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A Love LETTER.-An acquaintance hands us
letter, the contents of which he is anxious
should not be hid from, the scrutinizing gaze of
all "true luvyers,' and insists that we give it
place in our paper. The letter is addressed to
'Elisa ann, who we are told is a comely web
fOotess, and who dwelleth in "the land of big
red apples and yoUer legged chickens" If
this should chance to come under the notice of
elisa ann" she will perhaps drop silent
tear to mingle with the tHrbid waters of Long
Tom and Soap Creek, in memory of an ardent
admirer who, it may be, slowed not wisely but
too we'll, and who we are told has left the
vale of the Pataha and gone to Bitter Rooting
gone, never more to return, and all in conse-
guence Of having learned, since he penned the
following soul-Strring love-effusion, that his
adored ELISA ann" had very inconsiderately
''married herself to another fellerT Well, the
course of true love never did run smooth, it is
said, and it isn't to be expected that this cond-
tion of things will be changed at this late period
of the worlds history, even to accommodate the
refined sensibilities of such lover as ~. NJ.
81 But here is the letter, Usr5afim ct Rtsratirn
et punetaatiay ct spell at 'er, ct go at 'er:
"PATAHA June 9th 1865
Ny Der Elisa ann now take nv pam to lat
you lcno that an IN Good halth at pressant
thank God for it
hoping and wishing that this will find you the
sam as il feyes me at pressant
it is been ware long and teesiorh tim for
me snce have seen you or hurd from you
you have distorted my rass the thought of
you have almost killd me but feel that it is not
in vane and am still in good Hopes that we Will
get TO gather yet and if that you are of the
same rnind as ant We will yat BE to gather yat
and hv to gather and be happe
yoJi are The only gurl that have ever sot you
suit my fanse and you are the only one that i
thought of and that if you think anne thiHg of
me want you to right to me and let me kno
what you thank of me and about getting mared
and taat if you thank that you can liv with me
my Dear Elisa ann right to ms and that if
you want to come and liv with NE will come
after you and tax you to my home love wher
we can liv ware well for have got fararh and
the peopel is right on the ghunp here hay
got the beS plaic on the PatawhaW and there
will a1wis be marked nay Deer Elisa ann Hope
that you will think of me and will max up your
mindto be my wife and afactioned lover for life
and it will make me happe for aver
i'want you to right to me as soon as you Can
you must lok over my bad rightn and think of
ME as do of you
this is ware pTetey piaic for to live
No NOR at present bat rename your tru add
afactioned lover
Derako your letters JMS
Lustown idaho teratory JMS
, 1865-07-14

THIcK.-A California exchange says candi-
dates for the U. S. Senate, to fill the place of
Senator McDougall, are as thick as blackberries
in that State. Gov. Low, Congressman Cole,
and Messrs Sargent and Pixley, are among the
notable aspirants.
, 1865-07-14
Sp1tTr1Na.-There is now every indica-

SPItTr1Na.-There is now every indica-
tion that the Onion party will soon be
"busted wide open" on the negro suffrage
question. The Wendell Phillips, Charles
Sumner wing of the party, by their differ
ing with President johnson upon this ques-
tiOn and upon his North Carolina procama-
tion, have placed themselves as squarely
in opposition to the Government as the
Democratic party ever did. We don't
think President johnson will trouble him
self greatly about these fellows, but if he
did, he would have an excellent opportunity
for applying their late loved military ne
cessity doctrine to them in whipping them
into the traces and preventing them from
destroying the government p
, 1865-07-14

THE publisher of the Lewiston RadidtOr
has suspended the publication of his paper
and gone to hunt for the COeur d'Alene
mines.
, 1865-07-14
DR.. STEVENSON,
HOMOEOPATHIST.

(Successor to DR.. Gi5son.)
TTAS removed his Office and residence to doors
Il Il below the Express Office where he may be
found prepared to attend to Medical and Surgical
practice in Town or Country. g.
Walla Walla, June 8, '65. 26tf.
, 1865-07-14

WHAT NEXT?-But short time APO it
was rank treason in the eyes of the "most
loyal Unionists" for any one to differ with
"the' Government" upon the negro ques-
tiorf; but now it appears to be the quintes-
Sence Of loyalty for them to do the same
thing! "Strange what difference there
should be 'tHixt tWeedle dunn and tWeedle
dee"
, 1865-07-14

