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The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-11
9ailg Wountal alneer.

RoAD.-Mr. II. r. Berry, writing
from Wala Walla on the l8 ult, says
that thirty teams had crossed the
Columbia river at Wallula for Puget
Sound. Whether they will come
through, or be induced to turn back
and GO to Oregon, remains to be seen,
Our people can congratulate them,
selves that they 80 well succeeded in
opening the road, and that few ennis
grants have come in by that route,
and amply demonstrated its feasbili-
ty. Opposition to the road, we re-
gret 20 say, has been waged from the
first, not only from Oregonians and
people east Of the mountains, but
from persons living on the Sound,
through sheer jealousy, and it has
been kept up since the completion of
the road, in the circulation of false
reports among tho immigrants and
turning them to Oregon. We have
positive evidence that the impression
was assiduously spread at Walla
Walla that the the route was imprac.
tidable. There have been few per-
sons, however, east Of the mountains,
who have endeavored to counteract
this malicious effort, to whom all
credit should be- given. A gentleman
who left Van Ogle's yesterday week
informs US that there were a few
teams in the mountains which were
expected in soon.- STANDARD.
NATIONS WITHOUT FIRE.-Accord-
ing to Plny, fire was for a long
time unknown to some of the Egypt>
tians and when Euxodus (the celebra-
ted astronomer) first showed it to
them, they were absolutely in rapture.
The Persians, Phenicians, Greeks ard
several other nations acknowledge
that their ancestors were without the
use OF fire, and the Chinese confess the
same of their progenitors. Pompani-
us Mela Putarch and other ancient
authors, speak of nations, who, at
the time they wrote knew not the
use of fire, or but just learned it, Facts
of the same kind are also attested by
several modern nations. The inhabi
tants OF the Marian Islands, which
were discovered in 1861, had no idea
of fire. Never was astonishment great
er than theirs when they saw it on
the descent of Magellan in one o1
their islands. At first they believed
it was some kind of animal that fixec
to and fed upon wood. The inhab
tants of the Philippine and Canary
Islands were formerly equally igno
rant Africa at the present, even il
our day, is in the same state.
PRINTING RApER MADE FROM BAN
Boo.-It is stated that the Albany Jour
nal is now printing on paper made
from bamboo. The bamboo is brough
from Jamaica, where it is produced il
unlimited abundance, and costs, de-
livered here from ten to twelve dollar
per cord. 1t is cut into five lee
lengths, conveyed to mandatory
where it is soaked in warm water TO-
q time: it is then put in steam gum
of the form of ordinary cannon, wher'
it is thoroughly saturated with steam
and then exploded, under an immense
pressure, which tears it into fibres
When thus torn it is placed in an i'm
mensej.pulping boiler, where it i
boiled under pressure of sixty pound
to the inch, and from thence blown
into receiving tank. 1t is then per
g. - vooJ,, ~ ha ponda ;ntn no
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-11
SheriM's safe,

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION, and to me direct
HD ed, out Of the Circuit Court for the County of
Grant, State oil Oregon fOr the foreclosure morgage)
in favor OF John Grabo, Plaintiff and against 4. Nj
Townsend, Defendant, have this day levied upon
tain tract or parcel Of Re Property situated and lying
in Canyon City, Grant County of oregon, bounded
and described follows: Commencing the southwest
corner OF U. IL. house, aud running East thirty
three feet; thence South thrtyve feet; thence West
thirty feet, more less; thence North, thirtyfve feet
to the point of commencing, will proceed to sell the
same in front Of the Court House door, in Canyon City,
Grant County State of oregon, ut public auction the
o'clock, M. and o'clock, z. NJ OH SATURDAY, the 9th
day ol DECEMBE 1865, to satisfy the above Execution,
amounting to One hundred and five QO5 dollars and for
the further sum of twentyeight 5l-00 Us 5010O dol
lars costs OF this action ami accrug costs with interest
from the 2Sh day OCTOBER 1865, the rate of ten
per ent per annum. NJ. p BERRY Sheriff.
BY WIN. W WHIPPLH, Deputy
Cany City, November u, 1865. nlO:4w*
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28

