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, 1864-09-02
The Tennessee.

Come where this oak its shadow throws,
And muse awhile with me
And gaze upon the tide that flows
Adown the Tennessee.
Up where the mountains high shut out
Kentucky from the sea,
The babbIng streamlets leap and shout
We are the Tennessee.
"Large streams from little fountains fow,r
Tis thus twas told to me;
Tall oaks from little acorns grow"
Along the Tennessee.
o, spirit of the red man wild,
would commune with thee
Return and dwell thou forest child.
Beside the Tennessee.
Come here with bow and arrows, too,
Thou noble Cherokee
Bring wampum, furs, the light canoe
That SKINNED the Tennessee.
Tell me of chase and plenteous game,
OF rambles wild and free
OF dusky warriors nought could tame
Along the Tennessee.
Tell me of maidens dark but fair,
Who sat beneath this tree;
Of beasts of prey whose secret lair
Was near the Tennessee.
Tell me of mountains bold and high,
That all around l see;
Of brave old oaks whose shadows lie
Across the Tennessee.
Tell me of men that dwelt upon,
And held in simple fee,
Those fertile plains that border on
The rolling Tennessee.
All, all are gone my people, they
Have fed, alas, said he,
No more to hunt, or fish or stay,
Where flows the Tennessee.
But now our God, Great Spirit' good,
Whose ruling hand we see,
Sends war, to dye with crimson blood
The lovely Tennessee.
The CHASTITY dead--the sightless eye,
The bleeding wound l see,
And battle smoke that wells the sky
Above the Tennessee.
" We are avenged !" he cried aloud
With idlotic glee;
Then disappeared behind a cloud,
Beyond the Tennessee.
CAPT. A. H. WILBUR.
, 1864-09-02

MARRIAGE FOR SHow-To the question asked
Of young men as to why they do not marry, we
support wife" In one case in three perhaps
this may be so but, a general thing, the true
reply would be, ~ am not able to support the
style in which think my wife ought to live"
In this again we see false view of marriage, a
looking to appearance in the world, instead
of union with loving woman for her own
habits who cannot maintain wife, if they are
willing to live economically, and without refer
ence to the opinion Of the world. The great
evil is, they are not content to begin life hum
bly,, to retire together into obscure position
and together work their way in the world-he
by industry in his calling and she by dispens-
ing with prudence the money that he earns
But they must stand out and attract the atten-
ton of others by fine houses and fine clothes.
, 1864-09-02
The !, - s6ot- in the Revolution.


The first American who discharged his gun on
the day of the battle ofLexington, was Ebenezer
Lock, who died at Deering N H. about so years
ago. He resided at Lexington in 1775. The
British regulars at the orders of Major Pitcairn
having fired at few ''rebels'' on the green in
front of the meeting house, killed some and
wounded others, it was signal for war. ''The
citizens, writes one, might be seen coming
from all directions, in the roads, over fields, and
through the woods, each with his rife in his
hand, his powder-horn hung to his side, and his
pockets provided with bullets Among the
number was Ebenezer Lock. The British had
posted reserve of infantry mile in the rear
in the direction of Boston. This was in the
neighborhood of Mr.. Lock, who, instead of has
tening to join the party at the green, placed him
self in open cellar at convenient distance
for doing execution. A portion of the reserve
was standing on bridge, and Mr.. Lock COM
menced firing at them There was no other
American in sight. He worked valiantly for
some minutes, bringing down one of the enemy
at nearly everyshot. Up to this time not gun
had been fired by the "rebels." The British,
greatly disturbed at losing so many men by the
random firing Of unseen enemy, were not
long in discovering the man in the
cellar, and discharged volley of balls, which
lodged in the wall opposite. Mr.. Lock, remain
ing unhurt, continued to load and fire with the
precision of a iiished marksman. He was driv-
en- to such closequarters, however, by the Brit
ish on his right and left, that he was compelled
to retreat. He had just Que bullet left, and
therewas now bat one way Of escape and that
was through an'orchard; and not one moment
was to be lost; he leveled his gun at the man
near by, dropped the weapon, and the man was
shot through the heart. Lock reached the brink
of steep hill, and throwing himself upon the
ground tumbed downwards, rolling as if NOR
tally wounded. In this way escaped unhurt-
AT the close of the war he moved to New Hamp-
shire, where he resided until his death twenty
years after. he lived in seclusion and died in
peace.
, 1864-09-02

