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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-10-03
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{ WASHINGTON NEWS.
& The following commitments to the 0Id Cap
I III we're made yesterday afternoon: r. Il.
Waller late Regimental Quarternaster Of the
mb New York, arrested in New York city BY
Officer Marsh, and charged with embezg!e-
ment: Daniel Fgan, British subject, John
Jacob, and H4ory Jones, sent iu.hy the Pro
rast 1larshuI General Of Defences South Of the
Poromac and charged With Icing suspicious
characters,
Eleven deserters from the Confederate army,
vnt in by the Army Of the Potomac, were
committed to the Old Capitol yesterday,
Eight prisoners Of State, sent in from the
Army Of the Potomac, yesterday, were com
mitted to the Old Capitol
The steam gunboat Western World, which
is attached to the North Atlantic Bockading
Sqaadron has been hauled upon the ways at
be Washington Navy Yard, and will be over
hauled. She was IN the storm oil Hatteras, in
August last when the I}ainbridge foundered:
and was near being lost, aud on examination it
i f9u0d thai she has been much strained, and
that extensive repairs are necessary
Thc following exhibits the amount Of -four
Inspected in Washington city during the three
months just expired: Family -four, /, ,724 bar
reIs: extra, 3,64l super, 1911; fne, 80;
first mjddIings, Us; first rye, 223 barrels
Total number, 6,8l6 barrels.
\ colored girl in Washington, who has late
y been concerned in q dozen robberica, has
teen arrested and committed to jail.
young man named j. e. Thompson, son
Of a restaurant keeper, confined in the Ola
capitol prison, charged with being Confede-
rate mail carrier, succeeded in making lis es-
cape on Thursday night
On Thursday morning, as number Of chill
1ren we're playing about q train Of wagons, in
Washington, they threw stones at the mules,
a01 one Of the contraband drivers, threw
stone At the children, striking little 10y
named Henry Burns, tracturing his skull to
'@co an extent as TO expose his brains. AS
%oo as the affair was known, large number
. PERSONS among whom were several women,
<Iosot the contrabsnd and threatened to hang
~''!' but Sergeant Hurley, Of the First ward
L9'ce. made bis appearance, and after repeated
.".1eaI'eS, obtained the custody Of the man
7"o pacl6ed the mob He was committed
: Ja1! 70 await the result Of the boys INJURIES
! = '1e way Of Havana, It is ascertained that
.ps rebellion in San Domingo is net sup
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-10-03
General Frank hIai: aa ,yoIs. lilL Lane

G9EeGai 1raZA hl22; 81 sSoI. iaM Ga1e
L: n Frank Blair aaii IL :ois & Louis ~c::x-> Il
ia<E Saturday:
Dur innocent raollc~I ,Tcnc> thousand at
ti1e1n-Nitl, tieir 2ojuen ao1! c}ilcion. are n
BE- punished because t21ay cannot hunt ouc ara
tin.I OuantrolI And then this other ,i,8!l-
40 better than (luantrelj- LErssst Al
,yIa;13a j. he TO BE- allowed IL come inIo Nil.
souri, ant; do deeds which, according t. h. Own
account, t;lacik,n hin ~ black As tk5 ieets
which luanfreII did at Lawrence I'D him?
Applause, and L.issos.
have aseen q syoeoh delivered by hiu4 since
he came back from his search alter Quantrel',
in which be took very good pains uo: 70 dno
hin2 Int he followed nina lnto tho State Of
Missouri, p;llaging and destroying, and la
came, across man by the name of Hook, vito
prtiesSed 70 be the best Union u1anln jackson
county
This man Hook, upon being interrogate6,
admitted that he had seen some OF the gueTrll~
las, and then it IS reported that some one IN
ouired Of lane what btcane Of this man Hook,
and he replied: In hell !; leil him IN the
hands Of the excoutioncrs. 1t IS not proten~
ded that Hook had anything TO Go with the
| Lavrence affair; that Is not pretendeJ, even
by his murderer, and yet he was lmmoiated.
lie was put into the hands OF the executloneI
according to jim Lanes otory and the On = pail
tation can find Tor Jim Lane is that be Is sucn
an internal liar that no one believes that story
as he told it. daughter and a?p'aase)
And there is suspicion even that he Is deha
Sed and degra led enough to boast Of murder
committed when he even did mot have the
auelacity to attept IT, Applause i Baltimore
American.
GEN. G1ILuoRE AND ADMIRAL DAHLGREs.
In tha Morris Island correspondence oi the
New York Times we fnd the following reIas
tive 10 the rumor about unfriendly feelings exe
isting between General Gilmore and Admiral
| Dahlgcon: ;,
"a impression having gained considerable
| ground in the North to the effect that denera
! Gilmore aul Admiral Dahlgren are and have
| been at variance IN regard to the matter OF
prosecuting military operations before Charles
ION, It may be we'll to state On the best snthors
ity that 40 foundation exla:s tor suoi1 belief.
4 correspondence passed some iine ago De
tween the TWO commanders relative 20 the ex-
act condition of Sumter, General Fillmore
maintaining that the lort WAS practically and
affectuaIly silenced, while Admiral Dahlgrcu
entertained a suspicion that the structure coa~
tanned guns In working order On the channel
side, Although this difference OF OPINION ex~
is1ad the parties expressed their views III
terms plain but free from ali anlmoslty.
The Christian Commission Of Philadelphia
have received intelligence trom the Army Of
the Cumberland that two OF their delegates
from that cjtY had distributed At one point il
two DAYS over 800 Ioayes Of bread and l2J
ca]cns If coffee 70 The wouaG1ed soldiers Of
, 1863-02-21
School Books,

