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ence to this franchise. The bill was 6naIIy re-
ferred to the committee on Roads and Highways.
The act to authorize E. G. Hardy to construct
pack trail aud wagon road in Skaman'a ana Oiarke
counties. was amended in the Council 30 40 to
provide said trail shall not interfere with the one
now in use.
House concurred in the Council amendments,
and the bill passed.
Council bill, an act to submit to vote OF the
people for their ratification or rejection, the Con.
stitution of the State Of Idaho, was taken up and
read first time.
Mr.. Potter moved to reconsider the vote BY
which Council bills 81 and 81 were were read
third time and passed.
The bills were IAN act to incorporate the Fay
cite canal and water company" and " an act con-
corning quartz mining claims.
The chair ruled the motion out Of order, as the
bills were entirely out of the hands of the House.
A lengthy debate ensued, pending which, and
under cali of the House, it adjourned till to-mor-
row at 10 o'clock.
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COMPLIMENTARY. - by reference to our
Legislative Reports, it will be- observed that
resolution was passed unanimously in the
House Of Representatives, on Thursday last,
rendering the thanks Of the honorable body to
Mr.. w. N. Walton. our Reporter, "for the
faithful, able and impartial manner in which
he has reported the proceedings" Of that hon.
orable body during tho late session. We
are pleased that our endeavor to furnish cor
rect and full reports, has met with tho appro-
val Of the Legislature. as expressed in the
resolution to which we refer. The sentiment
expressed we fully endorse.
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The OREGoNIAN.-We are pleased to oh.
serve. that our old friend. Henry Miller. is
again at his old post, as editor of the Oyego-
MAN. He make good paper-a decided i'm
provement upon what it was before he as
sumcd it's control.
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u 1t is rumored that secessionists in Vic.
toria, are making arrangements to fit out the
Hudson Bay Company's steamer 71ame., as
pirate, to prey upon the commerce Of tho Pa.
ciic coast. The rumor is published in tho p.
S. Herald and the Portland Tines
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-01-31

COUNTERFEIT COlN.-The Lewiston Gol1-
c" Age, says that counterfeit quarter and half
dollars arc in circulation at that place.
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q "A correspondent Of the Oregon;an says
that miners are moving for tho mines. especi-
ally for the Boise valley. There are now, it
is supposed, two thousand there. There are
300 buildings erected in Placerville.
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Is UNCLE ABE A DEMOCRAT THE Ore
gon Statesman, in speaking Of the election Of
Richardson as u. s. Senator from Illinois.
says: Richardson, elected to Douglas va
cancy, from Illinois, is member of the pres
ent House, and hasjust been reelected to the
next Congress. He was an ardent supporter Of
tho war at the special and first regular session,
was appointed Brigadior General by Mr.. Lin
coin, but, at the subsequentrequest of tho Pres.
ident did not accept. as he desired him to re.
main in the House to support his tho .presi.
dent's) policy against the radical republicans.
This announcement was made in all the pa-
pers." Senator Latham asserted in a speech
made in California during the last political
canvass in that State. that out of 200 brisa-
dies generals appointed by the President,
about 100 were Democrats. Put that and
that together.
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considsrate judgement Of mankind and the
gracious favor If Almighty God.
In witness whereof, have hercunto Set my
hand, and caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at tho City of Washington, on the
1st day of January, A. D. 1865, and of the
Independence of the United States of Amer
lea the s7th year.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
President.
WV. II. SEWARD, Sec'y of State.
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Il The present sitting of the California
Legislature is its fourteenth regular session.
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r. We are indebted to Mr.. j. d. John
son. Of DIR. Stanleys Troupe Of Minstrels, fol-
copy Of the Victoria Chronicle.
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VicToRA lrEMs.-The following summa-
nv is from late Victoria papers:

VICTORIA lrEMs.-Thc following summa-
ry is from late Victoria papers:
A subscription is set on foot to collect mon
ey for the benefit of the Lancashire operators,
who are represented in the appeal for aid pub
lished in the Colonist as dcing in want of food
and clothing.
