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, 1863-01-31
Administrators Notice.

NJ Office is hereby given that the undersigned,has
IN been appointed administrator of the estate of
Thomas J. Chase deceased, by the Probate Court Of
the county of Walla Walla All persons holding de-
mands against said estate requested to present
them to the undersigned within one year from this
date or they will be forever barred and all persons
indebted to said estate requested to make mme-
diate payment ISAAC LASSWELL.
Jan. II, 1868. 2,5m3
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HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.

HNHE house and lot on the corner of Third and
i Alder streets, next door to the Statesman Of
fee will be sold cheap for cash.
For full particulars enquire of NJ Pefferlee at his
place of business Front street. next door Brown
Bro & Co.'s store. NJ. PEFFERLEE.
Walla Wala Nov, 29, 1862 Soft
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WRITTEN FOR THE STATESMAN
POe-frV.


1.-THE Judge goes to church the next day after the
ball, where he the young ladies doing and thus
soliloquizes Though the measure of his versus may
be imperfect and their jingle sound discordant to
"cultvated ear' they nevertheless establish the
fact that Mount Hood is hencetorh dedicated to the
Muses., and that it will hereafter be entitled to ace
upon the poetic page along with the famed Par
nassus:
Oh, would that were young again,
I'd climb old Mount Hood high,
Breathe Inspirations balmy air
And then take wings and fly
To where the rainbow tints the
With crimson blue and pink
I'd pluck quill from zcphyr's wing
And dip it in the ink;
And then I'd fly right back again
To where these beauties lie,
And in true, poetic strain
With old Shakespeare I'd vie
In painting, true to nature, too,
A scene so strange, rare
SO many girls, al deck d in curls,
So seem'ly free from care!
Nothought of bonnets now disturbs
Those precious, curdecked heads,
While as they snOd-eXcuse the thought
Remind Of downy beds,
Where Somnus' power fills the mind
With true poetic sccLCs
OF love and moonlight, hand in hand,
In his bright land of dreams.
No anxious glance is cast about
No manifest distress,
To see how many sisters here
Appear in new dress
The moustached gents who sit straight,
While others lowy bow,
Thinking all eyes are turned on them,
Are not e'en noticed now.
Meanwhile the preacher still talks on,
And thinks, as each starts,
His first and third and fifth and sixth
Have touched those sinners hearts.
But that long prayer begun the work
Those precious souls to reap
The first and second did the rest
The girls are all asleepl
and / know it!
Those deep drawn sighs and dropping heads
And now and then that vacant stare,
Can not fool me no, no stree,
II kAo'0 they're not at prayer.
But by yon snow-capped mountain top,
Higher than all-the trees
And by It's decp-mouthed crater
Which sulphur-scents the breeze,
Andy iingo yet must like the girls, if
they do sleep in meetin.
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Notice

4 IL persens knowing themselves indebted to
IA JOHN DOYELL, for Wagon work, are re-
quested to call and make immediate payment and
sav We costs.
w. V. BROWN is authorized to transact busi-
ness in my name during my absence He may be
found in the Daguerrean Gallery over the shop
Jan. Il, 1863 2;5tfl JOHN DOXELL.
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Agency Notice.

FEHE Undersigned hereby appoints WM. J. TERRY
4 his agent for The U. s. Mails and mail routes
from Walla Wala to Lewston Colvillc and Hellgate,
and from Lewiston to Orc Fino, Florence and Elk
Cty-'ratityng whatever he has done or may DO.
LOUIS A. MULLAN,
L. S. Mail Contractor.
Waila Walla, Jan II, 1852. 5wi
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PaSca Mills.

TENHE year having closed parties knowing them
Il selves indebted will plaase make immediate set
tement at the Office in Walla Wala
Jan. lst 1868. SIMMS& MIX.
, 1863-01-31
THE WASHINGTON STATESMAN
Published Every Saturday MOrning.
LIST OF AGENTS.

