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, 1865-08-25

THE K11lrNG OF PINKHAM-Mr. J. P. Malone,
writes the following to his paper Jacksonville
Reporter) from Boise mines, concerning tie at-
fray between ex-Sherif Pinkham and Ferd. Pat
tersOn:
very melancholy occurrence took place
at "Warm Springs" near town, Sunday
last. Ex-Sheriff Pinkham was shot and Instant
ly killed during an alteration with Ferd. Pat
terson-the man who some years ago killed
Captain Staples, at Portland, in self-defense,
when pursued by mob of which Staples was
the ring leader. know nothing of the merits Of
the difficulty between Patterson and Pinkham
further than this: Pinkham was the leader of
the Loyal Leaguers in this vicinity. He was
very noisy, when in liquor, in his demonstra-
tions against those whom he chose to call "Cop-
perheads" "rebelsn and "traitOrs." He was
very insulting, too, at times He was what may
be termed a very positive man-intolerant and
bigoted in his way, though socially kind and OBJ
liging He prided himself on the strength of
his Drawn and muscle. Besides all this, Patter-
son and he had an old grudge at one another
They met at the Warm Springs hotel on Sunday
evening last Pinkham was singing "Weu
hang jeff Davis to a sour apple tree" adding
some impromptu stanzas of his own to the song,
when Patterson came up and they got into an
alteration Both drew pistols at once Some
saw that Pinkham fired twice before Patterson
III L
tersons fire took effect, piercing the heart of
Pinkham. The first shot entered the breast
about four inches below and to the right of the
left nipple. The second struck The left arm near
the shoulder, glancing downward, and entering
the region of the heart. Pinkham never spoke
after being shot. There IS some conflicting tes-
timony about who shot first, but on tile Coro-
ner IS inquest it was proven that during the me-
lee two chambers of Pinkham s pistol were emp
tied Patterson then took horse and escaped,
but the officers pursued, overlook and captured
him-or, rather, he gave himself up to the Off
GERS, stating that he had not fed from them only
from the fear of the mob. He is now in Jail
awaiting his trial. To-day Pinkhamwas buried.
He had very large funeral. Some fears are en-
tertained that the enraged Leaguers will attempt
to break jail and eXecutesummary vengeance on
Patterson; but if they do they will get the worst
of it. The officers Oft the law are determined to
keep down mobs in this democratic country at
least. The prisoner is in their hands Let the
law deal with him. If he has committed a cold
blooded, deliberate crime Of this heinons char
acter, let him be punished to the extent of the
law.
, 1865-08-25
Hnrrioane in Wisoonsin and lowe.

On the 10th of June one of the most appalling
hurricanes ever known visited Vernon county,
Wisconsin. About o'clock p. m. two omin-
GUS looking clouds were seen approaching each
other a short distance west of the village of VII
roqua. The inhabitants ofthat locality watched
their gradual approach with considerable appre-
hension, and the fearful results fully justified
their worst fears.
When the forces came in contact, they whirled
offat a tangent eastwards, carrying death and
destruction in their progress. In the village of
Viroqua, fifty buildings were instantly demolish-
ed and scattered seventeen persons killed, and
and about one hundred men, women, and chill
dren injured, some fatally, others with broken
bones, the most fortunate escaping with violent
contusiOns. IN one ease alady and her children
were sitting in great alarm in a room in their
dwelling, when the whole building was carried
away from the flooring, and the family left un-
hurt
For several miles east of ViroQua, the storm
destroyed everything in its course 1t is esti-
mated that 100000 worth of property was seat=
tered to the winds.
About the same date, in Iowa, the elements
seemed to have gone mad and with demoniac
fury spOrted with the creations Of mans hands.
The line Of march of the storm extended more
than hundred miles west of Dubuque, and be-
yond the State line on the north. Over this
great extent the rain fell in such torrents that
rivers were rnnning after the storm, where no
sign Of a brook existed a week bdfore North
Maquoketa river rose eight feet during the frs
three hours of the storm. The whole course of
the storm was marked with great destruction
of property. Railroad and other bridges of the
most substantial description, were in cases dam
aged, in others totally destroyed, mildams and
railroad tracks were, in many places, washed
away. In one place skeletons were in many
places washed from their quiet resting place
The Catfish Valley was reported inundated and
the crops totally destroyed. The hurricane
companying this deluge was very destructive,
several buildings being blown down No loss Of
life was reported.
, 1865-08-25
Importantly.
BY AMELIA B. EDWARDS.