ORIGIN OF BooTs AND SHoEs.-Boots and
shoes are said to have been invented by the
Oarrans. They were at first made of leather,
afterwards of brass and iron and were proof
against both cut and thrust. 1t was from this
that Homer called the Greeks brazen footed
Formerly, in France, great foot was much es-
teemed, and the length of the shoe in the four
teenth century was a mark Of distinction. The
shoes of prince were two feet and a half long
those of a baron two feet those of a knight
eighteen inches long.
, 1864-09-02

KNOW THYsEIF.-One of the seven wise men
of Greece said the most difficult thing in the
world was to follow the motto inscribed on the
temple Of Apollo-''Know thyself" Luckily
for many, the command is not only difficult but
impossible. If they knew themselves they
would hang themselves and suicide is not com
mendable. There might have been wisdom as
well as wit in the reply of the fellow who, be-
ing sarcastically told to know himself, answered
that he did not wish to enlarge the circle of his
acquaintance
, 1864-09-02

WOUNDS IN HoRsEs.-A correspondent of the
Michigan Farmer, who claims to know some
thing about horses, commends the following
remedy for the healing of wounds upon horses
Saltpeter should be moderately strong to the
taste, and bluestone added until the solution is
slightly tinged This, and nothing else, is to
be used as a wash, two or three times day. 1t
purifes the wound, destroys the proud flesh,
produces granulations Immediately and heals in
a surprisingly short time have had horse
badly kicked and otherwise hurt, in mid winter
and mid summer; and their cure was equally
rapid, and afterwards no scar was visible. The
wound requires no covering flies will not ap-
proach it), and dressing it with mop of rags
tied to a stick is very little trouble. Wounds
do not need to be sewed up under this treatment;
at least | never saw any advantage from it, as
the stitches have uniformly torn out.
, 1864-09-02

THIRST QUBNCHED WITHOUT DRINKING.-Wa-
ter, even salt water, imbibed through the skin,
appeases thirst almost as well as fresh water ta-
ken inwardly In a "NaTatiye of Capt Ken
nedy's losing his vessel, and his distresses af-
terwards, the captain says: ~ cannot con-
clude without making mention of the great ad-
vantage | received from soaking my clothes
twice day in salt water, and putting them on
without wringing To this discovery | may
with justice attribute the preservation of my
own life and the lives of six other persons, who
must have perished if it had not been put in
use. The water absorbed through the pores of
the skin produced in every respect the same eff
feet would have resulted from the moderate
drinking of any liquid. The saline particles,
however, which remained in our clothes, be-
coming encrusted with the heat of the sun and
that of our bodies, lacerated our skins, and
washing out these particles, and frequenCIy Ws5-
ting our clothes, without wringing, twice in
the course of a day, the skin became well in a
short time. After these operations we uni
formly found that the drought went off and the
parched tongue was cured in a few minutes, af-
ter bathing and washing our clothes and at
the same time, we found ourselves as much re-
freshed as if we had received some actual nour-
ishment Four persons in the boat, who drank
salt water, went delirious and died; but those
who avoided this, and followed the above prac-
uce, experienced no such symptoms.
, 1864-09-02