The following gentlemen are authorized to receive
and receipt for moneys on account of the WASHINGTON
STATESMAN
P0RTLAND-H. c. Northrop.
DALLES-J. S. Reynolds.
SAN FRANCISCO, L.P. Fisher u
Ea5~ Persons not convenient to an Agent can trans
mit moneys through the mails or express companies
at risk, by enclosing the amount in the presence
of postmaster express agent.
, 1863-01-31
In the District Court of the First Judicial
nsGfr
TERRITORY OF WASHINTON,
County of Walla Walla


KTOU are hereby notified that Joseph L. Davis has
i filed complaint against you in said court,
the court which shall commence more than three
months after 18th day of November 1862 and unless
you appear at said term and the same will be
taken as confessed and the prayer thereof granted.
The object and prayer of said complaint is TO
the sum of twenty-four hundred and twenty-seven
dollars ($2427) due notes and accounts from the
defendant to the said plaintiff.
JOSEPH L. DAVIS, Plaintiff.
Nov. Is 1852 l47n3
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FLOUR FROM SALT LAKE.-Late advces from
Boise say that large pack-train, loaded with
flour, recently arrived the.e from Salt Lake.
, 1863-01-31

CRY TREAsURER's REPoRT.-We will publish
the City Treasurer's report with the items of ex-
penditure, ETC., in our next.
, 1863-01-31

SAW Mill FOR BoIsE.-Mr. A. H. Robie, the
pioneer saw mill man of the upper country is
having one CT his mills brought down from Lew
iston, and intends to take it over to the Boise
mines, so soon as teams can cross the mountains.
, 1863-01-31

"MUCH SOUGHT AFTER.'-The Waila WALLACE
correspondent Of the Golden Age says that paper
''is very much sought after ia Walla Waa."-
Come down and take peep into our pOst-ofice,
Mr.. correspondent and you will then know how
little reliance can be placed in yourself.
, 1863-01-31

Nor WILsoN.-We are informed by the
prison-keeper that it was not Wilson who
escaped from Jail two weeks ago, as stated
in our last; but man named Clark, con-
fined on a charge of larceny
, 1863-01-31

The TRA1L.-,It is the intention of the road
company to shovel the snow out of the trail from
here to Grand Ronde, SO soon as it ceases storm
ing in the mountains, so that pack trains can pass
over it. 4ia
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LEWISTON a "CITY. An act Incorporating the
town of Lewiston, has passed the Legislature.
, 1863-01-31

ROAD MEETING.-The stock holders of the
Walla Walla and Grand Ronde wagon road met
on Wednesday evening and elected permanent
officers as follows:
Directors Samuel Linkton, j. H, Fairchild,
and George Delaney Secretary and Treasurer,
A. A. Mix
, 1863-01-31

SPECIAL TAx.--The County Commissioners of
this county have been authorized 10 levy special
tax, so as to liqudate the county indebted
, 1863-01-31

SCHOOL LANDs.-An act to amend the act rel
ative to school lands, so as to allow Walla Walla
county to sell her school lands has been passed
by the Legislature. Ewe rnf
, 1863-01-31
Dissolution Notice.

uNIlR copartnershlp heretofore existing between
Samuel Johnson and j. II. Fairchild is this day
dissolved by mutual consent. Ali business, &C.. OF
the late firm will be settled by Samuel Johnson.
Walla Walla W. T. SAMUEL JOHNSON,
January 5, 1868. 2w4 J. II. FAIRCHILD. II p
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BITTEN.-Some of the individuals who have
been importing greenbacks into this market for
speculation, awoke on Thursday morning aud
found to their utter dismay that notes which they
h ad paid SO and Soc for below, besides express
charges, were rating at only 65 cents. Their spec
ulatiOns foot UP at IS to 81 cents out of their
pockets.
, 1863-01-31
Notice.

Notice,
ALL persons arc hereby warned against purchasing
N or having anything to do with q certain Due
Bill or Note given by Us in favor of w. IL. Snyder
dated Rock Creek, B. c., or about the 4th day Of
September 1861 for tho sum of twenty-three hun
died and fifty dollars, which amount has been paid
him in full. PALMER 81 JACOBS.
Per c. JACOBS & Co.
walla Walla, w T., Dec. Is, 1862. 3w4
, 1863-01-31

CoNsoLATION.-W overheard a merchant who
has on hand considerable amount ofgreenbacks
consoIing himself the other day at his prospective
who have been flooding the country with this kind
of currency have yet large amounts on hand, and
that their losses will more than counterbalance
the gains they have made in this kind of mer-
chandise
, 1863-01-31

NEW EXPRESS ARRANGEMENTS -Messrs. Tracy,
West and others will .eaye this ely to-day for
Auburn and Boise, for the purpose Of establishing
branch Offices of Wells Fargo & Co.'S express at
these places They take with them the necessary
fixtures for the offices. MI. w. G. West has the
appointment of Agent for the office at Auburn.
The express is to run to this city, and Mr. Wm.
A. Albright is to be the messenger.
, 1863-01-31

RETALIATION Don" Of the Golden
Age, says he going to link together and foreT-
hold in utter contempt" the names of the mem
berS of the Legislature who signed the protest
against the division of the Territory. We infer
from this that the aforesaid members are not
strangers to the Don, and knowing the supreme
who know him, we presume he intends to do this
by way of retaliation.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-12-16
A BATTLE SCENE.