THE following letter from the Acting Surveyor
General of the Land Office at Olympia, to Messrs
Lasater Langford, Of this city, will be Ofinter-
est to the settlers on the lands spoken of;
Gentlemen Yours Of the 22d inst. is received.
Mr.. Majors contract for the subdivision of
those fractional townships, north of the bounda-
ry line between Oregon and Washington, was
made in May, 1868, and according to the con-
tract, he was under obligations to execute the
work jand have the field notes in this office, for
examination and approval, by the lst of Deeem-
ber, 1858.
This Office not having received said field notes,
or any information whatever from Mr.. Major, in
reference to the delay, &c, previous, and up to
May 1stj 1865, reported said contracts as having
been abandoned.
Since said report was made and Transmitted
to the Department, we have received commu-
nication from Deputy Major stating that his
field notes would be ready to send to this Office
by the goth inst. AS soon as said notes are re-
ceived they will be examined and if found cor
rect approved and plats sent to the Register at
Vancouver.
Very respectfully, tours &C.,
E. GfDDINds,
n w
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Notice ~
, WHOM IT May CONCERN.

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT W. P. Hor-
1 y ton has been appointed by the Probate Judge in
up the partnership business of the Arm Of Horner,
Gilman g. Co. All persons indepted ro said firm are
hereby notified to call on me and settle the same,
and those having claims against said firm will prer
sent them, properly authenticated, within one year
from this date or be forever barred.
W. P. HORTON.
Walla Walla, July IA, 1865 3lw6
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Mr.. Urban E Hicks paper, the Washington
Democrat, has failed to make its wohted appear
ance hereabOuts for fortnight back. The sup
position among few anxious subscribers for
it, that we wot of, is that the Democrat has
'gone dead.' If this be so, the inference is
plain that the $500 recently asked for, in order
that the paper might live, mi8carred
, 1865-07-14

The Idaho Statesman of July 9Th states that
Flour is still on the decline in that market, Wal
Ia Walla bringing ten and Standard eleven dol
lars per hundred.
, 1865-07-14
The Trial Of Jeff. Davis.

Jefferson Davis has been indicted and will be
tried for treason in the District of Columbia
The telegraph has not communicated to US the
special offence charged, but as it must have
been committed within the District, we may
reasonably infer that the alleged treason was
committed by Early raid, or some similar act.
1t can be shown that the raid was undertaken
in obedience to Davis orders, and thus he comes,
by the strictest rules of law under the jtrisdic-
tion of the Federal Court at Washington
The trial is to be held before a civil Court
and must be subject to the provision in the Fed
eral Constitution which says, "The trials of all
crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall
be by jury" The empannelling ofthe jury will;
nc doubt, cause much delay. The theory of the
lawyers is that atjurymen ought to be entirely ig-
norant of the affair in question, at least with
out sympathy for either side. They presume
that men generally cannot do justice unless they
look upon plaintiff and defendant, at the COM
mencement of the trial, with equal Indifference.
The oath of the juror is to render "a true YER
dict according to the evidence as admitted on
the trial. and the law as expounded by the
Court" and this should exclude prejudices de-
rived from other sources. 1t is evidently impos-
sible to get jury who have no sympathies for
or against jeff. Davis. All jurymen, in cases
like the one under consideration, should be 10y
AL and all loyal men believe that Davis is guilty
OF IreaSOus Anu YET SuCH Grimes must DS uleu
and punished There is, from legal stand
point, nothing peculiar in this treason, save the
vastness of its extebt and ofits evils. The lead
er of an extensive rebellion cannot expect that
the faithful citizens will be ignorant his deeds,
or indifferent to his fate If treason should be
punished the traitor should be tried.
While everybody believes confidently that
JEFF. Davis is a traitor, many. may be entirely
iguorant of the special oaense charged. Of
course, man cannot be tried for treason in gen
eral; but only for some certain reasonable act
or acts. Let us suppose that the crime alleged
N the indictment is treason by enlisting men in
the District of Columbia to make war on the
United States Of such charge nothing has been
said in the papers, and most jurymen would be
entirely unbiased. The more notorious the al
legged offence, the more difficulty there will bein
obtaining jury. In San Francisco, two hun
dred and fifty men have heen examined before
dozen impartial men could be found to try a
murderer-that is impartial in the lawyer sense
of the word. In Davis case, perhaps it viii be
necessary to summon a thousand but they can
and will be found.-AHa California,
, 1865-07-14
Leather.