WANT A 'MUss Some of the California pa
pers appear to be desirous of stirring up a. re-
bellon in that State. AS evidence of the fact,
we quote the following from two bitter partisan
sheets:
soThe Sotamo' Press accuses us of discouraging
enlistments, and we will here take occasion to
say that we want every Abolitionist in the land
to enlist We would advise them by all means
to volunteer. How the deuce can you sit still
while your country calls for troops to crush out
the ''fag end of the rebellion ?" Here are some
fifty thousand voters of you and only about ten
thousand soldiers will be permitted to go. Now,
for the sake of the devil-your master-don't It
get to fighting about who shall go. Now do
volunteer Please let US persuade you There
is nothing bad about getting killed. Just go
and try it once-just once. 1t won't take you
long.-CoIusa Sup."
"The flag end of the rebellion is the Copper
head party of California; and if you Internal
traitors do kick up a muss in this State, every
one of those fifty thousand voters will shoulder
his musket for the purpose of sending you Cop
perheads to that individual you designate as
'our master. If there is nothing bad about
getting killed, you may have a chance to go
through the pleasing operation. Better hold
your tongue, my boy Attend to your mines
around Ashton, as you are very heavy on copper,
or you may experience the virtues of lead
Dost thou understand ?'-Solano Press.
, 1864-09-02
DENTISTRY.
mr.. FR. KOEHLER, MECHANICAL A

DR. J. A. MULLAN, GRADUATE FROM
the Medical College in Baltimore, Maryland
Formerly one of the Resident Physicians at the Bal
timore Alms-house, and Surgeon to the U. s. Troops
in the Fort Benton Expedton.-has located on the
fully tenders his professional services to the citizens
resident on the Touchet, Coppei, and vicinity.
g8 No consultations will be held with those who
are not regular graduates from some Medical Col
lege. July 22 1854 If
, 1864-09-02

HAPPINESS AND DUTY-Happiness passes
away leaving hardly single trace behind, and
can often indeed scarcely be called happiness
seeing nothing lasting can be gained by it. I'm
happiness also passes away land that is q great
consolation), but leaves deep traces behind and
if we know how to improve them, most whole
some ones, purifying and strengthening, and
frequently productive of the highest happiness
Then in life it is worthy of peculiar remark
that when we are not too solicitous as to happi-
ness, or the want of it, but devote ourselves to
the strict fulfllment of duty, then happiness
comes of itself-yea ever arises from life of
troubles and anxietes and privations. | have
often seen this verified in the case of women
who were very unfortunate in their coniugal rela-
tons, but who would rather have perished than
dreampt Of forsaking their duty Humboldt.
'rVyHnlr.-bJr" %. % un1tv ,,,o.'s, 40 oaa.,...
idea, in nine cases out of ten. Some men with
ten thousand dollars a year suffer more for want
of MEANS than others with three hundred. The
reason is the rich man has artificial wants.
His income is ten thousand, and by habit he
spends twelve or fifteen thousand and suffers
enough from being dunned for unpaid debts to
kill sensitive man. A man who earns dollar
day, and does not run in debt, is the happiest
of the two. Very few people who have never
been rich will believe this, but it is as true as
Gods word. There are people, of course, who
are wealthy, and who enjoy their wealth but
there are thousands upon thousands, with
princely incomes, who never know a moments
peace, because they live above their means
There is really more happiness in the world
among working people, than among those who
are called rich.
, 1864-09-02

ELEVEN REBELLIoNs.-Since the organization
of the Federal government eleven attempts have
been made to resist its authority. The first was
in l782-a conspiracy of some of the officers of
the Federal army to consolidate the thirteen
States into one, and confer the supreme power
on Washington. The second in 1887, Shay's in
surrection in Massachusetts, The third, in
1894, called the whiskey insurrection of Penn
sylvania The fourth in 1914, by the Hartford
Convention The fifth in 1920, on the question
of the admission of Missouri into the Union
The sixth was a collision between the Legisla-
ture of Georgia and the Federal Government in
regard to the Greek Indians. The seventh was
in 1920, with Cherokees in Georgia. The eighth
was the memorable nullifying ordinance of
South Carolina, 1882. The ninth was in 1842,
in Rhode Island between the Suffrage associa-
ton and the State authorities. The tenth was
in 1856, on the part of the Mormons, who re-
sisted the Federal authorities The eleventh is
the present attempt at secession.
, 1864-09-02