TThe following description of battle, written b.
d. F. Taylor, has been exceed by the best ef-
forts of the masters of the Poets art j
Then the rattling roll of the musketeers,
And the mufied drums and the ralying cheers,
And the rifles burn with keen desire,
Like the cracking whips Cf the hemock fire
And the singing shot and the shrieking she'll,
And he spliDte fire of the shattered hell,
And the great white breaths of the cannon smoke,
As the growing guns by the batteries spoke
In syables dropped from the thunder of God.
The throb of the cloud where the drummer boy trod,
And the rag, ed gapes in the walls of blue,
Where the irsn surge rolls heavily through,
That the Celorel builds with a breath again,
As he ceaves the din with ''Close up, men!''
And the groan tern out from the blackened lips,
And the prayer doled slow with the crimson drip,
And the beamy look in the dying eye,
As under the cloud the stars 60 by
But his soul marches on the captain sald,
For the soldier in blue can never be deadl
And the troopers sit in their saddles ALL
As the statues carved in ancient hall,
And they watch the whir from their breathless ranks
And their spurs close to the horses fiacks
And the fingers work, OF the sabre hand
Oh, to bid them live, and to make them grand
And the busle sounds to the charge at last,
and away they plunge, and the front passed,
And the Jacket blue grow red as they ride,
And enc scabb ards, too, that clank by their sidc
And the dead soldiers deaden the strokes iron-slod
As they gallop right on ore the plashy red sod
Right into the cloud all spectral and dim,
Right up to the guns black throatcd and grim,
Right down on the hedges bordered with steel,
Right through the dense columns, then 'right about
wheell''
Hurrah new swath, through the harvest again!
Hurrah Tor the flag to the battle, amen
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-12-16

A NORWEGIAN BRIDES COSTUME. When
a Morse girl marries, she comes out for on &c
in brilliant plumage. She decks herself
out in the gaudiest OF habliments, with a
Profusion ofsgold and silver ornaments
The most conspicuous part of her costume
is a crown of pure silver, gilt, and a scarlet
cloth brerst-piece, which is thickly studded
with silver-gilt brooches and beads of var-
Gus hues, besides little round mirrors This
breast piece and the crown usually belong,
not the bride, but to the district! They are
species Of public property hired out by
each bride on ner wedding day for the sum
of about five shillings. This costume is
gorgeous, and remarkably becoming, es-
pccialy when worn by fair haired, blue
eyed, and pretty Morse girl
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-12-16

JEFrERsoN's DEscENDANrs.-Hon Henry
5. Randall of Courtland Village, N. Y,
and author Of Life of Jefferson" writ
ing to friend at Columbus, says:
ALAS how his descendants are divided
in this war! All his grandsons go with
the South. George Wythe Randolph, the
Confederate Secretary of War, is one of
th'se-misled on this question, but noble
man. SO is the older brother, Thomas j.
Randolph. DR.. Ben. Randolph | never
met. All his grand daughters but one,
(she is resident of New York } are firmly
for the Union, and SO are their husbands,
where they were married. Two Of them
have sons in the army-who are liable any
day to meet their kinsmen in battle. n P.
Ir'st, who married Virginia Randolph, is a
devoted Union man. He has daughter
married to Confederate. She stands up
resolutely for the Union, and would if the
scatfold was before her.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-12-16

No Song, NO SuPPEE-No PENCE, NO
PIPER.-On occasion Of one of. the meet
inss in a Chicago church to hear politics
preached on Thanksgiving day, the follow
ing incident occurred:
"Dr. Clarkson said that if, when the
plates were all handed in, the amount
seemed TO be generous and sufficient, they
would conclude the services by singing
Praise God from whom all blessings tow;'
if not, he would pronounce the bcnedic-
ton and let the audience retire 'unhonored
and unsung.' On inspection of the plates
the sum having been deemed satisfactory
the whole congregation joined heartily
in singing the "Old Hundred Doxology
and were dismissed"
There have been good many strikes
lately, for higher wages, bnt this refusal
to sing praises to God unless the plate is
full, is the most novel.-Atbany Argys.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-12-16

