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THE FLoUR MARKEr.-Extra brands of Flour
are quoted in the San Francisco market at s. so
to Sc Wheat is quoted at 81 774 to 81 so per
100 lbs. At these figures it wonld pay to ship
wheat from this Valley.
, 1867-08-30

FIRE AT REYNOLDS S CITY = The most
destructive confagration which has ever oc>
CURED in the Territory, took place at Rey-
DOld's City on the morning Of the 18th inst,
at fifteen minutes past three o'clock a. m.
The fire broke out in Sam Ritchie's butcher
shop on Main street, in the very center of
town. AT the time of its discovery the roof
of the building was on fire and the flames
spread almost instantaneously to the log
buildings on each side-to the building Of
Boswell & Jones, dealers in general merchan-
disc, on the one side, aud on the other TO
the saloon Of Johnny Gordon, the roof of
the three buildings being on fire at-the same
tiuie. The flames then spread to building
occupied by some German shoemaker. It
then consumed some eight or ten other build
ings that were unoccupied on the same side
of the street. At one time the flames spread
to the new State saloon, on the opposite side
of the street, but by great efforts all of the
honses OH that side were saved At the
time our informant left, nine a. M, the fire
was not entirely out, but was under control
The following are the losses as near as can
be ascertained: Boswell & Jones, loss in
goods and building, $4,000; Sam Ritchie,.
lost his books together with his shop and
fixtures, the latter valued at $500; the shoe>
makers loss in stock, etc, is estimated att
81 800; the other losses consisted of empty
houses and may be estimated at $1,000 or
$1,000. 0.-M0nfdna Post
, 1867-08-30

LITTLE Phil. SHERIDAN, who has been endea,
vOring to ape Beast Butler in small way, has
been removed from his command at New Orleans.
Phil had been catering exclusively to the radi,
grief. "
, 1867-08-30

TEE FAR--We trust that our farmer friends
are not forgetful Of the Valley Fair. But little
over month now remains in which to make
Preparations, and hence it is necessary TO be M
, 1867-08-30
ATTENTION FIREMEN

A Ii THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY are
q n requested to meet promptly at the Engine
ho9se, on MONDAY evening, September I'd, at
CLOCK, 10 attend drill and transact such other bus
ness as may be required. z T SHuPE Secretarx.
, 1867-08-30

H. G. SrRUvE, of the Vancouver Rsqister. is
about to retire frem the editorial tripod. Under
Mr.. s.s charge the Registsr has been well and
ably conducted, and we regret that eireumstau.
ees require him 10 retire from a posi6oD fo,
which be is admirably fitted. '''
, 1867-08-30

FoR THE sOuSD.-Judge wycbe, accompanied
by one or two friends, will start for the Sound
country in day or two. The party will journey
overland and intend to examine the different
passes in the mountains
, 1867-08-30

From GRANITE CREEK-A gentleman lust in
from Granite Creek informs US that the ''peace-
able Indians have been committing depreda-
uons in that quarter. They had killed white
man, miner, and attempted to run off a lot of
stock, but in this latter were foiled. He also
informs us that the settlers on Birch Creek were
greatly alarmed in consequence of an apprehen-
ded Indian attack. Our friend Barnhart had
sent an agent to look after the "lambs."
, 1867-08-30

HIS TRAcKs.-The runaway hummer Fargo, on
arriving at Virginia City, entered his name on
the hotel register as follows S. B. Fargo, Of
Buffalo, N. Y" Should the old shyster I"
remain long in Montana, we may expect 10 hear
that the Vigilantes are after him.
, 1867-08-30
DISSOLUTION NoTTCE
THE COPARTNERspIp horo,ofo-o -.

VIE COfAkrNERSHIP heretofore existing be-
tween the Undersigned, under the firm name of
ness, is this day dissolved by mutual consent Rob
e MACK having transferred his interest in said busi-
ness 10 THOMAS QUINN and ]. D. COOK. ALI
ee3ts Que said firm are payable to j. D. COOK, who
a"Iuly authorized to receive and receipt for the
same. same THOMAS QUINN.
"alla Walla, Aug. 30, 1857. R. MACK.
, 1867-08-30
GREAT RAIN STORM.

