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, 1866-03-30

VOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the ns
Il day of April d, 1866, l will apply % y
Register Of the Land Office, at Vancouver, ". Ig
and the amendments thereto, the S. W. -
Sec. II, Township I, North of Range No. 5s, Basa
which land was entered by you under said HouEI
stead Act on the 18th day Of August, A. D., 1874 !
the U. s. District Court, lst Judicial District w.
T., at o'clock, P. NJ, March 3lst, A. D. ls'ei'
which dispositions shall forward to the Register y
said land Office, showing thereby that yOu nw
abandoned the said land for more than six DonD
al one time and have thus forfeited YOUR right thei
to. OF this you viii take notice and be present
said Clerks Office ct the time aforesaid to cross q
tion and examine any and all witnesses which ny
ds-IwsC PHILLIP sHAUBLE. -
, 1866-03-30

SARSAPARIL
YELLOW DOCK and IODIDE OfPOTASS
L the best Alternative in the WORLD.
For Rheumatism, take Hall's Sarsapsrilla.
For ScrofuIa, take Halls sa1ssPariua.
For Neuralgia, take Halls sarsaParilla.
For Pains I'm the Bones, take Halls sarsaparilla
For Pains In the Rack, take Halls SarsaparillA
For ImpLre Blood, take Halls Safsaparilla.
For Morbid Liver take Halls Sarsaparilla.
For salt Rheum, take Halls Sarsaparilla.
For Piilples and BOils, take Halls Sarsaparila.
For all Diseases of the Skin, Liver and Kidneys
Halls sarsaparla will be found superior to any Al
Tentative Medicine ofepc'
Sold Everywhere for 81 per bottle.
X. HALL & CO., Proprietors,
Corner SansOme and Commercial Streets,
jy7-3Om3 San Francisco,
For Sale by
F.w w.C0LMAN& l. CO., walla walla.
, 1866-03-30

ALIENS
hUN G BAISA-M-
The Remedy for Curing
Consumption, Coughs, Colds, Asthma,
GROUP,
Dt..ases eft6e Throat, Bronchitis, Pains
and Oppression of the Chest or Lungs,
Difficult Breathing, and all
the Diseases pfthe Puls
mOnaTY Organs.
IT'S ACTION Is EXPECTORANT, ALTERATIVE,
SUDORIFIC, SEDATIVE, DIAPHORETIC AND
DIURETIC which renders it one ofthe most yalua-
BILE remedies known for curing diseases of the ungs
Il excites expectoration, and causes the lungs 70
throw off the phlegm or mucus; CHANGING Sc
CRETIONS and PURIFIES the BLOOD; heals the
irritated parts; gives strength to the digestive or
gaus brings the liver to its proper action and i'm
parts strength the whole system. Such is the i'm
mediate and satisfactory effect, that 1T is WAR
RANTED To BREAK UP THE MOST DISTRESS
ING COUGH1N A FEW HOURS TINE, if not of too
long standing. IT is WARRANTED to give entire
satisfaction evenin the MOST CONFIRMED CASES
OF CONSUMPTION 1T IS WARRANTED NOT
to produce costiveness (Which is the with most
remedies or affect the head, as it contains no Opium
in any form. IT is WARRANTED TO BE PER
though it is an active and powerful remedy for res
toring the system. THERE is NO REAL NECESI-
TY FOR so MANY DEATHS BY CONSUMPTION,
when ALIENS LUNG BALSM will prevent it, ii
only taken in time.
Sold by all Druggists Price al per bottle
For sale by SMITH & DAVIS, Portland, Oregon,
General Agents. Also, By Dealers in Family Keii
cines Generally.
Dec. 80, 1854. 3tf.
, 1866-03-30
Encourage Home Industry.
KEEP YOUR MONEY in the ooUNTBl