~ "The expression upon the faces OF
our own men who had fallen here, was most
touching and remarkable, for not all tho
pains OF dessolation had been able to drive
from their features the smile of victory, or
the placid look Of contentment which Al
ways rests upon the countenance of him
who feels his work well done. Could those
near and dear to the brave men who fell at
Chattanooga, have gazed upon their faces
the next morning, | am sure it would have
mitigated, for all time to come, their emo
tons Of grief. For it was plain as the sun
Of monday, that these men had died. not
only without mental agony, but that their
last earthly feeling was ono of calm con-
tentment or triumphant joy. True this
was death-but it was death without its
hideousness-dcath robbed Of all its ter.
rorS--death whose grandeur made il pre-.
ferable to lire."-- Cor, C,n. Gazette.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-12-16

AN IRON EGG In Dresden there is an
non egg, the history Of which is something
like this:
A young prince sent this egg to lady
to whom he was betrothed She received
it in her hand, and looked at it with dis.
dain. In her indignation that he should
send her such. a gift, she cast it to the
earth. When it touched the ground
spring, cunninsly hidden in the egg, open.
ed and a silver yolk rolled out. She
touched silver spring in the yolk and a
golden chicken was revealed; she touched
spring in the chicken and crown was
found within; she touched spring in the
crown and within it was found diamond
wedding-ring. There is moral to the
story.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-12-16
The Great Orators.

The oreat Orators!
What man." says Walpole, "Fcx is
After his long and exhausting speech on
Hastings trial, he was seen handing ladies
into their coaches, with all the gaiety and
prattle Of an idle gallant!'
Burke's melodraratic trick was com.
pleta failure, when he flung the dagger on
the floor Of the House Of Commons, and
produced nothing but smothered laugh.
and joke from Sheridan THE gentleman
has brought US the knife, but where is his
fork -
When Lord Erskine made lis debut at
the bar, his agitation almost overcome him;
and he was just going to sit down. "At
that moment" said he, II thought felt
my little children tugging at my gown,
and the idea reused me to an exertion Of
which | did no. think myself capable"
Lord Brougha'n, speaking Of the salary
attached to = rumored appointment to
new judgcship, said it was all nioohshine
Lyndhnrst, in a dry and waggish way, re:
marked, May it be so, my Lord Harry
but have strong notion that, though it be,
you would like to see the first quarter of
it."
Pitt and Fox were listened to with pro!
found respect, and in silence broken only
by occasional cheers, but from the moment
Of Sheridan's rising, there was all expectr-
ton Of pleasure, which to his last days, was
seldom disappointed. A low murmor Of
eagerness ran round the ho;,se; cTery word
was watched for and his pleasantly set the
assemblage in roar.
Canning sad Of Grattans eloquence,
that, for the last two years, his public ex.
hibitons were complete failue and that
you saw all the mechanism of his otatory
without its life. 1t was like lifting the Aar
o., a rel.orsan, and seeing the wheels,
you saw the skeleton Of his sentences
without the flesh on them. and were induc-
ed to think that what you had considered
fash, 5, were merely prmings kept ready
for the occasion.
Mr.. Burke, on one occasion; had just
risen in the House of Commons, With some
papers in his hand, on the subject Of which
he intended to make a motion, when
rough hewn member, who had no ear for
the charms Of eloquencc, rudely started up
and said, "Mr. Speaker, hope the honor.
able gentleman dces not mean to read that
large bundle Of papers and to bore us with
long speech into the bargain" Mr. B.
was 50 swollen with rags as to be incable
Of utterance, and absolutely ran out of the
house. On this occasion George Selwyu
remarked that it was the only time he ever
saw the fable realized-d q lion PIT to fighs
by the 5rdyiFs cf an ass.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-12-16

MIND YouR EYE.-A grateful customer
Of the patent eye medicine man has sent
him the following acknowledgment of its
marvellous effects upon his optics:
HARRISBURG, Nov. 2, 1868.
DEAR SIR: For many years past have
been troubled with dlnness OF vision, to
that extent that, when playing draw poker,
| was entirely unable to ''see" my oppo.
nent's hand. The consequence was that
lost much valuable time and money. |
followed your directions for the treatment
of the optica! organs, and am happy to an
nounce that played poker with my friend
4. last night, saw his pile distinctly, went
him five hundred better, and won.
Gratefully yours, A. BRICK.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-12-16
True Patriotism and LOYALTY.