Washington, August 23.--The rain yesterday
and night before, has done much damage to the
crops, bridges and Surroundings. The Rockville
stage, yesterday, while crossing the ford about
faur miles from this place, was washed down
stream and three lady passengers drowned. A
culvert was washed away at Annapolis and in
jured. The engineer Of railroad train and a
fireman were killed, and the conductor had three
ribs broken.
, 1867-08-30

ME UNDERSIGNED, having formed copart-
nership, under the firm name of COOK d
YUM, will continue to carry on the Saddlery and
harness business in the cities of Walla Wala, W. IT,
and Boise City, |. T. Mr. Thomas Quinn will repre-
sent the branch at Boise City, l. T.
J. D. COOK,
THOMAS QUINN.
Waa Walla August 20. 1867. 37-4w
, 1867-08-30

The KoorEyAI MrNEs.-Mr. Dacree, just down
from Kootenai brings highly favorable reports
from the mines. The party of twelve men who
went out early in the season to prospect the Big
Bend of the Kootenai, had struck it rich aud
report the whole strip of country extending from
Kootenai River to the Pen dOreile as abound
ing in gold They were endeavoring to keep the
discovery as quiet as possible until such time as
they would be able to notify their friends and
secure them in possession of the best claims
The news, however, has leaked out and olroad =
parties are their way to the new diggings.
The claims Finley Creek have paid well this
season, and miners who desired to leave for the
new discovery have sold their claims for as high
as $500. Altogether, mining operations on
the Kootenai have paid better this season than
in any former year, and as a consequence the
miners feel greatly encouraged Mr.. D. also
furnishes the particulars of the murder of four
Kootenai miners by Indians. These men be,
longed to the party who made the discovery
noticed above, and had been sent out for a new
supply of provisions They had been down to
the Spokane Bridge, and were on their return
with supplies to last them the coming winter,
when they were attacked by Indians and the
whole party massacred. The names of the mur.
dered men are as follows Mr.. Allen, Of Wala
Walla, (who leaves a son and daughter living
in this Valley y John Moore, of Walla Wala
Jos. A'Hern, partner of Tim. Lee in the Spo-
kane Bridge and Anthony Cavenaugh The
murder occurred on the l4ih of August The
murdered men had eighteen horses and very
large stock of provisions, all of which fell intC
the hands of the treacherous Indians Four o.
the comrades of the murdered men, who were
on their way out to assist them in getting into
the mines, heard the firing, and subsequent,
were attacked by the Indians, but succeeded il
making their escape with the loss of two horses
They then came down to Spokane Bridge for TIN
purpose of procuring new outfits, aud having
lost all their supplies in the Indian attack mar
owly escaped starvation. After having reftted
they started on their return to the mines auC
are supposed to have gone through in safety
This last demonstration would seem to iudicat
that the Indians throughout the wh ole uppe
country are disaffected, and that they only wal
the opportunity to commence a war of extermi
nation.
, 1867-08-30

THE MNEs-The newly discovered mines on
the Kootena are distant from Wslla Walla about
three hundred and forty miles, travelling in a
northeasterly direction. The stream on which
the gold was first found is named Libbey Creek
and from one of the discoverers having dropped
his gun in the creek, it has been cbristened the
Shot Gun District A large extent of country
has been prospected with uniformly favorable
results, and the belief is that the district will
afford employment for many thousands of miners,
, 1867-08-30
BASE RAII. cIm1

EXCELsIoR CLUB will meet on TUESDAY
- evening, September Sd, at O'Clock, at the En-
eIne house. j. ID. COOK. Secretary.
, 1867-08-30
MaIIa saaIIa po@tstit martrt

FRIDAY, August 80, 1857.
Our quotations for the week ending with mi,
late are as follows
, 1867-08-30
BIRTH:

On the 29th instant, the wife of M. COsenOvE, of
daughter.
, 1867-08-30
FrRrrLIrY OF our sOIL.-An old and highly

