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, 1863-02-28

ACQUITTED.-Wm. Buntin gave him
self up to the authorities and had an exam
nation on Saturday last before Esq. Mas
sey, for the killing of Daniel Cogswell
and was acquitted, it appearing in the tes-
timony produced on the trial that he com
United the act in self defense.
, 1863-02-28

New MAP.-Some person in Portland
has compiled new map of the Oregon and
/ Washington gold districts, and sent it tC
San Francisco to be Autographed W.
hope this map may prove more perfect thar
sthose issued last summer, as it is almost i'm
possible to obtain anything like correc
idea of the geography of the mining re
Z Pgions from them.
, 1863-02-28

ItU
EDS. STATESMAN Il observe IN the last num-
,ber of the Age that mine of rock-salt has been
discovered in the hill back of lewiston and a
lump of it has been deposited in the office of the
Age. This is one of the most fortunate discov-
,eries of the Age; for the people will now oe able
ito take "a grain of salt" to the big stories which
lour friend the "Don treats them each week.
For ordinary yarns ga grain of salt" will do
,but have seen some from that quarter that a
whole handful would not restore to the slightest
SAVIOR of truth. If this style of stories is contin-
lued, the salt mine will be good investment if it
Should prove sufficient to supply the demand,
(which | fear will not be the case.
, 1863-02-28

YET ANoTHER.-It will be seen by oul
Colville correspondence that Charley Har-
per has met deserved fate at the hands OF
the people at Colville. Harper is the man
who was reported hung at the Lapwai last
fall, and was supposed to be one of the
gang known as ''road agents., who infest-
ed the country between Lewiston and the
mines last summer.
, 1863-02-28
WINTER AND ITS SPORTS.

After having the first half of our present win
ster, so mild that it resembled spring more than
swinter. 1t has commenced showing and at this
swrtng the snow is about one foot deep on a level
sand more coming. The air is about as sharp as
5it was in Walla Walla last winter. Taken alto
sgether this cold snap is confounded bore hap
opening as it does, just as all hands were getting
sready for an active spring campaign in business
.and fun.
, 1863-02-28
RECKONING WITHOUT HIs HOST.


j observe that your neighbor, the Age. is trying
sto impress on the people at Lewiston that he is
sthe inshgator of the action of Mr. r.Kelloggin Con
gress, the question of division of your Terrific
Cry. No doubt he thinks it would add to his i'm
4pOrtance if he could have it believed. The fact
zis, that A. G. Henry is the man who has put Kel-
slogg up to the movement, and Don Scrantio has
sno more to do with it than Kamiakin or old Law
Eyer. | know Kellogg well, and if he ever gets
3hold of that petition for division of the Terri
4tory, signed by several thousand citizens Of Lew
sistOn and the neighborhood," which was drawn by
sthe Don with assistance of civilian the Buster
he will read it with skreems of!afture; for he is
"a funny fellow and can see the broad side of Joke
Gas quick as the Don can the bottom Of tumbler.
aBy-the-way the Age pretends to identify the
Portland correspondent of the STATESMAN, but
9like pretty much all that he knows it is only
4PretentlOn.
sTHRoAT CUTTING STEALING GAMBLING-HOUsEs.
man by the name of Kaesbauer cut his throat
sthis week while afflicted with the "horrors" He
snfcted several gashes on his throat cutting off
shs wind pipe severing his left jugular vein caus-
sng death in few minutes. The deed was done
gin an out house to the City Brewery, in the mid
sdle of the day. We have several candidates for
sthe pententiary in jail One young man has
zbeen stealing hogs and two or three persons have
sbeen guilty of robbery with violence. The keep
sers of geming-houses are in twtter. The Cir
8cuit Court will have several of them up for trial
Eat this term of Court and convictions are liable to
gensue.
Nothing about politics this week. but the kettle
sis simmering Yours
, 1863-02-28

The Snow IN THE LOWER COUNTRY
From accounts in the papers in the low
Ter country the snow fell to a greater depth
there during the late storm than in the up
per country. At Dalles it was from fooi
ito fifteen inches; at the Cascades three
feet; at Portland II inches; at Corvallis
and points south to the Calapooia from one
ITO two feet; at Olympia nine inches.
, 1863-02-28
The Snake Indians and the Rancberos.