Hon. ID. W. Voorhees,, one of the most
eloquent champions Of constitutional liberty
in the country, and who has been advocat-
ing the election Of the Democratic ticket.
delivered speech in Columbus, on Sept.
3lst, in the course Of which he uttered
these noble and patriotic sentiments.
81 have stood by the people, ard I in.
tend to stand by them and intend 70
stand by my Government and my Coz
ernment is the Government Of the people
and when the people govern no longer, thci
comes klngs, and crowns, and scepters,
and ravens OF Office, and that is not my
Government, and shall never owe it alle-
glance Tremendous cheerng|.
" hen it comes that the sceptrc shall pass
from the hands Of this peop!e--when the
hour comes that the constitution shall be
laid away when the hour comes that you
can no longer read the first line Of the con
stitution, saying that this people make this
Government-when that hour comes, l
want no other Government, no other coun:
try to reside in, except that silent place, to
which We are all Fastening, and where all
will at last lie down, to ease our aching
hearts.
"Whenever and wherever, in the wide
page cf history, man is found to have
arisen who was afraid to trust the people,
that man was made to be the tyrant of his
day. Wherever you find man to-day
that is trying to change the source of au.
thorty, the great river Of sovereignty,
from the hands Of the many-of the pow.
erful many-to the few at Washington.
that man is a traitor. Cries of that's so,'
and cheers That is the disloyal man, and
| shall denounce him. Whenever you find
parasite that comes to you and justifes
the encroachmcnts on the rights and liber-
ties of the people, supporting grasping
spirit of tyranny, tell that man when he
talks Of traitors. thou art the man.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-12-16
WHOLE NO. 374.
Of Cen. Howard.

AneCuOte OF @fns HOw6ru.
An unrecorded incident Of the midnight
fight between Hookcr's and Longstree,'s
forces in Lookout Valley, some days ago
is thus recorded
"a short time subsequent to this mag
nifcent charge on the enemy in their
breastworks by General Geary's brigade,
Cen Howard taking with him a small es-
cort of cavalry, started for that part of the
field where Gen. Geary was supposed to
be. He had not gone far when he came up
with body Of infantry. "What cavalry
is that :? was the hail. "All right" res.
ponded Gen. Howard, at the same time
calling out, "W hat men are those -
"Longstreet's' was the reply. "All right
come here" said Gen. Howard. The men
approached have we whipped these fel-
lows ?' asked Gen. Howard in a manner
to keep up the deception. mo, d-n 'em
they were too much for US they drove US
from our rifle pits like devils we are whip
ped ourselses."
BY this time the rebels had gathered
nearer. Lay down your arms y demand
ed Gen. Ii. in a stern voice. The men
surrendered. Taking his prisoners in
charge, General H. proceeded on his way.
He hadinot gone far before.ancther party of
infantry called out, "What cavalry is that9"
"All right!' was the response again of
General II. as he perceived. On ar proach-
ing the position occupied by Geary, that
officer had observed the advancing horse.
men and infantry as he supposed the pris.
oners to be, and supposing them to be
rebels, he had ordered his guns to be load
ed with canister, and in moment more
would have given the intrepid Howard and
his little force the benefit of it. But the
General who had successfully deceived the
enemy found way to make himself known
to friends, and so escaped reception Of
that kind Cor. N Y. Tribune.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-12-16
"I CAM"
BY PROF. c. l.. PORTER.

BY PROF. c.. l.. PORTER.
81 CAMP Yes sir, we know you can.
We read it in your eve.
There is mystic tailsman
Flashing all gloriously!
Speak II out bold let it ling
There is q volume there,
There's meaning in the eagles wing
Then soar, and do, and dare
can, climbs to the mount Gin top,
And ploughs the bllowy main,
1t lifts the hammer in the shop,
And drives the saw and plane;
'Tis fearless in the battle shock,
And always lead6 the van
OF young Americas brave sons
And never quailed nor ran.
can, e'en on his pleasure trips,
Travels by aelegral h,
lie plumes the snowy wings of ships,
And never works by half;
His music is the humming loom,
And shuttles are his dancers,
Then clear the way, and quick give room
For the mob le-souled l can, sirs!
can Yes. sir, we know you can!
'riS 1.-the in every limb.
To your life blood 'tis busy fan. 1abi.
How edn the flame burn dim?
1t tenselT draws your steady nerves.
No bows without a string
And when, nor bow, nor bow-string swervcs,
An arrows on the wing
l can. He is fiery youth,
And has a brother twin,
And, arm in arm, IN love aud truth,
They either die or win;
Shoulder to shoulder, ever ready,
All rirm and fearless still
The brothers labor true and steady
can, and brave will.
I've got to ''sixthly.'' and would make
personal "application''
In four heads I; listen every one
OF this our Yankee nation -
Btnish the I. from every Can't
And show yourself a man,
And nothing will your purpose daunt,
Led by the brave I CAN!