I've waited long enough, Kathleen,
The winters fairly past;
The lambs are playing on the green;
The swallows come at last;
The vine is leafy round my door;
The blossoms s on the May;
The waves come dancing to the shore
Why don't you name the day2
You know you put me off, Kathleen,
Until the early spring.
The skies are tranquil and serene;
The bees are on the wing;
The fisher spreads his little sail,
The mowers in the hay;
The primrose. blossoms in the vale
Why don't you name the day2
The thrush is building in the thorn,
Among the whispering leaves;
The lark is busy in the corn,
The martin meath the caves.
The little birds don't build in vain;
Their mates don't say them nay
Bewarel may not ask again;
Why don't you name the day
, 1865-08-25

bear to speak to you Of him-grown-up daugh-
ters do not always look favorably upon a moth
er's forming new ties"
I stopped her mouth with kiss, and felt SO
happy to think thatI was not to marry Mr.. Clln-
ton, myself, that I almost danced upon air.
The next evening, Frank Glddon cornered me
somewhere among the vines, and told me a
hackneyed old story that was first whispered to
Eve in Paradise, but which has the popularity
of appearing new every time it is told and
was silly enough to be very much interested in
it. AS Mr.. Clinton did not want to marry me
having had the good taste to prefer my more at
tractive mamma, was obliged to take up with
Frank.
, 1865-08-25

CASHMERE SHAwLs.-The Cashmere shawl
wool consists ofthe fleece beneath the undercoat
of the hair of the shawl-goats. The shearing
is performed at the commencement Of the sum
mer, which in those Alpine regions, though
short, is very hot. The hair of the goat is first
cut short with a knife, the shearer beginning at
the head and following the direction of the fleece
towards the tail. The animal is then rubbed in
the reverse direction with sort of brush or comb
which detaches the fine wool from next the skin
(the asuli) nearly free from hair. When the an
imals are not shorn, they relieve themselves of
these winter vests ofdelicate down, by rubbing
against the rocks. Seeing that the original pos
SCISSORS of the asuli are nearly wild as the winds,
material for thousands of shawls must be anu
ally blown about and utterly wasted amongst
the pinnacles and crags of those 6esolate regions
At present very great quantity Of the genuine
usuli is lost by being mixed with the coarser
hair and common wool, and thus indiscrminate-
ly manufactured into pushmeena.
, 1865-08-25
The Reason Why /.

Cried Sylvia to reverend Dean:
"What reason can be given,
Since marriage is holy thing,
That there are none in HeaEen7"
"There are no womanp he replied.
She quicks returns the jest:
"Women there are, but m afraid
They cannot find a priest.n
, 1865-08-25

GENERAL Grants monthly pay, income
tax deducted, is one thousand and sixty
two dollars and seventy cents. This sum
is exclusive of Communication Of quarters,
etc., which amounts to nearly as much more
, 1865-08-25

THE following is said to be sure cure
for the neuralgia Take two large table
spoonfulls of cologne, two table spoonfulls Of
fine salt and mix them together in a small
bottle; every time you have an acute afec-
ton Of the nerve or neuralgia, simply breathe
the fumes in your nose from the bottle, and
you will be Immediately relieved.
, 1865-08-25

THE FUTURE.-Our disputes are vain or
not, as we consider that we are either
troubled about the present, the future, or
both the future is uncertain. 1t is fool
ish to be miserable beforehand for fear of
misery to Gomez man may lose the pres
ent while he might enjoy it in expectation
of the future nay, the fear of losing any
thing is nearly as bad as the loss itself. Be.
as prudent as you can, but not tmorous or
careless; it is well to bethink yourself, and
anticipate what inconveniences may happen
before they come. A man may fear, and
yet not be fearful; he may have the afec-
ton of fear without the vice of it; but fire.
quent admittance of it runs into a habit. 1t
is unmanly to be doubtful, timorous, and
uncertain-to set one step forward and an
other backward, and to be irresolute. Its
better to fall once than hang always in sus-
pense.-Seaeca.
, 1865-08-25

A State fair is queen; an agricultural fair is
a farmers daughter; church fair is parson
wife; an editors fair is .he best-lOoking girl he
can get hold Of; charity fair is a female pau
per; and the most unpopular fare in the universe
is clearinghouse fare.
, 1865-08-25
WESTERN HOTEL.

CORNER OF FIRST AND MORRISON STREETS, PORTLAND
S. ID. SMITH, Proprietor.
tTNHIS HOTEL, during the last two months, has
i been entirely repainted reftted and enlarged by
an addition of number of new rooms, and the pro-
prietor is now able to offer additional inducements to
the patrons of the house. and also solicit increased
patronage from the traveiin public.
Especial attention is called to his SUITS OF Rooms,
and arrangements for the accommodation offamilies.
The RESTAURANT is nder his immediate su-
pervison assisted by exper Is in the art cuj Se and
he hatters himself now ab to crafty the tastes and
wishes of all RB-H Hotel pen at all hours.
Portland, May &c, 65. ,24ly
, 1865-08-25

THE War Department has designated
Rock Island, Ill, as the grand Depot at
which shall be collected and stored all the
artillery, arms, ordnance, and other trophies,
captured duringthe war by North western
troops. These will be systematically ar
ranged and carefully preserved under the
supervision of the Ordnance Department.
The prison, barracks, storehouses, etc, are
to be vacated as soon as possible, and at
once made available for the new use to
which they are devoted.
, 1865-08-25

CANADA-There is considerable COM
plant Of dull times in Canada The papers
deplore the declining prosperity of the
country. After the flush times caused by
the war in the States, the natural reaction
has come and business is pretty much at
stand-still and money very scarce. In cas-
tern Upper Canada farmers and real estate
owners are selling out freely, and families
are emigrating by tens and dozens; in fact,
the hegira is almost unprecedented.
, 1865-08-25