+ The Snake Indians and the Rancheros.
A report has lately been in circulation
$that the miners at Boise are already begin
Aning to anticipate trouble with the Snake
AIndians. The Indians, it is said, have be-
agun their thieviug operations, stealing hor-
Uses, mules and such other property from
Eminers and others as they can lay their
Ahands upon. A number of them have been
Aprowling around the valleys adjacent to
Athe Boise mines all winter. In one in
Nstance, pack train consisting of some %
Atanimals was stolen. Two men-one known
8as Mountain Jack" k"-went out to search
isHfor the train, and in travelling along the
ISBriver saw couple of Indians on the oppo-
Il site side. An effort was made by the
I Hwhites-both of whom talked the Snake
induce the Indians to cross the
ariver to them the Indians declined and
Srequested the whites to cross to them and
zthey declined also. AT night both parties
scamped upon the opposite banks of the
srivei. The white men-accusto toned to
Z Ssmountain life and the habits of the Indians
removed some distance from their camp
Sfre when they retired for the night, fearing
Sunlesss they did so that the Indians would
scross in the night and take their lives. They
Shad been gone but shcrt time when the
aIndians were discovered crawling up to-
awards their campfire, evidently with the
sintention of numbering or stealing. They
Sfred at the Indians and killed them. One,
Showever, lived long enough to tell where
Sthe stolen animals were secreted, which
twas some seventy miles distant and he all
ESQ stated that there was considerable
sband of Indians there On the following
Sday the two white men got the horses which
athe Indians had been riding, and they
sproved to belong to the stolen train
The above is the story of the men who
ent in search of the Indians. Another
Sstory goes that no Indians have been seen
Sin the vicinity of the mines, and that the
;sanimals were stolen by the white men, who
Care playing the same game that was prac-
Stised by the ranchmen in the vicinity Of
aFlorence last summer A meeting has been
4held by the miners of Placerville and they
Ehave resolved to break up ranch kept
Rsomewhere near the mines. This latter
gstory is most likely true.
, 1863-02-28

REMOVAL AND APPOINTMENT.-M
VIM. H. Rector has been removed from the
office of Superintendent of Indian Affairs
for Oregon, as previously reported. Mr..
IJ w. P. Huntington is his successor.
DEAD-TVault's Jacksonville IntelEgencer is
dead. Complaint, supposed to be whisky on the
.editor' brain.
, 1863-02-28

LEGAL TENDERs:-Legal Tenders wer,
dnoted at Csc in Portland at last dates.
, 1863-02-28
ProposaIs for Furnishing Beef and Flour.

OFFICE SUPT. INDIAN AFFAIRS, u
OLYMPIA, W. T. Jan. 28, 1868.
'CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this Of
y ice until the 10Th day of March next for the sup
ply Of 40 900 lbs Of good merchantable Fresh Beef
Hexeu-ive of necls and shanSs) and for 80 00G lbs
of Superfne Flnnr to he delivered at the Nez Per
Ices Council Ground. near LapwAi, W. 7. by the 10th
day of My next. The Flour is to be delivered IN
good Sacks barrels and the beef to be Slaughtered
from day to day. in such quantities as may be Fe'
Hquired, from the 10th to the Both Of May.
Bids will be opened at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. of said
day. Eich b lder W Il be required to name two good
and sufficient sureties for the faithful performance of
contract and both the contractor and his sureties
wil be requiredt take the oath of allegiance to the
United States.
Each bid must be endorsed Proposals for Flour"
Hand " Proposals for BeefH respectively and adj
dressed to the Superintendent of Indian Affairs,
.Olympia W. 7.
The Superintendent reserves the right to reject any
'or all bids which may be deemed unreasonable.
c. H. HALE,
Supt. Indian Affairs, W. T.
Feb 2S. 1868. llW3
, 1863-02-28
JOHN HUNTOON & co.
Wholesale Dealers in
Wines, Liquors, GrOceries,'
Provisions, &C.,
WALLULA CITY, W. T.
Feb. 28, 1868. lily
IN the Probate Court of Walla WalIa County
W ashingtOn Territory.