T AM NOW MANUFACTURING A sUPEBVs
Il article of Yellow and Brown family Soaps, y
up in 30 and 40 pound boxes that will sell As -
any brands Of soap Of the same quality MAJ. n
tured outside Of the State can be sold for ! -
warrant every box Of soap sold 70 be Just Whs. y
represented. Orders from the country accom- Z,
with the cash, or sent through some house L,.ass
city, will meet prompt attention. A liberal o,s''
made TO the trade for cash. Send for a samP 20
Soan Works AZ don't st het Clav and Columbn--
, 1866-03-30
To N. Leigh,

t8g- Consultation Rooms in 0REE's BUILDING, o1
Wells, Fargo & Co. Entrance from Stark st. 81!
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GENERAL COMMISSION

D EFERRING our old friends and customers, and all
Ii others who may favor US with their patronage
to the above card, would call their attention the
fact that extensive brick Warehouses have storage
capacity for
5000 Bales Cotton aud 25 900 Barrels.
Our Receiving and Forw arding arrangements are
will meet with prompt and faithful attention.
Orders for the Purchase of Goods,
either here in Ne+T Orleans or elsewhere will be filed
when accompanied by cash, with dispatch and accu-
racy. In connection with this will remark that our
arrangements with the house in New Orleans will
enable us to compete successfully with any other house
in the Southwest
GROCERIES, &c.
We will keep constantly on hand full and complete
assortment of goods in our line, to which fresh addi
tions made by nearly every boat, and which we
continue to offer at slight advance cost
Our stock will embrace, in part,
Texas Flour, (WilIamsO,
Western Flour,
Brown Sugar,
White Sugar, crushed and pulv
Monongahcla,
COFFEE Rio and Java.
kits Il and u kits, bbs. and 4 bbls.
and Kanawha.
Western Cheese
Irish Potatoes,
..T Onions,
Can Oysters,
Can Fruits,
of every variety.
T0BACCO-Smoking and Chewing.
Champagne, ~
.. Port Wne e..
Madeira,
Sherry,
.rr Claret,
-..r.. Brandec, &C., &C.
Hall speer PLows-Moore & Barrett PLows
Collins Axes, Shoves, Spades, Hollow ware, Tinware
...- -.. Woodenware &c.
We invite an inspection of our goods and prices
mh2l If PHELPS & co.
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VOL. XIV
ER NJ s

TIE SOUTH WESTERN is published weekly, at FIVE
potLARs per annum THREE for six months payable in
advance No subscription taken for less period than
six months.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate of 81 so PER
saARE for tile first insertion and rs CENTS for each
sEbseouent one Eight lines or less, constitute a
SQUARE The following our rates TO yearly adverts
~. =. -. 81.
Half column. i75 90 Fourth IF column. 100 90
Cards, Occupying space Of eight ne, or ess) % 90
Obituary notices. marriages. pubic meetings, cards
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GEznRAL BREckIsRIpeE.-A Washington specin

GENERAL BREcKINRIDGE,-A Washington special
writing under date of the 3oth ulmo has the follow,
ing in relation to this eminent gentleman
The Petersburg Express of yesterday, contains the
following: We have intelligence direct from Toronto
Canada, where general Brecknrdge is now residing
lie says that his health good but that care is making
its mark upon the handsome and intellectual face with
which nature blessed him. -Four years ago his bair
was black as ject now it is hoary. He is weary Of
exile, and anxious to return to his home and friends
In the hope of accomplishing this end, exg governor
Price, of New Jersey, warm personal friend and col
league OF the general In the congress of the United
States, previous to the late war, has proceeded, or
will shortly do so, to Washington and have an inter
view with the president We trust that the president
will accede to the request. His relations with Mr.
Breckenridge prior to the late political estrangement
were quite friendly if not positively cordial Be-
Sides there is against general Breckenridge no charge
that we are aware Of All the political prisoners save
two, have been released from confinement.
Mallory, Stephens Seddon, Hunter Judge Campbell,
all except the president and judge Clay. Why keep
general Brecdnrdge in exile2 We can see no reason
for 81 doag, and doubtless the president will consent
that he may return to his homc his family and friends
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G.. n. MORRISON.
WHOLESALE DRUGGIST
AND
DEALER IN PATENT MEDICINES, etc.,
No. II MAGAZINE STREET,
NEW ORLEANS.

