, 1863-01-31

INDEPE NDENT ScHooLs.-Miss Brattain will
commence teaching an independent school on
Monday next, at the school-house recently occu-
pied by Mr. Purdy, on Alder street, two doors be-
low the sash and door mandatory. Terms 75
cents per week payable weekly. Miss McAlex-
ander will also commence school Monday,
on the North side of Mill creek, in the building
adjoining Way Bush & CO.. lumber Office. Terms
same as above.
RETALIATION Crazy Dom" Of the Golden
Age, says he Is going to link together and foreV-
er hold in utter contempt" the names Of the men,
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
contempt in which his own name is held by all
who know him, we presume he intends to do this
by way of retaliation.
NEW EXPRESS ARRANGEMEN1s.- -Messrs. Tracy,
West, and others viii !eaye this ci,y 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. Mr.. 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.
CoNsoLATIoN.-W overheard merchant who
has on hand a considerable amount of greenbacks
consoling hmseftb other day at his prospective
loss with the assurance that nearly all the hounds
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-
chandset
BIrTEN.-Some of the individuals who have
been importing greenbacks into this market for
speculation, awoke Thursday morning aud
found to their utter dismay that notes which they
lad paid SO and Soc for below, besides express
charges, were rating at only 60 cents. Their spec
uatons foot UP at IS to 81 cents out of their
pockets
ROAD MEETlNG.@The stockholders of the
walla Waila and Grand ROnde wagon road met
on Wednesday evening and elected permanent
officers as follows;
Directors Samuel Linkton, ]. H. Fairchild,
and George Delaney. Secretary and Treasur
A. A. Mix.
"MUCH SoUGHT AFTER''-The Walla Walla(p)
correspondent Of the Golden Age says that paper
ais very much sought after ia Walla Walla"-
Come down and take peep into our post-office,
Mr.. correspondent, and you will then know how
little reliance can be placed in yourself
THE TRAIL.--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. 4it
SAW MnG FOR Bo1sE-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
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 Ere rn
SPECIAL TAx--The County Commissioners of
this county have been authorized 10 levy special
tax, so as to liquidate the county indebted
ness ...GI-. ...- .t
FLOUR FROM SALT LAKE.-Late advices from
Boise say that large pack-train, loaded with
flour, recently arrived there from Salt Lake.
CRY TREAsURERs REPoRT.-We will publish
the City Treasurers report, with the items of ex-
penditure; etc, in our next.
LEWISTON "C1TY. An act Incorporating the
town of Lewiston has passed the Legislature.
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-