lin the matter of the petition of H. Harris Executor
of the estate Of Israel d. DAVIS, deceased, for
sale Of the real estate of the said deceased.
TT appearing by the petition of the said executor
that in order to pay the preferred debts and other
claims against said deceased it is Necessary and bene-
fcal to the estate to sell the ranch called the Davis
sRanch,' at the mouth of Whiskey Creek about one
(which deceased died, Situate about twentyone miles
sfrom the city of Waa Walla, the road leading
5from Walla Waa to Lewiston, for the payment of
ssuch debts.
Itis therefore ordered by the Judge of said Court
that all persons interested be and appear before hi
lat the Court Room of the said Probate Court Mons
5day, the 23d day of February, A. D. 1868, at 10
O'Clock A. NJ of said day, Chat time being specially
appointed for the hearing of said petitOn) to shOw
cause why an order should not be granted to the said
executor to sell the said real estate pay such debts
land that copy of this order be published at least
four successive weeks in the Wasaiagon Statesman.
la newspaper published in the city and county Of
aWalla Walla. VIM. B. KELLY ayt.
Feb. %, 1868. l1w4.l Judge of Probate Court
, 1863-02-28

smind me of it, for their heads are shaking and
s"wabbling" on their shoulders. The sword of JUS
stce stands ready to knock them to Kingdom
scome, in a political point of view. Speed the
awork say L
, 1863-02-28
BUSH. PEARNE AND ADAMS.

The renowned political worthless whose names
ahead this paragraph are still at daggers drawn.
Bush and Adams are letting into each other after
sthe old fashion, | think that Adams has the adj
Vantage, in the use of adjectives, but Bush beats
sbim adverbs. Adjectives qualify nouns, and adj
verbs EQUALITY verbs adjectives and otherad verbs,
sso that Adams shows his capacity to talk hardest
sabout men and things. and Bush about actions.
$From this you can get my opinion of the row
with the addition that neither is as bad as the
I sother would make him. The row of Bush and
EPearne is aside from the main fight of Bush and
sAdams 1t possesses the singnlarity of being a
gone-sded affair; Notwithstanding, Pearne has
aannounced his intention to take up the cudgel-
il don't believe he will do it for all he has promis-
sed it nor can you tlame him for his silence
considering that he has got rather the wCTrst Of
severy discussion he has ever had
9 THE LEGAL sHARPERs AND THE COURTS.
A The Circuit Court for the Fourth District il
Snow in session. The assemblage OF lawyers is
Elarge beyond all former precedent, and voracious
4beyond their proverbial voracity. God pity the
wight that goes to law nowadays with the
shorde of lawyers more unfeeling nor any tiger to
ssuck the last mint-drop from their bleeding pock
Gets. 1t is really gathering of the eagles to the
sscarcase, or the vultures if you please.
q SMALLPOX WILL IT SPREAD?
4 The people of British Columbia and Vancou
Ever Island are terribly afflicted with the smallpox
aThe deaths among the natives count by thousand.
4 and of the whites by hundreds,and still it spreads
Ill is fortunate for your interests that it is so o
t will discourage thousands from visiting the Brit
sish Possessions for fear fthe contagion. I urge
zupon your people the propriety of adopting the
gonly safeguard against the disease vaccina
&tion.
q THAT VANCOUVER AND wALLA wALLA MAIL.
wish you would continue to stir that Vancou
Ssver and Walla Walla mail route. Watrous, eul
2Postal Agent, is at Sacramento where be is trying
sto bribe members of the Legislature to vote fol
aPhelps for Senator. hardly think be will visit Vi
aagan in an official capacity; for he will have leave
gto quit being Agent shortly, if am not mistaken
aStir the matter give us the names, dates, con
Stract price and all the other facts and we viii
l sbreak it up.
a OFFICIAL, HEADS TOTTEBING.
You may have seen porcelain statuette of
I mandarin in. China tea store; if you haven't
ahave, and the Federal officers on this coast re
, 1863-02-28