LATEST FROM MEXICO. The New
Orleans 7Vn'es's Brownsville letter of the
18th corroborates the statement of the
Imperialists firing on a Federal boat
whilst drifting down the river. The
crew ran ashore and took to flight, and
the Imperialists' fire proved harmless.
The captain of the boat narrowly es.
capped, as musket ball passed through.
his hat. 1t is understood that General
Weitzel demanded an explanation of tn,
affair, and it is also stated that quite {,
spirited correspondence has taken place
between General Weitzel and General
Mejia relative to the firing from the
American side of the Rio Grande on the
Imperial gunboat Elantona and the evi.
dent sympathy shown for the Liber
ais, the nature whereof has not tran
spired. Mejia's order prohibiting inter.
course with Brownsville cannot effect
the Liberals, whorare about to surround
the city, as they will be compelled to
draw their supplies from Brownsville as
heretofore. 1t is supposed the order
was issued to prevent the ingress of spies
to Matamoras.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28
A QUEER NUISANCE IN LONDON.

A QUEER NUISANCE IN LONDON. A
hopkeeper, Mr.. BE nnett, on Cheapside,
London, is bothering the Lord-Mayor--
unintentionally, to be sure-to such a
degree that his worship was half bewil-
dered at last accounts. 1t seems the
trouble results from the chronic crowd
which stands on the street to gaze upon
the great clock with which the celebrated
matchmaker has, in furtherance of his
business, ornamented his shop-front.
Under two arches in the wall, one above
the other, stand four figures, of lfe.s size
In the lower are the. patron genii of
London-Gog and Magog- strike
every quarter of an hour with musical
,loube-stroke. Above stand on each
side of bell the Muse of History and
Father Saturn, so fiesh-tinted and life
like that the country folk blush and de-
clare that he (Saturn) fought to be
ashamed of hisself to stand afore q lady
in that way" Saturn holds mallet in
his hand and strikes the hours. Pock-
cts are picked at the pleasure of the
chevaliers; travellers fastening to catch
trains rave at cabby i'm vain; horses
meet nose to nose, and stand discussing
their thankfulness to Bennett, the
drivers only too glad to sit with upward
gaze, knowing that the police are help
less to make them "move on" In fact,
Bennett has bloosaded Cheapside, and
he insists that if he takes down his
clock all other show windows will have
to be suppressed also. 1t is knotty
point, and Bennett may have to be
bribed. The Lord-Mayor called him up
several times on a charge of creating n
nuisance on the great thoroughfare
but the matchmaker wags his head, and
insists that he is not responsible. The
ching is Occasioning much fun in
London.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28

The meeting at the Merchants and
Mechanics Exchange last evening, was
very large, and very earnest in purpose.
All interests were represented. Ad.
dresses were made by Messrs. Read,
Borum, Irwin, Lindsay, Robinson,
Sangster and Stephens. 1t was crafty
ing to see so many men of business in
council, and the unanimity of purpose
which marked the proceedings, gives us
hope of the immediate and substantial
advancement of the interests of the
town let US pull altogether.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28

The ARCHIVES of SPAIN. 1t has
always been the rule v it'll the represen.
tatives Of the Spanish government in
foreign lands to send home to their gov
ernments vast deal of private fact and
gossip, strictly confidential and never
meant to reach the public. Hence the
importance of the Spanish archives
beyond those of any other country. 1t
is only lately that the Spanish govern
ment has consented to even partial adj
mission of historians to archives Of one
or two centuries back, so strict is the
traditional watch over these papers.
Mr.. Froude is the first, we believe, who
has ever been able to get at the very i'm
portant documents relating to Queen
Elizabeth which are at Salamanca. 1t
is now announced, much to the satisfsc-
ton of the literary world, that journal
similar to "Notes and Queries" is to be
published in Spain, which will consult
those treasures freely.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28