TNRENCH CALF and Kip Skins. Harness ana.
Il Skirting Leather, at BROWN, BROS & co.
, 1865-07-14

DIaCk' bpIIILs duu WHIJeJ
Red spirits and gray;
Mingle, mingle, mingle,
You that mingle may"
and the devil take the hindmost, so help you
hiscsgenationists; and damned be he who first
cries hold BLACK enough.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-14

OFFICE OF THB STREET COMMISSIONER, NO: 2N
~ BnoADwAy, NEW YORK Contractors-Propossls en-
closed IN sealed envelope endorsed with the title OF tne
work. with the OF the bidder written thereon VIII
be received at this ofnce until II O'Clock Tuesday
October a. 1850 for rebuilding pier 81 foot O snd
North river. -.
For setting curb gutter and Tagging Fifyeshth street.
For setting curb, gutter and naggng arcund Northern
Dispensary junction OF Christopher stress ana "sveey
For tagging Thrsyssvsnsh street, between Ninth and
For 6sssns ash street, between Eighth avenue and Man.
For tagging Eighty street, between Third and Fourth
tagging Thirty second stree. between Ninth and Tenth
forms Of proposals. together with the
and be obtained this olcc-Dateo street
D''-' CHARLES o. coRNkLI. street Commissioner
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-14

TIME HANDSOME COUNTRY RESIDENCE KNOWN
i as Beaumont Lawn, with about four Of lawn
garden and field at Elizabeth New Jersey viii be sold at
the 10Th October, at O'Clock p. M. Tho house,
which contains II been built about ten and
avenue five minutes walk from the Court House. and
less than minutes walk from the dcpot over trains
dsy q sale The PsoPery may Be seen BY c;ppyins TO
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23
a charming EuR.liOn.

In England and France the newest
thing in the fashionable world are brcas,
and scarf pins and ear rings, made out
Of the hri ght green and golden beetles
from Brazil, and the feather flo rers
maze from the bright plumaged birds
of,he tropics and from the peculiarly
brilliant hunming.birls found near
Rio Janeir", Bali, and on the Amazon.
Thr latter are most brilliant ornaments,
aud, like the tasteful feather flowers Of
Rio .Janciro, are either worn in bonnets
or in ga,lands. The effect Of the hum.
ming bird wreaths y; night is most won.
dertul aud brilliant, seeming as If the
head was adorned with the richest
opals. We have heard that Mrs. Agas.
siz recently received from Rio Janeiro
wreath Of flowers made from the
breasts of the ruhy.topaz hnmming
brda, and il required no ,ess than fifty
six Of these winged jewels for this pur.
pose Boston Journal.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23

An rsaANE SoMNAMErIlsT.-M Mrs.
Warren Porter, Of Greenfield Mass.
who has been in condition resembling
sleep for eighteen weeks, awoke few
days ago She states that it was the will
Of God that she shouli go into that
state, and that on Thursday lie revealed
it as His will, tina, she should awake
and she awoke. She al 20 safes that sl,e
has known all that has been said and
occurred in her presence during the
whole time. Some pretty severe cx-
periments have been used 10 bring !. r
10 consciousness, by electricity md
other agencies, bat she :.as withstood
them all. Hundreds ~ physicians.
lnacks, clairv ,yan;s, sriritnalist., an.l
others, have visited her duri, Q tho
time. Her disease has proved Il u. \
species ai rcli .i,r> Insanity, well knnwa
to medical men as appearin. to p.rsnn.
in her state of health She enn:lu1.
tina, she had wakoi up too quick an,i
went IL sleep again.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23

FAcrs FOR Observation-Disclosures
the Indian and Ciimean Campaigns
the only medicines which proved them
selves able to cure the worst cases IF
D,sen.ery, Scurvy and Fever, were
HoLLOWAY'S PILLS AND ONT.
MENT. Therefore let every Volunteer
see that he il supplied with them.
If the reader Of this "notice''
cannot get a box Of Pills or Oint.
ment from the drug store in his
place, let him write TO me, so Mai
den Lane, enclosing the amount.
and / will mail box tree IF
expense. Many dealers will not keep
my medicines on hand because they
cannot make as much profit as on other
persons make. SIS cents. SO cents, and
8 l 40 per Itx Or pot.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23

