, 1861-03-15
DrinWOOd.

We would refer all those wishing Their
pictures taken, to the advertisement of Mr..
Sammis. Mr.. S is an excellent artist.
He purposes leaving in a short time.
-Messrs. DeLacy, Longmire, Packwood
and Blahkenship, left here on last Monday
morning to explore the pass south Of Mount
Rainier. d
The % Judicial District Court met on
last Monday, and is now in session, Chief
Justice McFadden presiding.
We are under obligations to the Ore
gon Statesman for an Extra, and to Capt.
Fleming of the Anderson, Capt. ohlson of
the Co1iiiz, Mr. Chas. E. Williams, for
newspaper faTors.
There will be a dance at Galliher's
Hall this evening.
The late Union demonstration on the
22d February at San Francisco, vas the
largest and most enthusiastic meeting ever
held there. All parties participated with
out regard to partisan feeling.
There is said to be a secret organization
in California in favor Of establishing Pa
ciic Republic. Their designs, although
not legally traitorous, should be tried by
the popular tribunal and Indignantly con-
demned. Treason consists only in levying
war against the United States, or in ad
herring to their enemies, giving them aid
and comfort.
=" SkoOkumcsD Opinion'-The VaucOu-
yer ChrOniele's Interpretation of the Capt.
tai bill
Gold in extremely small quantities is
found along the beach of this village.
A lady, writing from Kentucky to her
son, says that some Of the young men are
sporting secession cockades," and adds that
she would rather see one of her sons car
rying a sheep that be had obtained by
stealth, than wearing one of them" Hur-
rah for old Kentucky !
Ten free States and seven slave States
are represented in the Peace Congress
The voice Of this coast, although strongly
in favor Of Just and honorable compro'
mise, is not heard in this council
They are making a start from the
Dalles for the Wenatchee mines
We are sorry to learn that Hon. 7. ].
Dryer was, at latest advices, seriously i'll at
the Asior House, New. York. He went
on as electoral messenger.
AT the latest dates, wheat was worth
in San Francisco, 81 IS to 81 90; barley,
81 O5 to 81 10.
The miners for the Rock Greek mines
are arriving in Portland from California.
There is no likelihood Of electing a
U. s.. Senator vics Gwin, by the California
legislature. McDougal had received the
nomination from portion Of the members
in caucus. All parties seem to be split up
The infamous tax levied by California
upon her own aud our citizens, in passing
through that State, and their illegal stamps
upon drafts-legislation worthy of peo-
pic who require a vigilance committee to
keep them straight-have been decided to
be unconstitutional This passport system
of robbing practiced by California, is really
as much Of a disuniou measure as any
edict passed by South Carolina's conven-
tion-citizens of one State are entitled to
all the privileges of the constitution. equally
in all states, and tariff or passport can
only be created by Congress.
We are in receipt of the True Pacific
Messenger, an able paper published in San
Francisco, devoted to the religion, &C., Of
the Israelites Terms IS per annum.
The U. S. Court for the lst judicial
district-Associate Justice Strong presi.
ding, will commence its term at Vancou'
yer on the 25th inst.
The steamer Oregon was advertised to
sail from Portland for Victoria and Olym-
pia on the 18th inst.
Scranton has succeeded in getting a
resolution through the U S. House of Rep
resentatives for semiweekly mail service
on the Sound. There is no doubt but be
will engineer it through the Senate.
"A HEArHENIsM.- q man wor-
ships bis wife Too much he makes an idle ol
her.