TTAS on hand large and select stock of DRUGS
/ 4 and MEDICINES, which offered for sale at
prices in accordance with Northern quotations. adding
small advance cost of same in quantities to suit the
wants of purchasers.
| Commission Merchants, Planters and Druggists can
rely upon getting their goods put up with care and
! dispatch.
The following articles embrace small portion of my
stock on hand and to arrive. .nl
600 TBS CAL0MEI-AAmericana and English.
100 ounces SULPHATE MORPHINE,
1900 lbs Refined CAMPHOR,
$50 lbs Powdered IPECAC,
so lbs IPECAC ROOT,
800 lbs. CHLOROFORM-1 ID. bottles,
l50 ounces of NITRATE SILVER,
l25 lbs IODIDE POTASSA,
800 lbs. SWEET SPIRITS NlTRE,
10 barrels of CASTOR OIL,
80 barrels FLAX SEED Whole and ground,
90 barrels EPSON SALTS,
500 lbs of INDIGO,
2OOO TBS GUM ARABIC-Fine and Sorts
1000 lbs. TARTARIC ACID,
1000 lbs. ARROW ROOT-American and Bermuda,
so boxes of CASTLE SOAP.
PATENT MEDICINES, Etc,
so gross of VERMIFUGE,
gross of Browns TROCHES,
gross of Bryan's WATERS,
so gross of PILLS-Ayre,s Brandretns, ,,,s, eG1;,
50 dozen Of Morisons siNVIGORATING BITTERS,
25 dozen of RED JACKET BITTERS,
so dozen of HOSTETTER'S BITTERS,
3 gross Of SOZ0D0NT,
GROSS of Morison's PECTORAL SYRUP,
gross Of Ayre's CHERRY PECTORAL,
50 dozen of Bulls SARSAPARILLA,
e09 dozen of Scotch and Macaboy SNUFF,
20 dozen of COD LIVER OIL,
Also. fine assortment of PERtUMEkl
Pure BRANDY and WINES
For sale by : ,,op1vor
No. IL Magazine street,
tL7l le,,t New Orleans
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MANUFACTURING AND TEMPERING SWORD BLADES IN
lNDIA.-Ihe swords manufactured in the regency of
Clutch, English province in eastern Asia, have
long since been celebrated in India for their wonderful
strength and enduring edge The following descrip-
ti0n of their mode of manufacture was communicated
tc the British public, years since by a British
aHnly officer who had held military command in that
province, and who had an opportunity Of learning the
process OF manufacture and tempering employed in
producing those Tonderfu blades
IAN inch bar of fine English or Swedish steel is first
forged out into plates inches long by one inch
broad, and one-sixth of an inch thick. Similar bars
of very fine soft iron then prepared in the samo
mstnner These pieces of forged steel and iron ars
seareG over with paste of borax dissolved in water
agd laid up in piles of between nine of steel to three
OF iron, aternately each pile is then wrapped around
with thcklY plastered mud, made of a loamY earth
then heated, welded, and drawn out to a bar of one
inh and one-eigath broad and one.third of an inch
tECk. This is bent over itself two or three times
and welded and drawn out to half an inch in thick.
nds5 aud during the heat borax is frequently dropped
on the metal while in the fire. Two or three bars of
this mefa thus prepared are next welded into one
AM when about twelve fourteen inches long, is
bdat into the form of staple; in the middle of this
piece tlne grained file is inserted, of the same
width and nearly thick the other bar all is now
welded together and the blade then formed In tenn
pding, an earthen pot twelve inches wide and six
dep, Is notched on the edge, the noches being oppo-
sil'. TO each ether. The notching is done with file
az "ooi' q"i WI oi an ihch deep Inc pot IS now
filled nearly up to the noches with water and oil is
,thfn poured upon the surface. The sword blade
being heated equally to light red heat is removed
frdm the fire. and the point entered into the notch on
long edge, is passed the surface of the oil and
wt:er to the opposite notch, keeping the edge from
Iqnarier 70 half inch in the oil the blade is thus
drawn backward and forward rather slowly till the
missing ceases, and the rest of the blade above the