would still disgrace the Executive
Chamber Of that Commonwealth The
people e the Empire State owe their
noI}''1t! salvation 10 the colarcd voters,
and we all owe them, for this meritor-
ina@ work, oar sincerest thanks and our
rrofoandest gratitude. Maryland and
Nofi Carolina, and all Of the old States
excerpt South Carolina, long ago gave
I've ballot to their conrcd populations.
consider ibis matter of enr,anchise.
pcni O! the negro to lie at the very
foundation OF the whole question Of the
rch,li"us States. The colorcl people
OF the South are universally the true
friends Of the government. Their
loyalty can never be questioned their
ia lily 'o t'le flag can always be relied
IN. They are The only loya, class. as
class, Moth OF S9n,h, East or West.
Is it wise, is i, s4fe, Is II Polite 70 give
back the government e the Southern
States wholly mo the hands Of subiu
gated and half rorcn,ant rebels, re-
rongoful and sfna,ting ur,'er the sting
Of defeat. and leave this large element
efc"lorca loyalists helpless in their
hands, bereit of political power. denied
all voice in making the laws Which are
to govern them, and at The mercy Of
cruel ard oppressive legislation? Shall
we cast of, our known and take back to
our embrace the people who have lie
t'ayed their trust consrirea asains,
their government, have broken millions
Of hearts, murdered our brothers, starry
ed t. death our sons, and who have not
destroyed the Republic only because
the Republic is the strongest =? Such
course would be the acme Of folly-,he
climax Of madness. Il would be as IN.
safe as is u'jast. On such plan, the
black man, freed by the general 60.
vornnenf, would have no means Of de-
fence against his former tormentors.
he would be the subject Of political
disabilities and oppressive rules which
woull crush him into condition we'll
nigh rs unhearable as slavery itself.
But acknowledgements is the ant;aote Of
slavery.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23

Sheridan is AZ work in the vicinity of
South Ann river on the limo of the Ere
dricksbu'g and Richmond Railroad.
II is reported that he has had = battle
with Pockets rebel division and defeat
ed them. He and Sherman are APP,
preaching Rchm md, and when they
get there the rebel fur will fly if it does
not take wings and ily before they get
there.
l.. s Gen. Sheridan reached White
House on the Pamunkcy river North
East of Richmond on the 10Th; he is
now probably on the James river.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23

In commercial circles there has been
4 great excitemcn, for the pas, few days
Gold is tending downward, and goods
are following. In New York some Of
Tie merchants marked down their
goods twenty per cent. The sales Of
5 eos in Germany have been very great
and turned exchange in our favor. The
Africa recently broush. over 5000
in specie and other steamers were OK
pected to bring large amounts. L"t
gold fall and let goods tumble, ana all
the wo'.! would cry amen
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23
TRULY.

We are Informed that part Of the
subscription, TO tho Iowa Central Rail
road, which We noticed las, week AZ
having been Subscribed at school
meeting in Buckingham, was by the
people e Perry township. We state
this in justice to ali parties. We are
also Informed that in some parts ofthe
couaty the people are subscribing upon
the condition to pay a small part to
assi1. in the survey, and enough more
to make one half Of their amount who. !,
The road is built and the remaining half
when the cars are running.
Were We an inveterate enemy to this
road we would take Just exactly this
shrcwd way to kill it.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23

The Mormons have commenced cut.
ting canal Of magnitude far exceed
ing anything Of tho kind everaun,.er-
taken in the Territory before, for the
two fold purpose Of irrigation and ma.
vigation. Starting near the boundaries
Of Utah and Salt Lake counties, it will
wind its way along the eastern sides OF
the valley, watering the land on its
course. including . very considerable
tract yet nnbroken, and reaching ter
minus in the city, a short distance south
and west OF whore the artesian well il
being sunk; its entire length being
over thirty two miles.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23