DEATH OF CAPT. ELLIOTT. Captain
Samuel c. Elliott, well-known citizen
of Norfolk, died at his residence in this
city, yesterday morning, of infiamma-
ton of the stomach, aged So years. He
was native of Provincetown, Mass,
but came here when quite young. He
was shipmaster for long time, and
sailed fromthis port, some twenty years
in the vessels of J. M. Smith & Brother.
He served four years in the Ionfederat,
army, and at the time of his death was
agent of Fox e. Livingston's New York
and Norfolk steamers. He had many
attached friends. He leaves a wife and
two daughters.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. George S.
Hillard, in an article in the Round Ia
Ole on books for children, observes that
lit will be admitted that it is bad
preparation for the duties of life to have
the imagination occupied beforehand
with images and pictures which are ex-
aggerated, unreal, and false; and such is
the criticism which must be passed upon
very many of the children's books at the
present day. The writers of such books
can make them successful only by MAX
ing them attractive, and to do this they
mustputinenou of seasoning and spice
to please palates already cloyed with in
tellectual dainties; and thus their
stories are stuffed full of wild adventures
and thrilling incidents, in which trutb
and probability are sacrificed, but by
which feverish and breathless interest
is kept up from first to last The atmos-
phere of such books is as unhealthy to |
he mind as the air of a room overheated
,y stoves is to the body. We can adj
luce no better proof of the evil influence
# the highly stimulating literature on
which boys and girls are now brought up
han the statement which has been so
ften made to us that we fear it must be
rue, that in the councils of Young
america even the Waverly' novels
re voted dull !"
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28

and the creating of many disturbances
between the Catholics and Professionals
there, he succeeded in bullying his way
through the whiskey influence of the
town-into the Provincia Parliament,
where he is now a leader of party, and
member of the government. Accord
ing to his measure, heis the most impla-
cable enemy of the United States on this
continent. He loses no opportunity of
abusing itspeople and its institutions, and
the speech which he delivered the other
day against the Fenians-which the
New England journalists seem in a
hurry to place before their readers-is
crammed with sneers at the Yankees.
For example, Mr.. McGee asks-"Why
don't the Fenians try to liberate the
Irish laborers i'm New England, where
they rank in the social scale below the
negro, and hardly above the beasts they
drive for their Yankee bosses?" AS a
paid agent of the British government,
MCGEE went over to Ireland two years
ago, to dissuade his countrymen from
coming to the United States; but the
honest sons of Erin remembered the
hero of the Widow McCOrmack's cab
bage garden, and Kissed the hireling and
compelled him, second time, to hasten
away from his native land. Such, in
brief, is Thomas Darcy MCGEE. If the
Fenians make the march across the ice,
which it is given out they purpose maxi
ing this winter, poor MCGEE will be the
first to flee; but where will he go to?
That is a question of the utmost moment
to him; but it is not question likely
to interest the rest of mankind.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28
IRRESPONSIBLE PMS.

The Orders of the Blue and White
Arrow held meetings at Chicago last
week. They are composed of the officers
and soldiers of the Army of the Tennes-
see. !t was announced by General
Fairchild on behalf of the "yVhite
Arrow, and by General BelkEap on
behalf of the "Blue Arrow.U that the
next annual meeting of the two orders
would be held at Cincinnati on the 18th
of November, 1866. q
The collection taken up in the Cath
olic churches of Maryland for the relief
OF southern families made destitute nv
| the war, amounted to twelve thousand
dollafs. vi THIS amount about six thou-
SAND have been distributed principally
in Virginia, Georgia, South CaraIina
Florida, and Mississippi. In parceIlinT
out the money, differences of reIiyioS
have i'm no instance been considered
The Fenian Sisterhood gave n great
ball in Buffalo the other evening. aud
among the decorations of che hall was
the Irish flag with the British cross
turned downward, with the motto: '.The
Red Cross of England shall fall beneath
the Eagle and the Harp"
Newport, r, L., has been singularly
excepted from cholera. In 1882 there
were only tive deaths; in 1S49 none; III |
1904, fifty-nine; fort-four of whom were
foreigners. No summer resident has
ever been a victim.
A meeting has been called at Nash
Vile by the Mayor and the citizens to
themselves against the bands of
robbers and .mauraders who infest that
'ity and the surrounding country.
The nriza fiuhf haf ,.S,... |
lott for the championship of the Ameri-
AN prize ring, has terminated in a fiz-
lie, both parties agreeing to draw their
wn stakes, 81 600 side.
Almost every negro arrested and taken !
eIore the City Recorder at New Orleans
FOUND to be possessed of some weapon.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28
FROM ALABAMA AND MISSISS.