FrRrILIrY OF OUR SoIL.-An old and highly
respectable farmer who has lived in the Will
lamette country for, the last twenty years, ana
who during tbewhole OF that time has been ex-
tensively engaged in agricultural pursuits, has
spent the last six or eight weeks in visiting the
different localities in the Wala Walla Valley,
and in noting the character and produetiveness
of our soil. His examination is now complete,
and as a result be informs us that nowhere has
he found the average yield so great as in this
Valley. He tells us that it requires infinitely less
labor to prepare the ground, and when the crop
comes to be harvested he finds it double and
treble the highest he has ever known in the
Willamette Valley, Here it is a common thing
TO take off so and 60 bushels to the acre, and
nothing thought Of In the Willamette Valley
rs bushels to the acre is something wonderful,
and Is bushels is a full average. Following out
this train he says that a farmer can make more
money raising wheat in this valley at 80 cts.
bushel than he can in the Willamette at 81.
These are the views of gentleman who has
large interests in the web-fo country, and hence
may be supposed to be free from prejudice. Just
at this time they are important, and well merit
the attention Of the immigrants who pass through
here and hurry away to the Willamette. For
years we have urged that the country east of the
mountains offered far greater inducements to an
agricultural population than is to be found near
er the coast, and here we have the experience
of practical man, who fully endorses all that
we have contended for. A week or two since we
ventured to direct the attention of immigrants to
these advantages, and were at once met by the
declarat tion--in the OregoHian-that TO the far>
mer, the Willamette Valley was preferable to the
country east of the mountains. The opinion
have so often expressed, we know, meets the
unqualified endorsement of practical men, and
if our friend of the Oregoaaa will take the pains
to inquire of farmers who have lived in both
sections, and who may be presumed to speak
from actual experience, be will find that they
will tell him that the advantages are altogether
in favor of the country east Of the mountains.
1t is very easy for a newspaper writer fippantly
to assert that locality in which he is interested
enjoys advantages over all others, but when
scores of hardy and industrious men are to be
mislead by his statements common honesty re-
quires that he should at least endeavor to inform
himself about what he writes before he ventures
to express an opinion.
, 1867-08-30

TWO AND FOUR HORSE WAGONS.
ENOR SALE.-A fine lot of TWO and FoUR
Il HORSE WAGONS, for sale or EXCHANGE for
Oats or Barley. Enquire of
87-f ADAMS & GRAHAM
, 1867-08-30

This fine steamer will leave on Saturday, at I
P. NJ, for San Francisco, direct. LshaII take
passage in her, and for the present bid adieu TO
Oregon. Her Commander is Captain Connor,
and more genial, social gentleman does not
exist. The steamer will take quite load of pro-
duce to San Francisco, the only outlet which the
Willamette now possesses.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-04

Government, it is little wonder that
the Southern States, just fresh from
rebellion, should steadfastly re-
ject it."
The present condition of our ma
tional politics has no parallel in the
history of this or any other country.
A politician, who owes his political
life to the party to which he is now
bitterly opposed. A president, who
owes his exalted position to the emf
sary Of a stupendous rebellion. of
| which he has become the champion.
A . man of the people, who appeals
from the action of Congress to the
vote Of the people, now that their de-
cision has been recorded, arrays him
self against it with the bitterness of
partisan. An early opponent of
treason, its chief defender and its last
hope. -t ~, $50 5o,t
There never was question more
clearly and decisively settled by a
popular vote than the ratification of
the Constitutional Amendment, at the
last Fall elections. And yet it appears
that Mr.. JoHNsoNis obstinately deter
mined to oppose himself to the will of
the people, and to the just and equal
method prescribed by the late cleo
80
tions. sSuch course is not only mis-
chievous to the country, but must re-
suit in keeping alive the hopes of a
class in the South whose political as
tendency brought ruin upon those
States, and whose hearts are as full of
treason as ever AS Mr.. JOHNSON is
the responsible author of the present
rebellious and naughty attitude Of the
South, so he will be the cause of their
sure humiliation and forfeiture Of all
claims upon the clemency of Congress,
if they persist in following his ILL
timed advice There is no question
but that Congress win adopt more se-l
we're measures of government for the
Southern States, if they do not, within
a reasonable time, accept the mild
terms contained in the Constitutional
Amendment. And, in this, Congress,
will be sustained by the loyal MAORI
ties of the North, which were record
ed in October and November of 1866.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-04
To CnrresnnndRnfs.

We never notice communications
not accompanied with the name Of
the author, who must be made known
TO us if unacquainted. s2a
Write ON only one side of the paper.
I Don't write unless you have some
thing to say of interest to the lpublic
oland be as brief as the subject viii al
iDWs loi pu.Giai58 sge tHN nW0HAaJ
Communications should be address
cd to the Editors of the Journal, :"
and not to individuals. lorlssi ~ ~
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-04
STATE ITEsIs.