To BE REMOvED.-The Washington cores
.pondent of the Sacramento Union, says I. J
Dryer u ). Commissioner at the Sandwich
Islands is to be removed ]. w. Ford and Franz
..Soule of San Francisco, and DR.. Mcbride, of Or
3egon are applicants for the position.
, 1863-02-28

The Abolition policy of armins the negroes, Il
appears from our DISPATCHES, has oeen inaugura
ted We opine it will rebound to the honor o
,the ADMINISTRATION about as much as melting
Ithe Indians to war against the Americans in thu
wars of the Revolution and 1912 did to the Brit
, 1863-02-28

STAMPS ON PAPERs.-After the first o
March all newspapers sent by express mus
have 2 1-2 cent stamp upon them. 9th
er0ise, the express companies are forbid
den to carry them.
, 1863-02-28
LOCAL MATTERS.

Our streets are in a hightful condition. Pretty
gals come out occasionally, nevertheless. The
new Balmorals have excited a split in the female
world Large feet opposed to them; small feet
ke them. Firemen's company elections were
held on the evening of the 5th ult, at which most
'of the old officials were reelected. An immense
spree was connected with this election and no.
body was hurt. The river county, and eastern
members of the Washington Territory Legsla-
ture are pretty much all in town, looking very
'chop-fallen. They curse loud and deep about the
way the Olympians swindled them.
Enough for the present. In my next l hope
ito be able to give you more notes the politics
'of the Territory. REGULAR.
, 1863-02-28

"THB STAMP Acr."-The excise law
stamps on all deeds, mortgages,
notes.. or other written articles of agree
meht goes into effect on the first of next
month. Persons making transfers would
do we'll to- provide themselves with stamps,
as all articles of agreement made after that
date Will be considered invalid unless they
have the stamp attached
, 1863-02-28

RETURNED MEMBERs.-We had the
pleasure of taking by the hand this weel
Hons. Marion Moore and Henri M. Chase
who have just returned from the Capital
They, with the other members from this
county, will be able to show clean rec
ord, in that they did all that could be done
for their constituents:
, 1863-02-28

CAPT Thomas Jordan, formerly Quarterma8
ter at Fort Dalles, and at one time editor of tn,
Dalles Journal holds commission as Brigade
General in the rebel army
, 1863-02-28

TERRITORIAL CoNvENTIoN.-We are
Informed that Democratic Convention is
to be held at Lewiston sometime in April
next to nominate a candidate for Delegate
to Congress.
, 1863-02-28

GREENBAQKs.-Legal tender notes have
found their level in this market, and we
hear of few persons attempting to pass
them at anything more than the current
rate-twenty-fve per cent discount
, 1863-02-28

PAY DAY AT Fort WALLA WALLA.--
THE Paymaster at Fort Walla Walla re-
1ceived seventy-fve thousand dollars on
"Wednesday last for the payment of compa-
snies D. and E., now stationed at the post
IThese companies have never received any
pay since they went into service, and will
lbe paid off on Wednesday next. Of the
seventy five thousand received, all is coin
lbut seven thousand dollars.
, 1863-02-28

CANDIDATES FOR DELEGATEsHIP.- -
From present indications candidates for
delegate to Congress from this Territory,
to be elected in July next-will be as nu-
smerous as locusts in Egypt. We have
! heard of no less than fifty aspirants for the
/ position, all of whom doubtless imagine
themselves peculiarly qualified for the po-
tsition, and possessing such claims upon the
speople as will secure their election. Wash
Iington Territory must have an exceedingly
talented population, when every other man
Ryou meet thinks he carries a Congress
Ehead."
, 1863-02-28
DIEDi

NORTHROP-In Portland, Oregon, on the 18th inst
Mr.. NEAnAH NoRTHRoP, junior editor and propre-
tor of the WASHINGTON STATESMAN; aged 26 years
and IL months.
, 1863-02-28
THE CRowDFRoM CALIFORNIA.