| MOBILE, November "A. Intelligence
from Central Mississippi reports the
healthy condition ofaffairs. Provisions
are PLENTIFUL and the negroes are well
disposed and are returning to their
homes.
A Columbus, Mississippi paper Is in
formed of $4,000 being collected by a
Government agent, and but $50, 900 ac-
counted for 1t says the stealing mania
is rampant.
In accordance with the law Just
passed by the Mississippi Legislature,
the tax collector at Vicksburg has
given notice that he will collect tax of
two dollars on each person.
MOBILE, November 24.--C. A. Dexter
a heavy cotton agent at Mobile, who
had been arrested and held i'm custody
by General Wool, cOmman der of this
department, for alleged malfeasance in
office, sued out a writ of ha6eas corpus
before Judge Busted, United States
District Court of Alabama, which writ
was served General Wood and Provost
Marshal Brooks.
The military declined to obey the
court, claiming that a military COM
mission had been convened and would
proceed with the trial, whereupon Judge
Busted ordered Dexter to be discharged
from custody, and that General Wood
have no longer any control of Dexter
and produce the body of Dexter in court,
to be bailed and answer any complaints |
against him, and Wood be ordered to |
appear at ten O'Clock to show cause why
he shall not be proceeded against for
of court.
NORTH CAROLINA. The Legislature
of North Carolina met yesterday, at
Raleigh. Governor Holder is confined
o his bed by sickness. Prominent gen.
lemen, which have recently been in
Washington "are not very hopeful as to
he future of the state and recopstruc.
iOn.n
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28

AN ENGLISH IMITATION OF SHER-
MANS RAID. A British force is about
to invade BOotan, and, has been put in
light marching order for this expedition
which, after all, is but short one COM
pared with Sherman's great march.
Sherman's veterans will read with inter-
est of the preparations: "The force is
to CONSIST of two wings of British in
antry, six regiments of native infantry,
one thousand drilled coolies, two bat
teries of artillery and two,companies of
sappers and miners, or about nine thou
sand men in all. A great effort is being
made to limit the number of camp fol-
lowers, only one servant being allowed
to each officer, but the number of bull
locks. mules and yaboos required to car
ry ambulances, water, forage, ammun-
ton and provisions for fifteen days will
be enormous, and every pair of animals
Will require one man. Tents are forbid
len, and the whole force is to enter Boo
AN, as far as an Indian force can.
stripped for action. Extra blankets
will be supplied to the men, but that
Gems to be all the precaution taken
gainst the cold, which by December
will be bitter on the hills. They don't
eem to understand the art of living on
he country, out there in India. From
II accounts British Indian army on
ne march would make Grants or Sher-
lan's veterans laugh.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28
Geltgrapgit Wtbs,
NORFOLK POST DESPA TCHES.
RICHMONDCITY AFFAIRS.

