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, 1861-12-20

butte, or patch of timber stood out of the water
like an oasis in desert. The Willamette, Long
Tom and Muddy (in Benton county, were com
mingled in one, and presented the appearance of
vast lake ten miles in Notwithstanding far over
into Linn county on the east, and clear back to
the foot hills on the west. Several bridges in
Benton county have beeu carried away the fine
new bridge across Mary's river at this place shar-
ing in the general disaster. 1t was carried down
the current on Monday with Mr.. Dodge upon it.,
attempting to save it by effecting landing below
town but he failed and was taken off by a party
who went to his relief with a skif We have
heard of farms between the Long Tom and the
Willamette having been swept as clean ofimprove-
ments as they were before blow of an ak had
been struck on them. The drowning of stock, the
carrying away of improvements, the loss of wheat
and pork in storehouses and in barns along the
rivers course, have been immense. Hundreds Of
Sheep hogs and valuable horses have been lost
Dead stock are found everywhere south of this
city jammed in among the drifts.
A Mr.. Garner, saloon keeper of this town,
was drowned by the upsettng ofa boat, while at
tempting to save others lives
From Linn County we understand that Harris
burg and Brownsville have been under water
Eugene City was, we understand, partially COW
cred, but We believe the damage to property was
not great. Peoria, in Linn county, was high and
dry above the water
The Democrat says the loss of property at AL
bany was equal to $4,000.
, 1861-12-20

A MAw-WoRM.-A correspondent at the Dalles
writes to the Portland Christian Advocate: g
am to inform you that God is with us in this part
Of the world" The remark is no better than
blasphemy. Did the sanity hypocrite wish to
say that until he favored the Daes with his pres
ence, God was not with those living there The
fellow deserves sound rebuke for writing in the
style he used. Such maw-worms do more tc
damage the cause of true religion than do1ble
their number of openly bad men.-Oregon Ga
zette.
The above extract is worthy only the pen
and heart of a libelous scavenger, whose
particular forte is & sharp practice" even
to cheating his printers out of their pay fol
services rendered. There is not a sem
blance of truth in the spiteful allegations
made against this man, nor any justice in
the criticism, as all know who enjoy his
personal acquaintance.
, 1861-12-20

IMPORTANT ARREsT.-The evening papers oi
yesterday published telegraphic dispatches from
Los Angeles announcing the arrest of Dan. Sho-
walter and seventeen other Californians at Camp
Wright, near Warmers Ranch, on charge OF
treason. 1t is well known that for long time
past, companies of men have been leaving both by
the southern and northern overland route with
the intention of joining the rebels, and although
they deserved punishment, it has been thought by
many good citizens that their absence was better
than their presence in the State under any cir
cumstances. 1t now appears that orders have
been received to put an end to the emigration o.
disloyal men, and in arresting Showalter and his
band there is no doubt that Major Riggs acted
in obedience to special instructions which had beer
sent to him. The arrests, we suppose, will induce
serious reflections in the minds of great many
men who are opposed to "coercion." Reports
have reached the Los Angeles Star, that there
are some one hundred other persons who are pre-
pairing to emigrate.-,S. F. Herald.
, 1861-12-20
Correction.

MESsRs. EDITORS Allow me to offer a corr
rection and improvement in the table of meas
ures published in your second issue. Such ta-
BILE is ofininite value to every farmer, and should,
of course, be as accurate as possible The stand
ard for an American bushel is 215O2-5 inches.
Therefore the following table will be found as
nearly accurate be arrived at, and the meas
ures of the most convenient shape for the farm
er's use:
, 1861-12-20

ESS In respect to the blockade, all the
advices received at the State Department.
express the conviction on the part of foreign
Governments that it is effective, and there
is consequently no disposition to attempt
to raise it. Public sentiment in favor of
the Government is even stronger abroad
than it is here-foreign nations being fully
convinced that soon thq rebellion must be
crushed out.
, 1861-12-20
1g We will issue a Su

1a~ We will issue Supplement this
evening, containing the Presidents Mes
sage and the latest news from the Atlantic
States. The Message is too lengthy for
insertion in our paper, without greatly
limiting our quantity of local matter. Those
wishing copies of the message, who may
not be supplied by the carrier, will please
call at the office and get them.
, 1861-12-20