Mr.. John Purdue has sold the Lafayette
Joln7l I to Messrs. James Emmons q Co..
who wlll hereafter conduct that paper.
At the fair on Saturday night. young
lady without cause, provocation, or word
of explanation, deliberately stepped up to
a young man and spit In his face.
[LdJdyette Journal.
Such a female as thatmay pass for lady
at Lafay cite, but we have another name
for that sort down here in the Pocket.
During the absence of Chaplain Lozier ("
from his house on New Years Day." his
premises were invaded by couple of re-
specially dressed men, and large amount
of family stores left in his kitchen. y
We learn that, on Sunday night last a
fire broke out in one OF the back streets of
Cannelton, destroying one brewery three
or fourstores, and several dwellings. The
loss is estimated at 5000; Our informant
could mott give us the details. taufis.1 :.
The Indianapolis Evening Gazette an
nounees, Captain Nat shurtlef of that
firm, as candidate for State Printer, Uice
Macauley. withdrawn from the paper and
the contest. i i tot fsaat l95Jaaae
A NICE FAMILY.-A man named Garner
and his wife were yesterday both arrested
old gentleman was a regular Blue Beard,
and insisted that his wife, had the money
to pay the fine, but she, with equal persis-
teDce. said she had not, and would not
pay 1t If she had. Quite a family brawl
was kicked up in the Mayors office, which
was ended by both being taken to the
lock-up.-LdJ0yette Journal. ss ~
1t seems that not only do the " ladies" of
that delectable locality spit in gentlemen's
faces, but an " old gentleman kicks up a
family braw1 In the Mayors Office and is
" taken to the, lookup" If the ladies
and . gentlemen" commit snch acts, what
may not be expected from the rougher
classes, the mere men and women? ~ -.
MAN MrssISG.-We learn from the Rens-
selaer Telegraph that a man named Lewis
Twining left that place one month ago on
business with the intention of returning
in day or twosslnce which time his
family have not heard from him. He Is.
of medium stature, dark comp exon, gem
steel appearance, strictly temperate, and by
profession an apiarist. or honey bee keeper.
Any in formation CONCERNING him would
be thankfully received by his distressed
fJmily, and will reach his Mife by being
directed to Mrs Elizabeth Twining, Reds
selaer, Indiana! Our exchanges are re-.
specttully requested to copy Z YalnHaI 'si'
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-04
growers.

The New Orlerns Crescent says
" Perhaps the most disgusting specta
Gle of the current year was that at
Nashville, on the 10th, when the rem
egade Brownlow, as Governor, in the
presence Of a Radical concourse,
showered praises and hattery on
General Thomas, of the Federal army.
Poor TENNESSEE The ashes of ia, K
son will not save her from dishonor.
Similar comments in a large num-
Der of the newspapers Of the South
reveal the real feelings Of the political
leaders towards the soldiers OF the
Union, And yet we, are asked to sub
NIT to- the rule. 4 Off these hyenas,
wolves, aand, stigers&-N askriEle Press
and TIi0see..H ava ,trT e.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-04
The Political Situation at Washing.
tom Er


WASHINGTON, December 30.
4 leading Republican Senator informed
Governor Patton, of Alabama, who is urg-
ing the adoption of the Constitutional
Amendment, that if the South did not ac-
cept II before the 18th OF March he would
not be answ cradle for what followed. n
- a3ofa Especial To Chicago journal.
AS far as we can learn--and we believe
that we;are correctly informed on the sub
tect-the President is uncha ged as to his
views In reference to Observation-Disclosures
ty Of the proposed amendment totbe Con-
stftution, which is agitating all sections.
and which, ii persisted in, must be a source
of great evil to the whole country.
| lNatio''at 1ntettigencer.
Such is the issue as represented by
the political situation at the National
Capital, The President and Congress
are still Numerically opposed to each
other olJ C
We have already noticed the object
of Gov. PATToN's visit to Washington.
He is there at the instance of citizens
of Alabama to receive assurances from
Congress that the Amendment will be
a finality as a basis of settlement,
and that it will secure the admission
Of representation from his State in
the National Councils. This he has
received in the most unreseryed and
unqualified manner from Radical )"
Congressman, SO the dispatches from
the Capital inform us. But we find on
the other hand, that the President is
also consulted, and his advice is of
altogether a different tenor. The
National Intelligencer, the Presidents
organ, which assures us that it is
correctly informed ON the subject"
in the same article from which we
quote above, says that he " expresses
the hope that the Southern States
will remain firm in their position as
regards the Constitutional Amend
ment, and steadtastly reject IL, believ-
ing it to be an advance step to. the
inauguration of o despotism. Pc With
| such advice from the head Of the
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-04
The Nonsense of Protection.
A Washington correspondent of
Boston paper writes:

