten men. Besides these, other small
parties went out, making in all, some 40
men and about the same number Of ami
mails.
| accompanied Messrs. Foster and Wy
COTS train out to the foot Of the mountains.
We were q days from Seattle to Rattle
snake prairie, at the base of the mountains,
and two more days travel would have put
us into the open country beyond the noun
, 1860-08-10

APPoINTED-Mr. WM WRIGHT recently
elected treasurer of this county, having re
signed said Office, the county commissioners
at their session on Monday last, appointed
II. +. McELRoY, to fll the vacancy
With due regard for the safety Of the funds
of the county, as well as for efficiency, nc
better selection could have been made by
the commissioners. We will vouch for the
honesty and credibity of our craft on al
occasions.
, 1860-08-10
ne Northern IndIaus.

The country 10 the vicinity Of Port
Townsend Is alive with excitement in con-
sequence Of the repeated outrages and
murders perpetrated BY these Northern
aavages. Scarce a week elapses but what
ssme small party in canoe or boat, travelling
On business from point to point in that vi
cinily, are murdered. Some two weeks ago
acanoe with three white men, named Lewis
Spear, Black and another man, left Orcas
ior MeDOnald's Island, where they arrived
safely. One Of the party left at Utsalada,
siuee which the two others have never been
heard Of. though portion Of the canoe, an
oar, and some other articles have been
identified as belonging to the missing par
y. In this connection we may mention
that James G. Swan, Esq, Of Port Towns
snd, hes been busily engaged in investiga-
ting this and other occurrences Of a similar
character. A canoe with fifteen Hyder
Indians was seen in the Straits between
Whidby's Island and Mansion Point, and
party Of that size afterwards had au alter
cation with Mr. Beale Of Wbatcom coun-
y, on Orcas Island. one Of Hyders being
IN possession Of double barreled gun, sup
posed to belong to one Of the party above
referred to. one Of the men being known to
have had sneh gun. Another canoe left
Port Ludlow some ten days since with two
white men. Henry jackson aud Mr.. Fox,
and an Indian woman and child. They
have not since been heard of, but an oar
has been found and identified BY the man
Who made It, and also coffee mill, leaving
but little doubt that these men have been
murdered. In consequence Of these out
rages, and Of reports Of dead bodies coming
ashore on the Island and beach opposite,
Capt Fsuntleroy. Of the U. s. steamer
MassaeiHssiis, on the morning Of the 9Th
inst, dispatched two boats n charge Of bis
nrst and second officers, the latter Of which
was accompanied BY Mr.. Swan. The
former boat made thorough search along
the shore Of whidby's Island to Volcano
Point, without any substantial result The
other examined thoroughly the beach from
Zip a Lip" Point, Oak Bay, to Port
LndIouPoint but without surcess. The
danger toplidh smaliparties are su9jected'
IN travelling uPon the Sound on business. is
iearfhlly increasing. Capt FauntelrOy is
Il PORT Townsend, ready and willing to do
everything which can be done, as also Capt.
Mason Of the JsG. Davis. but Of what avail
can they be in following NOrtheru canoes,
when their earlies, approach is but warn
ing 10 these heathens to get out Of danger :
How long are We to be subjected TO these
inroads without the protection Of tbs Gov
ernment. The blood Of the many murdered
Americans. calls upon that Government for
yeangeance. Their survivors are eutitle
to that immunity from danger due to every
American citizen.
, 1860-08-10

NEGRO MURDERED.-We learn that ne
gro man who recently left Port Townsend
to join his ship at Port Madison, was muir
dered, it is supposed, few miles below the
latter place. Fragments of bis clothing
and parts of valise, identified as having
belonged to him, have been found on the
beach at place where two white men are
known to have been encamped about the
time the murder must have been commit.
ted.
, 1860-08-10

AnK WoRN-An insect Of this name il
making sad havoc among the garden Veget
ables in this vicinity. A garden of cab.
hages. beets. carrots. &C., is literally de-
stroyed in one night. Twenty or thirty ol
these worms may be found about a single
plant. which they never leave until it is en-
tirely destroyed. Thus far their depreda
tons are confined to the gardens in the
lower part Of town. The worm is from q
half 10 three-quartersOf ap inch in length.
, 1860-08-10

THERK's NO DOUBT ABOUT iT.-As many Of
our readers appear to doubt the removal Of
M. GARFIEIDE from. and the appointment
Of Mr. vAE CLEAvE to the Office Of Re-
csiser Of public moneys. all declaring that
the news I5as TOO good to Be true. it is with
inexpressibls pleasure We can now proclaim
the intelligence as correct. Mr.. Isaac W.
SMnH, The Register Of the land Office at
this place, received notification of. Mr.. yAS
CLEkyE's appointment BY the last mail =
The appointment takes effect on the 18th
Of the present month. As we made men.
ton Of the appointment and removal in our
hst issue upon rumor alone, we labored un-
der considerable anxiety Of mind, from a
fear that perhaps i might not have beehso,
II the rumor had proved nnlrue and pre-
nature, our only regret would have been
that Il had not been true Our citizens
hare been imposed upon and humbugged
By 20 snlius an officer long enough; in fact,
b. four years too long. Our people want
efficient officers, or want none at all. In
The persons Of Messrs. Smith and Van
Clenve. Register and Receiver, we can, in
great confidence, congratulate the citizens
Of Washington Territory in having such.
7zy vii discharge their whole duty, hon
crably and honestly, or else, like honest men,
they win resign. and let it be thus perform.
ed By others. Gar6elde was not possessed
Of the true pride to do this.
, 1860-08-10