Bgg~ Mossman & Miller's express will
hereafter make regular semi-monthly trips
between this place and Salmon river, leav-
ing here on each alternate Monday. A
messenger will be dispatched on Monday
next. Mr.. H. Howard, opposite this Office,
is their agent in this city.
, 1861-12-20
Yours truly,


DST The MOuntaineer publishes letter
from Mr.. ]. w. Knight, dated at the Una
tilla Agency, which gives the report of a
party sent out by that gentleman to test the
feasibility of a trail from the Grand Ronde
valley to Powder river, and also to learn
whether practicable trail could be found
from the Grand Ronde valley to the mines
on Salmon river. This letter states that a
''passable trail was found from Grand Ronde
to a point six miles above the mouth of
Powder river, and twelve miles above Sal
mon river" We suppose the author means,
twelve miles above the mouth of Salmon
river. The letter also states that the dis
tance from Grand Ronde to this point is
sixty miles, and that large Indian trail
follows up the south side of Salmon river.
The party which was sent out did not make
the trip through to Salmon river, but re-
ported that there was no apparent obstacle
in the way of such trip. Judging by the
descriptions we nave naQ from men VINO
have attempted to pass over the mountains
from the Grand Ronde valley to where the
rich mines are situated, we think that as
yet no feasible trail, over which animals may
pass heavily laden, has been discoyered in
that direction The descriptions of this
country which have come to us through old
mourtaineers, are that it is extremely wild
and mountainous, the worst country that
ever a man attempted to pass through" +"
presenting on every hand insurmountable
obstacles, and rendering it utterly impossi-
BILE to locate trail with any directness
from the Grand Roude to the mines on Sal
mon river. However, we shall see what
the energy and will of man may develop in
this regard during the coming season.
70 Mr.. Gains sale of town lots on Sat-
urday last was we'll attended, and quite a
number of lots were sold, at reasonable
prices. Persons investing money in town
property in this city are sure of receiving a
fair interest on their investments.
, 1861-12-20

Zoo Much FOR Hm-The Princess Mary. Of
Cambridge, whose betrothal to the Duke of New
castle has been announced, is very comely per-
sonage but very stout-so stout in fact that she
finds crinoline entirely superauous except around
the bottom of her skirts and it is said that Z. mas
been necessary of late to enlarge the door of her
carriage. A marriage was proposed between her
and Victor Emanuel, and he was delighted at the
prospect of a connection with the royal family of
England through the owner of so charming face
as that of the portrait shown to him. But when
on his visit to England, he saw the lady-himself
no slender lad-he retired preoipitately from the
negotiation. :" 1 cannot marry that woman" he
said: she's broad enough to sit upon the seven
hills of Rome!"
, 1861-12-20
wALLA wALLA PRICES CURRENT.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BH KYsER REESE.


BACON-per lb. % to 28c.
FLOUR-per hundred, S. tot.
BEANS-per ID. 12 to 15c.
SUGAR-China, Is to 20c; New Orleans, % to %
sland 20 to 22c; Crushed, 26c.
RICE-per h. Is to Zoe
DRIED APP LES-per ID. 20 to 25c.
YEAST POWDERS-per doz. 81 to 6.
CANDLES-per lb. Soc.
SOAP-Hils, per To- III; Fays, 16c.
TOBACCO-per lb soc to 81.
NAlLS--per lb l625.
BgTFER-Fresh rolls, per l5 zoe; Oregon, SOC.
EGGS-per doz 81.
OATS-per lb. &c to &c.
WHEAT-per bushelisl % to so
, 1861-12-20

THE PARTING OF MCCLELLAN AND SCOTIA
the time Gen. Scott left Washington for New
York, the following parting scene occurred be.
tween Scott and Mcclellan:
Gen. Mcclellan, at the head of his staff, pro.
ceeded to an inner room occupied by Gen. Scott
and removed his hat from his head, bowed before
the veteran chief whom he had Just succeeded
Gen. Scott, sitting, from inability to rise, exten-
ded his hand to his successor, and they talked for
some minutes with hands clasped. In this posi-
ton, Gen. Scott drawing Mcclellan nearer to
him, said:
"General, do not allow yourself to be embar-
rassed by men who do not comprehend this great
question. Garry out your own ideas, act upon
your own Judgment, and you will conquer, and
the Government will be vindicated God bless
you"
The young chieftain's only reply was
81 thank you, General, and will not forget your
counsel. May you be restored to health and live
to see your prophecy fulfilled. God be with you.
Farewell"
, 1861-12-20

