, 1863-01-17
PORTLAND CORRESPONDENCE.
PORTLAND. Jan. 11tE. 1862.

PORTLAND, Jan, 11tk, 1862.
EDS. STATESMAN Il had hoped that the IL
tie of Regular" would have made me more at
tentive TO the duties of correspondent, and pre-
vented me from emitting to write last week but
for reasons which are not interesting TO the pub
lie it neglected. Prefacng this letter thus,
and assuring your readers that they may depend
upon my regularity hereafter-if they take any
interest in what write them-I shall plunge in
to the middle of things by giving you an account
of the
HORRIBLE MURDER OF B. F. KENDALL.
The circumstances attending the difficulty be-
tween the elder Howe and Kendall m lay not be
familiar to your readers, and | will recount them
to give proper appreciation of what followed:
| Some time during the month of October or No
vember some person attempted to fire the build
| ngs of the Puget Sound Agricultural Company,
in Lewis county. This offense was laid at the
| door OF Horace Howe, by Kendall, in language
more pointed than eloquent. On the goth De-
cemher Howe went to Olympia attacked Ken
dali with an ox-goad, and was shot Kendall
was plainly wrong in his statement about Howe
Howe was wrong in attacking Kendall, without
asking for satisfaction and Kendall acted in self
defense in shooting him. The balance of the aw-
full affair is best told in the language of the Oym
| pla correspondent of the OregOniGn
"OLYMPIA, Jan. T. 1862.
/ sad and lamentable occurrence took place in our
town to-day, resulting in the death Of b. f. Kendall
| Esq, editor of the Overland Press 1t will be re-
membered that about two weeks since difficulty oc
| CURED between Horace Howe and Mr.. Kendall in
which the former received a serious woumd from a
pistol shot from the hands Of the latter which
first supposed to be mortal, but fortunately has proven
otherwise, as Mr. Howe has almost recovered from
its effects. During the time of his illness one of his
sons, young man apparently about twenty five years
of age has been his closest attendant. This young
nlau, am Informed has met Mr.. Kendall frequently
and has conversed with him the subject of the diff
culty between the latter and his father; ana altho
some apprehensiOns were for while entertained that
further difficulties would ensue between the parties ;
yet as the fathers recovery considered almost
certain, and little said thought of the matter of
late, we were 10 hope ana believe that the whole at
fair would be peacefully settled between the parties
The facts OF the sad occurrence to day learn them
are about these: Young Howe aud MIR. Kendall
were in The back room, or bed room of Mr.. Kendall
alone, and engaged i'll conversation, the subject of
which not known, but supposed to be CON
cernng the late difficulty. young man was writing
in Mr. Kendals oflce; heard the report OF pistol
after which MIR. Howe Immediately out of the
back room, passing through the office and out on the
side walk, having in his hands Dennger pistols,
and remarking that he would give himself up, etc.
Mr. Kendall reached the door of his office his hand
placed over the region of his heart, and exclaimed,
" Pm shot p' fell forward upon tho office floor and
Immediately expired
These are the particulars that have been able to
Iear. auu suppose tney are Principally all that will
be ELECTED, there witnesses to the shooting
or The position Of the parties when it occurred save
the presence Of young man, MIR. Chittenden III the
adjoining room.
A coroner's inquest is now being held over the
body. The ball must have passed through the heart
| as 1t entered little below the left nipple. Young
Howe is under arrest and will have examination
this evening"
This may be relied upon as a dispassionate and
correct statement of the affiir. If murder can
have any additional circumstances of aggrava-
ton should be pleased to have them pointed
out.
YOUR LEWISTON CONTEMPORARY.
The degree of credit attached to the state
ments of your Lewiston contemporary is easily ci-
phered out. do not wish to be thought un-
friendly to that institution, for am not but it
appears to me that subtraction could be practiced
by the .4ge in stating any thing relating TO num-
bers. For instance, that paper probably meant
thousands instead of millions, when speaking of
the yield of gold, in pounds of your rich gold
fields. But when a mans elbow gets to wagging
over paper there is telling wha be will not
write particularly if he is ercitable This ap-
pears to be the fault with our Lewiston friend
1t will be necessary TO Iepress this inclination to
exaggerate, or, fear many will doubt the truth
OF more things appearing in the Age.
THE OREGON PRESS AND ITS DoINGs.
The quarrel between the .4rgus and Statesman
is progressing with fine display of epithets on
both sides 1t may be luxury for the combat
ants to express their opinions so freely of each
other, but l sure it is neither entertaining or
instructive. The Bush-Pearne row has another
new feature. Mr. Pearne has at last announced
his intention OF answering MIR. Bushs damaging
statements in some way or another, which is yet
to appear. Those who well posted think
that Mr. Pearne ought to Justify himself against
such persistent personalities and, bv so doing
make political capital for the future. He has
considerable party in the State that may be en-
larged by the manifestation of little temper
MIR. Pearne's future course is loked to with great
interest
The Times has raised its daily subscription to
81 l-2 cents per week the Evening Commercial
TO SOC and the Oregonian is still running at the
old rates.
PEOPLES TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
The Peoples Transportation Company are
pushing the work on their new steamers and an
nounce their intention to go irto the business in
earnest. The 0. s. N. Co., pop their fists to-
gether and defy opposition. So you are pretty
sure to have cheap freights in the Spring.
ABOUT TOWN
This town is study for philosopher, or one
pEilosophically inclined. If the amount of
church-room in proportion TO population is to be
taken as proof of righteousness, we are the
most righteous people in the worlds if the loud
ness of our protestations is any proof of loyalty
we are the most loyal people in The Union it he
complexion of our female friends is genuine, they
are sublimely beautiful-you better believe if
the admit ance of doubtful characters into good
society has a tendency to purify it, we are the
purest people to be found.
Yours Respectfully,
REGULAR.
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