Considerable trouble exists at Victoria in
relation to selucing female servants from their
masters. Several cases have been examined.
1t appears to be the law of the colonies that
woman cannot leave her place until montl,
is completed, unless on certain grounds pro-
vided for by law.
A rich Caribooite" recently coped with a
British young lady at Vancouver. The next
day he was arrested for debt, not having the
wherew;:h to pay for his wedding supper.
He was evidently bent on doing driving bus
mess with a small capital.
The colored population of Victoria fired an
artillery salute, from Beacon Hill, en- the re-.
ccpt Of the news that NJ. Lincoln had issued
his Emancipation Proclamation For this
they were fined, as the Hill is used to fire sig
nal guns on the arrival of ships, and its use by
the colored people gave false signal.
The unusually mild weather up Frazer and
Quesnelo rivers had induced large number
OF miners to start for Cariboo. In conse-
quence there was pretty brisk demand for
miners outfits.
The machinery for saw-mill in the Carl.
boo mines has been forwarded. 1t will b.
erected on Williams creek.
The smallpox is prevailing at Douglas.
Six whites and two Indians had died of the
disease up to the 18th inst, and its further
spread was imminent
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THE COURSE OF FREE LOVE. ETC-It
will be remembered that the new law regulat-
ing marriages recently went into effect III Or
egon. This law is said sometimes to cause
provoking delay to the ardent "lovyers" who
desire to be united in the silken bonds of mat
rmony. Such was the case of couple in
Portland recently, one of whom was resident
Of another county, and could not produce the
necessary license. They found further that
both should be residents of the State for six
months before license could issue, and the
lady had not been in the State that length of
time. This was dilemma, But what do
the melting couple do! Sigh and repine, and
wait moro favorable opportunity TO COM
mencc the voyage of life together? NJ, in.
deed They stepped over into our Territory,
where we don't have such new tangled notions
of propriety. and do all these things by the
old rule. They accordingly proceeded to
Vancouver, got spliced, and returned to Oregon
"wiser if not better people," We invite all
who are thus fettcred to visit our Territory at
once.
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u The weather during large portion of
the present week has been mild and pleasant
as that Of spring.
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u California. Oregon, Nevada and Wash
ington have contributed more than two-thirds
Of the entire sum received by the Sanitary
Commission.
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RaH~ The Walla Walla Statesman wants to know
where the U. 8. Marshal for Washington Terrific
~ is at 1t is said that that officer has received
1000. for the payment of the expenses of the
Territorial courts in the Eastern District, and has
not yet discussed cent Of it. Witnesses, jury
men and county officers, are looking anxiodsy for
his appearance.
We find the above in the OregoniaS of tho
eth inst. Mr.. Huntington informed us.
some time ago, that he received treasury
draft, payable in New York, with which to
defray the expenses above alluded to. This
he was unable to get converted into funds, UNI
less by submitting to shave Of Is per cent.
Being unwilling to lose this amount, he re-
turned the check to Washington, with re.
quest that it DO exchanged for draft on San
Francisco. When this is received tho matter
will no doubt be satisfactorily adjusted.
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THE WASHINGTON STANDARD
C.s. OFFICIAL. PAPER FOR THE TERRIT DRY.
Agents for the Standard.

Agents for the Standard.
The following named gentlemen are authorized
to receive and receipt for money due on subscrp-
ton to tie STANDARD:
L. T.. FISHER, San Francisco, Cal.
Tuos. BoycE, San Francisco, Cal.
CIV JoxEs, Vancouver, W. T.;
ALEX :. ABERSETHy, Oak Point;
r. d. HARRINGroN, Monticello;
JOHN WEBSTER, Port Madison;
HENRY G. WILSON, Tcekalct;
MARSHALL BLINS, Seabcck.
rky-Money can be sent through the mails at
our risk.
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SMALL-Pox.-The Victoria papers state
that this dreadful disease is raging at that
place.