| In connection vi h the subject Which
precedes tbs, we present the following.
showing the capacity Of the negroes Is
learn.
"Mr. J. ". Spoonor OF Harvard Col
ege, who has srent his vacation as a
delegate et the Christian Commission.
in teaching the coiorea soldiers Of the
18th ccrls, writes, one Of my men was
an exceedingly srl,rt fv,luw-his name
was William Iisoton. Two years ago
he was q slave, now he reads and
writes very well, and understands TIE
fundamental parts of arithmetic. He
is very quick at understanding arith
metic aud wanl,l make a good ma.hc.
matician if he had the opportunity.
| met another man who learned to
read and write without teacher. He
got hold Of bit Of paper with writing
upon it and found out Of d man what
the letters were and practised writing
them. In this way by picking Up scraps
ofraper, he learned to make the whole
alphabet, and is now very good writer.
The men are very intelligent and it is
wonderful how quick they learu. they
take to writing gready-many of them
learning to writ before they can read.
OF course they only make the letters in
sach case, as they can't spell.
Mr.. j. w. Churchill, ofthe Same col
lego, reports thtt he found but Few dull
scholars. Almost all learned very rap
dly, and all were eager TO do what
they could. Mr.. II. c. Clap, ano,.cr
student Of Harvard who spent lis "a
cation in the same corps, says: "'fhe
men were always cheerful and ready to
learn. They seem to have had suai
cient taste Of freedom to begin to ap.
preciate the great advantage Of cluca-
ton, and having an object in view
keep at their books with great diligence
They learn rapidly as a general thing
It is not nnco mmon for man tn learn
mis- alphabet in one "r' two evenings.
The progress Of one man was remark.
able. taught hin his alphabet and
few elementary principles one evening
and the next he came TO me prepared
TO recite half through the spelling book
tho small one called United States
Primer, first part.
Mr.. j. w. Chaplin, another delegate
from the same college, writes: :" was
surprised at the rapidity with which the
men learn to read. A man Of average
intelligence among them will learn the
alphabet in one day and read in three
weeks.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23
RCD FL NEGRO TROOPS.
The kscfse!s About to Test IA 8
Experiment..
NEW YnHk MAECU %.

Flies Of 'sto Richmond papers show
Cor the rcbel armies has commenced in
earnest. The official order has been,
issued. and re .devnus far tho recep
ton Of recruits, slave andfce, has rcen
established. AL who are received viii
be mustered i'm FIR the war
General Ice in letter written on
the io!h instant, urges on the work Of
raising and organizing negro troops,
and says heis anxious To witness their
first experiment III fighting 70, the
rebel cause.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23
C0ls,c " EaIsstc that old tune nsain
Dsiitated 10 " Frank June"

Come whistle that old tune again,
And let the air with music squak.
For ever since the biI tn Of Cain,
All sorrow on the winds should walk.
Cares unexpected often come
Like duns, " hen one has debts to pay /!
But VIC will lay these cold and dumb,
If we can only have our way!
Eut borrowed greenbacks will not pay
One half tho debts fellow owes
Nor drive single care away;
So whistle on, through al! our woesl
Then whistle that old tune again:
old-Iundred, Dandy lin or what
You choose, II yon can only gain
lii. chance TO have your woes forgot
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23
The Great Freshet

They have had last week in some
parts of New York and Penu. the lar
gest freshet ever known TO visit them
in those parts Some parts OF the cities
of Rochester, Syracuse and Utica were
flooded, the water being five and six
feet deep in some Of the streets. The
story that some men were carried off
on the Rochester Railroad bridge is un
true. The cars are again running on
time, and the Rochester bridge is to be
rebuilt in five days from the time IT was
fooled away.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23
Army OGthc Potomac
NEW iorK, March 20.

The New York 1,iJne's Army OF
Potomac correspondent says" All g"es
to show We will have short hut severe
campaign. In a few days series Of
contests will have begun between the
two great armies that will cause pro.
found exc:ien@n, all through the North.
The 1ribme's Washington SPECIAL
says :" Secretary Stanton, from the
front to-day, says Grant know. JUS,
what Lee is about
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23
From NJ OlIlIe
NEW loRK, March 20.

The HcrnlTs Mobile Bay corrcspon
don't Of the 9th instant, says: "ltrfngees,
who had ccme into the Union lines
from the city OF Mobile, reported that
the rebel troops had been going from
there since the 1st Of FEBRUARY, some Of
them to South Carolina, but there still
remained IN nd..ar"unl :hetcwn about
$4,000. Most az these, however, were
citizens, many Of them very young boys
and old and inii'm men.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-23
Reported Resignation offer
Davis ..L.ee Made Dictator

NEW Okh, MaTCn Il.
The Heralls spectral says it was re-
ported in Washington yesterday that
Jeif. Davis had abdicatcd the position
OF resident Of the rebel Couf, dcracy,
and handed over the rcins Of his sink.
ing Governme to General Lee, with the
nnders'a nding that the latter, ~ Sn
preme Dictator, would make one last
desperate effort, with such resources az
are left within his control
All kinds Of provisions are now bring
ing fabulous prices in Richmond, and
every male IN the city capable Of car
rying muskct has been pressed into
the army.
A Cabinet meeting was held at
Washington yesterday, at which it was
understood that the present coneition
Of affairs at Richmond formed the sub.
.jcct Of consideration.