, 1861-12-26

At Davidson's Landing, opposite the mouth o.
Yamhill river, large quantity Of wet wheat was
thrown away to prevent the warehouse from be.
ing injured by heswelling Of the grain.
Bridges have very generally been swept away
The new one across Mary river, at Corvallis, and
the one across the Umpqua, at Winchester,
which were expensive and well constructed, have
shared the general ruin. A man a; Winchester
was drowned, whose name We have not learned.
Mr.. Fletcher L. Garner was drowned about three
miles below Corvallis, in his endeavor to save
the lives Of others
Tho following additional items are from the
AdreHiser:
We arc informed that Mr.. Allen, formerly Of
the well known firm at Oregon City Of Allen,
McKinlay & Co, who had unfortunately broken
mis leg from fail, prior to the freshet in being
moved during the food his leg, which had been
set, was again broken, rendering amputation
necessary. Fears were entertained that he could
not survive the operation.
MIR. Walker Humphreville, during the food,
at Champoeg and in that vicinity, saved the lives
Of some twenty persons at the imminent risk Of
his own.
The water, at the late ireshct, in this city, as
measured on the tree at Vaughn's wharf, was too
feet higher than that Of the back water Of June,
1859, and three feet four inches higher than the
freshct Of 80 3.
California has not been exempt from overflows
and disasters by the late heavy rains, as will be
seen by the following, from the same paper:
At noon on the 9th instant, nearly the whole
| city Of Sacramento was OyerllOwed from one 10
four feet deep. An immense volume Of water
was entering the town from the rear. About
one hundred feet Of the r street levee had broken
/ Tha ira, 4 ~ l.l
been carried away for q considerable distance.
The rise in the American river bad been extra
ordinary, and the storm the heaviest expert.
enced for years. No doubt, the Sacramento
valley, like Willamette Valley, has been subjected
to great destruction Of property by the freshet.
SHIELDS AND Northumberland Shields,
who has returned to San Francisco from Mexico,
publishes card in the papers there in reply to
the statement Of senator McDOugall, that he
(Shelds) was a sympathizer with rebellion, and
came to California to further the interests of Sc.
cessionists. Shields gives an emphatic denial Of
tho charge, and says, "lf McDougall is cor
rectly reported, il il only left for me to pro-
nouncc him the author Of base lie, and a des-
picaOle calumniator."
CLAIMS AGAINST FREMoSr.-An extraordinary
commission, composed Of Joseph Holt Of Ken.
lucky, Judge Davis Of Illinois, aud Hugh Camp.
bell Of st. Louis, has been appointed by the gov.
ernment to examine and report upon the expen.
ditures and claims unpaid in the Military De.
partment recently under command Of Fremont.
In the three days Of session, about $40 claims
and accounts bad been presented, aggregatine
over s., ,O00,OOO -""ee
HoLLowAYs Pills AND OINTMENT. -Dropsy,
Swelled Legs.-The various kinds Of dropsies,
whether windy or watery, arise from some oh.
structiou to the free circulation through the
blood vessels or lymphatics, or depend upon the
infiamed state Of some secreting surface. IIol.
!oway's famous remedies, Of which the efficacy
cannot be exaggerated, act directly upon the
blood, the absorbents, and secretions, with a
power that no drorsy, however inveterate, can
long resist. They regulate the proper flow Of
blood to every organ, and purify il likewisr.
They filter out everything that Is morbid or in.
furious. They thoroughly regcnerate every
function; yet, potent as they are Tor good, thew
are powerlcss for evil. They do not contain
mercury or any noxious substance. They act
safely and certainly.