fluid has become black jar Of water, without oil is
th3n poured along the blade from heel to point In
orer to take out the warp produced by temperng the
bide, when nearly cod il is passed the fire three
or;tour times then placed again upon the anvil and
sei straight by striking it regularly but moderately
H. Siia 'le nai.neF' by TINS mean5 Damascus-curved
o!ae T. @ may PC brought Gearly straight Blades made
% 'Ls may are ed, previously grinding, by stri
II;s Irl;s slem uPon stones, ramrods and gun barrels.
L may even De struck violently upon wheel tires
orsneaYy pieces Of iron, without injury to the ham
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aFhy t5 v9man living up two pair Of stairs Ike
aFdes BesRuss she is second Flora.
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LADIES'
BAZAAR OF FASHION.
J. III. McDERMOTT.
HAYING just returned from New York with the
Ii largest, best selected and most varied stock Of
Fancy Dry Goods,
Ladies' Furnishing Goods,
Trimmings, &C.,
ever brought to this market, would respectfully cali
the attention Of his customers and tn public generally
to the following imperfect enumeration of stock In
The Ladies' Department
DRESS SILKS,
GRENADINES,
a... SILK TISSUES
FRENCH ORGANDIEs,
PRINTED MUSLINS,
GRAPE MoRETfs,
Plain and figured SWISS,
PERCALES,
BRILLtANTtNEs,
BlREGEs, &c., &c.
BASQUINEs, SCARFS, MANTILLAs, LACE
SHAWLS, &c, of the latest Styles in great variety
Embroideries.
Jackonet and Swiss EDGING and INSERTING, Bands,
Ladies Embroidered QNDERSHIRTS. COLLARS,
Infants WAISTS, SKIRTS and UNDERCLOTHING.
Real Lace COLLARS and JETTS.
Millinery.
B0NNETS, HATS, for Infants, Misses and Ladies'
Ladies' UNDERGRADUATES, of every description
ready made
Ladies and Childrens SHOES all STYLES and qualities
In short, complete assortment of Ladies Goods
From Paper of Pins to a Wedding Outfit.
This portion of the stock was selected with great
care, by Mrs WELLS, who, by business experience in
this market of twelve years. perfectly understands the
requirements of Ladies in this section and who feels
confident she can please the most fastdious, both in
goods and prices. rs... ...ra
J. H. McDERMoTT is determined to establish an
exclusive -sr -.0.r.a.
LADIES' STORE,
that will prove creditabe to himself and beneficial to
his customers. In view of which, he has purchased
the most tremendous stock of goods ever brought to
this markets in the Ladies' line and being determined
to the Ladies' trade he pledges himself to sell
Cheaper than the Cheapest,
which he can do and make living profit which is all
he desires. Ladies who favor him with their custom
may assured that they will get goods at legitimate
prices whether judges not for he has established
One Price System,
which cannot fail to give sasfactlon It is based
upon 9 small profits and quick returns" Mrs: Wells
superintends the Millinery and Dress making Depart
ments where she will be pleased to and wait upon
her old friends and customers Both of these branches
are under the management of first class artistes who
are thoroughly posted on the latest fashions.
To the Gentlemen, McDermott would say that he has
a fine stock of
SPRING and SUMNER CLOTHING,
BOOTS, SHOES,
HATS and
FURNISHING GOODS &c,
which he will sell cheaper than any one else in town.
Is he is going of gents goods entirely order to
devote his exclusive attention to the establishment of
irst class Ladies store mh2S If
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The Lacrosse (Wisconsin) Republican says that DR..
W. Anderson, of that city has been successful in remov
ing from the intestines Of BOY named Josiah C.
Graves, aged sixteen years tape worm meas,,4ring
twenty feet in length.
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All their doubts now vanished.