Constantly on hand large assortment of SchoC
Books of Sanders and the National Series, and
all other kinds of books in in the schools
of the valley. Orders from any of the districts
will be promptly filed
, 1863-02-21
Blank Books 1:
Novels 4:

A large assortment of Blank Books, full and half
bound, of every description, constantly on hand
, 1863-02-21

day of Is Sup. Road Dist. No.
SEC. 49, All acts heretofore passed aud amend
ments to acts relative to county roads and the
structiOn and maintaining of roads, be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Passed January 10Th, 1859.
, 1863-02-21
HMOU0E@.

WE TAKE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING TO
old patrons and the public of Oregon and
Washington Territory generally that we have estab-
lished trade and facilities for importing line of
goods that defes competition; also, that are sell
ing goods in our line at San Francisco Prices,
and guaranteeing them to be genuine; stock be-
ing at all times subject to the strictest chemical an
alyzation.
, 1863-02-21
Stationery:

A good assortment, consisting in part of
Letter Paper, Note Paper, Legal Cap and
FOOlscap Paper,
, 1863-02-21

Just received choice lot of 1000 Novels, of the
latest editions and by the most popular authors which
will be sold at wholesale retail.
, 1863-01-31
ColviIle Correspondence

PINKNEY CRY, Jan. 18th 1863
EDS. STATESMAN 81 have of late been some
what remiss as a correspondent but the march of
events in this semi-ciyiized land, move in so slow
cadence, that really, there has been nothing of
consequence % write about. Winter with his
hoary locks reignS supreme but so mild is his
rule, that that Ubiquitous individual the "oldest
inhabitant" retains nothing in his antiquated
"reminiscences at all to be compared to it, We
had but little snow until near the middle of De-
cember, and even up to this time, we have not
had more than two feet on the level. The miners
generally are laying their oars, and old sledge.
and poker, with slight variations of "yelow
kvered" character, are in the ascendant. The
agricultural population seem to have nothing to
do but enjoy hemselves-consequentl French
fours, and Scotch-reels, are in demand, and rural
festivities, and rustic Publications. are the order of
the day, rather night, for gooth to say scarcely
a night passes that there is not social party, or
ball, gathering of some Sort eithe- in the valley
or on the river.
The citizens of Pinkney and of this negbor-
hood generally, were naturally well pleased, to
hear of contract which was to give them a
weekly mail, commencing on the 1st of January
but alas ''Tbe best laid schemes of mice and
men, gang aft a'glee,o and up TO this date we
have received no mail, except what little we could
get through the compaisance of the U. S. Quar-
termaster. 1t seems to have become an establish
ed principle that contracts were made to be broken
and it were folly to expect that this mail contract
would prove au exception. Doubtless the con-
tractor will receive his pay with many compli-
ments for his assiduity but the weekly mail to
Colvle is among the things that never have BEEN
and possibly may never be. In the meantime, we
will wait, and hope. The world still moves. Busi-
ness matters here are at present rather dull near
y all the mining camps having been supplied be-
fore winter set n and now the traders leisurey
balancing accounts, and making preparation for
the Spring trade
1t may interest some OF your readers to know,
that in November last, certain notorious nGvid-
ual, named Francis Benoise, alias Frenchy, died
very suddenly of internal hemorrhage after few
minutes illness. His deeds were not of kind
to benefit either his fellowmen or himself, and
his death is not likely to be lamented. Another
sudden death CT a more melancholy character
occurred on Christmas Eve. A woman by the
name of Susan O'Brien while returning to her
home, fell from her horse, and, dislocatng her
neck expired Immediately. A coroners jury re-
turned a verdict in accordance with the above
facts. This woman who was Squaw, or half
breed, was considered one of the best looking,
and best behaved, of her class, and had been
married to man named James Brien who de-
serted her.
You will perceive from the heading of this let
ter that have changed my place of residence
Pinkney is more lively, and as pumpkins won't
pay, at this season of the year, l have now gone
into the manufacture of umbrellas for the Oregon
market More auon. Yours,
PETER SNooKs.
, 1863-01-31
Noble Sentiments.