FROM FLORENCE CITY.-We are in
debted to friend for the following extract
from letter written by Mr.. John Creigh-
ton, Florence, Dec. l 1th:
g New mines or rather a new creek has
been found some six miles from here that
pays about as we'll as the mines around
here. Weather clear and cold-not much
doing-too c0ld to wash" Mathew
Bledsoe shot James S. Harman, generally
known as pike packer formerly pack
ing to Elk City, on Sunday last, at the
mouth of Slate creek-on Salmon river
Inv 4 4daerol arose at the card table the
night before, and was renewed by Harmen
next day, when after few words Bledsoe
drew his pistol and shot him through the
head. Bledsoe has gone to Walla Walla
to give himself up for trial. He is a second
cousin of Captain Bledsoe. Provisions are
plenty but high, so is everything else. DIR.
Farber charged me $3.50 for three bottles
medicine
, 1861-12-20

Judge Wyche went to the Sound yesterday tc
have a consultation with Judge Oliphant, and tc
determine in conjunction with that gentleman
upon the place where the next session CT the Su
preme court is to be held.
In the foregoing paragraph no mention is
made of Judge Hewitt. Does the Chronicle
mean to inform us that the Chief Justice ot
the Territory has nothing to do in regula-
ting the sessions of the supreme court? The
sentence is undoubtedly intended to near
something-probably suggestion that the
Chief Justice should not be included among
the personages who are to settle this mixed
-;
, 1861-12-20

R@~ Some. idea may be formed of the
amount of business done in this city from
the fact that between forty and fifty thou
sand dollars worth of goods have been sold
to the Salmon river trade alone since Fri
day last. Of this amount, three houses
alone have have sold upwards of fifteen
thousand dollars worth. All of these sales
have been made for cash. Besides fou
large wagons, about one hundred and fifty
pack animals, loaded with goods and pro-
visions, have left for the mines during the
week
, 1861-12-20

e Passengers who came up yesterday
rm us that the late freshet extended to
ifornia, and that considerable damage
IS done there by high waters.
, 1861-12-20

W Mr. Mossman has exhibited to us
some specimens of coarse gold and gold
quartz, which were obtained on Salmon
river, about fifty miles from the mouth of
Slate Creek The gold appears to be of a
'er quality than that produced on lIil-
1-eek, and will doubtless assay two
lars better to the ounce.
, 1861-12-20

DGg~ Mr.. Mansfield has enrolled ten vol
unteers in this place for Capt. Curry's cav
airy company. Recruiting in this vicinity
does not prove a very rapid business, from
the fact that the patriotism" of most Of
our young men is now directed towards.
Salmon river.
, 1861-12-20

~ Kyger & Reese are constantly receiving large
stocks Of goods Miners will find everything they
require-ether in the inc ofdfF goods or supplies.
at their store. 4wI
, 1861-12-20

Bsg" The remains of Col. Baker were to-
have been inferred in San Francisco on the
l1th instant
, 1861-12-20

pa~ We have information that the COM
pany of Minstrels now playing at Portland
viii shortly pay a visit to our city.
, 1861-12-20

~ We call the attention Of sisiness men si,,,
those who want printing done, to the fact that We
have just received large assortmeut Of paper and
cards, for printing blanks blheads business cards.
ETC.. and are prepared to fill orders. Send them in,
and they will receive prompt attention.
, 1861-12-20

Mr. VIM. N. SMITH is our only authorized agent for
this county, to solicit subscriptions and receipt for
moneys on account of the Statesman.
, 1861-12-20