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7 DIR. STANLEy's MlNsTRELs.-Wc had the
pleasure last evening of witnessing tho per-
formancc Of this justly celebrated troupe at
Washington Hail. The negro delineations
were good, but not entitled to so much COM
mendation as the singing, which was truly
excellent. DIR. Stanly, and Messrs. Webb,
Murphy and Johnson, are scarcely to be cx-
celled on their respective parts Of basso, con-
tralto, tenor and baritone. Miss Milly Miriam
da possesses clear voice, which with proper
trainng.would make her good singer. Her
songs was greeted with applause. Miss
Nelly was also encorcd by her admirers, who
expressed their admiration by showering mon-
ey upon the stage. If the company will
confinc themselves to their songs, and drop
the stale jokes which were "playcd out"
years ago, we think they would meet with
better success. They perform again to. night
at the Washington Hall. Those who appre-
ciate true melody, should not fail to attend.
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definitely postponed. The error occurred by
the composition substituting unintentionally
the one bill for the other, both being print.
ed. and the wrong one got into his hands.
The bill that was indefinitely postponed
reads Is follows:
The representation in the House Of Repre-.
sentatives shall be AZ follows, in the year
1861, to wit
The county Of JeAereon shall elect one. JEFF
ferson and Clallam shall elect one. Thurs.
ton shall elect two. Pierce shall elect one,
King one; Kitsap, one; Kitsap and Sa-
vanish, one; Whatcom, one Lewis, one :
Cowltz and Wakiakum, one; Pacific and
Chehalis, one Island and Snohomish, one !:
Clarke. two; Walla Walla. two Nex Perce,
three; Shoehone, two; Shoshone and WAL
Ia Wa|la. one; Idaho and Boise, FIVE; Xix
atat and Skamania, one; Spokan and Mis-
soula, one.
All acts in conflict with this act be and the
same is hereby repealed.
The correction is made cheerfully AZ It places
gentlemen east Of the mountains in the no.
sition they desire by this action. REP.
Mr. Briggs wished It noted on the Journals
that he wanted his vote changed on the "Un-
ION Resolutions"
The Joint RESOLUTIONS in relation to the war
were taken up on motion Of Mr.. Griswold.
Mr.. Fletcher moved to lay them on tho ia
ble,-carried.
An act relating to elections and the mode Of
supplying vacancies, wastaken up o. reported
by the committee, with amendments, ICode
committee. The amendments were adopted
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responsibilities in manner wholly acceptable
to the House, and such - mieht Reject ereait
to myself. AndI have now % aaanrs ,vou.
Gentlemen, that whatever errors / nav kaye
committed. land they may have been many)
1t has been from incorrect judgment. and moi
from impure motives. In tie hsat az dehate.
when the mind and feelings have beeome. A.
it were. swallowed up in tie Interest a NO..
ures, which to us ~ individual, azs q pera-
mount concern to our immediate eonstitnenev
and to the general good Of the people. ve are
often too apt to indulge in renarks az ! hsrsh
nature, which may tend to wyithe IL fsel.
ings Of others. But whatever nav h thu
feelings ard impressions of othen. I t,ke this
occasion, to say, that for myself I entertaia
the kindliest feelings toward Won IN. snd I'M
earnest in the belie1, that the same 4 eant;re.
y reciprocal among al the member of ~
body, one towards another. IN M fhturs Of
my iifs' ahall ever ehsrish many happy n.
miniscences connected with our action IA =.
ISOLATION in this Honse. - 80
May each Of ~ Be enabled - rstuyn 10 our
constituency, bearing with m The happv 70.
Election OF having faithfully DISCHARGED ths
duties Entrusted to our care. and rnssl With
that consoling response, y Wen do..s snod and
faithful servant."-ie sgsal3 s,-'r"lee' - - :
The labors Of the tenth sesais. - n. T~s.
islative Assembly Of the Territorv of Was5.
ington. being new 1t an end, I nov proelaim
this House adjourned s;.se az. '---.
And thus ended the tenth ssue;o, of tho
Legislative Assembly Of the Territory Of
Washington.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-23

That nortion of the crew of the transport
Harry Clay (Which was destroyed) were seen
10 Get on board Hat boat, and 1t is believed
that all of them were lost. We understood,
from other SOURCES, that all the Clay's men
we're saved.