THE London Times, in speaking of the war in
the United States, says:
"There is hardly regular battalion in the
whole of the numerous hosts which are contend
ing with such unparalleled ferocity and resolu-
ton. The veterans who occasionally spo-
ken of, cannot, by possibility be soldiers of
more than three years standing. Our own vol
unteers are older troops than the oldest troops
under Gen. Grant or Lee. There is not a regi-
ment in either camp which was raised before
the Spring of 1861 for the number Of the small
regular army almost vanished in the mass, and
it has never been found practicable to give it
any material Of strength. The whole of this
dreadful fighting has been done by volunteers
and volunteers without as much training as our
own riaemen. Yet these raw companies, with
out professional spirit regmental traditions,
with captains snatched from the counter of the
store, and with generals who were attorneys
few months ago, are fighting with as much hero
ism and obstinacy as Napoleon's Old Guard or
Germany's bravest warriors There may be
little science in the business, but if that makes
soldiers there is as much as in any war of which
weread."
, 1864-09-02

THE ARREST OF WELLER.-The Yreka Union
Democrat) referring to the recent arrest of Col.
Weller. makes the following sensible remarks !:
"If the speech as published be true in some
respects and untrue in others, it becomes the
duty of Col. Weller, as the head of the Demo-
cratic party in this State, to say in what respect
it is true and in what untrue. In justice to that
party, large in numbers and respectable in posi-
ton, the representative of the only true Union
and constitutional element of the Pacific coast,
we hope he will at an early day, by proper rep
reservations and acts, release himself from i'm
prisOnment and give the lie to the reasonable
utterances imputed to him. No man laying
claim to a reasonable amount of intelligence,
and possessed of proper discretion, can make a
speech without remembering atleast the import
ant passages and portions of the subject he is
discussing. If Weller has been so foolish as to
allow himself to be betrayed into the use of Ian
guage that by fair construction can be regarded
as "givinG aid and comfort to the enemy our
sympathy for him extends so far as to regret his
short-sightedness and want of judgment. If the
principles advocated by the Democracy of Cali
fOrnia will not stand the test of the closest
tiny without subjecting the party to suspicion
of disloyalty to the greatest principles of gov
ernment ever invented by mortal mind, let them
be cast away as worthless No Democrat has a
right to advocate any political doctrine not CO.
ordinate with the letter and spirit of the Con-
stitution.
, 1864-09-02

DR. JIM, A. vi. vi. D., PHYSICIAN AND
- Surgeon-Graduate of the Imperial Medical In
stitute of China and formerly resident Surgeon OF
the Imperial Hospital for men, women and children
in the City of Canton, China. The public may rest
assured that cases of disease and sickness committed
to his professional care whether in town or at dis
tance in the country shall receive his Qnremtting
attention with every advantage that his skill and ex
perience can afford. He returns his thanks to the
citizens of the city and the county of Waa Waa for
their former very liberal patronage. Office on Main
street opposite Captain Jacks Empire Restaurant
Office hours from A. N. to II M. and from P NJ to
P. M.
The best Family Medicines always on hand. Give
me a call and try my medicines; then you can speak
for yourselves. Junel7, 1868. 2lm3
EXTRA FINE Ham, Bacon, and Lard at
, 1864-09-02