CITY AFFAIRS.
RICHMOND, Nov. q. At meeting of
the City Council this afternoon, COM
munication was received from Gen. Tur-
ner, to the effect that in consequence of
the diminution of the military force in
this district and the scarcity of medical
officers, it is necessary that the city au-
thorities assume the charge of the city
Alms-House and inmates without delay.
Another communication was received
from the same source, notifying the
council that the military police force
will be withdrawn on the 18th Of next
month.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28
WHO Is MR., McGEEe

Mr.. Thomas Darcy McGee, Til,
Montreal spouter, who is abusing tn,
Fenians to the delectation of the Cana
dlans just now, is sort of printer by
trade and patriot by profession
Hewas Every remotely"-asan Irishman
would say-engaged i'm the Smith
OBrien rebellion of 1S4S After the
battle in the Widow McCormacks cab
bage garden, near Clonmel, and the cap.
ture of Meagher of the sword, and Other
officers with the green sashes, MCGEE
fled to the Wicklow Mountains, where
he subsisted on raw potatoes and herbs
for several weeks; during all which
time, his friend, The O'Mahony, a hero
of the same sort, held' the Woman's
Mountain, against all invaders. The
British government offered a reward of
one pound-ten for the capture of The
O'Mahony, which so frightened McGee.
that he embraced the first opportunity
OF getting out of the country. The poor
fellow reached Cork, all tattered and
torn. Here he was dressed I'D in the
guise of an old Tipperary peasant wo.
man. He was next put upon small
craft, which conveyed him to Scotland:
and finally he reached New York. His
generous countrymen there gave him
money and clean clothes, and set him
adrift asa lecturer. In due time he ap-
peared in Philadelphia, made speech.
the burden of which was that the revo-
luton in ireland had failed because of |
the treachery of the Catholic priests
One of the Catholic priests of Philadel-
phia answered MCGEE, and literally |
crushed the mountebank for time.
Then came the season of the riots, and
the destruction of the Catholic churches
by native mobs inspired by Orangemen.
McGee insisted upon making a speech
In Boston-just as if anything he could
say could mend matters-and he printed
t inthe P1otnewspaper of that city. In
nat speech he characterized all the !
Americans as towards and sons of
'owards." The Fenians of that day. =
VINO had hitherto supported him,
low abandoned him, and he waS4
bllged to seek another field of employ "
lent-that is, living without work. :
lie went to New York, strove to ingra- -
late himself into the favor of Arch u
shop Hughes; but that great man, who a
nd neither forgotten his ISLANDERS of the al
'ish priests nor forgiven his abuse of
e American people, refused even to b,
9 the adventurer. Failing i'm the ell
ates, he finally went to Montreal, and oy
Ter several yearso of turmoil in that city, sh
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28

DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN, Col. 7.
Avery, of Prince George county, died
at his residence, few miles from the
city, OH Sunday morning at five o'clock.
He was widely known and esteemed,
and prominent and influential citizen.
though he declined throughout his life
to accept any Office. He was in the SD
year of his age, and had been very fee.
ble and great sufferer for some months
previous to his death. Petersburg IN
der.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28

The Indiana House of Representa-
lives passed resolution inquiring into
the expediency of licensing locomotive
engineers, making them all pass exami-
nation as to qualifications and moral
character.
There are two clergymen in Boston
who have been settled in the same
parishes for thirty years-Dr. Gannett
anb Father Taylor.
The actors in Philadelphia have formed
q Protective Union.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Nov. q. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury's annual report on
finances will be an enlargement of the
views heretofore expressed in his Fort
Wayne speech. Ex-senator Hunter
of Virginia, was at the Attorney Gen
erals Office to day, and was refused par
don. The President is still engaged in
the preparation of his annual message.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28

NIX. JOHN w. SYME died at his resi-.
dence on Lombard street, Petersbur g
at o'clock Saturday evening, after a
brief illness, in the fifty-fifth year of his
age. The deceased was for twenty wears
the proprietor and editor of the Peters
burg Hteltigencer, which he conducted
with marked ability. The pungency
and raciness of his pen greatly increased
its reputation, and made it one of the
most popular and influential journals in
Virginia.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28
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