No PAPsR.-We are requested by mum
Der Of Olympia subscribers to the Stella.
COON Herald, to enquire why that paper is
not received by them as regularly as it is
by subscribers elsewhere? The Herald is
known to have been issued last week, is
supposed to have been this, but not copy
of it has been received here. Is there any
thing which requires to be suppressed?
, 1860-08-10

WIrHERELL AGAIN. - Prof. WTHEREL4
succeeded ngain in getting up a mus on
Tuesday night LAST at Heffron's saloon
with Mr.. BALDWIN. Asin bis former bouts,
the Professor catle out second best and On
eye in mourning. Prof. W. has all the gri'
requisite for a 6rstclass champion, but IN
muscle be is sadly deficient.
Complaint was made before Justice BIsk'
Low against Mr.. BALDWIN for violation OF
city ordinances in disturbing the peace, &c.'
but no one appearing against him on tps
following day, the case was dismissed,
, 1860-08-10


The race between Flora Temple and
Patchen, advertised to take place at PhiIa-
delpnia' on the l9lh, was broken on A
Sl'ZVO purse was ralseu' ou1 'He owner Q,
iatcnen itncn refused 10 run uhleSS "e received
CroSs' ,ne 'orger' mas oeeh cohV,c'en III
fnlI"ut'phla' OF forging ehecEs on Tue Oon-
soI'dalIon BANK
No'h'hg mas "eGh zone III tne matter o'
auult'ohal O'er'ahu man iac'lltIeS'
1t is intimaed that some captured Afri-
cans at KEY West, had been carried of by
Alabama ana MISSISSIPPI planters lhat
he d,Sgi"g OF graves al Acy west anu
nurlal OF supposed Negroes was all Shan'
10 cover their abduction. several sGSpl'
Tious 'eSseiS hau oeeh proving ABOUT hey
n 'e'enue rut'et S'u''eu 'roni NeS VT
oIS D or 'Io io.u ~ V'ei"eui 'i,e Scnoo"e.
80, o. - e. .|y,o'' g %"','i nau SalIeu from t.n'
POI. ~. = Cem'tT' m A,ne''o" S"Pposeu WIN
eli'G' aus ,, VI hIlouS,crs' For l'any mol'nS
s,lla.I .I puit.es naSe '!II New or'eanS' Du,
'"e 'n1''ei ""s 'oo '"s'S"'"oaht u at'raS'
'o'''e
Tie sloop-of-war Brooklyn" arrived at
I"oo"0 y" '"o o'"' o''"s"s "'"'o'eF no'
- " P''@N
The steamship "Granada" is under sur
VelIance at New York, being suspected a
Saver She was to have sailed on the l4th
Twenty-one guns were fired at Van Bn-
ren, Arkansas, on the 18th, upon the occa-
,Iono ,'o" VI '"' opening VI ie 'e''sr"P' " 'Hu'
The Boston C0urisr has been attached
by Senator Hall for alleged libel, published
in that paper on the 2d. Damages $l0,-
oUo ,nioncJ I"I' h T. DS,'s' """ " o0uou'y are
e'"P'o1eu =! '"e OO"'"''
FROM SANTA FE.
Tho Santa Fs mail If tho Oh hoe orri,
od II hr;mrs ron,s 20 ,La eL' os H.
Unon tho Pawrco For,, ,ha Indiana
tarkod and Lnrr.d ,ba he os NJ
TLomnsor and ,nnr,Iorod 0 onS - "aoIoA " ~. -
Cnvn;pgham onJ CL.is,;an R.nooo T. oo
TLom,son Grod n,or. tho Iad;.nno
cared Tbc troons wero on, in n,rsn;, or
t,,p Tndiars Noho,,lo &c % ~, :" pun 'N' VI
''''
EUROPEAN NEWS.
The steamships Vanderbilt" from
Southampton, JullAth, and City of BaIti
more" from Queet tstown, July 5th, have
arrived.
Joho n IIoo,on oou,o ....,u.uhu,,.
..,S nI..I':i. III soi ~ tn'
eo,onJ ~ ad "'' ,.,;,"an w." O"'A -'No''aiu MS
'''O''' "" '"'"''''
W. w. > ,aI ,a". .ng uo'n,"S orIt r.. III tne
,an,ias P.ina "ias 'vI'o ,'nS ,;I, nJn 'Ie . *.
10 G III, ,hd IeH ITet,S So %"O WIN % sno't
~, ..vn.oNJn ''N ;" '"0 '''"'"
'1'"' asa H.
The latest accounts from Sicily report
rh'rn1i=h- -fI"ve rukeu pIdes -ea-she- -Soth
June near MeSsiha, between some detaeh-
'nen,s .' o' ""rloalu's troops ana portion
o' Ihe toy1i lorceS.
"ari""'u' aI present remaining quiet,
the king of Noplcs determined him to nre.
cinitate enncxoiion to S,rdinio Uo bod
applied to his friends in London for two
steamers and Eve Armstrong gnns
The names OF the new Ministry are un-
announced. 1t is said to be unpopular.
Some disturbances had taken place at
Palermo but they were promptly suppress
'u " uaI'pa'u,' 'I''.i =.
,d,i, ~ % 'epO'iIu I, NAV tne Ns oi 3lruIGla
w "eS''''ee a" "''''''e WI" .N"P'ee' Du' VA
The Neepolran Minister at Paris has
, 1860-08-10
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER OREGON.
DATES FROM TIE EAST TO JULY IL!