"Beautlfui i exclaimed some. h VERY
Splendid said others.
When they had examined them to
their hearts satisfaction, they cordially
took me by the hand, every particle Of
doubt having vanished from their minds
/ carried on my part we'll. Some ques-
tions we're asked me occasionally, in
volving some technicalities of the bust
ness; these, however, | avoided by stat
ing that was on a journey, and would
rather take a glass of whiskey than an
swer questions. The whiskey was pro-
duced and we made night Of it. twas
not till morning dawned that we sepa.
rated. 4. fs
The next day I returned to Chicago
and brought down the necessary assist
ance, and captured the whole gang o.
counterfeiters in the very act. The der
was broken up forever, and most Of then
were condemned to serve term in the
State Prison.
l have those half dollars still in my
possession, and never intend to part with
them, for they were certainly the means
of saving my life.
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A strange Coincidence.

An old friend of Governor Corwin, and
who was present ON the evening when
the gifted Corwin was struck down,
writes to tho Columbus Journal, in let
ter describing the scene as follows;
When at last, the press about him les
sened, sat down by his side. What he
happened first to say to me furnishes one
of those strange condolences which help
to invest our lives with tinge Of the
mysterious and awful, and which makes
us superstitious.l One of his first utter
ances to me was startling description
of what Tom Corwiu was to be in twenty
FIVE minutes after its utterance. 1t was
this: He said "You are more bald than
I saw you the last day before sailed for
Mexico L said Yes He said, with
the semi-solemn, semi-comical face which
has become historical "But, then Julius
Caesar was bald.n / said,a"But Caesar
had fts.H Then he assumed more Sc
rious manner. and said, fsTwenty years
ago / saw man fall in apparently uncon-
scious paralysis, when In the midst Of
excited discourse. He was carried out
by his friends in this condition, and his
first act of consciousness was to utter the
words you have just said: aoys
"Cesar had Rts!n aea p
In twenty-five minutes after, I assisted
in carrying CorBin outinthe precise con-
dition he had so strangely described.
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G They tell story in New London
Conn, Illustrative Of Groton business en-
terprise, which runs thus: IA green gro
Ger in Groton sent his clerk to New Lon;
don one morning last summer with bag
of green corn to dispose of. The young
man was gone all day, and at night re
turned with his bag of green corn on hi:
shoulder, and dumped it on the floor
with the remark: There's your greer
corn; go and sell it yourseR-I can't
'fWhy ?" said the grocer, "hayn't yot
sold any y?'' "Sold anyP No." said he
"I've been allsover New London with it
and nobody said anything about an
green corn. Two or three fellows asked
me what I'd gotin my bag, and told EN-
twas none of their id business !"
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NUMBER Is
4 Roadside Dialog1el'.. !.