Forney, in his Philadelphia Press of Novem-
Der 9th, takes those men to task who wish to
make political capital out of the good or bad for
tunes of military men, in this language
In this age, God be thanked, no one man is
necessary to the Republic, and he alone can
achieve and hold its highest honors who shows
the largest and most selfdenying patriotism The
statesman who thinks, the philosopher who theo-
rizes and the historian who writes, begin their re-
feetions by dScarding the small passions and the
passing prejudice, and the little ambitions of the
hour, and in the aembic of their brains preserve
only the pure gold of devotion to the Republic
Principles, and the holy maxims which neither
time nor trial can destroy must adjust this mighty
controversy Men are nothing, and when, in the
far off future, our posterity to estimate the
legacy of this war; they will either rejoice over it as
the result of the disinterested patriotism of their
fathers, or mourn oter it as the result of their
weakness and their divisions.
, 1863-01-31
Small Pox in British Columbia.

The Victoria Chronicle of the llth inst.
gives the following account of the ravages
of the small pox among the Indians of
British Columbia:
1t is estimated that the bodies of from
1000 to l 200 Northern Indians who have
fallen victims to the small pox, lie unburied
In space of about one acre of ground a
little to the west of the reserve and a
stones throw from the school house. Very
few persons can form any conception Of
the fearful ravages caused by the disease in
this vicinity. When it first appeared
among the Indians large numbers started
in canoes for their homes in the north; but
full one-fourth of their number died on
the way, and their bodies lie at the present
day on the Island coast from Victoria to
Fort Rupert, and on the mainland of Brit
ish Columbia from Deans canal to the
mouth of Stickeen river We we'll re-
member several warm days last summer
when the deaths at Vhe reserve averaged
one an hour The sad fate of about eighty
poor wretches who, driven from the reserve
by the police, encamped at Ogden's Point,
and in one weeks time only thirteen were
left to tell the tale, has not yet been for
gotten. A like fate befel sixty who were
were encamped at Cadboro Bay The Son
gish and other tribes native to this Island,
enjoyed singular immunity from the dis
ease, an immunity which was due in the
main to the sanitary measures adopted by
the Catholic missionaries before the plague
came. The Northerners were vaccinated
also; but not until after the disease had
appeared among them. Somehow or an
other, the vaccine did not take the tribes
seemed doomed to destruction, and in place
of an Indian population of $500 souls
as we had last spring on the reserve, it
would to-day, be really hard work to scare
up fifty men women and children, and out
of nearly 800 huts, tents and lodges, but
ten were visible yesterday.
, 1863-01-31