On Saturday last three Union regiments
Of infantry and one of cavalry started from
Memphis for reconnaissance down the Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee Railroad, running from
Memphis directly south, about 100 miles, to
Grenada. That night they had small fight
with Blythe's cavalry, repulsing them. On
Sunday they again attacked the Rebels, killed
30, wounded 40, captured 80, and routed the
rest, who fed across the Coldwater River, 81
miles below Memphis. Here the Rebels got
help, and drove our men back to fernando, 9
miles. At that point our men were REINFORCED
By detachment which attacked the Rebels
from the opposite side of the COldwater, and
the fight lasted until sunset, at which time our
men held q strong positlOn-entire loss, D
killed and Is wounded.
In Missouri the military situation is very
quiet. Two divisions Of the Army of the
Frontier are in camp fifteen miles from Rolla.
In several parts of the State the militia men
employed by Uncle Sam are vigorously search
ing for guerrillas, but there is no great activ-
ity anywhere. Prices movements in Arkansas
are reported from time to time to indicate an
advance on Missouri just as soon as the Rebel
commissaries and quartermasters can collect
sufficient forage and supplies. No further at
tempts have been made TO interfere with the
navigation of the Missouri since the vigorous
pursuit of the miscreants who stopped the Sam
Gaty.
Two deserters who have reached Fortress
Monroe represent that they lately belonged to
the Rebel war steamer Merrimac No. 2; that
she lies in the James, just above Fort Oar
ling. and that men are now at work removing
the obstructions in tho channel-it u.s. OF
course, supposed for the purpose Of letting the
wild sea.ravager loose.
Gen. Stahel's Cavalry have recently
secured the entire region east Of the Blue
Ridge and between the Rappahannock and the
Potomac. They found no Rebels save few
struggling pickets and the regular inhabitants.
Dispatches to Washington from the Army
Of the Potomac of yesterdays date, say that
there was nothing Of importance to commu'
nicate.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-23
A BROADWAY RAILROAD.

A scheme whereof the Stock Exchange ap-
pears to have had an inkung for some days
was "put through" both branches Of our citys
Common Council night before last, whereby
the Harlem Railroad is authorized. under the
sanction of m act Of the Legislature, passed
April 6, 1882, to construct a branch of it's
road from Union Square down Broadway to
the Battery, with spurtto Fulton Ferry. 1t
is understood in Municipal circles that this is
4" big thing" and that those interested in it
! aldermen and Councimen inclusive) expect
not to lose money by it. Attempts were made
to stop it by injunction, but to no purpose.
Still, the arsenals Of Jurisprudence are by no
means exhausted, and will doubtless be further
drawn upon.
We infer that this is an attempt to take the
wind Out of the sails Of the Broadway Railroad
engineers at Albany, and that it bids fair to be
successful. Yet we must say that, as between
the two projects, we consider the Albany BY
far preferable. That project does at least
make a show Of relieving Broadway and en-
aiding women and children to cross it with
safety; this does nothing of the kind. Any
railroad in Broadway must be in some respects
nuisance, but we judge a more tolerable
nuisance than, the wild, weltering swirl of ON
nbuses which now render it hdeous through
all the busy hours of the day and evening. If
any one dissents from this judgment, we beg
him to take his stand at the intersection Of
Canal or Chambers street, and watch the
movement of cOnyeyances up aud down Broad
way for half an hour Of the afternoon of any
fair day. Let him note the efforts Of the cour-
teous and vigilsnt Policemen to save those who
cross from injury; let him observe the inces-
SAINT pounding and grinding of the pavement by
omnibus-wheels and the distribution Of the re-
sulting dust over the costly aud delicate fabrics
displayed iu the windows aud on the shelves of
the adjacent stores; and he must be satisfied
that railroad in Broadway, properly con-
structed and managed would render that street
more attractive and traversable than it has
recently been.