The enthusiastic miners of California have not
responded to the passionate appeals and immense
''whoppers" of Scranto, who fanoied that he
would have 10000 persons in the upper country
by the first of August. The fact of it is, that the
Dons statements, like those of the greenback
swndlers, are not believed at all 1t is generally
cocededed that Tom Pepper can't hold candle
to him, Speaking of this, the Times of this city,
thinks that your gold fields will produce 10000
900 next year. How would that institution do
to go with Scranton About pair think. How
ever, that may be, the Californians have not made
their appearance yet; although, the signs are ia
vorabe for large migration
, 1863-02-28
LEGAL TENDERS NOTES IN PORTLAND.

Legal Tender Notes are going at 65 cents, and
would go shade higher if it were not for the in
tense patriotism of certain Purtans, who take
great delight in clearing" them to the best of
I their ability. Those people usually look upon
ssyour kind as secessionists, and think any man
Ought to be lung who doubts the nfalibity of
'any squirt who speaks in Abe's name. The signs
fare that greenbacks will rally trife, unless there
lis disastrous battle.
, 1863-02-28
Portland Correspondence.


PORTLAND, FEB. 9th, 1868.
FDs. STATESMAN The excitement of the week
has been the second scene in the greenback swim
idle. About the first of the month, Mr.. VIM. H
Rector came down from Salem for the purpose of
shaving his reputation vindicated from the asper-
ssions cast upon it by the Oregonian newspaper.
sTo start with he called a select meeting of the
s"purest and best, including several wealthy Pur-
sitans, of this city. At this meeting Mr.. Rector
sand VIM. S. Ladd were present. so | am inform
led. The publisher and editor of the OregOnan
swere summoned befor this sanctimonious gather
sing, and there my knowledge of the matter ends.
"a statement was prepared by Mr.. Ladd in justi-
Sication of Mr.. Rector and not an honest man in
stown believed ii Rector threatened legal pro-
sceedlngs unless the charges against his reputation
swere retracted, and they have not been retracted
Gin publishing Mr.. Ladds statement, the Orego-
snian coolly hinted, that it would require some
sthng more than that to disprove the charge
against the integrity of the parties concerned in
5the public robbery, then, for the present, the
matter ends; but it will finally come before the
courts for settlement, when l anticipate the right
sand wrong of it will be made apparent.
I THE ASSEMBLED sCBooL-MARMs OF THE STATE.
Teachers of this State, held meeting to consider
sthe cause of education and the best means of Sc
,curing uniformity of instruction in the public
schools and to consider hat textbooks shall be
used in the elementary branches. The proceed
sings are unimporant and developed no singular
ly brilliant suggestions from any source whatever
sWebster's Elementary spelling book was adopted
SaDd Worcesers dictionary the first being the best
:on photography and the second on defnitions-so
,the school-marms say, and | hope the teachers
Swill diligently st6 - both
, 1863-02-28
orFIc1AL HEADs ToTrERING.

You may have seen a porcelain statuette of a
mandarin in China. tea store; if you haven't
Ihave and the Federal officers on this coast re-
, 1863-02-28

The SHOOTING AT HORSE SHOE BEND.
Myers was the name of the man shot at
Horse Shoe Bend by Shaffer. Myers, ii
seems claimed horse of Shaffer's, and
drew revolver to force Mr.. Shafer to give
the animal up, when Shaffer shot him.
Myers was not mortally wounded.
Tom Burns, was shot and killed at Pla-
,cerville by man named Sullivan, instead
.of by Shaffer as announced in our last
!Sullivan had a trial by the citizens of Pla-
,cerville and was acquitted.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-01-16