To Gen. Halleck.-The statement ofthe Rich
mond papers, that Gen. Pryor had repulsed or
troops at New Providence is untrue. The follow
ing is a statement of facts: The enemy crossed
the black water in considerable force and attempt
ed, the 9th, to drive in our right wing but were
repulsed. At dusk, the enemy advanced, and was
charged upon and driven back upon his Supports
At intervals, throughout the night shells were
thrown from the rebel batteries. JOHN A. DIX.
In the Senate, to-day, the Vice President pre-
sented a communication from the Secretary Of
the Interior, asking an appropriation of S5000,-
600 for the Capitol extension, and 100000 for a
new DOME
Mr. Foster offered resolution directing the
Committee on Finance to inquire into the expedi-
ency of making an appropriation for the purpose
of encouraging emigration from Europe to the
United States. 1t seemed to him that under the
present circumstances this was a matter of ma
tional concern. The resolution was adopted.
The bills for the enlargement ofthe Illinois and
Michigan Canal; for he the passage of gunbaots
and munitions of war, etc also, the enlargement
of Erie and Oswego Cannas, for similar purposes,
were considered in the House to-day. A motion ..
to lay on the table was disagreed to by 42 ayes to
93 noes - -
New York, Jan. 14th.-The Evening Posts
Washington special dispatch says our blockadng
fleet has just captured some very important dis
patches from JEFF. Davis and his Secretary of
State to Mr., Mason, Slidell and others, in Europe
These dispatches give many important facts and
details in regard 10 the condition of the rebels
They give the strongest statement, of the desper-
ate straits to which the rebel leaders are reduced
and show that unless they can quickly get relief
either by European intervention or by dividing.
the free States, and thus parayzing the efforts of
the Federal Government they must give up their
cause for lost These dispatches arrived here
yesterday. They were put up in tin box loaded
with lead at one end so to sink quick in case
of an emergency, but our sailors too quick
for them. 1s
Galveston, Texas, is in. the hands of the rebel
forces
ST. Louis, Jan. l7th.-A dispatch from Gene
raj Warren, dated Houston, Texas county, 10th
inst, says that the enemy in full retreat toward
Arkansas. Marmadukes rebel force was in the
Hartsvile fight, between 1000 and 5000 strong.
Their loss is 800 killed, wounded and captured.
The famous guerrilla, McGould, was killed.
The notorious chief Porter, was badly woun-
ded.
Nashville, JAN 16.-It is reported that Gen.
Longstreet has superseded Bragg.
Secretary Stanton has written a letter to the
Military Committee of the House and Senate, ur-
ging that immediate steps should be taken for the
acceptance of Glass, Elliott & Co.'s proposition
for submarine cable from Fortress Monroe to
New Orleans The total expense of that project
is placed at $2,50O,0OO.
Columbus, o., Jan. l7th. Ben Wade was nom
mated U. S. Senator by the Republican caucus
last night. He will probably be elected.
, 1863-01-31
THE WASHINGTON STATESMAN.
SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 81 1853
Depreciation of Legal Tenders.

Since the reception of the news of th,
great depreciation in legal tenders below
there has been a corresponding deprecia.
ton here. There is yet, however, no fixed
standard among our business men for re-
ceivingthe notes, and they are taken at 25 to
so per cent discount, according to the faith
OF patriotism of those receiving them. The
effort to longer keep these notes at par in
this community is now both useless and in
furious; injurious in that it gives to unscru-
pulous spectators the opportunity 20 i'm
portland food the country with them. Had
it not been for this species of specu-
lation we would now have but few of
these notes in our midst, and the losses
that must be sustained by their sudden de-
probation would not have been experienced
Heretofore merchants have been able to
pass off their legal tenders at par to the Or
egon Steam Navigation Company, for
freights, but the Company have now fixed
legal tender rates. cf transportation
which accord with the premium on gold.
AS the present depreciation is the result of
the workings of eastern bankers, there is
no reason to believe that the notes will
long remain at the present quotations ; but
SO long as the eastern shylocks are allowed
to speculate in them they must huc-
tuate in value. In view of these facts, it
seems to us that self-preservation dictates
thatithe merchants and business men of
our,city should-either by written agree
mept or mutual consent-adopt the same
rates for receiving legal tenders at which
they are taken by the merchants of Port
landau San Francisco The latest Port
land quotation is 65 cents; San Francisco,
63 to 68 cents. In New York the premi-
um on gold is 46-12, and a private tele-
gram, published in the San Francisco pa
pers of the 18th states that the premium is
fly gents.
, 1863-01-31
Auburn Correspondence.