News by the Pony Express!
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-09

Yesterday we published Mr.. Rudds stric-
lures on our article in Tuesdays paper con-
cerning the mails which we think merits a
word in reply. We do not desire a con-
troversy with our worthy P. NJ, who is
an estimable and courteous gentleman. We
did not charge him with violating his oath
of office, nor did we intimate anything of
the kind. We simply narrated some facts
in regard to the miscarriage of papers. We
distinctly stated that could we fasten the
cause of the trouble upon any particular
party, we would not mention the subject in
our paper at ALL but take other steps for
redress. Mr.. Rudd acknowledges that his
clerk carelessly omitted sending the pack
age of ToJks5otes to Nash's Depot. after his
attention bad been specially called to tue
fact that the papers ought to be mailed
that morning. Whether other difficulties
have been occasioned by similar careless
ness in Mr.. Rudd's office we do not pretend
to say. When papers are misdirected by a
mailing clerk they are generally returned
for correction, and the error can be rene
died without the subscribers losing their
papers altogether.
1t is bnt little political capital we can
make by complaining of irregularity in the
mail SO very little that it would hardly pay
an investment of much space in our paper.
1t was only the necessity of justifying our
selves in the eyes of our country patrons,
who at ribute all the blame of the nom
arrival Of their papers to this office, that
induced us to speak of the matter as we did
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-09
Wide Awakeg, Company c,
Meets Tonight, at Engine House
on Locust St., near the Depot, for
Drill. By Order.
HAM. McNEELY, Sec'y.

EXGovERNOR DCNNING, in his speech on
Saturday night, does not seem to have
given very good satisfaction to his parti-
zans. Throughout his whole speech not a
word did he say in condemnation of the
Republican party or its policy, whilst he
tiagellated Lecomptonism without mercy.
His emphatic declaration that he would ten
thousand times rather vote for Old Abe
Lincoln than Breckinridge and Lane, and
the platform they are for, created a great
sensation amongst the Ex-Governor's politi-
cal friends. His frank admission that he
had occupied extreme free soil ground in
I849, along with the bulk of his party, was
also "stumper on the men who are now
bowling "abolition" at Republicans.
Ex-Governor Dunning said that he occu-
pied the position that Congress could right
fully prohibit slavery in the Territories un-
til the Supreme Court decided against him,
when he was compelled to acquiesce. His
martyr-Iike air when he said he should have
to acquiesce until the decision was reversed,
even though he might think differently from
the Court, showed how the speaker felt
at heart on this question.
We verify believe that, if Ex-Go7ernor
p. could divest himself Of that troublesome
pride of opinion which ties him to his old
party, and that spirit of man worship which
leads him to make an idol of Douglas-we
say but for all this, Gov. Dunnng would be
doubtless Republican Stranger things
have happened than for him to come out
yet on our side.
1t is a significant fact that the Enquirer
has had but very little to say regarding Ex-
Governor DIS speech, while the other gen
tlemen who spoke were highly compI-
mented.
We hope Mr.. Dunning may be brought
down here again by our Douglas friends.
He does frst-rate Republican work.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-09

THERE is party now in existence for al.
most every variety of voters in the land,
and he must be captious political epicure
whose appetite cannot be satisfied. Whether
it is because there are so many creeds and
combinations, it is certain that no canvass
was ever conducted in better temper. The
good humor is, if anything, little too per-
vadingIy quiet. We would rather see the
fight little fercer, to relieve the general
dullness. The dance of the candidates is
more like a stately cotillion than otherwise.
They move up and down, cross over, take
hands, and follow after each other with a
courtesy that, however admirable, is little
constrained. There is but one flag on Mar
ket street, few or no election meetings in
the Squares, and even the brass bands get
fired with blowing and hoarse with braying
before the small horns. The voters are so
unsettled by the number of aspirants for
their sutfrages, and the plentitude of pledges,
that they stand amazed, and instead Of noise
and confusion as heretofore, take shelter
under an Indifference which may or may
not be real. 1t is possible that as cool
weather approaches, the entertainments may
take a change; the cotillion give way to
the Lancers; the slow polka to the giddy
waltz, and the formal fashionable minuett
to a regular breakdown. We shall see.-
Pbladeiphja Press.