A Washington correspondent of i
Boston paper writes:
a delegation of wool growers had a
long interview with Secretary NcCulloch
this m oFn tng. They4 assured MIN unless
they received additional protection they
would be compelled 20 abandon their bust
ness. Welles' tariff bill, as 1t stands,
affords them nospreteetion. -.-. ~
That is to say, unless some t339, 6OO.-i
600 of people in this country give a
bounty to some 2,066,000 Of wool
growers, sheep will not be raised on
our prairies, that cost nothing for the
homestead, or our hills or noun,
tains, fit for nothing else! We must
all paytwo or three dollars more for
our coats, and pantaloons, and petit
coats, and undershirts, and hats, or
our wool growers will all raise corn,
grain, or potatoes, INSTEAD of WOOL
The only reply to such logic is the
sleeps reply, and that is, Bah! 30
Avery strong pressure is being
brought to bear upon Congress by a
combination of Western wool growers,
to procure. such tariff duties as will
drive out all foreign competition
Without Endorsing the spirit, of the
above extract, there is much truth in
it, and We trust.our Representatives
from Indiana will not sacrifice the In
terests of the people to crafty small
combination of interested wool
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-04

On the second page we publish a
list of the soldiers of the Union who
died during the late war, and were
buried in Oak Hill Cemetery nearthis
city. We copy the names from the
Indianapolis Journal, which obtained
them from the Government records at
the Capital We notice that it is not
entirely complete, but as it is. it will
be valuable and interesting.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-04
A House OF Refuge.

The Legislature, which conyenes
next week, has much important work
to do, aside from that of political
character, and which more vitality
concerns the peace and prosperity of
the people of the State. There are
few matters which call for legislative
action more imperatively than the es-
adjustment of House of Refuge, or
Reform School for hayward and
criminal youths. The Constitution of
1850 makes it the duty of the General
Assembly to provide Houses of Re-
fuge, for the correction of juvenile
offenders, and yet for sixteen years
past, each successive legislature has
neglected to take definite action upon
the subject, to the great detriment of
the peace of society and, the ruin OF
multitudes of youth. The necessity
of such institutions has been oreeog-
nized by their establishment in al
most every other Northern State, and
we should no longer be without one
at least. Crime is becoming fearfully
prevalent, especially among the youth
of our larger towns and cities, and
yet because of the absence of such
an institution, it very rarely receives
the punishment which it deserves.
Our judges and juries recognize the
fact that it is equivalent to complete
confirmation in abandonment and
crime for life, to send boy or girl to
the State Penitentiary, to associate
with the hardened Williams confined
there; and the result is that the young
culprit, without much regard to the
enormity of the offence, is sentenced
to a short term in the County Jail, or
dismissed with reprimand. They
are turned loose upon society to re-
new their depredations, and become
more confirmed in precocious ras-
cality. 6g
A House of Refuge, if established
upon the proper plan, and managed
by'a hearted superintendent.
will not be so much a place of pun
ishment, but home of reform.
school for the training both of the
head, the hand. and the heart. HUI
name treatment, strict discipline,
labor, and faithful moral and religious
instruction, will do much in the work
of reformation While such an in
stitution will afford place of removal
from society for Juvenile offenders
and hayward and rebellious children.
it will also be the home of many an
orphan left upon the cold charities of
the world by depraved and dissolute
parents, to grow, by neglect and asso-
citation with crime, into desperate
men and abandoned women. The
condition of thousands of idle and VIC
ious children. all over the State, and
the alarming growth of crime among
this class of the lower stratum of soci-
ETY., should prompt our legislators 70
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-04
& The journal Abroad.

Our citizens who are absent from
the city and want to see the DAILY
JoURNAI, viii find it regularly on file
in Cincinnati at the Mercantile Libra
ry;sin Chicago at the Board of Trade
Rooms; in st. Louis at the Meroan-
tile Library; in indianapolis at the
Bates Id House, and at ST, Nicholas
Hotel, New York. at...y
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-04
The Markets Yesterday.

& Considerable excitement was Gre
ated in the Gold Room, at New York,
by the report that the President would
be impeached. running up gold to 1876,
but il receeded to 134. The New York
gamblers are always ready to turn
political questions to their own advan-
tage, Cotton is higher, with very ia
vorable private advices from Liver
pool Dry goods improved, with bet
ter tone to the general markets, ex-
cept in Hogs, which we're dull and
lower. 1850 , 80. ..e1.-