But to lay railroad in Broadway yet fail
to withdraw the Omnibuses therelroDi-to re-
tain the nuisance we have and aggrayate it by
the addition of another-that is the worst
possible arrangement. We judge that we'll
managed railway would not choke the street
half so much as the stages do but q railroad
and the stages together would more than
double the nuisance created by either alone.
Indeed, we hold it impossible to run cars and
stages together in Broadway without rendering
the street often impossible for hours. And
nothing can be clearer than tho proposition
that the Municipality. having conceded stage.
routes through Broadway to A, b, and c,
cannot now revoke or annul those concessions
and thereby destroy at least half the capital
invested in stocking those routes, without
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-23
The JAPAN.

Our readers have already been favored with
the British version OF the sailing of this British
built, British armed, British-manned corsair to
sink, burn and destroy the merchantmen OF
this country, part OF them laden with food for
the hungry laborers of the British isles, and all
intent on peaceful, benefcent errands wherein
Great Britain has an interest only second to
our own.
According to Lord Pslmerston, the building,
arming and manning of such vessels 10 perfectly
consistent with international comfy, and only
Objectionable in that it conflicts with o British
statute. But this statute, it would seem, is
only operative in British ports when the
foreign power aggrievcd furnishes conclusive
evidence that it has been violated! In default
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-23
THE PETERHoPF CASE.

The mail of the Peterhof has been given up
District Attorney Delafield Smith, under in.
structions from the State Department ct Wash
ington. asked that it might be returned from
the custody of the Court into bs hands, in
order 10 be surrendered to the British Consul.
Judge Belts, who q few days ago was psr.
fecty ready to order it to be opened 10 Court,
now delivers an elaborate opinion affirming tho
right of the District Attorney TO control tho
whole case, and asserting the involablity Of
regular mail. As consequence Of the Dsw
light which the intervening days have brought
him, be turns over the mail to Mr.. Smith, Mr..
Smith hands it over to the British Consul, and
80 we are called on to acquiesce in ons more
concession to the arrogance of British demands
We take two things to be clear as matter
of law; first, that all papers and documents 90
board captured vessel are not only properly
but by legal necessity evidence as to its char.
acter, and as such that it is the duty Of
Prize Court to examine them; second that
the captors of the vessel, entitled to Priis
money if she is condemned, and liable fe
costs and damages if she is released, have
legal interest in the legal proceedings. aud such
standing in court that to deny them the
right to produce evidence is an outrage which
no Executive interference can excuse.
On the first point we have already expressed
an opinion, and il is quite sufficient evidence
Of it's correctness that Judge Belts bold the
same until it was surrendered in Difference TO
suggestions from beyond the walls OF bis
courthouse. On the second We have only 70
say, that we hold it q cruel injustice 10
Admiral Wilkes and his officers and crews TO
deny them the only chance TO secure their
lawful prize.money, and to require them |"
pay for the costs of OBTAINING the Peterhoa,
when her mail, if opened, would csrtainiy
have shown that detention TO be perfectly
legal
II this were all necessary to avert o wM
with England; if Earl Russell had announced
doctrine exactly contrary to the one be tas
Just promnlgated-if there were any con.
ceivable necessity for another humiliation like
that of the Trent case, We might be better die
posed to pass it in silence, if we could DOT
argue with the spirit which dictated it. But
it is certain that this act was as unnecessary
as it is notifying, and we have no other e.
PLANTATION of the motives which inspired 1t than
that il is an emanaton from the Department
Of State. The statement of that fact may sup
ply the place of further comment.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-23

Of this, privateers might be buat and srmsa
in British ports without objection aud via
perfect immunity. We shall remember this Tho
next time that Great Britain is at war and w.
are at peace. We venture to assure the ga.
poys that much faster, stronger aud casaper
ships are built here for foreign customers than
our Government 10 able TO secure.
The story that Mr.. Dudley, our Consul a,
Liverpool, did not know where the Japan va,
or did not duly set forth her position, Wa ar.
well assured, is utterly false. But "noDs Ar.
so blind as those who won't see;" and N,
Japanswas not detained, simply because tn,
governing class in Great Britain mean 10 do n,
all the harm they safely can. For the present
we must grin and bear it,"