.'And g, Squire, you DON taIe slls
county paper2's
"No, Majer get the city papers on
much better terms. I take couple Of
them. y '''sss .'-'s Tsss=
sBat, Squire, the county papsrsofte
PROVE great convenience te u.s. The,
more We encourage them, the better the
editor can afford to make them. .
"Why, I don't know any convenience
they are to me. pvii'5 s9sal le aaIns 8
"The farm you sold iastfall was adver.
tised in one of them, and thereby you obs
tanned customer. Did you fiotfa 4e
Very true, Major; but / paid three
dollars for it. -" S s '-7ssf
8sAnd you made more than three hafis
dred by it. Now, flyour hsighbors hade
not maintained the press, and kept isk
ready for use, you; would have. been With
out the means to advertise your property.
But saw your daughters marriage mo- Il
tice in-those papers; did that cost you
anything?" & /
"No, but"
| "And your brothers death with long
obituary notice. And the destruction OF,
our neighbor Riggs house BY Arc fod1
know these things were exaggerated till
the authentic accounts Of the papers set
'Aso ~ ,5'shfi trge, ,aiisisafsa aiIdani ]
"Aud when yoqgrcopsiu Splash was up
for the Legislature, you appeared much
grati6ed atshis defense, which cost hime
nothing"
] "Yes, yes, but these things are intef.
esting to the readers. They cause. the
people to take the paper Ain, m sra,
mo. Squire Grudge. lifa all were like i
you. Now tell you, the day will sursr !
Ily come when somebody will write an eu-
Iloay on your life and character, and the,
printer will put in types with, heavy
black cut over it, and with all your riches,
this viii be done for your. grave as pau,,a
per. Your wealth your morality and
jail such things will be spokensof, but the /
printer boy, as he spells the words p art
raaging'the type of these sayings will re-
mark of you-'Poor mean devil, he is /,
even sponging his obituary, Good .mor-
ming, Squire. aaea sfssd
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Nor BAD.-During the long French
war, as two old ladies in Stranraer were
going to the kirk, the one said to the 9th
er: "Was it no a wonderful thing that the
Breetish we're aye victorious over the
French IN battle?' "Not bit" said the
other LADY; "dinna ye ken the Breotish
aye say their prayers before gain into
battle?" The other replied, "But Gamma
the French say their prayers as weel?'
The reply was most Characteristic
aHootl jibbering bodies, who could under
stand them2"
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The MARCH TO THE GRAyE.-What 8
mighty procession has been marching to.
ward the grave during the present year
at the usual estimate, during the pas
year more than 81, 500, 600 of the worlds
population has gone down to the earth
again. Place them in long army, and
they will give moving column Of l,3o(
to every mile of the globes circumfer
encel What spectacle, as they woult
"move on, tramp, tramp, tramp, for
ward upon this stupendous dead march!
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,AaNoBLE SENTIMENT.-D Daniel Web.
ster penned this sentiment: 'slf .we work
upon marble, it will perish; if we work
upon brass, time will etfaee it; if we rear
temples, they will crumble into dust; but
if we work upon immortal mihds-if we
Undue them with principles, with the just
fear of God and our fellow men, We en-.
grave on those tablets something that will
brighten through all eternity"
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ms. A clerk in music store was lately
oyerpowered by fastidious young lady
who wanted to purchase 'Mr. Thomas
Hood's-a--song of the-a-gentleman's
andergarment!" The clerk is still alive.
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h@ Old gentleman Of an inquiring
mind-"Well, sonny, what did you find
in your stocking, when you got up this
Christmas morning?" t
Small boy with no nonsense about him
-"MY foot, sir. -. -
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nea. Patrick O'Flaherty said that his
wife was very ungrateful, for "whin |
married her she hadn't a rag on her back,
but now she is covered with EN-. i9i
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sm-A profound observer remarks: 81
have often observed at public entertain.
ments, that when there is anything to be
seen and everybody wants particularly to
see it, everybody Immediately stands up
and effectually prevents anybody seeing
anything.
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ra- IF you have gone half crazy at not
having won your sweetheart as wife,re-
member you might have gone the other
half if yeu had succeeded.
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nA. A we'll. known Abolitionist in Lou
isyille had present left at his door ou
Christmas morning; it was a nigger baby
He took it in like man.
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"a The best way Of raising money is
by the lever of industry. The ,grlping
miser raises his by screw power.
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sa-A parson once,prefaced his sermon
with, any friends, let US say few words
before we begin That is about equal
to the man who took short nap before
he went to sleep" -.