THE FINE GENTLEMAN-I fancy that pecu4
liar product of the past, the fine gentleman, has
almost vanished off the face of the earth, and is
disappearing like the beaver of the red Indian.
We can't have fine gentlemen anymore, because
we can't have the society in which they lived
The people will not obey the parasites will not
be as obsequious as formerly. Children do not
go down on their knees to beg their parents
blessing Chapains do not say grace and retire
before the pudding. Servants do not say YOUR
honor, and Your worship, a. every moment
Iradesmen do not stand hat in hand as a gentle
man passes authors do not wait four hours in gem
tlemen's ante-rooms with fulsome dedication,
for which they hope to get five guineas from his
LordShlP. In the days when there were fne F5n-
temen Mr. Secretary Pitts undersecrs,ar 5id
not dare TO sit down before him, but Ir Pitt h
his turn, went down on his goutv knee TO c-. N
and when Geo. Ill spoke few kind aris 70 .irl.
Lord Chatham burst into tears of re i3r
and gratitude-so awful was the idea .ls mon.
arch, and so great the distinction of rank Fsr.s
Lord John Russell OF Lord Pamerstoa 6n asr
knees whilst the Sovereign was readir 2 despateh
or beginning to cry because Prince Albert said
something cvil.-CornhiH Hagazins
FORCE OF VoLcANoEs.-Cotopa1 n 1855.
threw its fiery rockets three thousand feet above
its crater, while in 1914 the blazing mass slrug-
Cling for an outlet, roared so that its awful voice
was heard dstauce of more than six hundred
miles. In 1897 the crater of Tunguragua, one of
the great peaks of the Andes flung out torrents
OF mud, which damned up rivers, opened lakes,
and in valleys of thousand feet wida made de-
posts six feet deep. The stream from Vesuvius,
which, in 1747, passed through Tore del Greco
was destroyed a second time, the mass of lavas
amounted to forty-fve millions of cubic feet.
In 1919 the crater of Etna poured forth flood
that covered over eighty squire miles of surface
On this occasion the sand and scoria formed the
Monte Rossi, near Nicolos, cone two miles in
circumference and four thousand feet high. The
stream thrown out by Etna in 1910, was in mo-
ton at the rate of yard per day for nine months
after the eruption and it is on record that the
lavas ofthe same mountain after terrible erup-
ton, were not thoroughly cooled and consolidated
ten years after the event.
In the eruption of Vesuvius, A. D. 70, the,
scoriR and ashes vomted forth, far exceed the
entire bulk of the mountain while in 1860, Etna
discharged more than twenty times its own mass.
Vesuvus has thrown its own ashes as far as Con-
stantinope, Syria, and Egypt; it hurled stones,
eight pounds in weight, to Pompe, distance Of
six miles, while similar masses were hurled up a
distance oftwo thousand feet above its summit.
, 1861-12-20

REMovAI,-Messrs. NIastin 8 Fisher nave removed
their store to Main street, next door to the City Drug
Store, where they inv thn attettiop Of the public
to their desirable selection Of GFPeries and Miners
, 1861-12-20
OREGON Items.

Owing to the detention of the mails be-
tween this place and the Dalles, we have
not received our regular list of exchanges
for the past two weeks; consequently our
stock of news from the Willamette is rath-
er meager. We condense the following items
from papers received by Tracy & Co.'S Ex-
press. =. The Times says the sream flat
ST. Clair, which came over the falls during
the late freshet, is to be placed on the low
er Willamette trade. The same paper says
that during the late freshet the mail stage
was drawn through the Umpqua valley by
six horses, attached to a wo-wheel cart,
and the horses were much of the way belly
deep in mud and water, and some of them
died in going from one station to another.
The bridge across the Umpqua at Winches-
ter was carried away, and man drowned,
name unknown. =. An Olympia cores
pondent of the Oregonian writes, under
date of Dec. 9th, that tie supreme court of
this Territory have rendered their decision
that Olympia is the seat of government
of Washington Territory, and that the act
locating the capital at Vancouver was void,
because it possessed no enacting clause
This was the opinion of Chief Justice Hew-
lit and Judge Oliphant, delivered by the
former,-Associate Justice Wyche dissent
ing. 1t is understood that the Judge will
place their opinions on fle." The
Sound country sustained considerable dam
age by the late food Oregon produce is
said to be advancing in the Victoria mar
ket, on account of the scarcity occasioned
by the destruction of produce during the
fTeshet. The rise, however, is not confined
to the Victoria market alone i'll Portland,
the price of -four has nearly doubled, and
many other articles of produce have in
creased proportionaely. The rise will
probably be only temporary The Noun
taineer of the 18th inst. says: I'VE have
the pleasure to announce that such meas
ures have been taken as render certain the
building of railroad from the Dalles to
the Deschutes. Capitalists with ample
means have taken the matter in hand,
and we have every assurance that the
work will be commenced without delay end
pressed forward to an early completion"
, 1861-12-20