FRANKLIN AND HIS PAPER.-Soon after his es-
tablishment in Philadelphia, Franklin was Of
fered piece for publication in his newspaper.
Being very busy, he begged the gentleman would
leave it for consideration. The next day the
author came and asked his opinion on it. why
sir, replied Franklin, Il am sorry to say think
it highly scurrilous and defamatory. But be-
ing at a loss, on account Of my poverty, wheth-
er to reject it or not, thought would put it
to this issue-at night, when my work was
done, bought two-penny loaf on which 1
supped heartily, and then wrapping myself in
my great coat, slept very soundly ON the floor
until morning, when another loaf and mug of
water afforded me pleasant breakfast-now
sir since can live very comfortably in this
manner, why should prostitute my press to
personal hatred or passion for more luxurious
liying2
One cannot read this anecdote of our Ameri-
can sage, without thinking of Socrates reply to
king Archelaus, who had pressed him to give up
preaching in the dirty streets of Athens, and
come and live with him in his splendid court.
"Meal, please your majesty, is half penny a
peck at Athens, and water l can get for moth
ing.'-Amer Pres6.
, 1864-09-02
MRS SEAMAN
@. H. MACK.
H. H. BLACK.
BLACK & MACK,

DENTISTS, PORTLAND, OREGON.
Office and Labratory No. 10, Alder street, between
Front and First
DERSONS FAVORING THEM WITH THEIR
patronage may rely upon their best endeavors
to promote the interests of their patients.
Portland, Dec. u, 1868 52f
, 1864-09-02

THE FADING EMpREss.-Time is democrat
He has no more respect for expresses than for
peasant queens. He has run his transmitting
fingers through the gold Of Eugenie's hair, and
given it sort of bismuth tinge, to conceal
which she has been compelled to dye it brown.
Her once brilliant complexion has turned sal
low, and the enamellers have been called in to
repair the damage, and replant her faded
cheeks the lilly and the rose. The roundness of
her form is gone, and its curyilliniear lines of
beauty have been replaced by angles two sharp
to be consistent with symmetry. In short, the
empress is in the sere. We would not be so un-
gallant as to say that she is getting gray sal
low skinny; nevertheless, the remarks upon her
personal appearance which appear in the col
umns of some of the late foreign journals, trans
lated into rough English, hint pretty signif-
cantly that such is the dismal fact She may
be still the "mouId of form" And yet she is
not older than Cleopatra was when that sump-
tuous widow fascinated and demoralized Mark
Antony-say thirty-eight
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TIE NEW NaTIoN.-The injunction upon iho
Journal having been removed, its publication IN
resumed by Gen. Cluseret, who claims to he solo
proprietor as well as editor. The leading article
under the title Of Il" Our Duty," in the last number
Announces shat hereafter il viii advocate the Union
ticket IN the ensuing election. IL closes ~ oNows;
Ict Us rally round the old flag OF fathers; iet ~,
nm ri 10 upon hc breeze OF Liberty and the tnion u
has 700 long sheltered n1re is glorious inds ~" irn
nous institutions which threaten to annblate even tfe
name Of the great American nation.
On one siae We have Ircon--his faults, his mem
client surrounding and bis sorGed friends; bat have
sit and Justice, and aoaGse threelaar,eis rined'
although very aboriousy. very dearly and very AVA
wardly II is true but watch only requires rna eon
re sa ~ secure the delAlI!ye triumph, Woth.d,oi
which Sherman has accomplished.
On tbs other hand Is M,t,ielan--his military inea'
paci.y his political treason, the perpen'y oi hn cause
og thu present struggle Intending vengeance, ne l"
eous despotisul OF tina soldier and the moo. the Tor
einer cum.rollng oar actions sacrifices rodEc'h 10
naasht by ary submission 10 tie Sonth irecssec
Dy truce which would ANONYMOUSLY WhhoiH'
or fleets and armies from positions so dearly u"gEeu
M the price OF tg blood 0f orr friends, OF on sons
and of our brothers, whose memory Is thGs 20 Dr. ue
MED whose names are thus 20 be insllted. in mr.
mre friends to he soFgcd at the expense oil TIE geois
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Cupfnrrd In the sLirmish near A'a's