AUBURN, Jan. Goth, 1868.
EDS. STATESMAN :-Dreary winter has at last
encircled us in his hoary grasp, and we have nu-
merous cloudy days and frosty mornings The
average depth of the snewz here now is about
twenty inches and is still coming down most
bounteously. But Sirs, you must not imagine
that because we live in pioneer town, almost
isolated from the world outside and surrounded
with mountains covered with snow to the depth of
two to five feet, that the people of Auburn are
going to give themselves up victims of ennui not
at all 1t seems that the young men and emf
grant lasses God hello the aterl here are ;,s1er-
mined that there shall be no lack of wedding
parties and infairs. Balls are as numerous as the
evenings that merrily come and go, and last night
our town was enlvened by three such merry gath
erings. | am informed the participants shook
the light fantastic toe until the light of the god
of day warned them to disperse.
Sleigh-riding seems to have become popular
fashion, and each one seems to have a desire to
ride further and faster than all others. The ur-
chins of this place are not far behind in way of
amusemen;s, and among other things, avail them
selves of the nice sliding places that the gentle
inclination of the streets Of this place Afford
Our streets are very icy, and consequently very
slippery, and every morning brings a parapher-
MALTA of bruised heads, bloody noses and the COM
mon complaints caused by sudden falls; caused
by the slippery streets or too much hot toddy-
it is not known which. Perhaps both have a ten
dency to triEg about these results At any rate
it is very slippery time, and l know of several
persons that have slipped up-in their calcula-
tions.
Whatever else may be said of this place, it
cannot be said that we have no chivalry amongst
us. For instance, we came very nearly having
dpelfought here few days since. l forbear
mentioning names for the reason that l might
get challenged by one or other of the chivs., and
then-O lord, Pm not "on it, you know. But,
nevertheless, gentleman of undoubted courage
challenged another big with courage. The lat
, 1863-01-31

ter refused to accept it, but the former, fearing he
would, sent in an apology which of course, was
refused. Thus ended that brave, but 5loodless
contest.
The Boise excitement is fast depopulating this
place for the time being. Some are returning
from the new Eldorado confirming the reports in
regard to the rich prospects obtained. But all
unite in terming it foolshness to start there
at this season of the year, for the reason that
men can neither prospect or mine on account of
cold weather and deep snow. Persons coming in
report that several men have had their feet fro
zen while crossing the Payette mountains. They
universally agree in the statement that with an
increase to their present number and contin-
uance of bad weather, there is likely to be a scar
city of provisions and great danger of starvation.
Powder river valley is entirely covered with
snow nearly eight inches deep. The snow con-
tinueS toward Boise as far as Payette river.
CORRFSPONDFNCE
, 1863-01-31
Nobody at the Helm I

The New York Express thus comments upon the
condition of things at Washington
There appears to be, in Washington, no con-
centrating directing hand--no genius to control
no mind to guide public affairs Everything
drifts, drifts drifts. The army drifts. The navy
drifts The President himself vascillates, vibrates
and oscillates, all ways. Thousands and tens of
thousands of men in arms, are moved and removed,
up, down, around and about, without seeming skill
or purpose. There is nobody to organize war
no Pitt, no Carnot, no anybody-when the whole
land is craving for somebody with genius, power
and patriotism enough to snatch the barbarsm
into which this civil is dragging it; the Mex
icanism to which we are assuredly coming
under such poot, or try to pilot us.
The Army of the Potomac once had our conf
dence-and if we did not expect anything from it,
we did not fear anything from it. But now the
whole land is filed with whispers, Vaccinations,
apprehensions, of some unknown coming ill. No
one can give good reasons, why, or wherefore he
thus fears-but, nevertheless, the apprehension
exists; and far and wide is spread the want Of
confidence
, 1863-01-31
Walla Walla W. T., Jan. 2l, Is
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON,
In the District Court; First Judicial District.

In the District Court First Judicial District.
To --- ROSS, -- DEMPSTER, 81 John Doe p
Partners doing business in the town of Lewiston,
Washington Territory, under the firm name of
Ross, Demps;er & Co."
VOU are hereby notified that the Oregon Steam
i Navigation Company have filed a complaint
against you in said Court to be held in the City of
Walla Walla Washington Territor, which shall COM
menee more than three months after the 18th day of
January, 1863 and unless you appear at said term
and answer the same will be taken confessed and
the prayer thereof granted. The object and prayer
of said complaint is to obtain the return of three,
hundred and fifty $500 cords of fir and pine wood
wrongfuly tf ken by you from the possession of the
'Oregon Steam Navigation COmpany"-and damages
for tile detention thereof in the of Five thousand
doors, (S5OOO) in the return thereof cannot
be had that you be adudged to pay to the said "Or-
egon Stem Navigation Company the value of said
wood towit the sum of three thousand five hun
dred dollars ($3 800 0O) and damages in the further
of five thousand dollars $5OOO OO) and costs of
suit
Complaint filed EDw'D NUGENT.
Dec. 10, 1862. Atty for Pl'f.
JAN II, 1868. 6m3