~ Thanks to Tracy & Co. for late
, 1861-12-20

IUIaI, SIb4,IUU
This estimate does notnclude the loss sustained
in removing goods, &c. The total loss in property
lost damaged, &C., will probably reach $17O,OOO
Respectfully submitted,
, 1861-12-20
LIST OF AGENTS.

The following named gentlemen are authorized to-
receive and receipt for moneys in account with this
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-03-13
United States Senator.

Mr., Camcrcns appointment IS Secreta>
ry of War, in the new Cabinet, causes n
vacancy in the United States Senate. 1t
is the duty of the present Legislature to
fill the vacancy, which w i'll no doubt lie
done the coming week.
The matte r is warmly contested be-
tween the several aspirantE. Mr. Wilmot,
Mr.. Armstrong, of Lycoming, Mr.. Camp
bell, of Schuylhill, Mr. Ketchum, of Lu-
zerne, and Mr.. Palmer tie present speak,
er Of the Senate, are sll warmly urged by
their respective friends.
Mr.. Wilmot. having been showed ont
Of tie Cabinet, Eext sought the seat now
held by Mr.. Cowan, but having also fail
ed in that, he now insists, with some rev.
oiutionary symptoms upon taking the
place Of Mr.. Cameron, and wo hope he
may succeed. If Salmon ?. Chase is q
proper man for the Cabinet Of Mr.. Lin,
coin, in our present troubles, Mr.. wilmot
is equally fl. Ito go into the Senate. II
Abolitionisrn is to be the controlling Gle.
ment under this administration let us
have it boldly and fully, and thereby re-
move the mask that is noH assumed and
worn be tho party in power.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-03-13
IAN Infamous Cheat"

! Our readers no doubt Iccollect, that
during the progress OF the late Presidcn''
tial campaign, we took decided exceptions
to the conduct Of en- Austrian Red Re-
publican refugee named Cnr) Shurz, FIR
which we were severely censured by the
editor of the journal, who char! ctcrizcd
our statements in reference to to this man
ss the most Infamous pcrversions ever
perpetrated in this county" Awful in
deed.
This mar Sn urz was the leading Black
Republican orator last iall and has been
one Of the leading instruments in bring,
ing about our present tr oubes; he glorieS
in the prospect Of Revolution. He is
now in Washington demanding Of Mr..
Lincoln leading foreign mission, and
his demands upon the President are sini.
lar to the one he made VI on the Cover
nor of Wisconsin, demanding to be made
one Of the Peace Commissioners from that
State. The following is the dispatch he
sent 10 the Governor urging his appoint
mcut: "Send Commissioners me oneo
,hem 10 strengthen our side" The
Abolition side is What he desired strength.
ened. In rhis he was, however, ,Lisap2 int
ed, and we new advise his defender of
the journal to look into the " infamous"
conduct Of the Governor of Wisconsin,
We hope the editor will assist Shurz in
obtaining his appoin tmenr, and SEQ tina,
Mr.. Shurz is not slaughtered by the " in
famous conduct of his own friends.
The following article we clip from the
Washington Star, which we think will
bear US out in what we have heretofore
sad about this Revolutionist
Mr.. Shurz is barely citizen of the
United States. lie is an exile from Aus.
tria, said to have fled his country to avoid
a prosecution for aiding and abetting the
escape of prisoners. His offence not lo-
ing political one under Austria's laws,
the Government has refused to extend to
him the amnesty it has extended to so
many other Austrian cxiles in the United
States. He may be gen.emn of shin.
ing orator:cal talents; but, on the whole,
he can, under such circumstances, hardly
be the proper man in whose hands to
trust American commercial interests at
an European Court; where our national
representatives should not rest under dis
abilities growing out of their recent per-
,onal involvment with hcpoli,ical troub>
les OF countries adjoining those 10 whose
Governments thay may be accredited
We there fore hive no idea that he will be
the next American ambassador to Sar.
dinia."