II "A. E!iier Of Tie ~ !. Tribune.
SIR: Will you publish the following list 81
those who we're captured With me in the skirnish .
July 9th. near Aide. 1 have Just brought Tie .'s'
through the lines
NJ sp-u, pa Lirp, Co. rth John Reynolds Co. II, 's
ny Cav y. Y. Cav.
- Stone Corn Co d. do Wn. G. Jones, Co. u. 80
- EI-, Co ID, do Adophns Koeus, Go. u, 90.
s.enhs, N~f Co. r do. christion Tie,nont, Co. y, 10
Re hen Crawford 90. o. do. John Taylor Co. X, 30.
Iohn lynch 10. r. do Jas Flynn, Co. X 10.
- ,ulhcld scrx Co. II, d.. Geo. Fisher, Co. X, DO.
Edward Meier. Go H. DO
Lent Burns ia now in Charleston. The episieah NV
were all tskea "a Anaersonville, Ga. Yours traiy,
CA. HUMPHREYS, Chaplain I'd Mass Cav
Dorchester. Sept. - 1864.
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August sale. September sac
average is.un.slo q

COTTON--A few lo,s opposed Of by suc'ion today
basis Of about 81 20 fl Mdiips' but ASIDE hoin III
nothing las done and the nske remains heavy e1
nominal
COFFEE-Ths advance in god .his morning frightened
few buyer. into the market aud shot lo bs-1 Rio were
taken ~ lots az prices unable to asrD. ~ TIE cose
h0wryer there s nothing dong sud noaiu Son-
5000 bags Rio reported sold iof export poba1y shipped
from first hands
FLOUR AND MEAI,-Ths psrss; for Western spd Stat.
Flour acve aud the advance IN tbe rates Of gold sod
exchsn-e coupled vh sh receipts had the efec; Of csUs,
Al advance OF per biol the low grades Of Western
and S..e 81 The opening Of Chsugc bot che denrnd subse-
and iy brands have been better request but % very r
regular though improved st; the sale. no n tO bo O.
80 90 b for Superns Stse; gu F2 20 !oI cIs do
80 25a % 50 s,s fancy do % oG 10 !DF thu 20" srdes Of
&i2 ior Trade s1d Family do aud bI0 81 iess
extra. Canadian Flour opened hIc wlt limited inquiry,
but closes hcsy; Gales os0 5bls at ~ Da 10 ~ TOT
TO gSod EI.r IL Jo0 soil % ;o Trade and Family
lya2ec. per b5, sales OF lJ bbls q, 40 7.0 S1 - Tor
common 70 far baltimore and Country brands. and
Sll wdsl4 Tor Trade slid Fsrly d. Hyv !crr i, more
plenty and l. rather dali afj heavy; saes Of 100 bbls o. y
80 Corn Mesi IN fs; request but psees easeT s,l-s
o. 800 bills. M-Islis Calos!c AZ *85a
UHAlN-The est IA srkct under lni sTrivas sDl tbs
advance in gold aud eIeha:e opned with good inquiry for
export advance 1l0c per bshe but closes heavy
in sympathy with the reaction In EXCHANGE tie sales Of
Wi,sst 10 200 bish. Chcsso Spring ., 4 B0 ~ for
Old and New; 100 Racine spring, 81 - for News 81 200
do & 9sa S2 1890 bash Red Western, al s5as psrt
81 store 81 800 0ush Amber d.. C6d ~ TO- 1900 b-h
White Canadian. ~ Is; Tton bush do kentucky, 81 J5l
Barley and Barley Aai much neglected and prices are
rrB Ut g9c Rye is plenty sd heavy + 620 80 for
Western and State. Corn l. ectve and rmer under
moderate ARRIVALS; sales OF 1900 bu.h. Western at 5g&
$40
HAYThe demand for shipping /, good and The market 4.
firm sale. Of 49, b1es ~ pl 3e 81 ~ aud o. retail "a
= SO0sI - per 100 Bs.