On the eleventh day of September. 1854.
CAR GoVcrnmcrt entered into a cornmcrcial
Arrangement with Great Britain. in relation
90 the trade of bsr North American Prov
iuces. which arrangement j. generally
known a. the Reciprocity Treaty. II was
part of thc agreement that 10 should remain
In iorce ten year.. '' and further until the
expiration ~ twelve months after either of
tae high contracting parties shall have Civ
cn notice o. the other of its wish 90 tcrIuin-
ate thc same ca,h of sand high confirming
parucs being at liberty o. give such notice
O. the other at thc end of said term q IN
years. or AZ any time afte~Farts~
Tho last legislature bv Joint resolution
eVprr.-.d fhr opinion .fat fhis treaty
should bc terminated with ihc view ri 90
curing more just ani eguitablc accommo.
datiou of trade with tie British Province
] rccomacnd that you give expression o.
similar views. in some formal and emphatic
way. with ihc Object Of bringing uhatcvcr
wc can t1 bear on Congress. for the accom-
plsaulcrf oi tile desired result We have
of course no direct lcgislafFe poser over
che question. bout tte drIIberiic anl repeat
"a cxpress.ons Of the government of a Siafc
whose people are rccalar.y and largely IN
terrsted in The qrestion. fannof faii o. have
a marked infseuoe in settling thc issuc. IT.
BE- neither nlv purpose nor indeed MY prov
ince O. prcsrni any lengthy detail 81 the in-
iurious eorkinrs of the treaty. Elab0rafs
investigation made within the past two
year. anicr tie dIrcf tion 81 CONGRESS.
clearly establish thc ftet that the spirit of
recipr1cal trade. ubich was tlie basis a thc
frcaiy. has Dot ONLY been ignored by orr
Provincial neighbors. Bot oppressive dates
with strinVrut and hur.fll determination.
have been laid upon the products of our in-
dusiry. Indeed re treaty seems r.re-iseiy
adapted to thc free admission n az the
products of The Provinces which cone into
Injurious competition w.th sinilar products
81 our Own. While ali fhe articles uhich re
might probably export. are mrt az ths Pro-
V.n~ial IRE with rnsfosns charges whirh
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-01-16
THE OXFORD DEMOCRAT
FrBLisEKD EvrKs TEtpAY HoE~ISe nr
WIN. A. PIDGIN & Co..
FRoFEIEToEs.
JOHN J. PERRY. Editor.

TTRN>.-Or- noiiar snd Fthv C..ts. psf
y.sr. 30 adranos. To Doliais. "a ths end ofths
year-
Clubbing. We -ouH respectfully call he
stteal urn ID sur speed a. tsss thstr sst
sNt~niiag m circuistion % houas paTrr g.
th~ foiiasinr oarrs
We stu sent
10 Capi~.. for Gee vrsT. ioF 1850
20 Copses fsf ons year. Soc 1000
49, oar copy a. m r~r-aa r~tiiur up tn- ciub.
TIE nforr~s rsrst arcerrans ths oft~r.
rs. ~. F~tfenaii a c.. 10 ~tat~ street.
nastsn. aad i22 Nassau Street. Nr~ Nofk. afr
sHr a. nnrrrsf agrrfs
JOB PRINTING acativ exscsted.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-01-16

The general susptusion of specie paw
mfuts iu tte country more than a rear AGO.
in..aa-i oi necessity thc hankinr iusfitu-
u.u- ln our own state. and .n.h sasf.cn.iou
ras temporarily le-aizri hy tLc act of tio
Le-islatare. approved ietruary lDlb. I~62.
lhe operation of o. az expires hy EXPIRES
limitation on the ilifof tbs month. and
DO Hsy D. Necessary inr you to take some
further acton il order CD avoid tte soni-
p.icafions and trlublts thai might aris.
fr1-n any afterrt o. euioree tie provision.
of che i1rty-scsclth chapier of thc Revised
~'afntes. vhich impose certain pfnaifies