It has been wisely said, that he who waits to
do a great deal Of good at once will never do
anything Life is made up of small things. 1t
is but once in an age that occasion is offered for
doing great deed. True greatness consists in
being great in little things. How are railroads
built2 By one shovel full at a time. Thus drops
make The ocean Hence, we should be willing to
do a little good at a time. Thus drops make the
ocean. Hence, we should be willing to a little
good at a time, and never do a great deal at
once. If we would do much good in the world,
we must be willing to do good in little things,
little acts one after another
, 1865-08-25

MANY Postmasters are in the habit Of
returning papers to publishers when not Ia
ken out Of the Office. This is not what is
required. The post Office regulations re-
quire postmasters to write to publishers not
only to notify them that the papers are not
taken, but also to giving the reason why
they are not taken.
, 1865-08-25

The plague of St. Petersburg does not seem to
be diminishing By the last accounts the num-
Der of persons suffering from it amounts to from
three hundred to three hundred and fifty daily,
and the number of deaths to about ninety.
, 1865-08-25
Tbe gaaIIa gHaIla Statesman.

DUBLIsHED Every Friday Evening"
Il Office, Statesman Building, Third street, next
door to Brown Bros & Co.'s fre-proof Brick Store
R. R. and s. G. REEs, Editors and PrOprietors.
, 1865-08-25
To DRUGGISTS and Painters.
NEW TIN SHOP.

.TAS. ID, MIX e. S. b. FARGO, ATTOR-
u NEYS ATLAW, Office Cor Third and Alder
Streets. Will promptly attend to all business
entrusted to them in the District and Supreme
Courts ofthe Territory.
Wala Walla, Oct. g. 1864.
, 1865-08-25

TDWARD SHE'LL, M. D., PHYSICIAN,
~ Surgeon and Accoucheur, has resumed the
practce Of his Profession OFFICE at his house, next
tCo the Walla Walla Hotel July %, 1863 32ly
, 1865-08-25

Colonel Jennison, of the 18th Kansas Cavalry,
has been dishonorably dismissed the service, by
sentence of courtmartial which General Dodge
has approved. He was charged With plundering
the house of defenceless woman, while in COM
mand of a brigade, Of roaming at large with Of
fcers of inferior rank and enlisted men, and un-
necessarily plundering private citizens, one Of
whom was a loyal man; of allowing an indis-
criminate system of destruction and pillage, and
of selling with the intention of defrauding the
government, sixty head of cattle; and all this
while on a march from the Arkansas river to
Fort Scott, in Kansas, between the 18th Of No
vember and the 10th of December, 1864.
, 1865-08-25
The American Blondin.

Henry Leslie, the American rival of the
French Blondin, made his debut in the rope
walking profession, about the middle of June
last, by walking over a rope Of 800 feet span,
stretched across the Niagara river, about 600
feet below the bridge over the first Of the terri
fc rapids and 200 feet above the stream
The rope was about a four inch Manila and
stayed by so guys, 20 leading from side to each
bank, an open space of about 30 feet occurring
in the centre. The heavy rain, during the day,
had contracted the tackle to high degree, and
the rope had but little swag, third Of the
largest being nearly horizontal.
At about half past CLOCK, Leslie emerged
from the stand on the American side and imme-
diately cleared a perpendicular precipics of 200
feet, his wife stationed at the end of the rope,
watching his progress with intense interest
His course for the first half was slow and eau
tious, after that he stepped along without any
hestancy till he reached the Canadian shore,
where he was greeted with loud cheer. He
was 5 minutes and 48 seconds in crossing. He
appeared quite cool and collected, but remarked
that the unequal strain of the guys in conse-
quence of the rain had rendered the undertaking
extra perilous.
! After few moments rest, he again poised the
balancing pole and started on his return at 2
minutes to O'Clock. He manifested the same
caution as in the first start, and seemed to meet
increased difficulty in passing the guys leading
from the Canadian shore, at several points be-
| ing compelled to retrace his steps and to gain
advance before he could take the right step in
crossing the fastenings.
On his journey back, he, in order to show his
skill and GOODNESS, stood on one foot, then laid
down on his back, regaining his feet in a quick
and graceful manner On reaching the incline
on the American side, he proceeded rapidly t.
terra frma, the time occupied in re-crossing be-
ing l3 minutes and % seconds.
This ended the performance, which all mus
admit was of the most fool-hardy character
placing the life of the daring acrobat in fearful
! jeopardy, and answering no purpose but tn
qualification of that morbid love Of the sensG
tional in these days so prevalent.
, 1865-08-25
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Ready for use on all fu neral occasions.
BB-Place Of business at my Wagon and Carriage
Shop, lower end of Main Street, Walla Walla.
CAL. WINESET.
Nav g. 1865. 2llV
, 1865-08-25
Undertaking.

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~ promptly attended to by Che undersigned. In
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
pr.ctice in the State and United States Courts
Iowa. @R mAylpdlm
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ATTORNEY AT Law
AND
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ID and 9Th streets. Keokuk, love- may1s-dh
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